Chapter 1431 Traitor

Yun Zheng was very happy with Zhao Lie's choice.

Jiao Lu has already set an example for Nanzhao and Yunan.

Now, the pressure is on Nanzhao and Yunan.

After Zhao Lie sends people to the imperial city to submit his allegiance, and once the news spreads, it will depend on how Nanzhao and Yu'nan perform.

After writing a letter and asking someone to send it back to the imperial city, Yun Zheng and his companions started on their journey again.

Along the way, Qin Qihu was even more excited than Yun Zheng, and he kept repeating "destroy the four countries in one battle".

If you don’t know, you might think that they have already incorporated the Three Feudatories and Xiqu into the territory of Daqian!

After two days of marching, Yun Zheng and his men finally met up with the army led by Xiao Dingdingwu at the northwest border of Jiaolu.

At present, Xiao Dingwu and his men have not yet settled in the important town of Xiping in the northwest of Jiaolu, and are camping in a large valley about twenty miles away from Xiping.

Upon learning that Yun Zheng and his men had arrived, Xiao Dingwu immediately took Xiao Jian and two other generals out of the camp to greet them.

"I pay my respects to Your Highness and Madam Miaoyin!"

Several people bowed to Yun Zheng and Miao Yin together.

"No gift!"

Yun Zheng smiled, "Okay, let's go into the camp first!"

"Yes!"

Xiao Dingwu stepped aside, "Your Highness, Madam Miaoyin, please!"

Yun Zheng and Miao Yin had just taken two steps forward when Qin Qihu glared at Xiao Dingwu with his eyes wide open: "Traitor, don't you want to be your master?"

"..."

Xiao Dingwu's face twitched slightly, and he groaned for a long time before he gritted his teeth and said, "Master, please!"

"That's pretty much it!"

Qin Qihu smiled with satisfaction and raised his hand to touch Xiao Dingwu's head.

Xiao Dingwu dodged immediately and said in a low voice: "Don't go too far!"

This bastard!

Do you really think of yourself as his apprentice?

Damn it!

Meeting this bastard Qin Qihu is really unlucky for me.

"Oh, you dare to curse in front of your teacher?"

Qin Qihu twisted his neck slightly, "You need some practice, don't you?"

"I……"

Xiao Dingwu's face twitched violently and he stopped talking immediately.

He is really no match for Qin Qihu.

Qin Qihu is such a powerful beast!

Yun Zheng turned around and glared at Qin Qihu with both anger and amusement, "Alright, let's get down to business! Now that we've got business, you two can practice however you want!"

"Yes, yes! Let's talk business first!"

Qin Qihu grinned, and moved closer to Xiao Dingwu, saying with a proud look on his face: "Your master has already destroyed a country on the way here. How about it, are you envious?"

"Not bragging can ..."

Xiao Dingwu subconsciously wanted to complain about Qin Qihu, but he froze halfway through his words.

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Dingwu asked with surprise, "Has Jiao Lu taken the initiative to surrender?"

"What does it mean to take the initiative to submit?"

Qin Qihu grinned and said, "It was the three of us who used our eloquence and power to achieve our goals..."

As he spoke, Qin Qihu began to brag to Xiao Dingwu again.

However, this guy hasn't exaggerated too much.

At least the main credit was given to Yun Zheng, and he and Miaoyin cooperated with Yun Zheng.

Listening to Qin Qihu's words, Xiao Dingwu couldn't help but feel secretly envious.

Although he knew that Qin Qihu must be bragging, it was a great honor even if he just stood by and watched!

I have to say, this bastard Qin Qihu has really good luck!

Just follow the Sixth Prince down to meet them, and you can participate in the event of Jiao Lu's surrender.

Perhaps, this is what they call "fools have good fortune"!

Xiao Dingwu secretly slandered in his heart.

Soon, everyone entered the central military tent.

Yun Zheng did not rush to order people to beat the drum to gather the generals, but first asked Xiao Dingwu and others about the situation in Xiping.

Xiao Dingwu did not dare to delay and immediately reported the situation over there truthfully.

At present, there are 10,000 troops in Xiping.

These ten thousand troops should be Jiao Lu's most elite troops besides the Imperial Guards.

Of course, when we say they are elite, we can only say that they are fully equipped with armor.

Their armor is generally leather armor, and it is not the kind of leather armor worn by Daqian.

The leather armor of those 10,000 people was just two layers of leather, with no iron plates on the outside of the leather. Those who wore iron armor all had specific positions in the army.

Their shields were either wooden or woven rattan shields.

Their weapons are generally wooden-handled spears.

However, among their 10,000 men there is also a truly elite force.

This is a small force of about 500 people. They are very good at climbing and are very agile. Whether they are climbing trees or walls, they can do it as if they were walking on flat ground.

The main general guarding Xiping was called Zeng Guang, who was also considered a famous general among Jiao Lu's men.

A few years ago, when Xiao Wanchou led his troops to help Zhao Lie suppress the rebellion, he had a lot of dealings with Zeng Guang.

Xiao Wanchou had a good impression of Zeng Guang and thought that Zeng Guang could barely be considered a talented general.

After arriving here, Xiao Dingwu followed Yun Zheng's instructions and had a long talk with Zeng Guangchang.

Zeng Guang also provoked Xiqu according to their plan, but the defender of Xiqu was more patient and did not send troops to attack.

As a last resort, Xiao Dingwu used the killing move that Yun Zheng taught him.

Yesterday, Zeng Guang sent people to negotiate with Xiqu according to Xiao Dingwu's instructions, saying that someone on their side had led troops to defect to Xiqu, and asked Xiqu to hand over the rebel leader.

At present, there is no news from Zeng Guang.

"How many troops does Xiqu have here?"

Yunzheng asked.

"Thirty thousand!"

Xiao Dingwu replied: "However, among these 30,000 people, half are slave soldiers! Moreover, these 30,000 people are equivalent to farming, farming and grazing while guarding the border..."

"Only so few people? And half of the slave army?"

Qin Qihu instantly looked at Yun Zheng with shining eyes: "Just right, use them to make these soldiers bleed!"

Before this, he and Yun Zheng had thought it through.

First, find the weak ones to pick on and let those soldiers who have never fought on the battlefield see blood.

Isn't this a ready-made easy target?

"I'm afraid this battle won't be as easy as you think."

As he spoke, Xiao Dingwu came to the sand table and explained to them in detail the terrain around Ganci City.

Ganci City is located in a river valley.

This river valley is located in the upper reaches of Xiping and is the most important passage into Xiqu.

If their army wanted to enter Xiqu, they had to capture Ganci City.

But the river valley where Ganci City is located has a gourd-shaped terrain, which is narrow in the front, slightly wide in the middle, and suddenly tightens at the back. Ganci City is located at the tightened position.

At Hulukou in front of Ganci City, there were also people building a stronghold for defense, with about 4,000 soldiers.

They had to capture the camp in front before they could attack the more rugged city of Ganci.

The city of Ganci was built with various stones washed down from the river valley. The city walls, which were nearly two meters high, could cause considerable trouble to the attacking troops.

Although they had many advantages, it was not easy to capture the city of Ganci, which had a geographical advantage.

After Xiao Dingwu finished speaking, everyone gathered in front of the sand table.

Yun Zheng's gaze extended from Xiping all the way to finally land on Ganci City.

Their attack from Xiping was equivalent to attacking from low to high.

Judging from the sand table, Ganci is indeed a good place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

It seems that if you want to pick on the weak, you have to use your brain!