Wang Cheng's corpse had long been disposed of by Qian Xiao. In addition, the soldiers had separated and told their stories. All of this proved that it was not easy for them to rush back from the mountains.
Only then did Zhao Wei feel at ease. He allowed Qian Xiao's army to enter the camp and even arranged a camp for him. He also allowed his subordinates to provide hot food to Qian Xiao's army first.
After waiting for Qian Xiao to arrange everything, Zhao Wei sent someone over and asked Qian Xiao to go to the meeting.
Qian Xiao nodded. He had already secretly instructed his subordinates and followed the messenger to Zhao Wei's camp.
After entering the camp, Qian Xiao saw that there were already a few people in the camp. The officials and generals seemed to be arguing about something.
Qian Xiao listened carefully and understood that the officials and generals were arguing about how to deal with the barbarian army outside the camp.
Some of the people in the meeting said that they should enter Yunnan City tomorrow and hold onto the city before sending out their troops.
Others said that they should lead a battalion to fight with the barbarian army tomorrow and save Yunnan after defeating the barbarians.
Qian Xiao smiled when he heard this. Zhao Wei's purpose in coming to Yunnan was not because he was worried about his son's safety. In fact, it was because he had taken a fancy to Jia Ling and Jia Wenhe's three thousand Yangzhou battle blades. That was why he had brought the tens of thousands of troops here.
If the barbarians were to go to war with the barbarians tomorrow, it would be fine if the barbarians swarmed forward. However, if the barbarians saw that the enemy was strong and fled into the mountains, Zhao Wei's efforts would be for naught. There was even a possibility that the barbarian army could make a comeback.
That was why Zhao Wei had his subordinates discuss matters.
Now that Jianning was in his hands, all that was left was to break through Hanzhong. With Hanzhong City, why would he still need this broken city in Yunnan?
Now that Yunnan City was broken, Zhao Wei had plans to take the opportunity to deal with the nobles in the city. His losses in attacking Jianning were not small.
Zhao Wei was frowning when he suddenly saw Qian Xiao, who had just entered the camp, smiling.
He couldn't help but show a trace of anger on his face. Good, this Qian Xiao. If this Qian Xiao was the commander, he would have been killed by Zhao Wei. Unfortunately, Qian Xiao wasn't. The commander, Wang Cheng, was already dead.
Zhao Wei also didn't want to bicker with a dead person. Furthermore, those soldiers who came back all said that it was because Qian Xiao had boosted their morale at the right time that they were able to walk out of the forest.
Not only did Zhao Wei not kill Qian Xiao, he even rewarded him.
But you can't take Zhao Wei's politeness as being convinced.
We're in the middle of a discussion here, and you're laughing over there. Do you think everyone here is a fool?
"General Qian Xiao, do you have any opinions? Zhao Wei suddenly called out Qian Xiao's name.
"Qian Xiao?" Half a day ago, most of the generals and officials under Zhao Wei probably didn't know Qian Xiao.
A mere general of a thousand men was nothing in front of these officers who could discuss official matters.
But today, they knew him because he was the one who brought back Wang Cheng's troops. Wang Cheng was dead, but he was alive.
Even so, these officers who were discussing official matters didn't really treat Qian Xiao as one of them. He just felt that he was lucky and had a stroke of good luck.
You're such a lucky person. It's fine if you don't tuck your tail between your legs, but you still dare to show off in public. Isn't that courting death?
"Qian Xiao? He's just a kid who got lucky. What advice can he have? "A civil official in the crowd said in a low voice.
"Don't say that! Dog shit luck is still luck. Look, General Wang Cheng is dead, but Qian Xiao survived. If there is nothing fishy about this, then Qian Xiao's ancestors must have done something wrong! "None of their words were good.
As Qian Xiao listened, anger surged in his stomach. Previously, there might have been a trace of guilt, but now, Qian Xiao was calm. These people deserved to die.
Qian Xiao took a deep breath and took a step forward. He cupped his fists towards Zhao Wei and said, "Reporting to the Lord, this general really has a plan!" Qian Xiao said to Zhao Wei.
Qian Xiao didn't have anything else, but he knew what Zhao Wei wanted. It wasn't Yunnan, it wasn't the lives of the barbarians, and it wasn't the peace of Yunnan to protect the people. The only thing he wanted was the weapons in the hands of the barbarians.
