Time passed little by little, and Zhou Zhao was still waiting. More than half an hour had passed, and Xu Chongwen still hadn't come. Zhou Zhao's heart was inexplicably irritable.
Zhou Zhao couldn't stop it now, so he could only wait quietly.
Time passed little by little.
About another quarter of an hour later, there was a sound of footsteps outside the tent. It was Xu Chongwen with his men.
Whoosh!
The tent flap was lifted.
Xu Chongwen led a group of people in. There were a total of six people who came with Xu Chongwen. All of them were tall and sturdy, and their physiques were strong. And these people were all burly men, generals under Xu Chongwen's command.
After entering, they stood still and saluted Zhou Zhao.
Xu Chongwen said in a deep voice, "General Zhou, everyone is here. All of us agree that we can only surrender now because Xia Xia's power has been established. There is no better future if we follow the south. "
After hearing this, Zhou Zhao smiled and said, "I also agree with Xu Chongwen's plan. Everyone, what do you think? "
"We all agree!"
The six generals spoke in unison.
They had already made an agreement with Xu Chongwen before, and they had already approved of the current arrangement.
After all, Xia Xia had already gained the upper hand at the moment.
As for the south, there was no way to reverse the situation.
After hearing everyone's answer, Zhou Zhao nodded and slowly stood up. At this time, Zhou Zhao's expression gradually became gloomy. His eyes swept over everyone, and his gaze was as sharp as a knife, as if a knife was going to stab into people's hearts.
"All of you have truly disappointed me."
Zhou Zhao's voice suddenly became low and deep.
He turned his gaze to Xu Chongwen and said, "What you've done has betrayed the king and the Southern Empire. Especially you, Xu Chongwen. I have treated you with great kindness. Even my Southern Empire has treated you well. But you are openly betraying the King. You are really too disappointing. "
Xu Chongwen's expression was not flustered. He smiled coldly and said, "General Zhou, this old man has already made the situation very clear. If the Southern Nation still had a chance, none of us would have to abandon the Southern Nation or give up on it. But given the current situation, there's nothing we can do about it. "
"Even Wang Tan himself left."
"Take Wu Youdao with you."
"Right now, we are already abandoned pawns. We can no longer stop them. If so, why do we still insist on working for Wang Tan? What we're doing now is sending ourselves to our deaths. We're seeking our own deaths. "
Xu Chongwen said, "You clearly know that you are going to die, yet you still want to fight to the death. Thou wilt fulfill thy centre, but hast thou considered the lives of the brethren below, and of those who are loyal to thee? They, too, were living people. They, too, had their own relatives. They, too, were still young. Many of them don't even have a wife. "
"In this sort of situation, how could you bear to see them die?"
"General Zhou, one cannot be too selfish."
"If you're selfish, then you can't do that."
Xu Chongwen said, "General, you said earlier that you were willing to surrender. But now, you've gone back on your words. With such actions, have you ever placed lowly people like us in your eyes? "
Zhou Zhao said, "A bunch of traitors. Do you think you're right? You're from the southern kingdom. You've received benefits from the southern kingdom, but now you want to betray us. Is this reasonable? "
Xu Chongwen said, "We just don't want to die like this. We've made it very clear before that if Wang Tan stayed to fight to the death, we would fight to the death. But Wang Tan himself had already run away. Even Wang Tan was defeated. Why should we fight to the death? Even the general is afraid. Why can't we be afraid? "
As soon as these words came out, all the generals had a look of agreement on their faces.
All of them agreed with Xu Chongwen's words.
Even Wang Tan left out of fear of death. Why should they stay and fight to the death?
This was unfair.
"General, please think twice! Wang Tan abandoned us. Now, we have to guard Fufeng Pass. This is seeking our own deaths. It's not worth it. "
"We can't die like this for no reason. If we die like this, it's not worth it. General Zhou, we are all your men. I don't want to fall out with you. "
"General Zhou, please think twice."
… …
One by one, they kept talking. The expressions on everyone's faces were still friendly.
They didn't want to fall out with them.
"Hahaha …"
After hearing this, Zhou Zhao suddenly laughed.
