Chapter 1057: Success in the East and Success in the West (Fifty)

Meng Tian glanced at Zhongli and said calmly: "Just know in your heart, now is not the time to deal with him. Besides, this matter must be viewed from both sides."

"Escape from the battlefield and abandon the general. I have never produced such a general in all these years!" Zhongli said coldly: "Meng Tian, ​​you are an old soldier, and you actually excuse him?"

Meng Tian smiled: "Now is not the time. But if Yu does such a thing, he must be very panicked and suspicious. The slightest disturbance may lead to catastrophe. Where is he now? In Shannan County, what if we move him now and he refuses to do anything, and runs away with the cavalry or surrenders? Then Shannan County is finished. If Shannan County is lost again, He Lanxiong can go straight to Jiuyuan. Now Do we have enough troops to defend Jiuyuan? So Shannan County is now an iron gate, guarding our backyard. But at this stage, Yu not only cannot be held accountable, but also rewarded for bringing back five thousand cavalry. This saved Qin Bing's vitality. Wait until the overall situation is stable, then transfer him back, and calmly find another excuse to deal with him."

Zhongli was silent for a while, then nodded, "You're right. But when I think about it, I feel sick."

"You haven't done any dirty things in Heibingtai. What does this mean?" Meng Tian smiled coldly. "Dou Yu escaped from the battle and deserved death. But he is also a good cavalry general. Now Our Qin generals have suffered serious losses. People like him should use their talents first and then punish their crimes."

Zhongli waved his hand, "We don't need to talk about Dan Yu anymore. Let's see how the king handles him after we go back! Meng Tian, ​​since you have decided to leave with me, then make preparations in advance. Lu Chao will I’ll come over and hand over to you in three days.”

"Are you so anxious?" Meng Tian asked.

"It's not that I'm in a hurry, it's that the king can't wait long!" Zhongli's face turned gloomy.

The two were silent for a moment. Meng Tian filled up the wine glass, raised it high above his head, saluted far away in the direction of Xianyang, tilted his neck and drank it all in one gulp, "Although the king and I are not in love, the king has never been in love with each other in his life." He truly trusted me, but this does not prevent me from admiring him as the wisest monarch in the Qin Dynasty over the years."

Staring at Zhongli, Meng Tian continued: "Although I have a lot of dissatisfaction in my heart, for the sake of the Great Qin, I am willing to accept his arrangement and return to Xianyang. Whether I live or die will be decided by the king. On this occasion of the Great Qin In this time of national crisis, I will not let any more problems arise within our Daqin, Zhongli, don’t worry, my subordinates will not cause trouble, and I will let them accept this arrangement."

After listening to Meng Tian's words, Zhongli stood up and bowed to the ground towards Meng Tian.

In Anlu, the important town of Yuyang, Lu Chao looked at the dozen generals standing under the tent with a serious expression. Just one day ago, he received a military intelligence report and a new appointment from Xianyang. The news of Li Xin's defeat made him Shocked, the destruction of an army of 100,000 people meant that the Qin State would switch from strategic attack to strategic defense, and his army, which had penetrated deep into the Han territory, had to retreat.

Since he invaded the Han territory, he has been unstoppable along the way, beating Zeng Xianyi on the opposite side back repeatedly. Now in the entire Yuyang, only the city of Yuyang is still in Zeng Xianyi's hands. If it weren't for the Han army Two infantry corps from the Young Guards Corps arrived. Maybe Yuyang City now belongs to him too.

"Retreat? Why retreat?" Gou Yi shouted: "General, since General Li failed on the grassland, we should move forward bravely and achieve greater results to make up for the losses on the grassland. Loss. We took Yuyang with great difficulty, how could we give it to others so easily!"

"Yes, General, we only have 30,000 to 40,000 Han troops in front of us. Let's go all out and capture Yuyang City in one fell swoop to appease General Li's spirit in heaven!" All the generals in the tent echoed Gou Yi. Great job. Under the situation, at least on their battlefield, the situation is extremely beneficial to them.

Lu Chao had a sullen face and glanced at everyone, "Bai Qi, tell me!"

Bai Qi took a step forward and said: "The general believes that the general's order to retreat is correct. Now is the best time for us to retreat. If we miss this opportunity, we may have to pay even more for retreating in the future." price."

Lu Chao raised his face slightly: "How do you say this?"

"General, we are in Yuyang now. We do have an advantage in form, but in fact it is not the case. Luliang Mountain blocks our way into Hejian, and we cannot take Yuyang City, and we cannot threaten Tianhe County. What's more important is that now we don't have the power to threaten Tianhe County, but we have to guard against where the enemy is coming from. Now we are deep into the enemy's territory, and behind us, it is difficult to say whether Zhao is an enemy or a friend. Zhao Qi is always a repeater. Impermanent temper, now he is besieged on all sides in the country, and the forces hostile to us in Zhao State are not small. If Zhao Qi is forced by these people and turns against us, we will be attacked from both sides. It will be uncomfortable at that time. We must take advantage of the Zhao people now We haven’t reacted yet, so we need to withdraw our troops quickly. At least, we have to control Zhao State and get compensation from Zhao State.”

