When night fell, Pei Zhan, the former commander of Yanling County, led a team of chariots and horses, and Shanshan came to the Yanshui camp of the Wei army, bringing axes, saws, chisels, hammers, shovels, hoes and other farming tools that Zhao Hongrun urgently needed.

It is no exaggeration to say that when he learned from Cao Jue, the general of the Junshui Battalion, who had been to Anling once, that Zhao Hongrun, the king of Su, was in urgent need of a batch of farming tools, Pei Zhan almost emptied the farm tools in Anling City.

After all, this is the order of His Royal Highness King Su, and it is His Royal Highness King Su who completely annihilated the 60,000 vanguard army of Chu in one fell swoop!

After handing over the large number of farm tools, Anling Wuwei, who was in charge of escorting, went back to Anling with his men and horses, but Pei Zhan insisted on staying, because he wanted to see if King Su, who had created a miracle, could create a miracle again and defeat the 100,000 army of Xiong Tuo, the king of Chu Xuancheng.

After getting this batch of farm tools that arrived in time, that night, Wu Wei Chen Shi, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang led more than 10,000 Yanling soldiers to cut down trees in the nearby forests.

They were only responsible for cutting and did not need transportation, so at the end of the night, although the efficiency was not as good as during the day, they did cut down a lot of wood.

In the early morning of the next day, Chen Shi, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang took their Yanling soldiers back to the camp to rest and sleep, and Gong Yuan, the general of the shooting battalion of the Junshui battalion, and Wu Ben, the general of the first infantry battalion, took over the task of the former.

Leaving the camp with them were nearly 10,000 captives of the Chu army.

The division of labor between the three was very clear, and the general Wu Ben and his 5,000 infantry continued to cut down the trees, and as for the trees they fell, as well as the trees cut down by the Yan Ling soldiers last night, they were all carried by the nearly 10,000 Chu prisoners.

As for the general Gong Yuan and the crossbowmen under his command who shot the battalion, they were responsible for supervising the 10,000 Chu prisoners.

In order to deter the 10,000 Chu captives, Zhao Hongrun also moved the 200 chariots out. Let them assist General Miyabuchi in spying on the group of captives.

Sure enough, the Chu captives, who were scared of being slaughtered by the chariots, turned pale with fright when they saw the two hundred chariots, even though they had heard last night that they were responsible for carrying the felled trees today.

It's no wonder that these Chu troops were really scared by that terrifying chariot.

But then again. Even though the Chu captives were generally terrified of the Wei army, they were bound to their feet for the sake of caution - the ends of a rope were tied to the captives' feet and tied with dead knots. It doesn't affect their walking, but they can't run, otherwise they will fall as soon as they run in.

At this time, looking at this group of Chu captives, they haven't eaten anything since they were locked up in the Wei army camp yesterday, and they haven't even drunk a few sips of water. In addition, the leather armor on his body was stripped off, and he was only wearing single clothes, and he starved all night in the cold night, which made him look extremely weak.

While they were tied to the ropes, Gong Yuan paced back and forth beside him, soothing and threatening, and said, "Be honest!" …… Be obedient and obey the command of our soldiers, and you will have no worries about your lives. Contrarily. If anyone deliberately causes trouble, hum. Did you see the bows and crossbows in the hands of the soldiers under the command of General Ben? See the more than 200 chariots? …… You can see if you are the fastest runner or the faster our crossbow bolts! ”

“……”

The Chu army captives lowered their heads and did not dare to speak, and after being tied with ropes, they walked out of the Wei camp one by one.

It was only when they passed by the huge wooden barrels at the gate of the big camp that their eyes rose a little.

in those barrels. According to General Gong Yuan, the Chu army prisoners who participated in the transportation today can grab a handful of rice to satisfy their hunger before leaving, and they can also grab a handful when they come back at night.

But. Limited to one handful.

