Time goes back to a day ago, at this time Zhang Ji had just left the Yishi military camp on the south bank of the Shahe River, and at the same time as he left the barracks, Guan Shuo sent someone to issue an ultimatum to Kunyang County.

After crossing the Shahe River, these envoys were the first to encounter the shore patrol guards led by Ishihara, and were taken to Ishihara by a group of Kunyang county guards.

When Ishihara asked why the other party had crossed the river boundary, Guan Shuo's envoy replied with some pomp: "Guan Shuai sent me and others to negotiate with you Kunyang. …… The conspiracy you are waiting for has been exposed, and now those hundreds of spies have been imprisoned by my righteous master, unless you Kunyang is willing to exchange armaments, otherwise, my righteous master will execute those spies. ”

“……”

Ishihara was stunned when he heard this.

At first, he thought it was the Black Tiger Thief who did something he didn't know about, but he was caught by the rebels on the other side, and it wasn't until he asked repeatedly that he realized that the 'spies' in the mouth of the envoy were actually referring to the hundreds of Xiangtun soldiers who fled across the river last night.

When did that group of people become his Kunyang's spies?

Didn't that group of people still have loyalty and trust in the rebels, so they fled from him at night?

And what's even more incredible is that the rebels on the other side of the river actually want to exchange this group of subordinates with him Kunyang for 500 sets of armaments?

It is undeniable that 500 sets of armaments are worth a lot, but even he can see that this is obviously more meaningful than those hundreds of deserters.

How stupid would Guan Shuo have to be to turn away hundreds of soldiers who were bent on returning to his righteous teacher? Or even send them back to Kunyang County?

The question is, is it possible for Guan Shuo, as the commander of the Changsha Righteous Teacher, to be so stupid?

『…… It seems that Zhou Hu did something."

Thinking about it, Ishihara felt that there was only one possibility.

Suddenly in his heart, he ordered permission without hesitation, and even sent people to escort these rebel envoys to the county seat.

About half an hour later, Ishihara's men escorted the rebel envoys to the county government in Kunyang County.

At the same time, Zhao Yu was waiting for the envoys sent by Guan Shuo in the county office.

After the other party made a request, Zhao Yu readily agreed, and made an appointment at noon today to deliver in the shallow water near Hekoutun.

Seeing that the leader of the black tiger thieves was not bargaining, the rebel soldiers went back happily - perhaps they were still snickering at the moment, stealing that Kunyang County had finally made a compromise with their righteous teacher.

As soon as these rebel envoys left, Li Xu, the county magistrate, heard the news and said tentatively with a little hesitation: "Leader Zhou, I heard that the rebels sent an envoy just now?" ”

Looking at this Li Xiancheng's cautious appearance, Zhao Yu smiled and said half-truthfully: "Yes." …… The hundreds of fugitives who fled to the rebels last night were arrested by the rebels as a trick from my Kunyang, and Guan Shuo used this as a threat to ask me Kunyang to take out 500 sets of armaments in exchange. ”

『…… And this kind of good thing?'

Li Xu was dumbfounded, and his expression was the same as that of Ishihara before.

He couldn't imagine whether Guan Shuo was in a daze to make such a decision.

Of course, just like Ishihara, Li Xu didn't think that Guan Shuo's rebel commander Qu would make such a stupid decision, and it was obvious that it was the Zhou leader in front of him who made some deal with the rebels behind their backs.

Thinking of this, he cautiously asked, "Is it just five hundred sets of armaments?" ”

"Of course." Zhao Yu said with a smile: "Zhou will not agree to his other requests. ”

"That's good......

Secretly relieved in his heart, Li Xu arched his hand and asked, "I don't know how to arrange the fugitive soldiers who came back from the exchange, how does Leader Zhou plan to arrange them?" ”

After a moment of silence, I heard Zhao Yu say lightly: "The rebels treat them as 'spies', but I know what is going on here in Kunyang. …… These people are fleeing, and if they are fleeing, then they will all be executed, and they will make an example of the monkeys! ”

"Do you not hesitate to pay the price of 500 sets of armaments to make an example of the monkeys? Sure enough, it's the character of this Zhou leader......

With a slight pang in his heart, Li Xu carefully weighed the pros and cons, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with the approach of the Zhou leader in front of him.

But when he thought that it was hundreds of lives in exchange for five hundred sets of armaments, Li Xu said with some reluctance: "Could it be ...... Gone a step overboard? Now that I am short of labor in Kunyang, it is good to have a few hundred more people...... What's more, it was exchanged for 500 sets of armaments. ”

Zhao Yu smiled and said, "I'll just say it, I haven't made up my mind yet, let's see it then." …… Li Xiancheng does not object to this matter? ”

Li Xu smiled slightly, arched his hand and said: "Although I am ignorant, I also know the benefits and disadvantages. …… In exchange for more than 10,000 subordinate soldiers with only 500 sets of armaments, they lost trust in the rebels, and since then they have been dead set on my Kunyang, why not? But ......"

Speaking of this, he glanced at Zhao Yu hesitantly, and stopped talking.

Of course, Zhao Yu could see that Li Xu wanted to speak again, and asked with a smile: "Li Xiancheng seems to have something to say?" ”

I saw Li Xu hesitate for a moment, and finally said seemingly out of bounds: "I believe that Chief Zhou will never do anything detrimental to Kunyang......

