Great Qin State Teacher

Xu Fu lowered his eyelids and played with the coins in his palm.

The soldier suddenly shouted outside the tent, "Master Shu, Master Shu, someone from Zhao is asking to see you!"

Zhao people?Xu Fu threw the coin to Hu Hai to play with, straightened his robes, and then walked slowly outside the tent.

It was already autumn, and the autumn wind howled, blowing up the curtains.Xu Fu strode up to the encirclement of soldiers. Several Zhao people who were suppressed on the ground looked up at him with horror on their faces.

"Why are you here?" Xu Fu asked coldly, full of momentum.

Those Zhao people were indeed shocked, trembling, and it took a long time for one of them to have the courage to shout: "Help... we, we are willing to surrender... help... there are not many people in the city who are still alive... ...This place is about to become a dead place..."

His voice was hoarse and unpleasant, and there was a smell of dying struggle in his weakness.

Although they looked like they were in a state of embarrassment to the point of dying, the soldiers still did not relax. Who knows if these people, like the few Zhao people back then, also had a hidden ferocious side, perhaps in a certain place. At this time, it will show up suddenly.

"How do you think we can save them?" Xu Fu sympathized with them, but after all, he was in front of the enemy, so he couldn't slow down immediately.And the guarded posture of the Qin soldiers also awakened him. At this moment, sympathy is not enough, he must also be on guard.

The man nodded, "... medicine, medicine."

"We don't have medicine." Xu Fu cut off his words.

"food……"

"Food is limited, why should we give it to you?" Xu Fu said this a little coldly, but it was true.Food and grass are limited, and Zhao Guo is famine again. Once the food and grass are used up, where will they find food?Before reaching out to save others, at least ensure your own safety.

The man was stunned, gasping for breath, "...I, I, etc., wish, wish to surrender to Qin... After that, it will be the people of Qin... Please help the king of Qin!"

"Who is guarding the city?"

"No, no one is guarding the city."

"Is there no Zhao army stationed here?"

"Yes...then they all ran almost, almost..."

Xu Fu turned around and called Bai Zhou, "Get some food, don't let them starve to death."

Those few people all had happy faces, and their bodies were shaking with excitement, "Thank you...thank you, the general... thank you..." They didn't know Xu Fu's identity, so they simply called him "general".

"Master Shu..." The soldiers on the side became anxious, "If these people have lied..."

Bai Zhou glanced at them coldly, and the soldiers immediately shut up.And Xu Fu didn't say much to explain.Usually you can be gentle with Qin Bing, and you can even accept their outspoken words.But not at such a time, he must let them realize that now he is standing here to lead them just like Meng Tian.They were not allowed to question or refute every word he uttered.

Qin soldiers looked at Xu Fu in awe, all shut up and held their breath, waiting for Xu Fu's next move.

They believe in the elders...

They should just wait quietly...

Bai Zhou quickly brought the food.The so-called food is baked dry cakes.This food is particularly unpalatable. If you take a bite, your mouth will be dry, and scum will fall out, stuffing it in your throat and itching.But eat two mouthfuls and drink two mouthfuls of water, it is really full.

Bai Zhou handed over the cake.

The soldiers didn't feel bad at all.

This thing is really too unpalatable!But marching and fighting, this is easy to carry and store, so this is the dry food they can often eat.If you eat too much, you will naturally feel like vomiting. Why would you feel bad about this food?

The Qin soldiers held their weapons high, and then let go of their hands.

Those Zhao people quickly got up from the ground, ignoring the dirt on their clapping hands, and hurriedly took the scones and stuffed them into their mouths.

Xu Fu's eyes swept across their faces.

These people seemed to be eating too fast. They had just bit into it and chewed a couple of mouthfuls when their throats were jammed by ice slag. Their complexions changed and their necks were flushed. When they came out, two of them couldn't help but grabbed the hem of the soldier's clothes beside them, coughing non-stop.

"Arrest them." Xu Fu said coldly.

Although the soldiers were puzzled, they were still moved when they heard the sound, and immediately stepped forward and knocked those Zhao people to the ground, and stomped on their backs at random.The Zhao people were terrified, and they cried out in pain, "Ah!...you, what are you doing?"

