Zhao said with a loud roar, the young man suddenly showed his heroic spirit.
He kicked off his feet from the ground and stabbed Zhao Tuo who was standing behind him with a dagger.
The incident happened suddenly and everyone was shocked. Among the generals in the tent, Zhang He, Bai Rong and others did not react at all.
At this critical moment, Zhao Tuo seemed to have expected it. He stood up abruptly, grabbed the wood gum in front of him with both hands, and raised it with a bang.
The wood eucalyptus was light, and under Zhao Tuo's force, it crashed into Zhao Shuo, who was rushing toward him.
Zhao said he had not expected this turn of events, so he quickly grabbed the eucalyptus with his left hand, held it against it, and was about to lift it to continue assassinating Zhao Tuo.
But at this time, Zhao Tuo had already drawn the sword from his waist and slashed at Zhao Shuo.
Zhao Shuo quickly turned sideways to avoid the sword.
It was said late and then quickly, and only one word was heard: "Yes".
Not far away, Li Shiqi saw an object thrown from his hand, hitting Zhao Shuo's head.
Zhao Shuo screamed and fell to his knees.
The moment he knelt down in pain, Li Shang rushed up and kicked Zhao Shuo over.
She Jian also rushed forward and stretched out his foot to step on Zhao Shuo's right hand holding the dagger, preventing him from committing the murder.
Black Butt squatted down and snatched the dagger away.
He was furious and said: "What an insidious assassin, you actually want to assassinate my general. He deserves death. I will never spare you. I will use this dagger to stab your ass today."
Just when Hei Butt's face was full of anger and he was about to torture Zhao, a voice came.
"Stop, there might be poison on that dagger."
Hearing this, Hei Butt lowered his head and saw a faint green patch on the blade of the dagger in his hand.
He was startled and quickly threw the dagger in his hand to the ground. He kept wiping his hands on his clothes and shouted: "My mother, how can this kid be so insidious? If Naigong had accidentally grabbed the knife just now,
, wouldn’t he have died on the spot?”
Zhao Tuo stopped his black buttocks and glanced at the dagger on the ground.
The familiar shape of the dagger and the faintly lustrous blade brought back memories of Zhao Tuo's past.
A dagger made by Mrs. Xu, a famous swordsmith in Zhao State, is worth a hundred gold.
Zhao Tuo sighed secretly. More than four years ago, he was holding a similar dagger and was forced to assassinate him.
Unexpectedly, four years later, someone would use such a sharp weapon to assassinate him.
Zhao Tuo couldn't help but sweat broke out on his forehead when he thought of this.
It was almost, almost, if he hadn't been extra cautious, just let Zhao Shuo take the dagger and hit it, and the poison would enter the body, and in this era, there would be no life or death.
At this moment, Zhao Tuo experienced the feeling when Qin Wangzheng was assassinated by Jing Ke in history.
After the assassin was captured, everyone saw clearly that the object that Li Shiqi had just thrown at Zhao said it was the wine that Zhao said was used for drinking.
Li Shiqi gave way to him just now, but did not go far. She was very close to the eucalyptus where he was sitting. Seeing the critical situation, she grabbed the wine on it and threw it, hitting the target just in time.
Zhao Tuo praised: "Sir, you are really skilled."
Li Shiqi responded with a smile: "If a drunkard throws a drink, he will hit it accurately."
Everyone laughed and said that Li Shi had hit it just in time.
At this time, seeing that Li Shang and She Jian had tied Zhao Shuo's hands behind his back and restrained him, Zhao Tuo walked over.
"Zhao Tuo betrayed his ancestors and was a traitor. He was greedy for life and glory. He took refuge with the Qin people and wanted to destroy the Zhao family. Are you worthy of Zuo Siguo?"
Zhao Shuo opened his eyes angrily and screamed.
Seeing that the assassination failed, he no longer felt any cowardice in his heart, and he insulted Zhao Tuo in all kinds of ways.
Zhao Tuo smiled dullly and said: "Then Zhao Qian is worthy of Zuo Siguo, Li Mu, and the ancestors of the Zhao family? And Zhao Jia colluded with the Huns and donated land to the Hu people, is he worthy of King Wu Ling, Hui
King Wen and other ancestors of the Zhao family?"
Zhao Shuo retorted: "The king has not agreed to the Xiongnu's conditions, so how can he talk about colluding with the Xiongnu."
Zhao Tuo's eyes lit up.
"So, what you just said is false? Zhao Jia did not form an alliance with the Xiongnu, and the Xiongnu did not send a hundred thousand troops southward? There are only tens of thousands of Zhao Jia's soldiers in the world?"
Seeing Zhao Tuo ask.
Zhao said that he knew he had made a mistake, and growled: "You traitor, don't ask any more questions. Even if I, Zhao, die here and are cut in half by your axes and swords, I will never say a word to you again.
