General Qin

"The last general is incompetent. Xiang Qu was not captured in this pursuit, so I ask the general to punish him."

When Zhao Tuo's chief general, Dazhu, stood on the bank of Sui River again, the school Wei Shejian, who was in charge of the pursuit this time, immediately came to plead guilty.

In the battle of Surabaya last year, he personally led the army to capture the flag. Although he won the flag of Zuo Sima, he lost Zhaoping. Now he was ordered to pursue Xiang Qu again, killing many prisoners along the way, but he still failed to capture Xiang Qu, allowing the fleeing Chu army to cross Sui River.

Shejian blamed himself very much.

Especially compared to Zhong Limei who had captured the Grand Sima of the Qi State, he felt a little ashamed.

The old man is not as good as the new man.

Zhao Tuo didn't blame him, instead he said softly, "Run away, it's just a Xiangqu. Our defeated general, even if he crosses the Sui River, what big waves can he create? Wait until the next confrontation , and then capture and kill him.”

"Lieutenant Shejian defeated the enemy in front of the battle and chased for hundreds of miles. He captured a lot of people along the way. This is a great achievement. It's too late for me to ask for a reward for you. There will be no punishment."

As soon as Zhao Tuo opened his mouth, all the generals in the tent also laughed, and their faces burst into laughter.

Yes, the Qin army defeated the Chu army by a total of 30,000 people in this narrow road battle, from the defense of the base to the final decisive battle.

After the decisive battle on the narrow road, the Chu army collapsed and was chased by the Qin army all the way to the north. This pursuit lasted more than a hundred miles, reaching the banks of the Suishui River.

Among them, more than ten thousand Chu soldiers ran into various fork roads and forests to escape along the way, but the remaining more than ten thousand people all fell into the hands of the Qin army. A total of five or six thousand people were beheaded before and after, and the number of prisoners also reached five or six thousand. It's a big win.

In this kind of situation where enemies and prisoners need to be killed along the way, it is really not an easy task to catch the fleeing enemy generals, so Zhao Tuo did not No intention of blaming.

And this time the Qin army won a great victory and gained a lot, and the joy is enough to offset some regrets.

The low-level soldiers can basically be promoted to a noble by virtue of their merits, and the middle-level military officials may also be promoted to a noble.

For a high-ranking person like Zhao Tuo, although he did not meet the criteria for promotion, it was still a great achievement, which raised his "experience bar" a bit.

Of course, because now is the key to defeating Chu, the situation is very tense. They are also located along the Sui River in the hinterland of Chu. If they want to contact Wang Jian's camp near Guling, they need to send people north to Fengpei in Pengcheng, then take Shanfu, pass through Suiyang, and then go south to Guling in Yangxia. , this journey is more than a thousand miles away, and the traffic information is very inconvenient.

Therefore, the record rewards this time are the same as the previous big victory in Qidi. Although they have been counted by military law officials and passed on to the general, when the titles and rewards are officially issued, it may not be until after the war is over.

Although the knighthood rewards would be delayed, Zhao Tuo did not treat everyone badly after the war, and immediately distributed his rewards.

Dozens of angry bulls who made great contributions donated their bodies very "generously" after the war.

The feast of tens of thousands of catties of beef is enough to make every soldier in the army eat a big meal, and every burp smells like beef.

In an atmosphere full of joy, Zhao Tuo still upholds the principle of giving consideration to rewards and punishments, and being fair and selfless. He called over the two or five hundred advocates who were in charge of the cannon carriage affairs during the battle, and scolded them severely in front of all the generals.

Not only Zhao Tuo, but even Black Butt glared at Zhang Erwu Baibai.

"Zhang He, you idiot, you let Naigong fall off the horse. Fortunately, the corpse of a Chu man was at the bottom, but the butt fell. If you break Naigong's leg, I will definitely cripple you!"

Black Butt cursed and cursed, all the generals tilted their heads to hold back their smiles.

Zhang He lowered his head depressed. He was in charge of defeating the enemy with artillery carts. He had meritorious deeds, but because of a momentary mistake, I am afraid that his credit will be greatly reduced again.

Not for anything else, but because this idiot actually used barbed wire when bombarding the Chu army with artillery carts.

"I just thought that this thing covers a wider area than stones, and throwing many at a time will cause more damage to Chu people. I didn't expect these consequences."

Zhang He defended weakly.

