Chapter 79 A Battle to End Regret

Boom!

"Kill!"

"Qin Feng!"

……

Guo Kai was a famous traitor known in many countries. In Zhao, he deceived his superiors and subordinates, accepted bribes, and robbed people by trickery. Outside Zhao, he colluded with Qin and accepted gifts from envoys from the six countries. Although a considerable part of his huge wealth had been converted into shops, fields, mansions, etc., Guo Kai only carried some gold, silver and jewelry with him.

But, it should not be underestimated.

The boxes were filled with the finest pearls, jade, and antiques, while gold and silver, which could be used as hard currency, were rare. After the thousands of Zhao soldiers gathered nearly a hundred boxes together and made a simple appraisal, they came to a conclusion that made them wish they could boil Guo Kai's bones into soup:
If these gold, silver and jewelry were converted into cash, they would be worth at least one million taels of gold!

What is the concept of one million taels of gold?
A small landlord who has no worries about food and clothing, has several wives and concubines, and keeps a few servants, and does not need to work in the fields himself, has a property of at most one hundred taels of silver. The ratio between gold and silver is one to ten, that is, ten taels of silver can be exchanged for one tael of gold. By analogy, one million taels of gold is almost the annual salary of one million troops. Even if factors such as logistics and baggage are taken into account, the property that Guo Kai brought with him alone is enough to support the expenses of 400,000 troops for a year.

Looking at those glittering and colorful pearls, jades and antiques, the Zhao army soldiers all breathed heavily.

However, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!

Before these soldiers could divide up this huge fortune, something unexpected happened.

A thunderous roar came from the ground, shaking the rammed road up and down. Along with it came the sound of thousands of troops.

Ten thousand Qin soldiers in black iron armor were galloping. As the saying goes, after ten thousand, the endless soldiers still maintained the basic formation even while marching, bringing up a fierce wind, making the military flags flutter in the wind, revealing the words:

Qin!
"Damn it, how come the Qin army came so quickly?"

"Ruined!"

"Damn it, if I kill one, I'll break even. If I kill two, I'll make a profit!"

……

Thousands of Zhao soldiers could not have imagined that the Qin army would arrive so quickly. Looking at the Qin army that came with a cold and murderous aura, every face showed despair. However, no one escaped. This was because the Qin army was coming fiercely. If they escaped, they would lose the support of their companions and would only be chased by the Qin army.

Amidst the chaotic conversation, the Zhao army soldiers scattered on the official road began to gather together in a race against time. The more clever ones put the vehicles left by Guo Kai together to block the oncoming Qin army like a dam.

The Qin general, Wang Ben, rode a reddish-brown warhorse and led an army of 10,000 to attack. A few miles of land was nothing to the Qin army, the strongest army of the time. The Zhao army had barely reorganized its ranks when the 10,000-strong army, led by Wang Ben, arrived in front of the Zhao army.

The merciless horseshoes and soles of feet trampled on the corpses of Guo Kai's family without mercy. In a moment, the corpses of Guo Kai's family were trampled into meat paste.

"Surrender or die?"

Wang Ben's riding skills were extraordinary. Even without the aid of reins, when the army approached the enemy, he only clamped his feet on the horse's belly, and the horse under his crotch stopped obediently. His eyes, which seemed to hide two sharp swords, scanned the Zhao army hiding behind the vehicles, and uttered words like the summons of the god of death.

"Wang Ben!"

"Why is he here?" "It's over, we're done!"

……

Wang Ben was a general of the Qin army, and many people in the Zhao army knew him. Following Wang Ben's words, the Zhao army, whose morale was already low, seemed to have fallen into the eighteenth level of hell.

Tianxuan naturally did not have the riding skills of Wang Ben, a general who grew up on horseback. Unlike Wang Ben's galloping, Tianxuan, who was riding a five-foot-tall pony, had just come close. The situation was set, and Tianxuan's black and bright jade eyes widened, looking around with interest.

The pony under his crotch paused, and Tianxuan's ears suddenly caught a faint sound that seemed to contain endless sorrow, like the sound of a flute. Unlike the others who were immersed in the upcoming battle, facing this faint voice, Tianxuan suddenly had a thought:
[It seems that today's matter is not simple! ]

"Since the Battle of Changping, there have only been Zhao soldiers who died on the battlefield, and no Zhao soldiers who knelt down and surrendered to the Qin people!"

Wang Ben's words echoed in the Zhao army like the unquestionable law of heaven, further undermining the confidence of the defeated Zhao army. Suddenly, a Zhao general rode forward on his horse, holding a spear with a cold glow in his hand, and shouted with thunder.

"kill!"

"Let's fight these Qin people!"

"Brothers, we should have died long ago. Today, even if we risk our lives, we will have the face to meet Wu Anjun and other brothers!"

……

This Zhao general had thick eyebrows, a clear face, and a white beard. He had a very high prestige in the Zhao army. As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers began to echo him, their faces showing an unyielding determination.

"Sima Shang, you are looking for death!" Wang Ben's attention was attracted by this Zhao general, and he said with murderous intent.

Sima Shang was Li Mu's deputy general. Last year, Qin launched a massive attack on Zhao. Wang Jian led the Shangdang army to attack Jingxing, and Yang Duanhe led the Henei army to besiege Handan, the capital of Zhao. King Zhao sent Li Mu and Sima Shang to lead the army to resist. Guo Kai was bribed by Qin and spread rumors that Li Mu and Sima Shang were plotting a rebellion. King Zhao therefore replaced Li Mu and Sima Shang with Zhao Cong and Yan Ju. Li Mu did not obey the order, so King Zhao sent people to capture and kill Li Mu and depose Sima Shang.

Everyone thought that Sima Shang was dead, but unexpectedly he was still alive.

“Hahaha,” Sima Shang laughed out loud when he heard Wang Ben say that, as if he had heard a huge joke. His laughter showed his indifference to life and death, as well as his ridicule and disdain for Wang Ben. “Wang Ben, Sima Shang should have died long ago. Even if I die today, I can go to see General Li Mu with my head held high!”

"If you have the guts, come on!"

Although Sima Shang's talent was far inferior to Li Mu's, he was a veteran with many years of experience in battle and was worthy of the title of "famous general". Facing Sima Shang's indifferent attitude towards life and death, the morale of the Zhao army was boosted, and their faces, covered in blood and dirt, showed an indomitable determination.

Everyone held their weapons tightly, as if ready to fight to the death with the Qin army.

"Okay," Wang Ben saw this, his eyes like sharp swords were filled with murderous intent, but more of it was praise, "Sima Shang, my father's biggest regret in life is that he failed to defeat Li Mu on the battlefield! Today, I will capture and kill you to make up for this regret for my father!"

Zizizi!
The Qin army and the Zhao army, two armies with a total number of less than 20,000, confronted each other with wooden vehicles between them. Before the formal battle began, the murderous aura had already collided mercilessly, causing an extremely subtle but extremely sharp sound in the air and the temperature dropped at a rapid rate.

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