After hearing this, everyone stopped laughing and started trying to pick up their weapons and brandish them, but they found that the weapons had become extremely heavy, as if they weighed thousands of pounds, and they were completely uncontrollable.

Everyone was shocked and turned to look at each other, finally confirming that they had indeed lost their power.

Duanmu Qing shook his head in disbelief and muttered to himself, "No, this is absolutely impossible... We were still training in the morning."

Shangguan Qing raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a faint smile.

"That's why I asked you if you had breakfast. The drug is almost taking effect now, so you should surrender. We have another city to capture, so you should stay here and wait for our follow-up troops to arrive and take it."

Duanmu Qing's eyes widened, filled with anger and unwillingness, and he roared loudly: "Impossible! We will never surrender!"

Murong Bai sneered contemptuously, his eyes revealing a hint of sarcasm, and said in a cold voice.

"If you don't surrender, you will die. Everyone here has parents and relatives. Don't you want to go back alive to see them?"

Duanmu Qing was so angry that he was shaking all over. He pointed at the other party and shouted, "Stop talking nonsense here! We still have 300,000 troops. They will definitely come to rescue us!"

Shangguan Qing frowned and shouted impatiently, "Why is it so hard to talk to you? I've told you many times that your 300,000-man army surrendered long ago. They're just as exhausted as you are. I'll tell you again, without my antidote, you'll remain in this state forever, unable to even lift a weapon, let alone have the strength to fight. Rather than this, it's better to surrender early and avoid this torture."

Duanmu Qing still couldn't believe it and shouted, "Impossible, this is impossible."

Shangguan Qing curled up the corners of his mouth into a smile, and a hint of teasing flashed in his eyes.

"Nothing is impossible? Nangong Yu has been captured by us. I don't think you want all your soldiers to die."

Duanmu Qing's face changed, and a trace of anger and unwillingness flashed in his eyes, but he still straightened his back and shouted loudly.

"What does it matter if I die? It is our honor to sacrifice our lives for our country."

Shangguan Qing sneered, and his voice echoed throughout the battlefield.

"Don't be silly. How could you die for your country? You died to deprive your royal court of its power. This war should not have happened. It was your royal court that started it for its own selfish desires. Duanmu Qing, think about it. Our army should be here one day."

Duanmu Qing was so angry that his eyes turned red and he pointed down and was speechless.

At this moment, a soldier suddenly shouted: "General, someone is approaching in the distance!"

When Duanmu Qing heard the news, an expression of ecstasy suddenly appeared on his face, and his eyes flashed with excitement.

He laughed excitedly, "Haha, it must be our troops! They're finally here!"

The joy is beyond words.

However, Shangguan Qing, who was standing next to Murong Bai, couldn't help laughing.

She taunted him, "Duanmu Qing, look carefully. Are you sure that's a military unit? Why do I feel like disbanded soldiers are going home?"

Duanmu Qing was stunned when he heard this. He looked carefully and saw that the crowd in the distance was getting closer and closer.

The steps of these people seemed a little messy, and their expressions were joyful, as if they were relieved.

Duanmu Qing's face instantly became extremely gloomy. He widened his eyes and looked at the scene in disbelief.

Despair and anger surged in his heart, and he muttered to himself, "What...what on earth is going on? Why did it turn out like this?"

He couldn't accept this fact. He originally thought that reinforcements had arrived, but now he saw a group of stragglers returning home.

Murong Bai couldn't help but laugh, "Hey, this group of people are walking too slowly. Qing'er, it seems we should slow down a bit, so we don't have to bother explaining!"

Shangguan Qing agreed very much, "Okay, let's take a break first."

Soon, the figures were getting closer and closer. Some people had already recognized Shangguan Qing, Murong Bai and the others, and greeted them enthusiastically: "Miss Shangguan, Regent..."

Seeing this scene, the soldiers on top of the city gate were shocked.

Duanmu Qing's eyes widened, and he pointed angrily at the crowd below, shouting, "Traitors! You traitors! You actually defected to the enemy country, and you still have the nerve to come back? You are all traitors! Traitors deserve to die, and they are not worthy of entering the customs!"

However, someone in the crowd below responded, "General Duanmu, we don't want to either! But we all have parents, wives, and children. What will happen to them if we die? Besides, there's nothing wrong with joining the Murong Kingdom. They give us food and will treat my family well in the future. What are you dissatisfied with?"

Duanmu Qing was so angry that he was shaking all over, and he roared in rage.

"You betrayed your country for a little personal gain. You don't deserve to be a Xijiang person!"

At this time, someone else objected.

"General Duanmu, we no longer want to be citizens of Western Frontier. Being a citizen of Western Frontier means high taxes and endless wars. We have long envied the lives of the people of Murong State. Now that we have finally become citizens of Murong State, we can live a stable life."

When the soldiers at the city gate heard this, they couldn't help but have doubts in their minds.

One of the soldiers couldn't help but ask, "Is Murong Kingdom really that good?"

One soldier replied: "Of course it's true. Following them, we not only have food and vegetables, but also meat. How long has it been since you last had meat?"

No one above the city gate spoke, and some people began to cry softly.

"I don't want to fight. I want to go home to be with my family and have enough food and clothes to wear."

"I want to go home too. My father and brother died on the battlefield. I want to take care of my mother and marry a wife to carry on the family line."

Duanmu Qing was very angry, "Shut up! Shut up! This is all fake, I am lying to you."

Unexpectedly, the former Western Frontier soldiers at the city gate refused to stand for it.

"You're talking nonsense. That's not true. The people of Murong Kingdom are really good to us. Not only did they not make things difficult for us, but even if the Murong Kingdom army attacks us after we return home, my family will also be able to enjoy the benefits."

Duanmu Qing continued to shout, "No, that's not the case at all. They don't have any food at all."

Hearing this, the soldiers in front of the city gate all showed puzzled expressions.

They began to discuss among themselves, their voices growing louder and their emotions becoming more excited.

"Is what he said true? Have we been deceived?"

A soldier whispered.

"No way! If they don't have food, won't we starve and freeze again?"

another soldier asked worriedly.

Duanmu Qing was secretly pleased when he saw that the soldiers were wavering.

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