Chapter 51: Temptation
Although he didn't think Xu Kang looked like a good person, Peng Tuo didn't have any more choices.
Thinking of the heart-rending pain just now, his will has been disintegrated, like a bamboo tube pouring beans, he said everything he knew.
"Great Virtuous Teacher...... No, Zhang Jiao has now arrived at Changshe, and he is in charge of the deployment inside, I don't know, he asked me to bring 100,000 people here to intercept the reinforcements from Chenliu and Xu County, and let Bo Cai lead 200,000 people to garrison the border between Changshe and Luoyang, and intercept the reinforcements from Luoyang, Runan and Shouchun......"
With his narration, Xu Kang also had a general understanding of the situation on the periphery of the Yellow Turban Army, but he knew that he couldn't think of a way to break the enemy.
Xu Kang was not carried away by the victory, although he defeated Peng Tuo three times, and the last time he took Peng Tuo's camp almost bloodlessly by plotting against the Yellow Turban soldiers, but this had two prerequisites.
The first is that Peng Tuo suffered two defeats, which made the Yellow Turban Army, which had already relied on faith to fight, lose morale and lose their fighting spirit.
The second is Peng Tuo's own rough management, which makes the Yellow Turban soldiers, whose morale has fallen to the bottom, dissatisfied.
It was precisely because of these two reasons that the Yellow Turban soldiers in these large camps were collectively rebelled by those Yellow Turban captives sent by Xu Kang, and finally caused Peng Tuo to wake up and become a prisoner.
But Bo Cai is different, he can defeat and besiege Zhu Jun, it can be seen that his military literacy is extremely high, not a person like Peng Tuo can compare, plus he has 200,000 people, it is not easy to defeat him!
However, Xu Kang's original purpose was not to defeat Bo Cai, he just wanted to lead the troops into the Changshe, and then follow Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song to take credit.
"Anyway, Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song will defeat the Yellow Turban, I don't have to worry about it, just join them, and then follow them with peace of mind to pick up credit!"
Thinking of this, he once again set his eyes on Peng Tuo's body, and the corners of his mouth suddenly curled slightly.
"Hey, hey, hey...... Peng, don't worry! ”
He smiled and beckoned to Peng, who had a sad face.
"Come on, come on, I'll show you a clear way, as long as you take Xi'er...... No, as long as you bring us into Changshe County safely and let me meet with Lu Zhi or Huangfu Song, our accounts will be written off, how about it? ”
"Huh?"
Hearing Xu Kang's words, Peng Tuo was stunned for several seconds before he reacted, and then looked at him in disbelief.
"What do you mean...... As long as I take you to the Han army, you will let me go? ”
"Yes, that's it!"
Seeing his shocked appearance, Xu Kang pulled him up from the ground while laughing, and then hugged his neck affectionately.
"Lao Peng, I, Xu Kang, am not a ghost, it's just that everyone doesn't know me, in fact, I am a very kind person, I know your situation, so when the time comes, I will not only let you go, but also give you a sum of money to let you run, how about it?"
"Uh...... Hehe......"
Hearing his words, Peng Tuo showed a reluctant smile, and at the same time arched his hand towards him, "Thank you, little general!" ”
Obviously, he didn't believe Xu Kang's words, but he didn't dare to speak out of fear.
This is obviously not a no-go.
Relying on intimidation to drive others will inevitably leave a lot of flaws, which are fine under normal circumstances, but when it comes to critical moments, this flaws will become fatal!
Xu Kang didn't like to leave flaws in his work, so he immediately waved his hand, took out three boxes from the backpack space, and then opened them in front of Peng Tuo.
Suddenly, the golden cakes, the silver nuggets of white flowers, and the crystal pearls, such an abrupt original intention in front of the latter, made him instantly dumbfounded.
"This ...... This is...... It's ......"
Looking at his incoherent appearance, Xu Kang suddenly grinned, took a gold cake, grabbed a handful of pearls and silver nuggets respectively, and stuffed them all into Peng Tuo's arms.
Then he put his arms around his shoulders again in his glazed gaze.
"Lao Peng, I have already told you, I am a kind person, these are considered deposits for you, and there will be another reward after the deed, but if things go wrong, hehe...... You know! ”
With that, he let go of the hand that was holding Peng's neck, and then gently patted his neck.
And Peng Tuo was slapped by him like this, and he immediately felt a chill on his neck, and this chill made him can't help but weaken his knees, and then knelt down for Xu Kang with a "poof".
"The little general rest assured, I, Peng Tuo, am willing to guarantee with my life, this matter will be foolproof, if there is nothing to be done, the little general can take a certain head!"
When he said this, his tone was very resolute, without a trace of hesitation, like a loyal general who was ordered to be in danger.
It's a pity that his hands that hold the treasure tightly reveal his true nature as a bandit.
But this is irrelevant to Xu Kang, or rather, this is what he really wants to see.
So in Peng Tuo's surprised gaze, he waved his hand again, put the three boxes of treasures on the ground into the space backpack, and nodded at him with a smile again.
"Well, Peng Tuo, you are really a person who knows the current affairs, so tell me now, how are you going to bring us to Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song, huh?"
"This ......"
Hearing Xu Kang's question, Peng Tuo only thought about it for a moment and smiled at him.
"Hehe, little general, please rest assured, as long as you wear a yellow scarf and blend into the army, I can deceive Bo to take you into the long society, and then I will lie that I have served the great sage and good teacher...... No, it was ordered by the traitor Zhang Jiao to attack the Han army, and he would be able to see Lu Zhi at that time, what did the little general think? ”
"Well...... this"
After listening to Peng Tuo's plan, Xu Kang frowned and thought for a while, then nodded with a smile.
"Well, although the strategy is a little simple and crude, but sometimes the simpler the thing, the less others will be guarded against and perceive, just do as you say!"
As he spoke, he patted Peng Tuo's shoulder again.
"Okay, you've been tired for a few days, take a good rest, and when things are done, you can go back to the countryside and be a rich man with peace of mind, but before that, you'd better be honest, you know?"
"Yes, yes...... I know! Peng Tuo nodded hurriedly, and at the same time bowed to him again, "Thank you, little general!" ”
"Hmm!" Xu Kang just lightly agreed, and then turned around and left Peng Tuo's military tent.
After he left, Peng Tuo straightened up again, sat on the bed and began to count the treasures Xu Kang had given him.
He first put the gold cake and silver nugget in his mouth and bit it, and carefully counted the number of pearls twice, and after confirming that they were correct, he took out a piece of silk cloth and carefully wrapped it, and put it in his bosom.
After doing this, he lay down on the bed and closed his eyes, and his breathing gradually became more even.
Although he already knew that he had completely failed, for Peng Tuo, he didn't know why, but he felt very relaxed at this time, so he quickly fell asleep.
That night, he slept soundly soundly.