It was still February 13th. The events that happened on this day were enough to dazzle people.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, the Second Division and the Fourth Division set off for the "decapitation".
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Bori Tiechina's head was sent to the High Command.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, Di Chen and War Wolf led more than 40,000 troops to Gushan County and completed the encirclement.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, Lord Chunshen finally persuaded Dai Qin to agree to join forces to attack Shanhai City tomorrow.
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Night, Shanhai City.
The Chief of Military Affairs, Du Ruhui, secretly went to the camp of the Prairie Coalition Army with an attendant.
Dai Qin met Du Ruhui alone in the tent.
Du Ruhui lifted her black cloak and spoke first, "General, how have you been?"
Dai Qin's face was cold and his tone was stiff, "Just say it, no need to be polite!"
"General is straightforward!" Du Ruhui didn't care and said with a smile, "General, please retreat!"
"What?" Dai Qin seemed to have heard a big joke and said in a deep voice, "Do you believe that if you dare to talk nonsense again, I will make you bleed for five steps?!"
"Why don't you take a look at the gift Shanhai City prepared for you first?"
"Gift?"
"Bring it up!" Du Ruhui waved her hand and the attendant put the wooden box in front of the table.
Du Ruhui made an inviting gesture and said with certainty, "General, please examine it. I believe that after you see what is in the box, you will change your mind. "
Dai Qin's eyes narrowed. He knew that the other party was in a high position and would not speak without thinking.
There must be a reason for her visit late at night.
"Ask your attendant to open the wooden box!" Dai Qin said lightly.
Who knew if there were hidden weapons in the wooden box. Although the probability was small, Dai Qin didn't want to take the risk.
Du Ruhui nodded and signaled the attendant with her eyes.
The attendant understood and calmly opened the wooden box. A bloody head was placed in the wooden box.
"Ah!" Even with Dai Qin's composure, he couldn't help but exclaim when he saw what was in the box.
"General!" The guards outside the tent heard the sound and were about to rush into the tent.
"It's okay! You guys guard outside the tent. "Dai Qin stopped the guards from entering the tent.
"Yes!" The guards responded and became quiet again.
Dai Qin came back to his senses. He stared at the head in the wooden box and said coldly, "Bori Tiechina?"
"Not bad. This morning, Bori Tichi's troops were completely annihilated by our army. The remaining troops surrendered. Not only that, Shanhai City's Fourth Division has already set off for Providence Lake, "Du Ruhui said casually.
Dai Qin's heart trembled, and his expression was extremely unsightly. He gnashed his teeth and said, "Do you think that I will believe you just because of a head?" His tone was fierce in appearance but weak in heart.
As one of the three great generals of the Sky's Boundary Tribe, Dai Qin knew all too well that the current Blessed Lake Base Camp was basically an undefended camp.
The clan's troops had all been sent to the northern and southern armies, and the remaining troops were nothing more than shrimp soldiers and crab generals. There was no way they could resist the Shanhai City's army.
Dai Qin's face turned deathly pale at the thought that the clan's powerful elders, including the Khan, and even his own wife and children would be slaughtered by the enemy.
"General, if you don't believe me, you can verify it yourself. As for whether we can make it in time, that's another matter. "
Dai Qin's face was deathly pale. He did not dare to take this risk. He said in a deep voice, "Fine, we will retreat tomorrow."
Du Ruhui shook her head and smiled without saying a word.
"What? What else do you want? Don't go too far! "Dai Qin said, gnashing his teeth.
"Too far?" Du Ruhui suddenly stopped smiling and said coldly with a stern expression, "General actually said too far? When you raised the army to attack Shanhai City, did you think it was too far? When you attacked the Friendship City, did you think it was too far? What? Now that our army has destroyed your nest, you're telling us that it's too far? "
An awe-inspiring aura emanated from Du Ruhui's body.
At this moment, Du Ruhui was terrifying because he represented the will of the entire Shanhai City.
Dai Qin's face turned red and he did not say a word.
There was an awkward silence in the tent.
"Tell me, what do you want?" After a long time, Dai Qin spoke again. His voice was hoarse, no longer as high-spirited as before. "As long as you promise not to harm our people, I will agree to any condition."
Du Ruhui nodded to herself. She had finally tamed this grassland lion.
"With the crimes you have committed, no matter what you do, it's not too much to punish you." Du Ruhui said in a low voice. Then, she changed the topic and said, "Fortunately, the Marquis is benevolent and is willing to give the grassland tribes a way out."
"Please speak clearly, Your Excellency!" Dai Qin's momentum was completely suppressed.
"The grassland tribes will completely submit to the Shanhai Territory and enjoy the same treatment as the ordinary people in the territory."
In the morning, when the news of the great victory spread to Shanhai City, the High Command immediately contacted Ouyang Shuo to ask for his opinion. For Ouyang Shuo, integrating the grassland tribes into the system of Shanhai City was the best choice.
Ouyang Shuo was not an executioner.
"This …" Dai Qin was speechless. "I'm just a general. I can't make such a big decision."
"Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you, General." Du Ruhui said unhurriedly, "The matter of surrender will naturally be discussed by the Marquis personally with the Khan and the leaders of the various tribes. What General needs to do is to lead the allied army and submit to Shanhai City. "
Dai Qin sighed and muttered to himself, "Perhaps, this is the will of the heavens. The Marquis of Lian Province's unification of Lian Province is an irresistible trend. "
Thinking about the fate of the grassland tribes, Dai Qin didn't know whether he should be happy or worried.
Over the past year, the grassland tribes and Shanhai City had been on different sides.
Both sides had close trade relations, but it was also filled with conspiracies and betrayals.
Dai Qin's vision was profound. Personally, during the period when Shanhai City and the grassland were the closest to each other, he truly felt the impact of Shanhai City's resources on the grassland tribes.
Perhaps, submitting to Shanhai City was not the worst choice.
Dai Qin turned to look at Du Ruhui and said indifferently, "Rest assured, Your Excellency. Dai Qin will definitely not have second thoughts. Tomorrow, I will lead the troops and submit to Shanhai City." "As the main culprit of this battle, I will also bear the due responsibility."
Dai Qin's words showed that he was ready to die.
In his opinion, although the Marquis of Lian Province was magnanimous and could tolerate ordinary soldiers, he would never let him, the Commander of the allied army and the chief war criminal go.
At the critical moment, Dai Qin showed the responsibility and boldness that a general should have, worthy of his reputation as the Black Tiger of the Grassland.
He was a man worthy of respect.
Du Ruhui looked at Dai Qin with a complicated expression and said, "General, you don't have to do this. In fact, the Marquis specifically mentioned that he hopes that General can let bygones be bygones and continue to serve the army of Shanhai City. "
"?" A glimmer of light flashed in Dai Qin's eyes.
Du Ruhui saw the doubt in Dai Qin's expression and continued, "General need not worry. Have you heard of Shao Bu? He has also fought against Shanhai City, but is still valued by the Marquis. "
Dai Qin nodded, a glimmer of hope rising in his heart.
What hot-blooded man did not desire to gallop on the battlefield and make contributions?!
"The Marquis has long heard of General's reputation. However, the Marquis is not in Shanhai City at this time and cannot meet you in person. The Marquis asked me to pass on a message, saying that as long as General is willing to submit, you can lead a division. "
After a short contact, Du Ruhui was full of praise for this black tiger of the grassland.
Dai Qin's heart trembled. The promise made by the Marquis of Lian Province was not light. Just think about the four division commanders of Shanhai City, which one of them was not a famous general of the present age?!
A man would die for his bosom friend. Dai Qin could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart. He swayed in the direction of the Marquis of Lian Province and said emotionally, "Thank you, Marquis, for your great kindness. Dai Qin will definitely die ten thousand times to repay the Marquis' appreciation!"
Du Ruhui stood at the side and nodded silently.
When Dai Qin calmed down, Du Ruhui continued, "As for tomorrow's battle, I still need General's cooperation."
"Milord, please speak!" Dai Qin had already adjusted his identity and considered himself a territorial general.
"Tomorrow morning, General will lead the army as usual and pretend to attack Shanhai City. Then, like this and this … "
In the tent, Du Ruhui began to plot with Dai Qin and pass on the military orders of the Commander-in-Chief.
It was not until late at night that Du Ruhui took his leave.
As for how Dai Qin would convince the generals of the coalition army, it was not within Du Ruhui's scope of consideration. He believed that with Dai Qin's ability and Bori Tiechina's head, it would be enough to subdue the generals.
The Fourth Division's attack was not only on the Blessed Lake, but also on the base camps of the various clans. Du Ruhui believed that no general would be muddle-headed and do anything out of line.
Their wives and children were on the prairie, which was their greatest weakness.
It had to be said that Bai Qi's move of removing the firewood from the bottom of the cauldron was truly brilliant. He directly targeted the enemy's weakness and completely revitalized the game of chess.
Before leaving, Du Ruhui pretended to say casually, "Oh right, there is one more thing I forgot to tell General."
"Milord, please speak!"
"The former chief of the Tianfeng Tribe, Dari Achi, and his remnants have been arrested by the Public Order Bureau for plotting a rebellion. All of them have been put on death row and will be sentenced at a later date," Du Ruhui said indifferently.
"…" Dai Qin was speechless.
He was the one who contacted the remnants of Dari Achi's remnants. His goal was to cooperate with them from the inside and outside to open the gates of Shanhai City.
He did not expect that before the operation had even begun, Shanhai City had already captured all of them.
Most likely, Dari Achi had long been under the surveillance of Shanhai City! Thinking of the confidence Dari Achi displayed in his letter, Dai Qin could only smile bitterly.
Dai Qin gained a deeper understanding of Shanhai City's investigative methods.
Dai Qin naturally understood the purpose of Du Ruhui's sudden mention of this matter. It was to remind him that since he had decided to surrender, he should not have any other thoughts. Otherwise, he would go for wool and come home shorn.
"Milord, please rest assured!"
At this point, Dai Qin no longer had any other thoughts.
"Good!"
One spoke inexplicably, and the other answered inexplicably.
Du Ruhui stood up and left, disappearing into the night.
The night was as dark as ink, and all was quiet.
A new day was about to arrive! (To be continued.)
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