After Ren Jun pondered for a moment, he waved his hand to his guards and motioned them to sit down and not to do anything.
The guards sat cross-legged with Nie Chen's guards, and it was very awkward to see people sitting at each table.
No one used chopsticks to eat first.
Ren Jun sat opposite Nie Chen, sitting upright and looking like a standard soldier.
He looked straight at Nie Chen.
Nie Chen picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of chicken, put it in his mouth and ate it. At the same time, he also entertained Ren Jun and said,
"Eat, you're welcome, I'm just here to entertain you tonight."
Ren Jun shook his head and said,
"As a general of Korea, how can I accept a banquet from the enemy's coach?"
"Look at you, you're so arrogant, what kind of general are you? You want soldiers but no soldiers, you want power but no power. You only have these twenty guards, so you're just a squad leader."
Nie Chen didn't have any airs, and always had a warm smile on his face.
"It doesn't matter whether it is yes or no. I think that Mr. Nie is waiting here for me. He doesn't just want to treat me to a meal, right?
Your army has now surrounded this inn, right? "
"No, I only have a few people. If you don't believe me, you can ask your people to go outside and take a look."
"Oh? There are only about ten of you, and you dare to come and intercept me halfway. Are you not afraid that I will kill you and take your head to claim credit from the emperor?
These guards under me are all elite soldiers who are as good as ten. "
Nie Chen didn't care at all and just said calmly,
"I have Zhou An."
Ren Jun glanced at the man next to him who looked like an iron tower and said with a smile,
"Indeed, Zhou An alone is enough."
Zhou An grinned, the coldness on his face disappeared, patted Ren Jun on the shoulder and said,
"Okay, you have a vision!"
Ren Jun didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He rubbed his sore shoulders and said to Nie Chen,
"As long as Zhou An is here, it is indeed enough to capture me alive. Why don't you take action? Or do you want to persuade me to surrender first? If I am not soft enough, then you can be tough?"
"If I capture you, will you be loyal to me?"
Nie Chen raised his eyes and asked.
"Of course that's not possible."
"That's alright, I won't arrest you. I told you, I just want to treat you to dinner tonight and chat with you, but you are too suspicious and always think about this and that. Chatting with you is not pleasant. .
No one will know what happened tonight. "
Hearing this, Ren Jun suddenly smiled, picked up his chopsticks, and started eating.
As it happened, he was indeed hungry.
"tasty."
Ren Jun ate and nodded.
Nie Chen picked up a glass of wine, drank it in one gulp, and said,
"General Ren, have you ever thought about what consequences you will face after you go back this time?"
"Me? Either I'll be put in jail and tortured severely, I'll be dismissed from my post to serve the people and never be hired, or I'll be put under house arrest and keep my title.
There will be no other consequences. "
"What if it's a beheading?"
Hearing this, Ren Jun thought about it carefully, shook his head and said,
"Probably not. After all, I have done many meritorious deeds. Your Majesty still has some old feelings for you, so he probably won't kill me."
"Yes, that makes sense, but I want to ask General Ren, what mistake did you make, and why were you dismissed and put under house arrest?"
Nie Chen's words made Ren Jun silent.
Yes, what mistake did he make to deserve to be treated like this?
After Ren Jun thought for a moment, he said,
"Of course, you are disobeying the emperor's orders. Also, you are timid and fearful of war..."
"Then have you ever heard of a saying that says, when the general is away, the emperor's orders will be ignored? It means that when the general is out on an expedition, the battle situation changes rapidly, but the emperor is far away in the capital and does not understand the actual situation.
When necessary, generals can disobey the emperor's orders, solve problems on their own, and make changes on the battlefield.
I annihilated the Mingwu Division and occupied Nanhe County to keep you out.
Even though he knew that the main force of our army would arrive the next day, Mingxuan still forced you to attack Nanhe County.
As for you, you know that if you continue to fight, you will not be able to defeat the county seat. When our army arrives, your army will be defeated.
So you decisively issued the withdrawal order and led the army to Wang'an County overnight.
And this is undoubtedly the right choice.
Because of Mingwu's stupidity, your superior force was supposed to be against my inferior force, but everything was reversed.
So the first thing you have to consider is how to rely on geographical advantages to defeat the strong with the weak, find the enemy's weaknesses, and give the enemy a fatal blow.
Because you have a small number of soldiers, your error tolerance is lower. You don't have the opportunity to make mistakes and you have to be careful in everything.
Every step you take is right. Defending Wang'an County is indeed very detrimental to me.
I don't control as much territory as you, nor do I have as much food and grass as you. I can only ensure victory by fighting quickly. Once this is exhausted, I will definitely be defeated.
You didn't make a mistake, it was Mingxuan who was wrong.
Mingxuan is too eager to avenge Mingwu, so he keeps urging you to march, march, and want you to defeat me. But if you don't listen, he will have no choice but to transfer you and replace you with someone who is brave and foolhardy but dares to take the initiative. The general is coming. "
Ren Jun smiled slightly and said,
"So, you took advantage of the emperor's mentality to spread rumors in the capital, saying that I was cowardly, and that you were afraid of Pang Shou's bravery. In the end, you successfully transferred Pang Shou and transferred me away.
Lord Nie is really good at attacking people's hearts and minds. "
"more than."
Nie Chen shook his head.
"more than?"
Ren Jun frowned in confusion.
"In terms of preparation, I planned this heart-attacking plan from the very beginning before the war started.
In this war, I am the attacker and you are the defender, so I have to let you fight with me in the field. I don't like fighting sieges.
I strive to annihilate Mingwu, not only to defeat each of you, but also to kill Mingwu.
I sent Mingwu's head to the capital to Mingxuan just to anger him.
And once people are angered, they will make some irrational decisions. When an ordinary man is angry, he will spatter five steps with blood. When an emperor is angry, he will make many mistakes.
Therefore, Mingxuan was very angry and eager to avenge Mingwu.
Therefore, he wants to force you to take the initiative when you are at a disadvantage.
So, he fell into my trap, transferred you away, and transferred Pang Shou here. "
Ren Jun smiled bitterly and said,
"Wonderful, link by link, Lord Nie really understands people's hearts very accurately.
Indeed, the emperor has been completely trapped now. Even if I go back tomorrow and tell him that I have met you, you will admit that all this is your trap.
The emperor would also think that I was jealous of my talents, ran against Pang Shou, and wanted to regain military power. Then he would be furious and punish me even more severely. "
