Sun Tu was only stunned for a moment, and then quickly stepped forward and picked up Dong Kuang: "General Dong, why do you bother...... You and I have long been one, which is too much courtesy. Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, not to mention that we can't be defeated tonight, and you don't have to blame yourself too much. ”

Dong Kuang smiled bitterly and took advantage of the situation, but said in his mouth: "General Sun, don't excuse me, today it was my Dong who was too arrogant and almost broke the big thing." If it weren't for General Sun's army to take precautions, I'm afraid that Zhuozhou City would have been lost, let alone undefeated. ”

After a pause, he swept over the subordinates in front of him who were also drooping their heads, and then clenched his fists and said: "After this battle, we are already convinced by General Sun, and we no longer dare to make assertions. Next, the defense of Zhuozhou will obey the command of the general, and how you say we should defend it, we will defend it. ”

Those subordinates hesitated slightly, and they all followed: "It's also a general meaning for me to wait, and I ask General Sun not to excuse himself!" After that, they also bent down with their fists in unison to show their sincerity.

Seeing this, Sun Tu's mind turned slightly, and finally nodded and said, "Since you trust me Sun Tu so much, then I will do it." Of course, Zhuozhou is still the territory of your winning army, how to do it, or up to yourself, I just put forward some opinions and suggestions at most, and the real boss is still only General Dong! ”

Hearing him say this, the expressions on the faces of these generals became even more relaxed, although some people hurriedly said that General Sun was polite, but they obviously had a sense of relief. After all, they are not considered generals of the Great Song Dynasty now, and they still have their own selfishness, and they can't completely entrust their lives and deaths to the hands of an outsider.

Such a result was an unexpected joy for Sun Tu, at least he had the right to meddle in the military affairs of the city in the name of the word, and even directly order, which was much better than the embarrassing identity of being a non-guest and a non-master before. It can be said that tonight's scene really has a sense of whether or not Seong is lost.

And just when a few people were negotiating, a soldier on the side pushed more than a dozen Liao soldiers covered in blood to them. These people were the ones who were able to break into the city gate before and survive the dense rain of arrows of the Qingzhou army, including the Feiyan Cavalry Commander Xiao Lulie.

Compared to the others, the injuries on Lu Lie's body were obviously more serious, because his resistance just now was also more intense, and he actually killed several people in one go. Thanks to Sun Tu and Wu Song, a few people have been on guard, and as soon as they saw that he still had combat strength when he fell off the horse, several people killed him at the same time. As a result, not only was he seriously injured and vomited blood, but one of his arms was cut off, and he was semi-unconscious at the moment.

And even with such a miserable appearance, Sun Tu could see at a glance that this person's identity was much higher than that of others, so he immediately asked people to take him to a courtyard on the side for interrogation. A bucket of well water was poured down, and it instantly restored his senses, but he couldn't even struggle because he had been rigidly bound by the rope.

"Tell me, who are you?" Sun Tu's question fell into the ears of Lu Lie, but this one did not react at all. It wasn't until Dong Kuang understood and stepped forward to act as a translator in person that he snorted and said stiffly: "Since my Lu Lie has fallen into your hands, I just want to die." If you want me to betray Da Liao and betray the prince, that's a dream! ”

The name "...... Lu Lie" made Dong Kuang have some reactions, and after a little recollection, he said: "I have heard of you, but you are from Bohai Country?" ”

"So what?"

"Since I am a remnant of the Bohai Sea, why do I die for the Khitans? Have you forgotten that my Bohai Kingdom died at the hands of the Khitans and was oppressed and enslaved by them for a hundred years? I think my father Dong clown, that's why he raised troops and fought a lot in the territory of Liao! But what about you, as a member of the Bohai tribe, not only do you not want to avenge the people of our tribe, but you help the Khitan people to do things, are you worthy of your ancestors? The more Dong Kuang really talked, the more excited he became, and even stepped forward and grabbed the other party's collar and scolded loudly.

No one expected such a change, and the others hurriedly stepped forward to persuade Dong Kuang in anger, otherwise they were really worried that he would kill Xiao Lulie at once. The latter's expression was also a little stunned, and he only heaved after a while: "What if I'm a remnant of Bohai?" I grew up in the Liao Dynasty when I was a child, and I have always followed under the account of King Xi, and I have to be promoted and taught by him to have what I am today. As for what Bohai Kingdom, what does it have to do with me? ”

"You ......" made Dong Kuang angry again, and he almost pulled out his sword to make a move on this guy who had forgotten his ancestors. Thanks to Sun Tu's timely stop, he didn't let Lu Lie's blood splash on the spot: "Why should General Dong be angry with himself because of this person? In fact, I have seen a lot of such things, and when it comes to forgetting our ancestors, who can compare to our Han people? ”

"What do you mean by that?" Dong Kuang was really distracted and asked casually.

