General Qin

The climate in Haidong is much cooler than that in Xianyang.

Especially as the salty sea breeze blows across this land and blows on the face, it makes people shiver involuntarily.

However, no matter how cold the sea breeze was, it was not as cold as Ji Chang's heart at that moment.

"Please General Li have mercy on Xiaobang!"

Jichang, a North Korean prince, was kneeling on the cold ground, kowtowing to the Qin army camp with a black flag flying in front, praying to be summoned by the Qin army general Li Xin.

"Hey, don't kowtow here. General Li won't see you. You'd better go back and tell the North Korean king to wash your neck and wait for Nai Gong to chop it off for you with a sword. When the time comes, you can still Let your heads hang with the Xiongnu Chanyu in Xianyang, and you can still chat if you have nothing to do."

A Qin general with a majestic figure, big eyes and thick beard grinned at Ji Chang, showing a mouth full of white teeth, which made Ji Chang's eyelids jump.

His teeth chattered, and he begged the Qin general in front of him: "General, please report to General Li that I, the Ji family, have realized my mistake. I am willing to make Da Qin the suzerain state, a vassal state forever, and pay tribute every year. I am willing to send the hostage to Xianyang to serve as a slave and maid to serve the emperor."

"There are also 800-year-old ancestral and national treasures inherited from the Yin and Shang Dynasties in Korea. I am willing to dedicate them all to the Qin Dynasty. I only ask the Emperor of Qin and General Li to keep my Korean ancestral temple and leave a mouthful of blood food for our ancestors."

Ji Chang lowered his head and felt that his heart was bleeding. This was already the maximum condition Ji Zi North Korea could offer.

Hearing this, Fan Kuai stretched out his fat finger, pointed at Ji Chang and laughed.

"You're confused! If you destroy North Korea, all artifacts and national treasures will belong to our Great Qin, hahaha!"

"Haedong's matter can only be solved by the destruction of North Korea!"

Amid General Qin's laughter, Jichang's face was ashen, he could only stand up, turned around and left in embarrassment.

Behind him, General Qin's laughter came.

"Our Great Qin is invincible in the world. Even the six kingdoms have been destroyed. Who else is our opponent? This small country of Korea is far away and poor. The emperor didn't like it, so he let it go. If he shrinks his head, he can still survive."

"It turned out that the King of Korea was blind, and he actually teamed up with that group of barbarians to invade Liaodong, and he and Canghaijun sent people to assist Zhang Liang in assassinating the emperor. Oh, he was really asking for his own death!"

"Seeking death..."

Ji Chang murmured these words and returned to Wang Xian City where warriors were standing at the top of the city.

King Jifu of North Korea was very old, with gray hair and wrinkles on his face.

At this moment, he was wearing a white fox fur and standing on the city wall. Every time the wind blew, Ji Fou would shiver.

When he saw his son coming back, Jihou couldn't wait to ask, "How's it going? Li Xin, are you willing to accept my Ji family's conditions?"

Ji Chang said with a bitter look on his face: "Li Xin didn't see me. According to what his generals said, the Qin people can only rest this time if they destroy my Ji family."

"The people of Qin are determined to destroy our Ji clan?"

The King of Korea made a sound in fear, his body shook and he almost fell to the ground.

Next to him, a man wearing a short crown and braided hair on both sides immediately reached out to support Ji Fu.

He said angrily: "How unreasonable! What kind of thing is the Qin State? The people with the surname Ying were just slaves of my surname. Now they have become lucky and become the lord of the Central Plains. They actually want to destroy the country of my surname. How abominable!”

"Brother Wang."

Ji Chang glanced at his brother in horror.

It was Ji Zhun, the eldest son of the King of Joseon, who said this, and the future heir to the Ji family of Korea.

He roared: "It turns out that the ancestors of the Qin people were the slaves who drove horses for my late emperor!"

What Ji Zhun said is correct.

Qin Zhixian was the first to serve the Xia people. When Shang Tang was conquering Xia, he found the right opportunity to go to Xia and return to Shang.

Fei Chang, the ancestor of the Qin people, became the royal charioteer of Shang Tang, and was named a Shang noble for his merits in the Battle of Mingtiao.

When Emperor Taiwu of Shang Dynasty arrived, Fei Chang's great-great-grandson brothers Meng Xi and Zhong Yan were very good at driving horses. The driving skills made Emperor Shang very happy. When he was happy, he married his two daughters to Meng Meng. Play brothers.

This move made the Qin people's status in the Yin and Shang Dynasties more and more prominent, and they became the princes of the region.

Therefore, when the Yin and Shang dynasties perished, the ancestor of the Qin State, Wu Lai, fought for the Yin and Shang dynasties until the last moment, dedicated himself to the country with his surname, and died. He can be called a loyal man of the Yin and Shang dynasties.

It is precisely because of this experience of the ancestors of the Qin people that Ji Zhun, who is a descendant of the surname Zi, feels a little sour.

What is the origin of Jishi Korea?

A descendant of Jizi, one of the three benevolent people of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, the authentic Yin Shangzi family has a royal surname and a noble bloodline.

But now they can only live in isolation overseas, in this bitter cold land with a group of barbarians.

And what about the Qin people?

The former slaves of the Yin merchants have now become the rulers of the entire Central Plains.

How unreasonable!

The more Ji Zhun thought about it, the more jealous and angry he became.

This is the reason why Ji Zhun and Zhang Liang hit it off immediately after meeting each other and had a very happy conversation.

