Most of the Qin army escorting these Yangshan County Chu people were subordinates of the Fanghou Mansion. Most of these troops were previously garrisoned along Wushan, and they were very familiar with the situation in Yangshan County.
No matter from any point of view, even in the many military affairs of the Qin Dynasty Bingmasi, it shows that Fang Qilin is in charge of the overall situation in Yangshan County.
However, the real commander of the more than 600,000 Qin army in Yangshan County and Wushan was Wei Wujiu.
Wei Wujiu's subordinates are all fighting in the Yinshan area, even in the face of the intelligence of Fusu and some high-ranking officials of the army, he himself is fighting in the Yinshan Yutianguan area, but in fact Wei Wujiu there Just a stand-in for him.
"Wei Wujiu" who was fighting in Yutian Pass was wearing his Qianshan Hanxue Armor. His figure looked unusually straight and tall, carrying a suffocating pressure. Wei Wujiu, however, was only wearing the thin padded robes of ordinary staff in the army. He looked like a mediocre old counselor, his eyes were dim, and he was the kind of soldier who could no longer be reused by generals and could only be found in the staff. Someone who helps with some military paperwork makes no difference.
It's just that when the old man came across some key information or orders, the cold-blooded glints that suddenly appeared in his dark pupils still made people shudder.
The reason why he concealed his identity and hid in the front line of Yangshan County was not because Zheng Xiu was worried about Fang Qilin's commanding army, but because from the very beginning, the focus of this war was in Yangshan County. A large amount of food and grass mobilization and Fusu's personal visit to the front line of Yinshan Mountain are just means to confuse the opponent.
In order to cooperate with her shameless means in the eyes of the world, Yangshan County must need a ruthless and ruthless commander like her.
Wei Wujiu may not be as good as Sima Cuo in cultivation and strategy, but he belongs to that kind of extremely cold-blooded general, he can resolutely execute military orders without the slightest emotion.
As long as victory can be ensured, not to mention sacrificing the lives of some Chu people, even tens of thousands of Qin people's lives, he will never hesitate.
After the Qin army escorting the 70,000 Chu people quickly withdrew and abandoned them in the barren wilderness, they didn't actually go far away, but they were like a hungry wolf keeping an eye on the weak and tired wolves.
The more than 400,000 Qin troops have already advanced quietly, like a giant beast with its mouth wide open, ready to eat the Chu troops who came to help.
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When driven by the Qin army, there was still a clear destination, but when the Qin army suddenly withdrew and was abandoned in the wasteland, the more than 70,000 Chu people lost their direction in their hearts.
It started to panic, and then the despair began to spread, and the sound of crying was heard everywhere.
Some are ready to leave.
At this time, most of these people who are going to leave are middle-aged people, some are practitioners, and they all have different purposes. Heading towards the state of Chu.
These people included a middle-aged man in a plain robe.
This middle-aged man is like a private school teacher, and many of his luggage are books. When he finally made up his mind to leave, a woman suddenly walked up to him and asked softly: "Do you want to leave these people?" ?”
The middle-aged man was slightly taken aback. At this moment, the crowd around him was already very chaotic. The one who could sense his intentions at the first time must have been observing him.
He couldn't help but carefully looked at the woman who appeared in front of him.
This is a very young woman with a haggard face and a yellowish complexion. She is wearing a very ordinary or even tacky blue cloth dress, but she still looks good.
This made him frown slightly.
As far as he could remember, he had never seen this woman in this team these days.
Even if there are more than 70,000 people in this team, it is impossible for him to see all of them, but it is the instinct of a practitioner to observe everyone around on the way. feel.
The most important thing is that this young woman is obviously observing him, but he never notices when this woman arrives and when she arrives around him in the crowd.
Although slightly surprised in his heart, he still nodded and responded, "Yes."
With a very unique look, the woman even asked softly like a family member, "Where are you going to go, go back to Yangshan County? Or to Chudi?"
The middle-aged man did not hide his inner thoughts, and said, "Go back to Yangshan County."
The woman said: "Is there anyone you can't let go of?"
The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment, and said: "There is a woman who is good with me. When she left, she said she would wait for me to go back. I will go back and see if she is willing to go back to Chudi with me."
"It's a huge team."
The woman's tone became even more strange, and she said: "Even if the number of Qin troops escorting these 70,000 people was doubled, it would be impossible to strictly guard everyone along the way for so many days. Usually camping, marching In some forest areas and some chaotic times, with your cultivation base, it is too easy to find an opportunity to leave. In fact, there are also many practitioners who look for opportunities to leave at the beginning. But if you didn’t leave before, why do you want to leave now? ?”
