Chapter 2 The Beginning of Stream Clouds Section 29 The Scapegoat
Qin Jia had no choice but to go down and agreed to surrender to Gongwei. Jing Ju felt relieved and immediately sent Gongsun Qing to meet Gongwei with Lu Jia.
"General, Qin Jia is not so easy to bow his head." Bai Gong stroked his beard and shook his head slowly: "This person is very ambitious. He bows to the general now because the people under him are unhappy and cannot face the pressure of the general. Once he has the opportunity, he will definitely be independent."
"What do you think about Mr. Bai?"
Mr. Bai smacked his lips, and it was a little hard to say. He wanted to take this opportunity to kill Qin Jia to avoid leaving any troubles, but Qin Jia had already surrendered. If he attacked him again, he would have an internal strife within the rebel army and would leave someone else's talk. Gongwei must have considered this and decided to let Qin Jia go. If he advised Gongwei again, he would be afraid that Gongwei would say that it was his own selfishness and use his hand to get rid of Qin Jia. After hearing Gongwei's question, he had to shake his head and say nothing.
Seeing that he was in a dilemma, Gongwei also understood. He thought for a while: "Since Qin Jia surrendered to King Chen, he was the minister of King Chen. I cannot deal with him casually, otherwise there would be suspicion of taking charge without authorization. Let King Chen deal with him. Whether he is dead or alive has nothing to do with us."
Mr. Bai smiled and nodded repeatedly: "The general said this very much, but he just didn't know whether Qin Jia would go to Chen County."
"This is not important." Gongwei smiled and said, "It's better if he goes or not, he won't be able to be majestic."
Mr. Bai was stunned and then laughed to the sky. Qin Jia killed Chen Pan, and Chen Sheng would not let him go. So if he went to Chen County, there would be no end to him. However, if he didn't go to Chen County, he might not have a good end. Then he had to find a scapegoat. No matter who the scapegoat was, his status in the hearts of others would plummet. Without the support of others, he would not be worth mentioning.
This move has been defeated and eliminated, and Gongwei has already taken all the initiative. Mr. Bai looked at Gongwei with a smile and secretly praised him. This man looks rough and generous, but his mind is very meticulous. As the saying goes, he is wise and foolish. It seems that he has to find an opportunity to marry his daughter to him. Mr. Bai secretly decides. His eyes rolled and suddenly said in an envious tone: "I really envy you, Ah Weng, you have both sons and daughters, both inside and outside. Your son can make achievements and your daughter can be happy. How happy is it."
Gongwei didn't know why he suddenly mentioned this, and quickly said politely: "Mr. Bai is not bad. Although Miss Bai is a daughter, she is very generous and skilled in military tactics. She has both sons and daughters. In fact, Mr. Bai doesn't know that my younger sister A Qiao and Miss Bai are quite similar. In addition to not being able to use military forces, their personalities are almost the same, which also makes me Aweng a headache."
Mr. Bai laughed: "The general doesn't know what it is. If it's bad, it's bad. My daughter is born to like fighting, and once she doesn't lead the troops, she will feel uncomfortable. She is injured these two days and cannot lead the troops to fight. She asks me in the tent every day. Alas, it makes me so worried."
Gongwei heard something at this time. He glanced at Bai Gong with a smile, and was just touching his eyes. The two of them smiled knowingly. Gongwei gently tapped the desk with his knuckles, pondered for a while and said, "It's no wonder that Miss. Women like Miss will naturally not be as content as ordinary women. It's a waste to be talented without having to do so. I think this is better, so I ask Miss to be a lieutenant in the army to give full play to his strengths."
Mr. Bai hesitated for a moment. His original intention was to let Bai Mei go to Gongwei as a staff officer to create opportunities for them to contact him. Unexpectedly, Gongwei went further and agreed to let Bai Mei lead the troops. Mr. Bai believed Bai Mei's ability to lead the troops, but she was a woman after all. She used to pretend to be a man. Now everyone under Gongwei's tent knows her identity, so it would be inappropriate to ask her to lead the troops.
"This...is probably a little inconvenient?"
"Bai Gong was worried too much." Gongwei laughed: "In the past, King Wu Ding of Shang, had a wife who led his troops to fight in the east and west, and made great achievements and made great achievements throughout the ages. No one had ever said anything. Why can't Miss Bai inherit his ancestors Yu Lie? I think it's possible. Let's pick out some elite troops from the three thousand men Bai Gong gave me to her. They are all familiar with the Miss, so they must be easier to get along with."
Mr. Bai was overjoyed and quickly agreed.
When Bai Mei heard that Gongwei agreed to let her lead the troops, it was a surprise. She originally thought that she had exposed her daughter and had no chance of being on the battlefield since then. Unexpectedly, Gongwei still had such a belly, so she was naturally very happy. She finally showed a smile on her face after suffering for a few days.
