"Your Highness, what General Baili said, 'Releasing the 30,000 Chu Army captives is a plan to kill two birds with one stone', I have somewhat guessed it, but there is one thing, I still can't figure it out, and I ask Your Highness to mention something......"

In a corner of the Wei army's Yanshui camp, Zongwei Shen Yu asked Zhao Hongrun for advice very seriously.

Zhao Hongrun, the king of Shisu, was squatting in the corner, and when he heard Shen Yu's question, he couldn't help frowning slightly: "Shen Yu, before this king solves your doubts, do you think about it first, is it really appropriate to ask this king this question at this time?" ”

"Uh......" Shen Yu woke up from his deep thoughts and smiled curtly: "Your Highness, forgive me, I've been thinking about this question a little bit for the past two days......

Zhao Hongrun glanced at Shen Yu and shook his head angrily.

After a period of silence, Zhao Hongrun coughed and said in a low voice: "Paper." ”

Shen Yu hurriedly turned his back and handed the paper that had already been prepared in his hand to His Royal Highness.

After a burst of rustling sounds, Zhao Hongrun stood up with his pants up, frowned and glanced at the filthy things in the small pit, filled in the dirt that had just been dug out on the side with his boots, filled the small pit, and stepped on it.

There is no way, the living conditions in the barracks are so simple, he Zhao Hongrun is still a man of public morality, and then look at the Wei soldiers in the rest of the army, none of them will find a corner to solve it, so that when Zhao Hongrun went to the corner of the camp at night to inspect the camp defense loopholes, he did not dare to set foot in those remote corners, for fear of stepping on something bad.

"Damn war...... Damn the state of Chu...... Damn the Bear Taku......

Glancing at the stains on his sleeves, Zhao Hongrun sighed silently, and then asked Shen Yu, "What do you want to ask?" ”

"I would like to ask why His Highness is so ...... to those captives Hmm, courtesy? ”

"Courtesy?" Zhao Hongrun was stunned and asked funny, "What kind of courtesy?" ”

"I can't say anything about it. I just think that His Royal Highness is very tolerant of those captives of the Chu State, not to mention anything else, just that when you release those captives, you also let them each take two steamed buns on the road to satisfy their hunger...... Although it's not a lot of two steamed buns for one person, it can't stand the more than 30,000 captives......"

"What do you want to say?"

"Humble just thinks. You were too kind to those captives...... Not only did he think so, but many of the soldiers of the dredging battalion in the camp were a little incomprehensible. After all, those people are the enemies of my Great Wei, the enemies who invaded the territory of our Great Wei and killed the people of our Great Wei...... I don't understand why His Highness treats them so favorably, does His Highness still expect those people to change their minds and surrender to my Great Wei? ”

Zhao Hongrun glanced at Shen Yu when he heard this, nodded and said, "Yes, you are right." …… Those 30,000 Chu soldiers were prisoners of our army. There is enmity with our Great Wei, in this way, they fall into the hands of our army, even if our soldiers kill them all, no one can say that our army is not ...... I believe that even the captives themselves thought so. ”

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and suddenly changed the topic: "Shen Yu." Why do you think that "sending charcoal in the snow" is more reminiscent of kindness than "icing on the cake"? …… It's all help, too, isn't it? ”

"Huh?" Shen Yu thought for a moment. Shaking his head, he said: "Not really, it is naturally when you are in a difficult situation and in urgent need of help, and you will remember the kindness of the other party......

"You're right. …… When people are in danger and in urgent need of help, they will care more about this kindness. At the end of the day, this is also the human heart...... When a person is desperate. Give him a little favor and help, and the man will be grateful to Dade......"

"The same is true of those Chu army captives?"

"Hmm...... A bit close, but slightly different. ”

"Your Highness, please."

"Shen Yu, people's hearts are very complicated...... As you said, those Chu soldiers are the enemies of my Great Wei. Therefore, it would not be an exaggeration if we killed them all. We know this, and those Chu soldiers also know it in their hearts. …… However, our army did not kill them, but gave them hope of life, and even gave them some small favors, such as giving them two steamed buns each when they were released...... Do you believe it or not, those Chu soldiers will be grateful to our army for this? ”

"I don't believe it." Shen Yu shook his head without giving any face.

"Haha, this king doesn't believe it either." Zhao Hongrun laughed.

