At dusk, go to the south side of Zhishui, outside Anyang City.
More than 40,000 Qin army infantry set up camp here. They will stay here for one night, waiting for the return of the cavalry from the north, and then decide on the next strategic deployment.
In the Qin army's camp.
"If General Meng captures Zhao Jia and Yan Xi, the overall situation of the destruction of Dai will be decided. At that time, he only needs to send troops north to capture several Dai cities on the north bank of the river, and the general can report his victory to the king. At that time,
The envoys come and go, and it is estimated that it will be after the autumn harvest, so the general can continue to lead his army south and destroy Qi in one fell swoop."
Li Shiqi said with bright eyes.
In this battle of annihilation, because the enemy is too weak, there is no need for lobbyists to go into battle. General Zhao is also very resourceful and does not need counselors to provide advice. As a result, Li Shiqi's position is very embarrassing. Therefore, he only wants to win the battle as soon as possible.
Launch a war to destroy Qi, so that you can rise to the rank of noble.
Not only Li Shiqi, Hei Buti, Zhang He and other generals also agreed, and they were all listless.
Zhao Tuo smiled, knowing what his generals were thinking.
During this time of annihilation of the Dai Dynasty, not many gains were made. The Dai army beheaded and captured only more than 10,000 people, and the military merits of the generals were basically not shared much. They had the great ability to capture the king before, but now Meng Tian captured the two kings with one hand, but it was impossible.
Without their thoughts on making meritorious deeds, they could only focus on Qi State’s big plate of meat.
At this moment, some soldiers outside the tent came to report that the chasing chariots had returned.
Zhao Tuo immediately led his generals to greet him.
Soon, thousands of riders returned from the north. The knights were dusty and dusty. One look at them and they knew that the two days of pursuit had been hard work.
"General Meng has captured the two kings this time and has accomplished a shocking feat. He will definitely become famous all over the world."
I saw Meng Tian dismounting and walking towards me.
Zhao Tuo praised him with a smile on his face.
Just like when Su Jiao captured the two kings, the credit must go to Meng Tian. The great achievements Meng Tian made were naturally the credit of Zhao Tuo. As a general, he would be happy to take the credit while lying down.
But Meng Tian, who should have been full of joy, had a stern face. Hearing Zhao Tuo's words, he became even more embarrassed and said: "The general is guilty. This military situation was wrong and the King of Yan was not captured."
As soon as these words came out, the generals who followed Zhao Tuo were in an uproar.
"Since General Meng didn't capture King Yan, why did he lie about his capture?"
"Yeah, capturing two big kings really shocked me."
Just in the middle of everyone's discussion.
Zhao Tuo raised his sword eyebrows and said: "Based on my understanding of General Meng, I would not do such a thing of lying about the gains. I think there must be something wrong. Although King Yan has not been captured, Zhao Jia, you can catch him?"
Seeing that Zhao Tuo spoke softly and did not blame him, Meng Tian felt warm in his heart and said hurriedly: "General, Zhao Jia has caught it. The main reason for the matter with King Yan is that the thief was too cunning. Oh, Su Jiao, come here
Tell me."
Su Jiao came over, his face flushed. He could not see the heroic spirit he had when he captured the two kings before. He lowered his head and reported the situation to the generals.
"The King of Yan kicked the King of Dai, and asked the Taifu Ju Wu to pretend to be him, and asked the charioteer to escape on horseback, to confuse you and others?"
Zhao Tuo was stunned for a while after hearing this.
Especially the fact that King Yan kicked Dai Wang Jia, reminded him of the scene he saw in Yan.
"This old King Yan is really treacherous. It's no wonder that you fell into this trap."
Zhao Tuo shook his head and sighed.
Looking at the ashamed Su Jiao and Meng Tian in front of him, Zhao Tuo did not blame him, but smiled and comforted him: "Why are the two generals so sad? Although King Yan fled in this battle, you captured an acting king, as well as the fugitive
Ju Wu, the Grand Tutor of the Yan State, was able to capture the king with such success that the two of them were promoted to noble rank and rewarded. Moreover, Zhao Jia was captured, and the destruction of the dynasty was completed, which is a good thing."
Meng Tian whispered: "What the general said is true, but since King Yan appeared, we did not catch him. If he follows the Huns and flees north again, the king will definitely be unhappy when he hears about it."
