Half an hour later, in the tent of the Chinese army.

Qin Huaidao sat in the north, on the left sat General Niu and several accompanying generals, there were different levels such as General Zhonglang, General Xuanwei and General Zhongwu, and on the right was the main general of several armies on his side, and Qibi Shamen was also invited, after some greetings and introductions, Qin Huaidao went straight to the topic: "General Niu, tell me about the situation?" ”

"Obey." Niu Jinda hugged his fists and saluted, although Qin Huaidao was on his back, but he had the body of a hussar general, the first person in the army, and he was in the middle of the military tent, so he said solemnly: "I was placed under house arrest in the baggage camp, and it was the henchmen below who rescued me to escape the catastrophe, otherwise I would have died last night." ”

Several of the accompanying generals nodded one after another, their faces full of indignation.

Niu Jinda paused for a moment and continued: "After escaping from the baggage camp, I waited to find a place to hide, until dawn, sent people into the camp to inquire about the situation, just happened to meet the rebels to vote, and suddenly made it difficult to slash and kill the prince's army, the prince was placed under house arrest, and Hou Junji and his cronies were all hacked and killed. ”

"Hou Junji is dead, are you sure?" Qin Huaidao asked in surprise.

"Sure, it's the hands of the two patriarchs of the Zheng family and the Cui family, and there is also a masked black-clothed killer, suspected to be the Fengyulou killer." Niu Jinda affirmed.

Qin Huaidao suddenly sneered: "It seems that the Cui family and the Zheng family have already taken refuge in the Xi Kingdom, and the two clans have also hidden the Fengyulou killer by the prince's side, ruthless enough, are you sure that the prince is not dead?" ”

"The scouts came back and said that they were controlled and didn't kill on the spot, so they shouldn't die, and the Xi Kingdom is not stupid, and they should keep it as a hole card."

Qin Huaidao nodded silently, thinking to himself.

The big tent suddenly fell silent, no one spoke, Fang Yiai understood Qin Huaidao's habit of thinking about problems, and was afraid that Niu Jinda would be embarrassed, so he whispered in a round voice: "Uncle Niu, generals, eat something to pad your stomach first, are you hungry?" By the way, how many other people are there around you? ”

"I haven't eaten anything until last night, and I'm really hungry, but fortunately, I found you and brought out about 3,000 people." Niu Jinda said, there was a bonfire burning in the middle, and the mutton roasted on it was bubbling with oil, and the aroma was overflowing, seeing that Qin Huaidao did not object, he picked up a knife and cut off a piece and ate it.

The others were also hungry, and they started to gobble up, all of them were soldiers and did not pay attention to it.

It didn't take long for more than half of the sheep to be lost.

Qin Huaidao picked up the map and observed for a moment, and suddenly said: "Everyone, King Xi has taken the rebellion army, and there are two choices next, first, flee to the grassland, hide and accumulate greater strength, and wait for the opportunity; Second, return to Heicheng and expand outward based on Heicheng, how do you think King Xi will be chosen? ”

As soon as they spoke, everyone fell silent.

Fang Yiai and Li Yixie are brave generals, it is okay to charge into battle, it is a little difficult to use their brains, the Cheng brothers are the same as Wei Chi Baoqi, but Su Dingfang has a flexible brain and is good at thinking, and when he saw that everyone did not speak, he stood up: "General, how to choose depends on the character of King Xi, we know too little about King Xi, it is difficult to judge." ”

Knowing that he was invincible, Qin Huaidao nodded in approval and looked at Niu Jinda.

Niu Jinda is a veteran and knows a lot about Li Jiancheng, thought about it, and said with a wry smile: "General, if it is the former prince, the last general can still say that benevolence, modesty, and a little indecisive, not ruthless enough, the current King Xi is just the opposite, calculating, ruthless and decisive." ”

Qin Huaidao was silent, his eyes fell on the map, and after a moment of silence, he said: "General Ben speculates that it is more likely to defend Heicheng, but the intelligence is insufficient, and it is not certain that the other party will not escape far from the grassland, no matter what, it is not important to our army, they choose theirs, and we will fight ours." ”

"But there's a way?" Fang Yiai's eyes lit up, and he returned to the Goguryeo era, every time Qin Huaidao said this, it meant that the enemy was going to be unlucky.

Li Yixie and others also understood the truth and looked at it one after another.

Yu Chi Baoqi even rushed to say: "General, please fight!" ”

"Lao Tzu is here, it's not your turn." Fang Yiai interrupted.

Everyone argued, and no one was convinced.

Niu Jinda was a little surprised to see this scene, the generals are all vying for the lead, how deeply rooted is this commander? Everyone couldn't help but look at Qin Huaidao and know more about Qin Huaidao.

