627 Be the Pioneer
Zhou Yu didn't even think about it and immediately replied in an extremely cold voice: "Stop talking nonsense. Since I have been asked by you, I just want to die. Even if Your Highness King Yan forces me to live, I will be like a walking corpse. What's the use of staying with King Yan with a soulless body? I also hope Your Highness King Yan can give you some fun!"
"King of Yan, Zhou Yu is the chief commander of the enemy's naval army, and is also the mainstay of Jiangdong. If he dies, it will inevitably affect the mood of the entire Jiangdong army. Those people may even think that even Zhou Yu was defeated by our army, and they will not be opponents. Maybe after seeing our army, they will surrender without fighting." The latter general Zhang He said first, "And, Zhou Yu would rather die than surrender, and his talent would not be used by His Highness. The wise men around His Highness are already full of talents, not more than one more, not less than one less. Why should we be entangled with Zhou Yu? The last general thought that it would be better to kill Zhou Yu, end it, and then cut off his head, and let someone hang it on the city tower, so that the people of Jiangdong can see how powerful our army is. At the same time, we can also give Jiangdong people a warning to tell them that this is the end of resisting our army."
Zhang He said passionately, and he even sneered at Zhou Yu. As soon as he finished speaking, he sniffed Zhou Yu with his eyes, as if he had some deep hatred.
Zhang Yan's behavior towards Zhou Yu also caused dissatisfaction among many people. As soon as Zhang He spoke, many people immediately gave their suggestions that Zhou Yu must be killed.
Seeing this, Zhang Yan glanced at Jia Xu next to him. After the two of them touched each other, Jia Xu looked like a worm in Zhang Yan's belly. Before Zhang Yan could speak, he saw Jia Xu nodding slightly.
In fact, Zhang Yan is more or less confused about whether to kill Zhou Yu or not, because Zhou Yu is indeed a rare talent, and it would be a pity to kill him. However, at this stage, even if Zhou Yu really surrendered to his command, Zhou Yu would not exert any great strength with the full range of talents.
Among the wise men present, Jia Xu, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Sima Yi, each of them is not a powerful figure. None of them is worse than Zhou Yu, and some even surpass Zhou Yu. In addition, there are many wise men under his command. How many people can survive?
Zhang Yan's eyes turned, he moved away from Jia Xu and fell on Zhou Yu. His eyes also became relatively firm, and he said to Zhou Yu directly: "Since you are determined to die, I will fulfill your wishes. Come on, pull Zhou Yu out and behead him and show him to the public!"
At this time, Zhou Yu suddenly spoke, "Wait a minute!"
Zhang Yan was stunned for a moment and asked, "What? Are you scared?"
Zhou Yu shook his head, turned his face and looked at Ling Tong, who was still tied up in many ways, and said, "Your Highness King Yan, I know that I am a prisoner and should not have too many requests, but, when people are about to die, their words are good. I hope Your Highness King Yan can agree to my request."
Zhang Yan observed his expression and had long noticed Ling Tong, who was tied up with Zhou Yu, looked only about fifteen years old and had not lost his childishness, and was no different from a child. So Zhang Yan asked, "Do you want me to let this child go?"
Zhou Yu said: "I hope His Highness Yan can agree to my unreasonable request. This man is a hunter in the mountains. He ran into me in the mountains and saved my life. As the saying goes, I am grateful to you, but I will die before I can repay my kindness. I am really unwilling to give up."
Zhang Yan sneered and said, "Zhou Gongjin, do you really think that I am an idiot? If this person is really a hunter in the mountains, I will cut off his head and kick it as a stool. This person's name is Ling Tong, the son of Ling Cao. Although he is young, he is extremely brave. In order to save Sun Quan, he killed a tiger with his own hands. Do you want me to let this person go back to report the news? Don't think about it!"
Zhou Yu's face was stunned. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yan would know the generals of the Jiangdong Army as if they were right. So it seems that there must be many spies from the Han army within the Jiangdong Army, but they have not noticed it yet.
To be honest, all of this information is thanks to the inquiry of the Jinyiwei. Zhang Yan's Jinyiwei system is not only famous within the Han army, but even the inquiry of the enemy's information is better than ordinary scouts. Unfortunately, the number of Jinyiwei people is limited, and the tasks they carry out are carried out secretly, and only Zhang Yan is ordered to be ordered by Zhang Yan, so few people know the existence of Jinyiwei. Only those long-time generals in the court, or those who have dealt with Jinyiwei, will know that Zhang Yan has such an intelligence agency around him.
Similarly, the enemy was even more unaware of the existence of the Jinyiwei. They were born experts in disguise and were experts in spying on military and civilian sentiments. They were often assigned by Zhang Yan to do work behind enemy lines.
