Daqin: My weak and virtuous minister

Chapter 132 A great victory

Within two days, the scouts ahead discovered the Hun camp.

Li Mu quickly stopped the army to rest and sent scouts to investigate.

Li Mu felt relieved when he was sure that the enemy had 30,000 men but only 10,000 soldiers.

At night, the Qin army, after resting for an afternoon, was ready to set off.

The Huns had no idea about the arrival of the Qin army.

They were still waiting for General Wantu to bring back plenty of food and Qin people.

However, this time what they waited for was not General Wantu and the spoils of war, but a rain of arrows from the Qin army.

After three waves of arrows rained down, most of the Huns, who had only 10,000 combat strength, were killed or wounded.

"Those who surrender will not be killed, but those who resist will die."

The Qin army waved their weapons and shouted loudly, their momentum was as high as a rainbow.

Many Huns who were ready to fight to the death were frightened and quickly dropped their weapons.

The few Xiongnu soldiers who resisted were ruthlessly strangled, and the Xiongnu people dared not resist anymore.

When it got light, Lian Jue and Meng Tian took their men to count the spoils.

The harvest was rich.

More than 20,000 Huns were captured, along with 3,000 horses and countless sheep.

Li Mu returned with the Qin army with a full load.

After returning to the military camp and arranging the prisoners, Li Mu began to write a battle report to Xianyang.

In Xianyang City, Zhang Yuanqing has been busy with road construction with Fusu these days.

If this road is completed, it will not only be convenient for the army to travel, but also for the people. Therefore, those who are responsible for building the road must not be careless.

Queen Shan was the person finally decided upon by Zhang Yuanqing and Fusu.

Before Li Mu's victory report came, Shan Hou and his men had just set out.

In Zhangtai Palace, Ying Zheng read the victory report and handed it to Fusu.

"Take a look too."

Fusu stood up and took it. After reading it himself, he handed the memorial to Ying Zheng again.

"Father, the Mohists' newly developed bows and crossbows are a powerful weapon against the Xiongnu. Father, you should reward the Mohists."

Ying Zheng nodded, "Of course."

"Father, I think Meng Tian will learn a lot from General Li Mu during his trip to the northern border. He will become another great general for the Qin State."

"If so, what should the Xiongnu fear?"

"Of course, how can the small Xiongnu be the enemy of our Qin army?"

"When the world is unified, I will naturally destroy the Xiongnu. Then our Qin will no longer be harassed by foreign enemies."

After hearing this, Fusu looked at Ying Zheng and retorted, "Father, it is to turn the Xiongnu land into the territory of our Qin State."

"And the Donghu, Qiang, Di, and others. These places must be incorporated into the map of our Qin state."

Hearing this, Ying Zheng looked at Fusu, and Fusu was so self-doubting that he asked, "Father, is there anything wrong with my clothes?"

"Do not."

"Hahaha, this is how my eldest son should be."

Ying Zheng laughed heartily. Fusu said a little embarrassedly, "Father, this is what my teacher told me: All that is reached by mountains and rivers is Qin territory, and all that is illuminated by the sun and moon is Qin people."

Hearing these words again, Ying Zheng still couldn't hide his excitement.

"My son has done well in carrying on the master's aspirations."

"Father, elder brother."

Zi Gao walked in and saluted Ying Zheng and Fusu.

"Brother is here, come and sit down, the official business is already here."

Seeing Zigao coming, Fusu stopped chatting with Ying Zheng and turned around to instruct the eunuch to put the selected memorials on Zigao's desk.

"Follow your eldest brother's arrangements."

Ying Zheng said this lightly and began to write back to Li Mu.

As for these children, Ying Zheng had many government affairs to deal with and did not have much energy to focus on them.

Now Fusu is doing well and is willing to discipline his younger brothers, so Ying Zheng naturally won't interfere.

Just as the father and his two sons were dealing with the memorial, something happened in Daqin Academy.

