Not long after, Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu was carried up to the camp wall by the Wei soldiers. His whole body was tied tightly with ropes, and a ball of cloth was stuffed in his mouth.
Seeing this, Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, did not dare to do anything arbitrarily. He was really afraid that King Su of the Wei State opposite him would go crazy and chop his cousin, Lord Pingyu, Xiong Hu, into pieces.
That was Xiong Tuo's cousin who had been close to him since he was a child. He was a member of the Xiong clan of the Chu Kingdom. In the opinion of Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, this cousin suffered physical and physical suffering because of several prisoners from the Wei Kingdom. Not worth it.
Therefore, he wisely did not say anything to irritate Zhao Hongrun, but waited quietly to give the latter enough time to think about it.
At the same time, Zhao Hongrun stood on the south side of the camp wall of the Yanshui camp of the Wei army, closing his eyes and meditating.
To be fair, he was really reluctant to agree to the prisoner exchange.
It's not that he is cruel or has any objections to Zhaoling County Magistrate Chen Bing and others, he just doesn't want Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo to get his wish.
It was obviously this guy who invaded the territory of the Wei Dynasty, captured the cities of the Wei Dynasty, killed the people of the Wei Dynasty, and plundered the wealth of the Wei Dynasty. Finally, the Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu, whom this guy valued, fell into the hands of Zhao Hongrun. In the end, in order to rescue the civil servants in Zhaoling City who fought bravely until the last moment, they had to hand over the Lord of Pingyu, Xiong Hu, and return the Lord of Yangcheng, Xiong Tuo.
This means that in the end, Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, who should have received his retribution, was not affected at all.
What? Killed Chu soldiers?
Would Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, care about the lives of worthless soldiers? Infantry, a consumable item in the eyes of the nobles of Chu, can be reorganized by just pulling a group of people in the fiefdom, so there is no loss.
Because of this, Zhao Hongrun did not want to release Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu, and he had already made up his mind to catch and kill the invaders like Xiong Hu and Xiong Tuo who actively invaded the territory of the Wei Dynasty. And the reason why he He hasn't killed Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu yet, just because this guy still has value.
To say the least, even if he were to be released, the Chu State would suffer huge losses.
Of course, this huge loss does not refer to the so-called ransom or compensation.
However, the problem is that if he is unwilling to release Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu, it is not difficult to guess the fate of the civil servants in Zhaoling City opposite.
Is it worth sacrificing more than a dozen civil servants who fought bravely until the city was finally defeated for the sake of Lord Pingyu Xiong Hu?
Zhao Hongrun breathed out slowly.
It must be said that he had a great impression of Chen Bing, the former magistrate of Zhaoling County, and a dozen other civil servants in Zhaoling City.
Especially the former.
He saw very clearly that when Chen Bing, the magistrate of Zhaoling County, was talking to Pei Zhan, he immediately asked about the situation in Yanling, and then in the second sentence, he firmly hoped that Zhao Hongrun would reject the Lord of Yangcheng. Xiong Tuo's suggestion of prisoner exchange can be described as a loyal man.
Zhao Hongrun could not do anything to abandon such a loyal and loyal man to the Wei Dynasty.
Agree? Or reject?
These two thoughts kept swirling in Zhao Hongrun's mind, making it difficult to come to a conclusion.
After thinking about it for a while, Zhao Hongrun opened his eyes and shouted to Chen Bing and others in the distance: "The brave men of Zhaoling, thank you for your loyalty to the Wei Dynasty. You defended the city until the end. For a moment... For loyal men like you, it should not be up to me to decide your life or death... As a reward and appreciation for you, it is up to you to decide this matter... If you still feel in your heart If you are attached to me, you might as well say it loudly. Only Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu can be replaced by more than a dozen loyal and martyrs of the Wei Dynasty. Think about it, I, the Wei Dynasty, have made a profit."
After hearing these words, Chen Bing and others were moved.
You know, His Royal Highness King Su opposite him not only respected them as the loyal and martyrs of the Wei Dynasty, but also promised to leave the decision-making power in their hands, especially the sentence about loyal and martyrs like you, etc., should not be decided by me. The life and death you waited for moved Chen Bing to tears.
At that moment, the despair when the city was breached and the sadness of waiting for reinforcements to arrive were all replaced by full warmth. Even the cold wind at the end of October could not dispel this warmth from the heart.
snort!
Looking at this scene, Xiong Hu, the Lord of Yangcheng, snorted lightly and raised a somewhat relaxed smile on his lips.
In his opinion, Zhao Hongrun's feeling undoubtedly made today's prisoner exchange a certainty. After all, how many people in this world do not cherish their own lives?
Under his gaze, Chen Bing and other civil servants in Zhaoling County looked at each other and exchanged opinions with their eyes.
Immediately, Chen Bing, the former magistrate of Zhaoling County, took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "Your Highness, we have long made up our minds to die for the Wei Dynasty. How can we let Xiong Hu escape death because of us?... Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu also killed countless of my people in the Wei Dynasty. His crime is unforgivable! We... are willing to die together with him!"
What?
Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo's eyes changed slightly, and the smile that had just relaxed suddenly froze on his face.
On the opposite side, Zhao Hongrun looked moved when he heard these words, and asked seriously: "Wait, have you really thought about it?"