He used barbed wire as ammunition to bombard the Chu army, which indeed played a lethal effect, but when the Chu army collapsed and the Qin army began to chase the north, he tasted the bitter fruit.

Quite a number of soldiers of Qin excitedly took their weapons to chase down the Chu people, but they stepped on the barbed wire before taking two steps.

Even when Black Butt was commanding the soldiers to chase after him, the horse's hoof happened to step on a barbed wire, and the painful horse went berserk, and Black Butt fell off.

Such a thing can be called a big mistake in a military battle, but fortunately it has little effect on the final result.

Zhao Tuo just turned a blind eye and punished Zhang He with the punishment of "Xiao", and cut some of his meritorious service.

At the same time, with the end of the Battle of Narrow Road, Zhao Guangchu, who supported Pengcheng in the north, also sent back the news of the great victory over the Chu army.

When Zhao Tuo was fighting against Xiang Qu's 30,000 army, he also sent Zhao Guang to lead 5,000 elite troops northward to rescue Pengcheng.

As the other lieutenant under Zhao Tuo's command besides Shejian, Zhao Guang really lived up to the general's expectations.

Outside Pengcheng, he defeated 5,000 Chu troops in one battle, beheaded 2,000 Chu soldiers, captured 1,000, and the rest fled.

When the danger of Pengcheng was lifted, Zhao Tuo no longer hesitated, and immediately led the Qin army to the south, joined up with the pursuers of the Shejian tribe, and reoccupied the coast of Sui River, and the front of the troops arrived outside Zhuyi city again.

She Jian pleaded guilty, Zhao Tuo was relieved, and then received the news that Zhuyi City opened the door and surrendered.

The local Chu people even expelled and attacked the Chu army of Xiangqu's tribe stationed here, and blocked Xiangqu who had fled back in embarrassment outside the city, and kept the door closed until the Qin army came to open the city to beg for surrender.

This news surprised Zhao Tuo.

"That thing is cruel and does not give us a way to survive, so we can only stand up and resist in order to survive. We are willing to vote for Qin and become its citizens. I hope the general will take pity on us."

The three old men elected by the Chu people in the city as representatives were kneeling in front of Zhao Tuo, shrinking their mouths.

"Since you know the current affairs, it is very good. I will definitely treat all the people in Zhuyi as my Qin people. This time our army is going south, not only will we not collect food in Zhuyi, but we will also borrow food for you to eat. Live through this winter."

Zhao Tuo understood the whole story, and after applauding the surrender of the people in Zhuyi, he also promised to borrow food.

When the three old men from Chu heard this, they were overjoyed.

The Chu army was brutal and took all their food for life. Instead, the Qin army, known as the army of tigers and wolves, lent them life-saving food.

How ironic it is when such behavior is compared.

They were moved, bowed and kowtowed quickly, and shouted together: "General Zhao is benevolent! We people in Zhuyi will definitely appreciate the kindness of the general's life, and will never forget it!"

Zhao Tuo smiled and said nothing.

The Qin army is not short of food. Not only can they transport food from the treasury of Pengcheng, but they also have the route of transporting food from Dongjun to the south. Not to mention how rich the food is, but squeeze out a little to help the Chu people in Zhuyi , can still be done.

Doing so will also be very beneficial to the Qin army's occupation of Chu.

If the news spread, the residents of the Chu cities south of Suishui might have other thoughts when the Qin army arrived.

However, Zhao Tuo has no plans to cross the Sui River and go south for the time being.

He stood by the Suishui River, looking at the lonely winter scene on the other side.

"To the south of the Suishui River, all the Chu lands are short of food. If we cross the river, occupying too many cities will cause trouble for ourselves. Not only will we need to divide our troops to garrison, but the supply line from Pengcheng will be lengthened. Let's continue here It’s safe to spend it.”

"I will cut off the Sui River road and block the grain transportation line of Lu. Xiang Yan's army will last for at most one month. After one month, when the food is exhausted, the Chu army will be defeated, and the battle of Chen Ying will be decided. It will be just right then." With the end of winter and the arrival of spring, it is time for me to raise my troops and cross Sui River."

"Xiang Qu, I don't know if you still have the confidence to fight me again?"

...

Just when Zhao Tuo led the army to go south and stationed troops in Suishui again.

A Chu army of thousands of people, also led by Jing Tong, marched towards the Chen Ying battlefield.

On a carriage in the procession, there was still a coffin containing Chu General Xiang Qu's body...

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