Yongcheng.

East Street Inn.

Three thousand remaining soldiers from the Qin border army were placed here.

From Julu to Xingyang, and then to Guanzhong, this once invincible elite Qin army was defeated all the way. Wang Li's soldiers were reduced from more than 100,000 to 3,000 soldiers, half of whom were injured.

The main general Wang Li was shot and fell off the horse by the Chu army general Zhong Limei in a fierce battle. His internal organs and lungs were all moved. He retreated all the way and coughed up blood. After passing Xianyang, he was only able to get effective treatment. However, the root of the disease was deeply rooted, and Wang Li's body was probably worse.

General Su Jiao is now temporarily leading the border army. This Qin general who should have died in Julu was stationed in Xingyang after rushing to assist Li Yuan from afar. Therefore, he was lucky enough to escape Julu's defeat. However, Su Jiao's cheeks were also deeply engulfed and his expression was tired.

The Bian Jun was severely injured.

Faced with such a crushing defeat, Wang Li and Su Jiao looked at each other and regretted each other.

Wang Li lay on the bed, his face as white as gold paper, looked at Su Jiao and Meng Hu sadly and said, "Today we are living under someone's roof, it is not a long-term solution. For the sake of the border army, I plan to say goodbye to the governor of Li County in the future and lead a soldier back to Jiuyuan. As for the soldiers who are injured and cannot travel far, you see, who is suitable to stay?"

Su Jiao's rough face showed a hint of arrogance: "The major general is seriously ill, how can he withstand the long journey? What's more, Jiuyuan is a cold place in the border area, and it is not easy to treat the disease. Let's leave the matter of turning back to Jiuyuan to Su."

This time I lost!

It's nothing, as long as he has a life, Su Jiao will not admit defeat.

When a cavalry of the border army of Qin was trained in Hetao again, he would definitely make a comeback and once again compete with Xiang Yu.

Wang Li shook his head and said, "The Jiuyuan Border Army is divided into different factions. If you go, you may not be able to suppress it. Well, you and I will go back as defeated sinners to apologize. In Yongcheng, we will leave it to Meng Hu. After the general's injury is cured, we will return."

"The last general order." Meng Hu nodded in his heart, who had been silent. The continuous defeats of the border army made this proud young man mature.

"Tomorrow, I want to talk to the governor Li. I have worked hard to invite the governor Li to come with me." Wang Li coughed violently, and a red tide appeared on his pale face.

The current Qin border army is no longer a powerful soldier under Meng Tian’s heyday with more than 200,000 soldiers. It would be good to have 20,000 people if they were left behind. Faced with the dual threats of the Xiongnu tribes in the north and the anti-Qin forces in the south, the border army is like a seriously injured soldier. If you are not careful, you may have the entire army.

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Li Yuan and Wang Li, the last owners of Qin, met for the first time in the pre-Qin capital.

Faced with the fierce anti-Qin princes, Wang Li wrote more about helplessness on his face, but Li Yuan had a confidence that made Wang Li feel puzzled and surprised.

"Mr. Li, our Qin army was defeated in succession. A large area of ​​land in Guandong and Guanzhong was occupied by rebels, and the capital Xianyang was about to be lost. In such a crisis, I wonder what good strategies did Li County Governor have to revive me?" Wang Li asked.

For a long time, Wang Li always had doubts about Li Yuan's miraculous rise. Just like this time, all Qin troops were defeated, General Zhang Han's main force of the Qin army was completely defeated, and the border army also suffered heavy casualties. In comparison, Li Yuan, who was weak, took advantage of the opportunity of attacking Zhao Gao and expanded the army with less than 10,000 people to 30,000.

Li Yuan smiled and said, "Originally, he was short of his time in the army. I have a question now. Please answer General Wang?"

"Please speak!" Wang Li's expression turned up and said. Under the current situation, it is a great honor for Wang Li, who is in his prime in his forties to be able to answer questions in the army to a young hero like Li Yuan.

"In the past, the First Emperor used the power of a country to sweep the world and achieve success? Not for anything else, it was for the sake of our Qin Dynasty unity. However, after the Second Emperor passed away, Zhao Gao ascended the throne, the government was corrupt, the people were living a life, those who made contributions were rewarded, and those who were guilty were not imprisoned. These are all signs of the decline of the country. Since Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rose up, there have been frequent riots in Guandong, and I have strongly suppressed the decline of the country. How can I not defeat it?"

"But the affairs of the country cannot be discussed by our soldiers?" Wang Li said with a slight disdain. As a professional soldier, his principle is not to discuss or pay attention to what happened in the court. But as a Qin man, he also hated the court's **.

"Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of a country. General Wang deliberately refuses. Why? Now I, the Great Qin Dynasty, only you and I still have the army. If we do not support each other, we are afraid that the demise will be imminent. The general thinks, is it okay?" Li Yuan said in a deep voice.

"The words of Li County Magistrate Li are consistent with Li's intentions. The inner historian Zuo Fufeng, Longxi County and Jiuyuan are connected. The two armies join forces to lean on each other, which is actually the method of military strategists." Wang Li slapped his high-highs excitedly and nodded repeatedly.

Li Yuan and Wang Li hit it off. The border army had a strict set of methods to train soldiers. Li Yuan occupied the richest human resources in Guanzhong and concentrated many wealth in the national treasury in Yongcheng. When facing the powerful anti-Qin forces, the alliance between the two weak forces of the Qin army was inevitable.

In late March, Wang Li and Su Jiao led a thousand soldiers of the border troops to embark on the way back to Jiuyuan County. Compared with the mighty army of 100,000 when they headed south, this time, their figures were particularly lonely. The elite Qin army that once made the soldiers of the six countries change their qualities disappeared in the long river of history, leaving only future generations to sigh.

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Li Yuan came out of the post station, but saw two women washing clothes at the east end of the post station. One of them looked at his back very familiar.

"Is it Miss Gu?" Bai Guangji's eyes were sharp-eyed, and when he saw his acquaintance, he immediately shouted.

When Gu Yunniang heard the shout, she straightened her sore waist, put her wet palms on her face, and turned to see Li Yuan and a group of personal guards walking towards this side.

"Gu Yun, when did you come to Yongcheng? Why didn't you come to meet your old friends in the army?" Li Yuan saw Gu Yunniang dressed in a washing woman, with graceful figure and several hairs in her temples scattered, which suddenly made people feel the urge to help her comb.

"I have been withdrawing from Xingyang with the border army for several days. The soldiers in the army are busy and dare not disturb them too much." Gu Yunniang's face turned red when she heard Li Yuan's question. She had a strong personality and did not interact with her old friends in the personal military camp. From the bottom of her heart, she really didn't want Li Yuan to see her now in a down-and-out appearance.

The former courtesan house of Peony Building no longer exists.

Now Gu Yunniang has washed away all her hair and returned to her original state, she is just an ordinary woman washing clothes, that's all.
Chapter completed!