The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 320: Surrender (Please subscribe, please bookmark, please vote for the monthly ticket and recommend the ticket)
The water monsters have retreated.

But the river water was still blood red, and there were broken limbs everywhere.

Su Mu stood in front of a corpse that had been gnawed away until only bones were left.

It took him a lot of effort to confirm that this was Zhou Hui.

Deputy General Zhou, who was at the Jindan stage, ended up like this.

Everyone had an expression of lingering fear on their faces.

These aquatic monsters are really too scary.

They all looked at Mo Xuesong, with deep fear flashing in their eyes.

This guy actually attracted so many ferocious aquatic monsters!
"It's really just a coincidence."

Mo Xuesong also had a look of fear on his face, "I was just lucky. I happened to pick up an egg. That egg seems to be very important to the aquatic monsters..."

"you are right."

Su Mu said in a deep voice, "It is unfortunate for these rebels to die in the mouths of the water monsters. If they don't die, who knows how many more people will die under their swords.

I would say it was a good death.”

"Isn't the Taiping Division most afraid of colluding with monsters?"

Mo Xuesong said.

"Are we in collusion? Are you in collusion?"

Su Mu asked back, "Those water monsters want to kill us too."

Contempt showed on everyone's faces. It was true that you did not collude with the monsters, but if it was not your idea, would these water monsters attack Zhou Hui's army?

Mo Xuesong is just an executor, you are the culprit, okay?

Nice job though!
"I originally just wanted to use the secret medicine specially made by the Beast Taming Sect to lure some water monsters over, but I found that the water monsters were guarding an egg. I didn't think much about it at the time and stole the egg."

Mo Xuesong said, “I didn’t expect those water monsters to be so excited. They chased me all the way here, and I didn’t even have time to use medicine.

Zhou Hui is asking for his own death. He actually dared to chop the egg with a knife. If he doesn't die, who will die?"

"You mean this egg?"

Suddenly, Luo Anning's voice was heard, and she parted the grass, revealing an egg with a crack in it.

Those water monsters didn't even take the egg away!

"Yes, that's it!"

Mo Xuesong walked over, looked carefully for a while, and then spoke.

"Could it be that because it was split by Zhou Hui, the water monsters gave up on it?"

Mo Xuesong said doubtfully.

No one understood why.

"After being chopped into this state, I'm afraid it won't be able to hatch. It's normal for the water monster to abandon it."

Su Mu pondered.

No wonder Zhou Hui and others died in such a miserable way. Those aquatic monsters were probably venting their anger.

click-

Just as everyone was talking, suddenly, the sound of eggshells breaking was heard.

Everyone looked over in surprise, only to see spider-web-like cracks appearing on the egg, and then the eggshell began to fall off.

A creature actually crawled out of the eggshell.

Everyone had a look of surprise on their faces.

Su Mu had just said that this egg could not be hatched, but it hatched in the blink of an eye. Was this intentional?
Su Mu blinked and looked at the little thing that rolled out of the eggshell.

The little thing was only the size of a palm, covered with white fur, and looked like a monkey!
It tried hard to get up, but it was too weak and fell to the ground with a thud.

"He is born with a deficiency and I'm afraid he won't live long."

Mo Xuesong, the beast taming expert, spoke up.

The monkey seemed to understand what Mo Xuesong said. It raised its head and glared at Mo Xuesong fiercely.

It seems to be saying, you won’t live long, and neither will your whole family.

Mo Xuesong: “…”

Quite a temper.

What a pity, if the egg had not been broken, causing it to hatch prematurely and suffer from congenital defects, it would have surely become a rare and ferocious beast.

"Um--Aren't monkeys born alive? How come they hatch from eggs?"

Just as everyone was observing the monkey, Su Mu suddenly spoke.

Everyone was stunned, and only then did they remember this question.

Yes, it seems very strange that a monkey hatched from an egg.

"It's not an ordinary monkey, it's a monster."

Mo Xuesong said, "Although I can't recognize its species, I am sure that it is definitely a different species."

Su Mu pondered for a moment and said slowly, "Keep it. If we can support it, it may also be a source of strength for us in the future.

An Ning, you take care of it."

To attract the attention of the water monsters, the bloodline of this little monkey must be extraordinary.

Although there is a high possibility that it cannot be supported, but what if?
Anyway, it doesn't make much difference to carry it with you.

"Ah."

Luo An Ning didn't say much. She squatted down and held the little monkey in her palm. Then she picked up the eggshell fragments and carefully fed them to the little monkey's mouth.

