General Qin

In a village of Chu people more than ten miles east of Shouchun, a Qin army raided the place under the cover of night, and all the Chu people in the village were trembling with fear under the shining swords and halberds.

The two township gates in the north and the south have been closed, guarded by vicious black armor soldiers to prevent Chu people from escaping and reporting.

Fortunately, these Qin people had no intention of massacring the city. After suppressing the Chu people in the village, they did not kill people, did not rape women, and did not rob money and jewels, but kept collecting food from Chu people's homes everywhere.

"Hand over the food, quick!"

"Bring me this jerky, bring me this rice, what is this?"

"Orange! Vomit... No, take it away!"

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Rice, millet, meat, vegetables, and various fruits except oranges.

In the eyes of the people of Chu, this Qin army seemed to be starving ghosts who hadn't eaten for hundreds of years. Their eyes lit up when they saw food, and their mouths made wild beast-like voices. Some even went up to hug meat. Just gnaw, the scene is frightening to watch.

Fortunately, although these Qin people were hungry like ghosts, they were not bloodthirsty. After taking away the food, they left the house. I don't know what happened, how come a group of such vicious Qin soldiers came near Shouchun.

At this time, in the mansion of the rich and wealthy in the original township, the senior officials of the Qin army were discussing the military while eating.

"Marquis, why do we have to leave? In my opinion, these Chu people are simply vulnerable. If one charged over, they all ran away. Waiting for five thousand... No, it's six thousand now, waiting for six thousand When people have enough food and strength, they can try to attack Shouchun again, maybe this time they can break through the city in one fell swoop, capture the king of Chu, and capture Xianyang as a prisoner, which is a great achievement!"

The more Heibutt spoke, the more excited he was, and he sprayed out all the food he had just stuffed into his mouth.

Zhang He on the side also said excitedly: "I think the two or five hundred masters of the black hips are right. If we can defeat Shouchun and capture King Chu, it will really shake the world. With the ability of the army, it must be If you are going to be directly conferred by the king, I am afraid that we will be able to follow the military marquis and rise to several ranks of titles, hehehe..."

Zhao Tuo on the main seat glared at the two men, and asked coldly: "Let's not talk about whether we can capture Shouchun, but break Shouchun according to what you said, and after capturing King Chu, what should we do?" ?”

Black Butt said casually: "Naturally, I'm going back to Xianyang to receive my meritorious service."

"Having captured King Chu, can we go back alive?" Zhao Tuo said indifferently.

"ah?"

Black Butt touched his butt with a look of surprise on his face, he hadn't thought about these questions.

"Zhao Guang, tell me."

Zhao Tuo looked sideways at Zhao Guang who rarely spoke.

This general of the same family as him, compared to the others, spoke less, but did things quite calmly. Together with Shejian, Zhao Tuo valued him very much.

Zhao Guang clapped his hands in agreement, and said, "As the Marquis said, it doesn't matter whether we can take down Shouchun, which is also guarded by thousands of soldiers. If we really succeeded in raiding Shouchun and captured the King of Chu, then not only can we not Let us go back to Xianyang to receive rewards, but put everyone's lives in danger."

"There are tens of thousands of Chu people in Shouchun City, plus the private soldiers of various nobles, the strength they can fight is far greater than ours."

"If our army retreats with the prestige of the Battle of Bashan, the Chu people in the city may not dare to pursue, but if we dare to capture Shouchun and capture the king of Chu, then there will be bloody and brave people among the tens of thousands of Chu people in Shouchun City." If you come up to fight with us to the death, there are tens of thousands of Chu people, if we fight together, even if we can win, we will surely suffer heavy casualties."

"Besides, our army is now in the hinterland of the Chu State, and there are enemies everywhere. If the King of Chu is captured, even if he retreats from Shouchun, there will be countless people from Chu behind him and in front of him. Even Xiang Yan in Huaibei received After the news, I am afraid they will all return to the division to pursue our army."

"These Chu people will definitely follow all the way in order to regain the king of Chu, or for revenge, and fight with our army at all costs. At that time, even if our trip can shake the world, I am afraid that the kings will never come again. There is a chance to return to Xianyang alive."

Speaking of this, Zhao Guang looked at Zhao Tuo in admiration, and said in a deep voice: "Only the military master has a clever plan to use the power of the great victory to frighten the king of Chu in Shouchun City with the false words of 30,000 Qin troops. Let them never dare to leave the city to move rashly, so that we can retreat slowly, and by the time the Chu people react, our army has already been hundreds of miles away, this is our way of life!"

"This time, the military commander not only led us to make great contributions, but also saved the lives of thousands of people in the entire army!"

With that said, Zhao Guang turned around and bowed to Zhao Tuo.

After this surprise attack on Shouchun, he has completely admired Zhao Tuo and admired him to the extreme.

After Zhao Guang's explanation, everyone also understood, and hurriedly said: "I admire the military master's ingenious plan."

After admiring it, Hei Hip boldly asked again: "But Marquis, we want to go back to Xianyang, why don't we go back the same way, instead we have to go east, isn't the west closer?"

Hearing this, Bai Rong laughed and said, "What a black butt, could it be that if you don't come to eat the big fish and meat in the east, you will go to the west to eat oranges instead."

"Oh, that's right, I don't want to eat oranges anymore in my life, I'd rather take a long way back home." Black Butt muttered.

Everyone laughed, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Tuo's mouth.

He glanced at the generals in the tent, especially Shejian and Zhao Guang, seeing their calm expressions, he presumably understood why he chose to go east.

