Chapter 543: Two Kings Died in Daliang in One Day

Looking at the King of Qin who saw through his thoughts at first sight, Tian Dan felt a little emotional.

[It seems that what Zifang said is true...]

Tian Dan had not seen how to govern affairs or control people, but the quickness and decisiveness he had seen was enough to put the King of Qi on the coast of the East China Sea under great pressure. Many people have a sense of awe for things that they cannot do.

"Qin is truly blessed to have no incompetent ruler for eight generations."

After speaking sincerely, Tian Dan turned and looked towards the east, where his people and his country were.

"I have heard before that if one man fights to the death, ten men will be invincible. If ten men fight to the death, a hundred men will be unable to stop them. If a thousand men fight to the death, ten thousand men will be intimidated. If ten thousand men fight to the death, the world can be conquered."

The King of Qi smiled slightly.

"King of Qin, if all the people of Qi fight bravely and die, do you think the world will belong to Qin or Qi?"

“Qin.”

The King of Qin glanced at them, and the two guards released the King of Qi's arms, untied the ropes, nodded slightly, and retreated.

The King of Qi twisted his wrist, as if the short period of binding had made his blood flow poorly and he felt very uncomfortable. He suddenly took a step forward, thrust his arm into the King of Qin's side, drew out the King of Qin's sword, pulled it back and thrust it down with a force!

The sword flashes like a shadow and moves as fast as lightning.

The King of Qin acted without warning and blocked the attack halfway, grabbing both of the King of Qi's hands with one hand, with the tip of the sword only half an inch away from his body.

The King of Qi was sweating profusely and trying his best, his face flushed red, but he could not let the King of Qin's sword advance even a little bit.

The King of Qin leaned close to the sword with his abdomen pressed against it, and the tip of the sword pierced a hole in his clothes.

He came close to King Qi and stared into his eyes, his face calm and expression indifferent.

"No one can stop me in this era."

The King of Qi clenched his teeth and was unable to speak, using all his strength to push the sword in his hand further.

But no matter how he struggled or how his inner strength surged, his wrists felt as if they were made of steel and he couldn't even tremble.

From the moment his wrist was grabbed, he knew that he could not stab out the sword, but he was unwilling to give up. He could even feel the resistance of the sharp sword tip touching his skin!

He had completed half of the task of assassinating the king and killing his chariot.

If he could take one more step forward, the chances of defeating Qin would greatly increase. How could he be willing to accept that?

Beads of sweat the size of soybeans rolled down his forehead, flowed down his eyelashes, and some seeped into his eyes.

There was a slight pain in Tian Dan's eyes, but he did not blink, and despair gradually emerged in his eyes.

The strength of his wrist weakened slightly, and the remaining strength was used to raise his head and open his mouth. His lips trembled, and he smiled miserably and said:

"What a high level of martial arts."

It is not easy for a person to be outstanding in one aspect. How could someone be able to march and fight, command people and govern the country, and be proficient in both brain and martial arts?

Through Ying Chengjiao's expressionless face, Tian Dan saw another face. That pair of falcon eyes looked at the world, and thus he gained the world and destroyed the six kingdoms in ten years.

The same arrogance, the same pride.

The mountain pressing down on the six nations never disappeared, it just changed its name.

The Yue girl stood quietly aside, her mind moving like a spirit snake, observing the movements around her. Her king did not want her to take action against the rebels.

"The King of Qi really wants to stab him."

Ying Chengjiao said this, which made Tian Dan want to curse. Isn’t this just nonsense?

"Come on, then."

Ying Chengjiao loosened his hand, and the King of Qin's sword was pressed against his lower abdomen.

Tian Dan's face was full of disbelief. Every second of meeting the King of Qin was beyond his expectations.

He stared at the mountain and said coldly:

"Do you think I can't do it? Do you think if you do this I will surrender together?"

Halfway through his words, every inch of muscle in his body tensed, and he exerted all his strength on his hands and stabbed down with force.

