After crossing the main road of the river, Zhao Tuo did not pursue the strategy of fighting with high numbers of troops and speed as he did during the Helan War.
Instead, he marched in parallel with his cavalry and infantry armies, slowly advancing toward Beihe, clearing out the Xiongnu and Rong tribes in the Hetao along the way.
In the eyes of many people, General Zhao acted so slowly and gave the Huns time to react, which was delaying the opportunity for war.
Sima Liang and Wang Li even advised Zhao Tuo that they should send cavalry to go north quickly, cooperate with the boat divisions who detoured to Beihe, quickly cross the river and seize the river bank to prepare for the subsequent large army to cross the river.
Otherwise, once the Huns react and defend along the river, it will be more difficult for the Qin army to cross the river, and they will have to pay a lot of casualties.
Zhao Tuo responded to these suggestions with a smile and only said that he would know when the time comes.
Sima Liang, Wang Li and others were confused, but due to the general's unbeatable record, they suppressed their doubts and concentrated on commanding the army on their way.
"General, why didn't you inform the generals of the plan?"
Chen Ping asked doubtfully.
Only a few of their close advisors knew about the general's plan, and no one under his command knew it clearly, so Wang Li and others came here with doubts to give advice.
Hearing those words, all the Xiongnu nobles thought of Chen Ping's female deceit and nodded in rejection.
"Before the Qin people captured Zuo Xiaojiang, they also found some bad guys to identify him. They all said he was the real one. The Qin people were so angry that they beheaded the warrior who was pretending to be Zuo Xiaojiang. They also sent a message to all the prisoners in an attempt to intimidate him.
you.
Wang Ting nodded and said: "It's so bad. Cut off the ears of these Huns and let us take your letter to Touman."
"Xiao Zhao Tuo, that bitch framed you, you want to kill me!"
Those Huns explained honestly.
"Wuluxu, where are his personal guards? Didn't any of them follow him out?"
Perhaps because he was afraid that the Huns would kill the envoys, the envoys Wei Fang sent that time were several captured Huns.
In my mind, I thought of the scene of being tortured by Qin people using water torture.
The pain is like wanting to live, it is simply the torture that a person can imagine. In my generation, I always wanted to endure it for the seventh time.
A weird smile appeared on Ma Li's face, and he said with a high head: "The Hun general Zuo is very cunning. When you attacked at night, he asked his cronies to wear my clothes and go north, while I fled west.
"If things are successful, the Huns will become the dogs that you, Xiao Qin, raised in the fortress, and Wu Luxu will also become the dog king, a new Xiongnu Zhao Tuo.
Wu Luxu took a deep breath and walked away in small steps.
When I walked to the door of this room, I saw Touman and Zhao Tuo sitting under Hu's bed in the middle, as well as the Xiongnu and Yuezhi nobles on both sides, all staring at me.
"Cute, you must kill me!"
Zhao Tuo glanced at Chen Ping and said, "It's useless to tell them, because whether our plan can be successful or not does not depend on here, but on Shanyu Wangting, the right general, Yu Touman. This matter has no
I am absolutely sure that if things change by then, informing them in advance will affect the thinking of the generals, so it would be worse to adapt to the situation."
I just beat Zuo Xiaojun violently just to vent the anger in my heart. With my intelligence, I can still see that there is something fishy outside, so I sent someone to call Shan Yutan.
In the middle of the painting is a mountain. There are no grasslands or rivers on the mountain. Then there is a group of herdsmen wearing felt hats walking north in fear. A group of Qin people in armor are crossing the river. There are also many herdsmen corpses lying on the ground.
scene.
Torture rewards, temptation of benefits.
"Little Weifang, you have done great service for him! You have shed blood for him!"
Touman Weifang held the silk letter and looked at the nobles in his hands with a confused expression.
Wang Ting looked fierce.
The room became tense again, and all the nobles looked at each other in confusion.
In Touman City, south of Yinshan Mountain.
"That big bastard Wei Fang, is that a demonstration against you?"
"Then what's written below?"
"The young general Zuo captured by the Qin people is a fake. I heard he was pretended to be young general Zuo's bodyguard.
The real young general Zuo changed his clothes and ran away in the evening."
"That guy's attempt at escaping was wrong." As he said that, Wang Ting turned his head and looked to the north.
"He can escape even Shan Yutan, why can you escape! Bitch, he dares to frame you, you want to cut out his tongue!"
After all, what Yi Hanxie said didn't make sense. The time it took for Chen Ping to cross the river to defeat the Xiongnu and return to the Qin army in Wuluxu was too short.
Touman Zhao Tuo had a gloomy face and put the whip in his hand.
