Thief Emperor

Chapter 947 Defeat
"General!"

A young soldier stood in front of Chen Da's horse and bowed his head respectfully to Chen Da, saying, "General, there are dozens of Shuofang soldiers blocking the road ahead. They said they have captured the father and son of the thief Wei and want to present them to you!"

At this moment, Chen Da and his men have been chasing for seven or eight days. Although it is a chase, it is not easy at all. Now he looks embarrassed, with a layer of dust covering his face.

After hearing this, Chen Da immediately perked up and asked, "How many people are here? Are you sure they have captured Wei Quanzhong and his son?"

The soldier shook his head and said, "Only two people came."

Chen Da wiped the dust off his face with his sleeve and said, "Come on, take me to see it."

He rode forward and soon saw the two Shuofang soldiers who came to report the news. The two Shuofang soldiers were in their thirties or forties, and judging from their uniforms, they were not ordinary soldiers. After seeing Chen Da, they also looked at Chen Da's armor, then bowed their heads and saluted, saying, "Greetings, General."

Chen Da sat on his horse, looked at the two men, then jumped off the horse and asked, "Have you captured Wei Quanzhong?"

"Yes."

One of them bowed his head and clasped his fists and said, "It's not far away. We can lead the general over now."

Chen Da thought for a moment and said, "Okay, you guys lead the way, and I'll lead the others to follow you."

The two men looked at each other, and the older one lowered his head and said, "General..."

Chen Da only looked at him and understood what he meant. He said calmly, "Don't worry. If we really catch Wei Quanzhong, your contribution will be indispensable."

The man took a deep breath and lowered his head: "General, let's go together..."

Before he finished speaking, another younger man lowered his head and interrupted him, saying, "General, please follow me!"

Chen Da touched his chin and looked at the two people with interest.

The man who was interrupted earlier was a little annoyed. He stepped forward, grabbed his companion's collar, and shouted angrily: "You only think about your own merits!"

"I haven't made my point yet!"

After saying this, he turned around and looked at Chen Da, lowered his head and gritted his teeth and said, "General, there are thirty or forty of us doing this. We are just trying to survive. We have always heard that the Jiangdong Army keeps its word. Please promise us, General!"

Chen Da looked at him with admiration and said with a smile, "You are quite loyal."

The man lowered his head, clenched his fists, and said in a hoarse voice: "We brothers have families and just want to survive..."

Chen Da was very happy and said with a smile: "Don't worry, our Jiang...our Tang army has always been clear about rewards and punishments. If you really capture Wei Quanzhong, it will be a great achievement. Not only will you not be killed, but His Majesty will also reward you."

"Lead the way."

"Yes!"

The two men then bowed their heads to Chen Da and led the way.

To be safe, Chen Da brought five hundred soldiers and followed the two men for about six or seven miles. The two men led Chen Da's troops to an inconspicuous loess hillock, and finally, after many twists and turns, they came to a cave entrance.

Soon, their companions carried out two people.

The reason they were carried out was that the two men were tied up tightly. They were placed on a wooden board and carried out.

Both of them were blindfolded, with disheveled hair and blood at the corners of their mouths. It was obvious that they had suffered a lot before this.

After being carried out, Chen Da noticed that the shape of their legs seemed to be wrong, so he frowned and asked, "Their legs?"

The older man bowed his head and said, "We were afraid they would escape and be interrupted by us."

Chen Da had a strange expression on his face when he heard this. He shook his head slightly and said, "How can he escape?"

The older man was silent for a moment, lowered his head, and said in a hoarse voice: "They killed people indiscriminately, and I, a brother in life and death, died in their hands."

This makes sense.

Chen Da looked back at his subordinates and signaled them to take over the scene. He did not rush to confirm Wei Quanzhong's identity. He just looked at the man in front of him and asked, "What's your name?"

The man was silent for a while, then lowered his head and said, "A person who betrays his master has a name that is not worth mentioning."

Chen Da shook his head and said, "That's not right. Wei Quanzhong and his son committed atrocities in Guanzhong, which angered both heaven and man. If they are really the father and son, you should be regarded as abandoning the dark and joining the light."

