When someone reported that Luda had captured a spy alive outside the military camp, Sun Tu didn't take it seriously, thinking that maybe some people on Baihu Mountain were planning to escape when they saw that they couldn't hold on. But soon, he realized that something was a little strange: "You said this man was found from behind our military camp?"
"Exactly...exactly." The soldier who came to report the news swallowed his saliva and said, "And that guy looks a little weird. He doesn't seem to be a bandit on the mountain."
"Oh? Then go and have a look." Although Sun Tu wanted to send his troops up the mountain now because of what he found in the secret room, he still endured it for the time being and decided to take a look at the spy first. But when he actually saw the so-called spy, he was still a little stunned. His eyes swept up and down his body for a long time, and then he stared into his eyes and said, "Who are you?"
This is a lean, dark, fierce man who is quite different from ordinary Song people. Moreover, he is not wearing Han clothes, but simple animal skin clothes. He does not look like a citizen of the Song Dynasty. But the other party just lowered his head at this time and didn't react at all, as if he didn't understand Sun Tu's words.
"Saburo, this guy hasn't spoken since he was captured. Either he is mute, or he really can't understand our words." Luda came closer to explain.
Sun Tu nodded slightly and then shouted: "Lift his head!" In response, a soldier suddenly lifted up the chin and neck of the guy who had been tied up, forcing him to He could only raise his head, so his neck made a snapping sound. At the same time, Sun Tu and the others also met a pair of fierce eyes that looked at death as if they were not inferior to wild wolves, causing the two soldiers beside them to retreat slightly in shock. Half a step forward.
"I'll give you one last chance. Who are you? What are you doing here?" Sun Tu stared back at him and asked again in a serious tone. But the one who responded to him was still that fearless look. This man obviously didn't take his life too seriously.
Just when everyone thought that there was nothing they could do to take him away and they could only take him into custody first, Sun Tu suddenly gave an order in a deep voice: "Since he is a spy, we cannot keep him here. Someone, push him out and kill him!"
After this order, even Ruda and the others were a little shocked, but Sun Tu now had a very high prestige in the army. At this time, when the order was given, the soldiers immediately dragged the people out without hesitation. During this period, Sun Tu's eyes were fixed on the other man's face, until he saw that he was about to be dragged out of the camp, and several subordinate generals beside him were struggling to persuade him, and then he suddenly said: "Wait a minute! "
After saying this, he walked slowly to the man, with a sarcastic sneer on his face: "You are indeed willing to die, and you pretended to be very good. It's a pity that you still exposed your flaws. Listen to this. When I said I was going to kill you, you were not afraid, but showed an expression of relief in an instant. Although it was only a moment, it can already explain a lot. You can understand what we say, right? "
As soon as these words came out, everyone else was stunned: "This... is what the governor said true?"
"Of course, I believe what I saw with my eyes. And the fact that he pretended to be deaf even to death after being captured is enough to illustrate the problem. There must be some important secret hidden in him. Has he been searched? Yes. Did you find anything?"
Sun Tu said with confidence.
Ruda's men who had captured him from the beginning all shook their heads: "This man has nothing but a machete and a few pieces of dry food."
"That means the important things are in his mind." Sun Tu sneered: "At this point, if you still want to pretend to be deaf, you are underestimating our methods. Don't worry, I won't let you do this easily. Die, I have plenty of means to make your life worse than death!"
"You... kill if you want, don't waste your efforts..." At this time, this guy finally couldn't help it anymore and suddenly spoke. Although his accent was a bit awkward, it was still clear to everyone and confirmed the conclusion that he was a foreigner.
"It's not up to you to decide whether your efforts are in vain." Sun Tu's face immediately sank: "Tear off all his clothes for me, and I want to see how hard your mouth can be! "Now is the critical moment for him to lead his army to attack Baihu Mountain. With such a suspicious foreign spy suddenly appearing here, naturally he cannot slack off at all and must use the cruelest means.
So under everyone's somewhat puzzled gaze, several soldiers still tore off the few clothes on the guy's body while he struggled and howled. When they saw the ferocious scars left on his chest and shoulders, many people showed uneasiness on their faces. This guy looked really not afraid of death.
Even Luda and Lin Chong couldn't stand it any longer, and couldn't help but step forward and said: "Sanlang (Supervisor), isn't this a bit inappropriate for people?"
