When Sang Qingti and Lu Xiuhong heard this, they were also taken aback, because among the current countries, only the Han State used the cavalry as a separate branch of the army, which could be used to fight independently, while other countries, even the Qin State also formed a large number of cavalry armies, but the cavalry of the Qin State was still attached to the infantry army and the chariot army, and it was generally not used to fight independently. Therefore, this army could only be the Han army.

Lu Xiuhong immediately asked again: "How many men and horses are there in this Han army, and where did they come from?" ”

Sang Zaichi said: "The number is unknown, but it is estimated that it should be around twenty or thirty thousand, and it is not known where they came from, and now we can only find out that they are from the West." ”

Lu Xiuhong heard that there were only twenty or thirty thousand people, so he was a little relieved, for the current battlefield in Handan, twenty or thirty thousand troops really can't change the overall situation, but when he heard that this army is from the west, Lu Xiuhong's heart can't help but hang, because the west is the direction of Qin, is this Han army from Qin? So is the war in Xianyang over, and the plateau has been victorious? Therefore, Lu Xiuhong looked at Sang Qingti, obviously wanting to hear her opinion.

Sang Qingti calmed down at this time, and said: "The number of troops is not important, maybe this is just the front army, but at this time, the Han army arrived in Handan, or came from the direction of the Qin State, which proves that my guess just now is correct, it seems that the plateau has won the victory on the Xianyang battlefield, and controlled the Qin State, Han Teng has been defeated, so we should also consider the next step." ”

Lu Xiuhong was stunned for a moment, in fact, Lu Xiuhong could guess the results that Sang Qingti said, but he couldn't accept this result in his heart, so he still had a glimmer of fantasy, hoping to get a different result from Sang Qingti's mouth, but unfortunately Sang Qingti unceremoniously broke Lu Xiuhong's illusion.

However, Lu Xiuhong was still a little unwilling, and said: "If Han Teng really loses the battle in Xianyang, it is impossible for there to be no news to Handan, so I wonder if this Han army will come from Lingshou and make a detour from the west to the surrounding areas of Handan, in fact, it deliberately deceived us, Gao Yuan is proficient in the art of war, and he uses the strategy of not getting tired of deceit." ”

Sang Qingti sneered and said: "You really know how to think from a good direction, but it's a pity that my thoughts are completely different from yours, it is precisely because Gao Yuan is a person who is proficient in the art of war that he will never use this kind of small trick, and the battle situation in Xianyang may be worse than we expected, Han Teng's army has been wiped out, and it is difficult to say whether Han Teng is alive or dead, so there has been no news of Xianyang to Handan for more than ten days, from my heart, the possibility of this situation is much greater than you think." If we don't make any preparations, I'm afraid these seven or eight hundred thousand troops will all be buried here. ”

Lu Xiuhong smiled bitterly and said, "Then in your opinion, what should we do now?" To strengthen the vigilance of the whole army, it is better to hasten the attack on Handan. ”

Sang Qingti said: "No, you should understand what I mean, that is, immediately withdraw the army from Handan and retreat to Daliang." ”

Lu Xiuhong thought for a while before he said: "Now we don't know the real situation on the Xianyang side, so it would be too hasty to withdraw the troops like this, and now there are only 20,000 or 30,000 Han troops, and it won't be any danger to us. ”

Sang Qingti said lightly: "Anyway, what should I do, I have already told you, as for whether to listen or not, that's your business, but don't blame me for not reminding you when the time comes." ”

Lu Xiuhong hesitated again, he really didn't dare to despise Sang Qingti's wisdom, but let him make the decision to withdraw the army now, Lu Xiuhong didn't have the courage to do it, so Lu Xiuhong thought about it again, and then said: "Let me go back and think about it again, I'll reply to you tomorrow, okay?" ”

Sang Qingti was noncommittal and said, "Whatever you want." ”

Lu Xiuhong smiled bitterly, and then got up to say goodbye and leave. And after Lu Xiuhong left, Sang Zaichi immediately said: "Qingti, has Han Teng really been defeated?" ”

Sang Qingti nodded and said, "The current situation is obvious, Han Teng must have been defeated, and he must have been defeated very badly, and now the Qin State is probably already under the control of the plateau." Otherwise, the Han army would not have come to Handan, so it would be a dead end to stay here. ”

Sang Zaichi said: "Then what should we do? Will Lu Xiuhong figure it out tomorrow and agree to withdraw the troops? ”

Sang Qingti smiled and said: "Lu Xiuhong's biggest shortcoming is his lack of decisive courage, he is far worse than Fu Gongyan in this regard, if he really has such courage, he doesn't have to wait until tomorrow, he should promise me now." And we have done our best in this battle, and it can be said that we are completely against the Jiuli clan, but now, we have to plan for ourselves, you immediately go and inform the other two clans, so that they can prepare to retreat. Saying that, Sang Qingti pondered for a while before saying: "It's definitely too late today, tomorrow night, we will withdraw our troops overnight and leave Handan, Lu Xiuhong will stay here and wait for death, then let him go, we won't accompany him." ”

