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In April, when Li Shun was attacked on his envoy, Yuezhi returned to Xianyang after being attacked on his way back. The incident of the envoy and the attack had been reported in detail to Feng Quji, the right prime minister in charge of the court. However, because the emperor was on a tour, even if it was 400 miles in a hurry, the memorial was not delivered to the emperor until mid-May, and the news was strictly blocked, and the people did not hear it at all.

Although the emperor was a little angry after receiving the news, he did not get angry and asked to attack Yuezhi immediately. Instead, he was preparing to make other arrangements after the tour was over and returned to Xianyang. After all, many important officials in the court are accompanying him, and many things cannot be properly coordinated.

However, in Meng Tian's opinion, the fact that the regiment was attacked by the Yuezhi tribe was a great opportunity to sow discord and cause civil strife in Yuezhi.

Therefore, after some planning, the guards of the Yuezhi King returned to the Yuezhi King's court and told the Yuezhi King that a tribe attacked the mission, and also added fuel to the fire. After the terror of Taiyi Divine Thunder, the Yuezhi King was naturally frightened to summon the tribe leaders loyal to the royal family to discuss countermeasures. Maodun escaped, he was worried that the Emperor of Qin would be furious to conquer the Yuezhi. Now that this kind of tribal sneak attack on the mission was happening, the Yuezhi King was even more frightened. After the discussion, he quickly sent King Zuo Ping and Wen Bupo to Xianyang to beg for crimes, but when he walked to the border of Longxi, he was intercepted by Meng Tian's scout.

Meng Tian told King Zuo Ping that the emperor was currently traveling to the southeast and had no time to meet the messengers of Yuezhi. He could only wait until the emperor returned to Xianyang. King Zuo Ping had no choice but to ask Meng Tian to turn the attitude of King Yuezhi to the Emperor of the Great Qin, hoping that the emperor would not be angry. King Yuezhi would punish those tribes that attacked the delegation and would definitely give the Emperor of the Great Qin a satisfactory explanation.

The attitude of the Yuezhi King Meng Tian and a group of rough generals guarding the border of the Western Regions did not care at all. What they cared about was how to take advantage of the opportunity of partial division within the Yuezhi to find a way to swallow the Yuezhi and get a great contribution to the title of marquis and titles.

Therefore, while Meng Tian agreed to convey the attitude of the Yuezhi King, he also asked in detail about the rumors that the delegation had inquired about. He learned that the Qiang people and the Yuezhi people were indeed coming and going for years. Although both sides had their own victory or defeat, overall, because the Qiang people were sneak attacks, the Yuezhi suffered greater losses, but they were helpless.

Originally, when the weather was warm in March, the Yuezhi King summoned more than ten tribes to launch a large-scale war against the Qiang people, but when the Qin delegation arrived, the matter was delayed again and again. In addition, when the delegation left, it was attacked by the Yuezhi tribe in the territory. After the news came back to the Yuezhi King was completely confused. He was so frightened that he could not eat or sleep, and he had no intention of dealing with the rabbit-like Qiang people. This matter was almost ruined.

Moreover, King Zuo Ping also told Meng Tian very depressedly that in April and May, the Qiang people plagued two more Yuezhi tribes, causing heavy losses to Yuezhi.

"Well, it seems that the Qiang people are really dissatisfied!" Meng Tian sat in the military camp tent and nodded, "I once said that when the delegation returned, the King of Yuezhi and King Zuo Ping really wanted to get along well with me, Daqin, and were willing to trade. Your Majesty did not want to attack Yuezhi. I was stationed with only 10,000 troops on the border, and I did not have the ability to work on an expedition to attack Yuezhi Wangting. So I asked King Zuo Ping to go back and tell Yuezhi Wang that the King of Yuezhi would not attack Yuezhi without reason, but the Yuezhi tribe attacked the delegation must be handled well, and the envoy behind the scenes should be arrested as soon as possible to send him to Xianyang. Otherwise, when the First Emperor returns from the patrol, he will inevitably be furious and may launch an attack on Yuezhi!"

King Zuo Ping's face was as ugly as a shoehorn, but he had to agree to Meng Tian's proposal.

