Magic world

"Your Majesty, Miss Zhao Zhi wants to see you." A female maid reported.

"Please." Ito Cheng said softly.

The maid took the order and exited the palace. Then Zhao Zhi, dressed in black attire, walked in from outside the hall.

"I have met the king." Zhao Zhifu saluted as he came to the center of the hall.

"Please teach me, Mr. Zhao. Considering the relationship between you and me, Mr. Zhao doesn't have to be polite." Ito Cheng chuckled.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your love, but you don't have to do it now, the ceremony cannot be discarded." Zhao Zhi stood up and smiled after the ceremony.

"Forget it, it's up to you." Ito Cheng shook his head slightly and said softly, "I wonder why Professor Zhao came to see me this time?"

"There is a secret report to be submitted to the king." Zhao Zhi said seriously.

"Oh?" Ito Cheng raised his eyebrows.

"It's the news from my sister that the State of Qi agrees to the request of the State of Wei and is willing to send 400,000 troops to cooperate with the State of Wei to attack Zhao." Zhao Zhiyan said.

"Shenrou is in Qi State now?" Ito Cheng frowned.

Zhao Zhi, who had already learned from Shan Lan, was not surprised that Ito Cheng knew his sister's name and could even guess her whereabouts. He only thought that Ito Cheng had special information channels and nodded to confirm his guess.

"To assassinate Tian Dan?" Ito Cheng continued.

"Yes." Zhao Zhi looked slightly surprised and admitted simply.

"Let her return to the Kingdom of Zhao. Tian Dan is not that easy to kill. If you have to take revenge on Tian Dan with your own hands, I can promise that when the Qi is broken, Tian Dan will be handed over to your sisters and you will handle it on your own. "Ito Cheng said softly.

Zhao Zhi was slightly stunned when he heard this, looked at Ito Cheng deeply, and asked softly, "Why is the king so kind to our sisters?"

"Because I have taken a fancy to the beauty of your sisters. I want to include you in my harem." Ito Cheng did not hide anything and answered bluntly.

"Is the king serious?" Zhao Zhi's eyes flickered. asked again.

"Of course. You are independent and have your own ideas. You are also a first-class beauty. Although Lan is not as good as you, she has a kind and gentle temperament, like flowing water. Rou is strong and independent, with a firm will, plus her common career as an assassin. , but there is a unique beauty, and I like it very much." Ito Cheng said with a smile.

After a pause, he continued, "And you have been wandering for many years. It's time to find a place to settle down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Zhao Zhi said with a slight curl of the corners of his mouth.

What woman doesn't love heroes. Don't like celebrities? Zhao Zhi is no exception. As early as when Ito Cheng came out of Julu Academy, he had a good impression of him. In addition, he knew that Ito Cheng was his benefactor - he helped her kill and harm their family. Zhao Mu, the enemy of Zhao Mu, couldn't help but change his good feelings in his heart. Although it didn't reach the point of falling in love, there was no problem in being concerned about him.

Later, he rescued Shanlan and governed the State of Zhao, which changed the appearance of the great Zhao State. The only thing that made Zhao Zhi's attachment to Ito Cheng even stronger was an opportunity to completely transform this attachment into love.

"I will make this matter clear to my sister, but with my sister's temperament, she may not accept the king's proposal." Then, Zhao Zhi continued.

"It doesn't matter, do your best. Just listen to fate, as if she doesn't agree. I won't force it, after all, forceful melons are not sweet. I just don't know if you are willing to accept my proposal. How about joining the palace with you, Sister Lan, as your wife?" "Ito Cheng smiled softly and said with a free and easy expression.

"This... please Rong Zhi consider it." Zhao Zhi hesitated slightly and said.

"That's right. It's too hasty for you to suddenly talk about such a life-defining matter. It's normal for you to be confused for a while. It doesn't matter. You go back and think about it carefully. As long as you give me an accurate answer in the end. Okay." Ito Cheng said with understanding and relief.

"No matter what the outcome is, Zhi will definitely give the king an answer." Zhao Zhi said firmly.

"I know." Ito Cheng said with trust in his words.

Hearing this, Zhao Zhi took a deep look at Ito Cheng, who was smiling and looking at her softly, bowed slightly, and slowly exited the hall.

…

Three days later, Zhao's intelligence network spread throughout the world, which was fully accepted by Ito Cheng, sent back conclusive news.

Qi, Wei, and Han decided to jointly send millions of troops to attack the powerful Zhao!

