Not long after, Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu, who had not yet recovered from his injuries, was "invited" to the scene next to the giant pit by Zhao Hongrun.@,
It can be seen that this nobleman of Chu who once made rude remarks to Zhao Hongrun has become much more honest after being taught a lesson by Zhao Hongrun last time, so much so that when four Wei soldiers carried him on a stretcher, his legs were still injured. After Zhao Hongrun came near, he just sat on the stretcher and looked at the 50,000 Chu army prisoners facing him with an expressionless face.
Lord Xiong Tuo... was also defeated?
Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu sighed sadly in his heart. Once upon a time, Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo was his great source of confidence.
When he thought about it at that time, even if Zhao Hongrun was cruel to him, Xiong Tuo, the Lord of Yangcheng, would definitely kill him to avenge him.
But he never expected that not only was he defeated, but Xiong Tuo, the Lord of Yangcheng, was also defeated by the young King Su of Wei.
As for the result of the battle, looking at the more than 50,000 Chu soldiers and prisoners, Xiong Hu could naturally guess what kind of disastrous defeat it was.
Obviously, the situation of Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng, was only slightly better than him: both armies were wiped out. The only difference was that Xiong Hu was unfortunately captured by the Wei army, while Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng, escaped by luck.
"What are you going to do?" Xiong Hu turned his head and looked at Zhao Hongrun with a very calm expression.
Zhao Hongrun was really surprised by this, because he thought that Xiong Hu would yell again and instigate the 50,000 Chu soldiers and prisoners, but he did not expect that Xiong Hu would be so honest this time.
"It's surprising..." Zhao Hongrun looked at Xiong Hu up and down for a few times, with a puzzled look on his face.
It can be seen that after being imprisoned for a long time, Xiong Hu's mentality has improved a lot. He looked at Zhao Hongrun and said lightly: "Even Master Xiong Hu was defeated by you. What else can Xiong Hu rely on? "As he spoke, he glanced at the 50,000 Chu soldiers and prisoners, and asked curiously: "Are you planning to surrender these soldiers?"
"What? Do you want to destroy it?" Zhao Hongrun asked with a half-smile.
Xiong Hu shook his head when he heard this and said with emotion: "With your mouth, even Qu Cheng can surrender, let alone these soldiers who have little loyalty to Lord Xiong Tuo and me... You want to attack my great Chu? "
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Zhao Hongrun frowned slightly. Although he also understood that this matter could not be hidden from Xiong Hu, but even so, he was somewhat uncomfortable being exposed by Xiong Hu, a Chu person with a clear camp.
"Do you have any advice?" Zhao Hongrun's tone became much colder.
After hearing this, Xiong Hu pondered for a moment and suddenly asked: "What do you want?"
Zhao Hongrun was also stunned when he heard this, because he heard a different meaning from Xiong Hu's words: "What do you mean?"
Xiong Hu turned his head and looked around, and said sternly: "We are all your people here, so let's talk straight to the point. I believe you are heading towards Lord Xiong Tuo's territory this time. What do you want?"
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun looked Xiong Hu up and down, and said tentatively with a half-smile: "From your tone, it sounds like you can make the decision."
Xiong Hu said calmly: "Master Xiong Tuo and I have been together since childhood and grew up together. I trust him and he trusts me. If I make a promise, Master Xiong Tuo will not object."
"No matter what you promise, you will not object?" Zhao Hongrun grinned and suddenly said in a deep voice: "I want the entire Yingshui County!"
Darling...His Royal Highness Prince Su has a huge appetite...
From the side, Wu Wei Chen Shi, Wang Shu, Ma Zhang and others couldn't help being startled when they heard this. Even Baili Ba, the general of Junshui Camp, couldn't help but look askance.
You must know that the entire Yingshui County includes the Yingshui North County occupied by the Wei State and the Yingshui South County occupied by the Chu State. And this Yingshui South County includes 90% of the territory of Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu and at least half of the territory of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo. territory.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun's words were equivalent to asking for more than twenty cities in Chu State.
But what surprised everyone was that Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu was just shocked. His expression immediately returned to calm, he looked at Zhao Hongrun solemnly and said, "Okay!"
Real or fake?
Not only were everyone here shocked, but even Zhao Hongrun was a little dazed.
However, at this moment, I heard Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu add calmly: "If you want Yingshui County...we can cede it, but King Su, or even your country, may not dare to take it."
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Zhao Hongrun frowned when he heard this, because Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu calmly reminded him: Xiong Tuo, the Lord of Yangcheng, and Xiong Hu can cede more than 20 large and small cities, but the question is, does Wei dare to take it? Dare to risk it? Do you accept this generous gift at risk of facing the wrath of the entire Chu Kingdom?
"Are you kidding me?" Zhao Hongrun frowned in displeasure.
Seeing that Zhao Hongrun seemed to be angry, Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu quickly shook his head and explained: "I have no intention of playing tricks on King Su. I just clarify a fact to King Su. If Your Highness wants gold, silver, jewelry, agate and jade, just ask. But if King Su intends to devour the territory of Chu State, even if Mr. Xiong Tuo and I agree, the Chu State behind us will not agree."
