"You'er will definitely be able to make a great contribution this time."

Li Si walked into the palace gate with a spring breeze on his face, he nodded to a few Zhonglang who said hello, and strode towards the depths of the towering Qin Palace.

Lees was happy.

Because since the official start of the First World War, all that came back from the front line was good news.

Initially, when Li Xin chose to divide his troops and personally lead 30,000 strange soldiers to insert from the flank of the Chu State and raid Shouchun's strategy was transmitted back to the Qin court.

The entire Qin court set off an uproar, led by Bang Wei Wei, and several battlefield veterans criticized Li Xin's tactics, believing that this strategy was too dangerous and strange, and one careless would be in danger of destruction.

There are even people who quietly discuss the mistake of selecting generals this time, thinking that Meng Wu should be the main general and Li Xin should be the deputy general.

Many veterans are not optimistic about Li Xin's strategy, and in this situation, Li Si is naturally worried.

He is a master disciple of Xunqing, a master of Confucianism, and a good ruler of the country.

But he is a layman in military disputes, and at most he can rely on the art of war and people he has seen to say a few words, but he is not very good at implementing it.

Since the veterans all say that Li Xin is not good, then most of them will not work.

Li Si was a little remorseful, he actually entrusted Li You to Li Xin's command, if something really happened, then everything would be over.

But his decision to let Li You go to the battlefield at that time was actually not wrong.

Qin's annihilation of the Six Kingdoms has come to an end.

There are only Qi, Chu, and remnants left in the world, if Li You doesn't rush to the battlefield to mix up some military merits when he destroys Chu, then how can there be a way to quickly make meritorious contributions and be promoted to knighthood in the future. Not to mention that because of the matter of the princess Zhao Tuo, Li You was uncertain, and he went to the battlefield to make meritorious contributions, which was also a way to cheer him up.

Of course, the most important thing is that Qin is strong and Chu is weak, and in the eyes of people of knowledge, they all know that Qin will destroy Chu.

So Lees is very relieved about this war.

It's just that I didn't expect Li Xin to be so unreliable and chose this risky strategy.

Fortunately, after Li Xin broke into Chu, every once in a while it was good news that came back to Qin.

Li Xin has broken through Pingyu.

General Lee has taken the mound.

The bold General Li has taken Huyi.

The brave and warlike General Li has crossed Yingshui and is about to go to Xia Cai to drink Ma Huai water.

To the south of Huaishui is Shouchun......

The Chu side did not seem to have anticipated Li Xin's tactics, allowing Li Xin's strange army to run rampant in its hinterland and march towards the Chu capital Shouchun.

Li Xin's heart-digging tactics are about to succeed!

"Li Xin, the flying general of the widow!"

At the court meeting, Qin Wangzheng personally praised Li Xin as a "flying general" in front of all the ministers, and his pride was overflowing.

The king praised Li Xin for his courage and courage, and he had the legacy of Wu'an, comparing Li Xin with the lone army in the past who went deep into Chu and broke Yan Ying's white rise, this time it made those veterans silent, and they did not dare to slander Li Xin's strategy again.

This made Li Si, who was still worried, happy again.

"You'er followed Li Xin to break through Shouchun and capture the negative, which is a great achievement. When he returns to Qin, the king will definitely be able to promote him to the next level, which can also make him feel at ease. ”

"When the time comes, I will be the court captain, and Yu'er will be the lord of the right concubine, and the king may let him be a princess, but he will fulfill his wish."

"But if the king chooses Zhao Tuo in the matter of Princess Yinyan, I have to enlighten Yu'er and ask him to give up the intention of fighting, and I must not anger the king because of a princess, but I will miss my future."

Li Si strode forward while imagining in his heart.

He had already received a hint from Qin Wangzheng that after the battle of Chu, he intended to make him a court lieutenant.

Tingwei is in charge of the law of the prison.

In the Qin State, where the rule of law is based on the rule of law and the Qin law is supreme, the position of the court lieutenant can be called extremely powerful, and it is a real position of real power.

This made Li Si excited, this is the time when he has served Qin Wangzheng for many years and is about to be rewarded.

Therefore, he was even more reluctant to have a bad relationship with Zhao Tuo, who was favored by the king, at this moment, so as not to anger the king and miss his future.

"Isn't it Princess Shang, the king has ten daughters, and there will always be one who has Yu'er's turn."

After thinking about it, Li Si had already arrived at the door of the palace summoned by Qin Wangzheng.

