General Qin

At the end of September in the twenty-seventh year of Qin Shihuang, in the golden autumn of September, the sky is high and the air is clear, and in a few days it will enter the new year of the Qin calendar.

Qin General Zhao Tuo led his army across the river, attacked the right general of the Xiongnu at night, and defeated the Xiongnu cavalry with the Queyue Formation on the Bank of the Beihe River. A deep shadow.

Under such circumstances, Gutu Shanyu, the supporter of the Xiongnu, sent envoys to the Qin army camp.

"Touman wants to beg for peace from our army?"

When Zhao Tuo heard the news, he was slightly surprised and full of doubts.

Several young generals in the Qin army were optimistic about this.

"The side contempt and barbarians have always bullied the weak and feared the hard. Since our great Qin conquered the world, we have always won battles and conquered the six kingdoms in the east, and attacked the barbarians in the south. It is not impossible for the Huns to surrender in such a situation that the army has been victorious in successive battles and is approaching the opponent's hinterland!"

Wang Li, Guo Qing, Yang Xiong and others believed that there was no logical problem with the Xiongnu's begging to surrender. The Qin army fought too fiercely and marched all the way. They all hit the opponent's hometown. It is reasonable for the Huns to surrender in fear.

Take Qi Wangjian's surrender of the whole country as an example. Isn't it normal for the mere Xiongnu to bow their heads and surrender in fear of the prestige of the Qin army?

Compared with the self-confidence of young people, veterans such as Zhao Guang and Sima Liang hold a cautious attitude and believe that this matter should not be trusted.

Zhao Tuo agreed with this.

As far as he knows, the Xiongnu is a very tenacious race. After being defeated by Zhao Guo and Qin Dynasty successively in history, they still stand firm. Instead, taking advantage of the chaos at the end of the Qin Dynasty and when the Central Plains had no time to look north, it continued to grow and grow, and eventually became a behemoth. It started a century-long Han-Hungarian War with the Han Dynasty, and then gradually declined.

In history, Meng Tian attacked the Xiongnu in the north, beat Touman's ass to urinate, and fled north to the desert, but Touman did not surrender. Although the Qin army has won two games in a row, it can't kill more than 10,000 Huns, and they can't even hit them hard. How could Touman surrender under such circumstances?

Touman, not that kind of person!

"Regardless of whether the Huns surrendered or surrendered, we can make a fuss about this matter and make his fake come true!"

Li Shiqi and Chen Ping had made up their minds about this matter.

Zhao Tuo glanced at his two counselors, they were not upright, and with these two villains by his side, no matter what the Huns were up to, he was not afraid.

"That being the case, let the Huns envoys enter the camp."

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Outside the camp of the Qin Army, the Xiongnu mission had already dismounted. Under the surveillance of the guards of the Qin Army, they were waiting for Zhao Tuo, the general of Qin, to be summoned or driven away.

"My lady, we must be careful about that Li Shiqi when we are going to the Qin camp this time. He is not a good guy. He is a cheater and abductor. He has everything! I think that Li Shiqi was behind the scenes for the Qin army's several sneak attacks. What Zhao Tuo did may be his idea, so we must guard against him! When he talks, let's not talk to him, so that we won't be easily deceived by Li Shiqi."

As the envoy, Huyan Tiao instructed Su Jiasha next to him with a look of hatred on his face, and his words were full of fear and hatred for Li Shiqi.

Su Jiasha nodded "sympatheticly": "What Zuo Guduhou said is that Li Shiqi used words to deceive my father when he was an envoy to our Yue clan before, and then attacked us in the end. It is very hateful. What he said, I don't believe a word of it. If it were possible, I would cut his tongue out."

"I'm going to cut off his tongue and feed it to the dogs!"

Huyan Tiao cursed out of the situation, and immediately felt relieved.

He looked at the "angry" Su Jiasha next to him, and he became more and more pleasing to the eye.

Su Jiasha's mission was her self-recommendation to Touman Chanyu.

