Zhang Xuan's meeting can be said to have not gone smoothly, or it can be said to have gone smoothly.
Zhang Xuan understands that the initiative must be in his own hands at all times.
So as soon as he arrived at his destination, he ordered his men to surround Yaozhuang.
In terms of military strength, Qin's 2,000 infantry versus Zhao's 2,000 cavalry would be considered a siege because they would not have enough troops.
But encirclement is not calculated solely on the basis of military strength.
Two thousand Northern cavalrymen gathered in Yaozhuang, while Qin's two thousand infantrymen deployed their troops on both sides of the exit outside Yaozhuang.
Zhang Xuan even deployed crossbowmen and trebuchets at high altitudes to prevent the northern cavalry from rushing out.
But this was just Zhang Xuan thinking he had the situation under control. The Northern Goblin Cavalry was naturally not that easy to deal with.
Speaking of which, Zhang Xuan was brave enough. After laying out these arrangements, he personally entered Yaozhuang with the surrender scroll and tokens.
Zhang Xuan was actually trying his luck. He was betting that these northern cavalry did not have enough information.
Otherwise, if they knew that Li Mu had already arrived at the city and was about to win an all-out victory, it would be useless to persuade them to surrender.
Not only is this unnecessary, it may also cost you your own life.
However, the purpose of this mission is to deliver letters and tokens to the Northland Cavalry...
Therefore, it cannot be said that it is unnecessary, even if it costs one's life, it will not be hesitated.
Zhang Xuan's guess was correct.
These two cavalrymen really did not grasp the specific situation.
This is partly because Li Mu's army was operating on the north side of the Great Wall, but these cavalry were on the south side of the Great Wall.
The physical dividing line of the Great Wall made it difficult for news to reach the south.
On the other hand, orders in ancient times were almost always top-down.
For example, the command of these cavalry in Handan was from Li Mu to Wang Bai, and then from Wang Bai to give orders.
Or Pang Nuan went to Xuchang, and then Xuchang conveyed Wang Bai's order to the cavalry.
However, during the Battle of Wanniu Mountain, Wang Bai surrendered and Xuchang was missing, so Zhao State completely lost contact with these two cavalrymen.
They have been carrying out Wang Bai's previous order, which was to attack the Qin army's supply line.
Until a few days ago, Wang Bai issued an order for them to assemble at Yaozhuang.
The leader of the Northern Cavalry was a 250-year-old named Zhong Xian. He had followed Wang Bai in fighting against the Huns for many years, and he had learned the Huns' tactics and used them freely.
Although Wang Bai ordered him to assemble in Yaozhuang, Zhong Xian took it upon himself to pull out 500 cavalry and deploy them in the dense forest a few miles away.
At this time, Yaozhuang was surrounded by the Qin army, but Zhong Xian did not panic.
He said to Qin Huaide, another 2500 Lord:
"I have made arrangements."
"As long as you send a signal, the five hundred cavalry will join forces with us and fight outside the village."
“It’s still unclear who will win by then!”
This is actually Zhong Xian’s conservative statement.
The Northern Goblin Riders are all extremely brave, and they cooperate inside and outside...
Once the fighting begins, most of the two thousand Qin troops outside Yaozhuang will be defeated and return.
Qin Huaide frowned and said:
"Strange, who leaked our whereabouts?"
"Is it possible that someone snitched on you?"
But then he shook his head and rejected the idea.
Although the elite cavalry under their control cannot be said to have experienced hundreds of battles, all of them have experienced life and death with them in Mobei.
If he wanted to report, why would he wait until now?
Just when the two were wondering, they saw a Qin general entering the village alone along the straight road.
General Qin walked to the entrance of the village and took off the bronze sword from his waist. Then he raised a bamboo slip and shouted:
"I am the leader of the two to five hundred soldiers of Da Qin's Henei army."
"I came here on the order of Captain Yang Ting, the daughter of Yang Duanhe, to persuade me to surrender."
