“Of course I want to get rid of them, but not now.” Tian Mi explained, “The death of the chivalrous leader has already caused internal turmoil in the Farmers’ Family. If several of the hall masters die one after another, I’m afraid people will panic and the entire Farmers’ Family may even fall apart.”

“What the farmers need now is stability. If they can really do their best and obey my orders, I will not target them. If they pretend to obey but actually disobey, I will not be lenient.”

“Besides, the Prime Minister has subdued the six elders. With the help of the six elders, isn’t it easy for me to deal with them?”

“Master Xiangguo, please rest assured to leave this matter to me. I promise that I will get it done.”

Su Xuan nodded slightly. In fact, he just came here today to go through the motions. With his current status and strength, he would not take such things to heart at all.

“Master Xiangguo, these are the grape seeds we planted together. Now the fruits are ripe.” Tian Mi picked a bunch of grapes, washed them, and sat directly on Su Xuan’s thighs, looking at him with a smile, “I will feed Master Xiangguo.”

Su Xuan accepted the food fed by Tian Mi with a comfortable expression. After eating most of the string, he asked Tian Mi to eat too.

Tian Mi acted coquettishly and asked Su Xuan to feed her. When Su Xuan really put his hand to feed her, she pouting and pointing at Su Xuan’s mouth.

Su Xuan looked at her with some amusement and followed her wishes.

After kissing each other for several times, Tian Mi’s eyes were already sparkling and her heart was filled with passion. She hooked her arms around Su Xuan’s neck, wrapped her legs around him, and smiled charmingly, “Prime Minister, I heard that you wrote the Farming Manual for Farmers. It says that if the fields are not cultivated for a long time, weeds will grow. Only by weeding regularly and applying more fertilizers can the land be fertile and produce a good harvest.”

“Is that so? Lord Prime Minister, can you teach me a lesson?” She looked at Su Xuan with expectant eyes.

Su Xuan lowered his head and glanced at Tian Mi.

Because it is Tian Guang’s memorial day, Tian Mi is wearing a black and white mourning dress today. Although conservative, it still can’t hide her graceful figure, and even adds a different kind of temptation.

As the saying goes, if you want to be pretty, you have to be filial. Su Xuan felt that there was some truth in this.

Since Tian Mi was asking for advice humbly, how could he keep it to himself?

He chose to teach everything he knew.

Chapter 243 Battle of Chengfu

half a month later.

Li Xin looked at Chengfu, which was so close at hand, with mixed feelings.

What makes me happy is that we have achieved victory after victory in the past half month.

From Pingyu to Yanying, he successively captured eight cities.

Meng Tian led his army to attack Qin. After defeating the Chu army, the two men joined forces and met at the foot of Chengfu City.

What worried him was that everything was going too smoothly, which made him feel a little uneasy.

As a general of the younger generation, he is more aggressive and dares to take risky tactics than the veteran generals. His good family education has enabled him to make great achievements in marching and deploying troops. He will not be the least bit timid when facing famous generals.

This is also the reason why he dared to make the bold statement of leading an army of 200,000 to attack Chu.

The Li family, to which Li Xin belongs, is comparable to the Meng family of generals.

Li Xin had a very famous ancestor named Li Dui. How famous was he? The famous King Wuling of Zhao was starved to death in Shaqiu Palace by him.

After Li Dui’s death, the Li family was squeezed out by the State of Zhao and moved to Xianyang. Because the Li family members were brave and good at fighting, they quickly made their mark in the State of Qin. In the fifth generation, they were already generals in the Qin army. In the seventh generation, they served as the prefect of Longxi. In the eighth generation, they served as the prefect of Nanjun. Li Xin was the ninth generation of the Li family.

Li Xin looked at the strong city in front of him, his expression gradually became determined. As long as he could conquer Chengfu and destroy the State of Chu, his achievements would surpass those of his ancestors!

“Meng Tian, ​​you carried a lot of baggage along the way, and you covered it up tightly so that no one could see it. What exactly was inside?” Li Xin looked straight at Meng Tian. “Now that we’re in Chengfu, you should tell me, right?”

“It’s not that I concealed it on purpose. This matter is of great importance and is related to whether the Chu army can be annihilated in one fell swoop. I hope General Li Xin will forgive me.” Meng Tian explained, “The baggage I brought with me includes brand new weapons and the latest explosives developed by the Institute of Gewu.”

“Explosives?” A hint of doubt flashed in Li Xin’s eyes.

“Explosives are extremely powerful. Once deployed on the battlefield, they will instantly change the situation on the battlefield.” Meng Tian pondered for a moment, then said, “Let’s find an open area and I’ll demonstrate it to you.”

boom!

With a loud bang and billowing dust and smoke, Li Xin felt like he was going to go deaf, but his eyes were fixed on the location where the explosives exploded, and a deep pit several meters deep appeared in his sight.

It actually has such lethality! If this is thrown into the enemy’s battle formation, the beauty of the scene is simply unimaginable.