Under Zhang Liang's clever words, Commander-in-Chief Ji, the eldest prince of North Korea, turned his bitterness toward the Qin people into hatred. He tried his best to persuade his father, Ji Hou, to treat Zhang Liang and Gongsun Xin kindly, and helped them connect with Cang Haijun, the king of Qin. , searching for the heroes from Haidong to assassinate the Emperor of Qin.

When Zhang Liang left, Ji Zhun also gave him a Korean warrior as a gift to help Zhang Liang carry out the assassination.

"As long as the Emperor of Qin dies and the Qin people are in chaos, we, the Ji clan, can take the opportunity to join forces with Xunqi, Gaoyi and others to invade Liaodong, expand our territory, and maybe even reach the former Yan land, allowing us, Korea, to achieve glory!"

This is Ji Zhun's inner thought.

Helping Zhang Liang in the assassination not only vents the resentment in his heart, but also gives him the opportunity to annex Liaodong. Of course he can do it!

Jifu, the king of Korea, was old and had soft ears. He listened to the words of his eldest son the most. After some persuasion from Jizhun, he thought about the fact that he had sent troops to capture Liaodong before, but was driven back by Qin general Li Xin. Some resentful people acquiesced in allowing this to happen.

Little did he know that in the blink of an eye, disaster would come to the door.

"Now that things have come to this, what can be done about it!"

The King of North Korea let out a long cry, full of despair.

Ji Zhun said loudly: "Father, don't be afraid. Although the Qin State is big, our North Korea is far away. Their army can't come here at all. They can only send Li Xin to bring 20,000 people. Now our king's dangerous city has gathered elite soldiers. , plus the reinforcements brought by the officials, there are about 20,000, which is enough to hold on relying on the city wall."

"And I have already sent envoys to urge our allies such as Xunbao, Gaoyi, Zhenfan, and Fuyu. When they come, maybe we can defeat the Qin army!"

Ji Fu nodded repeatedly when he heard this and said, "What my son is saying is that with the help of these barbarians, we have quite a few troops."

Ji Zhun smiled.

Yes, this is the reason why he dared to support Zhang Liang in assassinating the Emperor of Qin.

Haidong is too far away from the Central Plains. Even if Qin wants to retaliate afterwards, it will not be able to send many troops, only tens of thousands at most. If there are more, how will their logistics support it?

Facing the Qin army's pressure, the Ji family can summon many allies in Haidong to deal with the Qin army together. They are more numerous than the Qin people, and with the help of the right time and place, they may not lose.

That is to say, his old father Ji Fu was afraid when he saw the Qin army coming fiercely, and was persuaded by Ji Chang, so he went to beg for surrender from the Qin army, hoping to put an end to the trouble.

Now being rejected by the Qin people is also a good thing, it just strengthens the fighting spirit of all Koreans.

Ji Zhun stood at the top of the city, looking into the distance.

In the surprise of his younger brother Jichang, he sneered and said: "Li Xin? The defeated general when he attacked Chu, single-handedly ruined Qin's 200,000-strong army. He secretly attacked our Korean warriors in Liaodong, and relied on the use of He conspired to deceive King Donghu and then occupied Liaodong. Such a thing also wants to attack Korea?"

"Let him fight. I'll wait for him in Wangxian City."

…

Li Xin did not let Ji Zhun wait too much.

On the second day, drums sounded in the Qin army's camp.

Amid the thunderous drum beats and neat footsteps, the 20,000 Qin troops who were attacking North Korea this time walked out of the camp and formed an array outside Wangxian City.

Accompanying the Qin army were six huge siege engines.

In Wangxian City, there were dead people from Jicheng City in Yandi who recognized the identity of the siege equipment at a glance.

"It's a giant cannon!"

"It's the giant cannon that destroyed Ji City!"

Amidst the harsh and sharp cries, the Qin army's war drums beat.

"Fire!"

Huge boulders weighing hundreds of kilograms flew into the sky and hit the North Korean capital ahead with unparalleled power.

Behind the cannon, Li Xin was fully clothed, looking at the dusty Wangxian City that was being bombarded by the cannon.

"General Li, Fan Kuai requested to climb the broken city first and behead the King of Korea before returning!"

Fan Kuai strode over and asked for Li Xin's orders.

Next to him, Cao Shen also asked for orders with an excited look on his face: "Cao Shen, please order me to go up first, we will break the king's dangerous city."

Li Xin glanced at them.

Both of them were high-ranking nobles, and Fan Kuai was a high-ranking concubine. Now he abandoned his status and asked for orders to attack the city first, which was quite reckless.

However, Li Xin heard about his deeds of killing the Huns in battle on the battlefield outside the Great Wall, and recognized his bravery.

In addition, they are all Zhao Tuo's old subordinates.

Li Xin agreed and said: "It's okay to climb first, but if you don't break the King's Danger City, you will be severely punished."

"Don't worry, General! With the help of the giant cannon, we will destroy the city!"

Fan Kuai and Cao Shen said in unison, very excited for the credit.

"Go ahead."

Li Xin agreed, and saw the two generals striding away excitedly, as if they had regarded Ji's North Korea as a piece of fat.

Compared with Fan Kuai and Cao Shen, Li Xinzhong was also full of heroic spirit.

He stared at Wang Xiancheng in front of him, his eyes shining with excitement.

"I, Li Xin, will destroy Ji's North Korea!"