In the city in the clouds, there was jubilation, which was in stark contrast to the gloomy atmosphere of the Hu people's tent.

Although the weather was bitterly cold, many of the defenders at the head of the city were shivering, but a hint of joy rose on everyone's faces, giving people a faint sense of warmth, after a rough estimate, there were hundreds of thousands of bows and arrows on the straw men all over the city wall.

These hundreds of thousands of bows and arrows undoubtedly solved the urgent need of Cloud City, although there are not many of these wolf's tooth arrows, but they can at least support a few days.

At this time, Li Feng and others once again understood why Zhao Fan's prestige in Handan City was so high, even if he was a feudal general, no minister spoke out against it, you know, although the Warring States period paid attention to meritocracy, but it was not easy to enjoy such prestige and official title at the age of not reaching the crown.

Of course, during the Warring States Period, it was not just Zhao Fan, who had such a high official rank at such a young age, and the Qin State once produced a twelve-year-old demon-level prodigy, who seemed to be much more powerful than Zhao Fan, let's not mention this.

This time, the straw man borrowed arrows designed by Zhao Fan, and Zhuge Kongming's grass boat borrowed arrows in Romance, which is actually the same thing.

In the romance, "At the fifth watch of the night, the ship was close to Cao Yingshui Village." Kong Mingjiao put the head of the ship in the west and the tail in the east, and spread the area, and beat drums and shouted on the boat. Lu Su exclaimed: "If Cao soldiers come out together, what can I do?" Kong Ming smiled and said: "I don't think Cao Ying will dare to come out in the heavy fog." We are only interested in drinking and having fun, and then we will return when the fog clears.

But it was said that in Cao Zhai, the drums and shouts could be heard, and Mao Jue and Yu Ban hurriedly flew to report to Cao Ying. The herald said: "Heavy fog and misty river, the other army suddenly arrives, there must be an ambush, and you must not move lightly." It can be shot by the crossbowmen of the water army. He also sent people to call Zhang Liao and Xu Huang to bring 3,000 bows and crossbows to the dry village, and quickly went to the riverside to help shoot. Compared with the arrival of the order, Mao Jue and Yu Ban were afraid that the southern army would rush into the water village, and they had sent crossbowmen to release arrows in front of the village; In a few days, the crossbowmen in the dry village also arrived, about 10,000 people, all of them fired arrows into the river, and the arrows were like rain.

Kong Mingjiao hoisted the boat back, head east and tail west, approaching the water village to receive arrows, while beating drums and shouting. When the high fog cleared, Kong Ming ordered the ship to return in a hurry. Twenty boats were lined with arrows on both sides of the grass. ”

It is mentioned in the Art of War.

Therefore, the form of the soldier is extreme, as for the invisible. If it is invisible, it cannot be seen in the depths, and the wise cannot plan. Because of the form, the mistake is better than the many, the public can't know, everyone knows the form of my victory, and I don't know the form of victory. Therefore its victory is no longer over, but should be in infinity.

The image of the soldier is water, the shape of water, avoiding the high and tending down, the shape of the soldier, avoiding the real and hitting the void; The water is controlled by the land, and the soldiers are defeated by the enemy. Therefore, the army is impermanent, the water is impermanent, and those who can win due to the change of the enemy are called gods.

Therefore, if the form is shown to the enemy, the true form of our army can be completely concealed without revealing any traces; If it is hidden but not revealed, then even the deepest spies will not be able to spy on the details of our army, and even the most intelligent people will have nothing to do. Because of the use of the principle of manifestation according to the specific situation, the victory is won by the people, so even if the victory is placed in front of everyone, the people do not know the secret. People can see the fact that our army has defeated the enemy, but they do not know what the reason for our army's victory over the enemy lies. Therefore, after winning a battle, we should not repeat the old tactics, but adopt different tactics according to different situations, and adapt to endless changes.

The law of mastering and using the shape of the soldier is like the flow of water. The flow of water is to avoid the high place and flow to the low place; Victory in war is to avoid the enemy's strong fortifications and attack his weak points. The direction of water is determined by the level of the terrain, and the battle with troops is based on different enemy situations. Therefore, fighting with troops has neither a fixed battlefield situation nor a definite mode of warfare, and only those who can win according to changes in the enemy's situation can be called using troops like gods.