"
Zhao said that at this moment, he showed the spirit of a passionate man, with his head held high and his face full of pride.
A son of the Zhao family would rather die than surrender.
"Young man..."
Zhao Tuo shook his head and said to Hei Butt, "Do you still remember what happened to Qu Ming in the past?"
Black Buttocks immediately reacted and said with a ferocious smile: "General, don't worry, this little gentleman will speak soon."
He walked to the door and told the soldiers outside: "Get some pieces of cloth and get some buckets of water."
After a while.
Zhao, who was still uttering passionate words and would rather die than say anything, was pinned down on a wooden eucalyptus by short soldiers and tied up.
Cover your face with a piece of cloth and start adding water.
Around them, Meng Tian, Su Jiao and other generals who had never seen this kind of punishment were all frowning at this scene, not quite understanding what General Zhao was doing to Black Buttocks.
Could this thing be more severe than punishments such as whipping and burning?
Soon, when the three layers of cloth were added, Zhao continued to struggle, and a terrible hissing sound came from under the cloth.
Seeing that it was almost done, Hei Butt ordered someone to take away the piece of cloth that was wet with water, revealing Zhao who was gasping for air.
The young face was covered with water, and all the facial features were twisted together.
"Have you changed your temper, little gentleman? Once you have changed, let's continue."
The black buttocks laughed ferociously.
Zhao said that when he saw the soldier trying to cover his face with a piece of cloth again, he screamed: "I say! I say!"
After a while, Zhao Tuo learned what he wanted to know from Zhao Shuo.
"Zhao Jia dislikes that the Huns want too many things, so he listens to Chen Yu's advice and wants to send you to assassinate me. As soon as I die, he can take advantage of the chaos of the Qin army to attack and avoid the danger of destruction?"
Zhao Tuo said, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
This time, it was really dangerous.
To be honest, the assassination plan planned by Chen Yu is very likely to succeed.
The soldiers they chose to die were relatives of Zhao Tuo. In this era where blood relations were valued, Zhao said that as long as he reported his identity as General Zhao's brother and brought important information to surrender, he would definitely be able to meet Zhao Tuo.
With his status, the soldiers of the Qin army really did not dare to search his body easily, which was enough for Zhao Yue to successfully approach with a murder weapon.
If it were other bold and unrestrained people, such as Tu Sui and Ren Xiao, in order to show their intimacy, they might personally welcome Zhao Shuo into the tent and give him a chance to assassinate him at close range.
Mrs. Xu's dagger is extremely sharp, and it is tempered with poison. If she touches it, most people will die.
One of the reasons why Zhao Tuo was able to survive this time was because Zhao Tuo's expression was wrong when he said he was entering the account, which made Zhao Tuo suspicious.
Secondly, Zhao Tuo was reminded of Jing Ke's assassination of Qin that year. As one of the parties involved, how could he not be wary?
"General, since Zhao Jia has led his troops to ambush in the valley ahead, waiting to attack us, why not our army counterattack the opponent and defeat the Dai army here!"
Black Butt's eyes shone brightly, and he immediately offered a plan.
Meng Tian shook his head and said: "Don't you hear what General Yang Yuan said that the way forward has been blocked by the Dai army cavalry. Once our army is mobilized, those Dai army cavalry will definitely spread the news to Zhao Jia's ears. Most of the Dai people are cavalry, and
It's dark and the enemy is familiar with the terrain, so it's impossible for our army to successfully attack."
Shejian nodded in agreement and said, "What General Meng said is that our army must not take the initiative to attack at night."
Li Shiqi stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Then it is better to use the trick. The general in sheep's clothing is assassinated, causing the military camp to be in commotion, laying an ambush secretly, luring the Dai army to attack, and then catching them all."
"Okay, drunkard, this is a good idea!"
Black Butt shouted immediately, and several others nodded in agreement.
Even Meng Tian nodded and said: "If we can lure the Dai army here to ambush them, not to mention that we can capture Zhao Jia on the spot, but as long as we can eliminate some of them, it will be much easier for our army to attack Dai City in the future."
He glanced at Zhao, who was so frightened by Zhu Qin's words that his face turned pale and said.
Zhao Tuo hesitated slightly, shook his head and said: "Our Qin army has a strict system. Even if I am assassinated, there will be no big commotion in the camp. It is better to block the news and then retreat slowly the next day. Therefore, what Mr. Li said about trapping
Although the strategy is good, if the enemy has smart people, it may be seen through."
Zhang Liang's name came to Zhao Tuo's mind, so he didn't dare to be careless.
He whispered: "But this time Zhao Jia sent people to assassinate them, and they could indeed use the trick and severely damage them. Zhao Jia has not yet reached an alliance with the Huns. It would be better if our army can eliminate the main force of Dai Kingdom before then.
"
…
Early morning of the second day.
The early autumn wind blows across the Daichi wilderness.
