Poor bones in front of Hangu Pass are still people in the spring boudoir dream.

Hangu Pass.

The melting winter snow gathers into a stream, injecting into the lush and lush plant roots at the bottom of the valley. Deep in the vigorously growing vines and grasses, there are skeletons that have been corrupted into white bones, and are silently sobbing in the past.

The six Kanto Kingdoms attacked Qin, and no less than ten times. Each time they were blocked from the way in front of Hangu Pass. In the depths of the pass in front of the pass, piles of broken cars had been covered by weeds. The winter thatch was blown by the bitter northwest wind, and then the weathered soldiers' bones were exposed.

After more than ten years of silence, Hangu Pass once again became an important node that determined the fate of Qin because of Li Yuan's plan for the Western Expedition.

The general died in a hundred battles, and the hero returned for ten years.

Hangu Pass is the place where the Qin generals became famous and the place where the heroes of Guandong failed. Yan Yi, a veteran Qin army guarding Hangu Pass, was nearly 60 years old and was employed as the Hangu Pass three times. According to his age, he should have been at home for a long time. However, after Zhou Wenjun broke through Hangu, Zhao Gao, who was threatened by Guandong, once again activated Yan Yi. The purpose was mainly two aspects: one was to prevent the princes from entering the pass, and the other was to prevent the Li You troops in Sanchuan County.

The Yan family belongs to a big family in Anyi, Shanxi. Tracing Yan Yi's ancestors, he can go to the origin of King Wen of Zhou's brother Taibo. According to legend, after King Wu ascended the throne, Taibo's great-grandson Zhongyi was granted the title of Yanxiang. Since then, Zhongyi's descendants have all taken Yan as their surname. When they were appointed as the Hangu Pass for the first time, they were still in the 23rd year of the First Emperor. Yan Yi was forty years old, and in his prime, he was also happy and longing, hoping that he could achieve supreme military achievements on the battlefield like Bai Qi and Wang Jian, a famous general in the history of Qin State, and accept the kneeling of thousands of soldiers under the halo of killing and glory.

Unfortunately, with the completion of the great cause of Qin's unification, there was no war in Hangu Pass for a long time, and the old horse was in the stable and had ambitions for thousands of miles. The martyrs were in their old age and were full of ambitions. When the double pain and energy inflicted on their bodies came, Yan Yi felt that he was slowly getting older year after year, and his ambition gradually faded away with the white beards under his jaw.

In the past few months, wars have been frequent east of Hangu Pass. Yan Yi also knew from the post newspaper and the preaching of the past soldiers that the war was not optimistic. For this reason, he ordered Yan Le to second a 200-man crossbow soldiers to strengthen the defense intensity on the front of the pass.

As long as he could defend the pass and prevent the rebellion from spreading to the pass, Yan Yi would be very satisfied. At this time, he did not know that an army was marching towards Hangu Pass less than fifty miles away from Hangu.

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February 11th.

Li Yuan's army arrived at Mianchi, which was only thirty miles away from Hangu Pass. After the long march, the soldiers of the Li Yuan's army had a look of fatigue on their faces, but their mental state was still high.

Luo Jia's 1,000 cavalry was the vanguard of this Western Expedition. Behind the cavalry, Li Yuan led the central army and Jiang Yu in charge of the rear formation. The entire army took only one day and one night to travel from Luoyang to Mianchi with a marching attitude.

That day, morning.

After burying the pot to make rice, the soldiers had a full meal, Li Yuan and the entire army held a oath-taking meeting. This was a truly mobilization meeting of Li Yuan's army, and it was also the first military formation ceremony for this miscellaneous armed forces composed of Sanchuan County soldiers, officials from various counties, and recruiting young and strong men.

Standing on the high slope, Li Yuan stood up straight and swept his eyes one by one from the black soldiers. In the forefront of the military formation, Generals and Generals of Li Yuan, Luo Jia, Li Bi, Cao Xin, Jiang Yu and others cast respectful eyes at Li Yuan. Six thousand soldiers stood silently, with only the whistling passerby hissing in his ears.

The flags are rolled up, and the spears are lined up.

A strong sense of pride rose in Li Yuan's heart, which made him suddenly have a domineering attitude of a shoulder-to-back who else can dominate him?

"Mianchi is a place where hegemony is achieved. Two hundred years ago, Duke Wen of Jin became the overlord of the princes here. One hundred years ago, my cavalry of the Qin Dynasty defeated the 100,000 troops in South Korea. Today, we hereby swear to expedite the west, revive the Qin Dynasty, eliminate evil, purify the court, and give the people of the Qin Dynasty a strict and orderly country with appropriate rewards and punishments. Are you willing to sacrifice your life with me and go to the national crisis?" Li Yuan said loudly.

The long curtain of history appeared one by one before Li Yuan. At this moment, he was no longer a time traveler with later thoughts and souls, but was actually a Qin general living in the war-torn era of Qin State.

"Big Qin, Da Qin!" Li Yuanjun soldiers, inspired by Li Yuan's passionate words, shouted loudly, with their expressions grim and a fanatical look in their eyes.

In the past two years, the spirit of the Qin soldiers has been eroded by repeated failures. They longed to be invincible in the army like the time when the First Emperor was alive. In their hearts, they had already hated the imperial court's predicament and depravity. They were eager to have an outlet to vent their vent, and a powerful hero could stand up and lead them to kill the traitors and support the court.

"This Western Expedition is full of dangers. What we have to face is the treacherous minister Zhao Gao, who can refer to deer as a horse and make up his words. He is the blinded former colleagues who are forced to fight with us. We have nothing to rely on except ourselves and companions. We have nothing to lose except for our passion and a life. We will be isolated and helpless. We will become sinners who rebel and rebellious. Warriors, are you ready?" Li Yuan continued, at this moment, these words seemed to be depressed in his heart for a long time, and finally burst out today. Facing the soldiers who handed their lives to him, he no longer needs to think through his brain, and he does not need to think about what to say or what not to say.

"promise!"

The soldiers of the entire army responded like thunder and drums, resounding throughout the mountains and wilderness. Li Yuan's words were deeply embedded in the hearts of the soldiers. So what if there were no reinforcements? When did reinforcements come along? The only time the border army came to help, and even took Xingyang to seize the foundation of his army. So what if such reinforcements were not needed. So what if they became a sinner? In this turbulent and chaotic world, as long as anyone with eyes could see that if Qin continued like this, it would be a dead end and there was no cure to save him. Since there was no way out, why bother to give it a try?

"Punish Zhao Gao and clear the emperor!" Luo Jia raised his arms and shouted. Beside him was the same young Li Bi. These two young generals had only a simple record in history. Now, they followed Li Yuan and were creating their own different life journey.

"Sacrifice your body, go to the national crisis, and never stop until death!" The six thousand soldiers were like a surging torrent. On this cold morning in early spring, in the place where Mianchi was famous in history, led by a young man named Li Yuan, he embarked on an unprecedented military adventure.

If they win, they are the heroes of the revival of the Qin Dynasty; if they lose, they are the criminals who plot against rebellion.

The meritorious officials and the crimes are only in the thought of conquering the soldiers.
Chapter completed!