Text Chapter 2168: Sacrifice

Finally, Yan Lu appeared in front of Xu Tangran.

It was Zhao Xian's place, but Xu Tangran treated it as his own home. He sat behind a tea table and smiled, "Please sit down!" He stroked his mustache.

Yan Lu stood there and said in a deep voice: "Lord Xu is so brave. Lord Niu is attacking my Netherworld Army. You dare to come here. Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"

"Alas!" Xu Tangran shook his head, grabbed the boiling tea stove, poured him a cup of tea, and pushed it in front of him. "Since I dare to come, I am not afraid of death. If I don't want to die, you can't kill me... It's so boring to talk about fighting and killing with such good tea. It's better to sit down and drink tea."

Yan Lu subconsciously looked around and finally sat down slowly, "Really just drinking tea?"

Xu Tangran looked at Zhao Xian He pursed his lips, "Didn't he tell you why I came?"

Yan Lu said in a hateful voice: "Prince Niu is untrustworthy, is he trying to take advantage of the situation?"

Xu Tangran shook his head: "Wrong! The prince wants to recruit you because he is trustworthy. The situation is different now. Qingzhu has already made up his mind and must destroy you. It is unrealistic for the prince to sacrifice the entire Southern Army to protect you, but the prince has promised to protect the Nether Army. After thinking about it, only if you surrender to the prince and rely on the prince's wings can you be better protected. Such painstaking efforts have been misunderstood by Brother Yan, Where is justice?" Yan Lu chuckled, "It turns out that Prince Niu is right no matter what!" Xu Tangran took a sip of tea and winked at him playfully, "If you don't surrender to the prince, do you still have a chance to survive? Surrender to Lord Qing? Well, even if Lord Qing promises to forgive the past, do you think he can believe it? You are from the Guards, and because you are from the Guards, you must know what rebellion means to the Guards? Do you think Lord Qing, who is in charge of the Guards, can encourage this trend? After the situation calms down, there will be a reckoning, and there will be no second time. Possibility! To surrender to the Lord of Green is at most to atone for one's sins, while to surrender to the Prince is to make meritorious deeds. Brother Yan will weigh the difference. As for surrendering to others, facing the pressure of the Lord of Green, do you think other forces dare to accept you? "

Yan Lu snorted coldly: "Then why does Prince Niu dare to accept us?"

Xu Tangran put down the teacup and tapped the table with his fingers, "Brother Yan is confused. Don't you still understand who the Xiahou family supports?"

This is terrifying when you think about it carefully. Yan Lu's eyelids twitched violently and stared at him with some doubt.

Xu Tangran continued, "It's pointless to talk about this. Let's get it straight. Is the Silu territory so easy to occupy? It's a bait. If you don't throw out a bait, how can you disperse your forces? If tens of millions of broken bows collide head-on, the losses will be huge. Now you run out and divide your forces to occupy territories everywhere. It's too easy for the prince to deal with you now. Do you think the prince will let your forces gather smoothly and pose a threat? The pockets have been opened and waiting. Whoever doesn't surrender will be destroyed! Let's put it this way, everyone else has agreed, except Brother Yan. Let's take a step back. Even if Brother Yan doesn't surrender, does Brother Yan really think he can take all these people away? I'm talking to Brother Yan now, not because the prince wants to bargain with you, but because I want to save some trouble. Having said that, Now I just want to ask one question. The credit has been delivered to Brother Yan. Will Brother Yan take it or not? "

"I see. It turns out that from the beginning, King Niu had the intention to annex these tens of millions of troops!" Yan Lu slowly closed his eyes and smiled bitterly. The Guards had never surrendered. He, who was born in the Guards, had never thought that he would surrender one day. A bit of sadness appeared on his face. "I have heard of King Niu's name for a long time. This time I finally experienced King Niu's methods in person!" He opened his eyes and nodded, "I surrender!"

Xu Tangran immediately smiled and raised his glass and said, "Don't be dejected. This is a good thing. What future can you have following that idiot Qing Yuanzun? You should be happy now. Come, drink tea!"

Yan Lu smiled bitterly and raised his glass in return. Regardless of the hot tea, he raised his head and gulped it down.

Unexpectedly, Xu Tangran then smiled and said, "If you surrender, you must show your sincerity, otherwise you will make trouble again and embarrass the prince, brother Yan, don't you think so?"

Yan Lu sighed and said, "Lord Xu, stop beating around the bush and tell us what you want us to do."

"You are a straightforward person, I like it!" Xu Tangran put down his teacup, "You keep 10% of the Broken Magic Bows and hand over the other 90%. In addition, continue to gather people to help the Queen Mother!"

Yan Lu frowned. He could understand handing over 90% of the Broken Magic Bows. As long as this batch of Broken Magic Bows was handed over, he would not be able to explain to Qingzhu, and the possibility of turning to Qingzhu again would be cut off, and he would also lose the biggest weapon for turning the cards. But what does it mean to continue to help the Queen Mother? He couldn't help but ask: "Continue to help?"

Xu Tangran nodded: "Yes, continue to help. As for why, I don't know, and you don't have to ask too much. When the time comes, the prince will naturally convey the law to you..."

In the territory of the Southern Army, the Southern Army finally launched a siege against the Nether Rebels, and the two sides launched a seemingly fierce competition.

The Western Army and the Northern Army also arrived in the territory of the Eastern Army to cheer for Tengfei, and Cheng Taize was worried all day.

