Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

When Wanyan Huonu returned to the camp, the Qi cavalry who had been ambushing and pursuing outside had also returned, riding on their war horses, their bodies covered in dust and dried blood.

The head of a Mouke named Dajibao was tied under the neck of Han Shizhong's horse. Wanyan Xiyi was captured by Niu Gao with his hands tied behind his back. His mouth was gagged, and he was placed on an empty horse, which carried him into the city. Above the city wall, the flag of Qi swayed in the wind.

As we walked along, we could see bloodstains everywhere on the khaki streets. Vehicles carrying corpses of the Wanyan tribe passed by, and soldiers armed with swords patrolled by.

The strong horses stopped in front of the government office. The guards standing in front of some dilapidated official residences stepped forward to take the horses. Niu Gao had Wanyan Xiyi escorted in.

There were a dozen prisoners in military uniforms kneeling in the courtyard of the government office. When they saw Wanyan Xiyi being pushed in, they all raised their heads. Their bloodstained and blackened faces had numb expressions, and their lifeless eyes stared at the figure passing by.

"Meng'an, we won't surrender!"

Suddenly someone shouted in Jurchen.

"Yes, we Jurchens will not surrender!"

"No... I'm not a Jurchen. I don't want to die yet."

"Meng'an, I don't want to die either!"

A noisy sound then rang out. Some people glared, some lowered their heads and sobbed softly. The chaotic words poured into Wanyan Xiyi's ears. He "wuwu--" twice, but could not utter a word because his mouth was blocked. He lowered his head and dared not look at these captured generals again.

He really didn't have the face to look at them.

"Go quickly——"

The burly Qi soldiers pushed him. Niu Gao and Han Shizhong walked into the yard from behind. They glanced at the shouting captives and waved their hands. Immediately, several guards walked over and raised their spears to whip them: "What are you shouting about? Shut up!"

"Be quiet, or I'll kill you if you keep yelling!"

The screams from being beaten made Wanyan Xiyi, who was walking in front, tremble in the shoulders.

Walking through the courtyard and entering the lobby, I saw a thin general in silver armor walking over: "General Niu and General Han, thank you for your hard work."

Niu Gao and Han Shizhong in the rear hurried forward and clasped their fists: "This general surrenders the order. We have captured Xiangzhou governor Wanyan Xiyi and beheaded his guard commander."

Wanyan Xiyi closed his eyes. When the Qi army attacked the city, Xi Sheng, as the commander, had been outside and had not shown up. Later, he broke through with his cavalry. In the dark night, the rogue-looking general named Han Shizhong chased him very eagerly and almost caught up with him several times. His subordinates, such as Da Ji and Bao Na, who were highly skilled in martial arts, led their cavalry to turn around and try to stop the enemy from escaping, but they were defeated in a short time, and they themselves died, with their heads hung under the horse's neck.

The black-faced man named Niu Gao suddenly rushed out when he was in panic and grabbed him off his horse in one move. He didn't know how many of his personal soldiers and officers who were protecting him in his escape were killed. Anyway, when they turned back, these people were leading two or three hundred empty war horses.

It turns out that the head coach of these people looks like this...

Wanyan Xiyi calmed down and slowly opened his eyes. Several generals came into his sight. Only then did he realize that Qi had sent several generals to attack Huaide.

A handsome young man also wearing silver armor; two burly generals who looked exactly the same; a strong and powerful general wearing silver armor with a tiger head; a young general with a simple face and fierce eyes, and next to him there was a young man who was looking at him, and he looked a bit like a tribesman.

In front of him were the black-faced Niu Gao who had captured him and the ruffian Han Shizhong who was chasing him. He had learned this from his conversation with others on the road.

Then there was the skinny guy...

He glanced at Xi Sheng and sighed in his heart: They are just the vanguard of Qi State, and they really think highly of me.

He felt that he had a lot of brave warriors under his command, but now they were all wiped out in one battle and he was even captured, which made him feel somewhat unbalanced.

