Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

"Tell me, what is your purpose in sending Gaine to his death?"

Once Gaine died, no one could pose a threat to Chu Ning anymore, so he came to the front of the battle again.

Although he was a little surprised at Bai Qi's behavior, he could understand it.

Since it is a surrender, there must be a token of surrender.

The Qin Sword Saint Gaine is his token of allegiance!

Bai Qi looked at Chu Ning who looked calm, and said in a deep voice: "I hope you can give the brothers below a chance to survive!"

Chu Ning raised his eyebrows: "You sacrificed Gaine just to save these one or two thousand people?"

He didn't believe this was Bai Qi's real purpose.

It is not worth sacrificing a top-notch master for such a small number of people.

Bai Qi must have a greater purpose.

As expected, Bai Qi said in a deep voice: "I am talking about all the Qin troops!"

Chu Ning suddenly understood.

Bai Qi felt that he could not escape, and after he killed everyone here, he would definitely go to the front line to target the Qin army.

The Qin army without Bai Qi would certainly not be his match. Moreover, if the news that he had killed Bai Qi and Gaine spread, the morale of the Qin army would certainly plummet.

By then, if he sent troops to attack the Qin army, they would surely be defeated in one blow!

Therefore, Bai Qi would rather sacrifice his own reputation and even sacrifice the Sword Saint Gaine to surrender in exchange for the survival of the Qin army.

"I see!"

Chu Ning nodded slightly: "As expected of a great general of Qin, he is still thinking about the Qin army at this moment."

This man has great ambitions and is willing to sacrifice his personal reputation in exchange for the survival of the Qin army. He is truly worthy of admiration.

Zhao Yu and Zhang Xuan looked at each other at this moment, with a flash of horror in their eyes.

It was not until then that they truly understood how terrifying Bai Qi was.

No wonder he deliberately let Gaine die just now. It turned out that it was all for the sake of the 200,000 Qin troops.

While everyone was shocked, Qin Jun also reacted.

Their great general did not abandon them, nor did he give up the Qin State. For their sake, he would even surrender in exchange for their chance of survival!

Some Qin soldiers could not bear to hear this and immediately knelt on the ground, shouting, "General, I would rather die in battle than see you begging for mercy like this!"

The rest of the Qin army immediately knelt on the ground and shouted:

"General, I would rather fight to the death than live in disgrace!"

"Yes, General, please give the order to fight."

"Although we are few in number, we may still be able to help you escape."

"That's right. As long as we fight to the death, we may have a chance of survival. Please don't surrender, General!"

But no matter how everyone begged, Bai Qi still looked cold.

"I have made up my mind, please stop trying to persuade me!"

Bai Qi glanced at everyone and said, "I believe that the Crown Prince of Chu is trustworthy. If he promises to let you go, he will never go back on his word."

Although these words were spoken to Qin Jun, they were actually meant for Chu Ning to hear.

How could Chu Ning not hear the meaning behind Bai Qi's words? Hearing this, he couldn't help but chuckle: "Bai Qi, why do you think I will agree to your avatar?"

"Because, my name is Bai Qi!"

Bai Qi said calmly: "A living Bai Qi is more valuable than a dead Bai Qi, isn't it?"

This made Chu Ning silent.

Capturing the Qin general alive is indeed a huge temptation.

Compared to Bai Qi who died in battle, it is of course more fulfilling to capture him alive.

Moreover, the living Bai Qi does have other uses for him.

However, he couldn't say it now.

While thinking, Bai Qi took the initiative to speak: "If you are willing to give my Qin army a chance to survive, my army will immediately withdraw from Yan territory."

He took the initiative to increase the stakes because he was worried that Chu Ning would not agree.

But Zhang Xuan sneered: "General Bai's wishful thinking is too loud. If we catch you, the Qin army will be leaderless. It will be just a matter of time for our army to conquer Yan."

"This is what our army deserves. How can you use it to make a deal with His Highness?"

Zhang Xuan, who had been in the officialdom for many years, would naturally not let Bai Qi surrender so easily.

Now that they have the initiative, they will naturally ask for a huge amount.

At this moment, Chu Ning also came back to his senses and chuckled, "Master Zhang is right. You are trading the benefits that I deserve. General Bai, you are so smart!"

"However, since General Bai is so sincere, I can't just reject him outright!"

"If you can agree to my request, I will let these people go back now!"

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Yu's face changed slightly, and he whispered: "Your Highness, do you really want to agree to him?"

Chu Ning glanced at Zhao Yu, and Zhao Yu suddenly stopped talking.

Bai Qi raised his eyebrows and asked in a deep voice, "What does the Crown Prince of Chu want?"

Chu Ning raised his lips slightly and said calmly: "The Qin army can leave, but they must leave all their baggage and food behind!"

"In addition, the three cities on the Qin border will belong to our Chu State. If you can agree to these two conditions, I will accept your surrender!"

Such harsh demands made the Qin army indignant.

"That's too much! They even want to take over our city!"

"Humph, how can the Great Qin cede the city? You are just dreaming!"

"General, you see, this is how despicable and shameless the Chu people are!"

Everyone was extremely angry and wanted to rush up and fight Chu Ning to the death.

"presumptuous!"

Bai Qi shouted angrily at the crowd, "When was it your place to interrupt me when I was talking to the Crown Prince of Chu?"

"If you dare to say anything more, I will kill you without mercy!"

At the command, the Qin army fell silent and no one dared to speak.

Bai Qi took a deep breath, then looked at Chu Ning and said in a deep voice: "Our army can give you food and supplies!"

"But three cities are too many, and I am in your hands. The Qin generals may not listen to me, so I can only guarantee you one city!"

It is not an exaggeration to say that without food and supplies, the Qin army would be unable to invade Yan.

But it was absolutely impossible for Qin to hand over the three cities, so Bai Qi had to bargain.

Chu Ning, who had never thought that Bai Qi would agree, raised his eyebrows and a hint of surprise flashed across his face.

He actually agreed!

Although it requires bargaining, this condition is indeed good news for the Chu army.

Thinking of this, Chu Ning nodded slightly: "Okay, since you agree, let's talk about the details!"

"I can ask you to send out a few spies to spread the news. After confirming that your people have withdrawn, you can release these people in front of you."

"Of course, the prerequisite is that you must lay down your weapons and surrender, so that I can see your sincerity."

Of course, he would not completely trust Bai Qi, so he could not let these people go. He could only let Bai Qi send spies to convey the message.

Without saying anything, Bai Qi immediately ordered: "Everyone put down your weapons!"

Although the Qin army was unwilling, they did not dare to disobey Bai Qi's orders and could only lay down their weapons.

Then, Bai Qi threw the sword in his hand to a centurion:

"Zhou Ming, take my sword and go back to tell everyone to return to the camp immediately, gather together, and retreat to Qin!"

"In addition, the border city of Yucheng in our dynasty belongs to the Chu State!"

The centurion's face changed drastically: "General..."

"Go quickly!" Bai Qi kicked him without giving him a chance to speak.

The man clenched the sword in his hand unwillingly, turned around and left with a few spies.

Chu Ning didn't waste any words and waved his hand: "Let them leave!"

But Henry Zhang frowned and whispered: "Your Highness, what if the Qin army received the news and came here to support us?"