"General Dong, can't you see that you are in the Liao Kingdom? Most of the people in the south of Daliao are mainly Han people, but in addition to your victorious army, how many Han people have you seen rise up to resist, or flee south to my Great Song Dynasty? ”

"This ......" Dong Kuang sighed and shook his head, and some of the other generals had strange looks on their faces. Many of them are Han Chinese, and they also don't have much sense of belonging to the Great Song Dynasty. In fact, this is the general situation of the Han people in Liaodi, for them, if they can survive, it makes no difference whether they are Han emperors or Khitan emperors.

Therefore, there are always those who will wishfully judge a person's position on the basis of blood, which is completely wrong. Whether it is the Han people, the Bohai people, or even the Khitans, for them, it is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and as for where they originate, it is not their code of conduct at all. I'm not afraid of you and other jokes, but I've seen the Han people in Liaodi who have deep resentment and hostility towards my Great Song Dynasty soldiers, if you really react like you, I'm afraid that my Sun Tu would have died of anger a few years earlier. Sun Tu said, shaking his head with a wry smile.

But he was telling the truth. I think that when he came to the north with Tong Guanbei as an envoy, he had seen many Han people in the Liao State who were deeply hostile to his own family, and he couldn't see the so-called moving scene of "the remnants are in tears and dust, and the king is looking south for another year" in some poems and texts in later generations. That is just a conjecture made by the poet from the perspective of the orthodoxy of the Central Plains, and it is not the truth of history at all.

Perhaps only those foreigners who have been bullied and exploited and really can't survive will use this as an excuse to call on the clansmen around them to rise up to resist together. But in the final analysis, this is also out of self-interest, not some national righteousness.

After such an explanation, Dong Kuang's heart finally calmed down, and he didn't mean to attack Xiao Lulie anymore, but just said officially: "Then how should this person be handled?" ”

Sun Tu smiled and stepped forward again: "So, are you willing to die rather than give in?" ”

After listening to the translation, Xiao Lulie craned his neck again and said: "Yes, don't waste your thoughts, if you want to betray King Xi, it's a dream." Hurry up and kill me......"

"Want to die? It's not that cheap. Sun Tu smiled coldly: "I can see that your identity is really not low, and you must know a lot of things." In that case, I have to squeeze your value completely before I let you die. For example, the current situation in the north of Liao, and then the deployment of the garrison in Youzhou......"

After understanding the meaning of Sun Tu's words and seeing the expression on his face, Lu Lu suddenly felt a panic, which he had never felt in any previous battle. But he still said stiffly: "Don't think about it, even if I am tortured, I will not confess anything!" ”

"It's hard to say, I have a way to deal with people like you." Sun Tu was cold again, putting enough pressure on the other party, and then turned to look at a few subordinates and said, "Yin Ju, aren't you good at torture?" Give me good service to him, don't let him die, pry his mouth open as soon as possible. ”

"The last general obeys!" A Qingzhou military general, Zuo, immediately responded with a fist.

As early as when Sun Tu cultivated the Qingzhou Army, he deliberately equipped all kinds of troops that should be available in later generations, such as the scout battalion under Sui Fengcao, who specializes in intelligence, such as the Shenji Division, which specializes in the manufacture of firearms, and the Interrogation Division where Yin Ju is located is specially used to interrogate enemy prisoners.

After feeling the evil aura emanating from these people, not only Xiao Lulie, but also the generals of the Changsheng Army were all in their hearts. It was only then that they felt the other side of Sun Tu's kindness and generosity, and he was ruthless towards the enemy.

didn't bother with Lu Lie anymore, Sun Tu immediately went out of the courtyard with everyone, and then went back to rest. At this time, the sky was already overcast, and there was not much time left for them to rest, after all, after dawn, a new round of offensive of the Liao army would begin again.

In fact, although the plan of the Liao army was unsuccessful last night, and the losses were not small, after dawn, they once again vigorously boosted their morale, and launched a new round of offensive against Zhuozhou City.

Only this time, the defenders of the city were much more skilled in dealing with their attack than yesterday, and many of their siege weapons were also burned in yesterday's strong attack, so after half a day's attack, the results were almost none, and its fierceness was far from being compared with yesterday's battle, and the casualties of each were less than a thousand, and it was not even as fierce as last night's battle against the city.

This made the morale of the Chang Shengjun, which was originally a little low, finally improved again, and some people even felt that the Liao army was just that little means, and Zhuozhou City was as stable as Mount Tai.

It was in this slightly relaxed mood that with the arrival of the afternoon, a new crisis befell the victorious army.