Shocking! Five men are in love with the same woman!

Because He Jingchuan and the Fifth Prince made every decision perfectly during this period, they led the Great Zhao army to victory time and time again.

So now, a month and a half later, the Great Zhao has recovered the last two cities.

They also captured nine cities in the Northern Li Kingdom.

The King of Beili and his generals were well aware of He Jingchuan's prowess.

They understood that as long as He Jingchuan was still alive, it would be very difficult for them to achieve victory.

Therefore, they began to secretly plot an extremely insidious operation to strangle He Jingchuan.

They brought all the slaves they had in the north—the people of the Great Zhao who had been captured before—to the battlefield.

There were more than five thousand people.

They knew that He Jingchuan loved the people like his own children, so they had no choice but to force him in this way.

Because He Jingchuan was so cautious, they simply couldn't find any other way to kill him.

At this point, these civilians were driven to the center of the battlefield.

Among them were elderly people with gray hair and wrinkled faces, their eyes filled with fear and helplessness.

There were strong, muscular men, their fists clenched, but they could only suppress the anger in their hearts.

Some women had a deathly fear in their eyes, yet they couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope.

At this moment, the Fifth Prince was staying behind the main army to oversee the battle, while He Jingchuan was fighting against Bei Li.

Upon seeing this scene, his eyes instantly became bloodshot.

He was riding a warhorse, his armor gleaming coldly in the sunlight, and he gripped the reins tightly as if to break them.

General Gao of Bei Li, also riding a tall horse, looked at He Jingchuan with a smug expression and shouted, "He Jingchuan, aren't you very powerful? Now the lives of these people of Da Zhao are in your hands. If you commit suicide, I will release them."

He Jingchuan's gaze swept across the faces of the people, and his heart was bleeding.

He knew Bei Li was treacherous, but he never expected him to be this treacherous.

After a moment of silence, he slowly drew a sharp dagger from his waist.

The blade of the dagger gleamed coldly in the sunlight.

Upon seeing this, the soldiers behind him immediately cried out in alarm, "General, you mustn't!"

He Jingchuan ignored him, then took a deep breath and looked at General Gao.

His voice was deep and firm as he said, “They are all citizens of my Great Zhao. It is the duty of soldiers to protect the people. If I can exchange my life for their safety, I am willing to do so. So I can compromise and give up my life. But I want you to swear that you will release them immediately after I take my own life.”

Upon hearing this, General Gao laughed heartily and then said, "I swear on my honor that as long as you commit suicide, I will never go back on my word."

He Jingchuan sneered and said, "Your reputation? It's worthless in my eyes."

After saying that, He Jingchuan raised the dagger.

The generals behind him screamed desperately as they came to stop them.

But He Jingchuan suddenly remembered something; he had been so angry that he had completely forgotten about it.

So he stopped and said in a deep voice, "I, He Jingchuan, am a man of my word, and I will do as I say and commit suicide. But you must release the people of my Great Zhao right now so that I can die in peace. Otherwise, I will never submit, because I do not believe that you will keep your promise after my death."

Upon hearing this, General Gao looked at the terrified people and then at He Jingchuan's resolute gaze, weighing his options in his mind.

He believed he understood He Jingchuan quite well, otherwise he wouldn't have devised this plan.

One He Jingchuan is worth a thousand soldiers, so exchanging him for these five thousand civilians is a very worthwhile deal for him.

Moreover, he has already declared in front of so many people that he will keep his promise.

If he breaks his promise, he will be unable to gain a foothold in the army or in the eyes of the world.

General Gao then waved his hand and said, "Release these people."

Upon hearing this, the soldiers of Beili began to drive the civilians toward the direction of the Dazhao army.

As the people walked, they kept looking back at He Jingchuan, their eyes filled with tears.

After watching all the people leave safely, He Jingchuan smiled slightly.

Without hesitation, he plunged the dagger into his heart.

In that instant, blood gushed out, staining his armor crimson.

When General Gao saw that He Jingchuan had actually stabbed him, he was slightly startled.

I was also quite shocked.

He actually kept his promise, and I never expected that he would actually go to such lengths for the people.

But the next moment his eyes suddenly widened.

Because He Jingchuan actually rushed towards him at that moment.

His eyes were filled with a chilling, intense killing intent.

how come?

Wasn't he fatally wounded after being stabbed in the heart?

Why are they still attacking him like this?

But then he had no time to think and could only focus on fighting his opponent.

After a fierce battle, he was rescued in a panic by his lieutenant and others, but he was seriously injured.

He Jingchuan, however, was completely unharmed.

How can this be?

Before he fell into a coma, General Gao still couldn't understand this matter no matter what.

Actually, there's nothing I can't figure out.

He Jingchuan suddenly remembered something that A-Ling had told him on the night before he left.

She said that some shameless and insidious people would use the people to force generals to submit, so she told him to prepare in advance.

After being reminded, he also felt that this might happen.

Therefore, he has ordered the generals in various border regions to protect these people.

Unexpectedly, instead of plundering these people, they used the people who had been robbed recently to coerce him.

However, this is also a good thing.

He was already satisfied that he was able to rescue them safely.

In addition to these, he also prepared blood bags made of chicken blood in advance and placed them on his heart meridian.

He seemed to be using a lot of force, but he only punctured the blood pack, so of course nothing happened.

After today's events, he immediately ordered all generals to intensify their efforts to protect the border people, so that such an incident would never happen again.

Another twenty days have passed.

At that time, Da Zhao had already captured thirteen cities in Bei Li.

The Northern Li court was in a state of constant turmoil.

But King Bei Li was not in a hurry at all.

Because he was confident that he could completely eliminate He Jingchuan and Da Zhao, and had been preparing for it for some time.

Now that preparations are complete, it's time for Bei Li to launch a counterattack.

………………

Southern Xinjiang, a mysterious and dangerous country.

This time, the Northern King Li secretly joined forces with the Southern King to prepare an attack on the Great Zhao.

The first person they needed to eliminate was He Jingchuan.

The people of their country are skilled in using poisons, and the poisons they use are incredibly diverse and bizarre.

Some are colorless and odorless, some can paralyze people instantly, and some can drive people into madness.

Their disguise techniques are even more bizarre.

The face created by the disguise pill was indistinguishable from a real person's.

Whether it's the texture and color of her skin, or the subtle details of her facial features, there are no flaws.

The soldiers of Dazhao would often find themselves alone, whether on patrol, on missions, or just relaxing.

Taking advantage of these opportunities, the spies from the southern border quietly struck like ghosts, subduing the lone soldiers.

They then quickly took the disguise pills and changed into the uniforms of the Zhao soldiers.

These disguised people from the southern border blended into the Great Zhao army, and their speech and behavior were so lifelike that no one could detect the slightest clue.

As time quietly passes, such infiltration and replacement become more and more frequent.