Xia Lan's return surprised everyone in the cave.
Especially the soldiers under Xia Lan. They were overjoyed when they learned that Xia Lan had returned alive.
It couldn't be helped. In just a few months, Xia Lan had already proved everything to them with her charisma.
Following him, everyone saw the hope of surviving on the battlefield. They saw the prospect of meritorious service and returning home in glory.
At the entrance of the cave, Xia Lan walked in, covered in mud.
Xia Lan looked around and found that all the important people were there, including her soldiers. She heaved a sigh of relief.
Slowly walking to Huan He, Xia Lan cupped her hands and said,""Greetings, Commander-in-chief."
Huan He smiled.
They had thought that Great Qin had lost 100,000 soldiers and a talented general.
Seeing that Xia Lan had actually returned alive, Huan He felt somewhat comforted.
"General Lan, how is the battle?"
Huan He asked.
There was still a glimmer of hope in his heart that some of the soldiers would be able to escape.
However, Xia Lan's next words made his face instantly turn pale.
"Commander, when I escaped, Great Qin's soldiers were almost…"
"Almost all of them died!"
Xia Lan said.
To be honest, be it Qin or Zhao, they were all Chinese citizens.
However, Xia Lan was still more inclined to the Qin country when it came to the sense of belonging to the country.
He must be from Qin.
In other words, the Central Plains was China, and Qin was his homeland.
Hence, after witnessing the deaths of 100,000 Qin soldiers, Xia Lan's feelings were obvious.
"Sigh!"
Although he had already guessed the outcome, hearing Xia Lan say it out loud completely shattered the last bit of hope in Huan He's heart.
He sighed slightly.
He looked even older.
"Commander-in-chief, we should leave this place as soon as possible.”
"Now that the rain has stopped, the Zhao army will definitely start searching for us.”
Compared to Huan He, Xia Lan was much calmer and spoke directly.
Huan He nodded." General Lan, we were just discussing this matter. Coincidentally, you should share your opinion."”
Huan He immediately told him the three retreat routes and Wang Li's opinion.
After hearing this, Xia Lan nodded and said,""I agree with General Wang Li's words. The Yan Country must not go.”
"But I don't think we can go to Wei.”
Xia Lan thought for a moment and said.
These words stunned all the generals present.
If they couldn't go to Yan Country or Wei Country, where could they go next?
Country of Zhao?
Seeing that everyone was puzzled, Xia Lan said directly,""The most dangerous place is the safest place.”
"I think that Li Mu is also certain that we won't dare to escape to the State of Zhao. Therefore, there won't be too many soldiers guarding the direction to the hinterland of the State of Zhao.”
"We only need to enter the country of Zhao in batches and deal with them carefully. We definitely won't attract the attention of the defenders in the country of Zhao.”
"Generals, there is another reason why I have made this decision.”
"We can disguise ourselves and split up. After we agree on a meeting place, we can turn the situation around."”
His words made everyone fall into deep thought.
This seemed to be as Xia Lan had said.
They only had 2,000 people now. If the State of Zhao had really set up an army at the Weizhao border, they might really be surrounded by the enemy.
As for going to Zhao…
Everyone looked at Huan He.
No one dared to make a decision on this matter. They could only leave the decision to him.
Huan He was deep in thought as he analyzed Xia Lan's words.
He knew that this decision concerned the life and death of the two thousand of them. He had to be extremely cautious!
After a long time-
"Pass on my orders. After the sky turns dark, enter the country of Zhao in batches. Remember, don't enter the city!”
"Ten days later, everyone will gather in Shangjun.”
"Commander-in-chief, you can't."
Hearing Huan He asking everyone to gather in Shangjun, Xia Lan immediately raised her objection.
Shangjun was the border between Qin and Zhao.
According to this, Huan He planned to let them pass through Zhao and enter Qin directly.
The news of their escape must have been known by the Zhao ancestral temple.
One could imagine that during this period of time, the Qin-Zhao border would definitely increase the intensity of the patrols.
As such, it was still not safe enough to enter the State of Qin from the State of Zhao.
After saving Huan He from the battlefield with great difficulty, Xia Lan did not want Huan He to be killed at the last moment.
After all, only by bringing Huan He safely back to Great Qin's territory and using him as a short-term weapon would they be able to remove their ties with Huan He.
"General Lan Bai, what do you think?"
Seeing Xia Lan's retort, Huan He was not angry and asked kindly.
Xia Lan cupped her hands and immediately voiced out her worries.
Then, he added," The soldiers can enter the Qin country from the Qin-Zhao border, but the generals must not easily pass through the Qin-Zhao border.”
"We can enter Korea from Zhao and then return to Great Qin from the Qin-Han border.”
Huan He nodded.
This time, the journey wasn't that far.
But what they didn't know was that Wang Jian's attack on the southern front of the State of Zhao had already failed. The main reason for this was that the State of Han was blinded by profit and sent troops to ambush Wang Jian's army.
Therefore, the relationship between Qin and Han was extremely tense.
They really didn't know what would happen after they entered Korea.
……
After making his decision, Huan He immediately gave the order for everyone to enter the State of Zhao in batches. They would disguise themselves as merchants and commoners, and they would take small roads to avoid the cities and return to Great Qin.
Xia Lan led the rest of the party, including Wang Ben, Yang Duan He, and Wang Li, through the border of Han and Zhao and into the land of Han.
……
Five days passed in a flash.
In these five days, the news of Qin's defeat had spread throughout the six states.
Moreover, under the lead of Zhao Wangqian, the six states seemed to be restless and had the idea of joining forces to attack Qin.
However, this idea was killed by the withdrawal of Qi and Yan.
The goal of attacking Qin had not been achieved, so the ones who were most unwilling were naturally Han and Zhao, followed by Chu.
The Zhao Country was unwilling because they had lost 15 cities in Ping Yang in order to defeat the Qin Country.
The Han Country was unwilling because if they failed to attack the Qin Country, they would definitely suffer the Qin Country's revenge for their sneak attack on the Qin Country's army.
Therefore, in the current Han Country, from the court officials to the servants and peddlers, all the ordinary people were worried.
Qin State had lost the attack on Zhao State, but they had not suffered any serious injuries.
With Qin's strength, if he wanted to vent his anger on the Han Nation, the Han Nation would not be able to withstand it!
All of this made Huan He and the others, who had disguised themselves as a caravan, understand the whole story.
At the same time, Huan He and the others couldn't help but worry.
If Qin and Han became enemies, they wouldn't be safe in Korea.
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