Du Zishan was still slumped in his chair, as if he had been drained of his energy all of a sudden.

But as the saying goes, a tiger will not fall, Du Zishan is not an ordinary person, although his defeat is decided, it does not mean that he has to bow his head to the officials and soldiers.

He raised his head slightly, looked at Li Qingshan, and said in a mocking tone: "So far, what else is there to say?" I admit it: I lost, you win! ”

"But I don't understand, since you have won, then you should take my head happily. Why did I send you to me to show your might? ”

"Is it so fun to tease me? Is it worth Lin Fan to send someone like you to risk being killed? ”

"Or do you want to see the ugliness of bowing and wagging my tail to you after I get the news of the destruction of the reinforcements? I'm sorry, you're in the wrong place, I didn't plan to do that! ”

Li Qingshan shook his head and said, "We won, but we also won luck." Therefore, I have no intention of showing off my might here, let alone teasing the general. As I said when I came, I am here to persuade you to surrender! ”

"Hehehe, persuade to surrender! Isn't that a joke? Du Zishan sneered.

He pointed to the box and said, "If this is not a joke, do you have to wait until I die, and you cut off my head, put it in this box, and send it to receive a reward, or simply hang it on the city wall to show the public, then it is called a joke?" ”

"The general misunderstood, my family has never meant to harm the general, otherwise why would you send me, can't you just attack the army directly?" Li Qingshan explained.

"Although there will be casualties in the storm, the general should know that as long as we really want to fight, it will be a matter of time before we want to take down this camp. By the way, I forgot to tell the general that the trebuchets and other siege equipment that my lord transferred from elsewhere will be in place in the next two days, and the general will not know what this means. In this way, it will be easier for our army to capture the battalion! ”

Du Zishan was unmoved: "Since this is the case, then let's fight well, what are you doing so much!" ”

Regarding Du Zishan's attitude, Li Qingshan also had a headache: "I said, my family is unwilling to fight, otherwise they wouldn't have sent me!" ”

Du Zishan was not stupid, he sneered at each other: "It's not that Lin Fan doesn't want to fight, it's that he's afraid of casualties, right?" There are still 4,000 soldiers in our battalion, and the combat strength is still there, and the casualties of taking the battalion by force will be to the point that he can no longer bear it. That's why he sent you to persuade you to surrender, and he wanted to take the camp without blood. ”

Li Qingshan did not shy away from this and admitted: "Yes, my family has always loved soldiers like children, and I want to avoid the damage of my brothers as much as possible. ”

"Haha!" Du Zishan sneered.

"The more generals love their soldiers like sons, the more they tend to let their subordinates fight some dead battles and tough battles. It's hard to follow such a person without dying! At this time, he didn't forget to give Lin Fan eye medicine.

Li Qingshan said: "We are as happy as we are!" ”

This sentence made Du Zishan put away the ridicule in his words, and he sighed: "This is the most terrible point, because he treats you with sincerity, you have nothing to repay, all you can do is to pay back with your own life." ”

"Even though he doesn't want your life, he wants you to live well. But people like them are born destined to make a career. They are different from those mediocre people, it is impossible to be satisfied with the status quo and be confused

Spend your days. ”

"And throughout the ages, those who want to achieve great things have all crawled out of the sea of corpses and blood. The roads under their feet were paved with piles of bones. As long as he wants to do things, as long as you are still following him, you will inevitably die one after another, until everyone dies cleanly, or until the day when all the battles are finished, and only then can it end. ”

"But there are so many battles in the world, how can there be a time when they will be finished! And even if there is a day, most of you will not see it. ”

Du Zishan's words touched Li Qingshan, and he thought about it for a while, and there were very few people who had followed Lin Fan since the Inspection Division.

However, although he felt that what Du Zishan said made some sense, he didn't think it was a bad thing, because he had already prepared for it.

Instead, he asked Du Zishan rhetorically, "So what? If you were given the opportunity to choose now, what kind of person would you want to follow? ”

Du Zishan was speechless when asked this sentence, and the result was obvious.

He remained in a slumped chair with a gloomy expression.

He didn't bother to lie to Li Qingshan to hide it, but he didn't want to dwell on the topic just now, so he planned to end this conversation with Li Qingshan.

He said weakly to Li Qingshan: "You go back, I won't descend." I am a rebel general of the imperial court, and I know the methods of the imperial court against traitors very well. ”

He laughed at himself, "If I rebel and surrender, the court will not let me go, but it is just to make people laugh, why should I take my own humiliation!" ”

Li Qingshan pondered for a moment and persuaded him: "My family knows that the reason why the general surrendered to the Xingwang Army was because the general had repeatedly made military exploits, so he was jealous and suppressed by his superiors, and the grain and grass reinforcements were cut off, so he had to do it as a last resort. Therefore, my lord would like to write a letter to intercede for the general, and ask the court side..."