"It is related to the safety of our Qingzhou, so we have to use some extraordinary measures." Sun Tu had a determined look on his face, and he immediately asked someone to bring a dagger and put it on the torch next to him to heat it. In just a moment, the wrought-iron dagger blade began to turn red. Then he took the dagger and came to the spy who was obviously shocked. The red dagger slowly scratched his face, chest and other places. Finally, it landed on the vital spot between his legs, which caused the other person's entire face to quickly distort. Even if he was held down, he was still shrinking upwards desperately: "You... what are you going to do?"
"I don't know if there are such rules in your tribe. Anyway, in the palace of the Han people in the Central Plains, there are some men who serve the emperor who need to purify themselves. Do you know what purification means? It means cutting off the two ounces of flesh from your lower body. But don't worry, I'm not so cruel. I just want to use this knife to burn off those two ounces of flesh, so that the wounds on your body will be smaller, and maybe you can survive." Sun Tu said, the dagger in his hand already Slowly lowering it down, not to mention the spy, but also the other people in the tent, their faces turned blue at this time, and they felt a little cold between their own crotches, as if a knife had been inserted.
For the first time, there was a look of fear in this guy's eyes, and seeing that he still wanted to persist, Sun Tu's hand suddenly fell down, and there was a soft sound, and then there was a burn on his skin. The smell of burning made the bodies of these soldiers, who had never had the slightest fear during the battle, tremble. Even a man could not bear this kind of torture.
The spy screamed in response and struggled hard. If the four soldiers hadn't held him down with all their strength, he might have been able to break free. Until I heard Sun Tu's calm voice: "Tsk, it's a little off, but it's only on your thigh."
There are some wounds on the inside. But you won't be so lucky next time. "The fear in his heart receded a little, and then he looked down as hard as he could, and found that the knife was only burned on the inside of his thigh, still an inch or two away from the vital point.
But even so, he was so frightened that he was covered in sweat and his whole body began to tremble. This time I saved my "brother", but what about next time? At this moment, Sun Tu raised his sword to strike again, which finally made him completely collapse: "I said, I am the Jurchen Mang Gutai, and I am here to see the leader of the White Tiger Mountain Village..." Maybe he He was really not afraid of death, but he couldn't withstand such torture.
In fact, when Sun Tu did all this slowly, everyone had already guessed his final purpose, so no one came forward to dissuade him later. But when they heard that this person finally confessed, everyone no longer cared about admiring the methods of their own governor, but all looked shocked. How could this have anything to do with the Jurchens
Sun Tu's heart skipped a beat. He knew very well what the Jurchens meant to the Song Dynasty. Compared with Xixia and Liao Kingdom, the Jin Kingdom established by the Jurchens was the biggest enemy of the Song Dynasty. He never expected that he would be here today. A Jurchen spy was caught here, and they actually colluded with people from Baihu Mountain
After calming down for a moment, Sun Tucai stared into the other person's eyes and asked: "How come you are related to Baihu Mountain? What are your intentions? Bring them all to me!"
Now that his defenses had been broken, Mang Gutai no longer insisted on concealing anything, and immediately confessed everything he knew... And after listening to this explanation, the faces of everyone in the tent became pale. Gloomy, many people gritted their teeth and one word burst out from their mouths: "Damn it!"
"Captain, what should we do?" After a long silence, someone looked at Sun Tu with some strangeness. Now that things have changed, should they continue to stay here on Baihu Mountain to suppress bandits
Sun Tu was also a little undecided. Originally, Baihu Mountain was already a must-win situation, but it would only take a few more days to settle it in one fell swoop. It was uneconomical to leave now. But the situation on the other side is also quite urgent. He can't just sit back and watch a tragedy happen there. By then, I'm afraid many people will die. Even though things have changed now, with the fierceness of the Jurchens, the soldiers and civilians there will inevitably suffer heavy casualties.
But how to choose
Everyone turned their attention to Sun Tu, just waiting for him to make a decision.
Just when the tent was filled with solemn silence and everyone was waiting for Sun Tu to speak, a soldier suddenly hurried to the tent: "Du Jian, someone from Baihu Mountain Stronghold came down and said that the whole village is willing to surrender to the government. They just ask us not to do it again." Hold them accountable for their previous mistakes.”
When these words came into the tent, everyone's expressions changed. But the tangle that was originally full on Sun Tu's face quickly dissipated at this moment. The corner of his mouth curled up, and a cold smile appeared on his face: "Oh? Then please invite the envoy from the mountain to come see me. I will We want to see how sincere they are." With a glance, his men quickly dragged Mang Gutai out of the tent, who had no intention of resisting at all.
After a while, a little leader from Baihu Mountain was brought to Sun Tu with some fear...