"Report!" A report came from beside him.
"Hey!" The general of Chu State tightened the reins of the horse, reined in the horse's head, and stopped the galloping horse.
"Speak." After lifting his robe, the Chu general turned aside and said to the visitor.
"General, the gates of Fusumi City are not open, and there are no extra armored soldiers on the towers." The visitor immediately reported: "The city is also unusually quiet."
Hearing this, the general of Chu State was more than relieved. Then he sent an order to the army: "The army is speeding up and the target is Min City!"
Yes, after all, the general of Chu State did not know anything about military affairs. Since he wanted to pass through Lingshu City, he naturally had to wait for an investigation.
Unfortunately, due to time constraints, the gates of Negosumi City were not opened, and the scouts could not enter through the city, so all they could report was what they saw.
And what they could see was naturally what Qin Jun wanted them to see.
Different from the enthusiastic preparations in Gongcheng, there is no sign of preparations for battle in the current negative millet city.
The five thousand infantry sent by Wang Lu were all ambushed in the pavilions and urns. Obviously, what they wanted was to give Wei Jun an unexpected surprise.
The same arrangement also appears in Heyong City in the north.
The reason for this arrangement is naturally not the general's likes and dislikes, but more importantly, it is based on local conditions.
Gongcheng is the only place where the Wei army must pass through when escaping westward, and the main force of the Qin army's infantry also follows closely behind the Wei army. If the Wei army wants to escape, they must attack Gongcheng, even if the Qin army is already stationed in Gongcheng.
However, this is not the case with Shuimai City and Heyong City. With their vast north and south sides, there are too many places for the Zhao and Chu armies to move into.
Although these two cities are the two most convenient ones, if the Qin army is already stationed in them, it is almost impossible for the Zhao army and the Chu army to attack such cities.
The only way is to cheat!
Yes, use the illusion that there is no garrison to deceive the Zhao army and the Chu army. This causes them to misjudge the situation and choose this seemingly most "convenient" path.
Obviously, this method has no effect on veterans like Lian Po.
Zhao Jun had five places to cross the river, but none was close to Heyong City. This is not because Lian Po sacrifices the near for the distant, but simply for the sake of safety.
It is a pity that the general of Chu State was obviously too eager to return to Chu State.
Although he still had some common sense of military affairs, he only had a brief taste of it. Only relying on a cursory inspection by the scouts, he concluded that Fusui City was safe, and even issued the final order to the army.
This is obviously not what a good general should do.
But this is understandable. After all, the current Chu army is still in a panic. Behind it, a full 20,000 Qin troops are still chasing after them. For the generals of Chu, the city of Jishu is not just a return home. The passage is more like a life-saving straw.
Perhaps it wasn't the general of Chu who didn't think of the possibility of an ambush by the Qin army in Fushu City, but he didn't want to think about it anymore.
This is not a subjective unwillingness, but a subconscious neglect.
It's like me who is still scrolling through Douyin and refusing to write even though I've reached the deadline.
Are the consequences serious? serious!
Can you write? Of course.
However, subconsciously, I just don’t want to think about this matter.
In any case, the order from the general of Chu State has been issued, and Chu State's remaining 20,000 troops immediately accelerated and rushed towards the unknown city of Fushu.
In the city of Fuzhou, Captain Tan Xi, who had been entrusted with the important task, held his sword in his hand on the city tower, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Chu army.
If the scouts of the Chu army could climb the city tower and take a look, they would be frightened to death. Behind Captain Tan Xi, in the attic and under the city tower, all the soldiers of the Qin army were lying in disorder!
Because he had traveled all night, Tan Xi forced him to rest where he was.
As the Qin army lay down in twos and threes leaning on each other, there were not many
The common people's negative millet city did not need any more decoration, and it soon became extremely quiet.
"Report!" A quick voice suddenly interrupted the tranquility of the dark night.
"Tell me." Captain Tan Xi said without looking back.
"The Chu army, about 20,000 infantry and cavalry, is coming towards Negoshu City." The scout swallowed for a moment and continued: "It is expected to arrive outside the city in half an hour."
"Where is our Qin army chasing the army?" Captain Tan Xi asked immediately.
"We are still about one or two miles away from the Chu army." The scout immediately replied.
Nodding silently, the captain said immediately, "I understand."
The captain secretly calculated in his heart: the distance of one or two miles is not much, even if most of the Qin troops who are chasing are infantry, it only takes the time to make a cup of tea; Not short anymore.
Although it is almost impossible for the army of the Chu State to break through Negative Mill City in this cup of tea, the problem is that once the Chu State army discovers its existence, it is very likely to give up its plan to return south from Negative Mill City and turn around. And go all the way west, bypassing the negative millet city, and then turn south.
This means that he must hold back the Chu army for at least a cup of tea.
It is not difficult to defend the city of Fushu, but it is very difficult to keep the Chu army near the city of Fushu.
The most important thing is that his own troops are insufficient.
There are only 5,000 men and horses. If they are all pulled out to fight the Chu army head-on, it is very likely that the Chu army will detach a part to stop them, and the main force will then move westward.
In this way, he can only wipe out thousands of Chu army's troops at most.