Obviously, the Wei soldiers were also guarding against these captives, and did not want them to regain their strength after eating their stomachs, so as not to escape or resist these captives.

Therefore, it is only allowed to catch a handful, which is neither starved to death, but also not enough to fill the stomach.

As for the question of "how to carry the cut down trees if you don't have the strength", General Gong Yuan said that this is not a problem at all, after all, there are 10,000 Chu soldiers here, and if one person can't move it, then there are two people.

In short, there must be no hope for these people to escape.

The Chu prisoners grabbed a handful of rice one by one, stuffed it into their mouths and devoured it, thinking about it, they had not eaten anything so far except for one meal they had eaten during the attack on Yanshui yesterday morning.

It didn't take long for the Chu army captives to begin the work of carrying wood.

Some people may think that it is very threatening to let these 10,000 captives out, but if you think about it carefully, it is not, after all, there are a full 5,000 crossbowmen guarding them, and in exchange, one Wei crossbowman is only responsible for guarding two prisoners.

Even if someone makes a mess and kills one with an arrow, and the other draws his sword and kills him, it is not a problem at all.

What's more, there are two hundred chariots in the vicinity that are slowly acting as patrols to deter those Chu captives.

Either because of hunger and cold, they did not have the strength to flee or resist, or they simply felt that it was impossible to escape from the hands of five thousand crossbowmen and two hundred chariots, so the vast majority of Chu soldiers and prisoners were very obedient.

Of course, after all, there were 10,000 captives, and there were always a few who couldn't see it, waiting for an opportunity to escape, and the result was obvious, and they didn't leave—because they couldn't run at all with ropes—and they were shot dead by the Wei army's crossbowmen at a great distance.

This can be regarded as an example of killing chickens and monkeys, anyway, with those few guys who were shot dead as an example, the rest of the Chu army captives didn't dare to have any crooked brains at all.

When it was close to noon, Zhao Hongrun and the general Bailiba, as well as Pei Zhan, the former commander of Yanling County, Shen Yu and others, Meng Kui, the left waiter of the Foreign Processing Department, and some other officials of the Ministry of Industry, a group of people slowly came here to inspect the situation.

Seeing this group of people, General Gong Yuan hurriedly rode his horse to meet him, and then turned over and dismounted to salute Zhao Hongrun and Bailiba.

"King Su, General."

"Hmm." Zhao Hongrun nodded, looked at the Chu captives who were carrying wood in the distance, and asked, "How is it, is it going well?" ”

Gong Yuan is also a more thoughtful general, he can understand the deep meaning of Zhao Hongrun's words, and replied with a smile: "It's very smooth, and sure enough, there are a few disobedient ...... After shooting those few guys who didn't know whether they were alive or dead, the rest of the people were much more obedient. ”

"......" Zhao Hongrun frowned when he heard this.

Although he understood what Miyabuchi wanted to express. But he knew better in his heart that this kind of intimidation was actually a double-edged sword, once the nerves of these Chu captives were forced to the point of almost collapse, then, nine times out of ten, these people would jump out in a swarm.

I thought about it. Zhao Hongrun said to Gong Yuan: "General Gong Yuan, I bother you to convey to them on behalf of the king, as long as they cooperate with our army, after six days, the king will release them...... 30,000 people, all released! ”

Bailiba's face changed when he heard this, and he looked at Zhao Hongrun with a suspicious face.

But after thinking about it carefully, a few inexplicable smiles gradually appeared on his face.

He couldn't help but admire: "It is worthy of His Royal Highness King Su, killing two birds with one stone." Good intentions! ”

Seeing that Baili Ba seemed to have guessed his intentions, Zhao Hongrun smiled slightly, and he was not surprised, after all, Bai Liba was a general who was good at fighting.

However, the others were a little puzzled, and said that if they put back these 30,000 Chu army prisoners, what kind of killing two birds with one stone is this?

