Mountains and Seas

Chapter 119: Fraudulent surrender

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After some instructions, the only people left in the entire camp were Zhu Li, Han Zhi and Xu Kan, except for seven or eight guards who served as temporary guards, and of course, the large flag of the Grass Army fluttering in the wind.

At this time, Zhu Li couldn't bear it any longer, and asked solemnly: "Aren't you afraid of something going wrong if you do this?"

"Yes." Xu Kan agreed immediately. You know, just now, he was almost scared to death.

Han Xin glanced at the two of them, bowed to Zhu Li, and then said calmly: "General, don't worry. Whether it is the reformed army, the newly joined grass army, the ordinary guards, or the officers, they don't trust each other now. If I break them up and mix them up, it is equivalent to letting them monitor each other, so there will be no chaos."

"Are you so confident?" Zhu Li was still a little worried.

"Haha, General, you might as well put yourself in their shoes and think about it. If you were in an untrustworthy environment, would you dare to act rashly?" Han Zhi asked easily.

Zhu Li thought about it and he had to admit that if he did not have his current skills, or even if he was just an ordinary guard or a lieutenant, he would not dare to act rashly. This was a matter concerning his life and property, who would dare to act rashly

Han Zhi got the answer from Zhu Li's expression, and continued calmly: "They absolutely dare not act rashly, and they dare not even connect with each other, speak, etc. Moreover, Han does not intend to use them to charge into battle, and he did not even tell them the purpose of doing so. He just let them pretend to scare people. It's okay, don't worry."

In the evening, after a day of fighting, the exhausted Li Hanzhi led his troops back.

Seeing the big flag above the big camp from afar, he felt relieved and led his men listlessly, slowly approaching the big camp. He kept thinking in his mind how he could defeat Yang Zaixing, and did not notice the changes around him at all.

If he had paid a little attention and looked around, he would have been able to see traces of the battle.

Most people make the same mistake when they enter a place they think is safe and familiar, and Li Hanzhi is no exception.

Poor thing, Li Hanzhi was alone, fighting with Yang Zaixing until now, and even his old nest was breached, but he didn't get any news at all.

However, this is also the result of the deliberate efforts of Han Xin, Zhu Li and Xu Kan.

During the battle, if any of the Cao army's defeated soldiers fled eastward, no matter who they were, the three of them would immediately lead their troops to strangle them without mercy; but if they fled westward, they would not pay much attention to them. This resulted in Li Han and his party being unaware of anything until now.

As they were about to reach the gate of the camp, the general beside him suddenly felt something was wrong and hurriedly reminded Li Hanzhi. Li Hanzhi was startled and looked up quickly. He saw that the flag in the camp had not changed, but the entire camp was empty, without even a single person in sight. This frightened him greatly.

Before he could make any move, three figures appeared in front of the camp gate. Among these three people, the one in the middle was wearing a helmet and armor, with a long sword on his waist, and looked very calm. It was Han Zhi. On the left of Han Zhi was Zhu Li, also wearing armor, with a fang-like ghost mask on his face, and standing on his horse with a spear in his hand.

To Han Zhi's right was Xu Kan, who sat on his horse with a tower-like figure, a cold aura emanating from him, and a broadsword across his chest.

In front, he seemed to be on guard against Li Hanzhi's reckless actions at any time.

Li Hanzhi was familiar with these three people. They were obviously the three men in the persuasion army who had no sense of existence and had always fought for Yang Zaixing.

It was at this moment that he realized that he seemed to have overlooked something in the morning. Because he was eager to compete with Yang Zaixing, he didn't pay attention to these three people. He didn't expect them to appear here, which made him extremely shocked and angry.

Li Hanzhi was shocked and rode forward, asking doubtfully, "Is it you?"

"Haha, good, General Li, are you having fun? But it looks like there will be no winner today." Han Zhi laughed and teased, as if he didn't care at all about the growing gloom in Li Hanzhi's eyes.

Li Hanzhi didn't want to be polite to Han Zhi. He asked grimly, "You broke into our camp? Where's Yang Shihou? Where are your subordinates?"

Han Zhi wanted to tease him, but when he saw that he was not very cooperative, he said solemnly: "General Li, why don't you guess where my subordinates are now?"

Li Hanzhi narrowed his eyes and looked at Han Zhi unkindly. He was a hot-tempered person, so he had no time to play such tricks with Han Zhi. He said impatiently: "Don't be a good boy. If you have any tricks, just use them. Li will take them all."

"Well, all right then." Han Zhi seemed very obedient. He immediately turned around and waved in the direction of the camp. In the camp, the flag of the Grass Army, which was originally fluttering in the wind, suddenly fell down. Less than a few breaths later, a flag of the Reform Army slowly rose up in the camp.

