Chapter 497 Exchange Conditions

Che Mingzhe stared at Ning Chen and said fearlessly: "We Xiliang men are never afraid of death... If you want to kill, just kill. Don't talk so much nonsense. If you want me to persuade you to surrender, dream on!"

Ning Chen sneered, "A defeated general dares to talk about courage?"

"I don't understand what you think? For a pure ice lotus, so many people died. Is it worth it?"

Che Mingzhe raised his head, "The pure ice lotus is the sacred object of my Xiliang. How can you have it just because you want it?"

Ning Chen said lightly: "You are right. If I want you, you must give it to me... If you don't give it to me, I will go to your Xiliang royal family to get it myself."

After saying that, Ning Chen turned over and dismounted.

"Yuan Long, drive them to the city."

Yuan Long immediately understood that Ning Chen wanted to use these prisoners as cannon fodder.

More than 3,000 prisoners were driven to the city.

Ning Chen followed these prisoners.

The Xiliang soldiers on the top of the city were nervous and sweaty.

They didn't dare to shoot arrows.

Because once the arrows fall, the first to die will be the soldiers of Xiliang.

Ning Chen raised his hand, looked at the Xiliang soldiers on the top of the city, and shouted: "People on the city can see clearly that Che Mingzhe is in my hands. If you want him alive, find someone who can make the decision to talk to me."

The Xiliang soldiers on the top of the city saw clearly that it was indeed Che Mingzhe.

They were confused. Wasn't General Che dead?

Some of the soldiers who escaped back saw with their own eyes that Che Mingzhe was blown to death.

After a while, a middle-aged man wearing armor, with a burly figure and tough features appeared on the top of the city, his eyes locked on Che Mingzhe.

"General Che, is it really you?"

Che Mingzhe sighed, his eyes determined, and shouted: "General Han, don't open the city gate... For Xiliang, we will die without regrets."

Han Gaochi was shocked. He didn't expect it to be Che Mingzhe.

It seems that the news is wrong. Che Mingzhe is still alive.

Ning Chen raised his hand and looked at Han Gaochi, and said, "General Han, right? I am Ning Chen, the king of Daxuan Town... I came to Xiliang just to ask for a pure ice lotus."

"As long as I see the pure ice lotus, I will withdraw my troops and return Linxuan City."

"I don't want to cause great suffering to the people, but if you Xiliang don't know what's good for you, don't blame me for killing all these people and slaughtering Linxuan City."

"If you can't make the decision on this matter, I can wait... For a pure ice lotus, a city is sacrificed, that's the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, is it worth it?"

Han Gaochi's face changed drastically.

Che Mingzhe's face turned pale, he was not afraid of death, but he couldn't ignore the hundreds of thousands of people in Linxuan City.

Ning Chen continued, "General Han, I know you can't make the decision on this matter. You can ask your Xiliang royal family for their opinion. It takes five days to send a pigeon from here to the Xiliang royal family."

"I will give you five days... After five days, if I don't receive a reply, I will attack the city."

"Linxuan City can't stop me, and Amaterasu City can't stop me either... When the time comes, once I enter the city, I won't be polite anymore. I guarantee that Amaterasu City will be left with no grass or chickens."

After saying that, Ning Chen waved his hand, "Pass my order, the army retreats one mile and sets up camp!"

"Yes, sir!"

Ning Chen looked up at Han Gaochi, "General Han, we are only one mile away... Five days later, if I don't get the news at this time, you will be the first to feel the sharp arrows of my Daxuan soldiers."

Ning Chen's army camped one mile away from Amaterasu City.

Han Gaochi didn't dare to delay.

He couldn't ignore the lives of Che Mingzhe and others, as well as the hundreds of thousands of people in Linxuan City.

Ning Chen did this because he didn't have enough firearms and ammunition.

There were only a few explosive packs and grenades left.

Now if you want to break through the gate of Amaterasu City, you need to have a pile of heads.

Even if you break through the gate, there will be heavy casualties.

That's why he was willing to negotiate with Xiliang, otherwise he would have attacked the city long ago.

First, a city, hundreds of thousands of people, in exchange for a pure ice lotus, as long as the Xiliang royal family is not stupid, they will definitely agree.

Second, Wu Tiezhu didn't come this time, Ning Chen left him in Linxuan City and secretly made explosive packs.

If the Xiliang royal family refused to exchange, Wu Tiezhu would come with explosive packs, and it would not be too late to attack the city at that time.

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Five days later.

Ning Chen stood in front of the tent, looking at Amaterasu City.

Pan Yucheng said: "The time you give Xiliang is almost up."

Ning Chen nodded slightly, he knew.

After a while, Pan Yucheng said again: "Less than half an hour left!"

Ning Chen's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Pass my order, prepare to attack the city."

"Yes!"

The messenger galloped on his horse, shouting loudly to convey Ning Chen's order.

On the top of the Amaterasu City, Han Gaochi looked solemn and frowned.

The time given by Ning Chen was almost up, but he had not received a reply from the royal family until now.

"General, the troops of Daxuan are coming."

Han Gaochi naturally saw it too.

He gritted his teeth and roared: "Prepare to fight and defend Amaterasu City to the death."

On the top of the city, the archers of Xiliang were spread out in a row.

And there were catapults, ready to go.

Even so, Han Gaochi's palms were still sweating with nervousness.

Because the soldiers who escaped back told him that Ning Chen didn't even take half an hour to break through Linxuan City.

They have things that can fly, and the kind of big killer that can explode a large area.

Seeing the approaching Daxuan army, the Xiliang soldiers were shaking with nervousness.

Especially the soldiers who escaped from Linxuan City.

Han Gaochi's eyebrows were furrowed into a "川" shape.

Just then, Han Gaochi's deputy general came running.

"General, General... a letter has come, a letter has come..."

Han Gaochi was refreshed.

He snatched the letter from the deputy general's hand, opened it impatiently, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Soldiers shouting, tell Ning Chen... the king agreed to the exchange."

More than 20 soldiers shouted in unison: "King of Daxuan Town, our king agreed to your conditions."

Ning Chen raised his hand.

The army stopped.

Seeing that the Daxuan army stopped, Han Gaochi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Ning Chen said: "Bring Che Mingzhe to me."

Che Mingzhe was brought over.

Ning Chen brought Che Mingzhe to the bottom of the city wall and looked up at Han Gaochi.

Han Gaochi said loudly: "The king agreed to the exchange, but there are conditions."

Ning Chen said calmly: "Speak."

Han Gaochi said: "First, Linxuan City must be returned to my Xiliang intact."

"Second, the people in the city must not be harmed."

"Third, release General Che and my Xiliang soldiers."

"Fourth, return all the looted property."

"Fifth, Daxuan must pay 10 million taels of silver to make up for the losses of my Xiliang."

Ning Chen sneered, "You Xiliang have a lot of requirements? Are there any more?"

Han Gaochi hesitated for a moment and said: "The Immaculate Ice Lotus is the sacred object of my Xiliang. When the King of Zhenguo wants to receive it... he must kneel to receive it."

Ning Chen's face sank.

Kneel to receive it?

He is the King of Daxuan Zhenguo and the commander of an army. If he kneels to receive the Immaculate Ice Lotus, it is equivalent to kneeling to the King of Xiliang.

Prince Daxuan, kneeling to the King of Xiliang, not only him, but the entire Daxuan will be humiliated.

Moreover, if he kneels, he will have the intention of surrendering and pledging loyalty.

Those censors will certainly accuse him of treason and collaborating with the enemy.