General Qin

On a high slope about fifty miles north of Xiacai.

Zhaoping stood beside Xiang Yan. He looked at the Qin army that was quickly defeated after being attacked and besieged by the Chu army in the distance, with a regretful expression.

"It's a pity, if we hadn't met the Qin army behind the palace, we could have grabbed Li Xin's tail and pounced on him from behind. If the Qin army was unprepared, our army would definitely be able to take Li Xin's 20,000 Qin troops under his command. The army swallowed it in one fell swoop. Although the Qin army escorting the luggage has been annihilated, the fleeing soldiers will definitely bring the news of the arrival of the Shangzhu Kingdom to Li Xin. Alas, what a pity."

Hearing Zhaoping's unstoppable sigh.

Xiang Yan smiled slightly.

"On the battlefield, the situation is constantly changing. You can only adapt to the situation and make a plan according to the current situation. There is nothing wrong with it. When our army went south, we happened to meet this Qin army escorting food and fodder. If we don't rush to wipe it out immediately, we will wait Its master reacted and formed a defensive formation, and it would take more effort to break through again, and the news would still be leaked. Thousands of people, how can they all be blocked."

Zhaoping nodded in agreement: "What Shangzhu said is true. But the Qin army has just been defeated. Shangzhu might as well send troops to follow behind him. Maybe before Li Xin can react, he can go straight behind him and catch him by surprise. "

Hearing this, Xiang Yan burst out laughing, pointed at Zhaoping and said, "You little boy is the same as that Li Xin, no matter what you don't care about, you just know how to keep your head down and rush forward."

"Sunzi Wu said that if you march thirty miles to gain advantage, only two-thirds of an army will reach the destination. If you march fifty miles to strive for advantage, the soldiers will definitely suffer setbacks and suffer a disastrous defeat. If our army It's only ten or twenty miles away from Xiacai. Your plan is still feasible. But now our army is more than fifty miles away from Xiacai. With this distance, we will forcefully chase past, let alone attack Li Xin. , counterattack big break."

After Xiang Yan stopped laughing, she whispered again: "And that Li Xin could see through my ambush laid by Juyang, not only did he not come, but he also lied to us with false words, taking the opportunity to gain time to attack Xia Cai, such a clever man Young man, although he is a bit rash and greedy, he is also capable, so don't underestimate him."

Zhaoping nodded repeatedly.

"What Shangzhu said is that Zhaoping has been taught."

Xiang Yan turned her head and saw that the Chu army had begun to clean up the battlefield, killing the captured Qin army prisoners and the wounded soldiers moaning on the ground one by one, and went to count the captured Qin army's luggage.

"This Qin army is here to deliver food to us."

Xiang Yan said with a chuckle: "You just send a team to hunt down the rout of the Qin army. The army set up camp in a spacious place ahead and rested overnight. Next, there is still a tough battle to be fought, and the boys under your command must be allowed to fight." Guys, eat well and sleep well."

"only."

Zhaoping promised, he was about to go down, when he thought of something, he couldn't help laughing and said: "The chief general of this Qin army is really fast. Seeing that the battle was defeated, he took the lead in retreating south. If he didn't run first, causing Qin The army was defeated, and this Qin army might not be defeated so quickly."

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Xia Cai outside the city.

The Qin army's tents were endless.

Although Li Xin captured Xiacai City, the common people of Chu people living in the city would not sincerely surrender, but would look for opportunities to resist at any time, staring at the invaders with hatred one by one. It is quite dangerous to stay in the city, so Li Xin only sent a group of soldiers into the city to guard, and the rest of the army was stationed outside the city to deal with various emergencies.

At this moment, Li Xin is handsome.

Li You braced himself and stood in the tent with his head down, not daring to look at Li Xin on the chief seat and the surrounding generals of the Qin Army.

He was the second batch of people who rushed to Xiacai. He abandoned the soldiers behind him and ran all the way desperately.

Originally, Li You would not do this kind of thing. After all, he is also a passionate man. He has read military books and war strategies, and has great ambitions. compare. Let everyone know that Li You is by no means inferior to Zhao Tuo on the battlefield.

But the situation he encountered at that time was really scary!

Thinking of it, Li You was still a little terrified.

Originally, he took 5,000 people carefully and escorted the grain squeezed from several cities, and walked slowly towards Xiacai.

This road has been swept by Li Xin, and generally speaking, there is no danger.

Li You was not too vigilant, he just sat on the chariot and complained about Li Xin's favoritism towards Zhao Tuo.

Li Xin is extremely shameless!

He even sent himself to escort the logistics. In this competition between Li You and Zhao Tuo, he openly sidelined. Li You swore in his heart that when this battle was over, he would definitely sue Li Xin in front of the king, telling how he was squeezed out and suppressed by him in the army.

However, a sudden scream from behind the army disrupted Li You's thoughts. Immediately afterwards, a large number of Chu army chariots and cavalry suddenly appeared from behind a hill, and rushed straight to the rear of the Qin army.