"Wang Bai has surrendered to our army, and General Li Mu is also negotiating with our army to surrender."
"This slip is written by Colonel Wang Bai himself, and is accompanied by a jade pendant that the Colonel carries with him!"
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Zhong and Qin were shocked, and the cavalry around them who were ready for battle also became confused when they heard this.
Qin Huaide said:
"I'm afraid it's a scam. This guy wants to trick me into surrendering."
Zhong Xian thought for a moment, then shook his head and said:
"I don't think so."
"The Qin army only knows that they have trapped us here and can take our lives at any time."
"Why bother to come here to persuade you to surrender?"
"Not to mention sending two to five hundred masters to die?"
Qin Huaide retorted:
"But……"
"How could the captain surrender?"
"General Li Mu will not fight with the Qin army..."
Zhong Xian raised his hand to interrupt Qin Huaide and said:
"Let him in!"
"It's not too late to take a look at the keepsake."
As soon as the things were handed over to them, Zhong and Qin were speechless.
The letter is indeed Wang Bai's handwriting, and there is nothing wrong with the personal keepsake.
Qin Huaide didn't believe in himself. He pulled out his bronze sword, put it on Zhang Xuan's neck, and asked sternly:
"Did you use torture on the captain?"
"Forced the captain to write a letter and then took the jade pendant to lie to me?"
Zhang Xuan smiled and replied:
"If you think that you can make Captain Wang obey by torture, then you have underestimated Captain Wang."
"He is having a good time in our military camp at this time. If you look at this handwriting again, are you trembling at all?"
Zhong Xian looked at the bamboo slips and saw that the handwriting was indeed vigorous and neat, and it did not look like it had been written under torture.
At the same time, Zhang Xuan was right, Wang Bai was definitely not the kind of coward who would betray his subordinates just after being punished.
When they saw Zhong and Qin, they were still hesitating, so Zhang Xuan waved back.
"If you don't believe me, you can believe them!"
It turned out that Zhang Xuan had been prepared and had brought several of Wang Bai's subordinates with him.
At Zhang Xuan's signal, several northern soldiers ran forward and knelt down in front of Zhong and Qin.
"Two to five hundred masters!"
"I'll wait until Wuyan comes to see you!"
"Woniu Mountain was burned and our army was defeated."
"It's a shame that we were betrayed by that Xuchang. The captain has indeed surrendered to the Qin army..."
In fact, what they said was the same as what was said in the bamboo slips, so Zhong and Qin had to believe it.
Although the northern soldiers have been fighting against the Xiongnu for many years, they are not as barbaric as the Xiongnu. They know that the two countries are at war without killing the envoys.
So Zhong and Qin let Zhang Xuan go back.
One of the variables is that Zhong Xian deployed the cavalry outside.
If there are no cavalry on the periphery and cannot respond internally and externally, the northern cavalry will most likely surrender according to Wang Bai's order when there is no hope of breaking through.
But now Zhong Xian has other plans, and it can even be said that the Northland cavalry has the upper hand.
As a result, the persuasiveness and shocking power of Wang Bai's letters also declined exponentially.
Under such circumstances, how could the Northern Goblin Cavalry have any reason to surrender?
Before Zhang Xuan returned to the camp, he saw smoke blazing in Yaozhuang.
Zhang Xuan secretly said something bad and hurried back to the camp and loudly ordered his subordinates to prepare for the enemy.
At the same time, separate a team to defend behind...
This dizzy's reaction is quite fast.
As soon as he saw the smoke, he knew that Zhao Jun had ambushes outside, otherwise there would be no need to light the smoke.
However, the Northern Cavalry was faster than him.
Before Zhang Xuan could prepare, hundreds of fine cavalry galloped out of the dense forest, shouting and charging towards the Qin army.
The Qin army's rear was mostly composed of artillerymen and crossbowmen who were not suitable for close combat. At this time, the formation was thrown into chaos when the cavalry charged them.
At the same time, the northern cavalry in Yao Village also opened the village gate and poured out...