“Explosives can be launched with catapults. There is also a kind of gunpowder called thunder cannon.” Meng Tian took out an oblong object, pulled its rope, and threw it out. It exploded where it landed. “This is a weapon for individual combat. I have equipped each of the Golden Fire Cavalry with five thunder cannons. As long as the main force of the Chu army appears next time, I can let them learn a lot!”

“Also, you have to remember that the Thunderbolt Cannon has a time limit. If you keep holding it in your hand, you should be aware of the consequences.” Meng Tian pointed to a deep pit not far away.

“How many of these things do you have? I want them all!” Li Xin looked at Meng Tian with sharp eyes. On the battlefield, no one knew the strategic value of this thing better than him.

Attacking the city? Wouldn’t it be more convenient and faster to just blow up the city wall?

“Don’t be anxious, I haven’t finished yet!” Meng Tian took a brand new Qin sword from the guard, and then asked Li Xin to give him the sword.

Although Li Xin didn’t understand the meaning, he still did it. He saw Meng Tian collide the two Qin swords together, and Li Xin’s sword actually broke into two pieces.

Li Xin was about to get angry, but soon realized something. He stared at the Qin sword in Meng Tian’s hand, snatched it away, looked at it carefully, and couldn’t let it go.

“This sword is mine from now on.” He put the sword on his waist with a calm expression.

Meng Tian looked at Li Xin with some amusement, “I still have tens of thousands of such swords.”

Li Xin’s eyes widened and he looked at Meng Tian in disbelief, but soon his mind started to work and he looked Meng Tian up and down.

You are such a good Meng Tian, ​​with thick eyebrows and big eyes, you actually hid so many things secretly! If I don’t strip your trouser pockets this time, I, Li Xin, will not be named Li!

After this, Li Xin learned about a newly developed drug that was very effective for wounded soldiers, but the quantity was limited.

“Before I set out, the Prime Minister personally told me that if this advancement goes smoothly, it is very likely that the Chu army is setting an trap. In addition, Changping Jun may have rebelled against the Qin State.” Looking at Li Xin’s excited face, Meng Tian poured a basin of cold water on him.

“What!” Li Xin’s face suddenly changed. Changping Jun is now in charge of food and grass in Chen Ying. If he rebels, won’t they have no logistical support?

No! Li Xin looked at the pile of explosives, and then glanced at Chengfu who was so close.

With the Hundred Forged Swords and explosives, what else did he need for supplies and fodder? Wasn’t the State of Chu his best source of supplies?

Killing him can carve out a bloody path!

“Report, General. The food and fodder that Chen Ying was going to transport caught fire for unknown reasons and has been completely burned.” A messenger brought an urgent report.

Li Xin nodded calmly upon hearing this and forbade the messenger to pass the news to others, otherwise he would be punished by military law.

If he knew this news before seeing these magic weapons, he would be in great confusion and his army would probably be defeated. But with these magic weapons, he just wanted the Chu army to come faster. As long as they met head-on, it would be a massacre!

While he was excited, he was also terrified. Fortunately, the Prime Minister had anticipated all of this.

In this round, he had a great teammate like Prime Minister to lead him, and he won the game easily.

On the other side, was the camp where Xiang Yan was.

Xiang Yan looked at the position of the Qin army on the map and found that they had already penetrated hundreds of miles into the territory of the Chu army.

Qin Jun’s Kai Ge played loudly all the way, seemingly gaining a great advantage, but in fact he did so on purpose, with the purpose of luring Qin Jun into his pocket formation step by step.

He expanded the strategic depth to the greatest extent possible. The longer the battle line was and the more cities were conquered, the more dispersed the Qin army’s forces became and the smaller the threat to the Chu army became.

Looking at the news that the Qin army’s food and grass had been burned, he knew that the Qin army must be in chaos at the moment, and now was the time to close the net.

“Xiang Liang, you lead the Thunderstorm Legion to attack the Qin army’s flank.”

“Ying Bu, you lead the Shadow Tiger Legion as the vanguard and disrupt the Qin army’s battle formation.”

“Zhou Zhang, you lead the Wolf Warriors as a support and be on standby at all times.”

“Yes!” The three men answered one after another, all of them looked excited. They had been retreating all along, which made them feel very frustrated. Now they can take the initiative to attack, and they are all rubbing their hands, wishing they could fight with the Qin army right now.

Xiang Yan nodded in satisfaction, then waved his hand, “All troops, attack!”

Chapter 244 Besieged on all sides

Chen Ying, the former capital of the Chu State.

With Changping Jun’s rebellion against Qin, the Qin army’s retreat was completely blocked.

Li Xin led the Qin army straight to Chen Ying, pretending to quell the rebellion, but his real purpose was to lure Xiang Yan’s army to take the initiative to attack.

Looking at the Qin army equipped with new equipment, Li Xin was full of confidence.

At this moment, Bai Qi’s glorious record against the State of Chu emerged in his mind.

