"General, you are really good at predicting things!"

After Huo Yi received the military report sent back by the scouts who were stationed in the north to detect the true situation, he checked it and quickly rushed to the big tent to report to Zhao Tong:

"As you can see, since the Cao army's spies safely returned to Didao from the outer defense zone blocked by our army a few days ago, there has been no news from the main force of the Cao family and they are still standing still."

"There has been no move to send troops south to aid Longsang City."

After saying these words, Huo Yi's face already showed a look of worship.

He didn't expect that his own general could really predict the enemy general's judgment.

Isn’t this too outrageous?

"hehe……"

Hearing this, Zhao Tong slowly raised his head, the expression on his face remained unchanged, and he just smiled softly, "This is nothing."

"Is this bet considered to be a win for me?"

"Then I'll have a sip of the brewed wine. Is it okay?"

After finishing speaking, Zhao Tong stared at the drink next to him, which seemed to arouse the endless aftertaste in his stomach, and the saliva in his mouth seemed to be rolling.

"Ha ha……"

After hearing this, Huo Yi couldn't help laughing.

"It turns out that General, who has always been very resourceful, you also have such a funny side!"

"hey-hey……"

Zhao Tong then smiled slyly. At the same time, Huo Yi's face gradually showed some suspicion. He raised his hands and asked: "But General, Yi is still a little confused?"

"Why do you think that if you allow the enemy's spies to travel freely between the two places, the enemy's main force will stand still and not lead its troops to enter Longsang?"

"Actually, it's very simple!"

After Zhao Tong heard this, he finally did not hide anything at this moment, but explained truthfully: "This is nothing more than a psychological game."

"Game?"

"right!"

"Although this general has laid out suspicions, he also specially designed it to let Fei Yao and others know the news about Baima and Shenlangqiang's intention to attack Baishi and Daxia."

"Since these two places are the passage connecting the northern end of Longxi County to Jincheng County, even if the enemy generals know that our army's real goal is not here, they dare not be careless at all!"

"We can only stay on hold for the time being and wait and see how things change."

"And why did they send spies back again?"

As soon as he said this, Zhao Tong's tone slightly changed into a question.

Obviously, this is torture.

After hearing this, Huo Yi thought about it for a while, and then he showed a face of sudden realization and said loudly: "So this is Fei Yao's test?"

"Perhaps they don't know the purpose of Daxia's suspicious formation when the Buqiang people of our army went north to raid Baishi, so they plan to use probing to test it."

"If the spy is captured by our army, it means that our army intends to block the connection between southwestern Longxi and Didao. This move will undoubtedly expose the fact that we intend to plan in the south."

"In that case, for the sake of safety, the enemy will definitely send troops to help, so as to prevent our army from suddenly having other intentions!"

Having said this, Huo Yi's mind had been completely clear, and he said slowly: "If the main force of Cao's army really comes for reinforcements, it will definitely bring unnecessary trouble to General Zhang's plan to raid Lintao."

"But if the spies are allowed to lead to the two places, the Cao family will not be able to figure out the intentions of our army for a while. To be on the safe side, they will stop with silence."

"This is equivalent to buying time for General Zhang to seize Lintao. I wonder if this is the general's plan?"

A lot of eloquent words were uttered.

After Zhao Tong heard this, the smile on his face couldn't help but get thicker.

"Xian Shao, that's good!"

After pondering for a moment, he first praised it, and then said with admiration in his eyes: "That's what I planned!"

"General, you are joking. I just learned a lot by following you around for a long time. Moreover, General, this is just an afterthought, it is nothing."

A look of humility appeared on Huo Yi's face and he said: "At that time, Cao Jun's spies were allowed to freely enter and exit the two places. Yi never thought of this level."

"The general is very thoughtful!"

As soon as these words came out, the joy on Zhao Tong's face became even brighter.

Let me ask, who doesn’t want to hear others praise themselves?

This is called the art of speaking!

