Xie Ai observed his words, snorted coldly in his heart, and did not argue with Liu Hu, and said: "Let's try to analyze it first." If Tuoba Yulu defeats us, the next step will definitely be that he will not let go of Da Danyu and launch an offensive against you. You have a deep grudge against him, so naturally you know better than me, right? ”

After going around, Liu Hu's train of thought was unconsciously led by Xie Ai again, and he naturally nodded his head at the moment.

Xie Ai immediately said: "But you and our army didn't have a disagreement in the past, even recently, it was just a little misunderstanding, and that was caused by our army to deal with Liu Yao." We are really not enemies. After our army defeated Tuoba Yulu, it is natural that we still have to continue to crusade against Liu Yao, and we have no reason to attack you. But now you have taken the initiative to send troops first, and in our troubles, you are going to attack us. Then in the future, my general will inevitably launch a full-scale revenge on you with great anger, and you yourself have set up a powerful opponent for yourself. ”

"Therefore, I think that if you are obsessed with it, insist on ignoring the Xianbei people who have old grudges, but are short-sighted and think that the opportunity is rare, instead of stubbornly attacking our army at this time, then we can only answer you forcefully on the battlefield. But if Da Danyu can stop in time at this time, don't come to wade into this troubled water, and after our army defeats Tuoba, it will definitely reward you, so that you can continue to be at ease in the north. - This is the big gift that I came to give to Da Shan Yu in the next special trip. ”

Everyone in the tent stopped talking, and their thoughts fell silent, and the atmosphere was a little solemn. Liu Hu stood up and walked down, his big eyes rolled stiffly, and his sharp gaze kept staring at Xie Ai and Lu Yu. Lu Yu sweated and tried his best to endure it, Xie Ai was calm and smiling.

After a while, Liu Hu returned to his seat, he thought about it, and felt more and more that what Xie Ai said was very right. At the end, he was a little embarrassed, scratched his scalp, waved his hand to the soldiers, and said, "Wait a minute, stand down!" I have something to ask Master Xie. ”

Hearing him say this, not only did the deputy envoy Lu Yu get an amnesty, as if he had walked around from the ghost gate, but Xie Ai was also greatly relieved in his heart.

Liu Hu eased his attitude and interrogated Xie Ai again. Xie Ai cheered up, struck while the iron was hot, and puffed up like a yellow tongue, as if he had been standing in Liu Hu's point of view, analyzing various pros and cons for him. Later, Liu Hu nodded frequently, and his expression was obviously softened.

"Alright! The tall general of your family is sincere, and let Master Xie make a special trip to you, and I am willing to accept your kindness. So, what do you want to do next, do you want to retire and go back? ”

Xie Ai hurriedly said: "That's right. Da Shan Yu asked for a token that could represent your own identity, and we sent it back to my lord to see, and he understood Da Shan Yu's friendly response, so that he could safely carry out a military campaign against Tuoba Yulu. It also shows that Zai Xia did not lie to coax him, so he successfully completed the task. ”

Liu Hu nodded happily, thought about it, and then took out a dagger inlaid with all kinds of precious stones in his arms, and sent it to Xie Ai, and said: "This dagger was personally given to me by Emperor Gaozu of the Great Han Kingdom, and allowed me to use this dagger as a scepter in the north to exercise power on his behalf." Now, in order to show my sincerity, I will lend you as a token first, and it is better to return it to me in the future. ”

Xie Ai couldn't help but secretly laugh dumbly at Liu Hu's honesty. He pulled the dagger out of its sheath, but saw a cold light, and two lines of small characters were engraved on the blade: "Liu's clan, the tiger of the Han Dynasty." ”

This is a precious dagger that implies Liu Hu's name, and it is really the best token of the first class. Xie Ai was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Da Dan Yu rest assured, when he defeats the Tuoba Department, he will definitely return to Zhao." In this case, I asked Deputy Envoy Lu to leave immediately, go back and report to the lord and the governor in a timely manner, so as to dispel the doubts of our army as soon as possible. ”

Liu Hu blinked: "Oh, you let the deputy envoy go back first." ”

Xie Ai smiled confidently, but said with a smile: "Da Dan Yu understands the righteousness, but your subordinates and the elders may still have some scruples. Therefore, as the chief envoy of our army, it is necessary to stay first, and wait until our army defeats Tuoba Yulu, and then make an alliance with Da Dan Yulai. I think this can also further show our sincerity for Da Danyu to block the mouths of Youyou. ”

Liu Hu was very happy, rubbed his hands and said, "It's rare that you are so thoughtful for me." In this case, I have wronged the chief secretary Xie to stay with me for a few days. You can rest assured, this is only about eating, drinking, and having fun. In the evening, I will send you two more women, the Xianbei women I snatched from Tuoba not long ago, with fair skin and good figure, and you are satisfied with your safekeeping. ”

Xie Ai couldn't cry or laugh, and waved his hands busily.

On the second day, the latest news came that Yang Tao's department, which was twenty miles to the south, took the initiative to retreat. Liu Hu was very happy and treated Xie Ai more politely, making his actions more and more free and unrestrained.

