"Anyway...... General Qu Cheng, this time you are the only one who returned to our army unharmed? What about the rest of the generals under Lord Xiong Amber? ”

After staring at Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, and Wu Majiao for a long time, the general Zaifu finally couldn't help but ask.

Hearing this, Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, who was still irritable, also glanced at Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, and Wu Majiao with surprised eyes, as if thinking about something.

"Sure enough......

Qu Cheng secretly said in his heart, and he didn't panic, but he smiled and said embarrassedly: "Please forgive me, at that time, the last general saw that the general situation had gone, so he changed into a soldier's leather armor in the chaotic army, and asked the guards to pretend to be me......"

"Hmm." Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, nodded abruptly.

In fact, it is not uncommon for a general to pretend to be an ordinary soldier and run away in the Chu State, after all, the Chu State attaches great importance to blood status, and it is common for a nobleman to pretend to be an ordinary soldier in an unfavorable battle situation, and let the guards or other soldiers wear the general's armor and send them to death.

In the proud words of the nobles, it is their honor that the untouchables die instead of the nobles!

And Qu Cheng is also from the surname "Qu", although it is a side branch, but he is also a nobleman, so Qu Cheng escaped with this method, and Xiong Tuo will not say anything about him.

"What about the two of you?" Xiong Tuo's eyes looked at Gu Liangwei and Wu Majiao.

Fortunately, Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, and Wu Majiao had discussed it earlier, so they were not flustered in their hearts, and after glancing at each other, they fell to their knees with a puff, trembling, and shrunk their heads and did not dare to speak.

With Qu Cheng's experience, what they mean. Go without saying.

"Useless stuff!"

Xiong Tuo, who would be wrong, snorted coldly in his heart, and wanted to reprimand and even punish the two, but because Qu Cheng also used this method to get away with it, he didn't have a seizure, and said lightly: "Get up!" ”

"Multi-...... Thank you, Your Excellency. ”

Gu Liangwei and Wu Ma stood up anxiously.

In fact, the panic on their faces is not all fake. Because they were afraid that Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, would find out something.

And this panic combined with their actions just now can also be said to be wrong.

"Qu Cheng, what about the other generals under Xiong Hu's command?" Xiong Tuo asked Qu Chengdao.

may be because Qu Cheng is also a nobleman of the Chu State, Xiong Tuo not only has a much better attitude towards him, but also gives more trust to him.

"I have inquired carefully about this matter." Qu Cheng hugged his fists and said respectfully: "The Wei army will be under the command of Lord Xiong Hu, and the more than a thousand generals will be detained separately ......" Speaking of this, he showed a hint of hesitation on his face.

See here. Xiong Tuo frowned and said, "What's wrong?" Why spit? ”

I saw Qu Cheng hesitantly glance at Xiong Tuo, and then said hesitantly: "When it was almost evening, some Wei soldiers tortured and beat our sergeants...... I learned a piece of news from them, and I don't know if it's true......"

"What's the matter? Say it! ”

"I heard from those Wei soldiers that in the afternoon, Ji Run, the king of Su of the Wei State, took a group of crossbowmen to the big tent where Lord Xiong Hu and the generals were imprisoned, and for some reason, killed all the imprisoned generals. Even Lord Xiong Amber was tortured to the point that life was worse than death......"

"What?!" Xiong Tuo's eyes widened out when he heard this, and he gritted his teeth and scolded: "Ji Run Xiao'er." How dare so! ”

As soon as he finished scolding, he quickly fell silent.

Because he suddenly remembered today's failed "prisoner trade", when Zhao Hongrun, the king of Nasu, rejected his offer to exchange prisoners, and to everyone's surprise, he shot those Wei captives to death.

As a result, a conjecture suddenly appeared in Xiong Tuo's heart: it was obvious that the king of Su, who shot his country's captives in desperation, must have been holding back the fire in his stomach at that time. So, when Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, led his army away, the king of Nasu led people to the tent where Xiong Hu and others were imprisoned, killed those Chu generals and tortured Xiong Hu, the king of Pingyu, to vent his anger.

