"We received a secret report from Marquis Wu Zhen that Lord Changping and hundreds of families rebelled against Qin."
"So we secretly mobilized the remaining 100,000 elites from the Wancheng camp in Nanyang, and at the same time sent a message to Meng Tian, leading the golden fire cavalry to go south to the city father as reinforcements."
"But... Meng Tian was still a step behind in his march, so he had to go to Xixian County. Fortunately... it was still in time."
An hour later, the 50,000 elite cavalrymen gathered under Meng Tian's command, the Qin army broke through the blockade of more than 100,000 Chu troops on the west side and rushed straight to Pingyu.
There is no need to go to Xixian County, so why should I go there?
useless.
"Wuzhenhou's march should be arriving soon. When we march in this direction, we will surely encounter the 100,000 elite troops led by Wuzhenhou!"
Meng Tian was dressed in the family's secret blue cloud armor, a red cloak, and a gold-rimmed eagle helmet. He had a unique sense of sharpness and domineering all over his body. He held a spear and looked at General Li Xin.
Fortunately, they arrived in time, General Li Xin had just been besieged.
It was also the timely notification from Marquis Wu Zhen, otherwise... I don't know how long it will take for him to appear here. After saying that, he pointed to the direction of Pingyu.
"Mr. Changping rebels against Qin?"
"Wuzhenhou dispatches Wancheng's 100,000 troops?"
"..."
A series of news made Li Xin extremely horrified, and then extremely happy.
No wonder that more than 100,000 Chu troops appeared in the direction of Pingyu, but he didn't receive any news at all. It is also surprising that Marquis Wu Zhen could directly mobilize the Wancheng army.
But being able to mobilize the army shows that Wu Zhenhou has the king's documents.
This battle!
He failed in his attack on Chu, but fortunately... he didn't make a big mistake. However, looking at the casualties of the Qin army, he felt a lot of depression unconsciously.
"General!"
"The Chu army is still pursuing us from behind!"
The scouts sent by Army Sima came again to report.
"Just let them follow."
"When we join Wu Zhenhou's troops, we will fight together!"
Li Xin waved his hand and broke through the Chu army's blockade. The Chu army's tight pursuit could no longer cause much hindrance, and they... couldn't pursue it for too long.
"In the Chu State, one hundred thousand troops were secretly dispatched to Pingyu. I am afraid that the strength of the Huainan Force will be reduced. Then the partial divisions from Wuzhenhou Nanjun and the partial divisions from General Wang Ben can be sent east and west."
"In this way, our army is strong and can be cultivated and reorganized, and then we can destroy Chu!"
Not because of the dangerous situation, the generals were in a much better mood. After hearing General Li Xin's words, Meng Wu was speechless.
If the Chu army did not annihilate them this time, then... they would have no chance.
Next, the Qin army gathered hundreds of thousands of troops and was determined to destroy Chu directly.
"Changping Lord...anti-Qin!"
"I'm afraid Xianyang is not stable now."
"Li Xin's attack on Chu was defeated. Without the help of Marquis Wu Zhen and General Meng Tian, he was afraid that his army of 200,000 would be damaged. So he asked himself to be punished instead of destroying the general of Chu."
The heroic spirit reaches the sky, destroying Chu and realizing the Tao.
suffered such a defeat.
It will harm the overall situation of attacking Chu, and then the army will be stable, and his heart will be at peace, but... Li Xin feels that in response to this, both for the king who trusts him, and for the entire army.
There must be an explanation.
"General Lee!"
"Now is not the time to talk about things like that."
Meng Wu bowed his hand and saluted, even though the attack on Chu was defeated.
But that was caused by many reasons, and the responsibility does not entirely lie with General Li Xin.
Sure enough, Lord Changping was able to pacify Huaibei, so more than 100,000 troops would not appear behind Pingyu, and they didn't know it.
Moreover, they are still withdrawing their troops now, not because they are discussing this matter and destroying the morale of the troops.
"When Meng Tian saw it, he first gathered together with Wuzhenhou's army to garrison the Pingyu area to plan for the future!"
Meng Tian gave a gift.
He led the Golden Fire Cavalry southward to train the Golden Fire Cavalry. Participating in the attack on Chu was incidental and not a duty.
General Li Xin was guilty of the defeat, but that would have to wait until Xianyang to judge. Besides, with Lord Changping having important matters ahead of him, General Li Xin should not be too troubled.
"As it should be."
"..."
The generals nodded.
Immediately, the army quickly retreated towards Pingyu's location. As for the Chu army that was pursuing behind them, their momentum gradually calmed down and they no longer pursued as fiercely as before.
…
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"Hahaha!"
"No need to be polite, please get up quickly!"
On the west side of the night, at dawn, one hundred and fifty miles west of Xi County, they encountered an army of 40,000 cavalry led by Zhou Qing.
The three armies met and everyone saluted.
Zhou Qing looked happy, the generals had nothing to do, and he was marching in a hurry. Fortunately... he finally caught up, and Meng Tian also arrived first.
"Return troops first and station them at Pingyu, then slowly try to destroy Chu!"
Without saying anything, he looked at Li Xin.
Li Xin was still the main general who destroyed Chu.
Not long after, Mengtian's 50,000 elite golden fire cavalry were blessed, and Zhou Qing's 40,000 elite iron cavalry were blessed, and the Qin army's mighty division of more than 200,000 reappeared.
In a mighty manner, they set out for Pingyu's location.
The next day!
He easily defeated the Pingyu garrison and occupied the city.
"Changping Lord rebelled against Qin and helped Chu. The news should have reached Xianyang."
