Chapter 942 This Is All Part of the Coach's Plan! There Are Always Villains Who Want to Harm Me!

Everyone goes east, I go west alone!

Leading fifty family soldiers and five hundred guards, Li Ke rushed westward like a lone boat breaking through the waves, against the fleeing Yan army.

After countless interrogations and dodging countless Qi soldiers who were extremely excited, Li Ke finally led the remaining twenty-one family soldiers to Wang Ben.

Wang Ben rode forward and bowed, "Deputy General Ben of the Qin Army, I meet Li Shangqing!"

Li Ke stopped his horse not far in front of Wang Ben, looked at Wang Ben with a complicated look and said, "I never thought that you and I would meet again so soon!"

"I never thought that we would meet again on the battlefield!"

"Is this also part of the commander's plan?"

Hearing Li Ke's words, Wang Ben knew that his scouts had done a clean job. The spies sent by Yan Wangxi to Li Ke had all died under the arrows of the Qin Army, and only Li Ke's confidants were left by Li Ke's side!

Waving his hand to disperse his family soldiers and block the surroundings, Wang Ben gave Li Ke a gentle smile: "This is all part of the commander's plan."

Li Ke's pupils slightly dilated and whispered: "Commander, you really carry the throne of God!"

After the battle of Xibanyu, Li Ke did lead his army to escape as he said, and did encounter the ambush of the Qin army as he said.

But Li Ke did not flee all the way to the north as he said to the King of Yan, but was defeated in one battle and captured on the spot!

Li Ke thought that he would be escorted back to Xianyang City after this battle. If he was lucky, he could live as a commoner for the rest of his life. If he was unlucky, he might be beheaded and sacrificed to the ancestors of the Qin State.

But Li Ke never expected that Wang Ben suddenly found him, not only put on armor for Li Ke, but also returned all of Li Ke's family soldiers to Li Ke, and even opened the door for Li Ke to help him find those defeated soldiers who were separated in the war!

More importantly, Wang Ben did not ask Li Ke for anything!

Li Ke was worried and asked Qin many times what he wanted him to do, but Wang Ben's answer was always the same.

This was part of the commander's plan, and I didn't know the details!

Li Ke didn't know what Ying Chengjiao's plan was.

He only felt a strong sense of fear, worry and helplessness!

Wang Ben didn't want to talk about it anymore, and smiled and changed the subject: "I haven't seen you for many days, Li Shangqing is getting more and more radiant!"

"I think Li Shangqing has been treated with courtesy by the King of Yan after returning to the country?"

Li Ke bowed in the direction of Linzi City and said gratefully: "It's all thanks to Chang'an Jun!"

"Chang'an Jun believed in me and was willing to send me back to Yan."

"Chang'an Jun not only gathered the remaining soldiers for me, but also led me to meet more than 40,000 Qi troops on the road. I can be exempted from the crime of defeat by bringing the surrendered soldiers with me, and even be valued by the King of Yan!"

"If there is no Chang'an Jun is so trustworthy, I am afraid that I would have died under the sword of King Yan long ago!"

Wang Ben asked with a little surprise: "Why is it so?!"

"King Yan is a king after all, and it is said that King Yan treats his subjects with courtesy, which attracts many righteous people to join him."

"When the Prince of Yan lived in Qin, he also showed many favors to his retainers and subordinates, and would not punish them severely even if they made mistakes occasionally."

"Li Shangqing may have wrongly blamed King Yan!"

Wang Ben seemed to be kind enough to speak well of King Yan, and indeed, Li Ke's slight dissatisfaction with King Yan was rapidly magnified!

Li Ke said in a hateful voice: "General Wang doesn't understand the King of Yan!"

"If I return to the camp alone, I will be killed by the sword!"

"After I am killed by the sword, the King of Yan will wail and blame himself, bury me with honor, and promote my descendants."

"But, why should I be treated with such courtesy?"

First, the punishment ranged from beating and scolding to beheading, and then he wrote a personal letter to confess his faults and promise to repent, bury the loyal minister and his descendants with honor.

Li Ke was very familiar with this set of procedures of King Xi of Yan!

To others, King Xi of Yan at least gave the deceased mourning honors and vigorously promoted the deceased's descendants.

But in Li Ke's opinion, what's the use of mourning honors?

Li Ke just wanted to live!

Wang Ben looked surprised and shook his head repeatedly in astonishment, saying: "I never thought that the King of Yan would be such a king!"

"It seems that Li Shangqing must have suffered a lot of grievances when he came to Yan!"

"If I had known this earlier, I would have advised the commander-in-chief not to send Li Shangqing to Yan again!"

Wang Ben did not praise Ying Zheng while Li Ke was complaining about the King of Yan's shortcomings, but just showed appropriate disbelief.

Just looking at Wang Ben's expression, Li Ke knew that Wang Ben must have never encountered similar treatment, and may not even have seen anything similar!