Chen Bing and others shouted loudly: "I will never regret it even if I die!"
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun was extremely moved. He leaned forward and shouted loudly: "Okay! ... Don't worry, including Zhaoling, when I regain the lost territory of Wei Dynasty in the future, I will definitely be there in these few days." In the county town, a monument is erected for the loyal martyrs who generously sacrificed their lives for the Wei Dynasty in this battle, so that all people can pay tribute and be remembered forever... Their relatives and children are raised by the Wei Dynasty court on their behalf and exempted from taxes... As for you, I will personally take charge of your orphans and elders, your parents, I will order people to support you until the end of your life, and your orphans, I will order people to raise them and get married... Tell me your names, so that I will remember you as loyal and martyrs. The great name of a noble man!"
When Chen Bing heard this, he got excited and shouted loudly, forgetting himself: "Chen Bing, a man from Zhongyang!"
After him, the dozen or so civil servants from Zhaoling City also shouted.
"The unsealed person, Xu Dun!"
"People from Zhaoling, Yuan Tao!"
"People from Chengkuang..."
"Yangwu people..."
…
The dozen Zhaoling officials finished reporting their names one after another. Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "Okay! I have written down the blood feuds of you and others, as well as the blood feuds of our soldiers and civilians in the seven counties. , I will ask the Chu State to repay this debt ten times and a hundred times! ...Finally, if you are determined, then run over and let the soldiers under my command shoot you to death, so that Xiong Tuo can be completely punished. Give up!"
Chen Bing was stunned when he heard this, then laughed loudly, looked around and shouted: "Everyone, what are you waiting for?"
The dozen or so captured Zhaoling officials of Wei State smiled at each other and ran towards the Yanshui camp with all their strength.
Seeing this, some Chu soldiers subconsciously raised their crossbows, as if they wanted to shoot these people to death.
However, Lian Bi, the general of the Chu army, stopped him with a gloomy look: "Don't shoot arrows! Chase! Capture all these people!"
Are you kidding me? If you shoot these Wei prisoners to death, what will you exchange for Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu?
Upon hearing this general order, dozens of Chu soldiers who were pointed out by Lian Bi quickly ran out of the team and chased them for about ten feet before catching up with Chen Bing and others.
Seeing this, Chen Bing ran and shouted loudly: "Fire the arrow! Your Highness, fire the arrow!"
…
Keeping this scene deeply in his mind, Zhao Hongrun took a breath, raised his hand and ordered: "Fire the arrow!"
Is this...really going to shoot an arrow?
Numerous Wei soldiers from the dredging camp on the camp wall looked at each other in disbelief, holding up their bows and crossbows at a loss.
"Fire arrows..."
"Fire the arrow..."
The civil servants in Zhaoling could not outrun the soldiers of the Chu State, and they were caught up not long after. They were struggling hard and shouting at the camp wall.
Seeing this, Bailiba's face turned completely gloomy. He looked back at the soldiers of the Junshui Camp beside him and said in a deep voice: "What are you waiting for? Do you want to call me a loyal soldier of the Wei Dynasty and continue to be humiliated by the Chu army?...
…shoot the arrow!”
All the Wei soldiers in the dredging camp felt anxious. Finally, they gritted their teeth and drew their bows, shooting a wave of arrows at those who were already within the range of the arrows, without distinguishing between friend and foe.
"Tuk-tuk-tuk-"
After a hail of arrows, all the dozens of people in the field were turned into hedgehogs.
He actually shot those people to death with arrows...
Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, stared at this scene in disbelief with his eyes wide open.
What makes Xiong Tuo even more unacceptable is that Chen Bing, the magistrate of Zhaoling County, was obviously shot to death by the archers of their Wei state, but before he died, he still had a satisfied smile on his face, and he was even more forgetful.
He shouted that His Highness must take back Zhaoling! If so.
"..."
"..."
The soldiers of Wei and Chu were in deathly silence. Their eyes were cast on the area swept by the arrow rain, looking at those people shot to death by the Wei archers.
There are people from Chu and people from Wei.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "Keep this scene in mind, my soldiers of the Wei Dynasty, this is the last majestic and heroic appearance of our loyal soldiers of the Wei Dynasty! It is better to be broken into pieces than to be destroyed!...
…I, the Great Wei, strictly refuse any threats!”
The words fell and no one responded.
Is it because no one agrees with what Zhao Hongrun said?
No!
It was because all the Wei soldiers on the camp wall stared at the Chu soldiers outside the camp, as if their eye sockets were about to burst.
It was like a united military force!
…
A trace of sweat slowly flowed down from Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo's forehead.
He suddenly felt that the depressing atmosphere of the military camp in the distance made him feel uneasy.
Obviously there were only a thousand or so people on the camp wall at most, but the momentum of those more than a thousand people seemed to completely overwhelm the 40,000 Chu troops behind him.
"Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo, I will remember you..." Looking deeply in the direction of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo, Zhao Hongrun said in a deep voice: "You, and the soldiers under your command... offended me.
Dawei will fight until death!"
“Till death—!”
“Till death—!”
The Wei soldiers on the camp wall burst out with a powerful momentum.
"..."
A gust of cold wind passed over the face of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo, and the waves of chill made him shrink his neck involuntarily.
The direction of the wind...has changed...(To be continued.)