Chapter 546: Appeasement

At this time, Xiong Huai had already left Jingcui's chariot, but stood on the majestic chariot belonging to the king of Chu, excitedly waiting for the arrival of the Yue generals who surrendered to Cheng.

With the annihilation of the main force of the Yue Kingdom led by the King of Yue, there will be no hindrance to the next attack on the various parts of the Yue Kingdom.

Losing the order of the King of Yue, coupled with Gongziyu's temporary inability to control the entire Yue Kingdom, all regions do not belong to each other, and will fall into their own wars. In this way, a Yue country in Nuoda will become a plate of scattered sand.

As soon as the army of Chu arrived, it would be easy to put all parts of Yue under the rule of Chu.

Thinking of this, Xiong Huai's breathing suddenly became short, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

Of course, the matter of attacking all parts of the country will be a matter for the future.

And now...

Xiong Huai looked at the Yue people who kept passing by and were escorted back to the Chu camp by the Chu army, looked at their frightened faces, and said secretly:

The most important thing now is to appease these Vietnamese soldiers who have surrendered in front of them. Appeasing these soldiers is not the purpose, the real purpose, but in the near future, the entire Yue country can be appeased through these soldiers.

The defeat of the Vietnamese army in the previous head-on decisive battle, and then the strangulation of most of the Vietnamese army, was to use coercion to intimidate the Yue people and make the Yue people dare not act rashly.

So now, how to treat Yue people well is to use benevolence.

Only using power will only make the Yue people hate the Chu people and disobey the rule. Only using benevolence will make the Yue people have no scruples, and they will not take the orders of the Chu State to heart.

This is the way to quickly annex other countries.

Just thinking about it, Deng Lingguang had already walked over with a Yue general, and then stopped ten steps away, and reported: "Great King, the minister has been ordered to bring the Yue general who has surrendered to my Chu State. ”

"Okay." Xiong Huai smiled and nodded, then looked at Gongsun Hai, who was covered in blood, and asked, "I don't know who the general is?" ”

Gongsun Hai has been going all the way, and Jingyang's words have always echoed in his mind, and he has always been worried about what the King of Chu will do with him.

Is it as Jingyang said, will he be executed by the king of Chu? Or as Zhuang Ji said, he will be courteous to the King of Chu!

These two main thoughts were unexpected, and the words of King Yue also popped up in his mind from time to time.

Will the king of Chu be like the son of Wu Guotou Cheng in the past, let him lead the remnants of the Yue army to defend a place!

It's just that when Gongsun Hai walked to the side of the king of Chu and saw the king of Chu standing high on the chariot, his nervous head was blank until the king of Chu opened his mouth to inquire, and a spirit was stirred in his heart, and he immediately fell to the ground and said urgently:

"The ministers have admired the benevolence and righteousness of the king for a long time, the king of Yue has no borders, and he is brutal and immoral, and among the Yue countries, there are many people who are dissatisfied with the borderless, the parents and children are not attached, the ministers are centrifuged, and the borderless can be described as a rebellion and a relative. Therefore, as soon as the minister heard that the king was crusading against the boundless, he turned his heart to the king and waited for the opportunity to take refuge in the Chu State, until today, he seized the opportunity to kill the boundless in one fell swoop, and led the soldiers of the Yue Kingdom who were dissatisfied with the boundless to come to the king and take him in. ”

After saying that, he fell motionless to the ground.

Xiong Huai was stunned for a moment, and originally just asked who he was.

As a result, the more they will answer the question, they will take the opportunity to show their loyalty.

For the death of King Yue, someone has already come to report it, and King Yue committed suicide, not killed him. Regarding General Yue's words about the cruelty of King Yue and his admiration for Chu State, Xiong Huai did not believe it at all.

However, Xiong Huai saw that the clothes on Yue Jiang's back had been soaked with sweat, and he was sure that at this time, Yue Jiang must be very scared in his heart.

It's not just the Yue General.

Xiong Huai looked at the Vietnamese soldiers who were escorted back to the camp not far away, and saw that their faces were also gloomy.

