"My Lord."

"General Li You has sent a battle report." Zhang Ming came holding a report in his hands.

"Read it directly." Zhao Feng waived his hand.

Zhang Ming dared not hesitate, immediately opened the report and read: "Subordinate Li You reports, today, I led the army in a two-day raid, splitting into two camps for the attack. In two days, we have successfully captured five cities of the Wei state, killed nearly three thousand enemies, and captured nearly five thousand."

"Today, I lead the return of the main army to continue the attack, and I will not disappoint the Shangjiangjun."

After listening.

Zhao Feng nodded calmly, then picked up a piece of silk from the table, wrote a sentence on it, and handed it over to Zhang Ming: "Send someone to deliver this to Li You and tell him not to be greedy for merit and advance rashly. This battle is his first time commanding troops, and if he can't achieve success, it would impact his authority in commanding the army. Let him make his own decisions regarding military strategies, but be cautious."

Zhang Ming immediately bowed: "Subordinate will comply."

Then he retreated.

Zhao Feng's expression remained unchanged, but he murmured: "Li You, you have transitioned from civil to military, whether you can stay in Wu'an Military Camp long-term, it depends on your capability."

"However."

"I am quite looking forward to Wei Wuji next."

"The plan to burn the city of Yanggao failed, losing one hundred thousand troops. What will you do next?"

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Capital of Wei, Daliang!

Crash.

The sound of porcelain breaking.

The porcelain bowl in Wei Wuji's hands fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.

"One hundred fifty thousand troops, all annihilated."

"One hundred thousand died in the fire that burned the city."

"Fifty thousand were annihilated by Wu'an Military Camp of Qin."

"This... impossible."

"I have crafted meticulous strategies, how could this happen? How?"

Wei Wuji's old face knit entirely into a frown, his entire face trembled.

To him.

This was the greatest blow he suffered.

He painstakingly devised and plotted for two years a plan to save the nation, and it was destroyed just like that?

The one hundred fifty thousand troops stationed on the border at Yanggao, all turned to ashes.

"Your Majesty."

"One hundred fifty thousand troops, aside from a few hundred with luck escaping, all perished."

"Most died inside Yanggao City, burned by the fire."

"The rest were wiped out by the Qin Cavalry."

"General Long Zhang... gave his life for the nation, died to serve the country."

The Wei General who came to report the situation had a gloomy expression, his tone carried a sense of sorrow.

"What were the Qin Army's casualties?"

"Were they burned up in the city?" Wei Wuji clutched the Wei General's shoulder tightly, asking loudly.

This was his last concern, if the fire could have destroyed the Qin Army's vitality, breaking the hold on Wu'an Military Camp, then this would not count as a great loss, and his Wei state would still have a chance.

But the Wei General hung his head and hesitatingly said: "After General Long Zhang ordered to ignite the fire, Qin General Zhao Feng saw through the intention to burn the city and had already led his army out of Yanggao City before the fire took hold. The fire consumed all our Wei troops and civilians."

"Yanggao City has turned into scorched earth, over one hundred thousand bones lie there."

Upon hearing this.

Wei Wuji's aged eyes squinted, deeply gazing at the Wei General in front of him, his whole body became breathless, then very feebly collapsed.

His energy and spirit were struck in an instant, seemingly becoming ten years older, more decrepit.

"Your Majesty."

The surrounding Wei Generals saw Wei Wuji suddenly collapse and hurriedly gathered around, all concerned.

Wei Wuji raised his head, looked at the heavenly vault outside the hall, his voice hoarse, with a certain resentment toward the heavens: "Heavens, do you truly intend to destroy my Wei?"

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Wei state border!

Heluo City.

The attack from the Hangu Pass Camp is still ongoing.

The fierce assault has continued for nearly ten days.

The defending Wei Army and the attacking Qin Army have both suffered casualties, but under the suppression of superior weapons, although the Wei Army has the advantage of defending a city, their casualties far exceed those of the Qin Army.

But under Pang Wu's strict defense, the Hangu Pass Camp still has not breached this city.

The campaign of attack continues.

"Shangjiangjun."

"Judging by the defense put up by the Wei Army this time, they are struggling to cope adequately."

"Within three days, this Heluo City will surely fall."

Spoken excitedly by Li Xin, of the Hangu Vanguard Army.

He was very confident about breaching the city.

On the chariot, Huan Yi also nodded: "Wei state lacks capable generals, now it persists solely because Wei Wuji persists. If not for Wei Wuji, Wei would have already fallen."

"Indeed, Wei Wuji is a capable general."

"He has devised many plans against our Qin."

"Originally, I thought this Border City would not hinder our army for more than five days, yet it has been ten days now."

"The combat power of the Wei Army cannot be underestimated." Li Xin also agreed.

"I wonder how the battle in Yunzhong is going?"

Huan Yi raised his head to look towards the sky in the north of Wei state, already having other thoughts.

Upon hearing this.

Li Xin's face revealed a confident smile: "Rest assured, Shangjiangjun. I believe Wu'an Military Camp is like our own, still besieging the city."

"The strength of our Hangu Pass Camp is not weaker than Lantian, perhaps even surpassing it."

"And Wu'an Military Camp being newly established, in terms of combat strength, it is not as strong as our Hangu Pass Camp. In terms of sharp warriors, Wu'an Military Camp is nearly all surrendered troops from the Zhao state. Even though the Penal Battalion reorganization was achieved before, with such a large-scale surrender, I genuinely worry that Wu'an Military Camp has the risk of mutiny."

"Therefore, I believe Wu'an Military Camp is definitely not as strong as our camp."

"For the first merit in destroying Wei, our Hangu Pass Camp will surely earn it."

Li Xin spoke with firm confidence, with a tone carrying a certain sense of comparison.

Huan Yi glanced at Li Xin, then said: "Li Xin, you underestimate Zhao Feng too much."

"Subordinate does not underestimate Zhao Feng, but that is indeed the situation of Wu'an Military Camp."

"They cannot possibly have stronger accomplishments than our army." Li Xin replied with a smile.

Though in his heart there was indeed a sense of disobedience toward Zhao Feng, yet he naturally couldn't express it openly.

At this moment!

A trusted aide hurriedly came: "Shangjiangjun, an edict has arrived from Xianyang!"

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