Chapter 120 If you are hit with a knife, you will bleed!

Zhao Gao did come back, and he led many of the thirteen sentries.

It's just that he looked a little miserable. The iron helmet on Zhao Gao's head was missing, his bun was messy and he looked uneasy, and the royal-gifted horse under his crotch seemed to be lame.

But, after all, it is necessary to live a complete life!

Zhao Gao rode his horse into the camp and asked the thirteen sentry riders to drink and rest their horses. He went straight to find Qin Mo and the others, dismounted and staggered to salute: "Meet the prince, meet the Prime Minister of Qin, and meet all my colleagues."

Fusu, with the dignity of a prince, personally helped Zhao Gao, who was unsteady on his feet, and asked warmly: "Zhao Sima, is he injured?"

Zhao Gao couldn't help but feel emotional when he saw that the prince, who had never had much communication with him, cared about him in such a courteous and virtuous manner.

Especially since he had experienced a life and death disaster last night, hearing such gentle and caring words made him really want to cry!

If Monkey Spirit disciple Hu Hai, who is betting on his own future for the rest of his life, is half as loyal and honest as Fusu, he may be able to laugh out of his dreams.

As for the crown prince's position, he might as well fight for it again before he can be entrusted to the outside world...

Zhao Gao's mind turned over and over again, but in the end it turned into a sigh, he shook his groggy head, clasped his hands and said: "Thank you, the prince, for caring about me. The general is not seriously injured. He just fell off his horse and fell, and his mind is a little confused.

Top-heavy."

This symptom is probably caused by a concussion!

Li Si asked strangely: "Zhao Sima is a cavalryman and should be the first to withdraw. Why did he come back so late?"

Both of them are Legalist scholars, so they can talk to each other in private.

Zhao Gao's face turned bitter, and he explained: "The Thirteenth Cavalry and I saw the retreat fireworks signal and immediately withdrew from the camp."

"But as soon as we left the camp, we encountered a group of Panyu cavalry. Seeing that we were outnumbered, we could only rely on our excellent horses to fight and retreat until we were chased dozens of miles away."

"Moreover, I was galloping in the dark, and it was difficult to see. The horse that was given to me by the emperor lost its front hooves and fell down, almost killing me. If the thirteen knights hadn't rescued me, I would have probably lost my head..."

He and the thirteen sentries were probably intercepted by the Panyu cavalry who arrived first, just like Chi Na's group.

It’s quite unlucky!

Li Si gave a sympathetic look and then said: "Zhao Sima may have forgotten that Prime Minister Qin had arrangements before the war. If the tribes were entangled by Panyu elites, they would retreat into the mountains and forests and use mandarin duck formations to defeat the enemy."

"You can only escape on horseback on the mountain road. How can you not be hunted down?"

Zhao Gao's face turned red when he was told that, and he secretly cursed in his heart: "Your brother is watching the battle from a distance, but he is standing and talking without pain in his back!"

Fu Su smiled and smoothed things over: "Zhao Sima is entering the battle for the first time. It is a great blessing to be able to escape unscathed. There is no need to force too much."

"I remember that last year when I went on an expedition with the Prime Minister of Qin, I was on the battlefield in Zhao, and was attacked by the Xiongnu soldiers on the verge of death. The panic and panic in my heart at that time is still fresh in my memory. How could I care about so much when I was running for my life?"

"This time, Zhao Sima led thirteen sentries on horseback to trample the enemy camp and disrupt the defense of Panyu's rear army. This is a brave act and should be the first achievement!"

Zhao Gao felt angry after hearing this, and for a moment it seemed that his concussion was much better. He bowed to Fusu and said, "The prince praises you too much, I will be ashamed in the end..."

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The Qin army's night attack was successful, and the King of Panyu was completely miserable. Looking at the rear army camp that was burned to scorched earth, his lean body was trembling slightly, and he asked unwillingly: "Can we save the food and grass armor?"

Machinery?"

The disgraced general of the rear army shrank his neck, pointed to several baskets of white rice beside him and said with a trembling voice: "Report... report back to the king... I can only rescue these..."

The King of Panyu looked at the baskets of white rice, and his eyes suddenly turned black. After taking a deep breath, he suddenly pulled out his sword: "Trash~!"

puff--

The light of the sword flashed, and the head of the rear army general fell to the ground, and the headless body also fell to the ground.

The King of Panyu held a long sword dripping with blood, but his anger could not be calmed down.

All the food, grass, armor and weapons from the national treasury and internal treasury were burned by the rebels. Even if he could quell the rebellion, he would not be able to fight against the old tribes of the Six Kingdoms.

In order to preserve his ancestral heritage and prevent his country from being annihilated, he suddenly transformed from a fat man addicted to alcohol and sex into the lean and brave horse king he is today.

But now, all efforts have been in vain.

I am afraid that my country will be exterminated and my clan will be destroyed sooner or later, so how can I not be angry?