Let's say that Lu Yu returned quickly. Han Yong immediately sent someone to deliver Liu Hu's token to Tuoba Yulu, and forged a letter in Liu Hu's tone, in which he expressed his deference to Tuoba Yulu, apologized for all kinds of looting and evil things in the past, and made an appointment with Tuoba Yulu very earnestly to attack the Qin army together. He also stressed that as long as the Hetao area was left to him as pasture, he would never harass the country again and would always be good-neighborly and friendly.

Tuoba Yulu just wanted to defeat the Qin army as soon as possible and teach those Han people who didn't understand the rules a hard lesson. Seeing Liu Hu's letter, all kinds of repentance and flattery, he felt even more gratified, so he immediately expressed to the "Tiefu Messenger" that he agreed to Liu Hu's invitation to send troops at the same time and attack the Qin army half a month later.

Under the effective operation of the delaying tactic, Liu Hu thought that the Qin army was about to reconcile with him and not invade each other, but waited leisurely to watch the Qin army defeat the Dai army; Tuoba Yulu thought that Liu Hu was willing to come and obey him, and waited for the appointed time, so they jointly sent troops to annihilate the Qin army in one fell swoop.

When both sides were holding their troops still, after the sun set in the west three days later, Han Yongqin led 20,000 elites, wrapped their heads and faces in animal skins, and marched quickly, under the concealment of twilight, quickly approached Liu Hu's camp. Although people are silent and horses do not sound, the sound of trampling on the ground during the run becomes more and more obvious as the distance rapidly gets closer.

In the north, in early autumn in October, it is suddenly cold at night. Several sentries were curled up slightly, walking back and forth with their sleeves folded outside the bleak and misty camp, against the biting Saibei wind. The cowhide boots stepped on the hard ground, and the unique grinding sound reflected the silence in the four fields.

Suddenly, a veteran stopped in confusion and tilted his head to listen. At the same time, several of his companions also seemed to hear something strange, but they couldn't catch it clearly. Several people looked at each other suspiciously, always feeling that something was wrong. The veteran, who was experienced, bowed down, pressed his ears to the ground, closed his eyes, and frowned to listen. Several people around him came over and stood beside him, watching nervously.

The veteran listened for a long time, and then suddenly jumped up, as if he was like an extremely frightened wild dog, and frightened the people who were caught off guard. The old soldier didn't care a lot, he was already pulling his hoarse voice, and he seemed to be crazy and stamped his feet and shouted wildly.

"The enemy is coming, the enemy is coming!"

His howl of terror instantly tore apart the depressed winter night, and lifted the curtains of the tents, bringing with it the whistling cold air, which made people's hearts freeze. In the outermost tent, many soldiers ran out in felt robes in a panic to take a look, but as a torch suddenly thrown out from outside the camp pierced the night sky, the black-clothed and black-armored Qin army had begun to violently kick into the tent of the Tiefu Xiongnu military camp, like a group of fierce beasts.

In the Chinese army, Liu Hu was about to fall asleep in a haze, suddenly heard the crank of the birds outside the fence, and when he was slightly suspicious, the drum noise suddenly pierced, Liu Hu was stunned, tended to go out of the tent, and looked out, it was already a scorching fire, bright as day, and many of his subordinates were looking around, not knowing what to do. Suddenly, when he heard that someone was screaming and being attacked, Liu Hu's heart was beating wildly, and when his eyes were rolling, the Qin army had already broken through the outer camp and rushed in.

"Alone and avoid, I'll fight!"

Ambro, the brave general of the Tiefu Division, roared, danced a big sword, and led his soldiers to fight back, killing head-on with a fierce momentum, just colliding with Han Yong. Han Yongluo and the confrontation, you come and go, about a few times, Yang Tao has galloped to the horse, hurriedly replaced Han Yong to resist Ambro, next to Li Hu, double battle Ambro. Han Yong turned his horse around, took a burning arrow, and shot it at a huge tent in the distance, and the rocket instantly burned the tent, like a huge brazier for worshipping the sky. The Tiefu soldiers screamed in panic, Han Yong had already raised his sword high, and swung his troops violently, and the Tiefu troops became more and more boiling.

Countless Qin soldiers swept by like a tsunami. Deng Heng rushed to the horse, and replaced Yang Tao to fight Ambro. Ambro is not and has no role, but he is even more frenzied, does not flinch at all, slashes without a head, hovers with knife techniques, and moves forward. Deng Heng tried his best to parry, but there were some enemies who couldn't stop him, and he was almost in a hurry.

"The thief will take his life!"

Suddenly, the stab galloped to a general, and the spear stabbed, first a shot blocked Ambro's blade, and then another shot stabbed Ambro's left ribs, Ambro didn't have time to dodge, and was stabbed in a hurry, blood spurted directly, and he screamed wildly, and fell off the horse.

Deng Heng hurriedly looked at it, it was the young general Yao Xiang. Deng Heng wiped his sweat, and before he could thank him, he hurriedly exchanged a few words with Yao Xiang, and the two divided their troops to surround the Tiefu Department from the left and right.