"Tie them in, and stay hungry for another night." Xu Fu didn't talk to them at all, and didn't even look at them.

The soldiers obeyed the order, picked him up, and strode towards the tent where Zhao was imprisoned.

Xu Fu turned to look at Bai Zhou: "Do I look easy to deceive?"

Bai Zhou's expression was serious, "...the young man looks too young."

Seeing how young I am, you think I'm a liar?Xu Fu chuckled softly in his heart.

But the others haven't come to their senses yet, "Master Shu, what happened just now? Did they really lie?"

"You don't see anything wrong with them?"

"Where?" Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not feeling that something was wrong there just now.

Xu Fu was helpless, "What are the Zhao people we captured a few days ago?"

"Even human flesh, no, even corpses... extremely vicious." Sang Zhong said with an ugly expression.

"People are extremely hungry, how can they care about their dignity and whether the food is delicious or not. Even today, these few people still have the conscience of being human and have not devoured the bodies of their companions. Then when they are faced with food that they can eat When it comes to food, it should be crazy..." Having experienced the feeling of dying, surviving becomes extraordinarily precious, precious enough to make people mad.

A soldier recalled it carefully, and said puzzledly: "But...they were really excited at that time."

Sang Zhong frowned and relaxed, and he interjected: "They pretended to show us. If you really cherish food, even if you accidentally choke, you should be reluctant to spit it out." For those who haven't eaten for a long time He said that even if he choked, it was difficult to stop the swallowing action.That is the instinctive desire of human beings to survive.

The pancakes that Xu Fu ordered Bai Zhou to fetch were indeed too unpalatable. As soon as they choked on them, they immediately sprayed them all up. How could a very hungry person behave like that?

As long as there is a breach of peace, no one can tell how many lies they have told today.So Xu Fu simply ordered them to be imprisoned, let them really starve for a night first, and then interrogated, their psychological defense will inevitably be much weaker.

After Sangzhong's explanation, the soldiers pondered for a while, and finally came to their senses.

Isn't that what happened!

Suddenly, they looked at Xu Fu with even more reverence.

Xu Fu really didn't realize what was so great about it, he waved his hand lightly, "It's all gone." After speaking, he turned around and went back in the direction of the tent.

Xu Fu's image was once again labeled as "indifferent to fame and fortune" and "not happy with foreign things".

Back in the tent, Hu Hai was already lying on the bed and fell asleep holding the coins, but the noise outside the tent did not disturb him at all.

Xu Fu pulled the quilt to cover most of Hu Hai's body, and then took the coin out of his palm.

"Lizhen, levy evil; don't profit or lose."

It can be explained that if everything is auspicious and smooth, then victory can be achieved without conquest by force, but if force is used to occupy, it will become a disaster instead. At this time, it is best to win without any loss of self.

To sum it up in a sentence in "Sun Tzu's Art of War", it is "Shang Bing Conquest".

How to defeat without force?

Xu Fu thought it was a little funny.Considering that newly minted coins are far inferior to the aura of old coins, who knows whether this hexagram is accurate or not?Forget it, don't worry about it.How can you rely on hexagrams when marching and fighting?Divination was originally a foreign object, and what really played a decisive role depended on how Meng Tian led the army and how the enemy responded.

Xu Fu put away the coins and put the matter behind him.

He didn't believe that the attack on Zhao country would lead to a military campaign. Of course, if Meng Tian was smart enough to figure out a way to take down the opponent without harming any soldiers, that would be a good thing.

After Sang Zhong fetched water for him to wash, Xu Fu also got on the bed, put his arms around Hu Hai's small body, and fell asleep together.

The next day, before dawn, Hu Hai kicked Xu Fu's waist. Xu Fu instinctively thought it was Ying Zheng's extended arm, and grabbed and pinched it.

Hu Hai woke up with a "sigh".

Xu Fu opened his eyes, and met Hu Hai's pitiful, watery eyes.

Xu Fu felt guilty for a while, but on the surface, he still pretended to be indifferent and calm, and asked aloud: "What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"

Hu Hai blinked, and asked Xu Fu with tears in his eyes: "Did father have a nightmare? Father pinched me just now."

