Published: March 7, 2025
CHAPTER 414: Thank Heaven, He Has Returned!
After Chu Imperial Seat took command of the army, with a simple maneuver, the enemy troops of four hundred thousand all laid down their armor and surrendered!
Without shedding a drop of blood, the battle was concluded!
Although the enemy was already at their wit's end, Chu Imperial Seat's actions seemed somewhat clever, yet one could not deny that his strategy had no flaws at all!
At the beginning of his term, he acted swiftly and decisively, launching dozens of waves of harassment in a single night, causing the enemy's morale to plummet, as if salt were being poured on their wounds.
Then, he sent Wu Kuangyun out to persuade them to surrender, which was a stroke of genius. Wu Kuangyun’s unique identity meant that his personal visit to persuade the enemy carried weight; if Long Ao did not show up in battle, he would be looked down upon. Furthermore, sending Wu Kuangyun to persuade them signaled a vague hint to Long Ao: there was room for negotiation!
Because both sides had reached a sufficient level of status.
Long Ao had already reached a dead end, and Wu Kuangyun's arrival gave him an opportunity to salvage his dignity; he had no choice but to go out. Besides, with a sense of desperation, Long Ao had to step forward.
Once he emerged, as per Yama’s teachings, if Wu Kuangyun did not anger Long Ao to death, he could at least drive him mad! Of course, at the very least, Long Ao needed to lose his prestige among his entire army.
Normally, this would only cause some unrest, but losing prestige at such a critical moment of life and death… was tantamount to destruction!
Thus, Long Ao was provoked into taking his own life, and the four hundred thousand troops became a headless dragon, losing faith in Long Ao and even despising him. With their backs against the wall, what else could they do but surrender?
Even those who still held some resentment toward Yama afterward thought: in such a moment, I could have done it too!
But this line of thought quickly vanished after they took command of the army and saw the massive slope secretly opened up by Long Ao.
This slope would be completed in at most half a day's time.
If, before Chu Yang's arrival, the generals were waiting to starve the enemy and then pick up the spoils, then this four hundred thousand troops would fly away right beneath their noses! That would be like a cooked duck flying away… If things really developed that way, it was likely that the generals would want to crash their heads in despair…
When it came to discussing how to handle these captives, the generals broke into a cold sweat one by one. Especially those surrendered generals who entered the command tent were so scared they nearly soiled themselves.
Because Chu Imperial Seat declared: Kill them all!
When he made this statement, Chu Imperial Seat was dressed in black attire with a black robe and a black veil covering his face, his eyes cold and fierce, devoid of any emotion!
The generals were horrified!
As a king, Tie Butian repeatedly pleaded for mercy, arguing that such an act would offend heaven.
But Yama responded: “What does it matter? Aren't they just four hundred thousand? Since I can crush six hundred thousand in one go, would I care about the blood debt of these four hundred thousand?”
Upon hearing this, the generals felt their entire bodies go limp!
So it turns out that the terrifying earthquake from that day was also caused by this Yama? My goodness, is he even human?
The generals dared not speak, as Chu Imperial Seat insisted on killing! He even said: Let them dig a big pit themselves and then herd them all in to bury themselves alive…
Tie Butian continued to plead, and ultimately, under the king's insistence, Yama appeared to reluctantly relent, appearing very displeased and declaring: Today, it’s out of respect for your majesty; otherwise, they would all be killed! However!… If any one of these captives is disobedient, a team will be executed! If one team is disobedient, then all four hundred thousand will be buried alive!