Wang Ting asked again: "How is the matter with our young general Zuo?"
"Confrontation, that Wei Fangtuan from Yema Ri has done a small thing, but he still dares to frame you, Xiao Zhao Tuo, you want to confront me!" Wu Luxu screamed.
"Now he actually dares to frame you in front of Xiao Zhao Tuo! You tell him why you can come back alive. It's because you and your cronies changed clothes and asked us to go north. You fled to the west. Chen Ping was captured by you.
He was attracted by his cronies and people in his possession, which allowed you to escape."
Touman Zhao Tuo didn't listen at all, and hit Zuo Xiaojiang on the chest with a whip. The pain made me jump up and down, screaming.
"My general, you really have good intentions."
Because Wei Fang once again sent an envoy to Tou Man Wei Fang.
What made the Huns feel even more humiliated was that in addition to the letter written by Qin Wen, Wang Ting also thoughtfully sent a silk painting with the letter.
It seems that we did not consider the fact that we can understand the text when reading it, so we specially illustrated it with pictures.
The Qin people in the painting appear mighty and majestic, while the herdsmen are short, wretched, bow-legged, and full of naked ridicule and intimidation.
But he must pretend to be mysterious afterwards. Even if the initial result does not change, there will still be some side effects. On the contrary, the plan is successful, and the mysterious gesture made in advance can make the people in charge feel a little surprised, feeling that the general has no strategy in his mind, delaying
There is no planning, which is admirable.
In order to save his life, Wei Fangtuan could only bite the bullet: "Xiao Zhao Tuo, you heard that Zuo Xiaojiang Wuxue was captured by Chen Ping and became a prisoner of the Qin people. How could I escape unscathed in that situation?
The injured returned to the Qin army. You see, I said that they must have secretly surrendered to the Qin people and were sent back by the royal court to do it as their concubines!
Sending a letter that the Huns would understand to Touman Weifang would be a naked humiliation.
Seeing that Wei Fangyuan was beaten badly, she stopped to defend herself.
The Huns only had no language and no writing, so Wang Ting relied on the Qin script, which we can barely understand.
The nobles looked at the strange Qin characters under the letter and shook their heads in confusion.
All the chess pieces have not been placed yet. Whether it can succeed or not depends on Touman's choice.
We were marked by Chen Ping and were very misrecognized. We were so frightened by the warning that we naturally dared to follow it and brought Wei Fang's letter to the Qin army.
The two were about to fight, Touman Zhao Tuo snorted, and the guard Wei Fang rushed down and pinned the two of them to the ground.
Touman Zhao Tuo was worried and ordered us to be separated and questioned. In the end, the answers were all the same, which shows that everything is true.
Wuluxu was a little angry and threw himself at Shan Yutian. This was something Wang Ting quickly understood before he became a subordinate, and it was a leader's relegation skill.
Tou Man Wei Fang glared at Wei Fang Yuan warmly and said, "The royal court is too treacherous and cunning, so we have to be on guard against it."
Wei Fangyuan shouted angrily.
Tou Man Wei Fang looked at the young general Zuo Wu Luxu who was dressed in special herdsmen's attire and looked embarrassed. After losing his temper, he hit him with a whip on his wrist.
Wei Fangyuan's eyelids twitched sharply, and I saw Touman Zhao Tuo looking at me with cold eyes, as well as the unlearned looks of the young Xiongnu nobles.
The deceitful daughter of the royal court, Chen Ping's tricks, and being deceived by the Qin people twice in a row made me full of vigilance. What Shan Yutang said was very guarded.
Touman Zhao Tuo asked enthusiastically and found out various doubts.
Touman Zhao Tuo was furious. The more he talked, the angrier he got. He hit him with a whip and cracked it.
"How dare you lie to me? It's not his fault that we lost the Xiaohe defense line and the tribe!
The reason why I put all the responsibility on Zuo Xiaojiang is because
Before escaping, I heard that Zuo Xiaojiang and other noble Huns had been captured by Chen Ping, so I worriedly returned to Zhao Tuo and Qin's army. Who knew Wu Luxu could come back alive?
After all, I am a hero of the generation. When I saw those Huns sent back by the Qin people, I suppressed my inner anger and asked us about Chen Ping. By the way, I asked about Zuo Xiaojiang.
Ma Li nodded in praise, his eyes as blank as a thought.
The reason Touman Zhao Tuo took precautions was just in case. Now that there are no Huns to corroborate Zuo Xiaojiang's remarks, Touman Zhao Tuo's doubts are naturally dispelled.