Zhao Hongrun looked at Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu expressionlessly. Seeing that his expression was sincere and did not seem to be teasing him, he suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and asked in confusion: "Are you begging for your life for yourself? ?”
"You can think so." Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu nodded indifferently, and then added: "Besides, I also hope that this battle can end here."
"Is this the end?" Zhao Hongrun was very happy when he heard this. He pointed at Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu and said to the people around him: "Is this guy crazy? He actually said that he hopes this battle will end here?"
The surrounding Wei people all sneered at Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu: At first, they invaded our Wei territory and killed our people. Now that the situation is wrong, we sincerely hope that this war will end here? What a joke!
Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu looked around, not caring about the indifferent attitude of the Wei people, and said seriously: "In fact, this is a win-win proposal. I can promise on behalf of Lord Xiong Tuo that the Chu soldiers will withdraw from your country." Territory, I can also implore Mr. Xiong Tuo to compensate for the losses your country has suffered because of this war. We can even privately sign a contract with your country to restore peace on the Yingshui border between Wei and Chu."
"..." Zhao Hongrun frowned and looked at Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu. At this point, he didn't believe that this guy could play any more tricks, so he just stopped. But it was not in line with his temperament.
After all, what Zhao Hongrun needs more than gold, silver, jewelry, agate and jade is the population of Chu State. This is the real reason why he decided to counterattack Chu State.
Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu was right. Zhao Hongrun did not dare to really invade Chu's territory. Therefore, even if he captured the territory of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo in the future, he would not dare to really take it as his own. After all, this is the case. Once it does, it will inevitably encounter a strong counterattack from the Chu State, which is not good for the Wei Dynasty.
But before withdrawing his troops, he would abduct all the Chu people in the conquered Chu territory. After all, the land is dead, but the people are alive. For the current Wei Dynasty, it is necessary to increase the national population in this way. It is more valuable than opening up territory.
Of course, Zhao Hongrun would also return the conquered Chu lands to Chu State for free, and he would use diplomatic methods to let Chu State redeem them with heavy sums of money.
In this way, the people of the Wei Dynasty can get both wealth and wealth, and make a lot of money, but it will not cause a backlash from Chu State due to territorial disputes. It is undeniable that it is the best choice.
However, it is not easy to say this to Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu.
How to say?
Do I want all the Chu people in your fiefdom?
Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu may agree because he wants to survive, but will Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo agree?
Without the people in the territory, it is the same as without the town tax. Are you asking Xiong Tuo to drink the northwest wind?
But no matter what, what Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu said made Zhao Hongrun quite moved.
"If you say that, I won't be able to kill you anymore..."
Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu changed his color slightly when he heard this, and said calmly: "Keeping me is far more beneficial to King Su than killing me... At least in terms of persuading Lord Xiong Tuo, no one is better than me. Suitable."
Zhao Hongrun thought for a moment. Originally, he planned to repeat his old trick and use Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu to force the surrender of the five hundred or thousand generals in the Chu army. But now Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu put forward this so-called win-win suggestion. Zhao Hongrun I'm really embarrassed to target this person again.
"Let me, the king, think about it. You can go back to recuperate first."
Zhao Hongrun glanced at the four Wei soldiers carrying the stretcher.
The four Wei soldiers understood this and lifted up the stretcher to carry Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu away.
"Wait a minute!"
"What else is there?" Zhao Hongrun looked at Xiong Hu in confusion.
I saw Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu saying with some embarrassment: "Prince Su, can you improve the food for Xiong? Xiong doesn't ask for much, just some vegetable leaves and a little meat."
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Zhao Hongrun glanced at the four Wei soldiers who looked a bit ugly with some humor. Without saying anything, he nodded and said: "Okay, okay. For the sake of your usefulness, add some vegetable leaves and a piece of meat to each meal. "
"Thank you." Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu cupped his hand, and then said solemnly: "In this way, King Su will consider it slowly, and I believe that Xiong's suggestion will not cause King Su and Wei to suffer."
When he finished speaking, the four Wei soldiers carried him down.
Watching Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu go away, Wu Wei Chen Shi crossed his arms and asked suspiciously: "Your Highness, can this person's words be trusted?"
"Well." Zhao Hongrun nodded: "At this point, I understand that he can't do any tricks."
After hearing this, Wu Wei Ma Zhang asked curiously: "Then what does Your Highness think of this person's proposal to stop the troops and make peace?"
Zhao Hongrun turned to look at the Chu soldiers and prisoners who were still making choices, nodded and said: "Although I don't want to admit it, to be fair, our army cannot conquer Chu State, let alone that our army can't do it. Even if we gather the military, manpower, and material resources of the entire Wei Dynasty, it will be extremely difficult to attack the Chu State. Whether we like it or not, sooner or later we will meet with the Chu State at the negotiating table... But right now, we are not with Yang yet. When Xiong Tuo, the king of the city, stopped his troops and repaired it."
Why is it not time to end the war with Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng?
It's very simple, because Zhao Hongrun has not really reaped any benefits and has not squeezed the benefits of Chu as much as possible. How can he stop fighting and reconcile with Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng?
As for the compensation proposed by Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu, in comparison, it is just an added bonus at best.
Of course, even if it is just to add a head, Zhao Hongrun will not let it go.
"Is everything over with Qu Cheng? Tell him to come see me immediately after he's done."