Chapter eight hundred and eighty second pre-war preparations
In fact, what Yi Qusheng and Tu Xie didn't know was that when they were out to capture slaves, Li Mu in the Zhao army camp had already figured out what kind of person the enemy they were about to face was.
"A total of 20,000 cavalrymen and a large number of tribe members, more than 50,000, and there are also Qiang people to help?"
Li Mu frowned and couldn't help but speak to the person in front of him, "What you are talking about is too exaggerating, right?"
Although he had some psychological preparation, when he heard this information, Li Mu still felt that the power in the hands of Yiqu people seemed to be a little more.
Standing in front of Li Mu was a man who looked quite ordinary. What was surprising was that he was not wearing Zhao Jun's military uniform, but a black robe.
Even when facing a famous general like Li Mu, there was no trace of fear or other emotions on this person's face.
The reason is actually very simple, because he comes from another famous Zhao State organization Hu Yiwei.
The Hu Yiwei said to Li Mu very calmly: "Grandmaster, the only information that the criminals you handed over to us to confess is the only one."
Li Mu frowned and couldn't help but speak, "Can you really guarantee that what those people say must be true?"
Hu Yiwei nodded to Li Mu with a smile: "Please rest assured, General, what they said must be the truth they know. I can use the head of the neck to guarantee it."
His tone when he spoke was very affirmative and natural, as if he was telling the fact that the sun rose from the east every day.
Li Mu pondered for a while, then nodded to the other party: "It's great, I'm working hard."
Looking at the other party's departure, Li Mu's expression on his face was a little complicated.
To be honest, although he has dealt with Hu Yiwei many times, Li Mu really doesn't like the appearance of these guys.
Steady, stubborn, cold and ruthless.
If the commander must be as heart-like as iron stone on the battlefield, then these guys seem to be as heart-like as iron stone at any time.
As the saying goes, the closest to Zhu, Chi, has been in contact with them for a long time, and Li Mu has to doubt whether he will gradually become a cold-blooded murderous devil.
If it weren't for not finding any useful information after staying here for so long, Li Mu really didn't want to hand over the prisoners who never spoke to Hu Yiwei.
However, it seems that the ability of Hu Yiwei is still unquestionable. The Qiang tribe leader who was originally arrested completely confessed to the at least the Hu Yiwei leader in front of Li Mu said this in just three days.
Judging from the confessions of these Qiang tribe leaders, Yi Qubo really escaped quite far this time.
After leaving Yiqu City, Yiqubo did not stay in the territory of Yiqu Country south of Yinshan, but went straight westward and towards the West Sea (Qinghai Lake).
It can be seen that Yiqubo felt that Yinshan was not safe.
And this is indeed a very correct judgment. Otherwise, Yiqiubo would have to face the 30,000 army led by Li Mu.
"This guy can really escape..." Li Mu murmured, his fingers kept gesturing back and forth on the map, as if thinking about something.
As soon as you escape, you will run thousands of miles away. For this era, this kind of escape can be said to be very far away.
The sound of footsteps came outside the tent, and then Yiqusheng's voice came from outside the tent: "The vanguard Yiqusheng returned to the camp to return the military information."
Li Mu said without raising his head, "Come in."
Yiqusheng walked into the commander's tent with great strides.
Li Mu looked up at Yi Qusheng, and then asked, "How are you getting today?"
Yiqiusheng smiled and said, "Grandmaster, don't say that the information collected by those Hu Yiwei people is really useful. There is indeed a group of Qiang people hiding in the valley they mentioned. We blocked the entrance of the valley and then caught turtles in the jar. I just counted it and caught almost 6,000 people this time!"
Yi Qusheng was so energetic when he said this, he looked like a slave captain and more like a cavalry general in Zhao State.
It seemed that he enjoyed the feeling.
Li Mu nodded without comment, then waved his hand at Yiqusheng and said, "It's very good, just deal with it according to the convention."
Li Mu was actually not very concerned about these prisoners.
After all, he had reached an agreement with Lu Buwei when he was in Xianyang City, and Zhao State would also send officials to properly handle these prisoners with the merchants of the Lu clan.
The food in the Zhao army camp is now limited, and it is impossible to raise these idle people. The best choice is to send the prisoners to build a city as soon as possible.
To be honest, if it weren't for the plan to build a new city in the Hexi Corridor that required a large number of workers, and also required a certain amount of time to figure out the traces of Yiqubo, Li Mu would have been too lazy to stay here for so much time.
