It was quiet inside the tent, and from time to time the night wind blew outside the tent, making a "whirring" sound.
The smile on Li Xin's face disappeared. He raised his head and stared at Zhao Tuo with his eyes. The gentleness in his eyes left at some point.
He did not comment on Zhao Tuo's opinion, but said indifferently: "You don't want me to raid Shouchun."
Li Xin was very smart and sensitive, and he immediately understood the true meaning of this so-called strategy.
Zhao Tuo's words were very colorful, but the core was just that he wanted to change his established strategy.
Seeing that Li Xin's idea was broken down, Zhao Tuo did not deny it and nodded silently.
"Although you, Zhao Tuo, agree with me, you actually agree with Meng Wu and Xin Wu's style of play. You think that my raid on Shouchun is unwise. If you are not careful, you may be in danger of overthrowing the army. You don't want to let
I will go, but you are very smart and will not directly advise me like Xin Wu, but you want to use this roundabout way to persuade me to change."
Li Xin said lightly, with a look of disappointment in his eyes.
"Zhao Tuo, Zhao Tuo, you don't understand me after all. You people always have to consider risks like this and that. But in war, there are not so many things to consider. Fighters are fleeting."
"In the past, Lord Wu'an led an army of tens of thousands when he attacked Chu. He went deep into the hinterland of Chu State alone. He did not bring any food or fodder, but only plundered the Chu people's food and grass to supply military supplies. Along the way, he demolished the bridges behind him, burned the boats crossing the river, and broke the
By blocking his own way out and making the soldiers have the determination to go forward and die, they can defeat Yan in one fell swoop, defeat Ying in World War II, frighten the Chu people to move their capital and flee eastward, and accomplish unparalleled feats."
"If Lord Wu'an was as fearful as you back then, then our Qin State is still entangled with the Chu people in Nanjun. How could we reach the point where we are now swallowing up the whole world."
Zhao Tuo understood.
Li Xin was completely lost in the myth of Wu Anjun in the past. Having adopted Bai's daughter, he had already aligned himself with Bai Qi. His so-called surprise attack on Shouchun was actually the same strategy used by Bai Qi to attack Chu.
A replica of the "heart-breaking tactic".
But can Li Xin really compare to Bai Qi?
"Last year in Yandi, you proposed a plan to intercept and kill Liaoxi. The generals thought it was too risky and rash, but I finally agreed. It wasn't because I believed in your plan at that time. It was because of your bravery.
I admire your aura very much, and I see my former self in you."
Having said this, Li Xin shook his head and sighed: "Unfortunately, you are different from me after all. Since I have decided on the strategy of raiding Shouchun in this battle, I will not change it. Your strategy is good, but it is not what I thought."
If you want, you can go back."
After saying that, Li Xin lowered his head and stared blankly at the wooden case stacked with military documents.
There was silence in the tent.
After a while, Li Xin looked up and saw that Zhao Tuo still hadn't left. He frowned and said, "What, you still want to persuade me?"
Although the young man in front of him was deeply liked by him, if he wanted to take advantage of it and try to change his established strategy, then Li Xin would never indulge him and would definitely give him a good scolding.
However, to Li Xin's expectation, what Zhao Tuo said next surprised him.
"The general misunderstood me."
"Misunderstand?"
"The reason why I don't want the general to go to Shouchun is because someone in our army may have leaked the general information to the Chu army. In this case, the general's trip will be like going deep into Hushan Mountain!"
Zhao Tuo gritted his teeth and spoke.
Since clever remonstrances are useless, if Zhao Tuo still wants to save Li Xin, he can only open the sky and speak openly, and directly make a shocking revelation to see if he can scare Li Xin.
Sure enough, when he heard this, Li Xinong's dark eyebrows knitted together.
"You mean there's a traitor in our Qin army?"
Zhao Tuo nodded.
Li Xin asked: "Before leaving Huaiyang, only Meng Wu and a group of generals who participated in the military meeting knew about my surprise attack strategy. After setting off on the road, although many generals in this army knew the purpose of the trip, they
We were traveling in such a hurry that there was no chance to deliver the news. So when you say there are traitors in the army, does it mean that someone under Meng Wu's command defected to the enemy?"
