Most of the Qin troops who escorted these Chu people from Yangshan County were subordinates of the Fanghou Mansion, and most of these troops were previously garrisons along the Wushan line, and they were also very familiar with the situation in the Yangshan County area.

No matter from any side, and even in many military information of the Great Qin Dynasty's Soldiers and Horses, it is shown that it is Fang Qilin who leads the overall situation in Yangshan County.

However, the real commander of the more than 600,000 Qin troops in Yangshan County and Wushan was Wei Wujiao.

Wei Wuji's subordinates were all fighting in the Yinshan area, even in the face of the intelligence of Fusu and some high-ranking officials of the Terracotta Division, he himself was fighting in the area of Yinshan Yutianguan, but in fact, Wei Wuji there was just a stand-in for him.

"Wei Wuji", who fought in the area of Yutian Pass, was wearing his Thousand Mountains Cold Snow Armor, and his figure looked unusually straight and tall, with a suffocating coercion, but Wei Wuji, who was in Yangshan County, was only wearing the thin cotton robe of ordinary staff members in the army, and looked like a mediocre old strategist, his eyes were dim, and he was no different from the kind of person who was no longer used by the generals and could only help deal with some military intelligence paperwork in the staff group.

It's just that when the old man touches on some key information or orders, some cold-blooded cold light suddenly appears in his dim pupils, which still makes people shudder.

The reason why he concealed his identity and hid on the front line of Yangshan County was not because Zheng Sleeve was not at ease with Fang Qilin's unified army, but because from the beginning, the focus of this war was in Yangshan County. The transfer of a large amount of grain and grass and the proximity of Fusu to the Yinshan front line were just some means to confuse the opponent.

In order to cooperate with some of her shameless methods in the eyes of the world, Yangshan County must need an iron-blooded and ruthless commander like her.

Wei Wuji may not be as good as Sima Cuo in terms of cultivation and strategy, but he belongs to the kind of extremely cold-blooded general, and he can resolutely carry out military orders without the slightest emotion.

As long as he can ensure victory, not to mention sacrificing the lives of some Chu people, even if it is sacrificing the lives of tens of thousands of Qin people, he will definitely not hesitate.

After the Qin army that escorted the more than 70,000 Chu people quickly withdrew and abandoned those Chu people in the barren wilderness, they actually did not go far, but like a hungry wolf always paying attention to the weak and tired wolves.

More than 400,000 Qin troops, but they were already quietly marching, like a giant beast opening its big mouth, ready to eat the Chu army that came to help in one bite.

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When driven away by the Qin army, there was a clear destination, but when the Qin army suddenly withdrew and was abandoned in the wasteland, these more than 70,000 Chu people lost their direction in their hearts.

Panic began, then despair began to creep in, and the sound of crying was heard everywhere.

Some are ready to leave.

At this time, most of these people who were preparing to leave were in the prime of life, some were cultivators, they all had different purposes, some missed their families and were ready to return to their homes in Yangshan County, and some people felt that Yangshan County could no longer stay and were ready to march towards the Chu Realm.

Among them was a middle-aged man in a plain robe.

The middle-aged man looked like a private school gentleman, and many of his luggage were books, and when he finally made up his mind to leave, suddenly a woman walked up to him and asked softly, "Do you want to leave these people?"

The middle-aged man was slightly stunned, at this time the surrounding crowd was already very chaotic, and the first person who could detect his mind must have been observing him.

He couldn't help but take a closer look at the woman who appeared in front of him.

It was a very young woman, with a very haggard face, a somewhat yellowish complexion, and she was dressed in a very ordinary and even tacky blue cloth shirt, but she still looked good.

This made his brow furrow furrow slightly.

He had the impression that he had never seen this woman in the team these days.

Even if there were more than 70,000 people in this team, it was impossible for him to see them all, but it was the instinct of a cultivator to observe all the people around him on the way, and even if he inadvertently swept an outline, it was impossible for him to feel so unfamiliar.

Crucially, the young woman was clearly watching him, but he never noticed when the woman was coming, when she was around him in the crowd.

Although he was slightly surprised, he nodded and responded, "Yes." ”

The woman had a very unique aura, even like a family member questioning, and asked softly, "Where are you going to leave, go back to Yangshan County, or go to Chudi?"

The middle-aged man didn't hide his inner thoughts, and said, "Go back to Yangshan County." ”

The woman said, "Is there anyone who can't let go?"

The middle-aged man hesitated slightly, and said, "There is a good woman, and when she left, she said that she would wait for me to go back." I went back to see if she would like to go back to Chu with me. ”

"It's a big team. ”

The woman's tone became even more strange, and she said, "Even if the number of Qin troops escorting these more than 70,000 people is doubled, it is impossible to strictly guard everyone for so many days along the way. When you are camping, traveling through some mountain and forest areas, and some chaos, it is too simple to find a time to leave with your cultivation. In fact, there are quite a few practitioners who look for opportunities to leave in the first place. But why are you leaving now?"

