Half an hour later, inside the Chinese military tent.
Qin Huaidao was sitting in the north. On the left sat General Niu and several accompanying generals, including General Zhonglang, General Xuanwei and General Zhongwu. On the right were the chief generals of his own army. Qibi Shamen was also invited.
After some pleasantries and introductions, Qin Huaidao went straight to the topic: "General Niu, can you tell us about the situation?"
"Follow the order." Niu Jinda clasped his fists and saluted. Although Qin Huaidao was from the back, he had the body of a hussar general. He was the first person in the army and was in the military tent. He should have the proper etiquette. He said solemnly: "We are waiting for you to be arrested.
He was placed under house arrest in the baggage camp, and only his subordinates rescued him. Otherwise, he would have died last night."
Several generals accompanying him nodded one after another, their faces full of dissatisfaction.
Niu Jinda paused for a moment and continued: "After escaping from the supply camp, I found a place to hide until dawn, and sent people to sneak into the camp to inquire about the situation. Just when the rebels came to surrender, we suddenly launched an attack and killed the prince's troops.
The prince was placed under house arrest, and Hou Junji and his cronies were all killed."
"Hou Junji is dead, are you sure?" Qin Huaidao asked in surprise.
"I'm sure it was the two patriarchs of the Zheng family and the Cui family who did it, and there was also a masked black-clothed killer, suspected to be the Fengyulou killer." Niu Jinda confirmed.
Qin Huaidao suddenly realized and sneered: "It seems that the Cui family and the Zheng family have already taken refuge in the Xi Kingdom. The two families also hid the Fengyu Tower killer next to the prince. Are they ruthless enough to make sure that the prince is not dead?"
"The investigators came back and said that they were controlled. If they were not killed on the spot, they would not have died. The Kingdom of Xi is not stupid, so they should have kept it as a trump card."
Qin Huaidao nodded and said nothing, thinking to himself.
The tent suddenly became quiet, and no one spoke. Fang Yiai knew Qin Huaidao's habit of thinking about problems, and was afraid that Niu Jinda would be embarrassed, so he calmed things down and said in a low voice: "Uncle Niu, generals, please eat something to cushion your stomach first, we are all hungry.
Bad, right? By the way, how many people are there around you?"
"I haven't eaten anything since last night. I'm really hungry. Fortunately, I found you and brought out about 3,000 people." Niu Jinda said. There was a bonfire burning in the middle, and the roasted mutton on it was sizzling with oil and the aroma was overflowing.
, seeing that Qin Huaidao had no objection, he picked up a knife and cut off a piece to eat.
The others were also starving and started to gobble it up one after another. They were all soldiers and not very particular.
Not long after, one sheep was missing most of it.
Qin Huaidao picked up the map and observed it for a moment, then suddenly said: "Everyone, King Xi has captured the quelling army. There are two options for him next. One, escape to the grassland, hide and accumulate more strength, and wait for the opportunity; two, return to the Black City.
Using the Black City as the foundation to expand outward, what do you think King Xi will choose?"
After a while, everyone fell silent.
Fang Yiai and Li Yixie are brave generals. They can charge into the battle easily, but it is a bit difficult to use their brains. The Cheng brothers and Yuchi Baoqi are the same. Su Dingfang, on the other hand, has a flexible mind and is good at thinking. Seeing that everyone was silent, he stood up and said: "General,
How you choose depends on King Xi’s character, and we know too little about King Xi to make a judgment.”
Knowing yourself and your enemy means you can fight a hundred battles with no danger. Qin Huaidao nodded in approval and looked at Niu Jinda.
Niu Jinda is a veteran general and knows a lot about Li Jiancheng. After thinking about it, he smiled bitterly and said: "General, if it were the former prince, the last general could still say, benevolent, righteous, modest, a little indecisive and not ruthless enough. The current King Xi
On the contrary, he is calculating and ruthless and decisive."
Qin Huaidao was silent, his eyes fell on the map, and after pondering for a moment, he said: "The general speculates that it is more likely to defend the black city, but the information is insufficient, and we cannot be sure that the other party will not escape far away from the grassland. No matter what happens, it will be difficult for our army.
Words don't matter, they choose theirs and we fight ours."
"But is there a way?" Fang Yiai's eyes lit up, as if he had returned to the Goguryeo era. Every time Qin Huaidao said this, it meant that the enemy was going to be unlucky.
Li Yixie and others also understood the reason and looked over one after another.
Yuchi Baoqi rushed to say: "General, please fight!"
"I'm here, it's not your turn." Fang Yiai interrupted.
Everyone started arguing, but no one was convinced.
Niu Jinda was a little surprised when he saw this scene. Everyone was fighting for the lead. How popular was this commander? Everyone couldn't help but look at Qin Huaidao and learned more about Qin Huaidao.
