After a series of questions, the envoy finally asked, "At this point, the fortifications outside the city are complete. With a single command from Great General, the army can attack the city at any time. Is there a need for Great General to pretend to be friendly with me and waste time here?"
This was what Gu Yuanda did not understand. Could it be that he wanted to reduce casualties by tricking him into surrendering to the enemy before punishing him?
If that was the case, wouldn't he be treating him like a fool? How could he fall for such a trick?
The secret envoy was frank. Huyan Wuhen really did want to reduce the losses of the war. The Qi Kingdom had already reached its current state. How could Huyan Wuhen's character be so selfish as to disregard the public interest? If it was beneficial to the Qi Kingdom, then Huyan Wuhen wouldn't care about the deaths of his two sons.
If it was beneficial to Qi, Emperor Haozhen would also forgive him. How many people had Haozhen pardoned before?
Once the city was under attack, the rebel army would be desperate and put up a desperate resistance.
Qi needed to concentrate its strength against the external forces. Rather than wasting its strength here, it was better to accept the surrender of the rebel army and fight against the external forces together.
Of course, they could not pretend that nothing had happened. Gu Yuanda would have to hand over his military power after the incident. If he really surrendered, he would have to hand it over.
After the surrender, the Qi army would disband the rebel army and assign them to the various divisions. As for Gu Yuanda himself, he would be demoted to an idle position. He would no longer be given military power, but his life would be guaranteed.
As for the Spirit Void Manor and the other three sects, they did not trust them. Now that things had escalated to this point, some of them had to be punished. Therefore, it was up to the Qi army to decide how to deal with them. Gu Yuanda did not need to worry about it.
In short, if Gu Yuanda agreed, it would be done. If he did not, the Qi army would immediately attack. When the time comes, there would be no need to be polite and they would tear him to pieces!
No matter how good the envoy's reason was, Gu Yuanda was skeptical and hopeful. However, he could not easily believe it.
Without a guarantee of absolute safety, how could he trust the envoy?
This was easy. The envoy asked him to write a letter stating the guarantee he wanted and wait for the Qi army's reply.
Gu Yuanda did not know if the Qi army would agree. However, as long as he could avoid this crisis and protect his brothers, he might as well give it a try.
He immediately wrote a secret letter and stated his request. He handed it over to the secret envoy and arranged for it to be sent away in secret.
However, not long after the envoy left, Chang Lin Xian, Cang Feng and Luo Yan Zhen appeared and blocked the envoy who was disguised as a rebel soldier.
The three Sect Masters received a secret report that Gu Yuanda was negotiating with the Qi army and was prepared to betray the three sects in order to protect himself. When they learned that the secret envoy had arrived, they were waiting here.
They captured the messenger and found Gu Yuanda's letter.
In the letter, Gu Yuanda asked for Emperor Qi Haozhen's decree of pardon, Huyan Wuhen's arrow and military pledge, as well as the oath of the three major sects of Qi. He would only agree to surrender if he had these things in his hands.
Seeing that Gu Yuanda was indeed having a secret conversation with the Qi army behind the back of the three factions, the three faction leaders were enraged and immediately rushed to the main hall where Gu Yuanda was.
The captured messenger nodded slightly to a soldier in the corner.
When the soldier saw where the three sect leaders were heading, he immediately turned around and left.
At this moment, someone spread the news that the three sects were plotting against Gu Yuanda. Gu Yuanda was shocked. Regardless of whether it was true or not, he had to be on his guard. He immediately summoned his subordinates and some cultivators from Jin to protect him.
The three sect leaders were blocked outside the hall by a large number of people and could not see Gu Yuanda directly. This made them even more bewildered. It was obvious that they were already on guard against them.
When the disciples of the three sects saw this, they quickly gathered. This made Gu Yuanda feel even more threatened. Both sides confronted each other and quarreled.
Swoosh! A whistling arrow shot into the sky in the city, followed by two more whistling arrows in other parts of the city.
Soon, the guards in the city were alarmed. Enemy attack!
The long-prepared Qi army had finally launched their attack …
This was to be expected. The rebel army could not hold on any longer. Coupled with the internal strife, the command of the troops was out of order. The Qi army broke through the city's defenses and rushed into the city like a torrent.
Gu Yuanda could not escape, nor could he. The people of the Spirit Void Manor abandoned him without hesitation. The three sects fought their way out of the city.
Even the main force of the cultivators on this side had run away. The few cultivators of the Jin Nation knew that they could not escape from the continuous enemy forces with Gu Yuanda. They also knew that Gu Yuanda had become the abandoned son of the Jin Nation and that the situation could not be reversed. They also tried their best to leave Gu Yuanda behind and run away.
Without the help of the cultivators, the rebel army had no power to resist. It was a one-sided defeat.
Under the protection of his personal guards, Gu Yuanda was forced into a desperate situation. He wanted to draw his sword and commit suicide, but he knew that if he fell into the hands of the Qi army, his fate would be worse than death.
However, Huyan Wuhen had personally accompanied Cha Hu to kill Gu Yuanda. She had personally come to capture Gu Yuanda.
Cha Hu barged in alone and knocked the sword out of Gu Yuanda's hand, capturing him on the spot. How could he allow Gu Yuanda to die honorably?
The fierce battle in the city continued, and the rebel army was still stubbornly resisting …
Gu Yuanda had already been escorted to the army tent outside the city. Haozhen, Huyan Wuhen, and the others slowly walked out, staring coldly at him.
The battered and exhausted Gu Yuanda was forced to kneel on the ground. He looked at Huyan Wuhen and the others. Didn't you want to surrender?
