The Qin people of Xianyang City, in the victory of the battle of Qin and Wei, were happy within a few days, and learned of the defeat in the battle of Qin and Chu. The death toll overwhelmed everyone, and they wailed every night.

The entire 200,000 troops were all killed in battle. Even if the allied forces of the countries broke through the Hangu Pass, the Qin State had never suffered such a big loss.

In a two-front battle, the strength of the army itself is tight, and the Qin State has lost so much at once, and it cannot be filled in a short period of time.

When the news of Li Xin's defeat came, Yingzheng went to the temple that night, knelt in front of the tablet of the ancestors of the past dynasties, and constantly repented of his mistakes. Defeat is not terrible, and lost cities can be recaptured later, but the number of deaths continues to rise.

Xiang Yan pursued for three days and three nights, and the entire Qin army had already formed a rout, and even the troops brought by Wang Ben were affected, and 30,000 Qin soldiers were lost before they could block the offensive of Xiang Yan's army. In this battle, the Qin State lost at least about 250,000 troops.

Those were all veterans who could fight, and it wasn't until Ling Yu appeared with 30,000 guards that Xiang Yan led his troops to withdraw, tightly defending the many cities of the Chu State, and keeping an eye on the Qin State's every move. The Qin State has suffered such a big loss, and it will fight back no matter what, Xiang Yan has already lined up and waited for the Qin army to arrive again.

Where did Yingzheng dare to send troops to attack Chu again, so many soldiers died, the lost city, and a large amount of military assets were also taken away by Xiang Yan, and it was difficult to start a war. As long as logistics cannot keep up, no matter how many troops are transferred, it will only consume national strength.

This battle poured cold water on Yingzheng and completely woke him up. Before the war, Li Xin was chosen instead of Wang Qian, and Li Xin's mind was used to play Xiang Yan. In particular, they are reluctant to send more troops, and the more reluctant they are, the more they will lose. In terms of the entire strategy, Yingzheng lost and lost to the loser.

The king of Chu is not the king of Wei, and the state of Chu is not the state of Wei, and the talent of the person who is responsible is very clear. As long as Qi Qi dares to go back, he dares to use it, and gives Xiang Yan unreserved support. Originally, the army was inferior to the Chu State, the Chu army's combat strength was very strong in the south, and too many victories had overwhelmed Ying Zheng's mind, and the Qin State could not be defeated.

In the Qin Ranch, when Li Xin held the corpse of Jin and Bronze and arrived with Wang Ben, Meng Tian and others, the whole ranch cried. They were surrounded by the corpses of Praetorian Guards, and wailing cries spread throughout the ranch.

No matter how many ordinary soldiers died, the people of the ranch did not feel sad. As long as it is a person in the army, the horse leather shroud is the best destination. But this battle was not a matter of the Praetorian Guards, but Ling Yu's own idea, and he was afraid that Li Xin, Wang Ben and others would be assassinated, so he sent them out.

The combat power of the Praetorian Guard, everyone in the military knows that its combat power is stronger than that of the Guards, and it is a descendant of Yingzheng who spent a lot of money to build. Until the critical moment, the Praetorian Guard will never be allowed to make a move. It's a pity that this time, many of them died in the chaos, even gold and bronze died, don't you mourn.

Looking at Li Xin, Wang Ben and others kneeling in front of him, the soulless Ling Yu did not say a word of harsh criticism, but just held the corpse of gold and bronze and erected a monument with his own hands.

"I knew that there would be a day when I would die in the war if I worked in the army."

"My sister Jin Tong, it's worth dying, Brother Li Xin can bring back your corpse, and it can be regarded as benevolent and righteous."

Li Xin cried bitterly: "I really don't have the face to come back to see the Commander, Sister Jin Tong died for me, if she hadn't blocked that arrow for me, I might have died a long time ago." I admit all the punishments, but I can't die now, I have to avenge my sister, I must break through the Chu State and kill Xiang Yan. ”

Thinking of the past with Jin Tong, Li Xin was still a member of the city guards at that time, and Jin Tong was training in the ranch, and the two often interacted with each other. This is also the reason why Ling Yu sent Jin Tong to pass the order, because what Jin Tong said, Li Xin would believe it.

didn't think about it, Jin Tong went, but what came back was a corpse, and Li Xin couldn't escape the blame. When he returned, he did not go to Zhangtai Palace to confess his sins, but came to the ranch first, waiting for the punishment that Ling Yu gave him.

