"I want to hear the military advisor's ideas."
"Yes, I also want to know what the military advisor thinks of the current situation? Should we fight or surrender?"
Xiao Shan, who had been silent the whole time, was suddenly Q'd. He was unable to react in time. After a moment of silence, he said, "If you ask me what I think, I advocate surrender."
"Why? Are you scared?"
Xiao Shan shook his head. "If I were afraid, I would not have followed the prince in the rebellion from the beginning. I advocate surrender for three reasons."
"First, as Lord Zhao said, we don't have enough food, and the enemy can trap us to death here. Second, even if we succeed in breaking out, it will not work if the court is prepared. Third, if we succeed, who among you will take that position?"
After these words were spoken, the six people present, except Xiaoshan, had different thoughts.
With Prince Rong around before, they naturally wouldn't covet that position.
But now that Prince Rong is gone, none of them is willing to submit to the other, and all of them want to ascend to the throne.
Which man doesn’t love beautiful women?
Xiao Shan knew what they were thinking without even thinking about it, and continued, "This is just my personal opinion, whether to fight or surrender is up to you to decide.
But Xiao wants to say one more thing, you are all brave and resourceful, and the soldiers under you are your comrades who have followed you through life and death, please consider them before making a decision. "
Several people lowered their eyes and remained silent.
"There is still one hour until dawn. You can calm down and think carefully. I will return to my tent first."
He was just a small military advisor, and that was all he could do for those soldiers.
After Xiao Shan left, the remaining six people sat down to discuss.
Lord Zhao, who advocated surrender, was the first to speak: "I know I am not as capable as you all and cannot take that position, so I don't want my soldiers to die in vain."
General Sun, who advocated fighting, shouted, "Are you going to desert the battlefield? Do you believe that I will kill you right now?"
“You can try!”
General Sun slammed the table and stood up, but was stopped by the people around him before he could say anything.
"Stop arguing, can internal strife solve the problem now?"
General Sun controlled his temper and sat down, and the two of them were at peace for the time being.
Someone objectively said: "Although we don't want to admit it, we all know in our hearts that what Military Advisor Xiao said is right. In this situation, we have already lost."
The atmosphere in the tent became even more depressing. They all knew that even if the mutiny was successful by chance, the people and officials of Daxia would not submit to them.
Because they are not legitimate, and there will definitely be an internal struggle among them.
Also, there might be an uprising.
Is it really worth risking the lives of 90,000 people for that one chance?
"How about we surrender?"
After a while, someone said this tentatively, while also paying attention to the reactions of those comrades who advocated war.
"General Sun, what do you think?"
General Sun's face turned pale and he said nothing.
The others exchanged glances, and a general who had advocated fighting earlier said, "Even if we have to surrender, we must strive for the greatest benefit. Someone has to take responsibility for this matter."
All six of them knew that the prince was primarily responsible, and that one or two of them would be killed.
General Sun said, "Since you guys are the ones who want to surrender, why don't you take all the responsibility?"
"Why?"
"You don't want to die, I don't want to die, so who's going to die?"
"Do you think you can survive by fighting to the death?"
"Then General Ben will die with no regrets!"
"That's enough, stop arguing! Since no one wants to die, let's work together to find a way to get through this difficult time!"
Someone said cautiously: "Why don't we ask Military Advisor Xiao, maybe he has a solution that will satisfy both of us?"
The six people agreed unanimously, and then Xiao Shan was called over.
Xiaoshan was not too surprised about this.
Lord Zhao said, "Sir, we are willing to surrender, but you and I both know that someone has to take responsibility for this matter. So, sir, how can we break this situation?"
Hearing this, Xiao Shan felt relieved.
"If you decide to surrender, Xiao Shan can come forward to negotiate with Xie Xu and try to save your lives. If the talks fail, Xiao is willing to bear all the responsibilities."
The six people were very surprised and at the same time felt ashamed because they had previously wanted to push Xiao Shan out to take the responsibility.
"Sir, you have a sense of justice. I, Zhao, am ashamed to be inferior to you." Lord Zhao stood up first and bowed.
Seeing this, the others also slowly stood up and saluted. Everything was said without words.
Xiao Shan smiled slightly. He had no regrets about sacrificing his own life in exchange for the lives of 90,000 soldiers.
Without further ado, Xiao Shan suggested going out to negotiate now.
Then, the seven of them walked out of the tent together and headed towards the exit.
As for Xie Xu, General Zhenguo privately asked him whether His Majesty had instructed him to kill Prince Rong?
Xie Xu asked General Zhenguo to be careful with his words, saying that His Majesty cherishes his brothers and would not give him such an order.
Prince Rong ended up like this because he would rather die than surrender.
General Zhenguo didn't quite believe it and whispered, "If Your Majesty didn't have such an idea, how could Prince Rong escape from the Imperial Guards, and how dare you kill Prince Rong."
Emperor Yuan said that he was more wronged than Dou E!
The three people who witnessed the whole process lowered their heads and remained silent.
They didn't know whether His Majesty had instructed their masters to kill Prince Rong, but they witnessed with their own eyes that their masters deliberately pretended not to hear Prince Rong's surrender.
Xie Xu listened to General Zhenguo's mutterings word for word, and did not defend himself. He just asked, "If it were you, General Zhenguo, and Prince Rong was right in front of you, how would you act?"
Of course he would be killed on the spot!
General Zhenguo thought so, but he didn't say it out loud.
At this time, a soldier came to report that the people inside wanted to talk to them.
The two looked at each other, then stood up and walked over together.
At the exit of the mountain, Xiaoshan stood alone on Chuhe Hanjie Street. The night wind was bleak, giving people a feeling of loneliness and desolation.
His figure looked increasingly frail in the moonlight, as if he would be blown down by the wind at any time.
However, his eyes were unusually firm.
Xie Xu frowned and asked, "What do you have to say?"
Xiao Shan forced out a gentle smile and said calmly, "Thank you, sir. We are willing to surrender, but we hope that no one will die."
"I cannot promise you this."
"Thank you, sir. Xiao knows that rebellion is a serious matter. Your Majesty needs to give an explanation to the civil and military officials and the people of the world. For this reason, Your Majesty will definitely execute a few people to deter the world."
Xie Xu listened silently. He probably knew what Xiao Shan would say next.
"Xiao is willing to bear all the blame, I only ask for your approval!"
Xie Xu asked in a deep voice: "Sir, don't you feel wronged?"
“No regrets.”
"Sir, this is a noble deed. I will do my best to help you achieve this!"
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