General Qin.

Chapter 230 Oranges
In the land of Huainan, in an orange grove about ten miles west of Shouchun City.

Zhao Tuo peeled an orange, and a sour smell came out.

He gritted his teeth, stuffed the orange meat into his mouth in one breath, and started to chew with his puffy cheeks. The sweet and sour juice spread between his lips and tongue. Soon Zhao Tuo's facial features were twisted into a ball, and his stomach began to twitch slightly.

Not only Zhao Tuo, but most of the more than 4000 soldiers of the Qin Army in the forest at this moment looked like this. From time to time, some people couldn't bear it anymore, and with a sound of "vomit", they vomited the oranges they just ate and the acid water in their stomachs come out.

In the state of Qin, Huainan citrus, which only the nobles and rich people can eat, and the top-quality fruit placed on the political table of the king of Qin, are now all eaten by these low-level soldiers until they vomit and eat for a lifetime. No longer want to eat.

"My mother! I'm about to vomit sour water again. Marquis, when are we going to attack his mother's city of Chu people? Hurry up and fight Shouchun, grab some rice and meat to eat, I don't want to eat oranges anymore! "

Black Hip wrinkled his face and said.

After the Qin army crossed the Huaihe River, the road they traveled was not a densely populated place, there were no big cities, and Chu villages were extremely rare. Along the way, although everyone has paid attention to saving food, it is 4000 people after all. Open your mouth, how can the little army rations you carry with you be able to withstand the daily consumption? Their food ran out last night, and today they can only rely on the fruits in the forest and some wild vegetables they dug to satisfy their hunger.

When they first ate oranges, the soldiers of the Qin Army who had never seen this kind of fruit were all very excited. They picked them from the tree one by one and stuffed them into their mouths. Give the family a few to go back and try.

However, by now, the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty already felt like vomiting when they saw this yellow fruit, and they no longer had the slightest appetite.But when they were hungry, everyone could only grit their teeth and forcefully stuff it into their mouths. If they didn't eat, their stomachs would really be empty and they would have no strength left.

Zhao Tuo raised his head, resisting the discomfort in his stomach, and said, "Let's wait for Shejian to come back and see what's going on in Shouchun now. I'll play by ear when the time comes."

Although he had already led his army very close to Shouchun City, he could reach the city within a day at most.But Zhao Tuo would not just come out of the forest and rush to Shouchun City, that would be something a fool would do. If there are tens of thousands of Chu troops stationed under Shouchun City, wouldn’t it be a gift for you to come out? .It is reasonable to obtain information first in everything.

"Hey, why hasn't Shejian come back yet? Maybe it's because he got something to eat. Let's enjoy it secretly first. No wonder he's asking for orders to arrest people. It turned out that he had this kind of intention in mind. If I had known, I would have Go." Hei Hip muttered while wiping the acid water from the corner of his mouth.

Zhao Tuo ignored him. It took a lot of effort to scold this idiot, and he had to eat a few more oranges to make up for it, which was not worthwhile.

At this moment, Shejian's figure came from the woods not far away.

"Hey, didn't you go to arrest people? Where are the captives? Did you get anything to eat?" Black Butt asked impatiently.

Shejian ignored him, but looked at Zhao Tuo with a serious face.

"Something happened."

Zhao Tuo's heart skipped a beat.

Hearing Shema's words, his breathing became disordered.But soon, Zhao Tuo calmed down, and said softly: "It seems that General Li has lost."

"Ah? How did General Li lose? Didn't he lead a surprise attack on Shouchun with 3 people? The main force of the Chu people has all gone to Xiangcheng. Who can beat him in the hinterland of Chu?" Black Butt asked in surprise.

"Shut up, go to the side and eat this orange."

Zhao Tuo glared at him and threw a big orange in his hand at him.

Black Butt: "Huh?"

"This is a military order."

"Ugh..."

After driving Hei Hip away, Zhao Tuo looked back at Shejian.

"The Marquis is really predictable, General Li is indeed defeated."

Shejian glanced at Zhao Tuo in admiration, and then explained: "I took people to the nearby intersection to guard for half a day, and finally caught a group of merchants. Although there were not many people, they happened to just come out of Shouchun City, so they are very clear about the situation in the city. Information."

