Song Shixin had an angry look on his face at this moment, his eyes were like daggers.
"Brother-in-law...!" Han Ying felt that Song Shixin's gaze almost killed him.
After Song Shixin was captured, he was sent directly to Chen Zhitai's camp on the other side of the river. After all, he was the commander of the surrender. Just in case, he was chained with heavy shackles and waited until dawn before sending people to escort him to western Liaoning.
The tent where he was imprisoned was surrounded by guards.
Song Shixin knew that there would be no good results if he fell into the hands of Long Ruijun, and he was completely disappointed.
This time he was ordered to go into battle and brought out 5,000 elite soldiers. They either died or surrendered. In a short period of time, the Liaodong Army suffered heavy losses.
He knew that with such a result, even if he returned to Liaodong, he would be severely punished, and his head would not be saved after all.
His mood reached rock bottom, but at this moment Han Ying came in with food.
In the past, Song Shixin would feel very good when he saw Han Ying. After all, he had high hopes for his brother-in-law and had always tried his best to cultivate and promote him.
But when he saw Han Ying again, he wanted to kill him with a knife.
If Han Ying hadn't surrendered without a fight and was easily captured by Long Rui's army at Zhumapo, perhaps the outcome would have been a different story.
Han Ying was obviously feeling guilty, so he approached cautiously, put down his lunch box, and said softly: "Brother-in-law, there are wine and food here, do you... do you want to eat some?"
"Get out!" Song Shixin said coldly.
Han Ying said: "Brother-in-law, you...are you still blaming me?"
"What did I tell you?" Song Shixin was furious and said coldly: "As long as you hold Zhumapo and I send reinforcements to arrive, and General Huangfu will also send reinforcements, it may not be impossible to reverse the situation. But you actually
I didn't even dare to pull out the knife, so I lost it easily in Zhumapo." He raised his hand, the shackles rang, and Song Shixin said sternly: "Is this the result you want?"
Han Ying hurriedly said: "Brother-in-law, I didn't know it would be like this. At that time, Long Rui's army surrounded Zhumapo. I only had a thousand men and horses in hand, and they were outnumbered...!"
"Is this the reason why you surrendered without a fight?" Song Shixin said angrily: "I thought you still had some blood, but who knew you turned out to be a cowardly coward? Zhumapo has built camps and fortifications. If you resist with all your strength,
You can definitely wait until I lead the army to reinforce you."
"They have rockets." Han Ying immediately defended: "The camp is built of wood. As long as they attack with rockets, the entire camp can be burned. There is no water source in the camp to extinguish the fire. Either everyone will be burned alive in the camp, or they will be killed."
I could only rush out and outnumber the enemy, and in the end everyone died in battle. I calculated the time and found that if I had not surrendered at that time, by the time you arrived, my entire army would have been wiped out, so I feel that I was not wrong."
Song Shixin's eyes twitched and he stood up abruptly. Han Ying was so frightened that he took a few steps back with a look of fear on his face.
"Afraid of death." Song Shixin sighed and shook his head: "Get out of here."
Han Ying said: "Brother-in-law, I am not afraid of death, but the overall situation is the most important thing. Although I ordered to surrender, I also negotiated terms with Long Ruijun. They promised that they would not harm any of our soldiers, and they would never harm any of our soldiers.
It won't hurt your life. The thousand brothers under my command can save your life without fear of their lives. Is this wrong?" He took a step forward and lowered his voice and said: "If you and I both die here, Song
What should I do with my family and the Han family?”
Song Shixin frowned.
"The Song and Han families have been able to survive until now because of your outstanding military exploits, brother-in-law." Han Ying said: "You are the backbone of the two families. As long as you are here, the two families can survive. Once you have three strengths and two weaknesses, I will only worry.
.......!" After a moment of hesitation, he saw Song Shixin staring at him and said with a wry smile: "Brother-in-law, have you forgotten the conflict with the Tang family a few years ago. The Tang family has always coveted our land in Sanhe.
He even deliberately provoked trouble. If General Huangfu hadn't come forward, that land would have been occupied by the Tang family...!"
Hearing this, Song Shixin clenched his fists.
"If something really happens to you, can General Huangfu still stand up for the Song family?" Han Ying took another two steps closer and whispered: "If that happens, the Tang family will definitely take away our family property."
