"The Qin army is here!"

Zhou Wen stood at the head of Xiangcheng City, raised his eyes and looked out, and saw a Qin army of about 5,000 people in the northwest direction, slowly walking along the south bank of Yingshui.

This is the vanguard of the Qin army.

Behind it, there was smoke and dust, and it was immediately clear that there was a large army marching there, at least tens of thousands of people.

"Shangzhu Kingdom is really like a god, and the Qin army has crossed the river in the upper reaches of Yingshui. It's a pity, that Li Xin is too steady, if he dares to cross the river in this section of Yingshui outside the city, we can go out of the city and beat him a half."

Zhou Wen shook his head regretfully.

He is a native of Chen Ying, who was a guest of Chun Shenjun when he was young, and learned some art of war under his disciples. Later, Chun Shenjun was ambushed by Li Yuan, and Zhou Wen threw himself into the Xiang family, relying on a good look born since childhood, he served as a special "sun" in the Chu army to observe the enemy situation and calculate the time.

Seeing that the Qin army was coming from the northwest, Zhou Wen turned his head and said to his subordinates: "The Qin army has arrived, go and report to Shangzhu State quickly."

After a while, Xiang Yan took his son Xiang Qu and stood at the head of Xiangcheng City.

Outside the city, countless black flags fluttered in the wind, sand and dust filled the sky, and more than ten miles of marching troops appeared in the distance.

On the north bank of Yingshui, a Qin army also appeared and built a military camp there.

The Qin army forward, which was the first to arrive on the south bank, also began to camp by the Yingshui.

Dozens of boats came upstream of Yingshui to build pontoon bridges under the shelter of the two camps of the Qin army. As long as this pontoon bridge is built, the Qin army can use this bridge to communicate between the north and the south, and there is no longer a need to take a long detour from the upstream.

"Father, the Qin army has just arrived, and its foothold is not stable. and when they come from afar, the soldiers will be weary. Why don't you let me lead the army and take him by surprise!"

"If you can defeat the advance of the Qin army in one fell swoop, maybe you can let its rout force counterattack the army formation behind it, causing chaos in the Qin army. At that time, my father will lead his troops out of the city again, and come to chase the dead to the north, maybe we can make a great contribution in a battle, break the Qin army, and capture him Li Xin alive!"

Xiang Qu pointed to the Qin army outside the city, his expression was excited, and in that blazing gaze, he seemed to have seen the victory scene of defeating the Qin army in one fell swoop.

Xiang Yan glanced at him and sneered: "The son of a child doesn't know the height of the sky, this kind of war of hundreds of thousands of people, how ridiculous it is to dream of winning in one battle."

As he spoke, Xiang Yan stretched out his hand and pointed to the Qin army marching in the smoke and dust in the distance.

"You only saw the Qin army coming from afar, and the foothold was unstable, but you didn't see that the appearance of this Qin army was very neat, and there was no confusion between the ranks. His foot soldiers were also flanked by chariots and riders. If you dare to lead the army out of the city to attack, I am afraid that you will be faced with a rain of Qin crossbows and arrows, followed by the Qin people's chariots and cavalry charges, and then their foot soldiers will cover and kill."

"At that time, before my army left the city, you were afraid that you would have been defeated, but you were expelled by the Qin people to storm my city gate, and you said that at that time, should I let you in, or lock you outside the city?"

Seeing Xiang Yan's playful eyes, Xiang Qu's face suddenly flushed with shame, and he said weakly, "Father is right, I was rash just now."

Seeing his son bow his head and admit his mistake, Xiang Yan nodded.

"Qu'er, you have to remember that this war is related to the life and death of my Chu State, and you must not take it lightly. A rash tactic like yours will never work, and we should put our defense first." ….

As he spoke, Xiang Yan raised his head, looked into the distance, and his gaze fell on the very conspicuous master general.

"This Li Xin has some skills. Although he is young, he is very stable, so he won't give me a chance. It seems that this war can only be consumed slowly."

