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

"Report to His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the enemy has sent out a large army to rescue their besieged people!"

A soldier immediately came to Chu Ning to report.

Chu Ning stood on the city wall and naturally saw the galloping horses and flying dust in the distance.

"It seems that Wu Si is very worried about Wu Ming's safety. However, the more he is like this, the more important Wu Ming is to him!"

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Since he disregarded the agreement and sent out troops without authorization, then it is not my fault!

"Pass the order, sound the horn to withdraw the troops, and the crossbowmen will immediately shoot arrows as the Modao team retreats, killing all the enemy troops outside the city!"

Both sides were not far from the city wall, and there were only a few left of the thousand Great Zhou cavalrymen. Chu Ning naturally would not let the Modao team continue to take risks outside the city.

First recall the Modao team, and then shoot arrows to kill the Zhou cavalry.

Wu ideological support?

Then kill the remaining cavalry before you come to support!

"Ding ding ding ding~"

As the call for retreat was sounded, the Modao team immediately turned around without any reluctance.

Although Ran Ming still wanted to kill the remaining cavalry, he was unable to disobey military orders. He snorted coldly and turned his horse to rush towards the city gate.

But even so, on the way back to the city, Ran Ming still killed several soldiers of the Great Zhou with a spear in hand.

At this time, the crossbowmen on the city wall saw the Modao team retreating, and they immediately shot arrows.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

Sharp arrows whizzed out from the sky. The remaining cavalry of the Great Zhou wanted to escape, but in the end they all fell under the arrows.

When Wu Si arrived with his troops, the Modao team had already rushed into the city. The city gates were closed, and all that remained were the corpses of the one thousand Great Zhou soldiers outside the city.

The warhorse that had lost its master wandered around in the same place, searching among the corpses from time to time, and wailing continuously.

Seeing this scene, Wu Si was so angry that his hands were shaking, his eyes instantly turned red, and he roared:

"Hurry up and find General Wu Ming!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Ning on the city wall laughed out loud: "No need to look for him, your General Wu Ming is here with me!"

As he spoke, Ran Ming, who had already returned to the city, lifted Wu Ming up. This scene was seen clearly by everyone outside the city.

Wu Si was startled, and then boundless anger rushed to his head. He stared at Chu Ning and roared:

"You are not trustworthy. We agreed to fight one thousand to one thousand, but you actually ordered arrows to shoot and kill our army!"

Chu Ning laughed loudly upon hearing this: "It seems like you were the one who led the troops to attack first? If anyone is dishonest, it's you who is dishonest!"

Wu Si narrowed his eyes, and a ruthless look flashed across his eyes: "I only brought people here to support, and I had no intention of taking action, but you actually shot and killed our cavalry!"

No matter what Chu Ning said, no matter what actions he took just now, at least he didn't take any action.

Not only did Chu Ning take action, but he also killed a lot of Zhou cavalry.

Morally speaking, Chu Ning is naturally not trustworthy.

But Chu Ning didn't say any of this. He stretched out his hand to signal Ran Ming to put down the unconscious Wu Ming, and said calmly:

"Whether you want to take action or not, everyone knows it. I am not a fool, how could I let you take action first?"

Wu Si wanted to argue, but Chu Ning suddenly narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "Enough, I don't want to play tricks with you!

Now you only have two choices. Either you attack the city immediately, defeat me with your strength, and rescue Wu Ming.

Either you withdraw your troops immediately and send an envoy to negotiate with me. If you dare to say anything more, I will kill Wu Ming now!"

After he finished speaking, a hint of murderous intent flashed in Chu Ning's eyes. He turned around, drew the sword of the guard beside him, and put it on Wu Ming's neck.

He looked like Wu Ming would kill you if you said another word of nonsense!

Wu Si's face suddenly changed, and he glared at Chu Ning fiercely. "You are so cruel, come on, retreat!"

It would be irrational to attack at this moment, and it would be impossible to capture Dunhuang City in a short period of time. In addition, Wu Ming was still in Chu Ning's hands, so Wu Si did not dare to act rashly.

Let’s fight, but we can’t defeat them in a short time, and our deputy general is still in their hands. What else can we do except retreat?

On the city wall, Ran Ming looked at the retreating Great Zhou soldiers and laughed wildly, "What a bunch of cowards!"

Chu Ning shook his head, threw the sword in his hand back to the guard, and said calmly: "Take Wu Ming away and take good care of him. Don't neglect him. This man will be of great use to me."

"Yes!" Someone immediately took Wu Ming away.

Afterwards, Chu Ning ordered Ran Ming to continue guarding the city wall to prevent Wu Si from returning, and then he returned to the city with other officials.

Everyone returned to the government office. Chu Ning sat in the main seat. The officials stood on both sides of the hall and bowed in greeting:

"Congratulations, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, for your victory!"

Chu Ning laughed: "No need to be polite, today is just an appetizer, and the main course will come next.

However, it was a pleasant surprise to capture Wu Ming alive today. Perhaps we can use him as a bargaining chip in the next peace talks."

As soon as he finished speaking, Cai Xingchao stood up and frowned, "Your Highness, why are you so sure that the other party will negotiate?"

Chu Ning grinned; "It's very simple. Wu Ming's surname is Wu, so he must be from the Wu family. Although his identity is not very clear, Wu Si is quite nervous about this person, which shows that his identity is not simple.

Just wait, Wu Si will send someone to negotiate soon."

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, a soldier came forward to report: "Your Highness, the enemy has sent someone to deliver a message."

Chu Ning laughed: "Bring it up!"

Soon, a thin middle-aged man wearing the blue official uniform of the Great Zhou came in.

"The Minister of Rites of the Great Zhou, Jiang Da, greets His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

"So it's Minister Jiang. No need to be polite. Tell me, why did General Wu Si ask you to come here?"

Chu Ning didn't want to waste time talking to the other party, so he went straight to the point.

Jiang Da said with a serious face: "I came here this time to make a deal with His Royal Highness the King of Chu."

"Oh? A deal? Aren't you here to negotiate?"

Chu Ning was a little surprised and looked at him deeply: "Tell me, what kind of deal do you want to make with me?"

Jiang Da said in a deep voice: "Our army will retreat thirty miles in exchange for His Royal Highness the King of Chu returning General Wu Ming!"

"Hahahaha!"

Chu Ning laughed loudly after hearing this: "Retreat thirty miles? Then after I release Wu Ming, can you invade Dunhuang City again?"

"This..." Jiang Da was suddenly speechless.

"okay!"

Chu Ning suddenly stood up and said in a cold voice: "I don't have so much time to play with you. If you want to talk, then show your sincerity!

Forget about the first time, I will let you go back. If you are not sincere next time, you don’t have to go back!

Come and see off guests! "

After saying that, Chu Ning turned and left without giving Jiang Da a chance to react.

Jiang Da wanted to say something, but Cai Xingchao on the side raised his hand and said calmly: "Minister Jiang, please go in. Remember to tell General Wu Si what His Royal Highness the King of Chu said!"

"Ah, I understand."

Jiang Da responded, bowed and went back to report.

At this moment, Chu Ning was ready to have dinner, and planned to meet the captured Wu Ming after dinner!

Wu Si was so nervous about this person, and Chu Ning was very curious about his identity!