Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 71 Be Candid
In broad daylight, considering Qin Jun's sudden preparation to retreat, it is of course impossible to hide from the eyes of the scouts of the Young Marshal Army, but it is a pity because of lack of experience, and Qin Jun directly gave up the entire army in order to speed up the retreat. Because of the camp, the scouts of the Young Marshal Army could not immediately judge that the Qin army was planning to abandon the camp and retreat. The first report to Xiang Kang was that there was an unexplained commotion in the Qin army camp. The misleading made Xiang Kang unable to respond in time , Missed the best time to assemble the army in time to prepare for war.

In the end, it was only when the vehicles of the Qin army gathered in the battalion from a distance, and when the fleet of the Qin army on the east bank of Surabaya began to approach the west bank, that the scouts of the young marshal realized that the Qin army was When he was about to cross the river and retreat, he hurried back to the city and reported the news to Xiang Kang.As a result, Xiang Kang, who was planning how to force Chao Zhi to surrender, jumped up immediately when he heard it, and shouted in great surprise: "The Tyrant Qin army just gave up the camp and retreated across the river? How is it possible? That man Chao Zhi lost his head? At this time Withdraw the troops and go back, even if he doesn't lose his head, he will be sent to Lishan to be a prisoner?!"

"Xiang it, hurry up, blow up the account number, let our army gather, let Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Guan and Xiang Sheng come here and wait for orders immediately!"

Xiang Kang is also a person who responds very quickly. Before others can answer his question, he realizes that his exclamation is just a waste of time. After blowing up the account number, Xiang Kangcai asked the scout who reported the letter: "Have you seen clearly? All the vehicles of the Tyrant Qin army have indeed assembled into a team? Could it be that the water truck is going to the river to carry water?" ?”

"Reporting to the young marshal, I can clearly see that all the vehicles of the Tyrant Qin army have indeed assembled into a team." The scout replied truthfully, and then said: "And the young one also saw with his own eyes that on the vehicles of the Tyrant Qin army, There are still many things in it, but it’s too far away, so I can’t see what’s in it.”

"Continue to investigate, if there is any movement, report back immediately!" Xiang Kang shouted again sharply, and the scouts sang promises and left, or after the scouts left, Xiang Kang turned to Zhou Zeng next to him and asked, "Uncle Ya, what do you think? "

"I don't know much about military affairs, so I don't dare to speculate." Zhou Zeng explained carefully that he didn't dare to draw conclusions, and then said: "However, I think that if the Tyrant Qin army is really preparing to withdraw, then there should be only two One possibility is that the county magistrate ordered Chao Zhi to lead the army to retreat, and Chao Zhi had to obey for some reason; Get ready to retreat. Otherwise, with Chao Zhi's achievements in this expedition, even with ten courage, he would not dare to lead the army to retreat without authorization!"

"Then which one is the most likely?" Xiang Kang asked after thinking.

After a deduction and analysis from the perspective of the officials of the Qin Dynasty, Zhou Zeng replied: "The first possibility is the greatest, and the second possibility is very small! Because Chao Zhi is the county's left captain who has been in charge of guarding and changing soldiers. For the recruitment and assembly work, although he does not have the right to lead the army in normal times, but to form the county army, the generals in the army must use his old subordinates, and his prestige in the army is relatively high."

"This time the battle has ended like this. If the county magistrate changes commanders before the battle, Chao Zhi must know that his death is imminent. In addition, Chao Zhi has obviously wavered in the face of our surrender before, so it is very likely that he will be captured without a fight Xiao, even if he didn’t bring the old mutiny, he would probably run out to join us. But now there is no turmoil in the Tyrant Qin army, and Chao Zhi has not come to join us alone. Without a change of command, Chao Zhi should still be the chief general of Qin's army."

Of course, Zhou Zeng's answer was somewhat one-sided, because he didn't consider the possibility that Chao Zhi might be captured first by the king, so Xiang Kang didn't dare to fully agree with this view, and just tapped the table with his fingers. After thinking about it for a while, Xiang Kang made up his mind and shouted: "Come here, send Xu Shu quickly! Uncle Ya, please write a letter for me to see off Chao Zhi. Don't mention the matter of surrender, just write some Just a polite farewell farewell is enough. Xiang Yang, ask someone to prepare a pair of jade buckets immediately, and ask Xu Shu to send them to Chao Zhi as a farewell gift."

