The question of how to settle the 400,000 Zhao prisoners caused different controversies in the main account of the Qin army.

Most people's thinking still followed the rules of the time: transport them all back to Xianyang and use them as slaves. A handful of generals questioned this conventional decision because they were more practical. Knowing that transporting 400,000 people back to Xianyang is an extremely dangerous task.

"It's a thousand miles away from Xianyang, and there are too many opportunities for them to escape along the way." Lian Yong said, looking at Bai Qi, "Not to mention, you have to disperse your troops to guard them." ”

Bai Qi didn't say anything.

"And once there is a riot, we can't guard so many people at all." Another partial general said. "Looking at Zhao Jun's thoughts, it seems that he is also waiting for an opportunity to counterattack, Zhao Chapter 163 Change and punishment are dead, but Zhao Guo's military heart is not dead."

"But what if you don't ship it back? According to the old rules, they have to be escorted back, and the king has to hold a surrender ceremony......"

"I'm afraid that if I can't wait for the king's surrender ceremony, people will almost run away." Lian Yong said coldly, "In another half a year, Zhao Guo will recover his vitality, and our hard work in the past few months will be in vain." ”

"If you can't go back, you can't release it back to Zhao State. So what to do? If they were all clay and wood......"

Bai Qi nodded slightly: "If that's the case, it's easy to do, it's just a matter of a few containers." ”

The coach spoke, and the account was silent again, and everyone collectively began to secretly wonder what the "container" was.

Bai Qi glanced at the generals and said, "Tonight, I will think about the issue of strengthening the garrison and lowering the soldiers." ”

At the end of the discussion, everyone paid their own accounts, but Lian Yong didn't move, he looked at Bai Qi who was contemplative, and suddenly said: "General, there is a way to solve it." ”

Of course, there is a way, Bai Qi thought to himself, he raised his head and looked at Lian Yong: "How to solve it?" ”

"If you can't transport it back to Xianyang, it will only cause a mutinyChapter 163 Change and punishment, and lose our troops in vain." Lian Yong said, "You can't put it back in Zhao Guo." ”

Bai Qi looked at him with meaningful eyes: "...... Want me to get them out on the spot? ”

Although I can't understand the exact meaning of these words. But Lian Yong knew that Bai Qi understood what he meant.

"General, we are still burdened with the diet of the soldiers, which is already consumption." Lian Yong said, "One more day is to give them an extra bit of strength." ”

This kid is simply a roundworm in my stomach. Bai Qi secretly thought, the last time he killed a pawn. As soon as his idea was proposed, it was fiercely opposed by all the generals, and the only one who voted in favor was Lian Yong......

That time, if it weren't for the resolute support of the prison army Lian Yong, it is likely that the plan to kill the prisoners would not have been able to be truly implemented.

But today, for some reason, Bai Qi doesn't want to immediately agree with Lian Yong's proposition.

He stood up: "We'll talk about that tomorrow." It's too late, please go and rest. ”

Lian Yong's expression hid great consternation! But he didn't say anything, only saluted, and turned and walked out of the tent.

The general was very wrong, standing outside the main tent, Lian Yong suddenly thought, what the hell is going on? He hardly looks like the great general he used to be.

What was it that made him change? As soon as this question popped up, Lian Yong raised his head. His gaze was on the inconspicuous military tent to the southeast, where the woman Bai Qi had brought lived there.

Can't let him go on like this anymore!

That night, Bai Qi went to find Su Hong.

In the past two days, I have been busy dealing with the affairs of the pawns. He didn't even care about looking at Su Hong's situation, at this time it was already late at night, the child had already fallen asleep, and he left in shock, but Su Hong was still awake, she seemed to have something on her mind, waiting for Bai to get up and find her.

"It's been so long, and there's not been any movement." Su Hong sighed slightly, "Even if there is a locator, it would be fine." ”

"Even if you don't have a locator, you should be able to detect that we're here." Bai Qi looked at the sword. "I'm from this period, but you're not. You've been here for so long, and it stands to reason that the frequency disorder is quite serious......"

Su Hong was a little surprised, she whispered, "What do you mean ......"

"The main gate is closed." Bai Qi put down his sword and looked up at her, "It's probably because of this that they couldn't find us." ”

This is a possibility that Su Hong didn't expect at all!

She looked around blankly, then looked down at the child, and she wanted to ask what we should do, but she didn't.

"It's going to be ordered tomorrow." Bai Qi said suddenly.

Su Hong was stunned: "What? ”

"Order, kill Zhao Bing." Bai Qi said slowly, "We can't delay any longer. ”

Su Hong's heart tightened!

