I rode and slashed unparalleled in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 979: Underhanded tactics

"General"

Zhou Yu wanted to say something, but Su Yao had already waved his hand and strode towards Ashley.

Seeing him approaching, the girl instinctively shrank back, but then she straightened her back and raised her head stubbornly.

"Princess, do you want to live?"

"You, you can speak Wusun language?"

Ashley was surprised by Su Yao's fluent Wusun language. She naturally didn't know that Su Yao had just pointed out this language directly through the system.

"It does not matter."

Su Yao said:
"I am going to Chigu City and need to borrow your identity. I hope Your Highness will cooperate with me and come to Japan to ensure your life."

"What did you say?!"

Ashley's eyes widened. She didn't expect that this man would make such an outrageous request so casually.

I want to go to the capital, and I need to borrow my identity? Do I need to think about what I want to do?
"Pooh!"

Ashley immediately spat at Su Yao and angrily cursed:
"Despicable Han people! I would rather die than betray my father and Wusun. If you want to kill me, please do as you please."

Su Yao slightly turned his head to avoid it, and said with a cold face:

"It's good that Your Highness is not afraid of death, but do you know that death is the easiest thing in this world?"

"You, what do you want to do?"

"Don't touch me, get away from me!"

Ashley's voice trembled slightly, and she instinctively shrank back. Su Yao leaned over, stretched out his hand to grab her waist, pulled Ashley up, and took her outside.

Here, under Zhou Yu's orders, more than a hundred captured Wusun warriors, including the injured maid Saiya, were all pinned to the ground.

"Your Highness!"

"your Highness!"

"Asshole, let go of our princess!"

When the Wusun warriors saw the princess being dragged out by Su Yao, they were immediately enraged and struggled desperately to stand up. However, they were tied up tightly with ropes, and there were two warriors holding them down behind them. They could only watch Ashley being brought before everyone.

Su Yao let go of Ashley, but before the girl could feel relieved, she felt as if she was falling into an icy cave.

Zhou Yu’s strategy was simple, which was to use the lives of these captives to threaten the Princess Wusun.

When these warriors who had just fought bravely to protect her died one by one in front of her, how long can this pampered little princess hold on?

"If what these people say is true, all of them came here because of your insistence, right?"

Su Yao's cold voice was like the whisper of a devil:
"If you hadn't insisted on bringing them to this wilderness, they could have stayed safely in the royal court, enjoying fine wine and delicious food."

Ashley was shaking all over, tears welling up in her eyes.

She looked at the warriors pinned to the ground. Among them were the guards who had played with her since she was a child, the master who taught her riding and archery, and Sai Ya who was seriously injured in order to protect her.
"Now, I'll give you one last chance."

Su Yao's voice was as cold as ice:
"Either cooperate with us, or I will behead these people one by one in front of you."

"No! You can't do this!" Ashley screamed and struggled hard: "They have surrendered, you can't hurt them anymore!"

"Ah."

It must be said that these naive words instantly made Su Yao, who had a stern face, laugh:
"If surrendering could save one from death, then war would be too easy."

"In the past, there were countless caravans traveling to the Western Regions. How many people surrendered and were then killed by your Wusun warriors?"

"Have you ever heard the pleas for mercy from the small Cheshi kingdom of Bilu that you just destroyed? The entire royal family was slaughtered by you."

"Now, Her Royal Highness the Princess wants to ask me to surrender and avoid death. Don't you think it's ridiculous?"

Su Yao's words were like a sharp knife, piercing Ashley's heart. The girl's face turned pale instantly, her lips trembling but she couldn't say anything to refute.

“I’ll count to three.”

Su Yao slowly drew out his sword and walked to the first lucky person, the maid Saya.

"three."

The tip of the sword was against Sayya's throat, and tears immediately flowed down the maid's pale face, but she still tried to give the princess a comforting smile.

"No, no," Ashley's voice was as soft as a mosquito's.

"What did you say? Speak louder, I couldn't hear you." Su Yao turned his head slightly.

"Your Highness, no!"

Saiya shook her head desperately. At the same time, Su Yao used a little force on the tip of his sword, staining the maid's snow-white neck with a touch of bright red:
"two."