When Mr. Bai met, he rang the railway while it was hot: "A Mei, I think the Communist General is very knowledgeable and will definitely not be an ordinary person in the future. You should do your best under his account."
Bai Mei was happy and didn't object to Bai Gong's words. She was immersed in the excitement of returning to the battlefield, smiled and nodded repeatedly. Bai Gong retreated happily, and Mu Buwei smiled and congratulated Bai Mei: "Miss, I can finally go to the battlefield again."
"Are you anxious?" Bai Mei laughed and pointed Mu Buwei's forehead with her hands.
"Not." Mu Buwei laughed loudly.
Mr. Bai immediately drew a thousand elite troops from his subordinates, and more than a thousand people drawn by the Gongwei were handed over to Bai Mei. Jing Ju, Qin Jia and others came to the Gongwei tent to pay their respects. When they saw Bai Mei, they were a little surprised when they saw the fully armed Bai Mei, and then they heard that the woman was the masked general under Mr. Bai's command, and they were stunned.
Gongwei laughed loudly and warmly greeted Jing Ju and others to the table. Gongwei sat in the chairman, Bai Gong was with him, and Han Xin and other generals sat under him. Jing Ju sat in the guest seat, Qin Jia sat down, Zhu Jishi, Gongsun Qing and others entered the table one by one. After drinking for three rounds, they went on singing and dancing. Everyone watched the singing and dancing, talked and laughed. Except for Chen Lehu's face and didn't say anything, the atmosphere was very warm.
"General!" Gongwei raised his glass of wine to Jingju, drank a glass of wine, then leaned closer to him, and said earnestly: "The general is very wise and does not use any weapons. Wei is deeply impressed. Now that the general has already praised King Chen, he should send an envoy to Chen County to meet and explain Wu Pingjun's affairs. I wonder if the general agrees?"
Jing Ju was startled, and the wine in the glass almost came out. He glanced at Qin Jia timidly and nodded in panic: "What the general said is very much."
"Haha..." Gongwei smiled and looked at Qin Jia: "Since the general thinks so, then please go back and clean up, and designate the candidates. Wei Hao can send someone to escort them to set off."
"Oh..." Jing Ju lowered his head guiltily. Qin Jia looked at the dancer in the field and snorted gently from his nose. He was not very concerned about Jing Ju's life and death. Anyway, he was not the descendants of Chu State, so let him go to Chen County to be a scapegoat. If Chen Sheng executed Jing Ju, he would just incite Zhu Jishi and others to become independent again. He took a sip of wine and said carelessly: "General Communist, since we have all been to King Chen, General Jing should go to see him in person, why choose any envoy?"
Jing Ju was stunned. He never expected that Qin Jia would be so unfaithful and let him go to Chen County to die. He stayed there for a while and didn't know what to say. The generals were very surprised when they saw it, but whether Qin Jia or Jing Ju went, it had nothing to do with them. No one wanted to pull the disaster on him. He buried his head in drinking without saying a word.
Gongwei didn't force Qin Jia to go, but just sneered secretly and nodded.
Two days later, Jing Ju, accompanied by Gongsun Qing, set off for Chen County. Gongwei specially arranged Bai Mei to lead troops to guard him, and asked her to go to her home to meet Ah Weng and her mother. Bai Mei knew it very well, and responded shyly, and then took her to set off.
As soon as Jing Ju left, Gongwei gathered the generals to discuss matters and discuss how to attack Tan County. Qin Jia and others had been surrounded by the city for nearly three months and had not succeeded. Standing in the tent, Qin Jia felt that he was embarrassed and did not say a word, listening quietly to Gongwei's arrangements.
"Everyone, there are only more than 2,000 defenders in the city, and our army now has nearly 40,000 people, twenty times the enemy." Gongwei said loudly: "We have enough troops to attack in a comprehensive manner regardless of the primary and secondary manner. The four gates attacked at the same time, so that the defenders could not support each other and went down in one go."
"General, our army has been besieging the city for a long time and its morale is low. I am afraid it will be difficult to take on the main attack." Qin Jia smiled unevenly and said: "I heard that the general is brave and good at fighting, so why don't you ask the general to attack the Nanmen?"
Gongwei glanced at Qin Jia and smiled calmly: "I thank General Qin to respect him, Gongwei is just thinking of this. If you feel that it is difficult for you to undertake the siege, you might as well bring it up first. Wei can let you rest for a while. However, I can say that it is in front of me. Those who do not participate in the siege will not be able to speak."
Qin Jia's face froze and a little embarrassed. He just wanted to make things difficult for Gongwei, but he didn't expect Gongwei to agree directly. They surrounded the city for several months and suffered thousands of casualties. If there was no benefit to share after entering the city, they could only watch Gongwei's people share the spoils, then their subordinates would definitely make a fuss. Maybe they would change their ranks and join the Gongwei's tent.
Chapter completed!