Chapter 574 Surrender

On the fourth day, Mu Anbang came back.

Ning Chen held the little tiger and looked at Mu Anbang standing in front of him expressionlessly.

"How many people did you find?"

Mu Anbang swallowed nervously, "3,572 people."

Ning Chen's face was so ugly.

There were 25,000 people, but only more than 2,000 people came back now, which means that nearly 20,000 people died.

If the other soldiers were still alive, they would definitely come to Linhai City.

But they haven't come until now, even if there are still alive, there are not many.

"I will settle your account with you after we take down Yuzhou... Get out!"

Mu Anbang's face was full of self-blame, and he retreated silently.

Yuan Long and others didn't dare to speak.

According to military regulations, they should be executed immediately for losing nearly 20,000 soldiers.

If Mu Anbang could make great contributions when fighting Xiangzhou, he might have a chance to survive.

The reason why Ning Chen kept him was because he remembered the old relationship and wanted him to make contributions and save his life.

Ning Chen sighed and said in a deep voice: "Pass my order, the army will go out tomorrow!"

"Yes!"

......

The next day.

Ning'an Army, Sun Gaohan led 10,000 border troops, 20,000 captured Eastern Border troops, more than 6,000 people under Mu Anbang, plus the baggage camp, about 50,000 troops, and headed straight for Haizhong City.

To go to Haizhong City, you don't need to take a boat, you can go by land.

It will take about seven or eight days to get there.

On the fourth night, the army stopped to rest.

Ning Chen was playing with the little tiger in the tent.

This little guy grew very fast. In just a few days, he was almost 40 centimeters long.

Ning Chen made a bamboo basket specially and carried it on his back during the march.

"Dubu, lie down!"

Ning Chen has been training it.

Dubu is very smart and lies obediently at Ning Chen's feet.

"So good!"

Ning Chen touched its head and rewarded it with a small piece of beef.

Du Bu has started to eat meat, but he can't eat too much.

After eating beef, Du Bu started to play naughty again, climbing up by pulling Ning Chen's trouser legs.

Ning Chen deliberately pushed it down, and the little guy cried and wrestled with Ning Chen's arm.

At this time, Feng Qizheng walked in.

"Yuan Long wants to see you!"

Ning Chen teased Du Bu and said casually: "Let him in!"

After Yuan Long came in, he leaned over and said: "General, someone from Haizhong City wants to see you."

Ning Chen was slightly startled, "Haizhong City?"

"What are they doing here?"

"I don't know!"

Ning Chen thought for a while and said: "Bring them to see me."

"Yes!"

Yuan Long turned around and left.

After a cup of tea, Yuan Long came with two people.

One was wearing armor and the other was wearing Confucian clothes, one civil and one military.

"He Guanyu, deputy general under the command of Lu Ming, the defender of Haizhong City, pays homage to General Ning!"

"Li Wenshu, a military officer under Lu Ming, the defender of Haizhong City, pays homage to General Ning!"

The two bowed and saluted.

Ning Chen looked up and looked at the two people.

Li Wenshu was not good-looking, and had a scholarly air.

However, this He Guanyu made Ning Chen's eyes light up. He was about 27 or 28 years old, with handsome features, a face like a crown jade, and a silver armor, majestic and awe-inspiring.

This appearance was worthy of his name.

Ning Chen just nodded lightly.

Li Wenshu leaned forward, "General Ning's name is well-known. I am glad to see him today. He is handsome and heroic... It is a great honor to meet General Ning!"

Ning Chen smiled calmly, "Did Lu Ming send you?"

The two said in unison, "Yes!"

Li Wenshu took something out of his arms and presented it with both hands, "We are well aware of General Ning's power. This time, we come to present a letter of surrender and ask General Ning to raise his hand!"

Surrender letter?

That is, a letter of surrender.

This surprised Ning Chen.

Yuan Long was also very surprised.

Feng Qizheng took the letter of surrender from Li Wenshu's hand and handed it to Ning Chen.

Ning Chen took it and opened it for a closer look.

The signature was Lu Ming.

This should be Lu Ming's handwriting.

Ning Chen casually threw the letter of surrender on the table. The little tiger thought it was a toy for him and ran over to hold it and bite it.

But Ning Chen's action of throwing the letter of surrender made Li Wenshu and He Guanyu's faces change suddenly, and their hearts jumped.

Ning Chen glanced at the two of them, "Since you have already committed treason, why surrender?"

Li Wenshu bowed his head and said, "General, please forgive me. We have no choice but to commit treason."

"We are soldiers, and military orders are as heavy as a mountain... Our families are all in Xiangzhou. If we don't obey, their lives will be in danger."

"The general is famous. If we are not forced to do so, how dare we be his enemy?"

"We are all the people of Daxuan. We don't want to kill each other, let alone be his enemy. Please accept our surrender, and give us a chance to atone for our sins."

He Guanyu clasped his fists and bowed, "We know very well, The 20,000 troops of Haizhong City alone cannot stop General Ning's pace. "

"When General Ning arrives at Haizhong City, General Lu will open the city gate and go out of the city to welcome him personally... Please, General Ning, give me and others a chance to reform."

Ning Chen looked at them expressionlessly, "In fact, you withdrew from Haizhong City and returned to Xiangzhou... Xiangzhou still has 50,000 troops, so you are not powerless to fight me?"

He Guanyu said respectfully: "We know that even if we join forces with the 50,000 troops of Xiangzhou, we are definitely not the general's enemy."

"In order to protect the people of Haizhong City from the war, we are willing to surrender and welcome the general into the city."

Ning Chen tapped the table lightly with his fingers, and each tap seemed to hit the hearts of the two.

Li Wenshu and He Guanyu looked at Ning Chen with trepidation.

Ning Chen said lightly: "Let me think about it!"

The faces of the two changed drastically.

Li Wenshu hurriedly said: "General Ning, we also brought important information!"

Ning Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, "Tell me about it?"

Li Wenshu said: "King Rui has formed an alliance with Showa Country. This time Showa Country sent a total of 40,000 troops to support."

Feng Qizheng was full of disdain, "Is this the important information you brought?"

"We encountered 30,000 Showa troops before, and those trash have been slaughtered by us, not a single one was left alive."

Li Wenshu and He Guanyu were full of horror, stunned.

30,000 Showa troops were killed, not a single one was left alive.

The two felt their throats dry, and they could only swallow their saliva nervously.

They looked at Ning Chen with fear in their eyes.

Feng Qizheng sneered, "The heads of 30,000 Showa troops are piled on a mountain near Duanfengling. You can go and see them if you have a chance."

He Guanyu and Li Wenshu were terrified, and their bodies trembled uncontrollably.

Ning Chen asked calmly, "You just said that Showa sent 40,000 troops, and we only killed 30,000. Where are the remaining 10,000?"

Li Wenshu trembled, "But, maybe in Xiangzhou."

Ning Chen snorted coldly, "Maybe?"

Li Wenshu trembled and said in panic, "We only know that King Rui and Showa have formed an alliance, and Showa sent 40,000 troops to support them. We really don't know how to arrange it specifically. Please forgive me, General."

Ning Chen waved his hand and said calmly, "Go back! It's still about three days away from Haizhong City... As for whether to kill you all or give you a chance to atone for your crimes, I'll tell you when I get to Haizhong City."