Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 369. Design
The final result was just as Feng Xi had expected. Wutugu was slightly smarter than the worst outcome he had anticipated. He actually took the initiative to think of cutting off the food supply, thus preventing the Han army from winking at a blind man.

In fact, in order to ensure that Wutugu could discover the secret of Yixiantiantian, the Han army would travel back and forth to Yixiantiantian every day, with some insignificant fodder loaded on the carts, just to make Wutugu and his men notice the abnormality of Yixiantiantian.

Fortunately, there were no twists and turns in the end. Wutugu and Tuan took the bait, and then all the survivors of the entire Wuguo Kingdom were involved and became prisoners of the Han army.

"Grand Commander, there is one thing I don't understand. I beg you to enlighten me."

Feng Xi had just finished rewarding and punishing the Han army when Xi Ni, who had been sitting in the middle pretending to be dead and not saying a word, suddenly spoke.

"If you have any questions, feel free to ask."

Feng Xi was still very talkative at this time. He smiled and gestured to Xi Ni to speak frankly.

"I think the Han army is very powerful. If the Han army is determined, our army may be completely wiped out on the first day of fighting with the Han army. May I ask if the commander-in-chief agrees with this?"

Xi Ni thought a little more than Wu Tu Gu. Although he did not see the battle at Yixiantian with his own eyes, his boss was captured alive, and Tu An died on the battlefield, so he could roughly guess what happened at Yixiantian without even thinking about it.

But what followed was a question that lingered in Xi Ni's mind and he couldn't figure it out for a long time.

"Indeed. I have already told the King of Wutugu that if the Han army is willing, no one from your Wuguo country will be able to return from the battle of Tuan crossing the river on the first day."

Feng Xi nodded in affirmation.

"If the first day was to show weakness to the enemy, and our army had all crossed the river, with 30,000 troops, why didn't the commander-in-chief send troops directly to annihilate us, but instead wanted to slowly... play with our army?"

When Xi Ni talked about the Han army's performance of luring the enemy deep into their territory, he got stuck and didn't know how to describe it. After thinking for a long time, he finally came up with a word.

Playing, in Xi Ni's opinion, it was indeed so. Obviously, the Han army could decide the outcome in one battle, but they chose not to do so. Instead, they slowly played with the people of Wugo Kingdom and finally captured them in one fell swoop. This was also what Xi Ni did not understand.

"Of course I can do that. But the Wuguo rattan armor is really sharp, and I am not sure that I can hold back in this situation. If I use all my strength, I am afraid that none of the 30,000 people in your Wuguo country will survive, from the leader Wutugu to the ordinary soldiers.

Just like what I said to the King Wutugu before, the Han Dynasty has no grudges against you in the past and no hatred today. I don't want to kill you all, so I gave you a chance so that you don't have to die on the battlefield. "

Feng Xi's words were so righteous that Wutugu and Xi Ni were shocked. Then, they couldn't help feeling guilty in front of such a noble person.

In their eyes, Feng Xi was truly great, able to repay evil with kindness, and even at the end he still wanted to preserve the vitality of the Ugo Kingdom. In comparison, they could only feel ashamed of themselves.

"Grand Commander, thank you for sparing the lives of most of the soldiers of Wuguo and me. I was blinded by Meng Huo and was deceived. If the Han Dynasty needs help in the future, Wuguo will definitely help with all its strength."

Under the atmosphere and emotions, Wutugu knelt on one knee and performed a rare ceremony of submission to Feng Xi. He was really convinced. The Han army's thoughts were too far-sighted and broad-minded. They spared the lives of those who opposed the Han army. This was something Wutugu had never heard of. "King Wutugu is too polite. We are not blackmailing you. We just don't want innocent people to die in vain. It is also thanks to King Wutugu's understanding of the situation that he was able to persuade the two sides to stop fighting. King Wutugu has also done a great deed."

Feng Xi was complimenting Wutugu. The so-called withdrawal of troops was actually surrender, which was just a nice way of saying it. It also gave Wutugu enough face in front of Xi Ni and other subordinates, making Wutugu like Feng Xi even more.

Of course, Feng Xi actually played with Wuguo like this, just as he said, to kill fewer people. Ever since Feng Tunan's consciousness appeared in Feng Xi's body, he always felt that this world might not be that simple.

Although Feng Xi didn't know what was going on, it was better to avoid massacres that would shorten one's lifespan. Didn't you see that Zhuge Liang in the original timeline couldn't help but sigh that his lifespan would be shortened after he burned all the rattan armor soldiers to death in Hulu Valley?

The current Han army is not without the strength to force the Wuguo Kingdom to land, so it is better to avoid this obviously bad thing if possible.

As for why they went to so much trouble instead of just beating up the people of Ugo and forcing them to surrender? There is a reason for this.

Just like Meng Huo in the original timeline, no matter how many times Zhuge Liang beat him at the beginning, he would not give in. Similarly, if the Han army defeated Wutugu with great ease, he would probably not be convinced in his heart.

Instead, we should keep him in suspense, let him fight with the Han army a few more times, and finally tell him that we are just joking with you, and we can eat up all your people at any time, but we just don't want to increase the sin of killing. At the same time, show corresponding strength, which will give people the feeling that we have the mind of a king.

And the result will be the same as it is now, Wutugu bows his head and worships, just like in the Water Margin.

This also implies a certain bullying psychology.

Start showing Wutugu some flaws, let him put his position higher and higher, and the position of the Han army lower and lower, and then destroy all of this in an instant. Wutugu will definitely start to doubt himself, and even his three views will be impacted to a certain extent.

And they took advantage of this opportunity and told Wutugu through words that although they could kill all of them, they did not want to do so. This made Wutugu owe the Han army a favor for nothing.

After all, theoretically speaking, the Han army's decision not to kill Wutugu and the soldiers of the Wuguo Kingdom was purely Feng Xi's wishful thinking. Wutugu thanked him for not killing them out of human nature, and no one would say anything if he didn't thank him.

However, after Feng Xi's efforts, he successfully made Wutugu feel guilty and changed his mindset to that Wutugu owed the Han army a life.

In a sense, this is also a kind of PUA. The same is true for many people in later generations who become mentally unstable after experiencing some major changes and are easily taken advantage of by others.

Now that Wutugu was willing to surrender and share his technology with the Han army, there was naturally no need for the Han army to treat Wutugu unfairly, and both sides seemed to be in a very happy mood.

Feng Xi will definitely not abandon the donkey after it has done its job. Firstly, it is meaningless. Secondly, it will damage his own image. It will do more harm than good.

(End of this chapter)