"Zhao Tuo, this son, knows the etiquette."

Zhencheng mansion, Sima Tian Chong of Qi Guoda looked at the precious gifts placed on his case, and couldn't help nodding.

Since the last time the Qin envoy sent a gift to Zhao Tuo, the main generals between Qin and Qi have been on the line.

After that, Li Shiqi often came to Zhencheng to walk around.

Today's gift, tomorrow's book, humbly complimented between words, and the gifts brought were precious and heavy, which made Tian Chong a little embarrassed.

Now it is the world of the Warring States, and the wars of various countries are frequent, and it has long been a ruin of etiquette.

However, the situation of Qi is somewhat different from that of the other five countries.

Since the Qi State closed its borders and defended itself, the Qi people under the age of forty have not personally experienced the cruelty of war, and have not learned the real dangers of the world.

Especially for a nobleman like Tian Chong, who was born in brocade clothes and jade food since he was a child, he also studied books such as "Spring and Autumn" and "Rites" while learning the art of war and tactics.

His thinking will inevitably be influenced by the Spring and Autumn nobles mentioned in the book.

Hundreds of years ago, warfare took a very different form than it does now.

Wars between states and nobles often involve both sides arriving at the same time, after they have lined up their ranks. Then the war drums were sounded, and the car rushed to the other side.

This is the so-called "settle the day and set the place, live on one side, beat the drum and fight, and do not cheat each other".

Such a war is not so much a war as a sports competition, in which both sides observe a certain ceremonial order on the battlefield.

The more famous ones are the battle between Gongzi City of the Song Kingdom and Huabao in the past.

The chariots of the two sides met at Ochre Hill, and Hua Leopard opened his bow and shot at Gongzi Cheng first, but an arrow missed and did not hit Gongzi Cheng's body.

But the leopard is very agile, and once again the arrow is wound.

Seeing this scene, Gongzicheng shouted disdainfully at Hua Leopard: "Don't shoot more contempt!" ”

You didn't let me fight back with your arrows, it's despicable!

The war between nobles is etiquette when one person shoots an arrow.

When Hua Leopard heard this, he shamefully pulled down the arrow that had already been placed on the bow and let the other party shoot the arrow.

Then Hua Leopard was killed by an arrow from Gongzi City.

This is the so-called ritual of war, and in addition to shooting at each other, there are also various rules of war, such as: do not attack seriously injured, do not capture two hairs, do not drum and do not form a column, and do not chase north.

And every time before the battle, the division must be famous, and it is impossible to fight, the war is often after the two sides are lined up, the two sides will meet, sometimes have a drink in front of the battle, after a few words of greetings, then each back to their own formation, command the charge.

Although Tian Chong was in the world of the Warring States Period, he had read many treacherous examples of war, and he was also familiar with the art of war and knew the truth of the sophistry of soldiers.

But this true nobleman, deep down, still has a lot of reverence for the noble war of that distant era, and often longs for the enemy he faces to have a real gentleman's battle with him.

If it is used as a metaphor, perhaps deep in Tian Chong's heart, there is a heart similar to the former "Song Xianggong".

Now, Zhao Tuo, the general of the Qin army opposite, seems to be a general with aristocratic etiquette.

He gave rich gifts, and there was a sense of respect for himself between his letters and words, and he even often humbly asked himself about the art of war in his letters......

This kind of behavior is difficult for Tian Chong not to have a good impression of Zhao Tuo.

Therefore, he often wrote back greetings, and even sent messengers to visit and return gifts.

Under such circumstances, the two armies of Qi and Qin confronted each other on the border, but without the slightest hint of tension, but seemed very harmonious and friendly.

"The Qin people are brutal and cunning, and now they are frequently sending gifts, I am afraid that they have ulterior motives, and please ask the Great Sima to investigate it, don't let the Qin people be treacherous!"

This is the advice of those people from the four countries after knowing that the Qin envoys often come, Tian Chong coped with it with "uh-huh" on the surface, but in fact, he had his own ideas in his heart.