In addition to what Bai Rong said about the food supply being a problem.

The biggest reason is that the situation now is different from when they raided Shouchun.

At that time, Li Xin and Meng Wu were covering their sneak attack in Huaibei. No one knew that there was such a Qin army quietly marching along the Huai River to Shouchun, so Zhao Tuo's army could reach Shouchun City smoothly all the way. Next, launch a surprise attack, and achieve the purpose of deterring the king of Chu.

Up to now, they have exposed their traces in front of the Chu people. If they go west along the original road, after three to five days, wait until the lie of the "30,000 Qin army" is broken, and the Chu army of King Qin from all over the place gathers at the city of Shouchun.

The king of Chu will definitely become angry and send a large army to chase and kill him all the way. At that time, the Qin army marched westward along the Huai River, not only did they not have any supplies, but also because of the rugged terrain, their marching speed would be very slow. As long as the Chu people came in a hurry, they were likely to catch up.

Moreover, the King of Chu may also order the Chu army in Huaibei to intercept them. In the current Huaibei battlefield, Xiang Yan defeated Li Xin's army.

If Xiang Yan received an order to send people to gallop to block the north bank of the Huaihe River in the west, it might even block Zhao Tuo's army.

Someone blocked in the front, followed by pursuers, and there was no supplies and supplies. Going west on the same road, it seemed to be a way of life, but in fact it was a way of death!

In comparison, continuing to the east of Chu State seems to be going deep into a dangerous situation, getting farther and farther away from Xianyang, but it is actually safer than going west.

Because the tens of thousands of soldiers recruited from the eastern border of Chu State are under Xiang Yan's command, they are chasing the defeated Qin army on the Huaibei battlefield west of Yingshui.

Most of the cities in the eastern border of the Chu State are empty. A large city may be guarded by more than a thousand people, and a small city is only guarded by two or three hundred people.

With the 6,000 troops under Zhao Tuo's command, it's not like a tiger running into a herd of sheep and killing them indiscriminately.

Moreover, the cities in the eastern border have been developed, not only are there roads connecting them, but there are also many cities where the Qin army can feed, so that they no longer have to worry about food.

and……

"Shejian, tomorrow all the soldiers under your command will be replaced with Chu army armor, and take those captives who surrendered as forwards to clear the way for our Chinese army, take out the cities ahead, and open the way to Xianyang!"

"only."

Shejian stood up, and promised.

In the evening, the soldiers of the Qin army all had enough to eat and drink, and began to fall into a sound sleep, replenishing their physical strength, and preparing for tomorrow's march.

Zhao Tuo came to a quiet and comfortable room in the house.

"come in."

After Zhao Tuo got permission, he entered the room quietly, and saw Xin Wu lying on the couch with his injured arm resting on the bed, his expression was much better than before.

"My subordinate Zhao Tuo, see General Xin."

Zhao Tuo bowed his hands and saluted. He was far lower than Xin Wu in terms of official position and title, so naturally he should be respectful.

Xin Wu looked at the young man in front of him, and said with a smile: "I've said it before, you, Zhao Tuo, are my savior, and your relationship is different from ordinary people. When you don't have military affairs, you don't need to be called military. People can be kinder."

Hearing this, Zhao Tuo was not polite, and said with a smile: "Since that is the case, then Tuo would have the audacity to call him 'Xin Gong'."

"Follow you, I will also treat you as my junior."

Xin Wu chuckled, looking at the young man in front of him, he couldn't help feeling dazed.

He had already heard about Zhao Tuo sending troops to chase down the rout and attack Shouchun and scare the King of Chu. In addition, what he heard about the "Thirty Thousand Qin Army" in the afternoon made him both surprised and admired.

All these deeds were done on the fly and in line with the art of war, and the wisdom displayed in them was enough to make even a veteran in the battlefield approve of him.

And Zhao Tuo, a mere teenage boy, dared to sneak into the capital of the Wancheng Kingdom with thousands of people, and sent hundreds of soldiers to stand in front of Shouchun City to frighten the King of Chu. .

"This son's future is limitless! In the future, he will be the hero of the world!"

Xin Wu sighed in his heart, he made up his mind, he must establish a good relationship with Zhao Tuo, not only to repay Zhao Tuo for saving his life, but also to make a strong ally for their Xin family.

Just when Xin Wu's thoughts turned, Zhao Tuo said: "Xin Gong, the generals and officials of our army have passed the military discussion and think that tomorrow we should go east, passing through the eastern cities of Chu..."

Zhao Tuo reported the upcoming march plan to Xin Wu, and after hearing Xin Wu's nodding, he praised Zhao Tuo more and more in his heart.

Soon after Zhao Tuo finished speaking, he bowed his hands to Xin Wu again, and said, "Xin Gong is a general of our army and an experienced elder. Zhao Tuo also asked Xin Gong to preside over the overall situation and take charge of the entire army."

Xin Wu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay, Zhao Tuo, didn't you see that I was injured? How can you command military affairs? Don't you come here for such nonsense, the next thing is up to you , what you say is what you say."

Hearing this, Zhao Tuo also laughed.

This Xin Wu is a good comrade.

In this way, he can justifiably control these 6,000 people without being controlled by Xin Wu.

In the early morning of the next day, the sky was slightly brighter.

The 6,000 soldiers under Zhao Tuo's command were already lined up neatly under the command of the military officials of various ministries, and they left the village in order and marched towards the east of Chu State.

At the vanguard, a thousand soldiers of the Qin Dynasty were all wearing the crimson Chu armor...

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