Qiyi, a large number of red armor troops are coming from the north.

There are so many of them that there are 10,000 people.

The wheels are rolling, the horses' hooves are flying, and it looks quite imposing.

But most of the Qiyi Chu people who saw this scene were full of bitterness, even if it was the army of Zuo Sima of their Chu State who came to pursue the Qin army, they still did not welcome it at all.

"Qi Gong, quickly enter the city to get food and come out, our army will rest in this Qiyi."

"Boil water to make rice, kill chickens and dogs, and let the soldiers eat a full meal, and then lead the army to pursue the eastward Qin army and rescue your son of Qigong."

[In view of the general environment,

Zuo Sima Zhaoping spoke, although his voice was flat, but it was full of an undoubted taste.

"Follow the orders of Zuo Sima."

Qi Gong nodded with a bitter face.

When he entered the city and saw the chaos of Qiyi, his face became more and more sad.

Although Duke Qi was rescued by Zuo Sima from the hands of the Qin army, he did not expect to return to Qiyi before he received the news that Qiyi had been captured by another more numerous Qin army on the way.

Not only was the grain and straw in the city looted, but even his sister-in-law Dou Yuan was taken away by the Qin army, according to the two Sima who escaped from Fu Lisai, Dou Yuan was even captured by the Qin people to defraud Fu Lisai.

"My son, you must be all right."

Qi Gong screamed, wiped his tears, and went to gather his men in the city, and began to collect the grain and chickens, dogs, and livestock of the Chu people in the city, and collect food for the army outside the city.

In the midst of Qiyi, a piece of chickens and dogs jumped.

Outside the city of Qiyi, the newly built Chu army camp.

Zuo Sima Zhaoping sat on the main seat and looked at the two Sima of the Chu army who were standing in the tent with their bows.

He asked in a cold voice, "Are you sure it's more than five thousand?"

Ge Ying hurriedly said: "Back to Zuo Sima, the subordinates went to a high ground to see before leaving, although it may not be accurate, but the number of this Qin army is indeed more than 5,000 people, and they have more than ten carriages, carrying some wounded and baggage. There are also nearly 100 war horses, and the soldiers are basically in armor, and the weapons are spears......

After listening to Ge Ying's report on the situation of the Qin army.

Zhaoping nodded and said, "Well, you are very good, and you are quite agile. Since Fu Lisai has been captured by the Qin army, you don't have to go back, just stay by my side and be a short soldier."

Hearing this, Ge Ying was instantly overjoyed.

The short soldiers of the dignified Chu State Zuo Sima, even if it is just a pawn, are much more noble than the two Simas who are Fu Lisai.

Ge Ying hurriedly bowed to the prime minister, then stepped back and went to the captain of the short army to report.

Zhaoping watched Ge Ying walk out and couldn't help but bow.

This two horses from Fu Lisai are a talent.

When he saw that the Qin army was approaching the city and the general trend was gone, he did not rush to kill indiscriminately, nor did he run away and disappear, but after observing the general situation of this Qin army, he brought his subordinates Pegasus to look for him, bringing this very critical information.

This was the first time that Zhaoping had clearly known the information of the Qin army.

Although the other party made a big deal in Huainan, he first used the fog to raid and escort the captive Qu Ming and the 5,000 Chu army, then taunted and intimidated the king of Chu under Shouchun City, and finally made a suspicious plan of wooden people on the eight mountains to cover them to escape east.

This kind of means made Zhaoping, who led the army back to help, couldn't help but praise it after knowing it, and then he received an order from the king of Chu to hunt down and kill this Qin army.

said that it was a chase and killing, but Zhaoping actually had a black eye.

How many people are in this Qin army?

Who will be their Lord?

What was the purpose of their infiltration into Huainan?

Just to intimidate the king? Or do you want to take advantage of the situation to seize Shouchun and echo Li Xin's strange army? Or do you want to wreak havoc in the hinterland of Chu and disrupt the deployment of the Chu army?

Where is this Qin army going east?

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Zhaoping didn't know about this kind of problem, but based on his years of military experience, it was speculated that most of the Qin army only had a few thousand people, and the reason was similar to what Songyang Jun Jingzhao said before.

Although I don't know what the purpose of the other party's infiltration into Huainan is, but now that Li Xin has been defeated, there is no possibility of victory in the battle of Qin to attack Chu, this Qin army naturally loses the reason to stay in Huainan, and the only way out for them to go east is to cross Huai to the north, pass through the land of Chu for thousands of miles, and return to Qin!

This was Zhaoping's judgment, so he didn't have a tendon to chase in Huainan, but went directly north to take a shortcut, to block the other party in Qiyi.

The real situation is similar to what he judged.

Zhaoping could have taken the army to sit in Qiyi, waiting for the tired march of the Qin army to arrive, and give the other party a head-on blow.

Ten thousand against five thousand.

Wait for the long march with ease.

He Zhaoping will definitely win, and when he catches the black buttocks named by the chief general of the Qin army and the king, he can return to Shouchun to resume his life and make a small contribution.