Qin Huaidao interrupted: "Don't argue, you have a share." ”

Everyone laughed when they heard it, their faces were red and their ears were red just now, and they were kind at this moment, and Niu Jinda and others were dumbfounded, so that this group of thorny second generation Wu second-generation people could be convinced, how powerful is this charm?

Qin Huaidao didn't pay attention to the thoughts of Niu Jinda and the others, set up the map, supported it with two knives for everyone to see, and looked at Niu Jinda: "General Niu, whether King Xi chooses to escape or defend Heicheng, at least he hasn't left yet, the opportunity must not be lost, if my army passes, how many people can be persuaded to vote?" ”

"It's hard to say, the Cui family and the Zheng family spent a huge price to win over the middle and low-level officers, as for the high-level, they were either under house arrest or killed, the positions were replaced, and the rest were bought, that is to say, the high-level of the army are people of both ethnic groups, and it is unknown how many middle and low-level officers have been bought and replaced." Niu Jinda said truthfully.

"Then you have to try, it's all the imperial army, you can't just be coerced by King Xi, if you don't want to come over, you can't blame others for being a rebel in the future, it's a chance to give them a chance." Qin Huaidao said solemnly.

"Thank you, General." Niu Jinda and other generals were overjoyed, and said gratefully, after all, they brought it out by themselves, so they were thrown to King Xi and became a rebel, and they couldn't get over it.

Qin Huaidao waved his hand to signal that there was no need to be polite, his face was solemn, and he said solemnly: "Fang Yiai, Li Yixie, Su Dingfang, the three of you led the army to follow General Ben, General Niu, I have to ask you to go along, and I still need you to come out and shout at that time, how about it?" ”

"I am willing to obey the orders of the general." Niu Jinda and others said solemnly.

Qin Huaidao nodded and continued: "This trip is not a battle, but to respond to the army that has defected, Cheng Chuliang, Cheng Chubi, you two lead the army to wait in the rear for five miles, and support at any time." ”

"Obey." The Cheng brothers replied solemnly.

"Yu Chi Baoqi, Qibi Shamen, Shi Yeshan."

"In!" The three of them responded with their fists clasped, their eyes frenzied.

"The receiving force is in the south, the three of you lead the troops to the north side of the enemy, showing a flanking trend, the three armies are separated, keep a distance of three miles, attract rebel troops, take cover for the response, if necessary, you can attack sheep, but you can't really fight, An is reluctant to wait for the response to pay attention to the situation, and after the response is over, no matter whether it is success or failure, you go north, kill to the Jieli Department."

"Jieli Department?" The crowd shouted in amazement.

"That's right, Jielibu." Qin Huaidao's tone was affirmative, cold, and full of endless killing intent: "Since the Jieli Department is abusive, it should be killed, bring all the flags of the army, the guard of honor and the general's handsome flags, and show them all when you go west, so that the rebels think that our reinforcements have arrived, remember, strangle the rebel scouts to avoid exposure." ”

"What if the Jieli Department doesn't pursue?" Yu Chi Baoqi asked.

"If it were you, would you chase and kill the tribe if you knew that the tribe was facing annihilation?"

Yu Chi Baoqi suddenly said: "I understand, the point is to make them believe that we will do this." ”

"That's right, at that time, the general will also lead his troops over, causing signs of the army pouring into the nest, even if the Jieli Department does not believe it, he will not dare to bet, this is a Yang conspiracy, but the Jieli Department does not dare to chase and kill directly, and will ask the king of Xi, if the king of Xi does not agree, it will chill the heart of the Jieli department, which is called sowing discord, and then the Jieli department will still chase, because if you don't chase, the Jieli Khan will be abandoned by the clansmen." The stakes are high, and Qin Huaidao doesn't mind explaining it clearly.

"Got it!" The three of them replied excitedly.

Qin Huaidao pointed to a location on the map and continued: "This is called Ghost Crying Valley, it is a narrow, steep valley, the wind will make a strange cry when it passes through, like a ghost cry, hence the name, and it is also a necessary place to pass through the Yin Mountain and enter the grassland, Qibi Shamen, your people know the language of the Jieli Department, right?" ”

"Yes." Qibi Shamen hurriedly said.

"When you retreat, let your clansmen shout, just say that you are going to end the Jieli tribe's nest, you must be angry, make a vow not to give up to make the Jieli tribe people believe, after that, the three of you pass through the Devil's Cry Valley, go forward five miles and stand by, this general will lead people to ambush above the canyon, spread the net and wait, and when the Jieli department arrives, kill a horse pistol, and join forces to kill the 50,000 soldiers of the Jieli department."

"Obey." When the three of them heard about such a beating, they were immediately overjoyed.

"What about us?" Niu Jinda hurriedly said: "General, more than 3,000 of us are the imperial court to quell the rebellion, and we have the responsibility to quell the chaos, but we can't be left behind." ”