Chapter 243: A Plan to Delay the Enemy
A night of ice water poured on the body, resulting in the inability to sleep and exhaustion, coupled with the stench and harassment of rats. www.biquge.info The Hun soldiers trapped in the dungeon felt a deep despair, not the despair of being afraid of hunger, but the torture and despair of this Han general who made them desperate for survival and not being able to die.
The sky was bright, and the Huns who had been tortured all night walked to the open space on the ground under the drive of the Han soldiers, and they did not even have the strength to stand after eating for a long time, so they could only collapse to the ground one by one.
Four men in armor came with a group of guards, none other than the four military chiefs here.
"Lord Zhonglang, are you going to interrogate them?" asked the lieutenant
"That's right, if you have anything to ask, just ask quickly, otherwise I'm afraid they won't even have the strength to speak for a while" Gao Zhong nodded, clapped his hands and motioned for the people around him to come over, "Go and see if these Huns have been bitten by rats, and if any of them are dying, tell all the brothers that they must wear veils and gloves and touch these Huns again, do you know?"
The soldier took a step back and said "little obedience", then beckoned, signaling the soldier to follow.
Gao Zhong turned back to Lord Du Hu and the school captain who were about to interrogate and said, "Please also remember that you two must not get too close, and do not get close to touch these Huns."
The two men gave their hands "the last general knows" and walked towards the troops with their respective interpreters.
However, Shaoyuan stayed where he was, obviously not thinking about interrogating these people, or he wanted to know Gao Chong's next arrangement, "Ah Pet, aren't you going to interrogate?"
"No, I've already ordered people, the two of them are even better at interrogating things on the battlefield, I don't want the information in their mouths" Gao Zhong said meaningfully
"No, isn't it knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent?" Shaoyuan was very puzzled, this was not the same as what was said in the military book
"Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, I have to figure it out before the war in my consciousness, but now that the war has begun, the Huns are so surging that the front of the Huns will not be moving south, our choice is basically only to shrink the defense, and the news in their mouths can probably only bring the location of their forward troops, the balance of forces is too great, we have no other way" Although the content is very frustrating, but there is no trace of disappointment from the mouth of Gao Pet.
"Ah Pet, there is no panic in your tone, don't you have any countermeasures?" asked Shaoyuan
"It's just a matter of delaying time, it's not how difficult it is, if the two mountain passes can't be defended, just retreat to Pei Shan and hold on, and as long as the Northwest Army clears the territory, it will also come to help, one far and one near, hold for three months, I still have this confidence, stay up until the winter Huns retreat. I've already thought of a plan that can drag him for ten days and a half months," Gao Zhong is very confident
"Where, where, let's listen to it" The consistent bad water in the stomach made Shaoyuan so excited
"Come here with your ears," said Gao Pet
After a while, everyone will come, and Gao Zhong asked, "What did the two generals ask?"
Lord Du Hu smiled and said, "Those people are already extremely weak, basically only a trace of consciousness is left, and they must answer all questions, and this move is really wonderful for Zhonglang."
The lieutenant also bowed his hand and said, "Zhonglang will have a good plan, and the last general will admire, but according to what they said, the Huns have been operating in the northern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains, but it is not clear how far away from here is"
Gao Zhong nodded, and then asked them to come over, and after a long round of words, the captain looked embarrassed, "My lord, is this move really appropriate?"
Gao Pet waved his hand, "How can there be so many suitable and inappropriate, as long as it is useful, we are now trying to do everything possible to delay time, but it is not the time for mother-in-law and mother-in-law"
Naturally, Lord Tsugo knew that he had to do whatever it took to live, so he arched his hand and said, "My lord, then I'll prepare right away."
Gao Pet gave his hand, "You have to work, captain, you can't be idle, immediately rectify the training of soldiers to defend the city, not only the Han soldiers, but also the Pei Shan soldiers, the Huns will come soon, whether this plan can be successful, this is also a key link"
After the assignment was completed, Gao Zhong commanded the soldiers to set up a stove around the Huns, and the Huns who still felt extremely cold at the right time felt that they were burned, and the eight large stoves and the slowly rising sun were scorching them. Everyone began to suffer from dehydration, weakness in their limbs and other symptoms, but Gao Pet still adhered to the consistent principle of 'leaving them alive no matter what', and they kept watering them when they were dehydrated. Gao Zhong looked at their painful expressions, and said to Shaoyuan, "Let's go, Shaoyuan, there is nothing for us here, while I am free now, I will talk to you about the art of war."
In the middle of the day, outside the city gate of Pei Shanguo, three carriages were 'ready to go', but they were driven by some weak and powerless people, and they were Huns when they looked seriously. And the most leading one was the leader of the Huns who were dealt with alone.
They were not tied with ropes, and with their current physical strength, they could not make any big waves. The Huns, on the other hand, looked strange, what did this Han general do? Not only did he not kill them, but he also let them go back, although he tortured them for a day and a night, but his actions were really contrary to common sense, of course, all his distrust was written on his face, and Gao Zhong could see it clearly. Gao Chong pointed to the north, "Go back to your Xiongnu side and tell your leader, I, Gao Chong, is waiting for him in Pei Shan Kingdom"
The translator translated it to the Huns with a high-spirited tone, and the Huns listened to it, but they didn't dare to act arbitrarily, just said a word, and drove north.
The translator replied to Gao Zhong's sentence with the meaning of 'Our Hun warriors will surely break through your army, wait here'
Looking at their figures gradually moving away, Lord Du Hu arched his hand and asked, "My lord, did you send someone to follow you?"
Gao Zhong shook his head, "No need, send someone to quietly go to the mountain pass to set up a secret sentry, as soon as you find the traces of the Huns, you can report it immediately, and all the time in the next time is to prepare for war, we have to rub the Huns' sharp spirit under Pei Shan City"
Gao Chong's every move was seen in the eyes of the people in Pei Shan City, in the past, when he encountered the Huns, he was killed quickly, why didn't this Han general do this?
The news quickly spread nearby, and of course, it couldn't hide the spies sent by the Blue Mansion Country in Pei Shan Country.
When the king of Lanlou received this news, he was also caught off guard, "Although I heard that the Han and the Huns have had a grudge for a long time, but the behavior of this Han general is very strange, do you think this general's move has any deep meaning?"
Their prime minister bowed his hand and said, "Back to Your Majesty, their move will undoubtedly anger the Xiongnu, and the Xiongnu will inevitably have a high fighting spirit and kill Pei Shanguo." This general is a young man in the army, if he is not arrogant and pretentious, then he must have a comprehensive plan in his chest."
"Prime Minister, what should we do now?" asked the prince of the Blue Mansion Kingdom
The prime minister thought for a while, "Your Majesty, why don't you send the eldest prince to lead 800 troops to Pei Shan Country to help in the war?"
The eldest prince nodded, turned back to the king and asked, "Father, what do you think?"
The king also nodded, "Just do what the prime minister says, and you will prepare your troops and horses and set off immediately."