Chapter 40: Returning to China (2)
With a complicated mood, Wei Zhu and Li He had dinner at Zhai Mansion before returning to Wei Camp.
The moment he returned to Wei Camp, Wei Zhu said to Li He: "Give the surprise soldiers a few days off and ask them to go home to see them. By the way, you can also go back to Dongliang and explain to the Hu clan you are acquainted with."
Li He understood what Wei Zhu meant and nodded silently.
After returning to the camp, Li He called out Han Yan, Xu Wu, Wu Heng, Gao Yun and Hou Yun and calmly told the people that he had been promoted to five hundred generals.
Han Yan and others spoke congratulations one after another.
"Congratulations to the Hundred Generals... No, we should call them five hundred generals now!"
"Li Wubai...haha."
No wonder the five were so happy. After all, Li He was promoted, which means they could be promoted too. Otherwise, what would Li He call out the five of them alone?
During this period, Wu Heng saw that Li He was not in high spirits, so he asked in confusion: "Li Baijiang, what happened?"
Li He pondered for a moment, decided not to hide the men, and said in a deep voice: "Today, the general of the camp went to see Sima Zhai with me. According to Sima, Wei State has not yet ended the war with Zhao State and is temporarily unable to support Hexi, which means that I, Shaoliang, may face the Qin army alone..."
Han Yan and the other two changed their qualities when they heard this and looked at each other.
In fact, they were not very afraid of the Qin army. The key was Shaoliang - if this country was gone, where should they go?
Looking at the five people looking at each other, Li He frowned and said, "Don't disclose this to the general soldiers in the camp for the time being. Just ask me to have a certain degree in my mind... By the way, in order to commend our performance on the battlefield, the camp will ask me to give the surprise team a few days off and let them go home to see their families. Just three days, tomorrow the surprise team will temporarily disband. Let each go home to visit their families, and gather in the camp in three days."
"yes!"
Han Yan, who had just been promoted to a hundred general, held his fists and took the order. His good mood of promotion was completely gone by the bad news that "Shao Liang might have to face the Qin army alone".
Having seen the size of the Qin army with their own eyes, they naturally understood what would happen if Shao Liang faced the Qin army alone.
Just look at the current situation of the Rong Kingdom in Hexi.
Soon, these two things spread throughout the surprises.
Although many people are worried about Shao Liang's future situation, it has to be said that the surprise soldiers' ability to withstand this is indeed much stronger than that of ordinary soldiers, which is probably related to the confidence they have established on the battlefield before.
The next day, Li He took Li Ying, Peng Chou, Hu Feng, Hu Ben, Hu Fen and others to leave Wei Ying and go to Dongliang City. Mo Jian and other Mo people were happy to accompany him after receiving Li He's invitation.
When they learned that Li He and his group had returned to the city, the Hu clan was very happy. Hu Lao and Hu Fei brought the Hu clan members to greet each other at the street entrance and invited everyone to the big house for a banquet.
During this period, Li He also solemnly introduced Mo Jian and other Mo people. Hu Lao and Hu Fei did not dare to neglect them and quickly greeted him.
When Mo Jian and others learned that the Hu family was a family with Li He, they naturally showed that they were quite close, and the two sides had a good conversation.
The banquet that night was to congratulate Li He on his promotion to 500 generals, and to entertain Mo Jian and other Mo people, and to drink and have fun.
After the banquet, Hu Fei personally arranged a residence for Mo Jian and others, while Hu Lao invited Li He to the house where he lived.
At this time, Li He said to the old fox with a little embarrassed expression: "This time I have not promoted the Fox and the others to the hundred generals..."
“Hey.”
The old fox waved his hand and expressed his understanding: "Those boys are still in need of training. It may not be a good thing to ask them to exercise with you more."
I have to say that whether it is the old fox or the old fox, the father and son don’t care about this at all, because they know that Li He will not treat his Hu family’s children unfairly.
In contrast, Old Hu cared more about the threat from the Qin army.
After inviting Li He to sit down at the table in the room, Old Hu frowned and asked, "Ahe, what is the situation with the Qin army?"
Li He would not hide it, and told the Hu Lao all the things he knew, and even told the Hu Lao Lao that Zhai Hu had revealed to him. He only heard Hu Lao frowned deeply, and then asked after a while: "As you said, Shao Liang can't stop the Qin army?"
“I’m afraid it’s difficult.”
Li He said truthfully: "Whether Herong or Shaoliang, the confidence of the two countries to resist Qin was Wei. Now all kinds of signs indicate that Wei may not be able to send troops to reinforce Hexi. I think Shaoliang..."
"What should I do?" Even with the experience of the old fox, he also showed a strong sense of worry at this moment.
After all, his Hu clan was "moved westward" by Wei State, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he was abandoned. Once Shao Liang really encountered the threat of destruction, his Hu clan would definitely not be able to escape to Wei State - at least Wei State would not return the fields that originally belonged to them in Linghu Yi to them.
There is no place or land. Even if the Hu family fled back to Wei, they are just a group of refugees. How can they support their tribesmen?
"Is there really no hope?" Old Fox asked with an ugly expression.
Li He thought for a while and said, "It's not that there is no hope at all. As long as Shaoliang can show tenacity... Qin is a big country that is determined to replace Wei and become the overlord of the world, and Shaoliang is just a small country. If Shaoliang can show his will to make Qin suffer heavy losses, I think Qin will not be willing to make them lose the opportunity to win the world in order to annex a small country. Therefore, the key lies in the attitude of Shaoliang king."
Hearing this, Old Hu's expression became a little better, and he nodded and said, "You are right, what is the current attitude of the king of Shaoliang?"
"I don't know this either." Li He shook his head.