The death of Jin Bronze hit Ling Yu very hard, the Nie family first died of Silver Copper, and now Jin Bronze is also dead, but she can't fall yet, and she has to work hard to cheer up, so as not to bring too much emotion.

Ling Yu didn't scold Li Xin, and didn't even reply to his words, he kept carving the tombstone in his hand, and his mouth was also reading: "Yingjun, the centurion of the Praetorian Guard, the peak of the middle grade master, died well." ”

"Mi Qi, the captain of the Praetorian Guard, the peak first-class master, died without regrets."

"Wei Yun, a member of the Praetorian Guard, a peak high-grade master,......。"

“……”

One by one, the names were read like a number of treasures, and when the more than 200 names were counted, and the monument was erected with his own hands, Ling Yu said: "You are all home, the fallen leaves return to the roots, and my sister will help you enter the soil with her own hands." ”

Brand new tombs stood in front of them, together with the nearby silver and bronze tombs, and the entire ranch people wept bitterly.

Putting away his depressed mood, Zero Yu raised his head and shouted: "Stop me, from now on, no one is allowed to cry." ”

"As a Praetorian Guard, the horse leather shroud is the best place to be. My sister Jin Tong also died, but I am very happy, at least she was not killed by a conspiracy, but died on the battlefield of Daqin. My Nie family was originally an assassin group, and there is a saying among the assassins that it is very good that when you lift the sword, you must have the consciousness of being killed. ”

"So everyone is not allowed to cry, they are dead, just because they are not strong enough. If they are all at the peak of their best strength, and they take a few people to withdraw from the battlefield, where will they die? All the people on my ranch should take this as a warning, and they should strengthen their training in normal times to achieve the training goals I mentioned, do you hear? ”

Everyone in the ranch held back their tears and said in unison: "We don't cry, please mourn Sister Lingyu." ”

Ling Yu waved his hand and said to Li Xin: "Brother Li Xin, you go back, don't come to the ranch if you have nothing to do in the future." You personally buried more than 200,000 brothers in my Great Qin, and also involved Wang Ben, 300 Praetorian Guards, and only about 50 came back alive, and I don't dare to send any Praetorian Guard brothers to you in the future. ”

"Go, don't cry before me, you should go to the king and forgive your sins. From today on, Meng Tian is not allowed to follow you again, I will take him back to Yongcheng, so that the ministers of the court and the central government will not punish him, you should understand what I mean. ”

Li Xin held back his tears, nodded, kowtowed violently, and turned to walk towards Xianyang.

Li Xin understood what Ling Yu meant, this time the defeat and the number of deaths were too many, and Ying Zheng had to punish the generals who participated in the war. Li Xin knew that he might not die, but severe punishment could not be avoided.

At this time, Zero Yu took Meng Tian away, and there was completely the meaning of maintenance in it. Meng Tian is not the boss, all military orders are obeyed by Li Xin, as long as Meng Tian is taken away as soon as possible, after going to Yongcheng, who dares to take him? Yongcheng is the territory of the garrison army, with the personality of the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji, which minister dares to make her unhappy?

So not long after Li Xin left, Ling Yu took Meng Tian and went directly to Yongcheng. If anyone is not convinced, then ask the opinion of the military first. What can the military say? Naturally, one nostril with zero feather is out of breath. Ling Yu's status, coupled with the power of the Meng family, who dares to stare at Meng Tian?

