"Xingsi, you know what's going on right now. You idiot, you are obviously being taken advantage of by others. How about it? Are you holding a breath in your heart and want revenge? If you want, I will
The king can help you. Of course, you don’t need to answer me now. You can go down and think about it carefully. Just for safety reasons, you need to be tied up these days until you figure it out. Okay, put him
Take it down."
The more capable a person is, the harder it is for him to be surrendered. Especially a green forest hero and bandit like Xing Si. He has long been accustomed to being free, and if he wants to use it for his own purposes, he needs more patience.
That's it.
Fortunately, Tang Ao is young enough, and what he lacks most is time and patience.
This time Xing Si did not struggle. Obviously he also knew the situation in front of him. If he had to struggle, he would probably have to suffer some physical pain. Although he was not afraid of suffering, but being beaten for no reason like this would not be that good.
It's necessary.
The prisoners were all taken away, and all the people left in the tent were his own. Tang Ao then leaned back on the chair, looked at everyone with a relaxed look and asked: "This is the situation, everyone must have seen it clearly.
, let’s talk about what we should do next.”
"Your Highness, a small impatience can lead to a big plan. Our first priority now is to establish a foothold in Jizhou first, and then take over the military power and political power here. After everything is stable, today's revenge will be avenged." It seems that he is afraid that Tang Ao will be angry.
Next, he asked King Zhong for an explanation, or even started a war. If this was the case, he would definitely suffer a loss. So Zeng Tong was the first to speak at this moment.
"Brother Zeng is right. Your Highness, those who want to do big things should not care too much about small details and learn to be tolerant. I would like to ask Your Highness to consider the long term and never act out of loyalty." Then Han Ce also spoke, also trying to dissuade him.
Tang Ao.
Except for these two people, everyone else looked at Tang Ao with excitement. Obviously these warriors didn't care about this, and they were not afraid of war. Now they were just waiting for Tang Ao to make a decision. If they must fight,
They will never frown.
"Well, what you two gentlemen said makes sense. We still need to find a place to stay first. Only in this way can we have a basis for our advance and retreat. Then just follow your instructions and continue heading towards Jicheng." Tang Aoyi
He spoke with an open mind and a good listener. In fact, even if the two gentlemen had not opened their mouths, Tang Ao would not have been stupid enough to go to trouble King Zhong now. He would only be asking for trouble.
Tang Ao's decision made the two gentlemen heave a sigh of relief, and they also showed a look of satisfaction on their faces. It was the best thing that Tang Ao could listen to their opinions, so that their abilities could finally be used, which was considered a blessing.
There is a place for it.
...
Prince Zhong’s Mansion in Liaozhou.
Five days later, we got the exact news.
An Zhiwu came to King Zhong with a gloomy face and reported what he learned. "Your Majesty, our plan failed. Not only did Xingsi and the others be captured by King Ji, but also the people we sent out were also arrested."
Became a prisoner of King Ji."
"What? What is going on?" This answer made Prince Zhong very unhappy, and his face immediately turned ugly.
When An Zhiwu saw King Zhong's unhappy expression, he was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head and said, "We don't know what happened specifically. But our people saw many people with their hands tied in King Ji's motorcade.
Prisoners, among them are our people."
"Hehe, hehe. King Ji is so young, but he has such means. It seems that I have underestimated him." After hearing this, King Zhong said with some sigh. He is regretting it now, should he personally
Take action and capture Tang Ao? If he is willing to lead the Liaozhou army to dispatch, the little strength Tang Ao has now is naturally not enough.
"Yes, we all underestimated King Ji. But it doesn't matter, King Ji is about to rush to Ji City. There is still a lot of trouble waiting for him there, and it must be enough for him to drink. The general has already thought
Well, once King Ji makes Jizhou a mess, the local officials will definitely ask us for help. At that time, the king will have enough reason to intervene. When the emperor knows about it, we will also have enough reason to reply
Him." An Zhiwu was afraid that King Zhong would punish him for this, so he tried to make up for his mistakes.
"Yes, I need a suitable reason. So let's do it. You always send people to keep an eye on it. Once the civil servants or military generals there, no matter who comes to ask for help, we will take action immediately. In short, Jizhou belongs to me.
, no one can take it away."
"No, please don't worry, Your Majesty." Seeing that the difficulty was over, An Zhiwu breathed a sigh of relief and said assuringly.
...
King Zhong needed a suitable reason to intervene in Jizhou's affairs. How could Tang Ao not see this plan?
Yes, when there was still one day's journey from Jicheng, Tang Ao gathered all the important people under his command to discuss countermeasures.
