When night fell, Pei Zhan, the former magistrate of Yanling County, led a team of chariots and horses to the Yanshui camp of the Wei army, bringing the axes, saws, chisels, hammers, shovels, hoes and other farm work that Zhao Hongrun urgently requested. Tools.＋◆
It is no exaggeration to say that when he learned from Cao Jie, the Junshui camp general who had been to Anling once, that King Su Zhao Hongrun was in urgent need of a batch of farming tools, Pei Zhan almost emptied Anling City of farming tools.
After all, this was the order from His Highness King Su, the same King Su who annihilated Chu’s 60,000 vanguard army in one fell swoop!
After delivering the large number of farm tools, Anling Wuwei, who was in charge of escorting them, went back to Anling with his troops, but Pei Zhan insisted on staying because he wanted to see King Su who had created a miracle. , can you create another miracle and defeat the 100,000-strong army of Chu Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo?
After receiving these farm tools that arrived in time, that night, Wu Wei Chen Shi, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang led more than 10,000 Yanling soldiers to the nearby forest to cut down trees.
They were only responsible for felling and did not need transportation. Therefore, even though the work efficiency was not as efficient as during the day, they still managed to cut down a good piece of forest.
In the early morning of the next day, Chen Shi, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang took their Yanling soldiers back to the camp to rest and sleep. General Gong Yuan of the Junshui Camp's Shooting Battalion, and General Wu Bi of the First Infantry Battalion. , took over the former's task.
Leaving the camp with them were nearly 10,000 prisoners of the Chu army.
The division of labor among these three parties is very clear. General Wu Bi and his five thousand infantrymen continued to cut down the trees. As for the trees they cut down, as well as the trees cut down by the Yanling soldiers last night, they were all captured by the nearly 10,000 Chu soldiers. Responsible for transportation.
As for General Gong Yuan and the crossbowmen of his shooting camp, they were responsible for supervising the 10,000 Chu prisoners.
In order to frighten the 10,000 Chu prisoners, Zhao Hongrun also moved out the 200 tanks and asked them to assist General Gong Yuan in monitoring the prisoners.
Sure enough, the Chu prisoners who were frightened by the chariots turned pale with fright when they saw the two hundred chariots, even though they had heard last night that today they would be responsible for transporting the felled chariots. forest.
It's no wonder that these Chu troops were really frightened by that terrifying chariot.
But having said that, even though these prisoners of the Chu army were generally frightened of the Wei army, for the sake of caution, they still had their feet tied - the two ends of a rope were tied to the prisoners' feet respectively and tied with a knot. Although it does not affect their walking, they cannot run, otherwise they will fall when they run in.
Looking at this group of Chu prisoners at this time, they have not eaten anything since they were imprisoned in the Wei army camp yesterday, and they did not even drink a few sips of water. In addition, the leather armor on their bodies has been peeled off, and only Wearing single clothes and enduring hunger all night in the cold night, he looked extremely weak.
While they were being tied up with ropes, Gong Yuan paced back and forth beside them, saying in a soothing and threatening tone: "Everyone, be honest! ... Be obedient and obey the commands of our soldiers, and your lives will be safe. On the contrary. If someone is deliberately causing chaos, hehe. Have you seen the crossbows in the hands of the general's soldiers? Have you seen the more than two hundred chariots?... You can try to see who is faster: you or our crossbows. Cum fast!”
"..."
The prisoners of the Chu army lowered their heads and did not dare to speak. After being tied with ropes, they walked out of the Wei camp one by one.
Only when they passed several huge wooden barrels at the gate of the camp, did their eyes light up a little.
Those wooden barrels are filled with freshly cooked rice. According to General Gong Yuan, the Chu army prisoners who participated in the transportation today can grab a handful of rice to satisfy their hunger before setting off, and they can also grab a handful when they return in the evening.
But only one handful is allowed.
