"The place where I am stationed is the last barrier in the eastern part of Nanchu. If I surrender, the whole of Nanchu will cease to exist! Your Royal Highness, please forgive me."
After saying these words, Li Yuan turned around and hurried back to the city.
Dai Qisi didn't say anything more and just led the people back to the camp.
Wanyan Jing and Tuoba Xue have already made preparations for the attack. Half of the army has been assembled and all siege equipment has been prepared.
After Dai Qisi came back, she immediately issued the order to attack, but just as they were preparing to set off, Zhao Rui and his party came to the military camp.
"Is this a plan to launch a general attack?"
Zhao Rui's face looked a little uncomfortable. He had told him before that when attacking Sansanlipu, he must wait for him to come back.
Dai Qisi took off her mask, feeling a little aggrieved.
"That Li Yuan has no intention of surrendering at all. He plans to fight me to the end. If he doesn't attack the city, won't he be wasted here?"
Zhao Rui was a little helpless. From a military perspective, Dai Qisi did the right thing.
"Okay, now that the army has been assembled, let's set off, but don't get too close."
Dai Qisi said nothing more and immediately ordered the army to set off.
At the city gate, Li Yuan had just walked to Wengcheng. Before the city gate was closed, the soldiers on the city wall shouted that the merchant army was back.
Li Yuan's expression changed drastically and he immediately climbed up to the top of the city.
When he saw Zhao Rui, he was in a trance. He didn't expect King Zhao to come so quickly.
When he saw Zhaoli, Li Yuan was even more disturbed. He thought Dai Qisi was lying to him, but he didn't expect that Zhaoli really surrendered to Dashang.
"General Li, my princess should have advised you just now. Do you still want to die for this dying empire?"
Li Yuan exhaled slightly, thought for a moment, then ran down the city wall and hurried out of the door.
However, he had no intention of surrender, and ran straight to Zhaoli.
"Are you okay? Has General Zhaoyang really gone?"
Zhaoli nodded, with a little sadness appearing on his face.
"Brother Li, the past events in Nanchu are unpopular. You have been commanding troops here for so long, and you should have seen how difficult the lives of the people are. If we can surrender to the big merchants, we may be able to bring a different life to the people."
Li Yuan didn't know that the Nanchu court he was loyal to was rotten to the core. If Mi Yan hadn't been there to support him, the whole of Nanchu would have collapsed.
"But I have been loyal to Nanchu for ten years, and now I am asked to surrender to Dashang..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Rui got off his horse and walked up to him.
"I have long heard that General Li was extremely brave. He only led 3,000 men and horses into the hinterland of Liuzhao and almost destroyed Qingzhao. After the fall of Nanchu, our merchants wanted to use troops against the barbarians in the south. Talents like General Li
, how can I let it go?"
While he was talking, a figure suddenly appeared at the door.
This guy was extremely tall, as tall as two people. He held a pair of huge hammers in his hands, and the ground shook with every step he took.
He went directly to Li Yuan and threw the hammer in his hand heavily on the ground.
"General Li, what are you going to do? Are you going to abandon Nanchu and surrender to Dashang? In that case, I have no choice but to kill you as ordered."