EBE Chapter 208 When two countries are at war, the envoy is beheaded!
Chapter 208 When two countries are at war, the envoy is beheaded!
"After Kou Xun arrived at the First City, he first investigated the situation regarding Gao Jun, and then sent someone to inform Gao Jun that he wanted someone to come and talk to him."
"After all, his job was to persuade them to surrender, and besides, the situation in Longxi was already hopeless, and it was only a matter of time before the Han army pacified Longxi."
"Gao Jun was actually well aware of this as well. However, the surrender proposal sounded good, but who could really tell if it was true or not? Nevertheless, after much hesitation, Gao Jun still sent his strategist Huangfu Wen to check on the situation of the Han army."
"When Huangfu Wen arrived at the Han army camp, he spoke rudely and arrogantly. Kou Xun, seeing this, was furious and wanted to kill the kid!"
The other generals present were quite bewildered by this turn of events. "Wait a minute!? We're supposed to be negotiating! Why are they suddenly using knives?" they thought. So they stepped forward to persuade Kou Xun to release Huangfu Wen.
"They've been fighting for a year, haven't they developed feelings for each other? Ugh, no! Cough cough, Gao Jun just stayed inside and wouldn't come out. Now that someone's finally out, we have to have a good talk!"
Han Army: Who the hell has any feelings for them?!
Gao Jun et al.: Do you think we want this?!
A spoiled young master from the Song Dynasty: Oh my god! He just came up and started chopping, that's too direct!
Liu Xiu, the Chosen One of the Great Han Dynasty: Well done!
An official from the Ming Dynasty: Wow! This guy is awesome!
A scholar-official from the Han Dynasty: Sometimes you have to be this direct!
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"But Kou Xun was determined to kill Huangfu Wen, and no one else could do anything about it. So the strategist Huangfu Wen was killed off. However, after Kou Xun accomplished this great feat, he was quite happy and felt much better. He even wrote a letter to Gao Jun to tell him:"
"Your strategist has been behaving inappropriately, so I've executed him for you, saving you the trouble of disciplining him. No need to thank me too much! If you want to surrender, then hurry up! If not, then you can hold out there to the death!"
Han Army: We tried our best to persuade them!
"As soon as this letter was sent out, the entire military camp was in an uproar. The generals suspected that Kou Xun wanted to anger Gao Jun to death, but they had no evidence! Not only did he kill the strategist, but he also wrote such a provocative letter. If Gao Jun could surrender, he would really be out of his mind!"
"But to everyone's surprise, the day after Kou Xun sent this letter, Gao Jun opened the city gates and surrendered. Everyone was puzzled by Kou Xun's actions and asked him for the reason."
Kou Xun said that the so-called strategy of winning hearts and minds is to seize Gao Jun's weaknesses. Moreover, he had previously investigated the relationship between his generals and staff in the Northwest.
"Although Gao Jun held out inside and we couldn't take it even after a year of attacks, most of the ideas for this place came from Huangfu Wen. So when Gao Jun learned that Huangfu Wen was dead, he lost his leader and naturally surrendered!"
Gao Jun: You're absolutely right!
Kou Xun: Our Han army must be quick, accurate, and ruthless in our actions!
A bystander in the Ming Dynasty commented: "This guy is amazing! He's much more ruthless than most people!"
A scion of a prominent family in the Song Dynasty said: "Those who understand the times are heroes. If Gao Jun had surrendered long ago, this wouldn't have happened!"
An official from the Han Dynasty said: "On the importance of intelligence, as the saying goes, 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle!'"
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The people in Wanchaozhong thought that Kou Xun knew something like "In times of war, envoys should not be killed"!
Who would have thought he'd just chop it up like that!
When Lin Ke was researching this information, she thought it was just to scare Huangfu Wen, since she seemed to recall the saying "do not kill envoys".
The investigation revealed that Kou Xun was not the only one who beheaded envoys; similar incidents occurred during the Tang Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms period, and the Southern Song Dynasty.
However, she felt that there was nothing wrong with war between two armies; after all, all's fair in war! It's only right to use some tricks!
Lin Ke: Oh, I just remembered there was a line like that in a TV series!?
