Guo Xiaozheng listened to the leaders' words, but his expression was incomparably embarrassed. Because all the people under Shen Biao's command no longer wanted to fight, they had already lost the will to fight.
He wanted to fight, but he was powerless to change the situation.
He wanted to, but he was powerless.
"Forget it!"
Guo Xiaozheng sighed, and ordered, "Surrender!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone cheered, hurriedly threw away the weapons in their hands, and then knelt on the ground to surrender. Many bandits who were still resisting also threw away the weapons in their hands, no longer daring to fight, and all chose to surrender.
Mordor and Xue Rengui were leading the troops to kill.
All of a sudden, everyone surrendered.
Xue Rengui immediately ordered to confiscate all the bandits' weapons, and let the soldiers detain all the bandits. After arranging all this, he went straight up the mountain.
Xue Rengui carried his big spear, and soon came to where Guo Xiaozheng was.
The people around all knelt down one by one.
Guo Xiaozheng, however, stood with his head held high.
Xue Rengui laughed, "Everyone has already surrendered, you are Shen Biao's military adviser, are you going to fight to the death and not surrender?"
Right now, Xue Rengui's heart was filled with joy.
Because this time, he won.
Guo Xiaozheng said, "As the military counselor of the First Master, all the things he committed were planned by me. To some extent, I am the main culprit, why should I surrender? Kill me or torture me, do as you please. "
"Come, take him!"
After Xue Rengui heard this, he was too lazy to ask more. Whether to kill or not, it was up to Du Qi to decide.
He was too lazy to talk to Guo Xiaozheng.
Guo Xiaozheng was taken down, and the rest of the soldiers quickly took him away. Not long after, Xiao Yuan Qi came back with the army. When he saw Xue Rengui finished the battle, he frowned with a surprised expression.
More than that, he felt pity.
He had no chance to make a contribution.
Xiao Yuan Qi said, "Xue Rengui, you are really powerful! Earlier, you said that you had a chance to win in a single battle. Now that I've just arrived, you've already won. You've even taken down everyone. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have gone to the back of the mountain to launch a surprise attack. "
Xue Rengui said seriously, "Old Xiao, you can't say that. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have been able to take down the Gold Mountain bandits even if the battle lasted until nightfall. "
"Mordor and I will lead the charge together, but we will only be charging slowly towards the middle of the mountain."
"Even if we are strong, it will be very difficult for us to win directly. Because you set the mountain on fire, because you took down the Gold Mountain Bandits' lair, I was able to win and make these people give up resisting. "
Xue Rengui did not take the credit. Anyway, it was not a big deal to give Xiao Yuan Qi a high hat.
Xiao Yuan Qi smiled, feeling quite proud.
He also had a part to play.
Xiao Yuan Qi changed the topic and said, "I've left some people to guard the stronghold on the mountain. I've also sent some people to check the situation. You leave some people to help. We'll go down the mountain to see His Highness. "
Xue Rengui nodded and let some soldiers escort Guo Xiaozheng, Xu Shan and the others down the mountain. He also left some soldiers to check the stronghold and check the supplies in the stronghold.
Xue Rengui and Xiao Yuan Qi went down the mountain together and came to Du Qi.
Xue Rengui and Xiao Yuan Qi cupped their fists and saluted. Xue Rengui reported, "Your Highness, I didn't let you down. I took down the Gold Mountain Bandits."
Du Qi said, "Good, good. This time, the two of you worked together and had a tacit understanding. After this battle, there will be one less bandit in Jiuquan County. "
After a pause, Du Qi said, "What about the military counselor of the Gold Mountain Bandits? This military counselor was able to stabilize the morale of the Gold Mountain Bandits when Shen Biao died in the battle. It's not easy to make the Gold Mountain Bandits go all out. Bring him here. "
"Yes!"
Xue Rengui immediately arranged it.
Not long after, Guo Xiaozheng was escorted here. When he saw Du Qi, Xue Rengui and Xiao Yuan Qi standing respectfully on the side, Guo Xiaozheng said, "You are Ping Xi Wang Du Qi?"
Du Qi said with a laugh, "That's me."
