Chapter 22
"General Li, what should we do next?"
Sima Shang asked.
"General Sima, you lead two groups of soldiers and horses as soon as possible to ambush at the Yan border and Qin border, especially the Yan border. I will lead the troops back to Handan."
Li Mu immediately made adjustments.
Sima Shang asked again: "General Li thinks Huanjue will flee in the direction of Handan?"
"That's right!"
"The relationship between the general and the king is not good. When the king sees you leading the troops back, he is afraid that there will be a lot of trouble."
Sima Shang reminded: "The general can return to Handan, but he must get the king's order before he can go back. The Qin army in the north was repulsed by the general. Then the king will definitely call the general back to attack Yecheng together with Han and Wei. Fanwu's Qin army cannot go back before this, and based on my relationship with the general, it will be equally troublesome for me to lead the troops back. King Zhao may even think that I will rebel with the general."
Li Mu hesitated for a long time, and finally shook his head and gave up. If Huan Jue did not go to Handan, King Zhao might not let him go.
The conflict between him and Zhao Wangqian was not a matter of one day or two, and he added: "General Sima will go to the Yan border, and I will go to the Qin border and recover Chili by the way. Let's arrange it this way first."
"If Huanjue really ran away towards Handan, his life should not have been cut off."
After Sima Shang said this, he went down to make arrangements to ambush the Qin army at the Yan border.
Huan Jue went deep into the Zhao territory and wanted to get rid of his pursuers as quickly as possible. The closest route was to the Yan State. Ying Zheng and Prince Dan of Yan were old acquaintances. Zhao and Yan had always had a grudge and there was a high probability that they would help the Qin army.
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Huan Jue fled deep into the mountains and finally lost sight of his pursuers, so he allowed the exhausted soldiers to stop and rest temporarily.
After a while, the soldiers from behind also followed.
Zhang Han and others looked at it quickly and shouted hurriedly: "General Bai Bai, where are you?"
They couldn't find Bai Zhong, and a bad premonition came to their hearts.
Wang Li also walked over quickly after hearing the words. Everyone shouted for a while, but no response was received from Bai Zhong.
"Where are our hundred generals?"
Tian Zhen grabbed a soldier and asked.
"Zhao Jun wanted to kill Bai Baijiang. In order to let us leave, he snatched a war horse, killed the enemy, and lured away the cavalry."
The soldier said weakly.
"What!"
Everyone exclaimed.
Zhang Han said: "I'm going to find Bai Baijiang."
"stop!"
Wang Li couldn't let them go back to die, so he quickly stopped them.
The commotion here quickly attracted Huan Ye's attention, and he came over and asked, "What's wrong?"
Hou Wenshan's eyes burned, and he swallowed: "Our hundred generals Bai Zhong may have died in the battle!"
By following Bai Zhong, they were able to kill enemies, obtain titles, promote military positions, and survive. They supported Bai Zhong in their hearts, especially Zhang Han. When they learned that Bai Zhong had not followed, it was like a bolt from the blue. .
Huan Ye was shocked and regretted: "I didn't listen to General Bai Bai's advice. Not only did I kill so many warriors in Da Qin, but I also killed General Bai Bai. I..."
Before he finished speaking, he let out a long sigh. It was useless to regret it at this time.
"I'm so sorry, handsome!"
Huanjue seemed ten years older. He had been fighting for the Qin Dynasty for decades, but this was the first time he had been defeated so miserably.
"General, there is a fast horse on the mountain, coming towards us."
At this time, a scout ran back and said.
"Only one horse?"
"Only one!"
"It may be the enemy's scout, take it down first!"
Huan Ye said coldly.
"I go!"
Zhang Han was filled with anger and could not vent it. He did not care about military discipline and so on, so he picked up the sword in his hand and went down the mountain.
A group of soldiers quickly stopped the fast horse.
"One of our own, don't do anything!"
"I am Bai Zhong."
Bai Zhong chased here like a bloody man. When he saw Qin Jun stopping him, he knew it was a misunderstanding and quickly jumped off his horse to show his identity.
"It's really Bai Baijiang!"
"Bai Baijiang!"
Zhang Han ran over first and hugged Bai Zhong directly.
After a while, Tian Zhen, Hou Wenshan and others also ran over, crying with joy, and all the soldiers behind them also cheered.
Wang Li was delighted at first, and then was shocked beyond description.
Bai Zhong lured away so many cavalry by himself and still managed to fight them out. Looking at the blood stains on his body, one can imagine how brutal the fighting was at that time. It is unknown how many enemies died under Bai Zhong's sword.
Bai Baijiang is really the God of Killing!
"Get out of the way!"
Bai Zhong pushed them away and said: "How is it appropriate for a grown man to hug each other? There are eighty-six of us, how many are left?"
Hou Wenshan said: "Including General Bai Bai, there are only fifty-four people left."
They were silent at the same time.
Death in war is inevitable.
When Bai Zhong saw Huan Jue approaching, he cupped his hands and said, "General, Bai Zhong, Bai Zhong, is back."
Huan Jue said: "General Bai Bai, I'm sorry for you!"
"The general is serious!"
Bai Zhong nodded slightly and added: "We should evacuate this place as soon as possible. My subordinates are worried that Zhao Jun will come after us again."
Huan Jue was about to give the order and prepare to leave. Then he thought again and asked, "Where does General Bai Bai think we should go?"
"Handan!"
Bai Zhong said these two words calmly.
The deputy general on the side retorted: "We are going to Handan to die. My subordinates think that we should go to Yan State. The king and Prince Dan of Yan are old friends. In addition, Yan and Zhao are at odds. When Yan State learns of our plight, it will definitely send troops to escort us."
Return to Qin."
Bai Zhong explained: "Although going to Handan means going to die, the most dangerous place is also the safest. Li Mu would not have thought that we might escape to Yan State, and there must be an ambush at the border."
Huan Ye asked: "Li Mu can also judge that we will go to Handan."
He also understands this truth, but going to Handan is tantamount to throwing yourself into a trap.
"He can judge, but he dare not lead his troops back to Handan, neither Li Mu nor Sima Shang dared."
"Li Mu has a bad relationship with King Zhao. He cannot go back without King Zhao's edict, otherwise King Zhao may kill him."
"Even if he sends someone to send a message back now, telling King Zhao to be on guard and intercept him on the road to Handan, it will be too late."
"We can go south in the direction of Handan first, but we don't have to go really close to Handan. We can come to the vicinity of Panwu and then go back through Panwu. With General Wang Ben to support us, it will be safer than going to Yan State."
Bai Zhong also added in his mind that he can only go if Fan Wu's Qin army is still there.
These words made Huanjue and others deep in thought.
He also thought that Bai Zhong's previous predictions had basically come true. Huan Jue ended up like this because he didn't listen. This time he decided to take a gamble and said: "Pass this commander's military order, and the whole army will rest for another half hour, and then
Set off south to Handan, and at the same time have someone contact Panwu’s General Wang Ben in advance.”
Hearing that he finally believed in himself for once, Bai Zhong felt relieved.
"A hundred thousand troops went out to fight, and now there are only more than 20,000 people left who can escape here with me. The others have already..."
Huanjue really regrets it.
"General, victory or defeat is a common matter for military officers."
Chapter completed!