Xu Fu coughed lightly, "I didn't mean it." Xu Fu picked up his calf and blew twice, "It won't hurt anymore."

Hu Hai was easy to coax when he was a child, but now that he has grown up, he is just as easy to coax, but after a while, his eyes no longer have tears in his eyes.

Xu Fu squeezed him again, "Go, I'll take you out to have a look."

"Look at what?"

"Look at those Zhao people."

Hu Hai got out of bed, and graciously helped Xu Fu put on his robes, but he snatched all the work from Sang Zhong.

Sang Zhongmu stood guard at the entrance of the tent with a face, not saying a word.Seeing this, Hu Hai ran back and forth more diligently.In the past, others served him, but when he served others, he still felt extremely novel for a while, and was reluctant to let go.

Xu Fu couldn't help but softened again.

No wonder so many people loved having children in their previous life... When they were not making trouble, they were indeed very considerate.

He took Hu Hai's hand and walked out. The soldiers had already snatched those Zhao people out and left them on the open space in front of the tent.Several Zhao people were tied up like zongzi, stumbling around, looking very ridiculous.

Xu Fu looked around and sighed secretly in his heart.

This is the shortcoming of this era. Sitting is always on one's knees.There are no chairs offered to you at all.Otherwise, Xu Fu could have someone move a chair and place it in front of the tent, and slowly interrogate these Zhao people in a very leisurely manner.

Standing here for interrogation, how imposing...

However, the conditions are so, it can only be done.

"Have you ever been tortured?" Xu Fu looked at the soldiers in charge of guarding them.

The soldier shook his head, "No, the little one will go get it."

The complexions of those Zhao people turned pale, and only then did they feel afraid.

Hunger will weaken the willpower. What's more, not only did they have nothing to eat last night, but the Qin soldiers who guarded them did not allow them to sleep. Once they fell asleep, they would be woken up by tossing. What's more, during this period of time, they didn't have a good life.Hunger, fatigue intertwined, coupled with the fear of the unknown, the psychological defense line is gradually collapsing.

They looked at Xu Fu with fear.

Not long after, two or three soldiers brought some torture tools together, and these were all used for torture.Xu Fu doesn't make these things, but it doesn't prevent him from using them to torture them.

"Has anyone made up their minds and decided to tell the truth?" Xu Fu said slowly, each word put a huge psychological pressure on the person opposite.

The more he poses like this, the more powerful he feels. This kind of strength will make people subdue and fear unconsciously.When such emotions accumulate to a certain extent, they will speak out instinctively.

It was clearly autumn, but sweat gradually appeared on their heads.

Xu Fu scanned their faces one by one.

In order to disguise yesterday, they looked embarrassed and couldn't see their appearance.But today it was much cleaner, their faces were immediately clear in front of Xu Fu.Cowardly, with a fierce look on his face.It seems that they have a big plan...

Want to kill him?Or do you want to destroy all the Qin army?

"Put on the instrument of torture." Xu Fu didn't intend to just guess like this.It is better to give the other party more deterrence and force them to speak.

The soldier drew a knife.

Xu Fu asked, "What is this for?"

The soldier smiled, "Punishment."

"Oh, cut off the nose." Xu Fu randomly clicked on someone, "I think his nose can be cut off a few more times, just him."

The man shivered, and his ass spit out urine in fright, "...No, no, I, I say!"

The soldier said disdainfully, "Zhao people have no backbone."

The man's face was pale, trembling all over, his eyes were fixed on the knife in the soldier's hand, and he didn't even care about the soldier mocking him.

Life-saving... is more important!

Xu Fu was about to ask him, but he opened his mouth, but then stopped.

……etc.He lowered his head to look at Hu Hai, but saw that Hu Hai was watching with gusto, without any fear.Xu Fudun felt that he had messed up something!

When he was in the palace before, he still stopped Zhao Gao, not allowing him to teach Hu Hai something too bloody and brutal.

As a result, he now let Hu Hai watch him how to intimidate others...

Xu Fu said helplessly: "Hu Hai, are you afraid?"

Hu Hai shook his head, "No, Zhao Gao took me to see these before."