General Qin

"All the generals won, why did Li You lose alone?"

Qin Wangzheng's face collapsed, and most of his original joy was gone.

In the battle of Qin's destruction of Chu, since Wang Jian confronted Xiang Yan in Huaiyang, although the two armies of Qin and Chu had not confronted each other for more than half a year. But Zhao Tuo made a good start on the border of Qin and Qi, defeating 100,000 Qi troops in one battle, and then went all the way south to garrison Suishui and defeated the Chu army in Xiangqu.

Immediately afterwards, the final decisive battle began on the main battlefield in Huaiyang. After the Chu people's short-term desperate charge, the Qin army counterattacked aggressively. Wang Jian defeated the main force of the Chu army and killed the Chu general Zhaoyuan. Yang Duan and Biebu in the west also defeated Chu's right Sima army.

The situation is very good, and the Qin army is victorious. Whether it is the subsequent siege of the city or the field confrontation, the Qin army always pushes to the end with overwhelming momentum.

Although Meng Tian was ambushed by Xiang Yan in Shandao, and suffered a minor defeat. But then he followed Zhao Tuo in the decisive battle in Huaiyin, made great achievements in breaking the army, forced to kill Xiang Yan, and then followed Zhao Tuo to the south to conquer Jiangdong and capture and kill Xiong Qi. Meng Tian's merit far outweighs his crime.

As for Li You, he suffered a disastrous defeat in Rushui. Although he also picked up the remnants and picked up a few cities with Yang Duanhe, his credit was far from being comparable to that of Meng Tian. How eye-catching it is.

At this moment, Qin Wangzheng began to review the meritorious deeds of the generals. Seeing Li You's defeat in Rushui, it was like seeing a stain in a dazzling light. How could it make people feel comfortable.

He couldn't help frowning and said: "Li You was diligent and quite capable when he was in the palace, but why did he suffer consecutive defeats when he went to the battlefield? This person is invincible!"

On the side, Zhao Gao immediately comforted and said: "When I came to Huaiyang with the king, I heard the generals talk about this matter. Li Youru's defeat is actually a meritorious service."

"Oh? Li You was defeated in the battle, but he made meritorious deeds. How do you say that?"

Qin Wangzheng glanced at Zhao Gao and became curious.

Zhao Gao hurriedly replied: "I heard from the generals that Li Youzhi's defeat this time was actually because he saw the right Sima of Chu fleeing, so he led his army to pursue it. The right Sima of Chu had 10,000 soldiers, but Li You had only 10,000 troops. Five thousand soldiers. From this Li fights, the few attack the many, and the weak attack the strong."

"I heard that You Sima had already planned to escape. He wanted to go south along the Ru River and cross the Huai River by boat. If he succeeds, it will be very difficult for our army to catch him. The 10,000 Chu troops under his command fled to Huainan. In the future, if our army captures the cities in Huainan, there will definitely be great obstacles."

"So Li You was at a disadvantage in this battle, but he had to fight for the sake of the overall situation. Although he was defeated in this battle, Li You entangled the right Sima tightly, so that Ren Xiao's troops who followed him could take advantage of the situation to defeat the Chu army and capture him. The Right Sima of the Chu State completely eradicated this threat. From this point of view, if Li You did not attack more with less, Ren Xiao would certainly not have made great achievements in this battle."

Qin Wangzheng nodded when he heard this. In fact, the rewards and punishments given to Li You by the Bangwei Mansion and the Lord Lieutenant's Mansion were neither reward nor punishment.

However, King Qin has always been busy with political affairs, and with limited energy, he doesn't know the specific situation of each general's military exploits. He usually only looks at the results. When he suddenly saw Li You's defeat in Rushui, he felt very uncomfortable.

Listening to what Zhao Gao said now, although Li You was defeated this time, he played a very important role in capturing the Right Sima of Chu State for Ren Xiao later.

"Looking at it this way, Li You is a generalist."

Qin Wangzheng's expression eased.

Zhao Gao took advantage of the situation and said, "Now Your Majesty's destruction of Jingchu is a great achievement unprecedented in the ages. All the generals are delighted and the whole country celebrates."

"At this time, all the generals are rewarded heavily, but Li You didn't get anything because of Rushui's defeat. I'm afraid there is something wrong. This will further highlight our army's defeat in Rushui."

"My minister dares to say that the king Ke Jia and Li Yu Rushui entangled the Chu army and assisted Ren Xiao in capturing the right Sima of the Chu State. In this way, our Qin army will have no defeat, and the people of the country will surely be proud. , I think Ting Wei will be happy, and I deeply feel the virtue of the king."

Qin Wangzheng didn't speak, his fingers lightly stroked the surface of the bamboo slips, his eyes revealing his thoughts.

What Zhao Gao said is quite reasonable.

Now that the Qin State has destroyed Chu, all the generals have made great contributions. At this juncture, it is reported that Li You's Rushui was defeated. Zheng felt very uncomfortable, and after the news spread, it was not as good as Qin Jun's record of complete victory.

It is better to publicize Li You's achievements in pestering the Chu army as Zhao Gao said.

Li You's defeat in Rushui was not a real defeat, but a strategic sacrifice made by the Qin army to defeat the Chu army and capture and kill You Sima for the follow-up Ren Xiao.

