Chen Zhi nodded and replied, "That's right, the last general did have a relationship with Gongsun Yan." We hate Su Qin, all because Su Qin's child is vicious, fake public and private, and do a lot of harm. When I came to Michi this time, I was beaten with 200 military sticks by him for no reason, and my injuries had just recovered. ”

Of course, Zhang Yi needed to make Chen Zhi feel at ease with himself, and he said: "It just so happens that I also have a friendship with General Gongsun Yan, and I have a common enmity with Su Qin. It seems that I do have a fate with General Chen Zhen, we have mutual friends and common enemies, which is really a rare fate. ”

After listening to Zhang Yi's words, Chen Zhi found that he could talk to him, and the doubts in his heart began to dissipate, especially when he heard that Zhang Yi and Su Qin "did not share the sky", he thought: "This is what people often say about brothers turning against each other." It seems that even Guiguzi's apprentices are not exempt from vulgarity. ”

Jing Chi saw that Zhang Yi and Chen Zhi had a very happy conversation, and he also reported to Chen Zhitong in a timely manner: "Prime Minister Zhang Cheng came to Yingdu this time to discuss the alliance with our country, and Qin and Chu have concluded a contract and have become a country of alliance with mutual help and mutual understanding. ”

At this time, Zhang Yi took out the contract he signed with Zhaoyang from his arms in a timely manner, and the silk book full of empty words came in handy again. Of course, Zhang Yi did not hand the contract to Chen Zhi for review, because he did not have this qualification yet, and just shook it in front of him.

But he didn't leave room for it, and then Jing Chi's words continued, and said: "The silk book I have here is the contract document between the two countries. I thought that since the two countries had already made friends, why bother to use knives and guns in Michi, so I took the contract and urgently accompanied Dr. Jingchi to the front line of Michi to stop the confrontation between the two armies. ”

Jing Feng also said: "The prince has an order, after you take over the position of Qu Xin's main general, immediately lead the army to evacuate from the city of Michi and withdraw directly to the Fangcheng area of the Chu State. ”

As he spoke, he took out a brocade box from his bosom, handed it to Chen Zhen, and said, "This is a secret letter from the prince to you, I don't know what the content is, but I probably also instructed you to withdraw from the front line." ”

Chen Zhi opened the brocade box with hot paint on the spot, and took out a small silk silk, on which were written two short columns. Chen Zhi saw that it was indeed written by the prince himself, and asked him to obey Jingchi's order to withdraw all the Chu troops from Mianchi.

This happened very suddenly, Chen Zhi nervously thought about what to do, and frowned. Zhang Yi reminded Chen Zhi in a timely manner and said: "I think the top priority is to detain the original chief general Qu Xin immediately, otherwise, if he finds out that the situation is not right and runs away to Su Qin to complain, Su Qin will know about the retreat of the Chu army, and he will definitely not let the Chu army leave casually." ”

Chen Zhi is not a dull person, he was a little confused by the sudden change. Hearing Zhang Yi's words, he suddenly came to his senses and said, "Prime Minister Zhang Cheng is right, we should really handle the matter of seizing Qu Xin first." ”

Chen Zhi immediately gave an order to let the entourage who followed him rush to the Chinese army's big tent, he arranged these sergeants to replace the original Chinese army's guards, and then set up an ambush array at the gate of the Chu army's camp, waiting for Qu Xin to rush back to his camp from the headquarters of the Hezhong army.

And Zhang Yi did not stay in the Chu army camp for a long time. He learned that Chen Zhi planned to order nearly 10,000 Chu troops stationed in Baishi City to retreat that night, and lead all the Chu troops to quietly slip away from under Mianchi City early tomorrow morning, and quickly march south, getting rid of the pursuit range of the combined column army in Mianchi.

This meant that the Qin army in Michi City was facing a rare opportunity, and it was almost only one morning to penetrate through the gaps left by the retreat of the Chu army and go straight to Hangu Pass on the border of Qin.

Where did Zhang Yi dare to be careless and lazy, he hurriedly ordered Zheng Cheng to let him stay in the Chu army camp, while he ventured into Michi City that night.

He instructed Zheng Cheng that once the Chu army acted according to Chen Zhen's original plan, then he would quickly rush to Hangu Pass with his people, report the news, and prepare the defenders of Hangu Pass to meet the retreat of the Qin army from Michi. And if Chen Zhen's plan changed, then he ignited a fire in the Chu army camp, causing chaos in the Chu army camp, thus also reminding the Qin army in Michi City: The original plan has changed.

After making careful arrangements, Zhang Yi waited quietly for Chen Zhi to secretly capture Qu Xin, and only when this step was implemented, he could leave the Chu army camp with confidence.

Sure enough, at about midnight and so, the young general Qu Xin returned to his camp from the headquarters of the Hezhong Army in the eastern suburbs of Michi, and he rode to the camp gate, got off his horse, and walked into the camp gate. According to the constraints of the army, no one is allowed to drive in the camp, and as the commander-in-chief, of course, he must lead by example.

He was unprepared for the earth-shaking changes that had taken place in the camp of the Chu army, and just as he stepped into the camp gate with one foot, suddenly, thirty or forty sturdy men rushed out from both sides of the camp gate, and they rushed forward, threw Qu Xin to the ground, took out the cowhide rope that had been prepared in advance, and tied Qu Xin up three times and five by two.

