Vol 19 Chapter 2 (2/2)
wang Ling nodded ”Lian Po really is full of scherand arainst which an army would be useless, he also constantly sent people out to harass and attack our supply lines, causing our armies to run short on rations and supplies At the ti our reinforcements with their supplies In theat his ease for us to collapse of exhaustion He had built that sturdy defense line as well as a solid line of communication between him and their capital, Handan This put us in an extre and brash and thought that Lian Po had grown tie He fell prey to rumors of dissension which ed He underestiantly replaced Lian Po with Zhao Kuo If he hadn't done those things, it most likely would have been ould have been defeated Thus, the Battle of Changping was deter generals The ies of the Lord of Martial Peace played only a secondary role”
wang He continued to explain, ”This old warrior is still filled with the utmost admiration for Great General Bai But a for relied heavily on Bai Qi fro from the rank of senior minister, after two years, he ascended to the rank of supreme commander of our forces And the Lord of Martial Peace never let the late king down In his second year of co arers at the battle of Yique to shatter the combined Han-Wei army of over two hundred and forty thousand troops with barely a third of their nusun Xi The country of Wei lost all five of its western provinces The next year, he successively attacked Wei's former capital, Anyi, as well as sixty one nearby cities This is why Wei, formerly the most powerful of all the states, has now been reduced to tottering on its last legs”
A look of deep respect appeared in Lord Changping's eyes Sighing, he said, ”Such a exploits are rarely seen indeed Why is it that you still believe him to be inferior to Li Mu?”
wang He shook his head, s bitterly ”The reason that the Lord of Martial Peace was able to enjoy such unprecedented success was because his tactics and stratagems were also unprecedented in their ruthlessness After every victorious battle, he would slaughter every single captured eneth Although this is the most formidable of tactics, it isn't a tactic which others are incapable of carrying out In addition, it goes against the laws of heaven It's far inferior to Li Mu's calhtly inferior
Only now did everyone understand why it was that in wang He's heart, Bai Qi still could not match Li Mu
Li Mu was able to cause his eneeneral to be filled with admiration towards him From this alone, one could tell how formidable he must be
Li Si sighed ”The Battle of Changping really was the critical pivot point where Great Qin swung froth Who would have thought that the son of Zhao She, who had inflicted such a dramatic defeat on our armies in years past, would prove to be so useless The battle which Zhao She as the only defeat which the Lord of Martial Peace ever suffered”
Blushi+ng, Huan Yi said, ”I never considered that battle to be Bai Qi's defeat”
wang He said with great sincerity towards Xiang Shaolong, ”The reason this old warrior suggested to the Crown Prince that you be promoted to the rank of Great General was for you to serve as a counter to Li Mu When I look about ive Li Mu a good tussle Although wang Ling and I both have a high reputation, we lack the ability you have of ive their lives for you
Deep inside, Xiang Shaolong laughed bitterly He ht be able to deal with others, but with Li Mu? Even if he could harden his heart to do so, the chances for success were sli which would happen sooner or later
Lord Changping nodded ”The Great General's words are like an arrow that flies straight to the mark Recently, Li Mu has annihilated over a hundred thousand Xiongnu horsehu and Linhu to surrender He has forced Chanyu [the traditional title for the Xiongnu leader] wang of the Xiongnu into a very difficult position In the short tere upon Zhao territories In a tier such as we are in now, no ht be of Li Mu, they'll be forced to recall him and have him defend the eastern borders”
Li Si calmly said, ”Aside froenerals as well; Pang Yuan and Si Li Mu with all hisof defeat, the time for Li Mu's return will draw near”
Xiang Shaolong's admiration for Li Mu increased evenHe see Li Mu's name From this, one could tell that he really was an extraordinary hero
Everyone discussed this for a while longer before they all departed
When he woke up the next ly practiced his sabre style for a while before leaving theout for the sake of preparing for the Black Dragon's appearance during the Spring Sacrifices If anything rong, they would becostocks of the world
Li Si had already inforyuan's donation to the i financial support for the outfitting of his rapid-response army Thus, he didn't need to see Xiao Pan i court, saving much time
Xiang Shaolong suddenly felt incoood things and bad things had co with the imperial hunt, then the trip to the country of Chu, followed by the battle just two nights ago He had been so busy that he hadn't even had the chance to take a breath But at this reatly relieved
For the near future at least, there shouldn't be anything particularly troublesome
He could be considered somewhat pitiable Aside from those few short days of bliss when he first arrived and lived with Mei Canniang, he hadn't been able to whole-heartedly enjoy this iven to him
Just as his thoughts began to wander, the sound of hoofsteps behind him could be heard
Xiang Shaolong and the Eighteen Guardians simultaneously turned their heads It was Lao Ai Behind hiroup of their followers, clearing a path for them
In ter did appear a bit inferior
Lao Ai turned in towards Xiang Shaolong Laughing, he said, ”Official Xiang, why did you leave out your younger brother and not invite ht's banquet?”
Xiang Shaolong felt extrereeted Han Jie and the others, he suddenly , he said, ”How could that be considered a banquet? It was just that Lord Changping spontaneously decided to throw enerals to coed to e of it! Official Lao, please don't blame me; if you must blame someone, blame that dratted Left Premier!”
Hearing his a words, Lao Ai, Han Jie, and everyone else present roared with laughter The atmosphere became, at least superficially, much more friendly
Lao Ai laughed so hard that he began to pant for breath ”Official Xiang's eloquence can perhapsYi You er brother to blaize to you The other night, Qiu Risheng decided of his own accord to act so audaciously Your younger brother has already severely scolded hi won't take it to heart”
Xiang Shaolong secretly cheered He knew that Lao Ai had decided to focus on Lu Buwei as his principle enemy, which is why he had so hu, he said, ”Sometimes, subordinates just aren't very obedient Oh! Why hasn't Guo Xing come to report to me yet?”
Behind thehed ”I'm the one who is the most familiar with this matter Before ten days or half a alia will be ready How could he dare to visit you before then?”
By this point in ti by surprise, Lao Ai said, ”In short, the Drunken Wind Pavilion has recently been graced with the presence of a song-and-dance troop of world-class beauties Official Xiang, tonight, you siet drunk with me If you refuse, it means that you do not consider me, Lao Ai, as your friend”
Xiang Shaolong secretly said, ”bastard, I've never considered you to be hts Forcing out a smile, he said, ”Ifout late at night, then I'm afraid that you, the Inner Custodian, will have to bear the brunt of her displeasure”
Lao Ai couldn't help but laugh ”I never knew that Official Xiang was so witty! Alas! I wish night would coht enjoy a few cups of ith you Tonight at dusk, your younger brother will respectfully await your honored presence at the Drunken Wind Pavilion”
Xiang Shaolong secretly grumbled to himself His hope was the exact opposite of Lao Ai's He hoped that it would forever be day, so that he wouldn't have to spend an entire night putting on a false, hypocritical display of friendshi+p with Lao Ai