In a valley, Dai Wangjia looked worried and said to several counselors gathered beside him: "The Qin army had no movement last night. Could it be that Zhao said that the assassination failed?"
"In my opinion, the Qin army has strict military discipline. Even if the general Zhao Tuo is really assassinated, since his deputy general is in charge, the news will be blocked overnight, and there will be no chaos in the military camp. If you want to know whether Zhao Tuo was killed,
We still have to look at the movements of the Qin army today."
Zhang Liang glanced at Chen Yu, who had an ugly face next to him, and spoke in a calm voice.
He did not agree with Chen Yu's plan that after Zhao Tuo was assassinated, the Qin army would be in chaos, and Dai Jun would take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack. On the contrary, Zhang Liang felt that if the Qin army was really in chaos overnight, it might be that Zhao Tuo wanted to
The general will use his plan to trap and kill the Dai army.
Dai Wangjia sighed: "If the assassination fails, what should we do?"
Chen Yu saw that the Qin army had no commotion at night and knew that his plan had failed. His face became darker. He said in a deep voice: "There is no need to worry on behalf of the king. Even if the assassination fails, it will only kill one Zhao. If the Qin army continues to move north,
We will directly return to Dai City and contact the Huns. Everything will be the same as before. But if it succeeds, it will directly affect the situation of this battle, which is a great benefit."
As soon as these words came out, even Zhang Liang couldn't help but nodded.
Although he was worried that the assassination would fail, which aroused Zhao Tuo's vigilance.
But after thinking about it, Zhang Liang had to agree that Chen Yu's method of assassination was indeed very reasonable.
Even if you send someone to assassinate you, even if you fail, you will only lose one assassin.
But if it succeeds, the benefits will be so great!
"Although Qin has destroyed five kingdoms, if the King of Qin can be assassinated, the general trend of the world may not be reversed."
Just when Zhang Liang was thinking secretly.
An army knight galloped into the valley.
After the interrogation, he dismounted and ran to Dai Wangjia, saying in surprise: "Your Majesty, the Qin army has retreated!"
Dai Wang Jiaxi said: "The Qin army retreated? Could it be that Zhao Tuo was really assassinated?"
The knight on behalf of the army said: "We don't know whether Zhao Tuo was killed, but according to the scouts, both Qin armies have already set up camp and want to retreat south."
Chen Yu immediately said excitedly: "Your Majesty! Zhao said the assassination must have been successful. Only when the Qin army's leader Zhao Tuo is killed can the Qin army retreat. Your Majesty, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! If we cover up our troops and attack,
We will definitely defeat the Qin army!"
Beside, Zhang Liang's beautiful eyebrows were slightly frowned.
Although he was happy that Zhao Tuo was assassinated, he was always worried in his heart.
Zhang Liang further said: "Although Zhao Tuo is dead, the Qin army is still commanded by a deputy general, so it is not easy to deal with. Your Majesty, you cannot easily pursue them."
Chen Yu said angrily: "Zifang Ande said such depressing words. The leader of the Qin army has recently died, and his soldiers and generals must be frightened. This is our army's opportunity to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. If we don't take the opportunity to destroy the main force of the Qin army, we will wait for him
If we retreat to Qin's Hengshan Mountain, then the King of Qin will definitely send another general to lead the expedition. How will we deal with it at that time?"
"In my opinion, we should take advantage of this opportunity to defeat the main force of the Qin army in one fell swoop. Only in this way can the King of Qin temporarily give up his intention to conquer the Dai Dynasty. Even if the Qin people want to conquer the Dai Dynasty again, it will be next year. The king must arrest him
Seize the opportunity!"
Chen Yu's voice was passionate and his eyes were bright.
Gongsun Xin, who was next to him, echoed: "I think what Chen Jun said makes sense. If the Qin army is allowed to retreat and wait until the King of Qin sends a general to lead the army again, Zhao said that the assassination would be in vain."
Zhang Liang sighed slightly and said nothing.
Dai Wangjia was moved by Chen Yu, nodded and said: "What Mr. Chen said is reasonable. Now that the Qin army is retreating, if I don't take advantage of the situation to cover up and pursue the attack, wouldn't it be a waste of the lives of the tribe, and bringing tens of thousands of troops here in vain?"
Just took a trip."
Dai Wangjia ordered the soldiers beside him: "Pass this to me, tell me that Qin general Zhao Tuo has been assassinated and Zhao Tuo is dead. We should take advantage of the victory to pursue, defend Dai Tu, and defeat the Qin army!"
After a while, countless excited voices sounded throughout the valley.
"Qin General Zhao Tuo is dead!"
Immediately afterwards, a large number of vehicles and horses poured out of the valley, chasing the Qin army's retreat direction.
Dai Wangjia sat on the chariot and stood facing the wind.
He looked at thousands of chariots and horses galloping in front of him, followed by nearly ten thousand infantrymen behind him, with great pride.