After Qiao Zhongguo's words came out, the left-wing army, which had originally planned to fight to the death, was stunned where they were.

Disarm but not kill? Isn't that just... asking them to surrender?

Seeing that the left-wing army was no longer retreating, Mo Qiandai's personal soldiers slowly stopped their attacks. When they heard that Qiao Zhongguo was actually trying to persuade them to surrender, their faces changed drastically.

not good!

Just now they followed orders to attack the left wing army, but how come it seemed like they gave Qiao Zhongguo an opportunity to take advantage of!

They wanted to pass the message back, but the battlefield was extremely noisy and the sound could not reach the rear.

Seeing this, the personal soldiers looked at each other in bewilderment, but they were loyal to Mo Qiandai after all, so they quickly made up their minds.

If the left-wing army really dared to rebel, they would naturally fight to the death to clean up the mess for the general to prevent the army's morale from being completely crushed.

In this silent and strange atmosphere, an angry voice suddenly sounded:

"Qiao Zhongguo! Bullshit!"

Everyone turned their heads and saw that the person who spoke was Captain Zhou, who commanded the left wing army.

Captain Zhou's eyes widened as he pointed at Qiao Zhongguo and yelled, "You want us to surrender? Even if I, Zhou Weiyong, die in battle today, I will never—"

"Captain Zhou! Do you still recognize me?"

A fast horse suddenly came galloping and cut in diagonally between Qiao Zhongguo and the left-wing army. The man on the horse had a solemn brow, spoke in a high-pitched voice, and stared straight at Captain Zhou with sharp eyes.

Captain Zhou's words of justice were interrupted. He clenched his fists and was about to curse, but when he saw the person on the horse clearly, his expression changed drastically!

At this time, the rest of the people in the South Camp had already shouted:

"Xiang Wenqiu! Isn't this Xiang Wenqiu? Isn't he dead?"

When Wang Houmai and Liu Shengan saw Xiang Wenqiu appear, they immediately nervously clenched their swords and prepared to provide cover at any time, fearing that Xiang Wenqiu would be ambushed by Mo Qiandai's personal soldiers.

Captain Zhou naturally recognized Xiang Wenqiu as well.

Because Xiang Wenqiu was particularly outstanding among the thousand-man captains in the South Camp, he also reported to Deputy General Chang and suggested that Xiang Wenqiu be promoted to the rank of ten thousand-man captain.

But later, Lu Xiu entered the South Camp through connections, and the matter of promoting Xiang Wenqiu to be the captain of ten thousand men was shelved.

Later, Deputy General Chang came to the South Camp with the general's order and transferred Xiang Wenqiu to carry out the secret order. As a result, Xiang Wenqiu never returned.

Soon after, the tragic news came that Xiang Wenqiu and his 1,000 men were all killed by the Yong army.

But...but now...

Captain Zhou had fought all the way to this position, and as his thoughts turned, he suddenly realized why Team A of the South Camp did not obey orders.

Xiang Wenqiu is very popular in the South Camp. After Lu Xiu became the captain of ten thousand men, he relied on his status to do a lot of stupid things. I'm afraid that the captain of a thousand men of Team A has been instigated by Xiang Wenqiu!

Thinking of this, Captain Zhou was immediately furious, and believed that Xiang Wenqiu had defected to the Yong army when carrying out the secret order, betraying his country and the general, and he immediately cursed:

"Xiang Wenqiu, you are such a jerk! I recommended you to be the leader of ten thousand men! Just because Lu Xiu took your position, did you abandon your country and defect to Yong State?"

"Since ancient times, traitors have never died a good death! You are a disloyal and treacherous villain. I, Zhou Weiyong, will never let you go even if I die!"

Captain Zhou shouted angrily, and upon hearing his words, all the soldiers on the left wing showed disdain towards Xiang Wenqiu.

Xiang Wenqiu looked at the people who looked down upon him and could not help but smile bitterly, but then his face turned sad and angry, his eyes red as he raised his voice:

"Traitor? Abandoning your country? Haha—"

"Captain Zhou, do you know what the secret order the general gave me?"

"The general asked me to lead my men to explore Wuding City at night, but when we turned back, Deputy General Chang ambushed us in front of Jiaonan Road with more than a thousand of his personal soldiers, intending to kill me and my thousand brothers!"

