78, Chapter 78

Since the beginning of the year, Qi State and the Barbarians fought a battle. After the Barbarians suffered heavy casualties, they began to recuperate and did not intend to attack the people of Qi State.

However, their situation did not improve. They lost too much in that battle, and now, Qi State is still eyeing them covetously. As long as they make a move, Qi State will beat the drums of war, making them panic.

More importantly, their food situation this year is also very bad. If it continues like this, they have only two choices, one is to surrender and the other is to migrate.

For this reason, problems began to arise within the Barbarians.

Originally, the Barbarians are composed of multiple tribes. Within the tribe, they first consider their own tribe. So now, it is normal for problems to arise within. Some are in favor of surrender, some are in favor of persistence, and some are in favor of migration. Under various different opinions, they persisted for another half a year.

In the past six months, some tribes have secretly contacted Yonghe Hou to know what arrangements will be made if they surrender.

Yonghe Hou came to the military camp very late. He was already in a semi-retired state. The military camp was basically managed by Yonghe Hou's son. This time, Yonghe Hou's son called all the generals and captains to open the meeting. The main general's tent was full of dozens of people.

Yonghe Hou's son said: "I received a letter from the barbarians today. Now the tribes in the barbarians have different opinions. Some tribes that want to surrender have taken the lead. The letter says that if they surrender, how will Qiguo arrange them? What do you think?" While asking, he passed the letter to everyone to see.

So, everyone started discussing while reading the letter.

"I'm afraid their surrender is fake. If it's fake, then bringing them in and launching a war at that time will have disastrous consequences." A guerrilla general said. The 50,000 Yonghe troops are divided into five teams.

"That makes sense." The guerrilla general of the second team echoed.

General Ao was the guerrilla general of the fourth team. He said, "But what if their surrender is real? If we refuse, that won't work."

The prince of Yonghe said, "That's why I asked you to come up with a solution. I will submit your solution to the emperor. If their surrender is real, then there is a real solution. If their surrender is fake, then there is a fake solution. Think about it."

Not only the guerrilla generals were whispering, but also the thousand-man commanders sitting on the ground behind the guerrilla generals were whispering.

Seeing that they were all discussing and had no intention of expressing their opinions, the Prince of Yonghe said, "You speak one by one. Start with Team One."

The guerrilla general of Team One said, "I think we should monitor them for a while to see if their surrender is true or false before making plans."

The Prince of Yonghe nodded and did not express his opinion: "What about the captains of Team One? Do you have any ideas to add?"

The captains did not add anything. The guerrilla general of Team One was not easy to get along with. He had a gloomy personality and was a bit suppressive of his own team. He liked to compete for credit, so they did not dare to oppose his opinion.

The opinion of the guerrilla general of Team One was also relatively pertinent. In fact, he did not put forward any effective opinions, but he did not remain silent either. So, his opinion was neither right nor helpful. He himself liked to be stable. He seemed to have a bad temper, but he actually had a plan in his heart.

The captain of Team One: "We have no opinion." Many people are satisfied with this state of life without any merit or success. Moreover, the captains of the thousand-man army receive a monthly salary of eight taels of silver. Even if they go to the battlefield, as long as they do nothing wrong and take care to save their lives, then this "job" can be used as a "retirement". It is no problem to save a sum of money after decades. In fact, many captains of the thousand-man army hold this mentality.

The prince of Yonghe asked the guerrilla general of the second team: "Old Chen, what do you think? Let everyone hear it."

The guerrilla general of the second team said: "I have the same opinion as the previous one. Surveillance is the best. However, since they are willing to surrender, we can give them a chance to let them express their sincerity of surrender."

The prince of Yonghe nodded: "This can be considered, Cheng Gan, write it down." Cheng Gan is the confidant of the prince of Yonghe, that is, the chief guard Cheng.

Cheng Gan: "Yes."

The prince of Yonghe looked at the guerrilla general of the third team.

The third guerrilla general said: "My opinion is the same as the two in front. As for other things, I haven't thought of them yet." He was a rough man who only knew how to fight and execute his superiors' orders. He really couldn't think of these complicated ideas.

Yonghe Hou Shizi said: "That means I have no opinion. The same opinion as the previous one is not your own opinion. If you don't provide other opinions, then you have no opinion."

The third guerrilla general was embarrassed: "Well, I really have no opinion. I'm stupid."

The thousand men behind him murmured. If keeping the same opinion as the previous ones is not considered their own opinion, then wouldn't the people who put forward opinions in front of them have the advantage? However, the thousand men only murmured a few words in private. How could they dare to ask the prince openly? They didn't have the courage.

