"The Secret Department sent an envoy to see me?"
Zhao Tuo looked at Li Shiqi who came to report, and was slightly startled, then the corners of his mouth curled up.
Li Shiqi cupped his hands and smiled: "Congratulations, General. It seems that our plan is successful. The Yuezhi of Xiumi has a heart to surrender. After surrendering them this time, there are two examples of Guishang and Xiumi. When our army attacks Hexi in the future, it will definitely save a lot of effort."
Chen Ping, who was reporting to Zhao Tuo on the formation of cavalry in the tent, stood up excitedly when he heard the news.
He said: "General, the Xiumi tribe still has at least 20,000 young men. After they surrender, they can be dealt with in the same way as the Kushan tribe, so that these Xiumi Yueshi can also be used by our Great Qin."
"In this way, by adding the Kushan and Xiumi troops together, our army will have 40,000 more prairie cavalry!"
Forty thousand cavalry!
Moreover, they are all prairie people who are skilled in bow and horse.
A glimmer of expectation appeared in Zhao Tuo's eyes.
After his victory in the Battle of Helan, he did not immediately send his troops north to attack the surviving Xiumi Yueshi. In addition to dealing with the affairs of the Kushan tribe, he had this idea of subjugation.
Of the three Yuezhi tribes in Henan, the strength of the Xiumi tribe is the best preserved. In two consecutive battles, their bones and muscles were basically not injured. The number of combatable troops was at least 20,000.
Although Zhao Tuo was sure of victory, the art of war said: A soldier who subdues others without fighting is a good person.
If you start a war, people will die. Regardless of whether you win or lose, your own strength will be weakened. Making the enemy surrender without fighting is the best strategy pursued by military strategists.
Therefore, Zhao Tuo held back his troops, used a large army to deter him, and at the same time released the news of surrender, in order to create a momentum.
Give the other person a chance to surrender.
The Xiu Mi tribe was defeated by the Qin army, their morale was low, and they were surrounded by the Qin army from the north to the south. Everyone was terrified and there was basically no possibility of victory. After hearing the news that Zhao Tuo was released, the possibility of surrender was still very high.
Now that they sent envoys here, they fell into the scheme of Zhao Tuo and his advisers.
"Take it to the big tent and ask the two Xihous from Guishang and Shuangmi to come together."
Zhao Tuo spoke calmly, stood up and walked towards the tent.
This time the envoy sent by the Humi Ministry was an acquaintance, Yaguda who went to Senei with Sugatha last time.
On the way here, he had seen the endless scenes of Qin army's camps, and he already felt timid in his heart.
When Yaguda walked to the Qin army commander's tent, he saw hundreds of tall Qin soldiers wearing armor standing here.
Qin Zu held a sharp spear in his hand and stared at him with a pair of cold eyes.
In particular, the leader of the powerful Qin man with a swallow-jawed tiger beard was staring at Yaguda with his copper bell-sized eyes. When he saw him looking over, the Qin man grinned, revealing his white teeth.
Yaguda shivered with fright and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Li Shiqi, who came to guide him, stretched out his hand to support him and comforted him: "Messenger, be careful, don't break your bones here, otherwise it will be dangerous." alright."
"Thank you very much."
Yaguda showed an awkward smile and walked into the tent under Li Shiqi's guidance.
Before entering, he heard the tall Qin man regretting to the Qin man next to him: "Brother Cao, it would be too boring if the Yuezhi of the Xiumi tribe surrendered to the general. I haven't killed enough yet. , it would be great if we could fight again, this time I will definitely be able to capture the Hugh Mihou on the battlefield!"
Another person laughed and said: "Brother Fan, how can you be so greedy? You have already captured the Marquis of Guishuang, and now you have been promoted to a Duke. I am envious of you. If you capture another Xihou, wouldn't you become a Duke?" Cheng, maybe it’s the fifth doctor, tsk tsk.”
Hearing the conversation between the two Qin people about capturing Jihou, Yaguda's body trembled unconsciously.
However, after he entered the tent, his uneasiness dissipated a lot, because as soon as he entered the tent, he saw Guishang Xihou and Shuangmi Xihou.
The two Yuezhi Xihou seemed to be in good spirits and were arranged to sit at the end of the tent.
When Yaguda came in, the two of them gave him an ugly smile, which made Yaguda feel at ease.
But then, he looked shocked.
Because the person sitting in the middle of the Qin army's tent was not the Qin general he saw last time, but the "Chen Ping" that Sujiasha asked about before leaving.
Ya Guda was old and experienced, so he reacted immediately.
He threw himself on the ground and kowtowed to Zhao Tuo, who was sitting on top. The Emperor of Qin and the General offer our loyalty."
"The people of the Xiumi Tribe are willing to become Great Qin's eagle dogs and be driven by the Emperor and General of Great Qin."
Hearing this, Wang Li, Sima Liang and other generals in the tent all looked disappointed.
