si-mexico Chapter 707: Han Found the Boat
Chapter 707: Han Found the Boat
After hearing what Shen Changgong said, Yan Fuyao thought about it and nodded in agreement.
Anyway, she just wanted to satisfy her desire to lead troops in battle, and it didn't matter where she fought.
As long as it’s not like last time, when we attacked a small fortress of the Wei State and then asked the painter to draw it as a city to make ourselves look so majestic.
Although the painting was good, Yan Fuyao felt embarrassed every time she saw it because it did not live up to its reputation.
So she was even more eager to have a real fight to prove herself.
But if she really told Shen Changgong, he would definitely not agree, so she came up with this idea.
Shen Changgong continued to look at the battlefield, but suddenly felt something was wrong.
"That's not right. You only said what you would do if you won. But what if I win? What can I get?"
"Tsk, what else do you want? I'm all yours, and the military power is yours too. What else do you want? Give me my throne?"
"No, I get a headache just thinking about dealing with political affairs."
Every time Shen Changgong destroyed a country, he had to handle local government affairs on behalf of the emperor and officials. Every time, his scalp tingled and he was miserable. He had to sit for the whole day, his back ached, and the words he read were jumping.
I'd rather be an emperor than a dog. It's more fun to lead troops to fight wars and invent things.
He just loves to do what he loves.
He suddenly thought of a bet, chuckled, leaned over and whispered something in Yan Fuyao's ear.
Yan Fuyao's face turned red instantly, her body trembled, and then she glared at Shen Changgong fiercely, wanting to scold him, but she found that Prince Nan was still beside her. If she scolded him, Prince Nan would hear it.
There was no way out, so she had to continue glaring at Shen Changgong fiercely.
Shen Changgong showed a meaningful smile, blinked his eyes and looked at her, and said slowly,
"Why? Your Majesty wants to make a bet, but you can't afford it, right?"
"What's there to bet on? I'll bet with you!"
"Humph!"
The two continued to look at the battlefield, while the Southern King was looking at the battlefield and didn't look at them at all.
At this time on the battlefield, the Yan army had occupied half of the area of the coalition camp and was still pressing forward, while the Qian-Chu coalition had been forced to retreat to the banks of the Han River.
The chariot formations they set up were also pushed aside by the Yan army, and they rushed in with all their might.
Upon seeing this, Yu Huatian immediately gave orders to organize a vanguard to infiltrate the enemy forces and divide and surround the enemy.
The commanders of the other armies also made the same choice and began to infiltrate the enemy forces and kill them.
The artillery fire from behind finally stopped, and the Shenji Battalion pulled the artillery back to the camp to rest.
The Qian-Chu coalition suffered heavy casualties and was in great despair, but Zhang Han at this time was living a leisurely and peaceful life.
He took a dozen guards with him and hunted some scouts. Then he had nothing to do, so he rode his horse along the Han River, enjoying the scenery along the way.
A guard said nervously,
"General Zhang, this isn't right for us. The two princes and our army are at war. If you're caught hanging out here, you'll be punished, right?
If something happens and the Zhennan Army needs to be mobilized, and you're not here, you'll lose your head."
However, Zhang Han said nonchalantly,
"What's there to be afraid of? I just made a great contribution yesterday, so what's wrong with me coming out to relax today?
If they asked me what I was doing, I would say I was out killing scouts. Why are we not allowed to hunt?
Besides, what could possibly require the help of our Zhennan Army? Unless the enemy breaks through and escapes and we need to pursue them.
But we have 500,000 infantrymen surrounding more than 200,000 enemies. If the enemy were to break out, every single one of those legions, from the commander-in-chief to the generals, would be beheaded.
You can rest assured, I'm here, nothing unexpected will happen. Let's go for a walk over there."
Zhang Han was nonchalant and walked westward without any concern.
Suddenly, they saw some fishermen drying their nets on the shore, and three small fishing boats parked on the shore.
"Hey, there's a boat. Let's go and take a look."
Zhang Han's eyes lit up and he rode over immediately.
When they arrived in front of the fishermen, they immediately knelt down and kowtowed to beg for mercy.
"Sir, spare us, we are fishermen, we are wronged."
Zhang Han's head was full of black lines, and he said,
"I'm not here to rob you. I've requisitioned your boat and will give you money."
He felt in his pocket, took out two pieces of silver and threw them to the fishermen.
"Sir, I dare not."
"What's there to be afraid of? I'll return it to you after I'm done with it."
Zhang Han led everyone to dismount.
The guard asked,
"Marshal, what are we going to do with the boat?"
Zhang Han raised his eyebrows and said with a smile,
"Think about it, our army has forced the enemy to the water's edge. With their backs against the wall, there must be many who can swim and will jump into the river to escape.
We can just watch them get soaked on the boat.
Besides, they definitely wouldn't be carrying weapons when they jump into the river or swim, so we can just kill them one by one with our swords or guns, and it would be so cool."
"Hey, Xiao Liu, you stay here and watch over the horses. Everyone else, get on the boat with me and head downstream!"
Zhang Han did what he said and immediately boarded the boat with a dozen guards.
Even if they haven't eaten pork, they have seen pigs run, and they still know how to row a boat.
There were more than a dozen of them, rowing three boats, heading towards the battlefield downstream.
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On the battlefield, the Qian-Chu coalition forces were completely at the end of their rope, and many of their troops had been divided and surrounded.
There was chaos on the battlefield, and even the vanguard was about to charge towards Xiang Qu and Gongyang Ge.
The two men stood on the general's platform, looking at the battlefield in front of them, with mixed feelings in their hearts.
Xiang Qu asked in a deep voice,
"General Gongyang, the situation has come to this. Our army is surrounded and our retreat is cut off. We are completely powerless to recover."
Gong Yang Ge also nodded bitterly and said,
"Yes, we were full of ambition before we came here, but after that, we suffered setbacks, one defeat after another, and now, we are on the verge of being completely annihilated.
There is no point in continuing to resist, it will only lead to more casualties."
"Is Marshal Gong Yang planning to surrender?"
Xiang Qu looked at Gongyang Ge and asked in a deep voice.
Gong Yangge shook his head and said,
"Surrender is impossible, but even if we fight now, what's the point? How many more people will be killed in the Yan army? The Yan army occupies the entire north of the Yangtze River and can quickly replenish its troops. It's meaningless.
Now, I just want to reduce the number of deaths among our soldiers.
I have decided to let the soldiers who can swim follow me into the river and swim to Peach Blossom Island, running as far as they can.
If you can't swim, just surrender.
I don’t want all these remaining Qian people to die out.”
Xiang Qu looked at Gong Yang Ge, and after a moment of silence, he said,
"Okay, I promise you, I will lead the Chu army to attack, and you will withdraw your Qian army first. After the Chu army and I are dead, you can let the Qian army surrender."