Chapter 743 Personal loyalty has nothing to do with family loyalty! Wu Anjun is ambushed in the forest!
Two quarters of an hour ago.
Wu'an City Government Office.
Sima Shang stood in front of the Wu'an City Map, his eyes gazing at the surrounding terrain inch by inch.
While he was observing, Li Kuo, the county magistrate of Wu'ancheng and Li Mu's clan brother, pushed in the door and said warmly: "Captain Sima has been rushing back all the way. Let's take a rest first."
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Sima Shang asked without raising his head: "Have you found any trace of Lord Wu'an?"
Li Kuo counted his breaths in silence and sighed softly: "The scouts have not brought back the news yet."
Sima Shang murmured: "Yesterday morning, Lord Wu'an just left Wu'an City and continued eastward."
"Logically speaking, the scouts should not have been able to detect the traces of Lord Wu'an for so long!"
< br>A terrifying guess emerged in their minds at the same time.
Mr. Wu An may have encountered something unexpected!
But no one dared to say this guess.
Just because this news is a heavy blow to the entire Zhao country!
After being silent for a long time, Sima Shang raised his head to stop the glare at the corners of his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Check again and again!"
"Be sure to find out where Wu Anjun is!"
"Now the Qin army is coming with a great victory, only Wu'an Lord can resist!"
Li Kuo immediately handed over his hand: "All the scouts in the county have marched eastward."
"Wu'an County , you should try your best to search for traces of my Lord!"
Sima Shang had no doubts about this, and asked: "Is the identity check of the defeated soldiers at each city gate implemented?"
Li Kuo said solemnly: "Captain Sima, don't worry, I have sent three thousand troops to carry out this order."
"Two thousand soldiers and horses are arranged at the four city gates, and all soldiers and horses entering the city are strictly inspected."
"Another thousand soldiers and horses guide friendly troops from all walks of life to wait in formation at each city gate to suppress the chaos. "
"These three thousand soldiers and horses are all the elites of our Wu'an City, and we will not let even one uninspected soldier enter our Wu'an City!"
Sima Shang was relieved! After a while, he said seriously: "Qin Changanjun is good at attacking with force, and even better at surprise attacks."
"When Qin attacked Chu, Qin Changanjun once attacked thousands of miles and captured dozens of cities. Most of them took advantage of the chaos. Send troops into the city disguised as Chu troops.”
"The inspection at the city gate must not..."
Just as Sima Shang was giving instructions, a burst of noise penetrated half of Wu'an City and pierced Sima Shang's eardrums.
Sima Shang suddenly raised his head and looked to the west, and rushed out of the door without even having time to say a word.
Li Kuo was about to go out with Sima Shang when he heard a familiar sound of drums.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Li Kuo's face instantly turned pale. He fell to the ground and murmured uncontrollably: "Qin Army's decisive battle?!"
"Qin Army is about to fight decisively!!!"
Every Every general knows the famous saying of a military strategist from "Zuo Zhuan": "Strengthen your strength in one go, then weaken it again, and then exhaust it three times."
It is a basic law that every general knows well that the decisive drum must not be moved lightly.
Now that the sound of the Qin Army's decisive victory drums is heard throughout Wu'an City, it means that the Qin Army has not only arrived outside Wu'an City, but is also ready to defeat Wu'an in a battle!
Li Kuo, who was well aware of Wu'an City's defensive strength, did not believe that Wu'an City could survive Ying Chengyu's decisive offensive.
Li Kuo also didn’t know that if Wu’an City fell, many veteran generals such as Lecheng at Jingxing, Lejian at Zhangshui Great Wall, Li Mu missing, Pang Nuan Huzhu, etc. would have passed away, and even Zhao Cong would have died. Even though he has already died in battle, who in Handan City can stop Ying Chengyu's attack!