After all, it was the Yuezhi tribe who sneaked into the mission. No matter what, the Yuezhi King had an unfair relationship. If the Emperor of the Qin Dynasty was furious, he sent a large army to conquer the Yuezhi, if the Yuezhi resisted, he would definitely be invincible with the Qin Dynasty. If he fought, he would definitely be defeated. If he did not resist, the Yuezhi would become a vassal of the Qin Dynasty and would never have a chance to make a comeback. No matter what attitude, the Yuezhi people's decades of stability would be completely ruined.

"Please rest assured by General Meng. After returning to the royal court, I will definitely find a way with the king to capture the leader of the tribe behind the attack mission and send it to Xianyang. However, because I have no idea at the moment, and it takes some time to prepare and arrange it secretly." King Zuo Ping helplessly delayed the time.

After their investigation and speculation, the people who attacked Li Shun's delegation must be the king of Nantu and King Xiumi, but King of Nantu is now a tribe second only to the royal court. More than 50,000 tribal warriors can lead bows to fight. Moreover, King of Nantu is proficient in military tactics and strategies, and his combat effectiveness is almost comparable to that of the royal court. There are also four or five tribes to support him. If the planning is not thorough or the news is leaked, King of Nantu will inevitably summon his tribes to resist, so that the Yuezhi will be divided into two factions to attack each other. No matter which side wins in the end, the Yuezhi will be in a slump, and the Qin Dynasty can easily defeat the Yuezhi.

In other words, this sneak attack on the mission actually forced the Yuezhi King to the corner of the wall. If you surrender to the Qin Dynasty, you must seize the tribal leaders such as King Tunan and hand them over to the Qin Dynasty. If you don’t surrender, you will fight to the Qin Dynasty to the death.

Both roads are unbearable for Yuezhi.

However, King Zuo Ping and King Yuezhi also knew that surrendering could leave a glimmer of chance for Yuezhi to survive. After all, although he had to fight with King Nantu, the tribal power would suffer most of the losses and he became a vassal of the Qin Dynasty, at least he would not be driven away by the Qin Dynasty like the Huns and Donghu.

"I naturally knew that this incident puts great pressure on King Yuezhi, but I believe King Yuezhi must also be very clear about the consequences of angering the Emperor of Qin. Therefore, I advised King Zuo Ping to go back and tell King Yuezhi not to have unrealistic ideas. If I plan to join forces to attack the tribes of the mission to resist the Qin Dynasty, my Qin can recruit hundreds of thousands of troops to attack the Yuezhi. There is a Chinese proverb called "Mantis arm to chariot..."

"Yes, please don't worry, General, I will definitely persuade the king after I go back!" King Zuo Ping stood up and said goodbye, wiping the sweat rolling down his forehead.

"If King Yuezhi really wants to be friendly with the Qin Dynasty for generations, I can actually help you eliminate the betrayers!" Meng Tian gave King Zuo Ping out of the tent, looked at the Yuezhi delegation that was ready to return to the Yuezhi royal court, and said seriously.

King Zuo Ping's eyes lit up and quickly bowed and said, "Please also ask General Meng to show his advice. If the rebellious tribes within the Yuezhi can be really eradicated, King Yuezhi will definitely personally escort the rebels to Xianyang to apologize to the First Emperor in person."

"I heard that you have always had a fight with the Qiang people. I mentioned this last time the mission returned, and the Yuezhi King also planned to attack the Qiang people and avenge them. In fact, you can use this opportunity to summon the tribe leaders again to attack the Qiang people. I can also arrange a surprise soldier to put on makeup and become the Qiang people as a supporter. When it comes to fighting with the Qiang people, the Yuezhi King can arrange those tribes with ill-hearted intentions who attack the Qiang people first. I, the Qin Dynasty, attack from the side, and the rebels will inevitably retreat in chaos. In this way, the Yuezhi King can command the army to take the opportunity to capture all the rebels in one fell swoop!"

King Zuo Ping's face shook a few times, and after a long silence, nodded and said, "General Meng's plan is indeed very good, but I need to go back and discuss it carefully with the king. No matter how the king decides, I will come to inform General Meng again..."

"Okay, that general is waiting for King Zuo Ping to arrive again in the military camp. I will send you there not far away, please~"

"General Meng said goodbye!"

Watching King Zuo Ping's mission leave the barracks and return to Yuezhi, Jiang Hu and other generals quickly surrounded Meng Tian, ​​and they all began to ask about the discussion.

