General Qin

"The Ministry of Secrets sent an envoy to visit me?"

Zhao Tuo looked at Li Shiqi who came to report, and was slightly taken aback, then the corners of his mouth curled up.

Li Shiqi cupped his hands and smiled: "Congratulations, General, it seems that our strategy has succeeded. Xiumi Yuezhi has a heart of submission. After surrendering them this time, there are two examples of Guishuang and Xiumi. When our army attacks Hexi in the future, it will save a lot of effort."

Chen Ping, who was reporting to Zhao Tuo about the formation of the cavalry in his tent, stood up excitedly when he heard the news.

He said: "General, there are at least 20,000 young and strong in the Xiumi Department. After they surrender, they can be dealt with in the same way as the Guishuang Department, so that these Xiumi Yuezhi can also be used by our Great Qin."

"In this way, with the addition of Guishuang and Xiumi, our army can have 40,000 more grassland cavalry!"

Forty thousand cavalry!

Moreover, they are all grassland people who are skilled in horse bows and horses.

A look of anticipation appeared in Zhao Tuo's eyes.

After he won the Battle of Helan, he didn't immediately send troops north to attack the lingering Xiumi Yuezhi. Apart from dealing with the affairs of the Guishuang Ministry, he had this idea of ​​subduing him.

Of the three Yuezhi tribes in Henan, the Xiumi tribe is the best preserved. In two consecutive battles, they basically did not hurt their muscles and bones. There are at least 20,000 soldiers capable of fighting.

Although Zhao Tuo is sure of victory, the so-called Art of War: A soldier who defeats others without fighting is a good man.

If you start a war, you will die, and regardless of whether you win or lose, you will weaken your own strength. Submitting the enemy without fighting is the best policy pursued by military strategists.

Therefore, Zhao Tuo garrisoned his troops and used the large army as a deterrent, and at the same time released the news of the surrender, just to create a momentum.

Give the opponent a chance to surrender.

The Xiumi Department was defeated by the Qin army, its morale was low, and it was surrounded by the Qin army from north to south. Everyone was in panic, and there was basically no possibility of victory. After hearing the news of Zhao Tuo's release, the possibility of surrender is still very high.

Now that they sent envoys, they fell into the scheme of Zhao Tuo and his advisers.

"Take it to the big tent, and let Guishuang and the two Xihous of Shuangmi come here together."

Zhao Tuo spoke lightly, got up and walked towards the big tent.

This time the envoy sent by the Ministry of Secrets was an acquaintance, that is, Yaguda who went to Seine with Su Jiasha last time.

On the way here, he had already seen the continuous scene of the Qin army's tents, and he felt timid in his heart.

When Ya Guda walked to the tent of the commander of the Qin army, he saw hundreds of tall Qin soldiers in full body armor standing here.

Holding a sharp spear in his hand, Qin Zuo stared at him with indifferent eyes.

Especially the mighty Qin man with a swallow jaw and a tiger beard at the head, who was staring at Ya Guda with copper bell-sized eyes, seeing him looking over, the Qin man grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

Ya Guda was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground, but Li Shiqi, who came to guide him, stretched out his hand to support him, and comforted him: "Be careful, envoy, don't break your bones here, then you won't be injured." alright."

"Thank you very much."

Ya Guda showed an awkward smile, and walked into the tent under Li Shiqi's guidance.

Before he went in, he heard the tall Qin man regretting to the Qin man next to him: "Brother Cao, if the Yue family from the Xiumi Department surrendered to the general, it would be too boring. I haven't killed enough yet." , it would be great if I could fight one more time, this time I will definitely be able to capture that Marquis of Xiu Mi on the battlefield!"

Another person said with a smile: "Brother Fan, why are you so greedy? You have already captured the Marquis of Guishuang, and now I am envious of being promoted to be a Duke. Cheng, or the fifth doctor, tsk tsk."

Hearing the conversation between the two Qin people who opened their mouths to capture Xihou, Ya Guda's body trembled unconsciously.

But after he entered the account, the uneasiness in his heart dissipated a lot, because as soon as he entered the account, he saw Guishuang Xihou and Shuangmi Xihou.

The two Xihou of the Yue family seemed to be in good spirits, and they were arranged to sit at the end of the tent.

Seeing Ya Guda coming in, the two of them showed him an ugly smile, which made Ya Guda feel a lot more at ease.

But then, he showed a look of astonishment.

Because the person sitting in the middle of the Qin army's big tent was not the general Qin he saw last time, but the "Chen Ping" that Su Jiasha asked before leaving.

Yaguda is old and experienced, so he reacted immediately.

He rushed to the ground and kowtowed to Zhao Tuo, who was sitting in the upper position: "The great general Qin, your humble servant Ya Guda, on behalf of the people of the Xiumi tribe, came to express his submission to you, The Great Qin Emperor and the General offer our loyalty."

"The members of the Xiumi tribe are willing to become the eagle dogs of the Great Qin, and let the Emperor of Great Qin and the general drive them."

