General Qin

Li Xin's army is known as the elite cavalry of the 30,000 pass.

In fact, there are more than ten thousand cavalry and eight hundred chariot soldiers. According to the Qin system, there are three armored soldiers on a chariot, and eight soldiers follow behind. Therefore, the total number of chariot soldiers and cavalry is about 20,000. In addition, there are 10,000 passers-by infantry, plus the 5,000 soldiers under Zhao Tuo's command, the total number of Qin troops is 35,000.

Now, except for Li You who brought 5,000 Guanzhong infantry and escorted the food and fodder from Shangcai slowly in the rear, the remaining 30,000 people gathered in Pingyu.

There were no more than 30,000 Li Xin's soldiers in the city, and the army camped on the flat ground outside the city.

All the way from Shangcai to attack for more than a hundred miles, even though the Qin army vanguard took down Pingyu in one battle, the soldiers were still exhausted and gasped for breath one after another.

Li Xin ordered the army to rest in Pingyu for one night, and feast the soldiers with the grain, fodder, vegetables and meat in the city, so as to restore the energy and morale of the soldiers. Then wait until tomorrow morning, break out camp and set off to capture the sleeping hill about two hundred miles east of Pingyu.

As the evening approached, Zhao Tuo settled the affairs of the camp and ordered Shejian and Heihou to patrol the camp without slacking off. Afterwards, he went to the commander's tent where Li Xin was.

Zhao Tuo knew very well that this time the battle of Qin State against Chu led by Li Xin would definitely fail.

On Li Xin's side, in the original history, he and Meng Tian were chased by the Chu army, and seven soldiers were killed in battle, and the loss of soldiers was even more numerous.

In the time and space where Zhao Tuo lived, although he advised Qin Wangzheng and replaced Meng Tian with Meng Wu, it did not affect the overall situation. Mr. Changping's rebellion will not change.

Zhao Tuo estimated that under the current situation, Mr. Changping, an insider, is likely to leak Li Xin's strategy to the people of Chu. In this way, the risk Li Xin will encounter will be greater than in history. With the surprise attack route known to the Chu people, it is very likely that Li Xin's surprise army will be beaten by the Chu army, and Xiang Yan will be besieged and killed in Chu.

Going on, both Zhao Tuo and Li Xin are in danger of dying.

Now that they have arrived in Pingyu, they are still on the border of Qin and Chu, and there is still the possibility of turning back. But if we go forward and attack the sleeping hill two hundred miles away, we will enter the hinterland of Chu State.

The further you go, the harder it is to change strategically.

And as Li Xin wins more and more victories, the possibility of him listening to advice will become less and less, and his arrogance and arrogance will swallow his heart, so that Li Xin will no longer listen to anyone's advice.

Here is also Zhao Tuo's last chance.

"Marquis Zhao?"

Zhao Tuo walked outside Li Xin's tent, just as General Pi Xin Wu came out, he saw Zhao Tuo waiting here, and called out.

Zhao Tuo didn't dare to trust him, and hurriedly said: "The official has seen General Xin."

Xin Wu's face was not very good-looking, he stared at Zhao Tuo, and said: "Although I don't talk to you much, but I often hear about your deeds. Your performance in Weidi can be said to be proficient in the art of war. What kind of risk does General Li's ingenious plan have? If the army goes deep alone, once there is a problem, the big thing will be over. Now in Pingyu, we still have a chance to turn around. Immediately send our troops to the north to join General Mengwu and re-siege Xiangcheng. It is safe to attack Chu. But if you continue to travel east... oh."

Speaking of this, Xin Wu sighed: "You are General Li's 'arm', what you say is far more effective than mine, if you can, you can persuade General Li."

Xin Wu's title and position are all above Zhao Tuo's, but now he speaks in such a tone that almost asks for help, which shows that he has nothing to do.

Zhao Tuo nodded silently.

Xin Wu glanced at Zhao Tuo, then at the handsome tent behind him, and left with a sigh.

"Xin Wu failed to persuade Li Xin. Next, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to persuade Li Xin."

Zhao Tuo frowned, thinking about the next way to persuade him.

For Li Xin today, ordinary advice is useless.

Meng Wu persuaded Li Xin to be prudent in fighting, but it was useless, but he was threatened by Li Xinxin.

Zhao Tuo persuaded Li Xin to consider practical issues such as supplies, supplies, and Shouchun city defense, but it was useless. Li Xin had his own arguments for this, especially now that Li Xin believed that Chu in Juyang would provide him with support. These problems will not be taken seriously.

So Zhao Tuo can't talk about these clichés tonight, it will only annoy Li Xin and even irritate him.

At this time, the short soldiers who went in to report came out, cupped their hands to Zhao Tuo and said, "Marquis Zhao, General Li has a request, please enter it into the account."

"Well, thank you."

Zhao Tuo nodded, and with the flattered expression on the short soldier's face, he strode towards Li Xin's tent.

Pulling back the curtain to block the night wind from the tent, as soon as Zhao Tuo entered, he saw Li Xin sitting in front of the desk with a dark face, and he knew that he was not in a good mood.

Zhao Tuo's eyelids twitched. For him, now is not a good time. But there is no other way, this is already the last night, early tomorrow morning, Li Xin will lead the army to the dormitory, the further back, the less chance of success in persuasion, and the time may be too late.

"Zhao Tuo, you are here."