"Do you find it useful?" Before Li Qingshan finished speaking, Du Zishan interrupted him.

"I know very well what the emperor in the capital is, he can't rub the sand in his eyes, and he can't wait to kill all those who dare to rebel against him and betray him. Where will it matter if you have no choice but to be helpless! ”

"No matter what the reason is, as long as I surrender, in the eyes of that majesty, I am a chaotic minister and thief, I deserve to be divided by five horses and cut by a thousand knives, where will I be forgiven."

"Since it is death if it is surrendered, and it is death if it is not surrendered, it is better to fight hard than to die in humiliation. If I joined the army, I should have died on the battlefield, and now I have died as I deserve. ”

His words made Li Qingshan's respect for him spontaneously arise in his heart. Li Qingshan first bowed to him to show his admiration.

Then he asked in a deep voice: "Is the general really unwilling to surrender?" ”

Du Zishan, who has already sprouted the will of life and death, said with a smile: "I understand Mr.'s kindness, but I have made up my mind, so Mr. doesn't have to waste his tongue anymore." ”

This is the first time he has used honorifics to Li Qingshan, which shows that Du Zishan has really seen life and death, and has really made up his mind.

Li Qingshan hesitated for a moment before he said: "Before I came, my family adults explained that if the general really didn't surrender, he had another way, that is, he didn't know whether to say it or not?" ”

Du Zishan is now

I really put it down, and I feel that no matter what the solution is, it's not bad to just listen to it. So he asked, "Oh, how?" ”

"My lord means that if the general does not want to surrender, he can still go. As long as the number of people is within 100, the officers and soldiers will never intercept or chase after them. Li Qingshan said.

"Wait... Wait a minute! Du Zishan interrupted him.

"You mean to tell me to leave my brothers in the camp behind and run away on my own?" Li Qingshan's words made Du Zishan start to doubt his ears again, or did he misunderstand what Li Qingshan meant?

Du Zishan looked at Li Qingshan in disbelief, waiting for his answer.

Li Qingshan smiled bitterly: "You can say that, but that's not exactly what it means." ”

"Don't think I really dare to kill you!" Du Zishan's anger rose again.

"What if you win? I'm dying, do you think I'm going to care about that? ”

His hand was even on his waist, pressed against the hilt of his sword, and could have erupted at any moment.

"Don't be angry first, general, we are also for the good of the general!" Li Qingshan wanted to explain.

"Then I'll thank him for his kindness, but I don't need to. Someone, send off! Du Zishan said coldly.

The soldiers outside the tent had long been worried that Du Zishan and Li Qingshan were alone, and when they heard the order, they immediately controlled Li Qingshan's guards outside, and the rest rushed in.

The leader of the pro-soldiers pointed to the outside of the tent and said unceremoniously to Li Qingshan: "Sir, please!" ”

"Wait, I have something to say!" Li Qingshan said a little anxiously.

Seeing that Li Qingshan was not interested, where would the leader of the pro-soldiers be polite to him, he waved his hand impatiently to his subordinates.

The others understood, and stepped forward one after another to frame Li Qingshan, wanting to drag him out.

"Now, even if the general doesn't think about himself, he must always think about his brothers, right? Does the general really want to bring all the brothers in the camp to the funeral for his own selfishness? Li Qingshan couldn't struggle, and when he was about to be dragged out by Du Zishan's personal soldiers who came in, he turned around and shouted to Du Zishan, trying to make a final attempt.

Li Qingshan's words touched Du Zishan, and he said softly: "Put him down!" ”

After the pro-soldiers put down Li Qingshan, Du Zishan motioned for the pro-soldiers to go down again.

He looked at Li Qingshan in silence, waiting to see how he would speak.

Li Qingshan tidied up the clothes that had been messed up in the struggle, and was about to speak.

Unexpectedly, before he could speak, he was interrupted by Du Zishan again: "Before you speak, I'll tell you first." If you still want to say that you just said that surrender or escape, then I advise you not to open your mouth. While I still have a little respect for you now, I will let people send you out respectfully, and then we will share life and death on the battlefield. ”

"If you still insist on speaking, I will not stop you. But if I find out you're playing tricks on me, then I'm welcome. I don't have any rules here for two armies to fight and not kill each other, so I can only ask you and those people outside the door to stay here with me. So before you speak, think carefully about whether or not to say it, and how to say it. Don't wait until you regret it, and then I didn't give you a chance. ”