In the Battle of Yan and Ying, Bai Qi led an army of 100,000 Qin troops deep into the heart of Chu State and adopted the tactic of digging out the heart of Chu State, flooding the Chu capital Yancheng. After that, he continued his momentum and went down the river to capture the Chu capital Chenying, forcing Chu State to move its capital to Chencheng, which greatly weakened the national strength of Chu State.

Bai Qi played an indispensable role in Qin’s unification of the six kingdoms, because he defeated all the six kingdoms!

Li Xin felt that his situation today was quite similar to Bai Qi’s.

Bai Qi led his troops deep into the enemy’s territory alone, putting himself in a desperate situation. His logistics were cut off and he was surrounded, so he had no choice but to fight his way out.

He was confident that he could defeat the Chu army, but unlike Bai Qi, Bai Qi relied on his own military talents, while he relied on the advantages of weapons.

This made him feel ashamed and he also realized the gap between himself and the famous generals.

He still has a lot to learn!

While leading the army forward, he was also reflecting on himself, wondering what he could do better if he had to do it again.

“The elite Chu army led by Xiang Yan is already ten miles behind us.” Meng Tian reminded.

“Let the formation become more chaotic. Only when there are flaws will he take the initiative to attack.” Li Xin said methodically, “As long as he pushes the army forward, the gunpowder can achieve the greatest results!”

Meng Tian nodded slightly and then began to convey orders.

kill!

The sound of killing was deafening, and the sound of horse hooves clattered. Thousands of Chu army warriors charged into the rear formation of the Qin army like tigers. They were dressed in iron armor, holding long swords, and had been through hundreds of battles. In an instant, they tore a gap in the Qin army’s formation.

Ying Bu held two spears in his hands and led the troops in a brave and unmatched manner. All the Qin soldiers who stood in his way were hacked to death.

They did disrupt the Qin army’s battle formation, but the impact was extremely limited, like a stone falling into a lake, which only caused a few ripples before being swallowed up.

Ying Bu soon realized that something was wrong. He looked at the gaps on the swords in his hands with a serious look.

Every soldier of the Qin army was equipped with such a sharp weapon!

The weapons of other soldiers under his command are not as durable as his!

Click!

Almost in the blink of an eye, the weapons of his soldiers were cut off by the Qin army.

The Chu army, having lost their weapons, was like fish on a chopping board, and could only be slaughtered at will by the Qin army.

The sword flew up and fell, heads rolled down, and in just a moment, thousands of elite soldiers of the Thunderstorm Legion were wiped out.

Even slaughtering a pig is not this fast!

Although Ying Bu was brave and strong, he was eventually exhausted and died under the heavy siege of Qin soldiers.

Faced with the enemy general, the Qin army killed him without even sending out a general-level figure, which is really sad.

The Shadow Tiger Legion that attacked the Qin army’s flank encountered almost the same situation as Ying Bu.

The only difference was that Xiang Liang broke out of the encirclement under the cover of the Chu army. Just when he thought he had a chance to escape, a cloud-piercing arrow shot towards his back like lightning.

He blocked the arrow with his sword, cutting it into two pieces. He looked at the thing tied to the tip of the arrow, puzzled, when there was a loud explosion and it was swallowed up in an instant.

“I’ll hit you with one shot and send you to the west!” Under the tempering of war, Ji Fei’s archery skills became more and more superb. With the assistance of the thunder cannon, he was even more powerful. After getting rid of Xiang Liang, he quickly turned his attention to another enemy general.

However, before he could make a move, other members of the Divine Archery Battalion shot him to death.

Looking at the few remaining Chu troops, he suddenly felt helpless. They were grabbing heads too quickly!

Xiang Yan held a telescope and looked at the completely defeated Chu army, his face changed drastically.

Why had he never heard of such a powerful weapon?

He immediately suspected Changping Jun.

Could it be that all this was a trap deliberately set by the Qin State?

Did Lord Changping deliberately accept his kindness?

He was extremely confused. Before he could react, there were loud roars like thunder, the earth was shaking, fire and blood filled the sky, and a strong smell of blood filled the air. When Xiang Yan came to his senses, he saw a scene of purgatory on earth.

The setting sun is blood-red, life is dying out, broken arms and debris can be seen everywhere, and smoke is billowing. It has become a forbidden zone for all living things.

Thousands of Chu soldiers were devoured. The power of the weapons was so great that it made people terrified.

The Chu army, which had not yet been bombed by explosives, was still a little dazed. When they came to their senses, they couldn’t help but feel a great sense of fear in their hearts.

At this moment, the Qin army in front of them seemed to have turned into a raging beast. They had forgotten all about the war, the country, and the orders. They now had only one thought in mind, which was to escape!

We haven’t even seen any Qin troops, and almost all our own men are dead. What’s the point of fighting?

“The entire army retreats!” Xiang Yan reacted and hurriedly issued a military order, but what awaited them was the ruthless crushing of the Golden Fire Cavalry.

The Chu army suffered a complete defeat and had no ability to fight back, or it could be said that the Chu soldiers had lost the courage to resist.