The morning light was slightly bright, and the troops of the Qin camp began to prepare for battle. As soon as Zhao Tuo finished putting on his armor, he was quite surprised when he heard the news that Black Butt had searched all night and captured Liu Ji's return.
When did black butts become so powerful?
Zhao Tuo ordered Shejian, Zhao Guang and others to arrange food for the soldiers and set off immediately after dawn, while asking Hei Butt to bring the captured Liu Ji.
"I'm not Liu Ji!"
As soon as the man came in, he shouted.
"You still said no. If you weren't Liu Ji, why would you be wearing this bride's clothes?"
Black Hips sneered, kicked "Liu Ji" on the butt, kicked him over, and then threw the Xuanduan dress that was already stained with mud.
"Marquis, the Liu Ji you want is here. I searched for him all night before I caught him. Isn't it amazing?"
Black Butt said proudly.
Zhao Tuo ignored him and looked at the man in front of him.
The iconic beard.
He has a long face, small eyes, and a rather tall build. He looks like a talented person, but his eyes and expression are quite panicked and fearful, which makes Zhao Tuo lower his opinion a bit.
"Are you Liu Ji?"
Zhao Tuo asked.
"I am Lu Wan, not Liu Ji at all! You have arrested the wrong person!"
Lu Wan shouted, tears flashing from the corners of his eyes.
A man doesn't shed tears easily because he hasn't reached the point where he feels sad.
At this moment, Lu Wan was not only frightened, but also heartbroken.
Just as Liu Ji feared, this Qin army really came to capture Liu Ji, but instead of capturing Liu Ji, they captured Lu Wan by mistake.
"Liu Jina must have seen the Qin people coming. In order to escape, he put this clothes on my body so that the Qin people thought I was him. In this way, when the Qin people captured me, he could
Take the opportunity to escape!"
[It has been running stably for many years. It is comparable to the old version of the book chasing tool. It is used by all old bookworms.
The military is the real security.
Not only can you get supplies from the cities belonging to the Qin State along the way, but you no longer have to worry about whether the enemy will catch up, and you can even sleep more peacefully.
Under such circumstances, Zhao Tuo did not want to delay the return home of thousands of soldiers because of Liu Ji.
As for the Lu Wan in front of me.
Listening to the words full of resentment in his mouth, Zhao Tuo's heart moved.
This person can actually be trained a little bit.
About half an hour later.
The Qin army stationed outside Fengyi began to march in the direction of Shanfu, leaving only a group of Chu people in the city letting out a sigh of relief after the disaster.
In the Qin army marching westward.
Thousands of Qin people showed expectant looks.
Zhao Tuo stood on his chariot and looked to the west.
"Go home."
…
"Zhao Tuo, where are you?"
"where are you!"
In the Qin Palace, Ying Yinman bit her lip. She held a piece of silk in her hand, which was covered with words.
This was the last letter the man wrote to her before he left.
She held the piece of silk tightly with both hands and kept whispering: "You said you would come back... You said that, why haven't you come back yet?"
Now nearly two months have passed since the battle outside Huaiyang City.
This time the battle between Qin and Chu has basically come to an end.
Qin general Li Xin led an army of 200,000 to attack Chu and was severely defeated.
All the previously occupied cities and towns of the Chu State were recaptured by the Chu army. Even Shangcai, Chenying and other places captured by King Ben last year during his attack on Chu fell into the hands of the Chu people again, which was a failure.
In terms of soldiers and generals, Qin suffered heavy losses.
Li Xin's 30,000 elite men from the pass were destroyed outside Xiacai City, and only a few thousand people followed Li Xin and fled back to the Qin territory in haste.
Between Huaiyang and Xiangcheng, due to the sudden rebellion of Changping Lord Xiong Qi and the surprise attack by Chu general Xiang Yan, most of the 70,000 soldiers under Mengwu's command were lost, and more than 100,000 people responsible for logistic support also died.
A lot.
Compared with the loss of ordinary soldiers, what really embarrassed Qin was that they actually lost a general Pi!
At the same time, as many as five Qin generals at the rank of captain in the Qin army were killed in the battle. In addition, one person was captured and two people were missing.
