The land of Changping!
Lian Po was seriously injured and exhausted under the turns of Bai Qi and Wang Jian's fighting.
"boom!"
Once again, Lian Po was cut into the ground by Wang Jian's sword!
"We're here first today, huh!" Wang Jian shouted coldly in mid-air and flew back to the Qin army's camp.
There were countless cracks in the ground, and countless Zhao soldiers surrounded them.
"Commander!" a group of Zhao soldiers shouted with red eyes.
Because Lian Po kept losing, Zhao Guojun was unsettled. However, because Lian Po stood in front of all the soldiers every time, many soldiers were moved.
If it weren't for Lian Po, Wang Jian's sword would have struck us. Everyone was grateful to Lian Po.
Among the ruins of the cracked earth, Lian Po was covered in wounds, coughing blood, and looked at the crying soldiers.
"Ahem, cough, cough, why are you crying? I'm not dead yet!" Lian Po scolded.
The soldiers wiped away their tears and still suppressed the sobs that made no sound.
"Ahem, okay, I've lasted another day!" Lian Po, supported by two soldiers, slowly walked towards the Chinese army's tent.
"General, we can't do this anymore. Qin is a war on wheels. They are despicable and shameless. They deliberately target you!" A soldier said sadly.
"I know, who told me that the Zhao State is weak? I can delay it for one more day, and the Zhao State can also relax for one more day. Meng Tian leads his troops to spare Changping and goes straight to the interior of the Zhao State. I know, but, I can't help it, if I don't stand in the way, Zhao Guo will be doomed!" Lian Po said with a bitter smile.
"But you can't get hurt like this anymore! You get hit hard every day!"
"This is the best result. They all say that I am good at defending but not at attacking. However, attacking is easy, but you have to pay for it with your lives. I defended. Although I did not achieve much, I was able to save the soldiers. Life, human life is not trivial. As a commander, when leading troops, you should protect your subordinates rather than conquering cities and territories. You all have parents, wives and children waiting for you. I don’t want to exchange your lives for my achievements. I just hope that when I can return to the imperial court, your parents, wives and children will be grateful to me for taking you back intact!" Lian Po said with a bitter smile.
"General!" the soldiers said movedly.
"In Zhao State, General Li Mu has never been reused. Is it because of the faction that General Li Mu belongs to? Haha, General Li Mu and Lord Pingyuan are close to each other, but the king doesn't want to see them? I can only lead the army because I don't want to help any faction. The national crisis is at hand, my king, you must understand the situation clearly, I have delayed it for so long just so that you can send a peerless strong man to help!" Lian Po sighed.
"Commander, you should rest first. Tomorrow morning, Bai Qi will start another battle!" a group of soldiers said worriedly.
Lian Po sighed and nodded.
Lian Po took the time to rest, hoping to have the strength to face Bai Qi early tomorrow morning.
However, just after two hours of rest, there was a sound of galloping horses from behind.
Lian Po didn't go to investigate, because the most important thing at the moment was rest. Otherwise, how would he deal with Bai Qi tomorrow? If there is a life or death crisis, someone will report it. Now, no one is reporting it, and Lian Po doesn't want to be distracted by anything else.
While resting, I heard a noise outside, until the big tent was suddenly opened.
"Ha, this is the Generalissimo of our Zhao Kingdom. Tens of thousands of us have arrived, and you are not alert? No wonder you haven't achieved results for so long!" came a sarcastic voice.
Lian Po opened his eyes and immediately saw Zhao Kuo standing in front of him.
"Zhao Kuo? Why are you here?" Lian Po asked in surprise.
This Zhao Kuo won Zhao's trust, and it was because of the discord between Zhao Kuo and Li Mu that King Zhao did not like to see Li Mu.
"Why can't I come? By the king's order, I am here to take over the Zhao army. General Lian Po, you can return to the court to cultivate!" Zhao Kuo said lightly.
"What? Impossible, what can you do here?" Lian Po exclaimed.
"This is the king's order, General Lian Po, do you want to disobey the order?" Zhao Kuo stared.
"Ahem, cough, that's impossible, why? What qualifications do you have to lead the Zhao army? These 400,000 troops are handed over to you. How can you protect them?" Lian Po said in shock and anger.
"General Lian Po, you are old! Stop occupying your position. Do you know that because of your incompetence, our Zhao country has lost a large area of territory!" Zhao Kuo said coldly.
"No, I can't leave my sons to die!" Lian Po said in shock and anger.
"Do you want to resist the order?" Zhao Kuo held up the token.
