East of Suishui and south of Pengcheng.

The newly built camp tent of the Qin army, the generals gathered again to discuss the matter of Pengcheng.

In the middle of the military tent, Qu Ming sat on the ground.

He had one leg crossed, but the other leg could not be curled up, and could only stretch forward crookedly, revealing his twisted and flipped feet, which looked quite ugly.

"Can you convince the guards of Pengcheng to let our army go, and also provide us with heavy food and straw?"

Zhao Tuo looked surprised.

After the black buttocks came to report that Qu Ming wanted to give advice, he immediately summoned the generals to discuss.

"General Xin, Zhao Junhou, and Qu Song, the defender of Pengcheng, are my clansmen."

Qu Ming's hands rubbed his thighs unconsciously.

He swallowed his saliva and continued, "My relationship with Qu Song was originally not bad, but from the beginning...... After the usurpation of the throne by the Negative Emperor, because I followed the Negative Emperor, Qu Song was very dissatisfied with this, and sent a letter to insult me, with the intention of breaking off friendship with me. It can be seen that Qu Song is very dissatisfied with the usurpation of the throne, and this is the key to my actions."

Hearing this, Zhao Guang said in a deep voice, "Because Qu Song is dissatisfied with the usurpation of the throne, can you convince him to not only let us pass through Pengcheng from the main road, but also provide us with food supplies? It's not easy to believe what you say."

Zhao Tuo didn't speak, his eyes stared at Qu Ming, paying attention to his expression.

Xin Wu on the side also looked indifferent.

Qu Ming laughed dryly and said, "Gentlemen, please listen to me, the reason is not so simple."

"I understand the guilt. This man is ruthless, not only has a strong sense of jealousy, but is also suspicious of everyone. At the beginning, he was dissatisfied with his brother Xiong You becoming the king of Chu, and he was afraid that Xiong You would harm him, so he hijacked us to kill the king and usurp the throne."

"Because of the criticism and contempt of the king, there are many nobles and feudal lords in the Chu State who are dissatisfied with him. Naturally, he also knew that at the beginning of his reign, he killed several feudal lords who supported Xiong You, and even wiped out a large clan, hoping to deter others."

"But in fact, the more he does this, the more people will be dissatisfied with him, and many people will be scolded for being cruel and unkind behind his back. It was only later that the Qin State launched the Battle of Chu, and everyone was afraid of the arrival of the more brutal Qin army, so they temporarily joined forces to resist Qin."

"Hey, Naigong thought that King Chu was a coward, but he didn't expect to be so ruthless."

Black Buttocks blinked.

Zhao Tuo nodded slightly when he heard it, timidity and ruthlessness are not in conflict.

Externally timid as a mouse.

Brutal as a tiger internally.

There are not too many monarchs who have a perfect combination of these two qualities.

What Qu Ming said was similar to the information about Chu that Zhao Tuo had heard before, and Changping Jun also used this reason to go to Huaiyang last year.

If the Qin State does not attack Chu, maybe there will be a big disaster within the Chu State because of this problem.

But it happened that the Qin army came, and the internal contradictions of the Chu State shifted to the external contradictions, and they were facing the danger of losing the country, which made the Chu people temporarily put aside their hatred and hatred, and they were united in their hearts to break the Qin army.

Thinking of this, what Qu Ming wanted to say next, Zhao Tuo also estimated it.

Sure enough, I saw Qu Ming continue to say, "If the Qin army wins this battle, or if Qin and Chu are deadlocked, then Qu Song will not necessarily listen to me. But the problem is that this battle is a loss."

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"If you win, there will be no more threats from Qin in the Chu State in a short period of time, and with the character of the Negative Guard, you will definitely start a major cleanup within the Chu State, deal with all the feudal monarchs who are not obedient to him, and you will also replace the generals stationed in various places with his henchmen."

"Qu Song, who has been dissatisfied with the burden for a long time, and even has some connections with the big clan that was exterminated last year, and has long had the heart of anti-defeat. He also knew very well that he wanted to deal with him a few months ago, but it happened that Qin Guo was attacking Chu, so he put it down for the time being, for fear of forcing him to rebel."

"Now that the Qin army has been defeated, the bearer will definitely not let Qu Song go, at least the position of the Pengcheng defender cannot be kept. I used to be a confidant, and when the time comes, I will add a threat to it, and I will say that I already have it

Qu Song's intention to kill him, under my intimidation, Qu Song will definitely listen to me."

