"General, why are you massacring the Yue people here?!"
Wang Cheng couldn't help but be stunned when he looked at the Yue village that was devoured by fire, the land stained red with blood, and the corpses scattered everywhere.
Although he was only Wang Jian's bodyguard, he had served Wang Jian for nearly thirty years and had never seen Wang Jian massacre unarmed people like this.
Because he knew the pride in Lao Qin's heart and would not allow him to do this.
The old Qin army, which had fought hundreds of battles, disdained this.
However, just today, Tu Sui actually ordered the massacre of the local Yue people, setting a precedent that the Old Qin Army had never seen before.
Even among the various ethnic groups in Baiyue, there are still ethnic groups that are not fully civilized. After the Old Qin people capture this land, they will still regard them as the people of Great Qin.
They are all citizens of Da Qin, how can you wield a butcher's knife against them?
Wang Cheng was very puzzled. Tu Sui was clearly Wang Jian's most valued successor before, so how could it become like this?
His square face with Chinese characters looked majestic, and his deep eyes stared at the blazing fire, as if there were no waves in his heart:
"Most of those Yue people are hiding. You know why the old general died. We and them are enemies after all!
Today, the bones of the old general are still cold, and the enemy does not know how dangerous it would be if we let them stay behind us. "
"But."
Wang Cheng opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but Xia Wuqi on the side dragged him back.
Wang Cheng stabbed his sword into the soil and sat under the tree, feeling depressed.
Xia Wuji sighed: "Young Master once said that barbarians are afraid of power but not moral. Someone will always die in war. It is a cruel thing in itself!"
"I didn't expect that as a doctor, Lao Ling would be so open-minded about treating illnesses and saving people."
Wang Cheng sighed with a grimace, and then murmured to himself: "I am not pitying those Yue people, but I am wielding a butcher knife against ordinary people. It is really inhumane."
"In our eyes, they may be harmless ordinary people, but in the hearts of those Yue generals, they are soldiers that can be recruited at any time."
Xia Wuji shook his head and said: "Young Master once said that those who are not of my race must have different minds!"
"hehe."
Wang Cheng couldn't help but smile dumbly when he saw that Xia Wuchie was so old and kept repeating Zhao Hao's quotations.
To be honest, he and Zhao Hao only met twice, once when Gongzi Liang dropped his blood for a blood test, when Zhao Hao helped Gongzi Liang's queen, and once when Zhao Hao came to Nanhai to rescue Wang Jian.
Although his presence was very low during these two meetings, the impression of Zhao Hao was deeply etched in his mind.
It has to be said that compared to his peers, Zhao Hao is definitely a god-like being.
Even those who are older than him are not even one-tenth as good as him.
Sometimes when he was alone with Wang Jian, Wang Cheng often heard Wang Jian lament that he had not been able to get in touch with Zhao Hao earlier, otherwise Zhao Hao might have become his disciple.
In this way, the Wang family and Zhao Hao will be closer.
This shows that Wang Jian's appreciation for Zhao Hao is extraordinary.
"Then what should we do now? Are we going to watch Tu Sui continue to commit violence?"
Wang Cheng asked with a frown.
Xia Wuji thought for a while and asked, "What do you think of this battle?"
"Not being optimistic about it is just out of whim. No wonder the young master didn't approve of the old general handing over the command to Tu Sui!"
Wang Cheng shook his head and sighed, then squinted his eyes and looked ahead, saying: "The environment here is too dangerous. Even the old generals dare not march on a large scale. The food and grass we brought are no longer enough. Now we can only wait for Zhao Tuo They come to the rescue;
If Zhao Tuo and the others cannot rescue in time, once our food and grass are exhausted, those Yue people hiding will definitely take the opportunity to make a sneak attack;
When the time comes, it will be even more difficult for us to get out of here! "
"Yes, even though I don't understand military affairs, I know that what you say is reasonable!"
Xia Wuji nodded and said, "It's not an option if we continue like this."
As he was talking, he suddenly remembered something. He looked around and found that no one was passing by. He immediately asked cautiously: "What's the explanation from the old general?"
"No, the old general asked us to wait for Zhao Tuo, Ren Xiao, and hand over the body."
"this"
Xia Wuji was at a loss for words, then looked behind him and saw that Tu Sui was walking this way. He immediately calmed down his emotions, collected himself, and listened to his orders.
Soon, Tu Sui mounted his horse, looked at the steep Yuecheng Ridge, and said with deep eyes: "Send the order, we must pass through Yuecheng Ridge today!"
"promise!"
The generals agreed and immediately set out with the army.
Wang Cheng and Xia Wuji looked at each other. The former looked up at the sparse leaves and murmured to himself: "It seems like it's going to rain."
at the same time.
