Simulated Immortal Cultivation: Beginning with Changchun's Immortality

Chapter 273 Hope and Despair

In the eyes of many people, the Shiyu Kingdom has a vast land and rich resources, sitting on the land of eight counties, and the failure of a war does not matter at all, let alone being associated with the subjugation of the country.

Therefore, Xi Linan and others can feel at ease to sell the interests of the country for gold and silver property.

Therefore, in order to satisfy his appetite, Yang Benzhong went to the military camp without forgetting to bring his favorite cook, pots and pans, and even a carriage full of them. By the time he arrived at the military camp, it had been delayed by a full day compared to the originally scheduled time. .

Even though there were criticisms in the army, Yang Benzhong still turned a deaf ear to them.

He also had plausible answers to the lieutenant's questioning.

In his words, being a general does not need to share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, as long as the rewards and punishments are upright, those who should be rewarded will be rewarded, and those who should be punished will be punished. respect.

The reinforcements consisted of 8 people from the three towns. Yang Benzhong simply ordered the generals of the various ministries to restrain the sergeants under his command.

So far, ten days have passed since Zheng Xin sent troops to ask for help.

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"Head, Shanggu City is really about to lose its hold, why don't we withdraw!"

In the ruins of the city, the soldiers grabbed Zheng Xin's sleeves and begged his general bitterly.

And Zheng Xin was already red-eyed, if the lieutenant general hadn't stopped him quickly, the gaping sword in his hand would have been slashing at the soldiers.

"Reinforcement, reinforcements are coming, as long as you hold on, hold on to the lane, the time for the Chetuo people to die is coming..."

Even though Zheng Xin was hugged from behind, his eyes were still red and he kept shouting.

"General, how can there be any reinforcements! All of us were sold by the dog emperor. For ten days, the agreed reinforcements have not even been seen. Let's go, you don't owe the dog emperor any more!"

There were still traces of tears on the face of the confidant.

Shanggu City was broken three days ago, and the exhausted guards didn't pay attention to the secret road leading directly to the city outside the city. In this way, on a dark night, Che Tuo Ruishi, who entered the city in the dark, set fire to the city. A riot was caused, and the inside and outside cooperated to deceive and open the city gate.

At this point, Shanggu City fell.

It's just that after the fall of Shanggu City, Zheng Xin did not escape, but led the remaining soldiers into pieces, and by virtue of his familiarity with the lanes of Shanggu City, he actually fought a street battle with the Chetuo people.

Today, almost all the people in the city have died, only dozens of people surrounded Zheng Xin, especially in the corner.

The soldiers finally broke through the siege and came back, telling Zheng Xin the good news that reinforcements are coming.

This is also the motivation for the defenders to survive until today.

It’s just that I didn’t expect to wait and wait. Two full days had passed since the originally agreed time, but Zheng Xin never saw the shadow of the reinforcements. The utterly disappointed Shanggu guards burst into resentment, and some officers and soldiers even tried to tie Zheng Xin to the car. King Tuo invited credit.

Fortunately, the cronies discovered it in time and put an end to the mutiny.

However, it also left the small number of remnant soldiers with less than fifty.

"why?"

Zheng Xin leaned against the earthen wall, looking at the sky smeared by the black smoke of the fire, showing a puzzled expression.

Even though the whole city was fighting the enemy bravely, why didn't the reinforcements that were supposed to arrive appear? Obviously so many people didn't deserve to die, but they all died at the hands of their own people.

His firm confidence was shaken from the moment he joined the army, leaving only confusion and incomprehension.

At this moment, a close friend suddenly ran in in a panic.

"It's not good, general..."

Before he could finish speaking, a man's rough voice came from outside the room.

"Listen, people inside. Your Majesty is magnanimous. As long as General Zheng surrenders sincerely, the past will be ignored, and everyone else will be spared the death penalty. Don't be stubborn!"

Immediately, there was a sound of soldiers walking, and it was obvious that the Chetuo people had surrounded the courtyard where the defenders finally lived.

Zheng Xin's bloody eyes widened when he heard this, and he was about to rush out to fight the Chetuo people to death.

The cronies of the guards on the left and right exchanged glances with each other, and suddenly struck Zheng Xin unconscious.

It didn't take long before a disarmed soldier came out unarmed with his arms raised high, boldly asking.

"If my general is willing to surrender, are you really willing to let me survive?"

Will you surrender?

Qu Shaoqing pondered for a moment, followed suit and agreed.

This person is a useful talent. With a mere [-] defenders and the people in the city, he defended Shanggu City for eleven days. Even if the city gate was restrained, especially in the street fighting until this moment, such an opponent should be respected by him.

Although I don't know why the other party changed his mind, and there is some discrepancy with King Che Tuo's guess, but it is clear that a living Zheng Xin is more valuable than a dead Zheng Xin.

After receiving the promise from Qu Shaoqing, an unusual general, that person ran back to the courtyard again. Not long after, three or four people came out surrounded by Zheng Xin who was still in a coma, and the leader looked at Qu Shaoqing vigilantly. Qing.

"The general has been brought out by our brothers. Are you really willing to keep your promise?"

This person is Zheng Xin's deputy general.

Looking at the unconscious Zheng Xin, Qu Shaoqing suddenly understood, smiled and agreed.

"Naturally, as long as your general is willing to surrender to my king, all the promises I made before will still count with my life."

These words seemed to give everyone a dose of reassurance.

What's more, even if you don't believe it, what can you do, the opponent has a lot of people, and if you want to take them down, you just have to pay more.

"Then we surrender!"

The lieutenant general was the first to drop his weapon, and spat fiercely in the direction of the king's city, completely severing his last thoughts.

"We are willing to surrender."

Seeing that someone has already set an example, everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and they all dropped their weapons.

He knelt down towards Qu Shaoqing.

As far as this is concerned, they have already paid off what they owed to Shiyu, and now it is the king of Shiyu who owes them.

The people were escorted by Qu Shaoqing's cronies, and Zheng Xin was tied hands and feet, and carried back to King Chetuo's camp by two people. The moment they passed by, the lieutenant suddenly asked.

"The reinforcements outside the city have arrived..."

Qu Shaoqing raised his head strangely and looked at the other person, but the person's eyes were looking at the distance leisurely, and did not meet his gaze.

"Reinforcement?"

Qu Shaoqing sneered.

"How can there be any reinforcements? In the eyes of your newly appointed coach, you soldiers are not as expensive as his cook!"

The moment he got the news in the past, he couldn't believe it. The commander-in-chief of the great army actually delayed the departure of the army because of a cook.

When the deputy general heard the words, his eyes were glazed, as if wondering if he had heard the wrong thing.

Could this kind of person be the new commander appointed by King Shiyu?

Immediately, he couldn't suppress the wound on his body anymore, a mouthful of blood spewed out, and his eyes went completely black.

(End of this chapter)