General Qin.

Chapter 178 Dai's
Su County.

Dai Wu, the magistrate of Sui County, was in his 40s, with a square face and short beard, and dressed in a brocade suit.He sat in front of the food table, looking at the pile of delicacies on the table, he couldn't swallow it for a while.

"Yu'er, the Qin army has arrived. If they attack the city directly and don't send people to surrender, what should I do?"

Dai Wu looked at the young man sitting in front of the table on the other side and asked, his words revealed hesitation.

Dai Yu is in her twenties, with a handsome face and dark eyebrows, but the eyes under the eyebrows are slightly narrow and long, giving off a vicious air of prey.

Hearing the question, Dai Yu put down the elephant chopsticks in his hand.

He laughed and said: "Father, why worry? I have already found out that the Qin army only has 5000 people. Our city already recruited 2000 soldiers, and now we have recruited 5000 Dai clansmen to help defend the city. At any time, another [-] people can be forced to recruit. With such a number of people, plus the city walls repaired by our ancestors for generations, even if that Qin general is very capable, he would never think of breaking Su County with [-] people."

Dai Wu's expression was slightly calm, but he still couldn't eat, and asked again: "Although that is the case, what if we can repel the attack of this Qin army. There are tens of thousands of Wang Ben's troops outside Daliang City. The army, even the huge state of Wei is about to perish, how can I, a small Sui County, resist it. It is better to surrender to Qin as soon as possible."

A stern look flashed in Dai Yu's eyes, and he said, "I never knew what my father said. It's just that there must be a method for surrendering."

"If the Qin army came to the city, we would open the city and surrender, it would be looked down upon by the Qin people, and it would be difficult to get any benefits. I heard that the Qin army went north, and Xiaohuang City surrendered without a fight. Although Xiao Huangling survived Wealth, but deprived of position and power, what is the benefit of such a surrender?"

"Father, we are the descendants of the Miao people of Dai State in the past. Although Dai State was destroyed, our family has been multiplying and living in this city for hundreds of years. More than half of the people in the whole city are members of our Dai clan. Rely on us to rule the city, and appointed my ancestors from generation to generation as the county magistrates. Therefore, this county is called Weiguo county, but it is actually my Dai family fief."

"According to the style of those Qin people, once we surrender, we will never be able to keep our position as county magistrate for generations, so we must negotiate with them first, at least we must win enough benefits before surrendering. We can't be like that little Huangling. , After surrendering, we will get nothing. If they don’t agree, let’s fight a battle first, and when the general Qin understands that Su County cannot be attacked by force, he will naturally agree to our terms.”

A look of unwillingness flashed in Dai Yu's eyes.

He is Dai Wu's eldest son, if the state of Wei survives, he will sooner or later succeed Dai Wu as the new county magistrate. This city originally belonged to his territory, so how could he give it up willingly.

A look of worry appeared on Dai Wu's face, he was about to say more, but he saw a trusted aide coming in to report from outside the door.

"County magistrate, there are envoys from the Qin Army outside the city."

Dai Yu slapped the table with a smile and said, "The person who persuaded him to surrender is here, let's have a good talk."

At this moment, the Li brothers entered Su County.

Li Shang whispered: "Brother, is this trip sure to persuade you to surrender?"

"I have inquired about Dai's information before. Dai Wu is a cowardly character. If he suppresses the country with a strong army and then lures him with the position of county magistrate, he will definitely surrender. But his son, Dai Yu, is in some trouble. This man He has a strong personality and a little bit of talent. Although Dai Wu is the county magistrate in Sui County, Dai Yu has a lot of power to speak, and I'm afraid he won't give in easily." Li Shiqi said calmly.

"Since that's the case, I'm afraid that brother's trip will be in vain?"

Li Shiqi smiled and said: "Why is there no merit? From my point of view, since this Dai family let us enter the city, he has the heart of surrender. It's just asking for a price. Let's go, go and see this Dai family." It’s not clear what price you’re asking.”

……

Dai's mansion.

Lights and shadows shone in the hall, although it was daytime, it seemed to show off their wealth.Candles are already flickering on the exquisite bronze lamp stand.

Dressed in green clothes, the delicate-looking maidservants came with drinks, and the table was also filled with fresh melons and fruits.

On the main seat, Dai Wu exchanged some pleasantries and then stopped talking.

Dai Yu, who was sitting on the left table, spoke loudly, and asked knowingly: "Mr. speaks Wei Yin, but came under the banner of the Qin flag. I don't know why you came here?"

Li Shiqi cupped his hands and said, "Now the Dai clan is in great trouble. My humble servant, I came here to save the lives of the Dai clan, and I also came here to save the king's father and son."