Lian Po's face was filled with uncertainty. Did he resist the order? The lives of 400,000 soldiers
After struggling for a while, Lian Po finally showed a ferocious look: "I can't watch 400,000 soldiers die with you. The general is outside and the emperor's orders are not accepted. You want to lead the army? What a dream!"
While speaking, Lian Po drew his sword and pointed it at Zhao Kuo. Lian Po would rather resist the order than protect the soldiers.
Zhao Kuo also drew his sword instantly.
"boom!"
With the sound of a sword, Lian Po flew out instantly, crashed through the tent and fell to the ground.
"puff!"
Lian Po spurted out a mouthful of blood and looked at Zhao Kuo not far away in disbelief.
"What, how...!" Lian Po said in surprise.
"You are at the end of your rope, and you still dare to use your sword against me? You really don't know how to live or die!" Zhao Kuo said coldly.
"You know how to use a sword, why, how...!" Lian Po said in surprise.
"How is it? General Lian Po, how does my swordsmanship compare to yours?" Zhao Kuo said coldly.
Lian Po's eyes were filled with uncertainty.
Countless soldiers from all around came to protect Lian Po and pointed their swords at Zhao Kuo. After all, Lian Po moved all the soldiers with his actual actions, and everyone was on Lian Po's side.
"Do you want to rebel against the order and be disrespectful?" Zhao Kuo shouted with eyes wide open.
"Don't be impulsive!" Lian Po stopped the soldiers.
He looked at Zhao Kuo with uncertainty in his eyes.
"Zhao Kuo, I really underestimate you. Your swordsmanship is better than mine!" Lian Po said with a bitter smile.
"What? Commander, he took advantage of your weakness to attack you. He must be inferior to you!" A young general suddenly didn't believe it.
Lian Po looked at Zhao Kuo and said bitterly: "I have no chance of winning against Bai Qi tomorrow. Zhao Kuo is better than me. I don't know how he compares to me at my peak, but he is definitely better than me now." ! As long as I protect the Kingdom of Zhao and the soldiers, I am willing to give up the power of commander!"
"Wouldn't it be better to do this earlier? Give me the tiger talisman!" Zhao Kuo said in a deep voice.
Lian Po took out the tiger talisman and handed it to Zhao Kuo with some reluctance in his eyes: "Zhao Kuo, I know I misunderstood you before, but these 400,000 soldiers are the foundation of our Zhao country. Please protect them!"
"Do you still need to say that? I am here to win the battle! Okay, the tiger talisman is in my hand, Lian Po, you can return to the court!" Zhao Kuo said in a deep voice.
"No, I'd better stay and help you take a look. I'm just going to be a small general, okay? Maybe you can still use me?" Lian Po said, reluctant to leave the soldiers.
"No, how high is your prestige in the army? If you stay, how can I lead the three armies? I must leave, and leave overnight!" Zhao Kuo said coldly.
Lian Po's face turned ugly for a while. Lian Po wanted to stay, not for himself at all, but for these Zhao troops.
Can… !
"The last general respects your order!" Lian Po said with a bitter smile.
The king's command is as strong as a mountain, and Zhao Kuo has enough strength, so naturally Lian Po will not stay and cause trouble.
Before leaving, Lian Po repeatedly explained to his old subordinates.
"You must listen to Zhao Kuo's words, and don't act out of emotion, do you hear me?" Lian Po ordered to his old subordinates.
"Yes, Marshal!" Many former subordinates said while wiping away tears.
Lian Po resigned from his post and left the Zhao army camp in decline with only a small group of personal guards.
But in these days, Lian Po had already conquered the Zhao army. When Lian Po left, many people went to see him off, reluctant to leave.
Zhao Kuo looked at the empty camp and his expression turned ugly.
"Commander, although these 400,000 soldiers seem to be obeying your orders, they don't seem to be sincere. They all care about Lian Po!" a personal guard whispered.
Why couldn't Zhao Kuo see it
"Don't listen to me? Humph, they will all listen to me tomorrow!" Zhao Kuo said coldly.
"What do you mean, Marshal...?"
"Transform the cursed seal into demons and scatter it in the food. Tomorrow, it will be eaten by an army of 400,000 people!" Zhao Kuo said coldly.
"Ah? The cursed seal will dissipate? Commander, once they eat it, they will listen to us for a short time, but after a while, they will all be stupid. All the 400,000 troops are stupid. Didn't you say that this is the master? A failed product of research?" the guard said suddenly.
"So what if they are stupid? When the Qin army retreats, what use will they have?" Zhao Kuo said coldly.
