After the owl leader Chen Yu, Zhao Tuo felt a little calmer.
He fights with military skills on the frontal battlefield, and he is not afraid of anyone.
But Zhao Tuo was still a little worried about those assassins who were hiding in the sewers and planning to carry out assassinations at any time.
As far as he knew, there were many powerful people killed by assassins in history. In the past, there were King Liao of Wu and Xiang Xia Lei of Han. In later generations, there were Generals She, Cen Peng and others of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Even he himself had just experienced an attempted assassination.
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"Fortunately, Chen Yu is dead. In addition to capturing Zhao Jia, this expedition also killed Chen Yu and Zhao Xie, and even gave them a Taifu of the Yan Kingdom. It was an unexpected surprise. Now the only thing left is that
King Yan."
Zhao Tuo looked towards the north.
That's the direction of Gaoliu.
On the second day, Zhao Guang prepared grain and jewelry and cloth as ordered.
Zhao Tuo personally led the army northward, escorting these things to a plain area between Pingyi and Gaoliu.
That was the trading place agreed between Li Shiqi and the Xiongnu Chanyu yesterday. Because of the open terrain, ambushes could be prevented.
There they will buy and sell King Yan.
The Qin army arrived first. Under the command of military officials at all levels, they arranged their military formations and sent sentries and cavalry around.
Zhao Tuo stood on the chariot and looked towards Gaoliu City in the distance.
Before King Yan got it, he did not want to conflict with the Huns.
Getting the people first is the most important thing.
But as time passed, the Xiongnu Chanyu who had originally agreed to come here to trade with the Qin people did not show up.
"Brother, isn't Shanyu going back on his word?"
Li Shang couldn't help but ask Li Shiqi.
This matter was brought about by his brother.
Li Shiqi had an embarrassed look on her pale face.
"Don't worry, I don't think those Huns have any sense of time. It's possible that it will be later."
This Gaoyang alcoholic had a night's rest yesterday. Although he was still a little weak, he still managed to come here because if this happened, he would have something to gain. If things happened again, then he would have to work hard all day and night.
All the trouble was in vain.
An hour later than the agreed time, the Huns finally arrived.
I first felt the earth trembling, as tens of thousands of war horses galloped on the ground.
Then there was smoke and dust rising into the sky, and the sound of people shouting and neighing.
Then countless cavalrymen rushed towards here.
"So many horses."
In the Qin army's formation, many people's expressions changed.
Qin has no shortage of cavalry, but it is difficult to provide tens of thousands of cavalry at one time in a war.
The wars between the Xia Dynasties in this era were still dominated by infantry, with chariots, cavalry, and infantry fighting in coordination.
Therefore, few people have seen such a scene of all cavalry and thousands of horses running wildly. Seeing it in front of your eyes, you can't help but feel a little frightened.
"Battle Array."
Zhao Tuo ordered.
The soldiers of the Qin army immediately changed their formations, with strong crossbows in front and beryllium spears behind.
The halberdiers, sword and shield soldiers immediately formed their formations and were ready for battle at any time.
Pairs of eyes stared at the approaching prairie troops.
Perhaps frightened by the immovable momentum of the Qin army, the tens of thousands of galloping grassland people finally reined in their horses and stopped in front of the black army formation approaching the front.
The two sides were separated by hundreds of meters and faced each other.
"Although the Xiongnu in this era have a large number of people, their equipment and organization are not very good."
When Zhao Tuo saw the Xiongnu army for the first time, he naturally had to observe it from a military perspective.
These northern barbarians have tens of thousands of cavalry, and they run with amazing momentum, as if they can overwhelm any enemy.
However, according to Zhao Tuo's observation, they actually had no formation and ran in a mess.
Moreover, these grassland armies did not have a strict order system, did not have various military flags, and did not have golden drums with different meanings. They all relied on one mouth to issue military orders.
Such a combat system is nothing more than a piece of sand in the eyes of a veteran like Zhao Tuo.
And according to the information Meng Tian received after fighting with the Huns, the equipment of these Huns was also very poor.
Except for a few nobles and elites, most barbarians have no armor and stomach, and their weapons are crude. Even the arrows they use are bone clusters, and their lethality is very limited.
However, although these Huns have shortcomings of one kind or another, it is undeniable that they also have huge advantages compared to Zhu Xia's army.
The large number of cavalry, superb equestrian skills, the people who lead the bows, riding horses and shooting, and firing bows from left to right, are all things that the Qin army's cavalry can hardly match.
"It's not difficult to defeat the Huns' army, but it's very troublesome to annihilate it. Unless someone like Li Mu spends a long time using clever tricks to lure the enemy, can there be any hope of annihilation. Or get that thing out and cooperate with a large number of cavalry.
…But now is not the time.”
Zhao Tuo thought secretly in his heart.
At this time, a nobleman from the Xiongnu army rode toward the Qin army with a few horsemen.
