Zhaoping's face turned red, his eyes bulged, and he cursed the few curse words he knew.
"Your mother is your maid!"
"You are the one who cheats!"
"You just lost everything along the way!"
Zhaoping was very angry, more angry than ever before. The moment he saw those words, he felt as if his chest was going to explode.
How dare you call me a lame, scold me for eating shit on the road, and dare to scold my mother. How unreasonable!
If the general leading the army was someone like Liu Ji, he might not be angry when seeing these insults. Instead, he would laugh, spit on them, and say a few words in reply.
But who is Zhaoping?
In the past, the descendants of King Zhao of Chu, with Zhao as their surname, had served as noble ministers of Chu State for generations. Together with Jing and Qu Er, they were the largest aristocratic family in Chu State. The descendants of the Zhao family had the blood of Chu King's royal family flowing in their bodies. How noble they were.
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Zhaoping grew up in fine clothes and fine food, and most of the people he came into contact with were rich and powerful people from the Chu country.
People of their level speak politely to each other. Even if they are enemies, they will only curse a few times in secret. How can they say the vulgar language carved on the tree trunk?
It's simply not something a human being can say.
For Zhao Ping, this is an insult, a great shame!
"I'm afraid this is the Qin general's trick. Judging from his previous behavior, this Qin general named Zhao Tuo is very cunning and good at making tricks. He must have wanted to anger Zuo Sima by doing such a vulgar behavior on this road.
Zuo Sima, please don’t fall into the trap.”
Jing Tong saw Zhao Ping's expression and quickly spoke to comfort him.
Zhaoping glanced at him.
The words on the tree are not scolding you, you can naturally comfort me like this. If your name Jingtong is written on it, I'm afraid you can jump higher than me.
Can the noble Zhao family be insulted like this?
"This person just wants me to march quickly in anger and neglect to take precautions, so that he can ambush me halfway."
Zhao Ping snorted coldly and sent an order: "Jing Tong, you lead a thousand light troops in front, and I will lead the army to follow you in all possible ambush places along the way."
"ah?"
Jing Tong was stunned for a moment, his face suddenly filled with sadness.
Let yourself lead a thousand men to a place where the Qin army may ambush. If the opponent does not ambush, that's it. If they do encounter it, then you will not be finished on the spot.
Could it be that something he said just now offended Zuo Sima?
Although he complained in his heart, Jing Tong still accepted the military orders and led his light troops in front of the army to prevent an ambush from the Qin army.
Seeing Jing Tong leading his troops forward, Zhao Ping's eyes became even colder.
"Zhao Tuo, when you fall into my hands, I will make you eat it yourself, throw you into the chaos, and let you eat as much as you can."
"Let you know what it feels like."
Next, the Chu army accelerated their march and continued to march quickly on the road to Peiyi, trying to catch up with the fleeing Qin army as soon as possible.
But along the way, every few miles or so, you can find the same big trees blocking the road as before. The scraped trunks have all kinds of insults written on Zhao Ping, from Zhao Ping himself to more than a dozen of his Zhao family members.
All the ancestors scolded him.
And the most annoying thing is that except for the first two big trees, which are written in Qin characters, the rest are all written in Chu seal scripts.
….
At this time, many people from Chu knew him, and the insults quickly spread throughout the army.
All the Chu soldiers looked at their usually aloof Zuo Sima with strange eyes.
Even Zhaoping's new short-term soldier Ge Ying is no exception.
The gap between nobles and commoners in social status is as great as heaven and earth. Every noble is a being that Chu soldiers look up to and dare not blaspheme.
Nowadays, some Qin people are carving words on wood and directly insulting their Zuo Sima in extremely dirty and obscene language.
This is so exciting.
Many Chu people are not only not angry, but also
And there is still a feeling of excitement, as if I am scolding myself.
Nobles don't seem to be so sacred and indestructible.
When Zhaoping learned about this, he became furious and ordered anyone in the army who dared to speak about this to be beheaded.
After killing several gossiping soldiers, no one in the Chu army dared to talk nonsense.
However, the morale and cohesion of this ten-thousand-strong army were almost exhausted under such circumstances.
Although they encountered various problems on the way, fortunately, the Qin army did not intend to ambush. After the Chu army marched for several days, Zhaoping led his army to Liuyi on the shore of Surabaya.
Stay in the city.
In ancient times, Emperor Yao's son was sealed here, which became the origin of the Liu family.
