Chapter 116: Defeat the scheming boy and tease the sultry general (26)
The King of Southeast did not dare to waste time. He hurried as fast as he could and traveled all day long. No one noticed that a groom had disappeared quietly.
The speed of the carriage was getting faster and faster, and then slowly slowed down. Li Ziyan knew that they had arrived.
Slowly opening his eyes, Li Ziyan moved his somewhat numb fingers and touched the red rope on his hand. He finally felt a little relieved.
"007, will it hurt when you die?"
007: "...I can help the host shield the pain system."
"Thank you very much." Li Ziyan breathed a sigh of relief. This time, it was too painful. He didn't know why, but his heart was aching slightly. When he thought of Chu Heng, it felt like there was a thorn in his heart, piercing his flesh and blood.
But his emotions were very calm, and even 007 could not detect any fear or panic in his expression.
Li Ziyan's guess was correct, they had already arrived. The King of Southeast had circled back to his own camp through a small path. Now they were in a truce and both sides were recuperating.
This war has been going on for a month and a half. Southeast was caught off guard and lost the initiative at the beginning. Even with advance preparation and the subsequent remote command from the King of Southeast, they still fell behind. Now they can only hope that the alliances will act quickly and wait for the King of Southeast to come up with a new strategy.
"Your Majesty, our army has lost 30,000 soldiers and there are only a few elite soldiers left!" The southeast is just a small place with a small population, and Chu Heng has been fighting for many years. Their army is experienced and strategic, and they easily gained the upper hand.
"Hmph, a bunch of losers! I told you to prepare in advance, yet you still lost to them?!" The King of Southeast slammed the table, and the generals below all knelt on the ground, admitting their guilt. "Admit guilt? If you really want to admit guilt, then go and bring Chu Heng's head here."
The generals were silent. They knew they were incompetent and that defeat was shameful enough.
"Your Majesty, we are incompetent."
"If you know you are incompetent, just shut your mouths!" The King of Southeast looked at the battle report in his hand. They now had only more than 10,000 people left, and less than 1,000 elite soldiers, while the Great Jin Dynasty had more than 60,000 people, six times their number.
According to their agreement, tomorrow is the day when the small countries will attack the Jin Dynasty separately. Today cannot be delayed any longer. He wants to recruit Chu Heng and march into the capital.
"Have the troops prepared. Today, I will personally lead the troops into battle."
"……yes!"
The troops of the Southeast were ready. The King of the Southeast was wearing armor, holding a sword in his right hand and a rope in his left hand, the other end of the rope was tied to Li Ziyan's hand.
"My Lord, I am sorry to trouble you today. When I return victorious, I will treat you with courtesy."
The army moved forward, and Li Ziyan was almost dragged forward. When they reached the junction of the two armies, Chu Heng saw Li Ziyan, who had become so thin that he was unrecognizable. His bloodless face deeply hurt his eyes.
"Zi Yan!"
"Huanzhi..." Li Ziyan's eyes were blurred, but he still heard Chu Heng's voice. He looked in his direction and smiled.
He didn't know what he looked like, nor did he know how painful his smile was, which almost burned Chu Heng's eyes.
"Zi Yan! King of Southeast, why are innocent people being harmed in a war between two countries?"
"Innocent? Hahaha, if it weren't for him, how could my plan be disrupted!!" The King of Southeast gritted his teeth, snorted, took the whip, and hit Li Ziyan. "General Chu, if you don't want the Holy Prince to suffer, I can give you a chance. As long as you all submit to me, I will send the Prince back safely. How about it?"
Chu Heng was furious and almost rushed out, gritting his teeth and shouting, "You deserve to die!"
"Ah—" Li Ziyan half-knelt on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He raised his head and smiled at Chu Heng, "Sincerity is both courageous and martial, and in the end, it is strong and cannot be bullied. After the body dies, the spirit becomes spiritual, and the soul is resolute and becomes a ghost hero. Huanzhi, I am lucky to have met you with my broken body. What else can I ask for?"
