In Zhencheng City, in a luxurious mansion.

The chief general of the 100,000 Qi army, Sima Tian Chong, the great of the Qi State, was reclining on a comfortable soft couch.

Two beautiful-looking women, barefoot and wearing light green silk clothes, knelt on the edge of the couch, reaching out to knead their legs and feet for Tian Chong.

Inside the house, the fragrant breeze is gusting and the spring color is pleasant.

Tian Chong turned a blind eye to them, and his eyes were only focused on the military book in his hand.

"Therefore he who makes good use of his soldiers, who conquers others instead of fighting, who pulls out a city that does not attack them, and who destroys a country that destroys people instead of for a long time, will fight for the whole world. Therefore, the soldiers can be completely profitable, and this method of attacking is also."

Tian Chong shook his head and finished muttering a sentence in his mouth, then he looked at the two beautiful women who were pinching his legs and feet for him, and shouted, "Do you know what this means?"

"The concubine doesn't know, and I ask the general to solve my doubts."

The two women glanced at each other, and both made a confused expression, asking Tian Chong to explain.

Tian Chong laughed, stretched out his hand to stroke the beard under his chin, and said with a smile: "Wait for a little girl, it's right if you don't understand. This is the law of planning for the country and the army."

"What is a good fighter? It's not that there are many enemies killed on the battlefield, but the enemies that are defeated are good fighters. A true good fighter is a soldier who can surrender without a fight, and can win a war without spending a single soldier."

The two women tried to keep their eyes open and make a curious look, listening to Tian Dasima talk about the art of war.

Tian Chong became more and more proud, and began to talk about the example of war.

"Look at Zhao Tuo, the Qin general who was sent by Wang Jian to reinforce Dongjun this time."

"What kind of backwater battle did he engage in against the Chu army on the bank of Surabaya last year, and his actions went against the art of war, how ridiculous, he should have died in that battle. As a result, the luck was too good, and it happened that the Chu Jiang I met was an incompetent person, and he fell for his female trick, which led to that big victory."

"If I were the Zuo Sima of the Chu State, I wouldn't have beaten Zhao Tuo's backwater soldiers at all, and if I have the advantage of troops and can get supplies from the rear city, I should besiege but not attack."

"In this way, even if he Zhao Tuo's soldiers and horses are good at fighting and have the protection of the chariot formation, what can he do?"

"The Qin army has no supplies at all in Surabaya, and there is no way to retreat. I relied on superior forces to fight with strong bows and crossbows, and when the Qin army couldn't bear it by itself, they could only kill it helplessly."

"When the time comes, I will give an order, and ten thousand arrows will be fired together, and then the soldiers who have rested enough energy will rush up again, and they will definitely be able to break the Qin army and behead him Zhao Tuo."

[In view of the general environment,

"As for the ambush soldiers that Zhao Tuo ambushed in the rear, only a stupid person like Zhaoping would be hit."

"If I come, I will be a scout and sentry horseman, and I will definitely let the enemy trace no trace within ten miles, and such a cautious way will be broken by a thousand ambush soldiers. So Zhaoping's defeat is really ridiculous."

In the end, Tian Chong couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity that I wasn't the general at that time, otherwise An would have made the shaft famous!"

Tian Chong was very regrettable and felt that if he played, he would definitely do better than Zhaoping.

The two women "suddenly realized" and bowed their heads together and said, "Da Sima's art of war is profound, and he uses soldiers like a god, so Zhao Tuo is definitely not Da Sima's opponent."

When Tian Chong heard this praise, he laughed and said to himself: "That's natural, you see that I am stationed on the border of Qi and Qin this time, showing my troops without attacking, and without spending a single soldier, it scared those Qin people to tremble. forced Wang Jian to hurriedly transfer Zhao Tuo, weakening the Qin army's strength in Huaibei, and giving the Chu people a greater chance of victory. What is this called, this is the art of war, go to the army and plan!"

Just as Tian Chong was boasting, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door.

Immediately afterwards, Tian Chong's confidant Zou Yang asked for instructions outside, and after getting permission, he hurriedly ran into the house, and he was so excited that he didn't even take off his shoes.

"Why are you so alarmed?"

Tian Chong glanced at the stained shoes on Zou Yang's feet, and couldn't help frowning slightly.

He Tian Da Sima is also a particular person.

Fortunately, the news brought by Zou Yang is enough

Eliminate the unhappiness in Tian Chong's heart.

"Great Sima, today Qin General Zhao Tuo led his troops to Puyang, but when he dismounted, he fell in public because the horse was frightened! Now I don't know whether I live or die, and the entire Puyang City is in chaos!"

"Zhao Tuo has fallen?"

Tian Chong was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Before I sent a single soldier, I let that Zhao Tuo fall to the ground, and let Qin Guoping lose a battle general in vain, isn't this a soldier who surrenders without a fight?"

"If I listen to what those people from the Four Kingdoms say and send troops to attack Qin, how can there be Zhao Tuo's fall from his horse today."

……

"Zhao Tuo fell off his horse?"

In a camp tent outside Zhen City.

When the heroes of the four countries gathered here heard the news, they were all surprised.

Zhao Tuo's reputation, they are no strangers.

After Zhao Tuo came out of Fengpei last year, Qin officials conveniently promoted him as a hero to cover up Li Xin's fiasco and boost the confidence of the Qin people.

