General Qin

In Zhencheng City, in a luxurious mansion.

The chief general of the 100,000 Qi Army, Grand Sima Tianchong of the Qi State, was reclining on a comfortable soft couch.

Two beautiful women, barefoot and wearing light green silk clothes, knelt beside the couch, stretching out their hands to rub Tian Chong's legs and feet.

In the house, the fragrant wind blows and the spring is pleasant.

Tian Chong turned a blind eye to them, his eyes only focused on the scrolls of military books in his hand.

"Thus, those who make good use of soldiers should subdue their soldiers instead of fighting, uproot their cities instead of attacking them, and destroy their country instead of lasting. The method of attack is also."

Tian Chong shook his head, and after finishing his sentence, he looked at the two beautiful women who were pinching his legs and feet, and shouted, "Do you know what this means?"

"I don't know, please ask the general to clarify."

The two women looked at each other with puzzled faces, asking Tian Chong to explain.

Tian Chong laughed, stretched out his hand to caress his beard and said with a smile: "My little girl, if you don't understand, it's right. This is the way to seek the country and seek the army."

"What is a good fighter? It doesn't mean that you kill more enemies on the battlefield, but you are a good fighter when you defeat many enemies. A real good fighter is a soldier who can defeat others without fighting, and wins the war without a single soldier."

The two women tried their best to keep their eyes wide open, pretending to be curious, and listened to Tian Da Sima's lecture on the art of war.

Tian Chong became more proud and began to talk about examples of war.

"Look at the Qin general Zhao Tuo who was sent by Wang Jian to reinforce Dongjun this time."

"Last year, he fought against the Chu army by the bank of Sishui. It was ridiculous that he acted against the law of war. He should have died in that battle. It turned out that he was lucky, and the Chu general he met was an incompetent man. , fell into his tricks, and only then did he win that big victory."

"If I were the Zuo Sima of the Chu State, I would never fight against Zhao Tuo's back-to-back soldiers. If I have an advantage in troops and can get supplies from the rear city, I will encircle them instead of attacking them."

"In this way, even if Zhao Tuo's soldiers and horses are good at fighting, and they are protected by chariot formations, so what?"

"The Qin army has no supplies at all in Surabaya, and there is no way out. Relying on the superior force, I set up a strong bow and crossbow to fight against each other. When the Qin army can't hold it anymore, they have no choice but to fight out."

"At that time, when I give an order, ten thousand arrows will be fired, and then the soldiers who have rested enough energy will rush forward, and they will definitely defeat the Qin army and decapitate Zhao Tuo."

"As for Zhao Tuo's ambushes in the rear, only fools like Zhaoping would fall for it."

"If I were to come, I would spread scouts and sentry cavalry widely, so that there would be no trace of the enemy within ten miles. Such a cautious way, could be broken by a mere thousand ambush soldiers. Therefore, Zhaoping's defeat is really ridiculous."

At the end, Tian Chong couldn't help sighing: "It's a pity that I was not the general at the time, otherwise An would make Zhu Zi famous!"

Tian Chong was very sorry, and felt that if he played, he would definitely do better than Zhaoping.

The two women "suddenly realized", they bowed their heads together and said: "The Da Sima has a profound art of war, and he uses soldiers like a god, so Zhao Tuo Shuzi is definitely not the Da Sima's opponent."

Hearing this flattery, Tian Chong laughed, and said complacently: "That's natural. You see, I stationed troops on the border of Qi and Qin this time. I showed my troops and did not attack. I didn't need a single soldier to frighten those Qin soldiers." People were trembling with trepidation. This forced Wang Jian to call Zhao Tuo in a hurry, which weakened the strength of the Qin army in Huaibei and gave the Chu people a greater chance of victory. What is this called?

While Tian Chong was bragging, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door.

Immediately afterwards, Zou Yang, Tian Chong's confidant, asked for instructions outside, and after getting permission, he hurried into the house, not even taking off his shoes in excitement.

"Why are you so panicked?"

Tian Chong glanced at the stained shoes on Zou Yang's feet, and couldn't help frowning slightly.

He Tian Da Sima is also a fastidious person.

Fortunately, the news brought by Zou Yang was enough to relieve Tian Chong's unhappiness.

"Reporting to the Great Sima, today Qin general Zhao Tuo led his troops to Puyang, but when he dismounted, the horse was frightened and fell off the horse in public! Now life and death are unknown, and the whole city of Puyang is in chaos!"

"Zhao Tuo fell from the horse?"

Tian Chong was stunned for a moment, and then laughed loudly: "I let Zhao Tuo fall to the ground before I sent a single soldier, and let Qin Guoping lose a general in vain. Is this not a soldier who surrendered without fighting?"

"If I had listened to what the people from the Four Kingdoms said and sent troops to attack Qin, how could Zhao Tuo fall from his horse today?"

...

"Zhao Tuo fell off the horse?"

In a camp outside Zhencheng.

The heroes of the Four Kingdoms gathered here were all surprised when they heard the news.

They are no strangers to Zhao Tuo's reputation.

After Zhao Tuo came out of Fengpei last year, Qin Guoguan conveniently promoted him as a hero, so as to cover up Li Xin's disastrous defeat and boost the confidence of the Qin people.

