Qin Dynasty: Sword Asks the Bright Moon

Zhao Ji disappeared again the next time, but Yang Ming didn't care much about it, because the relationship between the two was a tug-of-war. When Yang Ming showed off his offensive, Zhao Ji would retreat in panic. But when Yang Ming shows cowardice and retreats, Zhao Ji will feel that she is the strong one and will appear in front of Yang Ming with great confidence.

Besides, besides Zhao Ji, Yang Ming has more important things to do.

Zhao Ji is just an inaccessible external help to Yang Ming, but if Yang Ming wants to get what he wants, his own strength is the real foundation.

In the spring of the fifth year of King Qin's reign, the world, which had been peaceful for several months, became restless again.

King Zhao Yan of the State of Zhao appointed veteran Pang Nuan as the general of the State of Zhao, replacing the former Lian Po. Since then, the Yan State has seen the hope of revenge.

King Yan asked Ju Xin, the general beside him, about the strength of his friend Pang Nuan.

Ji Xin replied: I was good friends with Pang Nuan in the past and we knew each other very well. It is not difficult to defeat him.

When King Yan heard this answer, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and thought of attacking Zhao.

Unfortunately, the war capabilities of the Yan State are really limited. The Yan State is still dispatching troops and generals to prepare to attack the Zhao State. The Qin State has already received news that the Yan State is preparing to attack the Zhao State.

When Yang Ming heard the news, he happened to be at Meng's house.

"Do you two think Yan State can win this time?" Meng Ao asked Yang Ming and Meng Tian.

"Ju Xin is a famous general. Back then, he was Le Yi's deputy and assisted King Yan Zhao in enriching the country and strengthening its army. He almost destroyed the Qi State. If such a famous general takes action and knows the leader of the Zhao army Pang Nuan so well, the Zhao State may win. , but it won’t be too easy if you think about it.” Meng Tian analyzed.

"Yang Ming, what do you think?" Meng Ao did not comment on Meng Tian's point of view, but looked at Yang Ming.

"General, I am afraid that the Yan State will steal the chicken but lose the rice this time." Yang Ming said.

At this time, Yang Ming kept looking through the past memories in his mind, and he found that he seemed to have remembered something wrong. During the five years of the Qin Dynasty's war, the Qin army did not attack the Wei Kingdom, but the areas on both sides of the river. The cities and pools of the Wei State.

In the fifth year of the Qin Dynasty, Meng Ao attacked Wei and took 20 cities including Suanzao, Yan, Xu, Changping, Yongqiu and Shanyang, and initially established Dongjun.

"Do you think Yan State will be defeated?" Meng Ao asked.

"It will fail, and it will be a disastrous defeat." Yang Ming said.

"What's the reason?" Meng Ao asked.

Meng Tian also looked at Yang Ming doubtfully. If Yan had a reason to lose, would they still initiate a war?

"No matter how you say the war, in the final analysis, it is about people. Compared with the Yan army and the Zhao army, to be honest, there is no comparison at all. The Yan army's combat power, even the Korean army can defeat it." Yang Mingdao.

"But if the general of an army can strategize and exploit strengths and avoid weaknesses, it may not be impossible for the weak to defeat the strong." Meng Tian reminded.

"This is true. If it is said that because of the fighting strength of the two armies, the Yan army lost three points before the battle, then Ju Xin, as the commander of the Yan army, will definitely defeat the Yan army." Yang Mingdao .

"I know Ju Xin. I studied with me in Qi State when I was young. He is talented, intelligent and perseverant. He is considered a famous general. Would such a person lose to Pang Nuan?" Meng Ao questioned.

This world is very big, with a radius of thousands of miles and a population of more than ten million, but it is actually very small. The generals and ministers of the seven kingdoms know each other, and they were even friends with each other when they were young, and the royal families of the seven kingdoms even know each other. They are even related to each other by marriage, and their blood relationship is far closer than people imagine.