How can we not despair?

The surrounding soldiers looked at the King of Panyu with bloodshot eyes. They were all as silent as a cicada, fearing that bad luck would befall them. They shrank their heads and gasped.

"Huh~!"

After an unknown amount of time, the King of Panyu suddenly let out a long breath, slowly sheathed his sword, looked at the rear deputy general and asked, "How many rebels came last night?"

"About... more than ten thousand..."

The deputy general of the rear army replied hesitantly.

The King of Panyu frowned, put his hand on the hilt of his sword and shouted: "How many rebels are there?"

Plop——

The deputy general of the rear army was so frightened that he fell to the ground and said in horror: "There are no less than ten thousand people, and they are all young and strong men."

After the rebels broke into the camp, it was indeed easy for people to have the illusion that rebels were everywhere.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that this guy deliberately exaggerated the number of rebels in order to avoid responsibility.

The King of Panyu was also wary of his lying, so he asked the royal family members who were placed as supervisors in the rear army: "Is it true?"

The royal family member nodded and said with some fear: "Last night in the camp, as far as you could see, there were all rebels. Without tens of thousands of young and strong men, they would never have achieved such a momentum!"

The King of Panyu's expression softened a little, and he stretched out his hand to lift up the lieutenant general of the rear army who was lying on the ground, and said comfortingly: "The rebels have thunder and fire to help them fight. Last night's defeat was not a crime of war. I love you and you should pay for your crime and perform meritorious service."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me. General..."

The deputy general of the rear army burst into tears with gratitude. He thanked the monarch repeatedly for his kindness and expressed his loyalty.

However, he knew in his heart that his great king was probably really panicked and anxious to win over people's hearts.

Otherwise, he would never comfort his defeated general like this!

The King of Panyu didn't know that his king's intentions had been guessed by his subordinates. He just looked at the burned-out rear camp and pondered for a long time, and then asked the guard general behind him: "In recent days, have any spies reported back to the Iron Mountain?"

Enemy situation?”

The guard general shook his head: "According to the returned secret agent, the peripheral defenses in the Tieshan area have become increasingly tight. The open and hidden sentries are like stars in the sky, making it difficult to get close to detect."

After hearing this, the King of Panyu fell into deep thought again. He walked around in circles a few times and murmured to himself: "According to the enemy situation reported by the spies, there are about 100,000 rebel tribes, including young and strong men.

With full calculations, the maximum number will be fifteen thousand."

"The rebels came to burn our food, grass and armor this time, so they sent out more than ten thousand young and strong men. The Iron Mountain area must be empty..."

When he said this, his eyes couldn't help but light up with excitement.

He knew that countless fertile fields had been reclaimed by the rebels in the Tieshan area.

Moreover, he knew that Iron Mountain was a rich iron mine.

If we can take advantage of the emptiness inside the rebels, lead 20,000 elites, rush over and occupy the Iron Mountain area before these 10,000 rebels return.

Then you have all the food, grass, armor and equipment!

In the future, all those fertile plain grain-producing lands will be lost to the old tribes of the Six Nations. He can also lead the people of Panyu to retreat to the Tieshan area and continue to develop.

The area around Tieshan is full of deep mountains and old forests. Even if the armies of the six old tribes come to attack, they will not be able to take advantage.

In this way, at least the nation will not be destroyed!

The more the King of Panyu thought about it, the more excited he became, and shouted: "According to the order of the solitary king, all the tribesmen will hand over the remaining grain and disperse into the mountains and forests to eat."

"Tell them that there are more than 10,000 young rebels hiding in the mountains and forests. Their mission is to wipe out those more than 10,000 young rebels."

"After the war, the Lone King will reward them with all the rich hunting grounds in the Iron Mountain area. The more rebel heads they kill, the bigger the hunting grounds that the Lone King will reward them with!"

The general of the imperial guard immediately took the order and went away, leading the Panyu soldiers to convey the Panyu King's edict to the nearby tribal soldiers who had not yet recovered from the night attack.

It is naturally difficult to get the tribal soldiers to hand over the food they carry with them.

"How can there be any reason to take back the food that was handed out?"

"Our tribe has our own hunting ground, so we don't care about the hunting ground here!"

"This is the food I brought from my clan. Why should I hand it over..."

The tribal soldiers were so excited that they were unwilling to hand over the food.

But how can the King of Panyu be easy to get along with?

If you are not oppressed these days, do you really think you are a human being?

Twenty thousand Panyu elites surrounded the chaotic tribal soldiers and greeted them with a hail of arrows.

Boo hoo hoo——

Puff puff puff——

The tribal soldiers who had been killed by the rebels last night and abandoned their armor were helpless in the face of the rain of arrows. They were shot to death and injured hundreds of others on the spot. The screams and wails once again echoed over the scorched earth camp.

"Hurry up and turn in the food!"
To be continued...