In fact, this matter is not surprising, after Chai Rong ascended the throne, he once commented on Zhou Jun and said: "The guards and soldiers, old and young, are not strong or weak." That's why he was determined to rectify it, and issued an edict saying: "The situation of hundreds of farmers has not been able to see a single soldier." And the soldiers are not in the crowd, so it is advisable to choose one by one. The elite are in the army, and the cowardly are allowed to be at ease, and they are not used in the long term, and they are not wasted. As a result, the world's strong men were recruited to "select the best ones for the classes in front of the palace", and through rectification, a brave and warlike Praetorian Guard was created.

And the state armies in various places, with a little skill, have long been selected into the forbidden army, leaving behind in addition to the old, weak, sick and disabled, that is, some second slippers, when they rely on Bao Hu on weekdays, they naturally swear loyalty one by one, but now they are surrounded by tens of thousands of special combat troops, how can they still have any loyalty, they have long left Bao Hu behind, and it would be good to be able to save their lives.

Bao Hu was originally a paper tiger, if Xu Shouren's special operations army was still in a defensive posture now, presumably Bao Hu would have arrogantly asked Xu Shouren about the responsibility of the special operations army for interfering in the security of Pizhou and tying up the soldiers of the Zhou army, and it was even very likely that Xu Shouren would be coerced with some conditions, such as letting some people join the special operations army.

If Xu Shouren dares to refuse, it is just right, the special combat army that attacked out of Yuanmen can also make himself stand on the moral high ground, after all, this is the land of the Zhou State, even if the emperor promised to let the special operations army be stationed in Pizhou, this does not mean that the special operations army can freely enter and leave the barracks and participate in the security of Pizhou.

But all plans disappeared with the surrender of the 3,000 Zhou army, and Bao Hu never wanted to be a hero. Heroes generally die early, although Bao Hu privately took refuge in the Liao State, but it was all for the sake of money. If you can't even save your life, what's the use of asking for that money?

Bao Hu never thinks that it is a big deal that he killed four soldiers of the special operations army, if he investigates it, the three thousand soldiers under his command will be a big deal to let the special operations army choose four, one life is worth one life, at most two lives. No, five lives are worth one, even in the end. Bao Hu also has a life-saving talisman in his hand, that is, he will definitely save him in the background of the court.

Thus, this impending fire battle ended so dramatically, and the 3,000 Zhou troops and their command made Bao Hu not resist. The whole army became prisoners of the special operations army. He was detained in a special operations army barracks.

Thus also fulfilling the wishes of some people in disguise.

Xu Shouren reluctantly accepted this fact with a smile and a smile, fortunately, the special operations army was well supplied and there was no shortage of rations for 3,000 people, but the blood debt was still there and had to be repaid.

Xu Shouren personally went out to raid and interrogate several Zhou prisoners, including the commander Bao Hu, but Bao Hu was not as domineering as his name, and he did not even use torture. Bao Hu not only explained the ins and outs of the matter as clearly as pouring beans into a bamboo tube, but also thoroughly explained the reasons why the whole army was mobilized to provoke.

Xu Shouren was shocked. ordered the special operations army to immediately arrest the Liao State in accordance with Bao Hu's explanation, and in order not to leak the news, Xu Shouren asked the special operations army to wear the military uniforms of the Zhou army prisoners; At the same time, after ordering the captives to sign and draw on their confessions, they quickly wrote two letters, one to Zhou Guojing's envoy to the envoy of the martyrdom of the army from Ruan, and the other to Jinling Mansion directly.

The reason why he was angry was not entirely because Bao Hu's move might destroy the alliance between the two countries, but because the prefecture under his family's jurisdiction had been rescued by the Ming army many times, and if there was no Ming state, I am afraid that the prefecture under the jurisdiction of the prefecture would have fallen under the iron hooves of the Liao army.

But this is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that his grandson-in-law Yang Ye is the commander of the Ming Kingdom, which is a back road reserved for the future of the Zhi family in the distant heart. And now, the commander under his command Bao Hu actually sent troops to provoke the special operations army without authorization, and if it caused a firefight, the consequences would be unimaginable. This can't help but be far from angry.

Zhi Congyuan hurriedly organized the personal guard battalion and prepared to go to the special operations army camp in person to control the deterioration of the situation, but he didn't want to, before the army left the camp, Xu Shouren's messenger had already arrived.

Looking at Xu Shouren's handwritten letter, Zhi Congyuan's anger became even more intense, but then it disappeared, his anger came from Bao Hu's arrogance, and even more from Bao Hu's daring to order the killing of the lone soldier of the special operations army without authorization, and when he saw the back, he knew that the three thousand state troops under his command did not resist at all, and the whole army abandoned their weapons and surrendered, which had to make Zhi Congyuan smile bitterly, this Bao Hu is really a bastard. Zhi Congyuan shook his head and smiled bitterly.

But scolding and scolding, Bao Hu was still saved, one Bao Hu was Zhou Chen after all, his subordinate, and the other was that Bao Hu had a backstage in Beijing, and he had to sell his face in the background. What's more, these 3,000 men and horses are 3,000 lives after all, and these 3,000 soldiers are really indispensable to his own festival in Pizhou.

So, Zhi Congyuan took the guard battalion and let Xu Shouren's messenger lead the way to the special operations army camp.

Xu Shouren knew from the moment he sent the letter to Zhi Congyuan that Zhi Congyuan would come, and he had to be allowed to come, Xu Shouren did not write Bao Hu's private surrender to Liao in the letter to Zhi Congyuan, but only reported the matter to Jinling.

Among them, there is a secret that Xu Shouren can't communicate with outsiders, I thought that Bao Hu was coming violently, and it was very likely to cause a fight, Xu Shouren was not sure to grasp the situation for a while, and he killed two Shi Shi Chang to retreat, and made up his mind to return blood with Bao Hu.

Unexpectedly, the three thousand Zhou troops did not send a single shot to abandon their weapons and surrender, which put Xu Shouren in a dilemma, if he killed the prisoners, not only would the Zhou State not give up, I am afraid that the Ming court, and even Baili Wuji would not let him go. If the 3,000 Zhou troops were spared like this, not only would the four soldiers of the special operations army die in vain, but also the two commanders who were beheaded by themselves would also die in vain.

Because of this, Xu Shouren could not inform Zhi Congyuan of Bao Hu's surrender to Liao, once reported, then Zhou Guo would be able to get out of the way, the commander of the Zhou army surrendered to the enemy, and the main culprit who killed the four special combat soldiers was Liao, and Zhou Guo, as the same victim, not only did not have the responsibility of killing the four special combat soldiers, but could even justifiably ask for 3,000 Zhou army prisoners.

Only by biting Bao Hu to the death that Bao Hu is the commander of the Zhou State can the Zhou State bear the responsibility of killing the four soldiers of the Special Operations Army, and the 3,000 Zhou army prisoners who were detained can become a bargaining chip between Xu Shouren and the Zhou court.

Xu Shouren is not a commander after all, if from a local point of view, Xu Shouren's consideration is indeed good, but if from the strategic height of the Ming and Zhou alliances against foreign enemies, it is not beneficial and harmful. (To be continued......)