General Qin

In the 20th year of Qin Wangzheng (227 BC), it was the border of Yanzhao.

"When Naigong develops, we must make paper!"

Zhao Tuo was full of grief and indignation, and he limped out of the withered grass, his hands that had just thrown away the wood chips were still shaking slightly.

At this time, it was sunset on the western mountain, and the golden rays of light were cast from the sky, covering the earth with a layer of gorgeous veil. When the wind blows in the mountains, and when the fallen leaves are blowing, it also cools Zhao Tuo's heart.

He looked at the convoy not far away and couldn't help sighing.

"Let's live on first."

Zhao Tuo was originally a nobleman of Zhao State. His father once advised Li Mu, offended Guo Kai, the powerful minister, was imprisoned and died, and brought disaster to his relatives.

Zhao Tuo fled in embarrassment and caught a serious illness on the way. Although he recovered from his illness when he woke up, he also changed his soul.

Today's Zhao Tuo's body is still in the original clothes, but his soul came from more than two thousand years later, because of an accident, he traveled through time.

Zhao Tuo was new here, and when he learned his name from memory, he was surprised.

"Zhao Tuo, could it be that Zhao Tuo who lived over a hundred years old?"

As an "Internet history buff" in his previous life, he didn't dare to say he knew much about the Nanyue King who ruled Guangdong and Guangxi at the end of Qin, but he had heard the name before.

"No, Zhao Tuo in history was a general of Qin. He became the deputy commander of the southern expedition to Baiyue within a few years of reunification. He should be from Qin. I am a remnant of Zhao in his teens. It would be good if I didn't get killed in history. How is it possible to climb to that position?"

"There are not 10,000 people in the Zhao family in the world, but there are 8,000."

"That's right, it must be the same name!"

Zhao Tuo used logic and rational analysis to rule out his unrealistic "fantasy".

"It's the 20th year of Qin Wangzheng. The Zhao State has already perished, and the next one to perish should be the Wei State."

"Han Zhao Wei Chu Yan Qi, um, I remember this is the order of the country's destruction."

Zhao Tuo muttered, suddenly felt a little cold all over his body, looked up, and found a burly man standing on a small slope not far away, with his sword in his forehand, staring at him coldly.

He quickly lowered his head, pressed down his lower garment that was fluctuated by the wind, and walked towards the convoy.

"Tuo, hurry up and eat. When the people of Yan finish their food (sūn), we will be on our way."

飧 means dinner. Before the Qin and Han Dynasties, the ancients used to eat only two meals a day, with "饔(yōng)" for breakfast and "飧" for dinner.

A thin black young man was sitting next to the cart eating, beckoning Zhao Tuo over.

Zhao Tuo's eyelids twitched. The two of them were wearing short jackets and skirt-like skirts.

Inside the lower garment are "kù" (kù), which are worn on the two thighs respectively, and are a kind of primitive form of trousers.

But what makes people speechless is that this kind of cockroach has a crotch open, and it's okay to sit on your knees on weekdays. Once you sit down with your legs spread out, you can have a panoramic view of the crotch scenery, which is very unsightly.

"Hang on, you don't get up yet, be careful not to be seen and punish you."

Zhao Tuo walked over and kicked the thin black young man's feet, kindly reminding him.

The young man was named "Heng", and it is said that he was called "Heng" because he was born sideways when his mother gave birth.

Like Zhao Tuo, Heng was also recruited by the motorcade yesterday. He grew up in the countryside and didn't know formal etiquette.

Although squatting is more comfortable than kneeling, it can't get on the stage, and in some people's eyes, being exposed to birds is tantamount to provocation.

Hearing that a ranger in Yandi saw someone drinking in a skip in a wine shop, he felt greatly insulted, drew his sword on the spot, and blood spattered three steps.

Reminded by Zhao Tuo, he got up from the ground and changed into a kneeling posture.

Seeing this, Zhao Tuo calmly picked up a bowl full of food from the cart.

"I miss my beloved chicken stewed with mushrooms, potatoes with pork ribs, beef with tofu brain, stinky and spicy snail noodles..."

Zhao Tuo grabbed a ball of rice expressionlessly and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing with a series of "click".

"Tuo, this dry rice needs to be soaked in some water to be delicious." Heng reminded.

"I know!" Zhao Tuo gritted his teeth and chewed.

The so-called "dry rice" refers to dry food made from steamed rice after exposure to the sun, which can be eaten for long-distance travel and can fill the stomach, but the taste is not to be mentioned.