Today, a batch of war horses arrived at Daqin Academy for students to practice riding and archery.

Jiang Lu hurried to the stables. Looking at the tall horses, he excitedly asked his archery master.

"Teacher, can Jianglu ride that horse? That horse is the most majestic."

Pointing at a pure black horse, Jiang Lu was eager to try it.

The archery master looked at Jiang Lu and then at the horse.

"Sir, are you sure you want to choose this horse? This horse has a wild temperament and is not suitable for you to ride now."

"This smaller one is more suitable for you, sir."

Jiang Lu looked at the black horse which was obviously shorter and did not look majestic at all.

Just as he was about to say something, Ronglu spoke up: "Brother, don't be willful. If my eldest brother finds out, he will assign you homework again."

Hearing this, Jiang Lu shuddered and patted his chest.

so far so good.

"My brother reminded me that I should just ride this one."

If I am punished by my elder brother, no one can save me.

Mother wouldn't do that, father wouldn't do that either, and even the teacher would side with the eldest brother.

Alas, it is so difficult for A-di, the eldest brother.

The archery master pretended not to hear.

On the spacious racecourse, the two brothers started horse racing.

Soon, many more students came to the racecourse.

Those who can ride horses can choose their own horses, and those who can't ride horses can learn from the archery master.

"Brother, you are too slow."

Jianglu dismounted and shouted at Ronglu who had not yet reached the finish line.

"Xu~"

"Brother, Ronglu is younger than you, so naturally he can't ride as fast as you."

Ronglu dismounted and straightened his messy clothes.

"Master Jianglu, I heard that General Li Mu captured tens of thousands of Xiongnu in the northern border, and this horse was also sent back to Xianyang by General Li Mu."

Jianglu was a casual person and had a good relationship with the students in the academy. Therefore, when someone saw Jianglu and Ronglu, they started asking questions.

"That's natural."

Speaking of General Li Mu, Jiang Lu's eyes lit up.

I wish I could grow up tomorrow so that I can fight the Huns in the north for my father.

"This time, General Li Mu not only captured tens of thousands of Xiongnu, but also a large number of sheep."

"The kitchen cooked mutton yesterday, and it tasted delicious."

Ronglu couldn't bear to look at his brother's smug look.

"General Li Mu truly deserves the King's esteem. He is truly a rare talent. We admire him."

The students started chatting with each other, and the atmosphere became very lively.

"I heard that the Imperial Physician General Meng Tian was also sent to the northern border by the King. The Imperial Physician General is the grandson of the old General Meng Ao and will surely become a formidable general in the future."

Jiang Lu heard some students talking about Meng Tian and quickly responded, "Of course. Meng Tian is a master of martial arts. He will surely be able to defeat many enemies with General Li Mu when he goes to the northern border."

A group of people were chatting happily, not noticing that someone was quietly listening to their conversation in the distance.

Today, Prince Dan of Yan came to discuss issues with teachers from the same college.

Just as it was over, I heard that the academy had a new batch of war horses arriving and the students were racing.

Prince Dan of Yan came over to take a look.

Unexpectedly, he heard the news that the Qin army had won the battle against the Huns in the north.

Seeing that these people were talking with great interest, Prince Dan of Yan clenched his hands in his sleeves.

Looking at Jianglu and Ronglu standing on the horse field, Dan turned and left.

After returning to his residence, Prince Dan of Yan could not calm down for a long time.

Li Mu was originally a general of the State of Zhao. If the King of Zhao had not been incompetent, why would Li Mu have defected to Qin?

If Li Mu had not surrendered to Qin, how could the State of Zhao have perished so quickly?

If Zhao had not been destroyed, how could Yan have come to this point?

The more Prince Dan of Yan thought about it, the more hateful he became, and veins popped out of his clenched hands.

"Snapped"

A fist slammed on the table, making a loud noise, and Dan came back to his senses.