Meng Ao and Ju Xin are very familiar with each other. Meng Ao still understands Ju Xin's abilities. It is difficult for such a person to be defeated on the battlefield. And where does Yang Ming's judgment come from?

"Yes, the Ju Xin that the general knew was from forty or even fifty years ago. At that time, Ju Xin might have been an extraordinary talented military disciple. When he was young, he assisted King Yan Zhao in establishing the Yan Kingdom. The peak period was indeed a display of his abilities, but time is passing, the times are developing, and now it is no longer the era that once belonged to him." Yang Mingdao.

Meng Ao and Meng Tian, ​​the grandfather and grandson, were already looking pensive at this time.

"Look what Ju Xin has been busy with in the past few decades? After the death of King Yan Zhao, he was left out in the cold and has been working in the Yan Kingdom in order to be used. He put too much thought into the camp. Now, how much time can you devote to studying the art of war?"

"Forty or fifty years ago, he may have had similar military skills as you, the general. But now if the general and Ju Xin meet on the battlefield with their own troops, I'm sure that Ju Xin will not be the general's. enemy."

"Because in the past forty or fifty years, General, you have experienced nearly a hundred major and small battles. General, you have constantly summed up your experience in the war and improved your understanding of the art of war. You are constantly making progress, and looking back at the drama, he What improvements can be made in the past few years?" Yang Ming continued.

"The most important thing is that when Ju Xin thought that he knew Pang Nuan very well and it was not difficult to defeat Pang Nuan, he had already cut off his last hope of victory."

"The Pang Nuan he knows is only the Pang Nuan in his memory. Does he know what Pang Nuan's ability is now? He doesn't know. He looks at his opponent with old eyes, but he feels that he is sure to win. This is This is a taboo for military strategists to underestimate the enemy. The Yan State is not as good as the Zhao army, and the commander is such a person, how can they win?"

"So, Yan State will not only be defeated, but also defeated miserably." Yang Ming said firmly.

"It seems so." Meng Tian muttered.

"Yes, I and Lu Xiangguo also think so, so they changed the target of this expedition from Wei State to Wei State. Wei State is too close to Zhao State. If our army attacks Wei State, it will inevitably happen after Zhao Army wins. , the morale has been greatly boosted, and our army's retreat has been intercepted." Meng Ao said, looking at Yang Ming with a look of approval.

"It's just a pity that you are now the captain of Ganquan Palace. Even I have no right to transfer you. If not, I am really prepared to keep you by my side and let you participate in this war. The art of war cannot be just on bamboo slips. I studied in middle school." Meng Ao said with a look of regret.

Meng Ao somewhat regretted his decision when he first met Yang Ming. After all, it was he who arranged for Yang Ming to enter Ganquan Palace.

"There will be opportunities in the future." Yang Ming smiled.

The five years of Qin Wangzheng actually passed very quickly. Now Yang Ming's life is quite rich. After a winter, he has completed the ninth form of Tianshuang Fist, Frost Snow Ice Mountain, and began to try to practice the third form. The first move among the ten moves is to stand proudly on the lonely peak. The Tianshuang Qi in the body has been cultivated to an extremely deep level. It has even surpassed the Xuyun Jin due to the conflicting attributes.

Now, for Yang Ming, the threshold for practicing the three-point return to vitality has been broken. Although if he wants to practice the three-point return to vitality, he must completely complete the Fengshen Kick, Cloud Dispelling Palm, and Tianshuang Fist, but Yang Ming currently only needs to It’s enough to cultivate the three-point return vitality to a small degree of success.

As long as Yang Ming can cultivate the three-point return to vitality to a small degree, he can rely on the various magical powers of the three-point return to vitality and his strong and domineering inner strength to make himself invincible in the first-class realm and comparable to the master.