As Meng Tian said, it would be fine if King Yan Xi did not show up, but if he did appear, they did not catch him, but let King Xi run away. This made Qin Wangzheng, who always had obsessive-compulsive disorder, know about it.
It’s not that I feel unhappy.
Zhao Tuo frowned and turned to ask: "According to what you said, the Huns have marched south outside Gaoliu City?"
Meng Tian nodded and said: "According to the account of the captured Huns, the Xiongnu army was led by Touman Shanyu and numbered nearly 100,000. They originally planned to rely on King Yan as a middleman to unite the Dai army to fight against us.
, to prevent us from destroying our generation and making profits from it."
"But the Huns did not expect that our army would defeat the Dai army in advance. Now Zhao Jia has also been captured. From what we will see in the future, those Huns will definitely lead their army northward when they see that there is no profit. King Yan will follow and leave. We will
It will be difficult to capture it."
"Touman Shanyu..."
Zhao Tuo's eyes narrowed slightly and he whispered the name.
Many people think that the Huns only became powerful from the Maodun period. They think that the Huns before Maodun were not only weak, but also scattered. However, if you really understand the history of the Huns before Maodun, you will notice that the Huns during the Touman period were not
weak.
Touman Chanyu, the father of Maodun, the real founder of the Xiongnu country, was the first person recorded to have "supported the plow and Gu Tu Chanyu".
The Xiongnu grew stronger in their hands, so that Qin, Zhao, and Yan were bordering the Xiongnu and needed to build the Great Wall to ward off the Huns. Until more than ten years ago, Zhao general Li Mu dispatched more than a thousand chariots, 13,000 cavalry, and five warriors.
Ten thousand people, even 100,000 people. Only with such a huge army and the clever strategy of deceiving defeat and showing weakness was it possible to defeat the Xiongnu and kill more than 100,000 Xiongnu horses.
What is the concept of killing more than 100,000 Huns?
In the future, when Maodun was strong and powerful, the total number of string-controlling men was only 300,000. This shows the mass killing in that battle. It also shows that the Huns during the Warring States Period were not weak. Otherwise, Li Mu would not have needed to dispatch such a huge army.
You need to use cunning tactics to defeat the enemy.
Historically, the Xiongnu were so powerful that even the unified Qin Empire felt threatened, so in the sixth year after unification, Meng Tian led 300,000 troops to attack the Xiongnu from the north, severely damaging them, and building the Great Wall for defense.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! So Zhao Tuo felt a little troublesome when he knew that Touman Shanyu led 100,000 Huns cavalry to replace the land.
It's not that he was afraid of the other side. If they were to fight purely, his Qin army would not be able to annihilate 100,000 Xiongnu, but they would certainly not be at a disadvantage.
His main concern is that the Huns always advance when they see advantages and retreat when disadvantages arise.
Toumandan then went south, coveting the benefits promised by King Yan Xi, and planned to take advantage of the chaos. Now that he saw that the Qin army had destroyed their original ally, Daiguo, and seeing that there was no profit to be made, he might plunder after some looting.
He would go directly north without fighting the Qin army at all, and would not give Zhao Tuo a chance to capture King Xi of Yan.
King Yan is happy, that is the person he, Zhao Tuo, wants to get.
"The King of Yan took refuge with the Xiongnu..."
Zhao Tuo whispered, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he thought of something that happened before, which was very similar to what he was seeing.
Is it the same in Northern Hu and Southern Vietnam?
Would the Huns, who advance when they see advantages and retreat when disadvantages arise, really care about an ally that has lost its value?
He turned his head, stared at Li Shiqi, and said with a smile: "Don't you want to make a contribution, sir? There is a great meritorious service in front of you. I wonder if you, sir, would be willing to take it."
Li Shiqi rolled her eyes, stroked her beard and smiled: "What the general said is that he wants me to send an envoy to the Huns."
"Of course."
Zhao Tuo grinned.
"Please sir, please be our envoy from the State of Qin and bring a translator with you on a mission to the Xiongnu to meet with Man Chanyu."
"Tell him that I am willing to spend money to buy King Yan!"
…
Outside Gaoliu City, there are countless felt tents everywhere.
In a felt tent.
