"PS: If the last chapter can be regarded as water, then there is nothing left to write in this book. All the plots that should be written have been written, and what is left is just the ending. Impatient book friends can just wait for the finale."

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Precisely because the war between the Wei State and the allied forces of other countries is a top priority, Jicheng also secretly sent people to the Wei State earlier to monitor the final victory or defeat of these two forces.

Therefore, within a few days after Zhang Qigong arrived in Jicheng, Jicheng sent detailed reports to Wei State and sent the recent news about Wei State back to the capital of South Korea one after another. What was stated in those secret letters was consistent with what Zhang Qigong said.

The general situation is the same: Wei and Lu defected before the battle, and Wei defeated the coalition forces.

After repeatedly confirming the authenticity of the secret message, the Prime Minister of South Korea sighed in dismay.

Although Zhang Qigong's appearance of having a winning chance had made Kaifang and Han Kui realize that the situation was irreversible, they still hoped that it was just Zhang Qigong's trick. For example, Wei did not actually defeat the coalition. Zhang Qigong

Just pretending to be calm or something.

But the secret messages sent by those meticulous workers shattered the hope in Kaifang's heart.

"Maybe this is the number of days!"

Kaifeng sighed deeply in the study room of his residence, wrote a letter in his own handwriting, and sent his eldest son Zhang Ping to deliver it to Juyang area and deliver it to Li Mu, the guardian of Yanmen.

There is only one line in this letter: It has been confirmed that the Wei and Lu armies turned against each other before the battle and helped King Wei defeat the coalition forces of other countries.

A few days later, Yanmen Shou Li Mu, who was in the Juyang area, received this letter from Kaifangdi. After reading the letter, he remained silent for a long time.

The reason is simple: the situation is worse than he predicted.

"The armies of Wei and Lu actually turned against each other?!"

Holding this letter in his hand, Yanmen Shou Li Mu's hands were trembling.

He couldn't understand at all why the armies of Wei and Lu would defect to Wei. In comparison, the defection of Wei's army made Li Mu feel relieved. After all, Wei and Wei had been living in harmony for hundreds of years, but Lu's

Why did the army fall to Wei? Shouldn't Lu be firmly on Qi's side?

It is generally accepted that the interests of Qi and Lu are the same. What method did King Zhao Run of Wei use to make the Lu army betray Qi?

Li Mu really couldn't understand.

However, he had no time to think about the next thing. After all, there was a major choice before him at this moment: continue, or give up.

Continue, that is, continue to implement his plan to support the country under the situation that "Wei has defeated the coalition forces of other countries, and the armies of Wei and Lu have defected to Wei".

But it is foreseeable that this move will definitely lead to Wei's revenge and once again ignite the war between Wei and South Korea. In the meantime, Li Mu will no longer be the hero who saves the country, but will continue to push the country into a darker place.

Sinners of the abyss.

But giving up means that sooner or later South Korea will become Wei's belly and be swallowed up by the latter, and no one can reverse the situation.

Li Mu, who was hesitant, summoned his eldest son Li Yao, his deputy Yan Feng, his younger brother Li Ren and other generals under his command. He told the generals the bad news in the letter and wanted to hear their opinions.

When they learned that "Wei had defeated the coalition forces of other countries", Li Yao, Yan Feng, Li Ren and the other generals all showed shock. They looked at each other in shock and could not speak for a long time.

You must know that they ignored Jicheng's order and raised troops to serve the king without authorization. They blocked the one in ten thousand chance that "Wei State was defeated by the coalition forces of various countries". However, they did not expect that God did not protect them. South Korea, Wei State actually

After defeating the coalition forces of various countries, what should we do?

Should we just disband the army in despair and beg the King of Wei for forgiveness?

How can this be so!

"Bang!"

Li Mu's clan brother Li Ren hammered the table in front of him with his hand, gritted his teeth and said, "Now that the matter has come to this, how can we give up halfway?" After saying that, he turned to face Li Mu and said in a deep voice: "Brother, clan brother,

Without further ado, lead the army to attack Jicheng immediately!"

After hearing this, some generals in the commander's tent asked hesitantly: "But over there in Wei..."

Li Ren interrupted the man's words and said in a deep voice: "I don't believe that the Wei State can defeat the coalition forces of other countries without any losses!" He looked around the generals in the tent, and finally fixed his eyes on his clan brother Li Mu, and said in a deep voice

He said in a loud voice: "Wei and Han are by our side.

The troops stationed at the border were in a stalemate for six years, and then they were attacked by the coalition forces of other countries. In fact, the clan brother successfully provoked a war between Wei and Qin. The general believed that although the current situation was extremely unfavorable, if he thought about it carefully,

In fact, there is still room for maneuver.”

After hearing this, Li Mu's eyes flashed.

In fact, what Li Ren said was not wrong. Wei State's three-front war with South Korea, the coalition forces of other countries, and the Qin State has consumed an unprecedented amount of national power. Even though Wei State has defeated the coalition forces of various countries, if it is unexpected,

If not, Wei will focus its war on Qin in the west instead of South Korea - even if Li Mu captures Jicheng and frees South Korea from Wei's control again.

Why?

The reason is sad, just because the threat from South Korea to Wei is far less than the threat from Qin to Wei.

And in this way, South Korea will have a chance to breathe.