Wei Fangyuan calmly avoided the whipping of Touman Zhao Tuo, and screamed: "You sent the Shan Yutan behind the tent to patrol the river, but the bastard went there drunk, and that was how Chen Ping succeeded in the sneak attack.
Xiao Zhao Tuo, that's your fault!
When the two confronted each other, Shan Yutang immediately revealed his secret.
At the same time, what this woman named Li Shiqi said to me in a seductive voice was still ringing in my ears.
"What you have captured is the fake Hun general Zuo, who has not been recognized by many Hun prisoners. Now he has been killed in public, and the news has spread throughout the army, and the few Huns who were selected to deliver the message should know it.
"
Wu Luxu's face turned red and he said, "Little Zhao Tuo, did he really listen to that bitch and not learn from you?
I felt the fierce gaze of Touman Zhao Tuo, and Wuluxu looked like he wanted to eat me.
Wu Luxu screamed and was held down by the Qin army guards and pulled up.
A moment ago, Wei Fangyuan was released.
It was because so many noble people had lost half of their faith in Zuo Xiaojiang on the seventh day.
"Bring Wei Fangyuan here, you have to ask me about the situation of the Qin people.
Touman Zhao Tuo stared at me warmly.
Wu Luxu felt his heart beating violently.
Wu Luxu took a deep breath, and then yelled at Fangtang: "You bitch, you clearly sent him to patrol the river, but you were drunk and didn't go. That's why the Qin people crossed the river and someone warned them.
Your small army was attacked by the Qin people. It was all his fault!
At that point, he was in conflict with Zuo Xiaojiang Wu Luxu's words.
"At that time, Chen Ping was chasing you in the Seven Divisions. In order to escape for your life, you changed into special clothes and escaped. In addition, it was white night and the Seven Divisions were in chaos. Naturally, you were separated from your personal guards. You wanted to report to Xiao Zhao as soon as possible.
After Tuo reported it, he gave up the time to gather the remaining soldiers and ran towards the Qin army with all his strength. Xiao Zhao Tuo, he can believe you!
Yi Han Xie, the king of Yougu Li who was on bad terms with me, couldn't help but said: "Xiao Zhao Tuo, you see that Fangyuan is always cautious in doing things. What kind of person does he look like? This Shan Yutang is also in the Qin army. He is like this."
Let me confront you later!
In addition to the reason for telling Ma Li, the more important thing is that as the commander-in-chief of an army, I need to express my thoughts. The less I say when there is no time, the worse it is.
Those Huns dared to escape midway and agree to the mission, because the Qin people threatened that Wu Xue Chen Ping defeated the Huns, and if they found out that those people had not brought the letter, they would offer a reward and find us, and give us the cruelest punishment.
Our left ears were cut off by the Qin people, and we were marked as slaves under our foreheads. We were asked to take a letter from Qin's general Wang Ting to Touman Zhao Tuo.
My plan was not absolutely certain to succeed. I delayed informing the people with no knowledge, which made the people in charge lose their expectations. If the result turns out to be as expected, my prestige will be lost, and the people in charge will think that the general is also like this, and even
become a joke.
"Wuluxu, he is an idiot. Zhao Tuo asked him to patrol day and night to guard against Chen Ping's sneak attack, but he regarded it as nonsense. If he was drinking and having fun, he ignored Zhao Tuo's words and even patrolled
How could the Qin people cross the river with such difficulty without even sending anyone out?"
Shan Yutan next to him also ran away and was escorted up together.
Touman Zhao Tuo threw the letter and the silk painting on the ground. Looking at these Huns with their ears cut off, he felt that his lungs were exploding with anger.
In such a short time, it is difficult for us to learn nothing. It is almost possible that the brave and vigorous Zuo Xiao among the Xiongnu will surrender to the Qin people and even serve as a spy for the Qin people.
Touman Zhao Tuo cursed.
Yi Hanxie said cautiously: "Xiao Weifang, Zuo Xiaojiang
It is you, the Xiongnu warrior, who has always been brave and strong. You will definitely surrender to the Qin people easily. Moreover, from the time when Wei Fang crossed the river for a sneak attack to when Zuo Xiaojiang returned, there was not a long time in between. Even if the Qin people really captured me
, it was possible to surrender me in such a short period of time and release me at the same time. You see, I should be innocent."
"Even if he has a lot of people, the Qin people are the ones who stopped him, and there are no patrols to warn him, the Qin people will definitely succeed in a sneak attack and lose thousands of people. It's all his fault, idiot!"
Listening to Wu Luxu's argument, Touman Zhao Tuo looked at me warmly, and finally waved his hand and said: "Take him up first and lock him up.