Chapter 2720: Surrender without Killing
Manbao sneaked back to General Ashina and complained to him, "General, I think the people on the other side want to kill me."
General Ashina: "...Lord Zhou, you are worrying too much. If you want to kill someone, kill me first."
Why kill a military doctor instead of a good general?
Is the other person brain-dead?
Manbao paused and said, "I am also very important."
General Ashina smiled slightly and said, "That's true, but Lord Zhou, don't be afraid. We will protect you."
I couldn't believe it at first glance.
Manbao pursed her lips. She could sense mistakes, so could Koko also be wrong?
That definitely won’t happen.
But she did not argue, insisting that General Ashina believe her, and looked at him with her eyes wide open.
General Ashina said, "Master Zhou, if you have anything to do in the future, just tell them to do it. You don't have to go to the front lines. The wounded soldiers in the rear need you."
He added, "I'll also keep an eye on the other side. If someone really rushes up without paying attention, I'll tear off his head and use it as a drinking glass for Lord Zhou."
Manbao: "...No need for that, I don't like drinking."
Man Baomu went downstairs in a daze and hid behind the city gate.
As soon as she walked outside the city gate, drums were beaten on the Goguryeo side. Not only did the soldiers on the opposite side immediately get up and prepare, but the Jin army on this side also got up and beat drums. Everyone rushed to the opposite side with weapons in hand and shouted.
Even though they had just had a relatively friendly exchange, they swung their swords and stabbed their spears without hesitation, because on the battlefield it was either you or me. Obviously, a few words of friendship were not enough for them to sacrifice their lives for each other.
Everyone was so blood-thirsty that in the end, the only instinct left was to swing their swords and charge.
Manbao became busy again. General Ashina watched with a serious face. When he saw the right opportunity, he ordered his men to change the formation and move forward. He also rushed forward with a knife.
Seeing the general leading the way, the soldiers were encouraged and worked harder. They gritted their teeth and blocked the checkpoint, refusing to let the enemy advance even a foot.
Manbao pressed the medicine bag against the chest of a wounded soldier and reached for the silver needle with one hand. She vaguely heard the sound of thunder. After a moment of hesitation, she turned her head to look to the west and saw Duke Zhao leading a group of soldiers galloping out from the end of the official road, followed by soldiers holding flags and swords and guns. She also saw Bai Shan, who was several rows behind Duke Zhao.
Her eyes lit up and she couldn't help but wave the hand holding the silver needle at them.
Duke Zhao glanced at her, nodded slightly in response, and in a moment he came out from behind the woods. The soldiers on the tower also noticed the reinforcements and turned to shout inside: "Reinforcements have arrived, reinforcements have arrived, General, our army has arrived--"
He shouted so hard that his voice almost broke, but few people in the front who were so obsessed with killing could hear him. Not even General Ashina could hear him. There were shouts and calls everywhere. How could they possibly hear the sounds from behind?
So he ordered his soldiers to beat the drums loudly, and the sound of the drums spread throughout the battlefield. When General Ashina heard the drums, he was inspired and shouted: "Reinforcements are here, men, kill!"
"Kill—"
The Goguryeo soldiers were so enthralled by the roar that they couldn't help but step back. Yuan Yi, who was supervising the battle from the restaurant behind, heard the roar and jumped up from his chair in shock. He immediately leaned out the window and saw a group of cavalry leaping in from the city gate, followed by soldiers holding large banners. He was startled and immediately ordered, "Have them hold on! Don't retreat!"
He immediately went downstairs, grabbed his spear, and mounted his horse. Just as he was about to go to the front to fight, the deputy general grabbed him and said, "General, they are very powerful now. We can't take advantage of them. It's better to retreat and conserve our strength."
Yuan Yi immediately agreed, "Okay."
Deputy General: ...You should at least refuse twice more.
But Yuan Yi didn't wait for him to react, he immediately turned his horse around and ordered the vanguard to continue to resist, while the rear army retreated and immediately built a checkpoint to repel the enemy.
The Duke of Zhao led his men to charge in, and the Jin army in front immediately jumped aside to let them charge. They had been fighting for a day and a night and half a day, and their hands were already numb. When someone came, they of course gave way.
Bai Shan followed the Duke of Zhao and charged forward. He heard several Jin soldiers hiding nearby shouting to the front, "Surrender your weapons and you won't be killed." He then signaled the imperial guards behind him to shout along.
It would be best if we could make them surrender instead of fighting, otherwise Manbao will have to treat them if they get injured.
Then the imperial guards behind followed suit and shouted to surrender and they would not be killed. Many people actually put down their swords. Duke Zhao, who was in the front, had not expected this and had already swung his sword towards a Goguryeo soldier who had put down his spear and was kneeling. Bai Shan saw this from behind and without thinking, he raised his sword and slashed the sword with the sword. With a clang, the hilt of the sword shook violently and Bai Shan's knuckles were bleeding.
Bai Shan: ...
Duke of Zhao: ...
The sound of the Goguryeo soldier being hit made his eardrums tremble. He fell to his knees on the ground, staring blankly at the front and trembling.
Duke Zhao glanced at Bai Shan, sheathed his sword, and looked forward majestically. Bai Shan also silently withdrew his broken sword and shouted solemnly, "Those who surrender, lay down your weapons and move aside."
The Goguryeo soldiers who were still hesitant with spears and swords in the back became even more conflicted when they saw their comrades in front surrender, not knowing whether they should put down their weapons.
Duke Zhao's personal guards shouted, "Your commander has fled. Do you still want to resist?"
When they looked back, they saw that it was true. General Yuan Yi had already run away with the rear troops.
Everyone put down their weapons, and when Duke Zhao and his men rode forward on horseback, they all stepped aside.
The Duke of Zhao led his troops to chase after Yuan Yi, while the people behind him gathered the surrendered soldiers.
They chased them for a while, and when they encountered a checkpoint, they destroyed it directly, and killed those who resisted. Bai Shan saw that they were still chasing after them after they had chased them for two blocks, so he couldn't help but stop them, "General Manager, don't chase after a desperate enemy. We are already very far away from the city gate."
The soldiers who followed were also very nervous. It was said that there were 100,000 people in this city, and no one knew where they were hiding. If they were chased so deep into the city, what would they do if they were trapped among the enemy?
Duke Zhao glanced at him and turned his horse around. He left some people to build the checkpoint and occupy the alleys and important buildings on the side, while the rest returned.
Duke Zhao was very angry and unhappy.
General Ashina, exhausted, sat down against the city gate. Seeing him return with a solemn expression, he knew why he was like that and said, "If the general wants to charge in, he can go to the north gate and have a look."
He had intended to charge in and fight, but the other party surrendered and blocked his way. However, in Ashina's opinion, it was more advantageous to the situation to try to appease them than to kill them by force, and Bai Shan's sword strike was not wrong.
And… "I just saw Bai Sheren pass by me. Was he injured?"
Duke Zhao was even more unhappy. He didn't know what Bai Shan was thinking because an enemy soldier was injured.
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(End of this chapter)
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