Song Shixin's expression was solemn, his eyes became even more stern, his lips moved but he made no sound.
"Brother-in-law, the brothers we brought out this time are all direct descendants of General Huangfu." Han Ying said softly: "If they all die here and the entire army is wiped out, General Huangfu's strength will be greatly reduced, and he may not be able to fight in the future.
We passed Tang Kaijia's group. When Long Ruijun tried to persuade us to surrender, they promised me that as long as we surrendered our arms, not only would they not harm us, but they would not stop us if we were willing to return to Liaodong."
Song Shixin nodded and said: "This is true. Qin Xiao has promised in public that he can let the brothers go home."
"They have just told me that brothers who are willing to go home can be taken back by me after registration." Han Ying said: "I begged them to let my brother-in-law go back as well. Although they did not agree, they did not refuse immediately. They only said that they would wait until they return to Liaoxi.
After that, make a decision.”
Song Shixin was surprised: "They want you to take people back?"
"Yes." Han Ying said: "If everything goes well, at least more than two thousand brothers will follow him back. Brother-in-law, if we can save more than two thousand people for General Huangfu, it will be considered a small achievement."
Song Shixin frowned, but didn't know what to say.
After a while, Song Shixin sighed: "General Huangfu is very strict in running the army. I'm just worried that he won't be lenient with you after you go back."
"If General Huangfu really wants to chop off my head, I have nothing to say." Han Ying said: "I only hope that General Huangfu will take care of the Song and Han families for the sake of me bringing back two thousand brothers. Brother-in-law,
You are not a surrendered general. You will fight Qin Xiao in public for everyone to see, so General Huangfu will not regard you as a surrendered general. If Long Ruijun really lets you go, General Huangfu will definitely reuse you. As long as you are here
, those people can't do anything to the Song and Han families."
Song Shixin sighed and said: "Han Ying, I was impulsive just now. You think longer than me."
"Brother-in-law, Qin Xiao and Long Ruijun were sent by the imperial court. Now Qin Xiao has been named the champion general. If we continue to be enemies with him, we will really be rebels." Han Ying said with a bitter smile: "
You say we continue to fight, but who are we fighting for?"
Song Shixin frowned and said, "What do you mean by that?"
"If we fight to the end this time and all our brothers die on the battlefield, what will future generations say about us?" Han Ying looked at Song Shixin and said, "Will we become traitors who will be infamous for thousands of years? Our reputation will be ruined.
, lives are lost, and the family fortune will be taken away sooner or later. This...is this the result of our brave struggle? Brother-in-law, you know, I have wanted to make a contribution since I was a child, and I want to leave a name for future generations.
Just now I suddenly thought, if you can't even figure out who you are fighting for, how can you be famous forever?"
Song Shixin raised his head slightly, thoughtfully.
"Brother-in-law, if the people who attack Zhumapo are foreigners, Xile people or Bohai people, I will definitely fight to the end." Han Ying said: "Even if I die in battle, people in the world will only admire me for fighting to the death for the country, and I will definitely do it.
Leave a name. But fighting against Long Ruijun, if you lose, you will die in vain. If you win... you won't leave a good reputation. In this case, why are you fighting? Is it really to protect yourself?
That one-third of an acre?”
Song Shixin thought for a while and then said: "The family's property was bought with the blood of our ancestors. How can we, the descendants, not protect the property left by our ancestors?"
"But didn't the properties we obtained once belong to others?" Han Ying sighed: "Even the Liaodong Army, many families previously owned properties that were ultimately unable to be saved due to various reasons. As I just said, if
My brother-in-law and I both died in the war, and the family property behind us will also be taken away. Not to mention this mere land and property, even the entire country, isn't it a change of dynasty? Father, I really don't want to be reviled as a traitor after my death.
"
Song Shixin pondered for a moment, and finally said: "Han Ying, if General Huangfu is given a lenient sentence, the Song and Han families will have to rely on you to support them in the future. You are right, family property is not the most important thing, you don't have to fight with the Tang family and others
In the fight, in order to save the two families, we have to give in. The most important thing is to save the young and old of the two families." He stepped forward, raised his arm, patted Han Ying's shoulder lightly, and said, "You can go ahead, if Huangfu
The general will not cherish his old friendship and will really kill you, and my brother-in-law will no longer have any friendship with them and will definitely avenge you at all costs."