Wu'an City is the northern gateway of Handan and an important barrier of Handan. Since the Qin people focused their attack on Wu'an City and Ge Ni, Zhao State paid special attention to these two cities, first building tall city walls.
, and then moved a group of people to strengthen the training of the people here... At this time, Wu'an City had already started to be on guard, and General Lian Po led an army of 20,000 people to arrive here.
General Lian Po looked a little irritable.
After entering the city, he immediately rendezvoused with the local troops and deployed a line of defense. Then he entered the city garrison, which became General Lian Po's temporary camp. He hung a map on the wall and analyzed it carefully.
Lian Po was watching the enemy's possible attack route. A scout walked into the camp and paid him a visit. He just said: "Wu'an Lord is less than forty miles away from Wu'an City... I can't see the specific number, just
We know that he has a lot of cavalry under his command, and more than twenty of our scouts were captured by him."
Lian Po frowned, his expression even more solemn.
In the past, he was here to resist King Wu'an of the State of Qin, but he never thought that now he would be here to resist the Lord Wu'an of the State of Zhao...Li Mu, rebelled.
Handan was very shocked when they heard the news that Li Mu and Sima Shang led the frontier knights to attack Handan. Li Mu was in Yunzhong County, Sima Shang was in Yanmen County, Tian Yue was in Dai County, and Lian Po was in Handan County. Li Mu and
Sima Shang added up, that's half of Zhao's military strength. Although these two places are desolate and sparsely populated, the soldiers here have been fighting against the barbarians outside the Great Wall for a long time. Li Mu recently trained 100,000 elite soldiers...
This shocked both the government and the public in Handan, and they hurriedly sent Lian Po to defend against the enemy.
When Lian Po heard the news brought by the scouts, he thought seriously and tapped the wooden case in front of him. After a long time, Lian Po came back to his senses and said, "Prepare a chariot for me.
", the scout nodded hurriedly and left.
After a while, Lian Po got on the military chariot and then gave the order to go out of the city to meet the enemy.
The soldiers were very frightened and hurriedly tried to dissuade them. Because Lian Po wanted to go alone without any soldiers, which made the generals who followed him into battle very scared. If Li Mu took the opportunity to kill Lian Po, then they should
How to continue to resist Li Mu? There are only 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers in the city. The combined strength of Li Mu and Sima Shang can probably gather 150,000 elite troops, but Lian Po doesn't seem to care much.
"If I die, the second and third sons will stick to Wu'an City and wait for Tian Yue's reinforcements. Most of Li Mu's men are cavalry. It is not an easy task to attack the city and take out the stronghold." Lian Po ordered, and then sat down.
The military chariot rushed out of the city. The soldiers stood on the city wall and watched the military chariot speed away towards the north, while the generals continued to strengthen the city defense.
Lian Po was sitting on the military chariot, and the warriors beside him raised the flag of Lord Xinping. As the military chariot was speeding, Lord Xinping's flag fluttered in the wind, making constant noises. General Lian Po's driver looked solemn, his face
There was no fear... A thick fog composed of dust gradually appeared in the distance, as well as the clear sound of horse hooves. Lian Po stood up and the military chariot also stopped.
From the thick fog, rows of knights walked out. These knights rode horses all over the mountains and plains. In almost every direction that Lian Po could see, there were knights rushing towards him.
These knights did not charge, but just let their horses take small steps and advance slowly. They displayed the flags of Wu Chengjun and Ma Fujun, and the huge flags were also constantly flying.
Lian Po looked at these knights carefully. They were arranged very neatly. The horses were walking side by side. There were no chariots, no grain, and no infantry. These people had obviously discovered Lian Po, but
This did not slow them down, and many knights even aimed their bows and arrows at Lian Po. The knights on both sides continued to move forward, squinting at Lian Po, surrounding him in both directions, and directly in front of him.
The knights stopped.
"Shua~~", all the knights drew their bows and pointed them in Lian Po's direction.
As long as they let go, Lian Po will die here, and his death will be quite ugly.