King Yan was sitting on the ground, holding a roasted half-cooked leg of lamb with both hands, and gnawing at it. His beard and clothes were all stained with oil. Coupled with the dirty look on his body, people would just feel...
This is a sloppy old man who would not be associated with the monarch of a country.
Beside him, Chen Yu frowned, looking at the bag of mare's milk in his hand, unable to take a bite.
King Yan glanced at him and hummed: "Eat it, you will get used to it if you eat more."
Chen Yu rolled his eyes, with a sad look on his face.
He has nowhere to go now. The south of Gaoliu has been occupied and controlled by the Qin army. If he, a man with a foreign accent, enters a city under the rule of the Qin army, he will be easily discovered. If he is captured by Zhao Tuo
I'm afraid I won't be able to move my head on the spot.
As for Shanggu in the east and Yanmen in the west, they were also in the hands of the Qin people, and because of Zhao Tuo's campaign to conquer Dai, these two counties were on military alert. He did not dare to go there without permission, in case he was caught by the local Qin army.
If you keep questioning me, it won't end well if you think about it.
After thinking about it, Chen Yu could only hold his nose and follow the Huns all the way to the end. Fortunately, King Yan Xi supported him so that he would not be treated as a slave by the Huns.
Chen Yu put the mare's milk in his hand aside and asked, "Did King Dai really fall into the hands of the Qin army?"
The King of Yan snorted happily and said: "That's natural. At that time, the Qin army attacked and there was chaos. Even Gu's chariot didn't know where it went. Fortunately, Gu Zhongliang, Taifu Ju, found one.
Horse, let the horse stay with Gu, and Gu will be able to escape."
"As for King Dai, his horse was taken away by others and he had no horse to ride on. He could only fall behind. What else could he do if he was not captured by the Qin people?"
As he spoke, King Yan couldn't help but sigh: "Master Ju, you are really Gu's loyal minister. Without him, Gu would have no horse to ride on, and he would be able to survive."
When he heard that Dai Wangjia had no horse to ride and was captured by the Qin army, Chen Yu couldn't help but blush, and felt ashamed in his heart.
He simply ignored the question and asked: "Since King Dai has been captured by the Qin people, it is a foregone conclusion that the Qin army will destroy Dai. What should we do next?"
Hearing this, King Yan's eyes flashed with hatred, and he whispered: "My dear Zhao Jia, you didn't listen to Gu's words, and made the good thing of allying with the Xiongnu to resist Qin become like this. Gu is very evil. In today's world,
It is a foregone conclusion that the country will be destroyed by Qin. Based on the understanding of Man Shanyu, the solitary enemy, he will definitely lead his army northward and will not fight the Qin people when he sees that there is no profit here."
"But it doesn't matter. With the Qin general Zhao Tuo here, I think the Xiongnu won't be able to get any benefits even if they go south. Going north can preserve their strength. We will follow the Xiongnu for the time being. After the Qin army evacuates, we can
Besides, if we move the Huns to go south, plunder Yanmen, replace the land, kill and loot, we must make sure that the Qin people have no rest day and night. If there are changes within the Qin State, maybe we still have hope of restoring the country."
Hearing this, Chen Yu's eyes flashed with excitement.
The reason why he resisted Qin was because of the vow he made to retaliate against Qin when Zhang Er was killed.
Now Chen Yu has seen the Huns' cavalry and how powerful they are. If he can help them invade the northern frontier of Qin, it will be considered as fulfilling his oath.
"The only person in the world who can rival Qin is Hu."
Chen Yu thought secretly and whispered: "I should learn the Hu language as soon as possible."
At this moment, the felt tent was picked up.
A Hun with a sour smell came in and shouted in nonsense: "You two, follow me, I will be summoned by Shan Yu."
King Yan Xi immediately threw the leg of lamb away and said with a flattering smile: "When Shan Yu calls you, we will go immediately."
As he said that, he pulled Chen Yu, who was confused, and shouted: "This is the Shanyu's personal guard. He said that the Shanyu summoned us, so hurry up and leave."
Yan Wangxi and Chen Yu nodded and bowed, and immediately followed Shan Yu's guards out of the felt tent.
The Huns took two steps and couldn't help but turn around and take a look at Yan Wangxi and Chen Yu.