"Yes!" The guard nodded.
Zhao Kuo didn't take the lives of 400,000 Zhao troops seriously at all.
At the same time, Lian Po had already left Changping a long way away under the escort of his personal guards.
"Commander, is Zhao Kuo's swordsmanship really that strong?" one of the guards still couldn't believe it.
After all, Lian Po's swordsmanship is already among the best in the world. Zhao Kuo has never seen him use a sword. The last time he came to Changping, he was so frightened that he hid in the carriage. How could his swordsmanship be compared with Lian Po
"Very strong! Very strong, like...!" Lian Po frowned into the character "Sichuan".
"like what?"
"It's exactly like Zhao Yong's swordsmanship. It seems to be Zhao Yong's swordsmanship!" Lian Po looked incomprehensible.
"Ah?" the guard said in surprise.
Lian Po fell into deep confusion, Zhao Yong? At that time, Lian Po, Li Mu, Deng Lingzi, and Xiang Fuzi were all unable to defeat Zhao Yong. Later, Zhuangzi defeated Zhao Yong with his own life.
Lian Po thought he would never see Zhao Yong's swordsmanship again in his life, but he actually saw it on Zhao Kuo just now.
Exactly the same, really exactly the same. Lian Po will never forget Zhao Yong's swordsmanship for the rest of his life.
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The next day, in a mountain forest not far from Changping.
Lord Long Yang respectfully reported to the young master: "Just last night, Zhao Kuo succeeded Lian Po and became the commander-in-chief of the Zhao army. Last night, the Zhao army was in great commotion and was extremely repulsive to Zhao Kuo. But early this morning, for some reason, , suddenly started to obey Zhao Kuoyan!"
"Oh?" Young Master said with false eyes.
"Zhao Kuo reorganized the three armies overnight. This is unbelievable!" Long Yangjun said with an ugly face.
"It is impossible for the three armies to recognize it overnight. Zhao Kuo must have used extraordinary means!" the young master said in a cold voice.
"Then this...!"
"Lian Po loves his soldiers as much as his son, and protects Zhao Bing to the death. If Lian Po can leave willingly, Zhao Kuo must have shown his unparalleled strength in front of him! The murderer is undoubtedly Zhao Kuo!" the young master said in a cold voice.
"Everything is under Young Master's control!" Lord Long Yang sighed.
"The murderer of Deng Lingzi? Ha! Zhao Kuo? He is still young, so why is he so powerful? Today, I want to see what happens!" The young master looked at the battlefield with a cold expression.
On the battlefield, the two armies faced each other again.
On the side of the Qin army.
Xunzi, Fusu, Bai Qi, and Wang Jian stood together and looked coldly at Zhao Jun in the distance.
"Is the murderer Zhao Kuo?" Fusu clenched his fists at this moment.
Xunzi pondered for a moment and nodded: "If nothing else happens, it should be him! We will test it again later!"
"Sir, I would like to express my gratitude to you for helping Deng Lingzi find the murderer. If there is any difficulty in the future, I will do my best!" Fusu looked at Xunzi gratefully.
"I don't know the outcome yet. Besides, it's my duty to avenge Deng Lingzi!" A chill flashed in Xunzi's eyes.
Xunzi avenged his sister, but Fusu thought that Xunzi was not greedy for credit, and immediately felt even more grateful to Xunzi.
"Bai Qi!" Fusu looked at Bai Qi.
"Don't worry, young master! Today, I will force Zhao Kuo to use all means!" Bai Qi said coldly.
In the distance, Zhao Jun's side.
"Commander, the 400,000 Zhao army has been transformed into demons after taking the curse seal. Now, you are the only one who can take orders. With the people we brought, there are 450,000 troops, waiting for your orders!" A guard said respectfully. .
Zhao Kuo placed his hand on a long sword and looked coldly towards the Qin army in the distance.
"I am not Lian Po. He is good at defense and I am good at attacking. But he doesn't know that the best defense is to attack! Capture the thief first and capture the king first. As long as I kill Bai Qi, the commander of the Qin army, the Qin army will be defeated without attacking. !" Zhao Kuo said with confidence.
"Commander, I heard that Bai Qi is very powerful!" the guard said worriedly.
"I know, but I can kill him!" Zhao Kuo said with great confidence.
ps: During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were too many magnificent characters and too many historical allusions. It is impossible for Guanqi to guarantee that every story is exactly the same as history. However, Guanqi does its best to keep the original shape of the historical stories and make artistic changes.