The autumn wind is howling, and in the early morning, the morning light is already dimming in the distant horizon.
"General, our army has defeated the Hu people in this battle. I wonder if we can capture the Xiongnu Chanyu. If we can capture the Xiongnu Chanyu, wouldn't it be equivalent to capturing the king?"
Li Shang's eyes were bright, and he looked at the battlefield in the distance where the shouts of killing gradually subsided, and his voice was a little excited.
"It's not that easy. This is not in a city camp. Once the Xiongnu nobles find out that our army is attacking at night, they will have their own guards to escort them on their horses and escape. How can we catch them among the thousands of troops in this dark wilderness? I don’t know if I can capture King Yan this time. If there are any Xiongnu nobles who want to take him away, I’m afraid there will be regrets this time.”
Zhao Tuo shook his head, not having much hope of catching a specific person in this dark and chaotic military camp.
Li Shiqi, who followed him, smiled and said: "General, there is no need to worry. This time the king ordered the general to conquer Dai, the main purpose is to destroy the country of Dai. The appearance of King Yan was not in the plan. If he can catch it, it will be natural." Well, if you can't catch it, it won't be a loss at all. Defeating the barbarians tonight is already a great achievement, so why bother."
Zhao Tuo smiled but said nothing.
He actually didn't care too much about capturing King Yan. He just wanted to catch the traitor of Zhu Xia.
Fortunately, it didn't take long before cheers came from down the slope.
"King Yan!"
"Caught King Yan!"
"Kill this old man who surrendered to the barbarians!"
Amidst the cheers and curses, Lu Wan, the leader of the Qin army of two to five hundred, strode up the slope with flushed face and excited expression.
Behind him, several Qin soldiers were carrying an old man who was full of stinking dirt.
Lu Wan walked up to Zhao Tuo, bowed, and said excitedly: "General, I have fulfilled my mission and captured King Yan in the enemy camp and returned."
"Okay! You, Lu Wan, are indeed the one I like!"
Zhao Tuo glanced at Lu Wan approvingly.
Let King Yan of the Han Dynasty in history capture King Yan of the Warring States Period, and the result did not disappoint him.
Lu Wan's face turned redder after being praised by Zhao Tuo.
He thought of the evil deeds done by the Hu people in Gaoliu City that he had heard in the past two days, and cursed: "This King of Yan, Lao Shu, surrendered to the Hu people, colluded with the Huns to go south, and plundered the lands of the Xia. It is very abominable. If it weren't for We have to capture him back to Xianyang and present him to the king. I really want to chop off his head with a sword, so that others can know the consequences of colluding with the barbarians."
Zhao Tuo glanced at him strangely, then turned to look at King Yan Xi who was put on the ground by Qin's soldiers, shouting that his leg hurt, and frowned: "Is his leg broken?"
"It looks like it was broken by a horse's hoof. When I asked him about the details, he didn't tell me." Lu Wan reported back.
Zhao Tuo looked at King Yan Xi and saw that the former King of Yan was also looking at him with pain.
"Zhao Tuo...are you the same Zhao Tuo who asked Li Xin to go to Liaoxi to intercept Guhui and captured my son with his own hands? How did you know that Guhui was going to Liaodong? How did you know about it!"
At the end of the conversation, Yan Wangxi was even a little hysterical.
Although he had been in the Huns in recent years, he was not uninformed. Through the information circulating everywhere, he knew that the reason why he was intercepted and killed by Li Xin in western Liaoning was all because of the suggestion of the young man in front of him.
King Yan couldn't figure it out. At that time, even Yan Dan and even all the officials of Yan State could not guess that he would decisively abandon Shanggu and Yuyang counties and flee to Liaodong.
The Zhao Tuo in front of him seemed to be able to predict the future. He knew it in advance and blocked him halfway, which led to the demise of the Yan Kingdom.
How did Zhao Tuo know that he would flee to Liaodong?
This question made Yan Wangxi unable to figure it out no matter what, and it troubled him for a long time. Now that he saw the rightful owner, he had to ask it in one breath and make him understand even if he died.
Hearing King Yan Xi mention the past, Zhao Tuo's mind flashed back to the past scenes in the battle against Yan.
Suggesting Li Xin to go around western Liaoning and successfully intercepting the Yan State's convoy was the first time that he truly changed the direction of history and caused the Yan State to perish early, which could still survive for a few years. This was of special significance to Zhao Tuo. .
He looked at King Yan looking at him with longing on his face.
Zhao Tuo showed him a playful smile and whispered: "I do know that you will go to Liaodong."
