We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

"Everyone, lay down your weapons." Fan Chong shouted hysterically, "We surrender, we surrender..."

He looked at Li Che in the distance, who was like a moon surrounded by stars, and felt mixed emotions.

The Crown Prince completely underestimated the Prince of Ninggu. How could this prince be a weakling who could be bullied?

It is clearly a tiger that has been dormant for a long time. Once it leaves the imperial capital, it will be like a dragon entering the sea, unstoppable!

Seeing that their leader surrendered first, the bandits had no desire to fight anymore, and now they had even less fighting spirit.

Just as everyone was about to lay down their weapons, the one-eyed man shouted, "No surrender!"

The roar made people tremble, and the bandits couldn't help but look at him.

The one-eyed burly man held a large, ghost-shaped sword in his hand, his eyes wide with anger: "The enemy is weak, we are strong. The enemy is tired, we are strong. Now is the time to strike back. How can we surrender?"

"Cao Hun, what are you going to do?!" Fan Chong was furious. "I am the master of this stronghold, how dare you disobey me?!"

The one-eyed burly man sneered, "Fan Chong, the moment you surrender, you will no longer be the leader of this stronghold!"

Fan Chong looked at Cao Hun in disbelief. This man was his confidant and the one he trusted the most, so he handed over the power of command to him.

I didn't expect that after I got into trouble, he would be the first one to betray me!

Cao Hun no longer paid attention to Fan Chong, but instead looked at the carriages in the convoy, greed clearly revealed in his eyes.

"Brothers, these carriages and horses are so heavy, they must be loaded with gold, silver and treasures!"

"Capture them, and we'll divide this immense wealth equally. Each of them can return home and become a wealthy man, marrying several dainty concubines!"

Cao Hun's description made many bandits yearn for it.

How many people in this world can resist the temptation of wealth and glory?

Seeing that his rhetoric had worked, Cao Hun raised his ghost-head sword and shouted:

"Fortune and honor are sought in danger, follow me...ah!"

Before he finished speaking, Cao Hun let out a scream and fell straight to the ground.

An arrow shot out from the caravan at high speed and pierced his intact eye socket with a 'whoosh' sound.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, only to see Li Che put down his bow and arrow with an indifferent expression and said lightly:

"Anyone who resists stubbornly will be killed without mercy!"

Quiet.

The battlefield suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, leaving only the one-eyed man's shrill wails.

"I can't see, my eyes! My eyes!!!"

Kick the lame man's good leg, shoot the one-eyed man's good eye...

You are still raising your arms and shouting, don’t you know your own weight?

With the lesson of the one-eyed strong man, the bandits finally gave up the idea of ​​resisting to the end.

Swords, guns, sticks and clubs were thrown to the ground, and everyone knelt down to beg for surrender.

Li Che ordered the criminal army soldiers to collect the prisoners and clean up the battlefield.

However, the battlefield was too large and the forests were too dense. Some bandits on the periphery did not want to be captured and secretly escaped along the small paths.

Li Che did not stop them and let them escape.

After all, there are only more than a thousand criminals in the army, and the total number of bandits exceeds ten thousand, so it is definitely impossible to stop them.

Moreover, most of those who fled are habitual bandits. Even if they surrender reluctantly, they are still unstable elements. It is better to recruit all those who surrender sincerely first.

"Come on, bring the bandit leader to me!"

Li Che sat on the carriage beam with a majestic posture.

On the left, Qian Bin, Wang Xi, Wang Chongjian and other civil officials lined up in a row.

On the right, military officers such as Wang Sanchun, He Conglong, and Qiu Bai stand with swords across their shoulders.

With Yang Shu and Hu Qiang standing behind Li Che, the founding team of Ninggu County had already grown to a considerable size.

When Fan Chong was escorted here by two soldiers, he saw this scene and became even more afraid of Li Che.

Li Che was seen dressed in military uniform, without a royal robe, and without a jade pendant around his waist.

But the majestic and awe-inspiring aura he exuded was countless times stronger than that of the crown prince.

Thinking of this, Fan Chong knelt down in panic, saying repeatedly:

"I, Fan Chong, have offended the majesty of the prince and deserve death. I have come to apologize."

Li Che lowered his head and looked at the famous bandit who was famous in Mangdang Mountain, and suddenly felt a little disappointed.

With this level of magnanimity, he is not even as magnanimous as the leaders of the criminals under his command.

Although he has a burly figure, he is just a silver-plated spear head, good-looking but useless.

He pondered for a moment, said nothing, and just stared at Fan Chong.

The more silent Li Che was, the more anxious Fan Chong became. Cold sweat dripped down his face and he almost fainted.

Just when Fan Chong was drenched in sweat and about to collapse, Li Che spoke calmly:

"Fan Chong, right? I'll only give you one chance. Tell the truth, there's still a way to survive."

Fan Chong banged his head on the ground and said, "I am a wise man and I will tell you everything I know."

"Well, go ahead."

Just when Fan Chong was about to tell everything, someone suddenly came to report:

"Your Highness, we found several women being besieged by bandits at the back of the team. After we rescued them, the woman leading them claimed to be acquaintance with Your Highness."

Know me? How is that possible?

Li Che was confused.

The original body had a severe social anxiety disorder. Apart from a few princesses, it was impossible for him to get to know the opposite sex outside.

Although he was confused, Li Che still said, "Bring them here."

Soon, led by a sergeant, Chang Ningxue came over with red eyes, leaving only three or four female guards behind her.

Chang Ningxue followed Li Che all the way into the mountain path, completely unaware of Li Che's plan to act as bait.

When the bandits rushed out, he was saved only by the desperate resistance of the female guards beside him.

Although the people survived, half of the more than ten guards brought from the Chang family were killed.

Chang Ningxue had just come over when she heard Fan Chong say:

"I was originally the deputy commander of the Eastern Palace. I was appreciated by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and was ordered to secretly recruit bandits to serve as his subordinates."

Chang Ningxue was struck by lightning when she heard this.

These vicious and evil men are actually under the command of the prince?

"The Crown Prince is the heir to the throne. Why does he need to secretly cultivate his power?" Li Che asked in a deep voice.

Fan Chong hesitated for a moment, then made up his mind: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a leg disease and is worried that His Majesty will not pass the throne to him, so he has been making other plans early on, in order to plot..."

Li Che narrowed his eyes: "What are you planning?"

"Plot..." Fan Chong paused, "Big thing."

Li Che understood after hearing this.

Planning something big? Doesn't that mean rebellion?

"Since you are secretly accumulating strength, why do you want to kill me?" Li Che asked again.

"I don't know exactly why, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince truly hates you to the core and has strictly ordered me to kill you."

Li Che nodded and asked, "You have few abilities and are not loyal to the Crown Prince. Why would he entrust you with such an important task?"

When Fan Chong heard this, his face immediately turned red.

Amidst the doubtful gazes of the crowd, he stammered:

"Your Highness the Crown Prince... likes male homosexuality, and I... I am favored by Your Highness the Crown Prince, so..."