"This is Hu Yanzi, the left-bone capital of the Xiongnu, and the special representative of Zhengli Gutu Shanyu came to discuss a deal with the Qin general."
An accompanying translator spoke loudly to announce the identity of the visitor.
"The Marquis of Zuo Gu Du? What kind of Marquis is this? Why are there still left and right?"
All the Qin generals were talking about this strange title.
Zhao Tuo asked people to bring Hu Yanzi up.
I saw that Hu Yanzi was in his thirties, with a short and stout body, a big head, a round face, and bow legs.
This man also has a thick upper lip beard, has his earlobes pierced, and wears round earrings. At first glance, he is very different from the people of Zhuxia.
When Hu Yanzi saw Zhao Tuo surrounded by Qin troops, he knew that this young man was the Qin people's general.
He couldn't help but be surprised by the youngness of the Qin general in front of him, and shouted: "You are the general of these Qin people? Why are you so young!"
As soon as these words came out, Li Shang and the other soldiers drew their swords and shouted: "You are a bold barbarian!"
Behind Hu Yanzi, the Xiongnu knights also raised their swords and glared at the Qin people.
Zhao Tuo raised his hand and asked the soldier to put down his weapon. He stared at Hu Yanzi in front of him in surprise.
This person can actually speak the words of Zhu Xia. No wonder Man Shanyu sent this person to negotiate.
Zhao Tuo didn't want to get entangled with the barbarians on such trivial matters, so he asked directly: "Our envoys made an agreement with Shan Yu yesterday to trade with the King of Yan here today. We have brought grain, pearls, jade and cloth. Can you bring them?"
King Yan will bring you here."
Hearing this, Hu Yanzi laughed and said: "Hahaha, what a cunning Qin general, he still wants to deceive us. Do you really think we don't know that the king of Qin has offered a reward of thousands of gold to the king of Yan?
If you take the person back, you will get great wealth. But now you want to exchange the person back with just a few thousand stones of food and a few carts of things. This is a very smart deal!"
The faces of all the Qin people changed.
Li Shang was outspoken and said angrily: "You barbarians are talking nonsense. King Yan's reward is only two hundred gold. How can you get a thousand gold! Does a mere king who has subjugated his country deserve a thousand gold reward?"
Huyanzhu blinked, why did it change from a thousand gold pieces to two hundred pieces of gold?
He shouted: "No matter how much you get, the Great Chanyu said that if you Qin people still want to buy people, the things you said yesterday will not be enough."
As soon as these words came out, Li Shiqi first said angrily: "I made an agreement with your Shanyu yesterday, how come I have to go back on it today?"
Hu Yanzi snorted: "Repent? Bah, I tell you cunning Qin people, the warriors of the grassland will never be deceived by your cunning tricks. If you really want to trade, you have to add money!"
When all the Qin people around heard that the Xiongnu was going to break the treaty, they were all furious.
"General, let's fight directly. The barbarians dare to break the contract and blackmail us. How can we bow our heads!"
"You dare to break your promises when you have promised them. How can we deal with such a trustless country?"
"Yes, what if we agree to their current conditions and they continue to demand more demanding things? We would rather fight to the death than agree!"
Facing everyone's anger, Zhao Tuo stretched out his hand to stop it. His face was calm and he asked indifferently: "How much do you want?"
Hu Yanzi saw those Qin soldiers getting angry, and he was a little scared at first. After all, the equipment of these Qin soldiers was so good. He felt that the Huns might not be their opponents when they faced them head-on.
But now that he saw Zhao Tuo's peaceful face, he not only stopped his subordinates from shouting, but also took the initiative to ask for the price.
In addition, Zhao Tuo was young, which made Hu Yanzi look down upon him.
He laughed and said: "Easy to say, I only need you Qin people to provide 30,000 shi of food, ten carts of pearls, jade and cloth, and... you Qin people provide armor and stomachs and a thousand sets of weapons. This is not much to ask for, right? I think this Qin general will definitely come."
I will agree."
The original food cost of 5,000 dan increased to 30,000 dan.
Five carts of pearls, jade and cloth became ten carts.
There are also a thousand sets of armor stomachs and weapons.
As soon as this condition was stated, everyone in the Qin army became even more furious.
"The weapons of the armor and stomach, the weapons of the country, can be handed over to the barbarians."
"Hu people are greedy, we will fight them!"
Amidst the angry shouts of all the Qin soldiers, Li Shiqi's face turned green and white. He did not expect that what he promised to do yesterday would be repeated today. This was a slap in his face on the spot.
Li Shiqi whispered: "General, let me go to Man Chanyu and negotiate with him again."
Zhao Tuo shook his head.
He raised his head and looked into the distance, glancing at the Huns army in the distance.
Tens of thousands of prairie cavalry stared at them, presumably as a deterrent to the Huns and to prove to the Qin people that they had powerful force.