Chapter 958 I Hope We Still Have a Chance to Forgive Our Sins

Si Xiuyong forced himself to calm down.

"General Si, why do you think General Ruan did this?"

Si Xiuyong said angrily: "What else could it be? It's for fame and fortune.

Ruan Wei is stubborn, self-righteous, and ruthless... Even if he can't defeat Ning Chen this time, as long as he stops Ning Chen here, he can make him famous."

He and Ruan Wei are both under Leng Wenyan's command. The two have known each other for a long time, and he knows Ruan Wei too well.

This man is ambitious and will do anything to achieve his goals.

There is another reason he didn't say. When Leng Wenyan declared himself king, Ruan Wei repeatedly advised Leng Wenyan to become emperor.

At that time, Leng Wenyan didn't trust Xiliang very much, and was afraid of Ning Chen, so he only dared to declare himself king.

This time, Ruan Wei was willing to kill 10,000 soldiers to defeat Ning Chen. It seems that it is not only for fame, but also to prove his ability to Xiliang.

Once he gets the support of Xiliang, he can replace Leng Wenyan and declare himself emperor.

"General Si, what should we do now?

Even if we reveal that he killed 10,000 brothers, most of the survivors are his personal soldiers, and we can't do anything to him."

Si Xiuyong's eyes flickered, and he remained silent.

Now he has discovered the secret that Ruan Wei killed 10,000 soldiers. If he knew it, he would die.

He questioned the cause of death of the 10,000 soldiers in front of Ruan Wei before, and Ruan Wei looked at him with murderous intent.

If he succeeds in stopping Ning Chen this time, Ruan Wei will not share this great credit with him...If he doesn't want him to take the credit, he can only kill him.

It seems that he has unknowingly fallen into a dead end.

Si Xiuyong's eyes gradually became fierce.

"All those who survived are Ruan Wei's personal soldiers. I'm afraid that after the success, he will let us all die here in order to monopolize the credit."

The confidant was panicked, "General, what should we do?"

Si Xiuyong said sternly: "He is unkind, so don't blame us for being unjust.

Ning Chen said before that as long as we surrender, he will forgive us.

We may have been targeted by Ruan Wei. If we don't resist, we will die.

So, I will find a way to stabilize Ruan Wei, and you go down the mountain from the back path to find Ning Chen."

There is a hidden path behind the mountain, which has been cleared. It is the retreat that Ruan Wei left for himself.

The soldier opened his mouth wide, "General, are you going to betray King Wen?"

Si Xiuyong sighed and said in a deep voice: "At that time, Emperor De was incompetent, and my family was in King Wen's hands. I was forced to rebel.

King Wen and Ruan Wei are the same kind of people, cruel and ruthless. If I die, I will have no value... King Wen will not support my family in vain.

If I surrender to Ning Chen, I may be able to seek a glimmer of hope for myself and my family!

Go! We have made enough mistakes. As a soldier of Daxuan, we surrendered to the enemy and betrayed the country... I just hope we still have a chance to forgive our sins."

The soldier nodded, "Then take care, general!"

"Go!"

.......

At midnight, Ning Chen hadn't rested yet.

In the tent, he and Yuan Long and others were surrounding the charcoal fire and formulating a battle plan.

The shouting soldier shouted for half an hour, but there was no movement on the top of the mountain.

It seems that the people above did not intend to surrender.

Yes, they occupied the commanding heights and had rolling stones and wooden defenses. How could they surrender easily?

Ning Chen sent out scouts to explore along the mountain range, trying to find a way to the top of the mountain.

But all the roads were covered with heavy snow, and the scouts found nothing.

Lei An said: "It seems that we can only reach the top of the mountain by hot air balloon."

Ning Chen shook his head, "It won't work. We don't know how many troops the other side has now? We don't have many hot air balloons, and each hot air balloon can't carry more than a few people, and it's difficult to land on the top of the mountain."

Yuan Long said: "Your Highness, how about I take advantage of the night and lead people through the lookout."

Ning Chen waved his hand, "No, since the people on the mountain dared to ambush, it means they were prepared... I'm afraid you will be smashed into meat paste by rolling stones and logs before you pass the lookout."

King Wu rubbed his eyebrows and said irritably: "This won't work, that won't work... What should we do?"

Ning Chen frowned slightly and sighed, "Let me think about it, there must be a way."

Ning Chen's mind raced.

He thought of several ways in a row, but rejected them again.

Because it didn't work at all.

Just when Ning Chen was having a headache, a soldier came to report, "Your Majesty, we caught an enemy spy."

Ning Chen and others looked happy.

This was a pleasant surprise. An enemy spy was enough for them to understand the enemy's situation.

"Where is he? Bring him to see me."

"Yes!"

After a while, a short and plain-looking man was escorted in by several soldiers.

"Kneel down!"

The spy was pressed to the ground and knelt in front of Ning Chen.

Ning Chen narrowed his eyes and looked at the spy, and said indifferently: "You are so brave, dare to spy on my camp at night?"

The spy shook his head repeatedly, "Your Majesty, I am not a spy, I came to find you."

Ning Chen was slightly startled, "I came to find you specifically?"

"Yes! I came to find you under the order of General Feng Sixiu Yongsi...Your Majesty, I can take you up the mountain."

Ning Chen and others looked at each other.

Pan Yucheng said: "Be careful, there may be a scam!"

Ning Chen stared at the spy, "What's your name?"

"I am Niu Erwang."

"Niu Erwang? Why did Si Xiuyong ask you to come to me?"

Niu Erwang first told the situation on the top of the mountain, and then said: "My lord, please save my general. My general was forced to rebel... Please give us a chance to make up for our mistakes."

Ning Chen narrowed his eyes and stared at him, "You seem to know me?"

"When I was in Xiguan City, I followed you to attack Xiliang. I was fortunate to meet you!"

Ning Chen's face sank slightly, "You followed me to defend my country and fight against the enemy... Now you betrayed your country and stopped me from saving the people of Xiguan City. It's really abominable and deserves death!"

"My lord, please spare my life, my lord, please spare my life... I am willing to make up for my sins with my merits, please show mercy!"

Ning Chen said indifferently: "It's not impossible to give you a chance, but I can't do it with my own strength. What do you mean by believing what you said? "

"I can swear that everything I said is true!"

Ning Chen sneered and said, "What's the use of swearing? If the oath could really come true, you traitors would have been struck by lightning and turned into ashes long ago."

Niu Erwang said in panic, "Your Majesty, what I said is true... Please believe me, Your Majesty. If I say a lie, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death. My whole family will die."

Ning Chen narrowed his eyes and stared at him, "You said you could take us up the mountain. I sent people to investigate and found that all the roads were covered with heavy snow. How could you take us up the mountain?"

Niu Erwang said, "There is a secret path that has been cleared by Ruan Wei. That is the retreat he left for himself... I went down the mountain from that path."

Ning Chen thought for a while and said, "Give him pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and let him draw it."