The army led by Zhao Yong was attacked by Oda Nobunaga, and the entire army was wiped out.
Zhao Yong was a strong man. In order to avoid being humiliated after being captured, he was about to draw his sword and kill himself. However, he was stopped in time by Yamata no Orochi, and he was eventually captured alive and imprisoned.
Neither Oda Nobunaga nor Yamata no Orochi meant to humiliate Zhao Yong, but wanted to use him in exchange for prisoners of war.
This also made Zhao Yong breathe a sigh of relief and gave up his plan to commit suicide. After all, who would want to die if he could live?
As a clan member of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Yong had a close relationship with Zhao Guangyi. He was not a real brother but looked like a real brother, so he was absolutely certain that Zhao Guangyi would definitely redeem him.
But neither the left nor the right came. Zhao Yong immediately realized that the two sides definitely did not reach a consensus on the exchange of prisoners of war, and most likely the Japanese side was asking too high a price.
Zhao Yong guessed right. Although Zhao Guangyi was a sinister and ruthless man, he was still very kind to his own people. So when he learned that Zhao Yongai was alive, he immediately and actively carried out rescue operations.
After Oda Nobunaga learned of Zhao Yong's identity, he realized that Zhao Yong was a rare commodity, so he demanded an exorbitant price and even asked the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces to release all captured generals and mid-level officers.
Oda Nobunaga was very smart. He knew that it was unrealistic for the coalition to give up all prisoners of war, so he turned to officers. As long as the officers came back, he could quickly expand the army and build up a new combat force. It was not strong but it was enough.
The army defending the city.
Note that what Oda Nobunaga requested was not the Song Dynasty, but the Three Kingdoms Alliance.
Is it possible for Zhao Guangyi to be the master of Xia Houyuan and Sun Ce?
This is obviously impossible.
Zhao Guangyi also felt that the price demanded by the other party was too harsh, so it was naturally impossible for him to agree, so the negotiations became deadlocked.
Oda Nobunaga didn't care about this either. Instead, he concluded that Zhao Guangyi would not give up Zhao Yong, and at worst, they could just talk slowly.
What Oda Nobunaga didn't know was that this would be the most wrong decision he had ever made in his life. If he had given up on the good news and put Zhao Yong back, so many things wouldn't have happened in the future.
But because of his one thought, the entire Japanese country would be destroyed.
After realizing that he would not be able to go back in the short term, Zhao Yong also thought about saving himself, but unfortunately there was no way until Yamata no Orochi took the initiative to come to the door.
Zhao Yong initially thought that Yamata no Orochi was using him to fake surrender, so he planned to pretend to have a good reputation and secretly use them to escape.
But later they discovered that something was wrong. If Yamata no Orochi and Shuten Doji were really pretending to surrender, their behavior would have gone too far.
Zhao Yong immediately realized that the two men were not pretending to surrender, but really wanted to rebel.
After some questioning, Zhao Yong found out that it turned out that the Shinto sect was destroyed overnight. Both of them were frightened and did not dare to be enemies with the Central Plains Allied Forces anymore.
Zhao Yong was completely relieved now, and persuaded Yamata no Orochi and Shuten Doji to join the Song Dynasty, but neither of them obviously looked down upon the Song Dynasty.
Through Zhao Yong's narration, Yamata no Orochi and Shuten Doji learned that they killed many people in the coalition and offended the Qin, Wei, Song and Wu states.
But based on their ability, if they sincerely surrender, there is still a high chance that they will be accepted and that they will be able to redeem themselves and make meritorious deeds.
Of course, except Wu State.
The Yamata no Orochi killed the Wu clan, Sun Hao and Sun Yi, and the two sides had formed a deadly feud. It was absolutely impossible for the Wu state to accept the Yamata no Orochi.
Of course, even if he did not form a deadly feud with the Wu State, Yamata no Orochi would not seek refuge with the Wu State. After all, among the four choices of Qin, Wei, Song, and Wu, the strongest Great Qin was obviously the best choice.
Although Yamata no Orochi almost died at the hands of the Qin army twice, once by Zhao Yun's gun, and the second time by Dian Wei Xu Chu, this made him the most dissatisfied with Da Qin.
But after all, the next choice involves wealth and life. Da Qin is the most powerful country in the Central Plains, and its development situation is still very good.
Although Yamata no Orochi is not broad-minded and he is not a generous person at all, he is not stupid. Compared with his life, he can still let go of this grudge.
Seeing that Yamata no Orochi and Shuten Doji both looked down on the Song Dynasty and clearly wanted to surrender to the Qin Dynasty, Zhao Yong suddenly felt the urge to vomit blood.
He never expected that he almost died at the hands of the Qin army twice, but Yamata no Orochi was still more willing to surrender to Qin.
Is it possible that Zhao Yong spent so much time talking to strengthen his enemies? This is obviously impossible.
