General Qin.

Chapter 222 Southward
"General Meng, news has come from General Li that our army captured Pingyu two days ago."

In the Yingshui Qin camp outside Xiangcheng, General Yang Yuan surrendered and reported.

Meng Wu nodded, hearing the news of Li Xin's victory in the first battle, not only was there no joy on his face, but he became more dignified.

He stared closely at the point on the map that represented Xiangcheng, and stretched out his finger to slide slightly over the surrounding cities.

"Haven't you found any traces of Chu's reinforcements?"

General Pi, who was in charge of reconnaissance and intelligence, quickly replied: "General, our cavalry has explored for [-] miles around Xiangcheng, but we haven't found any traces of reinforcements from Chu."

The tent fell silent, and even Yang Yuan, who had just reported the good news, was downcast.

He whispered: "General Meng, according to the information sent back by someone before, many lords in the eastern and southern borders of Chu State are summoning soldiers to support Xiangcheng. Calculating the time, there should be at least a few troops now It's near Xiangcheng."

"Our troops besieged Xiangcheng, in addition to restraining Xiang Yan, the purpose was to attract all the Chu troops to cover General Li's surprise attack. There were no reinforcements from Chu State for fifty miles around Xiangcheng. In this situation, I'm afraid Something is wrong."

Meng Wu nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Put the scouts farther away, and go all the way to Xinqi in the east to see the situation of the Chu army there."

"Release the connection between Xiangcheng and the outside world, let people spread the news that Pingyu was captured by our army's partial division, and disturb the morale of the army. If they send someone out, be sure to stop it. I want to know the situation in the city!"

Meng Wu opened his mouth slowly and issued a series of military orders.

His eyes were still fixed on the Xiangcheng point on the map, and now the Qin army was in a difficult situation.

Even if Meng Wu finds out that something is wrong, it is impossible to abandon Xiangcheng and go south, otherwise it will be easy to be chased by the Chu army in Xiangcheng from behind, and the food road will be easily cut off by them.As for the division of troops to the south, that is too dangerous, and it is easy to be defeated by the Chu people one by one.

All Meng Wu can do is to continue to attack Xiangcheng and fight Xiang Yan here.

……

South of Xiangcheng, east of Pingyu.

sleeping mound.

The drums of war are rumbling, and the black Qin flag is fluttering in the wind.

Qin soldiers in armor, carrying poorly made bamboo and wooden ladders, climbed the four walls of the sleeping hill like ants.

Sleeping Hill is located in the hinterland of Chu State. It is just a small city. The height of the city is less than ten feet, and the number of soldiers in the city is less than a thousand. They are divided into four walls, and each wall has more than 200 guards.

Under the surprise attack of the Qin army, within half an hour, Sleeping Hill was declared occupied, and all the Chu people in the city became prisoners of the Qin army.

Li Xin walked into Sleeping Hill City expressionlessly.

As soon as he entered the city gate, he saw Qin Zu pointing at him with a sword, kneeling at the gate of the city, begging for mercy with a frightened expression on his face.

"General, I am willing to surrender. I beg the general to spare my life."

The sleeping man kowtowed non-stop, tears were everywhere on his fat face.

Li Xin frowned.

"Chopped."

"No, please spare my life, General, I am willing to do anything for General..."

Li Xin's stiff face softened a little as he saw his fat bed-father being dragged away.

Under the guard of short soldiers, he walked to the city wall and looked around.

He saw the Chu people in the city being driven back to their houses, and the Qin soldiers began to move grain from the treasury in the bedroom.At the same time, the army outside the city also began to set up camp.

Li Xin's expression was cold, and he whispered: "Everything is as I expected. Pingyu and Qiqiu were captured in half a day. The hinterland of Huaibei in Chu State has no defenses or obstacles to my surprise attack. Therefore, your Where does the worry come from?"

"What are you afraid of?"

In the end, Li Xin looked towards the southeast.

Now that the bedroom hill has been captured, you can reach Huyi on the edge of Yingshui by walking several hundred miles southeast.The Qin army can search for ships from Huyi and cross Yingshui.When he reached the east bank of the Yingshui River, Li Xin could contact Juyang's General Chu for support. At the same time, at that position, he continued to walk southeast to reach Xiacai on the edge of the Huai River, and cross the Huai River from there.

In this way, Shouchun, the capital of Chu, is just around the corner!

