The people in Xianyang listened to the good news of victory from the south every day. When the good news of victory came from the north, they were already numb. They expressed their admiration for Li Mu's record, but that was all. Li Mu and Zhao Kang were expeditioning outside the border, defeating the main army of the Huns, capturing nearly 200,000 tribal people, and obtaining countless livestock supplies, which severely damaged the Huns. Most of the vast grasslands in the north outside the clouds also fell into the hands of Qin.

This attack was a damaging blow to the Huns. There were not many people in the Huns, and the birth rate and infant survival rate were relatively low, which led to a very slow population speed of the Huns. Their population growth method seemed to be to increase the number of women in the tribe, that is, to plunder women and children... to give birth to more children, and plundering requires strength.

Li Mu's expedition can be said to have defeated the young and strong Huns, and there were not enough young and strong. This was a very tragic thing for the Central Plains countries. No one was farming, and the consequences were quite serious for the grassland countries, which made them easily annexed. Touman was thinking about this and did not choose to continue fighting with Li Mu and flee the battlefield with the young people.

Not only in terms of population, in the nomadic range, in the number of livestock, and in all aspects, the Huns experienced a heavy blow. After Li Mu chased a mountain that the herdsmen did not recognize, they stopped attacking. They could not catch up with the Huns, and logistics would also become a big problem. There were still many things to be solved in the Central Plains, especially the Chu State. Li Mu always felt that the Chu State would not miss such an opportunity, and they would likely send troops to Nanjun.

Touman, who led his troops to escape from the old place, had a gloomy face. He knew that for a long time, the Huns could not recover their former strength, but this might be an opportunity for him. Looking at the people around him who were swaying towards the distance, he suddenly thought of a lot of things. Because his strength had declined seriously, many of the reforms in his mind were now available to be implemented.

Of course, Li Mu and Zhao Kang would not know what kind of thoughts the old Shanyu, who was reading horse uniforms, had already had.

They just knew that this expedition was over. With the defeat of the Huns, the Hu people around them did not dare to test the bottom line of Qin again.

During this period of expedition, except for Qi, other countries were not very peaceful. There was no need to say much about Qin, fighting on both sides and winning. After paying a huge price, Chu had no choice but to recognize Qin's occupation of Shouchun and other areas. The King of Chu also realized that Chu was weak now and ordered Xiang Yan to train his army and take out a large army that could resist Qin in a short time.

Yan State pointed its spearhead at the outside world. After the full Qin transformation, Yan State was half happy and half sad. First of all, because Yan State's steps were too large, it led to government affairs chaos, economic collapse, and even several rebellions. Of course, this series of systems eased the relationship between the local people of Yan State and the people of Liaodong, enhanced the combat effectiveness of Yan State's military, and the first batch of military aristocrats appeared.

During this period, Zhongshan was also trying to find ways to solve the current problem. Wang Jia from Zhongshan sent soldiers to help Yan attack the Hu people. He hoped that Yan could give Zhongshan a piece of territory outside Liaodong. At the same time, he also hoped to train his own army and complete reforms like Yan army. When the news of Qin defeating the enemy on both sides came, Yan and Zhongshan were both very frightened.

Especially the King of Yan, in order to protect his country, he had already used any means and could even incite the Hu people to go south to rob, hoping that these people could hold Qin for a while, but in less than two years, why did the Hu people disappear? He fought with the Hu people in Liaodong for a long time, and the King of Yan also knew clearly the combat effectiveness of the Hu people, which should not be underestimated, but how could they be defeated so quickly?

What's even more terrifying is the war in the south.

Zhao Kuo used 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers in Chu State to destroy the entire army of more than 100,000 soldiers, and even captured the king's capital Shouchun. Moreover, these tens of thousands were new Qin people on the border. When he heard these news, the gentle and stern face quickly appeared in the mind of the King of Yan, which made him particularly uneasy. As early as when he encouraged the Hu people to go south and sent people to assassinate the King of Qin, the King of Yan knew in his heart that he would never dare to face the teacher again.

He was displaced since childhood, and his father did not treat him as his son. He was bullied either in Zhao or Qin.

However, Zhao Kuo's mansion made him feel the warmth of his home. Zhao Kuo treated the young people who came to find him like his father... Yan Dan respected him very much, but the more he respected him, the less he could face him now. He was not just a young man who longed for a family, but he was also the king of Yan State. The foundation of his ancestors, and the millions of Yan people were all pressing on him, which made him feel a little breathless.

At this time, Yan Dan is like a life-threatening gambler. No matter what method he uses, he must protect Yan State!

Compared with the worries of various countries, Ying Zheng in the Xianyang Palace seemed extremely happy. Even his eldest son Fusu was not as harsh as before... He had seen the dawn of great unification, and nothing could stop the Qin State's footsteps. Ying Zheng was happy and was also discussing the rewards to his beloved generals. First of all, Zhao Kuo, Zhao Kuo had no choice but to reward him again, and he had no choice but to have no choice...