There was disdain in the laughter.
There was also ridicule.
After Zhou Zhao finished laughing, he flicked his big sleeve and said, "A group of rebels and traitors, still want to bargain with this general. You really think you're infallible. Do you think that a few people can rebel together? "
"How naive!"
"This general has received the king's favor and will naturally repay the king. If it weren't for the king's promotion, this general would always be an ordinary soldier, and I would have died on the battlefield long ago. "
"It's impossible for me to betray the king."
"If you want to betray, then I can only send you on your way."
Zhou Zhao's face was extremely serious. He flicked his big sleeve and said, "Men!"
As soon as the order was given, the soldiers entered.
A group of soldiers entered and stood still. There were about twenty soldiers, all of whom were transferred by Zhou Zhao earlier. He had already had an idea. Now he just called them in.
Zhou Zhao ordered decisively, "Take them down!"
When the order was given, the soldiers who were standing still did not move at all. They continued to stand in their tents.
Xu Chongwen took a step forward. He looked at Zhou Zhao and said, "General, this old man has already done everything for you. Why do you have to do this? You are the main general, and you treat the soldiers well. We all support you. Therefore, we are willing to be courteous before resorting to force. "
"Do you think that the soldiers are willing to die?"
"No, no one is willing."
"You see, the current situation is like this. You are unpopular. All the soldiers have listened to our advice and are ready to surrender. You want to order the soldiers, who is willing to listen to orders? "
Xu Chongwen continued, "Even when you just ordered the soldiers to be transferred to the vicinity of the tent, this old man got the news. I have already received a report and know the situation. General, at this point, do you still think that you can stabilize the situation and order everyone? "
Swish!
Zhou Zhao's face suddenly changed.
His face was full of disbelief.
How was it possible?
Why had everyone betrayed him and joined forces with Xu Chongwen?
Zhou Zhao said angrily, "Bastards, a bunch of bastards, you are rebelling."
Xu Chongwen continued, "General, we are not rebelling. We were just forced into a corner. We have no way out now, so we can only choose to surrender to Xia Xia. We can only choose to surrender to Xia Xia. In fact, I have repeatedly reiterated my point. If the king fights to the death, we will fight to the death. But even the king is not willing to fight to the death, how can we fight to the death? "
After a pause, Xu Chongwen said, "General, I will give you one last choice. You are still our general. You can lead us to open the door and then surrender to Xia Xia. "
"Impossible!"
Zhou Zhao said flatly.
He raised his head and said firmly, "I will never serve Du Qi, and I will never surrender to Du Qi. There is no room for negotiation on this matter. "
Xu Chongwen spread out his hands and said helplessly, "Then there is nothing to say."
Clang!
Zhou Zhao suddenly grabbed his sword from the weapon rack and pulled it out of its sheath. He said in a deep voice, "But it is impossible for you to take me down. I would rather die than surrender to Du Qi and betray the king. "
"I, Zhou Zhao, am a man of the Southern Empire in life and a ghost of the Southern Empire in death."
"I, Zhou Zhao, will never betray you."
Zhou Zhao's voice was deep and loud, echoing in the tent. The sword in his hand cut across his neck, and in an instant, his throat burst and blood spurted out. Zhou Zhao staggered twice, but he used his sword to support himself, trying to keep his body from falling.
But Zhou Zhao's body swayed, and the moment he lost consciousness, he fell to the ground with a plop.
When Xu Chongwen saw this scene, he sighed and bowed with his hands clasped in front of him.
He respectfully bowed to Xu Chongwen.
"General, have a safe journey!"
Xu Chongwen said, and the rest of the generals followed suit and bowed. After all, they did not have a deep hatred for Zhou Zhao. It was just that their choices and beliefs were different.
Xu Chongwen looked around and said, "Everyone, pack up and prepare to welcome Xia Xia's army."
"Yes!"
Everyone answered in unison.
He quickly made preparations, tidying up the camp, and then opened the checkpoint, opening Fufeng Pass. After everything was done, Xu Chongwen arranged for a soldier to leave Fufeng Pass and report that Fufeng Pass was willing to surrender.
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