Chapter 185 Convincing People with Virtue

"shoot!"

The crossbow arrows pierced the sky like locusts.

In the Qin army camp along the river, hundreds of crossbowmen crouched behind the wooden fence, waiting for the command of the flag bearer on the watchtower.

On the clear grass outside the village, more than a dozen Xiou indigenous soldiers fell to the ground. Their blood seeped into the soil and moistened the land.

There were only five hundred soldiers stationed in this small village of the Qin Army. The Xiou army surrounding it had three thousand people.

However, these six times the number of troops and horses had been attacking for an hour, but they did not even touch the Qin army's gate.

"The Qin army's crossbows are really powerful!"

Looking at this small village from a distance across the bank, Wang Yisong of Xiou sighed.

Standing next to him was Great Elder Lu Wen. The people attacking the Qin army's camp at this moment were not people from the Yiyu Song tribe, but a tribe belonging to the Yi king.

Translation: Song Dynasty put forward the condition that whoever captures and kills the Prince of Qin can become the King of Xiou. Among the thirty-six Yi kings, many tribes were extremely enthusiastic when attacking the Qin army.

The one currently attacking the Qin army's small village is a large tribe close to Luo Yue. The tribe has a large population and can easily gather five thousand people. The leader of his tribe, Xushu, was one of the strong contenders for the king of Xiou. Because of this, his army worked particularly hard when attacking the Qin army.

"The weapons and equipment of the Qin army are better than ours. All our troops can rely on is their numerical advantage and their familiarity with the terrain in this area."

Lu Wen sighed and said.

"But the Qin army is unable to retreat at the moment, and our army will suffer heavy losses if we attack forcefully." Yi Yusong said worriedly.

Lu Wen glanced at Yi Xusong and chuckled in his heart. Isn't this result exactly what the king expected?

The more men and horses consumed by the thirty-six Yi kings, the more powerful their king becomes.

After all, although his own king used the title of King of Xiou as bait, how could he really be willing to let it go in his heart?

Most of the thirty-six Yi kings were brave and unintelligent. When they fought with the Qin army, they only knew how to lead their troops to attack hard and show off their wild and brave ambitions with just a mouthful of blood.

I would like to ask, no matter how many soldiers these Yi kings have, do they have as many crossbows and arrows as the Qin army?

"If we want to defeat the Qin army, it seems we have to find another way."

Yi Xusong looked at the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood in front of him and said unconsciously. In fact, he has confirmed one thing from here, that is, it will not work to confront the Qin army head-on.

In just one hour, five hundred warriors from the Xushu tribe were seriously injured, and more than a hundred warriors could no longer stand up from the grass.

The strength of Qin's army was so terrifying. Translator Song understood that confronting him head-on would lead to death.

He took a breath of air, he didn't want to try that dark arrow rain under any circumstances. As for the Six Kingdoms of Guandong, they have been dealing with the Qin army for more than a hundred years. How did they do it?

"Your Majesty, there is actually only one way to defeat the Qin army." Lu Wen held his crutches in both hands and said to the translator Song.

"What?"

"Led my tribe's warriors, relying on the terrain, to go around the back of the Qin army, attack their baggage, and cut off their food routes."

Yi Xusong thought for a while and said: "The terrain in these mountains is changeable. Even among our tribe, there are only a few hunters who are familiar with it, let alone the Qin army?"

"Your Majesty is right. We can use this advantage to encourage the tribes of the Yi kings in the small tribes to enter the mountains. Most of the Yi kings in these tribes are greedy for profit, so they will not refuse."

.......

"Your Highness, in the past few days, our transportation team has been attacked more than a dozen times on the Zhongliang Road in this mountain. But fortunately, we have already taken precautions. Therefore, the losses are not very big."

In the dark tent, only a frame of sunlight shined through the skylight, bringing some light to the tent. Zhao Tuo stood next to this frame of sunlight, his body disappearing into the darkness.

"Your five thousand troops don't have to fight with the army, they are just to cope with such a situation. Now it seems that your training is indeed good, and they should be rewarded."

"Thank you, Your Highness," Zhao Tuo said with his hand.

Next to Zhao Tuo, on the other side of a frame of sunshine, was Zhang Han. At this moment, there are only these two generals in this tent.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, there are more and more criticisms against Your Highness in the court at present, so we must pay attention to it." Zhang Han said with his hands.

