Five hundred and seventeenth chapter leadership style
Shanghuai Kuang said quietly: "Liu Xiu made us Marquis of Guannei, but did not grant us a fief. What difference does it make if we have this title or not?"
Zhang Huai said: "The same cannot be said for General Shanghuai. He is now a Marquis of Guannei. Although he does not have a fiefdom, if he makes military exploits in the future, he can be named a lord. Once he becomes a lord, he will definitely have a fiefdom."
Shang Huaikuang smiled bitterly and said: "Marquis? I'm afraid that Liu Xiu will not promote us to be a marquis."
As he spoke, he walked up to Dongshan Huangtu and said with a frown: "General, taking refuge with Liu Xiu is not a long-term solution! When Liu Xiu takes control of the military power in our hands, he will definitely find ways to get rid of us.
, to avoid future troubles forever!”
Dongshan Huangtu took a breath and murmured: "Prince Xiao... wouldn't do this, would he?!"
When he said this, he lacked confidence and his tone was ambiguous. He really couldn't guarantee whether Liu Xiu would do this.
Shang Huaikuang took a deep breath and said seriously: "The reason why Liu Xiu is willing to recruit and surrender us is, firstly, to avoid a big battle, which can greatly reduce the casualties of Liu Xiu's men, and secondly, to collect our 200,000-strong army."
For your own use. When all our soldiers are controlled by Liu Xiu, you and I will become a stumbling block for Liu Xiu. By then, I am afraid that we will not be able to escape Liu Xiu's vicious hands!"
After hearing his words, the expressions of everyone present suddenly changed. They all said in a trembling voice: "Prince Xiao...Prince Xiao won't do this to us, right?"
Zhang Huai whispered: "The general also thinks that Prince Xiao does not look like such a person."
Shang Huaikuang sneered and said quietly: "We always like to think of things as what we expect in our hearts, but in fact, nine out of ten things in the world are unsatisfactory. Liu Xiuneng went from Liu Xuan's prisoner to what he is now
How can Prince Xiao, who controls Hebei, be a kind person?! If Liu Xiu is oversimplified, we will definitely pay the price for our stupidity today in the future."
Dongshan Huangbalu's eyes narrowed and he asked: "Shanghuai, what do you mean?"
Shang Huaikuang said word for word: "Wait for the opportunity! As soon as there is an opportunity, we will take our brothers with us and escape from Liu Xiu's control!"
People looked at each other with serious expressions.
Now that they want to run away, how easy is it? Although Liu Xiujun did not imprison them, there were 200,000 of them fleeing together. How could such a big movement not alarm Liu Xiujun.
If Liu Xiujun attacked, and they had no weapons, no armor, and bare hands, wouldn't they just be massacred? Zhang Huai said cautiously: "General Shanghuai, isn't it too dangerous to do this?"
"It is better to take risks than to be murdered by Liu Xiu." Shang Huai Kuang said seriously.
Dongshan Huangtu lowered his head and remained silent. What should he do? It was quite difficult for him now.
If Liu Xiu really treated them sincerely, their defection would not only betray Liu Xiu's trust in them, but also miss a God-given opportunity.
If it is true as Huai Kuang said above that Liu Xiu has evil intentions and is secretly planning to kill the donkey, they cannot stay under Liu Xiu's command for long and must find a way to escape as soon as possible.
But the problem is that Dongshan Huangtu is completely unable to judge what Liu Xiu is thinking. If he listens to Huai Kuang, he may miss a good opportunity. If he doesn't listen to Huai Kuang, his life may be in danger.
Dongshan Huangtu scratched his head, in a dilemma, and finally couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
Just at this moment, a Bronze Horse Army general came in hurriedly from outside. He quickly came to Dongshan Huangtu, stepped in and saluted, and said: "General!"
Looking at this general, Dongshan Huangtu said in a deep voice: "Wang Hai, didn't I ask you to find camp? Why did you suddenly come back?"
