"You, actually..." The fourth elder looked at Ying Zheng and exclaimed.
"Grandfather!" Thorin shouted and rushed towards Yu Tu.
Several other people also gathered around.
Thorin reached out and checked the pulse and body temperature on Yu Tu's neck. Compared with before, there was no big change.
But just stay alive!
Thorin stood up and said angrily to Ying Zheng: "Why don't you even let your grandfather go? He is a dying man!"
Ying Zheng's mood did not change at all, and he said calmly: "It is precisely because he is a dying man and you are all here that I ordered people to take King Yiqu over. Otherwise, who will take care of him?"
One sentence left Thorin speechless.
"Hmph!" The fourth elder snorted coldly and said, "You must have secretly attacked our camp while we were fighting on the battlefield, and then robbed the old clan leader. Such a despicable method can only be used The talents of Qin can use it!"
Ying Zheng still said calmly: "No. It's my 30,000 Longxi Army. I heard that you attacked Yongding Pass and went to conquer it. After taking Yongding Pass, on the way back to resume your life, I saw Yi Qu. The king has no one to take care of him, which is very pitiful, so he was brought here to recuperate. If it were not for the safety of King Yiqu, I think those 30,000 Longxi troops would also participate in your battlefield."
When everyone heard this, their hearts trembled.
It turns out that Ying Zheng really has a back-up plan!
Moreover, from the beginning they mistakenly thought that the Longxi Army was transferred back to Yongcheng, but they never expected that they would make a big circle and recapture Yongding Pass.
Thinking about it, on this frontal battlefield, even if the army can evacuate for the time being, it will definitely be intercepted by Yongding Pass. By then, the entire Rongdi army will be trapped and die in the Qin territory, let alone fighting, they will starve to death.
Almost everyone in the Rongdi army was on the battlefield, and only a few firemen were left in their own camp. Not to mention the Longxi army, even a group of bandits might have robbed Yu Tu.
Throughout the process, the Rong Di Army was in a passive state and was always led by the Qin Army.
It can be said that the Rongdi army lost every game.
Thinking of this, several elders were speechless, and some even lowered their heads.
Although Thorin and Qiang Yu also knew that it was reasonable for Rong Di to lose, they were still young and could not admit defeat.
"Hmph, Chinese people can only use tactics and are not warriors." Thorin said disdainfully.
"That's right, if you don't just rely on the large number of people, what's the point of your ability!" Qiang Xu also echoed.
Meng Wu couldn't stand listening anymore and said in a cold voice: "The king invites you here because he wants to give you another chance. Don't think that Da Qin is really reluctant to kill you."
Ying Zheng raised his hand to block Meng Wu's words, but still said calmly: "Do you know why the soldiers of Great Qin mainly target your horses when they fight?"
This sentence touched the pain point of everyone in Rong Di.
Thorin said angrily: "Of course you think that if the Rongdi people lose their horses, they have lost their legs, and they can be slaughtered by you, so your first target is our horses."
"Haha, this is one of the reasons." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "And more importantly, I ordered the soldiers to try not to hurt your lives, so the soldiers targeted the war horses, for, I just want to capture you as much as possible instead of killing you."
Everyone in Rong Di was once again stunned on the spot.
"This is true." Meng Wu added, "If it hadn't been for the king's order earlier, with the style of our Meng family, I'm afraid you would have been hacked to death by random swords after you fell off the horse. "
Indeed, the three elders all experienced that most of the Yiqu warriors were dizzy after falling off their horses. However, after the Qin army rushed up, they always captured the general first and then attacked the tribesmen.
There is no pain for the killer.
Qiang Yu was still unconvinced and said: "The Rongdi people are not afraid of death. They would rather die on the battlefield than submit to compromise."
His words seemed to revive Thorin's fighting spirit.
"Yes, didn't King Qin say that he would give us a chance? Do you dare to let us go and compete again?" Thorin said.
The three elders looked at Thorin at the same time, their eyes widened and their mouths opened wide.
Unexpectedly, Ying Zheng smiled and said: "Since I have said that I will give you a chance, I will definitely not break my promise, but this opportunity is also the chance of life that you have fought for for yourself. Otherwise, I will let you go without any reason. I’m afraid that Da Qin’s soldiers will also be unwilling to do so.”
"Then return our weapons and let's continue fighting," Thorin said.
"It's okay to continue fighting." Ying Zheng half-turned around and said with a look of embarrassment, "But now that your tribe has no war horses, what can you use to fight against Da Qin?"
"Then just stand and fight!" Thorin said in a rather forceful tone.
The third elder knew that Thorin was dissatisfied, and at the same time wanted to save face for Rong Di, but the lives of the Rong Di tribe were not a piece of cake, so he quickly took over and said: "We all know how powerful Da Qin is. If we lose, Even if we lose, we will admit defeat, and we will obey the will of King Qin no matter how we deal with it."
Thorin knew that the third elder was trying to smooth things over, and since he was his elder, it was not easy to contradict him, but his eyes were still quite unwilling.
"Hahaha..." Ying Zheng laughed and said, "It is good for the third elder to think like this, but in terms of the consequences, it is embarrassing for me, because you have not sincerely surrendered to our great Qin. Since you are not sincere, then if you let go You will definitely come back in the future. But if I kill you all, it will definitely lead to crazy revenge from all your tribes, which really puts me in a dilemma!"
Everyone in Rong Di narrowed their eyes. This was indeed their idea, but Ying Zheng said it.
