The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 276 Chapter 260

Back at the camp, everyone ate a few mouthfuls of food in a hurry, and before they had time to rest, the messenger came to pass everyone on.

Duan Wuji and Tieniu followed the messengers into the big tent, only to see that Qiu Tianbao and Jin Zhaoxiong had already arrived, the Changping King was sitting in the middle, and the deputy general Fan Zhang was also present.

That Zhou Tai was probably guarding the prisoners outside.

The imperial envoy Wang didn't come over either, probably because he was frightened, and he is resting now.

The old prince glanced at everyone and said: "Everyone, isn't it all here? I'm calling everyone together now. I have something to discuss with you. I hope you can speak widely!

Everyone can say what they want, say what they think, and I don’t blame you if you say something wrong, so please don’t stop talking! "

How do you deal with so many war brigades in the military?How much food do these people consume us every day staying in the army?Besides, it's not a problem for them to stay in the army.

You all talk about it.

Hey, Zhang Fan, you are the lieutenant general, so let me tell you first. "

Fan Zhang bowed his hands when he heard this.

"Commander, isn't it easy? Now that they have disarmed, we send two thousand soldiers to chop off their heads. Wouldn't that save food?
Let the soldiers dig a deep pit and bury them, won't it be over?

Coach, do you think this method will work? "

"Well, this method is not impossible, we really have to do it when necessary."

Tianbao, tell me what you think.

"Father, I think this is a bad idea. Burying them will save trouble, but how about killing them for some horse meat?

Father, you see that we ate nothing but horse meat a while ago, how much food in the army has been saved at once!I ate only horse meat for seven or eight days. You said that there is meat in the army every day. Doesn't this increase the morale of the army? "

The old prince listened and nodded.

"Oh! Your idea is to kill them for horse meat. Hey, I said boy, are you hungry for that horse meat?

I just want to eat all day long! "

"Father, it is often said that food is the most important thing for the people. If you don't eat something with meat, can you have morale in war?"

"Well, there is some truth in what you said. Hey, Jin Zhaoxiong, tell me your opinion."

Jin Zhaoxiong bowed his hands up.

"Commander, my thoughts are the same as Tianbao's, that is, after they are killed, they will be exchanged for some horse meat, so as to save the army rations and make the soldiers happy, whether to do it or not. Then what are we going to do?"

The old prince glanced at Tieniu and said, "Tieniu, if you have any ideas, please tell me your thoughts."

Tie Niu shook his head.

"The Wang family is thousand years old, I will not speak anymore today, let my brother speak, I support my brother's ideas.

He speaks better than me, and he's smarter than me. "

The old prince smiled and nodded.

"Well, if that's the case, then Wuji, tell me what you think, you are the smartest among them, if you don't speak up, we really can't decide this matter! "

Duan Wuji stood up with a smile on his face.

"Thousands of the Wang family, I have an idea, I just don't think about it yet, don't blame me if I make a mistake!"

"Wuji, you can say whatever you want. I believe your idea should be better than theirs. It's okay, it's okay, just say whatever you want."

"Thousands of the Wang family, let me say that these living people are very useful. After all, people are still alive? If it is to exchange horses, how can this living person be exchanged for a dead horse?
How useful is that live horse?Thousand years old of the Wang family, let me give you a bad idea, exchange these living people for some live horses, didn’t we seize another [-] horses?

Then the old emperor won't give us a lot of rewards when he is happy?

Even those political enemies of yours, if they see you showing up frequently on the front line, they have to find a way to talk to the emperor and transfer you back!

Thousands of years of the Wang family, do you think this is the case? "

Changping Wang Qiurui laughed out loud.

"Wuji! It seems that your brain is really smart! This time, the king brought you in the right way. Just now, the king was thinking of killing them for horse meat. It seems that this trick of yours That's the best policy!

Wuji, what should we do with this matter, I will listen to you.Just do it for me.

Come, come, nephew, you sit on the seat of the king, and the king sits where you are. "

"The Wang family is a thousand years old, you can't do this! As the saying goes, if you are handsome, you can't leave your position, and if you leave your position, you can't be handsome. How can this be done?"

"Wuji, how can there be so many poor people? It's okay, it's okay, I'm leaving this handsome position today, you can replace me in the office, and you can make decisions for me, what's the matter?" ah?

Besides, to be honest, the princes still look down on such a commander who commanded more than 1 soldiers.