Hearing this, Shen Yu couldn't cry or laugh, and was about to speak, but when he saw the smile on Zhao Hongrun's face, he said: "But ah, Shen Yu, when those Chu soldiers return to the army of Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, as long as they receive some unfavorable treatment for them, they will think of our army...... Thinking of the kindness of our army to them, I was even more indignant at the unfair treatment they had received. Do you believe that? ”

"......," Shen Yu shook his head hesitantly.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun smiled slightly, looked at the south under the night sky, and said lightly: "I remember that when the prisoners were released, someone reminded the king that the 30,000 prisoners of war would become a burden to Xiong Tuo's army, which is a good strategy, but in order to prevent those prisoners of war from continuing to be enemies of our army, we should do some 'guarantees' in advance, for example, to break the tendons of those prisoners, or cut them or something...... This kind of protection is indeed good, but it ignores the hearts of the people. If the king had ordered this, the 30,000 prisoners of war would have held a grudge against our army, which was not in keeping with the king's purpose of releasing them......"

"The original intention?"

"Ahh Zhao Hongrun nodded and chuckled: "This king wants Xiong Tuo to have to afford the rations of the 30,000 prisoners of war, and also let the 30,000 prisoners of war of the Chu State recite the good ...... of my Wei army."

"This ...... I'm afraid it's unlikely. Shen Yu looked incomprehensible.

"Impossible? Let's wait and see. Glancing at the night sky, Zhao Hongrun said as if he was confident: "As long as there is an opportunity...... A chance that will come up! ”

"......" Shen Yu opened his mouth and nodded inexplicably.

At the same time, Qu Cheng, the Chu general who had secretly surrendered to Zhao Hongrun, was witnessing the opportunity that the former was referring to.

"Even those Wei soldiers won't treat us like this!"

When he heard this, even Qu Cheng was stunned.

Even he didn't expect that the 30,000 former Xiong Hu soldiers who were released by the Wei army would say such things.

What's even more incredible is that this sentence has been widely recognized by those former Xiong Amber soldiers nearby.

Of course. In fact, there is a lot of exaggeration in this sentence, and at best it is just an angry sentence.

But somehow, those soldiers of the former Xiong Amber Army generally agreed with this sentence.

Because in their opinion, when they were working as coolies in the Wei camp, His Royal Highness the King Su of Wei was the first to give them food, even though each person could only grab a handful of rice. But at least when they ate, the Wei soldiers who were guarding them were still hungry, and the Wei soldiers did not rush forward to rob them.

But now, in front of them, these allies of the Xiong Amber Army seem to want to squeeze them into a corner and let them starve to death.

According to common sense, shouldn't the other side play the harmony between friendly forces and let them get food to fill their stomachs first?

Why these friendly forces do it. Even those Wei troops who are obviously enemies are even inferior?!

With this thought, the soldiers of the former Xiong Amber Army were angry at the unfair treatment they had received, and they all spoke out in support of the soldier who took the lead in reciting the good Wei soldiers.

"That's right! …… The fucking ones are also soldiers of their own country, and those Wei soldiers will not be so arrogant! ”

No, for a while, such similar arguments abound.

Listening to this kind of argument, the soldiers of Xiong Amber's army did not feel that the people in their own team had done too much, but felt that the other party was unreasonable.

It's not. One of Xiong Tuojun's soldiers pursed his lips and sneered: "Since the Wei army is so good to you, why do you come back?" Wouldn't it be nice to stay in the Wei camp as a prisoner? ”

As soon as the words fell. A soldier of Xiong Tuojun's army also took over the conversation and mocked: "I think these people were frightened by the Wei army, and they actually said good things for the enemy......

At first, there was mutual accusation, and then there was mutual scolding.

Xiong Tuo's sergeant scolded those former Xiong Hu sergeants for being "captured by the Wei army, losing their weapons and armor, and even having the face to come back to beg for food", while Xiong Hu's sergeant scolded back, "We are going to fight the Wei army head-on." And you dogs, you guys, know how to pick up cheap in the rear and torture and kill the civilians of Wei who have no power to resist."

"A group of defeated soldiers, why didn't the Wei army kill all of you?"

"Because Wei Bing is much better than you dogs!"

"What? What the fuck are you guys? 60,000 people were defeated by Wei soldiers, who were far less powerful than yours...... A bunch of rubbish! ”

"Hahaha...... Only know how to loot those unarmed civilians in the rear. There is a kind of you going to fight with those Wei soldiers...... Don't be scared to pee your pants! ”

"Keep your mouth clean!"

"What are you going to do? …… Let go! ”

"Let go? I'll fuck you......"

"You dare to do it?"

