General Qin

"A large number of Chu cavalry appeared in the east of Huaiyang, driving and killing you and others, and blocking the road?"

In the camp of the Qin army on the front line of the Guling divide, the commander's army tent.

General Wang Jian sat in the upper position, looking at the scouts who came back from the front to report the military situation, his brows frowned involuntarily.

Although the Qin army built a fortress and stood firm, using the strategy of exhausting Xiang Yan to the end, it was not true that no one was sent out.

Xiang Yan's camp in Huaiyang was heavily guarded, and the cavalry of the Chu army went to patrol north of the chasm, and the scouts of the Qin army could not approach to spy on Huaiyang.

But in the east and west of Huaiyang, far away from the camp of the Chu army, the precautions must be negligent after all, and the cavalry of the Qin army often took advantage of the loopholes and sneaked into the vicinity for investigation.

For example, Jing Tong came from the east with the remnant soldiers, and was scouted by the Qin army scouts.

Just this morning, on the avenue about 30 miles east of Huaiyang, the scouts of the Qin Army who were investigating information here discovered a large number of Chu Army cavalry rushing from the direction of Huaiyang, patrolling and blocking the surrounding area.

These Chu army cavalry are very fierce. Once they find the traces of Qin army scouts, they will chase and kill them endlessly. Most of the scouts of the Qin army were killed or injured, only a few escaped and sent this important news to the general.

"General, our army has been confronting the Chu people for so long, and we have never seen them behave like this. I am afraid there will be changes in the Chu camp!"

A general Pi spoke immediately.

Another person shouted: "Xiang Yan drove our army's scouts, it should be to send troops eastward, in my opinion, it must be because General Zhao defeated Xiang Qu in Suishui, Xiang Yan became angry and wanted to lead troops to Suishui Take revenge on General Zhao!"

Just two days ago, the news of Zhao Tuo's victory over the Chu army at Pengcheng Pass and the defeat of Xiangqu finally came by detour from the direction of Suiyang in the north.

At that time, the news spread throughout the Qin army's camp, causing countless exclamations and cheers.

First defeat the 100,000 Qi army, and then defeat the 30,000 Chu army!

General Zhao is really my fierce general of Qin!

General Wang Jian was stunned for a moment when he heard the news, then he shook his head and said with a smile, "This kid really knows how to win battles. My Great Qin has such a good general, and I feel at ease."

Now that the Chu army has changed, it is hard not to think of Zhao Tuo's victory in the south of Pengcheng.

Even Qiang Yan, disregarding the conflict with Zhao Tuo at this time, said: "With Xiang Yan's shrewdness, I am afraid that because his son was defeated by Zhao Tuo, he will not take Huaiyang's overall situation into account and lead his army to take revenge. Perhaps it was because Zhao Tuo went south to Suishui after defeating Xiang Qu, intending to attack the capital of Chu. Xiang Yan couldn't just sit back and send troops to intercept Zhao Tuo!"

As soon as Qiang Li said these words, several people immediately agreed.

Compared with Xiang Yan's statement of revenge, Qiang Li's statement is more logical and convincing.

Seeing someone agreeing, Qiang Lu felt ashamed when he thought that Zhao Tuo had already made great achievements in the world, but he could only stay in the camp and play football without making any achievements.

He said eagerly: "General, we have been here for more than half a year, and we are almost dumbfounded. That Xiang Yan first sent Xiang Qudong to take away part of the troops, and now he has sent troops away to defend Huaiyang. Compared with before, it will definitely be weaker, and it is a good time for us to defeat the enemy! The last general asks for orders, lead his men to try to attack Huaiyang, and find the way for the army!"

Wang Jian didn't say anything.

He stretched out his hand to caress the white beard under his chin, his eyes full of thought.

Seeing the general like this, all the generals under the tent waited silently.

Wang Jian narrowed his eyes.

He now has two choices, one is to ask Qiang Li to lead some troops to test Huaiyang's defense, maybe he can find a chance to defeat the enemy from the transfer of Chu army.

Another option is to continue to sit firmly on the wall, no matter how the Chu army is transferred, the Qin army will not care. It only needs to be consumed until the Chu people's food and fodder are exhausted, and then they can reap all the merits.

Moreover, the Chu army's food and grass were about to bottom out. How could Xiang Yan's actions not deliberately lure him, Wang Jian, to send troops so that the Chu army could defeat the enemy and survive in a desperate situation?