"Zi Yan..." Chu Heng's heart panicked. Looking at the determination in Li Zi Yan's eyes, his hand holding the knife trembled, but he did not step forward. They were lovers and confidants. He knew what Li Zi Yan was going to do.
Li Ziyan forced himself to stand up and looked at the King of Southeast with a smile on his face. "Do you think that my life alone can be exchanged for 60,000 soldiers? Or do you think that I alone can be exchanged for the Great Jin Empire? Are you too confident in yourself, or do you look down on us too much?"
"What?" The King of Southeast was stunned, but he had no time to react the next second. Li Ziyan turned to the soldiers beside him and rushed over suddenly. Blood splattered all over the ground.
The soldier reacted, kicked Li Ziyan, and pulled out his sword, but it was too late.
Li Ziyan half-knelt on the ground and glanced at the King of Southeast, his eyes filled with both pleasure and hatred. His strength slowly drained away, and he turned to look at Chu Heng, meeting his crimson eyes.
"Huanzhi..." This murmur was audible only to him. He felt his body slowly sinking to the ground, gradually falling into silence. But even though he had clearly blocked his pain system, why did his heart still ache...
“Zi Yan—” Chu Heng roared, and the deputy general beside him held him back, “Zi Yan…”
"Soldiers, as soldiers, you defend our country, protect our land, and guard our people. But today, this group of traitors killed our loyal heroes. How can we not avenge this!" Rong En looked at the King of Southeast with tears in his eyes. Finally, the people around him moved.
Chu Heng touched the red rope on his wrist, his chest rising and falling, and finally calmed down. He raised the long sword in his hand and said, "Call Ergo, Biergan, Li Ermao, and take the oath!"
"Call Ergo, Bielgan, raise your spear, and take the oath!"
"Call Ergo, Bielgan, raise your spear, and take the oath!"
The soldiers raised their weapons and shouted along with Chu Heng.
Li Ziyan's death stirred up their rage and disrupted the Southeast King's steps. The Southeast King's face was gloomy, and the soldiers behind him were in chaos.
He has already lost in terms of momentum alone.
"Call Ergo, Bilgan, raise your spears, and take the oath! Soldiers, listen to my command! Kill!"
"kill!"
For a moment, dust was flying, and Chu Heng rode out on his horse, rushing straight towards the King of Southeast. The King of Southeast was stunned and subconsciously wanted to retreat, but then he thought of something and wanted to take Li Ziyan's body.
But he was a step too slow. Chu Heng came like a god and held Li Ziyan's body in his arms.
"Little boy from the Southeast, today, I will make you pay your blood debt with blood."
"kill!"
The endless fighting and the roar of soldiers, this is no longer a war, but a one-sided crusade.
The King of Southeast was too conceited and looked down upon the goodness of human nature, and was defeated by his own greed.
The whole battle did not last long. After it ended, corpses were everywhere. The Great Jin suffered almost no casualties, but the Southeast suffered heavy losses. At this time, only the King of Southeast was surrounded.
"Hahahaha, even if you kill me, there are still other small countries that can attack the capital. Your elite troops are here, I wonder how long your Great Jin Dynasty can survive!"
Chu Heng held Li Ziyan's body without looking at him, "Ziyan is right, you are too conceited."
"General, a carrier pigeon has arrived."
"read."
"Yes! Fortunately, the Holy Prince has sent us intelligence. Yesterday, Marquis Dingyuan led 5,000 elite troops to attack the Northern Di, and Marshal Chu led 3,000 elite troops to attack the Western Rong. Both were victorious! Wait for the general's triumphant return!"
"What...how could this be, how could this be!"
Chu Heng rode on his horse, watching the King of Southeast venting like a madman, but he felt no pleasure at all. He held Li Ziyan's arm and slowly tightened it.
At this point, the rebellion of the children in the southeast was completely shattered.
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