"Oh? What did they say?" Ying Ziyi rested his forehead on his hands and asked with interest.

"They are simply attacking His Highness the Crown Prince leading an army of 100,000 people, consuming a huge amount of food and grass every day, but up to now, they have not stood a chance. Some of the courtiers have even criticized His Highness the Crown Prince, secretly letting the enemy chiefs go, and raising tigers."

Ying Ziyi really hasn't done anything until now. Since the Qin army entered the territory of Xiou Kingdom, Ying Ziyi has not taken any military action at all. They just build camps, maintain supply lines, and wait for food to arrive from behind. It has been more than a few months now, and the land occupied by the Qin army is basically the same as when it first entered Xiou, and even a little less.

Ying Ziyi smiled and said, "What they said is right. We have indeed not accomplished anything yet, and we have also consumed a lot of supplies from the empire. In the past few months, one hundred thousand mouths have consumed as much food as a small county can produce in a year. Food rations.”

"But His Royal Highness...!"

"Needless to say, the turning point will be in the next few days." Ying Ziyi waved his hand. The reason why he is still so calm now is because in Xianyang City, Brother Zheng, the lord of the world, has not spoken yet.

As long as Brother Zheng doesn't say anything, no matter how much others say, it will be of no use. Ying Ziyi had to be thankful that Brother Zheng was good at this. When the army was outside, he never gave any advice and gave unconditional support to the generals outside.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Zhang Han and Zhao Tuo, the two most dazzling generals among the new generation of Great Qin, looked at Ying Ziyi in front of them. He picked up a comb from the desk, a comb used by women.

Women are prohibited from entering the army, and anyone who dares to offend will be killed without mercy. Among these tens of thousands of troops, there is only one exception, and that is Ying Ziyi. There are three maids by his side all year round. All generals who are close to Ying Ziyi know this.

The two of them looked at the scene in front of them, but they kept silent. You know, in this era, personal maids often have different obligations for their masters. And His Highness the Crown Prince has grown up too!

If Ying Ziyi knew what these two generals were thinking now, he would definitely be dumbfounded.

...

Under the dim night, the Qin army transported goods between the mountains. This team is very long, and it seems that there are a lot of supplies being transported.

"Your Majesty, the Qin army is coming."

The soldiers of the Song Dynasty were covered with dyed straw clothes and squatted on both sides of the hills. The color of their grass clothes is different from the surrounding environment, somewhat similar to the camouflage of later generations.

"It seems that the information is correct. The Qin army's villages have run out of food and grass. This time they escorted a large amount of food and grass." Yi Yusong said in a low voice.

After hearing that the Qin army was escorting a large amount of grain and grass supplies, the thirty-six Yi kings enthusiastically signed up. For these remote Yi kings, food and grass meant everything. They came with their own elites, all wanting a share of the pie.

The Qin army was halfway through, and Yi Xusong also issued an order to attack.

The torches lit up instantly, and the howling sounds were endless on the hills.

"Run it for me."

Thousands of people rushed up the hill and headed straight for the Qin army.

The charge of the Xiou Army soon had an effect. The Qin Army suffered heavy losses for a while and retreated to the Chinese Army.

"That's not right." Looking at such an easy offensive, Yi Yusong frowned unconsciously. The Qin army retreated too quickly.

"No, it's a scam!" Yi Xusong suddenly realized, but it was too late to stop the Yi King's men.

Large pieces of grain and grass, gold and silk fell to the ground. The soldiers of the Yi King had red eyes, thinking only of destroying the Qin army in front of them and seizing all the grain and grass.

On a dark and stormy night this month, the transmission of orders from top to bottom of the Xiou army was completely broken. Many soldiers were fighting with the Qin army, and more were taking advantage of the opportunity to rob the gold, silk, grain and grass on the ground.

The Qin army was retreating towards the convoy in the center, and the canvas sails of the vehicles that lost their guardians were lifted one by one. Looking at the supplies inside, the eyes of the thirty-six Yi kings were almost green. Qin was rich beyond their imagination.

They were frantically uncovering supplies one by one, and gradually, they finally discovered something was wrong. Among these supplies, there are actually arrow clusters and crossbows.

Yes, arrow clusters and crossbows.

Unknowingly, the Qin soldiers retreating in the center were holding long shields and had formed a formation. The Qin soldiers took the bows and arrows from the carts and loaded them up.

No, it's a scam.

