Chapter 918

"I suspect that someone has secretly informed the Xiongnu of our troop movements!"

In the government office of Jiuyuan City, which was also the general staff headquarters of the Qin army, the white-haired Li Mu looked at the heroic and extraordinary Meng Tian beside him and said in a deep voice.

"Why does the old general say this?"

Meng Tian looked at Li Mu with a humble attitude, somewhat curious.

Li Mu's identity was known to few. Beside Meng Tian, only a handful of people knew his identity.

That day, after Li Mu arrived in Jiuyuan City with a secret letter from Seeing Ying Zheng, Meng Tian was extremely shocked when he saw that letter.

Li Mu, he had of course heard of him—the famous general of the State of Zhao in the past, who had defeated an army of two hundred thousand Xiongnu in the Yanmen region. When he held the Zhenyue Sword, all the Xiongnu were terrified.

But that was many years ago.

It was widely rumored in the world that Li Mu had died of illness long ago.

No one had expected that he was actually still alive.

According to the words of His Majesty the Emperor in the letter, Li Mu had never died from the beginning. His death was merely a strategy to make the State of Zhao lose this great general, thereby becoming unable to resist the Qin Guo. And because Li Mu's ability was not ordinary, he had been secretly detaining Li Mu all these years.

It was not until this Xiongnu invasion, because Li Mu had once defeated the Xiongnu and understood them extremely well, that he persuaded Li Mu to come and help Meng Tian.

After reading the letter and knowing the painstaking efforts of His Majesty the Emperor, Meng Tian was shocked by Li Mu's identity on one hand, and on the other, he forcibly accepted the facts, and then actively sought instruction from Li Mu.

As the contemporary leader of the Meng clan, Meng Tian had his own pride. He could look down on Wang Li and be unconvinced by Li Xin, but he also had to admit that when it came to fighting the Xiongnu, Li Mu was still more capable.

After all, he was a famous general who could contend with the old general Wang Jian back then.

If Li Mu had not died, with the ability Li Mu had shown back then, it would not have been so easy for the Qin Guo to annihilate Zhao.

No wonder His Majesty the Emperor would use such methods to make the State of Zhao lose Li Mu.

"When we take the initiative to march, the Xiongnu flee a thousand miles away; when our numbers are few, the Xiongnu take the opportunity to launch surprise raids and surround us; when we make preparations to meet the Xiongnu, the Xiongnu take the initiative to restrain themselves and do not step into the trap!"

"If it weren't for the fact that the Xiongnu still lacked some experience in positional warfare, I fear that in the previous few times, we would have suffered heavy casualties and devastating losses!"

Li Mu said gloomily: "Therefore, either there is a capable person in the Xiongnu army who is proficient in military strategy and has seen through all our movements, or someone is secretly colluding with the Xiongnu and has informed the Xiongnu of all our troop movements..."

"The old man guarded the Yanmen region back then and fought with the Xiongnu for many years. I have some understanding of the Xiongnu, the Donghu, and even the Yuezhi. The Xiongnu's cavalry is indeed unparalleled in the world, but that is only because they grew up on horseback since childhood and were often invaded by the Donghu and Yuezhi. In order to survive, they grew up in battle since childhood. Aside from this, they are ultimately just a group of barbarians who do not understand the way of military strategy."

"Therefore, it can only be the latter: someone has informed the Xiongnu of our troop movements!"

Upon hearing this, Meng Tian said angrily: "Colluding with barbarians, damn them!"

Hearing Li Mu's speculation, Meng Tian appeared very angry.

He wished he could immediately find the person who was colluding with the Xiongnu and execute them with the most severe punishment, making them die a miserable death.

Li Mu continued: "Our troop movements have always been known to few. Since that person knows and has informed the Xiongnu, this can only mean that the other party's identity is extraordinary, and at the same time, they have a not-so-weak force under their command!"

Meng Tian's eyes flickered as he secretly guessed who might be suspicious.

After thinking about it, he identified a few targets, but because there was no evidence, he could only bury this matter in his heart.

Afterwards, he spoke to Li Mu about another matter.

"Old General, in His Majesty's latest letter, it is stated that the Imperial Preceptor has returned and has manufactured several items that can defeat the enemy and win victory, asking us to use these items to annihilate the Xiongnu in a single battle."

"I wonder how the Old General views this matter?"

Listening to Meng Tian's words, Li Mu could not help but think of that Imperial Preceptor.

He had also had some contact with Su Xuan. It was precisely because of Su Xuan back then that he had fallen into a state of feigned death, and afterwards, he was also brought to Xianyang by Su Xuan.

Although he had some personal grudges with Su Xuan, in all fairness, he knew that the more he knew, the more he recognized Su Xuan's strength.

This strength was not only manifested in personal strength, but also in every aspect.

"Since your Emperor has said so, I suppose these items must have their merits. The old man is also very curious about what exactly these items are!"

Meng Tian nodded gently.

……

Not only were Meng Tian and Li Mu curious about what exactly these items were.

Zhao Gao, the Governor of Jiuyuan Commandery, was equally curious.

As the Governor of Jiuyuan Commandery, he had also received the letter from Xianyang.

He was extremely curious about the items mentioned by Seeing Ying Zheng.

If the Xiongnu were really annihilated in a single battle with the help of these items researched by Su Xuan, this would not be a good thing for him.

As the war became more and more deadlocked, the status of Jiuyuan Commandery in this war became more and more important, and the role played by him, Zhao Gao, as the Commandery Governor, became more and more extraordinary.

It was not that Zhao Gao had forgotten his identity as a descendant of Huaxia and thus colluded with the Xiongnu, but rather that he wanted to use this opportunity to increase his own weight and let Seeing Ying Zheng notice his value.

Only after the war was deadlocked enough would he choose to take action and help the Qin Guo annihilate the Xiongnu.

By that time, even if Seeing Ying Zheng trusted Su Xuan again, he would have to recall him to Xianyang because of the great merit he had rendered, and he could take the opportunity to win back everything that was his.

But for now, what Zhao Gao was most curious about was the items in Seeing Ying Zheng's letter.

At the same time, the person escorting these items to Jiuyuan Commandery also made him cautious.

Just because this person was... Gai Nie! ===== CHAPTER 920 =====