Being able to catch Zhao Shuo did have a lot of luck involved.
Guo Qifeng learned from the scout camp that they originally planned to cross the other side and look for opportunities on land to capture the officers of the Zhenjiang Army. But unexpectedly, as soon as the scout boat arrived at the Xiabacha waters, it encountered Zhao Shuo's reconnaissance boat.
At that time, the sky had just turned dark and the river was dark. The other party obviously wanted to take advantage of the night to spy on Jiuzi Fortress, but he did not expect that his idea was wrong and he happened to bump into the rebel navy's scouting unit.
In fact, this situation is quite normal.
The two armies faced each other across the river, and their reconnaissance and infiltration of each other never stopped, and encounters between scouts occurred from time to time. Once the two sides meet at close range, they usually start fighting immediately without any nonsense.
However, this time the rebel scouts were preparing to catch tongues on the other side, so they had more troops and stronger combat power. However, the Zhenjiang Army only had one small boat and five people, so they were immediately at a disadvantage during the fight.
After a fierce chase and fight, the Zhenjiang Army suffered a heavy loss. Three people were shot dead on the spot, one escaped, and one fell into the water and was captured.
And the unfortunate one who was captured was none other than Zhao Shuo.
Although Zhao Shuo was not wearing a general's armor at that time, there were two silver brocade flowers embroidered on the front of his warrior uniform, which were clearly the symbol of the deputy captain of the Zhenjiang Army. The rebel scouts were surprised and delighted when they saw this. They quickly searched Zhao Shuo and found out the officer's badge: Inspector Duwang and Deputy Captain of the Second Banner of Kunpeng's 10th Army.
This was really hard to find, and it took no effort to get there. The rebel scouts cheered and happily escorted Deputy Captain Zhao Shuo back to Jiuzi.
After hearing the report from his subordinates, Guo Qifeng couldn't help but frown slightly: Could it be that luck is really so good? Could there be fraud in this?
It stands to reason that the Duwang patrol in the army is indeed a full-time general responsible for commanding scouts and collecting enemy intelligence. However, the deputy captain is already at a very high level, so why would he go out and risk investigation in person?
Regarding this, Guo Qifeng felt a little uneasy, fearing that there might be some conspiracy behind such a coincidence, so he ordered his men not to make any public announcements for the time being, and to give Zhao Shuo a good beating first.
Only after beating him half to death can the other party reveal the truth.
The rebel scout faithfully carried out Guo Qifeng's order, turned around and dragged Zhao Shuo into the dense forest outside the camp, and beat him severely without explanation.
Within a short time, Zhao Shuo was beaten by these guys until his face was covered in blood, two teeth fell out, three ribs were broken, and his entire face was swollen and distorted, making him look unrecognizable.
"Say! Who are you? Name! Position!"
"The Tenth Army of Zhenjiang...Deputy Captain...Zhao Shuo."
"Why are you there?"
"Under orders... to investigate."
"You're still not honest! Keep fighting!"
There was another round of fists and kicks, during which sticks and iron rulers were mercilessly thrown down.
Zhao Shuo was in great pain and passed out on the spot.
The rebel scout woke him up with urine and asked again: "Tell the truth, and you will avoid the pain of flesh and blood! Tell me your true identity!"
Zhao Shuo was groggy, vomiting blood, and subconsciously responded: "Zhao Shuo, deputy captain of patrol."
"Why did you go out to investigate?"
"The general...the general has an order," Zhao Shuo almost fainted again: "The battle...I must personally..."
Seeing his appearance, the scouts winked at each other and were about to let the poor Zhenjiang Army go for the time being. Unexpectedly, an officer came over at this time and shouted: "General Guo has an order, twist them off one by one." Fingers until he tells the truth!”
After the scout heard this, he set Zhao Shuo up again. One of them reached out and held Zhao Shuo's left index finger, exerting force.
There was a crisp click, and Zhao Shuo suddenly opened his swollen eyes and let out a heart-rending scream.
Then, the second and third roots.
"Recruit or not?!"
"Fuck you! I am the deputy captain of the Zhenjiang Navy. My... ah... my name is Zhao Shuo!"
The scout officer stared at Zhao Shuo for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Since you are the deputy captain, why would you come out to investigate in person? Is this reasonable?"
Zhao Shuo breathed in hissingly and said with difficulty: "I... can't help it, the general has an order..."
The scout officer was silent for a while, and then ordered to the men next to him: "Take him to see General Guo!"
The subordinates responded "yes" and then dragged Zhao Shuo back to the military camp.
After listening to the officer's report in his tent, Guo Qifeng looked at Zhao Shuo, who was lying motionless on the ground, and snorted coldly: "Wake him up, I have something to ask."
The soldiers brought a bucket of biting cold river water from outside and splashed it on Zhao Shuo. The cold suddenly shocked him and made him sober.
Guo Qifeng shouted: "Raise your head!"
Zhao Shuo rested his hands on the ground, shivering and straightened up halfway, squinting his swollen and bleeding eyes, and looked at Guo Qifeng.
"Do you want to live?" Guo Qifeng asked calmly.
Zhao Shuo opened his mouth, saliva mixed with blood dripping down, but even so, he still tried his best to smile and murmured: "Warrior of Zhenjiang, even if you die!"
Guo Qifeng was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Even if you die, there is a difference between pleasant and unpleasant. Wouldn't it be better to suffer less before death?"
