"General Yumeng, there has been news from General Li that our army captured Pingyu two days ago."

In the Yingshui Qin camp outside Xiangcheng, General Yang Yuan handed over his hand to report.

Meng Wu bowed his head, and when he heard the news of Li Xin's victory in the first battle, his face not only did not look happy, but became more and more solemn.

He stared at the point on the map that represented Xiang Cheng, and stretched out his finger to slide slightly over several surrounding cities.

[In view of the general environment,

"Haven't you found any trace of Chu reinforcements?"

Another general in charge of reconnaissance and intelligence hurriedly replied, "General Yu, our cavalry has reached fifty miles around Xiangcheng, but no trace of the reinforcements of the Chu State has been found."

The tent fell silent, and even Yang Yuan, who had just reported the good news, sank his face.

He said in a low voice, "General Meng, according to the information sent back by the previous people, many feudal lords in the eastern and southern borders of the Chu State are gathering soldiers and preparing to support Xiangcheng. Calculating the time, there should be at least a few troops near Xiangcheng by now."

"Our siege of Xiang Cheng, in addition to containing Xiang Yan, is to lure all the Chu troops over to cover General Li's surprise attack. There are no reinforcements from the Chu State for fifty miles around Xiangcheng, and this situation is probably wrong."

Meng Wu nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Put the scouts farther away, and go all the way to Xinyu in the east to see the situation of the Chu army there."

"Let go of Xiangcheng's contact with the outside world, and let people pass the news that Pingyu was captured by our army's partial division, and disturb their military morale. If they send out, stop them, for I will know what is going on in the city."

Meng Wu slowly spoke, issuing a series of military orders.

His eyes were still fixed on Xiangcheng on the map, and now the Qin army was already riding a tiger.

Even if Meng Wu found out that something was wrong, it was impossible to abandon Xiangcheng and go south, otherwise it would be easy to be pursued by the Chu army in Xiangcheng from the rear, and the grain route would also be easily cut off by it. As for dividing the troops to the south, it would be too dangerous, and it would be easy to be broken by the Chu people.

All Meng Wu could do was to continue to attack Xiang Cheng and fight with Xiang Yan here.

……

South of Xiangcheng and east of Pingyu.

Bedhill.

The war drums rumbled, and the black Qin flag fluttered in the wind.

The Qin pawn in armor, carrying a rudimentary bamboo and wood ladder, climbed the four walls of the sleeping mound like ants.

Bedhill is located in the hinterland of Chu State, just a small city, the city is not more than a foot high, the soldiers in the city are less than a thousand, divided into four city walls, each city wall guards are only more than 200 people.

Under the surprise attack of the Qin army, in less than half an hour, the dormitory was declared, and all the Chu people in the city became prisoners of the Qin army.

Li Xin walked into the city of Sleeping Hill with a blank face.

As soon as he entered the city gate, he saw the Duke of Chu who was pointed at by the Qin soldiers with a sword blade, kneeling at the city gate, with a panicked and begging face.

"General, I am willing to surrender. I beg the general to spare my life."

The dormitory kept kowtowing, and tears were crying everywhere on his fat face.

Li Xin frowned.

"Chopped."

"No, the general will spare my life, I will do anything for the general......

Seeing the fat body of the dormitory being dragged away, Li Xin's stiff face softened a little.

….

Escorted by short soldiers, he walked to the city wall and looked around.

He saw that the Chu people in the city were driven back to their respective houses, and the Qin soldiers began to carry grain from the treasury of the sleeping hill. At the same time, the army outside the city also began to set up camp.

Li Xin's expression was cold, and he whispered, "Everything is as I expected. Pingyu and Bedhill were all taken in half a day. The hinterland of Huaibei in the state of Chu did not have any precautions or obstacles to my raid. So, where do your worries come from?"

"What are you afraid of?"

Eventually, Li Xin's gaze looked southeast.

Since the sleeping hill has been taken, you can walk hundreds of miles along the southeast to reach Huyi on the edge of Yingshui. The Qin army could search for boats from Huyi to cross the Yingshui. When he arrived at the east bank of Yingshui, Li Xin could

Chu will come to the aid of Juyang, and at that point, continue to travel in a southeasterly direction, until he reaches Xia Cai on the edge of the Huaishui, and crosses the Huaishui from there.

In this way, Chudu Shouchun is close at hand!