"What's wrong with the hands-on?"

"Brothers, fight with them!"

As a result, this contradiction rose directly from a verbal battle to the use of force, and thousands of two Chu soldiers angrily swung their fists at their former allies and scuffled with them.

Rice buckets were beaten, soup was spilled on the ground, and the precious grain was trampled into mud.

Although the nearby Chu generals scolded sharply, it was useless at all.

As far as the eye can see, thousands of soldiers of the two Chu armies participated in this internal struggle either actively or passively, and the scene was so fierce that even Qu Cheng felt unbelievable.

Because as the contradictions intensified and the chaotic scene gradually escalated, more and more non-commissioned officers of the two soldiers were implicated, as if it was about to evolve into an internal struggle between "30,000 people" and "80,000 people".

How can an infighting of this scale be easily suppressed?

"Hey, hey...... Only then did he return to Chu Ying, and was he guessed by the King Su of Wei?"

Qu Cheng did not participate in the chaos in the distance, and silently ate rice on the side to satisfy his hunger.

But in his heart, he had a higher opinion of His Royal Highness King Su of Wei, after all, Zhao Hongrun had told him with confidence that the 30,000 Chu army captives released by the Wei army, that is, the original Xiong Hu soldiers, and the 80,000 soldiers under the command of Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, could not get along peacefully.

No, the 30,000 captives had just returned to the Chu camp, and they had a conflict with the soldiers of Xiong Tuojun's army, and the reason for the calculation was just because of such trivial things as before and after the meal queue.

Of course, this is only in Qu Cheng's view, and when it comes to the most fundamental reason, it is actually "contempt" and "self-esteem": Xiong Tuojun looked down on the 30,000 Xiong Amber army who had been captured by the Wei army, and was even more angry that the latter even said good things about the Wei army; And the 30,000 Xiong Amber soldiers are because they have been captured by the Wei army, which has become a thorn in their hearts, if anyone dares to touch this thorn, then they must be prepared to meet the anger of these 30,000 Xiong Amber soldiers.

"That King Su...... Sure enough, I lost a big trouble to Xiong Tuo."

Sighing in his heart, Qu Cheng and the two generals Gu Liangwei and Wu Ma Jiao also pretended to step forward to stop the stupid fight of those soldiers.

In fact, they are afraid that these people will fight more and more fiercely, and it will be difficult to separate, so that they will have the opportunity to complete Zhao Hongrun's instructions: wait for the opportunity to burn the Chu camp.

Although the current Chu camp has actually only built a camp wall on the north side, it is undeniable that if Qu Cheng and others have the opportunity to burn down the many tents in the camp, I believe that these 110,000 Chu soldiers here will have to spend a night in the cold wind, and I don't know how many people will be frozen to death by the cold wind at night.

But unfortunately, Qu Cheng and the three did not get a chance in the end.

After all, those soldiers of the former Xiong Amber Army, after starving for several days, their physical strength was far inferior to that of Xiong Tuojun's, and they were unsurprisingly pressed to the ground and beaten by the latter.

All sides were defeated, and the infighting soon ended.

"It's a pity ......," Wu Majiao muttered regretfully.

"It's a pity?"

Qu Cheng snorted coldly in his heart, looked at a soldier of Xiong Tuojun's army with a cold expression, stepped on a soldier of the former Xiong Amber army, and mocked triumphantly.

"Come on, hit again, dog!"

The former Xiong Hu sergeant who was trampled on the ground was full of wounds, and stared at the former friendly sergeant who had insulted him with fierce eyes, but because of the exhaustion of strength, it was difficult to struggle to stand up while panting, so he had to scold.

But the result was clear, this soldier was repaired by Xiong Tuojun's soldiers.

Similar phenomena abound.

"Ho-ho...... I hope that Xiong Tuo will not give weapons and armor to "our army", otherwise, "those soldiers of our army" will gradually recover their physical strength in the future...... There's a good show!'

Qu Cheng watched this scene coldly, and secretly snorted coldly in his heart.

Although today's soldiers of the original Xiong Amber Army are defeated by the soldiers of Xiong Tuo's army, it is just the difference in the physical strength of the two soldiers.

Looking at the former Xiong Hu soldiers who were pressed to the ground and beaten violently, looking at the angry look in their helpless eyes, Qu Cheng's heart was clear.

He felt more and more that it was really getting more and more difficult for Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, to win this battle.

Of course, Qu Cheng, who had secretly surrendered to the Wei army, was happy to see this. (To be continued.) )