Hou Hanwu died, the royal capital Jicheng fell, and the new king Han Ji, who was the orthodox member of the Han royal family, was deposed. Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, supported Han Yi, a branch of the Han royal family who appeared from nowhere, as the new king of Korea.

When Li Mu, the gatekeeper of Yanmen, learned about this, he was speechless for a while.

Once upon a time, Korea was so powerful. It suppressed the Xiongnu and Lin Hu in the west, suppressed Dong Hu and Lou Fan in the north, defeated Wei in the southwest, and competed with Qi in the southeast. It was undoubtedly the country with the strongest comprehensive strength in the world.

However, only fifty years have passed, and South Korea has fallen to what it is today, which makes Li Mu heartbroken.

He really didn't understand why the generals such as Le Yi, Sima Shang, Qin Kai, Xu Li, Bao Yuan, and Jin were defeated by the Wei army in the capital of Jicheng.

You must know the good news he received before. Le Yi had clearly blocked the Wei army in Shanggu County and told the latter not to advance. How could he suddenly be defeated?

Based on his understanding of Le Yi, Li Mu really couldn't imagine that Le Yi would be defeated by the Wei army when he still had tens or hundreds of thousands of troops under his command.

This is not to underestimate the generals of the Wei State, but it is undeniable that in Li Mu's eyes, among the generals of the Wei army who attacked South Korea this time, there are actually no invincible famous generals or commanders, such as Wei Gongzi Run and Nanliang.

Wang Zhao Yuanzuo, the two commanders who once posed a huge threat to South Korea, were not dispatched at all this time. Only Zhao Jiang, Shao Hu, and Pang Huan were the first.

Although Zhao Jiang, Shao Hu, and Pang Huan were considered to be famous generals who were good at fighting in the world, compared to Le Yi, Li Mu obviously still favored the latter.

“Tuk-tuk-tuk.”

There was a knock on the door outside the house.

"Come in." Li Mu said in a deep voice.

Immediately, a general who looked somewhat similar to Li Mu walked into the house, holding a letter in his hand and said: "Father, General Gongsun Qi of Qin sent someone to send a reply."

This person is Li Mu's eldest son Li (kun).

Li Mu raised his eyebrows when he heard this and said in a deep voice: "Bring it here and let me see."

Seeing this, Li handed the letter in his hand to his father.

Opening the letter, Li Mu carefully read the contents and nodded slightly after a while.

Next to him, Li Yu looked at his father without hesitation. After all, he couldn't resist the curiosity in his heart and asked: "Father, why are you communicating with the commander-in-chief of the Qin army? I think this may not be appropriate..."

After hearing this, Li Mu turned to look at his son and said melancholy: "Extraordinary times..."

Just as he was talking, a soldier hurriedly came from outside the house, ran into the house, clasped his fists and said, "Commander Li, General Li Ren sent someone to see you!"

Li Ren?

Li Mu was stunned for a moment, feeling a little puzzled.

Li Ren is his younger brother.

A while ago, when he learned that Taiyuan County was attacked by Wei generals Zhao Xuan and Jiang Bi, Li Mu sent his brother Li Ren to lead 5,000 cavalry and 8,000 infantry to support, although this force was not enough.

Defeating the more than 100,000 Wei troops in Taiyuan County, at least it can slightly improve the situation of Taiyuan Shou Lecheng, Yangyi Marquis Han Xu and others.

But today Li Ren suddenly sent someone here. Could it be that the war situation in Taiyuan County has changed?

When summoning the generals sent by Li Ren, Li Mu secretly guessed.

After a while, a general strode into the house, clasped his fists towards Li Mu and said, "Li Shuai, something bad happened. The Taiyuan Shou succeeded and he surrendered!"

"What?" Li Mu was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't believe his ears.

Seeing this, the general repeated: "This matter is absolutely true. General Li Ren and the last general saw Jinyang opening the door to surrender with their own eyes... Therefore, General Li Ren specially sent the last general to report this matter."

…

Li Mu opened his mouth and couldn't come to his senses for a while.

Taiyuan defended successfully... but actually surrendered to the Wei army?

A thought flashed through his mind, and Li Mu suddenly remembered the royal order from Jicheng, and he couldn't help but feel a bit bitter in his heart: Le Chenggong must have also received the royal order from Jicheng, ordering him to stop resisting. Seeing this,

Seeing that the situation was over, Le Cheng simply surrendered to the Wei army.

"Bang"

Li Mu slapped his hand heavily on the table in front of him.

Although he could understand how much despair he felt in his heart when Taiyuan Shou Lecheng was besieged by hundreds of thousands of Wei generals Zhao Xuan and Jiang Bi and waited for reinforcements to arrive, he still couldn't accept it.

surrender.