"Let you go back, he Qu Song will have merit to the Qin State, even if he has to deal with him afterwards, he can escape to the Qin State, this is a back road he has left for himself. I think General Xin should be able to show his merit and send him a rich and noble one, right?"

As he spoke, Qu Ming looked at Xin Wu, who was sitting on the main seat.

Xin Wu's face was pale, but he still nodded, agreeing with Qu Ming's words.

Seeing this, Qu Ming smiled and said, "As long as the general asks me to go to Pengcheng, I can use this to convince Qu Song that he will never block your way back to Qin, and will also provide you with food and baggage. In this way, you can return to Qin safely, and he can also have one more way to retreat, and everyone will take what they need, isn't it beautiful?"

Shima suddenly spoke: "Chu State's Zuo Sima's 10,000 troops are following behind, if he Qu Song lets us go, isn't he afraid of being taken down by Zuo Sima behind?"

When Qu Ming was asked by this, a look of embarrassment flashed on his face, but he was already prepared, and hurriedly said, "What the Lord said about two or five hundred is reasonable. But we know about Zuo Sima, but Qu Song may not know. Zuo Sima chased a Qin army north in Qiyi, and he didn't even know that he had chased the wrong person, let alone that the army would lead his troops to leave from the front line of Pengcheng, so he definitely wouldn't have informed Qu Song in advance."

"Qu Song didn't know about Zuo Sima's existence, so he wouldn't worry about it. After the incident, Qu Song could exaggerate the number of Qin's army, saying that he had few people in the city and was responsible for defending the city. Afraid of going out of the city to block the attack, he was defeated by the Qin army and lost Pengcheng, so he could only cautiously defend the city and sit back and watch the Qin army leave."

"With such an excuse, you can also shirk the past, anyway, it's a big deal, let him flee to the Qin State, so as not to be killed by the enemy."

Zhao Tuo gave Shima a look, Shima understood, and said loudly: "What you said sounds good, but if you are let into the city, not only will you not convince that Qu Song, but you will betray us to him and design murder, what should you do?"

"You are from Chu and Qu, how can we believe you?"

Qu Ming hurriedly said: "Dare to let you know, although I, Qu Ming, used to be a confidant, but now the one he wants to kill the most must be me."

"Not only was I defeated and surrendered to the army, but I also defrauded more than a dozen cities and towns in Huainan and Qiyi. So now I just want to take refuge in the Qin Kingdom, how dare I betray you."

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Speaking of this, Qu Ming smiled wryly.

"I am not only doing this for the sake of you, but also for myself. If you don't leave here early and go to the Qin State and be caught up by Zuo Sima, not only will you be in trouble, but I, Qu Ming, will end up miserable. On the contrary, if I can convince Qu Song, it will be a success, and I think General Xin and Zhao Junhou will not treat me badly, and when I arrive in the Qin State, at least I will not have to worry about my life."

"Help you, I can live. Betray you, and I will die. Therefore, please believe Qu Ming!"

Qu Ming's voice fell, and there was silence in the tent.

The generals stared at each other, and they couldn't decide for a while.

Qu Ming's words are very reasonable, from his motives for doing this to how he acts, it is hard not to believe him. And from what he said, there is a real chance of success in this matter.

Pengcheng blocked the road to the north, if Qu Song, who was defending the city, led the army to block, it would be absolutely difficult for the Qin army to pass, and if he chose to attack the city, it would be even more difficult.

But if Qu Ming's persuasion succeeded, then they would be able to cross Pengcheng and embark on the road to abundance without a single soldier.

There are risks in this matter, but the benefits are indeed great and exciting.

"General Xin, what do you think of this?"

Zhao Tuo turned around and asked Xin Wu.

Unexpectedly, Xin Wu smiled and shirked: "The old man said that this return trip is up to you Zhao Tuo to decide, what you say is what you say, you can decide this matter."

Zhao Tuo responded, looked at the generals in the tent again, and asked, "What do you think of this matter?"

Black Buttocks shouted first, "I think I can give it a try, if then Qu Song refuses, it's a big deal to fight again, anyway, give it a try."

There's nothing to lose, at most this one captive."

