My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 1097: The heads of barbarians are used as wine, and the blood of slaves is used as wine! I have never fought such a rich battle in my life!
March 9, the seventeenth year of Qin Shi Huangdi’s reign.

The sun had not yet risen, but the lights in the Qin army's central tent were bright.

Ying Chengjiao looked at the military newspaper in his hand over and over again, his eyes full of thought.

Li Bo stood beside Ying Chengjiao with his hands hanging down, and recited blankly with a dull look in his eyes: "The people of the northern border have been repeatedly bullied and robbed by the barbarians. We are sworn enemies with the barbarians!"

"The King of Dai ignored the will of the people, disregarded the differences between the Chinese and the barbarians, and disregarded the deep hatred between the Dai and the Hu. He was willing to become a barbarian, and signed a sword and gold alliance with the Hu bandits. He followed the Hu bandits to attack China and humiliate our Chinese elders!"

"Such an unjust act has caused the people of Daidi to be in a state of agitation and in uproar!"

"Dai Wu'an Jun was also deeply distressed and cried out in grief, but he was also foolishly loyal and could not be taught. Even though he was heartbroken, he was still willing to lead his troops to help the King of Dai commit atrocities."

"To uphold justice, Li Hong and Li Xian of Bairen, Zhao Jiang of Handan, Lu Gao of Pingshu and 16 other righteous men led their troops to the western foot of Yin Mountain to start an uprising and captured Dai Wu'an Jun."

"We are begging for the people of our land, hoping that the Qin Empire can help the people of our land to escape from their misery."

"No matter what Qin Chang'an Jun's intentions are, we have all prepared our horses and troops, and will fight to the death for China and the barbarians!"

"Li Hong of Bairen, Li Xian of Bairen, Zhao Jiang of Handan, Lu Gao of Pingshu... pay homage to the Lord of Qin Chang'an from afar at Shanggu Pass!"

Li Bo was leading his troops to attack Anci City when he was urgently recalled to the central army by Ying Chengjiao.

Li Bo had just hurriedly stepped into the central military tent when he received a piece of news that made his head buzz.

His father was kidnapped!
His brother, come and surrender!
Such a big thing happened at home, and he was the last one to know about it?

Do you take me, the eldest son of the Bairen Li family, seriously?

Ying Chengjiao flicked the bamboo slips with his fingers and asked in a deep voice: "Captain Li is the eldest son of Dai Wu'an Jun, and the elder brother of Dai Captain Li Hong and Dai Captain Li Xian."

"Captain Li, do you think this news is true or false?"

Ying Chengjiao expressed his undisguised doubts about this military newspaper.

That was Li Mu! The famous Wu'an Jun Li Mu! Among the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, Wu'an Jun Li Mu was the one who was fighting for the third place and the second place!

He was captured? How could he be captured?

Ying Chengjiao didn't believe it!

In Ying Chengjiao's first battle on the battlefield, false surrender played a very important role.

It was hard for Ying Chengjiao not to suspect that Li Mu, Li Hong and Li Xian were also pretending to surrender!
Li Bo scratched his head like an unevolved monkey, and said madly, "Normally, I would dare to discuss and argue with my father, but my second and third brothers are the most obedient and are even more afraid of my father."

"Normally, my second and third brothers would not dare to explain even a word when they were scolded by my father, so how could they tie up my father?"

"Besides, for such a major event, how could you not discuss it with me in advance, Brother Zhong and Brother Ji?"

Strange, so strange!
Based on Li Bo's understanding of Li Hong and Li Xian, these two younger brothers should never do such a thing.

Even if Li Hong and Li Xian were really crazy and did such a thing, Lu Gao and other uncles should not have joined them in making trouble.

Even if those uncles and aunts were crazy, Li Mu shouldn't have fallen into their trap with his ability!

Ying Chengjiao nodded in understanding: "So Captain Li also believes that the enemy is feigning surrender?"

Li Bo was silent for a few breaths, then shook his head and said, "Second brother and youngest brother are both upright people, and my father is also a man of great righteousness."

"Even if we are in an unfavorable situation, my father will not allow my second and third brothers to pretend to surrender."