"General Li Xin, General Li Xin, will record the events here and send them to Xianyang, so that the Xianyang center will dispatch people, food, grass and supplies."
The city of peace!
Where the Qin army is currently stationed, more than 200,000 troops are lined up with Pingyu as the center, and their camps are endless.
In the city lord's palace, Zhou Qing was dressed in a long green gown as before, with his hair tied up and a crown, and he was sitting on his knees, looking at the generals on the left and right, and speaking slowly.
Nothing serious happened in the end.
Fortunately, he went to Nanyang to mobilize troops and notified Meng Tian's Golden Fire Cavalry in time. He looked at the familiar general again and was happy.
"Here!"
Li Xin nodded first, then stood up from behind the case, knelt in the middle of the main hall, looked at Marquis Wu Zhen above him, and bowed deeply with his hands in hand.
If it were not for Wu Zhenhou, his 200,000-strong army would most likely be destroyed in this battle.
At that time, he was the sinner of the Qin Dynasty, and he could not atone for his sins even if he died.
"How much damage will our army suffer in this battle?"
Regarding Li Xin's trip, Zhou Qing didn't say much and continued to ask questions.
"Return to Marquis Wu Zhen!"
"Our army retreated from Ruyin, Chengfu, and three cities in Qixian County overnight, and could not stay on the west side. The entire army suffered a loss of 63,212 people."
"At present, there are more than 130,000 troops in the army, many of them are wounded, their food and grass have been cut off, their weapons and arrows are gone, and the south of Huaibei has fallen into the hands of the Chu army again."
"Li Xin's crime."
"Today, Marquis Wuzhen's reinforcements are like this, which can control the overall situation. Li Xin invited himself to return to Xianyang and brought documents with him as an apology."
Li Xin grabbed the ground with his head. Hearing this, his heart felt like cramps.
There was no major victory, but the Qin army lost 60,000 elite troops.
Looking at the generals Wang Jian and Wang Ben's attacks on the Three Jin Dynasties, they never suffered such heavy losses. Not only that, they also retreated to the Chu land one after another.
Every time I think about this, I feel heartbroken.
I feel sorry for those soldiers, I feel sorry for those old Qin people, I feel sorry for your Majesty!
With tears streaming down his face, he said in a deep voice, "The attack on Chu... is far away from me. Today, Marquis Wu Zhen is coming. He ranks among the top generals in the army and is the esteemed Marquis of Che."
It is enough to command the whole army and take charge of the affairs of destroying Chu.
"Then...do you know why you suffered such losses in this battle?"
Zhou Qing slowly stood up from his head and looked at Li Xin in front of him. At this moment, he saw that the generals on the left and right below were also standing up at the same time.
Just ask.
"Thousands of miles of surprise attack, the rear is unstable!"
Li Xin responded directly, still grabbing the ground with his head and not daring to raise his head.
"Is there anything else?"
Zhou Qing asked again.
"Eager to destroy Chu, you fell into Xiang Yan's trap!"
Li Xin said sadly again.
"Is there anything else?"
Zhou Qing asked again.
"The generals gave their advice, but Li Xin did not follow it!"
Li Xin once again grabbed the ground with his head and let out a dull sound.
"Is there anything else?"
"..."
Zhou Qing kept asking.
Li Xin couldn't help but answer.
The answer was very quick at first, but then the answer gradually slowed down. There were many reasons for the failure to destroy Chu. As he slowly found out, Li Xin was already weak and kneeling on the floor.
The generals on the left and right were speechless, but upon hearing this... their expressions became extremely solemn. This battle against Chu... was more difficult than they had previously expected.
If we put ourselves in another position and sit in the position of General Li Xin, would we be able to do better?
Is it possible to avoid what General Li Xin said?
Thinking about it, I am speechless.
"Back then, when I first entered Xianyang Palace, you and Xin Sheng also entered Xianyang Palace and became the left and right sword masters of Xianyang Palace."
"Afterwards, you were favored by the king and made a palace guard. Then you joined the army and fought all the way until now."
"When you were the general who attacked Chu, the king also asked me whether it was appropriate for me to ask Li Xin. How do you think I responded?"
There was silence in the hall, except for Li Xin's silent sobs and his whole body shaking uncontrollably. Zhou Qing walked up, looked at Li Xin, and spoke slowly.
The music echoed around the hall.
After several breaths, no words came.
"In response to your question, Your Majesty, I also highly recommend you as the general to attack Chu."
"Perhaps you are not experienced enough, but I believe that after this battle, you will become a famous general of Qin and a famous general of all Xia."
"However... your first battle on this trip did disappoint the king and me."
Zhao Tuo knew a lot of the news and indirectly warned Li Xin, but... after making a decision, Li Xin still chose another path.
That's not a good choice.
However, from what Li Xin said before, he had considered many things before, but... was eager to win!
"King!"
"Wu Zhenhou!"
"Li Xin is guilty."
Hearing this, Li Xin, who was in tears for the first time, shook his head deeply again, his dull voice came up again, and he felt infinite regret.
"This was the first battle to destroy Chu. He was eager to make meritorious deeds and launched a surprise attack from thousands of miles away, which resulted in the loss of more than 60,000 elite soldiers of the Qin Dynasty."
"Of course you are guilty."
"But will your crime follow you to Xianyang, and then the punishment will be imposed on you, and it will cease to exist?"
"You are not asking for sin, but you are afraid of sin..."
"So, I want to give you a chance to atone for your sins!"
"Are you willing to listen to it?"
When Zhou Qing raised his hand, an invisible force lifted Li Xin up from the floor. With a little bit of his finger, a burst of energy sank into Li Xin's body.
Looking at that face that was no longer full of energy at the moment, he shook his head and spoke again.