C6 Blackmail Cai Mao

Cai Mao's mind raced as he thought of a way to escape. He quickly said, "General Zhang, as long as you release me, I can provide you with food or weapons. I can even suggest to Lord that you stay in Nanyang County."

He did not want to be a bargaining chip on the negotiation table.

Once he became the bargaining chip, his position in Liu Biao's believers would fall greatly.

Even Cai Family would be affected by this.

Zhang Xiu smiled disdainfully and said, "If I release you, I will hand over the initiative to you. What's more, you ran away and refused to admit defeat after the incident. What can I do with you? I'm not used to handing over my fate to others. "I'd better go to the Xiangyang myself. It's more appropriate to ask for it from Liu Biao."

Cai Mao became anxious and asked, "General Zhang, what do you want to release me?"

"I won't let you go!"

A cold look flashed across Zhang Xiu's eyes and he answered decisively.

Cai Mao's heart sank when he heard what Zhang Xiu said. He did not have the slightest bit of luck. He said, "Since General Zhang does not want to let me go, he is determined to use me to threaten Lord. Why do you need to talk to me?"

Zhang Xiu smiled. "Because I need food and weapons, the Cai Family needs money and food to redeem you."

Cai Mao said, "I am already your prisoner, and you are going to use me to bargain with Lord. What does it have to do with the Cai Family?"

Zhang Xiu dusted his robe and said, "I said it has to do with you."

"You..."

Cai Mao was at a loss for words. He did not know what to say.

The Zhang Xiu in front of him was too domineering.

Zhang Xiu continued, "First, as long as you are alive, Liu Biao will have to redeem you. Otherwise, who else would serve Liu Biao in Jing Prefecture? With this alone, Liu Biao will have to give food, weapons, and territory to Liu Biao."

"Secondly, Liu Biao only wanted to redeem you alive. As for whether you would be missing an arm or a leg, it all depends on the sincerity of Cai Family. If the Cai Family can't provide food, money, and weapons, then the person who gave them to Liu Biao might lose his arms and legs, or even break his image."

Zhang Xiu patted Cai Mao's cheek and smiled. "General Cai, do you understand?"

Cai Mao said angrily, "Zhang Xiu, you are so cruel!"

Zhang Xiu sneered and sneered. "In troubled times, if I am not ruthless, I will be killed and swallowed up by others. Ask yourself, will you spare my life if you, Cai Mao, catch me? "

Cai Mao's face twitched when he heard that.

If he caught Zhang Xiu, he would definitely kill him.

Zhang Xiu continued, "Once I fall into your hands, I will die for sure. But now, you are at least alive, aren't you? Cai Mao, don't pretend to be pitiful. You are not weak. You do not have the right to seek sympathy. As a soldier, when we fight on the battlefield, we naturally have to be prepared to be killed. "

Cai Mao could not accept humiliation. He said loudly," Zhang Xiu, if you want money and food, you don't have one. If you kill me, Lord will never let you go, and the Cai Family will never let you go. "

Zhang Xiu clicked his tongue and sneered. "Are you really stupid, or are you pretending to be stupid? Could it be that I didn't make myself clear just now? I said I wouldn't kill you because I wanted to use you to bargain with Liu Biao."

"The most I can do is to break your arms and legs. Or maybe I can use the blade to cut your face and turn you into a cripple and an ugly monster. "

"Since General Cai is willing to be a cripple, I will fulfill your wish. I have always been a helpful person. Someone, break one of Cai Mao's legs and raise his arm, and write the word 'sin' on his face. "

When the soldier received the order, he immediately stepped forward.

"Don't, don't come over."

When Cai Mao saw the soldier coming over, he quickly reached out to stop him.

"Wait a minute!"

Zhang Xiu ordered and asked again, "Cai Mao, have you thought about it?"

Cai Mao said, "I, I..."

At this moment, Cai Mao was a little hesitant. If he agreed to Zhang Xiu's request, Cai Family would become a laughing stock.