"Xiong Amber...... How is it now? ”

"This ......," Qu Cheng said embarrassedly, "The last general also heard about it, how is it." Unknown. ”

"Damn it!" When Xiong Tuo heard this, he didn't care that Qu Cheng was also a nobleman, and scolded: "The life and death of the monarch you are loyal to are uncertain, but you are greedy for life and afraid of death, pretending to be a soldier to escape?" …… You'll have the face to come back?! ”

"The last general deserves to die, please forgive the sin of the king." Qu Cheng pleaded, and Gu Liangwei and Wu Majiao also hurriedly knelt down.

Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, glared at Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, and Wu Majiao viciously, and his eyes seemed to be eager to drag them all out and execute.

Seeing this, Qu Cheng hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, although we pretend to be soldiers and greedy for life, we have also learned some things about the Wei camp because of this......" As he spoke, he seemed to be afraid that Xiong Tuo would blame him, and he couldn't wait to say: "The buildings inside the Wei camp may be able to draw one or two ......."

"......" Xuancheng Jun Xiong Tuo was stunned when he heard this, and the anger on his face was slightly reduced: "The situation in the Wei camp, do you know?" ”

Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, and Wu Majiao nodded again and again: "Back to the king, the reinforcement of the Wei camp is almost under the pretense of my 30,000 soldiers, and the last general and others have also taken the opportunity to remember some of the situation in the camp......"

"And the face to say!" Xiong Tuo scolded in a low voice.

As soon as he mentioned this matter, he felt angry, after all, after Zhao Hongrun squeezed out the use value of the 30,000 captives, he regarded it as a burden and threw it back to him Xiong Tuo, but he Xiong Tuo had to continue honestly.

This made Xiong Tuo feel extremely annoyed!

Under Xiong Tuo's instructions, Qu Cheng really drew the location of the entire Wei camp.

After all, that camp originally belonged to the camp of Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu, and the Wei army only added some defensive facilities after entering the camp, making this camp more impregnable.

It's not that Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, and Wu Majiao betrayed Zhao Hongrun again, the problem is that even if Qu Cheng draws the internal building structure in detail and hands it over to Xiong Tuo, it will not help.

At most, Xiong Tuo sighed: Ah, it's really indestructible.

Of course, Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, didn't know Qu Cheng's wishful thinking, and when he saw him draw a map of the location of the Wei army's camp, the anger in his heart subsided a lot.

But as Qu Cheng expected, this map of the Wei army's camp structure couldn't help Xiong Tuo at all.

"Tricky. How tricky!'

After looking at the architectural drawings of Wei Ying for a long time, Xiong Tuo became more and more anxious.

The more he looked at this picture, the more he felt that this military camp was simply an impossible fortress to capture, at least until the beginning of spring next year, there was almost no possibility of capturing.

"Qu Cheng, the grain in the Wei camp...... Do you know? ”

Qu Cheng smiled bitterly and replied, "Go back to the king." The last general doesn't know how much military rations the Wei army has, but how much grain there was in that barracks, the last general still knows ......"

"Damn it!" Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, couldn't help but scold.

Because he then remembered that the Wei camp that was now presented in front of him originally belonged to Xiong Hu, the king of Pingyu, if there was no accident, when Xiong Hu captured Yanling or Anling, that military camp would be handed over to the army of Xiong Tuo, the king of his Xuancheng. It includes all the facilities and food and grass in the whole camp.

And now, everything belongs to the Wei army.

"Didn't Xiong Hu leave any soldiers to guard the camp?" Xiong Tuo asked angrily.

Qu Cheng hesitated for a moment, and said in embarrassment: "No one thought that the Wei army would be able to defeat Lord Xiong Hu, including Lord Xiong Hu himself, so ......"

"Careless! Xiong Amber is too careless! Xiong Tuo hammered the table in annoyance.