"No, General, it's...it's Prince Xiao who came to our camp to inspect!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked and their eyes widened. Dongshan Huangtu was also shaken. He was afraid that he heard wrongly and asked: "Tell me again, who is coming to patrol?"
"Yes...it's Prince Xiao!" wavv
"Prince Xiao..." Dongshan Huangtu blinked and subconsciously stood up from the soft couch, but then, his body shook again and again. Shang Huaikuang and Qi Suan both stepped forward and shook him.
Support him with his body.
Dongshan Huangtu calmed down for a while, and his dizziness was relieved a lot. He asked nervously: "How many soldiers and horses did King Xiao bring?"
Hearing the news that Liu Xiu had come to his camp, the first thing that Dongshan Huangtu and even all the generals present thought was that unfortunately, Shanghuai Kuang's words might really have been tricked, and Liu Xiu was going to kill him.
The general named Wang Hai whispered: "General, Prince Xiao...he only brought three followers."
Dongshan Huangtu looked at Wang Hai and asked uncertainly: "How many soldiers and horses does King Xiao bring?"
"There are only three people! Counting Prince Xiao, there are only four people in total! There are no... no other troops!" Wang Hai replied cautiously.
Dongshan Huangtu was stunned, and everyone around him, including Shang Huai Kuang, was also stunned. Liu Xiu entered his camp with only three followers? Is he crazy?
Even though we have turned in our weapons and equipment, we still have 200,000 soldiers and 200,000 strong men without weapons, but even with one punch and one kick, Liu Xiu and the four of them can be beaten into meat pies and trampled into meat.
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Zhang Huai was puzzled, frowned, and murmured: "Prince Xiao, how could Prince Xiao enter our army camp to inspect with only three followers? Isn't it possible that Prince Xiao is not afraid that we will...
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He did not continue what he said next.
Qi suddenly took a deep breath, then looked up to the sky and sighed, and said with a smile but not a smile: "It seems that we are all using the hearts of villains to get rid of Prince Xiao's gentleman! As the saying goes, a gentleman is magnanimous, and a villain has a lot of worries.
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Dongshan Huangtu and others all blushed when they heard this, especially Shanghuai Kuang, who had always been deeply jealous and hostile to Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu's move not only greatly exceeded Shang Huai's expectations, it even went beyond what normal people could understand.
You must know that one day ago, Liu Xiu and his Bronze Horse Army were sworn enemies, but today Liu Xiu dared to come to their camp to inspect alone. How courageous does this have to be? How big does it have to be against their Bronze Horse Army?
trust?
Dongshan Huangtu said seriously: "We should go to greet King Xiao!" As he spoke, he started to walk out. Shang Huaikuang hurriedly grabbed him and said: "The general is still injured and it is not appropriate to leave the tent.
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"Prince Xiao trusts us so much, but we treat him with a villain's heart. I really feel guilty. When Prince Xiao comes to visit, we are supposed to welcome him, and now, we should welcome him even more."
When Dongshan Huangtu said this, he took a deep look at the situation in Huaihe River, and then strode out of the Chinese military tent.
It was getting dark now. Liu Xiu took Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bo into the Bronze Horse Army camp. They were not just casually watching, but they actually inspected the status of the Bronze Horse Army soldiers.
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The four of Liu Xiu, accompanied by more than a dozen bronze horse soldiers, came to a soldier's camp. Entering the camp, the soldiers inside looked at Liu Xiu with big eyes and small eyes, wondering who he was.
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A bronze horse military lieutenant who accompanied Liu Xiu shouted in a deep voice: "This is Prince Xiao! When you see Prince Xiao, why don't you salute?!"
People hurriedly stood up, knelt down in unison, kowtowed forward, and said, "I pay my respects to Prince Xiao!"
Liu Xiu waved his hands to everyone and said softly: "Excuse me, everyone!" When everyone stood up, Liu Xiu waved to them cheerfully and said: "No need to be restrained, everyone can sit down!"
There were no seats in the soldiers' tent, only Datongbu. Liu Xiu took the lead and sat down, regardless of whether the Datongbu was dirty or not.