"What Zhao Tuo did, firstly, was injured and lying on the couch, and he was afraid that he would take the opportunity to attack him, so he sent an envoy to give a gift and begged me to keep his hand. Second, it was because he admired me, otherwise there would not have been so many respectful and instructive words in the letters. ”

"No matter what, this son does know how to be polite. In the future, when Wang Jian Xiangyan divides the results, I will lead my troops to attack and defeat Puyang, and treat this Zhao Tuo with courtesy, which will live up to the name of my Tian nobles. ”

has a good impression of Zhao Tuo, a contempt for him after his leg and foot injuries, and a pride in his 100,000 army and his own ability.

The combination of various reasons made Da Sima Tian Chong completely let down his vigilance against Zhao Tuo and Qin Jun.

Under his influence, the 100,000 Qi troops around Zhencheng did not take the Qin people very seriously, and even the low-level soldiers made fun of Qin from time to time about Qin breaking Zhao Tuo's leg.

The Qi army went up and down, and there was no longer any vigilance against the Qin army more than 100 miles away.

……

"The general's strategy has been completed, the Qi army is no longer vigilant against the general, if our army launches an attack, it can be fought and broken 100,000 Qi troops in Zhencheng."

After Li Shiqi returned to the Qin military camp, he smiled and congratulated Zhao Tuo.

"There's Mr. Law."

Zhao Tuo inquired about the situation of Li Shiqi's envoy again, and after confirming that Qi Ren really relaxed his vigilance, he couldn't help but settle down. Then he remembered something and asked, "I wonder if Mr. has ever seen the people of the Four Kingdoms in the Qi army, and have those people been aware of our strategy?" ”

"I haven't seen it, but I've tried a thing or two with that Zou Yang, and there are indeed many people from the Four Kingdoms in the Qi army who followed, and they often attacked my Qin State before. But in the past few days, they have quieted down, except for admonishing Tian Chong not to trust us, there is no big action, and there is no longer to persuade Tian Chong to attack. From a contemptible point of view, Tian Chong did not trust these people, and he thought that he should have no influence on the general's strategy. Li Shiqi replied.

Zhao Tuo nodded, his heart moved, and he asked again: "Sir, have you ever asked if there are any famous people among those people from the Four Kingdoms?" ”

Li Shiqi was stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "I was afraid of arousing the other party's vigilance, so I didn't specifically ask, but when Zou Yang spoke, he mentioned something Hengyangjun, it seems to be a Korean clan." ”

Zhao Tuo nodded, although the Four Kingdoms did not, there were still a lot of clans and clans left behind, and it was not unusual for a few to appear among the Qi army.

When Zhao Tuo came to this era, Korea had already perished, so he was not very familiar with Korea, and the name of Hengyangjun did not attract his attention.

He turned to say: "Since the people of the Four Kingdoms have not seen through our plan, and the Qi army has let down its vigilance again, it is the time for our army to take action. When you attack all the people quickly, otherwise you are afraid that it will change later. ”

"Let people go to the city and invite the commander of Tu County to come, and then convene the generals to discuss the matter. Make a plan today, and tomorrow you can send troops. At that time, in the name of the rebellion of the Wei people in Dingtao, they will send troops south, go to the middle of the road, and then turn to the east and go straight to Zhencheng! ”

……

Puyang.

Because 20,000 Dongjun soldiers were already stationed near the city, the 20,000 Qin troops brought by Zhao Tuo from Huaibei were stationed about ten miles outside the city, near a wide area near the water source.

Between Puyang City and the 20,000 Qin army camps, there is a road that can accommodate two cars to pass.

The autumn foliage is bleak in the trees along the roadside, but the dense grass and woods are still enough to hide people's tracks.

"Jun Chen, we've been waiting here for two days, will the county lieutenant Tu Sui really come?"

A ranger spoke, reaching out to kill a blood-sucking mosquito as he spoke. On its arms, there are red packets everywhere.

Chen Yu scratched his itchy ears and whispered, "It will come." That Qin broke Zhao Tuo's legs and could only live in the city and lie on the couch. Although Zhao Tuo's 20,000 people still have a captain, but after all, they have to rely on Tu Sui to provide supplies of food and grass, and his subordinates must also have someone to command and give orders, so Tu Sui will go to the camp every few days. ”

"The Qin army in the city guards too much, we can't do it, if we want to assassinate Tu Sui, we can only act halfway, don't be in a hurry, you need patience to assassinate."

Just as Chen Yu was teaching everyone the experience of assassination, the sound of horses' hooves came from the road in the distance......

(End of chapter)