Knowing that Xiang Kang wanted to test Chao Zhi's reality and Qin Jun's current situation under the banner of seeing him off, and also knowing that the time was urgent, Zhou Zeng didn't dare to talk nonsense, so he quickly wrote a letter to Chao Zhi in Xiang Kang's honor. Send off the letter and give it to Xiang Kang for signature and seal.At the same time, Xu Shu, who was in the county temple, also hurriedly came to Xiang Kang to wait for his order. Xiang Kang hurriedly confessed his mission and asked Xu Shu to spy on the enemy under the banner of seeing him off. In the end, Xu Shu did not disappoint his old bosses Zhou Zeng and Sun Gong. Even though he knew that the trip was dangerous, he took the order without hesitation, hurried out of the city with the letter and Yudou, and hurried south to the Qin army camp to contact Chao Zhi.

After Xu Shu left, Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Guan, and Xiang Sheng, the commanders of the Young Marshal Army, also came to Xiang Kang and waited for orders. Xiang Kang also immediately dispatched troops to arrange for Xiang Guan, who was relatively cautious. He led the army to stay in Xiaxiangcheng to prevent accidents, and led the Chinese army to send troops together with the two armies of Xiangzhuang and Xiangsheng, and hurried south to the Sishui ferry to prevent the Qin army from crossing the river.However, when Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Sheng asked excitedly about how to fight this battle, Xiang Kang was a little undecided, and said: "At that time, we will see whether we will try our best to prevent the Tyrant Qin army from crossing the river, or attack them halfway across the river." In short, eat the Tyrant Qin army in one bite, and then I will make a decision according to the situation."

After saying that, Xiang Kang turned to Zhou Zeng again, and said, "Uncle Ya, work hard, and go with me. You are more familiar with the officialdom of the Qin Dynasty than I am, so go and help me as a consultant." Zhou Zeng promised to follow Xiang Kang and Xiang Zhuang and others went out together, and led a total of about [-] young commanders out of the city in a hurry, all the way to the south, heading straight for the ferry where the Qin army originally crossed the river.

It was confirmed that the Qin army abandoned the camp and retreated later. When Xiang Kang, Xiang Zhuang and others rushed to the scene with the army, they thought that the Qin army had already abandoned the camp and tents, and moved with various vehicles, large and small. When they arrived at the ferry, they arranged for the rear army to stand in front of the ferry, and established temporary fortifications, and lined up the fifty or so chariots brought by the army in front of the formation, ready to resist the young commander's army at any time. attack.At the same time, various military supplies were also quickly loaded on board under the handling of the Qin army, and some had already been transported across the river.

The enemy has already made strict preparations, so of course Xiang Kang would not be so stupid as to lead the mob of the Young Marshal Army to rush up to seek death. After stopping the team about a few miles away from the ferry, Xiang Kang first sent out his cavalry to spy on the general of the Qin Army. Xiang Kang breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that the banner of the general of the Qin Army still had the word Chao written on it, and then asked the scouts from the army who came up to report the enemy's situation: "The envoy sent by the commander, and the Tyrant Qin army?" Did you get in touch?"

"Reporting to the young commander, we should be in touch." The scout replied: "Just now, after our envoy approached the enemy with a white flag in his hand, he was immediately captured by the enemy and taken to their army, but we never saw our envoy come back."

"Didn't come back?" Xiang Kang was startled, and an ominous premonition suddenly surfaced in his mind - Chao Zhi, who had treated the envoy of the Young Marshal twice with courtesy, suddenly went uncharacteristically and detained Xu, the envoy of the Young Marshal who was barely an old acquaintance. That's not a good sign.

At this time, Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Sheng had also rode up to Xiang Kang one after another, asking whether they should launch an attack immediately. Xiang Kang hesitated, and asked Zhou Zeng after a while: "Uncle Ya, you just said that Chao Zhi suddenly withdrew his troops because he was worried that the county magistrate would most likely order directly, and Chao Zhi had to obey for some reason. So in your opinion, what is the most likely reason for Chao Zhi to have to do so?"