Sang Zaichi frowned and said, "Let's withdraw to the clan like this, how can we explain to the clan, Han Teng and the two great elders are unlikely to die in Xianyang, in case they also flee back to the clan, how can we explain to them." ”

Sang Qingti smiled: "Yes, you are much more thoughtful now than before. ”

Sang Zaichi said: "I have really learned a lot in the past few months, and I did not know how thick I used to be. ”

Sang Qingti said: "What I said was just withdrawing the army, but I didn't mean that I would withdraw to the clan, and even if I withdrew to the clan, I don't have to be afraid of any accountability, because the Jiuli clan has already finished." ”

When Sang Zaichi heard this, he couldn't help but be taken aback, and said, "What did you say?" Is the Jiuli clan finished? ”

Sang Qingti nodded and said, "Yes, first of all, we can be sure that Han Teng must have lost the battle in Xianyang, and he was defeated very badly, so there has been no news to Handan." Then the Jiuli clan is a definite defeat in this battle, and it is irretrievable. ”

Sang Zaichi said: "I don't object to what you say, but even if Han Teng's army has been wiped out, the strength of our Jiuli clan is still there, and there are also Qi and Chu countries, just like you said, the plateau occupies the northwest, we sit in the southeast, and the world is divided into two parts, opposing each other." ”

Sang Qingti said: "Yes, what you said is right, if Lu Xiuhong really listened to me, he would immediately withdraw from Handan and retreat to Daliang, so that he would still hold the area east of Daliang, and our Jiuli clan would gather the strength of Chu and Chu, even if we couldn't defeat the plateau and couldn't unify the world, but we would still be somewhat sure of keeping half of the world in the southeast." It's a pity that Lu Xiuhong was still indecisive when he was built at this pass, and he didn't have the courage to make a decision, don't look at the nearly one million troops of the three kingdoms of Qin, Qi and Chu gathered under the city of Handan, but as long as the plateau is threatened by the family members of the Qin army, the Qin army can be disturbed, and the Qin army is in chaos, and the armies of the two kingdoms of Qi and Chu will have nothing to rely on, so these nearly one million troops, I'm afraid they will all be explained here. The plateau can take advantage of the victory to march and capture the girder. Once the plateau occupies the Great Liang, the east can contain the Qi country, and the south can enter the Chu country, which can be said to be the advantage of the geographical advantage, and after this defeat, the two countries of Qi and Chu will be greatly discouraged, although the strength of our Jiuli clan is still there, but after this defeat, whether it is Han Teng or the two great elders, even if they can live to see the return to the clan, they will also have a sharp drop in prestige, and they are no longer able to control the overall situation. Will he let the Jiuli clan go? That's why I said the Jiuli clan is over, do you think there is still salvation? ”

Sang Zaichi smiled bitterly, he was indeed speechless, so he had to say: "Okay, whether the Jiuli clan is still saved or not, don't care for the time being, but under the nest, there are no eggs, but our Sang clan is also one of the nine clans, if the Jiuli clan is finished, where will our Sang clan be placed?" ”

Sang Qingti smiled and said: "The Jiuli clan is the Jiuli clan, and our Sang clan is the Sang clan, so since the Jiuli clan is almost finished, of course there is no need for our Sang clan to accompany the Jiuli clan to be martyred together, didn't our Sang clan have already planned to break away from the Jiuli clan and stand on our own?" Now the time has come. That's why I said that this time I would withdraw my troops, but not to withdraw to the tribe, that is, to find a place to establish a stronghold for our San tribe, and to take the first step towards our San tribe's self-reliance. ”

Sang Zaichi was taken aback, although he also knew that the Sang clan did have plans to break away from the Jiuli clan and stand on their own, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon, and immediately asked: "Does my father know about such a big event." ”

Sang Qingti glanced at Sang Zaichi and said: "Of course I don't know, I can only be sure now, the defeat of the Jiuli clan is decided, and our Sang clan can get rid of the Jiuli clan and stand on its own, so naturally it is too late to inform my father, but I will inform my father about this matter immediately, after all, the clan is now preparing to evacuate." Before I left the clan, my father had given me the right to work cheaply, so I could make any decision as long as it was beneficial to our San clan. ”

Sang Zaichi was stunned for a while, and then said: "I know you have the right to do it cheaply, but is it too hasty for you to decide on such a heavy matter." ”

Sang Qingti's eyebrows raised and said, "Then what do you say I should do?" Send someone to send a letter back to the clan, and then wait here for the decision made by the clan, and then act, I'm afraid that when the clan's decision comes back to me, let alone Handan, I'm afraid that the Great Liang has been captured by the plateau, and it is difficult for me to learn from Lu Xiuhong to be like this. ”

Sang Zaichi smiled bitterly and said, "That's not what I meant, okay, just do what you want." ”