Wang Ben sighed, followed Li Xin's side, and sighed: "This defeat, my Great Qin's vitality has been greatly lost, and many generals in the military will be punished. Sister Ling Yu did that, which can be regarded as retaining some of the vitality of the military, and those civil servants in the DPRK and China will definitely make a big fuss about this matter. The sister who can protect you will protect it, but she can't protect you because you are the boss. ”

Li Xin cried bitterly: "Sister Jin Tong died for me, but I lived. Silver Bronze died, and Sister Jin Bronze also died, which was too big a blow to Sister Zero Yu. We can all cry, but she can't, it's definitely more painful than us. ”

Wang Ben said bitterly: "No matter how painful it is, you have to endure it, because she is the commander of the garrison." With this grievance, go to Yongcheng to vent, it is estimated that the soldiers of Yongcheng will not dare to hit her gun, and the speed of cleaning up those soldiers will be very fast. ”

"You also have to keep in mind that the responsibility for defeat must be borne down, my sister has already communicated with the people in the military, as long as you insist that it is your own battle plan, the other brothers in the army will be protected. This mess, if you, the coach, want to shirk responsibility, it is estimated that it will be difficult for you to mix in the army in the future. ”

Li Xin nodded desperately and said: "I came up with the idea of crossing the Honghe River, and I also gave the order to attack the enemy camp at night. My life was saved by my sister Jin Bronze, the Praetorian Guard is the king's trump card, so many brothers have died, it is estimated that Brother Yingcheng will hate me to death. ”

Wang Ben looked up to the sky and sighed, and said: "What we can do now is to save your life, there will be no great merits in the future, and it will be difficult for the king to promote you to a handsome position." The battle of Qin and Chu was lost, it is estimated that the queen mothers will not be able to sit still, you not only have to accept the punishment of the king, but also go to Huayang Palace to pray for the forgiveness of the queen mother, no one wants to break through the state of Chu more than the queen mother. ”

Li Xin thought of these questions at the moment of defeat. In the battle of Qin and Chu, the Qin State had been preparing for many years, but it was defeated. If it weren't for the revenge of Jin Tong, Li Xin really didn't have the courage to return to China to ask for guilt.

Entering Xianyang, I heard people crying everywhere, Li Xin led all veterans who could fight well, and most of their families were in Xianyang. There were 250,000 people, and most of the people in Xianyang City were crying and wailing, if Li Xin didn't have a heart of revenge in his heart, he couldn't wait to immediately apologize for his crimes. And Wang Ben has always followed him, which may also have this reason.

After this battle, many generals of the military died, and the vitality of the Qin State was greatly damaged, so Li Xin could no longer be allowed to die.

Hearing that Ying Zheng was in the Zong Temple, Li Xin and Wang Ben knelt down in front of the Zong Temple, waiting for Ying Zheng to come out and punish him.

The night passed, Yingzheng did not come out, and the civil and military ministers did not go to Zhangtai Palace, and all came to the temple to wait.

Meng Wu asked, "Li Xin, where did my family Meng Tian go?" Although he is a son of my Meng family, how can he not be held accountable for the responsibility of the defeat? ”

Li Xin didn't speak, Wang Ben said: "Meng Tian was taken to Yongcheng by Lord Lingyu, and there is a message for me to tell you that Meng Tian is only a deputy general, with few troops, and she only acts according to orders on the battlefield, and she will punish her for her crimes." If any adult thinks it is not suitable, please go to Yongcheng and call Meng Tian back. ”

"Lord Ling Yu also said that when the Yan State Guards are transferred south, Yongcheng can't sit idly by. She will send troops directly from Yongcheng and connect with the garrison guards at Yanmen Pass to put pressure on Yan Guo. The person who commanded the army chose Meng Tian, because he was most familiar with the tactics of the garrison, and it was not suitable for other generals. As long as the king and the military do not object, the soldiers under his command must carry it out. ”

"Finally, I would like to advise all of you, I have never changed generals in the face of the Great Qin Army. No matter what the outcome of the battle of Qin and Chu was, as long as General Meng Tian was not the commander, he could not be held responsible, lest the garrison army mutiny. If anyone is not convinced, please go to Ganquan Palace and ask the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji for the reason. ”

Hearing such tough words, Li Si and the others, who originally wanted to say something, all shut up. Reasoning with the garrison, where can it be reasonable. Meng Wu won't say much, Zero Yu has secured Meng Tian, and he, the head of the Meng family, will fully cooperate.

Everyone didn't dare to hold Meng Tian responsible, so they could only stare at Li Xin, who was kneeling on the ground, and they all saw that everyone in the military was out of the same nostril, and the generals who participated in the war would have someone to vouch for. Only Li Xin, no one dares to protect him, because he is the coach, and it is difficult to escape from the responsibility of defeat.