Volume 1: The Wind Rises in Tumubao Chapter 9: The Clever Yesen
In the camp of Yesen's troops, screams were heard from a tent.
"Tell me, what exactly is your conspiracy?"
A sturdy man with his upper body naked stood in front of Wang Xi, holding a whip in his hand, dipped in some water, and whipped him hard.
Snapped!
ah!
Wang Xi screamed and begged for mercy: "I really came here to surrender..."
"Still being stubborn?"
As the man spoke, he whipped him again.
The door curtain was lifted and Yeshe walked in first.
"how's it going?"
"My Lord!" the man hurriedly bowed and said, "This eunuch is still a stubborn guy. I beat him until my hands are sore, but he just won't confess!"
Yesen came in front of Wang Xi and looked at the eunuch whose body was covered with tears and flesh, and there was actually a look of admiration in his eyes.
"Just be tough! The more he talks, the more it shows that there is something wrong with him. Keep fighting!"
"yes!"
Wang Xi wanted to cry but had no tears. Seeing the whip rising , he had to change his words: "Stop... stop hitting me. I'll tell you, I'll tell you!"
Yesen reached out his hand to stop the whip from falling and asked, "What conspiracy did the little emperor have in sending you here?"
"I, I..." Wang Xi could only say randomly, "The emperor sent me here to pass on false information..."
Hearing this, Yesen was very proud and said, "The young emperor asked you to lie and say that the army was marching out. Did you set up an ambush and prepare to ambush us halfway?"
"me……"
Wang Xi felt miserable. I came here to surrender. The information I provided to you was real. There was no ambush at all!
Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Yesen's face changed and he said coldly: "Keep hitting me, I'll see how long he can keep his stubbornness!"
"Don't hit me, I'll tell you, I'll tell you... "
Wang Xi swallowed his saliva, rolled his eyes, and said, "The Khan is right. The Ming army has set up an ambush. Wait, wait..."
"Waiting for our army to fall into the trap, right?"
"Yes, you have walked into a trap yourself. The Khan is wise!"
Wang Xi was crying. What the hell was going on?
"Hahaha!" Yesen couldn't help but burst into laughter. "The little emperor deliberately created the illusion of a large army marching out to help you perform this play, right? But don't you know that you have to put on a full show? You didn't even dismantle the camp, and you didn't even bring supplies. Do you think everyone else is an idiot?"
"What the Khan said... is all right!"
Wang Xi said this, but he thought in his heart, you are not an idiot, you are smart, you are really smart!
Yesen was very satisfied because he had seen through the Ming army's tricks, and a sense of accomplishment arose spontaneously.
"Keep an eye on this guy, and ask him what else he knows. Be careful not to kill him!"
"yes!"
After giving the instructions, Yesen turned back to the central military tent and immediately summoned Boyan and others to discuss the matter.
"That eunuch has confessed. The little emperor sent him to spread false information and lure our army to attack. In fact, they have already set up an ambush and are ready to ambush our army!"
After hearing this, all the generals could not help but admire Yesen greatly and praised him for his foresight.
However, Boyan's expression was a little strange, and he seemed very confused.
Yesen noticed his expression and asked , "Boyan, what do you want to say?"
"Brother!" Boyan scratched his head and said, "The Ming army has been surrounded. We can just charge forward. Even if they have an ambush, what can we do?"
"Don't be reckless!" Yesen shook his head and said, "At this point, the Ming army is doomed to fail. What we need to do now is to reduce the loss of manpower as much as possible. Since they are willing to ambush, let them ambush. We just need to keep our troops in place and wait for three or two days. They will collapse without water. By then, we can capture the little emperor alive without losing a single soldier!"
"But...what if the Ming army really takes action? The Ala tribe only has more than 30,000 people. If the two sides have already started fighting, and we don't provide timely support, wouldn't that give the Ming army an opportunity?"
Yesen smiled confidently and said, "If the Ming army had such a strategic vision, they wouldn't have run around like dogs all the way!"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the generals burst into laughter. This time, the Ming emperor led the army in person, but they were defeated all the way. Now that they can't win the battle, they want to play dirty tricks. It's really ridiculous!
Boyan didn't think so. He was about to speak when suddenly, a sentry ran in hurriedly.
"Report, the Ming army has started a war with the Ala tribe!"
"What?"
Yesen stood up and asked nervously, "Is the information accurate?"
"Report to the Grand Master, there is constant artillery fire ahead, there is no doubt about it!"
Yesen's face suddenly changed, and he was wondering in his heart, what went wrong?
Seeing this, everyone was afraid to speak for a moment and the scene was surprisingly quiet.
Boyan couldn't help but say, "Brother, what that eunuch said is true!"
Yesen's face was gloomy and uncertain. At this point, he actually miscalculated.
"Bring that eunuch up to me!"
Not long after, Wang Xi was carried and thrown into the tent. He was covered in blood and couldn't even stand up.
"Damn it!"
Yesen grabbed him by the collar and angrily said, "Tell me the truth, what's going on?"
Wang Xi raised his head and said weakly, "I confess, I confess everything. I just came here to spread false information. Please..."
"I'll give you another chance!"
Yesen said word by word: "Where did the Ming army go?"
Wang Xi cried and said, "They are lying in ambush, waiting for the Khan to fall into their trap..."
Snapped!
Yesen slapped him and asked, "This is your last chance. If you don't tell the truth, I will cut the flesh off your body piece by piece!"
"me……"
Wang Xi was devastated. What on earth do you want to hear?
To be honest, you beat me to the point where I'm half dead.
Now I lied and they want to kill me again, oh my god, what did I do wrong...
Yesen asked again: "The Ming army has already attacked the Ala tribe, right?"
"Yes, yes...ah, no!"
"Is it?"
Wang Xi trembled and said, "I don't know if it is..."
Snapped!
Another slap came down, and Wang Xi's face swelled up like a watermelon. Two of his teeth fell out, and blood kept flowing from his mouth. It was a horrible sight.
"I understand!" Yesen suppressed his anger and said, "Your little emperor is playing a trick on me, isn't he?"
"ah?"
Wang Xi's eyes were filled with confusion. What was going on?
"He led his troops to attack the Ala tribe, and was worried that our tribe would cut off their retreat, so he asked you to pretend to surrender in order to delay our tribe, right?"
"I……"
Wang Xi felt that his brain was not enough. I just came here to surrender, is it that complicated?
" But if you bring false intelligence, it will be easily discovered. So, you brought real intelligence at the beginning, so that we can't make a judgment for a while. Your purpose has been achieved, right?"
“I, I… yes!”
Wang Xi was afraid of being beaten, so he nodded and said, "What the Khan said is right!"
Yesen sighed, threw him heavily to the ground, and said: "A mere eunuch dog can hold back the main force of our army. The southerners are too cunning!"
Boyan stepped forward and asked, "Brother, what should we do now?"
Yesen was so angry that his teeth itched. He said, "Take 50,000 cavalry and go to support Ala immediately. I will be there with the central army soon!"
"Yes, sir!"
Just as Boyan was about to leave, he glanced back and saw Wang Xi lying on the ground, and asked again, "Brother, what should we do with this guy?"
It would have been better if he didn't mention it. As soon as he mentioned Wang Xi, Yesen's facial muscles twitched.
"Drag this castrated dog out and chop down the sacrificial flag!"
Wang Xi felt completely hopeless. At this moment, he suddenly understood how Wang Zhen felt at that time.
