"All the generals won, why did Li You lose alone?"

Qin Wangzheng's face fell, and most of his original joy was gone.

In the battle of Qin to destroy Chu, since Wang Jian confronted Xiang Yan in Huaiyang, the two armies of Qin and Chu have not clashed for more than half a year. But Zhao Tuo made a good start on the border of Qin and Qi, broke 100,000 Qi troops in a battle, and then went all the way south to settle troops in Suishui and break the Chu army in Xiangqu, and the news was transmitted back to Qin, so that all Qin people were happy when they heard it.

Immediately afterwards, the main battlefield of Huaiyang also began the final decisive battle, after withstanding the Chu people's short desperate rush, the Qin army counterattacked, Wang Jian defeated the main force of the Chu army, killing the Chu general Zhaoyuan. Yang Duan and other troops in the west also broke the army of the right Sima of Chu.

The situation is very good, the Qin army is winning one after another, whether it is the siege of the city or the field battle, the Qin army is like a bamboo, pushing to the end.

Although there were also Meng Tian who was ambushed by Xiang Yan in Shandao and suffered a small defeat. But then he followed Zhao Tuo in the decisive battle of Huaiyin, made a great achievement in breaking the army, forced Xiang Yan to kill, and then followed Zhao Tuo south to settle Jiangdong and capture Xiong Qi. Meng Tian's merits far outweigh his sins.

As for Li You, he was defeated in Rushui, although he also cleaned up the remnants after that, and followed Yang Duanhe to pick up a few cities, but his merits were far from being compared with Meng Tian, and he was placed among a bunch of generals with outstanding military achievements.

At this moment, Qin Wangzheng began to review the merits of the generals, and when he saw Li You's defeat in Rushui, it was like suddenly glimpsing a stain in a dazzling light, how could it make people comfortable.

He couldn't help frowning and said: "Li You was diligent in his work when he was in the palace, and he was quite capable, how did he go to the battlefield and suffer defeats in a row?" This man has no ability to fight! ”

On the side, Zhao Gao immediately comforted: "When the ministers came to Huaiyang with the king, I heard the generals talk about this matter. Li Yourushui's defeat is actually meritorious. ”

"Oh? Li You was defeated, but he was meritorious, how to say this? ”

Qin Wangzheng glanced at Zhao Gao and became curious.

Zhao Gao hurriedly replied: "I heard from the generals that Li You's defeat this time was actually because he saw the right Sima of Chu fleeing, so he led the army to pursue. The right Sima of the Chu State had 10,000 soldiers, but Li You only had 5,000 soldiers. Li fought this battle, with less to attack more, with weak to attack strong. ”

"The minister heard that the right Sima had already planned to escape, and wanted to go south along the Rushui River and cross the Huaishui by boat, and if he succeeded, it would be difficult for our army to catch him. The 10,000 Chu troops under his command fled to Huainan, which will certainly be a great obstacle for our army to capture the cities of Huainan in the future. ”

Therefore, Li You was at a disadvantage in this battle, but he had to fight for the sake of the overall situation. Although the battle was lost, Li You entangled the right Sima to the death, so that the following Ren Huan could take advantage of the situation to break the Chu army, capture the right Sima of Chu, and completely eradicate this threat. From this point of view, if there is no Li You to fight more with less, there will definitely be no great success. ”

Qin Wangzheng nodded when he heard this, in fact, the rewards and punishments given to Li You by the Bangwei Mansion and the Lord Lieutenant's Mansion were neither rewards nor punishments, and I think it was also for this reason.

However, Qin Wangzheng has always been busy, and under the limited energy, he does not know much about the specific situation of each general's military exploits, and generally only looks at the results, and suddenly sees Li You's defeat in Rushui, and his heart is very uncomfortable.

Now listening to Zhao Gao's words, although Li You was defeated this time, he played a very important role in the capture of the right Sima of Chu for Ren Huan in the future.

"From this point of view, this Li You is a general knowledge."

Qin Wangzheng's expression soothed.

Zhao Gao took advantage of the situation and said: "Now that the king has destroyed Jing Chu, it is a great achievement that has never been achieved in the ages, and the generals are happy and celebrate the National Day." ”

"At this time, all the generals have a heavy reward, but Li You has nothing to gain because of the defeat of Rushui, I am afraid that something is wrong, which will further highlight the defeat of our army in Rushui."

"The minister dared to speak, and the king Kejia Li entangled the Chu army by Rushui, and assisted Ren Huan to capture the right Sima of Chu. In this way, our Qin army will be undefeated, and it will definitely make the people of the country proud, and at the same time, the king is kind to Li You, and he will be happy to come to Tingwei, and he will deeply feel the virtue of the king. ”

Qin Wangzheng didn't speak, his fingers gently rubbed the surface of the slip, and his eyes showed thought.

What Zhao Gao said is quite reasonable.

Now that the Qin State has destroyed Chu, all the generals have made great contributions, but at this juncture, it is rumored that Li You's Rushui defeat is no less than an extra mouse feces in a pot of good soup, which makes Qin Wangzheng, who has always had obsessive-compulsive disorder, feel very uncomfortable, and after it is spread, it is not as good as the Qin army's winning record.

It is better to publicize Li You's efforts to entangle the Chu army according to what Zhao Gao said.

