"Qin General Zhao Tuo sent an envoy to give gifts to Tian Chong?"
When the people from the four countries in the Qi army heard the news, they were all shocked.
Gongsun Xin shouted: "What does Zhao Tuo mean? He gave gifts to Tian Chong. Could it be that he bowed to Qi people on his own initiative?"
"In my opinion, Zhao Tuo must have fallen off his horse before and was seriously injured, so he showed his kindness to Tian Chong and hoped that the Qi army would not take the opportunity to attack." Hengyang Lord Han Cheng said.
"This should be the reason. The people we sent to Puyang reported back. They said that the county commander's mansion was very well guarded and no people were allowed to approach. The Qin army also summoned all the most famous wounded doctors in the city and did not come out for several days. Again In addition, Zhao Tuo has not shown his face for so many days, I guess it was a really bad fall when he fell off the horse."
The people from Han, Zhao, Wei, Yan and other places gathered around all nodded in agreement.
Some people even gloated: "Although I didn't throw Zhao Tuo to death, it would be better to throw him so that he can't walk in the future, so that he can only be pushed around like Sun Bin in the past."
"Hahaha, you are so bad."
While everyone was laughing.
Zhang Liang and Chen Yu looked at each other, frowned, and moved closer to each other.
"Zifang, in my opinion, Zhao Tuo has always been quite scheming. This time he sent an envoy to give gifts to Tian Chong, I'm afraid he has another conspiracy." Chen Yu said in a low voice.
Zhang Liang responded: "Brother Chen is right. But it is useless for us to speculate on our own. I will go see Na Tian Chong to find out the purpose of this Qin envoy. In addition, we must continue to send people to monitor the Qin army in Puyang."
Chen Yu nodded and said: "I will take people there myself. If there is a chance..."
"Brother Chen, please don't try to assassinate me again."
Zhang Liang was shocked when he heard Chen Yu's words.
This Chen Yu was a daring maniac. He not only took the lead in killing Hou Sheng. And according to what he said, when Li Xin attacked Chu, the envoy Qin claimed to have been assassinated in Qingyang was actually done by this guy.
Chen Yu is the assassin of the world.
Zhang Liang looked at him and sometimes even thought that if he let this man go to Xianyang to assassinate Qin Wangzheng, he didn't know whether he would succeed.
But come to think of it, there are tens of thousands of Qin troops stationed in Puyang now. It would not be a good thing if Chen Yuzhen got impulsive and assassinated some Qin generals, causing the Qin army to attack.
Zhang Liang has always been worried about the combat effectiveness of the Qi army.
"Oh, I see."
Chen Yu responded, but when he thought about the assassination, the boiling blood in his body could not calm down.
…
East County of Qin State.
Puyang.
In the county captain's mansion, which was heavily guarded by soldiers.
"Mr. Li is so eloquent that he actually asked Na Tian Chong to present "Qi Sunzi" to us. This is really a good return gift."
Zhao Tuo opened the military slips that Li Shiqi had brought back and looked at them with joy in his eyes.
Qi's grandson Sun Bin.
He was an extremely famous master of military art in the early Warring States period. His art of war was handed down to the world, but it was only treasured in the hands of the Tian family of Qi State, making it difficult for outsiders to get a glimpse of it.
[In view of the general environment,
For a battlefield warrior like Zhao Tuo who loves the art of war, it is an extremely precious thing.
Li Shiqi chuckled and said, "Speaking of which, the Great Sima of Qi State is also a wonderful man. After complimenting him for a few words, he suddenly rose up and was completely unguarded. Judging from this, the general wanted to defeat the Qi army this time. There’s a lot to be done.”
Zhao Tuo saw that Li Shiqi was talking about business, so he put the military book aside, sat upright and said, "Sir, during this trip, have you ever seen the strength of the Qi army?"
"Of course."
Li Shiqi sneered: "It's funny how the Qi people actually thought of letting me go to the military camp so that those martial arts warriors could intimidate me. But instead, they let me see their true and false intentions, so I cooperated quite a bit. I think they will be satisfied if you look frightened."
Zhao Tuo laughed.
"They are looking down on Mr. Li.
From Zhao Tuo's point of view, although Mr. Li is a scholar, he is not afraid of axes and axes, and his heroic spirit is not inferior to that of the heroes of the world. "
Li Shiqi smiled and said: "General Zhao understands me. These Qi people are not threatening with axes and axes. Even if I, Li Shiqi, are thrown into the cauldron and cooked to death, I will never frown."
Zhao Tuo's smile faltered.
The corners of his mouth twitched, he skipped the topic, and changed his words: "Sir, please tell me your feelings about entering Qi camp this time."
Li Shiqi responded, stood up, and walked around.
"Compared with the strict prohibitions of the Qin army, each camp is separated by a boundary ditch, and soldiers are not allowed to enter other camps without permission. Soldiers must hold the general's order before they can enter or exit. I see that the trenches in the Qi army camp are sloppy, and the camps are intertwined and messy. The defense was lax, and those soldiers who went out to collect firewood and perform chores came and went at will in twos and threes. Not only did they not move as a team, even the soldiers guarding the gate neglected to check."
