Fan Kuai and others were stunned when they heard Zhao Tuo's words.
General, what is the logic of this?
Li Shiqi, on the other hand, suppressed his laughter and translated the general's words to the Huns kneeling on the ground.
"Shall I let you cross the river?"
"Am I guilty?"
The hatred on the right general Yi Hanxie's face suddenly disappeared, his clenched teeth parted, and his mouth opened wide in shock.
He blushed and argued: "Why didn't I send someone to patrol? I clearly sent Ma Litai to go, but he must have been killed by you Qin people. You despicable Qin people won the battle. You can kill or behead me, but how can you frame and tease me at will?"
A Xiongnu Qianchang who was also captured next to him whispered: "General Right, when I left the camp, I seemed to see Ma Lihe leading his people to run eastward. He did not go out to patrol the river."
Yi Hanxie was stunned.
Li Shiqi translated these words into Qin language at the right time, making everyone laugh.
Zhao Tuo asked someone to ask if he had captured or killed the Hun nobleman Ma Lidi. The answer was that he had not seen it.
I think this guy took advantage of the chaos and ran out. After all, the Qin army was mainly blocking the north. This guy ran to the east, but he accidentally chose a way out.
Upon hearing the news that Ma Litan ran away, Yi Hanxie scolded: "This Ma Litan of Ye Ye must have disobeyed my order and did not go on patrol, so he allowed you Qin people to cross the river. Otherwise, where would we be?" How to be attacked so easily."
The Hun nobles also started to curse.
Chen Ping looked at this scene, shook his head and smiled secretly.
The general is really good at playing with people's hearts.
The Qin army crossed the river with more than 100,000 people, but the Huns here were only 5,000, so it didn't really matter whether there were patrols or not. They couldn't stop them anyway.
At most, someone gave Yi Hanxie and other Huns nobles a chance to escape after warning.
The reason why Zhao Tuo said this was most likely because he saw that Yi Hanxie and others were full of hatred and had the will to resist to the death, so he took the lead and disrupted the situation, which could eliminate the other party's resistance to the Qin army.
Sure enough, after such a fuss, the hatred of Yi Hanxie and all the nobles fell on Ma Lidan. Although the eyes looking at Qin Ren were still angry, they were no longer as determined as before.
"Where did Touman Chanyu take his people back? How many troops did he have? If he returned to Yinshan, would the various tribes gather together or separate? Did he explain his next plan to you before he left?"
Zhao Tuo spoke formally and asked what he wanted to know.
The right general of the Xiongnu was considered a senior general, and his value was higher than other prisoners, enough for him to put more thought into it.
However, the right general was also a man of character. Although most of his hatred was taken away by Ma Lida, he still had no intention of surrendering to the Qin army.
Yi Hanxie stiffened his neck and said: "You general of the Qin State, don't waste your breath. Even if you kill me or chop me today, I will not reveal any information to you!"
Zhao Tuo smiled and said: "Killing and slashing, how violent. This general never likes to use swords to subjugate people. Chen Sheng, please bring some water to this right general."
Two quarters of an hour later.
Chen Ping uncovered the water-soaked rag covering Yi Hanxie's face.
This cloth was torn from Yi Hanxie's clothes, and it had a strong smell. After adding water and putting it into his nose, it felt very exciting.
Therefore, the right general who had been "iron-hearted" just now screamed and told all the information about the Huns army in one breath.
"What a Touman, what a sinister and cunning prairie wolf, and he actually wants to take advantage of others."
Zhao Tuo couldn't help but cursed when he learned from Yihanxie's mouth that Touman Shanyu planned to sneak attack the Qin army after the transaction was completed.
Fortunately, he didn't plan to make a deal with the Huns. If he really acted as an honest man, he would definitely be eaten away by the Huns, the wolf of the prairie, leaving no bones left.
If you want to defeat the barbarians in the grassland, you have to be more cunning than them.
But this incident also reminded Zhao Tuo.
Touman Chanyu was able to unify the Xiongnu and establish a huge country. His ability should not be underestimated. This guy was not only cunning and dishonest, but also had a very strategic vision.
winter!