Niu Gao and Han Shizhong had already brought the man back. After they bowed, they said a few words to Xi Sheng and walked away. Zeng Tu, who had returned more than an hour earlier, bumped into Niu Gao and said, "You black fellow are so lucky. I thought he would run to Pennsylvania, but he ran in the opposite direction and fell into your hands."

Wanyan Xiyi glanced at him, with some realization in his eyes.

Niu Gao smiled innocently: "It's not that I, the old cow, am lucky."

Zeng Tu rolled his eyes and snorted: "I was lucky in the past." "You two are lucky." Di Lei, who was wearing tiger-head silver armor, rolled his eyes at them: "I rushed to break down the city gate, but this guy still led his troops out of the city, and I was not the first one to climb up." He turned to look at Xu Wen over there: "It was you who climbed up first."

"What a coincidence, what a coincidence." Xu Wen put on a smile, the hostility in his eyes receded a little, then he turned around and looked at Hua Rong with a licking smile, "How can I be as good as Brother Hua, who can suppress the city walls with his archery skills and help his soldiers climb the city walls? I just rely on brute force, hehe, brute force——"

"Hmph——" Hua Rong turned his head away, too lazy to pay attention to him.

Xu Wen was not annoyed, but came over to flatter Hua Rong and said, "I love hunting, but unfortunately I am not good at archery. If you have time, please teach me."

Hua Rong glanced at him. He was too shy to say harsh words to his own people. He just hummed twice and said reluctantly, "Wait until I have time."

"That's great." Xu Wen acted delighted and asked quickly, "When is Brother Hua free?"

"..."

Hua Rong was speechless, and the others looked on in despair. Han Shizhong sat cross-legged on a chair, and smilingly picked up a pastry beside him and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Alright, generals." Xi Sheng clapped his hands, and his clear voice attracted the attention of several people: "We have just taken Xiangzhou, the war is not over yet, it is not time to relax yet."

Everyone's faces became serious. Hua Rong breathed a sigh of relief and looked at him gratefully.

"This... Wanyan Xiyi?"

Xi Sheng looked at the prefect of Qianxiangzhou. The Jurchen woman with her mouth blocked was silent for a moment and nodded.

Zeng Tu opened his mouth to speak but then closed it again.

"Take out the gag."

As the order was given, a soldier stepped forward to take it out. Wanyan Xiyi immediately let out a "Puha" sound and gasped heavily.

Xi Sheng waited until he had caught his breath and said, "I am Xi Sheng, the General of the State of Qi who is in charge of the front line. I have a question for you: are you willing to surrender?"

Wanyan Xiyi looked at him with understanding, and said in fluent Chinese: "But your King Qi will not come here?"

Several generals in the hall looked at each other, and Xu Wen and Hua Rong held the hilts of the swords at their waists.

"That's right." Xi Sheng nodded, and said without hiding anything: "His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi will definitely not come here."

"Can you allow me some time to think about it?" Wanyan Xiyi wanted to clasp his fists, but his arms were tied up. Then he remembered that he was still tied up. However, he had been tied up for too long and his blood circulation was blocked, so he lost consciousness.

"I'll give you one day. If Shen Shizheng doesn't respond, I'll kill you." Xi Sheng nodded and waved his hand: "Come on, take him down."

Two soldiers came forward, grabbed Wanyan Xiyi and walked out.

"Since it's such a trouble, General, you might as well kill him." Zeng Tu said with a frown as he looked at the figure walking out.

"After all, he is the first Wanyan general to be captured, so we should give him some chances." Xi Sheng turned around and smiled: "Okay, next we have to cooperate with His Highness, and all generals should be prepared."

"I don't know where His Highness has gone." Hua Rong relaxed, glanced at Xu Wen's hand, and then his expression returned to normal.

"They must have already joined up with the Yidian tribe."

Xi Sheng said, watching several guards hang up the geomancy map, and walked forward: "We have a lot to do, everyone, next is Pennsylvania!"

All the generals stood up and walked to the geomancy map. (End of this chapter)