The Han and Qiang coalition forces camped on the outskirts of Longsang City.

There are nearly tens of thousands of people from the three sides, enough to besiege the city!

Ever since the enemy troops arrived, Cao Jun's guard, who had been standing at the top of the city and paying attention to all the current situation, looked at the forts below and around the perimeter, with a slightly troubled look on his face unconsciously.

"Fortunately, I sent someone out of the city in advance to Didao to report the current war situation here to General Fei."

"If not, I'm afraid not even a bird can fly out at this time."

He thought to himself, still feeling a little bit lucky.

Unfortunately, he was still fully expecting reinforcements, but he may not have expected that the scouts he sent had already been captured by the Han army.

On the outskirts of Longsang City, stationed in the north.

This end is where the main camp of the Han army led by Zhao Tong is located.

When he just arrived with his troops, he ordered his personal guard Huo Yi and a group of sentry cavalry to block all the major transportation routes to the north.

As expected, the scouts in the city were intercepted on the spot no more than ten miles out of the city. The two sides started fighting immediately, but the Han soldiers were so numerous that they quickly subdued the two.

After being escorted to the camp, Zhao Tong looked at the two people who were tied up, with a gloomy expression on his face, and said softly: "Tell me! Where are you going to go and what mission are you carrying out when you leave the city in such a hurry?"

However, these two people still look quite tough.

"snort!"

Hearing Zhao Tong's words, they snorted coldly, showed stern expressions on their faces, and ignored them.

Obviously, the loyalty of Cao's soldiers who can be ordered to serve as messengers is quite reliable!

When Zhao Tong saw this, he did not show any surprise.

A smile suddenly appeared on his face, a terrifying smile.

After staring closely at the two bound people in front of him for a while, he put his hands behind his back and said like a smiling tiger: "Actually, even if you don't want to reveal it, I know what your two intentions are for this trip."

"It's nothing more than rushing to Didao to ask for reinforcements as soon as possible, right?"

After saying these words, the two prisoners in the big tent looked at each other, their eyes full of doubts.

Can this be guessed?

However, their loyalty is unquestionable!

Even though Zhao Tong had guessed his intention, he did not confess it, and the two of them put life and death at risk.

"Take them down and wait for their fate."

"Here!"

The order was passed down, and the guards on the side accepted the order and took him down to guard him.

"General, these two people look like stubborn resisters. There is no way they can be used by our army. Why not behead them with a flag and hang their heads outside the camp to show to everyone?"

Huo Yi stood aside, looking at his general's behavior with some confusion, and couldn't help but raise his hands and ask.

"Then what?"

But Zhao Tong responded directly, "Such an action has no benefit at all except exasperating the excitement of the defenders in the city and making them resist our army even more desperately."

"But if they are alive, even if they don't tell the truth, they can still be used by us!"

As soon as he said this, Huo Yi was a little confused for a moment after seeing the bursts of strong self-confidence on Zhao Tong's face.

"Huh? What do you mean? Can it be used by our army?"

He pondered secretly in his heart, but still hadn't figured out his general's intention.

Zhao Tong seemed to have seen what he was thinking deep in his heart, but he did not intend to reveal his plan directly now. Instead, he changed the subject and sent someone to invite the Prince of Baima Qiang, Yang Wanwan, and the Commander of Shenlang Qiang.

Come to discuss.

The camp where the Qiang people were stationed was relatively simple. Apart from setting up some tents for living, there was no such thing as building walls for protection like the Han army did.

This is related to their daily customs,

Although there are many Qiang people, the tribes that gather in large numbers in the west of the counties and counties in Liangzhou are actually mainly nomadic.

Although he was exposed to Han people's farming and other customs, his ideas could not be changed in a short while. Even Yang Wanwan, who had studied Confucian cultural classics since childhood, had not completely changed the thinking of the people in the tribe.

Both Qiang people were invited to see Han general Zhao Tong one after another.

Both of them thought for a moment that there was some important military situation, but they did not delay and immediately dressed up and rushed to the Han army's garrison.

It took about two quarters of an hour to meet each other.

