Zhao Kuo looked at the general in front of him with a smile. The general in front of him was called Cai Chu. He was the county magistrate of Chen County. Yes, he was one of Fan Yuqi's confidants. Zhao Kuo and his army suddenly attacked Chen County. After the county, Cai Chu was caught inexplicably while he was sleeping. At first, he refused to admit that he knew about the rebellion, nor did he admit that he was involved in it. He complained all day long and made many claims We need to appeal to Xianyang.
As an official of the Qin State, he was quite familiar with the process of issuing laws. He was quite vigilant, and he did not have any letters or documents at home, but he probably did not expect that the letters found from Fan Yuqi's mansion contained them. The signatures of two people were very embarrassing. When the officials placed the evidence of crime in front of him, he was finally speechless, and his eyes were confused and unwilling.
He himself never thought that he would follow such a fool and still keep such an important thing? If he didn’t burn it, would he keep it for the New Year? Of course, no matter how unwilling he was, he could only give in and wait for death. However, Zhao Kuo did not deal with these people. Instead, he met these generals and officers involved in the rebellion one by one, and Cai Chu was certainly among them.
When Zhao Kuo casually asked about the Chu army, Cai Chu seemed to have found hope. He hurriedly said: "I know General Xiang Yan of Chu!" Upon hearing Cai Chu's exclamation, Zhao Kuo started again. Looking at the middle-aged man in front of him, Cai Chu seemed to be about the same age as Zhao Kuo. However, he was shorter in stature, had a sparse beard, and had a sallow complexion. He was not really a handsome man.
Zhao Kuo asked him to sit down, looked at him with a smile, and asked, "Do you know Xiang Yan?"
"Yes, General, I know Xiang Yan..."
Cai Chu hurriedly said: "I went to see Xiang Yan according to Fan Yuqi's order...I know one thing. If you can pardon my death penalty and corporal punishment, I am willing to tell you this information.", Zhao Kuo laughed and asked calmly: "Do you want to tell me about Xiang Yan and his army stationed in Juyang?" Cai Chu's eyes narrowed, and then he looked at Zhao in fear. Kuo, "How did you know..."
"Fan Yuqi's letter..."
Cai Chu had blue veins popping up on his forehead. He was now looking forward to Zhao Kuo locking him and Fan Yuqi together, but he still didn't want to just accept his fate. His face was pale, his whole body was trembling, and he said in a panic: "I can help you. , As long as you ask me, I can complete it. Please forgive me...please forgive me." He was about to cry, but his appearance was noticed by several generals around him. His eyes and heart were full of disdain.
In this era, cowards are the most looked down upon. Even enemies and warriors can be respected. This trend seems to have covered the entire Chinese cultural circle. Take the traitors in Chen County as an example. There are a few who would rather die than surrender. The generals who faced death calmly and countered the rebellion also respected them. On the contrary, people like Cai Chu who begged for life were often looked down upon. Zhao Kuo looked at his pitiful appearance and thought for a moment.
"I just need someone who knows Xiang Yan...to lead Xiang Yan outside Chen County..." Zhao Kuo said, then looked at Cai Chu in front of him. Cai Chu seemed to see hope of survival. He bowed to Zhao Kuo again and again, and said: "I have met Xiang Yan many times, and he knows me... He knows me... Please send me, and I will find him. I will fulfill your orders..."
"If you can complete my instructions, I will pardon your crimes... You need to do this..." Zhao Kuo said what he was thinking, and Xin Wu, who was sitting not far away, nodded from time to time. Looking back, he understood what Zhao Kuo wanted to do. He used Fan Yuqi's name to lure Xiang Yan out of the city, set up an ambush outside Chen County, and waited for Xiang Yan to sneak in... Well, if this plan can work, The Chu army was not invincible.
Chen Xiao, who was sitting next to Xin Wu, looked a little strange at the moment. He frowned and didn't know what he was thinking.
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Zhao Kuo carefully warned Cai Chu and asked him to repeat what he said. He also asked Xin Wu to pretend to be Xiang Yan and asked Cai Chu to imitate him. After struggling for a long time, Zhao Kuo finally said to Cai Chu: "Is the war going to happen?" Whether it goes well or not depends on you, please be prepared!" Cai Chu hurriedly agreed, and Zhao Kuo sent someone to take him to rest, preparing for him to go to Chu State tomorrow to contact Xiang Yan.
