"Chase! We can't let them get away!"
When Ji Chang saw Agulli and his men trying to escape, he started shouting. Although they had suffered heavy losses, the fact that the other side was retreating showed that they were afraid.
This time he will not be cowardly. He must kill all these barbarians to relieve the hatred in his heart.
"Captain Ji, do not pursue a desperate enemy."
Meng Chao shouted, and Ji Chang hurriedly said: "Brother Meng, this is the best time to annihilate the barbarians. The man fighting with us is called Agul, the chief of the southern barbarians. As long as the two of us can capture him, we can pacify the southern barbarians and solve the problem in southern Xinjiang."
"In this way, the southern barbarians will no longer cause chaos, and the imperial court can devote more attention to dealing with the northern barbarians. This is a great achievement, Brother Meng. This great achievement is now in front of you and me, how can we refuse it?"
Ji Chang's tone was a little excited. He could ignore the other southern barbarians, but he must not let Agili escape. While they had more people on their side, they could capture him.
This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity must not be missed. Once the Southern Barbarians are pacified, Ji Chang's future will be bright. He seems to have seen himself being promoted to a higher position in the future.
Meng Chao asked, "Do you really want to chase her?"
Ji Chang shook his sword and said, "We must chase them. If Brother Meng is unwilling to go, I will lead the border troops to chase the enemy myself."
As he said this, he was about to chase in the direction the Nanman were retreating.
Meng Chao looked around. The border troops and palace soldiers had already engaged in battle with the Black Stone Tribe that had been left behind, and had surrounded the Black Stone Tribe. Some of the border troops were also chasing after the retreating barbarians.
There was no one else around the two of them.
Meng Chao's eyes flashed with a cold light. Seeing Ji Chang was about to chase the Nanman, he shouted, "Brother Ji, wait a moment. I'll go with you."
Ji Chang smiled and said, "That's right..."
Phew!
The sound of a sharp weapon entering the body was heard, and Ji Chang's body stiffened. He lowered his head to look at the sword that was stabbed into his waist and abdomen, then slowly raised his head to look at Meng Chao.
"W-why?"
He couldn't understand why Meng Chao, who had fought alongside him before, suddenly stabbed him in the back.
Aren’t we comrades in arms?
They had eaten together, drank together, and fought against Agulli together in the military camp before. He thought they were friends for life, but the other party stabbed him in the back.
Meng Chao drew out his sword, blood dripped onto the ground, and Ji Chang slowly fell down. Meng Chao held him up and sighed, "Brother Ji, I don't want to kill you either, but why did you go after the Nanman?"
Ji Chang opened his eyes wide. What was wrong with me chasing the Nanman? They killed so many of my brothers and looted so many people's supplies. As a frontier army commander, my duty is to resist the Nanman. I did nothing wrong.
Seeing Ji Chang staring at him, Meng Chao said, "It seems you still don't understand. Since you are going to die, I will let you die knowing full well."
After that, he lowered his voice and leaned close to his ear and said, "If the southern barbarians are pacified, the prince will be of less use to the court."
"The Southern Barbarians must be pacified, but not now, and not by your border troops. Do you understand?"
Meng Chao's eyes widened even more. The other party had spoken so bluntly, if he still didn't understand, he would be a real fool.
His lips trembled a little. "General Wang Hu was killed, and the border gate was breached, that's also... that's also..."
He couldn't believe it, because in his heart, the King of Bashu was a good prince.
He was diligent in his work and loved his people, and was incorruptible. Even though he was at the border all year round, one could always hear what the King of Bashu did for the people.
In years of famine, taxes were reduced for the people so that they could survive the famine.
When the salaries of the government soldiers were in arrears, he sold things in the government to use as salaries to reassure the soldiers.
He even came to the border for inspection many times, and each time he came he brought a lot of supplies. The border troops respected the King of Bashu very much.
Meng Chao never imagined that all this was ordered by the prince.
Why is this!
What good will the invasion of the southern barbarians bring to you? Ji Chang closed his eyes in pain. It would be better not to let him know the truth, so that at least the image of the prince he respected would not collapse.
This invasion by the Southern Barbarians was a complete conspiracy, and he had figured it out. This was the prince's way of making a contribution. By letting the Southern Barbarians in and then defeating them, he could also ask the court for money and food, and even expand the army.
Kill two birds with one stone!
But I didn't expect that a captain could be bribed. Could it be that the entire Yizhou area's troops have been controlled by the King of Bashu?
If that is the case, the King of Bashu's methods are too powerful.
No wonder General Wang Hu didn't allow them to have much contact with the King of Bashu. He was afraid of being bribed.
After thinking it through, Ji Chang felt that all their efforts to guard the border over the years had become a joke, and he would end up like Wang Hu.
He slowly closed his eyes, tears streaming down his face. They tried their best to defend their country, but they became an obstacle in the fight between the prince and the court.
Only if all the senior generals of the border army are killed, the border army will probably fall into the hands of the prince. At that time, the southern barbarians will be pacified. This achievement will be unmatched by other princes.
"Brother Ji, I respect you as a man, so you can go on your journey with peace of mind. I will take care of your wife."
"you……"
Ji Chang suddenly opened his eyes, spat out blood again, and glared at Meng Chao. It was normal for comrades on the battlefield to ask each other to take care of their wives and children.
But that kind of care is selfless care and will not infringe on the other person's wife and children.
Meng Chao is saying this now, obviously he wants to take his wife by force.
Thinking of his docile wife being raped by this bastard, Ji Chang became so angry that he vomited blood again and then died.
Meng Chao put Ji Chang's body down, and Bian Xiang came running over. Meng Chao said, "From now on, you are the commander of the border army. You know what to do."
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