The Turkic envoy and a team of wolf cavalry sent Xue Linyu to Xue Shao's military camp.

Seeing that Xue Linyu was intact, Xue Chuyu and Qin Poyu all sighed secretly, but their hearts were pressed with a big stone.

A soldier cannot live without honor, just as a man cannot live without dignity.

In the army of the Great Zhou, there were few things more humiliating than being defeated and captured. In other words, if he generally fell into such a field, not to mention being cut and demoted, he would not be able to raise his head in front of the robe - even if no one looked down on him or ridiculed him because of this.

What's more, Xue Linyu is not an ordinary general, he is the eldest son of Xue Shao and Princess Taiping. He was born with an incomparable aura of dignity, and he was also burdened with unimaginable pressure. Defeat and capture actually happened to him, God knows how Xue Shao would punish him? - Xue Chuyu and some other generals who have followed Xue Shao for a long time still clearly remember how Xue Shao cleaned up Wang Yu at the beginning. At that time, Wang Yu was not defeated, but also held the city. He just couldn't stop the evil from coming Cheng Wuting to send troops. Cheng Wuting died in battle, and Xue Shao almost beat Wang Yu to Cheng Wuting for the funeral.

On the side of the handsome tent, Xue Chuyu and the others watched Xue Linyu and the Turkic envoys approach step by step, and their hearts gradually lifted. They glanced at Xue Linyu, and couldn't help but glance at Xue Shao, and they all secretly raised their vigilance - at least they had to prevent Xue Shao from suddenly breaking out and killing Xue Linyu on the spot!

As a result, Xue Shao was unexpectedly calm. Until Xue Linyu walked in front of him, his expression didn't seem to change for half a minute.

The Turkic envoys came forward first, still greeting them with great courtesy, and saying some necessary but innocuous official clichés.

Xue Linyu stood aside, bowed his head, and remained silent.

Xue Shao seemed to ignore him, and only said to the Turkic envoy: "You didn't send the person I wanted. Could it be that you are really waiting, let me wave my troops to get it? ”

The Turkic envoy hurriedly said, "Xue Shuai, isn't Ling Lang already standing in front of you?" ”

Xue Shao glanced at Xue Linyu coldly, and said coldly: "What is the use of this kind of waste?" He is not as good as the women and children sent before! ”

"This ......" the Turkic envoy was stunned on the spot.

Xue Linyu's head pressed even lower. Xue Chuyu and the others were pounding in their hearts, for fear that Xue Shao was going to have a seizure.

"Since you don't have the sincerity to talk about peace, Xue will not say more." Xue Shaomeng waved his hand and sat down, "Go back and tell Tunyu Valley to quickly send troops to fight." Down there is only a winner or a loser, and the rest don't have to be talked about anymore! ”

"Wait—wait!" The Turkic envoy hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down, and hurriedly said, "Why don't Xue Shuai listen to my explanation for a sentence or two, and then make a decision?" ”

"My patience has been exhausted by your nonsense and your repeated procrastination." Xue Shao was not angry, and his tone was extremely calm. He raised his hand and pointed at Xue Linyu and said, "If you think that sending this waste here can be used as a delaying tactic for you, now I will tell you - how you came, how to go back." Bring this waste back together, and only ask Tun Desire Valley to wave his troops to fight. ”

Xue Linyu raised his head, stunned.

Xue Chuyu and the others all changed their expressions greatly, and they were almost in an uproar on the spot.

"No...... No, wait a minute! The Turkic envoy was a little unexpected, his lips trembled a little, and he hurriedly said: "Here's the thing, originally Xuanyunzi also came together, but Our Lady Kedun insisted on staying with her as a guest for a few more days, what can I do in the future?" As for Wang Yu...... He also has a wife and children on the grassland, and his family is small, and it is difficult to make a trip in a hurry. There are many hidden secrets here, and it is not a deliberate delay in the tooth tent. Please also ask Xue Shuai to be clear, to be clear! ”

Xue Chuyu and the others were afraid that Xue Shao would really throw Xue Linyu back, so they also came forward to persuade each other, saying that what the envoy said was human nature, which was not unreasonable.

Xue Shao was silent for a moment, noncommittal.