"My Lord, we should send a messenger to negotiate with the barbarians. Those barbarians are uneducated and don't know the value of these Yangzhou war sabers. If we can exchange them for these Yangzhou war sabers, it would be a good thing!" Qian Xiao said to Zhao Wei.
"What? That's all?" The civil officials under Zhao Wei's command began to pour cold water on him again.
"If this works, we would have exchanged those Yangzhou swords back! Do we still need to discuss important matters now? "A civil official said sarcastically.
"That's right! He's stupid and thinks that others are the same as him. If these barbarians didn't know the value of the Yangzhou swords, they wouldn't have come! "
Zhao Wei also frowned. This Qian Xiao was really useless. If it wasn't for the fact that Zhao Wei lacked a warlord and that Yang Chao was at fault, Qian Xiao wouldn't have been promoted to the position of lieutenant.
"Hmph, this is only the first part of my plan!" Qian Xiao looked at the mocking faces of his so-called colleagues below, and his heart was filled with anger.
"The first part?" Zhao Wei was a little interested.
"The first part is to exchange for those swords. Even if those barbarians agree, we can't take out something of equivalent value!" Qian Xiao said to everyone. The value of the 3,000 Yangzhou swords was really something that even wealthy merchants couldn't take out.
Even if Zhao Wei had the money, he couldn't get something of equivalent value in such a short time.
"The first part is just to attract the attention of these barbarians!" Qian Xiao continued to speak to everyone.
"When General Wang Cheng was here, we thought about it. These barbarians are different from the barbarians in the past. They know military formations and know how to use weapons. They even have sharp Yangzhou swords in their hands and are well-equipped. It's absolutely impossible for a barbarian leader to have such achievements! Therefore, the person behind these barbarians is intriguing! " Qian Xiao said to everyone.
Although everyone looked down on Qian Xiao, they knew that what Qian Xiao said was true. The Yangzhou War Saber was priceless in Yizhou. Even in other places, it was priceless. Even the rich Yuan father and son did not dare to play with the equipment of tens of thousands of soldiers. They had to spend thousands of yuan to buy it.
This barbarian, who was originally very poor, actually took out 3,000 swords. If there wasn't a conspiracy, no one would believe it.
There was only one person who could take out three thousand sabers without making a sound.
King of Han, Liu Mang!
This person's figure appeared in everyone's mind.
"King of Han, Liu Mang, has already dominated the Central Plains. Although we aren't afraid of him, we don't need to make enemies with him!" Qian Xiao said.
"Now, it's not us who want to make enemies with Liu Mang. It's Liu Mang who wants to solve our problems!" These barbarians suddenly appeared behind the Yunnan army. Not only did they know military formations, but they also had elite weapons. They were here to cause trouble for Yunnan.
Qian Xiao smiled and shook his head when he heard the civil official's complaining tone. "If we fight the barbarians head-on, then even if we defeat these barbarians, we will only be defeated and not annihilated.
Once the enemy escapes, King of Han, Liu Mang, will definitely know. At that time, if he's rich and arrogant, he will send more barbarians to harass us. That won't be good! What's more, maybe we can do some business in Yangzhou. "Yangzhou's saber and Yangzhou's armor were like poison. If the quality was average, it would be addictive.
Once you used it, you would feel extremely uncomfortable if you didn't use it in the future.
The Yangzhou swords were sharp, and the Yangzhou armor was sturdy. It was simply a fair trade.
Zhao Wei couldn't just take these three thousand swords. He had to buy more Yangzhou swords from Yangzhou. If he offended Liu Mang, it wouldn't be good if he didn't sell it to him.
"Our Yi Province and Yangzhou are separated by Jing Province. No matter who the master of Yi Province is, it doesn't have much impact on Yangzhou. Although these barbarians have Liu Mang's shadow, it seems more like the barbarians are acting on their own initiative! Everyone, Wu Xi is closer to Jing Province than we are! "Qian Xiao pointed at the camp map and said to everyone.
Everyone looked at the camp map. Wu Xi's location was indeed the closest to Jing Province. If they wanted to get to Yi Province, they would have to take a lot of unnecessary detours.
Yangzhou Liu Mang didn't have any enmity with Yi Province. Why would his barbarian army come? As for attacking cities and oppressing them? That was a joke.