The little monkey seemed to feel Luo Anning's kindness. It opened its mouth and nibbled the eggshell in small bites.

After a short episode, everyone started discussing business again.

"You continue to head to Yuzhou as planned and launch operations behind enemy lines."

Su Mu said in a deep voice, "I will return to Xiangzhou to find Hu Baidao."

"Zhou Hui's 5,000-strong army was completely wiped out. If you go back alone, Hu Baidao will definitely not let you go."

Wu Yiqi said in a deep voice.

"What does it have to do with me? All my men were wiped out."

Su Mu said calmly, "Before Zhou Hui died, he sent someone to deliver a secret letter to Hu Baidao, which can just eliminate the suspicion on me.

I will tell Hu Baidao that we were attacked by a water monster and everyone died except me who managed to escape."

Luo Anning, Xiang Xiaoyuan, Niu Wu and others could no longer go back with him. They all had to pretend to have "died in battle" and disappear in a natural way.

Su Mu was a genius of the time with outstanding strength. It was understandable that he escaped by chance, but it would be unreasonable if all his subordinates from the Taiping Division could also escape.

As for why Su Mu wanted to go back, everyone knew the reason.

There are still people from the Taiping Division in Hu Baidao's hands.

From the very beginning, Su Mu pretended to surrender to King Su in order to rescue the hostages.

Now that the people have not been rescued yet, Su Mu will certainly not give up.

"Don't worry, Hu Baidao won't kill me easily. Besides, if he wants to kill me, won't I run away?"

Su Mu said with a smile.

There was no smile on anyone's face. Is it that easy to run?

Although Zhou Hui's 5,000 troops were wiped out, Hu Baidao still had tens of thousands of troops under his command.

It is not easy to rescue the Taipingsi hostages from Hu Baidao.

"We will always be here to support you. If things become impossible, you must protect yourself."

Niu Wu said in a deep voice.

Su Mu nodded and went without hesitation.

…………A few days later, Su Mu returned to Xiangzhou capital alone.

Now that the Xiangzhou provincial capital had completely fallen into the hands of the rebels, Hu Baidao sat in the provincial capital and remotely commanded the various armies to capture the various prefectures in Xiangzhou.

Nowadays, 90% of Xiangzhou has fallen into the control of the rebels, and only a few places are still struggling to resist.

The number of people detained by the Taiping Division in Xiangzhou Prefecture has exceeded a thousand.

According to Hu Baidao's instructions, after the rebels captured a prefecture, all the people from the local Taiping Division would be escorted to the provincial capital.

These people will be bargaining chips for the future Prince Su and Marquis Taiping in negotiations.

When Su Mu came in, Hu Baidao raised his head from behind the desk.

"Where's Zhou Hui? Why didn't he come with you?"

Hu Baidao asked solemnly, "Did you bring back the heads of those people?"

"Reporting to the general, General Zhou and his men will not be coming back."

Su Mu said in a deep voice, "General Zhou's men, as well as my men, are all dead."

"All dead?"

Hu Baidao's eyes suddenly became fierce, staring at Su Mu, and shouted in a deep voice, "Zhou Hui led 5,000 troops, and they all died?"

He stared at Su Mu with sharp eyes, his face full of murderous intent.

The secret letter that Hu Baidao had someone send back claimed that Su Mu had truly surrendered. If it were not for the secret code agreed upon by the two in the secret letter, Hu Baidao would now even suspect that Zhou Hui was killed by Su Mu.

But think about it, even if Su Mu could kill Zhou Hui, he couldn't kill those 5,000 soldiers.

Even the students at the Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture definitely do not have the ability to wipe out an elite army of 5,000 people.

"We chased those fish that escaped all the way to Yingchoujian.

When we were crossing the river, we were suddenly attacked by a water monster in the river."

Su Mu said in a heavy voice, "General Zhou and his men, as well as my brothers and relatives, were all killed.

If I hadn't comprehended Qiantian's artistic conception, I would have died at the hands of the aquatic monster."

Su Mu described the whole process.

Nine true and one false.

Hu Baidao frowned, and a hint of doubt flashed in the depths of his eyes.

Monster attack?

This hint of doubt quickly disappeared.

It is impossible for people from the Taiping Division to collude with monsters.

This incident is probably just a coincidence and has nothing to do with Su Mu.

This is the signboard of Taipingsi.

You can say they are brutal and overbearing, but you can never say they are colluding with monsters.