Zhang Xiu said coldly, Since you don't want to, don't waste my time. Go, break his arms and legs. "

The soldier standing at the side stepped forward again.

Don't come over, I promise. "

Cai Mao saw the soldier rushing over again and was so scared that he shivered. He quickly agreed. At this moment, Cai Mao felt that Zhang Xiu was like a devil in front of him. It made him feel cold in his heart.

Zhang Xiu waved his hand and asked the soldiers to retreat. "General Cai agreed to the conditions. Then, how much food and weapons can the Cai Family give us? "Give me a promise."

"The Cai Family can give General Zhang ten thousand kilograms of food, a hundred sets of armor, and a hundred sabers," Cai Mao said.

Zhang Xiu said disdainfully, "Do you think you can get rid of beggars? Ten thousand kilograms of food is not enough for my soldiers. One hundred sets of armor and one hundred blades, how many people can you equip?"

Cai Mao heard Zhang Xiu's words and saw Zhang Xiu's fierce eyes. He was so scared that his neck shrank. He quickly said, "General Zhang, thirty thousand kilograms of grain, one hundred sets of armor and one hundred sabers. This is the Cai Family's limit. If we go beyond this range, Cai Family won't be able to withstand it. After all, Cai Family's strength is limited."

Zhang Xiu said, "Are you kidding me? The Cai Family's strength was the strongest in Jing Prefecture. Is this all you got? Don't be so long-winded, I'll give you a standard. "One hundred thousand jin of grain, one thousand warblades, five hundred sets of armor, one hundred craftsmen."

Cai Mao's expression changed drastically, and his expression turned bitter.

As the patriarch of the Cai Family, the Cai Family had also raised the Private division. They wanted to take out one hundred thousand kilograms of grain. It wasn't too difficult. They could even take out a thousand sabers and five hundred sets of armor, but one hundred craftsmen were enough to make one's heart ache.

Craftsmen were the foundation. They could produce weapons in a steady stream.

Giving Zhang Xiu one hundred craftsmen was equivalent to giving Zhang Xiu countless weapons.

Cai Mao said, "General Zhang, the Cai Family really can't produce so many food and weapons, and they don't have so many craftsmen. General Zhang, this is a matter of my life, I won't lie. "

Zhang Xiu said, "I don't care if you can take it out or not. If you can't take it out, I will lend it to you. Otherwise, I will be prepared to be a cripple. "

Cai Mao was bitter. General Zhang, please let me know. "

Cai Mao did not want to accept it from the bottom of his heart.

Zhang Xiu did not bargain with Cai Mao, nor did he give Cai Mao a chance to bargain. He said, "Since you can't take it out, you can't borrow it either. Then, take one arm as a discount. According to what you said, ten thousand kilograms of grain, a hundred sets of armor, and a hundred sabers. "Men, cut off Cai Mao's arm for me."

Cai Mao felt bitter when he saw that Zhang Xiu was going to be rude if he didn't agree. He was a good speaker, but when he met Zhang Xiu, he could not even reason with him. He could not communicate with Zhang Xiu at all.

Cai Mao knew that he couldn't bargain, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Give, I will give. One hundred thousand kilograms of grain, one thousand sabers, and five hundred sets of armor. I'll give them to one hundred craftsmen."

Zhang Xiu nodded. A wise man knows the situation. General Cai is a smart man. Money and food are gone. You can still earn it back. " But if you lose your life, you lose everything. "

When Cai Mao heard this, his heart was bleeding.

Taking out a hundred thousand kilograms of grain, a thousand sabers, and five hundred sets of armor in one go, the Cai Family would suffer serious injuries as well.

However, in order to survive, Cai Mao had no choice but to accept it.

Zhang Xiu successfully extorted Cai Mao. He patted Cai Mao's shoulder and got up to leave. Then, he sat under a fire and rested. He was going to leave Xiangyang tomorrow. He had to recover his energy to deal with the upcoming situation.