webnovelvip Chapter 243 Tian Gan's Advantage of Favorable Timing and Location!
Chapter 243 Tian Gan's Advantage of Favorable Timing and Location!
He was surprised to learn that there were only two thousand men, and that they were exhausted soldiers suffering from acclimatization issues.
The anger on Imira's face instantly transformed into arrogance and greed.
"good!"
Imiri waved her hand and grinned maliciously.
"I will allocate three thousand elite troops to Tian Gan!"
"Tell him that not only must all these Qin people be captured alive!"
"Skinning and roasting meat as an offering to the gods!"
"I must also force them to reveal the technology for refining the hundred-times-strength steel!"
"With such divine weapons, I will be able to conquer all the surrounding kingdoms and unify the entire island!"
Ji Dan lowered her head, concealing the mockery in her eyes, and responded loudly:
"Your Majesty is wise! I will take care of it immediately!"
……
Exit the palace.
Standing in the sunlight, the respect on Ji Dan's face vanished instantly!
Instead, a cold, sinister laugh appeared.
"idiot!"
Ji Dan cursed inwardly.
He was a direct descendant of Prince Dan of the Great Yan Kingdom.
With royal pride flowing in their veins, how could they be willing to remain subservient to a barbarian king for long?
The arrival of the Qin army gave him a golden opportunity!
"Even if all three thousand of Tian Gan's men were to die, it would still significantly weaken Imiri's military power..."
"At that time, Great Qin will definitely fight the Molu Kingdom to the death!"
"The muddier the water, the better!"
Ji Dan hurried back to his residence, immediately summoned his most trusted servant, and whispered the instructions:
"Change into civilian clothes immediately and take with you some of the finest bronze artifacts we brought."
"Quietly leave the capital and surrender to the neighboring 'Slave Kingdom'!"
A sinister scheme gleamed in Ji Dan's eyes:
"Tell the King of the Slave Kingdom!"
"As long as he is willing to send troops to annex the Kingdom of Mal-Lu and protect us..."
"I will offer you, with both hands, the most advanced armor and bronze forging technology from the Central Plains!"
……
at the same time.
Outside Xianyang City.
A fat refugee, dressed in rags and reeking of foul odor.
He stumbled and staggered toward the city gate, his steps uneven.
His hair was disheveled, his face was covered in bruises, and he even had two missing front teeth.
"stop!"
Two stern-faced, armored guards crossed their weapons and immediately blocked his path.
"Show the 'verification' and 'transmission'!"
The laws of the Qin Dynasty were extremely strict!
When entering or leaving the city, both the verification of identity documents and the transmission of passes are indispensable!
If they cannot produce the money, they will be considered "fleeing refugees"!
The lightest punishments were forced labor and facial tattooing; the heaviest were exile and beheading!
"presumptuous!"
The homeless man suddenly raised his head and roared furiously, his voice trembling.
"You idiots! You dare to stop me, an official?"
This person!
It was none other than Shaofu Zongyu, who had traveled through mountains and rivers to escape all the way back to Xianyang!
Hearing this insane nonsense!
The city guard's face darkened, and with a clang, he drew his Qin sword from his waist and pressed it directly against Zong Yu's throat.
"You audacious madman!"
"Dare to cause trouble at the gates of Xianyang? You're asking for death!"
Feeling the coldness on my neck.
Zong Yu trembled with fright, and the official air he had just exuded vanished instantly.
He was so frustrated that tears were about to fall. With trembling hands, he pulled a pure gold token covered in mud from his tattered pocket.
"No...don't do that...I...I'm the Minister of the Imperial Household..."
When you see that pure gold token representing one of the Nine Ministers!
The eyes of the city's guards nearly popped out of their sockets!
Startled, he quickly put away his weapon and knelt on one knee.
however.
Zong Yu felt a deep sense of desolation and despair.
The moment this gold medal was displayed, with so many people and eyes at the city gate, the whole of Xianyang would know about the miserable state of this once-powerful young master!
as predicted.
The local people and merchants entering and leaving the city all stopped in their tracks and pointed at him.
"Holy crap! Is that Lord Shaofu?"
"Why do you look like a beggar? Are you perhaps pretending to be a refugee to investigate the people's conditions?"
"Are you stupid?! Lord Shao has clearly been kidnapped!"
"Serves him right! He's always been so greedy..."
A burst of snickers and whispers reached Zong Yu's ears.
He gritted his teeth, covered his old face with his tattered sleeve, and rushed into Xianyang City.
If it attracts a large crowd, I'll lose face big time!
……
Half an hour later.
Inside the residence of the Junior Minister.
Zong Yu sat down at the table and, like a starving ghost reincarnated, grabbed a chicken with both hands and began to devour it.
He ate three large bowls of rice and drank a whole pot of wine.
He then breathed a long sigh of relief, having regained some of his strength.
"Snapped!"
Zong Yu slammed the bone to the ground.
His previously disheveled and frustrated face was instantly replaced by extreme ruthlessness.
"Someone come here!"
The voice just fell.
Several well-trained men in black appeared below the hall and knelt on one knee.
"master!"
Zong Yu's eyes were filled with resentment as he gritted his teeth and said:
"Immediately send more men to infiltrate Changzi County, Shangdang Prefecture!"
"Remember, everyone must change into the clothes of merchants and ordinary people. Do not alert them!"
"The key is for me to follow the tracks of those wagons loaded with 'black stones'!"
Zong Yu narrowed his eyes, recalling the various suspicious points before he was ambushed.
"Especially that river where the coal transport routes have disappeared!"
"Zhang Fan couldn't possibly have conjured up so much wealth and goods out of thin air!"
"Follow the current carefully and find out where they took the goods!"
Zong Yu crushed the wine vessel in his hand, his voice chillingly cold:
"I refuse to believe he has no flaws!"
"I must expose his entire background!"
……
at the same time.
Thousands of miles away.
Kyushu Island, Japan.
The Qin infantry had just advanced into the mountainous and forested area.
The scout who had gone ahead to explore immediately rode back, kneeling on one knee with a solemn expression:
"Reporting to the Guru!"
"A large enemy force has been spotted blocking our path at a narrow valley entrance five miles ahead!"
"The general who has arrived claims to be Tian Gan, a great general of the Molu Kingdom, and leads three thousand elite troops!"
"They have completely blocked our army's only route!"
Zhang Fan, mounted on his warhorse, raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and led his army forward.
After a while.
When two thousand Qin soldiers lined up outside the valley entrance!
The scene before them surprised Wang Li, Fu Su, and the others.
This enemy force is definitely not the disorganized rabble that was on the beach before!
At the narrow valley entrance, three thousand native soldiers wearing simple leather armor could be seen.
They even arranged the most defensive formation of the Yan state during the pre-Qin period—
Tortoise-shell shield formation!
The wooden shields and rattan shields were tightly connected, making them impenetrable.
From the gaps in the shields, chilling spears emerged.
This Tian Gan is not only well-versed in military strategy!
They took advantage of the narrow terrain, making it impossible for the Qin army to launch a full-scale attack.
"Hahaha! Is that the army of the tyrannical Qin Dynasty?"
Just then.
Behind the shield formation, a general dressed in Central Plains-style armor and holding a bronze sword climbed onto a boulder.
He arrogantly looked down at the Qin army below and loudly mocked:
"This general, Tian Gan!"
"You bunch of Qin dogs, you've crossed oceans and raging seas for thousands of miles, you must be exhausted by now, right?"
"Do you think you can run rampant in this desolate land just because you have a few pieces of black iron armor?"
"This is utterly ridiculous! You have absolutely no idea what 'advantageous location' means!"