The Han people could break into cities and govern the people. How could these barbarians? Even if they were given to you, you wouldn't be able to govern them.
Moreover, how could a few thousand barbarians be enough?
"If we defeat the barbarian army and let them escape, then not only will we have to endure a second attack, but we might also offend a warlord that we are cooperating with. Why bother?"
"What do you mean?" Zhao Wei frowned. He seemed to have thought of something.
"Annihilate these barbarians!" Qian Xiao pointed at the location of the barbarian army on the map and said.
"Annihilate?" Everyone was stunned. Wasn't this a little too big of a step? Previously, they didn't want to offend Liu Mang. Now, they wanted to annihilate his army. Was there such a reason?
"Yes, annihilate them! Only we can annihilate this barbarian army! This way, the news won't spread. Yangzhou's Han King, Liu Mang, won't know that it was us! " The method Qian Xiao taught Zhao Wei was to annihilate this barbarian army. The dead tell no tales. The end of the Han Dynasty wasn't like modern times where a phone call could reach the entire world. At this time, people had to walk and shout to send messages. Although Yangzhou had its own intelligence system, it was difficult to contact Jia Xu after Jia Xu entered Yunnan.
"Who knows, we might even be able to cause trouble!" After saying that, Qian Xiao pointed to the location of Jing Province. Exterminating the barbarian army in Yunnan, obtaining their Yangzhou War Blade, and then framing them in Jing Province, was truly killing two birds with one stone.
Everyone nodded. Even Zhao Wei's eyes lit up.
However, it immediately dimmed. Annihilating the barbarian army was easy to say, but it wasn't so easy to do. Yang Chao's army of five thousand was no match for them.
"If five thousand isn't enough, we will use thirty thousand!" Qian Xiao had the demeanor of a general. He immediately used thirty thousand troops.
"Let the emissary negotiate and delay these barbarian soldiers first. Send a large army to attract the attention of the barbarian soldiers from the front. Then, let the other two armies, each consisting of ten thousand soldiers, flank them from the sides. When the time is up, the three armies will attack from all directions. This will definitely force the barbarians to abandon their armor. Finally, as long as we encircle them, none of the barbarian soldiers will be able to escape. They will all be like turtles in a jar.
Qian Xiao's words really moved Zhao Wei.
Zhao Wei looked at Qian Xiao and couldn't help but nod. This Qian Xiao was a talent. How could Zhao Wei not see it? Previously, Zhao Wei felt that Wang Cheng's death wasn't worth it. Now, he felt that Wang Cheng's death was worth it.
If Wang Cheng didn't die, Zhao Wei wouldn't have known that he had such a talent under his command.
"The army has been mobilized! Who is going to stay in my camp? " Someone asked. When the three armies were mobilized, they had to have provisions first. In Zhao Wei's camp, there were provisions for the three armies.
Everyone looked at each other and pretended that they did not hear anything. No one was willing to stay behind to guard the main camp. What a joke! 30,000 troops against 3,000, and they were going to outflank them. This was a sure-win situation. Who wouldn't want credit that was delivered to their doorstep? Staying behind to guard the main camp was basically telling them that they had nothing to do with this battle. Bye bye!
If they could obtain this merit, perhaps the Lord over there would be happy and reward them with thousands of Yangzhou war sabers. Their strength would increase by leaps and bounds. Each of them rubbed their shoulders and prepared to show off their newbies.
"Everyone, this general was willing to be the vanguard to break the barbarian army and avenge the previous humiliation. However, General Wang Cheng has just passed away. The army has no morale. In addition, we have been running back and forth in the mountains these days. We are already exhausted. If it wasn't for the desire to avenge General Wang Cheng and live on, I'm afraid we would have been finished long ago! Just leave the task of guarding the camp to me! "Qian Xiao said righteously.
"Huh?" Zhao Wei frowned. His suspicions immediately rose. This Qian Xiao was such a good person. However, before Zhao Wei could think about it, the faces of the civil and military officials changed. They started to praise Qian Xiao. This was a good person. Since he gave them the opportunity to take credit, they naturally had to return the favor.
This dispelled Zhao Wei's suspicions.
"Then we will do as Qian Xiao said! The army will move out tomorrow morning! “
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