Three Kingdoms: Li Shimin, dressed as Liu Shan, forcibly abducts Sun Shangxiang.

Chapter 15: Willing to die for His Highness the Crown Prince!

"I am Shamoke, the barbarian king of the Five Streams!"

"To assist the Han Emperor in his eastern expedition, my Wuxi barbarians have contributed ten thousand warriors..."

"You people from Jiaozhou have also contributed ten thousand soldiers!"

"The battle has progressed to this point, and only a little over 4,000 of our 15,000 brave warriors have been reduced to a mere 4,000."

"Turns out you guys are incredibly strong, with nearly ten thousand of you?"

"I'm an honest man. I currently have over four thousand Wuxi warriors under my command, so I'll slaughter you until you also have over four thousand!"

"Don't worry, we won't kill a single extra person!"

puff~

puff~

All the pleas,

All the angry curses,

Ultimately, it was drowned out by the sound of the blade scraping against flesh!

In the eyes of the Jiaozhou soldiers, Shamoke was simply a monster who would devour people without spitting out the bones.

The stench of blood on the south bank of the Yangtze River grew stronger.

The number of corpses outside the circle is increasing...

The rolling heads grew denser and denser...

Blood pooled on the ground, forming large and small pools...

The stench of blood clung to all the surviving surrendered soldiers! An overwhelming sense of despair permeated the air, making it almost impossible to breathe.

No, I can't die!

We can't just stand here and wait to die!

The instinct for survival ultimately triumphed over fear...

Finally, someone shouted it out...

"Brothers, we cannot wait to die!"

"Resisting means death, waiting also means death, so we might as well fight for survival!"

"Charge! Charging out is the only way to survive!"

In an instant, the sound surged like a tidal wave!

All the surrendered soldiers charged at the outer Han army formation like madmen.

"We've been waiting for you!" Shamok waved his hand with a cold laugh.

wow~

A dense swarm of archers surged out, aiming at the surrendered soldiers who had charged out!

Immediately, a dark cloud of arrows swept over like a stormy sky!

"ah!!"

In an instant,

The wails were deafening.

The surrendered soldiers at the forefront were riddled with arrows and turned into hedgehogs!

In their desperate attempt to survive, the surrendered soldiers had already trampled over the corpses of their comrades and continued charging forward without regard for their own safety.

He was about to pounce on the archer...

But the archers calmly parted to the sides, and a forest of spears met the surrendered soldiers.

The cold, iron blades ruthlessly sliced ​​across their flesh.

Piercing through the chest!

Soaked in warm blood!

The dense forest of spears and bronze halberds began to slowly move in the direction from which the Wu soldiers were charging.

The increasingly strong smell of blood finally brought many Wu soldiers back to their senses.

Their pace slowed down.

The closer you are to the front, the faster you'll die!

They watched helplessly as the dense forest of spears and halberds drew ever closer.

They watched helplessly as the number of their comrades' corpses piled up in front of them!

Unbeknownst to them, the shouts of the surrendered soldiers grew fainter and fainter.

This scene was exactly what Shamoke had anticipated: "We told you long ago, we'd leave you four thousand men..."

"It's not like we're going to wipe them out completely. Just obediently follow our instructions, and that'll be fine, right?"

"If you behave yourself now, there's still a chance," Shamoko said calmly. "If you keep causing trouble, we can't guarantee we'll have any of you left."

Shamoko's words,

This seemed to give them a glimmer of hope again.

Two draws for one...

What if, what if?

What if I'm the one who survives?

It's not impossible...

at last,

The roar completely dissipated.

All the surrendered soldiers fell silent and stood there blankly.

Shamoke smiled with satisfaction: "Very good... Guards, continue the execution!!"

"yes!"

A large number of Han soldiers rushed in, each dragging their targets.

After killing a batch,

Another batch was dragged away.

The corpses on the outskirts were piled up like a small mountain.

Unbeknownst to them, they had already killed over a thousand surrendered soldiers! They had gone through several batches of swords and axes just to cut the dull blades!

The surrendered soldiers who were watching the execution were already numb; what else could they do?

Let fate decide...

"Drag another fifty people!"

"yes!"

A surrendered soldier, Qu Chang

A shiver ran through his body.

He instinctively knelt down and buried his head in the ground.

I wish I could dig a hole and hide inside!

He was one of the first to shout and incite the surrendered soldiers to revolt.

But now he regretted it...

He regretted shouting that.

He regretted abandoning his troops and surrendering at that time.

I regret coming to this south bank of the Yangtze River.

I regret that I responded to Bu Zhi's call to arms in Jiaozhou...

But at this moment, all he could do was frantically chant in his mind...

They won't choose me!

Correct!

After all, there are still so many surrendered soldiers, how could they possibly choose me?

No, definitely not...

"You! Get up!"

"Walk!"

Two large, bony hands, one on the left and one on the right, firmly pressed down on Qu Chang's shoulders!

Finished!

Naqu Chang immediately collapsed to the ground, utterly disheartened.

The two Han soldiers ignored him, tied him up, and dragged him out.

Before long,

Fifty surrendered soldiers who were about to be executed were gathered together. Whether it was intentional or not, these fifty people just happened to be junior officers.

They were either garrison commanders or battalion commanders, or they were also squad leaders or military officers.

They were still unwilling to give up and were still struggling in their death throes...