Qu Xin struggled for a moment, and was grabbed by everyone, and he scolded sharply: "What are you going to do, who are you?" ......These big men were all Chen Zhi's subordinates, and they didn't talk to each other, so they took out a rag, stuffed it into Qu Xin's mouth, and then escorted him to Chen Zhi's original camp.

Chen Zhi himself occupied the magpie's nest and occupied Qu Xin's original Chinese army tent. It was a busy night, and Chen Zhi had to take care of the retreat of the troops in Baishi City, and also deployed the generals to prepare for the withdrawal, and he was very busy.

Zhang Yi learned the news that Qu Xin was captured, so he quietly left the Chu army camp, he and Chen Zhi each had their own action plans, and they knew each other very well what the other was going to do. Therefore, Zhang Yi did not go to Chen Zhi for this trip, so he secretly left by himself.

Zhang Yi came to the west gate of Michi City and shouted to the defenders at the head of the city, explaining his identity. The defenders at the head of the city saw that there was only one person, and they heard that he was the prime minister of Qin, so these people put Zhang Yi in the city with the mentality of giving it a try.

After Zhang Yi entered the city, he immediately showed the talismans and tokens of the prime minister of Qin, and the soldiers of the Qin army guarding the west gate saw that the prime minister of Qin came to Mianchi in person, and everyone felt that they were finally saved. Some people were so excited that they shed tears on the spot.

Zhang Yi immediately issued an order, instructing the Qin defenders at Ximen to cancel their rest at night, closely watch the movements of the Chu army camp in the western suburbs, and report the news to the Chinese army commander immediately if they found that a fire was ignited.

After that, surrounded by twenty or thirty Qin soldiers, he rode straight to Sima Cuo's Chinese camp.

At this time, Sima Cuo was still facing the map of Michi, thinking hard about the evacuation plan. He knew very well that if the Qin army did not take the initiative to find a way out, the prospects would be very bad.

Just as he was anxiously meditating, there was a noisy question and answer from the camp gate, and then the sound of hurried footsteps was getting closer and closer. Sima Cuo was very frightened, he felt a chill in his heart, and thought: "It's over, is it possible that the Hezhong army will sneak attack my Michi City at night?" ”

Sima Coo took two steps towards the door of the hall, and at this time, a person came in from outside the door, and his footsteps were hurried, and he bumped into him head-on. Sima Cuo blurted out, "Who is it?" Dare to break into the lobby of the Chinese army! ”

The person who came stood up at this time, took a few breaths, and Sima Cuo found that this person was of medium stature and full of energy, not an ordinary person. Sima Cuo and Zhang Yi only had a rough look at each other before, and they didn't pay attention to each other's appearance, so they didn't know Zhang Yi's appearance.

Zhang Yi immediately took out the talisman and seal letter from his arms, and then said to Sima Cuo: "General Sima, don't misunderstand. I am Zhang Yi, the monarch's new prime minister of Qin, who has come to Mianchi City to lead the Qin army to return to the west. ”

Sima mistakenly took the letter and the seal letter, and found that it was the true letter of the prime minister of Qin, and he didn't care about inquiring about Zhang Yi's identity at this time, so he hurriedly knelt on the ground in accordance with the etiquette of Qin, and made a big salute.

Zhang Yi waved his hand and said, "General Sima is exempt, I am entrusted by the monarch to lead you to evacuate from Michi, and I hope to obey the king's orders, and there must be no mistakes." ”

Sima Cuo also knew about the relationship between Zhang Yi and Su Qin, but Zhang Yi had a certificate of conviction, and according to the laws of the Qin State, he, as a subordinate, must obey unconditionally, so Sima Cuo had no doubts at all. Besides, at this time, the Qin army in Michi was already in a desperate situation, and he was finally looking forward to rescuing the rescue, so why was he unwilling to hand over the command?

Hearing that Zhang Yi said that he would personally lead the Qin army to return to the west, Sima Cuo was eager to immediately hand over the seal and token of the main general, and unload the heavy burden on his shoulders that almost suffocated him.

The situation is urgent and urgent. Sima Cuo asked Zhang Yi to sit on the seat of the main general, and Zhang Yi was not polite and pushed, so he sat down with a big grin. Then he gave an order to Sima Cuo, saying: "General Sima listens to the order, and you immediately inform the generals of the Qin army in Michi City to discuss matters in the hall of the Chinese army." ”

Sima Cuo felt a little strange, because just a moment ago, sitting in the main general's seat, the person who announced the order was still himself, which was replaced by Zhang Yi, and he turned out to be the one who obeyed orders.

Sima Cuo paused slightly, quickly dispelled the surging unhappiness, and replied, "The last general obeys orders!" As he spoke, he turned his head and ordered the Chinese guards to beat the drums and gather the generals immediately.

The drum sounded, and as soon as the third drum beat fell, the leading generals of the Qin army in Mianchi rushed to the hall of the Chinese army. When these people arrived at the hall, when they saw a stranger sitting in the position of the main general, and the original general General Sima Cuo was also standing respectfully under the hall, all of them were dumbfounded.

Zhang Yi sat on the seat of the main general, lifted the wood of the town, and struck the handsome case hard, with no anger on his face. The generals immediately stood in solemnity, waiting for the strange new Lord to issue his orders.