"Moreover, my father and all my uncles hate the Hu bandits deeply. It is indeed possible that they will betray the Dai Kingdom because the King of Dai has allied with the Hu bandits."

"Also, my father never showed up at any battlefield during this battle, which is not in line with his usual tactical style."

"I think the chance of my father being captured is at least 60%!"

As he spoke, Li Bo felt that this conjecture was indeed not impossible to come true.

The hatred between the Dai people and the Huns was really too deep.

Driven by hatred, anything is possible!
Xiao He said, "I think the King of Dai has always wanted to check and balance the Lord of Dai Wu'an."

"After Dilong rose to power in Dai, the King of Dai made no secret of his suppression of Dai Wu'an Jun. The commander-in-chief repeatedly asked Li Duwei to write to Dai Wu'an Jun, Dai Duwei Li Hong, and Dai Duwei Li Xian to explain the pros and cons."

"Under such circumstances, even if Dai Wu'an Jun and others are still loyal, they will not take the initiative to adopt the strategy of feigning surrender."

"And I, the humble one, would not take the initiative to order Dai Wu'an Jun to pretend to surrender."

"Otherwise, it is likely to lead to the situation of letting the tiger go back to the mountains!"

Although Li Mu has a straightforward and tough character, he is not stupid. In fact, he is smarter than 99% of the people in the world.

For his own safety, Li Mu would not resort to such a dangerous tactic as feigning surrender. What if the king suspected that Li Mu really wanted to surrender? Then Li Mu's whole family would have to die!
For the sake of the country, the King of Dai would not allow Li Mu to use the tactic of feigning surrender - what if Li Mu's feigned surrender turned into a real surrender? Then the Dai Kingdom would be really finished!
Therefore, in Xiao He's opinion, there was no possibility that Li Mu's troops were pretending to surrender!
Listening to the multi-angle analysis of the people in the tent, Ying Chengjiao continued to fill in the flesh and blood of his own guess, and finally said in a deep voice: "Pass on my order!"

"Order Captain Ren Xiao to send scouts to Shanggu Pass to scout the surrounding enemy situation."

"Order Lieutenant Li Bo to lead his troops to Shanggu Pass to investigate the situation inside the pass."

"If we see that Dai Wu'an Jun is indeed captured, we will order Lieutenant Li Bo to personally lead his troops to escort Dai Wu'an Jun back to Xianyang City!"

The King of Dai might be afraid that Li Mu's false surrender would become true, but Ying Chengjiao was not afraid that Li Bo would never come back!
Li Bo bowed solemnly: "Yes!" With a heart full of worry, Li Bo turned around and lifted the curtain.

But before Li Bo could leave the tent, several messengers came hurriedly and reported loudly: "Urgent military information!"

Ying Chengjiao said in a broken voice: "Mr. Xiao, read!"

Xiao He took the first bamboo tube from the messenger, opened the seal and recited in a deep voice: "Commander Li Xin reported to the commander in chief at Junduxing."

"At 13:00 on March , the th year of the reign of Qin Shi Huang, I saw a fire in the southwest direction while I was at the military base in Xing."

"After investigation by scouts, we confirmed that it was the troops under Commandant Ren Xiao that were deployed inside Puyin Pass. The Donghu vanguard, Donghu Right Guli King, Dai Xiangsui, and Yan Xiangke are all at Puyin Pass, and the coalition army's center has not yet entered the pass."

"Later, Yan Xiangke's troops basically all withdrew from the Xingdao. The Donghu vanguard, Donghu Youguli King, and Dai Xiangsui's troops were nowhere to be found. It is suspected that they were all trapped in the fire!"

Ying Chengjiao's eyes suddenly focused: "The situation on the front line has changed!"

According to Ying Chengjiao's original strategy, Ren Xiong should have started the fire after the coalition's central army had completely entered Puyin Pass, so as to achieve the strategic goal of cutting the coalition forces in half.

Now that Ren Xiao started the fire early, it must be because of a major change on the front line!

Ying Chengjiao's gaze fell on Li Hong's handwriting. It seemed that the changes on the front line were closely related to this letter!

Xiao He quickly took the second bamboo tube and continued to recite: "Commander-in-chief Ren Xiao reported to the commander-in-chief at Puyinxing."