Obviously, the Wei soldiers were also guarding against these prisoners, not wanting them to have a full stomach to regain their strength, lest the prisoners escape or resist.
Therefore, the regulations only allow you to grab a handful, which will not starve you to death, but it will not be enough to fill your stomach.
As for the problem of how to move the cut trees if you don't have the strength, General Gong Yuan said that this is not a problem at all. After all, there are 10,000 Chu soldiers and prisoners here. If one person cannot move it, then two people will do it.
In short, we must not give these people any hope of escaping.
The captives of the Chu soldiers grabbed a handful of rice one by one, stuffed it into their mouths and wolfed it down. Thinking carefully, they had not eaten anything until yesterday morning, except for the meal they had when they attacked Yanshui.
It didn't take long before the prisoners of the Chu army began to carry the wood one after another.
Some people may think that leaving these 10,000 prisoners outside is very threatening, but if you think about it carefully, it is not the case. After all, there are 5,000 crossbowmen guarding them. Instead, a Wei soldier crossbowman is only responsible for guarding them.
Two prisoners.
Even if someone makes a rebellion, it won't be a problem at all if one can be shot to death with an arrow and the other can be hacked to death with a sword.
What's more, there are a total of two hundred chariots nearby, slowly acting as patrols to intimidate those Chu prisoners.
Or because they were hungry and cold and had no strength to escape or resist, or they simply felt that it was impossible to escape from the 5,000 crossbowmen and 200 chariots. Therefore, the vast majority of the Chu soldiers and captives were very obedient.
Of course, after all, there were 10,000 prisoners, and there were always a few who couldn't look away and waited for an opportunity to escape. The result was obvious. Before they could escape - because they couldn't run with the ropes tied - they were shot by the Wei army's crossbowmen no matter how far away they were.
dead.
This can be regarded as killing the chicken to scare the monkeys. Anyway, with the few guys who were shot to death as examples, the rest of the Chu army prisoners did not dare to have any crooked ideas.
Near noon, Zhao Hongrun and General Bailiba, as well as former Yanling County Magistrate Pei Zhan, Zongwei Shen Yu and others, Meng Wei, the left minister of the Ministry of External Processing, and some officials from the other Ministry of Works, a group of people slowly arrived.
Check the situation here.
Seeing this group of people, General Gong Yuan quickly rode forward to greet them, then got off his horse and saluted Zhao Hongrun and Bailiba.
"King Su, general."
"Hmm." Zhao Hongrun nodded, looked at the Chu prisoners who were carrying wood in the distance, and asked: "How is it? Is it going well?"
Gong Yuan was also a very careful general. He understood the deep meaning of Zhao Hongrun's words and replied with a smile: "It went very well. Sure enough, a few disobedient guys appeared... After shooting those few reckless guys, the rest
People will be more obedient."
"..." Zhao Hongrun frowned when he heard this.
Although he understood what Bai Baoyuan wanted to express, he knew even more clearly that this method of intimidation was actually a double-edged sword. Once the nerves of these Chu captives were pushed to the point of near collapse, then,
These people will most likely jump out in a swarm.
After thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun said to Gong Yuan: "General Gong Yuan, could you please tell them on my behalf that as long as they cooperate with our army, I will release them in six days...30,000 people, all of them will be released!"
Bailiba's expression changed when he heard this, and he looked at Zhao Hongrun with surprise.
But after thinking about it carefully, an inexplicable smile gradually appeared on his face.
He couldn't help but admire: "His Royal Highness, Prince Su, kills two birds with one stone. What a good plan!"
Seeing that Bailiba seemed to have guessed his intention, Zhao Hongrun smiled slightly and was not surprised. After all, Bailiba was a general who was good at fighting.
But others were a little confused, thinking that releasing these 30,000 Chu army prisoners was killing two birds with one stone.