Speaking of this, Shejian's face was gloomy.

"General Li led his army to attack Xiacai. When he was about to cross the Huai River, Xiang Yan led [-] Chu troops from the rear. General Li could only lead the army north to fight. Then he was defeated by Xiang Yan. General Li We can only lead the army to flee westward. That Xiang Yan led the Chu army to follow behind, kept chasing, and defeated our army. It seems that Xiang Yan will not stop until he captures General Li. Alas, General Li is in danger this time."

Sure enough.

Hearing this, Zhao Tuo closed his eyes wearily.

He has repeatedly reminded Li Xin, even at the risk of warning Li Xin that Mr. Changping may have leaked the marching route of the surprise attack.Zhao Tuo had already opened up the matter, but Li Xin still refused to listen when he talked about it to such an extent, and he still fell into the trap of the Chu people with a dull head.

This Li Xin is really a stubborn bull!

"If the sky does evil, you can still live. If you do evil yourself, you can't live."

Zhao Tuo's mind popped up the famous sayings he often heard in his previous life, and it really fits well with Li Xin's actions.

He couldn't help sighing.

Li Xin's defeat, not only the [-] chariots and cavalry generals under his command died in Chu, but also the [-] Qin army under Mengwu's troops outside Xiangcheng, it may be a disaster.

When Xiang Yan captured Li Xin and led his troops northward to support Xiangcheng, the Chu army in Xiangcheng took advantage of the situation and rushed out, followed by Lord Changping in Huaiyang City.

Under the enemy on three sides, can the 7 people in Mengwu be safe?
In addition to the disastrous defeat of the army, the cities of Huaiyang, Xingqiu, and Pingyu that the Qin army had conquered before would probably fall into the hands of the Chu people again, and the soldiers of the Qin army stationed in those places were naturally more or less fortunate.

Of the 20 Qin army, how many of them will be able to return home?

no one knows.

On the contrary, the 5000 people like Zhao Tuo jumped out from the frontal battlefield. Although they seemed to be in danger after going deep into the enemy's rear, they were actually much safer than being chased and killed by the Chu army on the battlefield.

"Isn't that Xiang Yan in Xiangcheng? How could he lead the army to chase after him, and judging from his marching speed, it doesn't seem like he rushed there after knowing that the flank was attacked, but more like he knew that General Li would detour The surprise attack on Shouchun led to gathering soldiers early to intercept and kill them on the way. And military officer, you seem to have expected this long ago?"

Shejian stared at Zhao Tuo suspiciously. They followed Zhao Tuo to Huainan. At first, they just thought that Zhao Tuo wanted to make a miracle, so they asked Li Xin to go deep into the enemy's rear and become a surprise soldier.

For such a very dangerous thing, the five thousand soldiers chose to support Zhao Tuo out of gratitude for Zhao Tuo, and they followed him silently all the way.

But now that Shejian knew the news of Li Xin's fiasco, in retrospect, the whole thing seemed not so simple.

This Zhao Junhou seemed to be leading everyone into the enemy's territory, but in fact he saved everyone's life.

Zhao Tuo smiled faintly. Before Lord Changping officially rebelled, he didn't want to mention this matter, so he said instead: "It's just a slight premonition. Now General Li is being chased by Xiang Yan very urgently, and his life is in danger. If we The surprise attack on Shouchun may force the king of Chu to recall Xiang Yan and save General Li and many robes. So, how is the defense in Shouchun city?"

She Jian looked serious, and replied: "Shouchun City was guarded by more than 1 soldiers before. Later, in order to prevent General Li from crossing the Huai River, the King of Chu sent 5000 people to guard the south bank of the Huai River. There are still about [-] Chu soldiers in the city. military."

"However, according to what the businessman said, the king of Chu has dispatched 5000 people before to escort the captives captured by Xia Cai Zhizhan back to Shouchun. He wants to parade to show his power and meritorious deeds. He may arrive tomorrow. By the way, I heard that Among the captives, there was also a lieutenant under General Li who was captured by the Chu people on the battlefield."

Hearing this, Zhao Tuo's eyes widened.

