The Great Qin Dynasty: The egg of the Black Bird was revered as a national guardian beast.

They walked out of the main hall.

One of his subordinates approached Li Liang.

"General, our army has taken control of Handan. What should we do next?"

After a long silence, Li Liang spoke coldly.

"Kill all of Zhao's ministers."

"Yes."

In the dead of night, the once peaceful city of Handan was suddenly filled with the sound of horses' hooves and shouts of battle.

Li Liang gave the order.

His men stormed into the mansion and killed all the Zhao court officials, and flames soared into the sky.

The sky turned a pale white.

At this time, the city of Handan was in complete ruins.

Li Liang led his army through the city, and the civilians in the city watched through the cracks in their windows, their expressions filled with panic.

Fortunately, Li Liang didn't seem to care about them.

Before long, his troops assembled, and Li Liang, mounted on his horse, asked, "How did it go?"

The subordinate gestured with his hands in front of him, saying, "General, Zhao Chen has been completely killed, but..."

"Just what?" Li Liang lowered his eyes, his cold gaze falling on the man.

"only."

The man lowered his head. "Zhang Er and Chen Yu are nowhere to be found."

After a long silence, Li Liang closed his eyes, then waved his hand and said, "That's enough, that's enough."

With that, Li Liang gripped the reins and led the army forward.

A soldier rode up to Li Liang and asked, "General, the King of Zhao has been executed. What should we do next?"

Li Liang frowned and remained silent.

Seeing Li Liang like this, the subordinate said.

"Why don't you follow Han Guang's example and establish yourself as king in this Zhao region? Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

"No."

To everyone's surprise, Li Liang shook his head and refused.

He glanced at his subordinates beside him, then turned his head to look at the mess around him and laughed.

"Why is the general laughing?"

Seeing Li Liang smile, his subordinate asked.

"I laugh at the foolishness of this military minister, and at the short-sightedness of Han Guang, who is eager to declare himself king even before the tyrannical Qin Dynasty has been destroyed."

"Little do they know, those who are eager to be the first to stick their neck out never end well."

Li Liang shook his head with a smile and said, "I've figured it out. This throne is not the highest honor."

He paused for a moment: "It's a curse."

The place quieted down for a moment, with only the sound of horses' hooves breaking the silence.

But then the subordinate asked, "If the general doesn't claim the title of king, what should we do next?"

Li Liang looked up into the distance and said.

"As long as the tyrannical Qin Dynasty remains in power, the world is merely a shackle. Only by overthrowing the tyrannical Qin Dynasty can we roam freely across the land."

After a long silence, Li Liang made his decision.

He looked at his subordinates beside him, then at the massive army behind him, and spoke slowly.

"Order the entire army to march north to aid Wei and jointly strike at the tyrannical Qin!"

...............

at the same time.

A remnant force of over a hundred men slunk away from Handan, preparing to head to Xindu in the Zhao region.

However, it was Zhang Er and Chen Yu, along with their close followers.

Both men were renowned scholars from the Wei region and had become sworn brothers. After Chen Sheng and Wu Guang launched their uprising, the two joined forces.

Finally, he joined Wu Chen in pacifying the Zhao region.

When Wu Chen sided with Zhang Chu and established himself, the two of them followed Wu Chen and established themselves in the State of Zhao, holding high positions.

No one expected Li Liang's surprise attack on Handan.

However, Zhang Er had a past relationship with one of Li Liang's subordinates.

When his subordinates informed Zhang Er, he could only notify Chen Yu in haste, and then together they fled the city with their entourage.

Li Liang's night raid on Handan was completely unexpected.

As a result, the prime minister and the general of Zhao had only a hundred or so close followers with them when they fled this time.

After traveling all night, we decided to take a rest.

Looking at the hundred or so remaining soldiers beside him, and remembering how they had fallen to this state overnight, Chen Yu couldn't help but shed tears.

Zhang Er stood beside him and comforted him.

"Alright, think about the other people in Handan, and then compare them to us. Just being alive is good enough."

"I know," Chen Yu shook his head regretfully, "but we've been in high positions since the uprising began, and now..."

Everything vanished with the death of Wu Chen.

Looking at him, Zhang Er said irritably, "What are you crying about? Just because Wu Chen is dead doesn't mean we can't start our own uprising!"

Startled, Chen Yu looked up and stared blankly.

After a long silence, he asked, "What? We're starting an uprising ourselves? Can that really work?"

With a chuckle, Zhang Er countered, "Why not?"

Looking down at Chen Yu, he said, "Don't forget, I am the Prime Minister of Zhao, and you are a general of Zhao."

"Once we arrive in Xindu, you will take on the role of a general of Zhao and gather up the scattered troops of Wu Chen's former subordinates."

Chen Yu frowned and asked again, "And what about you?"

"Me?" Zhang Er smiled. "Neither of us has a foothold in Zhao. If we want to start an uprising, we need to unite the people of Zhao."

"Therefore, we must enthrone a member of the former Zhao royal family as king."

"Don't you know that if the imperial family doesn't establish themselves, the result will be like that of the military officials, who will lose the hearts of the people and have an unstable foundation?"

"Otherwise, why would Li Liang have rebelled so easily?"

Nodding, Chen Yu understood this all too well, and gritted his teeth as he said, "Okay, let's do it this way."

..............

Thick, dark clouds obscured the sky.

Outside Linji City, Han Xin stood outside the military tent, sword in hand, looking up at the scene.

Snowflakes, as fine as goose feathers, drifted down from the sky.

He raised his hand, and it landed in Han Xin's palm. Han Xin slowly clenched his fist; it was icy cold...

Snowing.

With a sigh of relief, Han Xin entered the military tent.

The snow has fallen, and the roads will soon be icy, making the transport of supplies difficult. He doesn't have much time left.

But the reinforcements he longed for had not yet arrived.

Could it be that all the rebel armies in this world are just short-sighted fools who don't know the importance of the Wei region?

No, not possible!

If that were the case, how could the uprising have been so massive?

His armor was cold, and the old sword in his arms had become icy, but he still held it close.

Sitting behind his desk, Han Xin calmed himself down.

He hesitated, wondering whether he should quickly withdraw his troops back to the pass, or wait here for the chaotic army to come to his aid so that he could annihilate them in one fell swoop!

He exhaled, and his breath condensed into white mist in the air.

He closed his eyes and tapped his fingers on the table, but soon stopped.

A man strode into the military tent.

He walked in, looked at Han Xin sitting behind the desk, crossed his arms, and said.

"General, a report from the scouts indicates that troops have arrived."

Han Xin raised his head and looked at the newcomer. A cold smile appeared on his calm face.

Good thing they've come; he's been waiting for them for a long time.

Rising from behind his desk, Han Xin stepped out of the military tent, looked at the soldiers in the distance, and spoke to the people behind him.

"Send word: we're to launch a surprise attack tonight!"

"Yes."