Zhang He also chimed in: "Yes, yes, it's difficult for us to storm and take Pengcheng anyway, so it's better to give it a try, maybe we can succeed."

Zhao Tuo turned his head to look at the others again.

Bai Rong said, "I listen to the army."

Zhao Guang glanced at Qu Ming and said, "I think this matter is quite risky, and the result is not easy to say."

Shima saw Zhao Tuo winking at him, and knew it, so he said, "I also think I can give it a try."

Hearing this, Qu Ming's face couldn't help but flash with joy.

He has been captured by this Qin army for a long time, and he knows that this Qin army of more than 5,000 people, although the highest title and position on the surface is Xin Wu, but the person in charge is actually the sixteen-year-old young soldier, and the two henchmen of this army, one is the black buttocks, and the second is the Shima.

Now that Zhao Tuo's two henchmen are in favor of this matter, do you still need to ask about the result?

Sure enough, Zhao Tuo saw that most of the generals agreed, laughed, stood up, walked towards Qu Ming on the ground, and said with a pleasant face: "In this case, then please ask General Qu for this matter." After the deed is completed, we will return to the Qin State and tell the king about General Qu's merits, so that the general can enjoy wealth and prosperity in our Qin country, and the general's hard work will not be in vain."

Qu Ming was grateful and said, "I will do my best, if I deceive the soldiers, dare to make me Qu Ming die with ten thousand arrows!"

Enlighten the heart with a mantra.

It can be seen that his heart is sincere.

Sure enough, hearing Qu Ming's gambling curse and oath, Zhao Tuo's face became more and more moved, and he said, "The general doesn't have to be like this, I naturally believe in the general."

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[In view of the general environment,

Qu Ming also bowed his thanks to the Prime Minister.

A grin tugged at the corner of his face.

……

A horse-drawn carriage galloped along the avenue leading to Pengcheng.

Qu Ming leaned comfortably on the car, except for the coachman who was driving the horse in front, there were no Qin people watching him on his side, which made Qu Ming feel very relaxed.

Since he was captured by the Qin army, he has not felt this kind of free life again.

Qu Ming turned his head and looked at the Qin army team behind him who could no longer see clearly, with an indifferent face.

The Qin army's big tent, Qu Ming's offer to help the Qin army, sounds quite reasonable, but in fact, there are true and false in his words.

The real one.

The one who hates betrayers the most, once he Qu Ming is caught by the Chu army, the end will definitely be miserable.

The car cracked and the waist was not just what he said casually.

Fakes.

It's Qu Song, the defender of Pengcheng, who is not a negative opponent at all!

The land of Pengcheng is so important, it is the hub city of the Chu State to control the land of Lu and clamp down on Wei and Song.

Although because of Qin's invasion of Chu, a part of the troops were mobilized to the west to support, the remaining 3,000 Chu troops could never be handed over to a general who opposed him.

Qu Song, like him Qu Ming, is a confidant, even if Qu Song did not receive Zuo Sima's message, it would never be possible for this Qin army to get under his nose, let alone surrender as Qu Ming said.

That's completely impossible.

His Qu Ming's strategy has no possibility of being realized at all.

The reason why he did this was naturally for another purpose.

Just when Qu Ming was planning all the way through in his heart, the carriage had already galloped outside Pengcheng.

At this time, the city gate had not yet been closed, and there were still people coming and going in and out of Pengcheng, and the soldiers guarding the city saw the carriage and immediately stepped forward to interrogate them.

"I am Qu Ming of the Qu clan, and I want to see General Qu Song."

Qu Ming opened his mouth.

As soon as he heard that the other party was from the Qu family, although he doubted Qu Ming's twisted legs and feet, the interrogated Chu pawn did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly let people go into the city to return.

Soon, a group of cavalry galloped out of the city, rushing all the way without scruples, and all the Chu civilians on the road were so frightened that they ran to both sides.

At the head of the cavalry was a good horse of jujube, on which sat a bearded man in armor

General, it is here that the guard will Qu Song.

"Qu Song."

Qu Ming called affectionately, they were friends.

Qu Song Lerma stopped and looked at Qu Ming's twisted legs and feet.

He sneered, "Where did a cripple come from, who dared to pretend to be a disciple of my Qu clan?"

"Where are you left and right, shoot this thief with arrows for me!"

Dongjun who took off