Shuhan

Chapter 551: The lost dog, the family demands it!
Late at night, everything is silent, only the occasional chirping of insects breaks the silence of the night.

In Longguan Pass, the moonlight shines on the bluestone road of the general's residence, reflecting the mottled shadows of the trees.

Three men in black, as agile as ghosts, quietly climbed over the wall and entered.

They were dressed in night clothes and their faces were covered with black cloth, leaving only a pair of shining eyes.

At this moment, they were walking lightly, climbing over walls and walls, skillfully avoiding the patrolling soldiers.

In the night, their figures quickly shuttled between the eaves and corners of the mansion without a trace of sound, as if they were integrated with the night.

After some twists and turns, the three finally arrived at the door of Longguan guard Hao Zhao's room.

They exchanged glances with each other, and one of them pushed the door gently and found that it was locked from the inside. The other person quickly took out a hair-thin metal wire from his arms and fiddled with the door lock skillfully.

The door lock clicked softly, and the door to the room was slowly pushed open. The three of them quickly ducked in, their movements swift and silent.

The three of them tiptoed to Hao Zhao's bed, and saw that the person on the bed seemed to be immersed in a sweet dream, snoring like thunder.

They looked at each other and smiled, as if they had seen the scene where Hao Zhao's head fell to the ground, and the swords in their hands shone coldly under the moonlight.

However, just when they were about to swing their swords at Hao Zhao, Hao Zhao, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly opened his eyes.

There was a sharpness and alertness in his eyes, as if he had expected this moment to come.

It turned out that Hao Zhao had already woken up the moment he opened the door.

As the guard general of Longguan, he has experienced battlefields and is extremely alert. Although the sound of the door opening was subtle, it was enough to wake him from his sleep.

In fact, he didn't even take off his armor when sleeping, and he was very nervous. He would definitely react if there was any disturbance outside.

When the three assassins discovered that Hao Zhao had woken up, they immediately raised their weapons and were about to kill Hao Zhao.

"How brave!"

However, Hao Zhao was not afraid. He first roared to frighten the assassins, and then with lightning speed, he jumped up and grabbed a ring-headed sword from one of the assassins.

In an instant, the whole room seemed to become a battlefield.

Hao Zhao brandished the Huanshou Sword and started a fierce battle with the three assassins.

His movements are quick and decisive, and every swing of his sword is a killing move.

The knife was pointed at the vital point.

The assassins were shocked by Hao Zhao's bravery. They tried to fight back, but every attack was skillfully resolved by Hao Zhao.

In the fierce battle, the two assassins fell under Hao Zhao's knife one after another, and their night clothes were dyed red with blood.

"This matter has failed!"

Seeing that the situation was not going well, the last assassin turned around and tried to escape.

However, would Hao Zhao let him escape easily?

He quickly chased after him, cut off one of the assassin's legs with a knife, and subdued him to the ground.

At this time, the room was in a mess, the bedding on the bed was stained red with blood, and broken weapons and damaged night clothes were scattered on the floor.

Hao Zhao stood in the center of the room, holding a ring-shou knife, breathing heavily, with a slight chill in his eyes. .

Hao Zhao looked at the fallen assassin on the ground, filled with doubts and anger.

He didn't know who sent these assassins.

Maybe both are possible.

The noise in the room quickly attracted the attention of the soldiers outside.

"General, what happened?"

As soon as he walked into the room, the strong smell of blood caused the captain's expression to change suddenly.

He immediately knelt down in front of Hao Zhao, his face red.

"My subordinate's patrol was unfavorable and he allowed the traitor to enter the general's room, which almost killed the general. I am really determined to die."

Hao Zhao shook his head and said: "Get up, they are raised dead soldiers, specially come for assassination. It is normal for you to be unaware for a moment."

The personal guards were all from the same hometown as him, and they were beings who could be entrusted with their lives. It was impossible for Hao Zhao to punish him because of this incident.

