Chapter 1212: Carrying on the Past and Opening up the Future (One Hundred and Two) Relationship

Li Mingjun's army has put on brand new Han army uniforms. From the beggar-like team before, it suddenly transformed into a mighty army. In this battle, Li Mingjun knew that it was powerful. Apart from anything else, the King of Han was in Changping. If something went wrong, they would all be blamed. As the first army to support Changping, Li Mingjun naturally understood that risks also contain great opportunities. Fighting this battle well would be his biggest chance.

He was the first general of Western Zhao to surrender. It was also under his suggestion that Han began to implement the New Year's Bell Plan. So far, the New Year's Bell Plan has been completed. Not only has it achieved the previously scheduled goals, but the success has even far exceeded expectations. The current Changping Meat Grinder Plan is an extension of the New Year's Bell Plan. If the battle is successful, he will definitely be recorded in history.

He selected the most elite 15,000 men from the 50,000 troops and set out on the journey at the fastest speed. Li Mingjun didn't quite understand why the Han army handed over logistics transportation to merchants. He always felt that this was not so reassuring, but the generals who met together that day seemed to be accustomed to this matter. Anyway, many things in the Han Kingdom made him a little confused, but since the Han army generals took it for granted, he remained silent.

In recent years, under the direct and indirect intervention of the Han Kingdom, the domestic infrastructure of Dongzhao has greatly improved, and road construction has been placed in the first place. From Daijun, from the Han Kingdom to Huining, food and weapons are transported to Huining at a very fast speed, but once entering the land of Xizhao. It will inevitably be affected. Compared with Dongzhao, the roads of Xizhao are simply a world apart. Since surrendering to the Han army, Li Mingjun has also visited some places in Daijun. What he saw and heard made him feel that what he did was absolutely the right thing.

Compared with the people of Western Zhao, the people of Han are really like living in heaven.

What Li Mingjun saw along the way surprised him. He thought he was already very fast, but the transport team of Fatty Zhang had already set foot on the road to Changping. Along the way, you can see transport teams with the flag of Zhangping Chamber of Commerce, one after another, moving forward. The fully loaded carriages pressed deep ruts on the snowy road. From time to time, he would see a carriage broken on the roadside, but it would not take long. An empty carriage would come over, transport the things on it and continue to move forward. The broken carriage would be left on the roadside. Soon, a craftsman would catch up, take out a full set of tools and start repairing. Once it was repaired, the empty carriage would move forward again to continue transporting the broken carriages.

The high efficiency of the action made Li Mingjun a little ashamed. Is this the power of money that Commander Xu said? In order to make money, those businessmen are almost smart. Every detail is considered very carefully.

Summoning his generals, Li Mingjun once again emphasized the importance of supporting Changping this time. Time is life, time is life. Li Mingjun kept instilling this truth to his subordinates, waving his whip. He pointed at the endless stream of carriages along the way.

"We are the army.

If you can't march as fast as merchants and civilians, you don't have to be soldiers in the future. If you become an officer, go back to farming." Li Mingjun waved his whip and said, "From now on, every day is a forced march. If you don't walk 80 miles, you have to travel overnight. Anyone who can't keep up with the team and falls behind will be asked to return directly to Shanggu. I don't need these sparse soldiers."

"General, if we march so fast, I'm afraid there will be many people who fall behind." Guo Fu said with some concern.

"If you fall behind, then so be it. We have 15,000 people. Even if 5,000 fall behind, there are still 10,000 people who can reach Changping. Those who reach Changping are all tough guys and can be more useful. I believe you all understand what Changping means and what it means wherever it is." Li Mingjun said sternly.

"Understood."

"Now execute my orders." Li Mingjun jumped on his horse and galloped forward.

When Gao Yuan's order reached Jicheng, the war machine of the Han Dynasty immediately began to operate. After nearly two years of recuperation, this terrifying guy once again showed his ferocious claws. Jinyang went to war, but it was not only the first war zone that was affected. The second war zone also took action immediately and began to enter a state of combat readiness, and had to guard against the Chu army stabbing in the back. The entire Han national machine rumbled, all pointing to one target. All the major military workshops in Jishi City were operating at full capacity. Weapons were being transported via the highway. Countless warehouses opened their doors and food was being hauled out day and night. The road leading to the State of Zhao was completely filled with these carriages. The flags of various chambers of commerce were flying on the carriages, and the bosses were all smiling. The Han Dynasty was going to war again, and for them, this was an opportunity to make a lot of money. After transporting the goods to the destination and taking the receipt back to the country, they could cash in stacks of brand new bills.

