Chapter 1284: The undercurrent is surging
Who would have expected that Mahdi would sneer at the response of the Shenwu Army.
When Said asked why, he asked:
"Isn't the Tang people trying to evacuate on their own initiative and no longer harass the rear of our army?
At first glance, I felt that Mahdi was a little self-deceiving, obviously he didn't want a large-scale battle with the Shenwu Army at the moment, and he was helpless against those raiding steppe barbarian rangers, and now that the other party had withdrawn, he could take it as soon as he saw it.
But if you think about it carefully, Mahdi's words are right, their purpose is to delay and drag Tang Bing's own position into chaos. In order to exchange the least price for the greatest victory.
"Your Highness is wise!
In the face of Said's compliments, Mahdi has gradually adapted to it, and only waved his hand too carelessly.
Saeed added:
"Do the Tang people think they are clever when they do this, but they are mistaken by their cleverness?"
Mahdi heard this, high-fived and laughed.
"Well said, let them go down by mistake, it's worth 100,000 elites in the big food!"
However, although Mahdi breathed a sigh of relief, he put on a fanfare on the surface, making a gesture to annihilate the attacking rangers while preparing for a big battle.
In order to confuse Tang Bing, so that they did not dare to act rashly.
These unchanging measures seem to have worked, and there are far fewer attacks on the baggage transport teams in the rear.
Most of the steppe barbarians who were attached to the Tang Dynasty withdrew to the banks of the Ji River south of Gorgan, and it seemed that they did not intend to carry out large-scale raids.
Saeed advised:
"Why didn't Your Highness send troops to raid and wipe out the barbarians gathered on both sides of the Ji River in one fell swoop?
Mahdi shook his head and said:
"Keeping them now is also confusing the Tang people, so that the Tang people don't know our reality, and even make the Tang people feel that our army is cowardly, which is extremely advantageous in the upcoming battle!"
Said secretly smacked his tongue, Mahdi's steadiness in the use of troops does not match his well-known character and age, a young and impatient person should be eager to win in the use of soldiers, I can't imagine that he is so calm, if he doesn't see it with his own eyes, who can believe it!
"We can appropriately send some Persian merchants to let out the wind, and say that our army is gradually intensifying because of the uneven distribution of materials because of the large number of troops. ”
In fact, the 100,000 barbarians gathered in the Gorgan steppe did have a lot of contradictions, but under the coordination and pressure of Mahdi, they did not reach the point of intensification.
However, this news spread out in order to confuse the Tang people.
Mahdi's smile was slightly gloomy, and Saeed couldn't help but shudder when he saw it.
Sure enough, Qin Jin soon learned the basic situation of the intensification of contradictions within Da Shi.
Persian merchants have always been the messengers of news everywhere, and it is up to them to judge whether it is true or false.
In less than a day, news came one after another, this time contrary to the previous ones, claiming that those contradictions were all misinformation, but in fact they were waiting for the order to launch an attack from above!
In this way, the news from all sides has come to people, but it is impossible to confirm.
Zheng Xianli felt that the news of the intensification of the contradictions between the 100,000 barbarians of the Great Food could be true, and the subsequent news was likely to be a means of covering up by the Great Cannibals, in order not to want the unfavorable situation inside to be taken advantage of by the Shenwu Army.
Releasing all kinds of news also has the effect of confusing the public.
After coming to this conclusion, Zheng Xianli was very excited, if the 100,000 barbarian soldiers of the Great Food really had the problem of contradictory plans, it would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Shenwu Army.
If it is used, it can even completely collapse the opponent's 100,000 barbarian soldiers without spending a single soldier.
It is based on this cognition that Zheng Xianli hopes that Qin Jin will wait a little longer, take a look, and then make a corresponding disposal decision.
Qin Jin smiled and said:
"We don't do anything, just follow the plan step by step, so why should we be led by the nose?"
A word woke up the person in the dream, Zheng Xianli helped his forehead again and again.
"It's still the prime minister's soberness, if you change the plan at will, you don't know what will happen again. ”
In fact, he was unimpressed by the way Qin Jin and the Shenwu Army made plans and carried them out, because the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly, how could it be possible to deal with a set of plans made several days ago, or even months ago?
Only by judging the situation and adapting to the situation is the right reason.
However, this time, Zheng Xianli also had to admit that instead of letting the Shenwu Army be led by the nose by all kinds of true and false news released by the big cannibals, it was better to implement the battle plan step by step.
Qin Jin smiled and teased Zheng Xianli.
"Why, when did you change your mind and think that this is a good way to make a plan and execute a plan?"
Zheng Xianli smiled awkwardly:
Zheng's opinion has never changed, it's just that the current situation is in line with the prime minister's plan. ”
In any case, being able to achieve victory is the most important thing, in order to defeat the Great Cannibal, Qin Jin doesn't mind what method to use, whose idea is it.
As long as he can win the final victory, he is willing to do anything.
At this moment, a military official walked in and presented a stack of official documents.
One of them was a petition from Grolo's right lobe to protect the bones, hoping that he would be allowed to lead the crowd to attack and harass the quartermaster baggage team of Dashi, otherwise his previous efforts would be in vain.
When it comes to this backbone, Zheng Xianli has always been extremely suspicious, afraid that this person will defect at a critical moment, and has always suggested that Qin Jin treat it as a hidden danger that cannot be ignored and solve it as soon as possible.
Don't wait until you can't go back, it's too late to regret it.
In this regard, Qin Jin had his own considerations, kept the Qarlu Department, and even reused the Gu Lulu again after suppressing it for a while, the purpose of which was not only to reuse, but also to show the barbarian tribes, no matter what they had done before, as long as they were attached wholeheartedly, they could gain the reuse and trust of the Tang Dynasty.
Because almost none of the tribes in the Hezhong area have been swaying from side to side, and even when they were enemies of the Tang Dynasty, they also owed a lot of blood debts. In order to dispel the concerns of this part of the people, it has played a vital role in keeping the bones.
It's just that this method is also a double-edged sword, which can play a role in stabilizing people's hearts, but at a critical juncture, as Zheng Xianli said, these people will have the possibility of turning against each other anyway.
But Qin Jin was confident that the Shenwu Army would not repeat the mistakes of the Anxi Army. And the big cannibal of today is not the big cannibal of the past.
What's more, Qin Jin had sent a crucial chess piece long before he crossed the Green Ridge from Anxi......