When he left, Xin Wu stood up with a smile and said, "It seems that Chu's army will definitely fail this time!"
Zhao Kuo did not speak, and Chen Xiao said uneasily: "Wu Chenghou, we still can't make such a hasty decision on this matter. There are two reasons. The first is Xiang Yan, the general of Chu State. He is not a stupid person. "Such a big thing happened in Chenjun. It's impossible for him to not know about it at all. Besides, when they contacted each other in the past, people from Chu should have traveled between the two places. Wouldn't it seem a little strange for the county magistrate to go there in person?"
"In addition, this is Cai Chu. Judging from the letters found from Fan Yuqi, most of the instigation of Fan Yuqi to rebel, collude with the Chu State, and install his confidants were his handiwork. It can be seen that he is not a stupid person, and he is today He behaves like a villain who is greedy for life and afraid of death. I'm worried that when he goes to Chu State, he will tell Xiang Yan what's going on here. Most of these villains don't care about their family or clan."
Listening to Chen Xiao's words, Xin Wu felt that there was some truth in it. He couldn't help but nodded, and then looked at Zhao Kuo and said, "What Chen Xiao said makes sense..." Zhao Kuo chuckled. He got up, but there was no reply.
The next day, Cai Chu left Chen County in a hurry. Xin Wu sent him all the way to the border of Chen County and watched him heading towards Juyang before leaving. Cai Chu, who was driving the carriage, saw He was relieved that no one was following him. As long as he left the Qin people's territory, he would be safe. Cai Chu couldn't help but squint his eyes and drove away. He came to Juyang all the way. In Juyang To the north is a low slope.
This lush place is the most important timber producing area in Juyang. It is also an important resource area within the Chu Kingdom. There are many wild beasts living here. As soon as Cai Chu arrived here, he was surrounded by Chu Kingdom scouts. Cai Chu was not afraid at all. He looked at them and said, "Take me to see General Xiang Yan!" The scouts looked at each other and took him into the lush woods.
Only when we walked into the woods could we see clearly what was going on inside. The soldiers of Chu State sat under the shade of the trees, not daring to make any noise, eating fruits and cakes, and looking at Cai Chu indifferently as he walked by. In order to be on guard against Qin State The all-pervasive spy, General Xiang Yan, stationed his army here and hid it in the woods. But when he walked inside, the situation was a little different. The view was wide open. Xiang Yan opened up a camp inside and chopped down the place. trees, simple but very practical.
After the soldiers reported, Cai Chu was quickly brought to Xiang Yan.
Looking at Cai Chu who suddenly appeared in front of him, Xiang Yan didn't look very surprised. He just shook his head and asked helplessly: "Failed?" Cai Chu nodded and sat down in front of him.
Said: "It failed. Ying Kuo found out about this somehow. He first calmed us down, and then suddenly came out. You can't even imagine... We didn't even mobilize our people, and he had already killed Chen."
County...he is too fast, too fast..."
"Well, the most important thing in marching and fighting is speed... Then how did you survive?"
"He wants to eat your army, because I am the only one who has seen you and knows you, so he asked me to take you to Chen County..."
"Ambush..." Xiang Yan understood immediately. He laughed and shook his head, "Wu Chenghou has a huge appetite. I have more than 50,000 troops here, and he just wants to eat it in one bite?"
, Xiang Yan frowned, not knowing what he was thinking about. After a moment, he said: "How many troops does he have?", Cai Chu said seriously: "Less than 40,000." It turned out that this Cai Chu was the one.
The State of Chu placed the highest commander in Chen County.
He was the original governor of Chen County of Chu State. After Chen County was ceded to Qin State, he immediately surrendered to Qin State to appease the people without any resistance. Because of his attitude and merits, Qin State decided to continue to reuse him and give him
With his title, he was allowed to continue to serve as an official in Chen County. In fact, what he was doing to help Qin was just an order from Li Yuan. Li Yuan wanted someone who could understand Qin's trends, and Chen County
This place was also the bridgehead for Qin to attack Chu.
Xiang Yan sighed, what a good opportunity. The opportunity to seize Zhao Kuo and regain his homeland was shattered like this. All these days of waiting were in vain. Cai Chu felt bad. He worked so hard.
After preparing for so long, it turned out to be like this. It was really unacceptable. Cai Chu thought for a moment and said, "He seems to want you to go north along Yingshui River to Chen County. Why is this?"
