Chapter 302: The Faint Monarch and the Traitorous Minister
There is nothing to describe in the following situation, whether it is because of the confrontation between the two sides, or because of the hatred of so many people who have died, or the despair of having no hope of escaping at all, the remaining Chu army under the leadership of General Cai Ping fought with Cai Guo's army again.
A bloody battle......
When the last enemy fell under Zhang Gan's long sword, Zhang Gan was the only one left standing in the entire cave, and his body was already scarred, blood was gushing out, and there was even a sharp iron sword, which passed through his waist and completely pierced his whole person......
However, Zhang Gan still did not fall, even if he died soon, but he did not fall......
Zhang Gan, whose eyes were already a little dazed, moved his steps hard, turned around, faced the direction of King Cai's city, his lips trembled a few times, and he seemed to muttered something, but then he tilted his head and died.
Even if he died, General Zhang Gan was still standing upright!
Mo Yun stood behind the corpse of this respectable general and sighed faintly. A generation of soldiers, loyal and martyred!
Just when Mo Yun's heart was full of emotion, a faint light and shadow appeared on the side, and it was General Zhang Gan!
"This ......" Mo Yun looked at this light and shadow, and was stunned for a moment.
"Little friends don't have to sigh." The light and shadow looked at Mo Yun and slowly spoke, "Dying on the battlefield is the best destination for our generation of soldiers." ”
"General, you have not been reincarnated?" Mo Yun looked at the light and shadow in front of him, which was obviously the undead spirit of General Zhang Gan, and said in surprise.
"I'm here to follow the arrangements of the dark. I'm waiting for someone important, but now, the person I'm waiting for has arrived. General Zhang Gan smiled, "Wait until you, and I will be able to leave." ”
"Are you waiting for me? Why? Mo Yun's eyes widened.
"I don't know why, but I think it makes sense for me to wait for you, if I'm gone, if you want to deter and punish evil, I'm afraid it won't work." General Zhang Gan shook his head, and then a long sword emitting a blood-red light appeared in mid-air.
The sword of evil punishment, the sword that used to be Zhanggan, the sword that killed countless enemies on the battlefield, is now a fierce sword that is unparalleled in the world and full of resentment!
"Punish the evil, punish the evil, how did you become like this......" Zhang Gan looked at the evil spirit, full of regret.
"Maybe the reason I'm waiting for you is to help you restore the evil to normal." Zhang Gan raised his hand and touched the evil spirit, and sighed.
"General, didn't you finally bring Xiaohu back to punish the evil spirit, how did it become like this, what happened?" Mo Yun frowned and asked.
"I'm already dead here, how do I know?" Zhang Gan smiled bitterly and shook his head, "But I think the evil should know about it...... Can you show us what happened next? ”
When the evil sword heard Zhang Gan say this, he hummed, and a breath full of resentment emanated from his body, and then Mo Yun's eyes flashed, and he suddenly found that he had actually come to a big hall!
A group of people dressed in splendid official uniforms stood respectfully, and in front of them was a large and magnificent chair, on which a young man who looked no more than thirteen or fourteen years old, dressed in a fine robe, sat upright.
Mo Yun instantly understood, this is probably in the palace of Cai Guo's royal city, and sitting on that chair should be the king of Cai Guo!
"The king, Zhang Gan disregarded the king's order, he actually acted arbitrarily, and after the king's order was issued, he also led the troops to continue the war with the Chu State, and now he has sent a messenger and is waiting outside the palace, does the king want to see it?" An old man standing at the head of the hundred officials, with white hair, respectfully asked the young king for instructions.
"Let him come up." The young king picked up a book from the cases in front of him, and said casually while flipping through it.
"Tell the king and the tiger to meet you." The attendant on the side immediately shouted loudly.
With this shout, the little tiger, who was covered in dust and could barely see his original face, came to the main hall with the same dusty evil spirit. His whole body was almost collapsed, and his steps towards the main hall were simply dragging forward.
But even so, he was still very persistent, and tried his best to come to the throne and kneel down with a thud.
"Wang Hu, a soldier under General Zhang Gan, meet the king!" Xiaohu's head slammed heavily on the hard stone floor.
"What a crime should you be guilty of when you come to meet the king when you come to see the king in such rags!" When a chamberlain standing next to the king saw the young king frowning and covering his nose with his sleeve, he rolled his eyes and asked sharply.
"The villain traveled day and night, rushing back from the front line, just to inform the king of the general's news as soon as possible, and did not dare to lag a little, if he was groomed and rectified, the villain was afraid that he would not be able to inform the king of the news!" Xiaohu bowed his head and knelt on the ground, and said in a trembling voice.