Seeing this, the soldiers of the Bronze Horse Army immediately felt good about Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu was the king, and the king could come to their camp and sit on their bunks. This was something they had never even dreamed of before.
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Liu Xiu glanced around and saw a large tent with a large bunk on each side. Dozens of people lived there, but there was nothing else. He said: "Today, I have ordered my subordinates to send military rations. Do you have anything to eat?"
full?"
All the soldiers of the Bronze Horse Army looked at each other in confusion. After a while, an older soldier in his thirties whispered: "Reporting to King Xiao, I... I drank two meals of porridge today!"
Liu Xiu frowned and asked, "Just two meals of porridge?"
The soldier cleared his throat and said: "Prince Xiao doesn't know something. We haven't eaten for two days. We can have two meals of porridge today. We are very grateful to Prince Xiao!"
Liu Xiu said quietly: "The Bronze Horse Army has surrendered to me. Since it is Liu Xiu's soldier, I have the responsibility to ensure that my brothers have full stomachs!" As he spoke, he stood up and addressed the people present.
The soldiers bowed their hands and saluted.
His sudden bow frightened everyone present. With a roar, people knelt on the ground one after another, kowtowed forward, and said at the same time: "King Xiao, destroy this villain!"
Liu Xiu pulled up a few soldiers who were closer to him, waved to the rest of the people and said, "Everyone, please get up quickly!"
After a pause, he added: "I'll go see General Dongshan later and ask General Dongshan to release food for everyone with confidence and boldness. If the military food is used up, I will naturally send someone to send more food."
The soldiers who were kneeling on the ground did not get up. The soldiers who had just been pulled up by Liu Xiu knelt down again. People kowtowed together and said with sobs: "King Xiao is so kind to this villain. I am willing to die for him."
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"We are all willing to die for Prince Xiao!"
Regardless of whether Liu Xiu was deliberately trying to win over people, his approach greatly won the favor of the lower-level soldiers of the Bronze Horse Army.
Although he is only visiting dozens of soldiers now, everyone has a mouth and everyone is willing to show off. Liu Xiu's approachability, virtuousness and benevolence will soon be spread among the Bronze Horse Army.
Next, Liu Xiu took advantage of the situation and visited three camps of Bronze Horse soldiers, asking for help. When he came out, he happened to meet Dongshan Huangtu and others who were coming over.
Seeing Liu Xiu, Dongshan Huangtu took the lead and quickly stepped forward, knelt on his knees and said, "I don't know if King Xiao is here, but I will be disappointed in the end. I hope King Xiao will forgive me!"
This was the first time Liu Xiu saw Dongshan Huangtu. He looked carefully at the man in front of him. He was in his thirties, with dark skin, rough facial features, eyes and brows, and a sinister look. His appearance was a bit raw.
Vicious.
Back then, he was able to take the lead in rising up and forming the Bronze Horse Army, and also expanded the Bronze Horse Army to hundreds of thousands of people. Naturally, Dongshan Barren was no ordinary person.
Liu Xiu took a step forward, helped Dongshan Huangtu up, and asked with concern: "I heard that General Dongshan was injured. I wonder how the injury is now?"
Dongshan Huangtu felt warm in his heart and said quickly: "Thank you King Xiao for remembering me! If King Xiao hadn't sent a good doctor to treat me, I might not be able to see King Xiao now!"
Liu Xiu said meaningfully: "In the past, we were enemies on the battlefield. The two armies faced each other, life and death were on the line, and we were ruthless. I hope General Dongshan will not bear a grudge against me!"
Dongshan Huangtu quickly bowed and said: "King Xiao defeated the last general!"
Liu Xiu continued: "Now, we have become brothers. From now on, we should put aside our prejudices, abandon our past grudges, get as close as possible, and advance and retreat together!"
His words went into Dongshan Huangtu's heart. The latter said seriously: "As long as the king can trust us, we and the bronze horse soldiers are willing to do the hard work of dogs and horses for the king!"