"Qi Gong, how are you today?"
In the early morning, Li You walked to a carriage and spoke to the man tied to the carriage with a smile.
The man was in his forties, with a fair face and short beard. He was dressed in rich clothes and had an aristocratic temperament.
But as he traveled these past few days, his luxurious clothes were already torn and dirty, and his fair face was covered with dust and dirt, making him look miserable.
Qi Gong raised his head and felt the ropes tightly tied around his body. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "It's too urgent to tie them up, please ask the army to slow down."
Hearing this, Li You laughed.
"If I am not in a hurry and let you, Duke Qi, run away halfway, where can I find my credit? Duke Qi, just be patient. When you return to Qin, I will give you some time. slow."
"Come here, give Qigong food and water. Don't let Qigong be thirsty or hungry."
Li You laughed and turned away, leaving Qi Gong, who was tied to the carriage, with a sad face.
Li You was very happy, especially every morning and evening before going to bed, he would come to the carriage and make fun of Qi Gong.
No wonder, because this Qi Gong is a naked military exploit.
Li You was happy looking at him.
"With Qi Gong as proof, the king will definitely recognize me and appreciate me."
Now that Li Xin was defeated, he, Li You, could not only lead the remnants of the army and fight hundreds of miles to break through the siege, but he could also capture a Chu county magistrate as a result of the battle.
What's this?
Everyone loses, but I alone win!
Against the backdrop of a bunch of defeated generals, wouldn't it make Li You's military exploits even more impressive?
"Although this is my first time on the battlefield, I am by no means worse than that Zhao Tuo. Humph, especially when I captured Qi Gong this time. With this meritorious service, I can not only offset the crime of abandoning the army before. Even today's full of defeats Under certain circumstances, if the king specifically praises you, you might even be given a first-level knighthood."
Li You let his thoughts fly freely while eating the dry food handed over by the soldiers.
"If your Majesty gives me a rank of nobility, wouldn't I be the right concubine?"
"As for Zhao Tuo, he is still stationed in Pingyu. When the Chu army attacks, if he leads his troops to resist, he will be outnumbered and will be captured or killed by the Chu army. If he abandons the city and escapes, , that is the crime of abandoning the city and fleeing. Even if he can return to Xianyang alive in the future, he will have to pay for his crime by reducing his rank. No matter what, he can't compare to me!"
"In this case... the princess is mine!"
"Hahaha……"
The more Li You thought about it, the happier he became. The dry food in his mouth that originally tasted like chewing wax seemed to turn into a delicious delicacy at this moment.
The surrounding soldiers all looked at their commander in surprise, wondering how he could still laugh like this even though he was eating solid food.
Especially the "foolish smile" on Li Junhou's face makes people feel goosebumps all over.
Fortunately, in a short while, nearly two thousand soldiers finished their morning meal and began to break camp and set off towards Zhiyi in the northwest.
After traveling for a few miles or so, the patrol leader who was scouting the road ahead came back to report.
"Reporting to the army, we have already investigated and found that there are no Chu troops stationed near Zhiyi. The guards at the top of the city are sparse and lack defense. According to our estimate, there are at most two to three hundred guards in the city."
"good!"
Li You was overjoyed.
Everything was as he expected. All the cities in the eastern border of Chu State sent their troops to support Xiang Yan, but the city itself was empty for defense. This was a good opportunity for him to break the city in one battle.
He wanted to take Qi Yi just like he attacked Qi Yi in a surprise attack. Then their Qin army would be able to plunder and plunder, and they wouldn't have to eat dry food for several days.
"If I can catch Mr. Zi, I will have two county princes in my hands. When I return to Xianyang, the title of right concubine will definitely be stable, hehehehe..."
The smile on Li You's face became brighter and brighter. He asked the soldiers to stop advancing and rest for a while, preparing to launch an attack later.
Then he walked to a chariot stolen from Qiyi, stood tall, turned back, and began to deliver a speech to the soldiers.
"Second Son, Zhiyi is five miles ahead!"
"The city is now lightly defended, with only two to three hundred guardsmen. We only need one charge to capture Qi Yi, just like when we raided Qi Yi before. By then, we will have robbed Qi Yi's mansion. Isn’t it beautiful to have a storehouse of grain and grain, capture Duke Zhi, and burn down his city of Chu?”
"Next, you should cheer up. When the drums in our army sound, we will move forward... um..."
Li You's passionate speech stopped abruptly. His eyes stared blankly into the distance, his mouth opened wide, and a look of astonishment appeared on his face.
All the Qin soldiers were excited by Li Junhou's speech, and some people had already begun to imagine the wonderful scene of entering Zhiyi City to eat meat and drink soup.
Unexpectedly, Li Junhou suddenly cut off his voice, as if he was holding back his arrow halfway, making everyone feel extremely uncomfortable.
The clever military officer thought that Li You needed to cheer for him, so he raised his arms and shouted: "We will go forward bravely and we will take the Qi Yi! The military commander is mighty!"