Li Xin said angrily: "When you came in just now, you saw that guy Xin Wu. Hmph, this guy is really in the same way as Meng Wu. He opened his mouth and kept his mouth steady. He actually wanted me to change my strategy. Go up and join Meng Wu. It's ridiculous, even Meng Wu bowed his head to me, he, Xin Wu, a general, dares to point fingers at me, it's really beyond his control, don't you think so?"

As soon as Zhao Tuo came in, he heard Li Xin complaining.

Naturally, he would not persuade him at this time, but followed Li Xin and said: "What the general said is that now our army has entered Pingyu, broke into the flank of Chu State, and it is time to make contributions. The armies are assembled."

Seeing Zhao Tuo agreeing with him, Li Xin looked a lot better, and said with a smile: "You still understand me. What is there to fight in that city? It looks like a turtle shell, and there are tens of thousands of Chu troops gathered inside. Coupled with the continuous reinforcements, even if I have an army of 200,000, I may not be able to win it in the early spring. Instead of attacking Xiangcheng, it is better to find another chance to win. People like Meng Wu and Xin Wu are old. If you lose the courage to be a general, how can you know my thoughts."

Zhao Tuo echoed Li Xin and talked for a while. Seeing that the other party's mood improved a lot, he said boldly: "The general is proficient in strategy. This surprise attack on Shouchun has a certain chance of winning. I admire it very much. Since I was ordered by the general to follow Chu Chu last year, and I have been thinking hard all the way to find a way to break Chu, but I have never thought of a way. Now, inspired by the general's ingenious plan, I have an idea, and I have an idea in my heart, and I hope the general will judge it."

Hearing this, Li Xin was not only not angry, but was quite interested in Zhao Tuo's thoughts, and said with a smile, "You kid has always been quite strategic, so you can tell me what you think."

"This time, the general entered Chu from the flanks with extraordinary troops, and went deep into the hinterland of Chu. Apart from raiding the capital of Chu, he could turn to fight and wreak havoc in the hinterland of Chu, attacking the unprepared cities of Chu, burning their supplies, and destroying the people of Chu. At the same time, use the advantages of vehicles and horses to find the Chu army supporting Xiangcheng and annihilate them in the wild."

"In this way, the land of Huaibei in Chu State is galloped by the general's strange soldiers, just like the farmland being trampled by war horses, the people of Chu must be miserable. If the king of Chu sends troops to come, the general can wipe them out with the force of thunder. If there are many people, use the advantages of chariots and cavalry to avoid their edge, look for opportunities to divide and kill, and wipe out the Chu army in the wild one by one."

When Zhao Tuo said this, he also became excited.

"In this way, Chu State is no longer able to support Xiangcheng, so it can only send troops and horses exhaustedly to search for the general. But Xiangcheng heard that the general is raging behind him, the army in the city is definitely not stable, and that Xiangyan will also be in chaos. , In this way, it is easy to expose flaws, and General Meng can look for opportunities to break through the city. If Xiangcheng is broken, the general can send his troops northward, chase and kill the Chu army's rout, and wipe out the Chu army."

"According to my strategy, the general can annihilate most of Chu's troops, leaving only Shouchun empty, waiting for our army to besiege."

Zhao Tuo finished the strategy in his heart in one breath, and then stared at Li Xin closely.

The strategy he came up with was not very good. Even because Lord Changping would rebel, the strategic goal of finally annihilating the vital forces of the Chu army would definitely not be accomplished. What Zhao Tuo said was just a drawing.

But in general, this strategy is much better than Li Xin's surprise attack on Shouchun.

Li Xin temporarily changed his strategy, gave up the raid on Shouchun, and focused on attacking the cities of Chu and annihilating the strength of the Chu army, so he would not go to Shouchun according to the original route.

In this way, even if Lord Changping really leaked Li Xin's strategy to Xiang Yan, Xiang Yan would only follow Li Xin's original route to intercept him, and in the end he would definitely come to nothing. On the contrary, Li Xin took advantage of the advantages of chariots and cavalry to fight like the wind in Huaibei. As long as the Qin army sent the sentry cavalry far enough, he could even find the Chu army who came to intercept them in advance, so as to avoid or find an opportunity to annihilate them.

In this way, the danger caused by Mr. Changping's leak of information can be eliminated.

Second, of course, after adopting Zhao Tuo's strategy, there is no need to take the risk of going to Shouchun.

Shouchun was too far away, and the Qin army was blocked and besieged near it. Once they were defeated, they had nowhere to run. On the contrary, Li Xin moved to fight in Huaibei, even if the battle was unfavorable, he was really blocked by Xiang Yan on the frontal battlefield, and then he was defeated miserably. At least the defeated place is closer to the border of Qin State. It is far easier to escape than Shouchun, and there will definitely be more people who survive.

The third is that Lord Changping rebelled in the rear. Li Xin can at least know faster in Huaibei, and the distance is closer to Huaiyang, so he can respond more flexibly. Whether it is a strategic retreat or going north to support Mengwu, It is far more convenient than near Shouchun.

In Zhao Tuo's view, these three points alone are enough to change Li Xin's mortal situation.

Even if they are defeated, their chances of survival will always be higher, and the Qin army's losses will be smaller.

Zhao Tuo stared at Li Xin with burning eyes.

He did not veto Li Xin's strange strategy, but proposed another new idea between the surprise attack on Shouchun and the northward trip to Huaiyang.

In this way, Li Xin will not be angered, but there will be an extra choice.

Next, it's up to General Lee.