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Chapter 333 Willing to bear this karmic debt

It was late at night, on a mountain road at the border of Tianqi Dayue.

Li Yuan smiled wryly: "Ha... ha... well, I will lose! I am convinced that I lost!"

He shouted: "Marquis Wu'an, what do you want now?"

At the top, Xiao Jingpeng shook his head and said: "Just now, this Marquis has said, surrender, let the Empress Dowager Dayue and the Emperor submit a letter of surrender to Tianqi! The first condition is that Da Yue is not allowed to commit any crimes against Tianqi again within 50 years. This Marquis can let you These soldiers returned to their homeland."

When the soldiers of Dayue heard this, they instantly became hopeful:
"General, let's surrender."

"General, we don't want to die!"

"General, let's go home together!"······

Looking at the scene in front of him, Li Yuan shook his head helplessly, his face full of sadness!
Marquis Wu'an, at this moment of life and death, you actually came up with this trick, you are truly amazing!Now the morale of the army is completely broken!
At this moment, even if I want to fight to the death, these soldiers are already useless!

But you want the empress dowager and the emperor to hand over the letter of surrender. As soon as the news is sent back to Dayue, the empress dowager will destroy me all over the house!
Xiao Jingpeng continued: "No rush, Li Yuan, just think about it slowly. This Marquis is still waiting for news from other places!"

Hearing this, Li Yuan was shocked again: "Marquis Wu An, what do you mean?"

Xiao Jingpeng's resonant voice sounded again: "Li Yuan, you don't think that you are the only one being surrounded tonight, do you?"

"You've said it all. I'm the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion, which has guarded the northern border for more than 200 years. I'm familiar with this place. You fled in a hurry tonight. This Marquis is very clear about the escape routes you have in this situation!"

"What!" Li Yuan's heart turned cold for an instant. He thought that this battle was a complete defeat. Even if he returned to Dayue, he would have no way out, so he would die here!

At least the queen mother will not blame me all over the house!Even if the queen mother wants to vent her anger, the prince will find a way to protect my family!
But now, if the other soldiers are all captured!Even if I die here, not only the queen mother will kill me all over the house!The prince will never plan for me!
"Ha...ha..." Li Yuan laughed at himself, "I, Li Yuan, am self-confident and smart, but today I am under your Marquis Wu'an, and I suffered a complete defeat!"

But Xiao Jingpeng shook his head and said: "This Marquis doesn't like to kill, but he was born in the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, so he has to wear armor to fight in the end! But this Marquis also has family members, and he always misses them."

"Li Yuan, the soldiers behind you all have families, parents, wives and children. If you surrender tonight, you will be able to take them back to Da Viet the day Da Yue hands in the letter of surrender."

"If you insist on leading them to die here! Li Yuan, this Marquis assures you that this matter will be spread throughout Dayue!"

Hearing this, Li Yuan collapsed in an instant, silently wryly smiling!

Marquis Wu An, you are blocking my way!If I make a desperate fight tonight, you will definitely let some people go on purpose, and through their mouths, bring back the battle here to Dayue!
If this is the case, I, Li Yuan, will not only be wiped out, but the family members of these soldiers will even dig up my ancestral graves!
At this moment, the Dayue soldiers on the mountain road all looked at Li Yuan with hope in their eyes, but they felt hopeless!Will Li Yuan really offend the queen mother and the emperor for these shrimp soldiers and crab generals?If he really wanted to, he wouldn't hesitate so much!
Thinking of this, the little hope that appeared just now disappeared in an instant!

At a glance, the densely packed Dayue soldiers on the mountain road are all limp on the ground at this moment, sluggish!
Marquis Wu An went on to say: "Li Yuan, why are you still hesitating? Could it be that you are still expecting that those who fled along the way were not besieged?"

"Li Yuan, you can't escape the responsibility of this battle, but if you can take these soldiers back, there will be a lot fewer people who hate you in Da Yue."

"This Marquis doesn't like to kill, but if it's a last resort, I'm willing to bear this karmic debt!"

"At the very least, this Marquis has protected the people of Tianqi!"

"But if you insist on letting everyone die here with you, Da Yue will surely scatter people's hearts, and I'm afraid Da Yue will shake his foundation!"

"In those years, the descendants of the small neighboring countries that were massacred by your late emperor will definitely take the opportunity to cause chaos! At that time, Da Yue will probably be divided by the chaos! If this is the case, Da Yue may not be able to turn around in the next hundred years!"

"Li Yuan, Da Yue has made money by exchanging 50 years for a hundred years! The Empress Dowager Da Yue and the emperor should be able to figure this out."

Li Yuan's heart trembled, what Marquis Wu'an said was true, and because of this, if everyone is captured, no matter if it is the queen mother or the prince, it is impossible to let me go!But if the empress dowager and the emperor hand over the letter of surrender, the empress dowager will not let me go!For me, it's all dead end!

Just as he was talking, a fast horse came galloping and finally stopped beside Marquis Wu An. The man reported loudly: "Father Commander, the rest of the fugitive soldiers have successfully surrounded them and are waiting for Father Commander's orders!"

Marquis Wu'an shouted, "Okay, well done!"

Hearing this, Li Yuan instantly raised his head to look at that person, his eyes filled with astonishment again: "Xiao Hengyu, haven't you disappeared and whereabouts are unknown?"