There was no need to ask, and there was no need to ask again. Things had already come to this. He understood that he had fallen into a trap.
What surrender? To hell with the surrender! Huyan Wuhen didn't want to surrender from the start. He was full of tricks. In fact, all he wanted was a reply from him.
Unexpectedly, he really did not expect that a letter would cut off his path of retreat. A letter would cut off his last hope of escape.
The tall mountain of earth did not come into play for a long time, numbing him. When he met with the secret envoy, he really thought that he had a chance of survival. He was stupid enough to hope for a reply.
In the end, a reply became the talisman of his life. The cultivators accompanying the army abandoned him and ran away. His own troops also lost the ability to resist.
After accumulating power and waiting for action, he used it precisely. It could be said that he had killed several birds with one stone.
"Great General is indeed Great General. Such good tactics. I accept my defeat wholeheartedly. Haha, haha …" Gu Yuanda looked up to the sky and laughed wildly. He laughed until tears rolled down his face. The sorrow in his laughter could not be concealed.
Huyan Wuhen could not be bothered to ask him anything. He said in a deep voice, "Drag him out to be executed by a thousand cuts. The time limit is one month. Serve as a warning to others!"
This was cutting his flesh every day so that Gu Yuanda would not die a happy death. They wanted him to live for a month as a public example. They wanted everyone to see the fate of this rebel general.
Immediately, like wolves and tigers, the soldiers rushed over. They first used a rope to strangle Gu Yuanda's mouth to prevent him from biting his tongue.
After that, they quickly dragged him far away. They stripped him of his clothes and tied him up with a fine net. Then, they executed him on the spot. A small knife sliced off his flesh in the net.
The heads of the three major sects snorted and sneered. Yuwen Yan stroked his beard and said, "Cut off his escape route and capture him in one fell swoop. Great General's plan is indeed brilliant."
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In a deep mountain forest, a group of 'startled birds' gathered. Chang Lin Xian and the other members of the three sects had already killed their way out of the encirclement.
Seeing that there were no more pursuers, they all heaved a sigh of relief.
Cang Feng invoked his arts and shook them. The three arrows stuck in his back shot out and fell to the ground. Blood flowed from the three holes in his eyes. Immediately, a disciple came forward to help. Now that they had escaped, they could finally take care of their wounds with a peace of mind.
The three heads faced the disciples of the three sects. They did a quick count and realized that there were less than five hundred disciples of the three sects who managed to escape alive.
Without the protection and interference of the rebel army, they had to rely on these cultivators to break through the encirclement of millions of soldiers. Moreover, they had to face the continuous attacks of the enemy cultivators. The heavy losses were foreseeable.
Although they had killed quite a number of people, in exchange, the people in front of them had withered away.
There were only a few hundred people left from the three sects. They did not even have as many people as a small sect. Perhaps the remaining people were all elites. But what could they do? The family businesses of the three sects had been destroyed in their hands. They had no face to face their ancestors.
Everyone looked at each other. Each of them was covered in blood and looked battered and exhausted.
They all knew that the three major sects of the Yuan Wei Nation were finished. If they wanted to rise again, they would need to manage for a long time.
"Where should we go?" Luo Yanzhen asked with a sigh.
"There's no place for us in the three western countries anymore. We shouldn't stay here for long. Let's go!" Chang Linxian shook his head sadly.
The group of people went deep into the forest. They did not go to the Jin Nation's side. Now that things had come to this, they could not count on the three states' territories anymore. If they did, they would not be able to sit still and would be snatched away by others. The war here was not over yet. It was not the time to divide the territories. If they went over now, they would definitely be forced to fight for their lives on the battlefield by the Jin Nation's army.
These people were the last hope of the three sects. They could not afford to lose any more. Thus, they fled far away and left this troublesome place.
There were also benefits to having fewer people. Without too many burdens and fetters, there was no need to think too much. Everyone was disheartened and no longer had the desire to compete. They could go anywhere and continue to drift along.
At this point, the three major sects of the Yuan Wei Nation had completely declined. They left the battlefield and left the center of power in the cultivation world.
It was only when they learned that Gu Yuanda was captured alive by the Qi Nation's army that they realized they had fallen into a trap …
The rebels of Qi Capital either died or surrendered. Without the help of cultivators, most of the rebels who had been forced into a corner surrendered.
The city gate was dug open. Emperor Qi Haozhen led the army into the city. The once prosperous capital was now in ruins. It was a mess and there were bloodstains everywhere.
When the rebels attacked the city, most of the officials could not escape. Those who were strong were killed by the rebels and those who were not strong were mostly locked up. What use did Gu Yuanda have for them? He did not plan to run the capital and he had to prevent them from colluding with the enemy. Naturally, he locked them up.
The rebels were a little reckless in the face of desperation. Gu Yuanda could not do anything about it. He turned a blind eye to it and let his brothers live as long as they could.
As a result, the people in the city suffered. There were nearly 300,000 rebels, all of whom were strong men. It was easy to imagine how happy they were.
It didn't matter if they were once powerful families or rich and powerful families, they were all the same as ordinary families, their doors were kicked open.
What virtuous and virtuous ladies, what rich and noble families? Basically, the women of the families were trampled on. Even the families of the officials were not spared.
Glory, splendor, and wealth could not withstand the devastation of the rebel army. There were people who could not bear the humiliation and committed suicide. There were people who dragged out an ignoble existence. The bloody storm made everything seem like a dream.
Along the way, Haozhen, who had heard the cries of the officials, released them and pardoned them. However, not many of them were happy. Most of them were dull.
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