Li Xin's expression became solemn. If someone with the rank of General Bi defected to the Chu State, it would definitely be a big scandal and would have a great impact on the war.
Zhao Tuo shook his head and said: "I am not a lieutenant general."
Li Xin was startled, and after thinking for a moment, he realized what he was doing. His eyes widened, and a large amount of blood began to appear on his face.
"Zhao Tuo!"
Li Xin struck the case and got up. Because he used such force, all the slips and slips piled on the case were thrown away.
He roared angrily: "You Zhao Tuo, you dare to doubt the king! You are so brave. Do you know that those who falsely accuse you in Qin will be punished? You are looking for death!"
Zhao Tuo looked calm. He naturally knew that Qin's law punished false accusers very cruelly. If Lord Changping did not rebel in the end, as long as this matter was revealed, Zhao Tuo would be punished for treason after the war. He would be cut in half and his car would be torn apart.
The punishment for human beings will never be less, and even the title of right concubine cannot save his life.
So when he said this, Zhao Tuo took a huge risk. If he hadn't seen that other methods had lost their effect, he would not have said this in front of Li Xin in an attempt to make a last resort.
Li Xin's kindness to him was worthy of Zhao Tuo's repayment.
"Before I left, I went to Huaiyang to visit Marquis Huan Jun. I happened to see a Chu man in the city coming out of the Changping Lord's Mansion. He behaved very sneakily, especially after seeing me. He ran away in panic into the alley, saying that I
From the looks of it, there is definitely something wrong with this person.”
Zhao Tuo said calmly, now that they were far away from Huaiyang, no matter what he said, it was difficult to find any proof, and when he asked to see Huan Zhao in Huaiyang City, he did pass by Changping Jun's mansion.
Li Xin also calmed down at this time.
"Who else has seen it? Have your short-term soldiers seen it before?"
Zhao Tuo shook his head and said: "I only had a chance glance, and the man ran into the alley in a panic. I'm afraid the soldiers never saw him."
Li Xin sneered.
"Let's not talk about whether there is really such a person sneaking in and out of the prince's mansion. Even if there is, what does it have to do with the prince leaking military information? So you, Zhao Tuo, are just making random and false accusations against the prince without any evidence."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "But Lord Changping is the son of the King of Chu. Now we are fighting against Chu again, and what we are destroying is the state of Chu. At this time, we must
Be on guard!" Zhao Tuo gritted his teeth and said: "If Lord Changping really reveals the general's march plan, then the road ahead will be a trap. The general might as well change his strategy temporarily, so that he can surprise the Chu army and avoid danger.
Situation. Military battles are a matter of life and death. Don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens!”
Li Xin's eyes widened and he rebuked: "It's ridiculous! You, Zhao Tuo, based on the fact that the prince has the blood of the Chu Kingdom, make random guesses that the prince will leak military information to the Chu people. This is completely ridiculous! Although the prince is the son of the King of Chu,
, but he is also the blood of my family of the King of Qin, and he is a Qin person who was born and raised in the Qin State! The prince has been my prime minister of the Qin State for nearly ten years. The king trusts him and uses him. How can the prince betray him?
My Qin State’s thoughts!”
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"
"I, Li Xin, believe in you!"
Li Xin said categorically, and the gentle and kind smile of Lord Changping appeared in his mind.
How could such a noble elder who devoted himself to the country, treated people kindly, and made people feel like spring breeze with his words could be a traitor in the army.
Zhao Tuo really couldn't produce any solid evidence to prove that Lord Changping would betray him. He could only plead with his face and hissed: "Please trust me once, general. If Zhao Tuo makes a mistake in his judgment, Zhao Tuo is willing to accept any punishment. General, what else can you do?"
please believe……"
"Zhao Tuo, please don't say any more. I will treat what happened today as if it never happened. Get out immediately."
Li Xin pointed at the tent door and gave the order to expel the guests.
