"The king personally gave me an axe, which can kill all the generals in the army."
Zhao Tuo couldn't help but smile bitterly when he thought of the scene where Li Xin used an ax to crack open the gum trees.
Meng Wu was indeed mature and prudent. As Zhao Tuo expected, he rejected Li Xin's clever plan in front of all the generals and almost reversed the situation.
But unfortunately, although Meng Wu had qualifications, he was only a deputy general. In the face of the power given to Li Xin by King Qin, he finally lowered his head.
Army Wu Er Order!
The second order will be executed!
In the army, there can only be one voice.
The military meeting ended, and Li Xin decided on the combat strategy of the 200,000 Qin troops. Today, when the generals return to camp, they will rest their soldiers and convey military orders. Tomorrow morning, combat operations will begin according to Li Xin's deployment.
Now that the results have come out, Zhao Tuo no longer attempts to change. After returning to the camp, he asked Shejian to arrange for the logistics to kill cattle and sheep to feed the soldiers, at least before going to the battlefield, to give everyone a good meal.
After handing over the remaining military affairs to a few two to five hundred masters, Zhao Tuo took Xiqigu and a few short soldiers and walked toward Huaiyang City.
His excuse for entering the city was to visit Huan Zhao, who was recuperating in Huaiyang City, and to say goodbye to him before setting off.
Zhao Tuo did not have a lieutenant or general Pi under his jurisdiction, so he entered the city directly without reporting to anyone. As for Li Xin, if he knew the news, he would probably just pat Zhao Tuo on the shoulder and praise him for his generosity.
Of course, the relationship between Zhao Tuo and Huan Zhao was not deep enough to visit in person before leaving. The reason why he used this guise was just to go into the city to explore the reality of the city.
"Historically, Lord Changping used Huaiyang to rebel against Qin, cutting off the Qin army's retreat, which led to the defeat of the Chu army. Now because of my participation, Li Xin's battle plan is definitely different from the historical one, but
This person’s rebellion should not change.”
[In view of the general environment, Zhao Tuo walked through the Huaiyang City Gate and entered the former capital of Chu State.
The city of Huaiyang was depressing and awe-inspiring, perhaps because the Qin army was stationed outside the city. All the original residents of the city were huddled in their homes, rarely going out except for necessary matters. Not even a child playing in the streets could be seen.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew by, and dust and sand flew up, making it look very depressed.
Zhao Tuo and his soldiers walked to a corner and met a young Chu man carrying water.
The boy, who looked about eleven or twelve years old, was struggling to carry a broken wooden bucket around. The slightly turbid water in the bucket rippled with the boy's movements.
Perhaps he didn't expect to meet a group of Qin people at the corner, especially the leader of the Qin people who wore a shining heguan on his head. The young man was startled, slipped and fell heavily to the ground.
The barrel overturned on the ground, and even he hit a stone, knocking his forehead and bleeding.
Zhao Tuo frowned and motioned for Xiqigu to come forward and help.
As soon as Xiqigu took a few steps, the young man jumped up as if frightened. He covered the wound on his head, glared at Zhao Tuo with hatred, muttered a few difficult words in his mouth, and then connected with the person on the ground.
He didn't even want the bucket and ran away.
"Marquis, what was this guy talking about just now?"….
Xiqigu looked stunned. He didn't understand the Chu dialect.
Zhao Tuo shrugged and said he didn't understand either.
But judging from the young man's expression, maybe he was called something like "Qin Kou"?
"A year ago, all the residents in the city were Chu people. Going back several generations, they were all Chu people. Although Qin captured Huaiyang, it could not win the hearts of the Chu people. So Lord Changping raised his flag.
, the entire city of Huaiyang rebelled."
Zhao Tuo felt heavy. He thought of the hateful look in the Chu boy's eyes just now. He must have thought that was also the wish of the 50,000 Chu people in the entire Huaiyang City.
People's hearts are like this. As long as there is a leader to take the lead, a whole city will be completely rebelled!
In the blink of an eye, thousands or even tens of thousands of Chu troops can be gathered.
"Let's go."
Zhao Tuo sighed softly, knowing slightly that he had already seen the future results from the Chu boy just now.
Lord Changping raised his arms and shouted, Huaiyang turned behind Mengwu and cut off the return route of the Qin army's food supply.
There were even more Chu troops in Xiang City responding to the call. How could they not be defeated in such a battle situation?
Everyone walked outside a large house, which was the residence of a noble of the Chu State. It was quite elegant and glorious. Huan Zhao had a heart attack and needed to recuperate nearby, so he was sent to this house to allow him to rest in peace and recuperate.
Zhao Tuo asked the soldiers guarding the gate to report and ask to see Huan Zhao.
