A small township between Huyi and Bedhill.

The winter sun had just risen over the distant surface, and Li Xin leaned gloomily against the pillar of a house in the middle of the city.

His armor was covered in stained mud and frost from the morning. The crown of the bird on Li Xin's head was scraped by a branch on the side of the road when he fled last night, and the feathers of the bird that were originally bright and bright on both sides of the crown were still on one side at this moment, and it was black and broken.

In this way, how can he Li Xin be on the main hall of Xianyang City in the past, shouting in front of the ministers of the Qin State and the Manchu Dynasty that he will destroy the Chu State.

Not only was the 200,000 Qin army's chief general embarrassed, but the streets of the countryside here were full of tired Qin soldiers, who were either shrunk together, or leaned against each other, or sat on the ground, with their heads bowed.

There were also a large number of war horses tethered to the open space in the distance, densely packed, from time to time with a piercing neighing sound, and some soldiers, under the command of the generals, endured the exhaustion of their bodies, and fed the horses the forage collected from the city, so that they could flee in times of crisis.

"Li Yue, how many people are there in our army?"

Li Xin spoke in a low voice, asking the leader of the short soldiers who was following him.

Li Yue replied: "General, there are still 2,000 soldiers in the township, all of whom are chariots. Even if the Chu army catches up again, we will still be able to escape the pursuit and go to the sleeping hill. After arriving at the sleeping hill, our army can go north along the road to Xiangcheng, where with the support of General Mengwu, there is no need to fear the pursuit of the Chu army. ”

"Two thousand."

Li Xin smiled miserably.

When a good Chu army arrives again, they can still escape the pursuit.

Flee one city today, flee two cities tomorrow, and then have to sleep peacefully overnight, look at the back road, and the Chu soldiers are here again.

Is this the result of his Li Xin's war?

He personally led an army of 35,000 to attack Shouchun from the flank of Chu State, but was intercepted by Xiang Yan halfway, and Li Xin wanted to raid and break the enemy, but was defeated and returned.

In addition to the 5,000 people taken away by Zhao Tuo, only 2,000 of the 30,000 people under his command Li Xin are now left.

If there is no one in ten, how tragic and ridiculous the result is.

"Don't go to Xiangcheng, go west to Pingyu." Li Xin said softly.

Li Yue was stunned, and hurriedly said: "General, no!" Now that the Chu army is constantly pursuing behind us, if we go north to Xiangcheng and are met by General Mengwu, we still have hope of returning safely. If he goes west, if Xiang Yan wants to capture the general, he will definitely chase after him, no matter whether we flee to Pingyu or go from Pingyu to Shangcai, the Chu army will pursue all the way, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no danger. Please don't be a ...... general."

When Li Yue said this, he lowered his head and didn't dare to continue.

Li Xin understood what he meant, and laughed miserably: "Because of what? Is it because I'm afraid to see Meng Wu? Because I didn't listen to his advice and insisted on leading the army deep into Chu to be defeated, I was afraid of being ridiculed by him, so I didn't want to go to Xiangcheng? That's what you're trying to say. ”

Li Yue bit his lip, he was naturally afraid of this.

"I'm not afraid to see Meng Wu, I'm really afraid of seeing another person......"

Li Xin said, closing his eyes in pain.

That night, the young man's words still rang in his ears.

begged bitterly and bowed to the prime minister, all because of his pride and stubbornness of Li Xin, he missed the last chance.

What else does Li Xin have to meet Zhao Tuo?

But Li Xin still wanted to see Zhao Tuo again, even if he was ridiculed and ridiculed.

He should be waiting for me in Pingyu, right?

Perhaps he had anticipated all of this and would be there to pick me up.

This is the expectation that Li Xin hides in his heart, and he believes that Zhao Tuo will not abandon him.

However, Li Xin decided not to go to Xiangcheng, but to go to Pingyu, not just because of Zhao Tuo.

Li Xin said softly: "Now Meng Wu is attacking Xiangcheng. If we go in the direction of Xiangcheng, Xiang Yan leads the Chu army to pursue to the other place, plus the tens of thousands of Chu troops in Xiangcheng, Mengwu is flanked, I am afraid that not only will we not be able to meet us, but there will be a fear of defeat. ”

"So I went west, just to use myself as bait to lure Xiang Yan to the west, so that he would not support Xiang Cheng! In this way, after receiving the message from our side, the Mengwu Department can calmly retreat and not suffer the same defeat as our army. ”

Li Yue suddenly realized, but he was still worried about what to do if they were caught up by the Chu army, but seeing Li Xin's current appearance, he was not good at speaking again.

Li Xin looked sideways to the north and said to himself: "That letter should be delivered to Meng Wu soon." Monarch...... Changping Jun's matter, I hope Meng Wu can be careful, as long as he can withdraw into Huaiyang in time and control this central city, then the 70,000 soldiers still have a way out. ”

At this moment, a shout sounded in the distance, and the soldiers who were on guard outside the city drove their horses to report.