"... Qin is by no means a weak country, and because of the three-front war, Wei has consumed unprecedented amounts of national power, and may not be able to defeat Qin in a short time... If Qin can sustain it until the end of this year, half a year... half a year I

Korea may not be able to rebuild the Sanggu defense line!』

The more Li Mu thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was very promising, so he immediately wrote a letter in his own handwriting and sent someone to deliver it to Jicheng, and delivered it to the prime minister's open hands.

A few days later, Zhang Kai received the letter, opened it and looked at it.

After reading the suggestions in Li Mu's letter, he hesitated, so he invited Han Kui, the governor of Su Nei, to discuss with the latter.

After inviting Han Kui into the inner room, he opened Li Mu's letter and said in an incomprehensible tone: "General Li Mu has not given up yet. He suggested that I, Jicheng, send an envoy to Qin to obtain Qin's support...

...He wrote in the letter that if Qin can hold Wei back for at least half a year, he can use this time to rebuild the Shanggu defense line. Lord Han Kui, what do you think?"

Han Kui quietly read Li Mu's letter, then sighed sadly and asked Zhang Kai: "Prime Minister Zhang, do you think Qin can defeat Wei?"

Hearing this, I was shocked all over.

Only then did he realize that neither Li Mu nor he had overlooked a key question: So what if Qin could temporarily hold back Wei? Can Qin defeat the current Wei?

You must know that half a year ago, the Wei State had already relied on its own efforts to challenge the six Central Plains countries of Han, Qi, Chu, Wei, Lu, and Yue. What is unbelievable is that in this unfavorable situation, the Wei State stubbornly

Shengsheng regained the advantage and won the final victory.

But now, the armies of Wei and Lu have defected to Wei, Qi is being attacked by Wei generals Zhao Jiang and Qu Cheng, and Chu is trembling in fear of being retaliated by Wei.

How can we defeat the behemoth of Wei State?

Qin is a country that cannot even defeat Yanmen County.

"Is there really no hope?" he asked in a solemn voice.

Han Kui shook his head silently: "Li Mu made it easy. It took half a year to rebuild the Shanggu defense line... What to use to build it? With his so-called 200,000-strong army? You and I can both guess that it is just a

They are just stragglers. They don’t even have the most basic weapons and equipment. I guess there are only 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers that are actually available..."

"Weapons and armor can be forged..." Zhang Kaidi said in a harsh voice.

"What to build it with?" Han Kui glanced at the open land and said in an inexplicable tone: "The national treasury has long been exhausted. In the past two years, it has been maintained solely by donations from domestic noble families. But now, those people have already surrendered one by one.

Wei Guo, who would be willing to continue to contribute wealth?"

After a pause, Han Kui continued: "What's more, the people in Handan, Julu, Shanggu and other places are already tired of war. Although Li Mu was able to recruit nearly 200,000 people in Yanmen, Taiyuan, Daijun and other places, he is destined to

Without the support of Handan, Julu, Shanggu, Yuyang and other counties..."

In fact, there is one point that Han Kui did not explain, that is, the Wei people - like Zhang Qigong and Bei Gongyu, will they watch Li Mu capture Jicheng and remain indifferent?

He dared to bet that as long as they dared to acquiesce in this matter, they would be bound to be plotted by Zhang Qigong and others.

He, Han Kui, and the Kaidechi in front of him were all people with families. Knowing that there was little hope, they were unwilling to accompany Li Mu into a dead end, or even harm his family.

"But General Li Mu still doesn't want to give up, so what should we do?" he asked with an open frown.

Han Kui was silent for a moment and said seriously: "Let's advise Li Mu with a private letter first. If Li Mu insists... Well, then let our monarch come forward." At this point, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, with a hint of laughter.

He said with a hint of sarcasm: "Anyway, he is keen on being a puppet monarch supported by the Wei people, isn't he? Come to think of it, he doesn't care what future generations scold him for."

Hearing this, Zhang Kai was silent for a moment, and finally sighed and nodded.

A few days later, Li Mu received a reply from Prime Minister Han Kaikai, a reply that made him very disappointed.

In his letter, Zhang Kaidi pointed out the loopholes in Li Mu's suggestions and insisted that Qin was not Wei's opponent. If Li Mu continued to provoke war between Wei and South Korea, he would surely become the target of thousands of Koreans.

The object of human hatred.

At the end of the letter, he persuaded Li Mu to give up his obsession, disband the army, and go to Jicheng. In this way, he in Jicheng could still plead with the monarch of Wei to forgive Li Mu's behavior.

At that time, Li Mu's eldest son Li Yao also saw this letter and said angrily: "Commander father, Zhang Kaidi and Han Kui are obviously protecting Yu Mingzhe, so why bother with them? The boy thinks that we should attack immediately.

Jicheng!"

After hearing the news, the deputy general Yan Feng and the clan brother Li Ren also persuaded Li Mu to march to Jicheng immediately.

After everyone's persuasion, Li Mu finally decided to march to Jicheng.

The next day, Li Mu led nearly 200,000 troops through Juyang and headed for Juyong Pass.

At this time, Juyong Pass was also controlled by Wei Wujun under the command of Wei General Shaohu.

After learning about Li Mu's advance, Wei general Shao Hu was greatly shocked.

You know, he had just received news from Zhang Qigong a few days ago, learning that the Wei State had defeated the coalition forces of other countries. For this, he celebrated with his generals in Juyang City.

What he never expected was that under such circumstances, Li Mu, the guard of Yanmen, would dare to attack Jicheng - was this Li Mu really not afraid of Wei's revenge?
To be continued...