Su Ren had been standing on the hillside, looking at the Nanyue Camp. The two camps were not far apart, and he could clearly see the movements of the Nanyue Camp. Huang Shisan and Man Niu stood behind Su Ren, both of them were tall and thick men.
One is holding a big ax and the other is carrying a sledgehammer, they are simply two generals. Time passes by bit by bit, and there is no change in the camp. The bonfires lit and the torches walking around are clearly distinguishable.
Huang Shisan raised his head and looked at the sky: "Sir, it's almost time, will they..." Before he finished speaking, the Yue camp suddenly became chaotic.
Su Ren let out a long breath: "Okay, go back to sleep!"
Su Ren had the best sleep that night. It was the sweetest sleep he had had since arriving in Kuaiji. He had no dreams or wet dreams, and he slept until noon with a smile on his face. When Su Ren got up, Huang Shisan
The food that had arrived was already placed on the table. I stretched out, got dressed and opened the door. The bull stood at the door like a javelin, fully armored and extremely majestic.
Su Ren smiled: "You didn't sleep?"
Man Niu shook his head and rolled his eyes: "I am your personal guard. Huang Shisan is not here, so I have to protect your safety."
Su Ren smiled and nodded: "Very good. I didn't expect to get into the role so quickly. It deserves praise."
Man Niu snorted coldly and ignored Su Ren. Su Ren smiled awkwardly: "Would you like to have breakfast together?"
"It's already noon, do you still have breakfast?"
Han Yue ran over happily with a proud look on his face. When he saw Su Ren, he didn't bother to salute: "Chang Shi, a good thing! A great thing. There was civil strife in the Yue camp last night. The South Vietnamese Crown Prince Zhao Yingqi was killed. People loyal to the Zhao family
He fought with those loyal to Lu Jia and suffered heavy casualties!"
"Hmm!" Su Ren hummed and asked, "What's the situation now?"
Han said he was speechless for a long time as he was surprised by Su Ren's Feng Qingyundan: "Chang Shi already knows?"
"What's going on now?" Su Ren sat down and started eating, and asked again.
"Oh! Although the two sides have stopped fighting, they are still confronting each other. Should we send troops immediately?"
Su Ren shook his head: "Don't worry, let them fight for a while first. You send people to wander around the perimeter. If you find deserters, don't fight. If there is a large group, follow them. If there is a small group, let them go."
"This..., we have been surrounding them for so many days, and then let them go?"
"You still want to surround them? Don't look at how many soldiers and horses they have. How many soldiers and horses do we have? Okay, let's do it! If I have 100,000 soldiers and horses, I will definitely cover them all."
Han Shuo sighed, slapped his thigh, and turned around to arrange military affairs. Su Ren started to eat breakfast, but the food was already cold. Su Ren was also hungry, and the food was delicious. Han Shuo had just left, and Huang Shisan also came back.
His body was covered with dirt and branches, but his face was full of smiles.
After glancing at Man Niu, Huang Shisan said to Su Ren: "Everything goes well, retreat safely!"
In the next few days, under the close supervision of the Han army, the chaos within the Yue people gradually subsided. Lu Jia had the advantage at first, but with the reputation of assassinating the prince and establishing himself on his own, the generals under his command were murmuring. The Zhao family
Although there were few people, they held great righteousness. When the two sides fought, Lu Jia's people shrank back, while the Zhao family's people moved forward bravely. After a few encounters, Lu Jia couldn't hold on.
Five days, only five days, and the result was beyond everyone's expectations. Neither Lu Jia nor the Zhao family expected that Zhao Wen would have the upper hand. With his prestige among the Yue people, Zhao Wen soon
So he gathered 100,000 Yue people to his side. When the Zhao family and Lu Jia were both injured in the fight, and no one could kill their opponent, Zhao Wen led 100,000 people to surround both sides.
Zhao Min was furious and wanted to argue with Zhao Wen, but when he saw the people holding sticks and farm tools behind Zhao Wen, he did not say what he said next. Zhao Yu also wanted to step forward to fight, but was stopped by Lu Jia.
Lu Jia turned to Zhao Wen and said, "Mr. Zhao, what do you mean?"
Zhao Wen sighed: "Surrender, you are defeated! We were all deceived by Su Ren."
"What do you mean?" Zhao Min asked confused.
Lu Jia understood immediately: "You mean, it was Su Ren who killed the prince?"
Zhao Wen nodded: "When I first saw the prince's body, I thought it was you who did it. But I thought about it for a long time in the past few days, and finally figured it out. With the wisdom of the prime minister, he would never do it at this time.
If it’s not the Prime Minister who does such a wrong thing, it’s definitely not the rest of the Zhao family. If it’s not us, then who could it be? In the real estate market, besides us, there are Han people, and that Su Ren who always likes to scheming!”
"It was precisely because he saw that the Prime Minister was ambitious that he did this and made us fight each other!" Zhao Wen sighed: "Originally, our South Vietnam would not have fallen into this situation. After all, it was all caused by us. The country
Xiangruo sticks to his heart, and if General Zhao is not so impulsive, all this can be avoided. Su Ren only has 10,000 people in his hands. With so many of us, even if we don't fight, we can still escape, but now it's too late.
."
"How did Su Ren kill the prince? Why did he kill the prince?" Zhao Min still didn't know very well.
Zhao Yu said with disdain: "Stupid, if we didn't kill the prince, how could we be in the current situation?"