The reason is that she said that the Qin people were very clear about the 20,000 Yuezhi people who took refuge in the Xiongnu.

The Xiongnu begged for surrender from the Qin army. If no Yuezhi people came forward, it would be a bit fake. If she followed to beg for a surrender, and then negotiated conditions with Zhao Tuo in person, asking for surrender treatment for the Yuezhi cavalry, it would greatly increase the authenticity of the begging and surrender, and make it easier for the Qin people to be fooled.

Touman Shanyu thought for a while, and felt that what Su Jiasha said was too true. With her on the mission, her strategy would be more full and real, and the probability of Zhao Tuo jumping into the trap would be greatly increased.

Moreover, Touman Shanyu trusted Su Jiasha very much. In his opinion, Guishuang Xihou was killed by the Qin people, and Su Jiasha and the Qin army had a sworn feud. With this prerequisite, even if his subordinates Wu Luxu, Xu Budang and others surrendered to the Qin army, Su Jiasha would never surrender to the Qin people, and would always stand with him on the front line of fighting against Qin.

"After the Qin army is defeated, I will cut off the head of General Qin to sacrifice to Marquis Guishuang, and then I will hold a grand wedding ceremony for you on the grassland, making you the most beautiful bride in the whole grassland and the bride of all the Huns. Da Yan's family!"

Su Jiasha's mind flashed the promise Tou Mandanyu made to her before leaving, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

After a while, the gate of the Qin army camp opened, and a scribe in a toga came to greet him with a team of attendants.

"Zuo Guduhou, long time no see, I miss you so much!"

Hearing the familiar voice and the nasty lines, Hu Yantiao's face turned blue.

Li Shiqi!

He winked at Su Jiasha next to him, signaling not to spend too much time with this person.

Su Jiasha nodded knowingly.

Next, in the process of entering the tent, the two of them were perfunctory in Li Shiqi's "kind" conversation, while quietly looking around from the corner of their eyes to observe the layout of the Qin army's camp.

This is one of the purposes of their mission, to investigate the intelligence of the Qin Army camp and prepare for the implementation of the "Shan Yu's Strange Plan".

After a while, they were led by Li Shiqi into the tent of Commander Qin.

On both sides of the big tent, there were full of generals of the Qin army in armor, each of them mighty and majestic, staring at them. In front of the tent sat two scribes in broad robes, who presumably were Zhao Tuo's staff.

As for the general of the Qin State, he was sitting in the main seat, wearing exquisite armor, and staring at the two Huns envoys with piercing eyes.

"The Great Chanyu of the Xiongnu, established by heaven, sent an envoy, Huyan Tiao, to meet the general of Qin."

Huyan Tiao performed a prairie etiquette and spoke Qin dialect.

Su Jiasha also saluted.

Zhao Tuo glanced at Su Jiasha calmly, and the corner of his mouth curled into a shallow arc. He said calmly, "Da Shanyu wants to surrender to me, Da Qin?"

Hu Yantiao asked respectfully: "That's right, Da Shanyu is willing to bow his head and surrender to General Shang. In the future, I, the Huns, will be the vassal state of Daqin, and I will submit to them from generation to generation and pay tribute every year."

Zhao Tuo laughed and said, "Da Shanyu still has an army of 100,000 in his hands, and he has the strength to fight against me, Daqin. Why did he suddenly surrender?"

The corners of Huyan Tiao's mouth twitched, and he said: "Naturally, the general led the army to approach the depths of our grassland. Everyone in the Xiongnu tribes was panicked. In addition, in the Beihe battle, our troops suffered heavy casualties. Everyone was overwhelmed by the general's power. Therefore, I would like to surrender to General Shang, only to eliminate the war with Daqin, and to be able to graze on this grassland in the future, and please allow General Shang."

After speaking, Huyan Tiao and Su Jiasha bowed to Zhao Tuo with a very sincere attitude.

Zhao Tuo nodded, and then discussed the specific matters of surrender. Touman Shanyu still had nearly 100,000 troops in his hands, so he had to put forward conditions for surrendering.

The terms of the Huns were simple.