This time, the straw man borrowed the arrow used by Zhao Fan, which is actually a virtual and real means of controlling the enemy, and this time the straw man borrowed the arrow, in fact, it is just the front of Zhao Fan's serial plan, and the back hand, which is waiting for the Hu army, as for this, we will not mention it for the time being.

After Cloudsdale borrowed bows and arrows from the Hu people, the two sides fought again. However, this time, the Hu people's offensive was quickly defeated by Cloud City, after last night's hard work in Cloud City, and the straw man's borrowing of arrows was known to them, it undoubtedly had a serious impact on the morale of the Hu army, so this offensive was far less than before.

While the three border counties of Zhao were engaged in a great war with the three tribes of Linhu, Donghu and Xiongnu, in the southwest of Yunzhong City, Xianyang City of Qin State.

In 349 B.C., Qin Xiaogong chose Xianyang, built a city and built a capital, laying the foundation for Qin to dominate the world in the Central Plains. After the sixth generation, King Yingzheng of Qin was based in Xianyang, swept the six countries, and became the first emperor of the ages, Xianyang, with the glory of China's first **, and became a bright star in the history of Chinese civilization!

However, it is now 289 BC, Yingzheng has not yet been born, and the current King of Qin is King Zhaoxiang of Qin, whose merits are not inferior to Qin Shi Huang.

Weishui, Xianyang Plain, Qin Shiyue.

A thousand years of history, a long river. Through more than 2,000 years of noisy history, in the singing and forging ahead of "supporting the old Qin and going to the national disaster together", the prosperous international metropolis of the Great Qin Dynasty - Xianyang, the capital of Qin, is here.

Today's Xianyang, although it has not yet become the first of the ages, seems to have a strong atmosphere of hegemony, and the magnificent momentum seems to indirectly indicate the strength of the Qin State, and there is a faint wind of annexing the Central Plains.

Xianyang City, at the moment is a hustle and bustle, people come and go, busy traffic, is the most prosperous city in the western region of China today, there is no one.

In the royal city, stretching for hundreds of miles, the majestic scale palace is standing in the center of Xianyang City, in the deepest part of the royal city, a faint purple gas rises, it seems to be the imperial gas of ancient myths and legends.

The palace of the king of Qin, just like an ancient divine beast, sits in Xianyang City and even the Qin Kingdom with a kind of scornful capital and the style of a king.

"It is worthy of being the first big country in the Central Plains, there is a royal majesty everywhere, such a tall and magnificent Xianyang City, the uncivilized barbarians like the Qin people are not worthy of it, it should belong to our Hun warriors!" At this moment, in front of the main hall of the Qin Palace, a group of strangers was ushered in, the leader was a tall and fierce man, he looked around, sighed in admiration, and at the same time expressed his innermost thoughts.

Although this group of people wore Hanfu, their appearance was obviously different from that of the Central Plains, they were short and stout, with large and round heads, broad faces, high cheekbones, wide noses, thick beards on the upper parts, and only a small stiff beard under the collar, long earlobes with holes, and one earring. Thick eyebrows, almond eyes, and a bright gaze.

Beside the big man who spoke just now was a young man who looked like an attendant, and when he heard the former's words, he was immediately startled, and said in a panic: "Lord Tutulu is right, but we are now asking for the Qin State, if what the Lord said just now is known to the King of Qin, I'm afraid we won't want to go back to our Xiongnu tribe." ”

Tutulu is the official title of the Xiongnu tribe, with a noble status, which is equivalent to the position of the prime minister of the Central Plains countries, and is the highest existence outside the Xiongnu tribe outside the Xiongnu king.

This Tutulu of the Xiongnu tribe is not a stupid person, after listening to the reminder of the attendant, he immediately reacted, what he said just now was just his surname, of course, this surname is the surname of aggression in the bones of the Hu people.

Tutulu snorted coldly, did not speak, and took a group of attendants behind him and stepped into the palace of King Qin.

"Sanguni-sama!"

Not long after Tutulu and the others entered the palace, an old man suddenly walked in front of him, he was dressed in luxurious clothes, his beard was white, and there was a dark aura in his face.

