Chapter 674 The dying bird
The night is dark and the stars are bright.
A large-scale cavalry appeared in front of Wang Zhongbi. The flags with the characters "Feng" and "Wu" fluttered in the wind and made a hunting sound.
In the blink of an eye, this cavalry surrounded Wang Zhongbi's infantry.
"Hahahaha. Old thief, you won't be as lucky this time as you were last time. Just hand over your head obediently."
Feng Chong reined in his horse and stopped, looked up at Wang Zhongbi's army, held the horse's rein with his left hand, raised his sword with his right hand, and shouted.
"How could he hand over his head to you?" Wu Nian rode his horse to Feng Chong's side, then raised his head and looked at Wang Zhongbi's army, his steady and powerful voice resounded throughout the battlefield.
"Wang Zhongbi. I am Wu Nian. If you can help me open the gate of Shanhaiguan, I will spare your life."
Wu Nian's eyes flashed with ambition that could swallow up thousands of miles.
This guy is the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan. He wants to attack the hinterland of Chu State. Shanhaiguan is the strongest and most terrifying obstacle.
Of course, he does not have the strength to further attack Chu State now. The Meng Yuan people will not let him succeed. But if he can occupy Shanhaiguan,
It is equivalent to holding the key to enter the Chu Kingdom, and you can attack whenever you want.
On the contrary, he did not have Shanhaiguan. The initiative was in the hands of Chu State.
Wang Zhongbi's face was extremely pale, and his eyes flashed with despair. Feng Chong's cavalry was already difficult to deal with.
No. He is no match for Feng Chong now and cannot possibly break through the cavalry's pursuit.
What's more, add a Wu Nian.
What a mistake. I thought that succeeding Xiong Wuwo and becoming the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan would be a good job, but I never thought that I would send myself to hell.
If I had known it earlier, I would have known it earlier.
Wang Zhongbi held the horse's rein in his right hand, his eyes were red, and he was gnashing his teeth. Fear filled his heart, making him want to get off his horse and kneel down immediately.
But reason told him that this was impossible.
The defeat was excusable. If he was sacrificed at Shanhaiguan, his family members left in Chu State would be killed by the angry civil servants who would exterminate the nine tribes.
"Absolutely impossible." Wang Zhongbi burst out with strong courage in his chest and replied loudly and resolutely.
"Wu Nian. I lost. I will take care of everything by myself. Please don't take action against the soldiers around me."
Immediately afterwards, Wang Zhongbi said again.
"General!!!!" Wang Zhongbi's cronies and soldiers all looked moved and shouted one after another.
"When a bird is about to die, its song is mournful. When a man is about to die, his words are also kind. Wang Zhongbi. As an enemy, I respect you a little bit." Wu Nian looked at Wang Zhongbi in surprise and praised. But he said
Then, he changed the topic and said: "But we haven't reached that point yet."
"I plan to use you to ask for one hundred thousand taels of silver from the Chu State Court. Do you think the Chu State Court will agree?"
After Wang Zhongbi heard this, his face turned red immediately. Humiliation, this was naked humiliation. As a general, he was surrounded by Wu Nian and was robbed of his life.
But Wu Nian wanted to exchange him for money. He felt that letting him go would not cause any harm to himself.
In Wu Nian's heart, he is just a straw bag. Far less valuable than a hundred thousand taels of silver.
As a military general, Wang Zhongbi faced the contempt of the Liaodong Tigers. His blood boiled and his whole body trembled. He wanted to raise the horse spear in his hand and stab ten thousand holes in Wu Nian's body.
But in the end, he became decadent and the horse in his hand fell to the ground.
Respect is earned by oneself, not given by enemies.
This time I lost, and there was no excuse for losing. I despised Wu Nian too much, and I was too confident. I confidently thought that even if everyone was exploited, nothing big would happen.
Confronting Wu Nian, the fierce tiger of Liaodong, is really not the least bit careless.
I still look down on Xiong Wuwo. It’s Xiong Wuwo who should look down on me.
It wasn't that Wang Zhongbi didn't want to live, but that he was useless. Wu Niandu felt that for one hundred thousand taels of silver, he could be let go.
On the other hand, will the imperial court spend one hundred thousand taels of silver to buy his life?
Buy the head of a defeated, incompetent general?
"I shouldn't have come to Liaodong." Wang Zhongbi shouted in the sky, then pulled out the steel knife from his waist, turned his wrist, and slashed his neck with the blade.
With a "poof" sound, a gap opened in Wang Zhongbi's neck, and a large amount of blood spurted out. Immediately afterwards, his body fell forward and fell to the ground, with his eyes open.
"General!!!!" Wang Zhongbi's last act of kindness made his soldiers and cronies shed tears. They shouted, flew towards Wang Zhongbi's body, and began to cry.
Wu Nian sighed, feeling very sorry. It would be great if he could exchange this guy for one hundred thousand taels of silver. Immediately, he looked up at Wang Zhongbi's soldiers, with gentle eyes, and said loudly: "Brothers, don't worry.
.Even if Wang Zhongbi doesn’t intercede for you, I won’t touch you one bit.”
"I, Wu Nian, swear to God that it was not my intention to raise an army to attack the Chu Kingdom, but it was forced by the situation. I will not kill Han people indiscriminately."
"It's just like what the arrow letter said. You can follow me to kill the Mongolian people. I can also arrange for you to farm in Liaodong."
"Now, put down your weapons and step back a hundred steps."
After Wu Nian finished speaking, he waved his hand to Feng Chong and said, "Get out of the way."
"The old thief died like this. It really gave him an advantage." Feng Chong didn't respect Wang Zhongbi at all. Instead, he gritted his teeth and looked at Wang Zhongbi's body. After listening to Wu Nian's order, he waved his hand and issued the order.
The cavalrymen drove their horses and made way for them.
Wang Zhongbi's three thousand soldiers put down their weapons without much hesitation, then stepped back a hundred steps, held their heads in their hands, and squatted on the ground.
"Go to someone, cut off Wang Zhongbi's head, and send it to the guard of Ling County. Tell him that Chu's national destiny is gone."
"As long as he surrenders to me, he will be rich and prosperous. When I conquer the Chu capital and ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, he will be the founding father of the country and be granted the title of wife and son."
Wu Nian's eyes flashed and he said in a deep voice.
"Yes." One of Feng Chong's banners responded loudly, and then he couldn't wait to gallop forward, pulled out the steel knife from his waist, cut off Wang Zhongbi's head, wrapped it in cloth, and took his cavalry with him.
, and galloped away towards Ling County.
"Take the prisoners. Let's go to Ke County to rest for a day. We will send troops to Ling County tomorrow." Wu Nian raised his head and glanced at the sky, reined in his horse, turned its head, and headed towards Ke County.
"You have all heard the general's order. Take the prisoners, bring Wang Zhongbi's body, and follow." Feng Chong turned to his subordinates and gave the order.
Chapter completed!