At the beginning of the founding of the king, the king usually commanded [-] troops. At that time, the marshal had a leader. To command such a few soldiers, isn't this a joke to beat the king! "

Saying that, the old prince really stepped down from his handsome position.

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Okay, then I will give you a try today, and I will also sit in the position of Marshal, and I will also live the addiction of being Marshal today."

Duan Wuji sat in the handsome position and said: "Brother Qiu, go to the prisoner-of-war and bring three to five prisoners.

In this battle, we must choose the one who knows Chinese best, and we can interrogate them at that time. "

"Oh, I see."

As he said that, Qiu Tianbao stepped out, and after a short while, Qiu Tianbao came in with three prisoners of war.

"Brother, these three boys all understand Chinese, you can interrogate them."

Duan Wuji lowered his head and looked down, and saw that one of these three people was in his 30s, the other in his 20s, and the other was about his own age, that is, about fifteen or sixteen years old.

Duan Wuji glanced and said: "You three don't need to be afraid, in fact, I'm the best person to talk, as long as I ask you, if you come back truthfully, it will be beneficial to you."

The youngest prisoner of war sneered and said, "Advantages? What are the benefits? It's nothing more than giving us a better time when we are being slaughtered. Are there any other benefits?"

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "Look at what you said, as long as you are willing to cooperate with us, how could we kill you? Have you never thought about going back to the prairie to start a new life?"

"Back to the prairie to live again? Isn't that a dream? Do you really have such good intentions?

I don't believe it, I just remember that the one you killed us just now killed the most people, so let's not mention the ruthlessness.

How good will your mind be?Who believes it? "

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this.

"Isn't that a battle just now? How can you say that you are not ruthless? Now you look at me as an unfriendly person? Look how good it is for the two of us to talk here!

We should be around the same age, hey, are you in your teens today?Have you married your wife yet? "

The people around me wanted to laugh when they heard this!My heart said: Oops, this section of Wuji really works!Chatted with this kid.I'll see what he can come up with!
"I'm 16 years old and I'm not married yet."

"Hey! We are about the same age. I can't blame us for being destined. Hey, let me ask you, you have to tell the truth. Do you guys still want to live?"

The little Turkic man blinked his eyes and said, "What? You really want to let us go?"

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Is there any need to say that? I don't plan to let your words go, so what's the use of me asking these nonsense?"

"Sir, look at what you're asking, who is willing to die? Who doesn't know that if the knife goes down, wouldn't it be the end of it?

Who do you think wants to die? "

"Really? Since you are willing to live, let's make a deal.

We want to release people, but you can't let us release them for nothing, so let's do this, we will write a letter to your tribe in a while, and you can take it back. As long as you agree to our conditions, we will release people immediately. "

"What's the condition? Can you tell me and listen?"

"What's the point? For every person released, you can exchange five horses for anyone. If you feel that someone's life is not worth five horses, you don't have to exchange it.

It's nothing, if you still haven't replied after five days, then you people are worthless, and we will deal with it at that time, do you understand?
For you Turkic people, this big living person is worth more than those five horses. I believe you can understand this truth.

Besides, your Turkic country is already rich in horses, cattle and sheep. I believe we don't want many of these things.

Well, let me stop here.You three go back and talk to your partners.

Can you discuss who to send to deliver the letter?We will not decide this for you.

All right, please go back.

Hey, Brother Qiu, after you go out, give each of them something to stutter, and we won't abuse them. "

Qiu Tianbao nodded.

"Brother, I understand." After finishing speaking, Qiu Tianbao took the three of them down again.

"Hey, Qiantui of the Wang family, you should write a letter right away, and the person who sends them will send it back immediately after writing."

The old prince laughed out loud!

"Wuji, you are really good at these two moves! Well, you must be a handsome talent in the future. Just now I was thinking about exchanging a living person for a horse. I didn't expect you to open your mouth to ask for five horses. You are so open-mouthed!" It's a little big!

Can this be traded! "

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this.

"It's a success, but it's a failure. Anyway, I'm going to run away and I can't afford less. Hey, my lord, I wrote it clearly to them. Dead bodies can also be exchanged for horses."

"Well, I know, I know, don't worry, this won't happen."

Duan Wuji stepped down from his handsome position.

"My lord, please be busy, we both went back to the tent to rest for a while."

After finishing speaking, Duan Wuji pulled the iron bull with his hand, and the two walked out of the tent.

(End of this chapter)