"This piece of water and soil is irrigated by the river, and it is indeed fertile. I heard that the river splits into two in the west, and one of them goes around from the north and flows under the Yin Mountain. The water and grass there are more luxuriant, and it is a good place for livestock raising. , is also the real home base of the Huns.”
The Qin envoy rode out from the Xiongnu camp. Li Shiqi looked at the surrounding pastures on his horse and praised the real estate here.
Although Qin Shihuang renamed the river "De Shui" to symbolize the auspiciousness of Qin's water, everyone still called out the weird name in official scenes.
As a native of Wei, Li Shiqi had witnessed the Qin army diverting water from the river to flood the beams. Naturally, he did not think that the river was virtuous, so he only called it by its original name in private.
Fan Kuai followed on horseback. He was not interested in what Li Sheqi said. He only asked in dialect: "What did you just say to those Huns? I think the great Chanyu was very happy in the end. Please also ask Let's drink and send gifts out of the camp."
Fan Kuai didn't understand the Xiongnu language, so he only saw Li Shiqi chatting a lot with the Xiongnu. Then the Xiongnu Chanyu's attitude changed, which made him very curious.
Li Shiqi smiled and said nothing, but pointed at the Xiongnu Zuuguduhou who led the troops to "escort" them away. Fan Kuai understood and knew that this matter was very important. Even talking in dialect was not safe, so he No more questions.
Half an hour later, they arrived at the bank of the river.
The Qin army boatman waiting on the other side immediately came over with his boat.
"Envoy, go slowly. I also ask the envoy to tell you, the general of Qin, that this time he must be sincere in the transaction and don't try any tricks like last time. We Huns will not be fooled a second time. "
Hu Yanzi spoke with a gloomy face. He had always been brooding over Li Shiqi's deception in Dai Di. Now that they were leaving, he couldn't help but threaten.
Li Shiqi laughed and said, "Brother Huyan, don't worry. I, Da Qin, have always been honest. We will pay whatever price we say. We will not increase the price on the spot like Da Danyu, which will ruin the business, hahaha."
With that said, Li Shiqi, Fan Kuai and others boarded the boat that came to pick him up and floated away on the river.
Hu Yanzi's face turned livid.
The Huns only remembered that the Qin people tore up the treaty and attacked at night, but they forgot about the deal that year. It was the Huns who were instigated by King Xi of Yan to increase the price before the battle.
"The people of Qin have always been cunning and just want to get it for nothing. Back then, even if the big seller didn't raise the price, the people of Qin would still choose to make a sneak attack, just like they are now clearly planning to evacuate south of the river, and they are trying to blackmail our cattle and sheep before leaving. , This is clear evidence of the treachery of the Qin people, bah, the Qin people are dishonest."
Hu Yanzi cursed a few words and felt that the Qin people were disgusting. He peed on the other side of the river before taking the people back.
The waves are rolling and the river is churning.
On the boat, Fan Kuai couldn't bear it anymore and asked Li Shiqi again what he had just said to the Huns.
Now that the boat was in the river, surrounded by his own people, Li Shiqi no longer concealed anything and explained the matter briefly.
"You sold them the land south of the river on behalf of the general? The Xiongnu Chanyu didn't agree because he thought the price was high, and in the end he only reached a deal to trade Xiongnu prisoners?"
Fan Kuai was dumbfounded and said: "Aren't we going to investigate the Huns' intelligence? Why did it turn into a transaction? And when did the general say that Henan was going to be sold to the Huns? There is also the matter of trading the Huns, you But you’re faking the general’s orders!”
Li Shiqi laughed and said, "You, Fan Kuai, are known as the enemies of a hundred men. You are the first to charge into battle, and you are extremely brave. In the past, you were able to capture Yuezhi's Marquis Xi from an army. Why are you so afraid today?"
Fan Kuai rolled his eyes, stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and muttered: "Can this be the same? You are making a deal with the Huns privately. This is illegal and will be punished by military law!"
Even though Fan Kuai has a rough personality and is not afraid of fighting, he still feels numb when he thinks of the punishment in the Qin army's military law for secretly colluding with the enemy behind the back of the general.
Li Shiqi wanted to remind him and said, "Let me ask you, did you ever fight with anyone when you were in Peixian County?"
Fan Kuai nodded: "Then he must have been beaten."
Li Shiqi asked again: "Then before you fight with someone, have you ever deceived the other person and launched a sneak attack while the other person was not paying attention?"
"Sneak attack?"
Fan Kuai's eyes widened, and he shook his big fist and said: "Why do you have to sneak attack and fight with someone? If I hit someone with my fist, the other person will fall down. It's not a problem to hit two or three at a time. I, Fan Kuai, only fight with my fists. Never do any sneak attacks."
Li Shiqi's face twitched, he looked at Fan Kuai's tall and burly body, full of muscles, shook his head, too lazy to say anything more.
"You, you, you should read more about the art of war."
"It's important to be brave for a general, but you also need to be proficient in knowing how to use troops. When you meet the general, you will know what the purpose of my deal with the Huns is!"