Qin Huaidao interrupted: "Don't argue, we all have a share."
Everyone laughed when they heard this, and their faces were flushed with quarrels just now. At this moment, they were so harmonious that Niu Jinda and others were dumbfounded. How powerful the charm must be to convince these prickly Wu Erdai?
Qin Huaidao didn't pay attention to the thoughts of Niu Jinda and others. He erected the map and used two knives to support it for everyone to see. He looked at Niu Jinda: "General Niu, no matter whether King Xi chooses to escape far away or stay in the black city, at least he hasn't left yet.
Don't lose it. If our army goes over, how many people can be persuaded to surrender?"
"It's hard to say. The Cui family and the Zheng family spent a lot of money to win over the middle and low-level officers. As for the high-ranking officers, they were either put under house arrest or killed, their positions were replaced, and the rest were bribed. In other words, the high-ranking officers in the army were from both races.
How many low-level officers have been bribed and replaced is unknown." Niu Jinda said truthfully.
"Then you have to give it a try. They are all imperial troops and cannot be coerced by King Xi like this. If you are unwilling to come over, you won't blame others for turning into rebels in the future. Give them a chance." Qin Huaidao said solemnly.
"Thank you so much, General." Niu Jinda and other generals were overjoyed and said gratefully. After all, they were brought out by themselves, and they felt uncomfortable being left to King Xi and turned into rebels.
Qin Huaidao waved his hand to show that there was no need to be polite, and with a solemn expression on his face, he said solemnly: "Fang Yiai, Li Yixie, Su Dingfang, and the three of you led the army to follow me. General Niu, I have to ask you to come with me. I will need you to come out and shout out.
how?"
"I am willing to obey the general's orders." Niu Jinda and others solemnly said.
Qin Huaidao nodded and continued: "This trip is not to fight, but to meet the troops who have turned against us. Cheng Chuliang and Cheng Chubi, you and your troops are waiting five miles behind to provide support at any time."
"Follow the order." The Cheng brothers responded solemnly.
"Yuchi Baoqi, Qibi Shamen, Shi Yeshan."
"Yes!" The three of them responded with clasped fists and their eyes were wild.
"The supporting force is in the south. The three of you will lead your troops to the north of the enemy's army in a pincer attack. The three armies should be separated and keep a distance of three miles to attract the rebel forces and provide cover for the supporting force. If necessary, you can feign an attack, but you cannot actually attack. Prepare for the rejection.
Pay attention to the response situation. After the response is over, regardless of success or failure, you go north and kill the Jieli Department."
"Jielibu?" Everyone shouted in surprise.
"That's right, Jielibu." Qin Huaidao's tone was firm, cold, and full of endless murderous intent: "Since Jielibu is aiding Zhou in his crimes, he should be killed. Take all the flags, honor guards and the general's flag with you when you go west.
Show them all to build momentum and make the rebels think that our reinforcements have arrived. Remember, hang the rebel scouts to avoid exposure."
"What if Jielibu doesn't pursue us?" Yuchi Baoqi asked.
"If it were you, would you pursue and kill the tribe if you knew it was facing annihilation?"
Yuchi Baoqi suddenly realized: "I understand, the point is to make them believe that we will do this."
"That's right, my general will also lead his troops there by then, causing signs that the army will move in full force. Even if Jielibu doesn't believe it, he won't dare to bet that this is a conspiracy, but Jielibu will not dare to pursue him directly and will ask for instructions.
King Xi, if King Xi disagrees, it will chill the heart of the Jieli tribe. This is called sowing discord. The Jieli tribe will still pursue him, because if he does not pursue him, the Jieli Khan will be abandoned by his tribe." The stakes are very high.
, Qin Huaidao doesn’t mind explaining it clearly.
"Got it!" the three of them responded excitedly.
Qin Huaidao pointed to a location on the map and continued: "This is called Ghost Crying Valley. It is a narrow, steep valley. When strong winds pass through it, it will make a weird sound, like a ghost. Hence the name. It also passes through Yinshan Mountain and enters the grassland.
The place we must pass through, Qibi Samana, do your people understand the Jieli language?"
"I know a little bit." Samana Qibi said quickly.
"When you retreat, ask your tribesmen to shout that they are going to destroy the Jieli tribe's lair. You must be angry and show that you will never give up to make the Jieli tribe believe it. After that, the three of you pass through the Ghost Crying Valley.
After walking five miles and waiting for orders, I will lead my men to ambush above the canyon, set up a net, and wait for Jieli's troops to arrive. When Jieli's troops arrive, they will kill them and jointly kill Jieli's fifty thousand soldiers."
"Follow the order." When the three of them heard the beating, they were immediately overjoyed.
"What about us?" Niu Jinda said quickly: "General, more than three thousand of us are the imperial army's quelling the rebellion. We have the responsibility to quell the rebellion. We cannot be left behind."