SFS Chapter 247: Appealing to Emotion
Chapter 247: Appealing to Emotion
After taking a closer look, Xu Qingqing's heart moved, and she looked at this army with complicated eyes, which should have been forcibly conscripted by the court.
She and Xiao Yuheng stood in the dark, looking through the cover of the woods, coldly observing the imperial army ahead.
There was not much guard in the camp under the moonlight. Most of the soldiers looked exhausted, their equipment was tattered, and their expressions revealed deep helplessness and fatigue.
Patrolling back and forth between the tents was a general wearing an exquisite battle robe, and his attitude towards his subordinates was extremely bad.
The general was a burly man with a stiff beard and sharp eyes, revealing an unquestionable majesty.
His words and actions all showed his contempt and disdain for these soldiers.
"You useless people, look at what you look like!" He shouted at a soldier passing by, his voice full of disgust. "You are weak and powerless, just eating and drinking, what can you do on the battlefield?"
The soldier lowered his head, not daring to talk back, his body trembling slightly with fear.
The general was still furious. He grabbed the soldier by the collar and lifted him up fiercely. "Let me tell you, if you dare to embarrass me in tomorrow's battle, I will not forgive you!" With a scream, the soldier was thrown heavily to the ground. The people around him quickly moved away for fear of being implicated.
There were also people not far away with angry looks on their faces, but they did not dare to act rashly and could only watch with red eyes.
Xu Qingqing gripped the hilt of the sword tightly in her hand, unable to suppress the anger in her heart.
In addition, in her previous life, she had seen countless warriors on the battlefield, but she had never seen anyone abuse his subordinates like this. Such a general was simply inhumane.
She turned around and whispered to Xiao Yuheng beside her: "This person must die, otherwise keeping him alive will only be a disaster, and it will not be conducive to my future plans."
Xiao Yuheng held her hand tightly and nodded in agreement: "Let's go back first."
"it is good."
After returning to his own camp, Xu Qingqing summoned the generals to discuss countermeasures.
Xu Qingqing stood in the tent, looking at the map in front of her solemnly, tapping the table lightly with her fingers. The candlelight in the tent flickered, and everyone's face was reflected in dancing light and shadow.
"We must find a way to deal with the imperial army ahead." Xu Qingqing broke the silence, her voice revealing unquestionable determination. "But the army ahead looks like civilians who were forcibly conscripted by the imperial court."
"In this case, we cannot attack rashly. Besides, there are quite a few civilians who are forced to join the war." Xiao Yuheng responded in a deep voice, with a thoughtful gleam in his eyes.
"I've seen it. Those soldiers had no fighting spirit, their equipment was in tatters, and they were beaten by the leading general. They are pitiful people," Xu Qingqing added.
After a moment's silence, Xu Qingqing continued, "We can't let more innocent lives be sacrificed in vain. Xiao Yuheng, General Lu, do you have any suggestions?"
Xiao Yuheng smiled slightly, with a hint of strategy in his eyes: "We can get rid of their leaders first, and then try to recruit these people. Tell them that if they are willing to join us and fight against tyranny, they will be part of the uprising army; if they are not willing, they can be let go and reunite with their families."
"Good plan!" Lu Zhenting's eyes flashed with praise, "Let's do it. But who will carry out this task?"
"I'll go." Wang Dahu said calmly, "I'm quite good at stealth assassination, so I'm the most suitable person to do this."
"Then I'll leave it to you." Xu Qingqing nodded, "Please be careful."
Wang Dahu nodded and looked serious: "Don't worry."
"At the same time, we must be prepared for possible changes." Lu Zhenting reminded, "Once those soldiers waver, we need to quickly stabilize the situation."
"Yes, I will arrange some personnel to be ready to appease them at any time." Xu Qingqing arranged the follow-up plan, "We must not only win the battle, but also win the hearts of the people."
The generals in the tent nodded one after another, expressed their opinions, and finally formed a complete plan.
Xu Qingqing looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice: "We will start the action tonight. For the sake of those innocent people and our goal, everyone must be cautious and must succeed!"
"We will succeed!" everyone responded in unison, their voices full of determination and conviction.
As the night deepened, the rebels began their silent actions. Lu Zhenting stayed behind to stabilize the rear and provide support at any time.
Xu Qingqing, Wang Dahu and Xiao Yuheng led a group of fast soldiers and approached the direction of the imperial army's station like ghosts in the night.
There was not much words, only occasional eye contact, and everything was done silently.
Inside the tent, the general was sitting at the table drinking. He shuddered for no apparent reason, looked around for a moment, and took another sip of wine, trying to dispel his uneasiness.
However, he didn't know that death was approaching quietly.
In the darkness of night, Wang Dahu approached the tent silently with a short blade shining coldly hidden on his waist.
Although his steps were not as light as Xu Qingqing's, they were just as swift and agile. He went around the back of the tent and dodged a few patrolmen who occasionally passed by.
Finding the right moment, Wang Dahu suddenly jumped up and knocked down the soldier guarding the tent with a flying kick. He quickly covered his mouth and knocked the man unconscious with his hands quickly and accurately to prevent any sound from being heard.
Then he rushed into the tent like a cheetah, with a flash of his knife, aiming directly at the general who was drinking.
The general woke up with disbelief in his eyes, and was about to exclaim. However, Wang Dahu did not give him any chance, and the blade was already there.
Because of drinking, the man's reaction was slow. Coupled with Wang Dahu's extraordinary strength and skills, the general fell down powerlessly in a breath and died with his eyes open.
After dealing with the scene, Wang Dahu dusted himself off, cut off the general's head, and quickly carried it away, disappearing into the night.
At the same time, the same scene happened in the tents of many other court lackeys.
The moon climbed to the center of the sky, and its silver light spread all over the earth, illuminating everything like daylight.
Xu Qingqing stood at the highest point on the city wall, overlooking the bewildered soldiers below.
She took a deep breath and announced loudly: "If you lay down your weapons, you can live. You can choose to join the rebels and fight against tyranny, or you can choose to go home and reunite with your family. I won't force you, but you must surrender quietly. Do you hear me?"
After Xu Qingqing finished speaking, Wang Dahu and the people behind him threw the heads in their hands off the city wall.
This action silenced the soldiers who had only known to obey orders.
The soldiers below saw this, and one of them bravely stepped forward and turned the head over: "It's him! He's dead! Folks, that bastard is dead! We are truly free!!"