"The soldiers in his camp were even more unruly. When I was marching with Zou Yang, I actually saw some people walking on the road in the camp, making noisy noises as they walked. It wasn't until they saw us that they hurriedly bowed and gave way. Their military discipline is so lax and lax that they can be called a rebellious army."
Having said this, the smile on Li Shiqi's face became even wider. He chuckled and said, "Compared to the scattered soldiers, the great Sima Tian Chong has no battlefield experience."
"The general leaves the army and lives alone in the city. Once there is a camp roar, a raid, or an accident, how will he deal with it and calm it down? This is so ridiculous. From the words and actions of Na Tian Chong, I am afraid that he is a general who is obsessed with reading military books."
Zhao Tuo nodded slightly.
What Li Shi saw was similar to Zhao Tuo's original guess.
Although Qi is a great country in the world, he was even more arrogant in the past when King Qi Min was known as the Eastern Emperor.
However, since the Five Kingdoms conquered Qi and Tian Dan restored the country, Qi has been without war for more than 40 years.
To put it bluntly, out of the 100,000 Qi troops inside and outside Zhencheng, not one of them had been on the battlefield, and not one of them had actually fought!
Even the forty-year-old Sima Tian Chong, when he was born, Qi State had already withdrawn from the ranks of wars among other countries and only knew how to protect the territory and defend the east. He had no experience commanding an army at all.
Moreover, before Hou Sheng was assassinated, this Tian Chong was just an aristocratic son who stayed in his mansion and read military books all day long. If people from the Four Kingdoms hadn't assassinated him and supported Tian Jia's party to rise to power, Tian Chong'an would have had the opportunity to command the army. .
From this point of view, Tian Chong's ability to command hundreds of thousands of troops without collapse for many months is considered quite capable. I am afraid that there may not be many generals in Qi who are stronger than him.
A quick calculation shows that the youngest veterans of Qi who have actually been on the battlefield are probably sixty or seventy years old.
Zhao Tuo thought of something while nodding, and asked, "Sir, you just said that Qi people let martial arts warriors intimidate you, sir. I wonder how the martial arts warriors in Qi are doing?"
Qi Wushu is also a famous elite soldier in the world.
According to what Zhao Tuo heard, these people were all highly skilled in martial arts and were carefully selected.
Li Shiqi burst out laughing and said, "It's amazing. All those martial arts warriors are eight-foot-tall men with strong bodies. It's not a problem for one person to beat dozens of Li Shiqi like me. It's just... just... As Xun Qing said in the past, "The martial arts of Qi cannot meet the soldiers of Wei, and the soldiers of Wei cannot meet the warriors of Qin." "
"Martial arts warriors are extremely skilled in martial arts. One person can defeat several people. However, they are few in number and do not know how to cooperate with the battle formation. In normal times, they are naturally very powerful. But if they are on the battlefield with thousands of troops, they may not be that big. Use it. General, don’t worry about it.”
"Well, Mr. Li's entry into the Qi camp this time has greatly benefited our Qin army. If we can defeat Qi this time, Mr. Li will be a great contributor." Zhao Tuo praised.
…
Puyang City, the night is quiet.
The injured doctor Wang Que, who had been staying in the county captain's mansion for several days and was just released home today, had a chance to have a good rest when several people broke into the door and tied him up.
"Soldier, spare your life!"
Wang Que was shocked and turned pale. When he saw the daggers shining in the hands of these people, he quickly begged for mercy.
"Let me ask you, who did you go to the county captain's mansion to treat?"
One person spoke coldly, using the authentic Wei Dikou.
sound.
Wang Que swallowed his saliva and held the dagger against his throat. He could only reply timidly: "It's General Zhao, the same General Zhao who fell from his horse outside the city before. He was injured and lying on the bed. The county captain called us to go and treat him. . I have been much better in the past two days, so the little man can return home. Please spare my life, the strong man."
The man asked: "How old is General Zhao? How is his injury? Has he spoken? What is his accent?"
Wang Que said in a trembling voice: "Just like the rumors, General Zhao is a teenager. He is seriously injured. His legs and feet are broken and he cannot move. In the past few days, we have applied medicine to his bones and he is getting better. Listen to his words , it should be a Zhao accent."
…
Half an hour later, several rangers began to dig a hole in the courtyard of Wang Que's house, preparing to bury the body.
"Chen Jun, the injured one should be the Qin general Zhao Tuo."
"Um."
Chen Yu nodded. According to what the doctor said, it was undoubtedly Zhao Tuo who was injured after falling from his horse outside Puyang City.
It seems that Zhao Tuo sent an envoy to Qi camp carrying gifts. It turned out that he was seriously injured and could not lead the troops, so he asked Tian Chong for peace.
There is no fraud in this matter.
But he and Zhang Liang thought too much.
"What a pity. Zhao Tuo is injured and must live in his house. There are countless Qin troops guarding him. It may be difficult for us to assassinate him and avenge Zhang Jun."
The sighs of other rangers could be heard in my ears.
Chen Yu didn't think so.
"Zhao Tuo was injured and could not lead his troops into battle. Therefore, the tens of thousands of Qin troops gathered in Puyang City were all led by Tu Sui, the commander of Nadong County."
"If Tu Sui is assassinated, the tens of thousands of Qin troops in East County will be leaderless..."
Chen Yu felt his hands trembling.
The assassin's blood in his body boiled again.