Of the two missing people.
One is Li You, the son of Chang Shi Li Si.
It is said that Li You was responsible for Li Xin's rearguard during the Battle of Xia Cai. However, due to Li Xin's defeat and his flight to the west, Li You's troops were surrounded by the Chu army and were never heard from again.
The Qin State did not receive any news about Li You, and the Chu State did not publicize the success of killing Li You, so he was temporarily considered missing.
However, most people thought that Li You must have died long ago.
Could it be possible that a mere two thousand defeated soldiers could escape from the hinterland of the Chu State and be surrounded by the Chu army and ascend to heaven?
….
Even Li Si, after grieving and suffering, prepared to hold a funeral for Li You, bury him in his clothes, and pay homage to Li You's lonely soul from afar.
But compared to Li You's death in the hinterland of Chu State.
What really confused the Qin people was another missing military commander.
Where did Zhao Tuo, who was deeply loved by the king and trusted by the general Li Xin, go?
No one knows the specific whereabouts of Zhao Tuo. They only know that he asked Li Xin in Pingyu to give him independent command authority, and then led his five thousand soldiers to the south after the army went east.
There was news that he had conquered Xincai, Chu State, and then led his army further south.
From then on, there was no news about Zhao Tuo.
To the south of Xincai is the wide Huai River.
The two sides of the Huai River there are desolate areas that even Chu people rarely go to. There is a lack of large cities in Chu State, so it is difficult for the army to move and supply, and the population is sparsely populated.
Why did Zhao Tuo lead his troops there?
Some people have boldly speculated whether Zhao Tuo would be bold enough to lead 5,000 men across the Huai River and capture Chu's territory in the Huai River.
The city in the south.
But this idea was immediately refuted by others. How could five thousand soldiers cross the wide Huai River without the support of the boat division? Could they fly across the Huai River like birds with wings?
Not to mention that there were a total of five thousand people. What were they going to eat in that no-man's land?
Even if they really cross the Huaihe River, with only five thousand people, what kind of waves can this small number of people make in the heart of Chu State? I am afraid that as soon as they show up, they will be surrounded and annihilated by the Chu people!
Some people even speculate that Zhao Tuo was not familiar with geography and led 5,000 people to die in that desolate land.
In short, all kinds of doubts and speculations are flying all over the Qin State, and there are different opinions, making it difficult to understand.
But the mainstream theory is that Zhao Tuo's army may have been wiped out in Chu State.
After all, it was almost two months before the end of the war. Even Meng Wu, Li Xin and other defeated generals received the edict from Qin Wangzheng and returned to Xianyang. However, there has been no news about Zhao Tuo. This is not the case with Li Xin.
You are dead, what is that?
"You want to see people alive, and you want to see corpses when you're dead."
In the palace, Qin Wangzheng's face was extremely cold, and he said to Yao Jia, who was standing in the palace with his hands down: "Mobile all the people in Chu State to find the news about Zhao Tuo for me. Whether he is dead or alive, I want to know!"
"only."
Yao Jia responded and said: "The next batch of news from people should arrive in Xianyang in two or three days. Maybe it will mention the traces of Zhao Shuchang. Your Majesty, please rest assured."
King Qin nodded his head in an imperceptible manner.
He closed his eyes tiredly.
Xiong Qi rebelled.
Li Xin lost.
Mengwu was also defeated.
The land of Chen and Cai was recovered by the Chu people in one fell swoop.
The war was unprecedentedly bad, which made Qin Wangzheng very tired and sad.
But this is a known situation after all.
But no one knows the whereabouts of that young man.
Qin Wangzheng remembered what Li Xin said yesterday when he returned to Xianyang and came to the palace to apologize to him.
Outside Pingyu City, Zhao Tuo once said that Lord Changping had rebellious intentions and knocked on the Prime Minister to persuade Li Xin.
Li Xin refused to listen to his advice, so Zhao Tuo asked for orders and left, leading the Qin army alone and disappearing without a trace.
Qin Wangzheng opened his eyes, looked outside the hall, and whispered to himself.