Zou An's regiment, which succeeded in the sneak attack, decisively chose to withdraw from the boarding port battlefield, and then headed south all the way to the vicinity of Yuecheng Ridge.
At this time, all Xiou generals, including Zou An, gathered together to discuss the next plan.
But Zou An was the first to speak: "Generals, the ambush a few days ago was very beautiful. We have successfully killed Qin General Wang Jian. No Qin general can threaten us in the future!"
"Hahaha!"
All the Xiou generals burst into laughter.
Zou An raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said: "There are two roads before us now. One is to return to the country and recover, and the other is to fight back against the Qin army. What do you think?"
"Counterattack the Qin Army! Counterattack the Qin Army!"
Some belligerent generals immediately responded to the Qin army.
Some conservative generals felt that the Qin army should not be underestimated and should discuss with Zou Che before making a decision.
However, when Zou An faced the dispute between the two generals, he did not give his opinion. Instead, he turned to look at the silent Xing Yu and said with a smile: "What do you think, General Xing Yu?"
"this"
Xing Yu was slightly stunned by Zou An's question, then he glanced at the slave boy next to Zou An, frowned and said: "To be honest, young master, I feel that ambushing Wang Jian this time seems a little too easy."
"too easy?"
Zou An was also stunned and said in surprise: "What does this mean? Could it be that Wang Jian is not dead?"
As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was silent, and they all looked at Xing Yu.
Xing Yu pondered for a moment, then cast out his doubts: "Wang Jian fell into the river. We saw it with our own eyes. There should be no lie. However, with Wang Jian's resourcefulness, how could he die so easily? Could it be that he died so easily? No precautions at all?"
"this"
Zou An was speechless and seemed to feel something strange.
However, before he could speak, the slave boy beside him smiled coldly;
"In my opinion, General Xing Yu is overly worried. Since Zhao Tuo dares to cooperate with us, it is impossible for him to give us false news. Otherwise, what good will it do to him if we let us ambush a fake Wang Jian?"
"I didn't say that was the fake Wang Jian!"
Xing Yu replied with some displeasure: "I just think there is something fishy about this matter!"
"What's weird? Since that is the real Wang Jian, and we also saw his death, can a dead man come back to life?"
"this"
Seeing that Xing Yu was speechless when he refuted it, the slave boy held Zou An's hand again and said softly: "Young Master, we have been out for a long time. Your Majesty should be thinking about us, so you might as well go back to the capital first. Report Wang Jian's death to him and make him happy too!"
When Zou An heard this, he patted the slave boy's waist in a funny way, then turned to Xing Yu and said: "Since General Xing Yu is worried that there is something fishy about this matter, we will stay here and send someone to send a message to Zhao Tuo and ask him to help us. Verify the authenticity, if Wang Jian really dies in our hands, immediately return to the capital to report to the king."
"Master!"
"Slave, please don't mess around."
"I wonder what General Xing Yu thinks?"
"Everything must be obeyed by the eldest master!"
"Okay! Come and serve me with pen and ink!"
Soon, Zou An wrote a secret letter in his own handwriting, handed it to the messenger, and delivered it to Zhao Tuo.
the other side.
Zhao Tuo and Ren Xiao were leading the army to search for Tu Sui's traces in the direction of Lingqu.
"We have been searching for three days, but we still haven't found Tu Sui. Judging from his posture, he must be trying to avenge the old general!"
Zhao Tuo said calmly while riding on his horse.
Ren Xiao glanced at him and said noncommittally: "Do you think the old general is really dead?"
"Judging from the current situation, he should be dead, otherwise Tu Sui wouldn't be so irrational!"
"But I always feel like there's something fishy about this matter."
"What do you want to say."
Zhao Tuo frowned and looked directly at Ren Xiao.
Ren Xiao's face was deep and he said thoughtfully: "Have you ever thought that Young Master Hao is plotting against us?"
"this"
Zhao Tuo hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said: "This shouldn't be possible. We haven't broken up with him yet, so why would you use the death of the old general to plot against us? Besides, His Majesty is still in the South China Sea. Could it be that His Majesty is also helping him plot against us?"
"That's not the case, Your Majesty. It's just that the old general has always been known for his foresight. How could he be easily killed by those Yue people? Unless"
"Unless what?"
"Unless it's to cooperate with Young Master Hao's plan!"
Ren Xiao is very meaningful.
Zhao Tuo's expression changed, and then he slowly shook his head: "The so-called wise man who worries too much must make mistakes. I think the old general must not be very bright after he was poisoned!"
"If that's the case, we have to eradicate it as soon as possible."
A cold light flashed in Ren Xiao's eyes and he said coldly.
"You mean to kill all Zou An's men?"
"It's not just them"
"Could it be."