To be honest, he has been in Shaoliang for a long time, but he knows nothing about the king of Shaoliang. Even Zhai Hu and Wei Zhu have never mentioned it in front of him.
How to say it, I always feel that the king of Shaoliang has a low presence, far inferior to the king of Dongliang Wang Xie.
At least Li He had seen Zhai Hu many times call the Dongliang Jun an old man.
The old fox pondered for a moment with a crutch, and suddenly said to Li He solemnly: "I think you have to come forward to investigate this matter... Then Zhai Hu respects you quite well. You can try to convince him. As you said, if Shao Liang cannot show his tenacity and make Qin retreat when he sees the difficulties, this country will definitely be annexed by Qin, Jie Shi..."
At the end of the day, he sighed melancholy.
It has to be said that for the Hu family, seeking to Qin is also an option. The question is whether Qin is willing to accept them? If Qin does not want to accept them like Shaoliang and does not want to give them land, then seeking to Qin will have no meaning.
Although the Hu clan is small, it is also a clan with nearly a hundred families. It must own a large area of land to support the tribe.
"I see."
Li He nodded and said, "I will go and see Sima Zhai again tomorrow."
Old Hu nodded, then reached out and put his hand on Li He's shoulder, and said solemnly: "No matter what the result is, my Hu family will advance and retreat with you!"
Li He also nodded solemnly.
In addition to Li Ying and Peng Chou, the one he trusts the most is the Hu clan. Even if Hu Lao doesn't say this, he believes in each other's trust.
At this time, Hu Fei had already settled Mo Jian and other Mo people and came to the house of Hu Lao. So Li He chatted with Hu Fei for a while, then said goodbye and left, and returned to his own house.
It's not far away, just next to the Hu Family House, just a few dozen steps away.
That night, although Li He was worried, he slept well at night. He slept until dawn, probably because he finally got rid of Peng Chou and the fox snoring.
Before he knew it, Li He suddenly heard a snap from the yard.
He opened his eyes alertly, subconsciously touched the sword he placed beside the couch with his left hand, until he opened his eyes and saw the roof, and then smiled mockingly: This is the residence of the Hu clan, what danger can there be?
He turned over and looked out of the window, and then he saw a little girl in the yard holding an axe and chopping firewood.
He recognized this girl at a glance as Hu Yue, who was rescued by him, Li Ying and others from the wolf's mouth.
"A Yue, what are you doing?" Li He opened the door and greeted the little girl outside.
"ah."
A Yue was shocked, and the already struggling axe was slashed and slashed on the wooden stake below with a bang. The crooked piece of firewood rolled out.
"Brother Li, are you awake?"
When he looked up at Li He, the little girl said embarrassedly: "I heard that Brother Li, you are going to come back to stay for a few days. I'll see if I can help... Oh, the rice is burnt."
Seeing the girl running into the kitchen in shock, Li He shook his head with laughter and tears.
Suddenly, his heart moved slightly, walked to the table in the room, and stroked the table with his fingers.
He had never lived in this small house arranged for him by Hu Fei, but judging from the situation inside the house, it was obvious that someone often helped him clean it.
Thinking back to the reckless little girl just now, it is not difficult for Li He to guess who it was.
Just then, a greeting came from outside the house: "General Li Bai? Does General Li Bai live here?"
Mo Jian?
Li He recognized that it was Mo Jian's voice, and immediately walked out of the house. He immediately saw Mo Jian standing outside the courtyard and looking into the courtyard.
"Jiuzi."
"Li Baijiang."
Seeing Li He, Mo Jian showed a smile on his face. Then, at the invitation of Li He, he pushed open the gate and walked in, and said with a smile: "I heard that General Li Bai is going to persuade Sima Zhai of your country today to resolutely resist the invasion of the Qin army soon. Mo Jian hopes to go with General Li Bai... It is not only to repay General Li Bai's previous kindness, but also to stop the ambition of Qin. I, Mo Tu, are willing to fight side by side with Shaoliang, and will never regret it even if I die!"
Li He naturally believed in Mo Jian’s promise, but he shook his head and said, “I invited Juzi and Mo Zhu to come to Shaoliang, but I just wanted to use your skills to fight against Qin. I did not hope that Mo Zhu would sacrifice for me Shaoliang… As I said that day, you are all outstanding craftsmen, and it is a pity to sacrifice on the battlefield.”
Mo Jian nodded with a smile, and then said seriously: "I understand what Li Baijiang means, but... I'm sorry, Shaoliang is just a small country. It's not easy to convince your monarch to fight against Qin. Although my Mo family is declining now, at least it is still famous and may play a role."
Before Li He could speak, he said with a serious expression: "It's not just for Shaoliang, but also the proposition of my Mo family. A big country like Qin, which wants to attack small countries, we must curb its ambitions, otherwise there will be no peace in the world!"
Mo Jian said this, so Li He naturally couldn't refuse any more.
On that day, Li He took the fox and Mo Jian and other Mo people to Zhiyang to ask for a meeting with Zhai Hu.
After introducing Mo Jian and others to Zhai Hu, Li He expressed his intention and told Zhai Hu what he had said to Mr. Hu before.
Zhai Hu was surprised when he heard this, and looked at Li He up and down and said, "I can't make a decision on this matter, but... I can take you to Shaoliang."
"Shaoliangcheng?"
"Ah." Zhai Hu nodded and said, "I will send someone to tell my brother what I learned from you yesterday. I received the message from my brother that night, asking me to go to Shaoliang City to explain the matter in detail. By the way, I can bring you... and this master to see if you can convince my brother and that old man Dongliangjun..."
『Is Shaoliang City?
Li He and Mo Jian looked at each other and nodded at Zhai Hu.
Chapter completed!