General Qin

A small township between Huyi and Sleeping Hill.

The winter sun had just risen from the distant land, and Li Xin was slumped against the pillar of a house in the city.

His armor was covered in stains and dirt, and it was still stained with the frost that had condensed in the morning. The crown on Li Xin’s head was scratched by the branches of the roadside when he fled last night. The feathers on both sides of the crown were originally bright and erect, but now only one side remains, and it is black. Broken again.

In this way, there is no such thing as Li Xin's high-spirited appearance in the hall of Xianyang City in the past, when he shouted in front of the court officials of the Qin State that the State of Chu must be destroyed.

Not only was the chief general of the 200,000 Qin army in a state of distress, but the streets of the township here were full of tired-looking soldiers of the Qin army. They either huddled together, leaned against each other, or It was Ji crouching on the ground with his head bowed.

There are also a large number of war horses tied up in the open space in the distance, densely packed, neighing harshly from time to time. Under the command of the generals, some soldiers endured the exhaustion from their bodies and fed the horses with forage collected from the city. , so that they can flee on horseback in times of crisis.

"Li Yue, how many people are there in our army?"

Li Xin spoke in a low voice and asked the leader of the short soldiers who followed him.

Li Yue replied: "General, there are still 2,000 soldiers following in the village, all of whom are on chariots. Even if the Chu army catches up again, we can still escape the pursuit and go to the sleeping hill. After arriving at the sleeping hill, our army can Go north along the road to Xiangcheng, where with the support of General Mengwu, there is no need to fear the pursuit of the Chu army."

"Two thousand people."

Li Xin smiled miserably.

A good Chu army came again, and they were still able to escape the pursuit.

Flee one city today, two cities tomorrow, and then have to sleep overnight, looking at the way back, and the Chu soldiers are coming.

Is this the result of his attack on Chu by Li Xin?

He personally led an army of 35,000 to surprise Shouchun from the flank of Chu, but was blocked by Xiang Yan in the middle. Li Xin wanted to surprise the enemy, but was defeated.

Except for the 5,000 people that Zhao Tuo took away, only 2,000 of the 30,000 people under Li Xin's command are now left.

One out of ten, what a tragic and ridiculous result.

"Don't go to Xiangcheng, go west to Pingyu." Li Xin said softly.

Li Yue was stunned, and hurriedly said: "General, no! Now the Chu army is constantly chasing after us. If we go north to Xiangcheng and have General Mengwu to meet us, we still have hope of returning safely. If we go west, Xiang If Yan wants to capture the general, he will definitely pursue him closely. No matter whether we escape to Pingyu, or go from Pingyu to Shangcai, the Chu army will pursue us all the way. There is no guarantee that there will be no danger. General, please don’t take it. because……"

When Li Yue said this, he lowered his head and did not dare to continue. .

But Li Xin understood what he meant, and said with a sad smile: "Why? Is it because I'm afraid of seeing Meng Wu? Because I didn't listen to his advice and insisted on leading the army deep into the Chu region, only to be defeated. Why don't you want to go to Xiangcheng because you laughed at me? That's what you want to say."

Li Yue bit his lip, he was naturally afraid of this.

"I'm not afraid of seeing Meng Wu, what I'm really afraid of seeing is another person..."

Li Xin said, closing his eyes in pain.

That night, the boy's words still rang in his ears.

Begging hard, kowtowing to the prime minister, all because of Li Xin's pride and stubbornness, he missed the last chance.

How else would Li Xin go to see Zhao Tuo?

But Li Xin still wanted to see Zhao Tuo again, even if he let him ridicule and ridicule him.

He should be waiting for me in Pingyu, right?

Perhaps he had expected all this and would meet me there.

This is the expectation that Li Xin hid in his heart, and he believed that Zhao Tuo would not abandon him.

But Li Xin decided not to go to Xiangcheng, but to Pingyu, not just because of Zhao Tuo.

Li Xin said softly: "Now Meng Wu is attacking Xiangcheng. If we go to Xiangcheng, Xiang Yan will lead the Chu army to pursue there, and with the tens of thousands of Chu troops in Xiangcheng, Mengwu will be flanked. I am afraid that not only will they not be able to meet us, but they may even be defeated."

"So when I go west, I want to use myself as a bait to lure Xiang Yan to the west so that he will not go to support Xiangcheng! In this way, the Mengwu Division can retreat calmly after receiving our letter, so as not to fight Our army suffered defeat as well."

Li Yue suddenly realized, but he was still worried about what to do if they were caught up by the Chu army, but seeing Li Xin's current appearance, he couldn't speak again.

Li Xin looked to the north sideways, and said to himself: "That letter should be delivered to Meng Wu soon. Jun... I hope that Meng Wu will be careful about the matter of Lord Changping. As long as he can withdraw into Huaiyang in time, control the Living in this central city, the 70,000 soldiers still have a way out."

