Chapter 743 Personal Loyalty Has Nothing to Do with Family Loyalty! Ambush and Kill Wu Anjun in the Forest!

Two quarters of an hour ago.

Wu'an City Office.

Sima Shang stood in front of the Kunyu map of Wu'an City, staring at the surrounding terrain inch by inch.

While observing, Li Kuo, the magistrate of Wu'an City and Li Mu's cousin, pushed the door open and said softly: "Captain Sima has rushed back all the way, let's take a rest first."

Sima Shang asked without raising his head: "Have you found the whereabouts of Wu'an Jun?"

Li Kuo was silent for a few breaths, and sighed softly: "The scouts have not brought back any news."

Sima Shang murmured: "Yesterday morning, Wu'an Jun just left Wu'an City and continued to move east."

"Logically speaking, the scouts should not have been able to find the whereabouts of Wu'an Jun!"

A panic-stricken guess emerged in the minds of the two at the same time.

Wu'an Jun, perhaps he has met with an accident!

But no one dared to say this guess.

Because this news is a heavy blow to the entire Zhao State!

After a long silence, Sima Shang raised his head to stop the crystal in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Investigate again!"

"We must find out the whereabouts of Wu'an Jun!"

"The Qin army is coming with a great victory, only Wu'an Jun can resist!"

Li Kuo immediately bowed: "All scouts in the county have moved east."

"Wu'an County, of course, will do its best to search for the whereabouts of our Lord!"

Sima Shang had no doubts about this, and asked: "Can the identity of the defeated soldiers be checked at each city gate?"

Li Kuo said solemnly: "Sima Duwei, rest assured, I have sent 3,000 soldiers to execute this order."

"Two thousand soldiers are stationed at four city gates to check all soldiers entering the city All of them will be strictly checked. "

"Another thousand soldiers will lead all friendly forces to line up at the city gates to wait and suppress the chaos."

"These three thousand soldiers are all the elite of our Wu'an City. We will not allow even one unchecked soldier to enter our Wu'an City!"

Sima Shang was relieved a little and said seriously: "Qin Chang'an Jun is good at strong attacks and even better at surprise attacks."

"When Qin attacked Chu, Qin Chang'an Jun had rushed thousands of miles and captured dozens of cities in a row. Most of them took advantage of the chaos to send soldiers disguised as Chu troops to enter the city."

"The inspection at the city gate must not be..."

Just as Sima Shang gave the order, a loud noise penetrated half of Wu'an City and pierced Sima Shang's eardrums.

Sima Shang suddenly looked up to the west and rushed out without even saying a word.

Li Kuo was about to go out with Sima Shang when he heard a familiar drum sound.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Li Kuo's face turned pale in an instant, and he fell to the ground, muttering in a lost voice: "Qin army's victory drum?!"

"Qin army, are you ready for a decisive battle!!!"

Every general knows the famous saying from "Zuo Zhuan" that 'the first drum is strong, the second drum is weak, and the third drum is exhausted'.

The victory drum must not be moved lightly, which is a basic law that every general knows.

Now the sound of Qin army's victory drum resounds through Wu'an City, which means that Qin army has not only arrived outside Wu'an City, but also has made preparations for a war to defeat Wu'an in one battle!

Li Kuo, who knows the defense strength of Wu'an City well, does not think that Wu'an City can hold out under Ying Chengjiao's decisive offensive.

Li Kuo didn't know that if Wu'an City fell, who in Handan City could resist Ying Chengjiao's attack when Le Cheng fought in Jingxing, Le Jian fought in Zhangshui Great Wall, Li Mu disappeared, Pang Nuan, Hu Zhe and other veterans had all passed away, and even Zhao Cong had died in the battle!

After more than ten breaths, Li Kuo finally stood up, slowly sat in front of the table, spread out a piece of silk and wrote quickly:

[From your wife (Li Mu's wife)! ]

[On the day when your Majesty was replaced in battle, the commander-in-chief, General Cong, died in battle, our army was defeated, and the remaining soldiers fled to Wu'an City. ]

[All the soldiers in the army wanted to find your Majesty to regain the tiger talisman, but there was no news from your Majesty after you left Wu'an City in the east. ]

[Now that Wu'an City is in danger, even our great Zhao Sheji may be in turmoil! ]

[The situation is so difficult, your Majesty should be thinking about the future of our Bairen Li family. 】

【Now the Li family of Longxi is growing stronger. My cousin Li Yao is the governor of Qin State, and my nephew Li Xin is also the commander of Qin State. They can help our Li family of Bairen to lobby the King of Qin. 】

【Kuo knows that the eldest son of your majesty, Li Bo, is proficient in military strategy, has great literary talent, and has a noble character. Kuo begs your madam to send your eldest son Bo to Qin to leave a bloodline for our Li family of Bairen! 】

【Kuo, I am willing to send my family to Qin together to protect you all the way! 】

【My cousin Kuo, I weep and pay my respects to your madam in Wu'an City! 】

Li Mu is indeed loyal to Zhao State.

But personal loyalty does not represent the loyalty of the Li family of Bairen!