Li You is not only innocent, but also has merit.

Qin Wangzheng also thought of Li You's father, Li Si, who had been a court lieutenant for a year.

Li Si was indeed a great talent in governing the country. Although he was not long in the position of Ting Wei, he handled affairs in an orderly manner, and from time to time he could put forward some useful suggestions, which made him very comfortable in Qin Wangzheng.

If you don't look at your son, you have to look at your father.

Qin Wangzheng nodded and said: "Li Youru River's battle seems to be a defeat, but in fact he made a contribution. Afterwards, he followed Yang Duanhe to capture the city, and he should be rewarded. In this way, the widow will restore him to the title of the five great officials."

"Your Majesty Shengming."

Zhao Gao cupped his hands in praise, with a smile in his eyes.

When the Qin State destroyed Chu, among the generals, apart from Wang Jian, the contribution of his brother Zhao Tuo was the most dazzling.

This time when the army returns to Qin, the generals will be rewarded, and Zhao Tuo will definitely attract the attention of countless people because of his dazzling achievements.

At this time, because of Ru Shui's defeat, Li You had no achievements and no rewards. The Li and his sons must feel dissatisfied, and they might even hate Zhao Tuo because of this.

This kind of thing is not a good thing for Zhao Tuo.

On the contrary, if Li You was rewarded, his jealousy towards Zhao Tuo would definitely be relieved a lot, at least he also got a consolation prize.

Qin Wangzheng raised his head, glanced at Zhao Gao, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Between Zhao Gao and Zhao Tuo, between Zhao Tuo and Li You.

He was very clear about these kinds of relationships.

It's just that the benefits of Zhao Gao's suggestion outweighed the disadvantages, and it made him feel a lot more comfortable, so he chose to accept it.

Just when this matter was about to end, Zhao Gao showed hesitation and whispered: "Your Majesty, I heard some rumors about Li You when I was in Huaiyang."

"tell me the story."

Qin Wangzheng smiled, he wanted to hear what else Zhao Gao could say.

"I listened to the discussions of the lieutenant generals in the army and the guards of the CRRC mansion. They all said that when Li Youchu went to the battlefield, he met Xiang Yan, the Shangzhu state of Chu. When he arrived in Qiyi, he met the Zuo Sima Zhaoping of the Chu state. This time, he destroyed Chu. Then go after Ye Sheng, the right Sima of Chu State."

"Li You fought three times, all with the less to attack the more, and the weak to attack the strong. Although he is quite ambitious and has suffered repeated defeats, he is still brave and unafraid, which is worthy of praise."

"But the three battles are too coincidental. Therefore, there is a saying in the army... Li You is odd!"

Zhao Gao's voice fell.

Qin Wangzheng's face suddenly changed.

"Li Youshu is odd."

In the method of divination, even is good luck and odd is bad.

odd number.

That is to say, this person's fate is not good, and things will be unfavorable.

...

"Li Junhou, you are truly a strong man!"

Outside the city of Xingyang, hundreds of thousands of troops were temporarily stationed. As the war ended, the generals of all ministries held wine and banquets and gathered together.

At this moment, after Ren Xiao drank several glasses of wine, he praised Li You's feat to Zhao Tuo, Meng Tian and others.

"Li Junhou expected the enemy to take the lead. Seeing that the right Sima of Chu State had the intention of fleeing, he immediately led his troops to chase, entangled the Chu army, and prevented the opponent from fleeing to Huainan. The Chu people had no choice but to fight back. Even without fear, he fought with his back against the water. This is a real strong man!"

"Unfortunately, in the end, Li Junhou attacked more with less and was outnumbered. In the end, he was defeated by the Chu army, but it also bought time for me to lead the troops. This is how I defeated the Chu army and captured the right Sima of Chu. It can be said that this credit is half of that of Li Junhou!"

Ren Xiao screamed with his neck red.

Influenced by Tu Sui, he has a heroic spirit in his heart, and he has a good impression of Li You's affairs, so he keeps praising the other party's courage and calling Li You a strong man.

"A fight to the death?"

Zhao Tuo blinked, feeling a little funny touching his head.

Standing against the wall is extremely dangerous, and it cannot be used when it is not in a desperate situation. How could Li You take the initiative to use it.

Zhao Tuo thought about the comparison of Li Youru's forces in the battle against Rushui again, and couldn't help shaking his head and said, "Brother Li, why is it that you hit more with less every time?"

...

When the generals took advantage of their free time to drink and gather, the hundreds of thousands of Qin troops outside Xingyang City also began to disintegrate.

The Qin army recruited by the nearby Sanchuan and Yingchuan counties disbanded and went home on the spot.

Qin soldiers from Hedong, Taiyuan, Shangdang, Yanzhao and other places also began to allocate teams, and under the command of corresponding military officials, set foot on the road back.

And Zhao Tuo and the generals will also follow the coach Wang Jian and lead the Guanzhong soldiers to enter Hangu westward.

They are going home!

"Han Shu Li Guang Chuan": "The general Yin received the upper finger, thinking that Li Guang's numbers are odd, so don't let him be Shan Yu, for fear that he will not get what he wants."

Yan Shigu's note: "Yan Guangming is not coupled."