In the middle of summer in June, if you are in other places, it is already hot at this time, but the province of Nangumo, which is located on the high mountains, is still very cool.

A group of uninvited guests came from outside Dali City, and 3,000 heavily armed Western Qin troops arrived with 80,000 Nanzhao prisoners.

The Nanzhao people who lived in the city did not lose their vigilance, and they got the news and reported it to the Nanzhao gods long before this group of uninvited guests arrived under the city walls.

Nanzhao Heavenly God came to the city wall with a group of wizards, and frowned when he looked at this scene.

The Western Qin army stopped three hundred meters outside the gate of Dali, and a battalion general came out of the crowd and said loudly: "Yang Kai, the general of the Western Qin battalion, was ordered to return the prisoners of Nanzhao, can there be someone in charge of the city?"

Nanzhao Heavenly God pointed to a sorcerer beside him and ordered, "You come and respond to him." ”

The sorcerer hurriedly replied, "Obey the decree of the gods. ”

After speaking, he walked to the edge of the female wall and replied loudly: "Nanzhao High Priest Mo Gemu is in charge of this matter under the order of the gods, I don't know what the general has to do with my gods?"

I don't know if it's because the life of the same clan is in the hands of the Western Qin army, Mo Gemu's tone of speech can be regarded as polite and courteous.

Yang Kai pointed to the Nanzhao captives tied up in a string behind him and said: "In the previous battle, all the 80,000 Nanzhao soldiers captured by the Western Qin were here, and now they are returned in full, and the lord of my family is entrusted to greet your gods." ”

Mo Gemu turned around and looked at Nanzhao Heavenly God with inquiring eyes.

Nanzhao Heavenly God indifferently ordered: "Tell him that this god inherits the situation of the Dao Palace, and let him release him immediately." ”

Mo Gemu said loudly to Yang Kai: "The benevolence and righteousness of the Western Qin State Lord are incomparable, which is admirable, please let the general release the people of Nanzhao quickly, and Nanzhao is grateful." ”

Yang Kai replied: "Don't be busy releasing people first, I will finish what my family lord has said first." ”

As soon as Mo Gemu wanted to reply, the cold voice of Nanzhao Tianshen came from his ears: "Let him speak." ”

Mo Gemu received the order and said loudly, "General, please speak." ”

Yang Kai: "First, before leaving, the lord of my family specially explained, so that Ben General reminded the gods not to forget the promise. ”

"Second, the lord of the country asked Ben General to tell you, the king is defeated, the winner is the king, Nanzhao is not the opponent of Western Qin, please withdraw from Nanyun Province within five days, otherwise the war will start, and Nanzhao will definitely not be able to afford losses. ”

"Now that the word has arrived, please open the gates of the city and bring them back. ”

After saying this, Yang Kai decisively ordered the three thousand Western Qin troops: "Withdraw." ”

A sound of horses' hooves sounded, and under the leadership of Yang Kai, the three thousand Western Qin troops quickly left north and disappeared.

Seeing this, Mo Gemu was stunned and said, "Heavenly God, this ......"

Nanzhao Tianshen withdrew his gaze from the direction where the Western Qin army left, and said indifferently: "Don't pay attention to it, take the people back, settle down, and you all go." ”

"I respectfully obey the decree," the attendants of the Nanzhao Heavenly God replied loudly.

Then the figure shook, the gate of Dali City was opened, and thousands of people poured out, untied the ropes that tied the hands of the warriors of the same clan, and brought them to the city for settlement.

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In the camp of the Western Qin Army, Han Xin stood in front of Lin Ze, bowed down and said: "Lord Qiqi, half of Nanyun Province has been recovered, and the Nanzhao people entrenched in Dali seem to be unwilling to retreat, do you want to use force directly?"

Lin Ze said indifferently: "Use force directly, if you don't give them a little bit of power to take a look, do you still expect them to find out with their conscience and take the initiative to retreat?"