Therefore, the name of Zhao Tuo quickly spread throughout the world in a short period of time, not only in Qin State, but also in Chu State and Qi State. Everyone knows that Zhao Tuo is the hottest hero in Qin State today general.

Of course, in addition to the outstanding record, the most surprising thing is Zhao Tuo's age.

It is said that this person is only seventeen years old this year, and he is really a well-deserved young hero. All the people from the Four Kingdoms who are enemies of Qin regard Zhao Tuo as a stumbling block on their way to restore the country, and they are quite concerned about him.

When they heard that Wang Jian sent Zhao Tuo to bring 20,000 troops to Dongjun, these people were still worried, annoyed that Tian Chong refused to listen to the advice to attack Dongjun as soon as possible, and insisted on waiting for Zhao Tuo to come. It's hard to do it.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Tuo, the general of the Qin Dynasty, who they regarded as a confidant, fell off his horse today, which is really surprising.

"Great, Zhao Tuo fell off the horse, and the Qin army in Puyang must be in disarray. It's time for the Qi army to take the initiative to attack."

"Let's go and persuade Tian Chong to seize this opportunity. Not only will we be able to take down Puyang and defeat the Qin army this time, maybe we can also behead Zhao Tuo here and get rid of a future disaster for us!"

Gongsun Xin was overjoyed as soon as he took the case.

Many people in the tent nodded in agreement. If Zhao Tuo could be killed, it would be a happy event.

Zhang Liang shook his head and said, "Gongsun Xiao'an, although the Qin general Zhao Tuo's fall from the horse this time can damage the morale of the Qin army, the Qin army will definitely be more vigilant and must spread out sentry cavalry to prevent the Qi army from attacking. Raids are not easy."

"Although Zhao Tuo fell off his horse, the 20,000 Qin troops supporting Dongjun are real. Puyang's defensive strength will only be more than before, and it will never be less than before. The Dongjun Commander Tu Sui is not mediocre either. This time is not the time for the Qi army to attack. What's more..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Liang's eyes flashed brightly, and he whispered: "Don't you guys think that the timing of Zhao Tuo's fall from the horse is too coincidental? He fell from the horse as soon as he arrived in Dongjun, or he fell from the horse in public. Maybe this is Its trick to lure the enemy is to lure the Qi army to attack, so that they can take advantage of the opportunity to ambush them!"

"No way? Then Zhao Tuo is so insidious?" Gongsun Xin blinked.

"It's very possible. As far as I know, this Zhao Tuo is good at tricks. He used to use tricks when he was in Wei."

"Last year when Li Xin attacked Chu, Zhao Tuo fought for thousands of miles. He often used tricks along the way. In Pengcheng, he even used traitors to ambush and kill Chu general Qu Song. The battle by the Sishui bank also laid an ambush in advance, so that Chu could be defeated. From this point of view, Zhao Tuo pretended to fall off his horse, wanted to lure the Qi army to attack with tricks, and then laid an ambush halfway, which is very in line with his character."

In the tent, Chen Yu, who was wearing a Confucian uniform, said that after he learned that the Qin general who killed Zhang Er was Zhao Tuo, he specially studied the opponent's commonly used combat tactics in the Wei and Chu wars, so he could see the fall at a glance. The strangeness of the horse.

Zhang Liang glanced at Chen Yu approvingly, nodded and said: "Chen Jun is right, so we must not act rashly when Zhao Tuo fell off his horse, let alone persuade Tian Chong to attack rashly and lay in ambush against the Qin army. It’s better to send someone to investigate the situation first.”

"Well, Zhang Jun and Chen Jun are far-reaching, I admire them."

Seeing that Zhang Liang and Chen Yu both said the same thing, everyone in the tent nodded in agreement, suppressing their intention of persuading the Qi army to attack.

...

In Puyang City, in a simple and solemn mansion.

Two Qin generals were sitting by the desk, drinking with wine.

One of them was about forty years old, tall and majestic, with a Chinese character face and big saber eyebrows. He was Dongjun County Wei Tu Sui.

Compared to Tu Sui, the other person was a handsome young man. It was the Qin General Zhao Tuo who fell off his horse outside Puyang City two days ago.

It's just that Zhao Tuo's demeanor is calm now, and he can move freely with his gestures. He doesn't look like he has fallen from a horse.

"A Tuo, A Tuo, I think your strategy of falling from a horse to lure the enemy is useless. That Tian Chong will not come out until the general and the Chu army decide the outcome. If you want to ambush him, Difficult."

Tu Sui shook his head and said, he picked up the wine and drank it down in one gulp, the muddy wine was flowing on his big beard, looking bold.

Although Tu Sui now only has the title of You Shuchang, which is two full ranks behind Zhao Tuo, he has no sense of restraint in the face of his former little brother, and still affectionately calls him "A Tuo".

Naturally, Zhao Tuo will not forget his old relationship as soon as he succeeds, and he still treats Tu Sui as brothers.

"Brother Tu, don't worry. I didn't expect that a falling horse would cause the Qi army to move rashly. This is just a foreshadowing. If there is no falling horse, An Neng can make the next move. Brother Tu just wait for the good show to begin." .”

Zhao Tuo smiled.

On the second day.

Qin general Zhao Tuo wrote a silk letter, signed horses, different brocades, wine gifts, etc., and sent envoys to Zhencheng to ask to see Qi State Grand Sima Tianchong...

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