When Hu Zongmao was taken in, his whole body was tied like a rice dumpling. Han Ying was leading him, and two soldiers pushed Hu Zongmao in. The little overlord Qin Lei carried the iron stick on his shoulder, raised his head and chest to thrust.

When Chu Huan saw Qin Lei come in, he was a little surprised and asked, "Lei'er, why are you coming in?"

Qin Lei grinned, and Han Ying had already explained: "Duke Chu, Hu Zongmao was captured by Qin Lei."

Chu Huan was stunned. Pei Ji had already stood up and said strangely: "Lei'er, did you catch him?"

Qin Lei nodded and said, "Jiefu, I want his horse, his horse runs very fast, I like it..." He said to Chu Huan, "Uncle Chu, can you give me his horse, okay?"

Chu Huan touched his nose and smiled, "Do you like his horse?"

"Last night, he rode his horse and ran away. Later I realized that the horse was his." Qin Lei looked at Hu Zongmao with a smile and asked, "Where is your horse?"

Hu Zongmao had a disheveled face and looked very embarrassed. He closed his eyes and did not speak.

Han Ying had already explained: "Duke Chu, follow your military orders. The last general sent people to search for Hu Zongmao in the city. Qin Lei also led people to search everywhere. He was mindful of Hu Zongmao's mount, so when he entered the city, he wanted to find Hu Zongmao. The situation was very chaotic at that time. Hu Zongmao took the opportunity to escape, but Qin Lei saw him and followed him for a long time. He actually knew Hu Zongmao's hiding place...!"

Qin Lei grinned and said, "He hid in a dry well. I wanted to pull him out, but his horse was not with him, so I wanted to wait for his horse to come out..."

Chu Huan smiled and said, "Will you see his horse?"

Qin Lei shook his head and said disappointedly: "I waited all night and didn't see his horse, and then I came back..."

Chu Huan said: "Just let him stay in the dry well and come back by himself?"

"Yes." Qin Lei blinked, "He has no horse, why are you trying to catch him? When I came back, I realized that many people were going to catch him, so I took someone to catch him from the dry well." He glanced at Hu Zongmao, poked Hu Zongmao on the shoulder with an iron stick, and asked, "Hey, where is your horse? I want your horse."

Chu Huan had already understood the causes and consequences at this time. It turned out that Hu Zongmao was fleeing last night. His horse was extremely divine and was taken by Qin Lei. After the city was broken, Qin Lei looked for Hu Zongmao to want a horse. By chance, he saw Hu Zongmao who had escaped secretly and followed him. Hu Zongmao was hiding in a dry well and was actually seen by Qin Lei. However, Qin Lei did not think about capturing Hu Zongmao, but he just felt that Hu Zongmao was in the well and that horse would come soon.

After waiting for a long time, Qin Lei returned home in disappointment. When he heard that the whole city was searching for Hu Zongmao, he then took his people to catch Hu Zongmao from the dry well.

Chu Huan felt a little incredible and thought to himself that there were all kinds of wonders in this world. Hu Zongmao was found by Qin Lei because of a horse.

"Duke Chu, that dry well has been prepared long ago." Han Ying glanced at Hu Zongmao, with a sarcastic look in his eyes. "There is a passage built on the well wall, and there is a secret room inside, which stores a lot of dry food and water. It is no problem to stay inside for two or three months... This General Hu seems to have left a way out for himself."

Hu Zongmao's face was white and red, and he was extremely embarrassed.

Chu Huan smiled and said to Qin Lei: "Lei'er, you have captured Hu Zongmao and made great contributions. What else do you need to reward besides that horse?"

"I just want that horse." Qin Lei said stubbornly.

Chu Huan laughed and said to Han Ying: "Han general, if you go back, you can send someone to find the horse. It shouldn't be difficult to find, so just give it to Qin Lei."

Han Ying bowed and said yes.

Chu Huan then looked at Hu Zongmao. His face, which was originally smiling, instantly became extremely cold and said lightly: "Hu Zongmao, do you still remember what I said to you?"

People are the slaughter and I am the fish. My life is completely in the hands of Chu Huan. Of course Hu Zongmao understood this principle. He opened his eyes and said in a daze: "What?"

"I told you at the city that day that day that I would give you a chance, but you didn't cherish it." Chu Huan's eyes stared at Hu Zongmao's eyes like a blade, "Do you know that you didn't leave yourself a chance, nor did you leave a chance for many soldiers. They died because of you, but you know how many soldiers died on the battlefield?"

Hu Zongmao's lips moved, but he didn't say anything after all, and lowered his head.

"They all have family members, but now they are on the battlefield." Chu Huan sneered: "You dare to betray me. I admire your courage, but you shouldn't let them be your tool."

Hu Zongmao raised his head, his eyes were begging, and his voice was soft: "Du Chu, it was my lard that was confused for a moment. You... You, sir, don't care about the villain's passing, let me go...!"

He was arrogant and ambitious at the time, but now he became a prisoner. He no longer had the arrogance he used to be. He was pitiful, like a dog that was a loser.

"Give you a life?" Chu Huan asked lightly with his hands on his back: "Why should I forgive you? If you raise your troops to rebel, how can I explain to the court to the emperor?"

Hu Zongmao sweated coldly, looked around, but stopped talking.

Chu Huan raised his hand and ordered: "Comeone, push Hu Zongmao down, behead him and show his head to the public, hang his head on the top of the city, and let all those with ulterior motives see what the result of the rebellion is."

