The fire in Chenggao burned all night, providing light in the darkness for one night.
Bai Qi kept watching, watching the city slowly turn dark, truly becoming a dead city, a silent city.
The fire was like the sun, hanging in the night, illuminating the surroundings.
It is like a candle flame, which, apart from its own disappearance, illuminates one place after another.
There were no screams inside, only the howling of iron, bronze and other metals in the flames.
The sound was silent and yet audible. It clearly did not exist, but it gave the people here a different feeling.
Bai Qi sat in front of the burning city, listening to the different howls in the city and looking at the endless flames in front of him.
"From now on, there will be no Chenggao in the world." Bai Qi wiped out the existence of this city with just this one sentence.
The people in this city are all dead, there are no descendants, and no legends. Even if someone remembers them, how long can they remember them?
The raging fire in front of us has come to an end. The solid city walls that should have been visible before have turned as black as charcoal.
Along with Bai Qi's words came a gust of wind, a gust of wind that came from nowhere.
The strong wind swept up the fallen leaves from nowhere and hit the city that released light and heat all night.
The wreckage of Chenggao was like dust, carried up by the wind, rolled slowly in the air, and disappeared without a trace.
The huge city and the endless dust disappeared without a trace under this strong wind and this gentle breeze.
There is nothing here except traces of a fire.
"It's time to go back." Bai Qi seemed to be talking to himself, but also seemed to be speaking to the countless soldiers who had just appeared. "You all stay here and don't let anyone who comes out pass. Not even one."
After saying this, he didn't even look at this group of soldiers who were like the living dead. He walked away with his hands behind his back, just like a gust of wind blowing away. When he looked again, he was nowhere to be seen.
Only these newly appeared soldiers were left on this land. They stood there honestly, their eyes lifeless yet filled with murderous intent, staring at the city that had been reduced to ashes.
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"General... Shang Qing means that the emperor has issued an order that we should continue to defend Hangu Pass?" Biao Gong looked at Meng Ao in front of him and really couldn't think of anyone else in the entire Qin Dynasty who could replace him as the general.
Although Wang He had this ability, his influence in the army was indeed not as great as Meng Ao's. The Meng family had been in the Qin court for a long time. From King Zhaoxiang of Qin to the present Emperor Ying Zheng of Qin, they had experienced four kings.
Compared to Wang He, Meng Ao is more suitable for the position of general. But since it was Ying Zheng who personally appointed him, Biao Gong naturally would not say much.
What made him even more confused was that although someone was needed to garrison the troops to conquer the various countries, Wang Jian alone should be enough, so why should he be tied up here?
Rather than defending a city, attacking it and capturing its stronghold is more in line with Biao Gong's values.
"I don't understand the emperor's order either." Meng Ao was more casual. After all, Biao Gong was an old man in the court and a teacher of military strategy of Ying Zheng. Although his status was high enough, his power was insufficient.
"However, since the emperor has ordered you, Duke Biao, to guard Hangu Pass, then do so! No one can predict whether the Shandong states will form an alliance to attack Great Qin."
"I will naturally obey the emperor's orders." Duke Biao did not refute. Ever since the Battle of Hangu Pass, his loyalty to Ying Zheng had reached its peak. "Has there been any change in the court?"
Although he returned to Xianyang once, Ying Zichu had not yet passed away at that time, and Ying Zichu was still in power in Xianyang, so there were not many ripples in the court.
Although Hangu Pass is quite close to Xianyang, Duke Bie only knew that Lu Buwei was dead. Many people in the court were imprisoned, and the Mohist school was slaughtered in Yongcheng.
Apart from this, I really don’t know what changes have taken place in the court that could have pushed Meng Ao out.
Meng Ao knew that the change here did not refer to the incident involving Lu Buwei, but was simply referring to why he had lost his position as general.
There was nothing to be shy about. After all, Ying Zheng came this time to ask him to hand over the martial arts to Biao Gong.
He glanced around and saw that there was indeed no one else in the room, so he smiled and said, "It's just that Wu Anjun has been resurrected. I can't compare with him, so I gave up the position willingly."
Having said that, if it weren't for the incidents at Weishui in Yongcheng, Meng Ao would probably have been a little dissatisfied!
After all, he not only looked younger physically, but also gradually regained his previous arrogance in his heart.
When Bai Qi, the Marquis of Wu'an, was still alive, the relationship between the two of them was not very good. How could they become familiar with each other now that Bai Qi has resurrected?
Biao Gong nodded slightly and said, "So it's Wu'an Jun. Although Wu'an Jun is exceptionally talented, on the battlefield, it's not just talent that counts; prestige is also important. In this respect, Wu'an Jun is probably inferior to Shangqing."
When Meng Ao saw that Biao Gong was confused, he knew that he had misunderstood and blamed himself for not explaining it clearly.
After all, now in the territory of Qin, the first person who comes to mind for the title of Wu'an is probably Wang He.
"Mr. Bi has misunderstood. The Lord Wu'an I'm talking about is not Wang He, but Mr. Bai Qi, who is now known as the God of Death."
Even though they were not very familiar with each other, Meng Ao still brought a teacher with him.
The matter of the martial arts technique can be considered as a favor between master and disciple, so Meng Ao should also show some respect.
"Bai Qi?" Biao Gong was stunned for a moment, then looked at Meng Ao in astonishment and asked, "But the former Wu'an Jun, the butcher of Bai Qi?!"
"Besides that person, is there anyone else in the Great Qin who can take my position as General?" Meng Ao asked with a smile. "That person was called back from the underworld by the Emperor just to unify the Great Qin."
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