After all, Zhao Jun's logistics methods were limited, so Li Mu could only take the initiative after confirming the whereabouts of Qiqiu Bo, so that he could find Yiqiu Bo before the supply was exhausted.
As long as Yi Qubo defeats, the cattle, sheep and other supplies that Yi Qubo takes away will fall into Li Mu's hands, and then there is no need to worry about this supply issue.
After thinking for a while, Li Mu let out a light breath and said to Yi Qusheng in front of him: "Let's go on and prepare your soldiers, we will set out tomorrow."
"Setting out?" Yi Qusheng was excited when he heard this and immediately asked, "Grandmaster, have you discovered Yi Qubo's trace?"
Yi Qusheng hated Yi Qubo, the traitor brother, very much.
If it weren't for the rebellion launched by Yiqubo and Yiqulie, Yiqusheng would still be his own King of Yiqu in Yiqu City.
Although being Yiqiujun in Zhao's country is not a very bad choice for Yiqiusheng, no matter what, being a minister to others is always as comfortable as being a king, right?
Therefore, it is not surprising that Yi Qusheng himself is thinking about killing Yi Qubo.
Li Mu looked at Yi Qusheng's appearance and couldn't help but shake his head, with a smile on his face: "Yes, I did find the trace of Yi Qubo. Remember to prepare well. This time you were driven out by General Zhao Kuo. If the war is not fought well, this governor will not explain it to the king."
Yi Qusheng's heart slightly jumped, and he subconsciously glanced at Li Mu. Sure enough, he found that the expression on Li Mu's face was quite strange, and he looked very meaningful with a smile.
Yi Qusheng seemed to understand something suddenly, and immediately raised his chest: "Please don't worry, the Grand Governor, this time I will never let the Grand Governor down!"
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The information Li Mu received was correct. Yiqubo and some of the Yiqu people led by him were indeed on the edge of the West Sea at this moment.
Many camp tents are laid on the green grassland, adding different colors to the grassland.
The cattle and sheep were walking around outside the camp, and the horses were moving quickly. The boys on the horse kept doing various movements, hoping to win the favor of those girls with red cheeks.
Yiqubo was in a very good mood, and he exuded a strong smell of wine. He was surrounded by two plump women wearing only one piece of fur, which was the beautiful wine and beautiful women.
In fact, it was not just Yiqubo, there were about a dozen leaders of Yiquguo and Qiang people in the entire hall. These Qiang people were basically from the Qiang in Huangzhong and the Qiang Qiang. They were accompanied by two women without exception. Many people could not wait to hug the women around them and began to make their moves very frivolous.
A Qiang leader who seemed to be eighty-slightly drunk stood up with some shaking shaking and said to Yiqubo: "King, is the Zhao people really that scary this time? Can't the wealth of the king be exchanged for the weapons to defeat the Zhao people?"
In order to win over these Qiang people, Yiqubo actually invested a lot.
But Yi Qubo did not pay gold, silver and jewelry, because these things were not very useful on the grassland.
What Yi Qubo paid was cattle, sheep, women, and of course the promise to the plump ranch.
After paying these things, Yiqubo was able to successfully win over several nearby Qiang tribes, and then defeated several other Qiang tribes together, successfully including the eastern half of the West Sea into his own territory.
After hearing the problem of the Qiang leader, Yiqiubo couldn't help laughing and said, "Everyone, the people of Zhao are actually nothing scary. The only thing that will cause trouble to us is a cavalry army called armored cavalry. As long as you avoid this cavalry army, then the people of Zhao are actually no different from us."
After all, Yi Qubo has truly seen a person with great armored cavalry, so he never takes this army lightly.
As for things like Zhentian Thunder, because Yiqubo ran away very quickly, he had not had time to see the power of Zhentian Thunder, and he knew nothing about the improved version of Zhentian Thunder.
The leader of the Qiang people laughed when he heard this: "Please rest assured, the generous king, we are warriors of the West Sea. The aquatic plants here nurture us, and the sky and earth here give us strong bodies and combat power. If the people of Zhao really dare to come here, then we will definitely help you defeat them and let them know that this place will always belong to our Qiang people!"
As soon as the Qiang leader finished speaking, several other Qiang leaders immediately started to clamor, and each of them seemed quite excited.
For these Qiang people, the Qin and Zhao people are all over the world. They are very simple and stubborn and think that they are the best and most powerful cavalry in this land.
Chapter completed!