The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 643 Going Together

"The Wu Kingdom was destroyed?"

Hu Zun looked at the messenger in front of him with his eyes wide open.

how could be?

So fast? ?

Didn’t we agree to wait until everything is ready before taking action?

Hu Zun took a deep breath, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes. He asked puzzledly: "How did the Wu Kingdom perish?"

"General, the General of Chariots and Cavalry marched straight in, captured Sun Hao, the ruler of Wu, and immediately forced him to surrender. The Wu Kingdom was thus destroyed."

Hu Zun opened his mouth immediately. He wanted to say something dirty, but when he saw the deputy generals around him staring at him, Hu Zun closed his mouth.

The Wu Kingdom was destroyed just like that?
He couldn't believe it for a moment.

Their original strategy was not like this at all.

At the beginning, Hu Zun summoned two people and secretly told them his strategy. He would hold Ding Feng back, Wen Qin would hold Hu Zun back, and then Guanqiu Jian would break through from Wuchang. If they could capture the emperor in Wuchang, it would be best. If not, they would chase him.

In this way, the garrisons from all over Wu would go to protect the emperor, and Guanqiu Jian would pretend to chase Sun Hao, and when he approached Danyang County, he could change his route directly.

Attack Songzi from behind Shi Ji, kill Shi Ji first, then defeat Ding Feng together, and then attack Jianye from three directions.

Hu Zun felt that his strategy was relatively perfect and took all aspects into consideration.

But he didn't expect that Guanqiu Jian would be so crazy.

After chasing for a while, we finally caught up with Jianye!

This is the final achievement of destroying a country!!
My contribution to destroying a nation! My great general!
Hu Zun's lips trembled slightly, and facing everyone's gaze, he showed a very stiff smile.

"Yes, the General of Chariots and Cavalry is indeed brave and powerful."

"Once the Wu Kingdom is destroyed, the world will be unified and the great cause will be accomplished!"

Hu Zun praised him a few more times before saying to the others, "Go ahead and contact Ding Feng and ask him to obey the imperial edict and surrender to us."

"Let's all go out!"

When the deputy generals walked out of the inner room, they suddenly heard the old general's angry roar from inside. They trembled and then hurried away.

Within the encirclement of Hu Zun's army, the Wu army was completely thrown into chaos.

Inside the Wu army camp, Ding Feng held a long sword and looked at the several tied-up generals in front of him with red eyes.

And these captured generals all had different expressions at this moment.

"General! The Wu Kingdom has been destroyed! Do you still want us to die?"

"General, why are you disobeying the imperial order?!"

The few people who were captured were all those who were preparing to surrender to Hu Zun with their troops. Ding Feng led his confidants to capture these people.

Inside the tent, the generals were silent. They looked at each other for a few seconds, their hearts filled with mixed feelings.

Ding Feng shouted loudly: "How dare you disrupt the morale of our army?"

"How could the Wu Kingdom possibly perish? This is just Hu Zun's strategy, designed to make us give up resistance!"

"General, you've seen the seal on the imperial edict, right? The Emperor's seal! How could it be fake?"

"That's not the Emperor's Seal at all! It was a replica made by Hu Zun! This is their plan!"

Ding Feng roared again.

Looking at his red eyes, the generals dared not speak.

After learning the news, Ding Feng became like this.

He was originally a hot-tempered and fierce general, and the news from the rear completely infuriated the general, making him even more irritable. He immediately executed the person who came to deliver the message, burned the imperial edict, and announced that this was all Hu Zun's plan.

However, the generals were very clear about whether the edict was true or false.

The edict may not have been issued by the emperor, but the imperial seal on it could not be fake. The emperor's seal must have fallen into the hands of the Wei people.

Then what else is there to fight about?
Ding Feng pointed his sword at the people in front of him. "Drag these people away and behead them in public for believing in rumors and disrupting the morale of the army!"

"General!!"

A deputy general stood up and stood in front of him.

"It is truly ominous to kill a general in battle"

"If you dare to dissuade me again, I will kill you all!"

Ding Feng gave the order again.

Immediately, the soldiers escorted those people away from there. They began to beg for mercy loudly, but Ding Feng ignored them. He looked at the people in front of him again.

The generals felt somewhat unwilling, but facing Ding Feng's ferocious eyes, they did not dare to resist.

Seeing that everyone was shocked, Ding Feng said, "Don't fall for Hu Zun's trick. His Majesty is safe and sound. In a few days, you will be able to see His Majesty!"

After hearing his words, the generals did not dare to say anything more and left in a hurry.

After these people left, Ding Feng staggered and collapsed weakly in his seat.

His eyes were filled with pain and despair.

How could he not know that everything he had been protecting had disappeared.

But Ding Feng was not willing to give in, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart.