Just as Han began to brew a war aimed at making the Qin people bleed and exhaust the country's strength, the atmosphere in Xianyang was extremely tense. However, this tension was not because of the war that was about to start. The intelligence of Han had not yet been transmitted to Xianyang. In the past two years, due to the full-scale attack of Han's intelligence opportunities and the Mao Wei incident, the Qin people's Black Ice Platform's spy agencies in Han suffered heavy losses. With the reform of the Han Supervisory Council, the establishment of the National Security Bureau, and the separation of the Military Investigation Bureau, the National Security Bureau, which specializes in counter-espionage work, has focused more on dealing with Qin's Black Ice Platform and Chu's Ghost. For a while, these two intelligence agencies were almost suppressed in Han and could not raise their heads, and it became very difficult to obtain and transmit intelligence.

The tension in Xianyang was because Li Ru was seriously ill and was about to die. When several famous doctors in the Qin Dynasty all unanimously concluded that it was powerless to save him and the gods could not save him, King Qin Yingying finally decided to start what he had been planning for a long time.

Qin needs comprehensive reforms, otherwise, one day, it will be exhausted by Han. Others may not know, but Ying Ying knows it very well. Qin's current comprehensive national strength is far inferior to that of Han, let alone Chu. Li Ru has always wanted to integrate the existing forces and focus on defeating Han. However, as time goes by, the national strength has not increased, but has gradually deteriorated. Ying Ying must rush ahead of time to carry out a reform from top to bottom and from inside to outside.

Since Fan Sui's assassination of Li Ru was exposed, Ying Ying has started this plan. The light punishment of Fan Sui is a clear signal that Ying Ying needs to find his allies and enemies. Sure enough, from then on, someone would jump out almost every day.

Li Ru is about to fall. This former pillar of Qin has become an obstacle that prevents Qin from going further. God has mercy on Qin and wants to take him away. Ying Ying thinks this is a hint from God to him, and it is time to act.

"Has the messenger who summoned Fan Sui to return to the court arrived safely?" Looking at Mingtai, Yingying was a little worried.

"Don't worry, your majesty. All the soldiers who went to Heibingtai this time were elite soldiers. On the way back, General Tan Feng will also send troops to escort him. He will definitely send Fan Shoufu back safely." Mingtai said affirmatively.

"We must not let Fan Shoufu get into trouble. I am still counting on him. Although Tan Feng is talented, he is not a Qin person after all. Besides, I am also counting on him to guard Yishui and prevent the Han people from invading the border."

"Have those people made any moves?"

"Yes, the messenger left the city and was constantly attacked along the way." Mingtai said, "They are just jumping clowns. Your majesty, don't worry."

Yingying's face was extremely ugly. "What is the difference between this and open rebellion? They are too bold. When Fan Shoufu returns to Xianyang, he cannot enter the city or ask for supplies from anywhere. He must solve everything by himself. Have you arranged all these?"

"I have arranged everything properly. There will be no mistakes." Mingtai said affirmatively.

"This is my country. I want to recruit someone, but I have to worry about whether this person can come back alive. It's really a big joke." Ying Ying was very angry. In his father's time, none of those people dared to make a fuss. Now they are bullying me because I am young and want to climb over my head and pee and shit on me.

"Where is General Lu? Is there any movement?" Ying Ying finally asked the question he was most worried about.

"Every day, intelligence comes from the direction of Hangu Pass. The latest news is that General Lu is using the excuse of the civil strife in the Western Zhao army to send troops to Hangu Pass, preparing to take this opportunity to take down Western Zhao cleanly and neatly, and officially turn it into the territory of our Great Qin. However, Prime Minister Cui has already sent people to General Lu. Because the identity of the person going there is too special, the subordinates dare not act on their own, so they can only let him go."

Ying Ying sighed and turned his eyes to Bai Qi beside Mingtai, "Bai Qi, you have also served under General Lu. Tell me, what will General Lu do this time?"

"This?" Bai Qi was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a moment, he answered honestly, "Your Majesty, I can't guess what General Lu is thinking."

"Yes, you can't guess, and I can't guess either. If General Lu returns to Xianyang, how should I deal with it?" He looked at his two confidants and asked.

Both of them lowered their heads. This question is not easy to answer, and I am afraid that no matter how they answer, it will be wrong.

"Bai Qi, take a group of troops out of Xianyang and station them on the way back to General Lu. If General Lu comes back, tell him that as long as he goes back to Hangu Pass, the past friendship will still exist, and he will still be my most trusted general." Ying Ying said.

"What if General Lu insists on returning to Beijing?" Bai Qi asked in a low voice.

Ying Ying was silent for a while, "Then the friendship will be gone, do you understand? If General Lu enters Xianyang, everything will be hard to say." (To be continued)