Zhao Tuo glanced at Li Xin and saw that his eyes were cold and his face was ashen, knowing that there was no room for change in the matter.
His remonstrance failed.
Zhao Tuo stood up and bowed to Li Xin again.
"General, Zhao Tuo is greedy and has one more request. Please make it happen, General."
Li Xin said nothing.
"General, please allow me to act alone. Zhao Tuo will retaliate with all his strength."
Zhao Tuo kowtowed to the ground.
Looking at Zhao Tuo who was lying on the ground begging for him, Li Xin's eyes were a little wandering. In a daze, he thought of the high-spirited young man in front of him when he was in Yandi, and he offered him a plan to intercept and kill him.
Times have changed and people's hearts have changed.
After a long time, Li Xin sighed quietly.
"Go out, you don't have to follow me to Shouchun tomorrow."
"Zhao Tuo, this is the last time. After today, just be on your own terms."
"Thank you, General."
Zhao Tuo looked up and saw that Li Xin was not looking at him, but was looking sideways at the wooden stand with axes and axes not far away.
Zhao Tuo knew that Li Xin's words just now had exhausted his friendship for him.
A deep rift developed between the two of them.
No matter what the outcome is, you can never go back to the past.
In the military tent, candlelight flickered.
Under the dim and flickering light, Li Xin's young face was shrouded in shadow, with his thin lips pursed tightly, showing the unrest in his heart.
"I hope the general will take what Zhao Tuo just said to heart."
"Zhao Tuo, bid farewell."
Li Xin did not respond, his eyes still staring at the ax on the wooden stand.
Zhao Tuo sighed softly, turned around and walked out of the tent.
Silence returned to the military tent.
After a long time, Li Xin suddenly jumped up, grabbed the axe, raised it high, and then struck hard on the wooden frame.
Broken wood was scattered all over the floor.
"Zhao Tuo!"
"Even you do this to me!"
Li Xin's eyes turned red and he growled.
"Why do you all question my strategy!"
"You, Zhao Tuo, are my confidants, why do you do this to me!"
"Zhao Tuo, Meng Wu, Xin Wu... you all just wait and see. During this trip, I, Li Xin, will definitely break the capital of Chu and capture the King of Chu, so that you can know who is right!"
"There is also a prince, I, Li Xin, believe that he will never betray Qin!"
Li Xin's whispers echoed in the tent.
Outside the tent, the night was already dark, the stars and moon in the sky were covered by a dark cloud, and the heaven and earth were swallowed up by darkness.
Only the burning torches in the military camp still illuminated Zhao Tuo's path.
"Marquis Zhao."
The soldiers guarding the gate saw Zhao Tuo coming out and greeted him quickly.
Zhao Tuo nodded and couldn't help but look back at the coach's tent behind him. It was mostly covered in darkness.
"General Li, take care."
Zhao Tuo murmured, his eyes a little moist.
In history, Li Xin attacked Chu and was defeated miserably, but his life was not affected and he returned to Qin alive.
However, in today's time and space, the historical process has long been disrupted by Zhao Tuo, the battle against Chu has been advanced, and Li Xin's strategy for attacking Chu has also changed.
On the battlefield, life and death only take a moment.
Every change will bring unpredictable results.
In the past, when the Qin army attacked Zhao, the Qin general Huan Jue was beheaded by Li Mu on the battlefield.
Even a general of Huanjue's level was at risk of dying in battle, let alone Li Xin's lone army that penetrated deep into Chu territory.
Perhaps this parting will never see us again.
Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo knelt down heavily on the ground again, and under the astonished eyes of the surrounding soldiers, he knelt before Li Xin's handsome tent and bowed to the Prime Minister.
After a while, he got up and left.
Only a group of short soldiers with stunned expressions were left, looking at each other.
…
Return to your home camp.
Zhao Tuo asked people to summon two to five hundred lords under his command and 500 lords under his direct jurisdiction to come to his place.
Shejian, Heiyi, Xiqigu, Zhao Guang, Bai Rong, Zhang He and others all gathered in Zhao Tuo's tent.
