In the Qin army camp at Blazing Pass Mountain, Zhao Mu was walking on the road with his thousand-li horse. The soldiers all saluted him with respect.
When Zhao Mu was leading the 50,000 strong army, many people in the army were dissatisfied.
After all, Zhao Mu's title and position were not enough to command an army of 50,000.
Although many people listened to Zhao Mu's orders, they were actually waiting to see Zhao Mu make a fool of himself.
However, from the moment Zhao Mu defeated Lord Xinling, all doubts had vanished.
No matter who it was, they had to admit that Lord Xinling was powerful. Even Meng Ao had to give it his all when facing Lord Xinling, not daring to underestimate him in the slightest.
Now that Zhao Mu had defeated Lord Xinling, he had become famous and was ranked among the famous generals of the world.
Naturally, the 50,000 strong army was like an arm controlling a finger when facing Zhao Mu, and they no longer dared to have any objections.
Gongshu Chou was already waiting in the tent. When he saw Zhao Mu return, he bowed with joy.
"Congratulations, my lord, for being ranked among the famous generals of the world.”
"Mr. Gongshu, you have contributed greatly to this battle. I will write down your contributions to the general.”
Gongshu Chou shook his head, which surprised Zhao Mu.
" I only love the art of traps. Nobles and power mean little to me. By following my lord, I can further improve my Tyrannical Trap Art. This is the greatest gift to me.”
"As for the matter of showing off my achievements, forget it. Once I have a title, the king will definitely transfer me away.”
Zhao Mu understood Gongshu Chou's meaning. If it was an ordinary person, it would not be a big deal for him to stay by Zhao Mu's side even if he had a noble title. However, for a genius like Gongshu Chou, after he had a noble title, neither the King of Qin nor Lu Buwei would agree for Gongshu Chou to stay by Zhao Mu's side and serve him alone.
That was why Gongshu Chou rejected Zhao Mu's offer. He preferred to stay by Zhao Mu's side in a low-key manner.
It was Zhao Mu, not the King of Qin, who had shown him kindness.
Zhao Mu patted Gongshu Chou's shoulder and said in a deep voice,"Thank you."
Gongshu Chou said,"My Lord has treated me well. Gongshu Chou is only doing what he is supposed to do."”
The topic was over. Zhao Mu said,""After Lord Xinling returns to the main camp, I probably won't be able to participate in this battle anymore. After this battle is over, I will most likely return to Xianyang before returning to Mount Shu.
"Mr. Gongshu, you have to go to Xianyang first. Use the silver we have accumulated over the past two years to buy two big houses. One of them has to be located in the prosperous area of Xianyang. It will be the place where I enter the palace and attend court every day.
"There's also a remote place in Xianyang. Other than the residence, I'll transfer all the land that I've earned from this effort to that place. Mr. Gongshu, you'll make that place our research site for mechanism techniques.
Heavenly lightning was a great killing weapon and was extremely important. Although the research was slow, it was still useful. There were also crossbows and mechanical beasts that were of utmost importance. They must not be casually discovered.”
Although Zhao Mu did not know much about history, he knew that King Zhuang Xiang of Qin had only sat on the throne for three years before he died. This year was the third year.
For a long period of time, the vassals would become calm, and Great Qin would temporarily stop fighting because of the change in the throne.
Zhao Mu had to make arrangements for the following matters.
"Alright." Gongshu Chou bowed.
Gongshu Chou was the only talent Zhao Mu had, so he could only leave his matters to Gongshu Chou.
Gongshu Chou made some preparations and headed to Xianyang overnight.
Zhao Mu stayed behind to wait for the war to end. However, he did not expect that the war would not go smoothly.
Although Zhao Mu had defeated Lord Xinling, he had been caught off guard by the first use of the catapult and ballista. Moreover, Zhao Mu was good at seizing opportunities.
He had led his men and relied on his astonishing martial strength to launch a surprise attack on the alliance army. He had even hacked down a Zongshi expert like Zhu Hai with his halberd, causing the alliance army to collapse like a mountain. They had no way to counterattack at all.
Lord Xinling knew this very well, which was why he retreated back into the alliance army camp and abandoned a large number of soldiers.
But to Meng Ao, Lord Xinling was not afraid at all. Especially when he realized that Meng Ao did not have any catapults or ballistae, Lord Xinling displayed the elegance of a famous general of his generation.
He had fought five battles with Meng Ao.
At this time, there was no longer any scheme that could be used.
It tested the quality of the soldiers and their ability to command.
The battle between the large armies on the battlefield was a form of art.
In this kind of art, Meng Ao was slightly inferior.
If it wasn't for the fact that the Qin army was strong and the alliance army was weak, Meng Ao would have suffered the same defeat as before.
Even so, Meng Ao had lost three out of the five battles.
The two sides entered an anxious stalemate.
This was good news for Lord Xinling.
This was because neither King Daoxiang nor the King of Wei had expected Lord Xinling to defeat the Qin army.
What they wanted was to stop the Qin army and let the Qin army understand that the Third Jin Kingdom was not something that Great Qin could attack as it pleased.
After all, according to Meng Ao's winning trend, in a few years, the Three Jin would be destroyed.
However, Meng Ao couldn't do that. He had to win, or he would lose. Moreover, he would lose more than he won.
As a result, Meng Ao's heart gradually became anxious. This was the worst thing a general should do.
In the end, Meng Ao was defeated once again and Lord Xinling broke through the camp.
The morale of the alliance army rose, and Meng Ao had no choice but to retreat.
In history, he had been defeated by Lord Xinling, and now, he was still defeated by Lord Xinling.
Even though Zhao Mu had already resolved his worries, Lord Xinling was Meng Ao's destined nemesis.
Lord Xinling had been chasing after Meng Ao all the way, and countless corpses of Qin soldiers had fallen by the Yellow River.
Zhao Mu, who was still at the 2nd Blazing Pass, received Meng Ao's order to immediately lead 50,000 Qin soldiers to reinforce Meng Ao.
Although Zhao Mu was surprised that Meng Ao would be defeated by Lord Xinling again, this was an opportunity to earn battle merits and attribute points. He would not reject it.
He left 10,000 men to guard the 2nd pass to prevent Lord Xinling from using the same trick again.
Zhao Mu immediately led 40,000 troops to reinforce Meng Ao.
At the same time, Wang He, who was stationed in Yinjin City, immediately split his forces into two groups. They followed him to support Meng Ao.
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