Wang Zhouzhi said: "First, the Jin State must have stationed troops in the north, probably no less than a million soldiers. Just wait for the order, and your distress will be relieved in an instant."
Relieve the distress... Hearing these words with multiple meanings, Kong Donglai's mouth twitched. This is an undisguised threat. You can only surrender to my Jin State. If you dare to surrender to Qi State, I will immediately flatten your Nanyang County. Now Nanyang County is already in turmoil and can definitely not stop the million-strong army of Jin State.
Wang Zhouzhi paused for a moment and continued, "Second, as the saying goes, distant water cannot quench near thirst. Now if we want to find enough water and the nearest water, the only place is Jin! Third, you don't need to really surrender, just express your attitude."
Express your opinion? Kong Donglai is a politician, and he immediately discovered the traps in this so-called "express your opinion". There are too many traps here.
First of all, even if it was a statement, it represented that Nanyang County had "surrendered to the enemy."
Anyang defeated the State of Jin, and no matter what, it also earned a lot of reputation for the land of Daxia; so many people went to Anyang to develop; however, your Nanyang County defected to the State of Jin, isn't that shameful
Moreover, Nanyang County had just publicly expressed its loyalty to the eldest prince a few days ago and supported him to become the emperor of the Great Xia Kingdom. However, within a few days, Nanyang County defected to the Jin Kingdom. This matter... is unacceptable.
Secondly, as long as Nanyang County expressed its stance, the tentacles of Jin State would have officially extended into Nanyang County and officially extended into Daxia State; it would be inevitable that Jin State would slowly swallow up Nanyang County in the future.
Third, since the statement has been made, all the captives must be released; Jin State had just been defeated, so Nanyang County was a good opportunity to "bring good luck".
Seeing Kong Donglai still hesitating, Wang Zhouzhi continued to speak fiercely, "Sir Kong, although you have 250,000 captives in your hands, Jin has already prepared a million troops, and you are now fighting on two fronts. I wonder if Sir Kong can stop Jin's full-scale attack? Once Jin launches a full-scale attack and captures the captives of Nanyang County, Sir Kong will have no advantage. In my opinion, it is the right time for Sir to surrender to Jin. If it is too late, everything will be too late. If you surrender now, it is enough to express your attitude and ask for a nominal surrender. This Nanyang County will still belong to the Kong family. What do you think?"
It sounds good, and although there are all kinds of traps in it, Kong Donglai is still tempted!
"Let me think..."
Wang Zhouzhi finally breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Kong Donglai had been fooled. But he still had to make an effort: "We can't afford to waste time! The situation may change in the next moment, for example, Jin State suddenly sent troops..."
Don't say it, it's really possible! Jin State has just been defeated and must win a victory as soon as possible; if it suddenly sends troops to attack Nanyang County at this time, it is very likely.
After pondering for a while, Kong Donglai finally made up his mind, "Come here, unseal General Wang and return his seal and other things. I'll ask General Wang to make the trip."
Wang Zhouzhi felt that the true energy in his body began to recover, and he was finally overjoyed; of course, his greatest joy was that he had instigated a rebellion in Nanyang County, which was a great achievement - at least enough to offset the serious consequences of his defeat and capture.
Finally, Wang Zhouzhi asked Kong Donglai to release another hundred personal soldiers on the grounds of safety, and headed south.