Han Ying said in a deep voice: "Pull it down!"

The two soldiers immediately wanted to drag Hu Zongmao down. Hu Zongmao's face changed drastically and he said in a lost voice: "Duke Chu, wait a moment, I... I have something to say, you... don't kill me first, I'm still useful!"

"Is it useful?" Chu Huan raised his hand and signaled not to pull him down for the time being. He frowned and sneered, "Did you think you still use it?"

Hu Zongmao sweated coldly on his forehead and gasped, saying, "Duke Chu, I will never dare to talk nonsense. You...you ask them to retreat first. I have some confidential matters to discuss with you!"

"Bold." Han Ying shouted sternly: "Hu Zongmao, what are you? What qualifications are you to discuss matters with Director Chu?"

"Duke Chu, believe me, I really have something to discuss with you." Hu Zongmao blushed and said anxiously: "If you feel dissatisfied, it's not too late to kill me again."

Chu Huan thought about it and signaled the two soldiers to retreat first. Then he said, "There are people whom I trust here. If you have anything to say, just say it."

Pei Ji and Qin Lei were nothing, but Huang Yutan and Han Ying both had strange colors in their eyes. Huang Yutan's eyes were filled with appreciation, while Han Ying was filled with gratitude.

Han Ying was originally Yu Buqu’s general. After Dongfang Xin came to power, he was suppressed and was low-key. If Chu Huan had not arrived, he would have been beaten up by Dongfang Xin sooner or later.

For Han Ying, he was Yu Buqu’s direct line. The four generals of the Qin Empire all had their own teams. However, after Yu Buqu’s death, the Yu generals lost their backing and the entire system collapsed. Although Han Ying was still a general of the court, he could only be considered a bossless general. Without Yu Buqu, his future would naturally be dark.

After Chu Huan arrived, Han Ying had already keenly felt that Chu Huan was at the right time to use people. Han Ying was not a reckless man who only knew how to wield swords and guns. He knew the importance of Chu Huan to him. If he wanted to gain a foothold in the army, he had to get close to Chu Huan. In fact, he and Chu Huan knew in his heart that both sides needed each other. Han Ying cooperated quite well with Chu Huan's instructions, and only hoped that Chu Huan could accept him into his system.

Today, Chu Huan said that everyone present was the ones he trusted. Among all the people present, Han Ying naturally felt the deepest emotion and was most grateful in his heart.

Seeing Chu Huan say this, Hu Zongmao could only say: "Although the governor of Chu captured Hezhou, he has not yet taken down Jinzhou..."

Chu Huan said lightly: "Hezhou has been taken down, so why worry about the injustice of Jinzhou?"

"The Chu governor is good at commanding the army. If the army conquers the army, Jinzhou will naturally be pacified sooner or later." Hu Zongmao had completely given up his self-esteem at this time. For him, saving his life is the most urgent task now. When he killed others, he only knew how to kill people. However, when death came to his head, he realized how terrible death was. His voice even became humble with his psychology: "It's just that Zhang Shuyan is a very stubborn person and will not surrender easily. If he really wants to take Jinzhou, there will be a fierce battle. Many people will definitely die at that time...!"

Chu Huan said expressionlessly: "It seems that you have already understood a lot. You know that war will kill people, but I am the governor of the army to fight against rebels and never fear death."

Hu Zongmao said helplessly: "What Chu Du said is, but... but defeating others without fighting is always... the best result."

"A soldier who will defeat others without fighting?" Chu Huan held his back with one hand and touched his nose, "Is there any way you can defeat others without fighting? If you can persuade Zhang Shuyan to surrender, I will never believe it. I have investigated, and your relationship with Zhang Shuyan is not very good."

"Du Chu said it right. My personal relationship with Zhang Shuyan is not very good, but I raised troops at the same time, so... so even if I am not a friend, I am not an enemy." Hu Zongmao said evasively: "At least... at least at this time, he will still treat me as an ally."

"This is the truth." Chu Huan's eyebrows slightly stretched, staring at Hu Zongmao, and asked, "What does this have to do with the soldiers who won't fight?"

Hu Zongmao hesitated for a moment and finally said, "Duke Chu should understand that as long as he does not regard me as an enemy, it will not be difficult to capture Lanyi City in Jinzhou."

Chu Huan didn't ask any more, and looked at Pei Ji. Pei Ji was also looking at him. The two of them looked at each other, with a faint smile in their eyes.

Chu Huan did not kill Hu Zongmao, but asked someone to take him down first. When Han Ying was about to retreat, he was stopped by Chu Huan and said, "Han general, I want to give you an important task. I wonder if you have the confidence to complete it?"

Han Ying immediately clasped his fists and said, "Du Chu has given me the order, and I will definitely do my best."

"Okay." Chu Huan nodded with a smile: "Hezhou City has been captured, but the situation here is still unstable, so this governor needs to leave a general to guard here. Do you understand what this governor means?"

Han Ying was stunned and then said in disbelief: "Duke Chu, what do you mean is to let the general stay... stay to guard Hezhou?"

He really couldn't believe it. Dongfang Xin asked Hu Zongmao and Zhang Shuyan to guard Hezhou and Jinzhou respectively. Just because these two people were from the Zhu Party, Dongfang Xin could completely trust them and would not give such a heavy responsibility if he had any doubts.

Chu Huan is now going to hand over Hezhou to Han Ying to guard it, and the trust in it is self-evident-

PS: Brothers and sisters, don’t forget the red tickets you have.
Chapter completed!