Lin Kunshan could not have imagined that he would still have a chance to turn over. When the messenger arrived, he was meditating cross-legged, with a high profile, but in his heart he was lamenting the defeat of Wang Qi.
He once helped Yang Feng exterminate the bandits in Yunmengze, which was considered a small contribution, so he was able to escape the death penalty and was sent to the island in the lake to guard the ship. Under the supervision of several soldiers, it is even more impossible to leave the island.
The lake froze, Chao Jing walked over cautiously, pushed open the door unceremoniously, looked at Lin Kunshan who was meditating, pouted, and coughed.
Lin Kunshan opened his eyes, recognizing that this was Chao Jing, the military officer of the military guard beside the emperor, and said indifferently, "What's the matter?"
Chao Jing laughed a few times, "You can't fool me with this trick."
Lin Kunshan got out of bed and said with a smile, "I'm ready."
"What are you ready to do?" Chao Jing was stunned.
"Serve Your Majesty." Lin Kunshan said solemnly.
Chao Jing was stunned for a second, then smiled: "I understand your routine, you guessed that I was sent by the emperor, don't ask, skip this thing, just say the next thing, a little confused You will be dazed by what you say. But I'm not confused, Lin Kunshan, you can't deceive me."
Lin Kunshan smiled, "You are wasting Your Majesty's time."
Chao Jing put away his smile, "Since you can guess so well, guess what His Majesty wants you to do?"
"If Your Majesty wants to use me, it must be to persuade someone. As for who, I can't guess."
"Hey, it really is a fake god, there are things you can't guess."
"Of course I'm not an immortal. Everyone can learn the art of watching Qi, and it's not a secret that is not passed down." There was expectation in Lin Kunshan's eyes.
Chao Jing hurriedly shook his head, "Your Majesty gave you a task, you're done, and you're free, but it doesn't work - do you still have the nerve to live in this world?"
"Those who are looking for Qi have long since looked down on life and death. This is the first step in getting started." Lin Kunshan was not frightened.
Chao Jing looked around, "Your room is better than mine."
"I'll give it to you."
"Bah, I don't want it. No matter how good the house is, it's still a prison. Ahem." Chao Jing stared at Lin Kunshan, but in the end he couldn't hold his breath, and said first, "Your Majesty asks you to persuade the enemy to take prisoners."
Lin Kunshan showed a look of surprise. It was only a momentary event. Chao Jing saw it, and pointed at him and laughed, "It's a leak, it doesn't look like it."
Lin Kunshan smiled, "I told you earlier that looking at Qi is not an immortal technique. Does Your Majesty want these captives to surrender?"
"Not only surrender, but what else..."
"Fate?"
"Yes, yes, it means helping the Chu army to fight."
"What is your Majesty willing to give them?"
"Benefits? Your Majesty didn't say it. His Majesty only said that you should 'follow the trend'."
Lin Kunshan smiled wryly, the emperor didn't want to be responsible for employing people.
"Aren't you ready? Let's go."
"Wait a minute." Lin Kunshan put his hands on his back and paced back and forth in front of Chao Jing. After three times, he stopped, "Let's go."
The prisoners were kept in several military camps outside the city, and the more noble generals were placed in the post house.
The inn was also destroyed by the enemy, leaving only a dozen or so rooms, and most of the enemy generals still had to live in tents.
The enemy troops came from many countries, and most of the generals were their own princes. A total of more than 100 people were sent to the post house, and they were asked to arrange their own accommodation. The more than ten people who occupied a room were naturally the ones with the highest status.
It was these people that Lin Kunshan was ordered to persuade.
For him, this is a big challenge. First of all, the language is not the same. Although there is an interpretation, it is difficult to express his meaning accurately. Second, the customs are different. If you don't take it seriously, you might even think he's too old.
Lin Kunshan came up with a solution on the way.
More than a dozen enemy generals were called into a room, each worried, and at the same time jealous of each other. They glanced at the Chu envoy with white beard and hair. Sure enough, no one took him seriously. Instead, they all looked at the officer dressed as an officer. Chao Whale.
Lin Kunshan didn't care either. He walked to the table, picked up the teapot and cup, and placed them at will. He moved slowly, as if he was looking for something.
The enemy general was finally attracted by the white-haired old man, and walked over under the direction of the interpreter, no one understood the purpose.
Lin Kunshan set it up and looked up at the three translators, "I said, you translate."
The interpreters nodded.
"This is the capital of Great Chu, where you are." Lin Kunshan pointed to the teapot, and when the interpreter finished, he moved his finger and stopped when he reached a cup, "This is Shenxiongguan and Shengui Dachanyu."
When the interpreters were translating, Lin Kunshan picked up a teacup filled with water, started from "Shenxiongguan", poured the water slowly, and drew a water line until it reached the table.
"This line is your way home."
After listening to this sentence, the enemy generals immediately talked about it. Lin Kunshan didn't understand a sentence, and he didn't care. The interpreter wanted to speak to him, but he raised his hand, indicating that it was not necessary.
"If you want to go home, you have to—" Lin Kunshan tore down the teacup representing the gods and ghosts.
The interpreters immediately translated, and Lin Kunshan walked up to Chao Jing, "My task has been completed, and the rest of the credit is up to you."
Chao Jing was stunned, "Just a few words?"
