Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 180

Guokui is what we call big pancakes. It is baked with flour on a hot pan. It becomes hard when it is cold, harder than iron. It cannot be eaten without copper teeth and iron teeth.As the cavalry marched, they gnawed on the cold hard pot helmets, and drank cold water from time to time. The cold cakes and cold water were really bitter.

Zhou Chong rode over and asked, "How do you eat cakes without lighting a fire to cook? Hit a hare, order wild vegetables, and stew a pot of hare and wild vegetables. The taste is mouth-watering."

"My lord, it will be exciting to destroy the state of Zhao and seize the good wine and food of the king of Zhao." The cavalry replied.

Zhou Chong waved the horsewhip in his right hand, made a clear sound, and teased: "There is also Zhao Wang's beautiful concubine, do you want to hug one? I have seen Zhao Wang's concubine before, I didn't tell you, she is so delicate Water can be wrung out."

There was a burst of laughter, and the cavalry said with a smile: "That is the best."

"It's beautiful, you guys." Zhou Chong hit them and said, "Don't forget, get me a pot of the most beautiful wine. Oh, yes, I also want to get the best pot of wine. I want to eat his cooking every day." dishes."

There was another burst of laughter, and the cavalry laughed and said, "No problem!"

Zhou Chong laughed, pulled the rein of the horse, and galloped away.

When he came to Meng Tian, ​​Zhou Chong pulled the reins, and the horse stopped immediately, saying: "The morale is good, with the current morale, there will be no problem."

"I dare not say anything else. Our Daqin soldiers can maintain a high morale in the face of victory, and can not be discouraged in the face of defeat, and maintain good military discipline." Meng Tian said proudly.He mentioned a very valuable quality of the Qin army, which was caused by Qin's perfect military system.

Zhou Chong asked: "How many people have been arrested?" This operation is a secret march, and keeping the secret is the most important thing.With such a large-scale maneuver, it is impossible not to worry the people. There are two ways to deal with these people. One is to kill them all, and the other is to coerce them and send a small army to watch them until the large army has gone far. , Just let them go when you get to a place where you are not afraid of the secret being leaked.Zhou Chong thought he could not kill innocent people, so he took the latter method.

"Nearly two thousand." Meng Tian replied: "There are 46 people who wanted to escape, but they have been shot."

Zhou Chong just wanted to keep an eye on them and keep the secrets from leaking out. He had to compensate them when he let them go, but he had nothing to say if he wanted to escape, so he just killed them, saying: "Try not to kill the people as much as possible. Don’t be shy if you have to.”

While the two were talking, Wang Ben galloped over, jumped off the horse panting, and said, "Mr. Zhou, I found the situation."

Meng Tian asked in surprise: "Could it be that our whereabouts have been exposed?" Fifteen thousand cavalry penetrated deeply, which was considered a big deal at the time, but once exposed, it will attract ten times or more enemies, and the situation will be very bad. Wonderful, how could Meng Tian not be in a hurry.

Wang Ben took a breath and said, "That's not true. So far, our whereabouts are still very secretive, and Zhao Guo has not noticed it at all. Behind us, we found a Zhao army marching eastward. According to their formation, they should be retreating. .”

This is a major military situation, Zhou Chong asked: "How many people are there?"

Wang Ben replied, "About [-]."

"Is it a lone army, or are there other troops behind them?" Zhou Chong was anxious to find out the situation.

Wang Ben said bluntly: "It's still not clear. I found this Zhao army and came to report to Mr. Zhou. Please rest assured, Mr. Zhou. I have sent out a scout, and I will hear back soon."

A famous general is a famous general, and he thought of everything. Zhou Chong secretly praised in his heart, saying: "General Wang handled it very well. Come on, let's figure it out, what is the intention of this Zhao army." Zhao Jun's intentions are easy to deal with.

"If this is a lone army, it should be Zhao Guo's increase of troops towards Handan, which will make our actions more difficult. It is best to find a time to eat him." Meng Tian thought about it and expressed his opinion.

Wang Ben nodded and said: "I also think so. The lone army must be eaten, otherwise we will be very dangerous under the city of Handan. However, if we eat it, it is tantamount to telling the State of Zhao that a Qin army has penetrated into the Zhao territory. Zhao Guo will be prepared."

"You guys are right. If we want to keep the secret, we have to wipe out the Zhao army. With our current strength, it's easy to defeat, but hard to wipe out. It's disadvantageous if you eat it, but it's still disadvantageous if you don't eat it. It’s hard to tell.” Zhou Chong said rather embarrassingly: “It’s better to wait for the sentry report before making sense.”

A spy rushed over on a flying horse and jumped off his horse. He was so exhausted that he couldn't stand still and fell to the ground. The guards of Huben rushed to help him up.With the support of the guards of Huben, the spies came in front of Zhou Chong and were about to salute Zhou Chong. Zhou Chong waved his hand and said, "You are too tired, you don't need to salute, just talk about the matter."

The spies responded, panting, "There are a large number of Zhao troops retreating eastward."

"How many?" Wang Ben asked in surprise.

The spy gave vague terms again, and said, "I don't know. I only saw Zhao Jun being beaten, but I couldn't see the end."

Zhou Chong waved his hand and said, "Help him down to rest." He exchanged glances with Meng Tian and Wang Ben, and the three of them said at the same time, "Sima Shang has retreated."

Meng Tian thought for a while and said: "Mr. Zhou, Meng Tian thinks that we should stop Sima Shang from retreating. So far, we are the only ones who can stop Sima Shang from retreating."

Wang Ben said without hesitation: "That's what you say, but our goal is Handan. If we fight a blocking war, we have to give up Handan. Besides, we only have 5000 people, and we have to stop hundreds of thousands of people. The retreat of the army is easier said than done. Then again, if we don't stop Sima Shang from retreating, he will jump out of our army's encirclement. The pressure will be much greater. Mr. Zhou, what do you say?" There are pros and cons to blocking or not blocking, and it is difficult for him, a famous general, to make a decision.

Meng Tian echoed, "Mr. Zhou, what should we do?"

The two men had made it very clear about their stakes. Zhou Chong frowned and thought, "Handan is our goal, but Handan is dead and we can't run away. As long as we eat up Zhao's army, Handan will also take it." Come down. If Sima Shang is allowed to jump out of the encirclement, the consequences will be unimaginable. If Sima Shang jumps out, he will definitely fight again with the whole army, waiting for Li Mu to return to help. The combination of the two Zhao armies will be in a very disadvantageous situation for our army Zhou Chong thinks that blocking Sima Shang is the most urgent task at present, what do you two think?"

"Do whatever Mr. Zhou says." Meng Tian and Wang Ben had no objection.

Zhou Chong resolutely said: "Our troops are at a disadvantage, we have no reinforcements, and we can only rely on ourselves. Even if all of them are wiped out, we can't let go of a single Zhao army. Order: Prepare to fight!"

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