King Yan opened his eyes wide, and his eyes were even more hungry. He wanted to know why.
The next second, Zhao Tuo smiled: "But I won't tell you."
"No! Why don't you tell Gu! Tell Gu!"
Yan Wangxi's facial features instantly became distorted, and he grabbed his hands with excitement, but Lu Wan stepped on his chest and suppressed him again.
Zhao Tuo smiled faintly and said to Lu Wan: "Take him down and ask a doctor to bandage his leg injury. This old King of Yan is related to your title. If we capture King Yan this time, you, Lu Wan, a fifth-level doctor, cannot escape." , if the king is happy, maybe Zuo Shuchang will also have hope."
Lu Wan was overjoyed and immediately agreed, asking someone to carry King Yan Xi up and walking down the slope. As he walked, he smiled at the Qin soldiers on his left and right and said, "I didn't expect Nai Gong to make a fortune with this King of Yan. The name of this King of Yan No. It sounds pleasant to my ears."
Yan Wangxi was still shouting crazily: "Zhao Tuo! Why didn't you tell Gu, you told..."
The sound was muffled by the smelly shoes stuffed into his mouth, until the figure disappeared down the slope.
Zhao Tuo withdrew his gaze and went downhill from the other direction.
After a while, he crossed the messy battlefield and walked to a dead city in the distance.
Gao Liu.
There were still dark brown bloodstains on the low city wall, and several mangled corpses hung on the wall. Mosquitoes and flies were flying on them, exuding a stench.
Through the city gate that had been knocked open, Zhao Tuo could see the ruins burned by the flames and the dead bodies lying on the street.
A dead city.
"General, those barbarians are really trying to massacre the city. They are really inhumane."
Li Shang said angrily.
During the Warring States Period, all the Xia countries competed for land and population. Although there were mass killings of enemy troops, it was extremely rare to actually kill all the people in a city, regardless of age or age.
Zhao Tuo took a deep breath, turned and left.
His eyes were extremely cold.
More than an hour later, the Qin army's surprise attack on the Huns came to an end.
Under the Qin army's night attack, the Xiongnu suffered heavy losses, and the Hu tribes retreated northward in a hurry.
The various departments of the Qin army did not pursue without authorization and began to count the captures and prisoners.
For the Huns, military merit must also be counted.
Compared with the statistics of the number of prisoners and beheadings, the counting of various materials is the fastest.
Xiqigu, who was in charge of the army's material management, ran over excitedly.
He said with great joy: "General, we have gained a great harvest. The five thousand stones of grain given to the Huns were placed in the north and were not affected by the fire. Now they are back in the hands of our army. In addition, a large number of grains were also captured. The wealth, utensils, and food items probably amount to nearly ten thousand stones, and there are thousands of cattle and horses!”
Zhao Tuo nodded, still expressionless.
Except for the cattle and horses, he knew very well where the Huns had obtained the captured property and artifacts, so he did not feel the slightest joy.
Not happy to see the general, Xiqigu could only retreat angrily.
After half a day, the gains from this battle were finally cleared, and the approximate data was presented to Zhao Tuo.
This battle killed about five to six thousand Huns.
The number was smaller than expected, but when I thought about the environment of this battle, it felt normal.
The Huns were nomadic people with large numbers and their camps were scattered.
The main target of the Qin army's attack was the central part where the Xiongnu Chanyu was located. As for many Hu tribes on both sides, they were not even within the Qin army's attack range.
In addition, there are no dense forests in this place, and the grass and trees on the ground have been eaten up by the horses. The Qin army's fire attack did not cause much damage, but more caused chaos to the Huns, allowing the Qin army to pursue them. , as for the killing effect, naturally it would not be much in that chaotic night.
Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity that we can't burn the camp under these conditions. If it were in the dense mountains and forests in the south, a fire would be enough to severely damage the entire Xiongnu army."
Compared with the number of people killed, there were actually 6,000 Huns captured, which surprised Zhao Tuo a little.
"General, what should we do with these Hun prisoners?"
Meng Tian asked.
The generals also looked over.
Zhao Tuo said calmly: "What do you think we should do?"
"What else can we do? These bastards should have been killed long ago!"
Black Bottom yelled, his eyes red.
"That's right, kill them all and let the second and third sons share their efforts and be promoted!"
The generals all shouted loudly. This time the Qin army attacked Dai, and the Dai people were outnumbered. After several battles, there was basically no merit.
Now the heads of these Huns are just used for promotion.
Zhao Tuo smiled.
"Then kill them all."
"No beards will be left in the land of the Xia Dynasty!"
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