Han Xin smiled bitterly and said, "The lord of the country has just released 80,000 Nanzhao prisoners. ”

Lin Ze frowned slightly: "What do you want to say?"

Han Xin's expression was grim, and he bowed deeply and said, "The minister has the courage to implore the lord of the country not to do the same thing again. ”

"The soldiers of Nanzhao are resolute and fierce and not afraid of death, and their frontal combat power is not much weaker than the elite of Western Qin. ”

"In the long run, the soldiers of the Western Qin Dynasty will become war-weary, and there will be endless troubles. ”

Lin Ze said indifferently: "Don't worry, before Lone was just to verify a conjecture, but now that the conjecture has been basically confirmed, he shouldn't make the same mistake." ”

A hint of shock appeared on Han Xin's face, he originally just wanted to do his duty, persuade him once, and even prepared to be reprimanded, but he didn't expect Lin Ze to admit his mistake.

Lin Ze looked at Han Xin's face and said with a smile: "What, it's very unexpected?"

Han Xin shook his head and said: "It's not surprising, the lord of the country is a very special existence in the eyes of the minister, and the lord of the country usually has his own considerations, if the minister feels surprised, it will only be because the minister has not figured it out." ”

Lin Ze smiled at the corner of his mouth: "Yes, then do you think that these 80,000 captives must have been misplaced?"

Han Xin thought for a moment and said, "It's a mixed bag. ”

Lin Ze couldn't deny it: "Let's talk about details." ”

Han Xin: "The disadvantage is that the minister has just told the lord of the country, and there are two benefits. ”

"First, the Nanzhao people are not good at farming, and they used to live by hunting and raising demon beasts and collecting wild fruits and herbs, and with these 80,000 soldiers, the logistical pressure will be doubled. ”

"As far as the minister knows, although Nanyue captured Nanyun Province before and looted all the granaries and granaries, half of the grain and grass were transported away by Zhao Tuo, and most of the rest were transported back to Nanzhao by the Nanzhao people to relieve the same clan. ”

"There is still military rations left, and the last time the Nanzhao camp was broken, a lot was lost, so not long after, Nanzhao will face the embarrassment of lack of food. ”

Second, it also damaged the morale of the Nanzhao soldiers. Previously, the soldiers of Nanzhao were basically not afraid of death, and if it were not for the army led by the minister to besiege it, it was estimated that it would not be able to capture 80,000 people after starving for a while. ”

"After this time, the Nanzhao soldiers knew that surrender would avoid death, and in the next big battle, there would be fewer desperate estimates. ”

Lin Ze said with a smile: "That's very good, without further ado, you quickly lead the army to besiege Dali and give Nanzhao a lesson that you will never forget." ”

Han Xin said solemnly: "The minister obeys the order." ”

Lin Ze looked at the direction Han Xin left, his smile did not decrease, it was good to have a smart subordinate, no matter what decision he made, he could always come up with a deep meaning.

Not long after Han Xin left, a brocade guard came to the outside of the camp tent and said in a low voice: "Lord, there is a secret report from Dali City. ”

Lin Ze said indifferently: "Come in and talk." ”

Jin Yiwei walked into the camp tent, knelt on one knee, and said respectfully: "The lord of the country, the secret agent lurking in Dali City risked death to spread the news, the god of Nanzhao ordered the army of Nanzhao to force the people to believe in him, if they do not obey, they will be imprisoned at the least, and they will be killed on the spot. ”

As a result, Dali City was completely plunged into chaos, and the people were panicked and could not live all day. ”

In addition, the secret agent also found a military situation, saying that the Nanzhao Heavenly God was preparing to move all the people of Dali City to Nanzhao, and had prepared hundreds of carriages to carry supplies. ”

When Lin Ze heard this, an uncertain look appeared on his face, and he was robbing the population?

Lin Ze just flashed this thought in his mind, and suddenly his face changed, and he said in a deep voice: "The army of Nanzhao has retreated, quickly go and inform the Marquis of Surabaya, Han Xin, and inquire about the specific news." ”