This was Zhao Tuo's first impression of Chen Ping.
Chen Ping's clothes had become dirty during the march, and even had holes scratched in many places, but they still could not hide his tall figure and handsome face.
It can be said that he has a beautiful face and extraordinary appearance, which makes people fall in love with him at first sight.
"Chen Ping, pay homage to the general. Congratulations to the general for defeating the Wei army at the foot of Xingyang City and capturing Wei's son Bao alive. After this battle, the general will definitely be famous throughout the world."
Chen Ping leaned down and bowed down, with a humble expression and congratulatory words in his mouth.
This guy is really scheming.
Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at the man in front of him.
The meaning of Chen Ping's words was not simple. In addition to congratulations, he also specifically emphasized the matter of capturing Wei Bao alive, which was actually a hint of credit.
After all, if they hadn't betrayed him, Zhao Tuo wouldn't have captured Wei Bao alive so easily.
his meaning……
"I know your thoughts clearly. Since I asked Zhang Zhong to follow me, I have the intention of keeping you people alive. I will not do anything to these thousand people in the future."
Hearing this, Chen Ping breathed a sigh of relief.
The reason why he just hinted at dedicating Wei Bao's contribution was not because he wanted to take credit, but because he hoped that the Qin general in front of him would let the thousand of them live for the sake of capturing Wei Bao alive.
The scene where the Qin army beheaded people and piled them up just now frightened Chen Ping to death. Especially the Qin soldiers who were guarding them all stared at them with red eyes and talked to each other, saying that if all these thousand people were beheaded, what would happen?
Enough.
Chen Ping was really afraid that the Qin army would kill prisoners for military glory.
I could only hint boldly, but I didn't expect that the Qin general in front of me didn't look older than me, but he was very smart and understood what he meant in an instant.
No wonder he could become the commander of a thousand-man Qin army at such a young age.
This person's mental alertness is by no means inferior to mine.
Thinking of this, Chen Ping became more and more wary of the young general Qin in front of him.
He bowed his head and said, "Chen Ping, on behalf of a thousand households in Muxiang, I would like to thank the general for sparing my life."
Zhao Tuo said calmly: "It doesn't have to be like this. I spared my life because you didn't resist. Although I won't kill you, but I followed the Wei army here to attack our land in Xingyang. I'm afraid these thousand people will inevitably be demoted as vassals."
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"ah?"
Chen Ping opened his mouth wide.
But he immediately thought that Qin's laws were strict and they would be easily implicated if they broke the law, let alone "enemy troops" like them.
When encountering the Qin army on the battlefield, there are generally only two outcomes.
One was beheaded on the spot and became a member of the Mountain of Human Heads.
The other is to become a slave and contribute to various construction projects of the Qin Empire.
There is almost no third option.
Thinking of this, Chen Ping's face turned bitter.
Wei Bao wanted to take revenge on the Zhang family because of Zhang Hui's surrender to the Qin army. In order to help the Zhang family quell this disaster, Chen Ping proposed a plan for the Zhang family to send out child servants and recruit a thousand villagers for the Wei army. This made Wei
Leopard was so happy that he let Zhang go.
Chen Ping knew that the Wei Kingdom would be destroyed, and there was no way out by following Wei Bao, so he had already thought of his retreat.
For example, if the Qin army had not appeared just now, Chen Ping would have tried to trick Wei Bao into giving up the Zhou market, using it as bait for the rear to attract the Qin army, and then leading a thousand men to conduct a "strategic retreat."
After escaping from this battlefield, Chen Ping can calmly command his servants and villagers to capture Wei Bao alive, and then send people to ask for merit and surrender from the Qin army and negotiate. In this way, the treatment will be the same as that of those captured on the battlefield. The surrender of troops is different. There is a high probability that everyone will return home alive.
But now, with the emergence of this Qin army, everything has changed. They have directly become prisoners on the battlefield and have lost the qualification to negotiate.
A whole thousand people will be moved away from their homeland by the Qin people, demoted as slaves, and unable to reunite with their families for the rest of their lives.
When he thought of this, Chen Ping, whose conscience was still intact, felt very guilty.
Although he has selfish motives in doing things, he is not ruthless and has regrets in his heart.
Looking at Chen Ping in front of him, his face was pale and he looked uneasy.
Zhao Tuo knew that the time was almost up.
He said calmly: "But, there is no room for change in this matter. I also have a way to exempt them from being subordinates."
Hearing this, Chen Ping suddenly raised his head and stared at the young general Qin in front of him.
He only felt that his heart was rising and falling, and he was being manipulated by the other party.
This is a feeling I've never had before.
Chen Ping looked at Zhao Tuo with hope and begged: "Please save me, general."
Zhao Tuo did not agree immediately, but said: "You can go down and help Zhang Zhong appease the people in Humo Township. I have my own plan for this matter."
"only."
Chen Ping took a deep look at the young man in front of him and remembered his appearance in his heart.
After bowing again and kowtowing respectfully, Chen Ping walked out.
Seeing the other party leaving, Zhao Tuo showed a smile on his face.
Although Chen Ping was quite scheming, after all, he was still young and had not grown up. He was far from reaching the level of "Six Surprising Plans to Conquer the World" in history, so Zhao Tuo was able to provoke him on this matter.
However, he was not just lying to trick Chen Ping. Zhao Tuo did have a way to save these more than a thousand people.
Because these thousand people had never attacked the Qin army on the battlefield, and they were all countrymen without armor, they could be classified as the Wei army's logistical civilians.
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Soldiers and civilians are treated differently.
Moreover, they also sacrificed Wei Bao and captured a Wei prince alive, which was enough to make the upper echelons of the Qin army happy and let these thousand people go.
As for the Qin soldiers at the bottom, they had already made a lot of money before nearly 3,000 Wei army heads were killed, and they would not have any complaints.
"After this incident, I think Chen Ping will definitely remember me."
Zhao Tuo thought to himself.
But he didn't think much about it because the war had just ended and he still had many things to deal with.
For example, go meet two other friendly forces.
The first to arrive were the generals of the Qin army who came out from Xingyang City to provide support.
This Qin army left the city at a very good time. When they came out, they encountered the collapse of the Wei army. They started chasing death and chasing north. They didn't even have a decent battle. They just snatched a lot of heads and gained military merit.
The entire army was smiling from top to bottom.
Therefore, when Zhao Tuo saw the Qin general who was leading the army, he was all smiles and his eyes narrowed in laughter.
This is a middle-aged man with a full beard, thick beard and hair, very powerful, and he looks like a mighty general.
When the other party saw Zhao Tuo, he was also surprised.
"Are you, this little brat, the commander-in-chief of this army?"
The Qin general was full of surprise. After all, Zhao Tuo was really too young, and it was impossible for people to associate this young man's appearance with the commander-in-chief of a thousand-man Qin army.
Zhao Tuo had long been accustomed to this kind of expression. He smiled and cupped his hands and said, "I'm going to take Zhao Tuo."
Seeing Zhao Tuo cupping his hand, the Qin general did not dare to neglect and extended his hand to return the favor.