Zhao Tuo reacted for a moment and nodded heavily: "Okay, I understand!"
After saying that, he suddenly thought of something and lowered his voice: "How to deal with the old general's body?"
"Bring Lincheng Chen back and force Zhao Hao out of the South China Sea, or..."
"Do you want to kill Zhao Hao too?"
"What, you don't dare?"
Ren Xiao looked at Zhao Tuo teasingly.
They have reached this point now, and there is no need to worry about anything else.
However, Zhao Tuo seemed to have his own worries, and shook his head in frustration: "It's not that I don't dare, it's just that it's hard for His Majesty to explain."
"Ah!"
Ren Xiao chuckled when he heard this, raised his hand and took out a piece of silk cloth from his arms, and handed it to Zhao Tuo: "Look at this!"
"What's this?"
Zhao Tuo took the silk cloth with some doubts.
But Ren Xiao said calmly: "The celebrity beside your majesty was sent to me by Zhao Gao."
"He? He also wants to kill Zhao Hao?"
"It is said that if a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it. Zhao Hao is not welcome in Xianyang or in the South China Sea. What do you think it is?"
"In that case, he deserves to die!"
Zhao Tuo nodded fiercely and then unfolded the silk cloth in his hand.
I saw just over two hundred words on it, which expressed what Zhao Gao was thinking.
After Zhao Tuo put away the silk cloth, Ren Xiao calmly asked: "What do you think of Zhao Gao's plan?"
"If we cooperate, everything will be foolproof!"
"Okay! Then just follow his plan!"
"Report——!"
While the two were talking, a scout rode up and saluted.
"What's the matter?"
Zhao Tuo subconsciously put the silk cloth into his arms and said in a deep voice.
"General General, we found a burned Yue village ten miles ahead. It seems to be the work of General Tu Sui."
"What!?"
Zhao Tuo and Ren Xiao were startled at the same time and couldn't help but look at each other.
After a long while, Zhao Tuo said with disbelief:
"Is this Tu Sui crazy? How dare he attack the Yue people? Isn't he afraid that the Yue people will unite to retaliate against us?!"
"We are now deep into the hinterland of the Yue people. Once our food and grass are cut off by the angry Yue people, the army will be in danger!"
Ren Xiao nodded and said solemnly: "Yes, although we occupy a large area of Yue people's land, we have not actually had a large-scale conflict with the Yue people;
The 50,000-strong army in their hands did not suffer much damage from beginning to end. They just kept sending small groups of troops into the woods for sneak attacks;
Even so, our army, led by the veteran general, still lost no less than ten thousand people;
I'm afraid if it really angers those Yue people."
Before Ren Xiao could say anything, Zhao Tuo understood what he was saying and immediately waved to the scout: "Explore again!"
"promise!"
Seeing the other party retreating as promised, Zhao Tuocai said with a solemn expression, "I'm afraid there will be a big defeat next."
After saying that, he suddenly reacted and his pupils shrank: "Your Majesty is in danger in the South China Sea, isn't it?"
"Isn't this an opportunity for us?"
Ren Xiao asked calmly.
Zhao Tuo was suddenly startled and said in a trembling voice: "What do you want to do?"
"Don't get me wrong, what I mean is that the Yue people don't want a decisive battle, and His Majesty doesn't want a decisive battle, so why don't we fake it and lure them out to fight to the death?"
"You mean, let the Qin army suffer a huge defeat, convince the Yue people, and then unite to attack us, and then we will be forced to fight them on a large scale?"
"good!"
Ren Xiao nodded and said: "Only in this way will His Majesty be inseparable from us and respond to our requests, just like the old general who conquered Chu!"
"At that time, all the materials, armaments, and human resources of the Qin Dynasty will be inclined to the South China Sea until the Central Plains are exhausted."
"You are crazy, the Central Plains are exhausted, and the Great Qin is in danger!"
Zhao Tuo looked at Ren Xiao as if he were a madman.
Ren Xiao still acted very calmly: "If His Majesty discovers what we have done, what do you think His Majesty will do to us?"
"But."
When Zhao Tuo heard this, he couldn't help but show hesitation.
He never thought that if he took one wrong step, he would unknowingly embark on a path of no return.
But Ren Xiao smiled faintly: "I asked you at the beginning if you wanted to take this road, and you said you had no choice. Now I ask you again, do you want to stay in the South China Sea forever and become king and hegemon, or do you want to be a loyal minister? "
"I"
Zhao Tuo was at a loss for words and was extremely tangled in his heart. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said viciously: "Zhao Hao forced me to do this, and I don't want to betray Da Qin!"
"hehe."
Ren Xiao smiled noncommittally.
A person's ambition cannot be forced out by others. Isn't it innate?
Nonsense
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