Zhao Yu took a deep look at Li Xu and nodded, "Of course." …… I'm Kunyang! ”

Li Xu was stunned, his face showed a little strange look, but in the end, he still nodded with a little relief and relief: "Even so, there is nothing to ask in the future." …… There are still some things to deal with below, so I won't bother Leader Zhou. ”

"Li Xiancheng has worked hard."

"Where, where."

After a while, looking at Li Xu's departing back, Jing Nu, who was standing beside Zhao Yu, said softly: "Li Xiancheng, I'm afraid I want to ask the young master if he has a private relationship with the rebels, right?" ”

"Clever."

Zhao Yu's words are not only to praise Jingnu, but also to praise Li Xu's knowledge.

After complimenting, Zhao Yu clapped his hands and called, "He Shun." …… He Shun? ”

shouted twice and saw no one, Zhao Yu was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that He Shun was sent to Luyang by him this morning.

So he summoned another person and instructed, "Call Ma Gai and Chu Yan to see me." ”

"Yes."

About a quarter of an hour later, Ma Gai and Chu Yan came to the county office.

When the two of them came to the room, Zhao Yu told him what had happened, and immediately instructed: "Today's noon settlement with the rebels is of far-reaching significance, I order you two to be responsible for this matter, don't let anything happen." ”

"Yes!"

Ma Gai and Chu Yan hugged their fists to lead their lives.

After receiving the order, Ma Gai chuckled and asked, "Great Chief, do you want to inform Ju Sheng, Cao Wu, Qin Yu, Jia Shu and others?" ”

Zhao Yu thought for a while and said, "Ju Sheng and Cao Wu don't need it, as for Qin Yu, Jia Shu, Xu Shen, and Xu Ma, you take them with you to maintain order." ”

"Understood."

Ma Gai responded with a fist clenched.

Around three o'clock that day, Ma Gai and Chu Yan took hundreds of Black Tigers and hundreds of county soldiers to the shallow water near Hekoutun.

With them, there are also Qin Yu, Jia Shu, Xu Shen, Xu Ma four generals and about 100 subordinates.

During this period, Jia Shu and the others were very puzzled and didn't understand why they were suddenly recruited from Beitun, but when he asked Ma Gai, Ma Gai said mysteriously: "I'll know when you arrive." ”

Hearing this answer, Jia Shu, Xu Shen, and Xu Ma looked at each other, but Qin Wei vaguely guessed a few points, and his expression was full of worry.

Not long after, Ma Gai and his party arrived at the riverbank and joined up with Ishihara, who had already received the news, and Chen Gui, who was still stationed at Hekoutun, and other riverbank guards.

At this time, the Changsha Yishi on the other side of the river had also been led by Liu De, and drove hundreds of fugitives led by Peng Fu to the riverbank.

Pity these subordinates who finally escaped from Kunyang, at this moment they are still regarded by the righteous soldiers of the same team as the 'Kunyang spies' who set fire last night, not only were they tied up with ropes, but they were even maliciously pushed.

Seeing this scene from afar, Jia Shu asked Ma Gai in surprise: "Lieutenant Ma, what is this?" ”

Ma Gai glanced at Qin Yu and said expressionlessly: "Those hundreds who are bound by ropes are the fugitives of Xiangtun, who gathered a crowd to make a rebellion the night before and took the opportunity to flee to the other side, and after discussion between the two parties, I Kunyang ransomed them with five hundred sets of armaments." …… I invite a few people to come, and I hope that some of them will testify. ”

“……”

Jia Shu, Xu Shen, and Xu Ma's faces changed suddenly, and they subconsciously turned their heads to look at Qin Wei.

At this time, on the other side of the river, there may be a soldier shouting towards the north bank: "On the other side, the prisoners have arrived, where are the armaments?" ”

Ma Gai came forward and replied, "Immediately." ”

As soon as the words fell, a team came from the direction of Kunyang, escorting about seven or eight carriages.

Qin Yu, Jia Shu, Xu Shen, and Xu Ma turned their heads to look, and their faces became even more ugly, because they all recognized that the escort team was their subordinate army.

Arriving at the same time, there were two or three boats from the Kunyang side, slowly approaching the south bank.

『…… After today, I am afraid that there are more than 10,000 captives in Kunyang, and no one will think of returning to the righteous master."

Looking at the other side of the river, the rebel general Liu De shook his head slightly, and then waved his hand and said, "Call these spies on the boat!" ”

As soon as the order was given, there were righteous soldiers who drove those who fled onto the ship.

At this time, those fugitives had also reacted and shouted in horror.

"Nope! Don't send us back, the people of Kunyang will definitely kill us!" ”

"We are not spies! We managed to escape......

"Leave us alone, I really don't know who set the fire last night......"

The servants begged bitterly, and some even cried bitterly, but the righteous soldiers who escorted them did not relent, and forcibly pushed them onto the boat, and even punched and kicked if anyone resisted.

Seeing this scene from afar, Jia Shu, Xu Shen, and Xu Ma turned pale, and Qin Yu had a complicated expression.

And the more than 1,000 subordinate soldiers who watched from the sidelines were even more silent, with a look of disbelief.

They couldn't understand why those subordinates who fled to the other side were sent back to Kunyang by the righteous master, could it be that after they were captured by Kunyang, they were removed from the list by the righteous master and were no longer the soldiers of the righteous master?

They couldn't understand why the righteous soldiers on the other side would treat the old robes so fiercely.

You must know that even the people of Kunyang have never treated them like this.

From this moment on, these more than 1,000 subordinates completely lost their trust and expectation in the righteous teacher.