For the confusion on these people's faces, Bailiba turned a blind eye, but when he saw that Zong Wei Shen Yu also had a puzzled expression. He couldn't help it a little: "Shen Yu, you are the head of the sect guard next to His Royal Highness King Su." How can someone like you be worthy of a heavy responsibility? …… Think about it! ”

Facing the reminder of Bailiba, the ancestor of Zongwei, Shen Yu suddenly felt the pressure doubled.

Zhao Hongrun turned a blind eye to this scene, after all, Baili Ba was well-intentioned, and besides. Shen Yu and the others are his humerus henchmen, and if they grow up, it will be of greater help to him.

At this time, Baili Bao seemed to notice that his general Gong Yuan also had a puzzled expression on his face, and his face suddenly sank: "What are you still stunned for?" Let's go. ”

"Oh...... Oh! "Miyabuchi woke up like a dream. Nodding his head, he was about to convey Zhao Hongrun's meaning, but he didn't expect Zhao Hongrun to call him again.

"Wait, General Miyabuchi. …… And one more to add to them, tell them that if any one escapes during these six days, then one who escapes will kill a hundred people in the nearest place! Not...... If someone reports a runaway and assists our sergeants in shooting him, then this rule does not count. ”

The intention of this sentence was still understood, and he hugged his fists and left.

Glancing at the back of the departing general Gong Yuan, Baili Ba said with emotion: "...... In this way, not only will the soldiers of my 5,000-shot battalion keep an eye on them, but I am afraid that they themselves will also keep an eye on whether anyone has escaped......

"yes." Zhao Hongrun nodded, and added with a smile: "As long as those captives are given a glimmer of hope, no one should risk their lives." ”

"Hmm." Baili also nodded.

As they expected, when more and more Chu soldiers learned Zhao Hongrun's words from Gong Yuan's mouth, the 10,000 Chu army captives were surprised and delighted, after all, Zhao Hongrun clearly told them that as long as they were obedient, then in six days, the Chu army would release them.

Hearing this great news, even those Chu soldiers who had the intention of taking the opportunity to escape gave up the idea of escaping.

People are like this, when they see hope, they will never let themselves be easily put into danger.

It is undeniable that the effect of Zhao Hongrun's words was extremely powerful, and in the following days, the Chu prisoners who were responsible for carrying the wood every day were very obedient and cooperative, and as the "six-day period" gradually approached, they also became more and more energetic.

Then again, is Zhao Hongrun's "unconditional release of prisoners after six days" true?

Indeed, that's what Zhao Hongrun thinks.

After six days, Xiong Tuo, the king of Chu Xuancheng, led a large army to this place, Zhao Hongrun will keep his promise and unconditionally release the 30,000 Chu army captives who had no weapons or armor and had been starving for several days, and let them go to the army of Xiong Tuo, the king of Chu Xuancheng.

As long as the 30,000 Chu soldiers were captured and returned to the army of Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Chu City, when the time came, Xiong Tuo, the Jun of Xucheng City, would have to feed these 30,000 mouths, after all, it was impossible for him to kill these 30,000 soldiers for no reason, which would make the other soldiers in the nearly 100,000 army feel cold.

But he spent a lot of food to feed 30,000 soldiers who had no weapons or armor, and who had been starving for days, and who could not be used in a short time.

But even so, Xiong Tuo, the king of Chu Xuancheng, still had to feed these 30,000 Chu army prisoners, so as not to fluctuate the army's morale.

Moreover, with the full 30,000 mouths, the army of Chu Xuancheng Jun Xiong Tuo will undoubtedly have a greater demand for food.

This means that the team responsible for the transportation of grain and grass in the logistics of the Chu army has also increased the volume and number of transportation.

In other words, the cavalry led by Cao Jue, the general of the Junshui battalion, the greater the chance of them ambushing the Chu army's grain route.

So to sum up, this trick kills two birds with one stone, and it is indeed a very bad move.

But this is not the end, because Zhao Hongrun is thinking about it, trying to make this trick even more yin.

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