Quick Wear: About the Things I Saved from the Villain

It seems that Qin Li's purpose of coming to Hopeless City is to find Chu Fan.

Qin Xixi was not interested in what he and Chu Fan had discussed, as she knew they were about to set off back to the military camp.

This means that she can go back to "exercise" again, and Qin Xixi is very happy.

After they left, a secret letter was sent from Hopeless City to the State of Chu. The State of Chu, which had never interfered in the affairs of Qin and Zheng, also took action.

Zheng State, who was worried about Qin's peace conditions, was unaware of all this.

Qin Li and his entourage rode back to Qin at full speed and entered the camp secretly.

After entering the main tent, Zuo Wei came up to him with surprise, and he was almost moved to tears.

"General! You are finally back!"

Before Qin Li opened the camp, he picked out a few of his confidants, including Zuo Wei, and told them that he would be leaving secretly for a while, asking them to help cover up the fact that he was no longer in the camp. This was not the first time that this happened. Among Qin Li's confidants, there was someone who was good at mimicking voices. One of them just needed to stay in the main tent and talk without showing up.

The internal negotiations on peace terms in Zheng State will not be very peaceful and will probably take some time.

Qin Li calculated this carefully and left with peace of mind.

But seeing Zuo Wei so excited, he couldn't help but think too much.

"What happened?"

Zuo Wei shook his head, looking unhappy.

"It was Zheng State that put forward the conditions. They were willing to give us these five cities, but they kept silent about the remaining conditions."

What he didn't say was that the envoys sent by Zheng State had a very bad attitude. They were obviously the defeated party seeking peace, but they looked arrogant and looked like they had taken the wrong medicine and were looking for death.

But just looking at the conditions, one can also see Zheng Guo's strange perfunctory attitude.

Yuan Meng's face turned dark when he heard this, not to mention the soldiers in the army.

Qin Xixi seemed to be thinking: No wonder I felt the atmosphere in the army was weird when I just came back. It seemed like everyone was holding their breath and ready to rush out to fight at any time.

Qin Li nodded without surprise, his tone sarcastic.

"Of course, they are planning to provoke us and then outflank us with the Chu State."

what? !

Zuo Wei and Yuan Meng were both shocked.

"They actually formed an alliance with the State of Chu?!"

Zuo Wei immediately stood up and paced back and forth anxiously.

"Then what should we do?"

If they continued to fight, even if they could win, their soldiers would inevitably be exhausted. More importantly, their food and grass would have been almost consumed. If the State of Chu attacked them unexpectedly at that time, it would be difficult for them to cope.

But it would be too cowardly to agree to Zheng's hasty peace terms.

They are the victors!

Compared to Zuo Wei, Yuan Meng thought more.

He thought that the general had secretly made a trip to Hopeless City, which borders the State of Chu. Could it be related to this matter?

His guess was correct. Qin Li quickly had his trusted generals summoned to the main tent to discuss matters.

He first told the contents of the secret letter he received before leaving.

"Zheng State intends to seek assistance from Chu State. The conditions for this peace negotiation are intended to provoke us to continue fighting with Zheng Army so that Chu State will send troops to fight back."

No one present was a fool. They quickly realized Zheng Guo’s plan and were immediately shocked.

"Damn it, I almost fell into Zheng Guo's trap!"

"What should we do? Are we just going to agree to their bullshit conditions?"

The victorious country would get to occupy the cities. There were only a few border towns with harsh conditions, which was like poverty alleviation. If the news got out, the Qin State would be laughed at by the world.

Qin Li knocked on the armrest of the chair, and the main tent instantly became quiet.

"Listen to me," he said in a calm voice, but it inexplicably gave everyone a sense of support, "It's not only Zheng that can seek an alliance with Chu. We can too."

"What the General means is..."

Some people were surprised for a moment, but soon their brows drooped.

"But Zheng State is not sure how long it has been planning with Chu State. We may not be in time now."

Zheng State asked for peace in such a panic at the beginning, probably because it had not yet sought help from Chu State at that time.

The current peace terms are so perfunctory that they should have received a response.

Qin Li smiled, "It's still in time."

Of course it's still in time, because the letter of alliance with the State of Chu has probably appeared on the desk of the King of Chu long ago.

The State of Chu might have agreed to Zheng's conditions, but when the State of Qin knew clearly about their movements and brought the matter to the surface, the nature of the matter would be completely different.

The State of Chu needed to consider the problem that after the State of Qin knew of their plan, it would turn around and attack them in anger.

After all, Chu could provide assistance to Zheng, but Zheng, which was weak and had already suffered losses in manpower and financial resources, might not be willing to provide assistance in return.

Under such conditions, a letter that appeared on the king's desk without anyone knowing when and how would make the State of Chu even more wary.

They would speculate on the extent of Qin's power and means to allow messages to be passed freely in their palace.

Of course, this matter actually had nothing to do with Qin Li. The person who played a role was Chu Fan, who had stayed in the Chu Palace and retained some connections and power.

But the State of Chu would not know this, so for them the letter was not just a request for peace, but also a deterrent.

Of course, Qin Li didn't need to say all this in public.

"Anyway, the Chu State should have received my letter."

"Chu is worried that our Qin will become stronger after conquering Zheng. Can they resist the temptation of one country?"

"It would be very difficult for us to conquer Zheng State alone. It would be better for us to form an alliance with Chu State and conquer Zheng State together."

The Qin State today is no longer the Qin State of the past. With Qin Li still here, it won't be too late to take care of other things after taking down Zheng State and recuperating.

Even if Chu helps Zheng this time, Qin will at most suffer some setbacks which will not shake its foundation.

If they helped, they would make enemies with the big country Qin and gain benefits from the small country Zheng; if they did not help, they would divide everything of Zheng with Qin.

If there is a smart person in power in the Chu court now, he will know how to choose.

Qin Li stood up, his voice steady.

"The main reason I called you here today is to tell you this. Before the news from the Chu State comes back, all the soldiers must be on high alert and vigilant. You must not let your guard down and be ready to go to the battlefield at any time."

"Yes!"

After the generals left one after another, Qin Xixi, who had been silent all the time, walked up to Qin Li and looked at him silently.

"what happened?"

Qin Li touched his face subconsciously.

"No, it's just... you looked so beautiful just now!"

Qin Xixi held her face in her hands, and before Qin Li could laugh, the scene changed again.

"But you didn't tell the truth just now, did you?"

"The State of Chu may not agree to our alliance?"