Li You's Qin army has been following the army since Pingyu to escort food, fodder and supplies. They have not fought a few battles. After walking nearly a thousand miles, they lost their vigilance and were suddenly attacked by the Chu army. Qin Jun didn't react at all to the attack, and the five hundred people in the rear were in chaos in an instant.

Li You roared loudly at that time, and ordered his soldiers to form a defensive formation to resist the impact of the Chu army's chariots and cavalry.

At that moment, Li You even had a little excitement in his heart.

Finally let him meet Chu Jun!

If the Chu army had only a few thousand people, he might be able to rely on the strong combat effectiveness of the Qin army to counter-kill the opponent and make a contribution.

Let Li Xin see, no matter how he suppresses himself, even if he relegates himself to the rear to escort food and grass, it can't cover up Li You's brilliance.

However, immediately after that, a large number of Chu troops in red armor poured out from behind the hill, which made Li You's scalp tingle.

One after another, soldiers of the Chu army appeared from behind, lined up in a large formation, and marched forward holding their weapons.

At a glance, the flags covered the sun, and the heads of people surged, seemingly endless. The large piece of red armor seemed to be a wave of blood surging forward, which made people's eyelids twitch.

In particular, the tall banner of the Chu army made Li You's eyes straight.

Xiang Yan!

Li You was terrified at that time.

God is sorry, he, Li You, is just a rookie general who has just entered the battlefield.

Why did you meet the supreme commander of the Chu army for the first time in the war?

And the opponent's number is several times that of his own.

how to spell?

How to fight?

Under the fear, Li You had no time to think about why Xiang Yan, the Shangzhu state of the Chu state who was clearly in command of Xiangcheng, would appear here. At that time, he was full of one idea.

escape!

Although the Qin law is strict, if you escape, you will be punished. But if he doesn't escape, he will surely die.

Li Youke didn't think he had the ability to win more with less, and to kill Xiang Yan after being attacked by the Chu army.

So without hesitation, Li You led his short soldiers, left the soldiers surrounded by Chu people, and fled towards Xiacai on his horse.

Fortunately, except for sending people to chase and kill Xiang Yan for a while, he didn't follow behind all the way, which allowed Li You to escape from Shengtian and reach Li Xin in Xiacai.

"Xiang Yan? Are you sure it's really Xiang Yan?"

On the main seat, Li Xin squinted his eyes, his face was so gloomy that water dripped out.

Seeing that Li Xin did not take the opportunity to attack himself, but asked about the situation of the battle, Li You breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help but panic and said: "General Li, that is really Xiang Yan's banner. And that Chu army has a lot of people. , probably more than 30,000!"

Hearing this, although the generals in the account had been prepared for a long time, they couldn't help being shocked by the news.

Xin Wu said tremblingly: "Why did Xiang Yan appear here? Isn't he confronting General Mengwu in Xiangcheng? Why did he bring 30,000 Chu troops behind us? Could it be that General Mengwu was defeated ?”

Li Xin said indifferently: "Meng Wu has 70,000 people under his command, he will not be defeated so quickly. I am afraid that Xiang Yan, like me, set up a banner above the city to deceive Meng Wu. In fact, he has already escaped from Xiangcheng. If my predictions are correct, the Chu army under Xiang Yan's command should be soldiers conscripted from the cities in the eastern border of Chu State, and they have been waiting for us in Juyang."

Xin Wu looked shocked, and shouted: "How could that Xiang Yan be so clever that he could know the general's marching route in advance. And according to Lord Changping, hasn't Juyang guard Zhaoping already joined our Qin State? If Xiang Yan Why didn't Zhaoping tell us about the troops stationed there?"

Hearing this, Li Xin trembled.

He closed his eyes weakly.

Why did Xiang Yan know his marching route in advance, not only escaped from Xiangcheng in advance, but also gathered reinforcements from Chu State to wait in Juyang?

Why did Mr. Changping say that Zhaoping, the defender of Juyang who had defected to the Qin State, not only did not inform the Qin army that Xiang Yan had led the army to come, but instead invited Li Xin to go.

Why……

Why everything.

It can all be explained by Zhao Tuo's words outside Pingyu City that night.

"Zhao Tuo... Zhao Tuo..."

Li Xin muttered, regret for the first time in his heart.

that boy.

He is right.

However, Li Xin's remorse only lasted for a moment.

Soon, Li Xin opened his eyes again.

This time, his eyes were full of determination.

He, Li Xin, is also a well-known famous general on the battlefield, and he will not regret and complain in vain when the enemy forces are overwhelmingly overwhelming.

"It's useless to say anything else now."

"In the current situation, our only choice is to defeat Xiang Yan!"

Li Xin looked around at the generals in the tent, his voice was exceptionally calm.

He will face Xiang Yan's 30,000 Chu army with his 20,000 Qin army!

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