"According to the attitude of King Zuo Ping, General Yingbu will definitely be sure of this strategy. After all, King Yuezhi is not stupid. This is the only opportunity for them to compromise with the Qin Dynasty, and they can also retain most of their strength. If they are allowed to fight with King Nantu themselves, they will inevitably suffer heavy casualties and even be destroyed by King Tunan!" Meng Tian twisted his beard and thought for a moment.

"Haha, then, can you succeed in the sneak attack this time!" Jiang Hu and Ying Bu and other generals became excited in an instant.

"Yes, hurry up and arrange for Erlang to step up the exercise, and at the same time send a letter to General Li Xin again, asking him to prepare dry food and drinking water. As soon as the general's order arrives, he will immediately take a small path and cross Yinshan into the desert and approach the Yuezhi royal court from the side!"

"Here!" A group of generals bowed and then dispersed.

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"King Zuo Ping, we must be careful in Meng Tian's strategy and beware of fraud!"

After the Yuezhi delegation led by King Zuo Ping left the Great Wall Pass, Wen Bubo, who was traveling with him, reminded him with a tangled expression.

"Oh, I know naturally, but Mr. Wen has also seen the elite and fierce horsemen of the Qin Dynasty in the Great Qin Army camp. The orders are prohibited from being arm-armed, with a pair of double-layer cowhide armor, sharp and hard bows and strong crossbows, and exquisite and sturdy new horse harnesses. We, the Yuezhi, have nothing in these. Even all the tribes of my Yuezhi, have only 50,000 or 60,000 elite soldiers. Although there are more than 200,000 people who can ride horses and fight, they are all old and young, fighting with the Qiang Wusun.

Yes, compared with the Qin people, they are simply a mob. Once a war starts, they will only be massacred. Therefore, even if this strategy is a fraud, the king will definitely consider it very carefully. And is there any better way now? Since King Tunan is determined to arouse the hatred between Yuezhi and Daqin, he must have already been ill-telled. If the king does not take action early, if King Tunan suddenly launches a rebellion, the king will be even more caught off guard, let alone the king's body..." King Zuo Ping shook his head with a melancholy expression.

The gentle face gradually became silent.

The Yuezhi King's body was worse than that, especially after learning that the Yuezhi tribe attacked the Qin delegation but was killed by the legendary immortal divine thunder spell, his body was even more unbearable under the attack of various horror and concern, and he had almost reached a state where he could die at any time.

If King Yuezhi died suddenly, King Nantu would inevitably raise an army to rebel. At that time, the royal court was in chaos and the rest of the tribes became even more chaotic. If the Qin Dynasty took the opportunity to attack, the Yuezhi would inevitably collapse.

Therefore, the rebellion of King Tunan must be quelled while King Yuezhi was still alive, so that the Yuezhi still has room for bargaining with the Qin Dynasty.

Internal and external troubles are the current chaos in Yuezhi.

Although the Great Qin is not trustworthy, at least I haven't heard of the Great Qin Emperor's attack on the Yuezhi. This is the only opportunity that King Yuezhi still has some thoughts.

"Even if the king agreed to Meng Tian's plan, Zuo Ping still reminds the king to be careful and leave enough strength to guard the royal court. I have lived in the Central Plains for more than ten years, and the people in the Central Plains have always been full of strategies in war..."

"Sun Tzu's Art of War says: War is a strange way. Therefore, it is possible to show it that cannot be used, it is used to show it that it does not use it, it is near to show it that it is far away, it is far away, it is far away. It is profitable and lure it, it is chaos to take it, it is strong to avoid it, it is angry and tampered, it is humble and arrogant, it is idle and labored, it is close to it, it is close to attack it, it is unprepared..."

"As the most powerful general in the Qin Dynasty, Meng Tian will definitely not help me to calm my internal troubles with such kindness. It is very likely that he will hide his sword in his smile and take advantage of the troubled waters..."

Wen Bupo lived in Zhao for more than ten years. He was very familiar with the battle between the princes of the Central Plains and was familiar with the books of hundreds of schools. Although he was only a staff member around King Yuezhi, he still expressed great doubts about Meng Tian's sudden proposal of this plan to help Yuezhi.

But this matter is not something he can control.
Chapter completed!