Guo Xiaozheng said, "I didn't expect that Ping Xi Wang would come in person to attack my Gold Mountain. Such a big Tujue was defeated by Ping Xi Wang. Our defeat is not unjustified. "
Du Qi said, "Although I have some credit for the Tang Dynasty's destruction of the Tujue, it was mostly arranged by Li Jing. It has nothing to do with me. As Shen Biao's military counselor, what's your name? "
Guo Xiaozheng said, "My name is Guo Xiaozheng. I'm the number one military counselor of the Big Boss. Everything about him was planned by me. Ping Xi Wang, you can kill me or cut me up as you wish. "
Du Qi chuckled twice and said neither hurriedly nor slowly, "I haven't said I'm going to kill you. Why are you in such a hurry? I'm curious, how did you stabilize the panic of the troops on the mountain after Shen Biao was killed? "
"In the previous battle on the mountain road, although the Gold Mountain bandits were in a disadvantageous situation from the beginning to the end, at least they could fight, and they resisted with all their strength."
"It should be your arrangement for them to have such fighting spirit."
Du Qi said, "That's what I'm curious about."
Guo Xiaozheng shook his head and said, "What's there to be curious about, and it's not a rare thing. The bandit leaders of Gold Mountain have killed people. Many of their hands are stained with countless blood, and they have killed the rich merchants and tyrants of Jiuquan County. "
"I just told them that the crimes they have committed are the most unforgivable."
"Ping Xi Wang will definitely kill them all."
"As a result, they have no way out. Even if they are panicking because their leader was killed, at least they are still willing to fight, because no one is willing to be killed."
Guo Xiaozheng said, "This is my secret to gathering people's hearts. It's very simple and not complicated."
"Not bad, not bad!"
Du Qi's eyes flashed with a bright light, and said, "Hit the snake where it hurts. Your words have precisely pinched these people's weak points, making them want to fight even if they are panicking. You're very good. "
Guo Xiaozheng smiled coldly, but did not answer. Anyway, he was going to die either way, so he did not give Du Qi any face.
Du Qi did not care about Guo Xiaozheng's inner thoughts. He looked at the ugly Guo Xiaozheng and suddenly said, "Guo Xiaozheng, are you willing to work for me?"
Boom!!
Guo Xiaozheng's mind was like a thunderclap.
He was stunned by Du Qi's words.
He thought he was going to be killed, but Du Qi not only did not kill him, but also tried to recruit him. Guo Xiaozheng did not expect such a result.
When Guo Xiaozheng was young, it wasn't that he didn't go around to recommend himself, but when these prominent figures saw his appearance, they directly rejected him.
Over time, Guo Xiaozheng had long extinguished the thought of becoming an official.
Now Du Qi, as the Imperial Court's Ping Xi Wang, the only King with a different surname, with an illustrious reputation, actually opened his mouth to recruit him, which made Guo Xiaozheng feel inconceivable.
Guo Xiaozheng took a deep breath, barely calmed his inner emotions, and then looked up at Du Qi. He stared at Du Qi, as if he wanted to see something, and said, "Ping Xi Wang, why did you recruit me?"
Du Qi said, "The reason is very simple, because you have some ability, so I recruited you."
Under Du Qi's command, there was an urgent shortage of talents.
Especially the shortage of civil servants.
Until now, there was only Liu Zhengxi. As for Du Qi recruiting people in the Central Plains, it was not that he did not think about it, but in the end he gave up the idea. On one hand, he followed him to Suzhou, which was a long journey away from home.
On the other hand, although Du Qi seems to be well-off, in fact, he does not have much power. It is a situation of little value, so he did not recruit counselors and confidants in the Central Plains.
When he met Guo Xiaozheng, Du Qi was eager to cherish talent.
As for Guo Xiaozheng's ugliness, he had seen uglier people in the future, and even in this life he had seen uglier people. Du Qi does not have any sectarian bias, and does not need all the people under his command to be handsome and elegant.
As long as they have the ability, everything is negotiable.
Du Qi only accepts talent.
This is the starting point of Du Qi's recruitment of Guo Xiaozheng.
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