Chapter 345

"It was Lord Wei who sent me here to assist you." Xiao Rong said.

"Assist me? That's too good!" Zeng Hai showed a look of joy: "During this period, our pressure has been very great; Li Xin's army could attack at any time, and I am worried about how to deal with their cannons. Now that you are here, please give me some advice!"

"General Zeng is too polite; speaking of fighting, that is your strong suit, how could I have any ideas?"

"Lord Wei wants to invite you to the headquarters to introduce the situation on the front line to Lord Wei in person, and you don't need to worry about this place; I will do a good job of defense here." Xiao Rong said.

"I have long wanted to see Lord Wei, but recent intelligence indicates that Li Xin will launch an attack soon; it is possible that he will attack as early as tonight! So at this time, I cannot leave. I will write the situation here in a letter, and I ask Lord Xiao to take the letter to Lord Wei."

Zeng Hai said.

"This is not good, right? Lord Wei specifically asked you to go, not to see your letter. Don't worry, I will take good care of the army for you here." Xiao Rong said.

"But my subordinates don't recognize you, how can you command them?" Zeng Hai asked back.

"This is simple, please hand over your official seal to me." Xiao Rong said.

Hearing this, Zeng Hai's face changed: "You want my official seal? I'm afraid it won't be returned in the future, right?"

"General, what are you saying? I, Xiao Rong, guarantee that I will return the official seal to you in the future." Xiao Rong said.

"This matter is of great importance; I cannot hand over the seal." Zeng Hai said.

"General, are you prepared to resist the order?" Xiao Rong said coldly.

And at this time, the hands of the six people behind him were all on their sword hilts.

"I am not resisting the order, but suspecting you of falsely transmitting Lord Wei's order! If Lord Wei really wanted me to hand over the official seal to you, he should have had a letter or something for you to bring to me. But now you can't take anything out, how can I believe you?"

Zeng Hai said loudly.

"I am one of the people Lord Wei trusts most, which you know. Seeing me is like seeing Lord Wei!"

"Now I will give you one last chance; hand over the official seal!"

Xiao Rong gave a look as he spoke.

The Special Guards immediately drew their swords and walked toward Zeng Hai.

Just at this moment, several people suddenly turned out from behind the screen behind Zeng Hai.

Each of them was holding a thick shield.

These shields were placed side by side, forming a thick wall.

And people also drilled in from both sides of the main tent.

The entrance of the main tent was flooded with many people.

At the same time, shouting and killing sounds also rang out outside!

Xiao Rong's face changed; only then did he know that the other party had long been prepared!

"Kill!" Xiao Rong shouted...

In the main tent, both sides immediately started fighting.

The Special Guards brought by Xiao Rong were all experts, but this was relative to ordinary soldiers.

They could not fight one against ten.

Especially when facing a large number of well-trained soldiers, the disadvantage was even more obvious.

These soldiers were all elite soldiers under Zeng Hai; some held shields, some held short swords, and some held halberds.

Shields for defense, long halberds for offense, and short swords to deal with enemies rushing to the front.

The soldiers' halberds compared to the Special Guards' swords, one long and one short, originally couldn't say which side was stronger.

But when a large number of soldiers formed a halberd formation, the people surrounded in the middle would have no chance at all!

No matter how strong these Special Guards were, they only had two hands.

The short sword in one hand couldn't cross the opponent's long halberd, and the other hand could only grab one of the opponent's halberds.

As for dodging, that was impossible.

All around were extended long halberds...

The only way to deal with a large number of halberd soldiers was to catch them off guard and rush to their front.

But Zeng Hai's side had long been prepared, and Xiao Rong and these people had no chance at all.

And these halberds were not ordinary halberds; ordinary halberds were like hoes, swung from top to bottom to launch an attack.

The halberds of these elite soldiers under Zeng Hai had been improved, with protruding sharp tips on the halberd head, which could not only "hoe" but also stab horizontally.

Several screams rang out, and each Special Guard was stabbed by several halberds.

And Xiao Rong was also injured.

It was just that those soldiers didn't want to kill him immediately, so they didn't aim for vital parts.

The battle outside the tent ended just as quickly.

Those dozens of Special Guards had no chance at all when facing hundreds of soldiers who were prepared.

The fighting sound alarmed the five hundred soldiers parked in the open space.

Just as they felt something was wrong, a large number of soldiers appeared around them.

These soldiers soon raised their shields, and behind the shield formation were archers and halberd soldiers, numbering several thousand!

"Xiao Rong's rebellion has been executed, surrender quickly, otherwise all will be killed!"

The deputy general shouted on his horse.

"You killed Lord Xiao? You are the ones rebelling!" A Special Guard roared.

As soon as he finished roaring, dozens of long arrows arrived in front of him.

With a few pffts, his body was stabbed like a hedgehog by the long arrows.

198. The Collapse of the Rebel Army

"I count to three; if you don't surrender, I will shoot arrows first and then attack; you will all die!"

The deputy general shouted loudly.

"One..."

When the first count was shouted, the soldiers became panicked.

They looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

You have to know that the Great Qin's military regulations were very strict; if you surrendered on the battlefield, it was a capital crime, and the soldiers around you had to kill the person surrendering immediately.

If they didn't kill the person surrendering, then they themselves were also guilty of a capital crime.

Therefore, soldiers on the battlefield didn't dare to surrender at all.

But the problem was that they were now at a dead end.

Surrounded by dozens or even a hundred times the enemy, they had no way to live.

"Two..."

The deputy general shouted the second count.

At this time, the formation of the surrounded soldiers began to loosen.

Many people wanted to put down their weapons, but were afraid that the people around them would take action against them.

"Archers, prepare!"

The deputy general raised his hand.

Hearing the order, the archers immediately began to bend their bows and set arrows, countless feathered arrows aimed at the surrounded people in the middle.

"Wait!"

At this time, someone shouted from the crowd of soldiers.

A centurion walked out from the pile of people and then faced his own soldiers.

"Brothers, Lord Xiao is already dead; even if we go back after failing to protect him, it's a death! Better to surrender, that way there is still a way to live!"

The centurion shouted loudly.

They were brought by Xiao Rong; now that Xiao Rong was dead, even if they escaped alive, they would be executed.

Everyone understood this truth.

It was just that they didn't dare to surrender because of the strict military regulations.

Now that someone had stood up, and it was a centurion.

First, the soldiers under this centurion began to put down their weapons.

And when the other soldiers saw this situation, they also took the opportunity to put their weapons on the ground.

Just like that, a conspiracy to seize power was soon quelled.

And Zeng Hai had no way out either.

Even if Wang Lun went back on his word and didn't surrender, he, Zeng Hai, would also have to surrender.