Since the beginning of the year, Qi State and the Manzi had a battle. After the Manzi suffered heavy casualties, they began to recuperate and they did not intend to attack the Qi State.
However, their situation did not improve. They lost too much in that battle, and now, Qi State is still eyeing them covetously. As long as they make a move, Qi State will beat the drums of war, making them panic.
More importantly, their food situation this year is also very bad. If it continues like this, they have only two choices, one is to surrender, and the other is to migrate.
For this reason, problems began to arise within the Manzi.
Originally, the Manzi was composed of multiple tribes, and within the tribe, they first considered their own tribe. So now, it is normal for problems to arise internally. Some people are in favor of surrender, some are in favor of persistence, and some are in favor of migration. Under various different opinions, they persisted for another half a year.
During this half year, some tribes have secretly contacted Yonghe Hou, wanting to know what arrangements will be made if they surrender.
Yonghe Hou rarely comes to the barracks. He is already in a semi-retired state. The barracks are basically managed by Yonghe Hou's son. This time, Yonghe Hou's son called all the generals and centurions to a meeting, and the main general's tent was filled with dozens of people.
The prince of Yonghe said, "I received a letter from the barbarians today. Now the tribes of the barbarians have different opinions. Some tribes that want to surrender have taken the lead. The letter says, if they surrender, how will they arrange us? What do you think?" While asking, he passed the letter to everyone.
So, everyone discussed it while reading the letter.
"I am afraid that their surrender is fake. If it is fake, then we will lead them in and start a war. The consequences are unimaginable." A guerrilla general said. The 50,000 Yonghe troops were divided into five teams.
"That makes sense." The guerrilla general of the second team agreed.
General Ao was the leader of four guerrilla teams. He said, "But what if their surrender is real? It won't work if we refuse."
The prince of Yonghe said, "That's why I asked you to come up with a solution. I will write to the emperor about the solution you come up with. If their surrender is real, then there are real solutions. If their surrender is false, then there are false solutions. Think about it."
Not only were the guerrilla generals whispering to each other, but even the captains sitting on the ground behind the guerrilla generals were whispering to each other.
Seeing that they were all discussing and had no intention of expressing their opinions, the Prince of Yonghe said, "You speak one by one. Start with Team One."
A guerrilla general of Team One said, "I think we should monitor them for a while to see if their surrender is true or false before making plans."
The Prince of Yonghe nodded and did not express his opinion: "What about the captains of Team One? Do you have any ideas to add?"
The captains did not add anything. The guerrilla general of Team One was not easy to get along with. He had a gloomy personality and was a bit suppressive of his own team. He liked to compete for credit, so they did not dare to oppose his opinions. The
opinions of the guerrilla generals of Team One were also more pertinent. In fact, they did not put forward any effective opinions, but they did not remain silent either. So, his opinion is neither right nor very helpful. He likes stability. He seems to have a bad temper, but he actually has his mind set on success.
A team of centurions: "We have no opinion." Many people are satisfied with this kind of life without any merit or demerit. Moreover, the centurions receive a monthly salary of eight taels of silver. Even if they go to the battlefield, as long as they do nothing wrong and take care to save their lives, this "job" can be used as a "retirement". After a few decades, there will be no problem saving a sum of money. In fact, many centurions hold this mentality.
The Prince of Yonghe asked the guerrilla general of the second team: "Old Chen, what do you think? Speak it out for everyone to hear."
The guerrilla general of the second team said: "I have the same opinion as the previous one. Monitoring is the best. But since they are willing to surrender, we can give them a chance to express their sincerity."
The Prince of Yonghe nodded: "This can be considered, Cheng Qian, write it down." Cheng Qian is the confidant of the Prince of Yonghe, the Chief of the Guards Cheng.
Cheng Qian: "Yes."
The Prince of Yonghe looked at the guerrilla general of the third team.
The guerrilla general of the third team said: "My opinion is the same as the two in front. As for other things, I haven't thought of it for the time being." He was a rough man who only knew how to fight and execute the orders of his superiors. He really couldn't think of these complicated ideas.
The prince of Yonghe said, "Then I have no opinion. The same opinion as the previous one is not your own opinion. If you don't provide other opinions, then you have no opinion."
The three guerrilla generals were embarrassed: "Well, I really have no opinion. I'm stupid."
But the centurions behind him underestimated it. If keeping the same opinion as the previous ones is not considered as one's own opinion, then wouldn't the people who put forward opinions in front of them have the advantage? However, the centurions only muttered a few words in private. They didn't dare to ask the prince openly. They didn't have the courage.
