Chapter 533 527. Ending
"Man Boning, you are at the end of your rope now. If you continue to resist, you will only die. You have fought for Cao Wei to the last man. Why don't you consider your soldiers and surrender!"

The Wei army was small in number and had no advantage of the city walls, so they couldn't hold out for long even in street fighting. After an hour and a half, the Wei army retreated to the vicinity of the prefectural governor's mansion.

The governor's mansion in Wancheng was located in the center of the city, just like most cities at that time. So the soldiers of the Wei army now felt that the Han army was coming from all directions from the streets and alleys, surrounding them, and they had no way out.

When Feng Xi saw this situation, he picked up his loud speaker and tried to persuade Man Chong to surrender. Although Feng Xi knew that the probability of a stubborn guy like Man Chong surrendering was very small, it was always a good idea to try, right?

"Haha, thank you General Feng for your kindness, but today there is only Man Chong who died in battle, and there is absolutely no Man Boning who surrendered."

As expected, Man Chong's tired but resolute voice came from the wall of the Prefectural Governor's Mansion. The Wei army who were still defending the Prefectural Governor's Mansion at this time were all willing to die with Man Chong. When they heard Man Chong's words, they just tightened the weapons in their hands without a trace of panic or fear, and there was only a willingness to die in their eyes.

"Shoot, leave no one alive, don't let our brothers die in vain."

Feng Xi shook his head. He respected the other party's choice, so he would not show mercy or anything.

From the perspective of this era, Feng Xi is definitely a "despicable" person. He used all means to treat his enemies, and if it weren't for maintaining the face of the Han army, he would be even more extreme. He would not do anything like "showing respect". He is a pragmatist and does whatever works, which can be seen from the previous trap he set with Wen Pin's corpse.

Now that Man Chong wanted to die, Feng Xi would naturally not show any respect and advance slowly. That would be playing with the lives of the Han army. The simplest way would naturally be to use the Han army's bows and crossbows to directly clear out all living creatures in this area.

At this time, the Han army occupied the surrounding streets and surrounded the governor's mansion from all sides, leaving no blind spots for bows and crossbows. Following Feng Xi's order, countless Wei soldiers roared and fell on their way.

However, after another half hour, there were no more Wei soldiers standing outside the prefect's mansion.

"Surround this governor's mansion!"

Feng Xi looked at the nearly two-meter-high wall of the prefectural mansion and knew that Man Chong would fight to the last moment.

"Boom!"

Several Han soldiers gathered all their strength and kicked towards the gate of the prefectural mansion, but the gate did not move at all. The recoil force knocked them to the ground.

"Grand Commander, it seems that the people inside have blocked the door with something!"

A Han soldier rubbed his buttocks, stood up and shouted at Feng Xi.

Come to think of it, how could Man Chong, who is determined to die together with his enemy, leave himself a way to survive?
The Han army also tried to pile up all kinds of things on the not-so-high wall of the governor's mansion, but the Wei army inside was too densely packed. If the Han army dared to show their heads, they would be beaten down by spears and lances.

"Okay, stop forcing the attack."

Seeing that the Han army had lost dozens of people, Feng Xi frowned and ordered a stop.

"Grand Commander, they are huddled in there like turtle shells, what should we do?"

The two brothers Bao Feng and Bao Yi, who still had bandages on their torsos, also came over. Bao Feng's wound was caused by Hu Zun's previous attempt to die together. He succeeded in cutting Bao Feng, leaving a wound on him, at the cost of his own head falling off.

Even though they were such brave warriors with extraordinary martial arts, they were now helpless because of the wall. "Since Man Chong wants to be loyal to his Wei, we will send him on his way. Send in dozens of kerosene tanks and catapults."

Feng Xi waved his hand, and the Bao brothers looked at each other with a hint of astonishment in their eyes, but then they chose to obey orders.

After a while, more than a dozen giant slingshots fixed on wheeled carts were pushed into the city by the Han army, with five or six kerosene tanks on each cart.

"It just so happens that there are no other buildings around this prefectural government, so let's get started."

Feng Xi looked at the Han army's flags on the street and saw that they were drooping. It was a sign of no wind, which was suitable for a small-scale arson like this.

"Aim at this prefectural government mansion and throw it randomly until all the throws are gone."

Feng Xi looked at the brightly lit prefectural mansion, sighed softly, and then rode his horse to inspect other places in the city.

"Snap—boom!"

"Fire! The Han army is setting fire!"

"Water, who's there?!"

As kerosene cans were thrown into the yard, the lawn, buildings, and even wooden floors were set on fire. Human bodies were also enveloped by the flames and slowly disappeared into them.

Although there was a well in the prefect's mansion, who had a container to draw water at this moment? Moreover, most of the Wei soldiers had never been to the prefect's mansion and had no idea that the well existed.

"Alas, when the prime minister was here, how powerful was our country? Dongwu and Xichuan were suppressed to the point of being unable to breathe, and everything was under control. How come now..."

Man Chong was sitting in the hall where he usually worked, but he was wearing armor at the moment, and he didn't pay attention to the documents on his desk that he hadn't reviewed yet. Instead, he had dull eyes and casually glanced at the light outside.

There were no lights in the hall, but there was no need. Through the paper on the door, the flickering fire outside was clearly visible, and the shadows of people were dim, illuminating the hall as if it were daytime. It was probably the panicked Wei soldiers running around, looking for something to put out the fire.

The scattered shadows fell on Man Chong's face, hiding his expression, making it impossible to see his face clearly or guess what he was thinking.

Whatever he was thinking, the fire was getting bigger and bigger. On the one hand, the Wei army had difficulty putting out the special kerosene mixed with petroleum and kerosene, and on the other hand, the Han army was still throwing kerosene cans into the governor's mansion, which would ignite as soon as they hit the ground and spread with the kerosene.

"The Prime Minister has gone, Cao Zixiao has gone, and that old fox Jia Xu has gone, so it's time for me to go too."

Man Chong shook his head, sighed again, and sat quietly in the hall. He was an old-fashioned man, so he was not used to sitting on tables and chairs, and now he sat on the floor. Man Chong put his legs under his body, his whole body was straight, his hands were flat on the table, and he was sitting in front of the documents, as if waiting for something.

Soon, the fire outside became brighter and brighter, even reaching the door of the main hall. Due to the smoke and flames, the sounds outside became less and less, until they could no longer be heard.

From beginning to end, Man Chong did not issue any orders, nor did he say another word to Feng Xi. He just sat alone in the main hall of the Wancheng Prefecture's Mansion until he was engulfed by flames.

(End of this chapter)