Zhao Hongrun suddenly turned around and said to Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu.
"Say...what?" Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu seemed to be at a loss.
No wonder, at this point, even a fool can see that there is something fishy about Qu Cheng's surrender, but the problem is that Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu, who was previously angry at Qu Cheng for surrendering to Zhao Hongrun, did not even consider whether Qu Cheng's surrender existed.
Possibility of false surrender.
To put it simply, he was stunned by what he saw with his eyes, as if his brain had no time to think.
"At least you can shout a few words of Qu Cheng, I, Xiong Hu, will never be ungrateful. Otherwise, how can I continue with my next words?" Zhao Hongrun glanced at Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu with a frown, and said dissatisfied: "It's really true.
Not cooperating!...Forget it, Qu Cheng, I will say it for him! Don’t worry, Qu Cheng, I, Xiong Hu, will never be ungrateful."
"..." Qu Cheng looked at Zhao Hongrun with a strange expression.
"Are you feeling more at ease?" Zhao Hongrun asked with a smile.
"..." The expression on Qu Cheng's face became even weirder, and he looked at Zhao Hongrun without saying a word.
"Do you know why I said this for him? Because even if he said such words, it would not have any effect... I just said that people's hearts are very, very complicated... Even if Xiong Hu pats Xiong Hu today
Hu swears to God that he is not responsible for what you did just now. Do you think you will trust him completely? No! Even if Xiong Hu is eliminated, you will gradually have doubts yourself. In the future, you will continue to think about it, even though I saved him
Him, but I also hurt him, and I also saw what he looked like when he was humiliated. Will he retaliate with kindness? Kill me in order to forget the humiliation he suffered in the Wei camp?"
"..." Qu Cheng frowned when he heard this, and couldn't help but glance at Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Hongrun smiled, waved his hand and said: "You don't have to look at him, this time I'm talking about you... Where did I say it? Oh. Speaking of you, you will constantly guess whether Xiong Hu will harm you.
This possibility of Qu Cheng. Why? Because you hurt him and did something that you can't tolerate in your own eyes... This can be understood as guilt, but this guilt will eventually turn into worry or even fear.
....... People are quite frightened under the threat of fear. Gradually, the speculation of whether Xiong Hu will harm you, Qu Cheng, will evolve into what if Xiong Hu really comes to harm me, what should I do?, until it finally evolves into
Should I just surrender? Or should I strike first?"
"..." Qu Cheng licked his dry lips, showing a thoughtful look.
"When occupied by fear, people's thoughts will change. If Xiong Hu is nice to you, you will wonder, is he planning to attack me, so he deliberately shows kindness to make me relax my guard? If he is not nice to you, you will
I would think that he is getting colder and colder towards me, and it seems that he is going to attack me... Hahaha, so when you stabbed Xiong Hu's leg with a knife, your end is already doomed. Either
Surrender to me, or wait for Xiong Huqiu to settle the score, whether it is ten years or twenty years, sooner or later he will kill you all."
"..."
Qu Cheng meditated quietly, and after a long cup of tea, he let out a long sigh, looked at Zhao Hongrun with complicated eyes, and said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, Prince Su, you are the best person Qu has ever encountered so far.
Among the enemies, I am the most... the most... I really don't know how to describe it." He smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Zhao Hongrun smiled slightly, and then asked seriously: "So... what are your plans? I don't want you to choose to die, because I really think highly of you... I can't promise too much, but just
You are a member of the Xiongqu clan. I believe that I, the Wei Dynasty, can accommodate you."
…
Qu Cheng took a deep look at Zhao Hongrun, laughed at himself, then slowly bent down, knelt on the ground with one knee, and clasped his fists with both hands: "Someone... is willing to surrender!"
Looking at this scene, Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu opened his mouth slightly, but couldn't say anything for a while.
He finally understood what Zhao Hongrun meant by rubbing salt in his heart, because Zhao Hongrun's sharp words not only dissuaded Gu Liangwei, Wu Majiao, and Wu Ji because of his words to Ping Yujun Xiong Hu.
The mutual suspicion that arose even instigated the rebellion of Qu Cheng, a general who was originally a fake surrender but was originally loyal to Xiong Hu.
What made Xiong Hu feel a strong sense of frustration was that, listening to Zhao Hongrun's analysis from the perspective of people's hearts, he could not say anything powerful to refute the other party. He could only watch Qu Cheng gradually fall into Zhao Hongrun's language.
It's a trap, you can fall into it and never get out.
"I, the king, won."
When leaving, Zhao Hongrun whispered something in Xiong Hu's ear.
Looking at the only fourteen-year-old King Su of Wei, Xiong Hu, Lord of Pingyu, felt worried for the safety of Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, and the state of Chu for the first time.
After that, Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu was imprisoned alone, while the four surrendered generals Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao and Wu Ji were called to a small tent not far away by Zhao Hongrun.
"What does Your Highness want me to do?"
In the small tent, the surrendered general Gu Liangwei was the first to ask.
Originally, as the highest-ranking person among his four surrendered generals, Qu Cheng should have been their backbone. However, because this person had just made a false surrender, Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao, and Wu Ji did not trust him.
"It's very simple." After looking around at the four surrendered generals, Zhao Hongrun said in a low voice: "Today, I will release all 30,000 prisoners of war. The four of you will find a way to blend in and return to Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo's army.