By this moment, most of the Yi kings had already realized that they had fallen into the trap.

However, at this moment, these soldiers of the Yi King had been entangled with the Qin army for too long and were trapped too deeply.

But what happened next made these Yi kings truly despair. A large number of Qin troops suddenly poured out from the hills, road crossings, and dense forests. Qin soldiers held torches and were densely packed. It looked like there were thirty or forty thousand people.

"Yi Xusong, I have been waiting here for a long time under the orders of His Highness the Crown Prince." Zhao Tuo stood on a high cliff and said loudly.

"Shuzi, how dare you bully me?" Yi Xusong shouted, and then he heard a roaring sound. One by one, the barbarian soldiers fell into the darkness and died silently.

.......

"Kneel down." Four or five Qin soldiers tied up Yi Xusong, pushed him into Ying Ziyi's tent, and pushed him to the ground.

And Ying Ziyi, who was high among the generals, despised Yi Yu Song.

"Now that you have been captured by me, are you convinced?"

"Ying Ziyi, you have deceived me so much that I am convinced. I am not convinced, I am not convinced, I am not convinced."

Translator Song was as strong as an ox and expressed his dissatisfaction three times in a row. Even after fighting hard all night, he still looked energetic.

"Your Highness, this person is really hateful, why not just kill him."

"Yes! Your Highness, kill him!"

...

Many generals in Yingzi's tent persuaded him to kill Yi Xusong. But this guy tilted his head and looked like he wasn't afraid.

Ying Ziyi smiled and said: "You only know that this king uses deceit, but do you know why I can lure you into a trap?"

"What do you mean?" Yi Xusong asked.

"Actually, you can figure it out even if I don't tell you." Ying Ziyi stood up, approached Yi Xusong, looked into his eyes as big as bulls, and said, "What happened to the soldiers you sent to detect the enemy's situation?" Whose person is it? And who is supporting you in this action? How do I know the exact time of your action? "

"No, he has followed me for many years and has no reason to betray me?" Yi Xusong still had an expression of disbelief in his eyes.

"Really?" Ying Ziyi looked down from a high position, snapped his fingers, and ordered to the soldier beside him: "Untie him."

The soldiers around Song Dynasty faithfully carried out Ying Ziyi's orders.

Yi Xusong stood up and said to Ying Ziyi, "Can you really let me go?"

"We, the great Qin Dynasty, have always convinced people with virtue." Ying Ziyi said something that even he himself did not believe.

"In this case, I will lead the troops and fight again one day."

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In the dimly lit cave, two naked bodies were entangled together, entangled and crazy.

Tie Yuque was very happy today. News came from the front line that the army that went to attack the Qin army's food and grass was completely wiped out, and Yixu Song was captured by the Qin army, and he did not know whether he was alive or dead. Once Xu Song dies, this cave will be his world. And the woman who is happy under him will truly belong to him. Because of this, he worked extra hard tonight.

Before Yi Xusong returned to the cave, he kept convincing himself that everything he suspected was not true. However, when he saw this white and twisted scene in the cave, his heart suddenly felt empty.

Then anger filled his chest. Yi Xusong stepped forward quickly, knocked Tie Yuque under the bed while he was working on the tillage, and stepped on it.

Yi Xusong drew out his long knife and slashed at the woman's neck with the knife.

The woman's scream lasted for a long time, but Yi Xusong's knife did not cut it off after all.

"Tell me, why are you doing this?" Song Chi said with red eyes and heartbroken.

Ruan Zhu's crimson body didn't know whether it was because of fear or anger, but it looked even redder at the moment. With eyes wide open, she looked at Yi Xusong and said, "Why? You killed my husband and humiliated me. Shouldn't I hate you? I wish you could die."

"Is it because of this?" Yi Xusong's voice was very low. He thought that the woman in front of him really loved him, but he didn't expect that all the tenderness was just to flatter her.

He looked at the woman in front of him, the woman who had brought him great shame, but the knife in his hand trembled a little.

Yi Xusong couldn't swing it anymore. After a while, he put away the long knife and said in a cold voice: "Go away, don't let me see you again. Otherwise, I will definitely kill you."

Yi Xusong kicked Tie Yuque away from his feet, and the other party put on a piece of clothing and stumbled out regardless of his injuries.

"Trash!" Ruan Zhu sneered and followed him out.

After the two of them left, Yi Xusong sat down, only feeling that the cave was extremely cold.