I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Ten miles south of the city is the Sichuan Army camp.

Xiao Lei, the chief commander of the Sichuan Army, is a prince of Sichuan, known as Prince Yong, and the cousin of the Sichuan Emperor.

Xiao Lei's father and the late emperor were brothers, and they were as close as brothers. The late emperor was in the court, while Xiao Lei's father, the old King Yong, was in charge of the border to resist the invasion of Qin.

In order to reassure the emperor, Prince Yong raised his own son, Xiao Lei, in the palace, saying that he was receiving royal education, but in fact he was just a hostage.

Xiao Lei and the contemporary Emperor of Sichuan grew up together. The Emperor of Sichuan learned the knowledge of governing the country, while Xiao Lei practiced martial arts and learned how to command troops and fight wars.

The two had a very good relationship, like brothers, just like the relationship between Emperor Wei and Cao Xiang.

Later, the old Prince Yong died of illness and the previous emperor also passed away. When the current Emperor Chuan ascended the throne, he asked Xiao Lei to continue guarding the border for the old Prince Yong, and he gained his deep trust.

Now, several years later, their relationship is still very good.

In this five-nation alliance, the three southern countries will each send 400,000 troops to assist the northern Wei and Qin countries to resist the invasion of Yan.

Looking at the map, the vast and powerful Yan State was like a mountain, pressing down on the southern countries. Moreover, Yan State was ambitious and vowed to unify the world, and no country could survive on its own.

Originally, the Emperor of Sichuan wanted to rely on the natural dangers of the Shu Road to live in a corner.

However, Xiao Lei wrote a letter to Emperor Chuan, explaining the pros and cons and letting the Emperor know that no egg can remain intact when the nest is overturned.

Once Yan unified the world and its territory completely surrounded Chuan, Chuan would surely be doomed. It would be a pipe dream to rely on some mountains to resist the Yan army.

The road to Shu is difficult among the mountains, but there are also many roads and it is difficult to defend. The mountains can also cover the tracks of the Yan army. It is possible that the Yan army has already arrived at the city of Chengdu without them knowing.

Never take advantage of your neighbor to harm him or invite thieves to divide you.

Therefore, the Emperor of Sichuan decided to send troops north to aid the State of Qin, and make sure to keep the Yan army out of Sichuan and fight the battle in Qin.

So, Xiao Lei was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan Army, leading 400,000 Sichuan troops to march north in a mighty force.

Xiao Lei was not as cunning as the Chu army. He did not have the mentality of watching the people die without helping. Instead, he continued to move north and was even able to reach Xianyang faster than the Yan army.

What Xiao Lei never expected was that the Yan army was so desperate that they sent the White Horse Army to desperately delay and harass them, while the other 300,000 people marched quickly and fought with the Qin army in the Guanzhong Plain outside the city. After a bloody battle that night, they took Xianyang City by surprise.

This made Xiao Lei very angry. The Qin army was completely wiped out and the Qin State was destroyed. So, should he still complete his mission of going north to aid the Qin State?

Are we going to fight this war or not?

After Xiao Lei learned the news during the day, he immediately sent a pigeon to ask the Emperor of Sichuan for his opinion on whether to fight or retreat.

Then he continued his march, arrived outside the city of Xianyang, set up camp, consolidated the defense, and continued to be depressed.

At this moment, he was sitting in the general's tent, looking at the map in front of him, without saying a word.

Sitting in front of him were four legion commanders (chiefs-in-chief) and a dozen trusted generals, and no one said a word.

The dull atmosphere made Xiao Lei very uncomfortable. He was only in his early thirties and full of youthful vigor. He frowned and shouted,

"Tell me what our army should do now. Don't be afraid, let's brainstorm. I won't punish you if you make a mistake."

The commander of the First Legion said,

"Your Highness, this battle is not easy to fight. Although we are fighting in a foreign land, we are allies with the Qin State. Although we are fighting in a foreign land, with the full support of the Qin State, our situation is no different from fighting on our home soil.

We have 400,000 soldiers, plus the Qin army has 300,000 soldiers. There is no way we can lose against an enemy army of over 300,000 soldiers.

But who could have imagined that the Qin army was so weak that it was defeated by the Yan army overnight. It didn't even last a day before it was ambushed in Xianyang City and the Qin State was destroyed.

Now, fighting on the home front has become an isolated operation, and our advantages are gone."

The Second Legion Commander said,

"I don't think so. What you said are just objective conditions. The key lies in the combat effectiveness of the army.

The Yan army has been on a long march and is exhausted. Last night, they fought with the Qin army, 300,000 against 300,000, and the battle lasted for most of the night. I think both the Qin and Yan armies suffered heavy losses.

The Yan army now has at most more than 200,000 exhausted troops.

The Qin army has just surrendered, but they don’t necessarily submit. Even if they are persuaded to surrender, it will take some time, right?

Moreover, Yan destroyed Qin, and the Qin army hated the Yan army to the core.

During this period, the Qin captives would not become the main force of the Yan State, but would become a burden to them. They had to send a large number of troops to guard these Qin troops to prevent them from rebellion.

In this way, there will be even fewer soldiers available.

Opportunities are rare and will never come again. This is a good time for us to destroy the Yan army in one fell swoop.

If we wait until the Yan army surrenders the Qin prisoners, they will have sufficient food and grass, and will have an advantage over us who have come from such a long distance."

The third legion commander hesitated and said,

"But we still have Xianyang City in front of us. This city is the capital, and the walls are high and thick. They have more than 200,000 people defending the city, and we have 400,000 people, but we may not be able to break in."

The second legion commander said impatiently,

"Get lost, you bastard! Go home and kneel down with your Tyrannosaurus Rex on the laundry stick. You're such a loser.

What are you afraid of? The Yan army is just as smart. Are our Sichuan army not as good as them?

It's just a city. We just need to charge in, pick up those Qin prisoners immediately and release them. By then, we will have 200,000 fresh troops.

As long as we can break into the city, the Yan army will undoubtedly be defeated.

Think about it, we completely wiped out the Western Army of Yan State. What a great achievement is that?

If you don't want it, go home. We want it, you bastard."

"Who are you calling a henpecked? I'm not a henpecked."

"You are. You don't even dare to take a concubine. If you are not a henpecked man, what are you?"

"Do you dare to show me how to do it?!"

Xiao Lei slammed the table and shouted,

"What are you doing? We're discussing military affairs, why are you arguing?"

At this moment, the fourth legion commander suddenly spoke,

"The Yan army is arrogant. They have been undefeated all the way and are extremely conceited. Perhaps we don't even need to attack the city; they will come out and attack us on their own."

The third legion commander disagreed.

"That's impossible. The Yan army is not stupid. How could they possibly launch an offensive with over 200,000 exhausted soldiers? Are they crazy?"

"The Yan people have artillery."

"Artillery is bullshit!"

At this moment, a soldier walked into the tent, holding an envelope in both hands, and said,

"Your Highness, this is a declaration of war from the Yan army."

"Declaration of war? The Yan army still dares to issue a declaration of war to us?"

Xiao Lei sneered, took the letter, read it, and sneered,

"As you said, the Yan people are extremely arrogant!"