Guo Meng quickly sent people to send Lu Ze to the military tent.

"Be sure to send someone to take care of the Marquis! There is no room for any surprises!"

Guo Meng wiped his cold sweat while giving instructions, then noticed that the man beside him had lost his helmet, his face was covered in blood, his hair was disheveled, and the all-powerful commander looked at him with hatred.

"Hmph, is Zhou Luhou's most beloved general such a capable person? I have really seen this." The man cursed.

Guo Meng held back his anger and was too lazy to argue with the man.

The man's name was Zhou Zao. After Liu Bang attacked Jingju, he joined Liu's army. During the early battle between Liu and Lu, Zhou Zao followed Lu Ze. In this battle, Zhou Zao, in order to make further achievements, attacked Linjiang and paid special tribute.

After struggling to attack Yufucheng, after hearing the news of Gong Ao's death, they took the opportunity to go straight to Jiangling. They thought they could take Nanjun, but they encountered strong obstruction from Gongwei and Wang Ling. So far, Nanjun has not been completely controlled.

But given more time, Zhou Zao was confident that he could conquer Nanjun without Yingbu's help.

Unexpectedly, a fire broke out in the backyard, and Zhou Zao, who was at the forefront, had to travel a long way back.

Zhou Zao thought that Guo Meng was guilty, so he raised his chin and said, "The 10,000 people Zhou Luhou brought this time will be handed over to me. Commander Guo will quickly return to defend Micang Road, and don't let the Qin army take advantage of him again."

The way to Bashu!"

"Micang Road is just a feint attack. Five thousand people are enough to defend it. There will definitely be no loss." Guo Ting said coldly.

"If Commander Guo doesn't want to leave, he can personally take care of Zhou Luhou as an atonement. After I led more than 30,000 Bashu soldiers to kill Li Xin, Commander Guo took Zhou Luhou into Zitong." Zhou Zao said disdainfully.

Guo Meng frowned slightly, "Commander Zhou, please don't think that Li Xin is an ordinary person. Without my help, the time spent in Zitong will be detrimental to Bashu!"

"Li Xin was defeated by the Chu State back then, and he will be defeated by the Chu people again today." Zhou Zao showed no fear, "A defeated general who has been re-enlisted can actually scare Commander Guo, so cowardly

General, there is no need to join the war."

"Zhou Zao, you...!"

"There are some things that I hope Commander Guo will think carefully about. Although Commander Guo is Zhou Luhou's most beloved general, the reward Ding Fu received in the past is no less than Commander Guo. If this battle is lost, Commander Guo should know the consequences for himself."

Zhou Zao said, reaching out to pick up Guo Meng's helmet and put it on his head.

"If my commander is defeated, it is up to Zhou Luhou to do whatever he wants!" Guo Meng grabbed Zhou Zao's wrist and said decisively, "If I win, all the victory will go to Commander Zhou, how about that?!"

"Military merit? Even if Commander Guo wins, it is just a merit in exchange for a crime. It has not been fully compensated. You should not think about battle merit in the first place." Zhou Zao refused with a sneer.

Guo Meng secretly gritted his teeth. Zhou Zao made it clear that he didn't want to give him any chance!

As the most powerful official outside the Lu family, he could actually end up being made difficult by Jing Ju’s ministers!

"Zhou Zao, if you want to seize the opportunity to ascend to power, you have to know the right time, right?!" Guo Meng glared and shouted, "If this battle is lost, as soon as Qin soldiers and reinforcements arrive, Bashu..."

"Commander Guo doesn't need to bother!" Zhou Zao interrupted, "Marquis Zhou Lu has given Li Xin a tactic to fight to the death outside the city. Commander Guo can just sit back and watch my victory."

Guo Meng couldn't laugh or cry for a moment, "Li Xin has occupied Zitong City, and his military strength is not as strong as that of the Bashu Army. How can he go out to fight in the city?!"

"Marquis Lu of Zhou speculates that Li Xin will definitely join the battle, Commander Guo need not doubt it."

Zhou Zao squinted his eyes and looked to the west. Hundreds of cavalry were in front, already ready for battle.

