"General, our cavalry has explored the rivers on both sides of the plain here. Most of the Hu people here have fled north. A few Rong tribes are willing to surrender to our army and pay tribute to their cattle and sheep. I just ask them to continue grazing here."
"Well, these barbarians are still aware of current affairs. This matter is settled, but let them move to both sides and stay away from our Qin army within a hundred miles to ensure that my retreat is clear."
Zhao Tuo said, "The plain enclosed by these two rivers is lush and fertile." In addition to the Xiongnu, there are also many Rong tribes living here.
Just like Lou Fan, Lin Hu, and Aries in the past, they have all kinds of strange names. The tribe has a small number of people, and they are basically enslaved by the Xiongnu.
These Rong people would regularly pay cattle and sheep to the Xiongnu and let them plunder them. Because they were too weak, no matter how unconvinced they were, they could only bow their heads and surrender in the face of the powerful and brutal Xiongnu.
Now the Qin army came here to drive out the Xiongnu and occupy the wilderness surrounded by the river.
This made some Rong tribes feel scared and fled north, continuing to seek refuge with the Huns as slaves.
But there are also some tribes who are brave enough to contact the Qin people, or they are reluctant to part with the lush pastures here and are willing to join the Qin army.
Being treated as a dog to the Huns is a dog, and being treated as a dog to the Qin people is also a dog. As long as you can continue to live, it will be the same no matter who you surrender to.
Zhao Tuo always treated these surrendered soldiers with a lenient attitude.
In his opinion, when the Qin army defeated the Xiongnu, these Rong people could set an example and recruit other tribes.
If you want to establish a stable rule outside the Great Wall, in addition to beating wild wolves with sticks, you must also recruit more loyal dogs to guard the gates.
"Calculating the time, it should be almost done."
Zhao Tuo secretly said that under his deliberate orders, the Qin army was not advancing fast. It had already been a few days since they crossed the river on a moonlit night and raided the right general. I think the Xiongnu had already received the news and had taken corresponding measures. .
The bait has been thrown out.
I just don’t know if the cunning prairie wolf king will get into the trap that has been set.
Such worries were eliminated under the telescope in Zhao Tuo's hand when the Qin army arrived on the south bank of the Beihe River.
"Da Shanyu, you still took the bait."
Zhao Tuo was riding on the horse, with his back straight, one eye closed, and the other eye staring at the telescope in his hand.
Through the crystal-polished lenses, he could see the scene thousands of meters away on the other side of the North River.
The telescope in Zhao Tuo's hand, after simple experiments and calculations, is probably close to the ten-fold telescope of later generations.
This means that the object you are viewing can be brought ten times closer.
Therefore, the human figures that could only be seen with the naked eye in the distance appeared very clearly in Zhao Tuo's telescope. He could clearly see that they were Hun cavalry wearing felt hats.
As the telescope moved, Zhao Tuo found several special characters among these Huns cavalry.
Because of the distance, I couldn't see the person's face clearly, but my clothes and appearance were still easy to distinguish.
Zhao Tuo first located the body of a woman. The familiar figure and dress made it easy for him to recognize that it was Sujatha.
Then he saw the right general nearby. This man had special accessories on his clothes so that he could be easily identified.
The presence of these two people means that the secret laid by Zhao Tuo has not been leaked, and it also means that the plan is proceeding smoothly.
Zhao Tuo noticed that among the Xiongnu nobles, there was a tall man wearing a wolf skin coat, who was looking at the situation near Beihe from a distance.
Without guessing, Zhao Tuo knew that this man was Gutu Chanyu, the supporter of the Huns, and the target of his campaign.
"Next time, I have to ask the young master to study a telescope with at least twenty times power. If he zooms in a little closer, he can see his appearance clearly."
Zhao Tuo muttered, thinking greedily.
However, a ten-fold telescope is enough on this grassland to gain a decisive advantage in the war.
The discovery of the Xiongnu Chanyu's appearance meant that his plan could be put on the agenda.
He called Xiao He and asked: "Xiao Changshi, are our army's boat masters in place?"
Xiao He replied: "General, the boat master has stopped upstream. We only need to wait for the general to give the order. We can go down the river in half a day."
Zhao Tuo asked again: "Are you ready for what I want?"
Xiao He said: "The boat division has been loaded with hundreds of Wugang chariots and hundreds of crossbows. In the past few days, the Japanese army has selected 5,000 brave men. Spears, hammers, arrows and other weapons are also ready. King General Li trained them.”
Zhao Tuo nodded and said: "Very good, let the scouts find a place to cross the river along the river bank. We must allow our army to form a formation on the north bank."
"only."
Xiao He took the order and went down to make arrangements.
Before leaving, he looked at Zhao Tuo with some awe.
Xiao He was not good at military affairs, but Zhao Tuo's arrangement still made him feel a little cold.
It would be terrible to be the enemy of the general.
Zhao Tuo didn't notice Xiao He's gaze, but turned his head to look at the north bank of the river, peeking at the Huns' movements again.
"Attack halfway across. This is a good opportunity to eliminate our army."
"Da Chanyu, you must not miss it."
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"The Qin army is indeed very numerous. They have powerful crossbows and advanced equipment. They are very difficult to defeat in a head-on confrontation, especially that little brat Zhao Tuo... Yi Hanxie was right, he used a half-crossing attack to deal with the Qin people!"
Touman Chanyu looked into the distance.
On the other side of the North River, he saw black Qin flags fluttering in the wind. This scene made him feel inexplicably afraid.
In addition to the combat effectiveness of the Qin army, the Qin commander named Zhao Tuo was the reason that Touman Chanyu was truly afraid.
Although Zhao Tuo, this little wolf cub, has never met him once, he has lied to him time and time again. The battle of Daidi in the past two years was the pain of Touman Shanyu's life.
Now that Zhao Tuo has reached the grassland, Touman Shanyu is already very cautious, but he is still being fooled by him again.
Although the loss was not big, it left a shadow in Touman Shanyu's heart. He felt that Zhao Tuo was too ill-intentioned and would be fooled by him if he was not careful.
Therefore, it is better to block the Qin army on the south bank of the river. Attacking halfway across the river is a good choice.
"Da Chanyu, our people discovered the Qin army's boatmen in the upper reaches of the Beihe River. They were very numerous. I think they relied on these boats to cross the river before. This time they asked the boatmen to sail from the river to Beihe. They must still have to Use these boats to cross the river.”
"I have asked the cavalry to monitor the movements of the Qin Army's boat division along the river day and night. As long as they make any move, we will find it immediately!"
Hu Yanzi rode over and reported that the Xiongnu cavalry were all along the Beihe River. Once there was any trouble in the Qin army, they would never escape their eyes.
Touman Shanyu nodded with satisfaction. The river in front of him made him feel a little relieved.
Even thinking about the effect of the "half-crossing attack" he had deduced, he had a faint expectation. He hoped that Zhao Tuo would start crossing the river earlier, and he would give the opponent a head-on blow!
Zhao Tuo did not keep Touman Shanyu waiting for a long time.
On the second day, the patrolling Huns cavalry discovered that the Qin army's boat division in the upper reaches of the Beihe River had moved.
These ships with black flags sailed down the river and arrived at the main force of the Qin army.
Then you can see the Qin army on the other side beginning to board the ship one after another.
The Qin army begins to cross the river!
(End of chapter)
