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

The next day, at noon.

In the huge Zhou army camp, flags were waving and the sounds of soldiers training were heard constantly.

Tens of thousands of people were divided into dozens of square formations, and they kept waving their weapons amid deafening shouts.

At this moment, Zhou Jun was full of vigor and vitality. Unlike their previous lazy scenes, each of them trained hard with their eyes wide open.

They all knew that they would have to deal with the Qin army next. If they did not train well, they would not be able to achieve merit if they could not kill the Qin army, and they might even die at the hands of the Qin army.

Whether it was to make merit or to save his own life, Zhou Jun trained hard.

At this time, a grain transport team outside the camp, led by Wu Hao, slowly approached.

He was allowed to pass only after being approved by the patrolling cavalry of the Zhou army, and then slowly entered the camp.

As soon as he entered the camp, Wu Hao found Zhou’s army training.

Looking at the powerful troops, Wu Hao's face looked a little ugly.

Although he knew that the other party was not targeting him intentionally, he was still shocked to see the strong morale of the Zhou army.

With so many soldiers and such a strong momentum, if the Qin army were to fight, the outcome would be unpredictable.

While he was thinking, Zhao Yu appeared in front of Wu Hao and said calmly, "You are the one responsible for escorting the compensation, right?"

"I'm General Wu Hao, and I've been ordered to escort the silver here!" Wu Hao bowed.

Zhao Yu glanced at the big box on the carriage and couldn't help but frown and asked, "Several million taels of silver, it can't be that there is only this much, right?"

Wu Hao said calmly, "I will explain this matter to the Crown Prince of Chu in person."

Zhao Yu raised his eyebrows, but did not make things difficult. He extended his hand and gestured: "In that case, please come in!"

Under the leadership of Zhao Yu, Wu Hao followed him into the tent.

Inside the account.

Chu Ning was wearing a dragon robe and sitting in the main seat.

There are two rows of generals in armor standing on the left and right!

Seeing Wu Hao coming in, all the generals looked at him sideways. Suddenly, a powerful pressure emanated from their bodies and instantly pressed down on Wu Hao.

Wu Hao's face changed drastically, knowing that this was Chu Ning's way of showing off his power, he immediately gritted his teeth, resisted the pressure and bowed to Chu Ning:

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Chu!"

Chu Ning took a deep look at Wu Hao and said calmly, "No need to be polite."

As Chu Ning spoke, the pressure imposed on Wu Hao dissipated.

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince of Chu!"

"Don't be in a hurry to thank me yet. According to the agreement between Ying Zheng and the Queen of the Great Zhou, you should bring three million taels of silver."

Chu Ning didn't waste any words and asked calmly, "Where's the silver?"

Wu Hao's face straightened, and he said in a deep voice: "I have divided the silver into two parts. Now there is one million taels of silver outside the camp. The Crown Prince of Chu can send someone to check it out now."

As soon as these words were spoken, the generals in the tent became furious.

"How dare you, Qin State, go back on your word!"

"Humph, it was clearly agreed that it was three million taels of silver, why didn't you bring all of it?"

"It seems that you, Qin, have no sincerity in completing this transaction, otherwise how could you act this way!"

"What a dishonest Qin State! Are you trying to bully our Great Zhou into not taking action?"

"Why waste time talking to him? Let's kill him now and destroy the 50,000 Qin troops!"

The generals were filled with righteous indignation and wanted to kill people and seize the silver immediately.

In fact, they all knew that Chu Ning didn't want to let Li Xing's 50,000 troops leave, otherwise he would not have been training them madly during this period of time.

The purpose of training, of course, is to destroy the 50,000 Qin troops!

Now the Qin envoy went back on his word and only brought one million taels of silver, which gave them just the reason to take action.

But Wu Hao remained calm in the face of the generals' questions, and said in a deep voice: "Generals, please listen to my explanation."

Chu Ning sneered and stretched out his hand to signal the generals to be quiet.

Wu Hao said with a righteous look on his face: "I did bring three million taels of silver, but the remaining silver will only be given to you after our army is safe!"

"After all, this matter concerns the life and death of my fifty thousand troops. I dare not be careless. I hope you will forgive me."

"Once our army leaves the encirclement, the remaining two million taels of silver will be handed over in full."

But just as he finished speaking, a general of the Zhou army sneered and said, "If that's because you don't hand over the silver, and your army leaves our encirclement, then who should we ask for the two million taels of silver?"

"Good question!"

Wu Hao looked at the general Zhou and said sternly, "So I am willing to be a hostage. If the remaining two million taels of silver cannot be handed over to you after my army leaves, you can take my head!"

Such righteous words stunned all the generals present for a moment.

Even Xue Huaide was a little surprised at this moment. He didn't expect that the Qin army general would have such courage.

In the quiet tent, the only sound was the breathing of the crowd, and no one dared to stand up and refute Wu Hao's words.

They have nothing but admiration for a general who is ready to die!

Even Chu Ning couldn't help but take a deep look at Wu Hao and smiled appreciatively: "Yes, your idea is very good."

"But you overlooked one thing."

Wu Hao's face changed slightly, he frowned and bowed, looking like he was asking for advice humbly: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince of Chu, please give me some advice!"

Chu Ning slowly stood up, walked slowly to Wu Hao, stared at him, and said calmly:

"Do you think your head is worth two million taels of silver?"

This rhetorical question left Wu Hao stunned.

It was thought that he could scare everyone with his own life.

Just now, he did achieve the desired effect.

But with Chu Ning's words, what he had just done became a joke.

He was just a general of the Qin army. How could he have the qualifications to guarantee the two million taels of silver?

For a moment, Wu Hao stood there in a daze.

Chu Ning chuckled, patted Wu Hao on the shoulder, and shook his head:

"Although your idea is a bit fanciful, I have to say that I still admire your courage."

"Now, there are only two paths before you."

"First, hand over the remaining two million taels of silver immediately. After I take over those ten cities, I will order them to make way."

"Second, you insist on going your own way and betting on whether the Zhou army's fighting power can destroy the besieged Qin army!"

After playing for a while, Chu Ning had lost interest in continuing.

Wu Hao's face changed drastically when he heard this.

He had already seen Chu Ning's attitude. If he refused at this moment, it would definitely give Chu Ning a reason to take action.

In other words, he no longer had a choice.

With a long sigh, Wu Hao shook his head and said, "I really underestimated the ability of the Crown Prince of Chu. This round, I lost!"

"The remaining silver can be handed over, but it must be handed over when the Zhou army gives way tomorrow!"

"As the saying goes, one hand pays the other hand delivers the goods. Now those ten cities have been taken over by your people, and the money will arrive tomorrow. Shouldn't you arrange for people to make way?"

Chu Ning laughed and patted Wu Hao's shoulder again:

"Very good, I admire you very much, I will do as you say!"

From his words, it seemed that he really wanted to complete the deal.