AWB Chapter 688 The Ceremony of Presenting Captives
Chapter 688 The Ceremony of Presenting Captives
Chapter 688 The Ceremony of Presenting Captives
Sun Chuanting could hardly believe his eyes. The dogs raised by Mad Dog Wang Wenzhou were no ordinary dogs! Like tigers, they leaped up and pounced on the knights, and each pounce was accurate. In no time, none of his three hundred cavalrymen could continue fighting.
The cavalrymen were either pounced on by dogs and gnawed on, or knocked off their horses by dogs, but their feet were still in the stirrups and their bodies were dragged around by the horses.
Sun Chuanting was on the verge of tears. These three hundred cavalrymen were all his personal guards, the elite of the elite, and they had been wiped out in the blink of an eye.
"Kill them!" Upon seeing this, Wright immediately ordered an attack.
The soldiers of the White Pig Camp quickly fixed bayonets and charged forward.
In an instant, the two sides clashed.
Sun Chuanting's infantry were also elite, and their combat effectiveness was no worse than that of the White Pig Camp soldiers. The key problem was that these dogs were too annoying. Once a dog bit you, no matter where it bit you, you would be dragged down by the dog. Once you fell to the ground, the dog would not only keep biting you but would also ride on you and bite you. The White Pig Camp soldiers would also happily come over and finish you off.
In no time, Sun Chuanting knew that he had lost.
"Put down your weapons, kneel down and put your hands on your heads, surrender immediately! We at Hanshan will treat prisoners of war well!" Wright led the soldiers of the White Pig Camp to begin persuading them to surrender.
Sun Chuanting gripped his sword tightly, refusing to surrender.
At this time, Sun Chuanting had only a dozen or so loyal guards left by his side; the rest of his subordinates had either died in battle or surrendered.
Wright commanded the White Pig Battalion soldiers to surround Sun Chuanting.
Wright said, "Lord Sun, our lord has ordered that you will not be killed. You should surrender now!"
"Hmph!" Sun Chuanting looked like he was ready to die. How could I kneel before barbarians? If I knelt, how could I ever face anyone again?
When Wright saw that the old man was shameless, he quickly ran to Wang Wenzhou to ask for instructions on what to do.
Upon hearing this, Wang Wenzhou, with one arm around Empress Zhou and the other around Gao Guiying, strolled leisurely to the front of the battle.
Wang Wenzhou said irritably, "Little Sun, I knew it! You're such a shameless person, you can't accept defeat! What? You don't want to live anymore?"
Sun Chuanting understood that he had lost this time, but defeat was defeat, and he could not kneel before the barbarians.
"Lord Wang, this is just a contest, why humiliate me?" Sun Chuanting pointed his sword at Wang Wenzhou, wishing he could stab Wang Wenzhou to death with one blow.
"Oh! I understand!" Wang Wenzhou hugged Empress Zhou and kissed her, then said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, it's not that I don't want to spare Xiao Sun's life, the key is that Xiao Sun is stubborn and refuses to surrender. According to the rules of Hanshan, if you don't kneel down and surrender, you will be killed without mercy."
"Little Sun, may you have a safe journey! I will treat your sister-in-law well and I will definitely not bully her, so you can go in peace!" Wang Wenzhou waved his hand and ordered, "Wright, give them another half an incense stick's time. If they do not kneel down and surrender, kill them on the spot!"
“Yes! Your subordinate obeys!” Lai Te nodded.
"Boxin, stop this nonsense! You've already won, why are you still humiliating Lord Sun?" Empress Zhou complained.
"Sister-in-law!" Wang Wenzhou hugged Empress Zhou and kissed her, coaxing her, "Although my competition with Xiao Sun was a contest, it was a competition on the battlefield. If it were on the battlefield, a fool like Xiao Sun, who stubbornly resisted and refused to surrender, would have died eight hundred times over!"
