"My lord, Zhongli Mei had a great conversation with the Qin people!"
"County Lord, the Qin people have held Zhongli Mei's hand!"
"County Lord, that Zhongli Mei was pulled onto the boat by the Qin people!"
"County Lord..."
At the top of Zhongli City, the county magistrate Zhong Liran stood against the wall, staring blankly at the bank of Huaihe River in the distance. Zhongli Mei, whom he called a "think tank" who often asked for advice and gave him full trust, was "intimate" with the people of Qin.
got on the boat.
Even before leaving, he looked back at him. Although he couldn't see the other person's expression because he was too far away, Zhong Liran still felt the scene of farewell.
what happened?
Why did Zhongli Mei board the ship with the Qin people?
Beside him, Wei Bao, a close confidant of the county prince, took the opportunity to suggest: "My lord, in my opinion, Zhongli Mei must have surrendered to the Qin army. He betrayed the county prince."
Zhong Liran was stunned for a moment and said: "But this is a fake surrender, not a real surrender."
Wei Bao rolled his eyes and said, "My lord, you have fallen into the trap of the traitor Zhong Limei. His name is false surrender, but in fact he is the real surrender!"
"My lord, please think about it. If Zhongli Mei hadn't mentioned this false surrender plan yesterday, we would definitely not have helped the Qin army find ships and provide food and fodder, but would have defended the city. The lord summoned the young men to use the city's defense."
Li, the Qin army will not be able to break the city for at least several days."
"They lack food and grass, and they cannot win the hearts of our people in Zhongli. They cannot attack the city, and they cannot collect enough ships to cross the Huaihe River. Therefore, the Qin army most likely has no choice but to give up on Zhongli and choose to go east. At this time, my country, Chu,
The reinforcements will definitely arrive soon. The Qin army, which is short of food and grass, will definitely be defeated by our Chu army. By then, the county magistrate will have done a great job in stopping the enemy!"
Zhong Liran blinked, it seemed to make sense.
At this point, Wei Bao pretended to be angry again.
"It's a pity that Zhongli Mei had the intention to surrender to the enemy and didn't care about the life or death of the county magistrate. He used the trick of a female cadre to deceive the county magistrate. As a result, the Qin army got what they wanted without any effort, and now they directly crossed the Huaihe River.
Well, isn’t this Zhongli Mei helping the Qin army?”
"County Lord, think about it, why Zhongli Mei came up with the so-called 'false surrender' plan? It's because he had long wanted to betray Chu and surrender to Qin. Why did he take the initiative to ask for orders to fake surrender with the Qin army yesterday? Then
He wanted to negotiate with the Qin people and help the Qin people cross the Huaihe River in exchange for rewards from the Qin people. Why did the Qin people specifically call Zhongli Mei out before leaving? This must be the condition he put forward when he left the city yesterday to surrender.
The people of Qin will take him with them."
"So just now the people of Qin called him out of the city, and the county prince told him not to go, but he used the excuse of being afraid of people of Qin's suspicion to escape from Zhongli. This is Zhongli Mei's escape plan!"
"Zhongli Mei helped the Qin army cross the Huaihe River smoothly this time and allowed the Qin army that penetrated deep into our Chu territory to escape. This was a great achievement for the Qin people. When Zhongli Mei followed him back to Qin, Qin
People will definitely give him a lot of rewards, and the title and money will definitely be huge. He, Zhongli Mei, is a traitor, a traitor, a female thief, and a vicious thief!"
With that said, Wei Bao spat towards the outside of the city and vented the resentment accumulated in his heart.
He, Wei Bao, was also the number one think tank of the county prince Zhong Liran in the past. The county prince obeyed his words and showed unlimited favor to him.
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Li, if I open my mouth, I will be slandered and slandered by him. I once told the county magistrate that this son cannot be trusted, but the county magistrate was confused and did not believe me. Therefore, I only dare to say it now.