But there was no fear on Lian Po's face. He just looked coldly not far away. Right in front of him, there were two young men walking side by side, also staring at him. Of those two people, one was
Sima Shang and the other one were Li Mu. Both of them were wearing military uniforms. Sima Shang's expression was ugly and he was gritting his teeth. There was even a fierce look in his eyes when he looked at Lian Po. Li Mu seemed calmer.
Li Mu stretched out his hand and waved.
Immediately, the surrounding knights put down their bows and arrows and stopped aiming at Lian Po. Li Mu then galloped towards Lian Po, and Sima Shang hurriedly followed. The two of them galloped all the way to the front of the military chariot.
Sima Shang reined in his horse and roared loudly: "Are you here to declare a challenge?!" Lian Po just looked at him quietly, with an indescribable sadness in his eyes. Sima Shang was promoted by him
, who has been following him and was trained by him as his successor.
But now, Sima Shang aimed his dagger at Lian Po.
Lian Po just looked at Sima Shang quietly. Sima Shang looked at him for a moment, then put down the dagger in his hand with some unbearability. He turned his head and said, "We are here to avenge Zhao Dan. Please
Don't stop us." Lian Po then looked at Li Mu. At this look, Lian Po was a little surprised. In his heart, Li Mu was still the reckless young man who was crying and clamoring to go home to see his father.
But now, Li Mu seems to have changed.
There were scars all over his body, and even on his face, there were various staggered wounds, which were shocking. His eyes were very deep, and there was no wave on his face. He lowered his head and saluted Lian Po, and then asked calmly: "
I want to know, where is Mr. Ma Fu?"
"Ma Fujun has left the State of Zhao and is currently in the State of Qin. The King of Qin kidnapped his family and forced him to rush to the State of Qin."
"But...that's not what I know. I heard that it was Zhao Dan who wanted to murder Ma Fujun's family, so Ma Fujun had no choice but to leave Zhao and rush to Qin." Li Mu said seriously, slowly
He pulled out a dagger from his waist and said: "I once swore to Lord Ma Fu that I would fight with him all my life and would never die behind him. I was not in Handan, and the villain plotted against him, and he suffered like this.
It’s a disaster. Someone must pay the price for it.”
"So what do you want to do?"
"I want to kill Zhao Dan and bring back Ma Fujun."
"Then what if King Qin is unwilling to let him go?"
"Then I will kill King Qin again."
"Hahaha~~" Lian Po laughed loudly. He looked at Li Mu in front of him and said somewhat proudly: "Why do you think you can accomplish these things?"
Li Mu did not speak. He looked around. At that moment, the knights who were afraid of the surroundings raised their bows and arrows and roared: "Kill!!!". This shout of killing echoed through the sky, and the horses followed suit
Lian Po's driver neighed, and Lian Po's driver was a little moved at this moment, with a hint of fear finally appearing on his face. Lian Po looked at them, squinted his eyes, and said: "You want to use Zhao people to kill more Zhao people."
ah."
"Do you think this is what Mr. Ma Fu wants to see?"
Lian Po asked.
Li Mu did not answer.
Lian Po continued: "Your Majesty did indeed make a mistake. I am even more angry than you. My respect for Lord Ma Fu is no less than yours. But why did Lord Ma Fu leave Zhao? If he wanted revenge,
Do you still need to help him? When he gives an order, all the soldiers in Handan will obey his order and rush into the palace. He just doesn't want to see civil strife, and he doesn't want to see more people die for him."
"Do you know? When I knew that Your Majesty was plotting to kill Ma Fujun, I also wanted to kill him, but I couldn't...because I am from Zhao, and the country of Zhao has suffered great disasters, and the biggest disaster is
Ma Fujun’s departure. At this time, what we should do is to protect the people of Zhao State so that they can survive, instead of killing each other and making them suffer greater disasters."
"Ma Fujun has always loved them."
"Me too."
"I will not allow you to cause chaos in Zhao State for the sake of revenge. This is my home, and I will protect it with my life. If you insist on revenge... I am here, please kill me, and then wash Handan with blood.
Let’s see if Mr. Ma Fu will cheer for your cause.”
That melancholy face suddenly appeared in Li Mu's mind. He became entangled in his heart and his whole body was trembling. Li Mu shook his head, his face was livid, and he said seriously: "At the beginning, Yan State attacked with a hundred thousand troops.