All the soldiers were stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly followed the military officer, raising their arms and shouting: "We will definitely take Zhiyi, and the army is mighty!"
Amidst the shouts, Li You's face became increasingly ugly, even turning towards fear.
He was now standing on the carriage, higher than the other soldiers, and was speaking to his men. He could just see the rear of the entire army.
Li Youneng could see a thousand or even thousands of meters behind the Qin army.
There, a red military flag appeared, although it seemed very small due to the distance.
But the dazzling red still aroused the fear buried deep in Li You's heart.
That day, I went to the north of Xiacai.
The red army flag fluttered, and the overwhelming Chu army swarmed in. Chariots and cavalry galloped, and infantry marched in formation. Like a huge red wave, it swept across, smashing into pieces the five thousand Qin troops under Li You's command. The power of resistance.
That day was the first time Li You led his army into battle and fought against the Chu army for the first time.
The first time is always worth remembering.
It is also the memory that is most easily awakened.
Now, one after another, red military flags appear in the distance.
Under the flag that looked like burning flames, Chu troops wearing red armor appeared.
One after another, not only infantry, but also cavalry on both sides, the number seemed endless, far more than their number.
This scene is very similar to the scene north of Xiacai in the past.
"Chu Army!"
"It's Chu Jun!"
"The enemy is attacking!"
Not only Li You, but also the Qin soldiers could not help but look back after noticing the strangeness of their own soldiers, and then saw the Chu army that had appeared behind them at some unknown time.
It's a mess.
While Li You was still stunned, some military officials tried to organize the Qin soldiers to form a defensive formation, but the Chu army in the distance had already sounded the war drum.
Although due to the distance, the sound of the drum reached the Qin soldiers' ears and was not much louder than the cry of birds, the Chu army that began to charge made all Qin people tremble with fear.
There are two thousand people in this Qin army, and Li You is not the only one who has psychological shadow.
Among the two thousand people, more than a thousand were Li You's old subordinates and participated in the battle where Xiang Yan raided them. After the war, they managed to escape with their lives. After running to Xia Cai, they were regrouped and reorganized, still under the command of Li You.
Except for a small number of the other hundreds of people who were lightly wounded soldiers in the Battle of Xia Cai, the rest were the rout soldiers that Li You had collected these days. They were the rout soldiers that Li Xin was defeated by Xiang Yan.
It can be said that more than 90% of the Qin army were deserters after being defeated on the battlefield.
These people all have psychological shadows about the Chu army. They usually follow Li You to fight with the wind and attack the undefended Chu State's cities. But if they really face the Chu State's regular army, their combat effectiveness will be reduced. Question mark.
If Li Youneng could stand up at this time, or encourage or threaten with military law, he might be able to stabilize the morale of the army, but at this moment, even he is in fear, let alone let the soldiers fight.
So when the Chu army launched a charge in order, the Qin army's soldiers collapsed before fighting.
If one person escapes, ten will escape.
If ten people flee, a hundred will flee.
In the end, thousands of people fled. These Qin soldiers spread their legs, called their fathers and mothers, turned around and fled around.
"Where did these Chu troops come from?"
Li You looked horrified and finally reacted.
But now that he saw his men fleeing in all directions, he knew that the situation was over. He quickly got on his horse, and under the protection of a few short soldiers, he fled straight ahead, not even caring about Qi Gong as a trophy.
In an instant, before the two armies even fought, the winner was decided.
The Chu army formed a large formation at the rear, and a gorgeous chariot.
Zuo Sima Zhaoping stood with his hands on his hands, looking at the scene in the distance with a look of astonishment.
"Why are these Qin people so cowardly that they run away like this?"
Jing Tong on the side smiled and said: "Maybe he saw that our Chu army was strong and had more troops than them, so he was afraid before fighting, so he fled in a hurry."
"Now that we are chasing death and chasing north, we will definitely win a great victory. Once we capture the leader of the Qin army and the black buttocks that the king named, we can return to Shouchun to deliver the mission."
Zhaoping ignored these words, but frowned deeper and deeper.
He stared at the scene of the Qin army fleeing in the distance.
After they set out from Qiyi, they kept chasing for two days and two nights, and finally found traces of this Qin army.
After a night of repairs, they followed quietly, finally caught up near Zhiyi and launched an attack.
But why is there something wrong with the reaction of these Qin troops?
After a while, Zhao Ping whispered: "No, this Qin army can come from the west of the Huai River, use the fog to attack Qu Ming, and even dare to scare the king with suspicion. Its leader must be a very strategic and bold man." It is impossible for a brave person to flee before the battle begins."
"And the number of people is wrong. The people in front of me should only be about two thousand, far less than the three or four thousand that Dou Yuan said. There must be something wrong here."
When Jing Tong was told this, he also frowned and said, "Zuo Sima is right. I will ask someone to capture a few prisoners. It will be clear when I ask."
"Um."
Zhaoping nodded and looked at the Qin soldiers escaping in the distance, feeling increasingly uneasy in his heart.
It seems that something is wrong?
(End of chapter)
