The north shore of Huaishui.

When Zhong Liyi, the "great hero" of the Qin army, was "invited" ashore by Zhao Tuo's short soldiers, there was still a feeling of a trance.

His elaborate plan to deceive surrender was like child's play in front of this Qin army.

Those Qin soldiers took out their Qin crossbows, and a burst of arrows shot half of the Chu warriors that Zhong Liyi had hoped for.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining Chu people fled by boat, causing the raid to become a joke, and the plan was to go bankrupt directly.

"This time, I think that Zhong Liren will help you spread the word throughout the Chu Kingdom, and even the King of Chu will know that it was you Zhong Liyi who helped us cross the Huai Shui, and you will become the most hated 'traitor' in the Chu population. However, what you have done is a great achievement for my Qin State, and I will never treat you badly."

"Think about it again, but don't think about running away."

Zhao Tuo walked over and whispered in Zhong Liyi's ear.

Then he ordered some of his elite soldiers to keep an eye on him, and then strode forward.

In history, Zhong Liyi was able to get Xiang Yu's weapon, and he was so hated by Liu Bang that he personally ordered him to hunt him down, which shows that this person's talent is very strong, and he is definitely a general.

And Zhong Liyi is not very old now, it is a good time for Zhao Tuo to accept it, not to mention that the other party also came to such a "deception" plan and sent him over by himself, Zhao Tuo naturally accepted it with a smile.

However, now that they have just crossed the Huaishui, there is still a long way to go back to Qin, and there are still many things, Zhao Tuo can only put Zhong Liyi's matter aside for the time being, and then slowly consider how to operate when he is out of danger.

Anyway, let's catch people first.

As for now, Zhao Tuo has more important things to do.

For example, determine the route of the next march.

"Xiang Yan defeated our army near Xia Cai, his main force must be in the west of us, whether he crossed Yingshui to support the Chu army in Xiangcheng or not, the area from Xia Cai to Juyang is a place where the Chu army gathers, we can't go west, otherwise we will run into the main force of the Chu army, so we can't go to the Mengwu general near Xiangcheng."

In the military discussion, Xin Wu first ruled out the westward plan

Everyone nodded yes.

In addition to the relationship between Xin Wu's Xiang Yan's army gathering in the west, Zhao Tuo was also worried in his heart that after so many days, what happened to Mengwu's side?

If Mengwu is defeated, the west will be a place of death.

Zhao Tuo was worried about Mengwu's victory or defeat, but he was silent on his face.

At this time, Xin Wu pointed to the map drawn on the ground and said, "So the closest to us is the southeast of Suiyang, near Mang, Dang, which is now under the control of our army, as long as we can get here, we can get friendly cover, get out of danger, and go back from Suiyang!"

Zhao Tuo's eyes narrowed slightly, looking at the simple diagram on the ground, a large pebble and several small stones were placed in the direction, representing several cities to the north of them.

Suiyang, that is, Shangqiu, was the capital of the Song Kingdom in the past, and later an important city in the Great Song County of the Wei State. Last year, the Qin army destroyed Wei and took this place, and Suiyang became an important stronghold in the eastern part of Qin.

With Li Xin's attack on Chu, the 10,000 Qin troops stationed in Suiyang also received orders to move south to occupy the Mang, Dang and Dang regions, and carry out sheep attacks on the eastern part of Chu State, forming an oppressive trend. ….

Correspondingly, the Chu army also gathered a part of its forces in Xiangyi near Suishui to confront the Qin army in the direction of Suiyang Mangdang.

Because this side is a sheep attack, and the Qin army is a miscellaneous army, and the strength of both sides is about the same, so compared with the heat of the frontal battlefield, this section of Mangdang Xiangyi is basically thunder and rain, and the two armies of Qin and Chu are just holding each other down, and there is no big war.

From the point of view of distance, there is a distance of nearly 1,000 miles between Zhao Tuo's department and the Qin army of Mangdang, but there are not many big cities of Chu on the road, and there are only a few big cities such as Qiyi, Gongyi and Xiangyi.

Among them, the troops of Qiyi, Gongyi and other cities should be transferred to the Xiangyan Corps in the west or Xiangyi in the north, so the troops in these places are empty, if Zhao Tuo leads the army to the north and attacks the city along the way to replenish the grain, it should be an easy thing.

The only trouble was that at the last pass of their return to Qin, in the area of Xiangyi, a Chu state was gathered

The army, fearing that there are tens of thousands of people, is blocking their way back.

"Even if there are tens of thousands of Chu troops in Xiangyi, we are not afraid, because Mangdang also has tens of thousands of Qin troops to confront them. Under this containment situation, we may be able to surprise the Chu army from the rear of Xiangyi when the two armies are facing each other, and cooperate with the Qin army of Mangdang to defeat the Chu people there, capture Xiangyi, and make a contribution."

Xin Wu said with a smile on his face.