Dai Yu pretended to laugh: "Haha, Mr.'s words are extremely old-fashioned. Throughout the ages, the words of lobbyists have always been exaggerated and ostentatious, and then challenged with words after some sensationalism. But in front of my father and son, Mr. One trick might be useless."

Li Shang on the side blushed. His elder brother always liked exaggeration and frivolity when he spoke.Now that he was punctured on the spot, his younger brother couldn't help but feel ashamed.

Li Shiqi's face remained unchanged, and he said, "Why are you exaggerating and ostentatious? Now the Qin army has gathered outside the city, and in a flash, Sui County can be broken and the city can be slaughtered. And I came here, precisely In order to resolve the danger of the Dai family's extermination, if the father and son of the king listen to my words, they can save their lives, don't they come here to save the lives of the father and son of the king."

Dai Yu sneered and said, "Sir, don't you think I don't know. The Qin army outside the city is only 5000 people. Considering the high walls of Sui County, it is impossible to break through the city with such a small number of people. What you say, sir, is just to intimidate us."

Li Shiqi also laughed: "Mr. Dai thinks that Qin's army only has 5000 men? Let's take a look at the tens of thousands of warriors outside Daliang City."

Before the words were finished, Li Shiqi said loudly again: "Father and father, please look west again, and go to see the land in Guanzhong, the army of ten thousand chariots, and the millions of armored men under the command of King Qin!"

"Since the war between Qin and Wei, the Battle of Anmen, the Battle of Hexi, the Battle of Anyi, the Battle of Yique, the Battle of Huayang..."

"How many battles has the Wei army won? Under the sword of the Qin army, the blood of hundreds of thousands of Wei people has been stained. Could it be that Dai Jun and his son think that this small area of ​​Sui County can be worth the hundreds of thousands of Wei people?" The army of the country? Can it withstand the tiger and wolf division of the Qin State?"

"If the king's father and son return as soon as possible, they can still save their lives and wealth. Otherwise, if they resist stubbornly, when the city breaks down in the future, they will probably end up in that yellow and Zhanger's end!"

At the end of Li Shiqi's speech, his words were harsh and impassioned, and his words were full of threats.

Dai Wu's face was full of fear, his body trembled, he almost fell off the couch.

Dai Yu's face was also pale, and she was no longer as calm as before.

He gritted his teeth and said, "If we surrender, what conditions can the Qin army outside the city offer?"

Seeing that Dai's father and son were at a loss, Li Shiqi smiled lightly and did not hide it.

"It can be the county magistrate."

……

After seeing off the Qin envoy, two figures were reflected in the windows of Dai's inner house.

"Yu'er, the county magistrate should be the county magistrate. We can still keep our official positions, which is much better than that of Xiao Huangling."

Dai Wu's face turned pale, he hadn't recovered from the day's intimidation.

The lobbyist named Li Shiqi, although there were exaggerations in his words, was not far from the truth, especially the fate of Wai Huangling Zhang Er, a celebrity in the Wei state, Dai Wu knew very well.

As long as he thought of his head being cut off and hanging everywhere, he couldn't help being afraid.

Dai Yu showed unwillingness.

County magistrate?

The assistant officer of a county magistrate.

He, Mrs. Dai, is the ruler of Su County for generations, and the real leader of the county.

How can he bear to drop a chief official on his head now?
Even a county magistrate is reluctant to take it out, just want him to surrender, it's too cheap.

It seems that I have to add some chips to myself.

"Father, do you know why I asked you to agree to Li Sheng's surrender and to say that Kaesong will surrender tomorrow?"

There was a cold light in Dai Yu's eyes.

Dai Wu was taken aback, and said: "Didn't you say that it takes one night to seal up the treasury and appease the officials, so that you can choose to surrender to the Qin army tomorrow?"

Dai Yu shook his head, and he said coldly: "No. The Qin army despises us, so we are only willing to give up the post of county magistrate. So we need a victory to let the Qin Guojun outside the city know that my Dai family's People, they are definitely not comparable to those Wei people who are defeated in one fight."

"I want to imitate Zheng Bo's night attack on the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms in the past."

"In the name of surrendering tomorrow, the Qin army will lose its guard, and then we will attack the Qin camp tonight and defeat this Qin army!"

"In this way, we can show the name of my Dai family. Let the people of Qin know that Su County is not easy to fight. If you want us to surrender, you have to agree to my Dai family's conditions!"

"In exchange for the county magistrate!"

　Under the Qin system, counties with more than [-] households set up county magistrates, and counties with less than [-] households set up county magistrates.

　　Because it is difficult to find out the number of household registrations in each city, and in order to unify the names, the chiefs of all counties in this article are called county magistrates.

　　Of course, they can also be collectively referred to as county cowards.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)