Everyone looked at his face, the scene was silent, and the atmosphere was depressing.

"Qin Poyu." Xue Shao suddenly called.

Qin Poyu hurriedly made a promise.

"You and Xue Linyu led the troops out at the same time, and there was a fiasco, but one of you survived and the other was captured." Xue Shao said, "According to military law, the two of you have committed a serious crime. In terms of reasonableness, Ben Shuai can't understand how you still have the face to come back alive to see me! ”

Qin Poyu and Xue Linyu hurriedly knelt down, claiming that they were guilty of capital crimes, and they were willing to lead the army.

Xue Chuyu and the others hurriedly begged for protection, and even the Turkic envoys were on the side to help and persuade Xue Shao to be taken lightly.

"Military orders are like mountains, and there is no exception." Xue Shao drank in a deep voice, and then said loudly: "Qin Poyu, Xue Linyu, the two of you went to get a hundred military sticks first, and from now on you will be punished as military slaves, and you will be used as a military slave to stay in the army." Unless he makes military merits again one day to offset the crime of defeat, he will be a slave for the rest of his life and will never change his nationality! ”

"Huh?" Everyone was shocked!

Qin Poyu and Xue Linyu obediently agreed to the promise, still kneeling on the ground and bowing their heads.

"Come on, drag it down! - Torture! Xue Shao shouted angrily.

"Wait a minute, what a fight?!" Niu Ben was in a hurry, and with one arm he pushed the pawn who came forward to drag people, and said hurriedly: "Xue Shuai, this is your own son!" What can I do if it is broken? Seeing that there is going to be a war, such a fierce general should let him charge into battle, and his own people have injured and disabled him, what is the matter?! ”

"If you dare to stop it, I will fight with you!" Xue Shao was furious, "Get out!" ”

Everyone didn't dare to stop them anymore, so they let the pawns drag Xue Linyu and Qin Poyu down, and just before the handsome tent, they peeled off their clothes and pants and picked up the military stick, and really used the punishment.

"Smack, smack, smack!"

The sound is crisp, the sticks are meaty, but it's really beaten!

All the soldiers, shrugging and discolored.

The Turkic envoys were dumbfounded, they really didn't expect such a thing to happen!

Xue Shao turned his back to the place where the torture was performed, and also turned his back to everyone. The sound of the stick sounded in my ears, like the sound of a knife piercing my heart, and I couldn't help but cry down.

"Xue Shuai, the flesh and blood are already blurred and dying, and I really can't fight anymore!!"

After beating twenty or thirty sticks, Xue Chuyu and other twenty or thirty generals poured into the tent together, and they all knelt down and begged for mercy for the two tortured boys.

"Send the rest of the military sticks for the time being, and watch the aftermath!" Xue Shao waved his hand behind his back to the generals and shouted, "If you can make meritorious service, you may be able to redeem it." If not, even if you are killed, you can't miss a stick! ”

"Xie Xue Shuai!!"

Xue Chuyu and the others hurriedly rushed out of the tent, rescued Xue Linyu and Qin Poyu from the torture rack, and carried them to find a military doctor to treat their injuries.

The Turkic envoy wiped the cold sweat on his head, timidly walked behind Xue Shao and said, "Xue Shuai, I will retire first." ”

"Wait a minute!"

The Turkic envoy was startled, "Xue Shuai still has orders?" ”

"Nonsense!" Xue Shao shouted angrily, "Do you think that a waste can really prevaricate me?" - Say, when will Xuan Yunzi and Wang Yu be sent to me? ”

"This ...... This ......," the Turkic envoy squeaked, "and let me go back to the tent and ask what the Khan and the mastermind mean?" ”

"I knew you were going to use such words against me again." Xue Shao sneered, "I can't give you any more time." In this way, we set a deadline. Send people within this period, and everything is easy to talk about. Otherwise, you will really have to meet each other. ”

The Turkic envoy cautiously asked, "May I ask Xue Shuai, what is the deadline?" ”

"I'm going back to Shuozhou to do some business. The day I return to this place will be the deadline. Xue Shao said, "I must see Xuan Yunzi and Wang Yu then." Otherwise, please meet my 300,000 male teachers together! ”