Zhao State... All the elites of Zhao State were in Shangdang, and the people were extremely desperate. It was Ma Fujun, with thousands of old and weak men, who defeated the Yan people and killed Li Fu..."
"Bai Qi used Qin's elite to attack Zhao. No one in Zhao could stop him. It was Lord Ma Fu... who held the belief that he would die and fought to the death, repelling Bai Qi's attack..."
"I don't understand why such a person not only gets no respect, but is forced to leave his homeland..." Li Mu shook his head. He looked at Lian Po and asked seriously: "If there is another
Bai Qi comes to attack Zhao again, who do you think can resist him?"
"You can." Lian Po looked at the knights around him.
Li Mu laughed, shook his head and said, "No, when Ma Fujun and I went to see General Le Yi, General Le Yi once told us not to win too many battles. I didn't understand Le Yi at that time.
The general's words... Now I understand why he said this. Indeed, you can't win too many battles. Isn't it better to be a villain like Zheng Anping than to fight bloody battles on the battlefield?"
Lian Po frowned and said nothing. Zheng Anping's matter was indeed the matter that concerned Lian Po the most.
Li Mu sighed, looked at Wu'an City in the distance, and didn't know what he thought of. Sima Shang on the side said angrily: "We are not here to talk about this with General Lian Po! I am going to Handan.
,Ask our Lord, what kind of crime Ma Fujun has committed..." Lian Po glanced at him and then said: "Shang, don't be so impatient...I can see it, you guys
He only brought more than 10,000 knights, and he didn’t bring any food or fodder."
"With more than 10,000 people, it is impossible to conquer Handan."
"Haha, this is just the vanguard force. There are still hundreds of thousands of troops that can be mobilized in Yanmen and Yunzhong."
Lian Po didn't speak anymore, looked at Li Mu, and said seriously: "Go back, don't cause trouble, the stability of Zhao is more important than anything else... The people of Zhao have experienced enough suffering, don't bring any more disasters to them
, your duty is to protect these people, not to kill them. You can hate the Lord, but this is your home, and you cannot destroy your hometown because of your resentment."
Li Mu closed his eyes and was silent for a long time.
"Ma Fujun definitely doesn't want to see such a thing."
Li Mu looked at Sima Shang standing aside and said, "Take them back."
"What about you?"
"I'm going to Handan."
"Then let me stick here..."
"No, you can go back. General Lian Po is right, Mr. Ma Fu would not want us to do this."
............
When Li Mu followed Lian Po to the outside of Handan City, King Zhao was standing outside the city, waiting for them. When he saw Li Mu in the distance, King Zhao immediately stepped forward. Lian Po got off his horse, but Li Mu did not
In doing so, he just looked ahead calmly, without any intention of dismounting. King Zhao walked up to Li Mu, with no anger on his face. He bowed towards Li Mu seriously and saluted.
"I misunderstood the villain's rumors, please forgive me."
"I will never make such a mistake again. I will continue to implement Ma Fujun's reforms, so that the people of Zhao State can live a better life, and let Ma Fujun's ideas continue in Zhao State. This is what Ma Fujun expects, and it is also
What the Zhao people want, I want to worship you as a false image, and you will be responsible for these things..." King Zhao behaved very humbly and sincerely admitted his mistake to Li Mu.
Li Mu looked into the distance. He saw the cultivated fields in the distance and the people who were busy on the cultivated fields. Those people lowered their heads and walked numbly in the fields. They turned a blind eye to the grand scene here. At the beginning,
, they all gathered around, cheering enthusiastically...
Li Mu finally dismounted and looked at King Zhao in front of him.
"I am willing to serve as a false figure, but this is not for you, this is for Zhao Guo, and for Ma Fujun." Li Mu said seriously.
The expressions of the ministers changed greatly, but King Zhao was exceptionally calm. He smiled and said: "I know, please help me and wait for the day when Lord Ma Fu comes back." King Zhao led Li Mu towards the city, and the group
The minister followed behind them without saying a word.
In the strong wind, a child wearing thick fur clothes watched Li Mu follow King Zhao away with some annoyance, and said to his playmates: "This Li Mu actually dares to treat his father like this... I must make him regret it...