"The Chu army is here! It's ten miles away! ”

Many soldiers who were lying or leaning on the ground jumped up from the ground at once, looking frightened, and the scene was slightly chaotic.

Li Yue shouted: "General, go quickly!" ”

Li Xin was silent, got on the war horse, and fled west again with a group of soldiers.

……

It didn't take long for the townships that had just been occupied by the Qin army to once again plant the phoenix bird red flag of the Chu State.

Xiang Yan took the chariot to the west gate of the township, looked into the distance, and saw that there was still smoke and dust billowing in the distance, and couldn't help but smile left and right: "In the past, Confucius was laughed at as a lost dog in Zheng State, but now you look at Li Xin, isn't it like a hasty dog, how desolate." ”

Both left and right laughed and said: "What Shangzhuguo said is true, Li Xin was defeated, chased by us all the way, and he couldn't live in fear, and now we have reached him ten miles later, as long as we chase all the way, sooner or later we can catch this hasty dog, kill and eat meat, but I don't know if its meat is sour or not." ”

Everyone laughed, and Xiang Yan was also full of joy.

In the encounter north of Xia Cai, he launched a preemptive tactic to defeat Li Xin. Then he followed Li Xin all the way to pursue, and on the way, he kept breaking through Li Xin's remnants of foot soldiers, killing thousands, taking thousands of prisoners, and even capturing General Xin Wu.

At the order of the king of Chu, Xiang Yan sent Xin Wu and a thousand Qin army prisoners to Shouchun in the rear to show off the victory of the Chu army.

By now, there were only two or three thousand people left in Li Xin who had fled in front, and if it weren't for the fact that the other party was all left on a fast horse, Xiang Yan would have already caught him.

"Li Xin can't escape."

Xiang Yan is full of confidence, no matter how fast Qin Jun's horses run, there will be times when he is tired and paralyzed sooner or later, as long as he chases all the way, he will definitely be able to capture Li Xin's big fish.

Capture Li Xin before reaching the dormitory, and he can lead his army north with the power of great victory to support Xiangcheng.

At that time, the Chu army under Xiang Yan and the Xiangcheng garrison under Xiang Yan in the south fought against the Qin army, and the Changping Jun in the north attacked from the rear, plus Li Xin's fiasco shook the heart of the Qin army, and Mengwu's 70,000 men were bound to be defeated.

At that time, he Xiang Yan will usher in a shocking victory, which will shock Zhuxia, which is enough to make the Qin State dare not look east at Jingchu for many years, and avoid the danger of the fall of the Chu State.

Of course, if he arrives at Bedhill and he hasn't caught Li Xin yet, then he is not in a hurry, he will send 5,000 men to continue to chase Li Xin west and recover the cities along the way, while Xiang Yan himself will lead the army north.

Although the capture of Li Xin was important, it was still much inferior to Mengwu's 70,000 men.

"Send a light cavalry to keep catching up. The rest of the soldiers rested in this town for a while, drank and fed, fed the horses, and after half an hour, continued the pursuit! ”

Xiang Yan commanded the generals beside him.

He held his head high and looked sideways to the north, as if his eyes could travel hundreds of miles and arrive in the former Chen Ying City.

"Gongzi Qi, it's up to you this time."

Just when Xiang Yan was in high spirits, an expedited horse had galloped from behind.

Shouldering the important edict of the King of Chu, the urgent envoy who changed horses all the way without changing people, and after traveling day and night, he finally caught up with Xiang Yan's troops in this small township.

Soon, the edict from the Chu Palace was delivered to Xiang Yan.

"What! Xin Wu and those captives were taken away by the Qin army? ”

"Qu Ming's five thousand people were raided and destroyed?"

"30,000 Qin troops are coming from the west and are about to come to the city?"

"The king ordered me to lead my division back to Baoshouchun, and I must return immediately?"

Xiang Yan looked at the silk book full of Chu-style birds and insects, and was dumbfounded.

Things have changed beyond his expectations.

After a long time, Xiang Yan put down the silk book.

Look north again.

He had already made an appointment with Changpingjun on the time of the incident.

Regardless of whether Xiang Yan can catch up with Li Xin this time, he will lead the army to Xiangcheng in ten days.

At that time, Changping Jun will launch an attack in the rear of Mengwu, and the defenders in Xiangcheng will also take advantage of the situation to go out of the city to raid.

But now, the king of Chu has issued a death order, and he must lead his troops back to Shouchun.

What about Chen Yingxiangcheng?

A trace of confusion flashed in Xiang Yan's eyes.

"Where did the 30,000 Qin troops come from?"

"Impossible......"

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