Any military general who came to this point was in a very dangerous situation, but except for Zhao Kuo, the King of Qin would not be afraid of him... None of the ministers dared to say bad things about Zhao Kuo in Ying Zheng. Ying Zheng also knew Zhao Kuo very well and knew what kind of reward he wanted. Therefore, Ying Zheng hurriedly sent officials to Chen County, and gently pardoned the Chu people who made mistakes, accepted Shouchun and other areas, and established Jiujiang County.

To appease the local people, prepare for farming, exempt taxes and light labor, etc., this is a reward for Zhao Kuo.

What is important is that Ying Zheng discussed the rewards to Li Mu, Zhao Kang, Sima Shang and other people.

In the fifteenth year of the Qin King, Li Mu brought the Expeditionary Legion back to the land.

Qin State can be said to have welcomed Li Mu's return with the highest etiquette. Ying Zheng personally went out of Xianyang and brought the three dukes and nine ministers to welcome the triumphant army. The soldiers had been running around and killing for so long, and were exhausted. When they arrived in Xianyang, they still raised their heads high and faced the villagers in the posture of a victor... Li Mu was still very calm. He was always like this, and there was no big emotional fluctuation on his face.

Sima Shang was a little excited. He had never received such respect in Zhao State. Looking at the officials along the way who brought the people to pay homage to the royal army, he couldn't help but wave his hands. As for Zhao Kang, he was the happiest. Along the way, he was smiling foolishly, thinking in his heart that his father might say the praises he might say after seeing him, he became even more excited. He finally proved himself, and his father would definitely be proud of his achievements.

From afar, they saw Ying Zheng leading his ministers to greet him, and of course the generals were about to get off the car and get off the horse.

"Greetings to the king!" Li Mu brought the generals to pay respectful respect to Ying Zheng. Ying Zheng laughed and walked up to help Li Mu in front of him. Ying Zheng became more and more satisfied with the general. "I am in Xianyang. When I heard your achievements, I wish I could go to the clouds to serve you in person..." This was a bit heavy. Li Mu hurriedly refused: "I dare not praise you like this, this is all the credit for the bloody battle of the soldiers..."

Ying Zheng laughed, then held Sima Shang's hand and said, "General, I heard that you attacked the cavalry of the Xiongnu with infantry and defeated him. You have not let down the reputation of your ancestors!" Sima Shang also hurriedly thanked him. The ancestor that Ying Zheng mentioned was Sima Cuo, a famous general of Qin... Sima Cuo served as a guest minister in Qin, pacified Bashu, attacked Wei and attacked Chu. He was also one of the famous generals in the history of Qin. Now Sima Geng, Sima Jin and other veteran generals are his descendants.

Sima Shang and Sima Cuo are of the same clan... In other words, Sima Shang was not lonely in Qin. He had many relatives in Qin, and even these relatives were not far from him. After all, Sima Cuo passed away less than fifty years ago... This is probably why Sima Shang did not object to coming to Qin at the beginning. After meeting Sima Shang, of course, he wanted to meet the third general who went to the expedition, the young Zhao Kang.

Zhao Kang raised his head with a smile, waiting for his brother's praise.

Ying Zheng couldn't help but want to beat him up when he looked at his expression, but there were too many people here, so he had to laugh and say, "It's done well."

"Hahaha, it's not just good, I'm almost defeating the Huns!"

Zhao Kang shouted proudly, Ying Zheng shook his head helplessly, and then he brought the three generals into Xianyang. The people of Xianyang were also very enthusiastic about these triumphant troops, cheering all the way, and finally arrived at the palace. The ministers gathered. Ying Zheng once again praised his three generals and gave them fine wine and meat for them to eat. Li Mu and Sima Shang were still a little polite, but Zhao Kang had already eaten it.

Ying Zheng asked about the situation of the war again, and Li Mu talked about this battle calmly. He told the most intense battle in the calmest tone, and probably only Li Mu could do it. After Li Mu talked for a long time, Zhao Kang seemed to realize something. He asked, "Why is my father not here? Is he still in the south?" Ying Zheng smiled and said, "Yes, he is still in the south to guard against the attack of Chu."

"How dare Chu State attack Qin State? My father was too worried!" Zhao Kang said loudly, then he felt that the ministers around him looked at him with a strange look, as if something was wrong. He asked curiously: "Did Chu State really take action?" Li Mu seemed to care very much. He did not continue to pursue this time, and the important reason was that he was afraid of the situation in the Central Plains. Ying Zheng looked at Li Si.

