Playing bad and eating melons: The whole court is laughing? No, no

The rebels who were hiding at the entrance to keep watch heard Xie Xu's words and saw Xie Xu and his men carrying a coffin up, and alarm bells rang in their hearts.

The rebel turned around in panic and ran towards the mountains, accidentally tripping over the vines on the ground.

He ignored the pain, got up and staggered towards the tent.

After a while, he ran out of the main tent.

"Military... Military Advisor, I have something important to report."

Inside the main tent, several of Prince Rong's capable men and military advisors were discussing how to break out.

Hearing this, Qiqi was startled.

If there is something to report at this time, there must be movement outside.

"Come in."

The guard soldier immediately opened the door curtain and walked in, saying anxiously, "Sir, people outside say that the prince has already... has already..."

"Already what? Say it all in one breath!"

"They said the prince had been executed on the spot!"

"what!"

For a moment, everyone in the main tent was shocked, and the military advisor's face turned pale.

The prince was the backbone of this rebellion. Now that he is dead, how can we continue the war?

"Have you seen it clearly? Are you sure it's the prince?" someone asked.

"I didn't see it clearly, but they carried out a coffin."

"That must be their trick. The prince is wise and brave, and has great martial arts skills. How could he die?" Some people did not believe that Prince Rong was dead.

"What if the prince really..."

"will not!"

"I mean just in case."

"Are you trying to shake the morale of the army? If you keep saying that, I'll kill you first."

"Come on! Am I afraid of you? It's still unclear who will kill whom!"

As the two men talked, they were about to fight.

"Enough!" someone shouted. "Is this the time for internal strife?"

The two of them snorted coldly at each other and turned their heads to the side.

Lord Zhao, who was still calm, asked, "Military Advisor, what should we do now?"

"First go out and confirm whether the person in the coffin is the prince, and then make the next plan."

"Who's going?"

The seven people present looked at each other, and then the general who had just refused to believe that Prince Rong was dead said he would go.

Military Advisor Xiao Shan said, "I will go with General Sun."

Then, the two men walked out of the tent one after the other and soon came to a blind spot at the entrance.

Outside, Xie Xu asked his men to repeat over and over again that Prince Rong had accepted his death and asked them to come out and surrender.

The morale of the rebels guarding the entrance was visibly disrupted. They joined the rebellion in the hope of a bright future.

But if the prince dies, do they still have a chance of winning?

When Xiao Shan saw Xie Xu outside, his heart sank completely. At the same time, he was also certain that Prince Rong was dead, because Xie Xu would not use such a thing to deceive the enemy.

However, it is still necessary to go out and confirm it.

Xiao Shan then shouted, "Do you think we're easy to fool? The prince is not someone you can execute at will!"

Xie Xu heard the person inside finally come out to respond and signaled the person shouting to stop.

He responded aloud, "If you don't believe me, you can send someone out to check it out."

"Heh~ Do you think we are stupid? As soon as we go out, we will be pierced by thousands of arrows." General Sun shouted.

"When two armies engage in battle, envoys are not executed. I, Xie, guarantee with my own head that you will return safe and sound. If you don't believe me, then wait and see. But I, Xie, guarantee that when the sun rises, your heads will fall to the ground!"

Xiao Shan's eyes flickered, and after a moment's thought, he said loudly, "Okay, we'll trust you this time! But if you dare to cheat, we'll be doomed!"

After saying this, he turned sideways and said to General Sun, "I'll go out and confirm."

"Military advisor, no!"

Xiao Shan gave General Sun a reassuring look, "Don't worry, General. I know Xie Xu well, and he's trustworthy."

"Since the military advisor has said so, then all right. You two, follow the military advisor out."

General Sun selected two soldiers to accompany Xiaoshan.

After a while, the three men came out of the mountain. To show his sincerity, Xie Xu asked the soldiers to step back a distance.

Xiao Shan approached the coffin step by step, and the two soldiers who followed him stared at the people around them vigilantly.

The coffin was an ordinary black coffin, half a person's height, and the coffin lid was half open.

Xiao Shan took a deep breath before walking closer to see. Their prince was lying peacefully inside, with a large hole in the middle of his neck. Judging from the wound, he had been shot through the throat by an arrow.

Xie Xu asked, "Can you see it clearly?"

Xiao Shan didn't say anything. He was thinking about how to minimize the damage.

Fight or surrender?

Xie Xu didn't mind his lack of response and continued, "Your Majesty is benevolent. As long as you surrender, you will be treated leniently. If you are capable, it is not impossible for you to be promoted to higher positions in the future. But if you resist stubbornly, I will kill you."

Xiaoshan remained silent.

Xie Xu was very patient. "There's still some time until dawn. You can think carefully about it. Can your mere 90,000 soldiers and horses compete with Daxia's elite army?"

Xiao Shan raised his eyes and met Xie Xu's, his gaze full of secrecy. "Thank you, sir. I will convey every word of your words to all the generals. Please give me some time."

Seeing Xie Xu nod slightly, Xiao Shan turned around and went back.

"How is it? Is the person in the coffin the prince?" General Sun asked impatiently.

Xiao Shan nodded with a heavy expression.

General Sun still refused to believe it, "No, did you see clearly? Is the person inside really the prince?"

"If you don't believe me, General, you can ask them."

General Sun looked at the two soldiers, and they nodded in unison.

"How could this happen?" General Sun was so shocked that his body swayed.

"General, let's go in and discuss with everyone to see what to do next."

Not long after, Xiao Shan and his group entered the tent. When everyone saw their expressions, they had some guesses in their minds, and the tent fell silent for a while.

After a long time.

"Xie Xu said the emperor would be lenient with us, so we..."

"No! We can't surrender!" Someone disagreed with surrendering, "I don't believe the old emperor is so tolerant."

"However, we only have 90,000 soldiers and horses, which is far inferior to the elite troops of Daxia. Moreover, we didn't bring much food with us on this trip. They can trap us here without any effort."

"Then fight!"

"Just because you say to fight, you're going to fight? Can you use your brain to think about it? With our current military strength, we have no chance of winning. Fighting head-on is just sending everyone to their deaths!"

"Surrendering doesn't guarantee survival!"

"This won't work, that won't work either, so what do you think we should do?"

Everyone in the tent was talking about it. Some advocated surrender, while others refused to surrender.

Xiao Shan listened to everyone's argument with a frown on his face.

He knew that no matter what choice he made, it would determine the life and death of these 90,000 soldiers...