The Turkic envoy sighed in his heart, "I wonder how long it will take for Xue Shuai to make this round trip?" ”

"Then you don't have to ask." Xue Shao said, "You only need to remember one thing, you have to send people here as soon as possible." Half a minute later, you will bear the consequences. ”

"This ......" the Turkic envoy was full of embarrassment, "Xue Shuai is better to give one, the approximate deadline, right?" ”

Xue Shao smiled coldly, "I can only tell you that my horse is fast. Traveling thousands of miles a day, no problem. If you delay here, I am afraid that you will not be able to bear the consequences. ”

As he was talking, Li Da drunk and drunk broke in, and muttered inarticulately: "Xue Shuai, are you looking for me?" ”

"Great Chief, it's time for you to go." Xue Shaodao.

The Turkic envoy looked at Li Dayu in amazement, as if he recognized him.

"Got it, let's go." Li Dayu swayed out drunk again, muttering as he walked, "Collect a corpse, be in a hurry......

Xue Shao let out a long breath with a helpless expression.

The Turkic envoy said: "Xue Shuai, this is not a ...... of the Xi tribe."

"That's right, he is the big leader of the Xi clan, Li Dayu." Xue Shao sighed lightly and said, "I asked him to collect the corpses of his clansmen, and he was still unwilling." ”

"Are you going to Chafuchuan to collect the body?" The Turkic emissaries were a little wary.

"That's right." Xue Shao said, "There are at least twenty or thirty thousand corpses there. Not to mention that the dead are safe in the earth, if it is not good to take care of these corpses and let them rot, a plague will inevitably break out in the grassland. At that time, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

"Yes, yes, yes! It's a good raw meal! The envoy hurriedly said, "Xue Shuai can think so thoughtfully for the people of the grassland, it is really benevolent and righteous!" ”

"In your eyes, I should be the number one executioner who kills people like hemp, how can I talk about benevolence and righteousness?" Xue Shao said, "If there is nothing else to do, please go back first-remember, you must hurry!" ”

The messenger hurriedly saluted and retreated, and when he got out of the tent, he got on his horse and ran north.

Xue Shao breathed a sigh of relief and sat down.

After a while, Xue Chuyu hurriedly walked in and whispered, "Gone?" ”

"Hmm."

Xue Chuyu sighed, "Xue Shuai, are you really attacking, really fighting?" ”

"What if it weren't?" Xue Shao frowned, "How are you hurt?" ”

"The torturer was quite clever, and he didn't really break his bones. But the flesh wound can be regarded as shocking. Xue Chuyu said, "The moon slaves cried when they saw it, do you believe it?" ”

"Let's not talk about that." Xue Shao waved his hand fiercely and said, "How is the matter of collecting the corpse arranged?" ”

"It's all arranged." Xue Chuyu said: "Five thousand elite infantry cavalry pretended to be civilian husbands, and the weapons were also very hidden. I have talked with the two generals Dugu Zhizhi and Sha Zha Zhongyi many times in secret and repeatedly explained, and I believe that these two battlefield generals will be able to live up to their mission. But I don't know, who will be the Lord? ”

"What do you think the Lord should be?" Xue Shao asked.

"First of all, he must have enough status and prestige to make the three generals Li Dayu, Dugu Zhizhi, and Sha Zha Zhongyi willingly bow down and obey the order. Secondly, he must have enough adaptability and agility to act flexibly. Xue Chuyu said, "The most important thing is that he must know the inside of the Turkic Tooth Tent well, and he must also be able to trust and echo with the internal affairs over there." Without any of the above three points, it will be difficult to succeed. ”

Xue Shao nodded, "Listening to your tone, I'm afraid that apart from you and me, there is no third person who can be worthy of this position?" ”

"I'm afraid so." Xue Chuyu nodded solemnly.

Xue Shao smiled, "Have you ever heard of the tiger father and the dog?" ”

"Huh?" Xue Chuyu was stunned for a moment, then reacted, and smiled: "I've only heard that tiger fathers have no dogs." ”

"Then let him prove it!" Xue Shao breathed a sigh of relief, "Father Tiger, will there be a dog?" ”