Later, Wei Ziqi, the elder brother of King Zhou of Shang Dynasty, was granted a title by the Zhou people and established his country in Song Dynasty. It is said that he was also buried in Liuyi after his death. Wei Zi's tomb still exists today.
Of course, it was the "Liuhou" Zhang Liang who really made Liuyi famous.
But now, this ancient city is in a state of smog.
Tens of thousands of Chu soldiers from the south rushed thousands of miles to this place. They camped outside the city of Liuyi to rest, and asked the people of Liuyi who had just been robbed by the Qin army to send all kinds of food again.
They drove the Qin invaders all the way here, shouldn't you locals be filial and filial?
While the soldiers were eating their horse chews, their left Sima Zhaoping also received news that made him happy.
The cavalry sent by Zhaoping to explore the road had discovered traces of the Qin army.
Just five miles away from Liuyi, there is a wide land on the river bank near Surabaya.
Five miles away.
It is equivalent to a distance of about two kilometers in later generations, and it won't take long to arrive.
"I finally caught you, Qin General Zhao Tuo."
Zhaoping gritted his teeth and clenched his fists tightly.
Jing Tong saw that Zhao Ping's expression was wrong and quickly advised him: "Zuo Sima, our army has just traveled ten miles to get here. The soldiers are tired. Please rest for a while. Since the traces of the Qin army have been discovered, there is no need to
Don't worry, they won't be able to escape."
As an outstanding disciple of the Jing family, Jing Tong had little military experience at the beginning, but after thousands of miles of pursuit, under the guidance of Zhao Ping, he was able to combine the art of war he had read with battlefield practice, so he was able to carry out the mission at this moment.
persuade.
"Zuo Sima, it is said in the Art of War that a leader cannot be angry and raise an army, and a general cannot be angry and go to war; a destroyed country cannot be revived, and the dead cannot be resurrected. Therefore, a wise king is cautious and good generals are on guard. This is the way to secure the country and the entire army.
Now, Zuo Sima, if you are angered by that Qin general, if..."
Zhao Ping stared.
"That's enough! Jingtong, do you know the art of war, or do I know the art of war?"
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"Didn't I teach you all those things? How dare you teach me now?"
"Let me tell you, so what if General Qin has more conspiracies and tricks?"
"I have an army of ten thousand, but he only has five thousand!"
"What is the Art of War?"
"In the face of absolute strength, no amount of conspiracy and tricks are useless!"
"This is the essence of the art of war, to gain an absolute advantage and defeat the opponent with dignity!"
Zhaoping's voice was so loud that the young man from the Jing family was so frightened that he immediately stopped talking and lowered his head, not daring to argue.
Seeing this, Zhao Ping sneered even more.
If those words don't fall on you, you can naturally be noble.
He, Zhaoping, is a true aristocrat of Chu State. How can his dignity be desecrated by those dirty words?
Only by defeating the Qin army, capturing the Qin general, humiliating him in every possible way, and then executing him can Zhao Ping's hatred be relieved.
The chase for thousands of miles has come to the final showdown.
Zhao Ping, can't wait any longer.
"A quarter of an hour, rest for another quarter of an hour, and then immediately assemble the army and set off. We must not let them run away!"
"I will completely annihilate this Qin army on the banks of Surabaya, and let the blood of Qin people dye Surabaya red!"
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By Surabaya.
The waves were rolling, creating waves of chill.
Four thousand Qin soldiers lined up in a neat array.
They have been resting here for nearly an hour, waiting.
Now, the time has finally come.
Zhao Tuo stood on the chariot on which the general was riding, looking at the turbulent Sishui River behind the soldiers.
It is a dead end, a dead end, a point of no return.
He scanned the cheeks in front of him again.
No one spoke, every Qin soldier looked at their military commander silently, this was a look of trust.
It’s the battles, the journey from Wei to Chu, and the trust accumulated after traveling thousands of miles.
Zhao Tuo nodded slightly.
The Qin army could not outrun the Chu army behind them.
According to the marching speed of both sides, they would be overtaken by the 10,000 Chu troops led by Zhaoping behind them in less than half a day at the latest.
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Four thousand Qin soldiers shouted together: "Fuck them!"
"Fight the Chu people and kill them! Kill them and I can go home!"
"I want to go home, and I will kill anyone who dares to stop me!"
…
At this moment, on the banks of the Surabaya River, countless Qin people were shouting and roaring.