"That night, my comrades shot arrows at me, and then threw torches at me, killing and burning three hundred of my brothers!"

"Deputy General Chang stood high up on the slope, watching my brothers struggling and wailing in the sea of ​​fire, burning to death!

"I, Xiang Wenqiu, am loyal and brave. It was obviously my country that betrayed me first. It was Mo Qiandai who trampled on my loyalty and enthusiasm and forced me into a dead end!"

Xiang Wenqi roared, his upper body suddenly leaned forward, his eyes were bloodshot, veins bulged on his forehead, and his face was full of grief, anger and despair.

Upon hearing this, the soldiers of the left wing army widened their eyes in horror, and Wang Houmai and others looked even more sad.

They knew Xiang Wenqiu best, knew his loyalty to the country, and also knew that he valued friendship and loyalty.

Watching three hundred of his brothers die at the hands of his own people that night, he must have felt extremely grief-stricken...

Captain Zhou was also shocked when he heard this, because he knew Xiang Wenqiu quite well and what he said just now did not seem to be made up.

But......

"Xiang Wenqiu, stop talking nonsense! If you had followed the orders carefully, how could the general have killed you?"

"You must have secretly joined the Yong army and were discovered by the general, so he won't tolerate you!"

Captain Zhou was unwilling to believe Xiang Wenqiu's words, so he immediately refuted them. The rest of the left-wing troops also nodded in agreement when they heard what he said.

Yes, that’s right, that makes sense!

Xiang Wenqiu sneered and slowly sat up straight.

"At that time, Wuding was ravaged by an epidemic, and Mo Qiandai was worried that we would be infected with the disease, so he chose to kill us halfway."

"If he is willing to treat us as human beings and directly express his concerns on the way back, I, Xiang Wenqiu, will not take the risk of turning back immediately for the sake of my brothers in Jiaocheng."

"Even if he orders us to be trapped outside Jiaonan Road, for the sake of the overall situation, I will have no complaints!"

"But he treated us like grass from the beginning, and he had the power of life and death, and he took no human life! My brothers also have parents, relatives, wives and children. They defended the country and guarded the border to suppress the enemy. Why should they die?"

The voice landed with a loud bang, every word full of resentment and unwillingness.

Captain Zhou saw that everyone's expressions changed several times because of what Xiang Wenqiu said, and was about to open his mouth to refute, but Xiang Wenqiu had already taken the lead.

"Don't believe it? Then turn around and look at the soldiers behind you who just pointed their swords at you!"

"Just because you retreated, Mo Qiandai killed you mercilessly, because he only cared about his own life, and turning against his comrades is Mo Qiandai's usual tactic!"

Upon hearing this, the left-wing soldiers turned around immediately and saw their bodyguards still holding their swords with a defensive look on their faces. Their hearts, which were already half disappointed, sank even lower.

Especially the body of the comrade who was stabbed to death just now, still lying among them...

"Today's defeat is certain. Xiang has come out to persuade you to surrender because I cannot bear to see you being deceived by a cruel and bloodthirsty general who disregards the lives of his soldiers. I also do not want to see my former comrades seeking their own death!"

When Xiang Wenqi said this, he glanced at Wang Houmai and Liu Shengan out of the corner of his eye.

Liu Shengan had been watching Xiang Wenqiu the whole time, and when he saw what he meant, he immediately yelled:

"Damn it! He hasn't died in the hands of the Yong army yet, but his own people have poked a hole in him first. What's the point of fighting?"

"General Qiao, are you really willing to surrender and not kill me? If you give me a clear answer, I will give up the fight!"

Although Qiao Zhongguo had received several assurances from Qiao Diyi that Xiang Wenqiu was definitely capable of great use, he still had to take charge of the overall situation and had to prepare more plans.

But I didn't expect that Xiang Wenqiu would be useful. Now it seems that the outcome is settled!

Then Qiao Zhongguo rode his horse forward one step further and said in a loud and decisive voice:

"A gentleman's promise is worth more than a thousand pounds! I, Qiao Zhongguo, will leave a message in front of the two armies today. Those in the Northern Army will lay down their weapons and will not be killed. This will take effect immediately!"