Master Xiu's Cannon Fodder [Transmigration Book]

In the winter of August 1960, heavy snow continued.

The flames of war between Liang and Zhao made the soldiers of Zhao State still guard the Luohe River on the border of Zhao State when they were supposed to go home for reunion, nostalgic for all kinds of things at home facing the snowflakes all over the sky.

The Luo River behind the camp has already been covered with a thick layer of ice, and after crossing the Luo River and heading westward, it takes less than half a day to pass through the checkpoints that must be passed to enter the hinterland of Zhao State. One pass Jiaguan.

300 years ago, the first emperor of Zhao State expanded his territory to the edge of the Luo River for the first time. He found that the mountains behind the Luo River seemed to rise from the ground, extremely steep, and among the high mountains, there was only one A canyon can be passed through, so he built a pass in the canyon and named it Jiaguan.

In just a few hundred years, Zhao State annexed several small surrounding countries, and rose rapidly from a western barbarian country to become one of the great powers of the world. Although it is not as civilized as other countries, But it can also be regarded as a rich country and a strong people.

For this rapidly growing country, several other countries are both envious and jealous, surprised and afraid. During the century when Zhao Guo just started to grow stronger, Chen Bing went outside Jiaguan several times, trying to make this rising country The state was strangled in its infancy.

It's just that Jiaguan is dangerous, Zhao Guoshang is brave, the army can't break through, and they all return in vain. What's more, Zhou Guowuzong died under this Jiaguan fortress 69 years ago.

At that time, the state of Zhou was the most powerful among several countries, and it was also the country most likely to unify the world, and Zhou Wuzong had rarely seen a British lord in a hundred years. It worked.

Most of Liang State's land was occupied by Zhou State's land, and Chen State was left with only the capital, which was on the verge of extinction.

At that time, Zhou Wuzong did not think about how to control the land he had acquired, but set his sights on the west—behind Jiaguan, there was another state of Zhao.

Wu Zong led millions of lions and claimed to be able to break through Jiaguan, but it was a pity that he not only failed, but also died under Jiaguan.

From then on, Zhou Guo couldn't afford it. Although he was still the strongest among the few countries, in fact, he no longer had the power to dominate the world.

Regarding Zhou Wuzong's move, some people think that Zhou Wuzong is too impatient. With his military strength and the national strength of Zhou State, he is not enough to dominate the world. He can completely destroy Chen Liang and Zhao State first, and then slowly eat away at Zhao State.

But there is still a group of people who think that Zhou Wuzong's decision is not wrong. How can others be allowed to sleep soundly on the couch? Threats from the West, even if he dominates the world, the emperor's throne will still be secure.

In the final analysis, these are all the author's settings, not to mention, if the world was really unified by the monarch of the Zhou Kingdom, would there be any protagonists behind?

However, as a passionate novel, the plot of "Longao XX" is really fucked up. The strength of victory and defeat is constantly changing. The small country that was once on the verge of extinction can one day rise to the most powerful warring country, the most powerful country It will also decline, such as the former Zhou State, the current Liang State, and the future Zhao State.

The author probably wants to tell everyone through this book that the world is unpredictable, and you never know who will be pressed to the ground at the next moment.

Closer to home, because of Jiaguan's easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack terrain, most of the troops stationed by the Luo River were sent to Liang State, and only 5000 troops were left behind. However, the Emperor Zhao Guo was also a kind person. With the extra soldiers and horses, he sent his own brother to the edge of Luoshui.

Zhao Hua was quite prestige in the army, and this move really calmed down the morale of the army and stabilized the hearts of the people.

But no one expected that a light cavalry force from Zhao State bypassed Liang State's army, and quietly appeared in front of Zhao State's Jiaguan from the mountain path on the Liang-Zhao border.

Heavy snow covered the plain in front of the Luo River. When the sky was just dawning, a large shadow appeared at the end of the snow field. On the white snow, the shadow was particularly obvious, and it seemed to be still moving this way.