He once led the army to fight against Wei, and he was familiar with the geographical situation there, and now when he said it, even the generals such as Black Buttocks and Bai Rong heard it very clearly, and at this moment everyone nodded and praised: "What General Xin said is that this route is indeed the best choice for us to go back."

The black buttocks laughed even more, "Great, let's go and stab Xiangyi Chujun's ass." After defeating this Chu army, taking Xiangyi, and returning to Qin, even if we are defeated in this attack on Chu, we will be responsible for it."

Just when everyone was laughing.

Zhao Tuo frowned, and he stared at the stones on the ground.

Xin Wu's plan itself was fine, and this way would indeed allow them to return to the Qin State as soon as possible.

But the premise is that the 10,000 Qin troops near Mangdang are still there, which can help them contain the Chu army in the Xiangyi area, give them a chance to attack back, or break through the interception.

What if Mangdan's 10,000 Qin troops are gone?

Zhao Tuo closed his eyes.

The 10,000 Qin army was the sheep attack force that served as the main force to cover the Chu people in the direction of Xiangyi. If Meng Wu was still besieging Xiangcheng, then Mangdan's 10,000 Qin troops would naturally have no problems.

But what if Mengwu is defeated?

Zhao Tuo's department went to Mangdang for nearly a thousand miles, and he had to walk for at least a month. Even if the current Mengwu is not defeated, can you guarantee that Mengwu will not be defeated or retreat within a month?

According to Xin Wu's imagination, Meng Wu has 70,000 people in his hands, plus the supply from Huaiyang, it should not be a big problem to confront the Chu army for a month.

But Zhao Tuo knew that Huaiyang behind Meng Wu was a big bomb, and once it exploded, Meng Wu would definitely not be able to stop it.

In this way, after the defeat or retreat of the Mengwu Army, the Mangdang Qin army, which received the news that the army had been defeated, would naturally retreat to Suiyang.

Because the main force has been defeated, it makes no sense for them to continue to confront the Chu army in Xiangyi, and there is even a risk of being swallowed by the Chu army. ….

In this way, when Zhao Tuo goes north, he will face the 10,000 Chu army in the Xiangyi area alone!

Don't think about a silent raid, because during their month's journey, in order to get supplies, they will definitely attack the cities of Chu, and the news will inevitably leak, and the fast horses of the Chu people will send their whereabouts to the Chu generals who are guarding Xiangyi.

Without the containment of Mangdan's friendly forces, they will use their tired pawns against the 10,000 Chu troops who received the news and waited for their work, what are the chances of victory?

Not to mention, that's not counting the pursuers behind them.

Can you Xin Wu think that going north to Mangdang is the best route, and the generals of the Chu State behind can't think of it?

Just as Zhao Tuo was thinking, Xin Wu saw that everyone was happy, but Zhao Tuo frowned, without any excitement, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Zhao Tuo, what do you think about this?"

Zhao Tuo took a deep breath and expressed his worries. However, he did not explain the possible rebellion in Huaiyang, but said that with Mengwu's steadiness, if he saw Li Xin's defeat and leave, he might withdraw the army, which would cause the withdrawal of the Qin army of Mangdang, so that they would be in danger.

Xin Wu is also a steady veteran, and when he heard Zhao Tuo say it at this moment, he also noticed this problem, and couldn't help frowning: "What you said also makes sense, so in your opinion, what should you do?"

Zhao Tuo didn't answer immediately, but after going through the plan again in his heart, he spoke: "According to Tuo's opinion, our first step is, of course, to go north to attack Qiyi and replenish grain. But after leaving Qiyi, he no longer went north, but turned his head to the east, took Fuli, crossed Suishui, passed through Pengcheng and went north, crossed the abundance of Chu and inserted into the Wei realm, and reached the single father."

"In this way, you can perfectly avoid the 10,000 Chu troops in Xiangyi, and if the King of Chu sends chasing troops, you will definitely not expect that we will go around such a big circle, and we will definitely be caught off guard and unable to catch up with us!"

"Abundance?"

Xin Wu wrinkled

Eyebrow.

Zhao Tuo nodded and said, "Between abundance, it is our way of life."

……

At this moment, on the Huaibei Plain between Cai and Qiyi in the Chu State, there is also a large number of Chu troops marching.

"Zuo Sima, since you have concluded that the Qin army will cross the Huaishui from Zhongli, then why don't we chase him after him, but go to Qiyi instead?"

Jing Tong rode on his war horse and asked Zhao Ping, who was sitting in the command chariot.

Not long ago, Zhao Ping, who had just been appointed as Zuo Sima because of his return to help, was appreciated and wooed by the king of Chu, raised his head and looked northeast, as if he could see Qiyi hundreds of miles away.

Hearing the question, he turned his head to look at the young man from the Jing clan and said with a smile: "Jing Tong, Shangzhu Guo once said that military disputes are like fishing, you have to be patient and disciplined, instead of going on with your head bored, then you will be led by the fish."