Among them, Qi and Wei each sent 400,000 troops, while South Korea only sent 200,000 troops due to severe drought and weak national strength. In addition to this normal military intelligence, there was a piece of news that aroused Ito Cheng's interest, that is, people from the Gongshu family who originally stayed in Chu State would go north to Wei State to help Wei State build machine tools for use. Zhao Jun's weird machine that fought against Ito Cheng.

At the same time, Qi Mo was also willing to help the Qi army defeat the enemy at Tian Dan's request.

"It's interesting, the two originally hostile families actually became a 'family' because of my intrusion." Ito Cheng, who burned the information in his hand to ashes with a flick of his finger, chuckled.

It's just that Ito Cheng doesn't care about this. Let's not talk about how long it takes to build the machine tools. At this time, unless Qi, Wei, and Han really don't care about the country, they will never start a war in this busy autumn harvest season. , so if you want to fight, it will take at least about a month, and it will not be very long. It can also be fought for more than a month. Otherwise, in winter, Ito Cheng will not need to launch an attack. Qi, Wei, and Han's The Three Kingdoms Allied Forces themselves would be frozen by the cold wind in winter.

So after all the calculations, if a four-nation war really breaks out, it will not be possible until at least next year's spring plowing, in April or May.

And the facts were just as Ito Cheng expected. The autumn harvest period in the next month was extremely quiet. The six countries of Qi, Chu, Qin, Zhao, Wei, and Han were all involved in harvesting grain, and no country asked its neighbors. country launched a war.

Then the Autumn Harvest Month passed, and the last month to fight before winter entered, October.

But probably because they have not yet been able to build a relationship that is strong enough to resist Ito Cheng's strange machine tools, the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei, and Han remain as peaceful as ever, except for the fact that the famous generals of the Three Kingdoms, Mr. Jun, have more frequent exchanges. Nothing changes anymore.

But at this time, Ito Cheng was unwilling to wait any longer.

yes. Military wars during the Warring States Period were affected by weather and seasons, and many factors needed to be considered before launching a war. Even the Qi and Chu countries, where sacrificial activities are more popular, have to consider the opinions of the priests. Only by selecting an auspicious day in the zodiac can the war be carried out. But the key point is that Ito Cheng's army doesn't have to consider this at all. Not to mention those warriors equipped with Xuanqi armor. Under the protection of Xuanqi, they are not afraid of the cold winter. Even if there is a problem of heavy snow blocking the road, they can pass through the Xuanqi formation. Motorcycles, warlocks, ninjas, and airships can solve the problem. There is no need to worry about the army being unable to reach the enemy's city.

So after entering October, Ito, who did not wait for the armies of Qi, Wei, and Han, decisively launched the army and summoned 500,000 people from the Rubik's Cube World. Two routes were divided into the Qi-controlled areas in the east of Zhongshan State, and the Wei and Quyang areas, and entered the territories of Qi and Wei, and began to attack Qi and Wei.

I didn't expect that Zhao State would act so unreasonably, and I didn't expect that Zhao State could still produce five more troops in addition to the original 100,000 soldiers scattered throughout Yanzhao to suppress Quanjing. Qi and Wei, who had one hundred thousand such powerful soldiers, immediately panicked and hurriedly gathered their armies that had just finished their farming work to meet the army sent by Ito Cheng.

Needless to say, the result was still irresistible under the attack of the heaven-defying attack method of the Xuanqi formation machine. The armies of Qi and Wei quickly collapsed and were chased by Ito Cheng's army and pushed into the borders of the two countries. In just one month, they reached the center of the two countries and were about to attack the capital.

But at this time. The first snow in 251 BC suddenly started falling.

The goose-feather heavy snow is like floating catkins, falling from the sky. When it touches the ground, it quickly melts away.

Although Ito Cheng's army could forcefully march in this weather. However, the efficiency will be somewhat weakened, so the leading commanders did not force it. Ordered to be stationed in the newly captured city formation.

As a result, the Qi and Wei teams had a rare chance to breathe. The monarchs of the two countries did not dare to hesitate, and quickly took advantage of the snowy night to mobilize more troops and replenished them into the main city and capital, preparing for a fierce battle that might come at any time.

A few days later, the heavy snow stopped, and a sheet of white light shrouded everything. It reflected little white lights under the sunlight, making people dazzling.

"Everyone, listen to the order and lower your goggles," the leading general shouted.

"Click!"