Touman Shanyu planned to use the coming cold winter to deal with the Qin army.
This made Zhao Tuo worried.
Because the news that the Qin army had crossed the river and was approaching Yinshan Mountain would definitely reach Touman Chanyu's ears soon.
At this time, Touman Shanyu had two choices. One was to gather troops and fight the Qin army decisively.
The other is to lead people to retreat to the north of Yinshan Mountain, face the Qin army's offensive and avoid fighting, and take advantage of the coming cold winter to drag the Qin army to death here.
The first choice was naturally what Zhao Tuo wanted. The two sides would have a hearty decisive battle and solve all the problems at once.
But the second option was a disaster for the Qin army.
And judging from Touman Shanyu's character, if he faced the Qin army's attack, if he was not sure of victory, he would definitely choose to retreat.
"No, I want to give Touman Chanyu the confidence to defeat me. I want to encourage him!"
Zhao Tuo squinted his eyes, thinking about how to give the Huns the confidence to defeat the Qin army.
The chess piece he buried in the Huns cannot be used. If he wants to influence Touman Shanyu, he can only write letters or messengers.
But with two consecutive night attacks, Touman Shanyu will definitely be suspicious of any letters from Zhao Tuo. If he sends an envoy, he may be killed before they meet, and the success rate is not high.
How to encourage Touman Shanyu to come to the decisive battle?
"General, I am willing to surrender to the Qin Dynasty and become Qin's eagle dog on the grassland. I also ask the General not to torture me anymore."
The right general Yi Hanxie knelt on the ground with tears in his nose and expressed his surrender to Zhao Tuo.
He had been tortured so much by the water torture just now. He felt that it was simply the most terrifying punishment in the world. He would rather surrender than suffer it a second time.
Zhao Tuo's eyes were attracted by him and fell on the right general who was willing to surrender.
Sending outsiders there would easily arouse Touman Shanyu's vigilance, but what if they were the Huns?
"Are you willing to surrender to our country, Qin?"
Yi Hanxie said without hesitation: "I do!"
"If I send you back to the court of Shanyu to be my traitor, will you be willing?"
Yi Hanxie was stunned and immediately replied: "I am willing! Whatever the general asks me to do, I, Yi Hanxie, will do it. Even if it means stabbing Man in the back with a knife, I will not hesitate!"
Facing Yi Hanxie's expression of loyalty, Zhao Tuo nodded and said: "Yes, it seems that the right general is a smart man."
Hearing this and seeing Zhao Tuo nodding, Yi Hanxie suddenly felt happy.
Then, he immediately heard Zhao Tuo's next words.
"Give our right general a few more waterboardings to ensure his loyalty."
Yi Hanxie was stunned.
Didn’t I already promise you, why are you still here?
Immediately afterwards, he heard the voice of the Qin people promising.
Yi Hanxie was so frightened that he screamed: "General, no, I am willing to be a general... wuwu..."
Looking at Yi Hanxie who was pushed to the ground by Fan Kuai, and then had his face covered by soldiers and poured water on him, struggling continuously, and the Hun noble next to him who was so frightened by this scene that his hands and feet were paralyzed.
Zhao Tuo showed a faint smile.
He said to Chen Ping: "Chen Sheng, when it is finished, I will tell the right general more about the benefits of joining our Qin State. If we go back and forth a few more times, we must ensure that he has no doubts about his loyalty to our Qin State." It’s the impurities that matter.”
Chen Ping looked at the smile on the general's face and felt his scalp numb. He hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Ping must make this right general become what the general wants."
"Um."
Zhao Tuo nodded with satisfaction.
Punish them with punishment, intimidate them, lure them with benefits, and threaten them with leverage.
Of course, the most important thing is to brainwash and control them mentally.
After a lot of trouble, the right general should be able to put it back.
Zhao Tuo raised his head, his eyes passing over the struggling right general on the ground, and finally looking towards the north.
That is the direction of Yinshan Mountain and where the Xiongnu Touman City is located.
"Da Shanyu, Da Shanyu, I will ask people to encourage you so that you can have the confidence to fight me fairly!"
"You and I, let's have a real showdown!"