At this time, Zhao Tong was sitting on the chairman's chair, concentrating on picking up the military documents and reading them. It was not until the guards reported that he learned that Yang Wanwan and the commander of Shenlang Qiang had arrived!

"Then why don't you bring it into the account quickly?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the attendants did not dare to neglect and hurriedly led the people in.

Under the leadership of the guards, the two people rushed to the tent, each looked around with their eyes, and then said:

"I wonder why General Zhao summoned us here in such a hurry?"

"General, if you have anything to say, please tell me. Before I left, my Qiang King said that General Shenlang Qiang and your army are as close as brothers. If General Zhao needs to be used for anything, please feel free to tell me!"

Yang Wanwan and the Shenlangqiang commander were the first to express their positions.

"Oh, it's a long story. You'll have to read it for a moment, and I'll tell you later!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Tong immediately looked to both sides and said, "Quickly show the prince and the commander their seats."

After the words fell, the attendants did not dare to neglect, and quickly added seats at the left and right ends below the chairman.

Only then did Yang Wanwan and Commander Shenlangqiang sit down.

"General, your reputation has spread far and wide in the surrounding areas in the past two years. People everywhere are praising you for your superior resourcefulness. I think you also have unique ideas about the current situation. Please tell me quickly."

"If you need me, Baima Qiang, to cooperate, there will never be any delay."

At this time, Yang Wanwan also responded.

Of course, it's the same collaboration, but the attitudes of the two companies are completely different.

The Shenlang Qiang side was more attached to the banner of the Han army, so its commander used the word "command" when informing his side.

On the other hand, Yang Wanwan tried his best to cooperate.

However, the main purpose now is to deal with the Cao family, and Zhao Tong will not pursue trivial matters such as minor matters for the time being.

He put down the document in his hand, looked at the two of them with clear eyes, and a thick smile on his face, and said bluntly: "Okay!"

"Since you two think so highly of me, I will speak out."

As soon as he said this, he took advantage of the situation and asked, "Prince, Commander, I have a good strategy to deal with Cao's army now, but before that, I want to confirm something with you, is it okay?"

"What does the general want to confirm?"

"If I am going to launch a large-scale attack on Longsang City next, can you two send your tribesmen to assist?"

Zhao Tong's expression remained unchanged and he asked softly.

Hearing this, the two of them were slightly surprised for a moment, but then they each responded.

Yang Qianwan touched the green beard on his chin and said: "If it is a head-on combat, even if our troops only send more than 5,000 troops, we will not be afraid of Cao's cavalry."

"But if it is a critical battle, then our army may not be able to help."

"After all, my athletes are basically good at horseback riding, and they have not gone through formal battle formation drills and systematic study of attacking difficulties like the general's subordinates."

After saying this, the leader of the Shenlang Qiang on the right also echoed, "This is reasonable!"

"My views are not much different from Prince Yang's!"

"It's okay to fight in the field, but if you attack a fortress, it will be a bit difficult."

After hearing the two people's responses, the smile on Zhao Tong's face never stopped.

He was basically not surprised!

Although the Western Qiang tribes in Liangzhou, which have grown to a large scale in the west, have imitated and learned the customs of the Han family, they still mainly retain their own nomadic customs.

On the one hand, they are indeed not very good at attacking tough battles.

On the other hand, Zhao Tong could also understand that this was the selfishness of the two of them.

If you attack the city by force, the casualties will not be too low!

They also don't want their sons to fail too much and make fearless sacrifices.

These were basically all expected before he asked the question.

Now that he heard the real responses from the two of them, he was not surprised and continued: "I can also understand your difficulties!"

"Therefore, after careful consideration, I will adopt a strategy of only sieging but not attacking the city this time, and then place the breaking points in other places."

"It's just that this requires the cooperation of the two of you."

After saying this, Prince Yang Qianwan of Baima Qiang asked directly, "What's the plan?"

"I want to besiege Longsang with a large army. This city is an important border defense town for the enemy. As long as most of my troops are still here, Cao will not dare to have the slightest contempt."
To be continued...