Hearing this, Wang Li, Sima Liang and other generals in the tent showed disappointment.

The surrender of the secret department means that they will not be able to obtain military merits in a short period of time, whether it is decapitation or captives. This is a very bad thing for generals who are dedicated to making meritorious deeds on the battlefield. .

Compared to the disappointed generals, Li Shiqi and Chen Ping's counselors were delighted.

As civil servants, it is naturally impossible for them to behead and kill the enemy, and the credit for being promoted is based on the effect of their advice and suggestions.

The surrender of the Secret Service is now a great achievement for those who participated in it. Chen Ping can at least use this credit to advance to a higher level.

Zhao Tuo saw the expressions of the counselors and generals in the tent, smiled faintly, and his eyes fell on the secret envoy who was lying on the ground.

This guy's lines are too slick, and he has practiced many times on the road as soon as he saw it, which proves that the secret department really intends to surrender.

Zhao Tuo glanced at Li Shiqi.

Li Shiqi understood, and asked, "It's a good thing if your Secret Ministry wants to surrender to us, Daqin. I don't know what conditions are there?"

Under normal circumstances, voluntary surrender would naturally come with some conditions attached, such as protecting the interests of the nobles and protecting the lives of the clansmen.

Therefore, Li Shiqi needed to inquire about this matter, test the opponent's bottom line, and finally the general made a decision.

Ya Guda gritted his teeth and said something that surprised everyone.

"Our Xiumi Department surrendered to Daqin without any conditions. All clansmen are willing to be driven by the Emperor of Daqin and the general."

Surrender unconditionally!

Do whatever you want!

Everyone in the tent showed astonishment.

The two Xihou sitting at the end of the tent looked at each other, wondering whether Xiumi Xihou was crazy.

It doesn't matter if you surrender voluntarily with an army of 20,000. After all, the Qin army is really powerful, and you can't win if you resist stubbornly.

But when the Marquis of Xiumi still has a large army in his hands, how can he put forward some conditions to protect his wealth and power.

Unconditional surrender is equivalent to not even guaranteeing one's own life safety and wealth status. It is too stupid to do this.

On the main seat, Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes slightly.

He opened his mouth and asked, "Xiu Mixihou is willing to surrender to my Great Qin unconditionally?"

Ya Guda's body trembled. Thinking of Su Jiasha's instructions to him before coming here, he said bravely: "If you go back to the general, a few days ago, my subordinate Xihou led his personal guards to go south and wanted to return to Hexi. .”

"Now the Ministry of Secrets is headed by Guishuang's noble daughter Su Jiasha. She is willing to lead us to surrender to Daqin and General Shang without any conditions."

Humi Xihou ran away!

Today's Hidden Department is led by Su Jiasha!

This news surprised everyone in the tent.

Especially Guishuang Xihou's expression was bewildered.

He knew that his brother-killing, unfilial daughter ran away with Marquis Xiumi, but he never thought that Su Jiasha would become the controller of the Xiumi Ministry, and now he would surrender unconditionally to the Qin army.

"Idiot! At least get some benefits!"

Compared with Guishuang Xihou's anger, Chen Ping, Li Shiqi and the others frowned. The change of things was somewhat unexpected.

Among the generals, Wang Li stood up excitedly, cupped his hands and begged for his orders: "General, Marquis Xiu Mixi went south and fled, and the last general is willing to lead his troops to chase after him and capture him back!"

Zhao Tuo shook his head and said: "There is General Qiang Li's partial division stationed in the south, I think it can stop him, so don't bother General Wang with this matter."

Hearing Zhao Tuo mention Qiang Li's name, Wang Li sat down resentfully, thinking to himself that this great achievement of capturing Yueshi Xihou would be forfeited by Qiang Li, he felt a little unhappy.

He and others fought life and death with the main force of the Yue clan in the grassland, while Wang Li guarded a chariot formation and fought a battle with the main force of Guishuang, but in the end he only made some small achievements.

And Qiang Yan hadn't even fought a single battle in the south, but he was able to pick up Marquis Xi of the Yue family for nothing, what a deal.

"I heard that Qiang Yan likes to drink in battle. If he can get drunk and miss the job, let Na Xihou run away. I will personally capture him back on the battlefield in the future."

Wang Li cursed viciously in his heart, venting his dissatisfaction.

After appeasing Wang Li, Zhao Tuo's mind turned back to what Ya Guda said.

It's Su Jiasha again!

As a woman from the Guishuang tribe, she took over the Xiumi tribe where Xihou fled, and finally surrendered unconditionally to the Qin army on behalf of the Xiumi Yue clan.

"interesting."

"This woman is quite capable."

Zhao Tuo whispered in his heart.

He looked at the nervous Yaguda, and said in a deep voice: "Since your Xiumi Ministry is willing to surrender to Daqin unconditionally, then let Su Jiasha bring the tribe of Xiumi Yueshi here to surrender to Daqin .”