Then they asked General Ao. General Ao was also a rough man, and he knew his own abilities very well, so he said, "I don't have any ideas. The captain behind me can raise any ideas he wants."
Qin Fang had read military books for a year, and he did have some ideas. He saw the prince looking at him, hesitated for a moment, and stood up: "My prince, I have some ideas."
The prince of Yonghe nodded. In fact, he thought highly of Qin Fang. Moreover, during this year, the prince's wife often mentioned Qin Fang's family to him. For example, starting from July and August, the broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, watermelons, etc. that their family ate were all from Qin Fang's manor. Of course, as the prince, they naturally would not eat for free, and they all paid according to the market price. The Yonghe Marquis's Mansion is very careful in dealing with people and never takes advantage of others. Otherwise, wouldn't it be putting your neck on the knife of the emperor today? You know, the emperor might be waiting to find out the secrets of their mansion.
Qin Fang thought about it when the prince of Yonghe Marquis proposed this matter. He said slowly: "There are only two possibilities for this matter. One is that the surrender of the barbarian tribe is real, and the other is that the surrender of the barbarian tribe is fake. So there are real methods for the real ones and fake methods for the fake ones. We just need to think of solutions one by one."
A team of guerrilla generals said: "It's easy to say, but what about the specific methods?" He didn't like Qin Fang because Qin Fang had been very prominent in the past year. First, the bride was suspected of committing suicide on the wedding day, then there was some Laba porridge, and then there were new vegetables, etc. Even his family bought a lot of new vegetables from Qin Fang's family, especially the big fruit called watermelon, which tasted very good. However, he felt that Qin Fang was very stingy. He charged for these things. He didn't expect him to give them away for free, but he had to show some respect, right? And because of him, there was a centurion in his team, and the soldiers below envied Qin Fang's district.
In his opinion, such a person who loves to show off should not be suitable for the army. But Qin Fang did make contributions, especially last year when he caught the barbarians to save the young master, and then attacked the barbarians again at the beginning of the year. His contribution was really not small.
Qin Fang could naturally hear the other party's dissatisfaction, but he was not a young man who had just arrived at the military camp and did not care about it. He knew that he only needed to satisfy the prince and General Ao. So facing the words of a team of guerrilla generals, Qin Fang ignored them. He continued, "Whether facing those who truly surrender or those who pretend to surrender, we only have one solution, that is surveillance."
The second team of guerrilla generals said, "Yes, that's the truth." So he mentioned surveillance just now. However, the surveillance he mentioned was just a simple suggestion, but not as detailed as Qin Fang said, and he did not have a specific plan. But it doesn't matter, it does not harm the appearance he put on the plate for himself.
The Prince of Yonghe was very satisfied: "So, you have a specific idea. Even if it is surveillance, it is not just talk. Do you have a specific surveillance plan?"
Qin Fang said: "Yes, we are mainly targeting those who pretend to surrender. The barbarians' military strength is equivalent to ours, but no matter how strong the military strength is, it mainly depends on the group. But if this group is divided, using their 5,000 or 10,000 troops to deal with our 50,000 troops is undoubtedly like an egg hitting a stone."
The Prince of Yonghe "Good, then what is your specific plan?"
Qin Fang: "Break it up into pieces."
Puff... A team of guerrilla generals laughed out loud: "You think this is a war, and you break it up into pieces."
General Ao was dissatisfied: "Don't interrupt if you don't understand. Aren't you disturbing Qin Fang by asking this? Do you think he is a reckless man like you? Since he mentioned it, he naturally has his own opinion." General Ao and a team of guerrilla generals have the same rank. Qin Fang is his man, so he will naturally not let him look down on him like this. He didn't say anything before because the previous one or two words were not appropriate. Now General Ao has seized the opportunity.
When a team of guerrilla generals heard what General Ao said, they immediately stood up. He hated being called a reckless man the most. In other words, many generals don't like being called a reckless man, because it makes them look rude. To them, reckless man is a derogatory term. A team of guerrilla generals looked at General Ao with a sullen face: "What? Are you a scholar? Bah, if you are a scholar, what are you doing here?"
General Ao said: "I didn't say I was a scholar, I am also a reckless man. It is because I am a reckless man and I know my own strengths and weaknesses, so I didn't interrupt, unlike some people who have no self-awareness at all."
A team of guerrilla generals drew their swords: "Mr. Ao, if you have the right answer, let's go outside and compete to see who has no self-awareness."
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