Once I say what I mean from the bottom of my heart, I hope the county official will learn from it."
It seems that there are such things.
Zhong Liran was still doubtful.
"But he is the son of my old friend, and I treat him like my own son. How could Zhongli Mei betray me?"
At this moment, a loud shout from the Qin army suddenly came from outside the city.
"Zhongli Mei has surrendered to Qin, and our army is aware of your tricks!"
"Don't act recklessly, otherwise you will be destroyed!"
Qin general Zhao Guang, who was at the rear on the south bank, saw the military commander and the Chu people boarding the boat, so he ordered hundreds of Qin soldiers to follow the orders left by Zhao Tuo and let hundreds of Qin soldiers roar at the top of Zhongli City. The sound was loud and frightened.
The faces of the Chu people at the top of the city were earth-colored.
"Mr. County Lord, did you hear that Zhongli Mei really defected to Qin! I was right!"
Wei Bao was overjoyed.
He also didn't expect that he would actually guess the truth of the matter after just making it up. He couldn't help but secretly praise his "think tank" in his heart.
Zhong Liran looked pale, and all the hope in his heart was torn to pieces by this shout.
He didn't expect that Zhong Lizhen would actually betray him and even seek benefits from the Qin people at the cost of coaxing him.
"Shuzi..."
Wei Bao said again: "My lord, at this moment Zhongli Mei and the Qin army have already boarded the boat. It's time for us to light the beacon fire and let the skilled boat drivers who were ambushed upstream go down the river and kill Qin general Xin Wu and Zhongli Mei.
Capture the traitors together!"
"But didn't those Qin people say that they have seen through our strategy? This strategy was proposed by Zhongli Mei, so the Qin army must be prepared."
Wei Bao sneered and said: "Although Zhongli Mei has a traitorous heart, the plan he proposed is indeed feasible, otherwise he would not be able to trick the county magistrate. The people of Qin are all land ducks. Once they enter the Huai River, they will not be able to do anything on the water."
The reason why the Qin army, our son's opponent, is shouting like this is just to frighten the county magistrate."
"We are not as good as they want, and we must capture the traitor and the Qin general. In this way, we can also show that the county official has no intention of colluding with the Qin army, but is just deceived by the traitor. In the future, the king will not
As for severely punishing the county prince. As for the Qin troops who stayed on the south bank, there are only one or two thousand people. The county prince has summoned thousands of young men to defend the city. Even if they come back to attack Zhongli, we are not afraid!"
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"You are right. When I catch the traitor Zhong Lizhen, I will teach him a lesson!"
Zhong Liran's face turned red with anger, and he gave an order behind him.
In an instant, a beacon burned in Zhongli City, and black smoke shot straight into the sky. It could be seen clearly from miles away.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! At this time, after several rounds of transportation, dozens of ships carrying Xin Wu, Zhao Tuo and others had almost sailed to the center of the Huai River.
One of the boats can hold more than twenty or thirty people.
When Zhong Lizhen heard the shouts of the Qin army coming from the distant shore, his face turned pale, and he suddenly turned to stare at the Qin soldiers.
"Marquis Zhao, how can you slander someone's innocence like this? When will I, Zhongli Mei, join you in the Qin Kingdom?"
Now that things have happened, Zhong Lizhen no longer pretends to be a humble person, but becomes angry and scolds Zhao Tuo on the spot.
Zhao Tuo burst out laughing, pointed at Zhongli Mei and said with a smile: "What did you say, Zhongli Mei? Have I ever tainted your innocence?"
"Weren't you the one who came to our army yesterday to make an agreement with General Xin about Zhongli's surrender?"
"Aren't you the one who made an alliance between our army and Duke Zhongli and asked for the deed in person?"
"Everyone in the entire Zhongli City and our Qin Army knows that you, Zhongli Mei, were the one responsible for the surrender. So you ask when did you surrender to me? It was just yesterday. You are not that old, so why?
So forgetful?"