"Zhao Tuo, I don't know what you want to do, but you will definitely regret it!"

"I look forward to seeing the expressions of you, Meng Wu and others when I make a great contribution to the world."

Li Xin murmured, clenched his hands into fists, and there were bulging veins on the back of his hands.

A short soldier came from behind and whispered: "General, General Xin Wu has sent a message about the army. Our rangers found a Chu army more than ten miles south of the sleeping hill, and they are marching here."

……

To the south of Pingyu, on the side of Rushui, is Xincai.

A battle has just come to an end.

Standing on the chariot, Zhao Tuo watched his black flag planted on the Xincai city wall in front of him, his expression slightly relieved.

This battle was faster than he thought. Perhaps it was unexpected that the Qin army would suddenly come from the north. Xincai City was almost unprepared. Under the leadership of Heihou, a thousand of his subordinates charged and took it down. this city.

"Mr. Marquis, Xincai was recruited by the king of Chu before, and 5000 people were conscripted to go northward in the direction of Qiqiu to support the Chu army in Xiangcheng. Therefore, there are only a few hundred guards in the city."

Xiqigu came over and reported in a low voice.

Zhao Tuo nodded, no wonder Xincai was so easy to attack, not only because the Chu people in the city were unprepared, but also because all the young and strong soldiers in Xincai were transferred away.

"Go north to support Xiangcheng?"

Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes slightly, and cast his gaze to the north.

Going north from Xincai to Xiangcheng, they must pass through the dormitory for supplies, so wouldn't they run into Li Xin?

However, a mere 5000 people is like a piece of rotten wood to Li Xin's Guanzhong elite, which will rot if hit.

What really worries Zhao Tuo is whether there will be a large net spreading out along the route of Li Xin's eastward advance, waiting for Li Xin to throw himself into the net.

"Move the food and fodder from the treasury of the Xincai Mansion, let the soldiers eat and drink well. After the army has rested for half an hour, they set off immediately. Just leave a garrison of troops to guard the city. By the way, it is still announced that our army is going eastward, Go to Huyi by the Yingshui River, and meet General Li there."

Zhao Tuo issued military orders one after another.

Xi Qigu was startled and said: "Marquis, don't we rest here overnight? The soldiers are tired after traveling for days. If we meet the Chu army on the road, I'm afraid it will be difficult to fight."

Zhao Tuo looked at the sky, it was still early in the evening.

And what they need most is time.

Zhao Tuo murmured: "I'm afraid we won't meet the Chu army. Our next enemy is not Chu people. Also, you should find a few more guides from the city. They should be older and familiar with the Huaishui area. "

Under Zhao Tuo's order, Qin Jun's efficient execution ability was brought to the extreme.

More than an hour after the capture of Xincai City, in addition to leaving a garrison of soldiers to garrison, nearly 5000 people made up for the food they carried and set off immediately.They first traveled a few miles from the east gate of Xincai, and after staying away from the sight of the Chu people, they immediately turned to the south.Soon we reached the side of Rushui, which flows in the southeast direction.

After a little modification here, the Qin army quickly went south along the road near Rushui.

From the south of Xincai to the Huai River, there were no other Chu cities to hinder their progress.

After a day and night of rapid march.

Zhao Tuo's troops arrived at the bank of a big river.

Huai River.

"After winter, the water volume of the Huaihe River has dropped sharply."

Zhao Tuo looked at the water of the Huaihe River flowing in front of him, thoughtfully.

But he didn't have the idea of ​​leading the army across the river here.Without boats, it was very difficult for the 5000 of them to cross the Huai River.

"There's always a way."

Zhao Tuo's eyes were firm.

Shejian came from behind, and he said softly, "The soldiers are exhausted. Although the laggards have caught up, they don't have the energy to move on. The soldiers must be rested."

Zhao Tuo said softly: "Everyone has worked hard, take a good rest today, and march again tomorrow morning."

Shejian nodded, he did not leave immediately, but asked: "Tuo, after you and General Li divided up, you have not told us the destination of this trip. Could it be that you are going to cross the Huai River and lead us to attack Chu?" A city in the south of the country?"

"The river will be crossed, but not now."

Zhao Tuo whispered, his eyes followed the Huai River flowing eastward, and looked eastward, as if he could see the tall capital city of Chu through hundreds of miles of Chu.

Shouchun.

　One more chapter tonight

　　
　
(End of this chapter)