After the vanguard troops gathered with Zhao Mu, the leading general first bowed to Zhao Mu and then asked,""General Zhao, how far away is Lord Xinling's army from us?”
"Lord Xinling has already retreated," Zhao Mu said in a deep voice.”
His words shocked the general in charge of receiving him. He obviously could not imagine that Lord Xinling's army would retreat. This was too illogical.
"Why would Lord Xinling retreat?"
The general was puzzled.
" I don't know," Zhao Mu said." I only led my men to launch an attack. Lord Xinling then retreated."”
Zhao Mu's words made the general even more shocked. He looked at Zhao Mu and saw that Zhao Mu only had 5,000 men. How could these 5,000 men attack the 300,000-strong vertical alliance army?
And he even managed to defeat Lord Xinling?
He did not believe it from the bottom of his heart.
Of course, Zhao Mu could see through his thoughts, but Zhao Mu was too lazy to care. He just said indifferently,"I will bring Meng Tian back to report. You can continue to monitor Lord Xinling's movements.”
The general's heart skipped a beat, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.""Then General, you should go back first. We'll be fine here.”
Zhao Mu looked at his fake smile and knew what he was thinking.
He couldn't help but laugh, immediately leading his troops to meet up with Meng Ao and Wang He's troops.
After Zhao Mu left, the general decisively led his soldiers to chase after Lord Xinling.
He had a total of 30,000 soldiers.
He wanted to check if Zhao Mu was telling the truth, even though everyone in the Qin army knew about Zhao Mu's bravery.
However, there were only a few who had seen Zhao Mu's invincible bravery.
This general was one of Wang He's subordinates. He had been following Wang He in Yinjin City and had never seen Zhao Mu's individual bravery.
Therefore, he did not believe Zhao Mu's claim that he had defeated Lord Xinling.
He wanted to see if Lord Xinling had really retreated. If it was fake, he would expose Zhao Mu's true colors and let him receive the punishment he deserved. If it was true, then if Zhao Mu's 5,000 men could defeat Lord Xinling, would he be able to defeat Lord Xinling with 30,000 men?
This was a great merit.
As he ran, the general finally caught up to Lord Xinling's army. The alliance army was indeed retreating.
A hint of joy appeared on the general's face.
He immediately led his army and charged.
Similarly, their arrival had been discovered by the alliance army.
At first, the alliance army thought that Zhao Mu was chasing after them, and they couldn't help but feel a little frightened. They released some arrows with great difficulty and began to retreat at an accelerated speed.
Although Lord Xinling was furious, he did not dare to stop and fight Zhao Mu.
This retreat made the Qin army even more excited. They thought that Lord Xinling was indeed vulnerable and increased their pursuit.
However, at this moment, some soldiers of the alliance army had already discovered that this army was not Zhao Mu's army. The iconic flag with the word 'Zhao' did not appear.
Thus, he reported this news to Lord Xinling.
While Lord Xinling was stunned, he, along with Pang Xiong, Jing Yang, and the others, was also furious.
They were so frightened by Zhao Mu that they were actually on edge.
Thus, in a fit of anger, the alliance army changed direction and attacked the Qin army.
The result was obvious. With the huge difference in numbers, other than a few thousand Qin soldiers who managed to escape, everyone else was killed by the alliance army on the banks of the Yellow River.
The commander did not escape either.
At this moment, Zhao Mu had already brought Meng Tian to meet up with Meng Ao and Wang He.
After settling Meng Tian down, Zhao Mu went to Meng Ao's and Wang He's tent and recounted the process of rescuing Meng Tian.
Meng Ao and Wang He's eyes were filled with disbelief and shock.
They did not expect Zhao Mu to defeat Lord Xinling's army with just 5,000 men.
One had to know that that was an army of more than 300,000.
At the same time, they had a new impression of Zhao Mu's bravery.
Zhao Mu was truly powerful, and he had already surpassed ordinary fierce generals.
"Then did you meet General Li Zhao?" Wang He asked.”
Zhao Mu knew that Wang He was talking about the general who was going to meet him.
Zhao Mu nodded and said calmly,""I met him. He went to check if Lord Xinling had really retreated.”
Although Zhao Mu's words were calm, both Meng Ao and Wang He understood what he meant. It was obvious that Li Zhao did not believe Zhao Mu's words and had gone to investigate Lord Xinling's army.
Meng Ao and Wang He couldn't help but shake their heads. The competition for merit in the army had always been like this.
However, they could not completely blame Li Zhao. After all, most people would not believe that Zhao Mu's 5,000 men had forced back an army of 300,000.
When Li Zhao returns, let's forget about this matter.
However, they did not wait for Li Zhao to return. Instead, they waited for the news that Li Zhao and his 30,000-strong army had been destroyed by Lord Xinling.
Meng Ao and Wang He's expressions changed, but they also understood what Li Zhao was doing. He must have thought that Zhao Mu could defeat Lord Xinling, and he could also defeat Lord Xinling, so he took the initiative to attack the retreating allied forces.
However, the consequences were obvious. Li Zhao was not Zhao Mu. Without Zhao Mu's bravery, he naturally would not arouse Lord Xinling's fear.
Thus, Li Zhao and the 30,000 Zhao soldiers were all killed.
Wang He was a little angry. Thirty thousand Qin soldiers was not a small number, but they were all destroyed by Li Zhao.
If he was punished, even if Li Zhao died, his family would not have an easy time.
Qin's laws were just so strict.
However, Meng Ao gave Zhao Mu a meaningful glance.
Li Zhao didn't know the reason and went to check if Lord Xinling had retreated. Zhao Mu must have known that Lord Xinling might attack Li Zhao.
However, Zhao Mu did not stop him. It could be that he wanted Lord Xinling to destroy Li Zhao.
However, this thought was very deep. Most people were still angry that Zhao Mu was suspected, but very few people thought that Li Zhao's death was intentional.
However, Meng Ao didn't say this guess out loud. After all, he didn't have any evidence.
Moreover, Zhao Mu had been under him for three years.
Meng Ao more or less understood Zhao Mu's character. He would give an eye for an eye.
The kindness of others must be repaid. However, if he was provoked, he would not return evil with good. He would only take revenge.
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