For a moment, Li Ke's envy of Wang Ben went up a notch, and he forced a smile and said, "No problem."

"I think all this is within the plan of Lord Chang'an."

"Now that I can represent the Yan army to go to the Qin army, it is enough to show that I have overcome this difficulty. I have gained the trust of King Yan and will be able to fulfill Lord Chang'an's orders!"

Wang Ben nodded in agreement and said, "What Li Shangqing said is very true!"

"It's a pity that the commander is not in the army, so I can't answer Li Shangqing in front of the battle."

"Otherwise, with the ability of the commander, I will definitely help Li Shangqing again!"

Li Ke couldn't hold back his smile, and his face even turned a little green.

He suddenly realized a problem. He had just left the Qin army camp for a few days, so he knew very well that Ying Chengjiao was not in the army, and he had never considered the possibility of answering Ying Chengjiao in front of the battle.

But can King Yan be sure that Ying Chengjiao is not in Du Kang?

He can't!

Has King Xi of Yan ever considered that if Ying Chengyu is in the Qin army, Li Ke will suffer from Ying Chengyu's curse of answering in front of the battle? !

Come to think of it, he has thought about it.

It was precisely because he had thought about it that Li Ke, who had just gone through all kinds of difficulties and dangers to 'escape' back to the Yan army, was not allowed to even take a moment to rest, so he sent an envoy to the Qin army on behalf of the Yan army!

In an instant, Li Ke's heart felt colder than a corpse that had been dead for three days.

My grandfather served as an official in the Yan State. My father-in-law died fighting for the Yan State. I myself have devoted my whole life to the Yan State. This time, I brought back more than 40,000 Qi troops for the Yan State.

Is this how I am treated?

The originally shaky scale in Li Ke's heart began to slide toward one end at an accelerated rate!

Taking a deep breath to suppress the sadness in his heart, Li Ke solemnly raised his hands and said, "Thank you, General Wang, for waking me up."

"My attitude in sending an envoy to the Qin army in response to the king's order is too relaxed this time, which may make King Yan suspect that I have already confirmed that Lord Chang'an is not in the army, and then doubt what I said."

"After I return to the Yan army, I will make amends to prevent King Yan from becoming suspicious!"

Wang Ben had a look of surprise on his face, and then he seemed to suddenly wake up. He nodded and said, "It's really easy to ignore this matter."

"No wonder the coach has such trust in Li Shangqing. Li Shangqing's actions are much more meticulous than this general!"

Li Ke said sincerely: "How can I compare with General Wang?"

"General Wang suddenly launched an attack when the King of Yan was unprepared, which made the King of Yan panic. He was so impatient that he ordered his officers to come to ask for peace with Qin."

"The King of Yan is willing to donate all the areas south of the line of Jicheng, Lishi City, Jicheng and Changcheng to the State of Qin in order to ask Qin and Yan to stop their troops and make a truce!"

Wang Ben was really shocked this time: "What?!!"

Wang Ben himself knew very well what the core demands of Da Qin's war were.

In the land of Dukang, we fought a war of attrition with the three kingdoms of Dai, Yan, and Qi for a year and a half. We tried our best to consume the troops and national power of the three kingdoms so that they would no longer have the power to fight, and to gain time for Qin to develop its national strength and train officials!

The so-called attacking Dai, weakening Yan, and destroying Qi are just excuses for the three countries to surrender!

In the end, after all the fighting, King Xi of Yan still wants to give territory to Da Qin?

Therefore, the resettlement of Qi has caused countless hair loss to the courtiers in the rear. If all the territory south of Jicheng is returned to Da Qin, the courtiers in the rear may cry to death!

Li Ke nodded in agreement and said, "I agree with General Wang."

"Now that the Qi Dynasty is gone, the Yan State is unable to survive alone. It is at its weakest moment, but the Qin Dynasty has an absolute advantage."

"Moreover, Yan State has repeatedly asked for peace and then sent troops to attack Qin again. It should pay a higher price in order to regain peace!"

Wang Ben's heart was about to burst.

Don't just casually think that you can sympathize with me!

Could it be that I am going to follow in the footsteps of Lord Chang'an and be forced to have no choice but to open up and expand territory for the Qin Dynasty?

Help me, help me, help me!

The more Li Ke said, the more certain he became: "According to my understanding of King Yan, King Yan's bottom line is far from this."

"As long as the Qin army continues to chase the Yan army, or even launches a charge towards the Yan army's central formation, I am confident that I will ask the King of Yan to general Juyang (around Shilipu, Kyoto), Juyongsai (Juyongguan), Wujingcheng (Tianjin) All areas south of the Jizhou line were assigned to Qin!"

Wang Ben became more and more panicked as he listened.

Just ceding everything south of Jicheng to Da Qin was already terrifying.

As a result, how come this ceded territory can continue to grow!