Everyone in the tent looked at each other when they heard this, but they didn't speak.

In fact, I'm afraid no one here has thought about it. The state of Wei, whose national strength and army strength were far inferior to those of Chu, was able to defeat the 60,000 vanguard division of Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu in one fell swoop. Took over the barracks.

In their opinion, Xiong Hu, the king of peace, should have played a triumphant song all the way to attack the capital of Wei.

"This is a problem." The general Che Yu couldn't help but speak: "The Wei army has obtained the baggage, grain and grass in Lord Xiong Hu's army, and it should not be bothered by grain and grass in the short term, and our army ...... With 30,000 more mouths for no reason, the problem of grain and grass has become even more severe...... The end will be thought. Those 30,000 people remained in the army, but it was a burden. ”

"And what do you say? Do you want to ask those 30,000 people to go back to the Wei camp, or do you just kill them, and they are all gone? Xiong Tuo asked angrily.

Zicheyu's face changed when he heard this, and he hurriedly confessed. Don't dare to say anything more.

Xiong Tuo, who realized his gaffe, let out a long breath, calmed down for a while, and then sighed: "I also understand that leaving those 30,000 unarmed and unarmored soldiers in the army is undoubtedly a waste of military rations, but for the sake of the army, they must not be expelled, otherwise there will be trouble." ”

"Why don't you let those 30,000 people go back to Dachu first?" Lian Bi tentatively suggested.

As soon as the words fell, I heard my father say with a wry smile: "I'm afraid that those people will freeze to death and starve to death in the middle of the road before they reach Pingyu County...... Forcing them to return to China at this time is tantamount to sending them to death. ”

Lian Bi's eyes flashed a little fierce, and he said in a low voice: "Since this is the case, it is better to simply attack the Wei camp tomorrow......"

"This guy ......"

All the generals in the tent turned their heads and glanced at Lian Bi.

"Nope." Xiong Tuo shook his head and sighed: "Don't say that those 30,000 people have no weapons and no armor now, even if they are given weapons and armor, how many people still have the strength to fight?" …… You have also seen it just now, those people have yellow faces and thin muscles, obviously that Ji Run Xiao'er has long expected it, so he simply didn't give them much food to weaken his physical strength......"

Speaking of this, Xiong Tuo suddenly turned his head to look at Qu Cheng: "Qu Cheng, do you have any suggestions?" ”

Qu Cheng said curtly: "The defeated general, how dare you suggest anything to the king......

"If you have something to say, just say it."

"This ......" Qu Cheng hesitated for a moment, then suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "The last general thinks that at the moment, even if he attacks the Wei camp, even if he suffers heavy casualties, he may not be able to take that military camp...... It's better to retreat. ”

"Retreat?" A few complicated looks flashed in Xiong Tuo's eyes.

"Yes." Ignoring the suspicious gazes cast by the three generals in the tent, Qu Cheng said calmly: "Jun Mingjian, at present, the seven counties of Zhaoling, Xiping, and Linying are all in the hands of our army, it is better to disperse the army, garrison the troops in these seven county towns respectively, and then reorganize the army at the beginning of spring in the next year and continue to attack the Wei State." ”

“……”

Zaifu, Zicheyu, and Lian Bi were stunned when they heard this, and the anger on their faces was suddenly replaced by abruptness and embarrassment.

And Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, also looked at Qu Cheng in surprise, nodded slowly and asked, "Then ...... What to do with Xiong Amber? ”

"This ......" Qu Cheng looked at Xiong Tuo hesitantly, and said in a low voice: "The last general thinks that it is better to try to return one or two cities of Wei in exchange for Lord Xiong Amber......"

Xiong Tuo was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then nodded thoughtfully and said, "Well, it's worth trying......"

"Hoo ......"

Qu Cheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Because the feeling of the edge on his back that he inexplicably felt just now had gradually moved away at this time. (To be continued.) )