Yunzhou Volume Chapter 34 Choice
The warriors of Fenglei Village confiscated the weapons of the warriors of Zhangtongzhai, but did not bind or restrain them, but only gathered them to a position about 300 steps away from the gate of the village, and then did not make the next move.
"It's intended...... Kill us? A warrior from Zhangtongzhai whispered to his companions that he had heard of this method, gathering those who had surrendered, collecting their weapons, and killing them like cattle.
"Probably not......" The samurai who answered him was a teenager, who had only completed the ceremony two months ago, and the immature green beard on his face was the best proof, he was about the same age as the samurai next to him, and he had just become a samurai, and he encountered such a rare battle in Yunzhou, and he didn't know whether to say that they were lucky or unlucky.
"I have a few relatives over there in my Fenglei Village, and I heard them say that the owner of this Fenglei Village is not a person who likes to kill indiscriminately." A samurai leaned over and whispered beside them.
"But when I look at this battle, I always feel unsure......" The samurai who spoke first had a slightly ugly face.
The arrival of Shu Fenglei suddenly interrupted their conversation, and the originally noisy phalanx immediately quieted down, and the warriors of Zhang Tongzhai invariably raised their heads to look at Shu Fenglei, only to see Shu Fenglei slowly climb up to a temporary three-foot high platform, he cleared his throat, looked at the Zhang Tongzhai warriors standing in front of him, and said, "I am Shu Fenglei, the owner of Fenglei Village, presumably there are people present who know me, Zhang Tongzhai belongs to my Fenglei Village, my younger brother Lin Fenglei split Zhang Tongzhai from Fenglei Village, until now, For twelve years, I have come today to recover the land that should belong to me, and I have no intention of starting a dispute with Zhang Tongzhai. ”
"Then why did you kill our village master?!" A hot-blooded samurai suddenly roared.
Shu Fenglei's personal soldiers around him were pale, and he was about to draw his sword and step forward, but Shu Fenglei stretched out his hand to stop him, Shu Fenglei looked at the warrior who spoke out, and said, "Your Wuzhang Tongzhai master is a not very peaceful person, he has been entrenched in Zhangtongzhai for many years, and has 4,000 elite warriors, such a force, no matter which village in Yunzhou, can stand up as the king of himself, his rebelliousness must be obvious to you, if I tell him directly, I want to recover all the land of Fenglei Village, let him surrender, and submit to me, do you think, Will he say yes? ”
"Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if he agrees, I'm afraid it's just a lie, maybe one day, when he finds a suitable opportunity, he will cut me off in the back, and you, will you agree?"
After listening to Shu Fenglei's words, the warrior was silent, indeed, if Wu Zhangtong was still alive and Shu Fenglei asked them to surrender, he would definitely not agree.
Seeing that he stopped talking, Shu Fenglei raised his head and looked at everyone again, and said, "I came today only to recover the land of my Fenglei Village, not to kill, everyone present, if you want to join me and become my Uncle Fenglei's warriors, then go and pick up your weapons, if you want to return to Zhangtongzhai, I will not stop you." ”
After speaking, Shu Fenglei stood with his hands in his hands and stopped talking, and those warriors from Zhang Tongzhai looked at each other, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in this Shu Fenglei's gourd.
Seeing that they didn't move, Shu Fenglei had no choice but to say again, "My warrior of Fenglei Village will never break his word, you can choose with confidence, no matter which path you choose, I will not kill you." ”
That's all it takes
In a word, only a few warriors hesitated to squeeze out of the crowd and went directly to the direction of Zhangtongzhai.
"Wait!" Shu Fenglei's voice suddenly came from behind them again.
Sure enough, these people couldn't believe their words.
The few samurai who chose to leave suddenly regretted it, they stood still and did not dare to move, their backs were soaked in a cold sweat in an instant, they were afraid that if they moved, their lives would be confessed here.
"What are you afraid of," Shu Fenglei paused, and then said, "I asked you to talk to your leader after you go back, even if Wu Zhangtong is dead, there should still be someone in charge of your village, right?" As long as you tell him, open the gate of the village, surrender to me, and reclassify Zhangtongzhai as Fenglei Village, then Zhangtongzhai can not only trade with the surrounding Fenglei Village, but also get the best route, I can guarantee that you can go straight to Yunlei, send the goods in your village to Yunlei, and sell them at a high price, and I will not interfere with anything in your village, as long as you send the New Year's tribute to Fengleizhai on time, if you refuse, then when I break through the gate of Zhangtongzhai, anyone who resists will have to die. ”
"That's all I have to say, go away, remember, give my words in full to your steward, and let him weigh the pros and cons for himself."
After speaking, Shu Fenglei waved his hand and motioned for the warriors of Zhang Tongzhai to continue to make their choice.
There are constantly people who choose to return to Zhangtongzhai, and some people choose to return to Shunfeng Lei Village, they crossed the corpses of their companions, and the unwillingness, discomfort, and anger in their eyes finally gradually subsided.
