He was the military supervisor appointed by the Emperor, wasn't he? And everything he said was for Dongxiang's benefit, so what was wrong with that? Why did the Crown Prince suddenly attack him from behind and pierce his heart with a sword?
"General Zuo, you talk too much! Here, I am the commander-in-chief. What I say is final. How can I allow you to repeatedly interrupt and disrupt my words?"
“…” General Zuo wanted to say something, but he no longer had the strength to speak. His eyes were wide open, and his body fell stiffly from his horse to the ground, dying with his eyes open.
"Oh! Prince! Why did you kill General Zuo?"
Tie Shicheng, who was standing opposite him, widened his eyes, dismounted suddenly, and ran over on foot. When he reached General Zuo, he said to the dark-faced Crown Prince with some sorrow:
"Prince, you...you shouldn't have killed General Zuo! He is the pillar of Dongxiang State, the backbone of the country!
I hadn't finished speaking just now. I wanted to say that killing 50,000 of Pei Zhong's personal soldiers was not impossible, and I could even kill more. But I can't kill them now!
Because they had taken too much knockout drug, I waited inside the pass for a whole day and night, but the soldiers still hadn't woken up. I really couldn't figure out who were Pei Zhong's personal soldiers and who was willing to surrender.
"General Zuo was so impatient that he didn't even wait for me to finish my words before he angered you, the Crown Prince. Now the Crown Prince has killed General Zuo. I feel so guilty!"
After hearing Tie Shicheng's words, Dongfang Ming's heart sank. Damn it, why didn't you say so earlier!
But thinking of General Zuo's abomination, Dongfang Ming snorted coldly and said, "How can we blame General Chai for this? He deserves to die!"
Then, looking at General Zuo's corpse, which was still open-eyed, he said, "Don't think this Crown Prince doesn't know that you've been secretly colluding with Dongfang Xing. You came to Hangu Pass only to sabotage this Crown Prince's cooperation with South Vietnam. Once this Crown Prince has become completely useless in my father's eyes, you can then push him out."
After he finished speaking, he addressed the millions of shocked Dongxiang soldiers, "Zuo Zhonghuan intended to sabotage the alliance to achieve his own ulterior motives. Now, he has been beheaded by me on the battlefield. All responsibility falls on this prince! Now, follow me into the pass and slay Qian Yeming!"
Regarding Dongfang Ming's atrocities, except for his close confidants and personal guards, the other generals and soldiers remained silent.
To be honest, they all felt that General Zuo's words were correct. But now, General Zuo's fate was in front of everyone. At this moment, who would dare to advise him?
"Prince, you're going to follow me in now? So what? Don't you want to see Pei Zhong's head first?"
"Haha, since we want to cooperate, it must be based on mutual trust. I trust General Chai, so please don't get angry about that little thing just now!"
"Haha, the Crown Prince has such a magnanimous and generous character. I, Chai, truly admire him immensely! Since that's the case, I will no longer reason with the Crown Prince. Please, Crown Prince and the Dongxiang army, enter the pass! Once you do, I will give you a great gift to show you the magnificent things I have accomplished!"
"Haha, I can't wait any longer. General Chai, please lead the way!"
When Dongfang Ming led the nearly one million Dongxiang troops into Hangu Pass with great vigor and confidence,
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