The middle-aged man was silent for a long time before he said softly, "Because it's useless."
The woman looked at him, "What do you mean it's useless?"
The middle-aged man looked up and looked around, looked at many desperate faces, took a deep breath, and then said softly: "Before, we were restrained by the Qin army, and we were always gathered together. We only know how to move forward. , there are no extra thoughts, even if some people can't hold on to death, they will die on the way forward, and the rest are still forced to move forward, but now that the Qin army has withdrawn and there are fewer restraints, these people will have various If these 70,000 people are always together, even if I want to rescue them, I am afraid it will be easier to save them. But once these people get separated, not only The key to the problem of rescue is... It feels different to people. Even if I were a general, I couldn't help but fight for the lives of 70,000 people, but where thousands of people are lost here, how can I lose thousands of people? Going to fight? Even the honest ministers in Chudu look the same. This is a matter of quantity. The life and death of 70,000 people is a big deal, but the life and death of some scattered thousands of people cannot bet on some large troops victory or defeat."
The woman's expression didn't change much when she heard his words, instead she shook her head impatiently and said, "Why do you have to explain the simple answer so complicated? Simply put, if these 70,000 people leave If they are dispersed, it will no longer give the impression of 70,000 people, but a few thousand people here, and 10,000 refugees there. After the dispersal, the number seems small, and you suspect that my Chu army will never be exhausted. Try to save them with all your strength, and the result is that these people who are close to the limit will not be supported no matter which direction they go, and most of them will die on the way."
"In the long run, if I don't save the army and these people die because of it, the Qin people will make a fuss about the death of these people. Even their shameless means will eventually involve some moral and human problems in my dynasty. Level." After the middle-aged man said this, he was silent for a moment, and then said slowly, "But what happens after this has nothing to do with the present. I didn't leave them before because I felt there was hope and I could help them as much as possible. I'm leaving now because I can't bear it, I don't want to slowly watch these people die, it's just a matter of my state of mind."
"It may not be a big deal for others to leave, but once you leave, the 70,000 people will disperse faster. Because you are Ji Baixing, you are a very famous Mr. Shufang in Ercheng, Yangshan County, and there are many people here. We all know you, and the most important thing is that you have used your true essence to save many dying people, especially many young children, during the days when you were marching in this team. So you may not have noticed, But in fact, your actions can affect the vast majority of people here."
The woman did not argue with him, but ordered in an unquestionable, even arrogant tone: "Your knowledge is extraordinary, you should know that people live in groups since ancient times, even if they are also in trouble, there are many people. When you get together, there is always a way, even if you just endure it, you can endure it longer. So what you have to do now is to keep these 70,000 people from dispersing."
The middle-aged man was full of helplessness and sentimental emotions.
He was unable to speak, if he could do it, would this woman still need to tell him this truth
"With clean water, at least people can be stable. There is a small lake only an hour away from here, and you can tell them to go there before sunset. There is water available, and you can try to catch fish. "The woman didn't care what he thought, and then said like an order.
The man named Ji Xingbai was stunned, then smiled wryly again, and said, "How many fish can we catch? The distribution of the fish caught is far from enough, and it will cause chaos instead."
"A drowning person will try to catch as long as there is a straw, and a person who is about to die walking in the desert can give him the hope of a water source, which can make him last for an extra day. To stabilize these people at this time, only I need an excuse." The woman gave him a cold look, and said, "Then tell them, as long as they get there, at night, the Chu army will send some food and medicine first."
Ji Xingbai's face turned slightly pale, and his voice trembled slightly, he said: "If hope is lost, it will be even more irresistible, if at night they find that some food and medicine have not been delivered, these people will completely collapse, who will It’s impossible to clean up the situation.”
"Some food and medicine will be delivered at night." The woman said coldly and firmly: "It will definitely be delivered, this is not an excuse."
Ji Xingbai looked at her, not understanding why her tone was so strong and confident.
The woman didn't explain anything, just reached out and brushed his shoulder lightly, as if she was just helping him to wipe away a stain, but he only felt that this hand was extremely heavy, and compared to the world's Any pure gold must be tough, this is an extremely strange feeling, and it also made him instantly understand her identity.
His breathing stopped for an instant, and after a few breaths, he lowered his voice to the limit, and said tremblingly in a voice that only he and this woman could hear: "Why are you here?"
In fact, what he really wanted to say in his heart was, how could you sneak into us many days ago? However, such words as sneaking and sneaking in cannot describe this woman at all.