Zhao Hua, who was in the army, soon noticed this abnormality.

"what is that?"

The lieutenant guessed, "Could it be a tree branch?"

"No." Zhao Hua's face was a little dignified, the branches can't move by themselves,

When the shadow approached, the lieutenant beside him suddenly shouted loudly: "That's the cavalry! It should be the cavalry of Liang Guo! The Liang dog has come to make a surprise attack!"

Zhao Hua was silent and did not speak.

The deputy general hurriedly advised: "Look at this, the opponent has at least [-] cavalry, and I don't know if there will be reinforcements. General, let's retreat to Jiaguan."

Zhao Hua was silent for a while, then shook his head: "Time is running out, the opponent is a light cavalry, and the speed is much faster than ours, maybe before we return to Jiaguan, an encounter will wipe us all out, or ...Jiaguan is also difficult to keep."

They by the Luo River did not expect the sudden attack of the Liang Kingdom, and the soldiers in Jiaguan were even more unaware that the New Year was approaching, and the whole army wanted to go home and reunite as soon as possible. At this time, Jiaguan was not only short of troops, but also very distracted. , if [-] light cavalry descend from the sky at this time...

Zhao Hua didn't dare to think about it anymore, but he had to think about it. Could it be that these barriers that have not been breached for hundreds of years will fall into Liang Guo's hands today?Once Jiaguan is lost, the plains inside the pass will be flat, and Zhao will fall into a huge crisis.

"Call the soldiers."

The [-] men gathered very quickly, and the young soldiers who didn't know why thought that their officers would celebrate the New Year with them, happily waiting for good wine and meat, but the experienced veterans had already noticed something.

"Soldiers, look."

Looking towards the east in the direction Zhao Hua pointed, and seeing the unusually clear shadow, the crowd was in an uproar.

Zhao Hua continued: "That is the cavalry that Liang Guolai came to attack. It is only a hundred miles away from us. Soldiers, our rear is Jiaguan. If Jiaguan is lost, our land in Guanzhong will be lost, and our relatives will be reduced to slaves. To keep Jiaguan, we have no way to retreat, we can only stay here and fight to the death!"

"Even though I died today, in the future my army of Zhao State will make them pay back thousands of times!"

Zhao Hua firmly believed in this point. In the future, his nephew Zhao Yan would indeed take revenge on Liang Guo with blood and swords, but this act of bloodbathing Liang Guo also made Zhao Yan completely lose the hearts of the people of the world.

At this moment, the 5000 people fell into a terrible silence, and Zhao Hua just watched them quietly, waiting for them to make a choice between life and death-stand up to die, or kneel to live.

"Willing to fight the general to the death!"

"Fight with Lianggou!"

The crowd erupted with the first shout, followed by thunderous echoes. Zhao Hua breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at these dark and thin faces, his heart was slightly moved. He raised his arms and shouted:

"Okay! Today we will let the Liang dogs go without returning! Bring out the good wine and meat, let the soldiers eat and kill the enemy!"

Faced with an enemy army four times larger than their own, the 5000 men did not choose to cross the river and retreat, but formed a formation with their backs against the water. The snow was covered in blackness. The infantry held spears, and the cavalry raised their sabers, ready to fight The opponent hits head-on.

In Liang Junzhong, a hundred miles away, the generals of Liang Guo were slightly disappointed when they heard Zhao Jun's move.

"What? Zhao Jun didn't retreat? What a pity."

He was also planning to give Zhao Jun a fatal blow when they crossed the river, and then take advantage of the situation to take Jiaguan. Now it seems that he can only fight hard.

Accompanied by the thunderous sound of horseshoes, Liang Guo's army pressed down on the army on the river bank, raising snowflakes along the way, flags like clouds, densely packed knives and guns reflected cold light in the unglamorous sunlight.