Weng Heilin walked behind Shu Fenglei, looked at the Zhangtongzhai warriors walking around with him, and couldn't help but ask, "Wang, what do you think is the ...... Is it really good? ”
"It's good or not, it depends on how to choose the person in charge of Zhang Tongzhai, if he chooses to defend to the death, then we may have to pay more casualties, of course, it is only a matter of time to take Zhang Tongzhai, but if he chooses to submit, then it is an excellent choice for us or for them, we can take back Zhang Tongzhai without blood, they can get a route to trade with other villages, trade with the mirage, the best of both worlds, if the people in charge of their affairs are not too stupid, they should all choose the second way."
"I hope so." Weng Heilin sighed softly.
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"Mr. Wang, look over there!" A samurai guarding the wall suddenly shouted, "People from the Wind and Thunder Village...... It seems that the people who put us back again. ”
Wang Fang has also been staring at the situation on the battlefield, those people should indeed be from Zhang Tongzhai, and they can't be faked, but it is difficult to guarantee that Uncle Fenglei will mix a few spies from Fengleizhai among those people.
In short, you can't take it lightly, Wang Fang said to himself in his heart.
At this time, men from the stockade kept gathering at the south gate, and most of them did not have decent weapons, but they just picked up the sickles and hoes at home, and went out with the procession, and came here, still confused, and did not know why they came here.
Wang Fang wanted to inform them of the situation first and appease them, but now Shu Fenglei put those defeated warriors back, over there, is the place where he needs to pay attention, he walked to the wall of the wall, looked at the Zhangtongzhai warriors who walked in step by step, and suddenly turned his head and said to the people around him, "Inform me, without my order, you must not open the door!" ”
"Yes!" That name
The samurai nodded in agreement and trotted down the wall.
"Mr. Wang, open the door!" The first to arrive under the wall was the tooth chief, who was also the one who questioned Uncle Fenglei before.
"Why did you come back?" Wang Fang poked his head out and asked, behind him, dozens of elite archers were ready to attack, as long as Wang Fang gave the order, they would rush up and shoot those people into hedgehogs.
"It was Uncle Fenglei who let us back, and he is the owner of Fenglei Village." The tooth chief raised his head and looked at Wang Fang.
Wang Fang was silent suddenly, this person he knew, he was one of the most loyal people to Wu Zhangtong in the stockade, if he rebelled, Wang Fang would not know who else in the village was loyal to Wu Zhangtong.
Wang Fang turned his head again and whispered a few words to the warrior beside him, before poking his head out again and saying, "Okay, I'll open the door for you." ”
The gate of the village suddenly opened, and the tooth chief walked into the gate with more than a dozen warriors who chose to return to Zhangtong Village first, but the moment all of them entered, the four warriors immediately closed the gate of the wall, and at the same time, more warriors rushed out from the shadows, and in groups of two, they pressed all the more than ten people to the ground.
"Mr. Wang, what are you doing here?!" The tooth chief was surprised at first, then angry, and although his arms were clamped by the two warriors respectively, he raised his head and looked directly into Wang Fang's eyes, "Mr. Wang, please give me a reason for you to do this." ”
"I don't believe that the people of Wind Thunder Village will let you back so easily." Wang Fang looked at him coldly, but he didn't hide the reason for arresting them.
The tooth chief sighed and said, "If I were you, I wouldn't believe it, but this is the case, Uncle Fenglei not only let us back, but also asked us to bring you a message, as for how to choose, it's up to you." ”
"What?"
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"What's going on over there?" Weng Heilin noticed the movement in front of the gate of Zhangtong Village.
"Probably because I don't want to believe that we just let them go back, they should be being cross-examined." Shu Fenglei smiled.
"That ......"
"I know what you're thinking, don't worry, they can't kill those people without saying anything, my words, they'll bring it."
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"Either defend to the death, or submit to obedience," the tooth chief paused, and then said, "If you choose to defend to the death, then the people of Fenglei Village will attack the village, Shu Fenglei said, if you choose to defend to the death, then when he breaks through the gate of the village, those of us who resist will have to die." ”
Wang Fang smiled bitterly and shook his head, it is true, in Zhongzhou, those cities that choose to defend to the death, when they are breached, most of them will be slaughtered to vent their anger, "Then if we choose to surrender." And how? ”
"Shu Fenglei said that if we choose to surrender, then he will open the surrounding villages for us, so that those villages of Fenglei Village can trade with us, and at the same time, he will also provide a safe route, so that our goods can go directly to the mirage."
"He doesn't need us to do anything?" Wang Fang asked again.
"As long as we pay the annual tribute on time."
If you choose to submit, it is indeed a way to get the best of both worlds, Wang Fang thought.
He waved his hand for the samurai to let go of their hands, and then said, "Then I probably know which way I should choose." ”