Chapter 2016 I am the Nightmare of the Protagonist, the Son-in-Law of the God of War (40)
Therefore, these powerful men recruited their sons into the army and arranged various positions. Of course, this did not mean that they would go to the battlefield to die. They just wanted them to gain some credit through this battlefield, so that they could gain a good reputation.
It's just the wool of the imperial court.
Su Zheng also accepted their benefits and promised to open the back door to these powerful sons and give them credit.
As a result, I didn't know that all of them had been captured by the Lan Army.
As long as those powerful people know that their children have been taken hostage, Su Zheng's rear will not be so stable, and this war might be able to end early.
What's more, there are Su Zheng's biological uncle and biological son inside.
Sure enough, when the dignitaries and the emperor in the capital of the Ye Kingdom knew that their sons had been captured by the Lan Kingdom, they could not sit still and wrote letters questioning Su Zheng.
I gave you my good son, and you accepted my benefits and promised to keep my son safe. Why was my son captured by the enemy just after the war started?
Are you afraid you didn't do it on purpose?
Su Zheng: Are you blind when you step on the horse? Didn't you see that my own son was also arrested?
Some people even rushed to the border in person to yell at Su Zheng, threatening that if Su Zheng didn't rescue his son, he would unite with other dignitaries and write to the emperor to withdraw his troops and end the war.
The war was about to end before it even started, and the result of laboring and mobilizing troops was definitely not a good thing for Su Zheng.
Therefore, Su Zheng could not let this happen. He could only find ways to stabilize those powerful people first.
However, what made Su Zheng collapse was that the composition of the Ye Kingdom's army was relatively complex. The ordinary soldiers below were all ordinary people, but the senior generals were almost all from the families of these powerful people. Now these powerful people were dissatisfied with Su Zheng and refused to cooperate with Su Zheng.
, the forces in the military also began to drift apart.
The morale of the army was in chaos, and Su Zheng was in dire straits.
He came with great momentum, boasting that he could conquer the capital of Lan Kingdom within a month from Haikou. However, the war had just begun, and he had not even captured a city or a pond in Lan Kingdom, yet he encountered such a difficult problem.
Since there was no way to start another war, Su Zheng could only politely negotiate with General Qin and let General Qin release the prisoners first.
General Qin, "..."
With so many hostages in hand, if you ask me to let them go, I will let them go. Do you think I am stupid?
After the discussion ended in failure, Su Zheng asked his own writer to write a crusade, scolding General Qin for attacking Ye Guo's tent and taking hostages as an unkind act. If General Qin did not release the people, he would kill him.
The general's despicable and shameless actions were exposed to the world.
General Qin: You said tell the world, go ahead...
Anyway, if he doesn't let him go, he won't let him go. He won't let him go no matter what tricks Su Zheng plays.
The two sides immediately reached a stalemate, and both sides stood still.
At this time, Ye Bufan gave Su Zheng advice, "Father, we are under the control of the Lan State, but why does the Lan State not take advantage of the upper hand, but stay still? I don't know much about the military strength of the Lan State. Without me, the War God Temple would not be possible."
We are vulnerable and we will never miss this opportunity.
Doesn't Su Zheng know this? The problem is that Lan Country is so lucky that it even pinched Ye Country's throat to death at the beginning.
Even if he has strong soldiers and horses, if he makes a move, he will be attacked from both sides.
Ye Bufan, "Now that things have happened, we have to resort to extraordinary measures for the sake of the country and the country."
Ye Bufan looked at Su Zheng with a solemn expression. His father was from the Ye Kingdom, so Ye Bufan didn't think that he was betraying the Lan Kingdom at all.
"Father, let's attack the city. When the time comes, the Lan Kingdom will definitely tie my eldest brother to the battlefield. My father will shoot his eldest brother with his own hands in front of the soldiers of the Ye Kingdom."
Su Zheng, "...???"
Ye Bufan, "My father would kill his own sons for the sake of national justice. It doesn't matter whether the sons of those powerful men live or die. If they dare to say anything, it means they don't take the country of Ye's country back."
The thing is that they want the country of Ye to be subjugated, and they cannot bear such responsibility."
It is normal to kill someone for the sake of the overall situation. Ye Bufan never bothers about such trivial matters, so Su Zheng has been hesitant. Otherwise, this war would have been won long ago, and those hateful Gu family members would have fallen into his hands.
It's in, where can I still drag it until now?
Su Zheng also thought deeply in silence and felt that what Ye Bufan said was indeed very reasonable.
But he was really reluctant to shoot his own son.
Seeing the hesitation in Su Zheng's eyes, Ye Bufan continued to encourage.
"Father, you are a leading general. Once you fail, there will be no chance of recovery. Don't harm yourself or the entire Su family because of the kindness of a woman!"
Ye Bufan said coldly and ruthlessly: "My son was trapped by the love between his children and was harmed to this extent by the Gu family. The son does not want his father to follow the same path as his son, because some unnecessary emotions will affect his future.
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That mother and son are selfish and vicious, causing trouble for themselves all day long. It's time to get rid of them.
Moreover, it was Su Zheng who removed it himself, and there would be no room to blame him in the future. After all, he just made a suggestion for the sake of the overall situation, and it was Su Zheng himself who did it.
Su Zheng finally agreed. At this point, if he didn't sacrifice his son, he would have to sacrifice himself. There was no other way.
Presumably, if his son knew about his difficulties, he wouldn't hate him.
After the war started again, it turned out that the Lan Kingdom tied up all the hostages on the battlefield.
Su Zheng glanced around and didn't see his legitimate son, only three sons of powerful people.
What to do now? If he touches other people's sons first, the forces represented by them will rebel.
Ye Bufan didn't give him any time to think, "Father, do it."
Su Zheng said: "There is no big brother of yours here."
Ye Bufan said, "This is all a trick of the Lan Army. Let's kill all these people first. If we don't believe it, they won't release the eldest brother in the end."
Su Zheng, "..."
He killed them one by one, and each time he killed one, he would anger a certain force. Once he had killed all the sons of powerful men, they would probably be close to the traitors.
But Su Zheng was too confident. He firmly believed that he would win in the end, and as long as he won this battle and captured the Lan Kingdom, this matter would not matter.
Even if those people want to take revenge on themselves, what can they do to themselves because they have outstanding military exploits, power over the government, and are dedicated to serving the country of Ye?
So, Su Zheng started a righteous and awe-inspiring speech, persuading all the people of Ye country to put national affairs first. The speech was impassioned and impassioned. After finishing the speech, he asked Ye Bufan to shoot the hostages.
Ye Bufan, "...??"
What? Didn’t you tell me you’d come? You actually asked me to come?? Isn’t this a proper way to let me attract hatred?
Ye Bufan felt cold in his heart, thinking that this father was a good person, but now it seems that all the words he said he loved his son were actually just lies.