Just as Xiang Yan sighed, a short soldier suddenly came to report.

"News from Xinyu?"

Xiang Yan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked the short soldiers to bring the messenger up.

There is no silk book full of words, only the dictation of the messenger.

The more Xiang Yan listened, the more surprised she became, and her eyes bulged.

He muttered, "What a Li Xin ......."

……

West of Xiangcheng.

Shang Cai.

The 30,000 Qin army is entrenched outside Shangcai City

Battalion.

"I didn't expect that. Li Xin didn't attack Xiangcheng, but instead took us around to Shangcai. It's been more than ten years, but I didn't expect that I, Li You, would return here one day."

Li You stood outside the city, looking at the weather-beaten walls of Caicheng in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh.

The Li family is from Shangcai.

He Li You grew up here, and when he was a child, he also used to fight cocks and horses in this city, leaving a rather impressive memory.

Of course, what he remembers the most is the unforgettable youthful romance.

Outside Shangcai City, an orange grove.

Teenagers and girls, lingering love.

There is a dead moose in the wild, and the white grass is wrapped in it. There is a woman with a spring, and Jishi tempts her.

There are Pu Yi in the forest, and there are dead deer in the wild. The white grass is pure, and there are women like jade.

Relax and get rid of it! I don't feel like I'm embarrassed! The dragon barks without making it!

The mountain alliance and sea oath that were made, and the good appearance was kept, and the oath was broken with the Li family's western entry into the Han Valley.

Li You's eyes flickered, recalling the infatuated words that lingered in his ears back then.

This land of Shangcai is his Li You's lost youth.

"It's been more than ten years, and I think she is also married, and even a child is around her knees."

Li You shook his head and sighed, and a trace of loss arose in his heart.

"Brother Li, what are you sighing about here?"

A voice suddenly sounded, and Li You's hair stood on end in fright.

Li You looked back and saw Zhao Tuo standing behind, staring at him suspiciously.

Li You was shocked, this Zhao Tuo was competing with him for the princess, and he didn't know if he heard what he said just now, if he heard it, it would be troublesome.

Thinking of this, Li You didn't care about being entangled in the title of "Brother Li", and explained in a panic: "I think about the fact that my father took me and my second brother to lead the yellow dog, and we both went to Cai Dongmen to chase the cunning rabbit. Now that the old place is revisited, I can't help but sigh."

Zhao Tuo blinked, even more puzzled.

"But isn't this the North Gate?"

Li You's face turned red and he stammered, "That's ...... So what does it matter. I haven't asked you why you suddenly appeared behind me and startled me, when did you show up."

Zhao Tuo smiled and said, "I just received an order from General Li to go to the city to discuss the military, and when I saw you passing by here, I thought I would come and say hello. I didn't hear anything, so I took my leave."

As he spoke, Zhao Tuo arched his hand, and walked past Li You to the front.

"He really didn't hear it?"

Li You glared at Zhao Tuo's back fiercely.

Turning his head and questioning the short soldier standing guard in the distance: "This Zhao Tuo is here, why don't you report it?" ….

The short soldiers look innocent, but they are General Li's celebrities, dignified and dignified, and they are still your old subordinates of Li You, and they are the right commanders with higher titles than you. Characters of this level, let us not open our mouths, saying that it was a surprise for you, how dare we disobey.

Li You was not embarrassed, and after a reprimand, he turned his head to look in the direction of Zhao Tuo's entry into the city, and whispered, "It's great to have Li Xin's appreciation. In the end, it's not like I'm going to see the real chapter on the battlefield, since Li Xin brought me here, he won't deliberately suppress me if he wants to come, how can he give my father a face. Wait, when I go to the battlefield to face the Chu army, my Li You's performance will definitely not be as bad as you Zhao Tuo!"

At this moment, Shangcai Chengzhong.

