In mid-March, the Xingjun sent by Wang Jian came to Zhongliyi on the south bank of the Huai River.

Zhong Li, the county prince of Zhongli, was afraid of the might of the Qin army to destroy Chu, so he did not hesitate to open the city gate and surrender to the Qin people.

After taking Zhongli, the Xing army continued eastward, opening the way for the follow-up large army along the way.

After the rejuvenating army, Zhao Tuo's subordinates, who were the heel army, followed closely and returned to the city that was of great significance to them last year.

"...... Doctor Zhongli, the Qin army suffered a big defeat last year, and everyone said that under the great victory of my Chu State, the Qin people would not dare to offend Chu for ten years. At that time, only the doctor could understand the general trend and secretly help the Qin army to cross the Huai, but now that I think about it, with such a discerning power, we might as well wait far away."

"Doctor Zhongli, the one who stained your name in the past is this Wei Bao villain, I have killed it, and I offer my unique head, and I ask the doctor to forgive the villain's sins for the sake of the old friendship."

Zhong Liran looked at Zhong Liyi, who was wearing a crane crown in front of him and already had the title of the fifth doctor of the Qin State, his face was full of fear. He knelt in front of Zhong Liyi and kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, for fear that the other party would have a grudge and find an opportunity to clean him up later.

After the Qin army crossed from Zhongli to Huai last year, he was afraid of being angered by the king of Chu, so he used a large amount of treasures and money to bribe the king's favorite minister Jin Xia, and on the other hand, he put all the blame on the traitor Zhong Liyi, making Zhong Liyi a villain known to the world. Therefore, he was able to be exonerated and unharmed.

Who knew that he hadn't eased his breath yet, and the situation had changed greatly in just one year.

Not only was the huge Chu State gone in the blink of an eye, but Zhong Liyi, who was reported as a "traitor" by him and was wanted by the King of Chu, took off in the Qin State, this person not only held a high position, but also followed the army of the Qin State to Zhongli, so frightened that he trembled, and could only kneel in front of Zhong Liyi and beg for mercy.

Zhong Liyi glanced at Wei Bao's head, which was covered in blood and still had his eyes open. He looked at the county prince Zhongli who was trembling in front of him, and couldn't help but smile bitterly on his face.

What Zhong Liyi did last year, what kind of "understanding the general trend" is, he really wants to use the trick of deception to plot against the Qin army and make a great achievement. Unexpectedly, he made a bad move, but Zhao Tuo came to a plan, not only allowing the Qin army to successfully cross the Huai, but also captive himself to the Qin State, turning himself into a "traitor" to the Chu State.

However, this is a secret that only Zhao Tuo and Zhong Liyi know.

Since Zhao Tuo said to the outside world that Zhong Liyi was sincere in descending to Qin, Zhong Liyi naturally would not speak nonsense, and he could even think that countless years later, maybe someone with a heart would make a note in the history book when compiling the history book.

"Qin general Zhao Tuo went east to Zhongli, Yin Lu people Zhongli lived in this town, heard the name of Zhao Tuo, yearning for it, and wanted to enter Tuo's command. Therefore, he offered Zhongli County Gong, obviously to surrender by fraud, but in fact to secretly help the Qin army to cross the Huai...... In the end, it will be a great success, and this is the clear understanding of Zhong Li's knowledge."

Zhong Liyi smiled and shook his head.

"It's all because General Zhao has the wisdom to know people, if it weren't for General Zhao's talent and willingness to reuse and support, I, Zhongli Yi'an, would be able to have today's dignitaries. If there is no general, I am afraid that today's Zhong Liyi will bow down to the victor as a man who has lost his country, just to live."

Zhong Liyi said to himself in his heart, when the generals outside Shouchun City were rewarded and promoted, although he did not say on the spot like Lu Juan, "Lu Juan's life should be owned by the general", but the gratitude in his heart was not bad.