Zhao Shuo was silent for a moment and lowered his head: "What do you want?"
"The general you are talking about, do you mean Nie Xianzang?"
"……yes."
"What orders did he give you?"
"Investigate Jiuzi."
Guo Qifeng was obviously not satisfied with this answer and shouted coldly: "Speak more carefully!"
Zhao Shuo laughed a few times: "Stop talking nonsense and kill me!"
"Want to die?" Guo Qifeng winked at the subordinate next to him: "If you dare to be dishonest, you will only suffer a lot!"
An officer strode forward, and with the cooperation of the four guards, he directly broke Zhao Shuo's hamstring with a dagger. The heartbreaking pain made Zhao Shuo shake violently, but his body was pressed tightly by the opponent, and he could only keep howling.
Guo Qifeng's face did not change and he said calmly: "Answer my questions obediently, maybe there is still a chance of survival. No matter what happens, you can die happily. Zhao Shuo, don't be confused at this time."
Zhao Shuo ignored his threats and just cursed continuously, greeting all the eighteen generations of the other party's ancestors.
Unexpectedly, Guo Qifeng was not angry at all and raised his hand to signal his men to continue.
The officer nodded indifferently, and then slashed the knife, instantly severing the tendon of the other foot.
ah--
Zhao Shuo raised his head, yelled in pain, and his whole body was shaking.
"If you tell the truth, you won't have to suffer this crime anymore." Guo Qifeng's tone suddenly became slightly gentler: "As long as you answer the question truthfully, all torture will be completely ended, whether I let you go or kill you. , it’s all very enjoyable, what do you think?”
Zhao Shuo breathed heavily, as if there was a battle between heaven and man in his heart. After a long time, he squeezed out a sentence through his teeth: "What exactly do you want to know?"
"Why are you investigating Jiuzi? What exactly are you investigating? What is your purpose?"
Faced with these questions, Zhao Shuo was silent for a long time. Guo Qifeng was not in a hurry and just looked at him quietly, waiting for his response.
After a long time, Zhao Shuo said intermittently: "We... are just planning to feint to attack Jiuzi. The real goal... is to cover the Sixth Army's landing on the Anshun River."
"In that case, why didn't you go upstream to investigate the mouth of the Anshun River instead of coming to Jiuzi?" Guo Qifeng asked leisurely.
Zhao Shuo was stunned when he heard the words. He was obviously confused by the other party's question. He quickly pretended that the wound was in unbearable pain and coughed violently for a few times before replying: "Feint attack... Feint attack also needs to be fake to be real, so the condition of the downstream waterway must be Feel it through...ahem."
Guo Qifeng nodded and asked: "Why did the Sixth Army land at the Anshun River? What is the purpose?"
Zhao Shuo thought for a moment again and responded: "I'm not sure either. Mostly...mostly to attack Xuancheng. That's where Bao Yuchun's command center is, and it has great strategic significance."
"When to act? How to act?"
This time, Zhao Shuo did not hesitate and answered smoothly: "On the eighteenth day of this month, the navy pretended to attack Jiuzi. In fact, it only blocked the eight upper and lower waterways. At the same time, the main fleet transported the Sixth Army across the river to the upper reaches. At the mouth of the Anshun River, a landing will be carried out.”
Guo Qifeng thought for a moment and said calmly: "Is this true?"
"It's absolutely true!" Zhao Shuo gritted his teeth: "I have said everything I should say, I just ask you to give me a happy life!"
"It's not too busy to die." Guo Qifeng smiled and ordered his men: "Take him down, treat his injuries and recuperate, and take good care of him."
The soldiers agreed, stepped forward to pick up Zhao Shuo, who was covered in blood and limp, and exited the tent one after another.
After they all left, Guo Qifeng quickly stood up and asked towards the screen behind him: "Shuai Bao, what do you think?"
With a cold snort, Bao Yuchun walked out from behind the screen and said in a deep voice: "This guy who doesn't care about life and death was lying just now!"
"The humble official thinks so too." Guo Qifeng said with a smile: "He is obviously a tough guy, but he is suddenly willing to recruit. There must be some fraud involved."
Bao Yuchun sat down in his seat, frowned and said, "Zhao Shuo knew that he would have no luck today, so he made up a set of lies in an attempt to confuse right and wrong. Unfortunately, he is just a foolhardy fool. There are loopholes in everything you think and say.”
Guo Qifeng nodded slightly and responded: "Shuai Bao is right. According to my humble guess, the Zhenjiang Army may have actually made plans to land at the Anshun River before, so Zhao Shuo was able to talk about that place smoothly, but , but it is not their target in this battle."
"Of course," Bao Yuchun couldn't help but sneered: "As soon as you asked about the specific content of the operation, Zhao Shuo immediately hesitated and even used pain and coughing to cover it up many times. In desperation, he actually said that the landing troops were suppressing troops. Xinjiang Sixth Army. Ridiculous! Do you really think we don’t know what the Sixth Army does?”
Guo Qifeng laughed along and said: "The Sixth Army is Li Jiangyao's heavy armored infantry corps. If we want to cross the river to attack Xuancheng, we can only send out the Gale Force Army or the Kuangsha Army. Zhao Shuo, a fool, won't reveal his secrets." Know."
Bao Yuchun turned to look at Guo Qifeng: "So, do you have the answer in your mind?"