Xiao Hengyu pursed his lips and smiled: "Li Yuan, I've let you down. If I hadn't disappeared, how could you believe that the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion has no successors! And how can you believe that the army in the northern region has no leader!"

Li Yuan smiled wryly for a moment: "Ha... ha... I should have thought of it a long time ago, you Wu'anhou has already laid such a net, how can you let your beloved son have an accident!"

"Marquis Wu'an, I finally understand this battle! Why is your Mansion of Marquis Wu'an so feared by Emperor Mingxi!"

"How many emperors can hold back such a Marquis of Wu'an Mansion!"

Marquis Wu'an's eyes darkened, Li Yuan, at this moment, you are still thinking of planting a grudge between Marquis Wu'an's mansion and Emperor Mingxi!
But he shook his head and said with a smile: "Li Yuan, you still have the heart to care about these things at the moment. Could it be that you thought I was bluffing you!"

Then he yelled: "Yu'er, tell General Li Yuan how many Da Yue soldiers you have surrounded this time, so that General Li can know for sure!"

"Yes." Xiao Hengyu said loudly: "Father, we have surrounded seven groups of people this time, with a total of about 18 people. Those places, like this one, are waiting for General Li Yuan to make up his mind!"

"General Li, you lost nearly 8 horses in this battle tonight!"

"Now you have more than 2 here, and 18 over there. So many soldiers, what do you think? Save or not?"

Hearing this, Li Yuan felt dizzy for a moment, Marquis Wu An, you are really amazing!Then his body went limp, and he fell off the horse in an instant!
"General! General!" The cronies beside him rushed forward to help Li Yuan up, and asked anxiously, "General, how are you doing?"

Xiao Hengyu went on to say: "By the way, Li Yuan, I forgot to tell you one thing. Just after my father surrounded you, I sent this news to all the generals. We also told your soldiers the truth. , Tell them that their life and death are all in your mind!"

Hearing this, Li Yuan felt tightness in his chest for an instant, and then spewed out a mouthful of blood with a puff!

The cronies on the side were already panicked: "General! General!"

But more soldiers of Dayue looked at this scene blankly with ashen faces!Their general, just a moment ago, was still hesitating whether to save them or not!How can they empathize with it!
After a long time, Li Yuan, who had just recovered from his breath, laughed wildly: "Ha...ha...ha...ha...", with unwillingness in his eyes!There is also the fear of the unknown future!
Xiao Jingpeng, in the last battle that year, your father defeated the late emperor, and let the late emperor die with regret!Now in this battle, you planted the seeds of fear in the hearts of the soldiers of Dai Viet!I'm afraid that in your lifetime, Da Viet will not dare to come again!
No, there is another Xiao Hengyu here!After this battle, Xiao Hengyu is no longer the old prince Xiao!When you, Xiao Jingpeng, retreat, there will be a new cohesion in the northern border!

No, no, Li Yuan suddenly thought of something!
Then there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, Xiao Jingpeng, and Emperor Mingxi were here, he couldn't tolerate such a Marquis of Wu'an Mansion!

Alright, let me see, without foreign aggression, your Marquis of Wu'an Mansion will be able to live in peace!

Heh...heh...maybe in my lifetime, I still have time to see the final fate of your Wu'anhou Mansion!

Li Yuan finally shouted: "Okay, I will write a letter to the Queen Mother!"

Marquis Wu'an pursed his lips and smiled, and said: "Okay. Li Yuan, I only give you five days to go to the capital of Dayue. Five days is enough for a round trip."

"You'd better state in your letter that the Empress Dowager Dayue and the Emperor should make a decision as soon as possible and send someone to send a letter of surrender. Once the fifth day arrives, the Marquis will not wait."

"This Marquis doesn't like to kill, so you can rest assured that this Marquis will not let your soldiers starve to death within five days! One steamed bun and one bowl of water a day, this Marquis can still do it."

Hearing this, Li Yuan's heart sank, and he went back and forth every five days. Marquis Wu An was forcing the Queen Mother and the Emperor to make a decision!
It is true that one steamed bun a day will not starve to death, but after five days, these soldiers only have the strength to walk back!

Li Yuan finally responded helplessly: "Okay, I'll write, bring a pen and paper!"

"Very good." Marquis Wu'an pursed his lips and smiled, "Yu'er, give General Li Yuan the additional conditions of surrender."

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief." Xiao Hengyu replied loudly, took the documents, pens, inks, papers and inkstones from his entourage, jumped up and flew towards the mountain road!

After a while, he was already in front of Li Yuan, and he pursed his lips and smiled: "General Li, you have worked hard."

Li Yuan's eyes darkened: "Xiao Shizi is really brave, he dared to come down alone!"

Xiao Hengyu smiled: "General Li, I am young and energetic, and relying on my good martial arts, I will naturally be more unscrupulous! General Li is used to it. Human life is a matter of heaven, so don't waste time. Please, General Li."

As he spoke, he directly handed over the documents, pen, ink, paper and inkstone in his hand: "By the way, General Li must remember to use your general's seal!"

At this moment, seeing the demeanor and determination in Xiao Hengyu's eyes, Li Yuan instantly felt powerless, and sighed inexplicably in his heart, it's good to be young!In the end, he reached out and took the things helplessly: "Got it."

Xiao Hengyu nodded and returned the salute, jumped again and flew away!

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(End of this chapter)