These incidents one after another made Tusi Adu extremely depressed. It was obvious that you were acting without prior consent. We had agreed that both parties should communicate with each other, but you dug one trap after another. Now you are even detaining my 3,000 soldiers.
If it were during the heyday of Tusi Adu, these three thousand soldiers would not be a big deal. After all, he had so many capable and brave men under his command, and three thousand more men would not be too many or too few. But the situation now is different from before. He has lost so many people on the battlefield, and now he has occupied so many strongholds of Tusi Longchuan. The soldiers under his command are simply not enough. Now you have detained another three thousand men. What is going on?
"Let me take a look at this letter. I'm not very clear about this matter. You know I came to the mountain a long time ago. Those bastards at the foot of the mountain must have caused some misunderstanding. Don't worry about this matter. If it really is a misunderstanding, I will seek justice for you."
General Qin, with a businesslike air, took the letter and read it carefully for a long time. Finally, he shook his head helplessly, saying he knew nothing about it. Of course, as a countermeasure, Tusi Adu could also detain General Qin Huaiyu's troops and use them as a pretext to continue the lawsuit with the mountain. But did he have the ability to do so? The fighting power of Qin Huaiyu's men had already been demonstrated on the battlefield. It would take an army ten times as large to suppress them.
Moreover, this was when Tusi Adu was at his most powerful. After such a long war, the combat effectiveness of his subordinates had been greatly weakened. If they wanted to suppress Qin Huaiyu with such an army, they would need an army at least fifteen to twenty times its size.
"Thank you very much, General Qin. I hope you can give me an answer as soon as possible. These 3,000 men are indeed my elite troops. If we don't let them go up the mountain quickly, we may not achieve any new results in pursuing the Longchuan Tusi."
Tusi Adu also showed a threatening tone at this moment. He had to get to the bottom of this matter. If he started to erode him now, he would not be able to withstand such tragedies several times. After all, the strength of his subordinates declined too quickly after the war.
Qin Huaiyu wrote a personal letter in a serious manner and asked his personal soldiers to send it down the mountain. A few days later, someone brought the letter back. It turned out that some young and middle-aged people at the foot of the mountain were disobedient, so the Tang army wanted to keep some troops in the mountain stronghold to let them manage the young and middle-aged people in these mountain strongholds, so they detained the people of Tusi Adu. This reason was also very sufficient.
Of course, as a supplement, they sent another 4,000 people to the new military camp outside Chengdu. These 4,000 people were all equipped with chain crossbows. Although their combat effectiveness was not as good as that of Qin Huaiyu's men, they were much stronger than that of Adu Tusi's men.
"Don't worry, Lord Tusi. Our Highness has always won people over with virtue. Isn't that why we detained 3,000 of your men? Our Highness actually sent you 4,000 men. Don't underestimate these recruits. When we go to the barracks later, you'll see how strong their fighting capacity is. They will definitely not embarrass you. If they really run into the Longchuan Tusi, I guarantee they can take him down."
Looking at Qin Huaiyu's shameless look, Tusi Adu wanted to slap him in the face, but he knew that this was absolutely impossible. Although Qin Huaiyu was only a small general, he represented the third most important person in the Tang Dynasty. If he had a physical conflict with him, all his previous efforts might be in vain, and the Tang Dynasty might even declare him a traitor.
"It would have been better if I had explained it earlier. I don't necessarily want my own people. I've seen clearly on the battlefield that the Tang army is brave and good at fighting. If we really encounter the Longchuan Tusi, they will definitely do as the general said."
Tusi Adu suffered a loss, but he had no way to defend himself. If he did, Qin Huaiyu would have more to say. Are you trying to foster factionalism within the army? Are you using your own troops? Aren't your men Tang soldiers? Can't our Highness mobilize your men?
It was because Tusi Adu had thought of various problems that he did not speak. If he had spoken, the relationship between the two sides might have become even more rigid. Another problem was that it was time for the family members to go down the mountain. The reason why Qin Huaiyu came to the tent early in the morning was that he wanted to see what Tusi Adu's attitude was, but this guy just didn't say anything and was waiting for Tusi Adu to speak.
"It's rare for the chieftain to be so magnanimous. I won't bother you here any more. The transport team is about to depart, so I'd better go over and take a look. I also have a few letters to deliver down the mountain, so I'll take my leave now."
Qin Huaiyu did not mention the matter of Tusi Adu's family in a single sentence, but it seemed as if every sentence was talking about this matter, especially the sentence that the transport team was about to set off. According to the original agreement, the transport team and Tusi Adu's family would go down the mountain together. Now everyone is ready, but I don't know how prepared your family is.
"General Qin, please wait a moment. Can we leave a little later today? My family needs to accompany the team, but my wife has a lot of things to do and needs to prepare a lot of things. Of course, there is no need to delay too long. It will only take half an hour at most."
In the end, Tusi Adu did not have the courage to turn against Li Xiang, so he could only send his family away. When he finished saying this, Tusi Adu was like a deflated ball. He knew that in the future he would only be a pendant of Li Xiang. If he still had any ambitions, Li Xiang would step on him at any time, unless he did not care about the life and death of his entire family.
"That's no problem. My sisters-in-law have a lot of stuff. Is wasting time a big deal? I'll ask my men to wait for them for an hour. I'll go to the military camp to take care of some things first. If the chieftain needs anything good that we brought from the mountain, just let me know."
Qin Huaiyu patted his chest loudly, and at the same time emphasized the matter of one hour. If there is no action within one hour, then the bilateral relationship will probably usher in a change, but it is hard to say where it will go.