After surrendering, they will exist as a vassal state of the Great Qin, and they will only pay tribute to Senegal. They will pay horses, cattle and sheep to Senegal every year, but they will not accept the rule of Qin officials, and will never invade the frontier.

Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes slightly. If this condition were replaced by some dynasties in history, he would be happy, but it was not enough for Qin, who had the ambition to recover the territory of the old Zhao and occupy Yinshan.

In addition to territorial needs, the emperor's desire is to bring all the people in the world under the jurisdiction of Qin's counties.

The households of Qi people set up counties, the barbarians set up roads, and all ethnic groups must be under the management of Qin officials. How could the Xiongnu be allowed to serve as tribute to the state.

In fact, they couldn't reach an agreement, but Zhao Tuo remained calm, pretending to be discussing seriously, and made a test.

"The grasslands south of the Beihe River are all owned by our Qin State. The Huns under Da Shanyu's tent can only survive in the grasslands under the Yin Mountain and are not allowed to cross the Beihe River."

Hearing Zhao Tuo's words, Hu Yantiao's expression changed suddenly.

We must know that the "Taozhong Plain" formed by the Beihe River and the main course of the Dahe River is the most fertile and vast area on this land. Once this land is lost, how can the Huns thrive on the long and narrow grassland under the Yin Mountain?

If Qin Huns really wanted to negotiate a peace, the surrender of the Huns would definitely take back the land that fell into the hands of the Qin people.

However, thinking of the instructions given by Da Shanyu before he came, and the true meaning of this begging and surrender, Hu Yantiao suppressed his dissatisfaction, protested a few words symbolically, and reluctantly agreed.

As for Su Jiasha, she also spoke at the right time to strive for some conditions.

"Young lady, don't worry, I will return the body of Marquis Guishuang to you."

Zhao Tuo laughed and agreed to these trivial matters.

With the intention of both parties to "negotiate peace", the negotiation went smoothly.

It was finally determined that two days later, Touman Chanyu would personally lead the nobles of the Huns to surrender to the Qin army, and offered a gift as a minister.

After the matter was finalized, Zhao Tuo laughed heartily, and said to Huyan Tiao and Su Jiasha: "Since you know the destiny and the current affairs, you will turn your back on the army and surrender, and I will treat each other with courtesy. Come and serve wine!"

Soon all the drinks and delicacies were served, and Li Shiqi and the Qin generals enthusiastically persuaded them to drink.

Although Huyan Tiao is an aristocrat of the Huns, the grassland resources are scarce. He has never seen the delicacies of the Qin people, especially the unique drinks of Qin, which are very attractive.

"The task is completed. It's okay to drink a few more glasses. If you refuse deliberately, it will be easy for the Qin people to see the clues, and it will easily arouse Zhao Tuo's dissatisfaction. It will not be good if the matter is exposed. Drink a few more glasses to get rid of it." Show the sincerity of surrender."

Huyan Tiao couldn't bear the hunger and thirst in his stomach, and comforted himself that he was dedicating himself to the mission, so he toasted frequently and drank with everyone.

When the wine was full, Huyan Tiao heard Su Jiasha whispering beside him that it was convenient to go out. He nodded and didn't care.

After all, Su Jiasha, like him, drank a lot of wine, how normal it is to go to the toilet.

"Brother Huyan, I, Li Shiqi, call myself a Gaoyang alcoholic. Since my debut, I haven't met an opponent in alcohol. You are the first one to be so powerful. Come, come, let's see who gets drunk first!"

Li Shiqi spoke at the right time and raised his glass to Huyan Tiao.

"Hahaha, come on, I'm still afraid that you won't succeed!"

Huyan Tiao also drank at this moment.

He had been played by Li Shiqi several times, and his teeth were itching with hatred. Now that he saw the other party inviting him to fight in the wine field, he was even more eager to fight, so he immediately raised his glass and drank it down in one gulp.

He wanted to drink Li Shiqi to death.

As for when Su Jiasha went out and when she came back, Huyan Tiao didn't care.