The man hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "My last name is Xie, and my humble name is Gang."

"Thank you Gang..."

Chen Da nodded at him.

"I got it."

At this time, his soldiers had completely controlled the scene. Chen Da then walked up to the father and son, squatted down, and took off the cloth covering Wei Quanzhong's eyes.

At this time, nearly two days had passed since the general was captured by his men.

After he was caught, his subordinates had been discussing what to do, and at the same time, they were looking for the movements of the Jiangdong Army. It was not until now that Chen Da was brought here. For two days, he only drank some water and had not eaten a grain of rice. In addition to the injury on his leg, he could hardly see anything at this moment, and his eyes were blurry.

Chen Da looked at him and took off the cloth on Wei Yao's face.

Wei Yao was young and still sober. He glanced at Chen Da, took a deep breath and stopped talking.

Chen Da looked at the father and son and scratched his head.

The ages matched, but he didn't know Wei Quanzhong and his son.

So, he reached out and fumbled around the father and son, and found some objects and one or two letters. Then he stood up and said, "Come on, give them some food and drink, and then take them away."

"Go see the general."

Chen Da was in a good mood and said with a smile: "I can't recognize them, but the general should recognize them!"

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Two days later, in the commander's tent of Su Sheng's troops.

Chen Da stood behind Su Sheng and said with a smile, "After I caught these two, they became very silent and refused to say a word. General, take a look and see if it's them or not."

Su Sheng was bending over to distinguish between Wei Quanzhong and his son. He only took one look at Wei Quanzhong and recognized him. Then he turned around to look at Chen Da and said with a smile, "I also only met him once or twice when I was a teenager with my father. I can't remember clearly, but I'm probably right."

He patted Chen Da on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Bo Zhong has done a great job in capturing the Wei father and son alive."

Originally, the main force of the Shuofang Army had been destroyed, and Wei Quanzhong and his son were actually not that important. However, a considerable number of the Shuofang Army's remaining forces had already returned to Shuofang Lingzhou.

After all, General Wei has more than one son, Wei Yao.

Now that we have captured the father and son, it will be much easier to deal with Shuofang in the future. Maybe once the manifesto arrives, Shuofang can be conquered by issuing the manifesto, and by then the northwest of the New Tang will be immediately stabilized.

Chen Daliang shook his head and said, "This is all due to the general's good command."

"Besides, it was the Shuofang Army who captured them. It has nothing to do with me."

Su Sheng just smiled and didn't respond. Instead, he squatted in front of Wei Quanzhong and looked at Wei Quanzhong, whose hair was almost completely white and who looked extremely haggard.

"General Wei, do you still recognize me?"

Wei Quanzhong looked up at Su Sheng, then lowered his head again. After a moment of silence, he said silently, "You are just like your father, not smart."

"Your father died because of this word of loyalty."

Having said this, he stopped talking.

After being caught, he rarely spoke.

Because my mental and physical energy has been exhausted, I have no strength left and I don’t even have the energy to speak.

In just a few days, most of his hair turned white.

Su Sheng looked at him and sneered: "At this time, you still dare to slander the Holy Emperor in front of me. I want to see what will happen to you in the future!"

Wei Quanzhong closed his eyes and said nothing.

Su Sheng glanced at Wei Yao again and asked, "Do you have anything to say?"

Wei Yao opened his eyes and looked at Su Sheng.

"It's all Li Hao's fault that he was too stupid to be used by you guys like this."

After he finished speaking, he gritted his teeth and said, "Winners take all, losers take all, there's nothing to say."

"I've had all the fun I could have in Guanzhong these past few years. Now I'm just going to die. What's there to say?"

"it is good."

Su Sheng clapped his hands and said, "In that case, I will not say anything to you. When we get to Chang'an, your father and son's old friends will explain it to you."

"Bo Zhong."

He shouted, and Chen Da immediately stepped forward and bowed his head, saying, "I am here!"

"Take them to Chang'an immediately."

"Leave it to your majesty to handle."

Chen Da bowed his head deeply.

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)