The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 888 Maodun ran away again [Please subscribe*Please vote]

Han Xin nodded in admiration and saluted again. Just from this one skillful and heartbreaking action, one could tell how difficult and dangerous the situation of these lurkers was.

All the previous dissatisfaction with these people being able to easily obtain high positions has disappeared.

The other side is working behind enemy lines, and the danger and hardship are no less than those of the soldiers and generals fighting on the front lines. Everything is what they deserve.

"Mr. Gaoyi!"

"What are your plans for surrender, sir?" Han Xin asked again.

The order of Bingzhou was that everything was arranged by Bao Ketu, and the army was responsible for cooperation. After all, no one knew the Zuoxian King of Donghu better than Bao Ketu.

"This is where the food and supplies of the Choibalsan camp are located. Please send people to attack at night and burn them. Then surround the mountain for three days. I will lead my people down the mountain to surrender!"

Bao Ketu had long anticipated what the mission of this meeting would be, so he was well prepared and brought a map of the military camp.

Han Xin took the map and nodded.

Even though Bao Ketu and those lurkers had been lurking in Zuo Xian Wang's tribe for a long time and had taken control of their respective tribes, it was still difficult to make their subordinates surrender obediently.

Therefore, it would require Han Xin and the Red Flame Cavalry to force Qiao Bashan's camp into a desperate situation and give these lurkers a reason and a way to surrender smoothly.

A rash uprising and a change of flag would likely cause many lurkers to fall in the darkness before dawn. Not only did Bao Ketu disagree with this, but Han Xin himself could not bear to see such a thing happen.

No one knows whether there are any soldiers among the lower-level soldiers who are absolutely loyal to the Donghu.

If there really is such a thing, and these lurkers surrender voluntarily, they might be killed by these diehards.

"Although my brother is stupid, he is a die-hard Donghu. He can still be saved. I hope the general can show mercy!" Bao Ketu thought for a moment and then asked.

This is his personal request and a private matter.

Han Xin looked at Bao Ketu and nodded.

It is obvious that after surrendering, the other party's status will be directly transformed into the governor of the newly established Changshan County in Bingzhou, a high-ranking official and a colleague in the future. Han Xin will naturally give him this face.

As for the eldest prince of Zuo Xian Wang, killing him or not will not affect the overall situation.

"There is a person that Your Majesty attaches great importance to!" Han Xin suddenly said.

"Are you talking about the former Xiongnu Khan Maodun?" Baoktu asked.

Han Xin nodded.

Bao Ketu sighed.

"He ran away. Maodun was very defensive. When you destroyed the three lines of defense, he found out that I was deliberately sending dissidents to die, and then he ran away overnight!"

Han Xin was a little surprised, but he also thought it was normal. After all, he was a person that His Majesty valued, so it was impossible for him not to have some insight.

As for not catching Maodun this time, Han Xin had nothing to be disappointed about. He could escape the first day but not the fifteenth day. There was still a chance to catch him.

"However, Maodun is an interesting person!" Baoketu thought for a while and continued.

"Oh?" Han Xin was a little curious about what others thought of Maodun.

"When Maodun came, he had only a few hundred people under his command. But when he left, he gathered some of the defeated troops and fooled those soldiers who were not my comrades. When he left, he had no less than three thousand people under his command!" Baoketu said seriously.

He didn't know that Yan Yan regarded Maodun as his lifelong enemy. He only mentioned Maodun when Han Xin spoke because his subordinates reported that Maodun had grown stronger in the midst of a great defeat. He mistakenly thought that Han Xin was paying attention to Maodun for this reason.

Han Xin was a little surprised. He strengthened himself in the midst of a great defeat. No wonder he was valued by His Majesty. He was indeed a capable man.

"Do you know the direction in which the other party escaped?" Han Xin continued to ask.

