Upon hearing this, He Yong's face lit up with joy, but his adjutant frowned and said, "General He, we must be wary of a trap!"
He Yong spat disdainfully and said, "If your dog brain can think of this, do you think I can't? Men, assemble the team and prepare to cross the passage to claim the first credit!"
Not only was one deputy general anxious, but everyone around He Yong stepped forward to stop him, saying, "General, please think it over!"
He Yong angrily cursed, "You guys have all led troops before, don't you think about what it means when someone shouts that he wants to surrender and none of the officers or soldiers around him, from top to bottom, have any objections or opposition?"
Several lieutenants quickly realized: "This means that everyone from top to bottom is thinking of surrendering."
He Yong then nodded with a softened expression: "Not bad, at least you guys have some brains! And think about it again, if the person who shouted wasn't Lü Tu himself, wouldn't he be killed by Lü Tu?"
"Yes! Those who disrupt morale should be executed in battle!"
"That's settled then. Besides, we've brought an army of 500,000 this time. Anyone who hears that will be trembling with fear. No matter how famous Lu Tu is in Wuchuan, he's not a god descended to earth. Faced with our offensive, they should have already run out of their Heavenly Might Thunderbolts, which is why they surrendered to save their lives."
Upon hearing this, the lieutenants exclaimed in admiration, "General He's strategy is indeed profound and reasonable. We are truly impressed!"
He Yong snorted coldly: "Have all your soldiers assemble, and send your bravest and most skilled warriors to the front. Once they pass through the passage, seize Lu Tu!"
"Yes, sir!"
In fact, He Yong wasn't completely stupid. These points are quite telling. The most crucial point is that Lu Tu said these words in front of the entire army, which means that morale had collapsed. Even if he was bluffing, the next battle would be impossible to fight.
That's how warfare was in the era of cold weapons. As Sun Tzu said, "One should strike while the iron is hot, but the second will be weak and the third will be exhausted." But Lü Tu was different; he just shouted that he was surrendering. Anyone with a normal mind wouldn't worry that Lü Tu would lead his troops to counterattack.
Leading troops is simple in theory, but incredibly difficult in practice. After all, even a single order can be changed when it reaches tens of thousands of soldiers. Therefore, an army that can obey orders without question is already considered the elite of the elite.
But He Yong was just a man with little knowledge. He couldn't imagine that there was a type of soldier in this world who could feign surrender and launch a counterattack, just like Han Xin in history and Li Shimin, the strongest carbon-based life form in the 7th century.
So when he ordered the selection of elite troops from his more than 80,000 soldiers to charge into battle, his fate was already sealed at that moment.
Once He Yong's 1,000 elite troops were ready, He Yong shouted into the passage again, "Lu Tu, if you dare to lie to me, not only will you die, but I will also slaughter your family and the city three times over. Think it over carefully!"
Soon, Lu Tu's firm and deep voice rang out: "Stop hesitating, a real man! If you don't come soon, I'll keep fighting!"
He Yong felt more at ease and said loudly, "Don't be impulsive. I'll send people over immediately. You just need to keep your men in check and cooperate!"
On the other side of the passage, Lu Tu turned around after hearing these words and saw that all 20,000 of his soldiers were grinning.
Everyone knew that Lü Tu was feigning surrender, intending to save more of his brothers with minimal sacrifice, given his reputation as the God of War of Wuchuan.
We've only ever heard of Lü Tu venturing deep into the desert to kill the Wuhuan, never of him avoiding anyone's advance. So when Lü Tu issued the order to feign surrender, not a single soldier, from top to bottom, thought there was a problem; they only admired Lü Tu even more in their hearts.
After all, if Lü Tu insisted on fighting to the death, wouldn't it be the soldiers who would die in the end? But Lü Tu's actions greatly increased their survival rate, so everyone was overjoyed.
This is the advantage of having a political commissar in an army! Including the newly gathered Wuchuan border troops, Lü Tu personally supervised their training in the past ten days. Every day at the morning meeting, Lü Tu didn't let Xiao Zhong come, but went up to brainwash them himself.
Not to mention that the mobilization meeting had just started and there were few casualties on our side. Under these circumstances, our soldiers did not believe that they would lose. Everyone was eager to make a name for themselves and achieve great things.
Lu Tu soon heard the rapid sound of horses' hooves coming from inside the passage. He whispered to Tie Hang, "Go back!"
"My lord, I will protect you."
Lu Tu retreated to the front of the crowd with Tie Bang, and the more than 20,000 soldiers silently stared at the passage.
Before long, horses emerged smoothly from the passage. The first man to emerge glanced around warily and saw that Lü Tu and all his soldiers were standing there obediently waiting. He was immediately overjoyed and shouted into the passage, "Brothers, Lü Tu is really here waiting to surrender! Come quickly!"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the passage rushed out as if they were flies drawn to a fishy smell, after all, capturing Lü Tu would be the greatest achievement.
"The Prince of Yan has declared that whoever captures Lü Tu will be rewarded with a marquisate and a thousand pieces of gold!"
This exciting news is like a naked young woman posing seductively in front of everyone; who could resist rushing up to kiss her?
This time, the Red Turban Army's more than 1,000 elite troops charged out all at once. At this moment, the deputy general in charge spotted Lü Tu at the front of the crowd and shouted, "Is the general Lü Tu?"
After he finished speaking, not only did Lü Tu remain silent, but the 20,000 soldiers behind him also remained silent.
At this point, Deputy General He Chongfa panicked and demanded again, "Didn't you all say you wanted to surrender? Why don't you answer?"
At this moment, Lü Tu smiled and asked, "What's your name?"
"The King of Yan of the Red Turban Kingdom..."
Lu Tu frowned, and He Chongfa's heart tightened at the sight. He quickly cut to the chase and said, "My name is He Chongfa. General He Yong sent me to capture you!"
Lu Tu smiled contemptuously: "You think you're worthy of capturing me?"
Upon hearing this, He Chongfa suddenly became worried. He was about to shout when he saw Lü Tu put his index finger to his lips: "You'd better keep your voice down. If He Yong finds out, all of you brothers are doomed."
As Lu Tu finished speaking, at the same time, more than 20,000 soldiers drew their prepared bows and arrows and aimed at He Chongfa.
He Chongfa and the others were terrified: "What are you going to do?"
Lu Tu smiled coldly: "If you want to save your life, tell He Yong that you have already captured me!"
"I...I will not betray General He, nor will I betray our Red Turban Army!"
At this moment, Xiang Ze stepped forward and shouted, "Bullshit! Old He, look who I am!"
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