The first clash between the Xiongnu and Five Chariot City ended with a complete victory.
The Xiongnu's Touman Chief was caught off guard. After losing many outstanding generals, he led the army back three miles in a sorry state.
In the night, the city walls were brightly lit. There were three times more soldiers patrolling than usual. On the horse's face, a large bonfire burned all night, illuminating the area several miles around Five Carriage City to prevent the Xiongnu from ambushing at night.
Unlike the brightly lit city walls, the city was under curfew. All the residents had returned home. Regardless of whether they could sleep or not, they could only wrap themselves in blankets in the darkness and wait anxiously, or fall asleep heartlessly.
Five Carriages City had entered a state of war, and all the daily expenses of the residents had become rationed. Shops were closed, restaurants were closed, and even the brothels, which were usually lively, had no business. The girls sat in front of the bronze mirror in a daze. They dressed up and looked beautiful, but no one appreciated them.
The streets were quiet, with the occasional chirping of insects and birds. A series of footsteps disturbed the silence. It was not that there were no brave residents who wanted to see what was going on. However, when he saw his wife and children, he dispelled such thoughts.
The door of the main building was opened, and the lights shone on the leader's face. The guards at the door did not say anything and silently let him in.
After passing through several open and hidden sentries, the group finally arrived at the hall on the first floor of the main building. Ying Zige was already waiting there.
The lights in the surroundings were constantly burning, bringing light and warmth to the hall. The Everbright Lamp was produced in the East China Sea and was specially used by the royal family of Qi State. However, there was no lack of bold people in this world. As long as there was a profit, even if it was thousands of miles away, the Eternal Light could still appear in this desolate and cold land of the northwest.
"Young Master, I've brought the person you wanted!”After Li Ergou finished speaking, he stood beside Ying Ziyi with his hands behind his back.
The few people Ying Zige had found were nothing special. From their appearance, they had unshaven beards, tall figures, and thick muscles. They were no different from ordinary prisoners of war.
Ying Ziyi sat there and looked at the seven people in front of him. He smiled and said,"Are you wondering why I called you here?”
Among the seven people, the leader, a burly man, walked up and bowed."Now that the Xiongnu are besieging the city, I'm afraid it's not an ordinary matter for Young Master to call us here.”
"When all of you were under Li Mu, you were all pillars of the country. Once the country is destroyed, you will become prisoners.”Ying Zige said faintly.
When Li Ergou heard Ying Ziyi's words, he was shocked. His eyes widened, and his hands tightly gripped the sword at his waist, just in case.
"Milord, there's no need to be like this. With that lord outside, it would be impossible for us to harm Young Master.”The burly man in the lead also noticed Li Ergou's strange behavior and laughed at himself helplessly.
Ying Zige smiled. The man was talking about Sheng Qi, who was outside the door. The astonishing killing intent that he emitted was enough to intimidate experts of a certain level.
"I called you here for one thing. I want you to feign surrender.”
The leader was a little surprised and said,"Since Young Master knows our identities, you should know that we are General Li Mu's personal guards. Qin destroyed Zhao and Dai Wang fled far away. We have a national feud with Young Master. Young Master isn't afraid that our feigned surrender will turn into a real surrender.”
"You won't!" Ying Ziyi said with certainty.
"Why?" The burly man asked.
"The Qin Kingdom destroyed the Zhao Kingdom. The crime is not Qin, but Wang Qian of Zhao. Li Mu is the dry city of the country. The king of Zhao destroyed his pillar and destroyed the country. What does it have to do with the Great Qin Dynasty?”
"Hahahaha!" When the seven people heard this, they laughed loudly as if they had heard something very happy. They were so excited that their faces turned red.”
Ying Zige waited. Finally, the big man said,"After listening to Young Master's words tonight, all the anger we've suffered over the years has finally dissipated. Young Master is right, we don't hate the Qin country, we hate that stupid and aimless Zhao Wangqian.”
The burly man paused for a moment. He could finally vent all the anger he had accumulated over the years today. He continued,"Ever since the Emperor of Zhou lost his country, the world has been in conflict for hundreds of years. When countries attacked each other, which day did not see countries being destroyed, and which day did not see families being destroyed? In this chaotic world, we soldiers have long been accustomed to life and death. Killing or being killed was a common occurrence in this chaotic world. "However, in that great war back then, we lost. We didn't lose to the enemy, but to our king. In all honesty, Wang Jian and General Li Mu were on par. The only difference is that Ying Zheng is many times stronger than our King of Zhao. We seven brothers will not hate the strong, we will only hate ourselves for not being strong enough, we will only hate our master for not being strong enough.”
"Hahaha!" Ying Zige smiled and bowed to the seven people,"Hearing the words of a strong man is enlightening. Please accept Ying Ziyi's bow."
"We don't deserve Young Master's gift.”The burly man helped Ying Ziyi up." Since Young Master is a bosom friend, I will naturally serve you." Young Master wanted to use the plan of feigning surrender, most likely to surprise attack the Xiongnu camp. I wonder what Young Master can do?"
Ying Ziyi was shocked, thinking that the person in front of him was truly intelligent and resourceful. He said respectfully,"Mister, do you know that Tian Dan restored the country in the past?”
"Young Master is talking about the Fire Bull Formation!"
"That's right!"
The burly man shook his head." I'm afraid it won't be easy. Ever since the Fire Bull Formation was born, Tian Dan's name has spread throughout the world. It wasn't that other countries hadn't tried to imitate it, but they had all failed.”
"That's because they're using the wrong cow.”Ying Ziyi smiled and didn't explain. He continued," Five days later, the seven of you will leave the city at night and seek refuge with the Xiongnu. We underestimated the enemy. When our army comes out and defeats the Xiongnu, you and your seven men can take advantage of the chaos to escape.”
"Understood!" The seven of them cupped their fists and bowed.
"Very well then. After this is done, I will report to the King of Qin and restore your Li family's glory.”
When the burly man heard this, he leaned back slightly and took two steps back. He wasn't surprised that Ying Ziyi knew that they were Li Mu's personal guards. However, Ying Ziyi knew that his surname was Li, which made him feel a little scared. After the destruction of the State of Zhao, his identity had become a top secret. Other than a few brothers beside him, no one else knew his identity.
Ying Zige, who was still smiling, suddenly became unfathomable in the eyes of the burly man, and even made him feel a little afraid.
"Young Master, are they trustworthy?”After the seven of them left, Li Ergou asked worriedly.
"Don't doubt the person you use, don't doubt the person you use." Ying Ziyi shamelessly plagiarized another famous saying. Upon hearing this, his image in Li Ergou's eyes instantly became many times higher.
Ying Ziyi said that as a villain, it was best to copy the game.
ps.￣□￣|| After writing so many chapters, he actually didn't discover anything. Thanks to Wang Xu of the Ghost Valley for his reminder, he had already changed it.
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