With the sound of several crisp drums, the originally quiet wilderness suddenly heard the sound of rapid horse hooves.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Following bursts of killing cries, several groups of Han troops suddenly appeared from the east of Anyi City from different directions, and the group in the middle was the cavalry led by Zhao Tong.
"Meet the enemy!"
Xu Gai immediately turned his horse around, hoping to fight the Han army to the death.
Thousands of Wei troops faced tens of thousands of Han troops on foot and cavalry.
The outcome is obvious.
After only half an hour of fighting, most of the Wei army chose to lay down their weapons and surrender, leaving only Xu Gai and a dozen soldiers around him.
"Asshole!"
"Asshole!"
Xu Gai was very angry. He angrily rebuked the soldiers who were greedy for life and afraid of death. However, no matter how much he roared, none of the soldiers who had surrendered ever changed their minds.
"Heaven!"
"Heaven has destroyed Wei!"
Xu Gai looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh. He immediately pulled out the long sword from his waist and was about to kill his country with a single blow. However, before his sword reached his neck, an arrow suddenly shot out. His long sword had already fallen to the ground. When he looked up,
But it was Zhao Tong who shot the arrow.
"General Xu!" Zhao Tong said loudly: "Cao Wei conspired to usurp the Han Dynasty, which cannot be changed by the general. The general was originally a famous general. After this defeat, he just abandoned the dark and turned to the bright side. Why did he commit suicide?"
While Zhao Tong was speaking, the Han generals on the periphery moved closer to the center. Xu Gai still wanted to commit suicide, but he had no chance.
But——
He still has no intention of surrendering.
Since death is inevitable no matter what, then before dying, pulling a few backers can be regarded as reducing the number of enemy soldiers for the Wei Dynasty.
With this idea, Xu Gai immediately galloped towards the Han army, hoping to fulfill his reputation.
However, no matter how brave Xu Gai is after losing his weapon.
Facing tens of thousands of Han soldiers, he could not defeat them all with one hand. After several battles, Xu Gai killed more than ten Han soldiers with his bare hands.
Xu Gai——also became a prisoner of the Han army.
......
Anyi City.
Prefect's Mansion.
Xu Shu was sitting in the first seat. When he saw Xu Gai and Xiahou Ba who were bound and escorted in, Xu Shu slowly stood up and walked towards them.
"Two generals!"
Xu Shu laughed loudly and said: "Untie!"
"Go away!" Xu Gai roared at the soldiers who came to loosen their bonds, and then roared to Xu Shu: "Since I have been captured by you and you want to kill or behead me, please do as you wish. I, Xu Gai, want to surrender.
Wishful thinking."
"Hahaha!" Xu Shu said with a smile: "General, don't be angry. You and I are from our own family. The general's defeat is definitely not the general's fault. It is actually because Cao Wei's energy is about to run out." Saying that, Xu Shu personally stepped forward to replace Xu Gai. He loosened the ropes and said, "If the general is really unwilling to surrender, he can leave on his own. I have no intention of killing the two generals."
After Xu Shu finished speaking, he untied the rope for Xu Gai, then untied the rope for Xiahou Ba, and then made a gesture of invitation: "Two generals, if you please!"
???
This made the two of them stunned.
Let us go?
What is this operation?
But looking at Xu Shu’s expression, it’s not hypocrisy.
"Do you really want to let us go?" Xiahou Ba asked in confusion.
"This is natural!" Xu Shu said loudly: "A few years ago, the Han and Wei Dynasties had reached a peace agreement. From then on, there was no use of weapons... This time Cao Rui restarted the war, which is really not what I, the great man, wanted;" He paused , and added: "My lord has said before that if the Han and Wei Dynasties restart the war, if all the captured Wei generals are willing to surrender, I will use them seriously. If they are unwilling to surrender, I will not kill any one of them, but let them all go." Return."
???
This——
Originally Xiahou Ba wanted to ask, if you let us go like this and your master Liu Chan blames you, what should you do?
But Xu Shu had already told him.
Letting the prisoners go is what my emperor wants.
Seeing the two people's doubts, Xu Shu said again: "Two generals, please don't worry. Our Lord once said that both Han and Wei are descendants of Yan and Huang."
"Since we are both descendants of Yan and Huang, how can we fight and kill each other?"
"But -" Xu Gai said quickly: "But we are enemies on the battlefield now."
"Hahaha!" Xu Shu then laughed and said: "Isn't the battle over now? Since the battle is over, how can the enemy say anything?"
"Mr. Xu," Xu Gai said again, "Sir, aren't you afraid that after we go back, we will raise another army to be your enemy?"
"Hahaha!" Xu Shu smiled even more proudly and said: "Only the weak will feel fear. How can the strong be afraid of their defeated generals?"
"You——"
As soon as Xu Shu finished speaking, Xiahou Ba was immediately angry, but Xu Shu smiled and said: "What I said did not refer to the two generals, but actually to Cao Wei. Since the first Battle of Guanzhong broke out, Han and Wei had won dozens of battles, big and small, and won They are all big men like me."
"Two generals, is there any truth in what I say?"
The two of them were immediately speechless. As Wei generals, they were captured by the Han army. Even if they wanted to refute, the fact was that in the past few years, the result of every battle between Han and Wei was that the Wei army was defeated miserably. However, the Han Dynasty continued to annex the territory of the Wei Dynasty and became more and more powerful.
"Two generals, please!"
Xu Shu still had no intention of keeping anyone around. Seeing that the two of them fell into silence, he signaled that they could leave now.
The two of them were suddenly at a loss and felt insulted.
"Then thank you for not killing me!" Xiahou thanked him arrogantly and said: "Goodbye!" After all, no one is planning to keep you, so you can't keep it for nothing.
Watching Xu Gai and Xiahou Ba leave, Zhao Tong asked with some confusion: "Xu Yushi, just let them go like this?"
I originally thought that Xu Shu's move was just to recruit and surrender the two of them, but I didn't expect that Xu Shu would actually let the two of them go and leave like this.
As soon as Zhao Tong finished speaking, the generals present also looked at Xu Shu, wondering what Xu Shu's intention was.
Xu Shu smiled faintly and said, "Do you still remember... that during the Prime Minister's southern expedition, he captured Meng Huo seven times?"
This matter has long been known to the world. As for whether there are really seven captures, it is not that important anymore, but it has made Zhuge Liang get thumbs up from many people.
Just as the generals nodded, Xu Shu smiled and said: "What's more, Xu Gai and Xiahou Ba are just ordinary generals of Cao Wei?" He paused and then said: "Let them go back this time.
The fact that our army does not kill prisoners will soon spread throughout the world."
"The imperial censor is brilliant!" All the generals complimented.
But Xu Shu waved his hand and said: "This move is not a concubine's plan, but is actually an act of kindness by your majesty... A few years ago, I had a chat with your majesty and was inspired."
As soon as Xu Shu finished speaking, everyone was stunned.