vrcanaries Chapter 756 I want to fight to the death, why does Your Majesty surrender first?
Chapter 756 I want to fight to the death, why does Your Majesty surrender first?
One hundred and fifty miles away from Chengdu, outside the city of Deyang, the mighty Sichuan army was sitting all over the ground.
People couldn't stand a few days of forced march, let alone not eating. Jiang Wei looked at the sky and saw that it was almost evening. After thinking about it, he decided to let everyone eat before walking for a distance.
Although the army was already complaining, and the underground stoves and other things that had been dug had to be re-dug tomorrow morning, there was nothing that could be done, after all, Chengdu was in imminent danger.
Jiang Wei must rush to Chengdu to provide support within two days.
"General, can we really defeat the Yan army? I heard that it was Bai Wuan."
General Wei, who had been following Jiang Weidong all the way, sat next to him and asked.
Jiang Wei shook his head and sighed,
"Honestly, I don't know, but we have to fight. This is our only chance to have a fair fight with the Yan army.
One hundred thousand against one hundred thousand, if we lose, our nation will be destroyed, if we win, we can escape and retreat."
"Ah, it's really frustrating to have to run away after winning the fight."
"What can we do? The victory or defeat of one or two battles does not affect our overall strategic failure.
If Xiao Lei hadn't lost those 400,000 soldiers, the Yan army wouldn't have been able to invade our Chuan Kingdom even if they were given another 50 years."
General Wei sighed deeply and said,
"I really regret that I was on the same side with that bastard Li Yu. I didn't realize what kind of person he was.
If he had treated his subordinates a little better, Huang Fang and Zhang Wu would not have rebelled, and they would not have been defeated so quickly."
Jiang Wei sighed slowly,
"I reviewed their battles. In fact, whether Huang Fang was there or not, they would have been defeated. Ever since Nanjiang was captured, their annihilation was doomed.
But I don’t know what the end of our Dachuan will be.”
At this moment, a rider came running from the south, shouting as he ran,
"The Emperor has issued an order. Jiang Wei, come out and receive it!"
The soldiers hurriedly made way and gathered around, wanting to see what the emperor's order was.
The generals also gathered around.
The horse stopped in front of Jiang Wei, and the guard dismounted with the imperial edict in his hand.
"Marshal Jiang, the emperor has issued an order. Please accept it."
Jiang Wei immediately knelt on one knee and said loudly,
"Your Majesty, Jiang Wei, accepts your order!"
The guard opened the imperial edict and said,
"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said:
Since Jiang Wei received the imperial edict, he immediately surrendered to the Yan army. I have led the people of the entire city and the entire Sichuan State to surrender to the Yan State.
From now on, there will be no more big rivers in the world. All the territories, military forces, and people of Sichuan will be incorporated into Yan State without any mistake.
Admire this! "
When the imperial edict was read out, everyone in the audience was stunned and looked at the palace guard in disbelief.
Surrender?
Surrender now?
The Chuan Kingdom was destroyed?
Jiang Wei jumped up, snatched the imperial edict, and looked at it carefully. It was indeed the emperor's handwriting, and it was stamped with the imperial seal.
Jiang Wei could even see some tear marks on it.
His mind went blank and he fell backwards.
"Commander!"
"Marshal Jiang!"
Everyone quickly supported Jiang Wei.
Jiang Wei, with tears streaming down his face, knelt down facing south, tightly grasped the imperial edict with both hands, and shouted loudly,
"I will fight to the death! Your Majesty, why did you surrender first?!"
"Your Majesty, why did you surrender first?!"
"My Dachuan's two hundred years of foundation has been destroyed just like that! Just like that!"
Jiang Wei cried loudly and almost fainted. His sorrowful cries infected many people around him, and everyone started crying too.
For a time, cries were heard everywhere outside Deyang City.
The funeral of a dynasty slowly came to an end amidst weeping.
The Sichuan troops cried for a long time, until the sun set and night fell.
Exhausted, they simply lay on the ground, closed their eyes, and didn't even feel like eating.
The morale of the team that had originally been determined to march quickly to rescue Chengdu was completely gone.
They lay in all directions, as if they had lost all their energy and spirit.
Originally, they were marching quickly, and no matter how hard or tiring it was, they were supported by the belief of saving the country. But now, they are dead.
Gone.
Nothing is left.
They are going to surrender to the Yan army. This is the emperor's order.
The night passed like this. Jiang Wei didn't close his eyes all night and kept looking at the starry sky.
He was unwilling to accept that the Dachuan Kingdom would perish like this.
He was still thinking about how to save the country.
In the end, he set his sights on the commanders of the Yan army.
……
Early the next morning, Jiang Wei lifted up his tired body, cooked, and continued his march.
They no longer had to march in a hurry, and Chengdu no longer needed their rescue.
Two and a half days later, they finally arrived in Chengdu.
This majestic city, a familiar place, is filled with the black dragon flags of the Yan State.
Jiang Wei looked at Chengdu and also at the Yan army soldiers who were drawing their bows and arrows on the city walls.
"The Marshal has ordered that you lay down your weapons and enter the city. If you resist, you will be killed without mercy!"
The general on the city wall shouted.
Jiang Wei ordered the entire army to put their weapons on the ground and enter the city.
The surrendered soldiers were escorted to the prisoner-of-war camp, while Jiang Wei followed the Yan army to the palace to meet Bai Wuan.
After entering the palace and seeing Bai Wuan, Jiang Wei immediately knelt on one knee and said with a smile,
"I, General Jiang Wei, pay my respects to Marshal Bai. I have heard of Marshal Bai's reputation and have always wanted to meet him, but I have never had the chance.
Today, I finally met the legendary hero!"
Bai Wuan looked at the smiling Jiang Wei, frowned slightly, and felt something was not right.
He asked,
"Jiang Wei, I heard that you are also from Qin?"
“Yes, Marshal, I am also from the Qin people, and I once served as the captain of the fifth corps of the third legion of the Qin Dynasty.
Later, he was defeated and captured, and surrendered to the Chuan Kingdom."
"I see. Come, please take a seat."
The guard brought a chair and asked Jiang Wei to sit down.
Bai Wuan said,
"Judging from your age, you should be about the same age as me. You surrendered to Sichuan twenty years ago. At that time, I should have been the commander of the First Corps of the Fifth Army. Speaking of which, we are not far away.
That year, the war with the Chuan Kingdom should be the Battle of Chencang, right?"
"Marshal, you have a really good memory. It was the Battle of Chencang. Our army was defeated and I was captured. Later, I heard that your Fifth Army went to support us and recaptured Chencang. That battle made you famous."
Bai Wuan smiled and nodded, saying,
"Yes, that was the battle that made me famous. Since then, I have relied on this achievement to rise to prominence. I never expected to meet my comrades from that battle today. It is truly a cause for celebration."
Jiang Wei also said immediately,
"Yes, Marshal, for the past twenty years, I have been in Sichuan. Every time I heard about your great victories, I was filled with longing. I only regret that I did not serve under you and follow you to achieve great things.
Now, I have also followed the Emperor Chuan and surrendered to Dayan. If the Marshal does not abandon me, I am willing to follow him and be his vanguard!"