If they had acted according to Qin's demands, they might now be leaving this battlefield and heading deep into Qin territory.
In that case, it would be impossible for them to inflict any damage on the Qin army.
Therefore, some grew impatient at this moment.
Their leaders began to confer in secret.
"General, what should we do now? If we leave here, we will be deep within Qin!"
"I am well aware, but with so many Qin soldiers here, do you think we have any good way to escape these Qin arrangements?"
"General, shall we try to request to stay here? If the Qin are willing to let us stay, then our objective will be achieved!"
"Stay here, do you think that's possible?"
"If we don't try, how will we know if it's impossible! If we don't try, we may truly have to go deep into Qin territory and face danger at all times!"
"Alright then, you try!"
The Chu general had no counter-argument to such a statement.
If they really went deep into Qin territory, they would be finished.
There were no large concentrations of troops within Qin to provide them with opportunities.
Therefore, they could only choose to stay here to truly achieve their goal.
After the Chu general said this, the Chu soldier who had spoken to him stepped forward.
"G-General!"
"Hmm? What is it?"
"General, I want to stay here and fight, fight those Chu people!"
"Haha! You want to stay here and fight the Chu people? Weren't you a Chu person before? Although you are now a citizen of Qin, you don't have to turn around and fight the Chu people at this time!"
Such words indeed made many feel bewildered.
But this Chu soldier had excellent acting skills. With his eyes reddening on the spot and tears welling up, he said:
"Those Chu people, they gave our family no way to live. Not only did they take our money, but they didn't leave us a single grain of food!"
"Our entire family starved to death on the road while fleeing! From that moment on, I vowed to overthrow such a Chu!"
"General, as long as you give me a meal, I am willing to charge at the forefront, slay those Chu officials, and avenge my family!"
It must be said that what this Chu soldier said was very appealing.
Under normal circumstances, the soldiers in the army would have been attracted by his character.
However, when these generals arrived, Lin Tian had already given them instructions.
They also knew that the identities of these young men were not simple. They were likely soldiers sent by Chu, disguised as Chu citizens, to enter Qin.
Therefore, although the generals were amused by his words, they still refused his request.
"No need, we have enough soldiers in our army, you don't need to rush forward."
"General, I have strength, and I know how to use a sword!"
"I know all of that, but we genuinely don't need anyone. Do you think our soldiers are not a match for Chu soldiers?!"
After speaking, this general looked intently at the Chu soldier, his eyes filled with scrutiny.
Under such a scrutinizing gaze, the Chu soldier dared not say that the Qin soldiers were incompetent.
The soldiers under Lin Tian were known for their strength, otherwise, their Chu army would not have been so fearful.
Therefore, he could only go along with the Qin general's words.
"That's impossible. The subordinates of General Lin are famously powerful, how could they not be a match for Chu soldiers!"
"Then that's settled!"
"You civilians don't need to worry about battlefield matters. You can rest assured and live as Qin citizens within our Qin!"
"Go, enjoy your good life!"
With that, the Qin general waved his hand, signaling them to leave.
This wave of the hand caused many Chu soldiers' faces to darken.
However, they had no way to resist, nor the ability to resist.
Therefore, they could only let the Qin soldiers escort them away.
Although their minds were filled with countless thoughts at this moment, in the end, they could only obediently follow.
Meanwhile, Lin Tian, who was watching from a distance, witnessed everything.
He said to Wang Wu beside him:
"Those people are Chu soldiers. After pacifying the common people, deal with these individuals. Do not give them any chance to fight back!"
"Great General, rest assured! The brothers are being very careful."
Hearing this, Lin Tian nodded.
Then, he continued to exert pressure on Chu, marching towards its surroundings to gather the surrounding Chu civilians.
Within Chu, Xiang Yan and the others were still waiting for news from their soldiers.
However, after waiting for several days, they received no news, not even a single person appeared.
Their Chu soldiers, upon entering Qin, vanished like stones dropped into the sea, without causing any ripples.
In such a situation, Xiang Yan and the others naturally knew that their Chu soldiers' mission to wreak havoc in Qin had failed.
"I knew it, our soldiers entering Qin was completely sending them to their deaths, it was useless!"
"Those Qin people are too hypocritical, pretending to arrange for our Chu citizens to enter their Qin, but in reality, after entering Qin, they ruthlessly massacred our Chu citizens!"
"Exactly, it must be that the Qin people deceived our citizens, and they massacred our citizens, so our Chu soldiers were directly killed by the Qin people after entering Qin! We cannot let any more Chu citizens enter Qin, we cannot let our people be fooled again."
When these words were spoken, the Chu generals' tones were very firm.
It was as if they had truly witnessed the Qin army wantonly slaughtering Chu civilians.
They wanted to use this method to completely tarnish Qin's reputation and smear Qin.
At the same time, after saying these words, they could then logically stop the Chu civilians and prevent them from flowing into Qin again.
Although Xiang Yan did not entirely agree with this, he also did not want to see a continuous stream of people pouring into Qin.
This phenomenon was a blow to the morale of Chu.
However, as soon as they blocked the Chu civilians from entering Qin, Lin Tian immediately mobilized his troops.
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