But Zhao Tuo was very content. Before joining the team, he was almost starved to death. It was a great happiness to have something to eat.

Just this convoy...

Zhao Tuo raised his head and looked at the flag of the Yan State flying on the car not far away, suddenly felt a headache.

After he crossed, because he was afraid that Zhao Xiang Guo Kai would send someone to kill him, he fled all the way and struggled to survive in the Lilu.

Finally, Zhao Guo was destroyed, and he was about to join the promising Great Qin, but before he left, he heard the news that Qin Wangzheng, whom he "admired", came to Handan in person.

Qin Wangzheng killed dozens of noble families in Handan overnight, and exterminated all those who had old enemies with his mother's family. Among them, two were related to Zhao Tuo, and even related by marriage.

At the same time, because of the fact that the son Jia went to Daidi to become the king, the state of Qin is going around asking for the princes of the state of Zhao and many nobles of the state of Zhao.

This frightened Zhao Tuo. In such a severe situation, he did not dare to take the lead, so he could only follow a group of refugees who did not want to surrender to Qin and ran towards the direction of Yan.

Years of wars in the various countries have consumed countless food and grass, and the people have long been destitute. In addition, in the past two years, in addition to the military disasters in Zhao, earthquakes and famines have occurred one after another.

Zhao Tuo couldn't find any food to eat all the way. He could only eat bark and grass roots like everyone else. His clothes were so torn that he couldn't cover his body. Every time he closed his eyes, he felt like he wouldn't wake up tomorrow.

The refugees around me kept falling down.

Changing children to eat, and devouring corpses are even more common.

Just when Zhao Tuo was about to starve to death, the dawn of life appeared.

A few Yandi rangers appeared nearby, looking for a driver who can drive!

"I'm familiar with this life!"

Zhao Tuo was overjoyed. As a member of the aristocratic class, he has practiced the six arts of a gentleman since childhood.

Ritual, music, archery, royal, book, number.

Among them, "shooting" and "imperial" are compulsory courses for Zhao's sons, especially the imperial art of driving a horse, which is a skill handed down from the ancestors.

Although he didn't want to reveal his identity, but he was starving to death, Zhao Tuo didn't care too much, and hurriedly applied.

He was recruited into the convoy together with "Heng" and got clothes and food, so he survived.

"Tuo, have you seen the yáo car in front of you? I heard from those rangers that the nobleman sitting in the yáo car is the envoy sent by King Yan to Qin. King Yan has been frightened by the Qin people. Now, this time I want to dedicate the land of Dukang to the Qin State in order to conclude a peace treaty!"

"I heard that the people of Yan even beheaded Fan Yuqi, the general of Qin who defected to them, and wanted to give it to the King of Qin together."

He leaned over and whispered the news he had heard in Zhao Tuo's ear.

Zhao Tuo took a deep breath and continued to chew his rice.

"Damn! When the people of Zhao and the people of Qin fought desperately, these Yan people beat us from behind. Now that our country of Zhao is destroyed, they wag their tails at the people of Qin like dogs, begging for the kindness of the King of Qin!"

Heng Yue became more and more angry, and the food he was chewing sprayed out.

Distressed all over his face, he quickly bowed to pick up the rice grains that had been spilled on the ground, and stuffed them into his mouth again.

Zhao Tuo sighed, he knew why Heng was so angry, he scolded the country of Yan while eating the food given by the people of Yan.

Qin and Zhao have been enemies for generations, and every family of Zhao people bears a blood feud with Qin.

Especially in the Battle of Changping more than 30 years ago, Qin general Bai Qi killed 450,000 Zhao troops, which can be called a national memorial. Heng's grandfather died in that battle.

And seven years ago, the Qin army attacked Pingyang, killed Zhao general Hu Zhe, and beheaded 100,000 Zhao troops.

Heng's father, the Zhao soldier who had taught him driving and horsemanship, was also among them.

Generations of blood feuds, Rang Heng would rather defect to Yan than be a citizen of Qin after Zhao died. There are many others like him, and this is where the refugees came from.

As for why they didn't go to Daidi to seek refuge with Prince Jia, the king, because it was the target of the Qin army and there was no food for the common people.

Go to Yan Country, maybe there is still a chance to survive.

Hearing Heng's indignant words, Zhao Tuo smiled wryly in his heart: "The land of Du Kang... the head of Fan Yuqi... this is Jing Ke's assassination of Qin!"