Heavenly Palace, Star Palace.

"Your Majesty, Niu Youde has received news that the Southern Army has launched an encirclement and suppression campaign against the rebels. Marshal Silu Heng Wudao personally led a group of troops to surprise the rebel center and killed the rebel leader Qing Yuanzun... among the rebels. , the empress was injured and fled, leading the rebels to continue to resist. With the help of the Xiahou family, the southern army's attacking troops were greatly constrained, and the offensive was not going well. The head of the rebel leader... is already on the way! "

After Shangguan Qing finished speaking, there was silence in the hall. His crown was high and his eyebrows were lowered. Sima Wentian lowered his head and secretly looked at Master Qing's reaction from time to time. Wu Qu frowned. No one expected that His Highness would actually die and be beheaded. This Niu Youde really did not take action. As soon as he made a move, he went straight to the vital point of the rebels and hit the target with one blow. It can be seen that he had been prepared to take action. It is by no means a hasty move. From another aspect, it also proves that Niu Youde is indeed good at mobilizing troops and generals and is good at fighting!

The Qingzhu sitting behind the case looked tense, his face was gloomy, he said nothing, his eyes were full of gloom and hostility...

The next day, Shangguan Qing walked in from outside the hall, holding a box in both hands. The eyes of several people standing in the hall also fell on the box.

Shangguan Qing walked to the case and gently placed the box on the case.

Qingzhu stared at the box for a long time, stood up slowly, reached out and opened the lid, and saw the dead head and the familiar face. There was no expression on Master Qing's face, and he said coldly: "Have you confirmed the authenticity?"

Shangguan Qing bowed and said: "Confirmed, it is undoubtedly His Highness. The body was hit by random arrows. It would be better for Your Majesty not to look at it."

"The treacherous son deserves what he deserves. The bitch must be happy now!" Qingzhu sneered, but there was a heart-wrenching pain in his heart. Scenes from the past appeared in front of his eyes. The child who held his thigh and raised his head to call his father...

Snapped! After the box was closed, Master Qing said coldly: "Send the order to Qu Changtian to withdraw the troops as planned!"

At the same time, he looked at Wu Qu and gave him a vague look...

"My lord, something bad happened, Qu Changtian is gone!"

In Prince Cheng's Mansion, the steward Xie Sheng did not bother to walk as soon as he entered the Prince's Mansion, and flew to the pavilions of the inner house. When he saw Cheng Taize, he immediately reported.

"Where are you going?" Cheng Taize didn't react for a moment. After being stunned for a moment, he realized something from Xie Sheng's face and asked in surprise: "What did you say?"

Xie Sheng said anxiously: "Qu Changtian initially said he was going to inspect the troops deployed outside, but when he arrived outside, the Guards deployed in various places suddenly gathered and were evacuating one after another. Judging from the trend, they should be leaving the territory of the Eastern Army. "

Cheng Taize suddenly ducked away, and Xie Sheng immediately followed him.

As soon as the two of them left the palace, they didn't even bother to take the guards with them, they just flew away and soon arrived at the other courtyard that he had assigned to Qu Changtian as the command center of the Guards.

Xie Sheng, who was following behind, understood his mood. It was simply that he had difficulty accepting this reality and had to see it with his own eyes.

However, he quickly searched the entire courtyard, but could not find a single figure of the Guards anywhere. He stopped at a waterside pavilion, and Cheng Taize's heart felt half cold.

Still unwilling to give up, he quickly took out the star bell and contacted Qu Changtian, but Qu Changtian didn't respond at all. He quickly contacted Tianting, but no one paid attention to him, whether it was Qingzhu or Shangguan Qing.

In an instant, he understood that he had been treated as an abandoned son by Lord Qing. Once he figured it out, he became furious and said: "How dare you play tricks on me, pass on my decree, and order the guards to stop them at each pass and not allow them to leave! "

"Your Majesty..." Xie Sheng hesitated, unable to speak.

In fact, as soon as the truth was told, Cheng Taize himself also reacted. He looked up to the sky and slowly closed his eyes, stop? How to stop? Not to mention whether the pass defenders can stop the Guards from leaving, it really makes people angry. He has many enemies and will die faster. Qingzhu cannot make a reckless decision to evacuate the Guards. It must have been carefully thought out, how could it be undone by him just making a fuss?

"I understand, I understand, I understand. Niu Youde allowed the rebels to occupy Silu in order to unite with others to put pressure on Qing Lord. Now that Niu Youde has destroyed the rebels, in exchange, Qing Lord withdraws his troops and gives up attacking me. With the support of those bastards, I became the victim of the deal! Haha..." Cheng Taize suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, laughing at himself, almost crying.

Xie Sheng cupped his hands and advised: "My lord, now is not the time to surrender, nor should you give up easily. You should think of another way!"

Cheng Taize slapped the railing and laughed miserably, "What else can be done? Master Qing regards me as an abandoned son, and I have offended those few people. How can I say more about the unification of the Eastern Army?" Faced with such huge pressure and knowing that defeat is inevitable, how much fighting spirit do you think my subordinates can have? Do you want me to surrender to Teng Fei? Anyone can surrender, but I can't surrender. Teng Fei can give it to me. No one can survive except this king! Others must give him this face in order to support Teng Fei in taking over the Eastern Army’s territory.” (To be continued.)