Li You's defeat at Rushui was not a real defeat, but a strategic sacrifice made by the Qin army in order to break through the Chu army and capture the right Sima.

Li You is not only innocent, but also meritorious.

Qin Wangzheng thought of Li You's father again, Li Si, who had been serving as a court lieutenant for a year.

Li Si is really a great talent for governing the country, although he has not been in office for a long time, he has handled affairs in an orderly manner, and from time to time he can put forward some very useful suggestions, which makes him very comfortable for King Qin.

If you don't look at your son, you have to look at your father.

Qin Wang Zheng bowed his head and said: "Li Yourushui's battle seems to be a defeat, but it is actually meritorious. He then followed Yang Duanhe to capture the city, and he should be rewarded. In this way, the widow will regain his title of five doctors. ”

"King Shengming."

Zhao Gao bowed his hand in praise, and there was a smile in his eyes.

Qin destroyed Chu, and among the generals, except for Wang Qian, his brother Zhao Tuo's contribution was the most dazzling.

This time the army returned to Qin, the generals were rewarded, and Zhao Tuo will definitely make countless people look at him because of his dazzling merits.

At this time, Li You was defeated by Ru Shui, and there was no reward for his success, and the Li father and son must be unhappy in their hearts, and they might even hate Zhao Tuo because of this.

This kind of thing is not a good thing for Zhao Tuo.

On the contrary, if Li Youruo is rewarded, his jealousy for Zhao Tuo will definitely be alleviated a lot, at least he will also get a consolation prize.

Qin Wangzheng raised his head and glanced at Zhao Gao, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Between Zhao Gao and Zhao Tuo, between Zhao Tuo and Li You.

This kind of relationship, he knows very well in his heart.

It's just that Zhao Gao's remarks are indeed more beneficial than disadvantages, and it also makes him feel a lot more comfortable, so he chooses to adopt it.

Just as this matter was about to end, Zhao Gao showed hesitation on his face and whispered: "King, about Li You's matter, when the minister was in Huaiyang, he also heard some rumors. ”

"Tell me about it."

Qin Wangzheng smiled, he wanted to hear what else this Zhao Gao could say.

"The minister listened to the lieutenant generals of the army, as well as the guards of the Che Mansion. They all said that when Li Youchu went to the battlefield, he was met by Xiang Yan of Chu Shangzhu. When he arrived in Qiyi, he met Sima Zhaoping of Chu again. This time to destroy Chu, he went to pursue Sima Ye Sheng of Chu again. ”

"Li You fought three times, all of which were more with less and stronger with weak. Although he is quite ambitious and has been defeated repeatedly, he still has the courage to be commended. ”

But these three battles are too coincidental. Therefore, it is often said in the army...... Li Youshuqi! ”

Zhao Gao's voice fell.

Qin Wangzheng's face changed suddenly.

"Li Youshuqi."

The method of divination is to take the even as the auspicious and the strange as the evil.

Odd.

That is to say, the number of lives of this person is not good, and there are many unfavorable things.

……

"Li Junhou, what a strong man!"

Outside Xingyang City, hundreds of thousands of troops were temporarily stationed, because the war ended, so the generals of each department set up wine and feasts, and gathered together.

At this moment, after drinking a few glasses of wine, Ren Huan praised Li You's feat to Zhao Tuo, Meng Tian and others.

Li Jun waited for the enemy's first opportunity, and saw that the right Sima of Chu had the intention of escaping, so he immediately led his troops to chase, entangled the Chu army, and prevented the other party from escaping to Huainan. The Chu people were helpless and fought back, and Li Junhou was not afraid to fight even if he had few soldiers, and fought against him with his back. This is a real strong man! ”

"It's a pity, Li Junhou was finally outnumbered with fewer blows and outnumbered, and was finally broken by the Chu army, but it also bought time for me to lead my troops to come. This is the credit that I made after breaking the Chu army and capturing the right Sima of the Chu State. It can be said that this credit is half of Li Junhou's! ”

Ren shouted with a red neck.

He was influenced by Tu Sui, and he was quite heroic in his heart, and he had a very good impression of Li You's affairs, so he kept praising the other party's courage and calling Li You a strong man.

"Last to the odds?"

Zhao Tuo blinked, touching his head and feeling a little funny.

The battle against the water is extremely dangerous, and it cannot be used when it is not in a desperate situation, how can this Li You take the initiative to use it.

Zhao Tuo thought of the comparison of Li Yourushui's strength in the first battle, and couldn't help but shake his head and said, "Why does this Brother Li fight more with less every time?" ”

……

When the generals used their free time to drink and gather, the hundreds of thousands of Qin troops outside Xingyang City also began to disintegrate.

The Qin troops recruited by the nearby Sanchuan County and Yingchuan County were disbanded on the spot and returned home.

Qin soldiers from Hedong, Taiyuan, Shangdang, Yanzhao and other places also began to distribute troops, and under the command of the corresponding military officials, embarked on the road back.

And Zhao Tuo and the generals will also follow the commander Wang Jian and lead the soldiers of Guan Zhong to the west of Hangu.

They're going home!

"Hanshu Li Guang Biography": "The general Yin was pointed out by the superior, thinking that Li Guang was strange, and he was not allowed to do what he wanted. ”

Yan Shigu notes: "Yan Guang's life is only not coupled." ”

(End of chapter)