Especially now, when we urgently need successful cooperation to achieve a certain goal...

"Please step aside and let me be quiet."

Li Mu said a little tiredly.

"yes!"

The eldest son Li clasped fists with the general and retreated.

A few days later, Li Mu made an appointment with Gongsun Qi, the commander-in-chief of the Qin army, for a drinking party in front of the pass at Pianguan.

As the host, Li Mu had already ordered his people to set up a drinking table in front of the pass, and asked his eldest son Li and his deputy Yan Feng to accompany him. The three of them alone were waiting for the arrival of Qin army commander Gongsun Qi.

About a quarter of an hour later, five hundred Qin troops arrived belatedly. The general at the head was naturally the Qin army commander, Gongsun Qi.

Gongsun Qi glanced at Li Mu and others in front of the pass, looked around and said: "You are all waiting here, don't make any mistakes... The two generals Wang and Wang Ling will accompany a certain person to the meeting."

"yes!"

The two generals, Wang and Wang Ling, cupped their fists and responded.

A few days ago, when Gongsun Qi informed them that he had received a letter from Li Mu, the guardian of Yanmen, and that Li Mu invited him to have a gathering in front of Pianguan Pass, Generals Wang and Wang Ling were very surprised. After all, the two parties were

Enemies are not friends, and they really can't figure out why Li Mu sent a letter to invite them.

Could there be some trick in it?

Wang frowned.

But thinking about it carefully, he felt that Li Mu was not someone who used such dirty tricks.

With various emotions, Gongsun Qi took Wang and Wang Ling to Li Mu. There were only three people on each side, which was fair.

"General Lee."

"General Gongsun."

After meeting each other, Gongsun Qi sat down at the table in front of him at Li Mu's invitation.

I saw him looking up at the nearby Pianguan Pass, and couldn't help but praise: "Look closer, it's such a majestic pass..."

After hearing this, the king and the two generals Wang Ling could not help but raise their heads and look, feeling a bit of resentment in their hearts.

Without him, it's just because they were defeated here many times and sacrificed many athletes from the Qin State. All of this was thanks to the Korean general named Li Mu in front of them.

At this time, Gongsun Qi had turned his gaze from Pianguan to Li Mu, and said with a smile but not a smile: "I learned a few days ago that General Li Mu invited a certain person to a small gathering, and I was really curious... I didn't know that General Li Mu invited me.

What advice can you give me?" At this point, he said with a smile: "Is it possible that General Li Mu finally saw that Yanmen County cannot be defended for a long time and wants to take the initiative to join the Qin Dynasty?"

After hearing this, Li Mu's eldest son Li and his deputy Yan Feng showed displeasure on their faces. However, just when they were about to speak, they saw Li Mu raising his hand to stop them, and smiled at Gongsun Qi.

He said: "General Gongsun's words are wrong. We, Yanmen County, can defend Yanmen County for another ten or eight years, and it will be fine."

His words made the three generals Gongsun Qi, Wang, and Wang Ling look a little ugly. Are you mocking the fact that the Qin army has never posed any threat to your Yanmen County?

Just when Wang and Wang Ling were about to have a fit, they saw Li Mu saying kindly: "Three generals, Li invited three generals to come to a gathering today. There is no harm in it. He just wants to tell you some news."

…A, big news.”

"oh?"

Gongsun Qi was stunned when he heard this and said, "I am all ears."

I saw Li Mu take out the royal order from Jicheng and said seriously: "Li just received the news from our king's capital, and we know that the elite army of Wei has conquered our king's capital..."

…

After hearing this, Gongsun Qi, Wang, and Wang Ling looked at each other in shock.

"This is impossible!"

Wang cried out.

After hearing this, Li Mu took a long breath and said expressionlessly: "General Wang, do you think Li Mu would joke about this kind of thing?"

"..."

Wang was speechless and exchanged looks with Gongsun Qi and Wang Ling.

This situation...is inconsistent with the news sent from Xianyang.

Didn't Xianyang say that South Korea had resisted Wei's army, making it difficult for the latter to advance?

What the hell is going on?

Gongsun Qi, Wang, and Wang Ling were a little puzzled.

You know, they also received news from the royal capital of Xianyang a while ago. According to the reliable information obtained from Xianyang, the Wei State itself is under fierce attack by the coalition forces of various countries, and the situation is in a critical situation; and the army previously sent by the Wei State to attack South Korea

, but still no progress.

Why was South Korea suddenly captured by the Wei army?

Raising his hand to signal the king, Wang Ling and the two generals should be calm. Gongsun Qi frowned and looked directly at Li Mu, and asked in a deep voice: "Is this serious?"
To be continued...