On a high slope about fifty miles north of Xia Cai.

Zhaoping stood beside Xiang Yan, and he looked at the Qin army that was quickly defeated after being attacked and besieged by the Chu army in the distance, and looked regretful.

"It's a pity, if we don't meet the Qin army behind this palace, we can hold Li Xin's tail and pounce from behind. In the case that the Qin army is defenseless, our army will definitely be able to swallow the 20,000 Qin troops under Li Xin in one fell swoop. Now, although the Qin army that escorted the baggage has been annihilated, its rout and flight will definitely bring the news of the arrival of the Shangzhu Kingdom to Li Xin, alas, what a pity. ”

Listening to Zhaoping's sigh.

Xiang Yan smiled slightly.

"On the battlefield, the situation is constantly changing, and there is nothing wrong with adapting to the situation and making a plan according to the current situation. Our army went south, and happened to encounter this Qin army escorting grain, if we did not immediately pounce on it and annihilate it, when its main general reacted to form a defensive formation, it would take more effort to break it again, and the news would still leak. Thousands of people, how can they all be blocked. ”

Zhaoping nodded in agreement: "What Shangzhuguo said is true." However, the Qin army had just been defeated, and Shangzhu might as well send an army to follow behind him, maybe he could rush straight behind him before Li Xin could react and catch him off guard. ”

Hearing this, Xiang Yan laughed, pointed at Zhaoping and said, "You son of a child, it's the same as that Li Xin, no matter what, you just know how to rush forward with your head stuffy." ”

Wu Sun Tzu said that if he forcibly marched 30 miles to fight for profit, only two-thirds of the people in the first army could reach their destination. If you forcibly march fifty miles to fight for profit, the soldiers will definitely be frustrated and suffer a crushing defeat. If our army is only one or twenty miles away from Xia Cai, your plan is still feasible. But now that our army is more than fifty miles away from Xia Cai, with this distance, we will chase after it, let alone attack Li Xin, and I am afraid that we will be able to wait for work and counterattack. ”

After Xiang Yan's laughter stopped, he whispered again: "And then Li Xin can see through my ambush under Juyang, not only did he not come, but he also coaxed us with lies, taking the opportunity to gain time to attack Xia Cai, such a smart descendant, although he is rash and greedy, but he is also capable, don't underestimate him." ”

Zhaoping nodded again and again.

"What Shangzhuguo said is that Zhaoping has been taught."

Xiang Yan turned his head and saw that the Chu army had begun to clean up the battlefield, killing the captured Qin army prisoners and the wounded soldiers who were groaning on the ground one by one, and went to count the captured Qin army's baggage.

"This Qin army is here to deliver food to us."

Xiang Yan said with a smile: "You send a group of men and horses to chase down and kill the Qin army." The army set up camp in a wide area ahead and rested for the night. Next, there is still a tough battle to be fought, and you have to let the boys under your command eat and sleep well. ”

"Yui."

Zhaoping promised, he was about to go down, thinking of something, he couldn't help but smile and said: "The commander of this Qin army is really fast, and when he saw that the battle was lost, he took the lead in retreating south." If he hadn't run first and caused the Qin army to collapse, this Qin army might not have been defeated so quickly. ”

……

Outside the city of Xia Cai.

The tents of the Qin army camp are endless.

Although Li Xin captured Xia Cai City, the Chu civilians living in the city would not sincerely surrender, but would look for opportunities to resist at any time, and stared at this group of invaders with hatred one by one. It was quite dangerous to stay in the city, so Li Xin only sent a group of soldiers into the city to guard, and the rest of the army was stationed outside the city to deal with various emergencies.

At this moment, Li Xinshuai tented.

Li You stood in the tent with his head down, his head down, not daring to look at Li Xin on the main seat and the Qin generals around him.

He was the second group of people to rush to Xia Cai, abandoned the soldiers behind him, and ran all the way to death.

Originally, Li You would not have done this kind of thing, after all, he was also a hot-blooded man, he had read the war book and war strategy, and he was ambitious and proud, determined to show his style on the battlefield of Chu and compare that Zhao Tuo with his proud achievements. Let everyone know that he, Li You, is in no way inferior to Zhao Tuo on the battlefield.

But the situation he encountered at that time was really terrifying!

When he thought about it, Li You was still a little frightened.

Originally, he took 5,000 people with him, escorted the grain squeezed from several cities, and slowly marched in the direction of Xia Cai.

This road has been swept by Li Xin, and generally there is no danger.

Li You was not too vigilant, he just sat on the chariot and complained about Li Xin's favoritism towards Zhao Tuo.

Li Xin is extremely shameless!

even sent himself to escort logistics, and in this competition between Li You and Zhao Tuo, he openly pulled the shelf. Li You swore in his heart that when this war was over, he would sue Li Xin in front of the king, telling him how he had been excluded and suppressed in the army.

However, a sudden scream from the rear of the army disrupted Li You's thoughts, and immediately after, a large number of Chu chariots and cavalry suddenly appeared from behind a hill and attacked straight towards the rear of the Qin army.