"The current Han emperor is always benevolent. You are under his command; you cannot, you cannot kill those who surrender!"

"I've never been to Yiling, and I certainly didn't kill any Han soldiers there. You've made a mistake!"

"I'm from Jiaozhou, Jiangdong has nothing to do with me!"

"Spare me! Spare me! Killing prisoners is bad luck!!"

hum~

The gleaming axe was already aimed at the necks of these fifty men.

The hairs on the back of his neck stood on end, stimulated by that sharp aura!

The troupe leader, resigned to his fate, closed his eyes...

Just then...

Sizzle~

"stop!"

Qu Chang suddenly opened his eyes.

In a trance,

A young man suddenly rode up on horseback and charged towards them.

"Your Highness?"

Shamoke rode up to meet him...

*Smack!*

A whip flashed, and the ruthless Wuxi barbarian king was whipped off his horse by the young man!

The surrendered soldier's commissar was dumbfounded.

Who exactly is this young man, that he's whipping the Five Streams Barbarian King like a cow or sheep?!

"I ordered you to properly settle the surrendered soldiers, and this is how you settle them?"

"Your Highness, I, your subject..." Shamoke knelt on the ground, his face full of fear.

Liu Shan ignored him.

He dismounted.

He walked straight up to the surrendered soldier, Qu Chang, and personally handed him the bonds.

Qu Chang was stunned, and then his whole body began to tremble!

I actually... I actually survived?!

"Shamok, untie everyone!"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

In a short while,

All fifty surrendered soldiers were released from their bonds.

The surrendered soldiers, having narrowly escaped death, looked around at the piles of corpses as if in a dream.

No need to die!

They don't have to die!

What a close call! If they had been any later, they would have had to go find their comrades who had gone ahead!

They had already fallen into an abyss, but now they have been pulled out again, all because of a single word from the young man in front of them.

This person,

Who exactly is this person?!

Step~

Step~

Step~

The young man strode into the midst of the surrendered soldiers and proclaimed loudly, "I am Liu Shan, the Crown Prince of the Great Han Dynasty!"

"By order of His Majesty, I will carry the imperial banner and punish the rebellious Jiangdong!!"

Crown Prince of the Great Han!

He... he's actually the Crown Prince of the Han Dynasty!!

The surrendered soldiers of Wu could hardly believe their ears and just stared blankly at Liu Shan.

"I know you are all from Jiaozhou."

"Since Dong Zhuo's rebellion, rebellious officials and traitors have risen up all over the land! The Sun family of Jiangdong is arrogant and disloyal, occupying Jiaozhou, which is no different from the Cao family usurping the Han throne!"

"You were forced to serve the Sun family due to their cruelty, and this is not your fault."

"You did not participate in the Battle of Yiling either!"

"Our great Han Dynasty is fighting a bloody battle with Jiangdong; this has nothing to do with you!"

Every surrendered soldier from Jiangdong heard Liu Shan's voice.

They were almost in tears...

Finally, people know that we are from Jiaozhou!

Finally, someone understands our grievances!

"Within the entire realm, all are subjects of the king..."

Liu Shan continued, "Jiaozhou is also part of the Han Dynasty, and you are all citizens of the Han Dynasty!"

"As the Crown Prince of the Han Dynasty, I have failed to save the people of Jiaozhou from the tyranny of the traitors; this is my fault!"

"I'm late..."

His Highness the Crown Prince's voice grew even gentler.

Every word and phrase showed consideration for the soldiers of Jiaozhou present.

For a time,

They thought of the suffering that the warlords of Jiaozhou had brought to the people over the years.

He thought of the massacres that Bu Zhi carried out against the people of Jiaozhou after taking office.

I realized that I had no choice but to leave my hometown and risk my life for the people of Jiangdong!

He further recalled that if His Highness the Crown Prince hadn't arrived in time and lashed the brutal barbarian king with his whip, they would likely already be...

"Your Highness!"

The surrendered soldier, Qu Chang, could no longer hold back and knelt before Liu Shan, weeping bitterly.

This cry,

The fifty low-ranking officers of the Wu army who had narrowly escaped death completely broke down in their defenses and knelt down before Liu Shan, weeping uncontrollably.

"If it weren't for Your Highness, we would already be ghosts under that barbarian king's blade!"

"Your Highness's kindness in saving my life is something I could never repay, even if I were to be torn to pieces! Waaah..."

"Your Highness..."

"Get up, all of you!" The head of the troupe felt a pair of large hands supporting his arms and helping him up.

It was the hand of the Crown Prince of the Han Dynasty!

Your Highness,

He actually helped me up himself!

The surrendered soldier's head constable's face flushed red, and he was trembling all over from excessive excitement! Truly worthy of being the son of Liu Bei, whose benevolence and righteousness are renowned throughout the land; the Crown Prince is indeed virtuous!

Listen up!

Liu Shan's gaze swept over every Wu army officer: "From this day forward, you all belong to me!"

"I entrust the remaining Wu soldiers to your command!"

"I will lead you!!!"

His Highness the Crown Prince's voice still echoed around, and the entire area fell into a brief silence.

next moment,

The sound was like a tidal wave...

"I am willing to die for His Highness the Crown Prince!"

"I am willing to die for His Highness the Crown Prince!!"

"I am willing to die for His Highness the Crown Prince!!!"