In order to increase the probability of assassination, the King of Qi used underworld tactics once, which was not enough, and he used them again. He said those two extra sentences just to make Ying Chengjiao let down his guard.

This time the sword stabbed forward easily, and he felt resistance, a particularly hard resistance.

Just like before, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't make any further progress.

Tian Dan lowered his head and laughed, and the Qin King's sword fell to the ground in his hand.

He put in a lot of effort mentally and physically, but it turned out to be just a performance in the eyes of the King of Qin. He couldn't even break the King of Qin's defense unless Ying Chengjiao removed all his defenses, just like when he stabbed himself.

Tian Dan sat on the ground with his legs apart, and asked with a smile:

"King Qin, do you know why I want to assassinate you?"

"You want to die."

Ying Chengjiao placed his hand on his lower abdomen, pressing on the gap in his clothes.

"You three brothers are known throughout the world for your loyalty and for restoring Qi. When Wei was attacked, you didn't come to rescue it, and you could have used the excuse that the two countries were far apart and didn't know what was going on. But now that you're here, if you can't save a single member of the Wei royal family, you have to go back in one piece, which would damage your reputation..."

Smoke and dust billowed, and Zhang Liang's clothes were mostly blown up by the strong wind as his horse galloped. However, he still held the reins tightly and whipped the horse faster.

"...King of Qi, you know that if you wait for the King of Qin, you will die in the hands of the Qin army! You are waiting for a turning point, but you don't know what this turning point is, or whether it will come. The King of Qin's failure to enter Daliang was just an accident."

He finally got everything straightened out.

"When Wei was in trouble, other countries refused to help. Only Qi, the farthest country, led by its king, came to its aid. The king of Qi died on the battlefield to save Wei. When this news spread, Qi would be in the limelight, and most of the anti-Qin people in the world would side with Qi. This is what you want!"

Zhang Liang was chanting something in the team. Han Xin was at the back of the army. Looking back, he saw a line of black armor. The flag was a "Li" character, and the image was becoming clearer and clearer. The distance between the two armies was shortening.

"Li Xin."

Han Xin muttered to himself, Li Xin's life achievements flashing through his mind.

In the fifth year of Qin Wangzheng's reign, after Qin captured King An of Han and destroyed Han, Wang Jian led hundreds of thousands of troops to approach Zhangshui and Yecheng. Li Xin sent troops to Taiyuan and Yunzhong, and together with Wang Jian's army, they surrounded the Zhao army and defeated Zhao in one fell swoop.

In the seventh year of Qin Wangzheng's reign, Jing Ke assassinated Qin, and the king of Qin was furious and attacked Yan. Li Xin led the advance troops to the Yishui River first, and defeated the Prince Dan of Yan with a light cavalry charge, forcing the Prince Dan of Yan to flee to the Yan capital Jicheng and hold on.

Soon, Wang Jian led a large army to arrive and capture Jicheng. King Xi of Yan and Prince Dan of Yan retreated to Liaodong. Li Xin led his army in pursuit, and with thousands of soldiers, he pursued Prince Dan of Yan to Yanshui.

King Xi of Yan sent people to kill Prince Dan of Yan, cut off his head and presented it to the State of Qin. After this battle, Li Xin gained the trust of the King of Qin.

In the eighth year of King Zheng of Qin, Qin launched an attack on Chu. Li Xin led an army of 200,000 to attack Pingyu, and Meng Tian led an army to attack Qinqiu, defeating the Chu army. Li Xin then took advantage of the victory to capture Yan and Ying.

However, the Chu general Xiang Yan led the Chu army to gather strength and followed Li Xin's army for three consecutive days and nights without stopping. Taking advantage of Li Xin's victory, Xiang Yan and Changping Jun launched a surprise attack, defeated Li Xin's troops, broke into two military camps, killed seven commanders, and Li Xin fled in defeat.

"You like to chase, you only care about the head and not the butt, you are a reckless fool!"

Han Xin smiled contemptuously and talked to himself.

