Dark Sand: My Players Are All Actors-Chapter 473 - 260 Great Victory_3

"I should be able to go back and report to Prime Minister Qin soon..."

Tian Shizhong was still holed up in the large tent, planning to hide away like a turtle in its shell.

However, at that moment, a clamor suddenly erupted from outside the tent.

Tian Shizhong couldn’t help but frown and yelled loudly, "What’s going on? Who dares to raise a ruckus in the camp? Aren’t you afraid of my military law?"

No sooner had he spoken than a group of soldiers, bristling with murderous intent, stormed into the tent.

Meng Lin led the way, holding a blood-stained steel saber in his hand.

Tian Shizhong turned pale with shock, "You! Are you trying to rebel? Someone, drag them all out, apply military justice! Execute them without mercy!"

Meng Lin sneered, "You lowlife, do you even deserve to be our general?

"We soldiers have fought and bled, aiming to be like General Han Fuyue, slaying Jin dogs, reclaiming our lands, and achieving great deeds! Not like you, acting as a fawning lackey, a cringing cur, climbing up the ranks by cozying up to Jing dogs!

"General Han’s loyalty and bravery are witnessed by heaven and earth. Though only thirty thousand soldiers are left, though we’ve run out of logistical support, we are still fighting bloodily against the Jin, nearly sacrificing our lives for our country!

"Even the Jin, gathering a large army just to kill us with pleasure, shows how big a threat General Han is to them!

"At such a time, you lowlife not only prevent us from fighting the Jin but also cut off General Han’s retreat, doing nothing as we perish, how is this different from colluding with the Jin?

"Even the civilians bringing food have been stopped by you!

"Listen to the cries from outside the camp, those are not only the cries of the people from Zhuxian Town but also of all the civilians from the Northern Land! Are the people of the Northern Land not subjects of the Qi Dynasty anymore?

"Today, whether you order it or not, we will fight the Jin soldiers!"

Tian Shizhong turned ashen with fear, "Meng Lin! Have you lost your mind!?

"Your family and relatives are still in the Qi Dynasty! If you rebel now, your entire family will be executed, and your wives and daughters forced into the Imperial Music Bureau!

"If you put down your sword now, I’ll be magnanimous and pretend this never happened!"

Meng Lin sneered, "Tian Shizhong, do you think I don’t know what kind of person you are?

"If I dare to take up arms today, I am prepared for the worst! You magnanimous? What a joke, if I let you leave alive today, I will be the one without an escape!

"As for my family and relatives...

"General Han’s family and relatives are also in the south!

"If the Qi dares to touch our families, once we’ve annihilated the Jin dogs, we’ll kill our way back to avenge our grievances! We swear to advance and retreat together with General Han Fuyue!"

Having said this, Meng Lin stepped forward quickly and plunged the knife into Tian Shizhong’s abdomen.

"Die!"

...

Zhao Haiping, with a burst of energy, used his long spear to knock a Jin cavalry soldier off his horse.

Yet, looking at the tide-like rush of Jin soldiers in front of him, he couldn’t help feeling a sense of powerlessness.

Is... this the end?

Zhao Haiping felt that he had done everything within his power. Perhaps with a few more months to consolidate the lost territories of the north, to ensure a sustainable supply of soldiers and provisions, everything would smoothly get back on track.

But he had to admit, Wanyan Sheng was a perceptive commander.

Despite the frequent disasters at the rear and the severe shaking of the Jin soldiers’ morale, he was still able to gather eighty thousand troops to put me to death.

It was still... just not enough.

"Never mind, if it comes to it, I can always seek revenge when I start again next time!"

Zhao Haiping was prepared to fight to the very last moment.

However, just then, there was sudden turmoil at the rear of the Jin forces, plunging them into chaos!

Zhao Haiping’s spirits lifted, "What’s going on?"

Straining his eyes, he could only vaguely make out what appeared to be an army from the Qi Dynasty, severely striking the rear of the Jin forces!

...

Wanyan Sheng sat astride his warhorse, commanding the battle.

Watching General Han Fuyue’s soldiers reach the limit of their endurance and starvation, seeing that killing General Han Fuyue was only one step away!

Yet just at this moment, the rear suddenly fell into utter chaos!

A cavalryman rushed over with urgent news, "Report! There’s trouble, that Qi army... that Qi army has launched a surprise attack on our rear forces!

"Our rear guard is in complete disarray and cannot hold!"

Wanyan Sheng’s face changed drastically, "What?!

"How is this possible?!"

Wanyan Sheng was utterly baffled.

Before setting out, he had discussed with Wanyan Xian.

It was certain that the Qi Emperor and Prime Minister Qin Huizhi wanted peace talks;

It was also certain that General Han Fuyue’s refusal to obey orders had crossed the Emperor and Prime Minister Qin’s red lines, deepening the discord, and the Qi side was eager to eliminate that problem;

Prime Minister Qin Huizhi did not plan to use the Qi army to surround General Han Fuyue, but it was certain he would employ tactics like cutting off his supplies and blocking his retreat to aid the Jin forces.

As for this Qi army, its commander was none other than Tian Shizhong, favored by Prime Minister Qin.

Wanyan Sheng had also heard about this Tian Shizhong – a complete imbecile.

Therefore, Wanyan Sheng had already guessed that relying on the Qi army to flank General Han Fuyue was unrealistic, but that the Qi army would only watch from the sidelines, cutting off General Han’s retreat, or maybe only arrive to pick off the fruits of victory after the Jin forces were close to winning.

What Wanyan Sheng hadn’t anticipated was that an unforeseen situation would occur!

This Qi army had suddenly launched an attack at the moment the Jin and Zhao Yi Army were at their limits, causing the Jin rear guard to collapse instantaneously!

In the era of cold weapons, such a collapse was beyond redemption.

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