This person is Qin Xiang Wei Ran.

"Haha, Lord Tutulu, I have only been able to pass through the king, and the king is very pleased to learn of your arrival, and I will announce the throne in the council hall later." Wei Ran came to Tutulu and the others, the contempt in his eyes faded, and he said with a smile on his face.

Tutulu saw Wei Ran appear, and the coveting color of Qin State on his face also dissipated without a trace, ushering in the past.

On the surface, the two are as happy as old friends who haven't seen each other for many years, but behind the scenes, they are all tacit, and each has their own small abacus.

Hearing this, Tutulu had a hint of expectation in his eyes, and said, "In this way, did His Majesty the King of Qin promise to destroy the Zhao State with our Xiongnu tribe?" ”

This time, the king of the Xiongnu sent Tutulu, a noble member of the tribe, to the Qin State, naturally not to be idle and courteous, but to seek Qin as a partner to carve up the Zhao State with Donghu, Linhu and other forces.

This time, the Xiongnu and Lin Hu and other tribes were extremely ambitious, and they made up their minds to destroy the Zhao State, because to the south of them was the Zhao State, and only by annexing the Zhao State could they have a chance to enter the Central Plains, so the Zhao State was the first to bear the brunt.

Wei Ran's face looked a little unnatural, and said: "This, I don't know the true appearance, the power of heaven is unpredictable, how can I and other ministers figure out the holy will of the king at will, and when we arrive at the council hall, Lord Tutulu will naturally know." ”

Wei Ran actually didn't know about this matter, because after he told King Qin just now that the Xiongnu had sent envoys to Qin, King Qin did not make a clear statement on this issue, but was silent for a long time before he said calmly to meet them in the council hall.

Hearing this, Tutulu's complexion also became a little ugly, and he thought that King Qin would definitely be willing to cooperate with Sanhu, after all, if Qin agreed to attack Zhao, plus Sanhu contained Zhao in the northwest, Ren Zhao's strength was strong, and he would definitely not be able to resist the enemy, and he would definitely perish, who expected, King Qin's attitude did not seem to be very resolute.

However, he can achieve this position of the Xiongnu tribe, and his mind is also extremely shrewd, so this dissatisfaction will naturally not be shown, and he immediately smiled and said: "In this case, then please take us to the council hall and meet the king." ”

Immediately, under the leadership of Wei Ran, the group also headed towards the council hall, and along the way, Tutulu and the others could be regarded as eye-opening, and the powerful and luxurious life of the Central Plains country attracted them unconsciously, and also strengthened Tutulu's determination to annex Zhao.

As the richest and most powerful country today, the Qin State has a luxurious palace life to the extreme, full of gold and silver, precious stones, flashing with dazzling brilliance, making this group of Hu barbarians dazzled and unbelievable.

This kind of life, compared to the life of the Xiongnu and other nomads, I don't know how many times stronger, Tutulu is sure that even if the Xiongnu king lives, it is not as good as one-tenth of the Xianyang Palace.

Wei Ran looked at the undisguised greed of Tutulu and the others, and the disdain and disgust in his heart were even worse, but in his heart, this group of Huns still had something to use, so he didn't show it.

After the maids in the palace took Tutulu and the others to bathe and change their clothes, they also came to the council hall.

The whole hall is hundreds of square meters large, in the center is a stone and jade step, on the jade step a golden and brilliant, revealing endless majesty of the throne standing, in addition, in the four corners of the hall there is also a fire, nothing else, it seems extremely empty.

"The Hun envoy Tutulu pays a visit to the king!" Tutulu changed into a brand new VIP suit and bowed down at the foot of the jade steps.

King Qin was already sitting on the throne waiting, his face was majestic, wearing a luxurious imperial crown robe, his face was indifferent, like a cold pool for eternity, without any waves, and when he saw Tutulu and Wei Ran and others entering the palace, his complexion did not change at all.

"Flat!" After a moment of silence, King Qin finally spoke, but from his tone, he couldn't hear the slightest emotion, which made Tutulu feel slightly uneasy in his heart.

"King Xie!" Tutulu got up with some trepidation and stood aside.

