Chapter 396: Jiameng Pass Surrender

In the city gate tower, a Xiqi general looked at the temporary commander Huang Feihu and said solemnly: "General Huang Feihu, I'm afraid we are at a dead end in the current situation! What should we do? I will listen to you!"

Seeing someone start, the other generals also looked at Huang Feihu, each with an expectant look. He said, "I will listen to the general!"

Looking at the eyes of his generals, Huang Feihu knew that they wanted to surrender.

As Shang's rebel generals, these generals were not his original subordinates, and they were just speaking nicely at this time.

Now Jiameng Pass is facing the Lich King's army, and there is no reinforcement. It is almost a hopeless situation. Defending the pass is almost certain to die. Who wants to die!

But could he surrender? He didn't know whether other generals would die if they surrendered, but Huang Feihu was a general who betrayed Shang Tang, and King Zhou hated him to the core. If he surrendered now, he would definitely not be able to escape the reckoning, and it would definitely be a dead end.

But Huang Feihu did not dare to say that he would defend to the death, otherwise he would surely be secretly plotted against by his generals and soldiers, and then he would be dead.

After thinking for a while, Huang Feihu said, "I don't think you want to be the surrendered general, which will bring you bad reputation and make the Lich King look down on us. We will defend for a while. If we really reach a point where we can't do anything, we will surrender to protect the soldiers and civilians in the city!"

"We will listen to the general!" Upon hearing this, all the generals echoed and were satisfied with this answer.

Indeed, they did not want to surrender easily. Because if they surrendered, they would not have a good life. If they were looked down upon again, they would not be able to survive even if they surrendered. It would be a good choice to show their ability to defend the city.
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"What a powerful army!"

On the way from Sishui Pass to Jiameng Pass, Shen Gongbao looked at the maglev chariots, the mighty mechas arranged in neat rows, and the nightmare soldiers whose lowest cultivation level was comparable to that of human Yuanying cultivators, with uniform equipment and formation.

Even the proportion of high-level undead is greater than that of human monks.

Looking back at the 200,000 Sishui Pass troops he led, their average cultivation level was only at the Qigong period. In addition to the issued armor and clothes and a standard weapon, they also carried various things, and their marching formation was a mess.

Shen Gongbao also felt a sense of envy in his heart. The gap was extremely huge.

Originally, Shen Gongbao had already returned to Chaoge and was busy spreading the knowledge of books and writing, and had no intention of participating in military combat again.

But after some thought, Fusu temporarily pulled him back.

The reason is simple. Shen Gongbao wants to popularize books and writing, and there will certainly be many obstacles in the process.

Although Shen Gongbao's methods are ruthless and can deal with most situations, there are some situations that are not suitable for using Shen Gongbao's ruthless methods, and inevitably some power is needed to help.

Even if Shen Gongbao was the national teacher, and even if Emperor Xin knew the benefits of popularizing books and writing, he probably would not give Shen Gongbao such great power to do this. After all, Emperor Xin was the king, with all kinds of concerns and restrictions, and he was also bewitched by the three demons Daji.

Therefore, Fusu temporarily pulled Shen Gongbao back to the battlefield, in order to make Shen Gongbao perform some meritorious deeds and accumulate some power of his own, so that he could act more conveniently. Reclaiming Jiameng Pass and Qinglong Pass was a good opportunity.

Now Jiameng Pass and Qinglong Pass are both supported by a single person, and there is no reinforcement to count on. Facing the pressure of their own army is already a desperate situation. In addition, the people in the city are all forced to surrender by the Shang Dynasty. The chance of surrender is very high.

The surrender of the Xiqi soldiers at the two passes would not only bring Shen Gongbao some merit, but also allow Shen Gongbao to take this opportunity to control some of the surrendered soldiers for his own use.

By then, Shen Gongbao would have saved the lives of these surrendered soldiers. In addition, Shen Gongbao popularized knowledge for the people and distributed books and pens, so he would definitely be supported.