"Because...his army is in Xiang County...in my hometown." Xiang Yan squinted his eyes and walked north along the Ying River. The only county he could pass was Xiang County, where Xiang Yan grew up.
He was very aware of the geographical advantages there, and it was indeed a suitable place for an ambush... Xiang Yan was a little angry. This was anger at losing his homeland, and he was also a little unwilling. He asked: "If he is stationed in Xiang County...
.Or choose us to have a chance to annihilate his army?"
"What do you want to do?"
"The trick is his, he wants us to fall into an ambush... Well, I will obey his wishes and fall into an ambush..." Xiang Yan squinted her eyes, already having her own idea in her mind, and at this moment, in
Outside the woods, there were several Qin people lurking. When they saw Cai Chu walking into the dense forest, they did not dare to follow him any longer. Some people hurriedly left here quietly to pass on information, while the others continued to lurk down to observe.
After Xiang Yan had the idea, he didn't dare to delay because he wanted to play the role of a fanatical general. He didn't know that things had failed now. He was going to Chen County to take over the local city, so he had to be quick without any hesitation.
... He wanted to make Zhao Kuo believe that he had indeed fallen into his scheme, so that he could feel at ease... Therefore, as soon as it got dark, the Chu army walked out of the dense forest in large numbers and headed towards Chen County
A rapid march began.
Xiang Yan's general strategy is to divide the army into two groups and advance forward and backward. The front army is slightly faster, and the rear army will be fuller. When it approaches Xiang County, Xiang Yan will lead the rear army to be ready. An ambush was prepared on the road. The former army was ambushed and then fled, leading the pursuing enemy into his ambush circle to complete the annihilation battle against the enemy. Xiang Yan felt that he was familiar with the terrain around Xiang County and was full of confidence.
After all, we are fighting on our doorstep.
In order to confuse Zhao Kuo, Xiang Yan asked the front army to advance with all their strength regardless of their physical strength. Anyway, they were going to play the role of defeated soldiers and did not have to worry about so much. He did not hide his traces anymore. Zhao Kuo had been caught. Chen After the county was captured, he should no longer march secretly... Xiang Yan thought about everything, and then moved quickly along the Yingshui River in the direction of Chen County.
During this period, "Fan Yuqi" even sent someone to visit Xiang Yan and urged him to march faster.
Xiang Yan was naturally very happy and told the envoy to reassure him and asked him to return quickly. He told General Fan that he would arrive in four or five days and asked him to be prepared to attack Nanyang.
After the Chu army marched towards the north for three or four days, the front army suddenly stopped.
Xiang Yan had always kept a distance between the rear army and the front army and followed them forward. Now when he saw the front army suddenly stopped, Xiang Yan was also very surprised. He hurriedly sent someone to inquire about the situation. Just after his envoy went out Soon, shouts of killing were heard from the direction of the front army. Suddenly, the front army, which had been marching for a long time, suddenly collapsed and began to flee in all directions. Shouts of killing were heard everywhere, and war drums were beating.
Xiang Yan was confused. Did he encounter Zhao Kuo's army?
Zhao Kuo ambush here??
This is a plain!!
How could there be an ambush in the plains? Is this still an ambush? Just waiting for him to arrive openly? Zhao Kuo, can you fight?!
How could Zhao Kuo be so fast?
Why is he here??
Xiang Yan had thousands of confusions in his heart, but Xiang Yan had no chance to think about it. The front army fled towards the rear army in fear. He saw Qin's chariot army driving them in his direction. Xiang Yan had previously judged that the enemy was ambushing Xiang County, so his rear army was not prepared to set up an ambush at all. The original counter-ambush battle turned into a frontal encounter.
But the Chu army was exhausted after a long journey.
Seeing Qin's chariots driving Chu's defeated troops towards the rear army, Xiang Yan could only grit his teeth and let the army quickly form a formation to attack the Qin army in front of him!
At this moment, Xin Wu, who was holding a spear, looked at Zhao Kuo who was standing aside and commanding the army. His eyes were full of stars. What kind of ambush? Zhao Kuo had never thought about an ambush. After Cai Chu left, Zhao Kuo He led the army on a rapid march and quickly arrived at the border of Chen County. After learning that the Chu army was heading towards Chen County, he led the army to rest here and waited for the Chu people to arrive...