Moreover, such work behind enemy lines cannot be completed overnight, but must be completed over time.
In order not to make others doubt the identity of the Jinyiwei, Zhang Yan often sent the Jinyiwei to a faraway place to complete a seemingly unfinished task. He had to stay in that place for ten or eight years and completely integrate into that environment in order to gain more people's trust.
Such examples are rare, and Zhou Yuncong is the only one who has truly succeeded. However, among the people who received secret missions with Zhou Yuncong, several Jinyiwei were sent to Jiangdong early, so the intelligence collected was far greater than that of the scouts of the Han army.
Zhang Yan knew all the basic situations of famous generals and strategists in the Jiangdong Army. All these contributions were due to these Jinyiwei.
Seeing that Zhang Yan exposed his conspiracy, Zhou Yu laughed and said, "It seems that God is really going to destroy me, Jiangdong. Brother Bo Fu, Gongjin is useless. I have not guarded the foundation you have earned with your life..."
After a while, Zhou Yu's mood stabilized, and he shook his head helplessly and said, "Forget it, I'm powerless to turn the world back. I can't take care of so much about what's happening behind me. Zhang Yan, if you want to kill and cut, just listen to the emperor!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Yu turned around and went to his death with great pride.
After seeing this, Ling Tong began to struggle constantly. He didn't know what to do, but he actually vomited out the stuff in his mouth and started shouting: "Grandmaster, Governor..."
However, Zhou Yu did not turn his head and walked straight outside the hall. He followed two warriors holding butchers' knives to a corner, and then rushed to a slaughter.
"Come on!" Zhou Yu's faced death, his expression remained unchanged and he went to his death generously.
"Swish!"
The warrior raised his sword and fell, and a human head rolled to the ground, and a burst of blood sprayed all over the ground.
"Grandmaster--" Ling Tong shouted hysterically. When he saw Zhou Yu's head landing, he knelt on the ground with a thud and started crying loudly.
At this time, the warrior picked up Zhou Yu's head on the ground and walked straight into the hall. The bloody head was still dripping with sticky blood. The hall was quiet, and the blood dripped on the ground, with a clattering sound, and the sound was so clear.
"You are the King of Yan, Zhou Yu has been beheaded!" The warrior knelt on the ground and reported to Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan looked at Zhou Yu's head again, but when he saw that his fair face was calm and his deep eyes were empty, his generation of talents died, he could not help but feel a little regretful.
"Hang on the top of the city and display it for three days. After three days, the head of Zhou Yu and the body will be buried together." Zhang Yan waved his hand to the warrior and said slowly.
Zhou Yu died, and Ling Tong was not alone. He used all his strength to break free from the rope tied to him, and he started to rush around, biting people when he saw them, like a mad dog.
Seeing this, Zhang Yan said sternly: "What kind of morality is Cheng! Arrest and behead!"
Zhang Yan's words were an order. With a command, a group of warriors rushed forward and directly pressed Ling Tong to the ground. One of them pulled out his sword and directly made Ling Tong's head and face differently.
Zhou Yu and Ling Tong died one after another. At this time, Zhang He stood up and said to Zhang Yan: "Your Highness, Zhou Yu is dead now. If this news spreads, I believe Jiangdong will be extremely shocked. If our army sends troops to attack at this time, I believe that he can directly eliminate Jiangdong. The last general is willing to lead an army as the vanguard and take Sun Quan's head for His Highness."
As soon as Zhang He finished speaking, the other generals also asked for orders to go to war, rushing to be the vanguard, and suggested sending troops to attack Jiangdong immediately.
However, there are some oppositions who immediately sent troops, believing that they can take steps and stabilize the battle. Every time a city is occupied, they will seal the treasury and not kill innocent people indiscriminately, so that the people of Jiangdong can also understand our friendship.
Both plans are for one purpose, that is, to pacify Jiangnan.
This time, Zhang Yan did not hesitate anymore, but adopted these two different suggestions.
However, when appointing who is the pioneer, it was difficult, because in front of him, they were all heroes of the times. Now they gathered together, it would be really difficult to choose one from them.
So Zhang Yan came up with a good strategy to get lots, and whoever caught them would be the pioneer.
This method was unanimously recognized by all the generals, and then Zhang Yan asked someone to prepare to throw an arrow and let all the generals compete for their vanguard status this time.
The enthusiasm of the generals was mobilized all at once. Everyone here participated in this competition and everyone was striving to be the pioneer.
Finally, after a competition, Huang Zhong became the champion of this competition, and the title of pioneer fell on Huang Zhong this time.
But once this move was decided, it immediately attracted the dissatisfaction of the others, believing that even if Huang Zhong is powerful, he is already over 50 years old. Can he really be a pioneer? (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!