Xiangbang, Guowei and others could not vent their anger on Lord Chang'an, but they had no scruples in venting their anger on this general!

broken! There are always unscrupulous people who want to harm this general!

Wang Ben turned his brain crazily, and after a long while he spoke slowly: "Li Shangqing's heart has returned to Qin, so I should not deceive Li Shangqing."

"As soon as I heard that the Dai army had moved out of camp, I ordered the main force of our army to move out of camp."

"At the time of the eclipse yesterday (7:00), all the main forces of our army had left the Dukang area and returned to the country to aid, leaving only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses here to pretend to be the main force."

Li Ke looked back at the soldiers behind him in disbelief and asked: "Are those soldiers the souls of the dead that Lord Chang'an brought back from the underworld?"

Wang Ben's forehead showed two black lines, and he said solemnly: "The soldiers attacking Yan now are all Qi troops!"

Li Ke straightened his back in shock and asked in a voice: "How is this possible!"

Wang Ben said calmly: "This is the fact!"

Looking at Wang Ben's sincere eyes, it took Li Ke a long time to accept this terrifying fact!

Li Ke's view on Yan's future has become increasingly pessimistic!

Wang Ben continued: "After the Qi army came under our command, Da Qin, its combat strength increased dramatically, but after all, it has not been trained and reorganized, so there is still a certain gap with the Yan army."

"Therefore, there is no possibility of realizing what Li Shangqing just advised."

Li Ke sighed with regret: "What a pity!"

Wang Ben smiled and said, "It's not a pity."

"It's just a few hundred miles away, and it's not taken seriously by the coach."

Li Ke choked when he heard this.

That's hundreds of miles of territory!

Who would not take it seriously... Well, Lord Chang'an, who has occupied thousands of miles of territory in just a few years, is indeed qualified not to take hundreds of miles of territory seriously.

Wang Ben continued: "It's not just the territory south of the line of Juyang, Juyongsai, and Wu Ending City that the coach doesn't take seriously."

"The territory south of the line of Jicheng, Lishi City, Jicheng and Changcheng is not taken seriously by the coach."

"In the commander's opinion, rather than gaining more than a hundred miles of territory for our Great Qin, it would be better to use these territories as supplies for Li Shangqing to enter Yan!"

Li Ke's heart trembled, and he asked in shock and anxiety: "What does General Wang mean by this?"

Li Ke had already guessed the meaning of Wang Ben's words.

But unless these words came from Wang Ben's mouth, Li Ke would not dare to believe them at all!

Wang Ben said in a gentle voice: "Under the strong lobbying of Li Shangqing, our Great Qin is willing to accept the proposal of Qin and Yan to cease fighting, and Yan does not need to cede territory, but only Yan needs to give us money, food, cloth, and people."

"As for how much you want specifically?"

"Li Shangqing knows Yan's national conditions better, so it should be decided by Li Shangqing."

Li Ke's eyes were red: "This, this, this!"

"This is inappropriate!"

"If this alliance is well managed, Qin will gain 300 miles of territory!"

"How can you give up such a big benefit for a defeated general like me!"

Li Ke has always believed that the Qin army released him to Yan in order to use his identity to make profits for Qin.

Li Ke thought this was normal and was ready for a deal.

But Li Ke never expected that Qin would not let Li Ke fight for Qin's interests, but instead gave up Qin's interests to support him, Li Ke!

Is this reasonable?

This is unreasonable!

Wang Ben looked at Li Ke sincerely and firmly and said, "This is part of the commander's plan!"

This simple sentence suppressed all of Li Ke's doubts and confusion.

Is this also part of Chang'an Jun's plan?

Is this plan good for Qin? Is it good for Chang'an Jun? Is it good for the Qin army?

From the perspective of Li Ke, an outsider, none of them!

The one who can benefit the most from this plan is him, Li Ke!

Tears slid down Li Ke's cheeks, and Li Ke cried with gratitude: "Chang'an Jun is willing to give up 300 miles of territory just to make my way to Yan more smooth?!"

"What virtue do I have to be so trusted by Chang'an Jun! Such support!"

With this achievement, Li Ke even dared to dream of the position of prime minister!

Li Ke didn't understand why he was worth Ying Chengjiao's huge price.

But Li Ke knew that Ying Chengjiao did give Li Ke a solid 300-mile territory as a stepping stone for advancement!

Wang Ben looked at Li Ke with envy and said, "I don't know why the commander treats Li Shangqing so well."

"I only know that Li Shangqing is valued by the King of Yan for this achievement, and Chang'an Jun has helped him in Qin."

"Li Shangqing's situation is really enviable to me!"

Li Ke felt even warmer in his heart, and he bowed loudly in the direction of Linzi City: "Chang'an Jun did not regard me as a despicable and incompetent official, and did not abandon me as a defeated general, and gave me generous gifts."

"I don't know how to repay him, but I will answer him with loyalty!"

The shaky scale in Li Ke's heart fell down with a bang!