The Return of the Demon

The third prince's eyes were fierce and he said coldly: "Set the mountain on fire."

The expression of the middle-aged man in Confucian clothes changed slightly, and he leaned over and said: "They still have a lot of supplies in their hands. If they set fire to the mountain, these supplies will be burned.

The third prince might as well wait for a few days. Although they have some food and grass, there is no water in the mountain and they cannot resist for long. "

The third prince looked up at the sky with cold eyes, "What if it rains? Follow my instructions. No one of these people can be left alive."

The middle-aged man leaned over and said, "Yes!"

After finishing speaking, he hesitated, "But more than 80,000 people suddenly disappeared. Ning Chen will definitely not give up. He will definitely send people to investigate. If...I mean if he is found out, then... "

The middle-aged man swallowed and did not dare to say the next words.

They all knew that once Ning Chen found out, the consequences would be disastrous.

The third prince did not take it seriously and said with a sinister smile: "So what if we find out? His Highness the Crown Prince did this, what does it have to do with me?

My royal brother is too weak and not suitable to be the crown prince at all.

If the prince wants this capital, my dear brother will have to bear the burden. "

The middle-aged man worriedly said: "No matter who did this, after all, 80,000 people died. How could Ning Chen let it go?"

The third prince smiled grimly, "It doesn't matter, the enemy of my enemy is my friend... Ning Chen just contributed to the Imperial City of South Vietnam, and South Vietnam now hates him to the core."

The middle-aged man sighed, "Is it worth offending Ning Chen for that batch of supplies?"

Jin Tiancheng said solemnly: "It's worth it, of course it's worth it... That batch of supplies is enough for us to recruit troops and buy horses, and we can easily feed an army of 200,000 people and be rich.

Wealth is sought in danger. If we don't fight for it, wouldn't we be like my useless royal brother?

That dragon chair is for those who are capable! "

Jin Tiancheng suddenly looked at the middle-aged man, "What happened to you today? Why did you suddenly become timid?"

This middle-aged man's name is Ji Meng. He is Jin Tiancheng's adviser. He has followed him for a long time and is deeply trusted.

Ji Meng frowned slightly, leaned over and said, "I always feel uneasy."

Jin Tiancheng patted him on the shoulder and joked: "It seems that you are frightened by Ning Chen's name. Don't worry, no matter how powerful he is, he is still a human being, not a god.

Okay, don’t worry, just go and get it done... If something goes wrong, is His Highness the Crown Prince taking the blame? It will definitely not implicate us. "

Ji Meng nodded slightly, bowed and walked away.

Jin Tiancheng looked into the distance and muttered: "Ning Chen, Ning Chen, it's a pity that I don't have any troops in hand, otherwise I really want to stay in Gaoli Kingdom with you."

.......

Gaoliguo, Xiaoyue Mountain.

The battle flags are fluttering at the foot of the mountain.

One hundred thousand troops of the Kaoliguo army guarded the mountain road and watched with eager eyes.

On the mountain was the team led by Zhong Xiuwen.

But now, of the 80,000 troops he led, there are only less than 20,000 left.

The soldiers had food in their hands, but they were seriously short of water.

Everyone had chapped lips and they were stranded on the mountain without water for three days.

They were fooled!

Zhong Xiuwen and Gao Junfeng escorted the supplies. When they were approaching Rufeng City, a pair of South Vietnamese soldiers and horses appeared to stop them, saying that they were coming on the order of Prince Jin Dongxing.

They told Zhong Xiuwen that there was a serious plague in Rufeng City and they needed to take a detour.

Zhong Xiuwen also kept an eye on it and sent people to Rufeng City to investigate.

Sure enough, the gate of Rufeng City was closed tightly.

Zhong Xiuwen didn't think much about it, because Jin Dongxing, the crown prince of Gaoli Kingdom, had a good relationship with Ning Chen, so it was a pleasure to take advantage of him this time.

But what he didn't expect was that they were ambushed.

First, when passing through the canyon, they encountered rolling rocks and trees. They suffered heavy casualties and the army was cut off in the middle.

Then what awaited them was a hail of arrows.

Zhong Xiuwen's people were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses. Before they could recover, Gao Liguo's 100,000-strong army came out.

Zhong Xiuwen and his men fought and retreated, and were forced all the way up Xiaoyue Mountain.

However, only 20,000 soldiers were evacuated to the mountain, and 90% of the supplies escorted were robbed.

Gao Liguo's greed was beyond their imagination. He was not satisfied with 90% of the money and insisted on handing over the last deal.

"Listen to the people on the mountain, abandon your weapons and surrender. Those who surrender will not be killed!"

At the foot of the mountain, the South Vietnamese propaganda soldiers shouted over and over again.

On the mountain, Zhong Xiuwen licked his chapped lips and looked at Gao Junfeng.

Gao Junfeng stared at him and tightened his grip on the handle of the knife, "What are you looking at me doing? Do you want to surrender?"

Zhong Xiuwen said angrily: "You fart, I don't know how to write the word surrender? What I want to say is that we may not be able to escape this disaster.

The grandsons of Gao Liguo are interested in the last bit of supplies in our hands. They want to eat us up, but they will never let us go. "

Gao Junfeng grinned and showed a sarcastic smile: "These grandsons are afraid of the prince, they don't dare to let us live... As long as one escapes, Gao Liguo will be finished.

Do you think the prince has discovered that we are missing now? "

Zhong Xiuwen nodded, "I must have discovered it."

"Then do you think the prince will suspect that we betrayed Daxuan with our troops and supplies?"

Zhong Xiuwen shook his head and said: "I don't know about others, but the prince definitely doesn't.

We followed the prince to conquer Yangzhou, recover Chongzhou, and fight all the way to South Vietnam... The prince will definitely not doubt our loyalty. "

Gao Junfeng grinned, "That's good...even if you die, you can feel at ease!"

Zhong Xiuwen laughed and scolded: "Don't be so discouraged, hold on... The prince will definitely send someone to investigate if he finds out that we didn't return to the southern border..."

Before Zhong Xiuwen finished speaking, he heard Gao Liguo's shouting soldiers at the foot of the mountain: "Listen, people on the mountain, if you don't surrender, don't blame us for setting the mountain on fire."

Zhong Xiuwen and Gao Junfeng's faces changed slightly.

Gao Junfeng smiled bitterly and said: "It seems that we can't wait for the prince to rescue us."

Zhong Xiuwen also smiled bitterly, "It's good that we escorted the supplies, but ended up sending them to Gao Liguo's people.

Losing supplies is a serious crime, and we are ashamed of the prince's trust... It's better to die here in battle and leave a decent appearance."

Gao Junfeng looked determined, "Instead of being burned to death here, it's better to go down the mountain and fight them. Kill one to get enough, kill two to make a profit."

Zhong Xiuwen nodded.

He looked back at the depressed soldiers of Daxuan and said loudly: "My fellow Daxuan, I, Zhong Xiuwen, am sorry for you and have brought you to a dead end... There is no way to make up for it in this life, I can only repay you by working like a cow and a horse in the next life.

You are all the iron-willed men of my Daxuan. We have followed the prince to fight on the battlefield and have been invincible... Even if we are in a desperate situation, we must not weaken the reputation of my Daxuan soldiers and embarrass the prince.

Instead of waiting to be burned to death here, it is better to go down the mountain and fight them to the death. Even if we die, we must take a few people with us.

The prince once wrote a poem, which I will give to you now... Live as a hero, and die as a ghost hero.

There is no coward among the men of Daxuan... Follow this general down the mountain and use our lives to tell Gao Liguo that they have messed with the wrong people."