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"Secondly, because the hostages are in our hands, they dare not force them."

"If we exchange the hostages, they will have no worries."

"Great Qin soldiers who have no worries, do you think they will attack?"

Everyone nodded in understanding.

There is nothing wrong with these words, without the restraint of the hostages, the imperial army can do whatever they want with them.

So it seems that the hostages cannot be exchanged for the time being.

"Does Mr. Fan think taking hostage threats is useful?"

"Don't forget our number. With so many of us, how much food do we need?"

"If you threaten the imperial army with hostages, and they refuse to submit, what should you do?"

"Will it be counterproductive to threaten the imperial army?"

A lieutenant asked.

Fan Zeng looked at the middle-aged general.

He also knew this general, his name was Zhou Qi, he was Ren Xiao's confidant general.

Being able to ask these questions proves that he is also more flexible in his mind.

"Whether they are willing to submit or not depends on how much Qing Mengyi holds in their hearts."

"Threats may not be able to solve everyone's food problem, but it is estimated that it can solve the urgent need."

"At least everyone can still eat food for a few days."

"If the hostages are exchanged, maybe all the problems can be solved."

"But have you thought about the later problems?"

"We don't have hostages in our hands, so we will be very passive in the later stage."

"In the later stage, we will also follow them."

"After all, our number is too small."

Fan Zeng was also quite helpless.

If they are equal in number.

There will be no such troubles.

But the number of Daqin soldiers behind them was several times that of them.

If they swarmed up, they really couldn't beat each other.

Therefore, the hostages must not be lost. This is their last resort.

"Mr. Fan, is this hostage really that useful?"

"If we threaten them, what if they don't care about the life and death of the hostages?"

"Then we 10,000+ people are going to die with the hostages?"

"After all, we have a lot of people, and 10,000+ people are buried with us. It is worth it no matter what."

Ren Xiao frowned, he was not sure if Meng Yi had such a big weight.

So it took a long time to make a decision, which was too difficult.

It is not acceptable to exchange hostages for food and grass, and it is afraid that the threat of hostages will backfire.

What else can we do?

Chapter 545 The benevolent see benevolence, the wise see wisdom

"We can only give it a go."

"Hostages cannot be handed over."

"Prevent them from unscrupulous means, and don't push them too fast."

"If you threaten, you can't be too direct."

"It can only be a tactful threat."

"If they don't agree, make plans later."

Fan Zeng also knew not to be too blatant.

I'm afraid that the soldiers of Daqin will not accept the threat, which will be bad.

After all, the strength of the two sides differs too much.

Weak forces often dare not threaten the strong.

After all, if this is done, the powerful side will definitely be upset.

Once upset, the consequences can be serious.

Therefore, threats also need to be strategic, and they can only be tactful.

Ren Xiao and the others nodded.

An aboveboard threat is definitely not acceptable.

Seems okay, to put it mildly.

Everyone cast a friendly look at Fan Zeng.

As expected of a counselor, his thinking is different.

Things like threats can be done in a more tactful way.

They don't have the brains to think about these things.

It's too complicated for them.

Seeing that everyone agreed with his suggestion, Fan Zeng smiled.

He was really afraid that Ren Xiao and others would exchange the hostages for food regardless of persuasion.

The consequence of this is that they will be very passive in the later stage.

Once they have no value to use, they will be kicked away without hesitation.

"Can threats be euphemistic?"

Hu Hai looked at Fan Zeng curiously.

He has become more knowledgeable.

When he threatened people before, how could he be tactful?

Which one is not an aboveboard threat?

He really wasn't tactful.

"There are many ways, the benevolent see benevolence and the wise see wisdom."

Fan Zeng replied with a smile.

Then some details were discussed.

Finally Zhou Qi was sent out as a temporary messenger.

Originally, he wanted to send a soldier there at random.

But I was worried that the soldiers would not speak, so I had to let the generals go.

Originally the most suitable candidate was Fan Zengqu.

But Ren Xiao was afraid that Fan Zeng would be left behind by the opponent.

It would be bad if Fan Zeng was detained by the opponent.

The current Fan Zeng is still very important, and he is an indispensable person.

Therefore, only one general can be sent as an envoy.

It was just right to send a general there.

Whether it is official position or ability, they are all average.

It is estimated that the imperial army will not embarrass a young general.

As a general, Zhou Qi is not timid.

These things definitely need to be done.

Since the county lieutenant asked him to go, he could only go there himself.

With any luck, he'll come back safely.

If he's unlucky, he won't have to come back.

"Lieutenant, wait for my good news!"

Zhou Qi saluted.Turn around decisively.

Without hesitation, he headed towards the position of the imperial army behind him

Imperial army camp.

on a boulder.

Han Xin, Zhao Tuo, and Ren Xiao sat alone on the boulder.

Listen to the nagging of the soldiers below.

They didn't say much.

Holding a piece of jerky and chewing it.

This is the improved pork jerky sent by the logistics.

It is already extremely luxurious to be able to eat meat in this mountain.

There are also animals in the mountains and forests, but hunting is not so easy.

And there are so many people, hunting is not enough to eat.

The logistics are still strong, otherwise it would be nice to have potatoes to eat at this time.

How could there be such good meat as jerky.

People who eat meat are different, with sufficient nutrition and great strength.

Much better than people who don't eat meat.

It's good that they still have meat now.

It is estimated that Ren Xiao and the others are almost running out of food.

After all, they don't have any supplies.

Being able to persist until now is already very good.

"When will this be the end?"

"This mountain road is much more difficult than a battle."

"After walking for so long, it is still a deserted mountain with thorns and bushes."

"Fortunately, someone in front of us will open the way for us, otherwise it will be even more difficult for us to go."

"This mountain road is not easy to walk at all. If it weren't for the guarantee of logistics, we would have starved to death long ago, right?"

"Hey... We won't die from starvation for the time being, but the rebels in front seem to be running out of food."

"If we call it difficult, it will be even more difficult for the rebels who opened the way."

"We have supplies, but the people in front have no supplies."

"Although we have a large number of people, our consumption is greater than theirs."

"Ren Xiao and the others are few, but the food and grass they brought should be almost exhausted."

"I guess it won't be long before they can't stand it and collapse, right?"