General Qin

"The Chu army has been defeated."

Zhao Tuo stood on a small hill not far from the foot of the mountain, watching the battle situation below.

Of course, he couldn't see the specific situation on the battlefield clearly, and he couldn't even see the appearance of people when he was far away.

But it does not prevent Zhao Tuo from grasping the latest progress of the battle situation. From the roars of "Qu Ming is dead" and "Chu army is defeated" and the blurred figures running around, he knows the Qin army's move this time. Raid, big win.

If they are invincible, why did those Chu people run away?

So Zhao Tuo no longer hesitated, and sent out the last fresh force remaining by his side.

"Go, Black Butt. I'll leave the rest to you."

"Don't worry, Marquis, my black butt will definitely scare the King of Chu to death!"

Heibutt smiled, licked his dry lips, turned his head and shouted to the five hundred people behind him: "Second and third son, we ate meat and drank soup this morning, it can be regarded as warming the stomach that rotted from eating oranges." Nuan. This is a good food that even the military marshals are reluctant to eat, and it is specially reserved for us to enjoy. What do you think should be done with such a great kindness?"

"The military marquis is so kind, we will do our best to repay you! Don't be afraid of death!"

The five hundred Qin soldiers raised their arms and shouted, everyone was full of energy and excited.

Compared with the Paozhe who suffered from tooth ache and stomach convulsions after eating oranges, these five hundred selected soldiers specially enjoyed meat soup made from fat rabbits and mountain deer mixed with wild vegetables that others hunted in the mountains and forests. This kind of food and treatment is enough to make these soldiers feel grateful. After eating and drinking, they are in a much better condition than those who are fighting at the foot of the mountain.

The reason why Zhao Tuo did this was because these five hundred people were also undertaking more important tasks, and they must have sufficient physical strength.

Chase and kill the rout, and attack Shouchun!

"Second and third sons, come with me!"

With a roar from the black buttocks, five hundred people held their weapons and ran together, diving into the mist, chasing the routs who fled westward, and ran straight in the direction of Shouchun.

"Shouchun... King Chu..."

Zhao Tuo whispered, turned his head to look at the foot of the mountain, and walked down with big strides.

Defeating the Chu soldiers led by Qu Ming was only the first step. He still had more things to do, such as rescuing the Qin soldiers who were captured by the Chu people.

Xi Qigu, who was standing beside Zhao Tuo, quickly followed with short soldiers.

As the Chu soldiers were either killed or fled into the surrounding fog, the surprise battle at the foot of the Eighth Mountain was considered to have come to an end.

"Who is it that is raiding the Chu army?"

"Why did the army of my Qin State run outside Shouchun City?"

"Could it be that Li Xin came back after killing him?"

"No, Li Xin ran away early! Maybe it was Li You?"

Xin Wu was lying on the car, the Chu soldiers who were in charge of escorting him and the driver who drove the car had already been stupefied by the surprise attack, and they saw shouts and screams all around. How could they care about this prisoner, their own lives were more important, all the Chu soldiers shouted loudly, and ran for their lives, leaving Xin Wu lying on the chariot alone.

Xin Wu wanted to stand up, but as soon as he moved his body, he felt severe pain in his shoulders and arms, so he could only lie down again, staring at the surrounding mist with wide eyes.

After those Chu people fled, Qin Jun really appeared around.

The figures were in ragged clothes and their faces were covered with stains. At a sudden glance, they thought they were savages who had escaped from some mountain. But the black armor on their bodies and the full-mouthed Qin accent cannot be faked. These people are the real Qin Jun.

"Is it really Li You?"

He muttered, before Li Xin raided the Chu army, he asked Li You to lead two thousand people to the rear to frighten the people of Cai Chu.

As a result, Li Xin suffered a terrible defeat, and all the main forces were routed westward. On the contrary, Li You's troops were not affected because they were in the rear. After Xin Wu was captured, he found that the Chu army hadn't caught Li You and his soldiers. The guy seemed to see something wrong and took the opportunity to sneak away. He didn't know which direction he was going.

Xin Wu couldn't help thinking about this, could it be that when the Qin army was defeated, Li You took the opportunity to cross the Huai River, lurked near Shouchun, saw that I was captured, and specially led his army to rescue me?

Thinking of this, Xin Wu couldn't help getting excited.

If this is the case, then he had underestimated Li You before.

This son was able to withdraw decisively on the Huaibei battlefield to prevent his troops from being defeated by the Chu army, which can be said to have the ability to adapt to the situation. And crossing the Huai River, using this winter fog to raid the Chu army, is even more bold, careful, and quite strategic. From this point of view, Li You is quite talented.

Even before, Li You fled from the army when he was attacked by Xiang Yan. In Xin Wu's eyes, he knew the situation well and had the courage of a gecko to cut off his tail.

"Excuse me, is this General Xin?"

A team of Qin soldiers came over, led by a village chief. They had been ordered by the army before the raid to rescue Xin Wu. Unfortunately, the fog at the foot of the mountain was thick, and the scene was chaotic when the Chu army fled. It was only now that they found their target.