"Since you can get all the merits by sitting here, why bother with Xiang Yan?"

"When the old man fights, he talks about the word 'stable'"

"Zhao Tuo, I believe you are the same."

Wang Jian looked towards the east.

Based on what he knew about Zhao Tuo, that kid wouldn't lead troops to attack Shouchun in winter.

This kind of thing is almost the same as Li Xin.

Therefore, Xiang Yan's transfer must have nothing to do with Zhao Tuo, and there may be fraud in it.

"It doesn't matter how your Chu army moves, I will stand still."

"When you run out of food, I will kill you with one blow."

...

It was winter, and the wind was howling, and the ground was covered with a layer of frost and snow that had not yet melted away.

Zhao Tuo was wearing a thick winter coat and standing by the river. The Sui River in front of him was no longer the same as it was in summer.

"The scouts said that the Chu army is coming from the east, and they have already arrived in Qiyi?"

Zhao Tuo looked at the other side of the Sui River, his face full of surprise.

Since Xiangqu's 30,000 Chu army was defeated by him, the Qin army went south to the vicinity of Zhuyi and re-garrisoned by the Sui River.

Because of Xiang Qu's defeat, Jing Tong took the remaining remnants of the Chu army west to Huaiyang, causing the Chu army in the south of Suishui to be almost wiped out, and the defense of the city fell into a very empty situation.

If Zhao Tuo led his troops across the south of the river, it would be like breaking a bamboo all the way.

But Zhao Tuo had no plans to go south, not only because it was cold winter and it was not suitable for military struggle, and going deep into Chu would put his army in a disadvantageous situation, but also because Zhao Tuo was waiting.

He has been waiting for changes in the battle situation in the direction of Huaiyang.

As long as the Chu army's food and supplies are bottomed out, hundreds of thousands of troops will surely be defeated without a fight, and then Wang Jian will seize the opportunity and look for opportunities to defeat them.

In this way, the hundreds of thousands of Chu troops on the Huaibei battlefield were scattered and no longer threatening. At that time, it was time for Zhao Tuo to lead his troops to attack and chase death to the north.

Chasing and killing a group of Chu soldiers who suffered a great defeat and were short of food and food, although the military merits are not very high, but there is no risk at all.

Although Zhao Tuo took the risk of raiding Shouchun last year, he traveled thousands of miles across the land of Chu and returned. But in his heart, that kind of life-threatening adventure is always bad, and like General Wang, making great contributions in peace and stability is the right way.

Although Zhao Tuo did not lead his troops across the river, he still cautiously sent many Qin army scouts across the river. Even the horseshoes of the Qin army scouts went straight to the vicinity of Qiyi dozens of miles away to check the eastward direction of the Chu army.

Just this morning, the scouts of the Qin Army who came from nearby Qiyi came back with a shocking news.

A Chu army came hastily from the east.

There were about five or six thousand people in this Chu army, all of them discarded their helmets and armor, and looked panic-stricken.

They held the banner of the Qu family of Chu State, and they were said to be broken soldiers who escaped from the Huaiyang battlefield.

The hundreds of thousands of Chu troops were all defeated by Wang Jian, and the rest scattered in all directions. These five or six thousand people were the first group to run!

"General! Now that our army has won a big victory in Huaiyang, these defeated Chu people have all come to Qiyi. It's time for us to go out and kill him without leaving any behind!"

All the generals stood behind Zhao Tuo, and Heihou was the first to challenge excitedly.

Five or six thousand Chu troops, if they win, that would be a considerable military achievement, and looking at their banners, the leader is actually the Qu family from the state of Chu.

The nobles of the Qu family who can command thousands of Chu troops must be a big fish. If this person is caught and these five or six thousand remnants are taken down by the way, it will not be a big achievement.

Not only Hei Hip, but even She Jian, Zhao Guang and other generals were quite moved.

They followed Zhao Tuo to garrison here, isn't it just waiting for the Chu army in Huaiyang to be defeated, and then they can take the opportunity to chase the north and make contributions?

Now the time has come, the first batch of Chu troops have come here, if they don't do anything, when will they wait?

Zhao Tuo ignored them.

He knew that the generals under his command were already anxious, and he wished he could immediately lead his troops to kill the remnant soldiers in Qiyi.