I couldn't help but say secretly: Presumably, these people must also be afraid in their hearts, full of worries about the future.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai laughed and deliberately said loudly: "General, please get up quickly." The general defected on the verge of battle, and did not hesitate to kill the king of Yue in the midst of the ten thousand armies, and the widow naturally believed that the general admired the Chu State in his heart, and he was also very willing to accept the general. ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai looked at the Vietnamese soldiers not far away and said, "Not only the generals, but also other Vietnamese soldiers and widows are also willing to accept it." Not only that, but the widow hereby promises that the Yue people who surrendered to the Chu State in this battle will find land to settle down, and will not reduce the surrendered Yue people to slaves. ”

Xiong Huai's voice was very loud, and it instantly reached the ears of the surrounding Yue people.

As soon as these people heard the promise made by the King of Chu in full view of everyone, they were all relieved, and they were no longer worried about being sent by the Chu people to mine and build a wall.

Seeing that the faces of the surrounding Yue people were relaxed, Xiong Huai nodded, the goal had been achieved.

So, he set his eyes on Gongsun Hai again, and saw that he had already gotten up at this time, and was standing in place with his head bowed, so he smiled and said: "General, before this battle, the widow promised the generals that as long as anyone can bring the king of Yue to the widow, whether he lives or dies, the widow will tear the soil and seal the king." Although the general is not a Chu general, the promise of the widow is still valid for the general. When the widow returned to the dynasty, he fulfilled his previous promise and made the general the king of Chu. ”

Gongsun Hai had just heard the relief of the King of Chu, and his heart had settled down a little.

At this moment, when he heard the solemn promise of the king of Chu, his heart suddenly burst into joy, and he bowed for a long time with great joy: "The king is benevolent and righteous, and the minister wishes to saddle the horse before and after the horse to repay the king's kindness." ”

As he spoke, the words of King Yue popped up in his mind, and he said secretly: I was right by the king, and the state of Chu really planned to find land to settle the Yue people in order to contain Gongzi Yu.

Xiong Huai saw that Gongsun Hai's face showed great joy, and then bowed down again, nodded, also showed a happy color, and said with a smile: "General, please get up quickly." ”

Gongsun Hai immediately responded: "Yes, King! ”

When Gongsun Hai got up, Xiong Huai immediately pointed to a battle lane beside him: "The general came to vote, and the widow was happy in his heart, so he was willing to return to the camp with the general." ”

Gongsun Hai replied: "May I respect the king's order." ”

After Gongsun Hai boarded the chariot, Xiong Huai ordered someone to drive the chariot back to the Chu camp, and asked Gongsun Hai on the other chariot: "I don't know what the general is calledΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·

After the war, Chu Ying.

The generals returned to the king's tent one after another, and after Jingcui roughly counted the results of each department, he finally entered the king's tent to report:

"King, our army returned from a great victory in this battle, captured the hooves of the king of Yue and the prince of Yue, and killed more than 20 people above the position of general of the Yue army, including the king of the north of Yuehuai, and captured 17 generals. As for the ordinary soldiers, more than 80,000 were beheaded and more than 30,000 were captured. ”

Then, he said regretfully: "In addition, the left and right flanks of the Vietnamese army and the Vietnamese army that fought head-on in the early stage have fled more than 40,000 and have been scattered to all parts of Huaibei. ”

Listening to Jing Cui's report, Xiong Huai narrowed his eyes with a smile and said, "Zhuguo doesn't have to care, no matter how these defeated troops escape, as long as they can't cross the Huaishui, they can only stay in Huaibei, which won't have much impact on our next attack on Huainan." ”

For the words of the king of Chu, the generals are not half surprised, this place of Huaibei, the Chu country wants, but it will not be resolute, and it will be abandoned soon, these Yue troops are scattered in Huaibei, which is not a problem for the Chu country.

Moreover, the foundation of the Yue State is not in Huaibei, and the Yue people want to restore the country by virtue of Huaibei, don't say that Chu Guotong disagrees, and this also has to ask Qi Guo whether he agrees.

After Xiong Huai's voice fell, Gongsun Yan immediately bowed his hand and said: "King, thanks to Gongzi Yu who burned the ships in Huaibei in advance, the tens of thousands of Vietnamese troops scattered in Huaibei are broken, if you want to return to Huainan, I am afraid you will have to swim back." ”

Xiong Huai laughed when he heard this: "Yes, the biggest hero of this battle is none other than Gongzi Yu." ”

When the generals heard this, they all laughed with the king of Chu.