"Really want to kill them?!" She asked in a trembling voice.

Bai Qi glanced at her: "You should know this history." ”

"I know, but ......" Su Hong paused, "just ...... There's no other way? ”

"What do you mean?" Bai Qi raised his eyebrows, "Do you think Zhao Kuo is guarding Stalingrad?" ”

Su Hong bit her lip and after a while. She whispered, "That's 400,000 lives." ”

Bai Qi didn't look at her, he stood up and walked a few steps inside the tent.

"Director Bai, you've already killed them once." Su Hong looked at his back cautiously, "This time it's ......"

"Don't kill them?" Bai Qi didn't look back, he put his hands behind his back, "Let them go back to Zhao Kingdom?" And then postpone the unification period even further? ”

Su Hong was speechless for a while, and after a while she whispered: "Reunification or something, it's a matter of the whole history, but now it's killing them." It's your own business. ”

"Hmm, then?" Bai Qi turned around. Looking at her expressionlessly: "What the hell do you want to say?" ”

Su Hong hesitated for a long time, but still said the sentence in her heart: "I don't believe that you will be insensitive when you do it." ”

Bai Qi looked at her coldly: "If there is a trace of hesitation and kindness, then it is not me." ”

"But you're not you anymore, haven't you noticed?" Su Hong struggled to raise her eyes. Looking directly at him, "Have you ever thought about what to do with Huaxin Factory?" ”

Bai Qi was stunned: "Zhao Guo's death is related to Huaxin Factory?" ”

“…… Killing people makes you hard, hard as an emotionless stone. 1 Small Says α. Tidying up

Su Hong said slowly, in a low voice, "This is what Fang Wuying said." He said that every time a life ends, people become numb, and this numbness cannot be relieved, it can make people lose themselves, like a malignant tumor ......"

"People like us who have been reformed will not have cancer." Bai Qi interrupted her, "I've killed them before. ”

"That's different!" Su Hong shook his head, "That's an irretrievable past, Director Bai, after killing these 400,000 soldiers, can you still go back to Huaxin Factory?" ”

"Why can't you go back?"

"I mean," Su Hong paused for a long, long time before he said again, "you are killing innocent people, this is no longer a war, but a simple killing!" ”

"So, what is its relationship with our factory?"

Su Hong couldn't go on, her thoughts were also very chaotic, only her intuition was telling her that Bai Qi must be discouraged.

"It's just a historical reenactment, and it only makes sense for you and me." Bai Qi said in a flat voice, "In history, people slaughtered 400,000 soldiers in Bai Qipit, and everyone knows about it. ”

"But for you, Director Bai, you slaughtered 800,000." Su Hong suddenly said, "Human life is not a number!" ”

Bai Qi was stunned, he slowly walked back to Su Hong, bent down, and looked at her: "...... If it's not a number, what is it? The difference between 400,000 and 800,000, what else is there besides numbers? ”

"So, Huaxin Factory is just a number?!" Su Hong suddenly became a little excited, "How many difficult workers are there in the factory, how much grain, oil, firewood and rice do they need at the end of the year, and expand production next year." How many new employees can be arranged, year-end profits, and how many employees can be added bonuses...... Are these just numbers? You're facing it every day. Just a stack of reports? Are you really just here to make money? So why do you know every worker in the factory? Since it's just numbers, why do you need to know their family situation and think about helping them at the end of the year? ”

"The pawn is not my worker." Bai Qi interrupted her, "There is no comparison between the two. ”

"Yes." Su Hong said resolutely, "Of course there is, they are all human beings, people like us, they have families, children and the elderly to take care of." ”

This small and fierce argument made the air inside the military tent a little tense.

Su Hong spoke too much and too quickly, she was a little panting, put her hand on the baby's body, Su Hong could feel the child's steady breathing, she was not woken up by them.

"I know you have to say that I am a woman." Su Hong suddenly whispered, "Besides, I don't know what history will become if I don't kill them......

“……”

"But I think, you, Secretary Qian, Section Chief Lin, and Accountant Zhang...... You're all good people. Su Hong continued, "I just can't figure it out when I see these 400,000 soldiers burned, cut by knives, and suffocated to death with soil, and after all this is done, how can you return to the office of Huaxin Factory?" Don't you feel weird? ”

"You mean I'm being a hypocrite?" Bai Qi said in a dull voice, "The Killer Demon King pretends to be a good person? ”

"No, I don't mean to criticize you, and I don't have the slightest affection for those who have been subordinated. I'm just worried about you. Su Hong shook her head sadly: "Of course, if you distinguish them from the workers in the factory, you have no obstacles. Then I won't say anything, if you really treat the soldiers as wood and stones, I'm afraid you won't even argue with me, right? I had already killed them all without my knowledge. ”

Su Hong's words seemed to hit Bai Qi's core, his face was a little weird, and he couldn't continue to keep the waves just now.