After more than ten breaths, Li Kuo finally stood up, sat slowly in front of the desk, spread out a piece of silk and wrote quickly:
[Mrs. Jun (Li Mu’s wife) personally approves! 】
[On the day when the king was replaced on the battlefield, the commander-in-chief, General Cong, died in battle. Our army was defeated and the remaining soldiers fled to Wu'an City. 】
[All the officers and men in the army wanted to find the tiger talisman held by the king again, but there was no news after the king left Wu'an City. 】
【Today Wu'an City is in danger, and even our country, Zhao Sheji, may be in danger! 】
【The current situation is so difficult, Mrs. Jun has to think about the future of our Bai people, Li family. 】
【Today, the Li family in Longxi is getting stronger and stronger. The elder brother Li Yao is the governor of the Qin State, and the nephew Li Xin is also the captain of the Qin State. They should be able to help our Li family from Bai to lobby the King of Qin. 】
【Kuo Shen knows that your eldest son Li Bo is proficient in military strategy, literary talent, and noble conduct. Kuo pays homage to you and your wife, and sends your eldest son Bo to Qin to leave a bloodline for our Li family from Bai! 】
[Kuo, I am willing to send my family members to Qin together and protect them all the way! 】
【Brother of the clan, Kuo, wept in Wu'an City to worship your wife! 】
Li Mu is indeed loyal to Zhao.
But personal loyalty does not represent the loyalty of the Li family of Bai people!
Drying the ink, putting the silk into a bamboo tube and covering it with mud, Li Kuo strode out of the room.
"At any cost, send this letter back to Bairen's old house immediately!"
After handing the bamboo tube to the younger generation of the clan to pass it on, Li Kuo slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, no longer worried in his heart.
Taking the long beryllium from the soldiers, Li Kuo rode his horse out of the county office and headed west, and finally found Sima Shang at the forefront who was directing the battle.
"Let me hold them all!"
"Arrange your troops in formation! Even if I die in battle, don't care, fight to the death! Don't retreat!"
Looking at the lost west city gate and the large number of Zhao army soldiers who were clearly wearing Zhao army armor but stabbing their spears at each other, Li Kuo approached Sima Shang and said solemnly: "Captain Sima, I can't stand it anymore! "
"If we continue to fight here, all our troops may be buried with Wu'an City!"
Sima Shang looked at Li Kuo and said in surprise: "Magistrate Li hasn't fled yet? ”
Sima Shang didn’t believe that Li Kuo didn’t hear the Qin army’s war drums.
So when Sima Shang turned around but did not see Li Kuo, he already assumed that Li Kuo had fled.
Who would have thought that Li Kuo would catch up again!
Li Kuo smiled casually: "As the magistrate of Wu'an County, I should live and die with Wu'an City!"
"It's time for Captain Sima to leave!"
< br>The Li clan of the Bai people will not be loyal to Zhao State, and Li Kuo will take the initiative to find a way out for the clan members to preserve the clan's power.
But it does not mean that Li Kuo is not loyal to Zhao!
Pulling Sima Shang behind him, Li Kuo said in a deep voice: "Now none of the troops of Lord Wu Xiang and Lord Chang Guo have come back for help."
"Handan City is empty!"
" If all of Sima Duwei's troops fall here, Handan will be in danger!"
"Please also ask Sima Duwei to immediately lead your troops to Handan City and help Handan City fight against the Qin Dynasty after reorganizing the army. ! ”
“Our troops will fight to the death in Wu’an City to fight for Handan City”
Sima Shang was stunned.
This is already the second time.
After Zhao Cong chose to cut off the rear for the army, Li Kuo also chose to cut off the rear for the army.
What the two of them want is just to leave as much strength as possible for Zhao to fight again!
Taking a deep breath, Sima Shang solemnly handed over his hands: "Thank you, Magistrate Li."
"This general will rush back to Handan City and ask the king to reinforce Wu'an City!"
Li Kuo smiled and handed over his hand: "Captain Sima, have a good trip!"
Reinforcements?
It’s just a joke.