[In view of the general environment, "To the east of Huainan, there are only a few cities that can provide thousands of people to cross the Huaishui and provide them with food and grass supplies, the nearest is Zhongli, and the Qin army must cross the Huaishui from Zhongli and then return north to Qin. If we follow them, we will hurry up and catch up, and even if we can catch up, we don't know how long it will take. Isn't this just fishing and being dragged away by the fish?"

"This Qin army wants to return to the Qin realm as soon as possible, and after crossing the Huaishui, most of them will leave Qiyi and head north in the direction of Suiyang. Because Suiyang is the closest Qin city to my Chu State, and there are more than 10,000 Qin troops there, so they have a great chance of going this way!" ….

"So if I have counted their route, why should I chase them from behind? Wouldn't it be nice to go straight to the front and intercept it?"

"Even if I make a mistake in judgment, if they don't go to Suiyang, they will cross the Huaishui and go north sooner or later. I didn't stop them in Qiyi, but I can also spread out the rangers, and with the information from the cities from all over the country, I can find their traces sooner or later."

"Hehe, at that time, as long as this fish emerges, just wait for me to catch it in this Huaibei land!"

Zhao Ping smiled coldly, looked at the northeast again, and muttered, "So, will you go to Qiyi?"

……

"I'm past Qiyi."

"I also arrested Qi Gong."

Li You sat on a small war horse, and as he led his army north, he looked back at Qiyi, who was burning with flames, and the middle-aged man who was tied to a carriage by his soldiers.

Li You had a confident smile on his face.

He can be said to have lost his horse this time, and he doesn't know if it's a blessing.

In the past, because of Zhao Tuo, he was squeezed out by Li Xin, and rushed to the back with 5,000 people to escort grain and straw.

As a result, he was hit by Xiang Yan, who went south from Juyang, and after the fiasco, although Li You escaped by luck, he also committed a big crime, and it is estimated that he will have to cut off his title after he goes back.

This made Li You feel that he was really unlucky, he didn't make any achievements on the battlefield, but he had to lose his knighthood to atone for his crimes, fortunately Li Xin did not take advantage of the situation to clean him up, and let him take the remnants of the palace to guard against the Cai Chu people, while escorting the grain seized from Xia Cai to follow the army slowly.

After discovering Xiang Yan's traces, Li Xin broke off the idea of raiding Shouchun, and prepared to go north to attack Juyang directly after defeating Xiang Yan's army, so he let Li You escort the baggage to the rear.

Unexpectedly, Li Xin was defeated in that battle, 20,000 Qin troops scattered and fled, and Li Xin also fled westward in a hurry.

And after Li You saw Xiang Yan's military strength, he was not optimistic about Li Xin, and he had already made a plan in his heart.

Therefore, at the first moment of knowing Li Xin's defeat, Li You made a quick decision, abandoned the heavy supplies and led the army directly to the east, which was just the opposite of the direction in which Li Xin fled.

In this way, Xiang Yan's main army was really attracted by the remnants of Li Xin, although some Chu troops chased and killed the fleeing soldiers east of Yingshui, but in the end, the number was small, and they failed to block him, allowing Li You's army to escape smoothly.

While Li You was wandering around the countryside in Huaibei, he also gathered a lot of Qin army routs, and even reached the appearance of 2,000 soldiers.

Although they encountered two Chu armies on the way, there were not many Chu soldiers, and they were defeated by Li You.

In this way, he came to the vicinity of Qiyi

, in the case of discovering that there were not many guards in the city, Li You launched a surprise attack, forcibly captured Qiyi, and captured the Duke of Chu in the city.

Li You captured Qiyi, decisively lit a fire in the city, and took advantage of the people in the city to put out the fire, robbed the treasury of grain and grass, and immediately led the troops out of the city.

This set of processes can be described as smooth, which makes Li You quite complacent.

"Hmph, there are no defenders in Pongxian County north of Qiyi, so I can continue to take Pongxian County, and after replenishing grain and grass, continue to the north. There should be our Qin army near Suiyang Mangdang, as long as you get there, send someone through the Chu army blockade, and let the Qin army there, you will have no worries this time."

Li You thought of this, and the smile on his dirty face was even worse.

He couldn't help but turn his head to look at the west, and whispered: "Now that Li Xin has fled in defeat, although Zhao Tuo is nowhere to be found, he must still be in the city west of Yingshui, and when Xiang Yan's army arrives, even if he doesn't die, it will be a crime of defeat, just like me before."

"Haha, in this way, all the armies will be defeated, and my previous guilt will not matter. In this tragic situation, I, Li You, fought hundreds of miles in the hinterland of Chu State, broke through the blockade of the Chu army, and captured the county prince of Chu State and returned to Qin State.

Li You raised his head proudly.

"The king will appreciate me for this!"

"This time, the world will know which one is stronger or weaker between me and that Zhao Tuo!"

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