But neither Yamata no Orochi nor Shuten Doji are stupid, and they are easy to fool, but is there any way to make them change their minds and abandon the Qin Dynasty to join the Song Dynasty?
Zhao Yong was secretly worried. Although he thought he was good at eloquence, it was too difficult and he could only rely on deception.
After some careful consideration, Zhao Yongxin had already organized his words and sneered: "Two generals, if they are not afraid of death, they can go and join Da Qin."
Yamata no Orochi and Shuten Doji both knew that Zhao Yong wanted them to defect to the Song Dynasty, so they both looked disapproving.
Shutuntongzi sneered: "Your Excellency Zhao Yong, I know that you want me to vote for Song Dynasty, but if you were us, what would you choose?"
If Zhao Yong were Yamata no Orochi, he would definitely have surrendered to Qin. After all, this was the most correct choice. However, he was a member of the Song clan and was destined to become an enemy of Qin, so it was naturally impossible for him to tell the truth.
"If I were you, I would not surrender to Qin, because it would be tantamount to taking the initiative to die."
Zhao Yong said with determination, his acting skills were so superb that even he believed it.
Shuten Doji still had a look of disbelief on his face. He was about to refute, but was interrupted by Yamata no Orochi.
Yamata no Orochi asked with a serious face: "What do you mean by this?"
"You may not know that Qin and Wu are marrying each other..."
Before Zhao Yong could finish his words, he was interrupted by Yamata no Orochi.
"We not only know about the marriage between Qin and Wu, but also about the marriage between Qin, Wei, and Qin and Song." Shuten Tongzi sneered.
"Then do you know that Qin and Wu are not only allies through marriage, but also that Qin Army General Zhou Yu and Wu Crown Prince Sun Ce are sworn brothers?"
"What?"
Yamata no Orochi and Shuten Doji exclaimed at the same time. They had thought that Zhao Yong would use various reasons to deceive them, but they never expected it to be this reason.
Seeing that both of them looked frightened, Zhao Yong struck a chord while the iron was hot: "Being able to form brothers with different surnames shows how good the relationship between these two people is.
Your Excellency Baqi killed the Wu clan and completely offended Wu to death, which is equivalent to completely offending Qin to death."
Hearing this, Yamata no Orochi's face turned extremely ugly instantly, but Shuten Doji retorted: "This is just your speculation."
"No, this is not speculation."
Zhao Yong shook his head and said confidently: "I dare to conclude that if you two surrender to Qin, General Shutun may be able to save his life, but it will be difficult for General Baqi.
Sun Ce only needs to say a word, and his good brother Zhou Yu will definitely kidnap you and give you to Sun Ce on the grounds of maintaining relations between the two countries.
General Baqi, do you dare to bet?"
"But……"
Shuten Doji subconsciously wanted to refute, but he found that the temperature in the room dropped several degrees in an instant. When he looked at Yamata no Orochi's face again, he found that it was indeed uglier than before, and the eyes looking at him were wary.
Shuten Doji's face also became ugly. Zhao Yong's words just now alienated the relationship between him and Yamata no Orochi.
On the surface, Zhao Yong said it to the two of them, but in fact, he said it to Yamata no Orochi alone.
After all, judging from the information in Zhao Yong's words, if Yamata-no-Orochi surrendered to Qin, it would indeed be the same as surrendering to death.
Could it be that the current situation has become that Shuten Doji and Yamata no Orochi both want to surrender. Yamata no Orochi cannot surrender to Qin, but Shuten Doji can.
Let me ask, if Yamata no Orochi is destined to become an enemy of Qin, will he tolerate Shuten Doji to defect to Qin?
This is obviously impossible.
Even though Shuten-Douji had just saved Yamata-no-Orochi's life not long ago, if such a matter of life and death was contrary to his own interests, Shuten-Douji had no doubt that Yamata-no-Orochi would kill him.
The two of them have never been good people. If Shuten Doji were in Yamata no Orochi's position, he would definitely do the same thing.
At this thought, Shuten Doji also secretly became wary of the Yamata-no-Orochi, and at the same time looked at Zhao Yong with murderous intent in his eyes.
A few words separated the relationship between him and Yamata no Orochi. This guy's mouth is much more powerful than a knife.
Although Zhao Yong's strength was not weak, he obviously could not withstand Shuten Doji's murderous intent. He trembled under the murderous intent, but still stood stubbornly until Yamata no Orochi helped him resolve the murderous intent.
Yamata no Orochi blocked Zhao Yong's life, looked at Shuten Doji with a serious face, and said: "Brother Shuten, you will make the same decision as me, right?"
Shuten Doji clenched his fists, but after weighing the pros and cons, he finally loosened his grip and snorted with an unhappy look on his face: "Hmph, don't worry, I will advance and retreat together with you, but only this time."
Yamata no Orochi was secretly relieved. He knew that this would make Shuten Doji feel resentful, but he had no choice but to take the gamble.