However, everything was ruined by the Qin army that suddenly appeared in Qiyi.

"Li Youzhuzi!"

Thinking of this, Zhaoping hated it.

The 2,000 Qin army was led by a soldier named Li You, all of whom were gathered remnants of the army, and when the Qiyi guards were unprepared, they raided and broke the city, and captured Qi Gong by the way.

This was originally nothing, but the timing of Li You's appearance was too coincidental, and Dou Yuan misjudged the number of Qin troops in a panic.

caused Zhaoping to mistakenly believe that Li You and his subordinates were the Qin army that was making trouble in Huainan, so he chased after him for two days and two nights and annihilated them in one fell swoop.

The Qin army under Li You had no combat effectiveness, and was easily defeated by Zhaoping, which also let him know that what was in front of him was a fake.

Zhaoping was angry and angry, and wanted to catch Li You and cut off his dog's head to vent his anger.

Unexpectedly, Li You couldn't fight, but he was a good hand at escaping, and even the Chu cavalry who were chasing all the way didn't catch him.

At this time, the news of the Qin army attacking the city came from the direction of Qiyi, and Zhaoping could only kill all the 500 Qin people captured in anger.

After he vented some anger, he gave up chasing and killing Na Li You and led his troops south.

As a result, I didn't expect that as soon as I arrived at the outskirts of Qiyi, I received the news brought by Ge Ying that the Qin army had broken through Fuli.

"Zuo Sima, the Qin army must have wanted to cross the Suishui from there, and then return to the Qin realm."

Jing Tong, who was also sitting in the tent, spoke, and he said with some joy: "The traces of the Qin army have appeared, we just need to catch up, and sooner or later we can block them."

Zhaoping had the intention of testing him, so he said, "In this case, where do you say this Qin army will go after crossing Suishui?"

Jing Tong groaned for a moment and said, "After the Qin army crossed Suishui, there were two routes, one was to go northwest along Suishui, pass through Zhuyi to Xiangyi, pass through Xiangyi and enter the Mangdang area of Qin, and reach Suiyang."

"However, although this route is close, the Qin army already knows about Zuo Sima's existence, and there is our army stationed in Xiangyi, if they dare to go over, they will definitely be destroyed. So they'll choose the second way."

"After the Qin army passed through Pengcheng, they made a detour to Liuyi and Peiyi, and from there they entered the vicinity of Shan Fu Changyi in Wei Land, although this road was farther, but except for Pengcheng, which had 3,000 garrisons from me, there were no other troops, so they would definitely go to Pengcheng!"

Bang Bang Bang ......

"The children can be taught."

Zhao Ping stroked his palms and smiled, this young man of the Jing clan has really good qualifications, and after following him on the battlefield for a few laps, he will draw inferences from one another, and what he says is similar to his own judgment.

He nodded and said, "You're right, this Qin army will definitely go to Pengcheng and make a detour to stay and Pei Eryi to return to Qin. Therefore we will kill them before then."

"There is a three-day gap between the Qin army and us, I think they will definitely burn all the nearby ships after they cross Suishui, and it will take another day for our army to cross Suishui, so it will be a four-day journey, no matter how closely they pursue, the other party will reach Pengcheng before us."

When Zhaoping said this, not only did he not panic, but said with a smile: "However, Pengcheng has three thousand defenders of Qu Song

Stationed. I should send an envoy to drive my horse around the vicinity of Zhuyi and gallop all night, and I will surely be able to convey my order to Pengcheng before the arrival of the Qin army."

"Let Qu Song lead 3,000 people to stop them for me!"

"Three thousand against five thousand, even if you can't beat it, it can always drag on for a few days."

"Hehe, in this way, my army can come leisurely, catch up with that Qin army, and annihilate it in one fell swoop!"

Speaking of this, Zhao Ping smiled coldly, turned his head to look in the direction of Peng Cheng, and whispered, "You can't escape, my little fish."

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At this moment, there is a wide grassland more than 30 miles on the east bank of Suishui.

The winter sun shines obliquely, falling on people, and it feels warm.

The tired Qin pawns either leaned on each other, or directly lay on the ground and rested in the sun.

In a large tent that was temporarily tied.

The senior generals of this Qin army were deliberating.

"There are 3,000 people in Pengcheng, blocking our way back, this is also the last checkpoint for our army to return to Qin, as long as Pengcheng is passed, Liuyi and Peiyi can easily pass through, and the princes can go home."

"It's just Pengcheng's three thousand Chu troops, how should we deal with it?"

Zhao Tuo asked.

The generals, including Xin Wu, were a little silent.

Three thousand Chu troops.

This number is not much, but it is more than 2,000 fewer than them.

But it is by no means small, and it has the advantage of being at ease and backed by the city, which is by no means easy for them to win.

"Can you still cheat the city like before? Let that Doctor Seven go to the city?"

Five hundred advocates He cautiously spoke.

Before Zhao Tuo could answer, Xin Wu shook his head and said, "The Chu people will not be so stupid, our army has already used it twice in Huaibei, and it is two hundred miles away from Fu to Pengcheng, as long as the Chu army behind lets the fast horse spread the news, most of them will receive the news in advance."