"Interrogate this person carefully and find out who is behind it."

"That's too late."

The assassin whose legs were chopped off by Hao Zhao was now lifeless.

"This is a dead man! He had poison in his mouth. Knowing that he had no way out, he had committed suicide by taking the poison."

The soldier captain's expression suddenly changed.

"Only aristocratic families can support such things as dead soldiers. The general must be a member of the Longxi gentry. Maybe it is the Li family of Longxi, or the Xin family of Longxi who wants to kill the general behind his back."

The cost of raising dead soldiers is very high.

This can be seen from Jing Ke.

In order to make Jing Ke give up, Prince Dan of Yan asked Jing Ke to throw gold at a turtle, eat the liver of a thousand-mile horse, chop off the hand of a beautiful woman and give it to Jing Ke on a jade plate, and then "eat with the same crime and sleep with the same bed."

It can be said that a huge material, human and time cost has been invested.

All of this was for one purpose, to turn Jing Ke into a dead soldier, to assassinate Qin Shihuang, and to go through fire and water without hesitation.

Of course, this is the highest cost of raising dead soldiers.

Although the cost of dying a soldier from a noble family is not as high as that of Jing Ke, each one costs a lot of money and time.

Most of these dead warriors have been trained since childhood.

The aristocratic family will look for some orphans from the folk whose parents have died. They have no kinship ties, so naturally they will not be trapped by kinship in the future. Moreover, the aristocratic family is their savior, so there is a layer of friendship to save their lives.

Naturally, it is impossible to completely control the dead soldiers by relying on feelings alone. Therefore, during the training process, the family will always ask their subordinates to instill in the dead soldiers the idea of ​​loyalty to the family.

In ancient feudal society, mental control was very terrifying. The things these dead warriors were exposed to since childhood made it impossible for them to escape from these mental controls, and they would not even consider it a kind of mental control. For details, you can refer to the brainwashing method of the Japanese Bushido spirit. .

The last step is to "beat a stick and give a sweet date". Not only must we train the dead soldiers in a strict way, but we must also make them profitable.

Precise identity selection, thought control, training and inducements complement each other.
The time and money spent are not something ordinary people can afford.

That's why the captain of the personal soldiers insisted that the assassin who assassinated him was the Longxi family.

"General, we can't let them go. If we don't hold them accountable this time, there will be a second or third time. It's easy to dodge open guns, but hard to guard against hidden arrows!"

Yes~
The gun is easy to hide, and the dark arrow is hard to prevent.

Hao Zhao sighed.

He said: "We have summoned all the generals from Guanzhong to Qu Lieutenant to the General's Mansion, and the Longxi aristocratic families have also sent out invitations."

"Is the general going to attack them?"

Hao Zhao shook his head gently.

"Tell them there is no need to come and kill me, I want to surrender to the Han!"

If you continue to be foolish and loyal, your end will be very tragic.

Wei State has no future at all in Longxi.

Just like a rootless tree, it was already in a state of turmoil, but after another defeat, there was no possibility of turning around.

Now that you have capital in hand, you can surrender in exchange for fame and fortune.

If someone takes his head from his neck, how much fame and fortune will he have?
I can't even save my own life.

"General, you..." A look of astonishment appeared on the face of the soldier captain.

"A good bird chooses a tree to roost in, and a wise minister chooses his master to serve. It's too late to see the opportunity, and it's too late to regret it! I am a general of the Han Dynasty, and now I have abandoned Wei and returned to the Han Dynasty, why not?"

Of course, Hao Zhao also knew in his heart that the pressure to surrender would be great if his life was not saved if he resisted.

after all
Surrender with capital should always be conditional, right?
If the Longxi gentry wants to change its master, do they also need to negotiate terms?
If he doesn't meet the family's conditions, I'm afraid these people will coerce him and beat him until the Han Dynasty meets their conditions.

Then
Hao Zhao's situation was not good.

(End of this chapter)