However, after a while, the soldier came out of the house and said awkwardly: "Reporting to the Marquis of Zhao, the chief of the right concubine said that he is not feeling well and it is inconvenient to receive the Marquis. The Marquis should please come back."
"That's the case, then I'll just have to wait another day...Forget it, tell Brother Huan to take good care of his health. Also, be careful about Chu people."
In the middle of Zhao Tuo's polite words, he suddenly remembered that if Huaiyang rebelled, Huan Zhao would definitely fall into the hands of the Chu people here. At that point, it would be difficult for the two of them to meet again.
Although they were at odds with each other and were almost enemies, they were still fighting for each other, especially when Zhao Tuo first entered the battlefield, he fought under Huan Zhao, who was his real old leader.
Now that Huan Zhao is living in this city, his chances of survival are slim, and he is going out with the army, and his future is uncertain. How can he not feel the sadness of the rabbit dying and the fox dying?
Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo couldn't help but sigh and walked back.
"Be careful of Chu people?"
On the couch, Huan Zhao frowned and asked the woman standing beside the couch to help him up.
"Zhao Tuoshuzi, don't think that I don't know what your intentions are. You just want to show off to me that you can go to the battlefield and perform meritorious service, while I can only sit on the bed. Bah, shameless villain, it is really disgusting. Don't see me.
Let you enter the house, and before leaving, you told me to be careful of the Chu people, are you deliberately trying to scare me? Haha, Huaiyang has Lord Changping in charge, and there are 200,000 troops in front, how can the Chu people attack here?
Why be careful?"
"I think you, Zhao Tuo, should be careful about the Chu people when you go to the battlefield. It is best if you make a mistake and be caught by the Chu people. They will torture you severely and force you to surrender. When General Li destroys the Chu State, you Zhao Tuo
My reputation will also be ruined! Only by ending like this can I relieve the hatred in my heart!"
Huan Zhao uttered vicious curses. After finishing speaking, he turned to the woman beside the couch and ordered: "Bring me a bowl of honey water."
The woman raised her head and stared at Huan Zhao blankly.
"Honey water, go get it, you idiot."….
Huan Zhao glared at the woman fiercely, and she trembled and hurriedly went out to get honey water.
"These girls from Chu are really stupid, girls from Qin are better."
Huan Zhao cooed and fell asleep on the couch again.
Huaiyang City Head.
Lord Changping stood on the city wall, facing south. The autumn wind blew and his sleeves fluttered.
Under the city wall, several Qin people were walking out of the city gate and heading towards the military camp not far away.
Lord Changping's eyes fell on the leading young man, who was wearing a crown and armor, and looked quite heroic.
"Zhao Tuo."
He murmured: "It would be a pity for such a young man to die on the battlefield."
Turning around, he looked at the two men standing beside him.
This is the loyal soldier that Lord Changping has raised over the years, and he can do anything for him even if he sacrifices his life.
"Tomorrow when the army breaks camp, there will be scouts sent out to explore the way forward. I will also send a group of scouts out of the city to investigate the Chu army's movements. You will follow when the time comes. However, you will not go to Xiangcheng, but go east to Xinqi.
Let's go, there will be people waiting there, do you understand?"
"We understand."
The two looked at each other and accepted the promise.
Lord Changping nodded and looked back outside the city.
Watching the young man's figure getting further away, a sharp look appeared in his eyes.
"Since it can't be collected, let's destroy it."
…
Zhao Tuo returned to the camp and had a feast for the soldiers that night. He let all the troops under his command eat so much that their stomachs were full. Every soldier was satisfied and had no objections to going to the battlefield tomorrow.
The next morning arrived.
Outside Huaiyang City, drums were beating loudly.
In every military camp, there are crowds of people, all wearing
The soldiers in armor and spears began to line up in ranks.
Zhao Tuo, wearing armor all over, walked out of the tent and walked to the school field.
The five thousand soldiers under his command have been arranged in order under the command of the generals of each department.
The soldiers were high-spirited and energetic, and all their eyes fell on the young military lord on the stage.
"Information to the Commander-in-Chief, the five thousand people in Ququ have been assembled. Please give the order, Commander-in-Chief!"
Xiqigu asked loudly for his life.
Zhao Tuo nodded and glanced at the faces that were either excited or looking forward to.
He took a deep breath, raised his hands and said, "Go to war!"
"Go to war!"
The drum beats.
Outside Huaiyang City, more than 100,000 Qin soldiers broke out of camp and set off.
Seventy thousand Qin troops, led by deputy general Meng Wu, attacked southward with the banner of general Li Xin, heading towards Xiangcheng on the side of Yingshui River.
Thirty thousand elite soldiers from Guanzhong and five thousand soldiers under Zhao Tuo, led by the general Li Xin, headed west under the banner of Mengwu.
They were about to engage in a roundabout battle, like a sharp knife thrust into the heart of Chu from the flank...