"I don't know what kind of good news came back from the front line this time, could it be that Li Xin has crossed the Huaishui and surrounded Shouchun?"

"Or have you broken Shouchun and seized the good news that came back after the defeat?"

Li Si had already learned that a messenger from the front had galloped into Xianyang City early this morning, thinking that it was good news from Li Xin.

However, when he entered the temple, he was stunned.

Slips were scattered all over the ground.

Qin Wangzheng sat on the couch with a dark face.

Yao Jia also sat aside with a cold face.

Li Si chuckled in his heart, knowing that things were not going well.

There were no important military ministers such as Wei Yi, Kui Xiang, and Feng Quji, only Yao Jia and himself, the two king's henchmen, coupled with Qin Wangzheng's expression, Li Si knew that things were very tricky.

"Li Xin is defeated."

Qin Wangzheng said coldly.

"This morning, there was a military situation from the Mengwu Department, after Li Xin captured Cai, he was intercepted by Xiang Yan from the rear, suffered a heavy defeat, and is now fleeing west in a hurry. 30,000 elites, I'm afraid there is not one in ten. ”

Li Si swallowed his saliva, and his good political quality made him immediately suppress the shock in his heart and his worry about Li You, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, the king, although Li Xin was defeated, there are still 70,000 troops at General Mengwu, and the result of this battle against Chu is not yet known." ”

"Well, that's what the widow means."

Qin Wangzheng nodded and said coldly: "Wei Yu thinks that Li Xin is defeated, and it is impossible to destroy Chu this time, so he wants to let the widow withdraw his army and look for fighters again." Hehe......"

"It's easy for him to say, this time the widow dispatched 200,000 troops in order to destroy the Chu State, consumed countless grains, and even announced to the world, declaring the heart of the widow, how can he easily stop the war!"

"Li Xin was defeated when he was defeated, but Meng Wu still had 70,000 soldiers and more than 100,000 auxiliary soldiers in his hands, which was more than when Wang Ben destroyed Wei, so why couldn't he take a Chu State. The widow wanted to issue an edict, ordering Meng Wu to be the main general, and let him lead the affairs of Chu. ”

"In this battle, if you don't destroy the Chu State, you will never stop!"

Seeing what Qin Wangzheng said, Li Si knew that the king had already made up his mind, and asked Li Si to come over not to discuss, but to let him offer advice on the basis of this decision.

The son was deeply trapped in the battlefield of Chu, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, so Li Si naturally disagreed with Wei Yu's strategy of retracting the troops.

After thinking for a while, he nodded and agreed: "What the king said is that it may take some time to make General Mengwu the main general and lead the army to advance steadily, but it will be a matter of time before I take Jingchu with the strength of my Qin State." ”

"It's just that now that Li Xin has been defeated, this news should not be spread in China, otherwise it will cause fear among the Qianshou, disturb the hearts of our people, and give some people with treacherous intentions an opportunity to take advantage of."

"Please the king, block this news, and wait until General Mengwu defeats the Chu army, and then release it together, and if there is news of the great victory to cover up, Li Xin's matter will not cause waves."

Qin Wangzheng rarely showed a smile, he nodded and said, "You are right, at this time, this news is indeed not suitable to be spread." Yao Jia. ”

"The minister is here."

Yao Jia hurriedly got up and agreed.

"You are responsible for this matter, from the ministers and nobles, down to the head of Li Minqian, and those who dare to speak up about Li Xin's affairs will be punished!"

In the end, Qin Wangzheng's eyes showed murderous intent.

Li Xin is the main general he chose.

Isn't talking about Li Xin's defeat talking about his mistake in the election of Qin Wangzheng?

Can this be allowed?

Soon, Li Si and Yao Jia were ordered to retreat.

After the two left, Qin Wangzheng was still sitting on the couch, looking ahead, and there was a bit of trance in his eyes.

There is a distance of two or three thousand miles from the front line of Huachu to Xianyang, and even if the letter rider does not stop day and night, it will take at least half a month or even more than 20 days. So what they know about Li Xin's fiasco is actually news from a long time ago.

But Qin Wangzheng was not too worried about the safety of the Mengwu Ministry.

Because with Mengwu's calmness, with 70,000 soldiers and more than 100,000 auxiliary soldiers, coupled with the help of Changping Jun in Huaiyang City, there is no risk of rout in the short term, which is enough for Qin Wangzheng to change his strategy again and let Mengwu preside over this expedition.