Li Kuo knew very well that Wu'an City's military strength was simply not enough to last until the day when Zhao Guo summoned an army again and reinforced Wu'an City!
Watching Sima Shang gallop away, Li Kuo turned around and shouted loudly: "Wu'an County Paoze obeys the order!"
"We are all members of the Junshang clan and we must not disgrace the name of Wu'an Jun." ."
"Array!"
"Stop the enemy!"
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at the same time.
In the dense forest forty miles northeast of Wu'an City.
Zhao Liao patted the tree trunk beside him with his right hand, looked around, and said with a smile: "There are mountains in front and water in the back. It is still early spring and the vegetation is lush."
"It is really a piece of land. What a treasure!" Li Mu gasped and said casually: "To think that this place is a treasure, it seems that you have never traveled through many mountains and rivers in your life."
"After this battle, remember to go out more often and broaden your horizons."
"It will also save you from being embarrassed in the future."
Although Li Mu is carrying a yoke weighing twenty kilograms, But the shackles restrained Li Mu's hands and neck, but they could not restrain Li Mu's mouth!
Even after walking together for several days, Zhao Liao's face was still darkened by Li Mu's casual remarks.
Zhao Liao snorted coldly and drew his sword out of its sheath: "After this battle, I have plenty of time to visit the great rivers and mountains of our country, Zhao."
"Master Wu An, please take a closer look at this place."
"Even if this place is no longer in Lord Wu An's sight, Lord Wu An will have to watch this scene day and night from now on!"
Li Mu's eyes suddenly condensed: "What did Minister Zhao say..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Mu subconsciously pulled back.
“哚!”
A long sword pierced the air where Li Mu was standing just now, and finally pierced the tree trunk!
Li Mu pulled away and retreated violently, shouting angrily: "I am Lord Wu'an of Zhao, how dare you kill the king!"
Zhao Liao called the other ministers to surround Li Mu in the middle, using all his strength He pulled out his sword and said in a cold voice: "When Lord Wu An insulted the Queen Mother and the King in the past, why didn't he take into account the status of the Queen Mother and the King?"
"Now that the king has ordered his ministers to die, how dare Lord Wu An not to die!" "
Li Mu's voice was cold and desperate: "Xiang Bang ordered you to kill me?"
"Now the Qin army is coming fiercely, with fighting spirit like a rainbow. Qin Chang'an Lord personally takes command and orders the earth dragon!"
"Although I suffered a slight defeat and disobeyed the king's order, I am wholeheartedly serving me. Da Zhao is even more willing to go to Handan City to be questioned."
"It is the time when I, Da Zhao, dare to kill me without asking!"
"What about the king? You will allow Xiang Bang to kill me!”
“You have no fear of being questioned by the king!”
Guo Kai was not prepared to kill Li Mu.
At least he was not prepared to kill Li Mu while he was still valuable to Guo Kai.
Zhao Wangqian was not prepared to kill Li Mu either.
At least he was not prepared to kill Li Mu until it was confirmed that Li Mu had colluded with Zhao Jia.
But the Queen Mother Zhao had long wanted to kill Li Mu!
At every important moment in the Queen Mother Zhao's life, Li Mu would jump out and openly accuse the Queen Mother Zhao of being not only a prostitute but also a widow, but also resolutely preventing the Queen Mother Zhao's son from becoming the prince and succeeding to the throne. The Queen Mother Zhao wished she could eat Li Muzhi. Meat and drinking Li Mu's blood can relieve the hatred in your heart!
Before Zhao Wangqian took charge, the will of the Queen Mother Zhao could represent the will of Zhao Wangqian.
Zhao Liao shouted coldly: "Don't be so arrogant!"
"How can I, the great Zhao, Lord Wu An, be defeated if I leave you?"
"Rebellion! Thief, suffer death!”
However, before Zhao Liao could stab his sword, an exclamation suddenly sounded from not far away.
“Coach!”
Li Mu:? ? ?