Bailiba turned a blind eye to the confusion on the faces of these people. Only when he saw Zongwei Shen Yu also had a puzzled expression on his face. He couldn't help but said, "Shen Yu, you are with His Royal Highness Prince Su. The Zong Wei Chief. How can someone like you be worthy of taking on such an important responsibility?...Think about it carefully!"
Facing the reminder from Bailiba, the ancestor of Zongwei, Shen Yu suddenly felt the pressure doubled.
Zhao Hongrun turned a blind eye to this scene. After all, Bailiba had good intentions. Moreover, Shen Yu and others were his confidants. If they grew up, they would be of greater help to him.
At this time, Bailiba seemed to notice that his general Gong Yuan also had a puzzled expression on his face, and his face suddenly darkened: "Why are you still standing there? Go quickly."
"Oh...oh!" Gong Yuan woke up from a dream. He nodded and was about to convey Zhao Hongrun's meaning, but Zhao Hongrun unexpectedly stopped him by calling him again.
"Wait, General Gong Yuan... let me add one more thing, tell them that if someone escapes during this six-day period, then if one person escapes, a hundred people will be killed nearby! Well... if someone reports the escaper, And assist our soldiers to shoot him, then this rule does not count."
Gong Yuan still understood the meaning of this sentence, and left with fists in his hands.
Glancing at the departing figure of his general Gong Yuan, Bailiba said with emotion: "...In this way, not only will the soldiers of my Five Thousand Shooting Battalion stare at them, I'm afraid they themselves will also stare at the surroundings, at any time Watch out for anyone escaping..."
"Yes." Zhao Hongrun nodded and added with a smile: "As long as we give those prisoners a glimmer of hope, no one will risk their lives."
"Hmm." Bailiba also nodded.
Just as they expected, when more and more Chu army prisoners learned Zhao Hongrun's words from Gong Yuan, the 10,000 Chu army prisoners were surprised and happy. After all, Zhao Hongrun clearly told them that as long as they were obedient, Then after six days, the Chu army would release them.
After hearing this great news, even those prisoners of Chu soldiers who had originally intended to take advantage of the opportunity to escape, gave up the idea of escape.
People are like this. When they see hope, they will never let themselves take risks easily.
It is undeniable that the effect of Zhao Hongrun's words was extremely powerful. In the following days, the Chu army prisoners who were responsible for carrying wood every day were very obedient and cooperative, and as the six-day period gradually approached, they became more energetic.
Having said that, is it true that Zhao Hongrun said that the prisoners will be released unconditionally after six days?
Indeed, that's what Zhao Hongrun thought.
When Xiong Tuo, Lord of Chu Yangcheng, leads his army to arrive here six days later, Zhao Hongrun will keep his promise and unconditionally release the 30,000 Chu army prisoners who have no weapons, no armor, and have been hungry for several days, and let them go to Chu. Go to the army of Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng.
As long as the 30,000 captive Chu soldiers return to the army of Chu Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo, then Xiong Tuo, the Lord of Yangcheng City, will have to feed these 30,000 mouths. After all, he cannot kill these 30,000 soldiers for no reason. , which chilled the hearts of other soldiers in the nearly 100,000-strong army.
But he spent a lot of money to feed 30,000 soldiers who had no weapons or armor, had been starving for several days, and were of no use in a short period of time.
But even so, Xiong Tuo, the king of Chu Yangcheng, still had to feed these 30,000 Chu army prisoners to prevent the morale of the army from weakening.
Furthermore, with those 30,000 extra mouths, the army of Xiong Tuo, Lord of Chuyang City, will undoubtedly have a greater demand for food.
This means that the team responsible for the logistics transportation of grain and grass for the Chu army also increased their transportation volume and frequency.
In other words, the cavalry led by Junshui Camp General Cao Jie will have a greater chance of ambushing the Chu army's food road.
So in summary, this trick kills two birds with one stone and is indeed a very destructive trick.
But this is not the end, because Zhao Hongrun is thinking about trying to make this move more sinister.
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