Zhao Min suddenly realized it and slapped his head: "Damn it, this Su Ren is really nothing. I will lead my men to destroy the Han army right now!"
Zhao Yu felt that Zhao Min was a fool, and glared at Zhao Min and said: "It was okay five days ago, but now? Don't you look at how many troops we still have? Su Renke still has 10,000 people, well-equipped, and what else?
Bomb, if you want to die, please don't drag us with you."
"What should we do?"
Lu Jia also looked at Zhao Wen. Zhao Wen lowered his head and said after a long time: "Tomorrow I will go to Su Ren Camp to discuss surrender."
"Do you really want to surrender?" Zhao Min was still unwilling: "We still have soldiers and horses. A decisive battle with the Han people may be able to find a way out. The property purchase is gone, but we still have Lin Mang. As long as we enter Lin Mang, the Yue people will
Have the opportunity."
Zhao Wen shook his head: "The remaining people are all old, weak, sick and disabled. The number of people who can survive entering the forest is probably less than one-tenth. Tens of thousands of people will starve to death or freeze to death. Instead of doing that, it is better to negotiate with the Han people. In the worst case, they will all be killed."
Moving to the Han Dynasty will at least leave behind our Yue blood."
Lu Jia bowed his hand and saluted Zhao Wen: "Mr. Zhao is dedicated to serving the people. Lu Jia feels inferior. Mr. Zhao is in charge of everything!"
"Father-in-law!" Zhao Yu was shocked: "Others are fine, but if you and I fall into Su Ren's hands, there will be no good results! Father-in-law, please think twice."
Lu Jia sighed: "At this point, your life and death no longer matter. We are all Yue people. Even if my head is exchanged for the lives of tens of thousands of Yue people, I will accept it!"
Zhao Wen also paid a deep tribute to Lu Jia: "The Prime Minister is so benevolent, he is really a blessing to our people in South Vietnam!"
Su Ren was not surprised by the arrival of Zhao Wen. After calculating the time and looking at the Yue people's posture, it was time to send someone. Lu Jia wouldn't come, and the Zhao family didn't dare to come, so only
Zhao Wen is one.
Zhao Wen did not have the status of an envoy. After giving his name, he said that he was Su Ren's friend. Since he was Su Ren's friend, there was no need for a welcoming ceremony. Huang Shisan led the people into Su Ren's building.
The tent was empty, with one person, a table, and a pot of tea. There were no generals in two compartments as expected, and there were no swordsmen and axes outside the tent. It was as simple and casual as that.
"Sit!" Su Ren did not stand up, but nodded and smiled at Zhao Wen.
Zhao Wen smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect to meet Su Changshi again so soon. This is the third time I've drank Su Changshi's tea. Every time I drink it, I get a different taste."
"Tea is like this. Leaves are soaked in water. Before there was tea, those so-called grass-coated soups completely destroyed the essence of tea. Tea is the same as everything in the world. Simple is the best."
Zhao Wen nodded, sat next to Su Ren, picked up the steaming teacup, and took a sip: "Yes, simple things are actually the best. It's a pity that everyone knows this truth, but they have to do a lot of things.
It’s extremely complicated.”
Su Ren also smiled: "Yes, I only have one condition for the Yue people: surrender to the Han Dynasty. Everything else is easy to talk about. What do you think?"
"really?"
"I, Su Ren, never fail to keep my words."
Zhao Wen sighed: "Well, Su Changshi helped the Yue people get to where they are today, and we are also to blame. Su Changshi was able to let the people of Yue live a way out, and I am very grateful. In this case, I will go back immediately to avoid causing trouble.
"
"This cup of tea hasn't been finished yet, why should Mr. Zhao be anxious? Things don't happen in a hurry. Maybe waiting will do wonders."
"What does Changshi mean by this?"
Su Ren said with a smile: "Nothing else, I just want to have tea with Mr. Zhao."
Zhao Wen looked confused and wanted to rush back immediately to take a look, but now that he was asking for help, he had to give Su Ren some face. Zhao Wen was a human being, not a god or a saint, and he could not be as calm as water.
Ren's words made him have doubts in his mind, and the conversation lost his previous demeanor.
"Mr. Zhao?" Su Ren shouted several times before Zhao Wen came back to his senses. Su Ren said: "A few days ago, I found a kind of fruit in Zheling. It smelled terrible, but tasted extremely sweet. Mr. Zhao
Having lived in Nanling for a long time, do you know what that is?"
Zhao Wen shook his head: "I've never heard of it. I wonder what it looks like?"
As soon as Su Ren waved his hand, Man Niu tilted his head and came in holding the durian. He put it on the table and immediately stepped aside. Zhao Wen frowned and Su Ren motioned for him to try it. Enduring the extreme discomfort, Zhao Wen took one.
He stuffed the small piece into his mouth. After taking a sip, his eyes lit up: "It is as Su Changshi said, it is not smelly but extremely sweet. Do you know the name of this thing?"
"Durian, for the sake of nostalgia!" Su Ren glanced at Zhao Wen and said, "This thing does not grow in Nanling. I sent people to look for it. There is only one tree within dozens of miles. Maybe it floated here from other places.
But they can take root and thrive here, just like the Yue people, and I believe they can live well in Han."
"Durian, nostalgic!" Zhao Wen recited these two words repeatedly. (To be continued)