This is sorry for General Wang Lu's personal intention to place a captain like himself in Negoshu City.
For now, all we have to do is take a little risk!
Immediately, Captain Tan Xi made up his mind.
"Call the captains to come here, I have to arrange the mission." The captain then said to the soldiers who sent the order: "Be careful to keep your voice down and don't make too much noise."
"Yes." The messenger agreed softly.
Soon, several Qin Army captains wearing heavy armor quietly came to the captain.
"I've seen the captain." Several people clasped their fists in a low voice.
With a slight nod, the captain waved his hand for several people to sit on the ground.
"The Chu army will arrive here in half an hour." The captain immediately reported the current military situation straight to the point.
"Captain, shall we prepare for war immediately?" The captain who had just sat down was obviously a little unable to sit still.
"There's no rush, there's still time." The captain waved his hand calmly: "I'll assign the mission."
"Yes." After hearing this, all the captains agreed immediately.
"Colonel Lieutenant Che Jun." The captain immediately nodded.
"The general is here." A newly awakened captain immediately agreed with his fists clasped.
"I order you to lead 800 infantry and 500 archers to set up an ambush on the west road outside the city. If you encounter the Chu army crossing the border, you will send out thousands of arrows. You must make enough noise to intimidate the Chu army. Do everything possible to delay the Chu army. Flee to the west of Guanxi." The captain then ordered again.
"Yes." The captain named Che Jun immediately agreed.
This thousand troops obviously cannot stop the Chu army who are intent on fleeing westward, but there is still no problem in blocking the small group of Chu army. Of course, even if it can't be stopped, it can still be delayed a little bit. This can be regarded as a back-up left by the captain for his troop deployment.
"Colonel Lieutenant Zhai Yu." The captain ordered the general again.
"The general will be here." Another captain immediately agreed.
"Lead a thousand infantry and ambush between the inner city and the outer city, using Wuqu as a unit, and hide in houses, courtyards, and ditches." The captain then continued: "If the Chu army is attacking, then Ignore him, and once the Chu army retreats, immediately send troops to stop it."
"Yes." Although the captain didn't quite understand what the captain meant, he immediately agreed.
"Colonel Hu Qing." The captain continued to point.
"The general will be here." Another captain immediately agreed.
"You will defend the south gate with a thousand infantry!"
The captain immediately ordered: "No matter what the situation ahead is, one of your troops must not be shaken. You are our army's last barrier, do you understand?"
"Yes." The somewhat flattered captain agreed immediately.
"The remaining armies will all retreat to the inner city. Only a hundred troops will remain in the outer city." The captain then continued to order.
"This?" After hearing this, the captains suddenly had doubts.
"May I ask the captain, how many troops are there in the retreat of the Chu army?" A captain asked with a frown, and then explained briefly: "Our army only has 5,000 troops. If we directly abandon the outer city, the inner city will be destroyed." Although there is, it is not as strong as the outer city. If it is attacked by the Chu army, it will...
"The Chu army still has 20,000 troops." The captain replied without surprise: "There is no need to worry about the gain or loss of the city. If it were not for just in case, I would even give the inner city to the Chu army. As long as we can defend it South Gate, it doesn’t matter even if we give up the entire city to the Chu army.”
Before the others could react, the captain continued: "The Qin army that is pursuing them is only a cup of tea away from the Chu army. As long as the follow-up army comes, how can we be afraid of losing this mere tower? What's more, among the five thousand , Even if you are guarding a city gate, how can you not guard this cup of tea?"
This is already obvious. Their army is just to hold back the Chu army. As for the gains and losses of losing Shuicheng, it is not important at all. Defending the city but losing the Chu army is a crime; losing half the city but leaving the Chu army behind is a credit.
Moreover, no matter how broken the inner city is, it is not a problem at all for the five thousand Qin army to stop the Chu army from drinking tea.
"Yes." The captains who had reacted immediately clasped their fists and accepted the order.
"Order the troops to prepare for battle." Captain Tan Xi immediately said to the messenger: "Don't beat the drums, blow the trumpets, and don't make any noise. Wake up the troops quietly. Never let the Chu army discover the existence of our army."
"Yes." All the captains around him agreed again.
Immediately, the captain waved his hand, and the other captains clasped their fists and left.
Soon, in the attic behind him and under the city tower, there were bursts of rustling sounds, which were the sounds of the Qin army soldiers being awakened.
Although it was only an hour or two of rest, it was enough for the battle-hardened Qin army.
Patting their cheeks and stretching their muscles, the five thousand Qin troops were quickly ready for battle.
Immediately afterwards, the west city gate quietly and slowly opened.
A group of Qin troops wearing black armor immediately filed out of the west gate.
Soon, this Qin army of thousands of people disappeared among the mountains and forests outside the west city gate.
At the same time, the Qin army in the city immediately retreated to the inner city, and there were only three hundred people left in the outer city.
Of course, the captain is also in the outer city. After the war begins, these one hundred troops will immediately retreat into the city under the leadership of the captain, further giving the Chu army the illusion that the city is undefended, and thus tempting the Chu State. The army marched towards the city.