Lu Chao nodded, "Gou Yi, did you hear that? What Bai Qi said is the truth. Only the benefits you get are benefits. No one would do such a thing if you exchange unknown benefits for benefits that can be easily obtained. .In the next retreat, you and Bai Qi's unified armies will retreat together, retreat all the way across the Yishui River, and directly attack Zhao State. Open up a passage to Shanggu, Daijun, and Hedong, and connect these places. If General Li failed in the grassland, then we will include these places in Zhao State into the territory of our Great Qin."

"Yes!" Bai Qi and Gou Yi clasped their fists together and accepted the order.

"Before I left, I destroyed everything that could be destroyed in Yuyang County. I burned the houses and demolished the city walls. Especially the mines in Anlu, I destroyed and sealed them all." Lu Chao said in a hurry. He stood up and said, "Isn't Gao Yuan very profitable? I would like to see what method you can come up with to fill this vacancy this time."

"Do you want to kill that person?" Bai Qi whispered.

After staring at Bai Qi for a long time, Lu Chao suddenly laughed: "Bai Qi, did you slip up in killing the Zhao people in Changping? Of course you can't kill these Yuyang people. Let me keep them all. These people To eat, to live, to live, these big burdens are all left to Gao Yuan. Doesn’t he love the people like a son, doesn’t he hide wealth from the people? Well, let him go to the headache this time!”

Listening to Lu Chao's murderous words, all the generals in the tent laughed. This time they entered Yuyang and grabbed a lot of money. As Lu Chao said, the people of Han are indeed very rich, but now these The wealth is all theirs.

"General, Bai Qi and I have unified our armies. Are you ready to leave early?" Gou Yi took a step forward and asked.

"I have received an order from the king, ordering me to rush to Daliang of Wei State immediately to take over the position of General Meng Tian." Lu Chao stood up.

There was silence in the room for a while. After a brief silence, there was a burst of cheers. Lu Chao succeeded Meng Tian, ​​which meant that Lu Chao's position would reach another level. The rising tide lifted all boats, and Lu Chao was promoted. They, the generals who had been following Lu Chao, Naturally, it will also move upward.

Looking at the cheering generals, Lu Chao's face showed no joy. He had news that he did not tell all the generals clearly, that is, King Wulie of Qin was about to die.

The Pillar of Zhitian was about to fall, and recalling Meng Tian was nothing more than preparing for what happened after his death. But how could he tell these people? They might not be able to keep their composure.

"Let's all take action together!" Lu Chao stood up, "Don't delay."

In Yuyang City, Du Shenghao waved his fist and roared at Yang Dasha. The veins on Yang Dasha's face were exposed, and the scars were beating constantly. He looked extremely ferocious and terrifying. On the other side, Zeng Xianyi Sitting silently in the corner, Guan Bo, commander of the Second Army of the Young Guards, stood between Du Shenghao and Yang Dasha, fearing that Yang Dasha would be impulsive and punch the skinny Yuyang. The county guard was defeated, but with Yang Dasha's energy, it was possible that he could directly send the county guard to the west.

Now in Yuyang County, Du Shenghao is the leader in political affairs, but Yang Dasha is the most respected military officer. All military actions must be approved by Yang Dasha.

In the past two days, there have been wars in Yuyang County, and the Qin army has been wreaking havoc everywhere, looting, and setting fires. According to the scouts sent out, basically everything around Yuyang has been robbed, and villages one after another have been burned down. Town after town was razed, leaving the people homeless and without food.

"If you don't make decisions for the people as an official, and if you don't fight for the country as a soldier, what use do you have?" Du Shenghao roared, his thin arms flying, and his fingers almost poked Yang Dasha's nose, "A wave of Another wave of intelligence shows that the Qin army is retreating. This is their last act of madness. They are harming the people, and they are harming the people of our Han Dynasty. However, you order the troops not to leave the city to fight and pursue them. What do you want to do? I want to go. I’m here to help you.”

Yang Dasha had a sullen face. He knew very well who the enemy opposite him was. This was an opponent that even the king valued. The Han general Naha died in the hands of this man. Apart from Feng Fayong, this was the Han army's opponent. He is the highest-ranking general who has been killed in the army over the years. He also fought against Lu Chao's army outside the Masaping Canyon. Although he won the battle, the combat effectiveness of the Qin army was beyond what Yang Dasha had encountered in these years. The toughest army ever.

Facing such an opponent, how dare Yang Dasha be careless. Although he is called Dasha, he is not really stupid. If there is no trap waiting for him behind Lu Chao's last madness, then he is not Lu Chao. .

"Are you done scolding?" He looked at the panting Du Shenghao.

"It's still far away. If you don't send troops for one day, I will scold you for one day. You eat the food provided by the people of my Yuyang County in vain, but you hide in the city and dare not fight with the enemy. You are wearing a human skin in vain." Du Shenghao hummed.

"Okay, since you're tired, let's take a break before scolding you." Yang Dasha turned to look at Guan Bo and Zeng Xianyi with a cold face: "No soldier is allowed to go out without my order." Yuyang County City."

Fifty miles away from Yuyang County, Lu Chao looked at another wave of sentinels rushing towards him.

"Is there still no movement in Yuyang County?"

"Back to the general, no! Not a single soldier has left the city." The sentry shouted loudly.

Lu Chao could not hide the disappointment on his face, "It is said that Yang Dasha is irritable and impulsive, but it seems that is just appearance. He is much more difficult to deal with than outsiders think. What a pity. I wanted to give them a good beating before leaving, but I didn't expect this guy to not be fooled. Forget it, notify Bai Qi and Gou Yi to retreat!" (To be continued)