While the envoy of the Qiang State anxiously waited for his companion to return from Xinxiang, he also smelled the unusual tension in the camp of the Huyou army.

However, he didn't know why, so he was even more anxious.

The envoy decided to wait for another day, not to wait for the news of Xinxiang, anyway, before leaving, General Jiang Qi repeatedly explained that no matter what, General Wuyi must be rescued, even if it is to return to Xinxiang and pay tribute every year, it is not hesitating.

He waited calmly for two days, thinking that Xue Yao would take the initiative to negotiate with him, but he didn't expect that in the past two days, except for the lowest-level soldiers who came to bring him food and food every day, and occasionally came to add charcoal fire, he didn't see anyone with a centurion position or above.

Not to mention seeing Xue Yao.

Make the minister's heart like ashes, give up the only trace of pride, these days he is about to freeze to death, okay!

This damn Tiger Youjun, damn Xue Yao!

Now he is not willing to bow his head so quickly to find Xue Yao, and he can't wander around in the Tiger You army at will, every time he leaves his residence, every soldier standing like a pine at the outpost stares at him with a fierce look, as if he can cut off his head as long as he is slightly inappropriate.

Although it has been a rule since ancient times not to kill envoys, it is not unheard of for envoys to be killed throughout the ages!

The more the Qiang envoy thought about it, the more panicked he became, and seeing that the sky was darkening, he picked up a few mouthfuls of food at random, and lay down on a simple wooden bed, ready to sleep.

Early in the morning, Xinxiang didn't hear from Xinxiang, so he took the initiative to find General Xue and sincerely begged for peace.

The second day was a rare sunny day.

The envoy washed his face with cold water, got out of the cold tent, and bathed in the sun, the winter sun was warm, and he did not hesitate to sprinkle the warmth on the people on the earth.

The envoy sighed, the sun is the most selfless, whether you are a good person or a bad person, it will treat everyone equally, and will never miss a trace of light and heat from you.

As he was enjoying the sun's bounty, he was surprised to find that there seemed to be fewer soldiers standing guard around him, and that he felt less uncomfortable being glared at wherever he went.

"What is Xue Yao doing again?"

He muttered to himself, suppressed the doubts in his heart, and walked towards the manager's tent.

Xue Yao's camp tent is small in front of the tent and the back tent is large, and the front tent is only about one zhang in the general hall, which is so simple that there is only a big case of placing tiger talismans, arrows, and topographic maps, and then there are more than a dozen bluestone piers where the generals are sitting.

When the envoy was allowed to come in, Xue Yao had already walked out of the back tent, sat in the position at the head, and looked at the envoy with a scrutinizing gaze.

"The envoy is here at this moment, presumably thinking about the bargaining chips?"

The envoy flattered him: "Don't hide it from General Xue, my king agrees to exchange Xinxiang for General Wuyi, and pay tribute to Dayou every year for the next three years. ”

Xue Yao sneered: "The envoy thought that he had forgotten, you just said a few days ago that my Emperor Dayou has long ignored the small cities in the southwest, and I Xue Yao still do the master, if you want to talk about anything, you can open the skylight and say something bright, just talk to me Xue." ”

The envoy was speechless, his face was blue and red, he stretched out his palm and pointed out three fingers towards Xue Yao: "Three thousand taels of silver a year, plus a hundred beautiful women and a thousand horses." ”

"Three thousand taels of silver, you are a beggar on the street when I am Dayou!"

This...... The envoy wiped the sweat on his head, isn't there still a beautiful cloth?

But he could only think about it in his heart, and before he could say the next bargaining chip, Xue Yao called the guards guarding outside, and invited him out very strongly, making the minister let out a breath, Xue Yao deserved to be a general killed on the battlefield, and he was so angry that he didn't dare to approach!

Obviously, a few days ago, there was a little bit of a loss of affinity......

Let's just keep waiting.

Xue Yao saw that his subordinates had sent the envoys away, so he went straight into the back tent of more than three zhang, walked to the bookshelf on the side and glanced around, took out a copy of "The Art of War", opened the book and sat down.

Last night, a large number of soldiers in the army had gone to Changping overnight under the command of Xu Xun, and in order not to make the Qiang people suspicious, they stayed.

Coping with one day, it's enough!

But even if the envoys of the Qiang State knew the truth, what could he do?

On the territory of the Tiger Army, he can't make any waves if he borrows ten guts, Xue Yao thought about it, and felt a little helpless that he was really poisoned by Gu Huaiyu, in the past, if there was a war, he would just face it directly, where would he consider so many curves?

This is also the reason why my father once said that he can only be a general, not a handsome.

Xue Yao thought of Zhao Yan who he saw in the Taishou Mansion, born in the royal family, with a noble identity, skilled in handling things at a young age, strategizing, and unfathomable strength behind him, Xue Yao thought that he had lived in vain for twenty-one years, and he couldn't even compare to a young man.

His gaze fell on the first page of the book.

Sun Tzu said: Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be ignored.

"Don't go unnoticed, don't go unnoticed."

Xue Yao suddenly regretted that when his father taught him the art of war, he always proudly felt that with his own ability, he didn't need the tricks in the book, and only relied on his slight talent to confuse the assessment of his father and master.

He remained motionless and carefully read the book of war for several hours, until sunset, when a loud voice came from outside.

"General!"

When Xue Yao heard this, he put down the book and walked out, and said, "The officers and soldiers of the three armies have all secretly arrived in Changping, and the third brother Xu asked me to come and ask the general for instructions, can I release the news?" ”

Xue Yao looked at the setting sun in the west and nodded.

"Let's go."

If the news is released today, Jiang Qi will receive it in less than two days, according to Shizi, Jiang Qi will quickly gather troops under impulse and anger, and at most three days, he will rush from Xinxiang to Changping.

There are still five days to go, which is completely sufficient.

"General, is what this prince from Kyoto said really reliable?" He Kui scratched his head and asked, "Jiang Qi is crazy to attack Changping and hit the stone with an egg!" ”

Xue Yao laughed when he heard Kuiwen say "hitting a stone with an egg", and laughed silently: "It seems that you have really worked hard recently, not only can you say idioms like 'hitting stones with eggs', but you can also judge Jiang Qi's combat style, which is worthy of praise!" ”

He Kui blushed.

"It's all the poor guarding of the subordinates that brought such a big disaster to the Tiger Army. Although the general did not punish He Kui in the past few days, He Kui was uncomfortable, and vowed to study and read seriously in the future and learn from Xu Sange. ”

This is really a prodigal son, and he has lost his way!

Xue Yao looked at He Kui who was constantly self-examining with satisfaction, and felt that he was still not as good as He Kui's realm, and his learning attitude of changing his mistakes and respecting knowledge was much stronger than he was back then!

It's tears when you think about it too much!

Xue Yao patted He Kui's shoulder vigorously: "Good job!" ”

He Kui smiled: "The general hasn't answered me yet, how could Jiang Qi suddenly be so abnormal." ”

"Is this?"

Xue Yao glanced at He Kui deeply, and pretended to be mysterious: "This is the power of knowledge!" ”

After he finished speaking, he showed a triumphant smile and returned to the back account, leaving He Kui with a disappearing back.

Yesterday, the three armies discussed, all the generals and generals participated, but He Kui was still counting troops, and when he arrived, everyone was already assigning tasks, and his task was to immediately lead the soldiers who had just been ordered out of the camp secretly, and before they had time to ask why, the rest of the people had already withdrawn without a trace.

What?

He Kui's eyes widened, his face full of puzzlement: the power of knowledge? What's that?