"Sister-in-law, I only spared his life because of you. Otherwise, I certainly wouldn't have accepted his surrender, given his shamelessness. Besides, military law cannot be violated, otherwise how can I lead troops in the future?" Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, his arm around Empress Zhou. "Sister-in-law, let's go. Little Sun isn't stupid; he'll understand!"
Wang Wenzhou carried the baby back to the podium.
Sun Chuanting held his sword, unsure of what to do. If he knelt, it would not only be a disgrace, but he would also lose his ability to lead his troops! What would his soldiers think? If the commander-in-chief of the three armies had knelt and surrendered, what would happen to his soldiers on the battlefield? If things didn't go well, they would surely think of surrendering at the first sign of trouble.
Wright glanced at the incense in the burner; it was almost burned out. He asked, "Lord Sun, will you surrender or not? Time is almost up. If you don't kneel down and surrender soon, I will order an attack!"
"Wait!" Zhang Chengze walked over at this moment.
Zhang Chengze cupped his hands and advised, "Lord Sun, you are a magnanimous man. Don't take it to heart by arguing with my son, Boxin. He's just childish. What's wrong with kneeling before him? Boxin has always been willful. If you don't surrender, he might really kill you!"
Sun Chuanting said sternly, "A scholar can be killed, but not humiliated!"
"Sigh..." Zhang Chengze sighed and continued to advise, "Lord Sun, you have to think about this: if you die, who will control the soldiers of Beidaying? What if your subordinate generals want to avenge you and attack Hanshan? Do you think your soldiers can take Hanshan?"
As you just witnessed and experienced firsthand, the fighting strength of the Hanshan soldiers is not only no less than that of the Tartars, but perhaps even stronger. Once the war begins, your troops in the Northern Camp will likely face dire consequences!
Sun Chuanting nodded with a wry smile.
Zhang Chengze continued, "Now, the two of us, with our combined 30 troops, are positioned in a pincer movement, encamped on the north and south sides of Hanshan City. This is why Boxin dares not act rashly and has accepted the Emperor's appeasement. If your northern camp falls, do you think my southern camp can stop Boxin?"
"Sigh..." Sun Chuanting sighed and quickly said, "Stop talking, I surrender!"
After Sun Chuanting finished speaking, he knelt down on the ground, and in an instant, tears of grievance streamed down his face!
Wright waved his hand and ordered, "Go, tie them all up. Now it's time for the prisoner presentation ceremony!"
Several soldiers from the White Pig Camp quickly tied up Sun Chuanting and put him on a prison cart.
Sun Chuanting looked around at the prison carts, all of which held his subordinates.
"Mad dog Wang Wenzhou, what do you want to do?" Sun Chuanting roared angrily.
Wang Wenzhou stepped forward with the baby in his arms and said with a smile, "Little Sun, listen to me first. Originally, there were still several events in the exercise that hadn't been carried out, but we had a match with you just now, which delayed us, so the other events couldn't be carried out. But it's not dark yet, and so many people from Hanshan don't want to leave."
"Haha!" Wang Wenzhou couldn't help but laugh, and after a few loud laughs, he continued, "So, we had to hold a prisoner presentation ceremony. Don't worry, it's all fake. This is just part of the exercise, so don't be angry!"
"Pfft..." Sun Chuanting was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood. How could he not be angry? He finally understood that Wang Wenzhou was trying to make him lose face in a roundabout way.
Wright led the White Pigs, escorting a convoy of prison carts, into Hanshan City, shouting slogans as they went.
"Protecting Hanshan is everyone's responsibility!"
"Anyone who dares to offend Hanshan, no matter how far away, shall be punished!"
"Hanshan welcomes you! Beautiful women await friends, and muskets are ready for wolves!"
Sun Chuanting blushed with shame, wishing he could disappear into the ground. He pretended not to hear the curses from the people of Hanshan. He was completely absorbed in planning how to deal with Wang Wenzhou. He had already decided that after leaving, he would send troops to seal off all the entrances and exits to Hanshan, turning it into a dead city.