Especially now that Yijin Ronghua has returned to Zhongli, and seeing the former Zhongli County Duke kneeling in front of him like a slave, that feeling is even stronger.

If it is said that when he was in Xianyang, he Zhong Liyi was because he had no other choice, so he surrendered to Zhao Tuo in order to survive, and chose to bow down with allegiance.

Now, he is truly born with the heart of death.

"I have heard that "the soldier dies for the confidant, and the woman is the one who pleases herself", the general knows me and knows me, so that I can be like a husband, and make the world with merit, I should also swear to repay the kindness of such knowledge!"

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Just when Zhong Liyi settled the grievance, Zhao Tuo led his troops eastward again. The vanguard of the Qin army, Xingjun, had arrived thirty miles west of the city of Shandao (Xuyi) in the state of Chu.

"Captain, the defenders of the local Chu people who we captured said that the good way was transferred to Huaiyin by the puppet king two days ago, which is similar to what the envoy sent by the county prince of the good way said."

"Everyone in the local Chu area

According to rumors, the puppet king Xiong Qi heard that the general led our Qin army to conquer, and he was afraid, so he prepared to shrink his forces and lead the Chu army south with Xiang Yan to avoid the front of our army."

Listen to the reports of the soldiers under you.

The chief general of this Xing army, Captain Meng Tian bowed slightly.

He sat on his horse and looked ahead.

The road leading from Zhongli to Seondo is only a few meters wide and can only accommodate one horse-drawn carriage. The road is winding, and there are countless aquatic plants on both sides, and the dense green reeds are more than a person high, swaying in the spring breeze, making a "rustling" sound.

Further on, there is an endless stream of large and small lakes, staggered, with countless tall reeds and weeds growing in betweeds, blocking people's vision.

Such a scene brought an extremely depressing feeling to the Qin army walking on this road.

Meng Tian retracted his gaze and let out a long breath.

Although the ancestor of the Mengshi family came from the Qi country, he Meng Tian was a native of Guanzhong, grew up in the loess land of Guanzhong, grew up drinking the water of the Wei River, accompanied by bow horses since childhood, often galloping on the wide field, how has he ever seen this scene of Huainan water.

Now walking on this kind of water road that he has never seen before, not to mention those ordinary Guanzhong Qin people, even he Meng Tian feels depressed and tightness in his chest.

But this is the only way to the good path, and it is the path that he cannot avoid in any way.

In this battle of Chu and Chu, Zhao Tuo, who was once a subordinate of Meng Tian, shined, not only breaking the 100,000 Qi army, but also going all the way south to break the outer city of Shouchun. Although Zhao Tuo did not break through the Chu Palace, everyone in the Qin army knew that Zhao Tuo had the ability to break the king of the capital alone, and the reason why he didn't do that was just to share the credit with everyone. In this way, everyone is happy, and invisibly, everyone owes him Zhao Tuo a favor.

Meng Tian's mood is very complicated, with his loyal and upright character, he will not be resentful because of this, and hate Zhao Tuo, he is not such a villain.

But not admitting defeat and comparing are always indispensable, especially when Zhao Tuo was in the middle of the Lang, he was his subordinate Meng Tian, but now whether it is a military position or a title, he has jumped to his head Meng Tian, how can his heart be calm.

This is also the reason why Meng Tian has always been reluctant to deal with Zhao Tuo, not out of resentment, but because he has always been arrogant, he can't pull down that face and use his identity as a subordinate to see his former subordinates.

"The Montessori clan is a famous general for generations. I Meng Tian has been practicing archery and horses since I was a child, and I am familiar with military books, can An Neng not be as good as him Zhao Tuo? I'm just guarding the deep palace, and I don't have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, if I am allowed to gallop across the field, I should not be weaker than Zhao Tuo!"

This is Meng Tian's thoughts, the reason why he disobeys Zhao Tuo is because he Meng Tian has never been on the battlefield.

