The Prodigal Son

Huang Dengxing and Liang Jingzhe waited for more than an hour, but the garrison at Yuwang Pass showed no sign of attacking.

This result left the two of them secretly disappointed.

They were all prepared to deal with Qin Yu's sudden attack and were even thinking of winning a small victory first to boost morale.

If we can surround part of their forces and lure Qin Yu and his men to send more troops to rescue them, that would be even better.

As a result, Qin Yu actually gave up such a good opportunity to attack, and watched helplessly as they set up camp right under his nose.

A cunning enemy who is not eager for quick success is indeed a difficult one to deal with.

"Damn it!"

Huang Dengxing withdrew his gaze. "It seems Qin Yu won't be attacking during the day. We'll see if he launches a night raid tonight."

"Um."

Liang Jingzhe nodded, his expression grave, and said, "If they don't launch an attack tonight, then they're determined to defend to the death!"

This is the situation they are most worried about and least willing to face.

A direct assault, regardless of victory or defeat, would inevitably result in heavy losses for them.

"Let's take a look first!"

Huang Dengxing suppressed his disappointment and composed himself. "I still believe that someone like Qin Yu, who has achieved early success and won many battles, will inevitably be somewhat arrogant. He won't hold out indefinitely."

By taking advantage of Qin Yu's arrogance and underestimation of his enemy, a trap was set for him to lure him into attacking!

This is the best strategy they can think of to break through Yuwang Pass!

It is also the strategy with the highest probability of success!

"I hope so!"

Liang Jingzhe sighed heavily, walked to the stream not far away, squatted down, scooped up a handful of cool water and washed his face.

He's under a lot of pressure!

The pressure was even greater than that of Huang Dengxing and Yu Wu.

That's over 20,000 Chu soldiers!

His every decision concerns the life and death of more than 20,000 Chu soldiers.

Every time he thought about the consequences of failure, an invisible pressure would weigh him down and make it hard to breathe.

He hasn't had a good night's sleep for many days in a row.

I can only sleep for a little over half an hour at most before waking up from a nightmare.

Now, whenever he closes his eyes, all he sees in his mind are images of limbs flying everywhere.

If it weren't for the thought of revenge against Qin Yu that kept him going, he probably would have been crushed by the immense pressure long ago.

"call……"

The cool stream water splashed on his face, making Liang Jingzhe a little more awake.

"My lord!"

Just then, Zhu Baishi rushed towards Liang Jingzhe, "Reporting to Your Excellency, Qin Yu has sent an envoy who specifically requests to see you!"

messenger?

Liang Jingzhe frowned.

Why did Qin Yu send an envoy at this time?

Persuade?

Liang Jingzhe took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Let's go see her!"

Huang Dengxing glanced at Liang Jingzhe from afar, then quickly caught up with him in a few leaps. "I also want to hear what the Qin traitor's envoy has to say!"

"Is the General worried that Qin Yu will send someone to persuade our army to surrender?"

Liang Jingzhe glanced sideways and bluntly exposed Huang Dengxing's little scheme.

"No!"

Huang Dengxing vehemently denied it, saying, "The Qin traitor and I are mortal enemies. How could you surrender?"

Liang Jingzhe snorted inwardly, but was too lazy to say anything more.

We're all sensible people!

Whether that's what he meant or not, everyone knows it!

Soon, the three arrived at Liang Jingzhe's tent and met Qin Xiong, the envoy sent by Qin Yu.

Liang Jingzhe stared coldly at Qin Xiong: "How dare you show your face in my army camp? Aren't you afraid I'll tear you to pieces?"

"The Marquis wouldn't do that!"

Qin Xiong smiled confidently, showing no fear whatsoever.

"Is that so?"

A cold glint flashed in Liang Jingzhe's eyes, and he suddenly drew his sword and placed it against Qin Xiong's neck.

Feeling the cold edge of the sword, Qin Xiong was not afraid at all; instead, his smile became even brighter. "My lord," he said, "if I were to be killed, how many Chu people do you think would be appropriate to be buried with me?"

As Qin Xiong finished speaking, Liang Jingzhe's expression suddenly changed.

Buried with him!

How could he not understand what this person meant?

If I kill him, Qin Yu will definitely lead a large army into the territory of Chu!

He even went so far as to massacre entire cities, forcing countless Chu people to be buried alive with his messengers!

"In war, envoys are not to be killed! I am not as despicable and shameless as the Qin traitors!"

Liang Jingzhe suppressed his killing intent, coldly snorted, and sheathed his sword, staring coldly at Qin Xiong: "Speak, what did you send me here for, you traitor Qin?"

"General Qin has sent me to deliver a letter to the Marquis!"

Qin Xiong handed the sealed letter to Liang Jingzhe, a victorious smile on his face. "General Qin also said he awaits the Marquis's reply!"

"Is there anything else?"

Liang Jingzhe asked coldly.

Qin Xiong: "That's all."

"see a visitor out!"

Liang Jingzhe waved for someone to take Qin Xiong away.

After Qin Xiong left, Liang Jingzhe quickly opened Qin Yu's letter.

Without needing to be invited, Huang Dengxing proactively approached him.

As expected, it was indeed a letter urging surrender.

In his letter, Qin Yu also explained his reasons for killing the prisoners and promised that as long as they surrendered, he would not kill a single one of their soldiers, but would only allow the State of Chu to ransom them.

Killing them wouldn't do Qin Yu any good.

Exchanging them for ransom would be more in Da Ning's interest.

If he were willing to offer up Yu Wu's head, Qin Yu could reduce the ransom demanded from Chu by 20%.

Qin Yu also said that he had prepared a great gift for the Chu army.

As for what kind of grand gift it was, he didn't say.

Looking at the contents of the letter, Huang Dengxing couldn't help but frown.

He knew in his heart that the most fundamental reason why Liang Jingzhe was unwilling to surrender was that he was afraid that surrendering would also mean death.

Qin Yulian had told Liang Jingzhe how he intended to deal with them!

This undoubtedly dispelled Liang Jingzhe's concerns.

They had to be wary of Liang Jingzhe's advances!

"What does the General think?"

Just as Huang Dengxing was secretly worried, he heard Liang Jingzhe's voice.

Huang Dengxing immediately relaxed his brows and forced a smile. "Qin Yu is a completely unethical scoundrel; nothing he says can be trusted! In my opinion, he's just trying to sow discord!"

"That's what I think too."

Liang Jingzhe nodded slightly and sneered, "This traitor is an irreconcilable enemy of the people of Chu. To expect me to surrender is nothing short of delusional! Even if only one soldier of the Chu army is left, we will never surrender to Qin Yu!"

Liang Jingzhe's gaze was firm, and his words were forceful and resolute.

However, Huang Dengxing's concerns did not dissipate in the slightest.

He couldn't help but suspect that Liang Jingzhe had already fallen for him!

Liang Jingzhe's deliberate display of determination to fight to the death was likely a way to lull himself into a false sense of security.

Even though he knew he shouldn't doubt Liang Jingzhe at this time, he couldn't help but overthink it.

"I believe in Marquis Liang!"

Huang Dengxing nodded. "Furthermore, I suspect that the Qin traitor is trying to use this letter to lull us into a false sense of security! We're convinced he's trying to persuade us to surrender, but he might just send troops to launch a surprise attack tonight!"

"That makes sense!"

Liang Jingzhe nodded in deep agreement. "It seems we must be on high alert tonight!"