Zhou Zeng made up his mind and said in a deep voice: "Coercion is absolutely impossible. Chao Zhi was already swayed. If the county magistrate forces him to go back to die, he will definitely rebel immediately. It is impossible to threaten with any official position. Chao Zhi knows fate and Official position is so important. Chao Zhi may be shaken if he threatens his family, but Chao Zhi should also be very clear that if he goes back to accept the crime, his family will definitely not be able to escape. According to the laws of the Tyrant Qin, his family cannot escape Going to Lishan to be the fate of generations of criminals, Chao Zhi should not be so stupid as to let his family continue to suffer. Lure..."

At this point in the analysis, Zhou Zeng's eyes lit up, and he patted his legs and said, "Yes! Incentives! There is only one possibility! If I were the county magistrate, the only way to get Chao Zhi to take the army back obediently is to Lie to Chao Zhi! Lie to Chao Zhi by saying that he will not be held accountable for his crimes, and will give him a chance to make meritorious deeds and atone for his crimes. He will try to lure him back with good words, and then when the matter is over, once the military power is taken away, I want to do something to Chao Zhi. What can be done with him!"

Xiang Kang nodded, and then said suspiciously: "But Uncle Ya, why did the magistrate of Qulu use this method to trick Chao Zhi into returning to the army? Now Chao Zhi has only lost consecutive battles, but the main force is still there, and there is still hope that he can hold on. In addition, the Sishui County Army may come to reinforce it soon, why does the county magistrate want to trick Chao Zhi into returning to the army by all means when there is still hope?"

Thinking about it from the perspective of the county magistrate, Zhou Zeng answered firmly: "There are only two possibilities. One is that the magistrate of Qulu can't trust Chao Zhi, and he is worried that he will lose all the troops of Qulu. Do it! The second one is probably the biggest. The divorce plan you sent someone to carry out three days ago, young commander, has already succeeded. The county magistrate of Qulu suspected that Chao Zhi was about to rebel, so he used all means to trick him into going back to save Qulu's Tyrant Qin army. !"

One word awakened the dreamer, and many questions were easily solved. After quickly counting the time with his fingers, Xiang Kang found that the man he sent to carry out the divorce plan could arrive at Quyi within two days when the distance was not far away. After the matter is successful, if there is a waterway, the county magistrate or envoy who deceived Chao Zhi into withdrawing the army can also take a boat from Qulu within a day, or even a shorter period of time. Go down the river and rush to the front to get in touch with Chao Zhi!

After figuring this out, although he is not completely sure, it may be futile, or even counterproductive, Xiang Kang decided to fight for it with all his strength, and categorically shouted: "Order the whole army to shout this sentence in unison——Chao Zhi Don't be fooled, I'm tricking you to go back and die! Shout out neatly, the neater the better!"

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At the same time, in the open space behind the Qin army's phalanx, Chao Zhi and the chief official Zheng Lun who had just arrived at the front line this morning were of course closely watching the young commander's every move while taking precautions. The young marshal launched an attack, while urging the soldiers to step up to move the luggage onto the boat and cross the river.At the same time, Zheng Lun also had lotus flowers on his mouth, constantly praising Chao Zhi for his loyalty and steadfastness to the Great Qin court. In the future, it is absolutely no problem to become a marquis and a prime minister in the future.

Finally, the remaining military equipment, food and grass had all been loaded onto the ship, and the first batch of soldiers of the Qin army to cross the river began to board the ship one after another. Out of gratitude and thanks to Zheng Lun, Chao Zhi also took the initiative to say to Zheng Lun: "Master Zheng Official, you can get on the boat and cross the river first, the work at the back of the palace is too dangerous, let me do it."

Zheng Lun couldn't ask for it, and after thanking him, he just wanted to persuade Chao Zhi to board the boat and cross the river. Unexpectedly, the young commander's army in the distance was full of voices. Thousands of people shouted slogans in unison. The slogans were chaotic at first, and then They quickly unified again and gradually became the same voice. When they heard the specific content of the slogan clearly, the expressions of Chao Zhi and Zheng Lun both changed. Go back to die? What do you mean?"