In the prisoner camp of King Ji's convoy, soldiers can be seen walking back and forth from time to time, keeping an eye on all the prisoners. If anyone is found to be doing something strange, they will be pulled out without mercy, followed by interrogation. Once found,
If there is any disobedience, severe punishment will be imposed.
This move made more than 5,000 prisoners become much more honest, and some of them were timid and did not even dare to speak.
But a brave person like Xing Si is naturally not among them. At this time, he was eating with the help of a native dog.
Unlike others, other prisoners can be untied in batches while eating. After eating, they will be given half an hour to move freely to solve their personal problems, and then be tied up again.
But for Xing Si, everyone knew that this person was very powerful, so they omitted this link. He had to be tied up when eating and sleeping, so that if he wanted to eat anything, he could only be fed by others.
As he was enjoying the local dog stuffing a piece of fat meat into his mouth, feeling the fat overflowing in his mouth, Xing Si closed his eyes with satisfaction. After tasting it for a while, he said, "I'm happy."
Words. "Haha, it would be great if there was wine."
"Yes, we think so too. But in fact, those Ji Wang soldiers are also treated like this. Brother, our people have observed that Ji Wang soldiers can eat meat every day, and at night, they can also share it.
Let’s have a glass of wine. Although it’s not a big amount, it’s because we’re on the road. I heard people say that if it’s time to take a bath, the wine is enough.”
When Tu Gou said this, he didn't notice at all. He was saying this with an envious expression. When it fell into Xing Si's ears, he couldn't help but sigh: "These Ji Wang soldiers are really good enough."
Damn it, no wonder they all have rosy faces and give people a sense of strength? If we had meat to eat and wine to drink every day, our brothers would be in good health."
"Yes, what the eldest brother said is absolutely true. Then do you think we can join King Ji's army?" Seeing Xing Si's attitude, Tugou said excitedly, and then looked expectant.
He turned his head straight towards Xingsi, waiting for an answer.
"What? You want to join the Ji Wang Army?" Xing Si said in a questioning tone. But he was not surprised. In the past few days, he had noticed that the native dog would always look at the Ji Wang Army involuntarily.
He showed an envious look, does he still know what that means?
"Uh... no way, big brother goes there, so-and-so goes there." Tugou's mind suddenly changed, and he said with a loyal look, patting his chest.
Tugou followed Xingsi when he was very young. At that time, he was very thin because he couldn't eat. It was after he followed Xingsi that he had his first full meal in his life. From that time on, he vowed that he would live forever
Everyone must follow Xing Si.
Xing Si is very clear about the kind of person a native dog is. In fact, he has many such brothers, and most of them are now locked up in this prisoner of war camp with him. It is precisely for this reason that Xing Si is very
Difficult.
If it was him, just as he thought, he would just kill him. At worst, he would be a good man again after eighteen years. But if these brothers also died due to his own reasons, he would not be able to accept it at all.
matter.
But if you don’t want to die, what else can you do? Isn’t it possible to surrender to King Ji?
In the past few days, Xing Si has been observing the movements outside. He found that on the surface, the security of these Jiwang troops was not very tight, but in fact, there were people watching them in the dark, especially when their hands were tied.
In this situation, and without any weapons at hand, it is almost impossible to escape. If not done well, many people will die.
Xingsi was very puzzled by this. Although he had never been an enemy of the officers and soldiers, he also knew the virtues of the officers and soldiers. It was just a matter of being a soldier and getting food and pay. There was no need to go to extreme lengths for many things.
It's all gone by turning a blind eye. But why are the people of King Ji's army so different? Judging from their appearance, everyone is dedicated to their duties, especially the soldiers at the entrance of the prisoner of war camp.
They stood there for two hours and no one moved, just like statues. Aren't they tired?
Of course, the direct consequence of this was the formation of military prestige, which put a lot of pressure on them, so that now the brothers in the prisoner of war camp have become more honest.
This also made Xing Si become more and more curious about King Ji's army. For some reason, he had a feeling that this army was very different from other armies. Such an elite division might be able to accomplish great things. But
Therefore, it was impossible to ask him to surrender to King Ji. After all, Xingsi was a man, and he was the kind of man who would rather bend than bend. How could he bow his head to others at will?
But because of the strict discipline of King Ji's army, especially since they had never physically punished prisoners of war as if they were looking for trouble, Xing Si still had a good impression of these people, so he decided to observe them before making a decision.
Xing Si stopped talking, and Tu Gou didn't say anything else on this issue. For him, Xing Si's choice was his choice. As long as the boss refused to surrender the Ji King's army for one day, he would also refuse to surrender the Ji Army.