The middle-aged man was silent for a long time before he said softly: "Because it's useless." ”

The woman looked at him, "What is called useless." ”

The middle-aged man glanced up at the surroundings, looked at many desperate faces, took a deep breath, and then said softly: "There was the restraint of the Qin army before, and we were gathered together all the time, only knowing to move forward, there are no extra thoughts, even if some people can't hold on to death, they will die on the way forward, and the rest of the people are still forced to move forward, but now that the Qin army has withdrawn and there is less restraint, these people will have all kinds of ideas, and 70,000 people will be scattered and divided." 70,000 people is not a small number, if these 70,000 people are always together, I am afraid that even if I want to rescue, I am afraid that it will be easier to save some. But as soon as these people are separated, it's not just a matter of rescue, the key is... It feels different. Even if I were a general, I would not be able to resist fighting for the life and death of 70,000 people, but there are thousands of people here, where there are thousands of people, how can I fight? Even those upright ministers in Chudu look the same, this is a matter of quantity. The life and death of 70,000 people is a major event, but the life and death of some scattered thousands of people cannot gamble on the victory or defeat of some large armies. ”

Listening to his words, the expression on the woman's face did not change much, but she shook her head a little impatiently, and said: " In short, why should the matter be so complicated, to put it simply, if these 70,000 people are separated, it will not give people the feeling that it is no longer 70,000 people, that is, a few thousand people here, and 10,000 refugees there, after dispersion, the number is not large, you suspect that my Chu army will not do its best to save it at all, and the result is that these people who are close to the limit will not be accepted no matter which direction they go, and most of them will die on the way. ”

"In the long run, if we don't save the army and these people die because of this, the Qin people will make a fuss about the death of these people, even if it is their shameless means, it will eventually involve some moral and human aspects of our court. After the middle-aged man said this, he was silent for a moment, and then said slowly, "But what happens in the future has nothing to do with the present. I didn't leave them because I felt hopeful and could help as much as I could, but I left now because I couldn't bear it, and I didn't want to watch these people die slowly, it was just a matter of my state of mind. ”

"It may not be a big deal for others to leave, but as soon as you leave, these 70,000 people disperse faster. Because you are Ji Baixing, you are a very virtuous Mr. Shufang in Ercheng, Yangshan County, many people know you, and the most important thing is that in the days you have been traveling in this team, you have used your true yuan to treat many dying people, especially many young children. So you may not have noticed it yourself, but in fact, your actions are able to affect the vast majority of people here. ”

The woman didn't argue with him, but ordered in an unquestionable, even arrogant tone: "Your insight is extraordinary, you should know that people have lived in groups since ancient times, even if they are also in trouble, there will always be some way to get together, even if you just stay up, you can survive a little longer." So what you have to do now is to keep these 70,000 people from scattering. ”

The middle-aged man's heart was full of helplessness and sentimentality.

He couldn't speak, and if he could, would he need this woman to tell him that?

"If you have clean water, you will at least be stable. Just an hour away, there's a small lake where you can tell them to walk there before sunset. There is water available, and you can manage to catch fish. The woman ignored his thoughts, and then said as commanding.

The man named Ji Xingbai was stunned, and immediately smiled bitterly again, and said, "How many fish can you catch, the distribution of fish caught is far from enough, but it causes chaos." ”

"A person who is drowning will try to catch a straw, and a person who is about to die walking in the desert will give him hope for a water source, which will make him last one more day. To stabilize these people at this time, only one excuse is needed. The woman gave him a cold look and said, "Then tell them that as long as they get there, at night, there will be some food and medicine sent by the Chu army first." ”

Ji Xingbai's face was slightly pale, and her voice trembled softly, and she said: "If hope is dashed, it will be even more out of control, if they find that there is no food and medicine delivered at night, these people will completely collapse, and no one will be able to clean up the situation at that time." ”

"There will be some food and medicine arriving during the night. The woman said coldly and categorically: "It will definitely be delivered, this is not an excuse." ”

Ji Xingbai looked at her, not understanding why her tone was so powerful and confident.

The woman didn't explain anything, just reached out and gently brushed it on his shoulder, as if she was just helping him brush away a stain, but he only felt that this hand was extremely heavy, and it was tougher than any fine gold in the world, which was a very strange feeling, and it also made him understand her identity instantly.

His breathing stopped instantly, and after a few breaths, he lowered his voice to the limit, and said in a voice that only he and the woman could hear, "Why are you here?"

In fact, what he really wanted to say was, how could you have sneaked into us so many days ago?