"Bah! What I hate the most in my life are people like you! I and King Jin did rebel against the imperial court in the past, but I never rebelled against the Tang Dynasty! I will only be loyal to the Tang Dynasty until my death. You guys are cheating, I'll kill them all when I see them!" Feng Tong spat coldly.
Wang Jingguo nodded slightly, this Feng Tong was really serious.
"Li Jingsui, come out and accept surrender. You can't escape. Look in all directions and you will know that you have no way to go to heaven or to the earth. Be more relaxed, lest we cause more killings." Wang Jingguo shouted.
Li Jingsui slowly rode out from the middle of the team with his hair disheveled. He raised his hands to Wang Jingguo with a sad look on his face and said, "General Wang, can't you ask Li Yuan to let me live? This king, Li Yuan and I are connected by blood. Ah, from now on I will live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and I will never think about anything else, is that okay?"
Wang Jingguo chuckled and said: "Li Jingsui, you are so shameless! Are you worthy of being connected with my Majesty by blood? Do you think it is useful to say this at this time? You want to live, but because of your rebellion, Why don’t the thousands of people who suffered so much harm not want to live? Do you know how much evil you have done?
To tell you the truth, my Majesty said that anyone can survive, but you, Li Jingsui, cannot survive. If Xu Ruchang dies early, it's his luck, but you won't survive. Thousands of people in Jiangnan are eager to eat your flesh and drink your blood! Since you just mentioned that you are of royal blood, I'll give you some face and commit suicide to avoid Ling Chi's suffering. "
Li Jingsui's face turned pale, and he turned to look at Feng Tongtong: "General Feng, what should we do?"
Feng Tong sighed: "Your Highness, look around. Thousands of enemy troops are surrounding us. There is only one way to die today. Don't worry, Your Highness, I will die with you. Your Highness, please get on your way!"
After Feng Tong said this, he reached out and pulled out the long sword from his waist, and handed it to Li Jingsui.
Li Jingsui's face turned pale. He looked at the long sword in Feng Tong's hand as if he were looking at a snake about to bite, and did not dare to reach out to catch it. He looked around blankly, his eyes were in a trance, and he only murmured softly: "How did it become like this? How did it get to this point? Isn't everything fine? I have captured Jiangnan, and in the future I will pass it on to generations to come. Ah, why did it become like this..."
Wang Jingguo shouted coldly: "I'm still daydreaming about you! From the day you started to rebel, today was destined to happen."
Feng Tong sighed: "Your Highness, don't think too much. As soon as you close your eyes and move your heart, everything is over. In the next life, Your Highness will live in peace and prosperity, and just be a commoner. General, I would rather be a commoner in the next life."
Li Jingsui tremblingly took the long sword and placed it across his neck. His eyes looked sadly at the despair around him. He suddenly thought of his beloved wife Yang, the woman who could always give him warmth in her arms, but she had already been with him. The children were drowned in the chaos of war.
The edge of the sword was already grinding against the delicate and fat skin on Li Jingsui's neck, which was cold and stinging. His wrist trembled slightly, and the sword edge scratched the skin, causing Li Jingsui to cry out in pain. He had the intention to wipe it out with all his strength, but he just couldn't make up his mind.
"General Feng, please help me, I cannot be cruel." Li Jingsui shouted helplessly.
Feng Tong sighed with tears in his eyes, stretched out his hand to take the sword, and said softly: "Your Highness, I forgive you for being rude."
"Please be gentle, I don't want to--" Li Jingsui suddenly shouted with tears rolling down his face.
Before he finished speaking, Feng Tong closed his eyes and swung the sword with all his strength. Li Jingsui's head flew up, spinning and landed on the grass, and he let out a strange sigh from his slightly opened mouth.
Feng Tong put the bloody sword across his neck again and said to Wang Jingguo: "General Wang, I don't want to resist you in vain. I will kill myself with the sword. Please let go of these brothers of mine. They are actually Most of them are farmers’ children from poor backgrounds, and their families are old and young, and they all have no choice but to do so.”
Wang Jingguo shook his head and said, "You don't have to die. I have said that if you all dismount and surrender, I will spare your life."
Feng Tong smiled bitterly and said: "Thank you very much. As long as they can live, I am tired of living in this world. Your Highness, I will follow you here!"
After saying that, Feng Tong moved his arm horizontally and dragged the edge of the sword. But I saw a cavity of hot blood spurting out of my throat, and after a while, my body got off the horse.
He fell hard to the ground and died...
In the east of Huzhou City, the Chu army camped. Li Yuan led the generals to welcome Wang Jingguo's triumphant return.
Li Yuan only learned this morning that Wang Jingguo had taken action. After learning from the informed generals that Wang Jingguo had used counterintuitive tactics last night, Li Yuan was greatly appreciated. Although this strategy was not original to Wang Jingguo, it was obviously appropriate for him to use it here. After the Jin army was deceived out of the valley, the outcome of this battle was actually predictable.
Seeing Li Yuan personally greeting him, Wang Jingguo rushed over with a smile on his face.
"Good boy, you fought beautifully in this last battle. It makes me proud! Jingguo, you have really grown up." Li Yuan laughed.
Wang Jingguo dismounted from his saddle and knelt before Li Yuan to salute. Li Yuan dismounted and helped him up.
"What a counter-intuitive plan. Let me guess, did you use the trick Zhou Yu used to tease Jiang Gan?" Li Yuan said with a smile.
"How can I hide it from His Majesty's eyes? After Your Majesty gave the three rules to the general, the general's head was big. At first there was nothing to do, but suddenly he learned that two of Li Jingsui's personal servants had fled into the army, so the general remembered the past. Your Majesty said that in the Battle of Chibi during the Three Kingdoms period, Zhou Yu used a counter-intuitive plan.
I just wanted to give it a try, but I didn't expect it to work. It was only due to His Majesty's daily teachings that the general could come up with this strategy. Wang Jingguo chuckled.
Li Yuan nodded and said: "Children can be taught, and future generations can be feared. After this battle, you will become famous all over the world. I can rest assured about you. In the future, it will be no problem for you to take charge of your own duties and become a high official guarding the frontiers along the way."
Wang Jingguo said excitedly: "Thank you for your careful teachings, otherwise I, Wang Jingguo, would not be where I am today!"
Li Yuan waved his hand and said: "You are smart and studious, and you have some talent. I didn't teach you anything. So, can you report the specific battle situation?"
Wang Jingguo stood up and raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, in this battle, 13,000 of the enemy were killed and nearly 20,000 were captured. Our cavalry suffered 825 casualties, and the battle ended in the early afternoon, which is completely in line with your Majesty's wishes." The three conditions proposed.”
Li Yuan laughed and said: "Not only does it meet my requirements, it meets my requirements perfectly. Where is Li Jingsui? Whether he is alive or dead."
Wang Jingguo said hurriedly: "Li Jingsui is dead." After saying that, he turned around and waved, and a horse pulled a cart forward. A corpse was covered with a reed mat on the cart, and only a pair of stiff feet were exposed outside.
"Your Majesty, this is Li Jingsui's body." Wang Jingguo said solemnly.
Li Yuan nodded slightly, walked slowly to the cart, and reached out to lift the reed mat. What came into view was a mess of hair, which was covered in blood and mud and grass blades were entangled in the messy hair.
Li Jingsui's entire face was covered by the messy hair. Li Yuan reached out and pushed the messy hair away, and a terrifying face covered in blood appeared in front of him. Isn’t it Li Jingsui or who? Li Jingsui's whole head was twisted into a strange angle, and Li Yuan could tell that his head had been chopped off.
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