Ye Cheng nodded, "Before, I thought you guys were all heinous beasts, but now I realize that I was wrong.
You guys, no matter how many times you are defeated, are always a group. Your cohesion and unity are second only to my Feilong Guard.
Hearing this, Zhou Shen knelt down on one knee, begging for mercy, "The crime is coming to Zhou Shen, I am willing to surrender! I just ask the Lord to give me a generous burial for my brothers who died in the war."
This is natural. Ye Cheng nodded in agreement.
"Okay, you can go down and have a rest."
Zhou Tian nodded, "My lord, I have something to tell you. Before we left the capital, General Xiao calculated that the Demon Emperor would break out of the seal in one month at most."
One month? Why so slow? Ye Cheng thought that Demon Emperor would be coming out in a few days.
Hah, Bai is happy...
Ye Cheng looked at Zhou Shen who was kneeling on one knee and sighed lightly.
What does this mean? Why did Ye Cheng sigh?
Zhou Shen was confused, could it be that...Ye Cheng didn't want the Demon Emperor to come out later?
"Guo Gong, what are you doing?"
“First of all, you want to call me General, and secondly, this is really not a good thing for me. I thought that the Demon Emperor would come out in a few days, but... you told me that it will take another month?”
"General, the Demon Emperor is so powerful that once the seal is broken, all living beings will be devastated in the Three Realms and Six Paths. Why don't you want him to be suppressed forever?"
Hearing this, Ye Cheng seemed to have heard something funny, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly, with a hint of indifference.
He turned around, stood with his hands behind his hands, and looked in the direction of the capital city of Pseudo Zhou. His tone was as calm as if he was talking about today's weather.
"Destroyed? Maybe."
"But as for me, let me say something that is hard for you to accept. In my eyes, the so-called Demon Emperor is not even worthy of being my enemy."
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Shen was completely stunned, as if his throat was strangled by an invisible force, and he couldn't say a word.
Not even worthy of a single enemy?
That is the ancient demon emperor who can make the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, and even the Three Realms and Six Paths tremble!
In Ye Cheng's words, is he so vulnerable?
Ye Cheng seemed to have read through his mind and continued to say in a calm tone: "An Qing's biggest reliance now is this thing."
As soon as he comes out, I can justifiably kill him.
By then, An Qing's last hope will be shattered, and this war will be completely ended with the destruction of the Puppet Zhou Dynasty."
“It’s a pity that the Demon Emperor is so unsatisfied that he still needs another month?”
Zhou Shen stared blankly at Ye Cheng's not-so-tall back, breaking out in a cold sweat.
At this moment, he truly realized what a terrifying existence they, or rather his former boss Xiao Tian, had provoked!
They were worried that once the Demon Emperor came out, all life would be devastated, but Ye Cheng was thinking about what would happen after killing the Demon Emperor.
Thinking of this, a deep feeling of powerlessness surged into Zhou Shen's heart.
The last bit of arrogance as a general of the Puppet Zhou Dynasty also disappeared at this moment.
On the other side, Xiao Tian, who fled back to the dilapidated camp in embarrassment, did not immediately count the remaining soldiers, nor did he feel regretful about his tragic defeat.
Instead, he ordered to the guard, "Quick, go get a pen and paper."
Slightly quickly, he brought the Four Treasures of the Study.
Xiao Tian picked up his pen and quickly wrote a letter.
This letter was written to Ye Cheng. He did not call himself by his official position or title, but in the name of an ordinary person to plead for Zhou Shen.
I beg Ye Cheng to spare Zhou Shen's credit for his bloody battle outside the Demon Locking Tower.
After writing the letter, he handed it to the guard, "Send this letter to Ye Cheng."
"Yes, General."
That night, in Yecheng's military tent, he was looking at the map to study the next march route, and Zhao Si walked in with a letter.
“General, Xiao Tian sent someone to deliver a message.”
Ye Cheng was a little surprised, so he took it and opened it, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.
After reading the letter, he was silent for a moment, and then a knowing smile appeared on his face.
"That's it."
He finally understood why Xiao Tian always had such a group of devoted subordinates around him despite repeated defeats.
A general who, after his own defeat and escape, first thinks not of his own safety but of the life and death of his subordinates, is indeed worth following.
Although this man was not good to the people and used as cannon fodder for troops who were not his direct lineage, he did... take his subordinates into consideration.
Thinking of this, Ye Cheng picked up a pen and wrote a reply directly on the back of Xiao Tian's letter.
"Zhou Shen has surrendered to our army, the general does not need to worry about it. The decisive battle will be tomorrow, and I hope the general will concentrate on fighting."
After writing, he handed the letter to Zhao Si, "Give this letter to Zhao Si. Come here and ask him to give it to General Xiao."
At this moment, a soldier's announcement came from outside the tent, "General, your Majesty is here!"
Ye Cheng was stunned? How did peace come?
But at this moment, it was obviously not the time to think about this. Ye Cheng stood up in a hurry and walked out of the tent without going to greet An Ning.
I saw An Ning walking in front of Ye Cheng, dressed in dust and anxious.
"Your Majesty, why are you here?"
Ye Cheng asked doubtfully.
"If I don't come, you'll be wasting your time here, brother Ye Cheng."
Didn't you make it clear before? What's going on? "An Ning, I told you before why I fought this war, right?"
"Brother Ye Cheng, I know this. After thinking about it, I still feel that you shouldn't waste time with Xiao Tian here. It would be bad if Yuan Guo Weigui finds out about it after a long time."
This is, "Don't worry. The fight won't last long. "
"Really? Brother Ye Cheng, how is the battle today?"
"Everything goes well, Xiao Tian was defeated, almost died in the rebellion, and his general Zhou Shen was captured."
After An Ning listened, Liu frowned slightly and thought for a moment.
"Is that so? Brother Ye Cheng, let me take command tomorrow. I will try to defeat Xiao Tian completely in one battle."
Ye Cheng looked at her in surprise. He really didn't expect An Ning to make such rapid progress now.
They dare to compete with him for military power, but is this a good thing?
Only an emperor who can fight can better understand the sufferings of the people.
Only in this way can we govern the country better.
"Okay. Since your Majesty, you want to go into battle, then I, as a general, will naturally support you."
"Thank you, brother Ye Cheng, so I'm welcome."
The next day, outside Wuchang City, where yesterday's battle took place, the two armies faced off again.
An Ning took the lead and stood in front of the formation.
Xiao Tian looked at the military formation opposite in surprise, "Princess An Ning? Why is it you?"
An Ning chuckled, "Why can't it be me? General Xiao?"
h Then, An Ning pulled out the accessories from his waist and ordered to the army behind him, "Generals, attack according to the plan made last night!"
"I have only one order, capture Xiao Tian alive!"