Guo Meng was doubtful and had no choice but to accompany Zhou Zao to wait.

"Don't worry, Li Xin has his concerns, and he will definitely fight! And... he will definitely lose!"

At the end of the day, Li Xin's 20,000 infantrymen slowly drove out of Zitong City and marched towards the Bashu army.

Lu Matong, who was on the left side of Li Xin, looked puzzled, "Your Majesty said that Lu Ze still has trouble in Linjiang, so why not just refuse to defend Zitong? When we leave the city, we have to fight with less and more, can we win?"

"

"Resisting to defend Zitong is asking for death." Li Xin looked forward and said, "More than half of the army are Bashu people. As time goes by, the Bashu soldiers who have just been recruited will cause trouble, and they may even capture us alive.

, Kaicheng is dedicated to Lu Ze."

"Even so, this battle is still a battle between Bashu people. Will they kill it?"

Lu Matong secretly looked back at the faces of the Bashu soldiers. They all looked worried and seemed to have no intention of fighting. Lu Matong could not guarantee whether they would defect before the battle.

"Ha... Commander Lu, don't worry." Li Xin said with a smile, "If the king doesn't let Commander Lu lead the troops of Qin to support, I really have nothing to do, but now it's different!"

Lu Matong didn't understand what he meant, so he turned back and looked at the arrangement of the military formation carefully. The archers were on the side, and the infantry was in the middle. There was nothing special about it.

The only difference is that Li Xin arranged all the Qin troops in front of the formation, with the Bashu troops behind.

During the conversation, Zhou Zao's battle array gradually appeared in front of everyone.

"Hahaha... Li Xin, you are so courageous, you actually dare to accept the challenge!" Zhou Zao held his halberd and said with a smile, "Today is the day of your death! You are destined to die in the hands of the Chu people!"

Li Xin's expression moved slightly, Zhou Zao's words touched his weakness.

The battle against Zhai was neither a defeat nor a victory. Li Xin's last impression of the war was when Xiang Yan's army attacked the camp and killed five of his captains.

"Well -" Li Xin took a deep breath, "Stop talking nonsense, this place is too small, you should step back and fight to the death in a wider place!"

Zhou Zao and Guo Ting looked at each other, wondering what Li Xin meant.

When the overlord of the feudal lords Jin Wen Gong Chong'er was in exile, he was treated favorably by King Chu Cheng and promised to "retreat three houses" if Chu and Jin fought.

Hou Chong'er fulfilled his promise, but when he retreated, he tied his index finger to the back of the chariot. He pretended to be panic and attracted the unwary Chu army into an ambush circle. The Chu army was defeated in the battle of Chengpu.

"Did Li Xin read the Art of War and get confused?" Zhou Zao frowned and said, "By ordering our army to retreat, doesn't it give our army an opportunity? When it comes to his familiarity with the terrain of Bashu, how can Li Xin be as good as me?

wait?"

Guo Meng thought for a long time, but still didn't understand the true meaning, "In this case, I am not afraid that he will retreat to the city if he is defeated. It is not a bad idea to retreat..."

"Wait! What is that?" Guo Meng caught a glimpse of the strange weapon in the hands of the Qin army in front, and couldn't help but be startled, "It looks like a sword but not a sword, it looks like a halberd but not a halberd... Could it be that this thing can only be used in an open area?"

Power? This is why Li Xin asked our army to retreat?!"

Zhou Zao was also secretly suspicious, but it was Guo Meng who said this first, and Zhou Zao felt disgusted.

"What's this? There are too many strange weapons in the world. Doesn't Bashu have a halberd? This must have been made by that foolish prince Ziying who randomly researched it on weekdays." Zhou Zao chuckled, "Li Xin has always been conceited.

He is so capable that he must have thought that he could wipe out our army in an open place. I, the commander, have fulfilled his wish today!"

"Don't be careless, Commander Zhou! The Qin people are cunning, don't leave them any chance." Guo Meng said anxiously.

Zhou Zao didn't care at all, "The Qin army must have been recruited by Ziying not long ago, and it can't compare with the soldiers of Bashu who have experienced the battle. Even if there is a cunning plan, it is useless in the face of absolute strength~"

The uneasiness in Guo Meng's heart gradually became stronger, "Zhou Zao...!"

