The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 481 The end of the hero
So many good things are the foundation for my future rise again. Without these things, even if I find a suitable island, I may not be able to build a great enterprise.

He was extremely anxious at this moment.

Those princes and ministers are not important people; if they are gone, we can recruit more. The problem is the amount of money and food involved.

If these things are gone, how can I make a comeback?

Unfortunately, no matter how much he shouts or calls out, no one answers him.

I don't want to die because of this, so I'll just sail away.

When Wang Bi and his group arrived, apart from the people on the shore and a lot of money and grain, there was no sign of the Khmer Emperor. Thinking of this, he sighed and felt somewhat disappointed.

It's a pity we didn't capture the Khmer Emperor; otherwise, it would have been a tremendous achievement. But with these things, we can at least go back and report.

At this time, the two armies at the front were also engaged in battle.

The general defending the city suffered extremely heavy losses in his troops, and he felt as if his heart was bleeding.

Even so, he felt he couldn't hold out for long. After all, the Ming army was too strong, and with so many people being transferred to this place, he looked at a general beside him and said.

"With our current manpower, there is no way we can defeat the Ming army. Report this to His Majesty immediately and ask him to send more troops!"

"If all else fails, there are still many able-bodied men in this city. Gathering them all together would create an extremely powerful force!"

The general frowned upon hearing this, and then stammered.

"General, I'm afraid this won't work!"

After thinking about this place, he became worried, unsure whether to tell the general guarding the city or not.

Looking at his expression, she couldn't help but frown. Clearly, this person was hiding something from her.

Upon seeing this place, he became very anxious and looked at the general, saying...

"Speak up now! With a formidable enemy at our doorstep, if we don't speak up now, we'll have no chance left. We must stop all of these people no matter what!"

Upon hearing this, the general gritted his teeth and then spoke.

"General, we have absolutely no one to support us right now!"

"His Majesty fled with those men long ago, without letting us know anything about it. Now, there's hardly any able-bodied men left in the city, and even the grain is probably almost gone. They've taken it all. To put it bluntly, we're just their scapegoats!"

The general was utterly incredulous upon hearing this, feeling as if the last bit of strength in his body had been drained away. He stared at the general with utter disbelief.

"What did you say?"

"How could this be? How could we be abandoned? Why didn't you say so sooner!"

The general lowered his head, sighed, and looked at the complex emotions in his eyes.

Because his family was also in this crowd, including his younger brother, and he knew he might not survive, he hoped to protect his brother's life through this method. He could not tell anyone else about this, so he could only keep his head down.

Upon hearing this, the general gave a wry smile. "We soldiers have come from this place and helped them fight the enemy so much, and these guys just ran away."

"To abandon us generals who fought for the country on the battlefield, what a fine thing Your Majesty has done!" The general smiled coldly upon hearing this, looked at the sword in his hand, and sighed. At this moment, he was filled with despair. He had always worked hard for this country, and he never expected that it would end like this.

When they wanted to say when, they saw their commander speak directly.

He held the sword to his neck and hanged himself.

The generals nearby were all incredulous at what they saw. It all happened so fast that they had no time to react. These generals remained silent, knowing full well that this was their fate. Although they were safe now, their situation would not be much better once the Ming army attacked.

For some reason, seeing their commander's corpse at this moment, they suddenly felt a sense of shared sorrow, like the fox mourning the death of its comrade.

They learned that their commander had committed suicide and that their emperor had long since fled.

In short, the morale of the army was greatly shaken. At this time, Mu Ying found that their attack was much smoother than before, and the resistance of the troops in front was not as firm as before.

The general standing nearby was extremely surprised to see this.

"Strange, why does it feel like the Khmer Empire's army is much weaker than before? Could something have happened?"

Mu Ying shook her head after hearing this.

"I don't know exactly what happened, but in any case, this is a good thing for us. Give the order immediately and charge straight up!"

"How can we completely annihilate this enemy force?"

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded and then launched a fierce attack on the city wall.

Once they reached the top, the soldiers surrendered without any will to resist. After they got there, Mu Ying learned that the emperor of the Khmer Empire had known all along that this place could not be defended, so he had left with his troops in advance.

Now that the soldiers on the front lines have learned of this, they all feel abandoned, so their resistance is not as fierce as before.

Mu Ying sighed as she spoke of this place.

I never expected that these guys would get away. Hopefully, Wang Bi's place will yield some results.

If the Khmer Emperor had planned this all along, then capturing him would likely not be an easy task.

Not long after, Wang Bi returned to the same place with his men.

Judging from the large and small trucks carrying their cargo, you can tell they had a considerable haul.

Wang Bi looked at Mu Ying and said, cursing.

"The emperor of the Khmer Empire is truly cunning; he has already prepared his troops and is ready to flee at any moment!"

"Although we tried to intercept him at the beach, we were still a step too late and he escaped!"

"Fortunately, we managed to stop so much grain, money, gold, silver, and jewelry. With these things, we can at least give up our mission!"

Mu Ying nodded as she looked at these items.

(End of this chapter)