"Follow the trend, don't stress too much, just make it clear. If they don't care about going home, it's useless to say anything else."
All the enemy generals suddenly swarmed in front of Lin Kunshan and Chao Jing, and they talked at length, and the interpreter didn't even have time to convey it.
"Stop! Stop!" Chao Jing raised his hands to stop too many people from speaking, and then said to the interpreter: "What are they talking about?"
The three interpreters looked at each other, and one said, "They are asking, can you really let them go home?"
Chao Jing glanced at Lin Kunshan, the old guy had a smile on his face, as if it had nothing to do with him.
"Uh... Yes, as long as you defeat the enemy, Your Majesty can... Don't mention Your Majesty, you all say 'As long as you defeat the gods and ghosts, the road home will be smooth.'"
Lin Kunshan said with a smile, "Yes, don't talk about it, let them understand it for themselves."
Chao Jing's face sank, "I didn't want to follow your style."
"The best expression is to have no expression. If you can't do it, the next choice is to smile. A smile can cover up the most emotions. When a person is cruel to you, you don't need to care. When a person smiles at you for no reason, Be careful."
"Why is it so troublesome? If I want to laugh, I will laugh. If I want to be fierce, I will be fierce. If I want to cry... I don't cry in front of you."
The three interpreters whispered for a while, and one of them bowed to Chao Jing: "General, these people are willing to fight against the gods and ghosts, but they have one request."
"Hey, how dare they ask?"
Interpreter was stunned, Chao Jing waved: "Tell me about their requirements."
"The Chu army is the main force, they are the auxiliary, and the Chu army has to send them home, retake the countries, and protect the safety of them and their families."
"The appetite is not small, they are prisoners, they are the enemy of the invasion, to actually want Da Chu to send them home, it's really a day-to-day..." Chao Jing glanced at Lin Kunshan again, and the looker's face was half-smiling, not clear. Meaningful or not.
Chao Jing immediately changed his words, "Don't say these words, let me think about it... Ah, yes, tell them that Da Chu has sent troops to their homeland, and there are two."
The interpreter quickly replied: "They said that the two Chu troops were wiped out."
Chao Jing shook his head with a smile, "Did anyone see it with his own eyes? Did anyone see the head of the generals of Chu? The gods and ghosts are afraid that the army will be unstable, and lie to you that the army of Chu has been defeated. In fact, he knows best that the army of Chu is fighting continuously. Winning streak, he will be finished, so he will rush to fight, and will abandon you."
The interpreter was more detailed, and the enemy generals didn't quite believe it at first, but after discussing with each other for a while, their expressions changed.
During this period, Chao Jing kept smiling.
The translator said: "They said that the gods and ghosts have not appeared in public for a while, and this time they fled, they did not see the soldiers of the gods and ghosts of their own clan, they may have been abandoned, it seems that the gods and ghosts Da Danyu didn't plan to let them go home, maybe something really happened at home."
Chao Jing smiled and said: "Perhaps? They don't know anything, but Da Chu is not. We have news from the sea. The god and ghost Danyu has long been on fire in the backyard. Hundreds of thousands of Chu troops have taken his old nest, and so on. , Don't say such an exaggeration, it's still tens of thousands of Chu troops, and we will take over the old nest of the gods and ghosts."
According to the interpretation, all the enemy generals turned pale in shock, and all looked at the "general" of the Great Chu.
Chao Jing smiled without saying a word, letting them watch.
"They asked about the general's identity," the interpreter said.
"I am the person beside Your Majesty."
I don't know what the interpreter said, but all the enemies and generals showed a look of awe, Chao Jing kept smiling, no more, no less.
Lin Kunshan asked, "When will I be free?"
"When His Majesty thinks it's foolproof." Chao Jing smiled.
Han Ruzi was in urgent need of troops, but he could mobilize only a few thousand elite soldiers, and nearly ten thousand recruits who had just come from Hangu Pass.
In the past few days, the number of prisoners sent back from the front has reached tens of thousands. The central army does not account for the majority. The Yumen Pass on the west route has captured the most prisoners. The enemy does not recognize the way, and only knows to flee in the direction of the sunset, not knowing that there is a desert ahead. block the way.
The Chu army was defeated at Shenxiongguan, and very few escaped. More soldiers were either killed or their whereabouts were unknown. Even Cui Hong, the minister of military affairs, disappeared.
The capital was threatened again, and the ministers panicked. Zhuo Ruhe and Qu Zixi both urged to seal the city again, ready to defend, and at the same time persuaded the emperor to leave the capital and command the troops outside the Great Wall to attack as soon as possible.
Han Ruzi didn't want to leave, and he didn't want to defend the city again, "ShenGuiDaDanYu uses his own tactics, but one thing is certain, the enemy's army is unstable, ShenGuiDanYu urgently needs a few big victories to restore the army's hearts, the Chu army has this There is no time to retreat. The brave who meet in the narrow road wins, the enemy army has no initial strength, and the Chu army can fight."
Han Ruzi put together an army temporarily, but the enemy army who surrendered did not know that most of the so-called main force of the Chu army were newcomers who had received weapons soon.
There is a Yingfeng Village a hundred miles away from Baiqiao Town. The terrain is dangerous. Han Ruzi decided to face the enemy here. Apart from recruiting and surrendering a large number of enemy troops, he could not think of any more tricks.
This will be the real showdown.