As the big flag rose, the surroundings suddenly became dark, and countless shadows overlapped and kept covering. Countless flags were suddenly raised around the Dinggongshan Cao Army camp. Looking around, one could only feel the flags fluttering endlessly. The breeze of late spring blew gently, and the sound of fluttering military flags and drums could be heard everywhere.

This shocking scene frightened Li Hanzhi so much that his heart almost broke. With so many flags, how many ambushes must there be? But standing in his position, he could only see countless flags and no single figure.

But there are roughly 10,000 or 20,000 flags alone. How could he not be scared

These ambushing troops were extremely "solemn". Apart from the fluttering sounds of flags and drums, there was no other noise at all. One could not help but wonder just how elite this powerful force was.

When he looked back again, he saw that his five thousand guards immediately turned pale and trembling as countless flags were raised. Some were even shaking so much that they couldn't even hold the weapons in their hands steadily. From time to time, the sounds of "clang" and "puff" of weapons falling to the ground could be heard.

It's over, Li Hanzhi sighed secretly, he didn't know where these elite troops came from, but if there were not 50,000 or 60,000 elite troops, who could break through the Cao army camp with more than 20,000 soldiers stationed there

Don’t you see that Chen’s seven or eight thousand men set up camp, defending but not attacking, while Li Hanzhi had nearly thirty thousand men, but was unable to do anything to the enemy for several months

Sometimes, you may not easily believe the news that others tell you clearly, but if you have doubts and skepticism, the more you think about it, the more you feel that you are not wrong.

Li Hanzhi is in this state right now.

Seeing the situation of his subordinates, it was too late for Li Hanzhi to regret. He turned around again and looked at the opposite side. He saw Zhu Li and others letting their horses run free, looking very relaxed and fearless. This attitude actually strengthened Li Hanzhi's judgment.

Han Zhi rode out of the camp, looked at Li Hanzhi with a smile and said, "General Li, is this gift grand and dignified? Do you like it?"

Li Hanzhi narrowed his eyes, his face turned purple, and he gritted his teeth and said, "If I don't like it, can you withdraw the ambush?"

"Hahahaha" Han Zhi laughed up to the sky, and seemed a little out of breath. He pointed at Li Hanzhi and said, "I have heard that General Li is brave and unparalleled. I didn't expect that he is such a wonderful person. General Li, do you think Han would do that?"

Li Hanzhi's face was as gloomy as water, and he was extremely furious, but also very helpless. It was all his arrogance and aggressiveness that caused the trouble. Who could he blame

He really wanted to swing the iron rod and smash the three people in front of him into meat paste with one blow, but he didn't dare to move rashly. Who knew how many archers were lying in ambush in secret? With thousands of arrows fired at him, he would definitely become a hedgehog before he could rush forward.

How dare these three people appear in front of him so calmly? Don't they have any defense at all? He didn't believe it.

Of course, if Li Hanzhi were put in the position of Zhu Li and others, he would indeed secretly arrange countless ambushes, especially for someone like him who has been tempered in adversity since childhood. They would not believe in any luck.

But now, the more he thought about it, the more wrong he felt. There was indeed no ambush for Zhu Li and the other two to appear here. Even the countless flags that he had always thought to be ambushes were just paper tigers. Han Zhi dared to be so calm because, on the one hand, he was confident in his own strategy, and on the other hand, he believed in Zhu Li's military power.

At this moment, Yang Zaixing, Chen Gong, Shen Ji and others, leading more than a thousand reformed army guards, appeared on Li Hanzhi's rear road. The only way to retreat was blocked, which made Li Hanzhi completely despair.

Seeing Li Hanzhi's dead face, Han Zhi stopped teasing him and said gently: "General, you have two choices now. First: I will order the arrows to be shot. As for how long you can hold out, it depends on your luck. Second: dismount and surrender. Not only can you live, but your more than 5,000 men can also live. I promise to give you a good future."

After finishing speaking, Han Zhi stopped talking, and together with Zhu Li and the others, they waited very leisurely, but secretly they were ready to strike. The three of them did this to prevent Li Hanzhi from making an unexpected attack.

As the saying goes, man proposes, God disposes, and no one can guarantee that there will be no accidents.

The person who needs to struggle now is Li Hanzhi. He has scared himself. What choice he will make in the end depends on his luck.

Not long after, there was a sound of "clang" and Li Hanzhi, who was sitting on the horse, seemed to suddenly lose all his strength. He slowly took off his sword and threw it to the ground along with the iron rod. He also jumped off the horse, took off his helmet, and let his hair down. He walked slowly towards Zhu Li and the other two like a zombie.

Seeing this scene, a smile of success appeared on Han Zhi's lips, and Zhu Li and Xu Kan beside him also relaxed their expressions.