If the Paiyun Palm and Tianshuang Fist can be practiced to the level of Fengshen Kick, the three-point returning vitality supported by the three martial arts of the Dacheng Realm can reach an incredible level. The Grandmaster can just wait and see, even the Great Grandmaster can't do it. Aim for the title.

If he could go one step further and achieve the perfection of practicing the three martial arts, completely master the power of wind, cloud, and frost between heaven and earth, and then return the three points to the perfection of vitality cultivation, then Yang Ming would definitely be the best in this world. He is an existence that can rival gods and demons. The world is so big, there is nothing that can stop him.

But it is so difficult to practice the three-point return to the original energy. Until now, it is difficult for Yang Ming to make the three inner energies reach a harmonious state in the body, let alone integrate the three inner energies into one to achieve the preliminary state of return to the original energy. .

So right now, for Yang Ming, the most important thing is to step into the threshold of three-point return to vitality. After all, next year's five-nation coalition forces will jointly attack Qin. For Yang Ming, it is a once-in-a-decade opportunity. The opportunity is ahead, but If you don't have enough strength to grasp it, it will be in vain.

Of course, besides practicing the three-point return to vitality, Yang Ming had to learn swordsmanship from each other with Jing Salamander. This kind of life was actually quite interesting for Yang Ming.

"There are not many opportunities left. This year may be the last time I go on an expedition in my life." Meng Ao sighed, stroking his gray beard.

Now that he is over seventy, it is time for him to retire, whether it is for himself or for others.

In the next half month, Meng Ao recruited 30,000 soldiers and horses from nearby counties in Xianyang. He left Xianyang in a mighty manner and headed straight for Hangu Pass. When passing through Hedong County, he recruited 20,000 soldiers from Hedong County. Horses, and then passed through Hanoi County. Hanoi County Lieutenant Yang Duanhe led 10,000 soldiers and horses to fight with the army, and went straight to Wei.

Facing the menacing Qin army, the Wei State, which had been in constant internal strife since last year due to the death of the old King Wei and the death of Lord Xinling, unexpectedly united in a rare way. For a time, the new king Wei Wangzeng who sat on the throne could not help himself. Know whether to cry or laugh.

In early March, the Qin army and the Wei army fought fiercely on the south bank of the river.

In this battle, Meng Tian first showed his prowess, and Wei soldiers rushed to the battle in celebration.

However, all this has little to do with Yang Ming. At this time, he is still maintaining a peaceful life. The luxury and noise of Ganquan Palace have little impact on people like him, because Zhao Ji hides again Woke up.

In April, news from the land of Yan and Zhao reached Xianyang. Ju Xin of the Yan State led a hundred thousand Yan troops south to attack the Zhao State. He was defeated by Zhao State's general Pang Nuan with an army of 70,000 people. He killed 20,000 people in formation and covered them up along the way. , went straight to the south bank of Yishui, and then swept across the southern border of Yan State along Yishui. By May, the two hundred miles of Yan State's south bank of Yishui River belonged to Zhao State, and Zhao State finally opened up the hinterland of Zhao State and passed through the northern foot of Taihang Mountain. path and other channels.

Since then, the Zhao State has been reunited as one, and the 100,000 frontier troops in the north can go south at any time to join Zhao State's foreign wars. Zhao State's deteriorating military strength since the Changping War has been completely reversed, and it seems that Zhao State can regain the strength of its soldiers and horses, and its invincibility in battle. An overwhelming occasion.

At the beginning of May, the Qin army defeated the main force of the Wei army, followed the river all the way east, attacked the city, and captured 20% of Shanyang and Yongqiu at the end of May, and set up Dongjun, with Meng Wu as the prefect of Dongjun to guard the important place of jujube.

In early June, the Qin army returned. When Meng Ao led more than 20,000 soldiers and horses to answer Xianyang, it was already mid-June. At this time, Xianyang had already fallen into another atmosphere, one called festive. atmosphere of.

The young king of Qin State, the dignitary of King Qin got married.