Chapter 2320 Persuasion
Bai Shan reached out and took the two pieces, but he just frowned and did not blame Erge. Instead, he turned to look at Jin Kui'an and said, "The souvenir was torn. It seems that General Jin can only go through it naked."
Jin Kuian, who originally didn't believe that there would be a souvenir from General Guo, immediately believed it after seeing Bai Shan's expression.
He was furious and pointed his knife at Erge, "You betrayed me!"
Erge said sternly, "Jin Kuian, do you really think that surrendering to Kucha will lead to a good outcome? We Tiele people worked diligently under the Turks back then. They wanted mining, they wanted cattle and sheep, they wanted vanguards, and we Tiele people couldn't say no, otherwise it would be a huge offense."
"But in the eyes of the Western Turks, we Tiele people are still DTZ people. They have a feud with each other, so what good will you gain by going there?" Erge said, "General Guo has been very kind to us and didn't kill us. And the Heavenly Khan is very tolerant and never cares about people's status when employing them. Is there any better place to go than in the Great Jin?"
Bai Shan also sighed and said, "Jin Kuian, I really don't like you. At that time, many of my men were killed by you. Erge came to report that you were going to escape. I told you to escape if you want. Later, when General Ashina returns with his army, you will see what happens."
He said, "No matter how brave and powerful you are, you are only one person. I don't believe that General Ashina's army of thousands of soldiers can't defeat you alone."
Bai Shan sneered and said, "Weren't you Xueyantuo defeated by General Ashina?"
Jin Kuian's face flushed red as he roared, "It's not him. Ashina was just a defeated general of our Khan. Our Khan was defeated by your Emperor and Li Zhen."
At that time, General Ashina was indeed listening to the announcement under Minister Li. Bai Shan paused and asked, "Can you withstand General Ashina's army?"
Jin Kuian's face flushed and he said nothing.
Bai Shan smiled and said, "Jin Kuian, when it comes to tolerant and employing people, I'm afraid no one in the world can compare to our emperor. Currently, among our vassal officials who can lead troops are General Ashina, General Sili, and General Qibi. You are in a foreign country, a different surname and race, who would dare to lead troops for you?"
Jin Kuian didn't say anything.
Bai Shan continued, "General Qibi is from your Tiele tribe, and was even the Khan of your Tiele tribe..."
Erge behind Bai Shan lowered his eyes to hide the sarcasm in his eyes. Although they were both from the Tiele tribe, they belonged to different tribes.
But for Jin Kui'an, the Khan of the Tiele tribe was an unattainable existence, because he was just a slave.
He was promoted because General Ba Zhuo valued him.
Jin Kuian hesitated for a long time before saying, "You are going to lose. General Guo is seriously injured. If your retreat is cut off..."
Bai Shan said confidently, "We made arrangements as early as the night of the rebellion in the royal city, and now we have a plan. It's just a matter of delaying it for a few more days."
He said, "Jin Kuian, do you think we will stay here and wait for death after our defeat?"
Jin Kuian stared at them and asked, "Will you escape?"
Bai Shan smiled slightly and said, "We are not members of the military. Even if we escape, no one will question us when we return to the court."
He said, "I am from an aristocratic family, Zhou Man is the imperial physician, my junior brother is the emperor's son-in-law, and Liu Huan is the grandson of the Minister of Revenue. Do you think we would not flee even if we were defeated?"
General Meng couldn't help but look sideways.
Bai Shan said confidently, "Our status is no less than that of Kucha. General Guo would rather give up Kucha than let us leave. The only reason we haven't left now is because we have a plan for success."
Jin Kuian became even more hesitant, but he wasn't completely stupid. He gripped the knife tightly and asked, "If you're so confident, why are you chasing me?"
Bai Shan sighed and said, "Of course it's for the sake of establishing a good relationship. I told you all along that General Guo values talent and doesn't want anything to happen to you after you arrive in Kucha. We'll recapture Kucha afterwards, and General Jin can come back."
He glanced at the scraps of paper on the ground with regret, "What a pity the letter was torn."
Erge said at the right moment, "Jin Kuian, considering we are from the same faction and are comrades, I want to tell you that the importance of staying in the camp and sharing the hardships with the general now is completely different from the importance of rejoining the army after the war is recaptured."
General Meng sneered, pointed his spear forward and said, "I despise these kinds of rebels the most."
Bai Shan: ...
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Jin Kui'an was furious. When Bai Shan was trying to think of something to say to cover up the incident, Jin Kui'an roared, "Who said I was going to rebel?"
He made up an excuse and said, "I'm going to the royal city to get some information!"
Bai Shan: ...Good excuse.
Bai Shan immediately said, "It just so happens that we are also going to the royal city for a walk. Why don't we go together?"
Jin Kuian looked at him suspiciously.
Bai Shan smiled at him and said, "General Jin, don't say I only brought such a small number of people. Even if I had three times as many, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to stop you. And you're heading towards the royal city. What are you afraid of?"
Jin Kuian sneered, "Who said I was scared?"
He is skilled and brave, so he is not afraid at all.
Bai Shan nodded to General Meng, who then asked the checkpoints to clear the way. The group passed through three checkpoints smoothly and arrived not far from the gate of the royal city without any obstruction.
Everyone looked at the city gate from afar and didn't get too close.
There was no way. There were archers at the city gate, and they didn't want to die before they could accomplish their mission.
Jin Kuian did not take the opportunity to rush over and surrender with his men. Bai Shan tilted his head slightly to glance at him and asked with a smile, "General Jin, if you were trapped in the city, how confident are you that you can break out?"
Jin Kui'an said: "I have already fallen once."
Bai Shan then remembered that he was the vanguard and had rushed into the city behind General Guo and his son. Apart from General Guo and his son and their personal soldiers, their team was the most dangerous.
Bai Shan looked Jin Kuian up and down, and recalled that he did not see him when the wounded were assigned, and he did not even see him on the list of people receiving medicine. It seemed that his martial arts skills were really great and he was not injured at all.
This also shows that he was not very dedicated. When retreating from the city gate, the front army became the rear army, and General Guo and his son stayed at the back. He was not far ahead, and he clearly had enough strength but he did not turn back to rescue the commander.
Bai Shan raised his lip and praised: "General Jin is brave. We can let General Jin participate in the plan we have planned."
General Meng couldn't help but look at him. Wasn't their current plan just to delay time? What other plans did they have?
Bai Shan didn't say what the plan was, but with this big bone and reason, they wandered around the royal city and successfully brought back Jin Kuian and his group of people who were about to defect.
After returning to the military camp, Bai Shan and others seemed to completely believe Jin Kuian's words. They did not escape from the camp, but went to gather information.
He took Jin Kuian directly to see General Li, who was a little fidgety, and said with a smile: "General Li is now the chief of the army. General Guo is seriously injured and is sometimes conscious and sometimes unconscious. I'm afraid he can't see you at the moment. If you have anything in the future, you can go directly to General Li. General Guo values you, and General Li will also give you some face."
General Li: ...General Guo commented on Jin Kuian, saying that he was brave but not wise and had a vicious mind. He could be used as a vanguard but not a commander of the army.
Erge is intelligent but his character is unknown, so he is only willing to be honed in the army, and whether he will be used in the end depends on his performance.
Why does Bai Shan think that he values the other person?
But he did value Jin Kuian. General Guo originally wanted to keep Jin Kuian in the army as a vanguard for life because he was very good at killing people.
See you tomorrow. Xiuxian will take a day off tonight and make up for it tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
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