Upon receiving the enemy's intention to surrender, Li Ru, who had been observing the battle from the rear, also rode his horse to the front of the battle.
"What's your name? Who are you?"
Looking at Camora in the center of the crowd, Li Ru asked in a cold voice.
"I am Kamora, the second prince of the Kingdom of Dayuan!" Kamora replied.
Li Ru's expression turned cold: "Why do you use the banner of the Han Dynasty to wantonly slaughter the people of Wusun? Do you know what the consequences will be for tarnishing the prestige of the Han Dynasty?"
"Misunderstanding... We were merely avenging the Han envoys, and had absolutely no intention of tarnishing the prestige of the Han Dynasty..."
Upon hearing Li Ru's question, Camorra's expression immediately changed, and he hurriedly began to explain.
"Hmph~, what grudge against the Han envoy? You are clearly using the name of the Han Dynasty to seek your own selfish interests, and then throwing mud at the Han Dynasty, isn't that right?"
Li Ru snorted coldly, his gaze towards Kamora filled with chilling killing intent.
"I……"
Meeting Li Ru's chilling gaze, Camorra trembled involuntarily and stammered, unable to utter a word.
"Kill them all!"
Li Ru was too lazy to waste any more words. He casually uttered a sentence and then rode away.
"Wait! I'm willing to surrender. Please don't kill me. I can help you seize Dayuan and bring it under the eternal rule of the Han Dynasty!"
Seeing the Xianbei cavalrymen drawing their bows and nocking arrows again, Komora disregarded everything else and shouted directly.
"We will take Dayuan ourselves; we don't need your help!"
Li Ru replied coldly, then continued walking forward without looking back.
"The Kusang...and the Kusang. We have a partnership with the Kusang, which might be helpful to you..."
Seeing that the other party seemed to disregard him, Kamora quickly brought out the Kushan Empire.
Sure enough, upon hearing Kamora mention the Kushan Empire, Li Ru immediately pulled on the reins and stopped.
Because the Kushan Empire was also the biggest obstacle on the Xianbei's westward journey.
If you want to reach the steppes of Rome from the Western Regions, the Kushans are an unavoidable place. You either have to negotiate to get them to give way, or you have to directly send troops to carve out a path.
Li Ru's plan was to directly destroy the Kushan Empire to facilitate future actions by the Han Dynasty.
Li Ru turned around and waved to the soldiers who had already drawn their bows and nocked arrows, signaling them to put down their bows and arrows.
"You said you have collaborations with Kushan. What kinds of collaborations are there?"
Li Ru looked at Kamora with a smile, waiting for his reply.
Seeing the smile on Li Ru's face, Kamora felt more frightened than relieved.
He knew that if his answer did not satisfy the smiling man in front of him, he would probably still not escape death.
After careful consideration, Camorra slowly said, "Two years ago, the Kushan Empire sent envoys to our country, hoping to cooperate with us to conquer the Western Regions!"
Li Ru raised an eyebrow: "Oh? The Kushan Empire has always been well-behaved, why are they suddenly thinking of interfering in the Western Regions?"
"That's right. A few years ago, the Han Dynasty reopened trade with the Western Regions. All the countries along those trade routes benefited greatly, and the Kushan Empire naturally saw the huge profits involved as well."
That's why they wanted to cooperate with our country to control this trade route.
"The Kushans have quite the appetite, actually attempting to control the trade routes. Aren't they afraid of being overwhelmed by their ambitions?"
Upon hearing Camorra's account, Li Ru couldn't help but sneer.
In recent years, apart from domestic factories and workshops, the main source of income for the Han Dynasty has come from the commercial operations along the Silk Road.
Now that the Kushans dare to covet this economic pillar, the officials in the court and the major families in the country will clamor to destroy them without even the emperor's word.
"Yes, the Kushans have always been insatiably greedy. As far as I know, any merchant who has ever been to the Kushans takes half of the goods and profits as a toll."
Even merchants from the Han Dynasty and the Western Qin Dynasty were not spared, to the point that the two countries were never able to trade normally...
Li Ru sneered: "The Kushans dared to do this because they knew they were situated between the Han and Qin dynasties, and that the two countries were too far apart to send troops against them, right?"
“Yes, otherwise no one would dare to offend both the Han and Qin states at the same time, but…” Kamora paused and continued, “However, the Kushans clearly do not know the Han saying: ‘Those who offend the mighty Han, though far away, shall be punished;’ they will surely pay the price for their greed!”
"Haha, good, well said!"
When Li Ru heard the words "Those who offend the mighty Han, though far away, shall be punished" from Camorra's mouth, he couldn't help but laugh.
Hearing this from an outsider naturally made Li Ru feel proud and happy.
Seeing Li Ru's expression, Camorra finally breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that his flattery had been successful.
Just as Camorra was forcing a smile, Li Ru suddenly stopped laughing and looked at Camorra calmly: "You just said it yourself, those who offend the mighty Han, though far away, shall be punished!!"
Today I'll show you that these words aren't just empty words. Although you're willing to surrender, you've still tarnished the reputation of the Han Dynasty, and you won't get away with it without paying a price!
"What is this...?"
Upon hearing Li Ru's words, Camorra was taken aback, looking completely puzzled.
"You just stay here and watch!!"
Li Ru gave a cold laugh, then made a gesture to the guard beside him.
The guard understood, turned to look at the Dayuan cavalry, and a sinister smile appeared on his lips: "Fire the arrows!!"
At the guard's command, arrows whistled out from the Xianbei cavalry, heading straight for the surviving men under Komora's horrified gaze.
In a short while, all the remaining Dayuan cavalrymen on the battlefield fell from their horses.
"Gulp!"
Looking at the corpses on the ground, Camorra swallowed hard.
"There are still two thousand from the southern route who haven't been executed. Go and bring back their heads immediately!"
Just as Camora lost her virginity, Li Ru's indifferent voice reached his ears.
Camorra turned his head with difficulty to look at Li Ru, his eyes filled with fear.
He never imagined that his casual flattery would actually make this guy want to show him something.
Seeing it for myself is fine, but you can't use my men as scapegoats, I've already surrendered...
Despite his inner turmoil, Camorra dared not utter a word; Li Ru's ruthless methods truly terrified him.
Then, Camorra watched helplessly as four thousand cavalrymen galloped south.
Looking at the corpses of Dayuan soldiers strewn across the battlefield, Li Ru said calmly, "Cut off the heads of all these Dayuan soldiers and send them to the capital of Wusun!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