The Taiping Division has been suppressing demons for so many years that it has long been irreconcilable with the demons.

It would be more believable to say that the Marquis of Taiping murdered the king than to say that they colluded with monsters.

"What about those who escaped from the White Deer Academy in Songjiang Prefecture? Did they also die in the mouth of the monster?"

Hu Baidao said in a deep voice.

He was saddened by the loss of 5,000 troops, but it was not a serious loss.

This time when he captured Xiangzhou, he had an army of 100,000 under his command, and the loss of 5,000 soldiers was still within the range he could bear.

"No."

Su Mu shook his head and said, "Only a few of them died, and some others escaped."

Hu Baidao's face was gloomy and his fingers tapped on the table, making a tapping sound.

After paying such a huge price, some fish still slipped away.

If the prince knew about this, his contribution in capturing Xiangzhou would be greatly reduced.

In an instant, he suppressed the urge to report the news to Yuzhou.

If the prince knew that someone escaped from Xiangzhou to Yuzhou, how would Hu Baidao save his face?

He must solve this matter himself and must not let Yuzhou interfere.

Hu Baidao made a secret decision in his heart.

If Zhou Hui had not gotten into trouble, even if the escaped fish from Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture had fled to Yuzhou, he would have not hesitated to notify the Yuzhou army to encircle and wipe out those escaped fish.

But now, in order to hunt down those who had escaped the net, Zhou Hui's 5,000 troops were completely wiped out.

If he asked the army of Yuzhou to take action at this time, wouldn't it prove that Hu Baidao was incompetent?
Hu Baidao would never allow this to happen.

Five thousand men chased and killed hundreds of people, and ended up being completely wiped out. The prince would definitely think that he was incompetent in leading the army.

Hu Baidao knew very well that the prince's subordinates were not a group of men in one, and there were many who were jealous of him. Normally, those people could not find any evidence against him, so if they knew about this, who knows how they would frame him in front of the prince.

"Su Mu, this encounter with the water monster was an accident. I can forgive you this time."

After a long while, Hu Baidao said slowly, "But your mission is not yet complete, you must continue to complete it."

"Continue to hunt down those who have escaped the net?"

Su Mu showed an embarrassment on his face, "General, they have already fled to Yuzhou, can't you just ask the prince to send people to encircle and suppress them?"

"The prince is busy with many things, how can we disturb him for such a small matter?"

Hu Baidao snorted coldly, "They escaped from us, so we should deal with them ourselves."

"But General, all my men died in the battle, and now I am the only one left."

Su Mu smiled bitterly and said, "I'm not afraid of them, but I want to kill hundreds of people by myself..."

A thoughtful look appeared on Hu Baidao's face.

This is indeed a bit too much to ask. Not to mention Su Mu, even if it is Hu Baidao himself, it is unlikely to kill hundreds of people, although he is a powerful Jindan realm expert.

Send him another team?

Hu Baidao rejected this idea in his heart.

Although Zhou Hui's secret letter proved that Su Mu was truly loyal, Su Mu had not accomplished anything, so it was impossible for him to lead the troops directly.

The most important thing is that although 5,000 troops are not a lot, they are definitely not a small number.

Zhou Hui's entire army was wiped out. Although it was not a serious blow to him, it still had a significant impact on him.

The most direct consequence was that, with the loss of 5,000 troops, he found it difficult to deploy his troops.

The army under his command still had to occupy Xiangzhou, so it was impossible to withdraw another 5,000 people.

For a moment, Hu Baidao was in a difficult situation.

"General, I have no problem continuing to hunt down those who have escaped, but can you send me some more men? Not too many, three or two thousand will be enough."

Su Mu said.

Three or two thousand?
Hu Baidao snorted coldly. It was not easy to mobilize three or two thousand people now.

"Or, I can try to persuade those captives of the Taiping Division to surrender. If I can persuade them to surrender, I can lead them to hunt down the fish that have escaped the net. Isn't that perfect?"

Su Mu continued.

Hu Baidao narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Su Mu suspiciously.

Su Mu looked into Hu Baidao's eyes calmly, without any guilt.

"Impossible. If those guys could be persuaded to surrender, I would have already persuaded them to surrender."

Hu Baidao said coldly, "Even if they are willing to surrender, I will never let them go."

"I know you're worried they'll escape, General, but I have a way to ensure they can't."

Su Mu said seriously, "General, have you ever heard of the Three Corpses Brain Pill?"

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