Li Xin pointed to the spread map and said to everyone: "Shangcai to Pingyu is about 100 miles, and the soldiers rest in Shangcai for a day, and then they can quickly take Pingyu in the eastward direction, and at the speed of riding a car, I can reach Pingyu in two days at most. Pingyu small city, you can take it in one battle, and then you will immediately swing your army to sleep in the hill."

"It's quite a long way from Pingyu to Xiangcheng, even if the news leaks, it doesn't matter, until that Xiang Yan receives the news that I attacked Pingyu. I've already taken the mound. Xiang Yan was stunned, on the one hand, he had to resist Meng Wu's attack, and on the other hand, he had to remobilize his troops, and if the Chu army wanted to catch up with us on the road, I am afraid it would take several days!"

"In this way, it is one step faster, one step at a time! By the time Xiang Yan gathered the troops to chase after us, at that time, my strange army would have already drunk Ma Huai water and looked at the Shouchun City Wall!"

Li Xin was in high spirits, looked up at everyone, and said with a smile: "General Mengwu is dull in battle, and when I lead the monarchs to make a great contribution of destroying the country and capturing the king, I am afraid that he will still be entangled with that Xiang Yan in Xiangcheng, hahaha......

Seeing Li Xin laughing, Xin Wu, who was sent by Mengwu to follow Li Xin, also laughed dryly.

Zhao Tuo also smiled helplessly.

Even the deputy general Meng Wu was suppressed by Li Xinxin's axe, how dare they say a word. This Qin army has long become Li Xin's hall.

When Li Xin finished laughing, Zhao Tuo saw that the atmosphere was almost over, he took a deep breath and said stubbornly: "General Li, the speed of the car is fast, and you can reach Pingyu in two days, and most of my subordinates are foot soldiers, I'm afraid I can't keep up." It's better to let me escort the grain in Cai City to the queen of the palace, and follow slowly for supplies."

Hearing this, Li Xin frowned.

There is a batch of grain and grass in Shangcai City, which can be used by 30,000 troops for more than half a month, although it can't last too long, but it is better than nothing, and it is not impossible to let a team of foot soldiers escort behind.

It's just the person who escorted it.

Li Xin glanced at Zhao Tuo and spoke first to let the others go down.

Only then did he say to Zhao Tuo: "I know that you, Zhao Tuo, are afraid that your meritorious service will be promoted too quickly and cause others to be jealous, so you deliberately let the credit go to others, right?"

"Zhao Tuo, don't be afraid, the king loves us brave and resolute young people the most. The more meritorious you do, the faster you will be promoted, and the more the king will like you! Even if it arouses the jealousy of others, as long as we have the favor of the king, who dares to be dissatisfied with us."

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Speaking of this, Li Xin smiled proudly and raised his head and said, "Can you see how arrogant and domineering he was during the previous military discussion, and the deputy general also wanted to suppress me, but in the end? It's not that you bowed your head in front of me, hehe."

Hearing this, Zhao Tuo's face was speechless.

What does he want to do, but he just wants to hang behind Li Xin by escorting the grain. In the event of a heavy defeat of the front army, he, as a rear army dozens of miles away, will at least have a reaction time, not to mention retreating.

But before Li Xin finished speaking, he showed a playful smile at Zhao Tuo.

"What you said about escorting grain is also possible, but yes. I've got a good candidate for the escort."

"Li You."

"Let him escort the grain in the back, and you and I will make meritorious deeds in the front. In this way, wouldn't it be easier for you Zhao Tuo to want Princess Shang. Wait until we are triumphant, in Xianyang City, who doesn't say that you Zhao Tuo is stronger than him Li You, hahaha!"

Li Xin patted Zhao Tuo's shoulder and laughed.

How could he not have heard of the matter between this little brother and Princess Li Youzheng.

When it is time to make a move, let Li You be the queen of His Palace, even if he finally destroys the Chu State, his Li You's merits are far from being comparable to Zhao Tuo, how can he still be qualified to compete with Zhao Tuo for the princess.

"I ......"

Zhao Tuo looked at Li Xin in a daze.

Dongjun who took off