"And even if we open the city gate, it will be difficult for our army to capture Pengcheng, the three thousand Chu army, unless they can catch their Chu generals on the spot, so that they will have a chance under the chaos, otherwise once they are discovered, it will be a bitter battle. Moreover, the other party is not only 3,000 Chu troops, but also tens of thousands of Chu people in the city, once it is mobilized to resist in the city, our army will definitely not be an opponent."

Xin Wu's words made a lot of sense, and everyone fell silent.

Before that, they had succeeded repeatedly, and the main targets were small cities with few soldiers, even if it was Fu Lisai, there were only 1,000 Chu troops in it, as long as they could capture the city gate, they could annihilate the defenders in the city with superior forces, so as to achieve victory.

But Pengcheng, three thousand troops, is definitely not easy to deal with.

And there are tens of thousands of Chu people in the city, if they fight in the field outside the city, these Chu people may not dare to go to the battlefield, but if the Qin army attacks the city, there will definitely be many bloody men holding swords and halberds to guard their hometowns.

Therefore, even if the Qin army opened the city gate, there would be a bitter and bloody battle after that, even if it could win in the end, there would be no number of casualties.

"Then let's bypass Pengcheng, go through other paths, don't bother to pay attention to them, even if there are no supplies on the way, lack of food, it's a big deal, it's the same as in Huainan, let's eat oranges...... Vomit...... ...... vomit."

Halfway through the black buttocks, he couldn't help but retch.

Others also feel sick to their stomachs for some reason.

Zhao Tuo shook his head and smiled bitterly, the city in this era, how can it be said that it can be bypassed.

During the Warring States period, due to the scarcity of population, the degree of land development was very low.

At least before the unification of Qin and the overhaul of roads, the traffic conditions in various places were actually very poor, and there was often only one road connecting one city to another.

This means that wars between countries must be based on pulling points and pushing them flat.

It is necessary to conquer the past along the road, city after city. Even if there is a path that can bypass this city, then your logistical supply is basically over, and the other party can cut you off directly from behind, or pursue you from the rear.

So even if Li Xinqi attacked Shouchun, it would only bypass Xiangcheng, where the main force of the Chu army was located. The forward route still has to follow Pingyu, Mengqiu, and Hu

Push the line of the eup, and the cities on these roads cannot be bypassed.

Like the route of Zhao Tuo leading the army to Shouchun, it is also necessary to lay down Xincai first, otherwise it will not be able to reach the edge of Huaishui. Although he eventually reached Shouchun by walking through the Huaishui no man's land, it came at the cost of many non-combat attrition and supply cuts. If you're unlucky, you'll probably be wiped out on the road.

What the black buttocks said was a way to get around Peng Cheng.

Perhaps Qin Jun searched carefully, and may have really found a path around Pengcheng from the local population, but the speed of taking the small road is definitely slower than taking the main road where Pengcheng is located.

If they don't have chasing soldiers behind them, they can take a walk, but now the 10,000 army of Zuo Sima of Chu State may catch up at any time, once Zhao Tuo takes the small road and Zuo Sima takes the big road, then the other party's speed is faster than them, and they may directly come to overtake and intercept them on the front road.

Bypassing Pengcheng, no.

Can only be played!

The generals discussed for a long time, even if they were veterans of Xinwu, they couldn't think of a way to reduce the battle damage when they fought Pengcheng.

"There are still a few days away from Pengcheng, let's go down and rest first, and then slowly figure out a way on the way."

Zhao Tuo said softly, since he couldn't think of it for a while, it was useless to be anxious, so it was better to let everyone rest first.

After everyone left, Zhao Tuo also walked outside the tent and looked at the red sun in the sky in a daze.

Pengcheng is in the way, how to solve it?

I don't know how long later, there was a sudden rush of footsteps behind me.

Zhao Tuo turned his head to look, and saw the black buttocks running in a hurry.

As soon as the black ass met, he exclaimed, "Waiter, I have a way!"

"Oh."

Zhao Tuo responded perfunctorily.

Most of the black buttocks' methods were thought up by slapping their buttocks, just listen to it.

The black buttocks didn't care about Zhao Tuo's attitude, he walked over, stood still with his feet, raised his chin and laughed.

"Didn't you say that the Chu general who guarded Pengcheng was called Qu or something, let me think about it, isn't this person just the same family as Qu Ming we captured? I ran to ask Na Qu Ming if he recognized the guard of Na Peng City."

"As a result, Qu Ming's shaft said that he could help us take Pengcheng, quack!"

The black butt laughed triumphantly.

Zhao Tuo was taken aback.

Since they let Qu Ming defraud Qiyi, they haven't let him do anything. After that, it was Dou Yuan who was also sent to deceive Fu Lisai, and it took a long time along the way, and he almost forgot that there was a Qu Ming among the captives.

Zhao Tuo glanced at the black buttocks approvingly.

This guy is sometimes quite reliable.