Yamata no Orochi turned around, looked at Zhao Yong, and said coldly: "Your Excellency Zhao Yong, I will go back to verify what you said. I hope you didn't lie to me, otherwise..."
Yamata no Orochi didn't say the rest, but the threat was self-evident.
Zhao Yongze said with a nonchalant look on his face: "Just check it, it's not a big secret anyway."
Yamata no Orochi nodded. He was not stupid, so it was impossible for him to believe whatever Zhao Yong said. However, Zhao Yong's confident attitude was enough to show the confidence in his heart, so it was unlikely to be a lie.
Jiutun Tongzi was extremely dissatisfied with Zhao Yong's calculations and sneered: "Even if you can't vote for Qin and Wu, there are still Wei and Song to choose from, so why should you choose Song instead of Wei?"
Yamata no Orochi nodded, and this time he stood up for the drunken boy. After all, in his opinion, the Wei State with Erai and Yu Rongwang was obviously stronger than the Song State with no one who could fight.
When Zhao Yong heard this, he secretly scolded the drunken boy for being difficult to deal with, but he still said calmly: "How can the Kingdom of Wei be compared with our Kingdom of Song?"
Hearing such self-proclaimed words, both Yamata no Orochi and Shuten Doji were speechless, obviously not believing that the Wei State was not as good as the Song State.
"The Wei Kingdom does have more top generals than the Song Kingdom, but its national strength is far inferior to that of the Song Kingdom. You may not believe it, but this is the fact.
Among the countries in the Central Plains, Wei was not only the weakest in national power, but also the poorest. It was also the country that was most controlled by Qin.
The reason why the Wei State conquered the Japanese was because they wanted to rob the wealth and then develop their own national power, so as to get rid of the control of the Qin Dynasty..."
Zhao Yong kept talking for more than ten minutes, degrading the state of Wei as worthless. Of course, what he said was all the truth.
Yamata no Orochi and Shuten Doji looked at each other in disbelief. They couldn't believe that the Wei State, which had such a strong military, was so weak in terms of national power, and all aspects were controlled by the Qin State. Then this country was too deformed, right? How did it exist?
Until now?
"If Song, Wu and Da Qin are brother states, then Wei and Da Qin are father and son states, which means their status is a little higher than that of the tributary state Tang.
Although Wei is trying its best to get rid of Qin's control, it has not yet completely gotten rid of it.
So, Mr. Baqi, if you defect to Wei, Zhou Yu has an order for Wei to hand you over. Do you think Wei will hand you over? Or not?"
Zhao Yong's words made Yamata no Orochi clench his fists. If that were the case, he would have no other choice but to seek refuge with the Song Dynasty.
"call……"
Yamata no Orochi exhaled a long breath and said calmly: "What you said, I will go back and verify it next time."
After saying that, he left the prison with the drunken boy.
Looking at Yamata no Orochi's leaving figure, Zhao Yong showed a smile. He was 80% sure that he would succeed.
As Zhao Yong expected, Yamata no Orochi came to see him again the next day and made a clear decision to surrender to the Song Dynasty.
After Yamata no Orochi returned, he immediately began to check the intelligence and found that what Zhao Yong said was true. In this way, he had no other choice. He could not seek refuge in any of the other three kingdoms. Instead, Song was the best choice.
"Your Excellency Baqi, our country of Song lacks strong generals. With your strength, if you submit to our country of Song, you will definitely be put into great use by the King of Song."
Zhao Yong smiled and said, his tone no longer as cautious as before.
"From now on, we will all be colleagues. Please support me, Brother Zhao."
Yamata no Orochi bowed his hands, Zhao Yong held his hand and said with a smile: "Naturally."
Zhao Yong probably never imagined that the fierce generals he recruited for the Song Dynasty would actually become one of the driving forces behind the destruction of the Song Dynasty.
"Brother Baqi, since you are ready to submit to me, the Song Dynasty, I don't know what to do as a form of submission?" Zhao Yong asked with burning eyes.
Yamata no Orochi pointed to the land at his feet: "How about using this city and an army of 30,000 as a declaration of surrender?"
"Not enough." Zhao Yong shook his head.
"What?"
Yamata no Orochi was stunned, and even thought that he heard wrongly. Oda Nobunaga was on guard against him. He only had so much power in his hand, and he was ready to hand it all over. Isn't it enough?
"The general is sitting in this land of Kinki, but he only wants to leave one city first. How can this be possible?" Zhao Yong said meaningfully.
Yamata no Orochi was not stupid. He immediately understood what Zhao Yong meant and said in a deep voice: "Brother Zhao, you have such a big appetite."
"If you don't take what God gives you, you will be blamed for it. Oda Nobunaga has such a plan for you, will you still be grateful to him?"
A coldness flashed in Yamata no Orochi's eyes, and he thought: Oda Nobunaga, since you were unkind in the first place, don't blame me for being unjust.