"Don't be fooled by Chao Zhi, I'm tricking you to go back to die! Don't be fooled by Chao Zhi, I'm tricking you to go back to die!"

The slogans of the young generals and soldiers became more and more orderly and loud, and Chao Zhi, who was not so stupid, naturally became more and more shocked, and couldn't help subconsciously looking at his colleague Zheng Lun next to him, and found that Zheng Lun's face was a little pale Afterwards, Chao Zhi suddenly became suspicious, and tentatively asked Zheng Lun: "Officer Zheng, what do you mean when the rebel army is shouting this sentence?"

"This..." Sweat was evident on Zheng Lun's forehead, and he said hesitantly, "Lieutenant Chao Zuo, how could this servant know? The servant just arrived at the front line today, and he doesn't know the situation of the thieves. Do you know what the hell they are yelling these words for?"

After finishing speaking, Zheng Lun hurriedly said: "However, Captain Chao Zuo, you are the one who must not be fooled by the thieves. Our county lord asked you to retreat back because we wanted you to lead the troops to guard the county seat and wait for the county guard's reinforcements. Absolutely no intention of causing harm. Well, it’s getting late, I should get on the boat, Captain Chao Zuo, take care and come here quickly.”

As he said that, Zheng Lun, who was already backing away quietly, turned around and wanted to leave, but at this point, Chao Zhi would only let Zheng Lun leave unless he was stupid, and pouted at his own soldiers casually. The soldiers immediately stepped forward, stretching out their arms to stop Zheng Lun.Zheng Lun was shocked, and quickly turned to Chao Zhi and asked, "Chao Zuowei, what do you mean?"

Chao Zhi didn't answer, but subconsciously calculated what would happen to him after he retreated back, and immediately thought of what it means to go up the house and pull the ladder, cross the river and demolish the bridge, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.At the same time, at this time, the guards next to him suddenly pointed in the direction of the Young Marshal, and reminded him: "Look, Zuo Lieutenant, there is a fast horse coming over from the thieves."

Chao Zhi quickly raised his head, and saw a knight rushing out of the young commander's army. He rushed to the front of his own army, raised his hand and released a crossbow arrow. The arrow of the crossbow arrow was thick and white. Qin Jun landed not far from the formation.Chao Zhi understood, and immediately shouted: "Bring me that arrow!"

The order was conveyed, and the crossbow arrows shot by the cavalry of the Young Marshal Army quickly arrived in front of Chao Zhi. Sure enough, there was a bundle of white cloth tied to the arrow. A piece of vernacular text, the full text is as follows:
"Brother Chao Zhi, don't fall for this trap. To tell you the truth, to persuade you to surrender, three days ago, I sent someone to Qulu City to welcome your wife, children, and children back to your prime minister, and falsely claimed that you have surrendered to me secretly. Now I send There is no news from the people who went there, and you suddenly retreated. I suspect that the county magistrate has caught my emissary. He is worried that you will really surrender to me, so he tricks you into retreating, and then confiscates your military power and harms you! Guilty, but brother, you must not fall for it! Young Commander of Da Chu, Xiang Kang."

Before he finished reading Xiang Kang's hastily written letter, Chao Zhi was already full of anger, and when he briefly read the letter, Chao Zhi was of course even more furious, roaring loudly, "Xiang Kang's son! You are so fucking ruthless!" !"

Hearing this roar from the bottom of his heart, Zheng Lun, whose face was already as pale as paper, of course seemed to have received a booster, and his face immediately recovered some blood, and hurriedly asked Chao Zhi: "Chao Zuowei, Xiang Kang That traitor, what did you say in the letter?"

The answer to Zheng Lun was Chao Zhi's angry and violent eyes, but Chao Zhi was still a little rational. After moving his eyes a little, Chao Zhi strode forward, grabbed Zheng Lun's collar, and stretched his body a bit. The short Zheng Lun directly lifted off the ground and asked angrily, "Where is my wife? Where are my children? What have you done to them?"

"Chao Zuowei, what do you mean by that?" Zheng Lun's forehead was dripping with sweat again, and he said tremblingly: "Of course your wife and your child are well in Qulu City."

"You still dare to lie to me?!" Chao Zhi roared, "Say, what did you do to them? If you don't say anything else, I will kill you!"