But Zhao Tuo always felt something was wrong.

This feeling of something wrong did not appear out of nowhere, but had its own logic.

time!

Judging from the information from the intermediary of Qin State who was lying in Chu State, and the information obtained from the generals of Chu State captured by Zhao Tuo.

The food and grass of the Chu army should last for a while longer.

From Huaiyang to Qiyi, according to the normal marching speed, it would take more than 20 days. Even if this defeated army ran fast, it would take more than ten days.

It means that the Chu army ran out of food more than ten days ago, and was defeated by Wang Jian, causing the defeated army to run all the way to Qiyi.

This is not in line with Zhao Tuo's expected time. Xiang Yan is mature and stable, and will definitely take various measures to save food and grass. Chu's army food should be postponed for a period of time. How could it be so long in advance?

"Perhaps there was a problem within the Chu State, and there were mutual discords. This is why the general seized the opportunity and broke it in advance?"

Hearing Zhao Tuo's doubts, Zhong Limei opened his mouth to analyze.

He is from the state of Chu, and he knows very well that there are many princes in the state of Chu, and even the king of Chu often has conflicts with the nobles and nobles below. In particular, the current king of Chu is not in the right position, and it is easy to have problems within Chu.

Zhao Tuo shook his head.

"Even if there is a problem in Chu State, it is impossible to let the armies of Huaiyang and Shangcai withdraw. That would be a real suicide attempt. No one would be so stupid. As long as the army of Chu State does not move, the general will never mobilize attack, he will wait until the people of Chu run out of food."

Just like Wang Jian knew Zhao Tuo, Zhao Tuo also knew Wang Jian very well.

The old general became more calm as he got to the last moment, especially in this kind of war of annihilating the country, no matter what happened to the Chu army.

He will definitely delay until the Chu people run out of food, and then launch the final general offensive, destroying the country in one battle.

Before that, Wang Jian would never send troops.

If Wang Jian did not send troops, the Chu people would naturally not be defeated in advance.

So that rout pawn appeared so long in advance, which made Zhao Tuo suspicious.

unusual!

"Don't move the Chu army in Qiyi first."

"Send cavalry to monitor their movements. If it is really a rout from Huaiyang, they will definitely go all the way. Some people will flee in all directions along the way. At that time, we will catch a few and ask them."

"Send another group of sentinel cavalry to investigate the area fifty miles west of Qiyi. If the Chu army is really defeated, this group of rout soldiers will definitely not be the only ones here, and there will be more people in the future."

"If there is a Chu army, watch its banner array, watch its actions and food, and then look for opportunities to arrest scattered soldiers."

"There is also our army's camp, widely scattered ranger guards, pay attention to vigilance."

Zhao Tuo calmly ordered.

The generals looked at each other, thinking that the general was too cautious.

The black buttocks pouted even more depressed.

But fortunately, Zhao Tuo's prestige is here, and the generals can only respectfully accept orders and go down to make arrangements.

Seeing the generals disperse.

Zhao Tuo looked across the Sui River again.

Chu Jun really lost?

...

In an open area more than 20 miles west of Qiyi, there are endless camps, and more than 40,000 troops are stationed here.

Looking from a distance, a piece of red armor and red armor is very eye-catching.

"This old man can't catch Zhao Tuo anymore!"

Yin Xiangyan, the order of the state of Chu, stood in the military tent, with anger in his eyes.

The five thousand Chu troops disguised as rout soldiers and went to Qiyi as bait failed to catch Zhao Tuo from the other side of the Sui River.

On the contrary, judging from the large number of cavalry sent by the Qin army to the four directions, even if Zhao Tuo hadn't noticed Xiang Yan's layout, he must have felt that something was wrong.

Xiang Yan felt unwilling.

Although his son committed suicide and apologized after the defeat, Zhao Tuo was absolutely inseparable.

So this time Xiang Yan led his troops to the east, with the idea of ​​using the rout to lure Zhao Tuo out, annihilate him, and avenge Xiang Qu.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Tuo was the same as Wang Jian, he only knew how to shrink his head and wait and see, and put safety first, which was very annoying.

"It's so difficult at such a young age."

Xiang Yan said bitterly: "Wang Jian is an old tortoise, and this Zhao Tuo is a little tortoise, none of them dare to fight the old man!"