Zhao Liao:! ! !
Li Mu and a group of servants all looked back and saw more than ten Zhao soldiers wearing leather armor running quickly from the southwest!
Li Mu subconsciously yelled: "There is a fierce battle on the front line, how could you appear here!"
The soldiers cried out sadly: "Jun Wu'an! The front line was defeated! General Cong was defeated and died!"
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“Commander! The Qin army has entered Wu’an City, and Wu’an City is in danger!”
“Although we are running away, the reason why we are running away is because our troops have been scattered. We have no choice but to return to Handan City on our own!”
“Come on, Mr. Wu An is here!”
Listening to the lamentations of the soldiers, Li Mu was struck by lightning: "What?!"
"I have only been away from the army for a few days."
"Why was the front line so badly defeated? Such a loss!"
The soldier's voice became more and more sad: "The day the commander left the army, our army was defeated!"
Li Mu shook his body and almost fell. His eyes were filled with deep despair and sadness.
Even when Zhao Liao drew his sword against him, Li Mu had never been so sad!
Just because Zhao Liao drew his sword, only Li Mu was killed.
But Zhao Cong's defeat means that countless soldiers in the army will die on the battlefield!
Zhao Liao was also stunned.
Co-author Zhao Guoli and Li Mu will really be defeated!
If Zhao Guo is really defeated, can Zhao Liao still enjoy his current glory and wealth?
It would be okay if Zhao Guo was defeated quickly, but if Zhao Guo was cut to death with a blunt knife, would Zhao Wangqian let him, the minister who killed Li Mu, go?
Zhao Liao hurriedly sheathed his sword and stepped forward with a flattering smile on his face: "Hahaha~ Mr. Wu An! It was just a joke!"
"Don't blame me! Don't blame me!"< br>
Li Mu said coldly: "Are you kidding me with my life?"
Zhao Liao slapped his thigh: "How could Mr. Wu An say such a thing!"
"I have no intention of harming Mr. Wu An!"
"Come on, come on, I will protect Wu An first. You take off the shackles to express your feelings!"
As Zhao Liao took off the shackles for himself, Li Mu moved his wrist and said in a deep voice: "I will not pursue anything about today's matter."
“The most urgent task now is the frontline war!”
"Please also ask Mr. Zhao to take me back to Handan as soon as possible to meet the king!"
Zhao Liao was silent.
If Li Mu returns to Handan, Li Mu may not necessarily die.
If these rumors about the defeat are true, then not only will Li Mu not die, but he will be reused by Zhao Wangqian.
But Zhao Liao will definitely die - he was killed by the Queen Mother Zhao because he missed the opportunity to kill Li Mu!
For the sake of his own life, Zhao Liao sighed softly: "Since Mr. Wu An has noticed that I am not just joking, I will not hide it anymore."
"Yes, the king wants to kill Mr. Wu An!"
Li Mu’s pupils trembled suddenly.
The soldiers around him were even more shocked and looked at each other.
Zhao Liao said seriously: "Jun Wu'an has been absent from the court for a long time, and he does not know what is going on in the court, let alone the tyranny of the king."
"I respect Mr. Wu An as a human being, and I really can't bear to see Mr. Wu An rushing to the underworld."
"So you can't go to Handan City!"
Li Mu asked in a hoarse voice: "Shilang Zhao Are you trying to persuade me to surrender to Qin?"
"I will never rebel against Zhao!"
Zhao Liao said with sincerity: "As the minister of Zhao, how can I do that? Lobbying Lord Wu An to defect to Qin? ”
"I just think that instead of returning to Handan City, Lord Wu'an would be better off going north to Daijun!"
Li Mu looked puzzled: "Going north to Daijun?"
"My Dazhao Zongmiao is here In Handan, my king of Great Zhao is also in Handan!"
"What if I guard Dai County?"
Zhao Liao said softly: "Mr. Wu An may not know. Prince Jia has entered Dai County!”
(End of this chapter)