Blowing dry the ink, putting the silk into the bamboo tube and covering it with mud, Li Kuo strode out of the door.

"At all costs, send this letter back to the old house in Bairen immediately!"

After handing the bamboo tube to the younger generation of the clan to pass it on, Li Kuo slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, and his heart was no longer worried.

Taking the long halberd from the family soldiers, Li Kuo rode out of the county government office and headed west, and finally found Sima Shang who was commanding the battle at the front line.

"Hold on!"

"Family soldiers, line up! Even if I die in battle, don't care, fight to the death! Never retreat!"

Looking at the lost West Gate and a large number of Zhao soldiers who were wearing Zhao armor but stabbing their comrades with long spears, Li Kuo approached Sima Shang and said solemnly: "Captain Sima, we can't hold on!"

"If we continue to fight here, my army may all be buried with Wu'an City!"

Sima Shang looked at Li Kuo and said in surprise: "Li County Magistrate has not fled yet?"

Sima Shang didn't believe that Li Kuo didn't hear the drums of the Qin army.

So when Sima Shang looked back and didn't see Li Kuo's figure, he had assumed that Li Kuo had fled.

Who would have thought that Li Kuo would catch up again!

Li Kuo smiled and said, "As the county magistrate of Wu'an County, I shall live and die with Wu'an City!"

"It's Sima Duwei who should go!"

The Li family of Bairen will not be loyal to Zhao State, and Li Kuo will take the initiative to seek a way out for the clan members to preserve the clan's power.

But it does not mean that Li Kuo is not loyal to Zhao State!

Pulling Sima Shang behind him, Li Kuo said in a deep voice, "Now the troops of Wuxiang Jun and Changguo Jun have not returned to help."

"Handan City is empty!"

"If all the troops of Sima Duwei fall here, Handan will be in danger!"

"Please Sima Duwei lead your troops to Handan City immediately, and help Handan City resist Qin after reorganizing the army in Handan City!"

"My troops will fight to the death in Wu'an City to win the opportunity for Handan City!"

Sima Shang was stunned.

This is the second time.

After Zhao Cong chose to cover the rear of the army, Li Kuo also chose to cover the rear of the army.

What the two wanted was to leave as many living forces as possible for Zhao State in order to fight again!

Taking a deep breath, Sima Shang bowed solemnly: "Thank you, County Magistrate Li."

"I will definitely rush back to Handan City as soon as possible and ask the king to reinforce Wu'an City!"

Li Kuo smiled and bowed: "Sima Duwei, have a good journey!"

Reinforcements?

It's just a joke.

Li Kuo knew very well that the military strength of Wu'an City was not enough to hold on until the day when Zhao State would gather the army again and reinforce Wu'an City!

Watching Sima Shang riding away, Li Kuo turned around and shouted loudly: "Wu'an County comrades, listen to the order!"

"We are all the old subordinates of the king's clan, and we must not humiliate the name of Wu'an Jun."

"Line up!"

"Stop the enemy!"

——

At the same time.

In the dense forest forty miles northeast of Wu'an City.

Zhao Liao patted the tree trunk beside him with his right hand, looked around, and said with a smile: "There are mountains in front and water behind, and the grass and trees are lush in early spring."

"It's really a treasure land!"

Li Mu panted and said casually: "You can think this place is a treasure land. It seems that you have never walked through many rivers and mountains in your life."

"After this battle, remember to go out more and broaden your horizons."

"It will also save you from embarrassment in the future."

Although Li Mu was carrying a shackle weighing 20 kilograms, the shackle could bind Li Mu's hands and neck, but not Li Mu's mouth!

Even though they had been traveling together for several days, Zhao Liao's face was still blackened by Li Mu's casual words.

Zhao Liao snorted coldly and drew his sword: "After this battle, I have plenty of time to visit the beautiful mountains and rivers of my great Zhao."

"Wu'an Jun, please take a closer look at this place."

"Even if Wu'an Jun no longer cares about this place, from now on, Wu'an Jun will have to watch this scene day and night!"

Li Mu's eyes suddenly condensed: "What do you mean, Minister Zhao..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Mu subconsciously pulled back.

"Dou!"

A long sword pierced the air where Li Mu had just stood, and finally pierced into the tree trunk!

Li Mu pulled away and shouted angrily: "I am the Lord Wu'an of the Great Zhao. How dare you kill the king!"

Zhao Liao called on other ministers to surround Li Mu, drew his sword with force, and said coldly: "When Lord Wu'an insulted the Queen Mother and the King in the past, why didn't he take into account the status of the Queen Mother and the King?"

"Now the king orders me to die, how dare Lord Wu'an not die!"

Li Mu's voice was cold and desperate: "The Prime Minister ordered you to kill me?!"

"The Qin army is coming fiercely and the fighting spirit is like rainbows. Lord Qin Chang'an personally leads the army and commands the earth dragon!"

"Although I have suffered a small defeat and disobeyed the king's order, I am devoted to my Great Zhao and am willing to go to Handan City to be questioned."

"My Great Zhao is in need of people. How dare the Prime Minister kill me without asking!"

"How can the king condone the Prime Minister to kill me!"

"Are you not afraid of the king's punishment!"