Although he looked calm on the surface, his heart was actually full of horror, this King of Qin's might was too great, in front of him, Tutulu felt like an ant, and he could be wiped out by the former at will.

When he saw King Qin for the first time, he had already made some preparations in his heart, but when he really met King Qin, he realized how ridiculous his original idea was, King Qin was much more powerful than he imagined, and the power of the King of the Huns was not comparable to him at all.

The atmosphere in the hall was completely solidified, King Qin looked indifferent and silent, Tutulu saw that the former did not speak, so naturally he did not dare to take the lead in speaking, and immediately waited for the former to speak in his heart.

This atmosphere lasted for about a cup of tea, and finally, under a dry cough from King Qin, this dull atmosphere was broken.

"Your intentions, the right people have already told the widow. The meaning of the king of the Xiongnu is to let our Great Qin contain the Zhao State from the front, and then you Sanhu barbarians take the opportunity to collect the three border counties of the Zhao State, and finally wait for you to collect the three counties, so that the latter and the widows will annex the Zhao State, is that so? King Qin said indifferently.

Seeing King Qin speak, Tutulu was also relieved, although the Sanhu barbarian in King Qin's words just now made him feel a little unhappy in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it, and immediately hurriedly said: "That's right, that's what we mean, as long as the king agrees, after we join forces to annex Zhao State, we will definitely dedicate Handan and other richest places to Great Qin!" ”

Although Tutulu and the others lived far to the north, they also heard that Qin was a country of tigers and wolves, and they were extremely ambitious, so they immediately promised the king of Qin the greatest benefits after success.

However, King Qin's face did not look very happy, he still looked like an ancient well without waves, he nodded, and suddenly said: "I have heard for a long time that you Sanhu region, with wolves, tigers and other beasts as totems, and worship them, I don't know if this matter is true?" ”

The Xiongnu had gone through a long period of primitive tribal stage, engaged in animal husbandry and hunting economy, and animals and plants became the material materials on which they depended. Under the conditions of extremely low level of social production development, to domesticate and obtain the products of nature, it is often necessary to go through hardships, and there is a great deal of accidental surname, which is used as a means of life, coupled with the indefinite way of life, relying on livestock and wild animals for a long time to survive, and gradually forming a dependence on animals, and then beginning to worship animals, in order to better solve the source of ordinary life.

This custom of the Xiongnu, in fact, many people know that the King of Qin suddenly mentioned this matter, which also made Tutulu a little stunned, but this is indeed the case, and he was immediately confused: "That's right." ”

King Qin nodded, and the handsome and domineering team finally showed a smile, but this smile was not so kind, but had a hint of banter and inscrutable.

"Do you know what the totems of my Chinese countries are?" King Qin suddenly asked.

Tutulu's face had become a little ugly, because he felt the contempt in King Qin's tone, as well as the hostility towards himself and the others, he grimaced his face, tried his best to restrain the anger in his heart, and shook his head.

"Presumptuous! The king asks you! Seeing that Tutulu dared not speak, he shook his head instead of answering, which was a great disrespect to the King of Qin, and immediately, a group of guards with knives behind his throne also shouted.

"It's okay!" King Qin waved his hand, but didn't care, but continued: "You don't know, so few people tell you that my Huaxia countries use the divine dragon as a totem. The divine dragon, the power is infinite, the magic power is vast, the upper can be thunder and lightning, the lower can turn over the river and the sea, have great ambitions, have a good plan in the belly, have the opportunity to contain the universe, and swallow the ambition of heaven and earth, how can you be compared with small birds and beasts! ”

King Qin's words seemed a little agitated and frustrated, and it was unexpected, not only Tutulu did not expect it, even Wei Ran did not expect that King Qin would slap the face of the Xiongnu and other tribes so nakedly.

After all, this is indeed a good opportunity for the Qin State to destroy Zhao, even if the King of Qin gives up, why should he offend Sanhu?

Tutulu's face was pale, his eyes were about to split, and a touch of murder that could not be concealed was brewing in his heart, King Qin's words just now made it clear that he refused to cooperate with Sanhu, of course, although this was one of the reasons why Tutulu was angry, but what made him most angry was that King Qin had just ridiculed Sanhu so much. (To be continued.) )