Zheng Lun didn't dare to speak anymore, and the panic and fear on his face couldn't be concealed. Chao Zhi, who had suspected that this was Xiang Kang's conspiracy, gradually came to a conclusion. He simply pulled out the sword in his waist, looking He asked ferociously: "Zheng, let me ask you one last question, are you here to trick me into retreating for Wang to die? My wife and children, what's going on now?"

The sweat on Zheng Lun's face was enough to wash his face, while Chao Zhi slowly raised his sword with a murderous expression on his face. Zheng Lun completely collapsed, and he said that Xiang Kang had already reported in the letter, and he couldn't care so much under extreme fear He opened his mouth and screamed: "Brother Chao, spare your life! Brother Chao, spare your life! I was forced too, it was Wang Xianzun who forced me to trick you back to die! If I don't come, he will punish me for disobedience For the crime of non-compliance, I really had no choice but to lie to you for him!"

The truth finally came to light, but Chao Zhi didn't have time to rejoice at his escape. He just shook Zheng Lun's body and roared angrily, asking, "What about my wife? What about my children? How are they doing?"

"They're all right, they're all right." Zheng Lun quickly replied, "They're all living in your house well, and they haven't been implicated by you."

"Fart!" Chao Zhi said angrily: "You are all ready to trick me back and kill me, how can they still be safe from my involvement?"

When things got to this point, Zheng Lun couldn't help but not tell the truth, and said with a mournful face: "Brother Chao, even if you lend me a hundred courage, I wouldn't dare to lie to you. They are really fine, because your wife told the county magistrate in person. Reporting on you is considered self-incrimination, so she doesn't need to be implicated, and your children don't know about it, and they won't be implicated."

"Fart!" Chao Zhi was even more angry, roaring: "Shui'er, how could she report on me? I have been in love with her for so many years, how could she report on me?!"

"Brother Chao, you really don't know?" Zheng Lun's tone was suddenly strange and surprised, and he asked tremblingly, "Brother Chao, you really didn't hear anything?"

"What did I hear?" Chao Zhi was more surprised than Zheng Lun.

"Of course it's Mrs. Zun..., and the wind of Mr. Wang...." Zheng Lun's voice trembled even more, and said: "There have been rumors in the county that your wife, and our county..., have... , there is that... I also heard that when the envoys of the thieves came to your house, your wife happened to be with our Wang Xianzun..., together..., together... So, Brother Chao , your wife, absolutely nothing will happen."

With a bang, Zheng Lun's body fell to the ground, and Chao Zhi's face became completely dull, full of disbelief and despair.Finally, when Zheng Lun was crawling quietly towards the pier, Chao Zhi, who was covered by a certain cloud above his head, came back to his senses, pointed at Zheng Lun and shouted: "Take him down!"

The two soldiers who blocked the way stepped forward, lifted Zheng Lun up like an eagle lifting a chick, and easily put him back in front of Chao Zhi. Zheng Lun desperately begged for mercy, but fortunately, Chao Zhi did not kill him with a single blow. Zheng Lun sneered and said, "It's tied up! This is my meeting gift for Young Marshal Xiang!"

After sneering, Chao Zhi yelled at his own soldiers who were in charge of the flag order: "What are you still doing? Playing the flag? The whole army disperses! Take a group as a team and disperse to the left and right! Again, stop it River, all soldiers who have already boarded, disembark!"

Following Chao Zhi's order, Chao Zhi's soldiers brought out from Zuowei's mansion waved their banners. Although the Qin army lined up in front was inexplicable, but because they were all troops trained by Chao Zhi, the soldiers of the Qin army were still loyal. They obeyed the order and spread out in a team of 50 people, making the queue bigger and bigger.At the same time, the soldiers of the Qin army on the chariot also obeyed Chao Zhi's order, turned the front of the chariot, aimed the yoke with sharp blades at Qin's own small formation of 50 people, and then followed Chao Zhi's order, all got off the chariot Hou Ming...

At the same time, of course, Xiang Kang gave the order to march with a smirk, and shouted: "Order the whole army to shout the slogan of surrender and not kill. Anyone who put down their weapons and surrender will not be killed!"

(End of this chapter)