What if?
What if there are further changes? No matter what, we must not surrender or give in.
If the country is destroyed, then my fate will be to die on the battlefield!!

Of course, Ding Feng also knew that he could not suppress the situation for too long. Although Ding Feng had great prestige in the army, the emperor's surrender was a huge blow to the overall morale.

This was a devastating blow.

Now Ding Feng can still rely on his past prestige and those loyal confidants to control the army and prevent them from mutiny.

However, if the situation remains unchanged after a period of time, I am afraid that Ding Feng will not be able to control these people.

At that time, Ding Feng might not be fighting against Hu Zun, but would have to deal with deserters from all over the place.

Thinking of this, Ding Feng looked into the distance with concern. That was where Shi Ji was guarding.

Ding Feng's group here mainly consists of the old legions that were originally stationed on the front line. Ding Feng has been with them for a long time and has great prestige over them. At the same time, these people are brave and have a strong will to fight.

But on Shi Ji's side, most of them were conscripted troops put together at the last minute.

Shi Ji has a great reputation, but he is not very familiar with his subordinates, and there are many people around. Ding Feng is now very worried about the situation on Shi Ji's side.

Can he control the people under his command?
What choice will he make?
"General, please make a decision as soon as possible!!"

At this moment, Shi Ji was surrounded by generals.

Ding Feng had few men under his command, and they were squeezed into a circle by Hu Zun, so Ding Feng was still able to control them. However, in Shi Ji's case, because the defense line was relatively long and he fought with Wen Qin in many places, after learning that the emperor had surrendered, all places surrendered one after another.

Shi Ji heard news of his subordinates surrendering every day, and every time they ran away, it was a captain.

His army was losing men at a rapid rate, and these people completely ignored him as their commander-in-chief. Their escape and surrender were further affecting morale.

Shi Ji inspected his army several times, and the soldiers he saw had no intention of fighting at all. They sat on the ground dejectedly, with blank eyes, in groups of three or two, without talking to each other, with their weapons casually placed aside, and no longer had any intention of fighting.

Shi Ji was already in despair.

He had no way to appease these soldiers, nor any way to stop them from escaping.

The generals once again surrounded him, hoping that Shi Ji could come up with a solution.

There are two generals in the current Wu Kingdom.

Shi Ji, Ding Feng.

The combined age of the two is over a hundred years old.

Both of them are very old.

Looking at the panicked generals around him, Shi Ji slowly took off his helmet.

He looked at everyone and said, "Everyone, given the current situation, we can no longer fight the Wei people. Wen Qin is not launching another attack because he thinks we will surrender."

"If he gets impatient and launches another attack, our entire front will collapse. Now, we can no longer stop him, even if we retreat to the other side of the river."

The soldiers had no desire to fight at all. Under such circumstances, Wen Qin could really destroy all of Shi Ji's troops in one battle.

After hearing Shi Ji's words, everyone fell silent.

Shi Ji spoke again, "We can only surrender to Wen Qin."

"Send someone to tell Wen Qin that I am willing to obey the imperial edict and surrender to Cao Mao, the Lord of Wei. I am not a cruel man. Now that we have defeated Wu, there is no reason to embarrass the people of Wu."

"Don't worry anymore. Go back, reorganize your troops, and prepare to surrender."

Although the generals were very unwilling, they just saluted Shi Ji and then turned and left.

Only after everyone had left did Shi Ji tidy up his appearance.

The battles in recent days have made the performance look very bad.

His hair was almost tangled together, and his beard was even more messy, long in some places and short in others.

Shi Ji stroked his beard, wiped his face, and then knelt in front of his desk.

"Mr. Shen, don't hesitate any longer, come out."

Shi Ji spoke.

Then a young man walked into the tent and stared at Shi Ji in a daze.

Shi Ji looked at the young man in front of him and sighed, "I promoted you from the army, but I failed to protect you. Many of those who were promoted with you have defected to the Wei army."

"I'm the one who delayed you."

Shen Ying shook her head. "General, we never blamed you."

"We are defeated. Enough people from Wu have died. I really can't bear to lead them to die. You too, you are still young."

Shi Ji pursed his lips and looked up at Shen Ying.

"My orders have been written. Later, take them with you and lead your army out of the city to surrender."

Shen Ying's eyes were red. "General, since His Majesty has ordered surrender, you don't have to do this. Old Shu generals like Liao Hua and others were not liquidated after the fall of Shu and were allowed to stay in Shu to retire."

Shi Ji laughed. "How can a defeated general live in shame? Go!"

Shen Ying turned around in pain, lowered her head and walked out of the tent. Just as she reached the door, she heard the sound of something falling from inside.

He trembled all over and slowly turned back.

The old general fell in a pool of blood, motionless.

He went with his own country, the State of Wu.

P.S. I've been coughing all day, oh my god.
(End of this chapter)