In this fight, the falling snowflakes were dyed red, none of Zhao's 5000 troops survived, and even Zhao Hua, the younger brother of Emperor Zhao, died on the bank of the Luo River. The frozen Luo River, and behind the Luo River is the indestructible Jiaguan, and Liang Guo also lost nearly tens of thousands of cavalry, and then fled back to Liang Guo in a hurry.

The snow has gradually stopped, and the unknown bones are buried in the white snow, and the birds are hovering low in the gray sky.

Knowing that all [-] soldiers had sacrificed and that Zhao Hua had died in battle, the Emperor Zhao was furious and vowed not to cease fighting with Liang Guo, but Liang Guojun and his ministers only thought that Zhao Guo was defeated. Naturally, the whole country celebrated and began to bargain with Zhou Guo. Discuss how to carve up Liang Guo's most fertile land in the future.

But at this time, Chen Guo was still peaceful through singing and dancing.

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The fire in the dream ignited, and the sound of fighting was everywhere.

"Your Majesty! Jiaguan has been breached!"

"how is this possible!"

Zhao Yan stood up, unable to believe what he heard.

Isn't Jiaguan a natural danger that is easy to defend but difficult to attack?How could it be broken so easily by Liang Guo's army?

"It's...it's General Cheng, it was Cheng Feng who colluded with the enemy and treasoned the country, and opened Jiaguan, which led Liang Jun to break through and enter..."

Zhao Yan slumped down on the dragon chair, looking at the empty hall, he murmured to himself:

"Chengfeng, have you betrayed me too? So, have I really lost my heart?"

"The one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. I forgive you, if your Majesty does not implement benevolent government, sooner or later the country of Zhao will be destroyed, and the efforts of several generations of kings of the country of Zhao will be ruined."

Familiar words rang in his ears, Zhao Yan looked up, his former friend was standing in front of him, cupped his hands and said:

"Since Your Majesty does not listen to your advice, there is no point in staying here. Please allow your Majesty to resign and return to your hometown."

Zhao Yan stood up abruptly, wanting to grab the person who was about to leave, but staggered, and when he stood firmly again, there was no one around him, and there was no light around him, and the darkness made people despair.

no one, no one...

Zhao Yan sat down slowly.

He hated Liang Ao not because Liang Ao ruined everything about him.

He hates Liang Ao because he is jealous of Liang Ao. The same prince, Liang Ao is much loved, but he is an illegitimate son who is shameless. He is also a monarch, and Liang Ao is a Mingjun. The country is dying, even if he can only survive under his own charity, those people will be attracted by Liang Ao and will be loyal to Liang Ao.

And him?Cruel and bloodthirsty, moody, aggressive... until the end, everyone left him.

Zhao Yan also wanted to learn how to be a benevolent king, but no one taught him how to be a benevolent king, even...

No one loves him.

Brother Kaihuo, you are telling the truth, in fact, you just lack love.

When he was young, Zhao Yan was just a proton. Except for his mother who died young, others would only bully him, and no one really loved him. Later, when he returned to his country, he became a prince, then a prince, and finally became Zhao's son. The emperor, he is the most powerful emperor in the world, owning the most vast land and the most powerful soldiers and horses. At that time, no one dared to love him. Of course, in Zhao Yan's eyes, no one was qualified to love him .

Those who are qualified to love him are already dead.

Zhao Yan raised his head and looked ahead, the thick darkness seemed to swallow him up, and there seemed to be a voice in his mind saying:

"Then destroy it, kill those who betrayed you...or make their lives worse than death..."

"Kill...kill them!" Zhao Yan gradually lost himself in the joy of killing and revenge, and he was muttering, and at this moment, a voice rang in his ears.

"Xiaoyan, Xiaoyan!"

The voice got older and clearer, Zhao Yan suddenly opened his eyes, and what appeared in front of him was a familiar face.

It was Xie Zhi's enlarged face.