General Qin

"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 tribes of Rong people are willing to surrender to our army. They just want to let them continue to graze here."

"Well, some of these barbarians are still knowledgeable about current affairs. That's okay, but let them move to the two sides, and don't come close to me within a hundred miles of the Qin army, so as to ensure that my back is safe."

Zhao Tuo said, the plain surrounded by these two rivers is lush and fertile. In addition to the Huns, there are many Rong tribes living here.

Just like Loufan, Linhu, and Baiyang before, they have all kinds of strange names, the tribe is small, and they are basically enslaved by the Huns.

These Rong people would regularly pay cattle and sheep to the Xiongnu, and let the Xiongnu plunder them. Because they were too weak, even if they were not convinced, they could only bow their heads and submit to the powerful and brutal Xiongnu.

Now the Qin army has come here to drive out the Xiongnu and occupy the wilderness surrounded by the great river.

This made some Rong tribes feel scared and fled north, and continued to join the Xiongnu as slaves.

But there are also some tribes who are quite courageous and want 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 a dog to the Huns is a dog, and being a dog to the Qin people is also a dog. As long as you can continue to live, it doesn't matter who you take refuge in.

Zhao Tuo has always been lenient towards these surrendered Rong people.

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 clubs, you must also hire more loyal dogs to watch the gate.

"Calculating the time, it should be almost the same."

Zhao Tuo secretly said that under his deliberate order, the advance speed of the Qin army was not fast. Now it has been away from Yue Ye to sneak across the river, and it has been several days since the raid on the right general. The Xiongnu had already received the news and made corresponding measures. .

The bait has been thrown out.

It's just that I don't know if the cunning prairie wolf king will get into this well-arranged trap.

Such worries disappeared under the binoculars in Zhao Tuo's hands when the Qin army arrived at the south bank of the Beihe River.

"Da Chanyu, you're still hooked."

Zhao Tuo was riding on the horse, with his back straight, one eye closed, and the other staring at the binoculars in his hand.

Through the lens polished by crystal, he can see the scene thousands of meters away on the other side of the North River.

The telescope in Zhao Tuo's hand, after a simple test and calculation, is probably close to the ten-fold telescope of later generations.

This means that the object being viewed can be zoomed in ten times closer.

Therefore, the figures that can only be seen with the naked eye in the distance are very clear in Zhao Tuo's binoculars. He can clearly see that they are Huns cavalry wearing felt hats.

With the movement of the telescope, Zhao Tuo found several special characters among these Huns cavalry.

Because of the distance, people's faces cannot be seen clearly, but the clothes and outfits on their bodies are still easy to distinguish.

Zhao Tuo first located a woman's body, and the familiar figure and dress made it easy for him to recognize that it was Su Jiasha.

Then I saw the nearby general on the right, who had special ornaments on his clothes for easy identification.

The presence of these two people means that Zhao Tuo's plan has not been leaked, and it also means that the plan is progressing smoothly.

Zhao Tuo noticed that in the center of those Xiongnu nobles, surrounded by a tall man in a wolf fur coat, he was looking at the situation near Beihe from a long distance away.

No need to guess randomly, Zhao Tuo knew that this person was Gu Tu Shanyu, the supporter of the Huns, and he was also the target of his campaign.

"Next time, Shaofu has to study a telescope with at least 20 magnifications. If you zoom in a little closer, you can see his appearance clearly."

Zhao Tuo muttered, thinking greedily.

However, ten times the telescope is enough to be used on this grassland, and it can gain a decisive advantage in the war.

The discovery of the Xiongnu Shanyu's appearance means that his plan can be put on the agenda.

He called Xiao He and asked, "Xiao Changshi, is the boat division of our army in place?"

Xiao He replied: "General, the boat division has already stopped at the upper reaches, and it will be able to go down the river within half a day as long as the general gives orders."

Zhao Tuo asked again: "Is what I want ready?"

Xiao Hedao: "The boat division has loaded hundreds of Wugang chariots and hundreds of crossbows. In the past few days, five thousand strong and brave men have been selected from the army. Weapons such as spears, hammers, and arrows are also ready. General Li trained them."

Zhao Tuo nodded and said: "Very good, then let the scouts find a place to cross the river along the river bank, so that our army can 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 is not good at military affairs, but Zhao Tuo's arrangement made him feel a bit cold.

It would be too miserable 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, and watched the movement of the Huns again.

"Strike halfway, this is a good opportunity to destroy our army."

"Da Shanyu, don't miss it."

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"The Qin army is really numerous. Their bows and crossbows are powerful, and their equipment is advanced. A head-on confrontation is very difficult, especially that brat Zhao Tuo... Yi Hanxie is right. They use half-strikes to deal with the Qin people!"

Touman Shanyu looked into the distance.

On the other side of the Beihe River, black Qin flags were fluttering in the wind. This scene made him inexplicably afraid.

In addition to the combat effectiveness of the Qin army, the commander of the Qin people named Zhao Tuo was the reason why Touman Shanyu was really afraid.

Zhao Tuo, this little wolf cub, although he had never met in person, had already lied to him time and time again. The war of generation and land in the past two years was the pain in Tou Mandanyu's life.

Now that Zhao Tuo hit the grassland, Touman Shanyu was already very careful, but he was tricked and deceived again.

Although the loss was not large, it left a shadow in Touman Shanyu's heart. He felt that Zhao Tuo, a brat, had too many eyes and would fall for him if he was not careful.

Therefore, it is better to block the Qin army on the south bank of the river, and attacking halfway is a good choice.

"Da Shanyu, our people found Qin Jun's boat divisions in the upper reaches of the Beihe River. There are a lot of them. I think they used these boats to cross the river before they came. This time they let the boat division come from the Dahe River to the Beihe River. Use these boats to cross the river."

"I have ordered the cavalry to monitor the movement of the Qin Army's boat division day and night along the river bank. As long as they make a move, we can find it immediately!"

Huyan Tiao came over on horseback and reported that the Hun cavalry were all over the entire Beihe River, and if there was any trouble in the Qin army, they would never be able to escape their eyes.

Touman Chanyu nodded in satisfaction, the river in front of him made him feel at ease.

Even thinking of the effect of the "half-crossing and hitting" he deduced, he still had a faint expectation, hoping that Zhao Tuo would start crossing the river sooner, and his Da Shanyu would give him a head-on blow!

Zhao Tuo did not keep Touman Chanyu waiting.

On the second day, the patrolling Xiongnu cavalry found that the Qin army's boat division in the upper reaches of the Beihe River had moved.

These ships with black flags sailed with full sail and went down the river, all the way to the main force of the Qin army.

Then you can see the Qin army on the other side starting to board the ship one by one.

Qin Jun, start crossing the river!