Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 1174 The champion Hou Youling, you are not allowed to surrender

Even the two small imperial courts who were considered outsiders were frightened by this news and could not control themselves. Shi Hu, who was the first to bear the brunt, was under great pressure and even reached a situation where it was difficult to support.

That day, after having a conversation with Nie Daoren, Shi Hu realized that in this situation, apart from resisting the attack of the Xuanjia Army, the only way to go is to surrender.

"Do you really want to surrender?"

In the main hall of the palace, the atmosphere was depressing.

Shi Hu sat on the seat in the main hall, lost in thought.

At this moment, he no longer had the violent and murderous expression before, and looked much calmer, but the ministers waiting below the hall became even more frightened.

The reason is simple, because everyone of them is well aware of the current situation in Zhao State. The army of Youzhou went south all the way, with a force that can't be described as breaking bamboo. Wherever they passed, they either directly destroyed the city, or the whole city surrendered. When they arrived, Now, many cities are even ready. As soon as the Xuanjia Army arrives, they will surrender as soon as possible!

After all, most of the cities in these places are still Han officials. Although there are Jie people and Huns serving as supervisors and monitoring, the ruling class of Zhao State was strong in the past. They used killings to intimidate and criminal laws to restrain them, which was somewhat effective. .

But now the foundation of Zhao's foothold has been shaken. Facing an absolutely irresistible powerful enemy, the Xuanjia Army with a Han family background, how can anyone still be afraid?Even many Hu supervisors took the initiative to contact each other, hoping to save their lives after the city was destroyed——

They knew very well that once the city was breached, even if he fled back to Yecheng, Shihu would not spare their lives. It would be better to surrender directly to the Xuanjia Army. The worst he could do was to be imprisoned.

Under this situation, the Xuanjia Army's battle line has advanced to the north line of Yecheng. Perhaps the flag of the Xuanjia Army can be seen at the top of the city tomorrow.

The saying and fact that Xuan Jia is invincible has been deeply impressed in everyone's hearts, so many people in this hall are already thinking about their retreat, but they must be careful.

Just this morning, two of their colleagues were arrested by Shi Hu's men because they were not acting secretly and leaked their contact with the Xuanjia Army. Then the King of Zhao personally took action and killed the two. People were scratched alive, and all the civil and military officials were called to the side to observe.

The miserable scene and the infiltrating shouts left a deep impression on everyone, and of course they had to take warning.

However, this lesson learned from the past only made them decide to be careful and not to leak it, but it did not change the intention of these people to surrender at all.

Of course, if it were another force, there would definitely be many people jumping out and trying to persuade Shi Hu to surrender. After all, looking at the situation now, Shi Hu has clearly had his mind on this, but no one is willing to do it. If something goes wrong and Shi Hu surrenders, it will be a waste.

Now, everyone's eyes are on Shi Hu, waiting for him to make a decision.

Many people's palms were sweating nervously. If Shi Hu was really ungrateful and wanted to resist stubbornly, they would have to risk being implicated by Shi Hu and find a way out for themselves.

Thinking of this, many people couldn't help but regret it.

In fact, many of the people in this hall were from the Han family, either commoner children of aristocratic families, or those from slightly more influential clans.

These people usually have limited influence and power. If there is a formal court force, they will definitely not be able to become officials. Only barbarians like Shi Hu will be in power. Those aristocratic families will choose them in order to leave some backup and preparation. These children of common people gave them a chance to stand out.

The same goes for clans and clans.But now, for them, this status that was originally considered a promotion has become a hot potato. It can even be said to be a talisman that makes them want to get rid of it but cannot get it.

As for the Hu bureaucrats and military generals, their ideas are much simpler.

It turned out that under the rule of the Han family, they were oppressed, but they still had their lives to some extent. Now they have enjoyed the privileges for a period of time. Under the influence of domineering power, they naturally have clear ideas, but if they pay the price with their lives, it is not enough. , and they now have more or less status. If they surrender, they won't be in the same miserable situation as before.

Of course, all these ideas are based on the fact that they cannot defeat the Xuanjia Army.

Not everyone felt that there was no hope. At the beginning, some people were hoping for luck, thinking that according to the intelligence, the Xuanjia Army had indeed been updated in recent years, with many new recruits, and they Shi Hu's soldiers and horses, because they have to fight a civil war, fight Qingzhou and Xuzhou, they still practice all the time. In terms of experience, they definitely have an advantage. Not to mention defeating the Xuanjia Army, but winning one or two games will always pay off. Okay, you can resist it for a while.

But now the facts have proved that no matter what, the Xuanjia Army is the Xuanjia Army, it just can't be defeated. In this case, we can only think of ways outside the battlefield.

"A certain..."

Just when everyone was thinking about the way out, Shi Hu, who was silent, suddenly spoke.

When he spoke, everyone immediately focused their attention, wanting to listen to his words and plan future plans.

"Decided to surrender!"

As soon as these four words were uttered, the entire hall fell silent at first, and then they exhaled. Many people relaxed their tense heartstrings and showed expressions of relief.

These faces naturally fell into Shi Hu's eyes, which made him very angry and even more murderous. But now that he has made a choice, it is better not to go too far. After all, there will be someone else next. Just make an effort.

As soon as he thought of this, Shi Hu did not delay and directly selected a few people from the Han family and related to the Youzhou family to come out so that he could serve as envoys and deliver a letter of surrender to the Xuanjia Army.

Then a piece of news that made them even more fortunate came -

After Shi Hu made his decision, less than half an hour later, the soldiers and horses of the Xuanjia Army appeared in the forest north of Yecheng, and then set up camp, looking as if they were preparing for a long-term attack.

"If the king is still stubborn and unwilling to surrender, I will suffer later."

As the envoy, Wang Li'an sat on the horse and talked to several companions around him in a relatively relaxed mood. In front of him was the military camp of the Xuanjia Army. Their intention of coming had been informed in advance, and they believed it would be a safe trip.

When he arrived in front of the barracks, Wang Li'an was stunned. He saw that the door of the barracks was closed tightly, and only a few soldiers stood in front. When he saw Wang Li'an and others coming, he shouted loudly——

"Go back and tell Shi Hu that the champion has orders not to allow him to surrender!"

　Thanks to "book friend 20170922155010803" and "can't read AB" for the reward!

　　
　
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