Knowing yourself and your enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without defeat. Han Xin was not only well-versed in military books, but he was also able to memorize all the battles fought by all the generals of the Qin Dynasty, and formulate corresponding strategies based on their marching style and personal character.

"General, I will lead a thousand men to cover our retreat! The Qin army is fast, we can't escape!"

A captain asked for a fight, looking ready to die.

The horses of Qi State, which borders the East China Sea and does not border the territory of the Hu people, are of poor quality and are far inferior to those of Qin State.

Qin not only had its own horse farms, but also bought good horses from the Xiongnu, Donghu, and Yuezhi for breeding. Apart from the Zhao, which wore Hu clothing and rode and shot arrows, and the Yan, which lived in a bitter and cold land, Qin's horses were the best.

"Look at the armor the Qin army is wearing and the weapons they are holding, and then look at yourself! How can you resist? Half of your thousand men will die in one round!"

Han Xin spoke mercilessly, his body rising and falling as the horse galloped. He looked back again and saw that the distance had been shortened. If they had not started earlier, they would have been caught up by now.

"They can run so fast wearing such heavy armor. It's not just that their horses are inferior to Qin's, their soldiers are also inferior to Qin's. The Qin soldiers' cavalry skills are superior to ours."

The sound of horse hooves continued. The captain was choking on the wind and gnashing his teeth, feeling unwilling. When did these Qin dogs become so good at horse riding? They were almost catching up with Zhao!

Qin was famous , not its cavalry.

"Ignore them, follow the route I gave you, and you can avoid the Qin army!"

At this moment, there was a sharp sound of an arrow breaking through the air, and Han Xin immediately looked back in surprise.

Horseback archery is the best among the elite cavalry, and there is not one person who can do it better than him in ten.

How could there be such a big noise when hundreds of people were shooting?

The three thousand Qi soldiers were all veterans. They all knew the sound of arrow shooting. They all turned around to look, their pupils shrinking to the size of needles.

Suddenly the sky darkened and dense arrows blocked the sun.

How can this be just a few hundred? It must be at least thousands!

Arrows fell like rain.

Fortunately, the two armies were still far apart, so they could not fire single shots and could only throw hurled arrows, and the Qi army only lost less than a dozen cavalry.

"Either the elite Qin cavalrymen are out, or they have items that can improve horsemanship!"

Han Xin's eyes were burning, and he was happier looking at the Qin army behind him than seeing gold, silver, jewelry, and naked beauties.

"Armor, weapons, and things that can improve horsemanship are all good items!"

The Qin army shouted from afar.

"Those who surrender will not be killed! The next round of arrows will not be shot into the sky!"

Li Xin remembered the Second Emperor's instructions and captured whoever he could alive.

Before reaching the distance, he shot a round of arrows in advance.

Han Xin ignored him and gave the order decisively.

"Go around through the woods!"

The three thousand Qi soldiers made a sharp turn and rode into the woods. Because of the trees' cover, the power of their bows and arrows was greatly reduced.

Moreover, this forest was where the Qi army hid when they came, and Han Xin's choice of escape route was the result of comprehensive considerations.

Han Xin crouched low and lay on the horse's back to avoid hitting branches and other debris, and ordered the troops to run along the same route they had come.

"Li Xin, will you come in?"

The Qi army in front made a big turn, while the Qin army behind only needed to make a small detour, and the distance between the two armies quickly narrowed!

Seeing Qi soldiers entering the forest and their traces vaguely visible, Li Xin began to hesitate.

Don't enter the forest. Could there be a trap inside?

Although the trees in the forest had not yet grown branches and leaves, the vision was not seriously obstructed. However, if the ground was covered with tripwires, the cavalry would trip the horses at high speeds and the people would either die or be injured.

If he had tens of thousands of men, he would not be afraid, but for the sake of efficiency, he divided the tens of thousands of men he led from Daliang City into three groups.