"No! No! Please don't!" "I promise you! I promise you everything! Please don't hurt them anymore."

Ashley finally broke down, and suddenly, she broke free from the two warriors behind her, staggered headfirst into Saya's arms, and the two girls fell to the snow together.

At this time, Su Yao let out a breath and sheathed his sword: "A wise choice."

Su Yao turned to Zhou Yu and said, "Let Hong'er change their clothes, arrange for doctors to take care of the injured, and let everyone else have a good rest and get ready. We will set off tomorrow morning."

As night fell, the Han army camp in the pine forest was busy. The soldiers changed into the captured Wusun clothing and hung the captured flags high. Ma Chao and Yan Xing were responsible for counting the spoils and selecting suitable equipment for camouflage.

Ashley was placed in a separate tent and accompanied by Sister Alyssa, who knew some Wusun language.

Su Yao sat alone by the campfire in front of the big tent, closing his eyes and letting time flow quietly.

"Master, please eat something."

Suddenly, Hong'er handed over a bowl of hot broth.

Su Yao opened his eyes and took the broth. In the steam, he saw Hong'er's worried eyes. He took a sip, and the delicious broth slid down his throat, dispelling the chill of the winter night.

"Why aren't you resting yet?" Su Yao put down the bowl and patted the empty seat next to him.

Hong Er sat down obediently and whispered, "I am worried about what happened to my master today."

"Do you think I'm too cruel?" Su Yao chuckled and looked towards Ashley's tent in the distance.

Hong Er shook her head: "I know that the master wants to reduce the casualties of the soldiers. But..." She hesitated for a moment, "The princess looks so pitiful."

Su Yao was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked: "Hong'er, do you still remember the scene when we first met?"

Hong'er was startled for a moment, then a gentle smile appeared on her face:

"Of course I remember. That day, the fortress of the Wang family was breached by the Huns. They thought I was the daughter of the Wang family and wanted to use me to threaten the master of the family. If it weren't for the timely intervention of my benefactor, even if I could save my life, I would probably be living a life worse than death."

"Did anything that happened today remind you of that day?"

"Yeah, a little bit."

Hong Er nodded slightly, but immediately realized that she had said something wrong, and quickly waved her hand and said:
"But the master is definitely different from those Huns."

"The master wants to reduce the losses of our soldiers and ensure the final victory of our Han people. The Huns are just..."

"You don't have to make up for me."

Su Yao smiled and touched Hong'er's head:

"Although the purpose is different, there is really no difference in what they do. They are both despicable enough."

"Master." Hong'er looked at Su Yao with concern.

Su Yao shook his head: "This is the way the world is."

"War, looting, and killing are happening every day."

“But the master is different!”

Hong Er suddenly grabbed Su Yao's sleeve excitedly, tilted her neck and looked at Su Yao and said:
"The master wants to end the war and allow more people to live in peace, not those demons who are only interested in themselves!"

"And I know it."

"The master actually gave them a chance to survive this time."

"Otherwise, those captives would not have survived today. It was the master's decision that allowed them to survive."

Su Yao's pupils slightly dilated, looking at Hong'er who was excitedly defending him, and after a moment of silence, he sighed softly: "You silly girl..."

Su Yao rubbed Hong'er's hair, then held her in his arms, resting his chin on the girl's head, feeling the body temperature of the person in his arms, and gained a rare peace.

It has to be said that after learning that this world was not virtual, Su Yao finally woke up to realize that those he killed and disposed of were not virtual lives, but living humans.

This brought a great psychological shock to the students who were born in the golden and peaceful era.

When I was killing on the battlefield, it was still like operating skills, without much feeling. However, after I calmed down, some random thoughts always came to my mind.

Especially now, as I go abroad and go deep into foreign countries, the conflicting feelings become more and more serious.

Only then did Su Yao truly understand why every war must have a pretext.

The most critical issue is to overcome the soldiers' psychology.

He could convince his soldiers why they were fighting, but he didn't expect that the reasons he made up would be difficult to convince himself.

"Thank you for staying with me."

Su Yao stroked Hong'er's head and said:
"I will ask my Hong'er to supervise me from now on, so that I will not be alienated by this supreme power and forget my original intention."

(End of this chapter)