Meng Tian believed that as long as the king let him go to the battlefield, his performance would never be worse than Zhao Tuo, and his title would soon rise like Zhao Tuo.

So this time, Wang Jian and Meng Tian were very happy, thinking that he was about to shine and establish an amazing feat.

How do you know that Wang Jian is conservative in his war methods, purely with national strength and Chu people, Meng Tian rushed to come, but he could only stay in Huaibei for half a year, and there was no chance to show himself and make meritorious achievements.

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It is better to face the enemy and have a chance to make a contribution than to follow the army behind.

The facts are also as he expected, along the way, Quyang, Zhongli and other Chu cities have all surrendered openly, although the enemy cities have not brought much merit by surrendering, but they are also making meritorious contributions, and Meng Tian's "experience points" for promotion to knighthood are slowly increasing.

It's just that as the Huaiyin where the Chu army was entrenched got closer and closer, the terrain that the Qin army traveled all the way became more and more complicated.

Especially to the west of this good path, there are a large number of lakes with water, which are crisscrossed and crisscrossed, becoming natural barriers. The only way for the army to get to the east was this one under their feet.

When Meng Tian first saw it, he was very wary of such terrain.

But soon, the administrator of Shandao City, the Shandao County Prince, sent an envoy to surrender to him. It was also said that the Chu army stationed in Shandao had been transferred by Xiang Yan, and the traitor Xiong Qi was about to lead his troops south to avoid the Qin army.

This kind of news did not make Meng Tian take it lightly, and he sent people to arrest a number of local Chu people nearby, seeing that the situation said by these Chu people was not much different from the envoy of Shandao County, he was slightly relieved, and led his corporal to embark on this road and go straight to Shandao.

The Qin army had 10,000 people, and there were 3,000 people in front of them to open the way, and they released cavalry scouts to probe from a distance to prevent any enemy troops from attacking from the front. There were also 3,000 men in the rear pushing grain and heavy loads. He Meng Tian led 4,000 main forces in the center.

On the narrow road, the 10,000 Qin army meandered forward like a long snake, and the speed was quite slow.

As he got closer and closer to the good path, Meng Tian's uneasiness became stronger and stronger, especially every time he looked at the towering and dense reeds on both sides of the road, and the puddles of the swamps, he felt very frightened.

"If the enemy lays an ambush on either side, when our army passes by, he will come out and cut our army in two...... Hiss ......"

Meng Tian had also sent people to probe on both sides, but it was of little use.

Because those reeds and aquatic plants are too dense, once the Qin soldiers get in, they will lose their way in the blink of an eye, let alone to find out if there is an enemy ambush inside, I am afraid that they will not be able to distinguish the direction after a few turns.

Not to mention that under the reeds is the water depression, except for those Chu people who live here all the year round, these outsiders will sink into the deep water after a few steps, and they will die quickly.

Moreover, there are Qin pawns who found the figure of the dragon in the water.

Those hideous-looking beasts lurked in the depths of the water, revealing their backs like dead trees, staring at them outsiders with indifferent eyes.

Such a scene makes people's scalps tingle just thinking about it, and even the most courageous and courageous soldiers in the Qin army dare not go to the reeds on both sides to explore.

And even if there were people who were willing to investigate, it would not be practical, because the speed of exploration was too slow, and they were tasked with marching. If they are delayed, they will even have to spend the night on this kind of road, which makes people's scalps tingle just thinking about it.

Therefore, Meng Tian could only bite the bullet and lead his subordinates to pass on this unique road, hoping to reach Shandao City as soon as possible, where the terrain is open and adjacent to Huaishui, and can communicate with the Qin army boat division on Huaishui.

"It's almost there, there should only be more than ten miles left from the good path."

Half a day later, as he got closer and closer to his goal, Meng Tian breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

This terrible road is finally coming to an end.

However, just when Meng Tian's heart relaxed slightly.

Suddenly, there was a burst of screaming from behind.

"Chu Jun!"

"It's Chu Jun!"