Therefore, Zhao Tuo's name soon spread throughout the world in a short period of time, not only in Qin, but also in Chu and Qi, and everyone knew that Zhao Tuo was the hottest heroic general in Qin today.

Of course, in addition to his outstanding achievements, the most surprising thing is Zhao Tuo's age.

It is said that this person is only seventeen years old this year, but he is really a well-deserved young hero, and all the people of the four countries who are enemies of Qin regard Zhao Tuo as a roadblock on their way to recovering the country, and they are quite concerned about him.

When they heard that Wang Jian sent Zhao Tuo to come to Dongjun with 20,000 troops, these people were still worried, and they were angry that Tian Chong did not listen to the advice to attack Dongjun as soon as possible.

How do you know that Zhao Tuo, the Qin general who is regarded as a confidant by them, actually fell from his horse and fell to the ground today, which is really surprising.

"Great, Zhao Tuo fell from his horse, the Qin army in Puyang must be in turmoil, and it is the time for the Qi army to take the initiative to attack."

"Let's go and persuade Tian Chong to seize this opportunity, this time not only can we defeat Puyang and break the Qin army, but maybe we can also kill Zhao Tuo here, and get rid of a future disaster for us!"

Gongsun Xin patted a few eucalyptus and was overjoyed.

Many people in the tent nodded in agreement, if they could kill Zhao Tuo, it would be a happy event.

Zhang Liang shook his head and said, "Gongsun Xiao'an, this time the Qin general Zhao Tuo fell from his horse, although it can hit the morale of the Qin army, but the Qin army will definitely be more vigilant, and will deploy sentry cavalry to prevent the Qi army from attacking, and it is not easy to surprise the attack."

"Although Zhao Tuo fell from his horse, the 20,000 Qin troops supporting Dongjun are real, and Puyang's defense force will only be more than before, and it will never be less than before. Tu Sui, the county lieutenant of Nadong County, is not a mediocre talent, and this time is not the time for the Qi army to attack. Not to mention......"

Speaking of this, a gleam flashed in Zhang Liang's eyes, and he whispered, "Don't you think that the timing of this Zhao Tuo's fall from his horse is too coincidental? As soon as he arrived in Dongjun, he fell off his horse and fell to the ground, or in public. This may be his ploy to lure the enemy, specifically to induce the Qi army to attack, so as to take advantage of the opportunity to ambush him!"

"Wouldn't it? Then Zhao Tuo is so insidious?" Gongsun Xin blinked.

"Very likely, as far as I know, this Zhao Tuo is good at scheming. He used to use trickery when he was in Weidi."

"Last year, Li Xin attacked Chu, Zhao Tuo fought thousands of miles, and he often used the strategy of deceiving the city along the way, and even ambushed the Chu general Qu Song with a female cadre in Pengcheng, and the battle on the bank of Surabaya was also an ambush in advance, which could break the Chu army. From this point of view, Zhao Tuo pretended to fall from his horse, wanting to use a trick to lure the Qi army to attack, and then lay an ambush halfway, which is very in line with his character."

In the tent, Chen Yu, who was wearing Confucian clothes, spoke, and after he learned that the Qin general who killed Zhang Er was Zhao Tuo, he specialized in studying the combat methods commonly used by the other party in the Wei and Chu wars, so he could see at a glance the strangeness of this falling horse.

Zhang Liang glanced at Chen Yu approvingly, nodded and said, "What Chen Jun said is right, so this time Zhao Tuo fell from his horse, we must not act rashly, let alone persuade Tian Chong to attack hastily, *** The Qin army is in ambush, it is better to send someone to investigate the situation first."

"Well, Zhang Jun and Chen Jun are thoughtful, and we admire them."

When everyone in the tent saw that Zhang Liang and Chen Yu both said this, they nodded and agreed

, suppressed the mind of persuading the Qi army to sneak attack.

……

Puyang City, in a simple and solemn mansion.

The two Qin generals were sitting on the side of the eucalyptus, raising their wines and drinking.

One of them was about forty years old, tall and majestic, with a Chinese face and big eyebrows, and he was Tu Sui, the county lieutenant of Dongjun.

Compared with Tu Sui, the other person is a handsome young man, it is the Qin general Zhao Tuo who fell from his horse outside Puyang City two days ago.

It's just that Zhao Tuo is now calm, and he is even more free to move in his gestures, so he looks like he has fallen from a horse.

"Ah Tuo, Ah Tuo, I don't think your strategy of falling off a horse to lure the enemy is useless. That Tian Chong will not come out until the general and the Chu army decide the victory, and if you want to ambush him, it's difficult."

Tu Sui shook his head and said, picked up the wine and drank it all, the cloudy wine flowed on his beard, and he looked bold.

Although Tu Sui now only has the title of the right concubine, a full two levels behind Zhao Tuo, he has no sense of restraint in the face of his former little brother, and still affectionately calls him "A Tuo".

Zhao Tuo naturally will not forget the old love as soon as he gets his will, and he will still be commensurate with Tu Sui as a brother.

"Brother Tu, don't worry, I didn't expect a fall from a horse to attract the Qi army. This is just a foreshadowing, if there is no falling horse, An can make the next move, and Brother Tu will wait for the show to begin."

Zhao Tuo smiled.

On the second day.

Qin wrote down a silk letter to Zhao Tuo, named horses, different brocades, wine ceremonies and other things, and sent envoys to Zhencheng to ask for a meeting with Sima Tianchong, the great of Qi......