Of the 3 people led by Li Xin, only one general followed, that is, Xin Wu.

……

Day two.

The king of Chu wanted to let the captured Qin army prisoners parade in Shouchun City today.Let all the people of Chu in the entire capital see how the state of Chu became stronger and stronger under his leadership. Even the invincible Qin army was crushed and defeated in front of him. for his captives.

This is the most glorious moment for the Chu Kingdom in the past few decades.

In this way, he demonstrated the ability and prestige of King Chu, and at the same time calmed the panicked hearts in the city.

Secondly, it can eliminate the influence of his killing the king and usurping the throne, and let the people of Chu know that he, the king of Chu, is much more powerful than that trash brother who was killed, and only he can make the state of Chu stronger.

So this parade is very important to King Chu of Chu.

But the weather doesn’t seem to be beautiful. At noon, there is still a thin layer of white winter mist around Shouchun. The mist is so thin that you can’t feel anything close by, but if you look far away, you will find that you still have a little bit of vision. affected.

At least the eight hills in the north of Shouchun look hazy in the fog, like eight towering giants.

This is because Shouchun is close to the Huai River, and the winter fog is pervasive. In the eyes of the local Chu people, it is a normal scene.

At this time, an army was marching towards Shouchun City.

Qu Ming, in his 30s, was a military general from the Qu family. He was deeply loved by the king of Chu. When Li Xin was approaching the Huai River, he was ordered by the king of Chu to lead [-] soldiers to guard the south bank of the Huai River to resist Li Xin from crossing the Huai River.

Now, he received another order from the king to escort a thousand Qin soldiers who were captured in the Battle of Huaibei to the south and marched in the city in order to show the king's great martial arts and inspire the hearts of the Chu people.

Among the thousand prisoners of the Qin army, the captured general Xin Wu was the most important.

Xin Wu leaned tiredly in the car, breathing the slightly humid air, staring blankly into the distance, the injuries to his shoulders and arms were still aching.

With Xin Wu's status, he shouldn't have been taken prisoner.

But it's a pity that people are unlucky, and drinking water will clog their teeth.

Xin Wu fled westward with Li Xin when the Qin army collapsed, but he was unlucky. The chariot he was riding in was crushed into a big hole by one wheel and overturned on the spot. He was thrown out and his arm was broken.

Before the short soldiers helped him up, he was scattered by the rout of the Qin army who followed him, and then the chasing Chu army followed.

Xin Wu's mighty crown and exquisite armor saved his life.

Chu Zu didn't kill him.

It just made him the highest-ranking military general captured by the princes' army in Qin State for decades, which is enough to make him famous in history books.

"Qin envoys Li Xin and Meng Wu attacked Chu, and Chu envoy Xiang Yan defended them. Xiang Yan defeated the Qin army and captured Qin general Xin Wu."

Xin Wu said in a low voice, and couldn't help laughing bitterly.

"Hehe, General Xin is really in a good mood. He is still smiling all over his face now. Maybe it's because he sees me in Chudi, which is beautiful and charming, and he has a heart of admiration for him."

A joking voice sounded, and a 30-something-year-old Chu general came on horseback, paralleling the chariot that Xin Wu was riding in.

Xin Wu immediately remained expressionless, knowing that it was the general of the Qu family who was teasing him, intending to make fun of him.

"Since General Xin likes the scenery here, why don't you join us in the Chu Kingdom and live here forever, so that you can enjoy the beautiful scenery every day, wouldn't it be beautiful."

Qu Ming didn't care about Xin Wu's reaction, he pointed to the scenery shrouded in mist in front of him, and smiled at Xin Wu: "Come on, let me introduce to General Xin. The water in front is called Fei Water, and the water is cool. Drink it refreshingly, go from here, after Feishui is Shouchun."

Xin Wu squinted his eyes, and really saw a river flowing in the mist ahead.

Qu Ming turned to point to the north again.

"General Xin, please look, there is another strange mountain here."

"The mountain is called Feiling. It is located to the north of Shouchun, and it is also called Beishan. Because of this, there are eight hills on the mountain, and the wild people nearby call it the Eight Mountains!"

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