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If the Tang Empire won, it would say to its opponents: "You damn well behave yourself in the future, or be careful that I wipe out your entire clan. Pay tribute obediently every year!"

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Chapter 470 Yes, yes, yes! We've come to surrender!

Zhang Yun seemed to see a huge pile of beef laid out there, and jars of fine wine piled up one after another.

"Charge! Brothers! Kill these Song bastards!"

Just as Zhang Yun rushed toward the Song camp, he heard sounds coming from not far away, indicating that another group of men was charging toward the other side of the Song camp.

Before long, all three Jin armies stormed into the Song camp.

Then the three commanders were dumbfounded. The horses that had charged in front fell into the pit, and the cavalrymen on top were thrown forward, their heads hitting the ground with the force of the impact.

A cracking sound came from his neck, and his upper body was deformed from the impact.

When the cavalrymen in front fell, they immediately tripped the cavalrymen behind them, causing a series of collapses.

It's like a raging torrent suddenly encountering a high embankment. All the water crashes against the embankment, splashing up waves, and the water behind keeps crashing in, making the waves even higher.

Screams rose and fell, and the sound of bones breaking could even be heard.

"Those behind, stop rushing!"

"Get out of the way!"

"don't want!"

"It's a trap! It's a trap!"

"..."

At that moment, not far behind the camp, Yang Zaixing was riding his horse. Hearing the screams in front of him, he laughed loudly, "Fire attack!"

In the open space ahead, besides rows of armored soldiers holding shields and spears, forming a solid defensive line.

There was also a row of crossbowmen who rushed forward, and once they were within range, they coated the arrowheads with oil and fired them.

Instantly, more than a hundred rockets arced through the sky and fell toward the camp in front.

The camp had already been doused with burning oil, and when the rockets landed on it, fires immediately broke out everywhere.

The fire spread wildly in all directions, engulfing the entire military camp, and soon became a raging inferno.

Zhang Yun screamed and howled like a banshee, and one of his subordinates hurriedly said, "General Zhang, there is a road ahead!"

By the light of the fire, Zhang Yun saw that there was indeed a road ahead. There were no camps along this road, so it was not burned.

Zhang Yun didn't care about anything else and fled frantically forward.

Jiang Kun and Li Shijie were also in despair. Their well-planned night raid on the camp had turned into a fire attack on the camp in the blink of an eye.

I originally intended to be like Huo Qubing, but I ended up being an idiot.

Huh? Why do I see a path leading to light ahead?

Jiang Kun and Li Shijie both seemed to see hope, and they ran forward.

Huh? That person's figure looks so familiar, the more I look at it, the more it looks like Zhang Yun?

Finally, a small group escaped through the escape route.

Very good!

We finally escaped!

Before everyone could recover from their shock, they heard a wild laugh coming from ahead. Who else could it be but Yang Zaixing?

"Hahaha! The Jin traitors have walked right into our trap, so don't blame your Grandpa Yang for showing no mercy!"

Yang Zaixing shouted, "Men, kill more! Once you've killed them all, I'll reward you for your service!"

The Song army charged forward with overwhelming momentum.

"Quickly! Retreat!"

This wave of Jin troops had already panicked, and their previous arrogance and swagger were nowhere to be seen.

What followed was a chase with no suspense whatsoever.

About half an hour later, Zhang Yun, Jiang Kun, and Li Shijie were all brought before Yang Zaixing.

Zhang Yun asked in alarm, "Which one of you is Yang Zaixing, Yang Jundu?"

“I’ll tell you, your grandfather.”

"Yang Jundu, I have long admired you and came here specifically to surrender. I never expected to be mistaken for a raider. It's all a misunderstanding!"

Jiang Kun and Li Shijie, who were standing to the side, were slightly taken aback.

Holy crap!

Even with the situation having reached this point, Zhang Yun still managed to come up with such a shameless excuse.

They just wouldn't admit it no matter what.

"Yes, yes, yes! We've come to surrender!"

"Yang Jundu's fame is renowned throughout the world, how dare we oppose him!"

"We are but candlelight, how dare we compete with the sun and moon for brilliance!"

"Yes, yes, yes! We are the flame of light! Long live the Great Song Dynasty! Long live the Emperor!"

Jiang Kun banged his head against the ground, getting his head covered in dirt.

Yang Zaixing sighed and said admiringly, "If I hadn't seen you raid the camp, I would have believed it!"

"What we said is absolutely true!"

Yang Zaixing dismounted, walked up to him, drew his long saber from his waist, a smile on his face, and without saying a word, slashed down with his blade.

Before Zhang Yun could continue patting Yang Zaixing's horse, his head rolled to the ground, his eyes wide open in disbelief.

Blood spurted from the neck, and the headless corpse fell to the ground.

Jiang Kun and Li Shijie were immediately terrified, their faces contorted in horror: "Spare us..."

Yang Zaixing used his soldiers to forcefully pin Jiang Kun and Li Changjie to the ground.

Each of them was pinned down by two Song soldiers and struggled on the ground like pigs being slaughtered.

Yang Zaixing slashed once, then again.

"Send the three heads to the entire army! How glorious is our vanguard!"

"yes!"

Three heads were impaled on lances and carried throughout the army by three cavalrymen.

"Slay the enemy general and commander! Long live the Great Song Dynasty! Long live the Emperor!"

"Long live the Great Song Dynasty! Long live the Emperor!"

Yang Zaixing then said, "Pass on my order: launch an attack tonight!"

"yes!"

Yang Zaixing led 50,000 vanguard troops and rushed north towards Li Changfei.

Han Chang wasn't stupid either; news of the defeat at the front quickly arrived.

Han Chang immediately began to arrange his troops.

He had only sent his three most useless men to probe the enemy's situation, and naturally he didn't expect them to actually bring back Yang Zaixing's head.

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