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"He fainted and is unable to go to the front lines,"
"Once the master wakes up, he will come to oversee things personally."
The voice just fell,
Someone in the crowd shouted, "Cai You has run away, leaving us to die."
"Everyone ran away too."
"Run!"
I don't know who pushed whom.
Then the army formation instantly fell into chaos.
Yang Wen and the other two military governors watched as large numbers of soldiers fled.
He quickly shouted loudly,
However, only a small number of their troops remained stationary.
The others fled without looking back.
Li Congji also knew that the situation was hopeless.
On the contrary, it wasn't a waste of effort.
They rode their horses toward Yang Wen and his two companions.
Yang Wen asked anxiously, "General Li, what do we do now?"
Li Congji said with a wry smile, "Cai You has escaped; if I go back, I'll just be a scapegoat."
"I'm ready to pledge allegiance to the Great Liang,"
"You can decide for yourselves whether to stay or leave."
Having said that, he spurred his horse and rode up to his troops.
“Cai You killed the thief and escaped,”
"These days, the imperial court is all about eliminating traitors and seizing power."
"They are afraid of death, yet they want us to risk our lives."
"The defeat is inevitable; we'll be punished by the court even if we go back,"
Even if they escape punishment, they might still be sent somewhere to die.
"I have decided to submit to the Great Liang,"
"If you are no longer willing to follow me,"
"Then hurry up and run for your life."
The soldiers who remained stationary were mostly Li Congji's confidants.
Someone immediately shouted,
"Wherever the general goes, we will go."
"Yes, we'll follow the general."
"Yes, we'll follow the general."
Amidst the clamor of the crowd,
Some people who wanted to leave felt embarrassed.
Of the more than one thousand people who remained, not one of them left.
Yang, Wen, and the other two looked at each other.
They all simultaneously led their troops to flee.
They were all high-ranking generals of the imperial court.
A large family business
However, they were unwilling to defect easily.
The people of Daliang saw that the Song army had collapsed instantly.
They couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Li Kui said urgently,
"Your Majesty, let me charge in!"
"Otherwise, they would have all escaped,"
"My axe is useless again."
Chapter 1660 Surrender
Zhao Yuan shook his head and said, "The Song army's defeat is inevitable."
"We are all Han Chinese, so let's minimize the killing."
"Please ask General Han to try and persuade them to surrender."
Han Cunbao and Li Congji spent more than ten days together.
He also did not want to fight them.
Upon hearing Zhao Yuan's order to persuade them to surrender...
He nodded immediately.
"Yes."
When Han Cunbao arrived at Dazhai on horseback...
Only a little over a thousand people, including Li Congji, remained in the village.
Arriving at a point an arrow's throw from the village,
Han Cunbao called out, "General Li!"
"Now that defeat is inevitable, those who understand the times are the wise ones."
Han Cunbao originally thought he would have to use a lot of words.
I didn't expect that after I shouted it out,
Li Congji then said, "I, Li, am willing to follow General Han's example and abandon darkness for light."
"Please allow me to be introduced to you, General Han."
Li Congji also slacked off.
Having decided to submit,
Then he stopped pretending.
He immediately ordered his soldiers to open the camp gates.
Li Congji rode out of the camp alone.
Chong Han Cunbao cupped his hands and said,
"Thank you, General Han."
Han Cunbao laughed and said, "General Li will invite me to a drink later."
"must."
Han Cunbao couldn't help but ask curiously,
"General Li, Cai You hasn't really run away, has he?"
General Li said with a look of disdain,
"That bandit not only escaped,"
"And they even killed the woman they brought with them,"
"They are truly ruthless. The Emperor relies heavily on people like Cai Jing and his son, who are capable of eliminating traitors."
"I'm not willing to risk my life for them anymore."
Han Cunbao nodded and said, "Many generals in Daliang are also outlaws."
"He is upright and honest, and acts with generosity."
"It's also easier to work with them."
As they spoke, the two had already arrived at the front of the Liang army's formation.
Li Congji dismounted.
He knelt on one knee and said, "Li Congji is blind and has mistakenly served the Song Dynasty."
"I now wish to submit to the Great Liang and become a lowly soldier of the Great Liang."
Zhao Yuan also dismounted.
Help Li Congji up,
"I've long heard of Li Congji, the Barking Dog,"
"Back in the day, he was a renowned hero of the outlaw world."
"With the general's help, our Great Liang is truly blessed."
"It's like adding wings to a tiger."
Li Kui, however, was so anxious he was jumping up and down.
"Your Majesty, all the Song soldiers have fled!"
"If we don't chase after them now, it will be too late."
Zhao Yuan was also amused by Li Kui's appearance.
"Go after them if you want to."
"There's a reward for capturing prisoners; all you care about is fighting!"
“Those who wound soldiers but capture none will be punished.”
Upon hearing this, Li Kui
"Why is there punishment for killing Song soldiers?"
The generals all looked at Zhao Yuan with curiosity.
Zhao Yuan said solemnly, "The Song army are also Han Chinese."
"They have now fled in defeat,"
"We have already won,"
"You killed them just to make yourself feel better,"
"It's of no benefit to my Great Liang."
"My Great Liang won't last long,"
"Then we will unify the country, and they will all be soldiers of my Great Liang,"
"I also need to use them to deal with the Western Xia, Liao, and Jin dynasties,"
"You kill them all now,"
"At that point, we'll only be able to train new recruits,"
"But what if there's no time?"
The generals, seeing Zhao Yuan's overwhelming aura,
I also greatly admire him.
While they were still considering how to unify the world...
Zhao Yuan, however, was already considering how to deal with other countries.