Li You's Qin army, since the beginning of Pingyu, followed the army to escort grain and straw, and did not fight a few battles, and the journey of nearly 1,000 miles made them lose their vigilance, and they were suddenly attacked by the Chu army's chariots and horses, and the Qin army did not react at all, and the five hundred people in the rear were in chaos in an instant.

Li You roared at that time, and asked his corporal to form a defensive formation to resist the onslaught of the Chu army's chariots.

At that moment, there was even a little excitement in Li You's heart.

Finally let him meet Chu Jun!

If the Chu army only had a few thousand people, he might be able to rely on the strong combat effectiveness of the Qin army to kill the other party, so as to make a contribution.

Let that Li Xin see, no matter how he squeezes himself, even if he relegates himself to the rear to escort grain and grass, he can't hide his Li You's brilliance.

However, immediately after, a large number of Chu troops in red armor poured out from behind the hills, and Li You's scalp was numb when he saw it.

One after another, the Chu soldiers appeared from the rear, lined up in a large formation, and marched forward with their soldiers.

At a glance, the flags cover the sun, the heads of people surge, it looks boundless, and the large red armor seems to be a tide of blood surging forward, and people's eyelids jump when they see it.

Especially the Chu Army Daxu that was erected high made Li You's eyes straighten.

Xiang Yan!

Li You was frightened at that time.

God is pitiful, he Li You is just a rookie general who has just entered the battlefield.

Why did he fight against the supreme commander of the Chu army in the first battle?

And the number of people on the other side is still several times that of their own.

How to fight?

How to fight?

Under the fear, Li You didn't have time to think about why Xiang Yan, the Shangzhu State of Chu State, who was obviously in command of Xiang Cheng, would appear here, and his mind was full of thoughts at that time.

Escape!

Although Qin's law is strict, he will be punished if he escapes. But if he does not flee, he will surely die.

Li You didn't think that he had the ability to win more with less, and he could still kill Xiang Yan under the surprise attack of the Chu army.

So without hesitation, Li You took his short soldiers, left behind the soldiers surrounded by the Chu people, and fled in the direction of Xia Cai.

Fortunately, in addition to sending people to chase and kill for a while, Xiang Yan did not follow behind all the way, which allowed Li You to escape from Ascension to Heaven and arrive at Li Xin's place in Xia Cai.

"Xiang Yan? Are you sure it's really Xiang Yan? ”

On the main seat, Li Xin squinted his eyes, and his face was gloomy and dripping.

Seeing that Li Xin did not take the opportunity to investigate himself, but asked about the battle situation, Li You breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but be frightened: "General Li, that is really Xiang Yan's Daxu." And the number of that Chu army is very large, I'm afraid it is more than 30,000! ”

Hearing this, although the generals in the tent had already prepared, they couldn't help but be shocked by the news.

Xin Wu said in a trembling voice: "How could Xiang Yan appear here?" Isn't he confronting General Mengwu in Xiangcheng? How could he lead 30,000 Chu troops to follow us and others, could it be that General Mengwu's side was defeated? ”

Li Xin said lightly: "With 70,000 people under Mengwu's command, he won't be defeated so quickly." I'm afraid that Xiang Yan is also like me, erecting empty flags at the head of the city to deceive Mengwu. In fact, he had already fled from Xiangcheng. If what I expected is correct, the Chu army under Xiang Yan should be the soldiers recruited from the cities and towns in the eastern border of the Chu State, and they have been waiting for us in Juyang. ”

Xin Wu looked stunned and shouted, "How could that Xiang Yan be so clever and clever, and he could actually know the general's marching route in advance. And according to what Changping Jun said, isn't Zhaoping, the general of Juyang, already serving my Qin State? If Xiang Yantun was there, then how could Zhaoping not tell us? ”

Hearing this, Li Xin's body trembled.

He closed his eyes weakly.

Why did Xiang Yan know his marching route in advance, not only to get out of Xiangcheng in advance, but also to gather Chu reinforcements to wait in Juyang?

Why did Changping Jun say that Zhaoping, the general of Juyang, who had defected to Qin, not only did not inform the Qin army that Xiang Yan had led the army to come, but also invited Li Xin to go.

Why......

Everything why.

can be explained by Zhao Tuo's words outside Pingyu City that night.

Zhao Tuo...... Zhao Tuo......"

Li Xin muttered, remorse in his heart for the first time.

The teenager.

He's right.

However, Li Xin's remorse only lasted for that moment.

Soon, Li Xin opened his eyes again.

This time, his eyes were full of determination.

He Li Xin, who is also a well-known battlefield general, will not regret and complain in vain when the enemy army is pressing on such a large scale.

"It's useless to talk about anything else now."

"In today's situation, our only choice is to defeat Xiang Yan!"

Li Xin looked around at the generals in the tent, and his voice was exceptionally calm.

He will use 20,000 Qin troops under his command to meet Xiang Yan's 30,000 Chu troops!

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