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After two days of traveling, the five million undead and the 200,000 Sishui Pass troops led by Shen Gongbao also arrived outside Jiameng Pass. At this time, Jiameng Pass also raised the city shield early.

Huang Feihong and a group of Jiameng Pass defenders looked at the dense and overwhelming undead army outside the pass with solemn expressions.

This time, they did not shout about King Zhou's evil deeds as usual. They were just acting in the name of justice. After all, the enemy army was approaching and they were in a desperate situation. They all planned to surrender. If they shouted these words again, they would be cutting off their own retreat.

Seeing that the army of the undead did not attack the city immediately, under the instruction of Huang Feihu, a garrison commander from Jiameng Pass flew out and asked loudly: "Please ask your general to come out and speak!"

"Master Shen Gongbao, someone is calling you from the other side!"

Hearing the shouts from the army of undead, Wang Qing said to Shen Gongbao with a smile.

"Thank you!" Hearing this, Shen Gongbao, who already knew what he had to do, hurriedly thanked Wang Qing and flew to the front of the army of the undead. "I am Shen Gongbao, and I will temporarily serve as the commander of this army. Are you calling for surrender?"

"." The guardsman from Jiameng Pass said, "If your army comes, we will be no match for you. But if we surrender when we see your army, we will be ridiculed and despised by the world."

"Oh!" Shen Gongbao smiled and pinched his beard and said, "From what you mean, you want us to fight a few times and see that there is really no hope before you are willing to surrender?"

"." The Jiamengguan guard came out. "Don't be so blunt!"

Shen Gongbao continued to pinch his beard and said with a smile: "In fact, you don't need to go through so much trouble. The Shelter Valley has been guarded by millions of soldiers sent by the Lich King. The northern princes will not be able to support Jiameng Pass within two months. It is even questionable whether they can support so many troops."

"Xiqi has already lost tens of millions of soldiers, and now it has to face the 20 million troops of the Lich King. It is very difficult to resist. Now the Lich King has sent another 30 million troops to attack Xiqi. Now Xiqi can't even save itself, let alone rescue Jiameng Pass. It is still waiting for rescue from other countries. Even if you wait until the end of time, I am afraid you will never get reinforcements from Xiqi."

Having said this, Shen Gongbao stopped.

The commander of Jiameng Pass on the opposite side also fell silent.

Seeing this, Shen Gongbao continued, "If you surrender now, I have arranged a way out for you! I won't say that I will satisfy you, but I will ensure your safety. Even for Huang Feihu, I have thought of a way out for him."

The commander of Jiameng Pass immediately asked, "Can you really protect our lives? How can you gain our trust?"

Seeing that the other party seemed to be tempted, Shen Gongbao did not waste any words and immediately pointed three fingers to the sky and swore: "Today, I, Shen Gongbao, swear to the heaven. Except for Huang Feihu, as long as you can surrender today, I will guarantee that you will not die or be imprisoned for surrendering. Otherwise, I am willing to bear all the consequences."

After swearing the oath, Shen Gongbao continued, "In addition, the Great Shang Dynasty will soon be transformed. As the national teacher, I need to popularize knowledge and writing for the people, but I am short of help. If you follow me, the human race will surely sing the praises of your achievements in the future. If you fail to do so, I will cut off my head as an apology to you."

Seeing that Shen Gongbao actually discovered the Heavenly Dao Oath and made a promise for the future, the Jiameng Pass Guardian's expression became more solemn and he believed Shen Gongbao's words.

Because this is the ancient times, all oaths and promises are supervised by the laws of nature.

He immediately cupped his hands and said, "I'll go back and tell my colleagues at Jiameng Pass!"

Shen Gongbao smiled and said, "Also, tell Huang Feihu that although I cannot save his life, I can take care of his affairs after his death!"

(End of this chapter)