A team of 3,000 people is a force that cannot be underestimated on the battlefield, especially when the leader is Maodun. "They didn't retreat to the royal court. It seems that they saw the strategic deployment of our army and fled to the northwest." Bao Ketu thought about it and didn't tell Han Xin too much detailed information. It's not that he didn't give it to Han Xin, but he had too many things to deal with and didn't pay much attention to Maodun's escape.

"If the general needs it, I will ask someone to investigate after I return. Once I get the specific information, I will find a way to send it to the general!" Bao Ketu continued.

"Thank you!" Han Xin did not explain Maodun's identity and Yan Yan's importance to him.

After all, this is a huge military achievement, and the fewer people who know about it, the better.

They are colleagues and competitors.

Han Xin and Bao Ketu didn't say anything else, and it was not appropriate to chat for too long, so they left.

"How could Your Majesty allow a man like Bao Ketu, who holds a high position of power in Donghu, to go from covert to open?"

After returning to the camp, Han Xin's deputy general was very confused.

Han Xin also discovered the blind spot. Yes, the actual Zuo Xian Wang was just a puppet. The real Zuo Xian Wang was actually Bao Ketu. The Donghu could not have been unaware of this, so Bao Ketu could be said to be in a high position of power in the Donghu.

If they did not surrender but pretended to be defeated and retreated, it would be of greater help to Bingzhou and could also provide more intelligence for the army's subsequent operations.

How could Your Majesty allow the other party to go from darkness to light?

Yan Yan had actually thought about this question, but he knew better how many three years a person could wait.
Three years later, another three years passed. Do we have to let the other party continue to lurk?

If any accident happens, how should he explain to these lurkers?

So even though they knew that Bao Ketu could provide more information, they were unwilling to let him continue to hide.

Aren't all the spies waiting for daybreak?
Moreover, even without Baoketu, Bingzhou could still obtain intelligence on Donghu's strategic deployment and troop deployment.

Bingzhou not only has spies with the character "Xuan" in Donghu, but also spies with the character "Tian"!
This is also Yan Yan's confidence.

Han Xin obviously thought of this as well.

There are bigger and more powerful spies lurking in the court of the Donghu King in Bingzhou!

The next night, the Red Flame Cavalry, with the help of the defense map provided by Bao Ketu and the support of their insiders, easily burned the baggage and supplies of the Choibalsan camp.

For a time, the entire Choibalsan camp was in panic, and with the instigation of some people with ulterior motives, rumors of surrender gradually spread in the camp. Bao Ketu pretended to suppress the rumors, but it made the rumors spread more widely.

"Are you planning to take action?" The Zuo Xian King had been using illness as an excuse to not be in charge of the camp's affairs these days, but that didn't mean he knew nothing.

Instead, after knowing Bao Ketu's identity, he adopted a tacit attitude.

Maybe a change of lifestyle would be a good idea.

Working for anyone doesn’t matter who you work for, so why not choose a more powerful boss?
"Father knows everything?" Bao Ketu did not deny it.

"What promise did Bingzhou make to you? What arrangements does the tribe have with you after you surrender?" King Zuo Xian asked curiously.

"Bingzhou will establish Changshan County with the current territory of Zuo Xianwang's tribe. I will become the first governor of Changshan County, with a silver seal and a blue ribbon, and a rank equal to the nine ministers."

Bao Ketu took out the official seal and ribbon that Han Xin brought.

King Zuo Xian nodded. His only worry was that his son was deceived by Bingzhou. Now it seems that Bingzhou did not abandon him and attached great importance to his youngest son. So he can rest assured.

"If necessary, you can take my father's head as a token of your surrender!" Zuo Xian Wang looked at Bao Ketu seriously and said.

Bao Ketu looked at his father and knew that Zuo Xian Wang was not testing him but was really determined to die.

"Father, you are overthinking. I don't need to kill my father to make my position clear. Bingzhou and China rule the world with filial piety. If I am labeled as a patricide, it will be more difficult for me to survive in Bingzhou."

(End of this chapter)