Li Si stood up and said to Li Mu and other generals: "Wucheng Hou went to Nanjun, and the prefect of Chen County colluded with Chu State to rebel. Wucheng Hou led the soldiers of Nanjun to Chen County within ten days to defeat the rebels in Chen County and captured the rebels. Chu General Xiang Yan led 50,000 Chu State soldiers to attack Chen County. Wucheng Hou defeated the enemy, captured 30,000 and captured 10,000... The King of Chu led 60,000 troops to reinforce with General Xiong Mao, and Wucheng Hou defeated the reinforcements and won 40,000..."

"Marquis Wu Cheng immediately attacked the capital of Shouchun, the King of Chu... and wiped out all the soldiers of Chu and captured Shouchun... Xiang Yan fled in a hurry, and the King of Chu moved the capital to Juchao..."

Li Si finished speaking quickly and looked at the three generals in front of him.

The three generals were stunned, and the meat in Zhao Kang's hands fell to the ground...

"Capture Shouchun?"

"Annihilated more than 100,000 enemies?"

At that moment, Zhao Kang's excitement was gone, and even the joy of winning was not as strong as before. After a long time of stunnedness, he picked up the meat on the ground and continued to eat it. The most surprising thing was Li Mu. What shocked him was not to wipe out Xiang Yan, but to capture Shouchun. How did he use tens of thousands of people to capture the capital? After the banquet, the three of them walked out of the palace, but were still a little absent-minded. Sima Shang smiled bitterly and said, "You have been worried about the attack of Chu State. Okay, if we come back a few days later, Chu State will perish!"

Li Mu also shook his head, remained silent, and looked at Zhao Kang beside him again.

Zhao Kang was silent for a moment, and suddenly laughed. He said, "I'm going to see my son!!" He ignored the two generals around him and rushed out directly towards the home. When Zhao Kang left, his wife was pregnant. Shortly after he left, Yun gave birth to a son for Zhao Kang. His son was one year old, but he had never seen his father, the eldest father.

When Zhao Kang hurried back home, Yun was waiting for him with her child in her arms.

"Hahaha~~~", at that moment, Zhao Kang was filled with joy. He threw all the fucking Huns and fucking wars behind him. He only had his wife and his son in his eyes. He walked to his wife, excitedly unable to speak. He lowered his head and looked at the little guy who was looking at him curiously in his arms. A warm current suddenly flowed through his heart. He didn't know what to say. He trembled for a long time and shouted: "Yun...son..."

Yun was also particularly excited, her eyes were red. She handed the child to Zhao Kang. Zhao Kang hugged the little guy and couldn't help laughing. The little guy was not honest, constantly moving, twisting, and grabbing his hands. Zhao Kang was particularly happy. The whole family was smiling happily. Zhao Kang was about to hug Yun, but Yun signaled to the back. Zhao Kang then remembered that he had other family members...

Not far away, Shan muttered and looked at his brother angrily. After he returned home, he ignored him.

And Yi, she seemed to be cooking, her hands were dirty. She smiled gently, looked at her son without blame or saying anything more. Zhao Kang slowly walked up to her and whispered: "Mother..."

"Come back?"

Zhao Kang looked at the wrinkles on his mother's face and the grayish whiteness in her hair. At that moment, he suddenly wanted to cry and wanted to hug his mother and cry... Yi smiled and asked Zhao Kang to sit down and prepare meals for him. Zhao Kang sat on the ground, holding the little guy in his arms, deliberately walking aside Shan, and felt very happy. This is home, this is happiness. Zhao Kang was having a meal, and someone knocked on the door.

Zhao Kang was a little unhappy and muttered: "Who is this? I have to disturb you when the family meets..."

Yun opened the door, but Ying Zheng was standing outside the door, and Ming was holding a child in his arms and holding a child.

Zhao Kang looked at the child in their arms and was stunned for a long time. Suddenly, he realized that he had not only had one more son, but also one more son.

The family sat together happily, Ying Zheng chatted with Zhao Kang loudly, Shan was talking to Fusu, Ming and Yun hugged the child and chatted about the hardships of taking care of the child, Yi was smiling, looking at the children sitting here, looking at the empty seat beside her, feeling sad, and couldn't help crying.

Ying Zheng and Zhao Kang both couldn't stand their mother crying. Seeing Yi's appearance, Ying Zheng knew very well. He smiled and said, "My father is already on his way back. Please don't worry... He will be back soon..."

"Kang, this time your father is back, don't be angry with him... You don't know how worried he was when you went to war. He just left, and he went to Chu State and said that you should make sure you can fight with peace of mind... Your father is old and he is not as strong as before. He has been running back and forth and has to go to the battlefield to fight..." Yi nagged, but this time, Zhao Kang listened very seriously.

He looked at the little guy not far away in his mother's arms, and suddenly, he seemed to understand a lot.
Chapter completed!