Everyone's desk was filled with meat and slightly turbid wine.
"Hehe, the military commander is really nice. He even asked us to come to the tent to have a drink in the middle of the night."
Black Hips chuckled, and after sitting down, he picked up a roasted dog leg and started chewing it.
The rest of the people were sitting upright, staring at Zhao Tuo on the main seat.
Their military commander was expressionless at the moment, and he could tell at a glance that he was in a bad mood. This was a look they rarely saw.
No one spoke first, and there was silence and depression in the tent, except for the sound of the black butt tearing the dog meat.
But soon, Hei Butt also realized that something was wrong. He stopped talking and quietly put the dog legs in his hands on the wooden case. He rubbed his hands under the wooden case, wiped the oil and water clean, and followed the crowd to look towards
Zhao Tuo.
"Marquis, what happened?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Shejian asked, he has the best relationship with Zhao Tuo and is not afraid of being blamed.
Zhao Tuo glanced at the generals in the tent and said calmly: "Tomorrow our army will break out of camp and set off, and will enter the hinterland of the Chu Kingdom. Although there is a chance of victory here, we will inevitably go deep into the army alone, and there is a danger of overthrow. Are you afraid?"
Hearing this, Black Butt laughed first and said: "What did the military commander say? When we go to the battlefield, we are naturally prepared to die on the battlefield. The worst result is just death of people and birds in the sky.
Nothing to be afraid of."
Shejian also smiled and said: "Follow the military commander, why should you be afraid!"
Xiqigu, Zhao Guang, Bai Rong, Zhang He and others looked at each other and said, "We have nothing to fear!"
In the age of great strife, there were frequent wars, joining the army, and fighting on the battlefield. Matters of life and death were things that everyone had long thought of. Being alive was naturally the best, but if you died in battle, that was a result you had already accepted.
Zhao Tuo smiled and asked again: "Then you gentlemen are willing to die for me, Zhao Tuo. Even if the road ahead is a dead end, you will follow me without regrets."
Black Butt immediately replied: "Of course, as long as you Zhao Junhou say a word, even if the road ahead is full of swords, spears and halberds, I, Black Butt, will still dare to rush forward with my eyes open!"
"The support given by the military commander will be unforgettable for the rest of my life, and I will never forget the kindness of the military commander. I shall die in the service of the military commander!"
The remaining generals also raised their hands and said: "I am willing to die serving as a military commander!"
Shejian stood up and looked at Zhao Tuo intently.
He said solemnly: "No matter what the road ahead is, as long as you move forward, I, Shejian, will never hesitate. Even if it is a road of death and no life, I will follow you, Zhao Tuo!"
"You can do whatever you want. Not to mention us, as long as you, Commander Zhao, say a word, five thousand people in this camp are willing to die for you!"
"Since you all love Zhao Tuo, Zhao Tuo will never let you down. Even if the road ahead is dangerous, I will find a way out for you!"
"Come and drink!"
Zhao Tuo stood up and raised his glass to the generals.
Li Xin made his choice.
He, Zhao Tuo, will also make his own choice.
…
By the second day, the sun had just half revealed its face from the distant horizon.
Outside Pingyu City, the war horses began to stride and the wheels rolled slowly.
Li Xin left 500 soldiers to guard the city, and then personally led 25,000 soldiers and headed eastward.
The chariots and cavalry were galloping, and the infantry followed closely. They were about to raid the sleeping hills two hundred miles away.
Zhao Tuo stood on his chariot and watched the "Mengwu" flag in the distance drift away, and finally disappeared into the distance, never to be seen again.
He turned around and looked behind him. He saw the soldiers lined up neatly, each carrying ten days of food.
Those pairs of eyes mixed with nervousness and expectation also fell on Zhao Tuo.
"Let's set off!"
Zhao Tuo spoke.
The charioteer controls the horses and drives the chariot.
Flags representing military commanders were flying in the air.
Five thousand soldiers moved silently, following behind the flag.
This time, they were heading south.
Hundreds of miles away, the Huai River flows...
It was combined into a big chapter, now no one is saying it is broken, huh.
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