…”
The four of them nodded and were not surprised. After all, Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu had already mentioned this matter before.
"How does Your Highness want us to cooperate with the Wei army... no, how to cooperate with the soldiers of my dredging camp?" Gu Liangwei, who was not used to the change of address, asked sarcastically.
Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said with a smile: "After returning to Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo's army, you don't have to do anything."
"..." Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao, and Wu Ji looked at each other in confusion, thinking to themselves that His Highness Prince Su had asked them not to do anything, so why did he tell them not to do anything?
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun explained: "You are the first batch of people to surrender to me. I don't want you to be discovered by Xiong Tuo just because you are passing on news... After you return to the Chu Army, what happened in the past is how you are now.
Well, I only want you to do two things."
"Your Highness, please speak."
"First, if the 30,000 prisoners of war released by this king cause rebellion in the camp of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo, you will wait for the opportunity to set fire to Xiong Tuo's camp for my king."
Wu Majiao thought for a while and wondered: "If 30,000 people rebel, it is not difficult to take the opportunity to set fire to the camp... But what if the 30,000 people don't rebel?"
"Then forget it." Zhao Hongrun smiled, shook his head and said, "Haha. Don't worry, it will be a matter of time before those 30,000 people start a rebellion. I just don't know how many of them dare to participate... Of course, you can instigate it a little later. , However, the premise is that Xiong Tuo will not doubt you because of this. Otherwise, do not act rashly, I do not want any of the four of you to die as a result."
"Understood." The four surrendered generals clasped their fists, somewhat moved by Zhao Hongrun's regard.
"Your Highness, what about the second thing?"
"The second thing...if one day I defeat Xiong Tuo on the battlefield and persuade the Wei soldiers to surrender, you stand up and find a way to get the nearby Chu soldiers to surrender to our army...for the time being. These two things. As for how to defeat Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo, I have my own way!"
Seeing that neither thing was difficult, the four generals nodded happily.
"Okay, let's not delay. When I order the release of 30,000 prisoners of war later, you can sneak in at the right time. If Xiong Tuo asks about it afterwards, just say that you were among the soldiers... Xiong Tuo may have doubts about you. , but as long as you don’t act rashly and act calmly, he won’t have any leverage against you, so he won’t harm you.”
"I understand." The four generals nodded.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun turned to look at General Li Qian of Junshui Camp: "General Li, please make arrangements for them."
"The general will understand." Li Qi clasped his fists and said to Qu Cheng and others: "Four of you, please follow me."
"yes."
Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, Wu Majiao, and Wu Ji clasped their fists and followed Li Qi outside the tent.
However, as soon as he walked outside the tent, he saw Liang Wei and Wu Majiao turned to face Qu Cheng and threatened him like a warning: "The two of us will always keep an eye on you...Lord Qu Cheng."
Qu Cheng smiled bitterly, sighed, and nodded silently.
Standing near the entrance of the tent, he lifted up the tent and watched Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao and Wu Ji walking away. Bailiba, the general of Junshui Camp, turned around and asked Zhao Hongrun, "Your Highness, are you sure about the four of them?" people?"
"We are not completely trusting you yet... Therefore, it is up to us to defeat Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo. We cannot allow them to interfere... I have other expectations for these four people."
"That's it." Bailiba nodded suddenly.
On that day, Zhao Hongrun kept the six-day agreement he had promised and released the 30,000 Chu army prisoners in the camp.
This move made many Chu soldiers feel grateful to Zhao Hongrun. After all, after the prisoner exchange incident, many prisoners of Chu soldiers were beaten and kicked by the ill-tempered Wei soldiers to vent their anger. At the same time, they also learned about this incident and learned about it. Because of the relationship between Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, the Wei army had to shoot to death more than a dozen Wei officials in Zhaoling County. This incident spread quickly to the 30,000 Chu soldiers, making them I felt uneasy, fearing that His Highness King Su of Wei would break his promise because of this incident.
Unexpectedly, His Highness King Su of the Wei State not only fulfilled his promise, but was also extra merciful and allowed each of the 30,000 Chu soldiers captives to receive two steamed buns when they left the Yanshui Camp of the Wei Army. Fortunately, I had enough food to satisfy my hunger on the way.
Of course, it is impossible to return the weapons and leather armor to them, after all, those things have become part of the Yanshui Camp.
But even so, the 30,000 Chu soldiers were still grateful, holding the steamed buns in a polite manner, observing order, and one by one got out of the knife cart passage at the gate of the camp, heading towards what the Wei soldiers told them, 20 people to the south. The Chu army camped inside and outside and left.
During this period, four surrendered generals, Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao, and Wu Ji, also mingled with the Chu soldiers under Li Ji's arrangement. After getting out of the carriage passage, they ran towards the south while biting steamed buns.
At that time, General Chun of Junshui Camp stood on the camp wall, looking at the tens of thousands of Chu soldiers heading towards the camp of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo with a strange look on his face. He couldn't help but said: "I don't know. Will Xiong Tuo be surprised that he got 30,000 soldiers for nothing..."
Glancing at the Chu soldiers who were wearing only thin clothes, General Gong Yuan twitched his lips and revealed a cold and strange smile.
"Surprise is for sure, but joy, that's not necessarily the case!" (To be continued.)