Huo Yi not only boasted about Zhao Tong's effective leadership, but also revealed his excellent learning ability.

"There's something about this level of speaking. No wonder in the original history, even if his father died young, he could still guard Nanzhong for many years."

Zhao Tong thought to himself.

After the scouts reported back the true and false information they heard, he felt relieved. At present, it seemed that the enemy might just have some ulterior motive, but they should still expect Lintao's defense for the time being.

So with Zhang Yi's ability, if he takes advantage of the situation and makes a sudden attack, he has a high probability of breaking through.

…

After many days, many messages came one after another in Didao City.

There are joys and sorrows!

First, the envoy of Shaodang Qiang who was ordered to return, truthfully reported the true situation to General Fei Yao, and said: "To General Fei, the king of Shaodang Qiang has agreed and will act according to the opportunity!"

"If the Baima Qiang really launches an offensive against the Qiang tribe adjacent to Shaodang, they will not be allowed to succeed."

After a while, the words fell.

The messenger reported the entire situation truthfully.

At first, King Shaodang Qiang didn't feel cold about his arrival. After leaving him to dry for a few days, the border spies really discovered the Baima Qiang crossing the border.

The small Qiang tribe that agreed was in peace!

Prince Yang Wanwan of Baima Qiang also took the opportunity to promise that Baima Qiang would protect them in the future.

Similarly, tribes that do not cooperate will be annexed with thunderous means.

The uncooperative tribes are basically adjacent to Shaodang Qiang territory.

Because they were deeply afraid that allowing the Baima Qiang to take advantage of the passage would cause dissatisfaction among the Shaodang Qiang.

But when the two powerful forces fight, the small tribes at the bottom suffer!

After all, he wanted to offend one party. If he didn't take advantage of the situation, Yang Wanwan's attitude would change drastically and he would resolutely condemn the attack.

This also caused King Shaodang Qiang to be furious and decided to raise an army to investigate the crime.

Later, they also met with the envoys of Cao Jun who had already arrived. Since both parties had common interests, they naturally reached a consensus quickly.

This is the first happy event.

After learning the next thing, Fei Yao's face suddenly darkened, and his eyes seemed to be filled with fire that he could not vent.

Lintao, an important border town in the southeastern part of Longxi, fell due to an enemy attack!

Once this news was known, Fei Yao's sadness undoubtedly immediately appeared on his face.

He was a little annoyed as to why he had ignored Lin Tao's safety.

During the previous military meeting, under the guidance of Dai Ling, it was vaguely expected that Zhao Tong would ask the Qiang people to go north to attack Baishi. The two places in Daxia were just sheep, so there must be ulterior motives within his army!

Therefore, he sent an envoy back to Longsang City to test the situation.

But after these many days, he really did not think of the Shu army's conspiracy to raid Lintaocheng Pass.

This is also due to the relationship between Longsang and Lintao.

Longsang City is located in the southwest of Longxi, and Lintao is located in the southeast.

Since the Shu army gathered its main force on a large scale to launch a siege outside Longsang, it was easy for him to fall into misunderstandings.

The main force of the Shu army is under Longsang City, so Lintao will most likely be safe.

It's a pity that, despite all calculations, he still failed to keep up with Zhao Tong's thinking and was fooled.

"Once Lintao is lost, the situation will be a bit tricky!"

Fei Yao was certainly not an ignorant person since he was able to garrison troops in the important town of Longxi County!

Previously, he indeed ignored Lintao's defense and allowed the Shu army's conspiracy to succeed.

At this time, he quickly guessed why the enemy wanted to attack Lintao.

Since Zhao commanded his troops withdrew from Longsang last year, he had recruited civilians to repair and reinforce Longsang City, making the current city defense extremely easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Zhao Tong must have considered this point, so he chose to besiege rather than attack, and then planned to attack the neglected Lintao on the other side.

Lintao and Longsang City are the only places that the Qiang Road must pass through.

As long as one of these two areas is captured, the Shu army's food supply will be enough to rest assured!
To be continued...