“…… In fact, it's you who make the difference. It's you who can't accept the slaughter of the pawns, and you want to convince you personally - I'm sorry, I can't do that. ”

Bai Qi was silent.

"You did kill them before, but that's not what you did now, that's the white beginning of the past. Huaxin factory has changed you. Su Hong said this, raising her face, "Don't you still understand?" You and I, as well as Fang Wuying and Shi Yuanzheng...... Our gang can't go back for a long time. ”

There was silence in the tent.

Bai Qi was silent for a long time before he said, "This is not a happy thing. ”

"Perhaps, when they die again. You'll be even happier. Su Hong whispered.

Bai Qi didn't speak again, and when he walked out, he didn't look at Su Hong again.

Until the twilight of the next day, Bai Qi did not issue an order to kill the pawns.

Lian Yong felt that something was wrong, he obviously felt the conflict in Bai Qi's heart, the general seemed to be uncertain all day today, the speed of handling military affairs was slow, and the difference in concentration had never been there.

"General, what should I do with the pawn?" He stared at Bai Qi and asked, not afraid of angering the other party.

Bai Qi didn't make a sound, but slowly bulldozed the hills on the sand table.

"In another day, Zhao Jun will have the strength to fight back." Lian Yong continued, "Our garrison is tired, general, if you don't make any plans, there may be trouble in the army. ”

"How about using them as hostages?" Bai Qi said suddenly.

Lian Yong was stunned, he didn't understand what Bai Qi was talking about.

"Use these 400,000 people as hostages to force King Zhao to surrender." Bai Qi said, "In Zhao State, every family has a man in Changping, and King Zhao is coerced by this......"

Lian Yong finally understood Bai Qi's plan, and he was a little anxious!

"General! Are you dreaming?! How could King Zhao be forced to surrender by the civilians?! He said in a hurried voice, "There are dead soldiers in Yan and Zhao, and it is impossible for them to descend!" ”

"How is it impossible?" Bai Qi continued to explain patiently, "The people know more about the importance than King Zhao. As long as Zhao Guo surrenders, there is no need for us to ...... them all."

"But the people are not the nobles! General, the people don't have so much power. ”

It seems that he really made a mistake, Bai Qi suddenly thought. Just now, I used the modern thinking that everyone is equal. He actually hoped for the power of the so-called "civil rights" in an obscurantist slave society where slaves were still killed and buried - hmph, he thought that King Zhao Huiwen was the democratically elected president!

The eldest son is really misleading.

Lian Yong adjusted his breathing, and said: "Besides, even if it really falls, there is still a fire, and if it is not extinguished as soon as possible at this time, it will still burn sooner or later." ”

Bai Qi was silent, he fully understood that what Lian Yong said was true, of course he could think about problems with 21st century thinking, but other people were still living in BC.

Lian Yong stared at Bai Qi, and suddenly, he whispered, "Is it ...... What did that Miss Su advise you? ”

Bai Qi was surprised!

"Nope." He said categorically. "This matter has nothing to do with her!"

"But ......"

"I've got my own decision." He coldly interrupted Lian Yong's words, "Tomorrow I will present the book to the king." Ask him to consider the matter of surrender. ”

Lian Yong was completely disappointed!

He looked at Bai Qi quietly, and the latter didn't look at him at all.

Knowing that he couldn't, Lian Yong had to withdraw from the military tent.

That night, Bai Qi was writing bamboo slips under the lamp. Suddenly, he heard a commotion outside the tent, and he put down his pen. Ask what's going on. A pawn stepped forward and said that a soldier insisted on seeing the general.

"What creeps?" Bai Qi was also surprised, he had never encountered such a thing, he crossed the level and asked to see him without authorization in the military camp, which is punishable in the laws of the Qin State, who is so bold as not to die to do such a thing?!

"It's the general's pawn who sent the girl to the temple worker the day before yesterday." The men under the tent replied, "He was shouting outside the door, saying that he wanted to see the general." ”

Bai Qi pondered for a moment and said, "Let him in." ”

After a short time, the boy was brought into the tent by the general, and when he saw Bai Qi, he suddenly burst into tears!

"General, don't kill Miss Su!" He cried and said, "Please let the general spare Miss Su's life......

Bai Qi was shocked!

"What?! Who's going to kill her?! He stood up from the front of the desk, "What's going on?" ”

The boy, named "Surprise", told the story intermittently.

