A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

Seeing that Zhang Huai had actually cut off his beautiful beard, which he considered his lifeblood, many military governors felt a deep sense of satisfaction.

You, Zhang Huai, have finally met your match. Now is not the time for you to force us!

"All soldiers, listen to my command! The one with the short beard is Zhang Huai!"

At his command, the soldiers charged toward Zhang Huai once again.

Terrified, Zhang Huai quickly tore a strip from his clothes and hastily covered his face to hide his neatly cut short beard.

But this only makes me stand out more.

Some soldiers didn't know which one was Zhang Huai, since the battlefield was so chaotic that it was difficult to tell if someone had a short beard.

Upon hearing Zhang Huai's action, Du Hong immediately shouted, "The one covering his face with the cloth is Zhang Huai!"

On the entire battlefield, only Zhang Huai covered the lower half of his face with tattered cloth, making him extremely conspicuous.

Now almost all the soldiers could tell who Zhang Huai was.

Zhang Huai was shocked at the sight. In his panic, he was somewhat dazed. If he threw away the strip of cloth, his short beard would reveal his identity. If he didn't throw it away, the cloth itself would also reveal his identity.

Is this where he is destined to die?

"All soldiers, listen to my command! Tear off strips of cloth and cover the lower half of your faces!"

In the moment of danger, Huang Ce was the first to react and shouted loudly.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Huai suddenly realized that if everyone covered their faces with cloth strips, who would know which one was Zhang Huai?

Those following Zhang Huai at this moment were part of his personal guards, who enjoyed his deep trust and did as Huang Ce instructed.

However, some of the defeated soldiers he had gathered were unwilling to become Zhang Huai's replacement, nor would they put themselves in danger for protecting Zhang Huai, and they remained unchanged.

Now it was the turn of the many military governors to be shocked. They were all covering their faces, Zhang Huai's horse wasn't particularly unique, and Zhang Huai was surrounded by many personal guards. For a while, it was difficult for them to find out who Zhang Huai was.

"Zhang Huai absolutely cannot leave!"

"Soldiers, follow me and fight!"

Geshu Han didn't care about any of that. Since he couldn't tell who Zhang Huai was, he would just keep all of them around.

The entire area below was completely surrounded, leaving Zhang Huai with no way to escape.

Zhang Huai's face turned deathly pale as he watched the ever-growing number of enemy troops coming from all directions.

"Is Heaven determined to destroy me?!"

Zhang Huai roared to the sky. His burgeoning ambition, which had been growing stronger these past few days, not only failed to shrink but began to escalate in an extreme direction.

"These military governors dare to rebel against me! These soldiers dare to rebel against me! Once I successfully escape and return to Yunzhou, I will definitely take my revenge!"

"I'm going to slaughter their entire clan right in front of them!"

With the help of his many guards, Zhang Huai almost escaped the encirclement.

Just then, something unexpected happened.

Suddenly, some of Zhang Huai's close confidants took out strips of cloth, tied them to their arms, and revealed their murderous intent towards Zhang Huai.

Zhang Huai's personal guards were all on guard against the surrounding enemy troops. Most of the soldiers around Zhang Huai were those who had fled with him and suffered heavy losses. They were trusted by him, so his personal guards were less vigilant in protecting them.

Caught off guard, Zhang Huai's horse's leg was chopped off, and he was thrown from the horse.

Du Hong and the other military governors, as well as Geshu Han, would not let such a golden opportunity pass them by, and they rushed forward at full speed.

The undercover agents, who were so close to Zhang Huai, moved even faster, and several of them pounced on him.

Although Zhang Huai's personal guards tried their best to resist, the incident happened so suddenly that Zhang Huai was captured by these people.

Even Huang Ce was not spared; or rather, Huang Ce gave up resistance the moment Zhang Huai was captured.

He had already made arrangements for the Huang family's future. Now, all he had to do was fulfill his duty as a subject and die alongside his lord.

"Zhang Huai, you've finally met your match!"

The first to arrive was Du Hong, Zhang Huai's nemesis. Seeing Zhang Huai reduced to a prisoner, Du Hong laughed heartily with satisfaction.

"Du Hong, I've treated you well, why did you betray me!"

Zhang Huai roared at Du Hong.

Du Hong burst into laughter, "Betrayal?!"

"Zhang Huai, do you still remember? We were both military governors, we were merely allies, I was not your subordinate!"

"You're just a military governor, what right do you have to accuse me of betrayal?!"

"Not stingy?!"

"So, the so-called 'not treating me badly' means that just because I pleaded for my subordinates, they want to whip me to death?!"

"If that's the case, then this is quite generous, and I really wouldn't bother to accept it."

"That's right, Zhang Huai. Of the nine former military governors, eight have rebelled, but you alone haven't. Haven't you realized your mistake yet?"

The other military governors also rushed over, and upon arrival, they overheard Zhang Huai and Du Hong's conversation and immediately began to mock them.

"wrong?!"

"What could I have done wrong?!"

"My mistake was listening to Zhang Huai's advice and killing you all prematurely!"

"I shouldn't have been so soft-hearted!"

Du Hong and the other military governors were furious and drew their swords, ready to kill Zhang Huai.

Fortunately, Geshu Han arrived with his troops and stopped the military governors just as the knife was about to be held to Zhang Huai's neck.

In that instant, Zhang Huai truly smelled the scent of death.

The smell of death jolted him from his madness; he knew he was truly close to death.

He didn't want to die. His ambition to rule the world hadn't been realized yet, and his grand aspirations hadn't been fulfilled. He couldn't die!

Seeing Geshu Han arrive, Zhang Huai felt as if he had seen a savior and hurriedly cried out, "General, spare my life!"

"I am willing to lead the Mongol army to submit to the imperial court!"

"I implore the General to petition His Majesty to spare my life and allow me to continue serving the court, to atone for my crimes through meritorious service. I swear, I will guard the northern border for the court!"

"If I break this oath, I will surely be pierced by a thousand arrows and die a horrible death!"

Zhang Huai quickly replied.

Du Hong sneered and quickly stepped forward to stop him. Although he knew the probability was almost impossible, he still didn't want Zhang Huai to have even the slightest chance of surviving.

"Zhang Huai, stop dreaming. You're the ringleader of a bandit gang; how could the imperial court possibly let you off?"

"You actually dare to dream of continuing to be the military governor of the imperial court? That's utterly delusional!"

"I just realized, Zhang Huai, how can you be so naive? Naive to the point of being silly, but also kind of cute."

After Du Hong finished speaking, the many military governors burst into laughter. For Zhang Huai, a once-powerful warlord, the word "naive" was not a compliment, but rather the ultimate humiliation.

Zhang Huai's face flushed with anger, and he glanced at Huang Ce with a glint in his eyes. "General, I want to report this!"

"This was all arranged by Huang Ce. He is the mastermind behind this rebellion. I am merely an accomplice. I confess! I admit it!"

"I command this million-strong allied army. If the general is willing to accept my surrender, I will order all the allied troops to surrender to the imperial court!"

"This is absolutely beneficial to the imperial court!"

Everyone present looked on with disdain. At this point, Zhang Huai actually pushed Huang Ce, who was loyal to him, forward in order to shirk responsibility.

Huang Ce looked at Zhang Huai in disbelief, finally giving up on him; he had misjudged him after all.