Then a uniform sound was heard, and a brown rectangular crystal suddenly ejected from the eyes of all the soldiers in front of their helmets, blocking the eyes of many soldiers like sunglasses.

The crystal is naturally a material fired with a special process, and its purpose is to prevent snow blindness.

Because if a person looks at the snowfield for a long time, symptoms like astigmatism, dazzling, or even blindness will occur, which will greatly affect combat. It can be said that this is one of the main reasons why ancient armies were unable to conduct wars in winter.

But now, Ito Cheng's army naturally has no influence.

"The motor vehicles are out in battle to clear the snow." the general shouted again.

At the moment of standing, the army split up to make way for a path, and then several strange wooden carts with patterns that were five meters high and about two meters wide. The surface was painted by someone who seemed to be decorative but not decorative. It seemed to have its own unique beauty and was pushed by many soldiers. He came out and was delivered to the city gate.

Then, there was a slight cracking sound, and a pitch-black gun barrel about one meter in diameter, with the same strange pattern painted on the surface, shot out from the square crack that suddenly opened on the locomotive.

I saw the strange patterns on the gun barrel and the machine car shining slightly and invisible, and the wind from unknown sources immediately blew around the machine car, and became stronger and stronger, and then, one by one, A blue-white ball of light appeared in front of the muzzle.

It brewed like this for about seven or eight seconds. Suddenly, there was a soft whistle, and all the light groups immediately turned into a stream of light and shot forward.

Just like the air blade splitting water, a half-moon-shaped crack mark that could not be seen for a while immediately appeared on the ground, revealing the muddy yellow official road below.

"Mount your horses and get out of the battle!" The general who saw the road cleared immediately stepped down and said.

"Uh-huh!"

The whole army mounted their horses and carriages, and under the leadership of the general, they rushed along the muddy official road towards Linzi and Daliang, the capitals of Qi and Wei.

"Pap-pap-pap-pap-pap-pap..."

The fierce sound of horse hooves immediately echoed in the air, bringing up mud on one side and turning the white snow on both sides black.

Just as they did not expect that Zhao Guoguo would be so unreasonable in sending troops in winter and possess such an inexplicable and ingenious army of 500,000 troops, the people of Qi and Wei also did not expect that they could do so so easily. They cleared the snow-covered road and rushed to the city. So when they saw the Zhao army, the defenders of the two countries looked at these murderous gods who suddenly rushed to the city as if they were stupid.

It's just that they were stupid, but Ito Cheng's army was not stupid. They immediately arranged their troops in formation, transported the motor vehicles that were brought later to the formation, and started the siege with wind bombs.

Needless to say, the result was that in about half a day, Daliang and Linzi were defeated one after another. The army broke into the city and sealed the Wei royal family and Qi royal family in the palace in the city.

Then the army branched out, and apart from leaving some troops to guard the royal city and suppress the capital, other ministries began to take over the entire territory of the two countries.

At this point, after the Yan Kingdom, Qi and Wei, among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, also declared their demise one after another.

But here, Ito Cheng's army still did not stop. After receiving another 100,000 troops from Zhao State, the army that originally stayed in Wei State immediately separated 200,000 troops and set off again, heading directly towards It is adjacent to South Korea and Wei State.

After all, in addition to Qi and Wei, South Korea also participated in the original plan to attack Zhao.

Compared with the powerful Qi and Wei countries, South Korea, which had just suffered a major disaster, performed really badly. With almost no effort, the army was killed in Wancheng, the capital of South Korea, broke through the city wall, and wiped out the Korean royal family.

In this way, less than a month after the fall of Qi and Wei, when the time had just entered 250 BC, Korea also declared its demise after the three kingdoms of Yan, Qi and Wei. Of the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, only Chu, Qin, and the seemingly powerful Zhao were left.

…

"Where is your sister?" Ito Cheng asked looking at Zhao Zhi who was summoned by him.

"Is your Majesty asking questions knowingly?" Zhao Zhi rolled his eyes and asked Ito Cheng without leaving any trace.

"Just making sure." Ito Cheng smiled.

"Come here, bring Tian Dan up." Then, Ito Cheng raised his head and shouted towards the outside of the hall.

Not long after, a man with an old face and disheveled hair. Although he seemed to have been eroded by wealth, he still couldn't hide the splendor he once possessed. He was escorted up by two Zhao soldiers.

"Plop!" Two soldiers pushed Tian Dan to the ground hard. (To be continued...)