After a long time, Qin Wangzheng sighed lightly, and a young man's figure seemed to appear in front of him.

"Thanks to you, the widow chose Meng Wu, otherwise if Meng Tian is really chosen, I am afraid that there will be no turning point in this battle."

"The credit of you is remembered by the widow."

"It's just, Li Xin's defeat, are you okay?"

……

"I'm sick."

"No, it's the cold."

To the east of Qiyi, Zhao Tuo sneezed several times in a row, feeling a little chill on his body, so he could only shrink into the carriage, wrap himself in a few clothes, and listen to the rain outside the car.

Their current location is more than ten miles east of Qiyi.

Yesterday, after knowing that Zuo Sima of Chu was leading an army of 10,000 to pursue them, Zhao Tuo felt a sense of urgency and crisis.

He asked the Black Hip to lead the troops to grab enough supplies from the city, and after arranging for the soldiers to rest and eat a little, he ordered the army to set off, day and night, and run some distance away from Qiyi first.

As a result, they traveled less than ten miles before they encountered a winter rain.

The winter rain in Huaibei is not heavy, but there are mostly lakes and swamps near Qiyi, and the roads will be muddy when this rain rains.

The cold winter day, coupled with the rain and dew, made everyone shiver.

Zhao Tuo was even more tired from recent exertion, and his resistance declined, and when he was drenched by the rain, he felt dizzy and swollen, and he started a fever, thinking that he was sick.

He could only retract into the carriage, and let his subordinates take him forward in the rain in a daze, and Zhao Tuo was unaware of what was happening outside.

"The army waits, the heavy rain is blocking the road, and it is difficult for us to move forward."

Shiruma reported to him in a panic.

"Waiting for the army, Zuo Sima of Chu State has already led the army to catch up, and it is only ten miles away from our army."

The black buttocks also came from behind in a panic, screaming as they ran.

"So fast?"

He was startled, and then he heard horses neighing everywhere, and countless Chu troops in red armor surrounded them from all directions, and these Chu troops were extremely brave, killing five thousand Qin soldiers to pieces, and they had no power to fight back.

A Chu man even stabbed Xi Qigu with a sword, kicked and flew into the room, and slapped the black buttocks.

Chu Ren jumped in front of him, took the sword shining in his hand and said with a cruel smile: "Fortunately, it rains heavily in the sky, and the road is impassable, so that you can catch up with you, this is your fate!" ”

As he spoke, the Chu man took the sword in his hand and poked it into his throat.

At this moment, he saw the face of the Chu man clearly.

It was Dou Yuan, the son of the county prince who was taken captive from Qiyi by the Qin army.

"Thief, what sin have I committed against you, that you should take me captive and give me death!"

But then, Dou Yuan's face changed again, and he became Huan Zhao, who he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Traitor, you have caused me to have a heart attack, give me my life!"

When the blade stabbed down, Huan Zhao's face changed again, and he became Li You with a hideous face.

"Whore, return my princess!"

As the blade stabbed down, a bolt of lightning pierced the sky and illuminated his face.

……

"I'm dreaming like this, bah."

Zhao Tuo woke up sweating profusely.

As soon as I woke up, I saw that I was in a strange room, lying quietly on the couch.

He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and when he touched his forehead, the fever on his head seemed to have subsided.

But when he thought of the dream just now, Zhao Tuo still had some palpitations, and hurriedly shouted outside the house: "Lonely, begging for loneliness!" ”

Hearing this, Xi Qigu opened the door and walked in.

"Soldier, it's great that you're awake."

Zhao Tuo hurriedly asked, "Has the Chu army ever chased after you?" ”

"Rest assured, there are cavalry in the rear, and if you find the traces of the Chu army, you will definitely come to report it." Xi begged to answer.

"It's still prudent."

Zhao Tuo breathed a sigh of relief, and through the door opened by Xi Qigu, he saw that the rain had stopped outside.

He looked at the room again, which looked like a bedroom in a middle-aged family, and couldn't help asking, "Where is this?" ”

"Our army rushed overnight, and when it rained, the road was impassable, and the army was sick again, so we asked General Xin to go to a nearby township to rest, and then go north after the rain stopped." Xi Qi Gu replied.

"Hmm."

Zhao Tuo's heart moved, and he asked again: "What kind of township is this?" ”

Xi Qigu smiled, revealing a mouth full of yellow teeth.

"Daze Township."

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