Chapter 85: Planning and Arrangement
"In the past, there weren't so many barbarians moving south. What's the reason this time?" The head of Chiyou Hall looked at the others in confusion.
"Revenge!" Jin said as he looked at the tents lined up in the sky.
"Revenge?" The others were even more confused.
In the past few years, Li Mu was in Yanmen Pass. When the barbarians moved south, Yanmen Pass fortified its walls and closed the city gates, and did not fight with the barbarians on the grassland at all. The State of Yan also recalled its border troops because of the attack on Zhao, and also did not invade the grassland again. As for the State of Qin, King Ji of Qin had just passed away, and Lord An Guojun had also passed away. The State of Qin itself was also in internal instability, and also did not send troops to the grassland.
Therefore, the barbarians on the grassland were not attacked or occupied by the Three Kingdoms, so where does the talk of revenge come from?
"Yes, it's revenge. In the eyes of the various tribes on the grassland, when they come, we should restrain ourselves and let them ravage us, hand over our women and food, instead of defending our city and leaving them with nothing!" Jin Yao explained.
"Shameless!" Everyone was furious. They had seen shameless people before, but they had never seen someone so barbaric and shameless. No wonder they were called barbarians by their ancestors!
"Among the tribes on the grassland, the most powerful is the Donghu, followed by the Loufan, and finally the Xiongnu, the Jianlan, and the Linhu. The northern border of Zhao is long and narrow, so the five tribes are all on the border of Zhao. Therefore, the barbarian invasions faced by Zhao are the most serious." Jin Yao continued to explain to everyone the situation facing Zhao.
In addition to being powerful, the Qin State was also strong because they destroyed the Yiqiu and Rongdi states, leaving the entire northern border of the Qin State only having to deal with the Xiongnu, which was not yet very powerful.
The State of Yan was facing some small grassland tribes such as the Donghu and Wuhuan. In addition, the Qin State expanded the northern border of the State of Yan by a thousand miles after a war. Some died and some were destroyed. Only then did the State of Yan have the ability to organize an army of 600,000 to attack Zhao.
The situation of Zhao State was different. Since the reign of King Wuling, Zhao State had actually lost control of the entire grassland. The original Jiuyuan and Yunzhong became isolated cities, surrounded by the newly emerged Loufan, and had to retreat to Yanmen Pass in Dai County.
"Young sir, what you mean is that this time the State of Zhao was surrounded by the five tribes?" The head of the Chiyou Hall immediately reacted and realized that it was impossible for a single tribe to have such a large army of soldiers.
If the grassland tribes were really so powerful, then Yan, Zhao, and Qin would dare to put aside their personal grudges and first destroy this potentially powerful tribe, and then settle their respective grudges.
To put it nicely, it is a fight between brothers to jointly resist foreign humiliation. To put it realistically, none of the Three Kingdoms wanted such a powerful regime to emerge on the grassland!
"Well, just like the five countries joined forces to attack Qin, this time the grasslands are also joining forces to invade the south. Therefore, they will definitely have a leader, a general and a marshal!" After pondering for a moment, Jin Yao used a branch to draw a sketch of the grassland tribe's camp layout on the ground .
"So, we are going to kill their leader of the coalition?" The others immediately understood.
"Well, the best result is a successful assassination. At worst, we must kill the senior generals sent by various ethnic groups!" Jin Yao said.
"Okay!" Everyone else seconded the motion, reaching a unanimous consensus.
"But the camp is so big, how can we find their central banner?" asked .
"This is what I'm going to say next!" Jin Yao said.
"Here are their baggage train and granary. We need people to burn their baggage supplies!" Jin Yao pointed to the camp at the rear of the sketch that he marked as a baggage supply camp. Others also gathered around to observe carefully.
"I'll go!" Five people spoke up immediately. Although they had to go deep into the enemy's rear , they were confident of their superior fighting power and volunteered.
Jin Yao took a look at the five people and knew that they were among the best masters in the martial arts world. Even if they could not escape unscathed, they could still complete the mission.
"Okay, what you need to be careful about are the barbarian archers. These people usually stand on high towers or lurk in unknown corners and shoot arrows secretly. You need to send one person to find them and kill them, otherwise the other four will most likely be shot to death!" Jin Yao arranged.
"I am a sharpshooter and should be able to find their location." said an archer other than the five.
Jin Yao nodded. He was an elder of the Five Elements School. He was proficient in the Five Elements archery and was also a rare sharpshooter.
"After setting the granary on fire, they will definitely have scouts returning to the central military tent to report, and we need to send three more people to follow these scouts, find their central military tent, and then behead them!" Jin Yao continued to make arrangements.
"But how do we identify which ones are scouts?" asked Chiyou Hall Master .
"So, these three people must first be able to identify these scouts and understand the barbarian language of the grassland, and then they must have absolute military force!" Jin Yao said and looked at the head of Chiyou Hall and the Taoist elders.
"Let's go!" When the head of Chiyou Hall and the Taoist elders saw Jin Yao coming, they nodded decisively.
"Okay, I can understand the barbarian language, so I will follow the hall master and the elders." Jin Yao said.
"But sir..." Everyone hesitated. They already knew Jin Yao's identity, but he was too young. When did the Hundred Families in the Central Plains let their younger generations take the lead, especially when Jin Yao was the initiator of this action.
Jin Yao did not give the crowd a chance to refute, and looked at a Confucian family head and said, "Confucian Shan Yi, I need Mr. Yi Qiu to arrange a retreat for us after we complete the task!"
Confucian Yi Qiu nodded, carefully observing the terrain and the camp, and then he arranged the remaining two people and himself, saying: "The three of us will meet you at these three locations, but the time is less than a quarter of an hour. When the time is up, no matter how many of you arrive, we will evacuate together!"
Everyone looked at the location marked by Yi Qiu and nodded. This was inevitable. If they failed to meet up with them during the chaos of a quarter of an hour, they would not be able to leave. If others waited for them any longer, everyone would die here.
"Does anyone have anything to add?" After the plan was finalized, Jin Yao looked at everyone and asked.
"No!" Everyone understood their tasks and nodded in response.
"It's a pity there is no wine!" said the leader of Chiyou Hall with a sigh.
"If I can come back alive, I will treat you all to wine from the seven kingdoms of the world, Xianyang, Handan, Daliang, Linzi, Xinzheng, Shouchun, and hundreds of families!" Yi Qiu laughed heartily.
"Okay! We'll remember it, just in case the gentleman won't be willing to give up what's in his pocket!" Everyone laughed.
Under the cover of night, the eleven people had clear division of labor and, taking advantage of the moonlight, quietly sneaked into Lian Tian's camp.
Jin Yao, the Taoist elders and the head of Chiyou Hall all changed into the uniforms of barbarian soldiers, secretly killed three members of the patrol team, and blended in without the others noticing anything.
Jin Yao looked at the Taoist elders in some surprise. Although they killed three barbarian soldiers, the patrol team consisted of ten people, and the Taoist elders were able to control the other seven people silently.