The surrender of the Xiu Mi Department means that they will no longer be able to receive military honors in a short period of time, whether they are beheadings or prisoners. This is a very bad thing for military generals who are dedicated to going to the battlefield to perform meritorious service and be promoted. .
Compared with the disappointed generals, counselors Li Shiqi and Chen Ping looked happy.
As civil servants, they naturally cannot behead enemies. The credit for promotion is calculated based on the effect of suggestions and advice.
Now that the Xiumei Ministry has surrendered, it is a great achievement for those involved. Chen Ping can at least rise to the next level with this merit.
Zhao Tuo saw the expressions of the advisers and generals in the tent, smiled faintly, and looked at the messenger of Xiu Mi who was lying on the ground.
This guy's lines were so smooth that he had practiced them many times on the road, which proved in disguise that the Secret Service was indeed prepared to surrender.
Zhao Tuo glanced at Li Shiqi.
Li Shiqi understood and asked, "It's natural that your Xiumi tribe wants to surrender to our country, Great Qin. I wonder what the conditions are?"
Under normal circumstances, voluntary surrender will naturally come with some conditions, such as protecting the interests of the nobles and protecting the lives of the tribesmen.
Therefore, this matter needs to be inquired by Li Shiqi, testing the other party's bottom line, and finally decided by the general.
Yaguda gritted his teeth and said something that surprised everyone.
"Our Xiu Mi Tribe surrenders to the Qin Dynasty without any conditions. All tribesmen are willing to be driven by the Emperor and General of the Qin Dynasty."
Unconditional surrender!
Whatever you do!
Everyone in the tent looked shocked.
The two Xihou sitting at the end of the tent looked at each other, wondering if Xiumi Xihou was crazy.
It's okay to surrender voluntarily with an army of 20,000 people. After all, the Qin army is really powerful and they can't win if they resist stubbornly.
But when Xumi Xihou still had a large army in his hands, how could he put forward some conditions to protect his wealth and power?
Unconditional surrender is equivalent to not even guaranteeing one's own life safety, wealth and status. This is too stupid to do.
On the main seat, Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes slightly.
He asked: "Hugh Mi Xi is willing to surrender to our Great Qin unconditionally?"
Yaguda trembled. Thinking of Sujatha's instructions to him before coming here, he bit the bullet and said: "Coming back to the general, our Jihou has led his guards south a few days ago and wants to return to Hexi. .”
"Now the Xiumi Department is headed by Sujiasha, the noble daughter of Kushan. She is willing to lead us to surrender to the Qin Dynasty and surrender to the superior general without any conditions."
Xiumi Xihou ran away!
Today's secret ministry is led by Sugatha!
This news made everyone in the tent look surprised.
Especially Guishuang Xihou looked confused.
He knew that his unfilial daughter who killed her brother had run away with Xiu Mihou, but he did not expect that Sujiasha would become the controller of the Xiu Mi Department, and now she wanted to surrender unconditionally to the Qin army.
"Idiot! At least do something good!"
Compared with the anger of Guishuang Jihou, Chen Ping, Li Shiqi and others frowned. The change of things was somewhat beyond their expectation.
Among the generals, Wang Li stood up excitedly, raised his hands and asked for orders: "General, Xiu Mihou fled south. The general is willing to lead his troops to chase him, capture him and return!"
Zhao Tuo shook his head and said: "There is a partial division of General Qiang Yu stationed in the south. I think we can block him. Don't bother General Wang about this matter."
Hearing Zhao Tuo mention Qiang Yu's name, Wang Li sat down angrily, thinking that his great success in capturing the Yuezhi Xihou would be wasted by Qiang Yu, and he felt a little unhappy.
He and others were fighting to the death with the main force of the Yuezhi on the grassland. He, Wang Li, guarded a car formation and fought a battle with the main force of the Kushan. In the end, he only made some small achievements.
Qiang Yu, on the other hand, had never fought a single battle in the south, yet he was able to gain the Yue clan's Xihou for nothing. What a big deal.
"I heard that Qiang Yu likes to drink during battles. If he can get drunk and cause trouble, it would be great if the Marquis of Ji can run away. I will personally capture him on the battlefield in the future."
Wang Li cursed viciously in his heart, venting his dissatisfaction.
After comforting Wang Li, Zhao Tuo's mind turned back to what Yaguda said.
It's Sugatha again!
As a woman from the Kushan tribe, she actually took over the Xiumi tribe after Xihou fled, and was finally able to unconditionally surrender to the Qin army on behalf of the Xiumi Yuezhi.
"interesting."
"This woman is quite capable."
Zhao Tuo secretly said in his heart.
He looked at the nervous Yaguda and said in a deep voice: "Since your Xiumi tribe is willing to surrender to our Great Qin unconditionally, then let Sujiasha bring the Xiumi Yuezhi's tribe here and surrender to the Great Qin. .”