"The commander-in-chief has given the order, and the whole army has to retreat." Zhou Zao ignored the dissuasion and turned his horse's head and shouted.

The rear infantry's front group turned into the rear group and retreated in a mighty manner. Zhou Zao's cavalry was holding down the formation to prevent Li Xin from taking the opportunity to make a sneak attack.

Guo Meng had no choice but to follow Zhou Zao and retreat.

As the Bashu soldiers retreated, the murderous aura in Li Xin's eyes became slightly stronger.

"The king told Commander Lu that this...'Mo Dao' is for dealing with cavalry, right?"

Lu Matong fiddled with the Mo Dao in his hand, a little doubtful, "The king did say it, but the horses in Bashu are too short, and they are different from those in Qin, so I don't know if it is feasible."

“You’ll know after you try it!”

The Bashu army was exhausted by boating and carriage, and Li Xin deliberately asked everyone to stay back. Before the battle, the Bashu army was a little tired. Although it was winter, they were wearing heavy armor. As it approached noon, the Bashu army became more and more tired. Zhou Zao sat on the horse

I didn't realize the seriousness of the problem.

Yishe has arrived, and the two armies are facing each other. The Qin soldiers look at the retreating enemy troops, feeling in their hearts that this battle must be won. They are ready to attack and are impatient to take action.

"Zhou Zao, give me five thousand men, go down and contain the Qin soldiers holding strange blades." Guo Meng couldn't help but remind him from the defensive line, "Making these strange soldiers helpless is the way to win!"

"It's not necessary~" Zhou Zao grinned and smiled disdainfully, "Qin's last famous general should be allowed to die in full display of his strategy, so as to show the prestige of our army. As a general, he should be good at coping with the rapid changes on the battlefield.

, this commander has his own countermeasures."

"If...if you lose, I, the commander, will not take the blame for you!"

Guo Meng knew that he could not persuade Zhou Zao, so he could only distance himself from the relationship and save his life for the time being. The road to follow Liu Bang all the way to Qin was too smooth. Not only Zhou Zao, but also the Bashu generals had long despised the Qin army from the bottom of their hearts.

This is one of the reasons for Ziying's victory, and perhaps also the reason for Zhou Zao's defeat today...

"Hahaha... Guo Meng, you have been rambling all the way and finally said what is in your heart. This battle has nothing to do with you!" Zhou Zao laughed wildly, "The whole army will obey the order and behead Li Xin. I will decide.

Lord Bingming will reward you greatly! Kill him!"

The Bashu army, feeling a little depressed, suddenly ignited their fighting spirit and headed straight towards the Qin army with their long halberds.

When the Bashu army was halfway through, Li Xin waved his hand violently, and the archers on the flanks raised their bows and fired arrows.

"Is this the case? It's not necessarily anything new." Zhou Cang said with a smile, "The cavalry raided the flanks, and the infantry faced the enemy head-on."

"It's a good idea, but all the bows and arrows have been shot at Linjiang. Without the archers, it won't work!" Li Xin smiled evilly, "Mo Daoshou met the cavalry and acted according to the previous plan."

The peaceful clearing was filled with the sound of killing. The Bashu troops on both sides hesitated at first, but when they met, they forgot their identity as fellow countrymen and slashed at each other with their swords.

Li Xin deliberately let the Bashu soldiers wear their original uniforms so that they could not distinguish between friends and foes while fighting together.

Guo Meng was too lazy to pay attention to the chaotic battle situation, and while avoiding the rain of arrows, he stared at Mo Daoshou.

Swish——

Several Bashu cavalrymen approached the archers and were about to pierce the chests of the Qin infantry who were blocking them. They saw the Qin soldiers waving Mo Dao, which was much longer than the halberd, from a distance and slashed down diagonally!

The pony and the cavalry were like blood bags connected together, splattering with blood, and even the man and the horse were cut in half!

"Is this? Made of fine iron?!" Guo Meng opened his eyes wide.
To be continued...