In the Great Qin Dynasty, I, the Unruly Commander, begin by dual-cultivating with Yan Ling Ji.

Before long, the Zhao people who had fled back were brought before Li Mu. Upon seeing the dignified Li Mu, the Zhao people were so frightened that they knelt down on the ground.

Seeing the timid looks on those people's faces, Li Mu's heart sank, but he still spoke in a serious tone:

"You are all subjects of my Zhao state. I hope you will answer my questions carefully and not fabricate anything."

One of the older men raised his head, cupped his hands, and said:

"General, please ask whatever you wish, and I will answer to the best of my knowledge."

Li Mu asked:

"You say the Xiongnu were all wiped out, but who exactly wiped them out?"

"Reporting to the general, yes, it is the Qin state. I saw that their flag is a black dragon banner, and I recognize that it is the Qin state's military flag."

Upon hearing this, Li Mu frowned, secretly surprised. Qin? Qin had just quelled its domestic unrest, so why would it have the mind to send a large army to destroy the Xiongnu? Moreover, to be able to wipe out 400,000 Xiongnu cavalry, Qin must have mobilized the entire nation's strength. How could its spies be completely unaware of the troop movements?

How many Qin soldiers did you see?

"Reporting to the general, the number is about forty to fifty thousand, all cavalry, led by a man who calls himself the Great Qin Bad Commander."

"What?! Forty or fifty thousand?"

Even the usually composed Li Mu couldn't help but speak up.

How could a force of 40,000 soldiers fight against 400,000 Xiongnu wolf cavalry and even win the battle?

Even if Sun Tzu, the strategist, were to be resurrected, he could not achieve this.

He felt he might have overlooked something. Yes, the Bad Commander. He had heard a little about this suddenly appearing Bad Commander. Rumor had it that he helped the King of Qin quell the internal strife, and that he was also behind the Han royal family.

Mysterious, powerful, and extremely dangerous—these were Li Mu's most immediate impressions of this person.

It seems plausible that an army capable of fighting ten against one came from the hands of such a being. At this moment, Li Mu couldn't help but worry: if the Zhao Kingdom were to face this invincible army one day, would it really have a chance to win?

He immediately decided to write a letter to the King of Zhao, requesting the allocation of military funds to strengthen military defenses.

For the sake of the safety of the Zhao state, he had to take precautions, even though he knew that such actions might displease the king.

——Dividing——Line——

In the Qin royal palace, a rider galloped straight into the palace.

The morning court session was in progress at this time.

At this time,

The soldier entered the main hall, knelt on one knee, and presented the intelligence he was holding with both hands.

"Your Majesty, urgent intelligence from the Northern Commandery."

A eunuch brought the intelligence and presented it to Ying Zheng, who sat high on the throne.

The other ministers were discussing amongst themselves, and Meng Yi's expression changed slightly.

"Could it be that Beidi Commandery has been breached by the Xiongnu? My younger brother Meng Tian is still in Beidi Commandery."

At this moment, after reading the bamboo slips in his hand, Ying Zheng, the emperor, looked solemnly at the civil and military officials below.

He said in a deep voice, "My beloved ministers, the Northern Prefecture..."

"A great victory!" Ying Zheng's tone changed, and the expression on his face transformed from solemnity to joy and excitement.

"The Bad Commander led 50,000 cavalrymen in a surprise attack on the Xiongnu army, killing 400,000 Xiongnu cavalrymen. He then rushed to the Xiongnu royal court, annihilated the Xiongnu wolf clan, and seized hundreds of chests of treasure. He is currently on his way back to the capital."

These words shocked almost all the ministers present, especially the military generals who had dealt with the Xiongnu. They knew how terrifying and troublesome the Xiongnu cavalry were.

As a result, these wolf soldiers were completely slaughtered by the 50,000 cavalry led by the Bad Commander.

If this weren't a top-secret, urgent intelligence report, they would have doubted its authenticity.

Ying Zheng watched the murmurs of his courtiers below, a satisfied smile on his face. Then, a thought flashed through his mind: could his vague feelings from the past two days have been related to the destruction of the Xiongnu by the Grand Marshal...?

A moment later, Ying Zheng coughed, and the courtiers stopped their discussion.

"My beloved ministers, the Commander of the Unruly Army has rendered such an unparalleled service, completely eliminating the threat from the north for our Great Qin. What do you think I should do to reward him?"

Cai Zezhong, who served as the Prime Minister of Qin, stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I believe that the wicked commander took a risky move and completely wiped out the northern barbarians, our long-standing enemy. Such meritorious service should be rewarded with a title of nobility."

Wang Jian glanced at Cai Zezhong in surprise; the old man was surprisingly shrewd at this moment.

Ying Zheng stroked his chin and pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, "Good! Convey my decree to enfeoff the Bad Commander as the Lord of Wuwei, to use the army as a means of warfare, and to enhance the might of Qin! Grant him a fief of twenty cities, and when the Lord of Wuwei returns to Qin, I will personally go to welcome him."

The ministers below exchanged bewildered glances. It was extremely rare for a king to personally greet a general at that time. However, due to Ying Zheng's emerging imperial authority, no one dared to disobey his will.

at the same time,

Deep in the mountains, dozens of miles outside Xianyang City,

Gongshu Chou looked at the enormous creature before him with a fanatical and infatuated expression.

This behemoth is five meters tall and ten meters long. Its body is made of dark green bronze, while its claws are made of fine steel.

This is the giant mechanical lion that Ying Ziqing had previously commissioned Gongshu Chou to build.

This was the first prototype. Gongshu Chou leaped into the air, pulled the lever, and entered the interior of the giant mechanical lion.

As the joystick was pulled, the mechanical lion began to move.

Gongshu Chou drove the mechanical giant lion to a valley and began testing its performance. He was surprised to find that such a huge body could move nimbly under the control of the joystick, and its speed was even faster than that of Hato Saburo.

He controlled the mechanical giant lion, and the lion's forelimb claws swung out, leaving a deep claw mark on the mountain with a single swipe.

Then, with a flick of its tail, the barbed meteor hammer slammed into the mountainside, causing the earth to shake violently, boulders to tumble down, and dust to fly everywhere.

Seeing the immense destructive power of the mechanical lion, Gongshu Chou nodded in satisfaction, a sinister smile on his face.

"Hmph, with the mechanical giant lion, I'd like to see what the Mo family has to offer in comparison!"

He drove the mechanical giant lion back to the camp and then began mass production of the mechanical giant lion.

He couldn't wait to see the mechanical lion legion rampage across the battlefield.

Since becoming subordinates of the Bad Commander, the Gongshu family has received a continuous stream of resources, and they are constantly trying and creating all sorts of ingenious ideas and new mechanisms.

Gongshu Chou walked into the deepest part of the cave and descended dozens of meters underground on a gear slide. In the dim firelight, a huge and ferocious beast was being created.

Gongshu Chou gazed at the dark figure and murmured:

"This will be my masterpiece..."