"It's better than this." Ying Zheng said playfully, "Let's have a competition. If I win, you must completely surrender to me. If you lose, just accept your fate. This is the opportunity I just mentioned. !”
When Thorin heard that there was a turn of events, of course he wanted to catch him, so he asked urgently: "How to compete?"
Ying Zheng turned around and said seriously: "Since all your warriors have lost their horses, and Thorin said that they can fight even standing, then for the sake of fairness, the soldiers of Great Qin cannot ride horses."
This suggestion was beneficial to him, so of course Thorin would not refuse, so he nodded and said, "Okay."
"Since you agree, let's talk about the rules." Ying Zheng said, "After all, a competition is different from a war, so this competition cannot be fought with one's life, it needs to be done to the point. Da Qin will send the Fei Nu Battalion and 'our army' We will compete one-on-one with your people, and no other Qin army will participate."
"Seriously?" These two camps directly caused Thorin to suffer a great loss. Of course, he wanted to take revenge and go back.
"Of course." Ying Zheng replied with certainty, "If we talk about the number of people, you still have 70,000 to 80,000 people, and the two camps combined are just 5,000. I guess you won't say that this time you will not say anything about the Qin Dynasty. Numbers win."
"Then how can we compare?" The fourth elder also became interested after hearing what Ying Zheng said.
"It's very simple." Ying Zheng paused and said, "Your people can choose any target they want to challenge and have a one-on-one duel. They can compete in archery or martial arts. If you don't have confidence in yourself, you can also Call your companions and compete with our soldiers with equal numbers. Both sides have only one chance. The loser will be eliminated. And if either side of the two sides runs out of people, then the remaining people on the other side will also It’s the same as winning against your opponent.”
"What about the people who win?" asked the third elder, "What about the people who lose?"
Ying Zheng looked around at the people across from him
He said: "Whoever wins among you will naturally be a warrior and the pride of the whole clan. I will let him go back and give him a lot of property, but he will make an oath that he will not attack again in this life." Da Qin may participate in the war against Da Qin."
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this.
"What about the loser?" Qiang Yu asked.
"The loser cannot be regarded as a warrior, but can only be regarded as a shame to the tribe." Ying Zheng said decisively, "And the few will also regard them as prisoners of war in accordance with the national law, and then send the prisoners to the border, or send them to the border. Sold as slaves to various feudal lords or clans."
Hearing the consequences of losing, the expressions on the faces of everyone in Rong Di dimmed a lot.
Ying Zheng saw everyone's faces and asked in a rather sarcastic tone: "What, are you afraid? It's okay if no one dares to challenge. It seems that you can only treat them as prisoners of war."
"What are you afraid of? Let's compete." Thorin raised his head and said.
Indeed, if you give in now, you will become a slave directly. No matter who you choose, you will give it a try, let alone a bloody Rongdi man.
"Okay!" Ying Zheng said, "If there is no objection, let's write down the receipt and put our fingerprints on it. No one should regret it."
"Wait a minute." The third elder looked at Yu Tu lying on the bed and asked, "If you say that we, of course, can participate in this competition, but the old patriarch..."
How does he compare?
Should we find someone to compare with Yu Tu to see who sleeps better?
Ying Zheng also looked at Yu Tu, and after thinking for a while, he said: "As for King Yiqu, not only does he not need to participate in the competition, but we will also send the best doctors to treat him. But the condition is that if he really will After he is cured, he will swear allegiance to our Great Qin and change his title to Duke Yiqu. However, I don’t want to pay tribute, as long as you no longer come to harass the Great Qin."
When Thorin heard this, he realized that this condition was not very difficult. If he could really save his grandfather's life, he had no reason not to agree, so he said: "Okay, as the young patriarch of Yiqu, I will accept this on behalf of my grandfather." ”
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "Then if there is no objection, we can make a pledge and start the competition tomorrow."
Thorin looked around and saw that the three elders and Qiang Yu all nodded, and then said: "If you sign, you will sign. If King Qin goes back on his word, he will be ridiculed by everyone in the world."
Ying Zheng smiled and took out his own royal seal from his arms, weighed it and said, "Don't worry, my royal seal is much more valuable than those thick finger prints of yours."
After that, Ying Zheng called Meng Yi and asked him to write down two copies of the agreement between the two parties.
Ying Zheng stamped his own royal seal respectively.
On Rong Di's side, Suolin, Qiang You, and the three elders all pressed their fingerprints.
Keep one copy for yourself, and Ying Zheng will give the other copy to Thorin.
"Now that you have signed the contract, I will give you three days to prepare. During this period, none of you should try to escape or resist, otherwise, you will be responsible for the consequences." Ying Zheng said.
Thorin nodded.
Both parties agreed on this.
Mengwu took Solin and others out of the tent and went to the Rongdi tribe to announce the matter.
After everyone left, only Ying Zheng and Yu Tu were left lying in the tent.
At this time, I saw the tent door open and a person walked in.
It was Li Si.
"Sir," Ying Zheng said with a smile, "Everything is as we expected, the agreement has been reached."
"Okay, if there is no deviation in the next development, then the Northwest Rongdi will have no worries." Li Si said.
"But..." Ying Zheng turned to look at Yu Tu and said, "Sir, are you really sure that you can cure him?"
"Whether it can be cured or not, we have to give it a try." After that, Li Si picked up Yu Tu and walked out.