"What do you have to say quickly, what does Zhang Gan want you to say?" The king said dissatisfiedly, and then asked, "Also, Li Changling...... Oh no, what about Supervisor Li? Didn't he come back with you? ”
Mo Yun rolled his eyes as he listened, there is such a king, this Cai country is not a ghost! Isn't it ridiculous to take a general so indifferently to a useless little white-faced scholar so much!
But...... Mo Yun was a little worried, looking at the appearance of the king, if Xiaohu directly told him that the Confucian surnamed Li was killed by Zhang Gan with a sword, he was afraid that he would be dragged out and beheaded by this mediocre king before he had time to say anything...... Xiaohu, think twice when you speak!
But obviously, Xiaohu's mind is also very exquisite, after a little thought, he replied respectfully: "Li Junjian should be with the general now, he said that he wanted to share weal and thin with the soldiers to protect his family and defend the country, and gave up the opportunity to come back, saying that he wanted to be loyal to the king!" ”
"Good boy, the widow knows that he is not wrong!" The king clapped his hands happily, "When he returns, the widow must reward him heavily!" ”
Xiaohu lay on the ground, his body trembling uncontrollably, his face was already full of sad expressions, general, you are now loyal, you are such a mediocre king......
Mo Yun is now happy and angry in his heart, happy because Xiaohu's improvisation temporarily saved his life, and angry because the bastard king actually hasn't mistaken him? His eyes could have been thrown into a pit!
"The king is wise!" Below, led by the old man, a group of ministers raised their hands and shouted in unison.
"Haha, that ...... Your name is Wang Hu, right, you can continue to say, what does Zhang Gan who doesn't listen to orders want you to say? When exactly is he going to return to the city? The king said happily.
"Back to the king, when the general sent me back, he had already fought with the Chu army, and the soldiers suffered heavy losses, but in the same way, the losses of the Chu army were even greater than ours." Xiaohu replied, "The Chu army sent more than 50,000 troops, and by the time I came back, there were only nearly 20,000 left. The general asked me to tell the king that he could die with the rest of the Chu army, so that the king did not have to negotiate any more terms with the Chu state. The general said that after the defeat of this group of troops, the Chu State has no remaining troops to attack our country, and it needs to defend against the attacks of Zhao and other countries on the other side, so we Cai Guo should be able to recuperate for several years, which is enough to replenish the national strength! ”
"Ridiculous!" The king above hadn't spoken yet, but the old man scolded directly, "Zhang Gan is simply talking about it, he only has 30,000 troops, how can he resist the 50,000 male soldiers of the Chu State?" And as far as I know, the state of Chu still has reinforcements after it, how can it be that there is no spare strength to attack our country? In doing this, he completely planned to force the Chu State into a hurry and send a large army to attack us directly! This time, we will lose even the possibility of suing for peace! ”
"No, no, our scout intelligence has already been discovered, the war between Chu and Zhao is in full swing, and there are only 50,000 troops that can divide troops to attack our country, and at most we can send less than 10,000 reinforcements, but now that those 50,000 people have all been killed by the general, Chu has no spare strength to attack us!" Xiaohu said eagerly, "Before the end of the war between Chu and Zhao, our Cai State is safe, these few years are enough time to recuperate and cultivate a strong enough army to resist foreign enemies!" ”
"Ridiculous! Does he think he is a god? Kill more than 50,000 enemy troops with less than 30,000 troops? No joke! The old man's face sank like water, "He is wasting the lives of the soldiers, and even disregarding the safety of the king!" Even if the State of Chu is fighting against the State of Zhao, as long as he divides one percent of the hundreds of thousands of troops, he can wave his army to attack our country, and with the remaining more than 30,000 troops in my country, how can he resist it?! ”
"Old horseman! I think you're afraid of death! You are the one who advocates surrendering the land, and you are the one who advocates non-resistance! It's still you who let the general's squad return to the court! What are you talking about protecting the king, I think you are afraid of the Chu State! Xiaohu couldn't bear it any longer, and suddenly raised his head, his eyes were red, and he stared at the old man viciously.
"You...... You! Angry old man! King, I'm dedicated to the king, for the sake of our Cai country, this stinky boy has no respect! The king will do justice to me! The old man's face flushed with anger, and he knelt down directly towards the king.
"Prime Minister, please get up!" The king immediately said, "The prime minister doesn't have to be like this, no one knows the prime minister's heart." So what should be done now? Does that Zhang Gan have any hope of really defeating the Chu army? ”
"It's impossible!" The old prime minister snorted and stood up, "Zhang Gan This is completely a fool's dream, for today's plan, only if I personally go to Chu State to seek peace, and offer a sincere enough gift, can Chu State let us go!" ”
"You!" Xiaohu's eyes were cracking, he never expected that the general's hard work would be completely wiped out by this old horseman's three or two sentences!
"Your Majesty, no, the general can definitely do it, we can't surrender, we have won! If this continues, our Cai will lose the country! Xiaohu burst into tears and kowtowed to the king again and again.