At this moment, there was a cry in the distance, and the soldiers on guard outside the city drove their horses to report.

"The Chu army is here! It's already ten miles away!"

Many soldiers who were lying or leaning jumped up from the ground at once, their expressions were panicked, and the scene was slightly chaotic.

Li Yue shouted: "General, go!"

Li Xin remained silent, got on his horse, and fled westward again in embarrassment with a group of soldiers.

...

Not long after, the township that had just been occupied by the Qin army was once again planted with the phoenix red flag of the state of Chu.

Xiang Yan took a chariot to the west gate of the village, looked into the distance, and saw that there was still smoke and dust billowing in the distance, so she couldn't help laughing to the left and right: "In the past, Confucius was laughed at as a mourning dog in the state of Zheng, but now you look at Li Xin, don't you think Also like a dog in a hurry, how desolate."

Both left and right laughed and said: "What Shangzhu Kingdom said is true. Li Xin was defeated miserably. We were chasing him all the way, and we were in constant panic. Now we are ten miles behind him. As long as we chase all the way, we will be able to catch this panicked beast sooner or later. A dog, kill it and eat its meat, but I don't know if the meat is sour or not."

Everyone laughed, and Xiang Yan was also full of joy.

In the encounter to the north of Xiacai, he later used his offensive tactics to defeat Li Xin. Then they chased after Li Xin all the way, smashing the remnants of Li Xin's infantry on the way, beheading thousands, taking thousands of prisoners, and even capturing General Pi Xin Wu.

At the order of the king of Chu, Xiang Yan sent Xin Wu and a thousand prisoners of the Qin army to Shouchun in the rear to show off the victory of the Chu army. I think the king would be very happy to see those prisoners.

Up to now, there are only two or three thousand Li Xin fleeing in front of him. If the rest of the opponent were not all chariots and fast horses, Xiang Yan would have caught him already.

"Li Xin can't escape."

Xiang Yan was full of confidence, no matter how fast Qin Jun's horse ran, sooner or later he would become paralyzed from exhaustion, as long as he kept on chasing him all the way, he would definitely catch Li Xin, a big fish.

Capture Li Xin before reaching the dormitory, and he can lead his army to the north with the might of victory to support Xiangcheng.

At that time, the Chu army under Xiang Yan's command and the Xiangcheng garrison in the south will fight against the Qin army, and Lord Changping will make a surprise attack from the rear in the north. In addition, Li Xin's disastrous defeat will shake the heart of the Qin army, and the 70,000 men in Mengwu will definitely be defeated.

At that time, he, Xiang Yan, will usher in a shocking victory that will shock the Xia, enough to make the Qin State dare not look east to Jingchu for many years, avoiding the danger of the collapse of the Chu State.

Of course, if he hadn't caught Li Xin when he got to Sleeping Hill, then don't worry, he will send 5,000 men to continue chasing Li Xin westward, and recover the cities along the way, while Xiang Yan himself will lead the army northward.

Capturing Li Xin was important, but compared to Meng Wu's 70,000 people, it was still quite inferior.

"Send a light cavalry to continue chasing. The rest of the soldiers rest here for a while, drink water, eat food, and feed enough horse food. After half an hour, continue to pursue!"

Xiang Yan gave instructions to the general beside him.

With his head held high and his chest held high, he looked sideways to the north, as if his eyes could travel hundreds of miles to the former city of Chenying.

"Young Master Qi, it's up to you this time."

Just when Xiang Yan was in high spirits, a fast horse galloped from behind.

The urgent special envoy, who was entrusted with important edicts from the King of Chu, changed horses all the way without changing people, after traveling day and night, finally caught up with Xiang Yan's troops in this small town.

Soon, the imperial edict from Chu Palace was delivered to Xiang Yan.

"What! Xin Wu and those prisoners were taken away by the Qin army?"

"The 5,000 people under Qu Ming's command were destroyed in a surprise attack?"

"Thirty thousand Qin troops came from the west across the Huaihe River, and they are about to approach the city?"

"Your Majesty ordered me to lead my teacher back to Baoshouchun, must I return immediately?"

Xiang Yan looked at the silk script full of Chu-style birds and insects, and was dumbfounded.

Things have changed beyond his expectation.

It took a long time before Xiang Yan put down the silk scroll.

Looking north again.

He has already agreed with Mr. Changping on the time of the incident.

Regardless of whether Xiang Yan can catch up with Li Xin this time, he will lead the army to Xiangcheng in ten days.

At that time, Lord Changping will launch an attack from the rear of Mengwu, and the defenders in Xiangcheng will also take advantage of the situation to go out of the city to make a surprise attack. The three parties will join forces to attack, and the event of breaking Qin will be determined.

But now, the king of Chu issued a death order, ordering him to lead his troops back to Shouchun.

What about the matter of Chen Ying Xiangcheng?

A look of confusion flashed in Xiang Yan's eyes.

"Where did the 30,000 Qin troops come from?"

"impossible……"

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