"Zhao Tuo, I don't know what exactly you want to do, but you will definitely regret it!"

"When I make a great achievement, I look forward to seeing the expressions of you, Meng Wu and the others."

Li Xin muttered, his hands clenched into fists, and there were protruding veins on the back of his hands.

A short soldier came from the rear and whispered, "General, General Xin Wu has sent a military message, and our rangers have found a Chu army more than ten miles south of Bedhill and are marching here."

……

South of Pingyu, on the side of Rushui, Xincai.

A battle has just come to an end.

Zhao Tuo stood on the chariot and looked at the black flag planted on the Xincai city wall in front of him, his face slightly soothed.

This battle was faster than he thought, perhaps because he didn't expect that the Qin army would suddenly come from the north, Xincai City was almost defenseless, and under the leadership of the black buttocks, his subordinates took the city with a single charge.

"Waiting for the army, Xin Cai received a call from the King of Chu before, and sent 5,000 people to the north in the direction of Mengqiu, wanting to support the Chu army in Xiangcheng. So there were only a few hundred guards in the city."

Xi Qigu came over and whispered.

Zhao Tuo nodded, no wonder Xin Cai was so easy to attack, in addition to the fact that the Chu people in the city were defenseless, but also because Xin Cai's young and strong soldiers were all transferred.

"Go north to support Xiangcheng?"

Zhao Tuo's eyes narrowed slightly, and his gaze turned north.

If you go north from Xincai to Xiangcheng, you will definitely pass through the dormitory for replenishment, so won't you collide with Li Xin?

However, there are only 5,000 people, for the elite of Guanzhong under Li Xin, it is like a piece of rotten wood, and it will rot when it hits.

What really worries Zhao Tuo is whether there will be a big net spread out on Li Xin's eastward route, waiting for Li Xin to throw himself into the net.

"Carrying grain and straw from the treasury of Xincai Mansion, letting the soldiers eat and drink well, and after the army rested for half an hour, they set off immediately. The city was guarded by a garrison. By the way, it is still announced that our army will go east, go to Huyi by the Yingshui, and join General Li there."

Zhao Tuo issued military orders one after another.

Xi Qigu was shocked and said, "Wait, don't we spend the night here to rest? After days of hurrying, the soldiers were tired. If you encounter the Chu army on the road, I am afraid it will be difficult to engage in battle."

Zhao Tuo looked at the sky, it was still early before dark.

And what they need most is time.

….

Zhao Tuo muttered, "I'm afraid I won't be able to meet the Chu army, and our next enemy is not the Chu people. Also, you should find a few more guides from the city, and you should be older and familiar with the Huaishui area."

Under Zhao Tuo's orders, the Qin army's efficient execution ability was brought into full play.

After capturing Xincai City for more than an hour, in addition to leaving a garrison of soldiers, nearly 5,000 people made up for the food they carried, and immediately set off. They first traveled several miles from the East Gate of Xincai, and after moving away from the sight of the Chu people, they immediately turned to the south. Soon we reached the side of the Rushui that flowed in a southeasterly direction.

After a slight trim here, the Qu Qin army moved quickly south along the road near Rushui.

South of Xincai, reaching Huaishui, there was no other Chu city to stop their pace.

After a day and a night of rapid marching.

Zhao Tuo's troops arrived at a large river.

Huai Shui.

"After the beginning of winter, the water volume of the Huai River really plummeted."

Zhao Tuo looked at the water of the Huai River flowing in front of him, thoughtful.

However, he had no intention of leading his army across the river here. In the absence of boats, it was very difficult for the 5,000 of them to cross the Huaishui.

"There's always a way."

Zhao Tuo's eyes were firm.

Shiruma came from behind, and he whispered, "The soldiers are exhausted, and although those who have stragged behind have caught up, they no longer have the energy to move on. The soldiers must be rested."

Zhao Tuo said softly, "Everyone has worked hard

Rest well today, and march again tomorrow morning."

Shibu nodded, and instead of leaving immediately, he asked, "Tuo, after you and General Li split their troops. He has not told us the destination of this trip, but he wants to cross the Huaishui and lead us to attack the cities in the south of the Chu State?"

"Will cross the river, but not now."

Zhao Tuo whispered, his gaze followed the Huaishui flowing in the east, and looked to the east, as if he could pass through hundreds of miles of Chu land and see the tall capital of Chu State.

Shou Chun.

Dongjun who took off