Xin Wu nodded and said: "This general is Xin Wu, you have done a good job this time, let Li Junhou come over, I have something to ask him."

Li Junhou?

The commander of the Qin army was taken aback, and the surrounding Qin soldiers also looked at each other in blank dismay.

The commander of the Qin army cupped his hands and said, "General Xin, we are soldiers under the command of Zhao Junhou, not Li Junhou."

"Marquis Zhao? Which Marquis Zhao?"

Xin Wu was startled, feeling like he had overlooked something important.

"General Xin is safe and sound, my servant Zhao Tuo has met General Xin."

After a while, Zhao Tuo rushed over from the mountain and bowed to Xin Wu.

Xin Wu stared blankly at the young soldier in front of him.

The armor on this boy's body was full of weed stains, his hair was greasy and his face was tired, but those bright eyes especially touched Xin Wu's heart.

"Zhao Tuo, Zhao Tuo..."

Xin Wu whispered this name, he suddenly became excited, sat up regardless of the injuries on his arms and shoulders, stared straight at Zhao Tuo, and shouted: "Zhao Tuo, I didn't expect it to be you! You are really from my country of Qin Young Yingjie, what kind of shit is Li Xin, how can he compare to you!"

No wonder Xin Wu was so excited, even to the point of insulting Li Xin.

As a veteran in the battlefield, he was already dissatisfied with Li Xin's strategy of attacking Chu, but he had no choice but to follow Li Xin's military orders and the axe's deterrence.

As a result, one step is wrong and every step is wrong.

First, Li Xin's strategy of stealing Shouchun was seen through by the Chu people, and Xiang Yan led the army to block the way. Then Li Xin's strategy of attacking Xiang Yan was seen through by the other party, which led to the defeat of the Qin army and fled westward in a hurry.

Being captured by the Chu people, he probably wouldn't be killed at Xin Wu's level, but his end would be worse than being killed, and all kinds of humiliation would be inevitable. According to what Qu Ming said just now when he made fun of him, their thousand captives will be taken to Shouchun City, paraded in front of tens of thousands of Chu people, and will be insulted and ridiculed by countless Chu people. laughing stock.

He fought all his life and ruined his reputation.

Xin Wu even thought about committing suicide, preferring to die rather than being humiliated.

Just when he desperately wanted to seek death in his heart, Zhao Tuo came.

This Zhao Tuo, who was separated from their army in Pingyu and was said to be leading the army to stay behind, suddenly appeared outside Shouchun City. rescued from.

What kind of feeling is this?

At least at this moment, Zhao Tuo's whole person was shining in Xin Wu's eyes.

He secretly said in his heart: "This son is really a young hero. Such a person is the real future pillar of my Qin country. I still have a little girl under my knees, who is about the same age as this son. If I can return to Qin country, I may be grateful... "

Seeing that Xin Wu's lips were trembling with excitement, Zhao Tuo smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "The general is injured, please rest. Although we have defeated this Chu army, we are not out of danger. The subordinates still need to command the battle." , please forgive me, General.”

"Okay, everything is up to you."

Xin Wu kept nodding his head, the more he looked at the young man in front of him, the more he was satisfied and moved, so he naturally did what he said.

Zhao Tuo asked Xi Qigu to lead people to guard Xin Wu, and then began to deal with other matters.

The first thing is of course to rescue the thousand prisoners of the Qin army who were escorted by the Chu people.

These thousand captives are all uninjured strong soldiers of the Qin army. Once they are rescued, let them put on the armor of the Chu army and take the weapons of the Chu people. That will be a thousand soldiers, which can greatly increase Zhao Tuo's army. combat effectiveness.

The second thing is to call Jin to withdraw the troops and gather the soldiers. Zhao Tuo is afraid that they will be on the spur of the moment, and the chasing soldiers of the Chu army will run away. After all, this place is the heart of the Chu State, and there are dangers at any time, and the winter fog is lingering. The Qin army is not familiar with the terrain. If they walk around randomly, they may be in danger of getting lost.

The third thing is to collect the soldiers, let everyone take out the military rations they carried from the corpses of the Chu people, and then eat them. No matter what you want to do next, you will have the strength to do it when your stomach is full.

Soon, at the foot of the Eighth Mountain, in the mist, thousands of Qin soldiers had no one to speak, and everyone kept stuffing food into their mouths and chewing it. From a distance, it looked like thousands of starved ghosts reincarnated , coupled with the bloody corpses on the ground, this scene is very frightening.

If it is seen by the unknown Chu people, the news of "Qin army cannibalism" will spread more and more widely.

Zhao Tuo swallowed a piece of dry food mixed with saliva, and he felt relieved in his stomach.

Only then did he have the energy to look westward.

His eyes seemed to be able to see through the winter fog that obscured his vision, looking at the capital of Chu State across the Feishui River.

Hei Hip, should lead people to Shouchun City, right?