Chapter 118 Oh no, they are coming towards me!
However, Zhang Liang was different. He was a strategist and not a combat expert.

What's more, the two thousand men he led were not wearing armor, nor holding long swords, and they traveled lightly, just to increase the speed of their horses and complete the task of robbing and burning food.

When something unexpected happened, all Zhang Liang could do was to lead the team to escape. He would never do what Xiang Yu did, who forced his way through even though he knew there were ambushes on the plain.

However, where to escape to became a problem.

The mountain road we came from had been blocked by enemy infantry, and we couldn't turn back.

And the flat fields are obviously not a safe place.

Zhang Liang had another plan in mind, which was to rely on this team of lightly armed and fast horses to force their way up the mountain!

These people and horses are still in good physical condition. In places where the woods are not densely populated, they can easily open up a wild path and escape.

After all, going up the mountain is completely different from being on the plains. No matter how powerful the Qin cavalry is, their mounts are not up to the task.

What's more, the soldiers were wearing armor and carrying weapons, so it was simply a pipe dream for them to climb the mountain and chase them.

As for the infantry, it is even more impossible for them to catch up with the cavalry, whether in the plains or in the mountains.

Such a plan would cause great damage to the horses, but we can no longer care about that now.

Zhang Liang made a rough calculation and found that there were about a thousand people left in his team.

Along the way, he gathered some of Xiang Yu's subordinates who had been scattered due to the chaos, totaling about 1,300 people.

The team was a mixed bunch with no clear organization. They were just a group of people running madly for survival, closely following Zhang Liang's flag.

Zhang Liang already had a plan in mind. He led his men and horses to flee in the opposite direction for more than ten miles. As long as they climbed over the hill in front of them and turned the corner, they would be back the way they came.

That hillside was densely populated with enemy infantry and was by no means a safe place.

However, Zhang Liang had carefully examined this hill during his previous reconnaissance and found that the slope was not steep, the woods were sparse, and the rocks were few and far between, which was enough for war horses to gallop.

So he decisively raised the command flag, pointed forward, and gave orders to the soldiers.

"Charge up this mountain! This is our chance of survival!"

The direction pointed by the command flag was exactly where Ying Zheng and his two companions were hiding.

Qin Shi Huang, who was watching the battle with great interest and chatting and laughing with two guards, was stunned for a moment.

He shouted in disbelief: "Damn it! Why are these enemy troops coming towards me?!"

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On the top of the mountain, Qin Shihuang stood with his head held high, pointing out the mountains and rivers, writing words, with passion surging and saliva flying everywhere.

His mood was as bright as the sun and he was extremely happy!
This joy is not without basis.

Putting aside his inexplicable promotion to Grand Master, and the increase in lifespan and strength.

The mere fact that he witnessed and participated in the entire battle was enough to make his blood boil and make him dance with excitement.

This is his kingdom, his army, his cavalry, and his generals!
All belongs to him!
This battle was fought with such brilliance that it surpassed any other battle in Ying Zheng's life!
Although Wang Ben was a victorious general, it was impossible for him to design such a complicated tactic.

Qin Shihuang thought to himself that this series of strategies seemed familiar.

Wang Ben was afraid that he could not use such a strategy. These strategies were similar to the Enfeoffment Order, the New Deal, papermaking, grain reform, and a series of great works by various philosophers that he had discovered before. This style...

The familiar style flashed through the First Emperor's mind, leaving him a little confused.

Just like today's battle, every step seemed like a good opportunity for the rebels, but in fact it was a carefully laid trap! Small traps were set up to trap bigger ones, until those powerful rebels were lured in step by step.

At this moment, Ying Zheng did not know that their opponent was the invincible combination of Zhang Liang and Xiang Yu, the top wise men and generals of this era.

If he knew that the powerful General Wang Ben could defeat these two forces so badly, he would probably laugh from ear to ear.

At least, the realm of early grandmaster is not his end point today.

Speaking of this pit.

Not only did it lead the enemy astray, but in fact, even the First Emperor himself lived in constant fear.

Who could have thought that traps could be set like this! And cavalry could be used like this!
The mountains of rice, a novelty that had not been seen in thousands of years, appeared on this grand battlefield for the first time. They were not the ultimate enemies, but props. What was hidden inside was not food, but soldiers!

How should Zhang Liang predict this?
Burning food?

Sorry, the real food has already been quietly transferred.

You can only burn yourself.

And how did those cavalrymen, the Qin's iron cavalry, do it?
Why were they able to crush the rebel cavalry?

Although Ying Zheng has not fully understood it yet, seeing such a result is enough. The cavalry of our Great Qin has finally risen!

Isn’t this invincible in the world?

How could Qin Shihuang not dance with joy after seeing all this?
What made him even more ecstatic was that he was suddenly promoted to Grand Master.

Two months ago, the leader of the secret guards had suggested that the First Emperor should practice hard, otherwise his fake death might turn into real death.

Because according to common sense, no one can break through to the Grandmaster level in just a few months!

However, unexpectedly, he did it!
I am already a grandmaster!

What does it matter if you extend your life by a few years with just this one leap?
Now that he has become a grandmaster, he feels more relaxed than ever before!
It was as if the deadly poison hidden deep inside the body was shattered by the explosion of true energy and expelled from the body.

At this moment, the First Emperor felt endless physical strength. He felt that even without using his true energy, he could tear a strong bull apart with his bare hands!
And his appearance also looks a little younger.

Although his dress, hairstyle and beard still retain the appearance of the elderly Ying Zheng, a closer look reveals that his skin and facial features all reveal the spirit of the middle-aged Ying Zheng.

This is incredible!

Isn't all this worthy of his joy?

What's more, the three rebel armies in front of them had all fled in panic, and they were chasing them madly.

It’s such a refreshing feeling!

You rebelled against the Great Qin, you attacked the granary, which was the lifeline of the Great Qin. You have lost all conscience and, just for your own selfish desires, you are actually burning the food rations of the people of the world!
Have you ever thought that if this mountain is burned down, millions of people in my Great Qin might starve for another year or two, and how many innocent lives would be lost then!
Just so you can easily recruit soldiers with cheap old grain?

Even if you seize the country, won’t your conscience hurt?

How badly have I treated you, the Great Qin? Why do you hate me so much?
Don't you want to see the people living and working in peace and contentment, enjoying such food?
Shouldn't such rebels be eradicated? !
Kill!

Good kill!

Ying Zheng stood on the hillside, watching the three rebel armies being hunted down like stray dogs, and felt extremely happy!
He even felt that no matter how long the time was, no matter the wind or rain, even if the people below chased him for a year, he could watch quietly for a year!
There is no day in this world that makes him happier than today.

(End of this chapter)