Zhong Lizhen was stunned.
He was speechless by Zhao Tuo's words.
Zhao Tuo shook his head and said with concern: "I pity your talent Zhongli, but I am afraid that after our Qin army leaves, the King of Chu will become angry with Zhongli and kill you. How can I do that?"
It's a pity. That's why I made a special trip to take you away. You, Zhongli Mei, have made a great contribution by helping my army cross the Huaihe River. After returning to Qin, I will personally report your achievements to the king.
Your achievements today will be announced to the world, so that everyone in the world will know that although you, Zhongli Mei, are from Chu, you have a heart for Qin, so you should set an example for the world!"
Zhong Lizhen's eyes widened, and his body began to tremble involuntarily.
Oh my god, if that's true, then Zhongli Mei's reputation will be extremely bad in the eyes of the people of the Six Kingdoms, comparable to that of Gao Tuo who betrayed Jing Ke in the past.
How did things become like this?
"I'm pretending to surrender."
Zhong Lizhen said with a pale face.
Zhao Tuo was not surprised at all and said with a smile: "No matter if you pretend to surrender or surrender, you surrendered to our Qin State anyway. You are a traitor to the Chu State and a hero to our Qin State. This will not change."
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Zhong Lizhen gritted his teeth. He wanted to jump into the water and escape, but before he could move, two strong men from the Qin army held down one shoulder, making him unable to move.
He could only turn his head silently and look at the blazing fireworks on Zhongli City in the distance. He thought to himself: "When the arranged ambush flows down the river and causes the Qin army to panic, I will take the opportunity to jump into the water and escape."
Zhao Tuo also squinted his eyes and looked at the beacon smoke in the distant city.
Zhongli Mei really faked the surrender as he thought. It was just his plan to fake the surrender. What other back-up plan could he have?
Zhao Tuo didn't know the other party's plan. The reason why he asked Zhao Guang to lead people to shout so loudly outside the city was simply to ruin Zhong Lizhen's reputation in Chu State, leaving him with no choice.
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Of course, it was also meant to intimidate County Duke Zhongli, telling him to be careful and not dare to pull any tricks.
At this time, there were beacons of smoke all over the city, maybe it was some kind of signal.
Soon, more than a dozen small boats came to the upper reaches of the Huai River. On each boat stood seven or eight Chu people. They had daggers on their waists and paddles in their hands. They rowed the boats quickly and headed towards the boat.
They rushed towards Xin Wu's ship, and several others rushed towards the ship where Zhao Tuo and Zhong Lizhen were.
Most of these Chu people made a living by fishing, driving boats on the Huai River all year round. The boats under their feet were extremely flexible and fast under their control, far better than the temporary boatmen of the Qin army.
Seeing this, Zhong Lizhen couldn't help but sneer and looked at Zhao Tuo mockingly.
Even if you see through my plan to surrender, so what if you ruin my reputation.
On the Huai River, facing the attack of our Chu warriors in boats, how can you Qin people who are not good at boats respond? As long as the Chu boats approach, the Qin general will surely be captured.
However, the next moment, Zhong Limei was stunned, because Zhao Tuo did have a look of surprise on his face, but he did not have any panic. Instead, he stared at him with an expression that seemed to be a smile but not a smile.
That's it?
Zhao Tuo smiled and said: "You are pretending to surrender, so this is your plan. Your idea is not bad. Northerners are good at horses, and southerners are good at boats. If we get on the boat and enter the water, we are indeed no match for you. But you don't seem to have it.
I have been on the battlefield, but I am too young, so I still lack some experience."
"First of all, the number of people in your raid is too small. If hundreds of people come in a big boat, we will really fall on the Huai River."
"Secondly, you have forgotten that my command is the Qin Army, a fully equipped regular army of the Qin State!"
Facing the Chu people's surprise attack by boat, the Qin soldiers did not panic. They took out their Qin crossbows and unstringed their arrows...