Then they asked General Ao. General Ao was also a rough man. He knew his own abilities very well, so he said: "I don't have any ideas. The thousand men behind me can raise any ideas."

Qin Fang read the military manual for a year, and he did have some ideas. Seeing the Crown Prince looking at him, he hesitated for a moment and then stood up: "Back to the Crown Prince, I have an idea."

Yonghe Hou Shizi nodded. In fact, he admired Qin Fang very much. Moreover, during this year, the Crown Prince’s wife often mentioned Qin Fang’s family to him. For example, starting from July and August, the broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, watermelon, etc. that their family ate came from the Qin Fang’s manor. of. Of course, as the eldest son, they naturally don't eat for free and pay according to the market price. Yonghe Houfu is very careful in dealing with others and never takes advantage of others. Otherwise, wouldn't he put his neck against Jin Shang's knife? You know, I may be waiting to find out the secret of their prince's mansion today.

Qin Fang thought about it when Yonghe Hou Shizi raised the matter. He said slowly: "There are only two possibilities for this matter. One is that the surrender of the Manzi tribe is true, and the other is that the surrender of the Manzi tribe is fake. Then there are real ways and fake ways. We will come up with them one by one. That’s the solution.”

A group of guerrilla generals said: "It's simple, but what about the specific method?" He didn't like Qin Fang, because Qin Fang has been very popular this year. First, the bride was suspected of committing suicide on the wedding day, then there was Laba porridge, and then there were new vegetables, etc. Even his family bought new vegetables that Qin Fang’s family didn’t like, especially the big fruit called watermelon. The taste is really good. However, he felt that Qin Fang was stingy. These things were all paid for, so he didn't expect him to give them away for free, but the other party had to make a show of it, right? And because of him, there was a response from the captain in his team, and the soldiers below were envious of Qin Fang's area.

In his opinion, such a pushy person should not be suitable in the military camp. However, Qin Fang had some merits, especially last year when he captured the barbarian to save the young master, and then attacked the barbarian again at the beginning of the year. His contribution was really not small.

Qin Fang could naturally hear the other party's dissatisfaction. He was not a young boy who just came to the military camp, so he didn't care about it. He knew that all he needed to do was satisfy the Crown Prince and General Ao. Therefore, when facing a group of guerrilla generals, Qin Fang ignored them and continued: "Whether we are facing those who sincerely surrender or those who are pretending to surrender, we have only one solution, and that is surveillance. "

The guerrilla general of the second team said: "Yes, that's the reason." That's why he mentioned surveillance just now. No, the surveillance he mentioned was just an opinion, but it was not as detailed as Qin Fang said, and he had no specific plan. But it doesn't matter, it won't hurt him giving himself a chance.

Yonghe Hou Shizi was very satisfied: "So, you have specific ideas. Even if it is surveillance, it is not just talk. Do you have a specific surveillance plan?"

Qin Fang said: "Yes, we are here mainly for those who pretend to surrender. The barbarians have the same strength as us, but no matter how strong the strength is, it mainly depends on the group. But if the group separates, use their five thousand troops , or ten thousand troops, against our fifty thousand troops, it will undoubtedly be an egg against a stone."

Yonghe Hou Shizi said: "Yes, what is your specific plan?"

Qin Fang: "Break it into parts."

Pfft... A group of guerrilla generals laughed out loud: "You think this is a war, ‌break it into pieces."

General Ao was dissatisfied: "If you don't understand, don't interrupt. By asking like this, aren't you disturbing Qin Fang? Do you think he is a reckless man like you? Since he mentioned it, he naturally has his own opinion." General Ao and A group of guerrilla generals were of equal rank, and Qin Fang was his, so naturally he would not allow him to look down upon him like this. The reason why I didn't say anything before was because it was just a sentence or two that didn't fit. Now, General Ao would seize the opportunity.

A group of guerrilla generals stood up immediately after hearing General Ao's words. He hated being called a reckless man. In other words, many generals don't like to be called reckless, because it will make them look rude. In their ears, reckless man is a derogatory term. A group of guerrilla generals looked at General Ao with a stern face: "What? Are you a scholar? Bah, if you are a scholar, what are you doing here?"

General Ao said: "I didn't say that I was a scholar, I was also a reckless man. Just because I was a reckless man and knew how much I weighed, that's why I didn't interrupt. Unlike some people, who have no self-knowledge at all. "

A group of guerrilla generals drew their swords: "Ao, if you have the guts, let's go out and compete to see who has no self-awareness."