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Lin Ke continued, "Therefore, Kou Xun perfectly completed the task assigned to him by Liu Xiu. As mentioned earlier, after Feng Yi died of illness in the army, Lai Xi led his troops to continue besieging Luomenju and engaged in a decisive battle with the Northwest Army."
"Lai Xi lived up to expectations and finally defeated the Northwest Army at Luomenju, capturing the last stronghold of the Wei family—Luomenju. Wang Yuan, who had once instigated Wei Xiao to overthrow Liu Xiu, fled to Shu to join Gongsun Shu, while Wei Chun and Zhou Zong surrendered by opening the city gates."
"This Battle of Longxi lasted for more than four years. It showcased not only the unwavering resilience of the Northwest soldiers, but also the tragic fall of the valiant general of Yuntai and the valiant fighting of the Eastern Han warriors."
"It can only be said that they are loyal to different people, and therefore they are fighting to the death on this land."
A bystander from the Ming Dynasty commented: "To be fair, these soldiers from the Northwest are really tough!"
A romantic scholar from the Tang Dynasty: Liu Xiu also paid a heavy price; several veteran generals from Yuntai were left behind here.
A scion of a prominent family in the Song Dynasty: It's a pity that Gongsun Shu still had to resort to assassination!
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"However, Kui Xiao and the tribes under his rule, such as the Wuxi and Xianling tribes, have always gotten along very well. After the Kui clan was wiped out, the Qiang people of the Wuxi and Xianling tribes repeatedly invaded the Han army. It seems that these Qiang people are quite loyal!"
"However, as you all know, Lai Xi is also a formidable man. When the Qiang people invaded the Han army, he attacked them one by one. He directly beat up the Qiang tribes that did not submit to the Han army, took away their surplus grain, and left them with nothing to do but eat!"
"With this grain, the first thing Lai She should do is distribute the surplus grain to the counties of Longshan. Anyway, it's not his grain, so everyone can eat it happily!"
Qiang people: You took my grain as a favor?! You're so high and mighty! You're shameless!!
"This approach won over the hearts of the people in Longxi for Liu Xiu, so the people were no longer resistant to the Han army. After all, all they wanted was a peaceful life, so Longxi was completely stabilized."
A Qing Dynasty official: Qiang people: What about us then?!
A bystander from the Ming Dynasty commented: "That was amazing! They maxed it out right away!"
A spoiled young man from the Song Dynasty: The Longshan Mountains are so difficult to conquer, even Liu Xiu probably wouldn't want to fight them a second time!
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After Liu Xiu pacified Longxi, he thought to himself that he was disgusted by the fighting there and was glad he didn't have to come back! Then he turned his attention to Shu and saw Gongsun Shu making a fuss, which made him unhappy!
"Gongsun Shu was a powerful clan in the first half of his life, but it had fallen into decline, and his name was not remembered by history until the world fell into chaos."
"But in 23 AD, the Gengshi regime was established. A man named Zongcheng formed an army under their banner. They first occupied Hanzhong Commandery and then invaded Shu."
"Initially, Gongsun Shu did not resist, and even contacted Zong Cheng to ask him to govern Shu County. But to his surprise, this man actually allowed his generals to plunder the people."
"So Gongsun Shu assembled a force, supported by powerful clans. The subsequent events were pretty much the same: his troops turned against Zong Cheng's forces, successfully defeated Zong Cheng, and eventually Gongsun Shu took control of the entire Shu region."
"The year is April 25 AD. Things are different now. Gongsun Shu has declared himself emperor. Like Liu Xiu, he is waiting for Liu Xiu and others to fight the Red Eyebrow Army to a standstill before he comes out to reap some benefits."
"Then the whole situation was divided into three parts: Wei Xiao, Liu Xiu, and Gongsun Shu. When Wei Xiao rebelled against Han, Gongsun Shu was probably overjoyed, which is why he went to support Wei Xiao time and time again."
A spoiled young master from the Song Dynasty: Holy crap, it's turned into a Three Kingdoms period!?
A bystander from the Ming Dynasty commented: "However, Liu Xiu's unification is inevitable, and the next step will be an assassination attempt!"
A skilled farmer in the Tang Dynasty: But how come he succeeded in two assassination attempts?!
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