Knowing that it was the Qi army, they all turned their angles and pursued to the east, taking the gaps in the areas occupied by the Qin army. It happened that the more than 3,000 people he led discovered the trace of the Qi army, and the remaining more than 6,000 people were rushing in this direction.

"Follow this forest and get through it!"

Li Xin stopped his horse in front of the forest, looked at the vague backs of the Qi soldiers and gave orders. He learned a profound lesson from his reckless advance, in which 200,000 Qin soldiers were killed and buried in a foreign land.

This forest is not big, so we can take a detour if we want. If these Qi soldiers run out of the forest, we will continue to chase them. If they don’t run out, we will wait for the arrival of the main army and advance step by step to catch them in the trap!

He is no longer the Li Xin of the past and will not fall in the same place twice.

"The Wei Kingdom has perished. This is now the land of our Great Qin. The longer you delay, the harder it will be to escape."

Li Xin said so.

The battlefield was cleared, and the surrendered Qi soldiers were brought into Daliang, and the two kings stood side by side outside the city.

The King of Qi leaned on the King of Qin's sword with one hand and pointed at the fireworks on the top of the city with the other hand and cursed:

"Wei Ju, you are a fool! If I had come here to save you earlier, you would have escaped! Not only you are dying, but you are also trying to kill me! The State of Wei deserves to perish!"

Ying Chengjiao stood with his hands behind his back.

"You are seeking death yourself. What does it have to do with the King of Wei? If you want to escape, just don't come out."

The King of Qi pulled at the sleeves of his aquamarine shirt.

"You and I both know this very well. I would rather die here than run away."

"To me, it's the same. You won't stand a chance of winning."

"Every bit counts. I will finish what I can do, and I will not be ashamed when I go down to see my ancestors."

Ying Chengjiao was silent for a moment, then whispered:

“It’s worth it.”

Tian Dan did not answer. He picked up the Qin King's sword and scratched the sword edge with his fingertips with a little force. Bright red blood flowed out with the pain.

In his hands, the sword of the King of Qin, which could not hurt the King of Qin, was actually very sharp.

"I asked Wei Ju for a son of the Wei royal family, but Wei Ju refused to give him to me. He said that instead of being a puppet in Qi, it would be better for you to kill them all. It would be better for you to get the world than for me. Do you think he died of stupidity?"

The King of Qi wiped the blade of the King of Qin's sword with his fingertips. The King of Qin's sword was stained with the king's blood twice within one month and turned into a blood sword twice.

"He said that if he couldn't defend the land of Wei, he had to be worthy of the people of Wei. What bullshit! It stinks! The Wei Kingdom is gone, what kind of king is he! Without a country, where would the people come from? Sending a son to my Qi Kingdom, even if he is a puppet, at least he can keep the title of king and retain the opportunity to rise again. But he refused! Wei did not perish because of Ying Chengjiao, but because of Wei Ju!"

The King of Qi complained for a long time, cursing like a rustic.

When the blood on the sword dried and the wounds on the fingers scabbed over, he was silent for a while and asked:

"Does Zhang Er's failure to come to your aid have anything to do with you?"

Zhang Er, the King of Zhao, was originally a great sage of Wei State and the one who should have helped Wei the most. But when Wei State was about to be destroyed, there was no trace of the Zhao army.

"related."

Ying Chengjiao gave an affirmative answer.

"The King of Qin is not only skilled in martial arts, but also has even better methods. I admire him."

The King of Qi looked at the King of Qin, clasped his hands together, bowed, and said sincerely:

"Thanks."

The King of Qin clasped his fists and bowed his head to return the greeting seriously.

"Have a safe trip."

Ying Chengjiao heard the sound of the sharp sword breaking through the air, but didn't care.

The King of Qin's sword stained with the King of Qi's blood slashed Ying Chengjiao's neck, and the sticky blood dyed his neck red.

"It's really impossible to kill it."

The King of Qi sighed in disappointment, picked up the King of Qin's sword with boredom, and smiled casually.

"Borrow your sword for use."