"At the end of the eclipse time (9:00) on March , the th year of the reign of Qin Shi Huang, the vanguard of the coalition army arrived at Shanggu Pass. The guard of Shanggu Pass ordered the vanguard of the coalition army to pass through the pass in teams of people. This general thought that there was a change in the front line."

"At the beginning of sunset (13:00), Dai Xiangsui's troops arrived at Shanggu Pass. The guards of Shanggu Pass suddenly launched an attack and attacked Dai Xiangsui's troops. I thought Shanggu Pass might have rebelled, so I immediately set fire to help."

"At sunset (14:00), Dai Xiangsui's troops were defeated, and all of his soldiers and horses retreated to Shanggu Pass. Dai Xiangsui fled to the northwest with his family soldiers and his whereabouts are unknown."

"At sunset (15:00), I cooperated with the guards of Shanggu Pass to defeat the Donghu Youguli King Arsalan's tribe. Arsalan fled with only his family soldiers and their whereabouts are unknown."

"After the battle, Li Hongyan, the general guarding Shanggu Pass, said that Wu'an Jun was willing to join the Qin army in attacking the Hu bandits for the sake of justice. I dare not act on my own, so please make a quick decision, Commander!"

Ying Chengjiao heaved a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on his face: "Wherever justice leads, there will be no failure."

"Captain Guo, you are not lying to me!"

Although there are many differences between this military newspaper and Li Hong's letter, Li Mu changed from a captive to an active traitor, and Li Hong changed from a leader to a follower.

But Ying Chengjiao always believed that we should not look at what a person says, but what a person does.

The lives of more than 40,000 Donghu soldiers are enough to show Li Mu's attitude!

With Ren Xiong's military report, Ying Chengjiao's identity was basically confirmed.

Li Mu's troops returned to Qin!
Xiao He picked up the third bamboo tube, but after looking at the seal, he was slightly startled: "Commander-in-chief, this military report seal is the seal of Lord Wu'an!"

Ying Chengjiao chuckled: "Read it!"

Xiao He opened the military report, took out the bamboo slips, and recited in a clear voice: "Li prepared the heads of barbarians as wine, the blood of slaves as wine, and the flesh of captives as food."

"Would Lord Chang'an like to drink with me?"

Li Mu knew that Ying Chengjiao had long wanted to meet him, and Li Mu himself had also long wanted to meet Ying Chengjiao.

It was just that Li Mu was deeply afraid of Ying Chengjiao's curse before the battle, so he did not dare to accept the invitation.

But today, Li Mu has already surrendered to Qin, and there is no longer any question of the two armies facing each other. The curse of answering before the battle has broken itself!

But how can this long-awaited feast be without delicious food?
Ying Chengjiao laughed heartily: "When I am hungry, I will eat the meat of the barbarians; when I am thirsty, I will drink the blood of the Xiongnu!"

"This is exactly what I like!"

"And if I can drink with Wu Anjun, it will be the greatest honor of my life!"

"Pass this general's order!"

"Send a message to Wu'an Jun, asking him to hand over all the cities in Dai to Qin, and asking him to defend Puyin Xing to the death."

"Please report to the court and select important officials to lead the food and fodder to enter Daidi immediately to take over the city defense and provide relief to the victims."

"Order General Duanhe to enter Daidi and take over the city defense of Daidi. Block the way for the Hu bandits to flee north."

"Order Deputy General Ben to speed up and press forward, and cooperate with my troops to further tighten the encirclement."

"Order General Wu to leave the Great Wall immediately and launch a surprise attack on Manchester City!"

"Order all our troops to assemble!" Ying Chengjiao shouted: "The titles and appointments will all depend on this battle!"

Li Mu stationed in the west, Wang Ben lined up in the south, Ying Chengjiao lined up in the north, Li Xin cruised in the northwest, Ren Xiao guarded the southwest, Meng Tian lined up in the northeast, and there was also Meng Wu attacking Wang Ting, Wang Jian guarding the door, Yang Duanhe locking the main gate, and Ying Bu and Su Jiao as the sharp ones, and Xiao He and Zhang Liang in charge of the baggage.

Ying Chengjiao had never fought such a prosperous battle in his life!

All the generals clasped their hands together and shouted excitedly: "Yes!"

(End of this chapter)