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"What a Gao Yang Lisheng, he was able to play with the Xiongnu Shanyu in the palm of his hand with just one tongue. From my point of view, Mr. Gao Yang's debating skills are not inferior to those of Su Qin and Zhang Yi in the past. "
In the commander's tent of the Qin army on the south bank of the river, General Zhao Tuo held up his palms and praised, nodding his head.
Li Shiqi smiled and said: "This is all because of the general's trust. If there was no general, how could I be able to travel freely in the Huns camp?"
At this moment, the tent was filled with talented people under Zhao Tuo's command. Everyone was either thoughtful or doubtful.
Fan Kuai and others vaguely knew that Li Shiqi had made great contributions during this mission, but the specific circumstances were not clear.
Zhao Tuo glanced at it and understood.
Although Fan Kuai has the potential to be a general, his military career is short after all. The former dog-slaughterer has more than enough courage but lacks strategy. As a general, Su Ran is considered good if he can memorize the laws and rules of generals. Naturally, he has not read a few military books, so it is normal for him to have some shortcomings.
His eyes fell on Cao Shen, who was in charge of the guard.
Cao Shen's current title and credit are not as good as those of Fan Kuai, but he is from a wealthy family, can read and write, understand the law and reason, and he is quite motivated after joining the army.
I heard from Xiao He that Cao Shen often read military books. Now that he was looking thoughtful, he thought he could see a little deeper.
Zhao Tuo was interested in taking the exam, so he called Cao Shen's name and asked: "General Cao Bai, does he know that Mr. Li's entry into the Xiongnu camp will help the future war situation?"
Cao Shen was called upon by the general. When he saw all the generals and counselors in the tent, they all looked at him. His heart skipped a beat and he became a little excited.
He knew that this was the general's examination, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "General, from what Cao Shen has seen, Mr. Li's transaction with the Huns this time is exactly what Sun Tzu Wu said: Soldiers are crafty. also."
"Our army is gathered on the south side of the river and we want to attack the Huns from the north. The Huns will definitely be prepared and make it difficult for our army to cross the river."
"But Mr. Li's trip made the Huns think that our Qin army had no intention of crossing the river, but came here just to pursue the Yuezhi, and used the excuse of transaction to make them think that they should relax their guard."
"When our army suddenly crosses the river and launches an attack, the Huns will be unprepared and will be at a loss. In this way, our army will be able to take advantage of the first attack."
"This is exactly what the art of war says: show your inability to use it when you are able, show it when you are using it, show it is far away, show it when it is far, show it is close. Use it to lure it with advantage, and take it with chaos... Attack it when it is unprepared, and surprise it by surprise. also!"
Cao Shen expressed his views in a clear voice, making all the generals in the tent nod their heads.
Even Fan Kuai suddenly realized it and muttered: "It turned out to be a lie to the Huns. No wonder he told me about a sneak attack on the ship."
Zhao Tuo glanced at Cao Shen with satisfaction.
Xin Dao said that this person is really good. This battle with the Huns will give him more opportunities to make meritorious deeds. When he grows up in the future, he will also be a good general of the Qin Dynasty.
However, Cao Shen's answer did not fully express what Zhao Tuo was thinking. He turned to look at Chen Ping and said with a smile, "Chen Sheng, may you have anything to add?"
Chen Ping thought for a while, then raised his hands and said, "What General Cao Bai just said is true. Mr. Li's move can paralyze the Huns and show them that they will not attack if they want to attack them. This will give our army the advantage to cross the river and attack first."
"In addition, Mr. Li entered the Xiongnu camp and confirmed the intelligence of Sujiasha and other Yuezhi people, and confirmed that they were accepted by the Xiongnu and did not betray our army. This way, our army can fight with peace of mind and make the plan of internal and external cooperation go smoothly. Implement.”
"In addition, the information of people such as Zuogu Li King Wu Luxu and others is also very important and may be used in the future."
"Well, Chen Sheng is right."
Zhao Tuo nodded.
Cao Shen looked at the matter from a combat perspective, while Chen Ping looked at it from an intelligence perspective.
The two combined together were Li Shiqi's gains from this mission to the Huns camp.
This mission not only explored the internal intelligence of the Xiongnu, but also used Henan and Xiongnu prisoners as bait, successfully captivating the eyes of the Xiongnu prairie wolf and lowering its defenses against the Qin army.
"If we can successfully defeat the Xiongnu this time, Mr. Li will take great credit for it."
Zhao Tuo made a promise to Li Shiqi.
Li Shiqi stroked his beard and smiled: "Thank you, General. But the success this time is thanks to the great chanyu. I guess he is still happy about the upcoming withdrawal of our army, hehe."
Zhao Tuo smiled and turned to look outside the tent.
To the north is the flowing river.
A large-scale Qin army boat division is coming from the direction of Helan.
When the boat master arrived, it was time for the Qin army to launch a fierce offensive.
(End of chapter)