Guo Kai was not prepared to kill Li Mu.

At least he was not prepared to kill Li Mu when Li Mu was still valuable to Guo Kai.

Zhao Wangqian was not prepared to kill Li Mu either.

At least he was not prepared to kill Li Mu before he was sure that Li Mu had colluded with Zhao Jia.

But the Queen Mother of Zhao had long wanted to kill Li Mu!

At every important moment in the life of the Queen Mother of Zhao, Li Mu would jump out and openly accuse the Queen Mother of Zhao of not only being a prostitute but also a widow, and even resolutely obstructing the son of the Queen Mother of Zhao from becoming the crown prince and succeeding to the throne. The Queen Mother of Zhao wished she could eat Li Mu's flesh and drink Li Mu's blood to relieve her hatred!

Before Zhao Wangqian took power, the will of the Queen Mother of Zhao could represent the will of Zhao Wangqian.

Zhao Liao shouted coldly: "Don't be rebellious!"

"Will my Great Zhao be defeated without you, Wu'an Jun!"

"Rebel, die!"

However, before Zhao Liao stabbed out the sword in his hand, a cry suddenly sounded from not far away.

"Commander!"

Li Mu: ? ? ?

Zhao Liao:!!!

Li Mu and his assistants turned their heads and saw more than a dozen soldiers of the State of Zhao wearing leather armor running towards them from the southwest!

Li Mu subconsciously shouted: "There is a fierce battle on the front line, how could you appear here!"

The soldiers cried out in sorrow: "Lord Wu'an! The front line was defeated! General Cong was defeated and died!"

"Comrade! The Qin army has entered Wu'an City, and Wu'an City is in danger!"

"Although we are running away, the reason we are running away is because our troops have been dispersed. We have nowhere to go and can only return to Handan City on our own!"

"Comrades, come quickly! Lord Wu'an is here!"

Listening to the soldiers' cries of grief, Li Mu was struck by lightning: "What?!"

"I have only left the army for a few days."

"Why did the front line suffer such a huge defeat!"

The soldiers' voices became increasingly sad: "The day the commander left the army, our army was defeated!!!"

Li Mu swayed and almost fell, his eyes filled with despair and sadness.

Even when Zhao Liao drew his sword against him, Li Mu had never been so sad!

Just because Zhao Liao drew his sword, only Li Mu was killed.

But Zhao Cong's defeat means that countless soldiers in the army will die on the battlefield!

Zhao Liao was also stunned.

Co-author Zhao Guo would really be defeated if he left Li Mu!

If Zhao Guo is really defeated, can Zhao Liao still enjoy his current glory and wealth?

It would be fine if Zhao Guo was defeated quickly, but if Zhao Guo was cut to death with a blunt knife, would Zhao Wangqian let him, the minister who killed Li Mu, go?

Zhao Liao hurriedly returned the sword to its sheath, stepped forward with a flattering smile on his face and said, "Hahaha~ Mr. Wu An! It was just a joke!"

"Don't blame me! Don't blame me!"

Li Mu said coldly: "Are you messing with my life?"

Zhao Liao slapped his thigh: "How could Mr. Wu An say that!"

"I have no intention of harming Mr. Wu An!"

"Come on, come on, I will take off the shackles of Lord Wu An first to express my feelings!"

As Zhao Liao took off the shackles for him, Li Mu moved his wrists and said in a deep voice: "I will not pursue the matter today."

"The top priority now is the frontline war!"

"Please also ask Mr. Zhao to take me back to Handan as soon as possible to meet the king!"

Zhao Liao fell silent.

If Li Mu returns to Handan, Li Mu may not necessarily die.

If these rumors about the defeat are true, then not only will Li Mu not die, but he will be reused by Zhao Wangqian.

But Zhao Liao will definitely die - he was killed by the Queen Mother Zhao because he missed the opportunity to kill Li Mu!

For the sake of his own life, Zhao Liao sighed softly: "Now that Mr. Wu An has noticed that I am not just joking, I won't hide it anymore."

"Yes, the king wants to kill Lord Wu An!"

Li Mu's pupils trembled suddenly.

The soldiers around him were even more shocked and looked at each other.

Zhao Liao said seriously: "Mr. Wu An has been absent from the court for a long time, and he does not know what is going on in the court, let alone the tyranny of the king."

"I respect Lord Wu An as a human being, and I really can't bear to see Lord Wu An rush to hell."

"So you can't go to Handan City!"

Li Mu asked in a hoarse voice: "Could it be that Minister Zhao wants to persuade me to defect to Qin?"

"I will never rebel against Zhao!"

Zhao Liao said sincerely: "As the minister of Zhao, how can I persuade Lord Wu An to surrender to Qin?"

"I just thought that instead of returning to Handan City, Lord Wu'an would be better off heading north to Daijun!"

Li Mu looked puzzled: "Go north to Daijun?"

"My Great Zhao Ancestral Temple is in Handan, and my King of Great Zhao is also in Handan!"

"Even if I can defend Dai County, what can I do?"

Zhao Liao said softly: "Mr. Wu An may not know that Prince Jia has entered Dai County!"