"General, don't worry about it. Although killing prisoners will have adverse effects, there are also benefits. At least our military morale is stronger, and the soldiers are willing to die for you." Qin Qiong persuaded.

"This is easy to handle. When we attack Goguryeo in the future, we will first give the order not to kill anyone who surrenders, otherwise they will all be killed. This will actually weaken the enemy's fighting spirit, because they know that we really dare to kill them." Li Keshi said with a smile.

, which is why he saw the bad influence and did not dissuade him. After all, this is not the Central Plains, and it is in troubled times, but there is no censor to complain. As for the verbal and written criticisms of some literati, they can basically be ignored in troubled times.

It is always the military power that calls the shots. Ordinary people are just trying to survive, and they will help whoever gives them food.

"Don't worry, I have no regrets about killing the Goguryeo people. If I had to do it again, I would still make the same decision." Zou Yu cupped his fists and thanked him.

"As for the pretense of attacking Goguryeo just now, this is easy to do. We now have many weapons and armors. We can put the young men in armor and line up behind the formation to form a large army of troops." Li Ke

The teacher explained.

"Well, just follow what the military advisor said." Zou Yu agreed.

The next day, as soon as the youths were organized, a soldier announced that the Goguryeo envoy had arrived.

"Goguryeo envoy, what are you doing here at this time?" Zou Yu asked with a frown.

"Haha, if my subordinates guessed correctly, they must be here to discuss peace." Master Li said with a smile.

"Anyway, please come in first and see what their purpose is." Zou Yu said. After speaking, he said to the soldiers: "Call the Goguryeo envoy to come in?"

"Slow down!" Su Dingfang greeted.

"General, why don't you let everyone form an array?" Su Dingfang said while looking at the ordinary young men who were gathering.

"Okay, let them stand farther away, and arrange the elite in front." Zou Yu understood instantly and said with a smile.

"Here!" Su Dingfang responded and quickly went to prepare.

They had already assembled, so it didn't take much time to get it done. Only then did Zou Yu ask someone to bring the Goguryeo envoy in.

The head of the Zhong family was waiting outside the city gate in a slightly uneasy mood. He secretly regretted that he should not have come in person. Although the two countries were at war and would not kill the envoys, the general who dared to kill tens of thousands of people did not look like a person who followed the rules.

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The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he secretly cursed himself for being carried away. Fortunately, he didn't have to wait long before the guards came to receive him.

Entering the city, the head of the Zhong family was surprised to see many soldiers already in formation. He had also led troops and had a clear estimate of the number of men and horses. A rough glance showed that it should be around 30,000. This was because he had not seen the cavalry yet.

The impression left by the cavalry was really profound.

It was originally thought that Baiyan City only had a few thousand infantry, because they did not see their reinforcements arriving, but the scene in front of them clearly showed that they were ready to take action immediately. It was probably not their own arrival, these soldiers had already gone

Outside the city, the head of the Zhong family could not help but secretly curse the scouts for their ineffectiveness.

He did not doubt that this was a false scene. After all, his arrival was so sudden that Baiyan City could not have predicted it in advance, nor could it have been faked quickly.

The head of the Zhong family was secretly glad that he arrived in time, otherwise he would have had to run for his life. He did not think that there would be a real fight. The frightened soldiers could resist these well-equipped warriors.

He quickly followed the guards to the city guard's mansion, and saw those pushing siege crossbows and catapults along the way, which made him even more frightened.

"Zhong Zijin, a small official from the lower country, has met the general from the upper country." Zhong Zijin kept his posture very low. When he entered, he bowed his hands and bowed.

"Excuse me, you and I are hostile. I wonder why the envoy came here?" Zou Yu asked calmly.

"I am here to beg for surrender. I am a humble citizen. I don't know the meaning of the matter. Please forgive me for any offence." Zhong Zijin changed his words as he spoke. The original peace proposal was also described as begging for surrender.

"The envoy's surname is Zhong. Could it be that he is from the Zhong family in Goguryeo?" Zou Yu asked.

"This... to be honest, this official is the head of the Zhong family." Zhong Zijin thought in his mind, gritted his teeth slightly, looked up at Zou Yu and said.

"Oh, it turns out it's the head of the four great families in Goguryeo. I'm sorry, watch your seat!" Zou Yu said slightly surprised. He knew that the person coming must be from the four great families, but he didn't expect that he was actually the head of the family. He couldn't help but secretly speculate about him.

After all, the purpose of coming here is really to beg for surrender, and just send a hand down. He doesn't think that Goguryeo's begging for surrender really means laying down arms and surrender. It would be better to admit defeat and negotiate for peace. After all, they can't be the masters of the royal family.

"Thank you, General." Zhong Zijin secretly breathed a sigh of relief and knelt down beside him.

"The envoy came to beg for surrender, and I have agreed. I wonder when you will leave the camp and surrender?" Zou Yu asked with a half-smile.

"General, please forgive me. This is because I didn't make it clear. King Pingyuan ordered our four noble families to send troops this time. He wants to consume our strength. We don't want to be enemies with the general, so we would like to ask the general to show his noble hand and let us go."

." Zhong Zijin forced a smile and said cautiously.

"Bang!" Zou Yu stretched out his hand and slapped the table, glared and shouted: "You are here to play tricks on me!"

"Don't dare, don't dare! General, please calm down. General, please calm down. This is because I didn't make it clear to you." Zhong Zijin was startled, and he quickly stood up and said, bending down and holding his hands.

"Hmph! General, my subordinates see that Goguryeo is trying to feign surrender again to delay time. Why not kill the envoys and sacrifice the flag! Attack the camp immediately. The soldiers are ready anyway." Zhang Zhongjian stood up fiercely, clasped his fists and said loudly.

"Misunderstanding! Misunderstanding! General, please listen to my explanation." Zhong Zijin was sweating coldly. He was afraid that the bearded man would really kill him with a knife. But he knew how powerful the bearded man was. He had defended the city for so many days and killed many soldiers.

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"Tell me, what tricks do you want to play?" Zou Yu cooperated with Zhang Zhongjian and asked with a cold face.

"We, the four aristocratic families, are willing to offer heavy gifts and only ask the general to show his noble hand. This is definitely not a joke." Zhong Zijin said quickly.

"Messenger, please take a seat. How much is the courtesy?" Zou Yu raised his hand to indicate.

"General, I think this is a scam. If the gifts are in the camp and we capture them, they will still belong to us. They are clearly using our own things to fool us." Before Zhong Zijin could sit down, Zhang Zhongjian said again,

He stared at Zhong Zijin with no ill intentions at all.

"General..." Zhong Zijin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and opened his mouth to speak, but his mouth felt dry and he couldn't speak. He just felt like he had entered a robber's den and met a group of unreasonable and talented people.
Chapter completed!