It turned out that not long ago, Lian Yong, the prison army, suddenly broke into Su Hong's military tent, saying that she was talking about military affairs and shaking the morale of the army, and she should be beheaded, so she was arrested without saying anything!

Before he could finish speaking, Bai Qi rushed out of the main account!

He didn't expect Lian Yong to attack Su Hong at all! But logical reasoning before and after, such a result is not a surprise at all, it is obvious that Lian Yong thinks that the coach does not accept his suggestion to kill prisoners. It's all because Su Hong is doing it from the side.

For Lian Yong, Su Hong was just a pawn sent by the temple workers, Lian Yong was the supervisor of the Qin army, for him, to kill such a pawn who violated the rules, he didn't need to report to Bai Qi at all, and even when Bai Qi violated military discipline, he had the right to punish him.

…… When he arrived at the execution site where the illegal soldiers were executed on a daily basis, Bai Qi saw Lian Yong and several execution soldiers at a glance, all of whom were carrying knives in their hands. One of them seemed to want to take the child from Su Hong's arms. Su Hong struggled desperately like crazy, refusing to let go of anything, and the child was pulled and cried!

The two parties were at a stalemate, Lian Yong seemed impatient, he waved his hand, and another executive soldier couldn't help but say, raising his knife forward, it seemed that he wanted to kill the mother and daughter together with the child!

In a hurry, Bai Qi didn't even have time to tell them to stop!

He quickly drew his sword, rushed forward with an arrow, and slashed down the soldier who was about to make a move!

The boss suddenly appeared, and the situation changed abruptly, which calmed everyone down!

Su Hong looked at Bai Qi in astonishment!

She never thought that at this life-and-death juncture, in order to save her and her children, Bai Qi would kill her own soldiers with her own hands!

Just as all the people were looking at Bai Qi in confusion and horror, everything around them began to change again! It was the same change they had seen before they came: the surrounding landscape blurred and rippled, and the figures of people distorted. As if seen through the lens, their shouts grew longer, as if they were coming from a broken videotape......

Su Hong hugged her daughter tightly, in a panic, she wanted to scream, wanted to remind Bai Qi to be careful, but she couldn't make a sound at all.

In the extreme chaos, a cluster of sparks flashed in Su Hong's mind!

Time and space are distorted again.

They're leaving the plane!

……

I don't know how long it took.

There was a bright light that hit the white face. All around, quietly, only gurgling water.

Bai Qi struggled to open his eyes.

He tried to roll his eyes, and then, his gaze fell on the face of the woman next to him.

“…… Thank goodness you woke up. ”

It was Su Hong's voice, and it sounded like she was a little excited. Then, Bai Qi heard the baby's slight crying.

"What's going on......" He sat up slowly, covering his head with his hands, the violent dizziness just now still ringing in Bai Qi's ears.

"Are you alright?" Su Hong looked at him with concern.

Bai Qi put down his hands, looked at her, and then looked at the child in her arms: "...... Are you all right? ”

Su Hong breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay, thank you for saving me in time." Otherwise, Xuanxuan and I will definitely die......"

“…… Is it Lian Yong? ”

Su Hong nodded: "He said that I disrupted military affairs, but what is this place?" ”

Bai Qi also began to look around.

Of course, this is not the Qin army's barracks, they are on a river beach, and the murmuring water is around. Not far away, there are verdant mountain forests.

“…… Definitely left Changping. Bai Qi stood up and took two steps, "Perhaps, left 240 BC." ”

"So, could it be back?!" Su Hong also stood up, "Will we go back to 2009?!" ”

"Hmm, that'......"

"Director Bai, over there!"

Bai Qi followed her gaze, and he saw that in the woods opposite, there were several monkeys probing their brains. One of them has a faint white triangular markings on the buttocks.

"No, it's not the twenty-first century." Bai Qi sighed, "We're in the wrong time again. ”

"Huh?!"

"That's a white-rumped langur." Bai Qi looked at the monkeys in the distance a little dejectedly, "In 1882, they were declared extinct in China. ”

“……”

"That only says two things." Bai Qi shook his head, "First, we are still in ancient times. At least until the end of the Qing Dynasty, the second ...... It's true that this is not Changping. ”

Looking at the monkeys playing and climbing. Su Hong felt extremely heavy in her heart.

She still couldn't go back, and she was once again with her daughter, left behind for eternity.

"Also, there's one more thing." He looked at Su Hong, "I have to regret to inform you, that Tai'a sword...... Fell in Changping. ”

Su Hong looked at Bai Qi dumbfounded!

Now, there is no last hope. !!