421 An Ingenious Military (1/2)
The warrior clad in white in Fort Jin Peng revealed something important before he died, but couldn't say it all. He did not say how large the army was, when they would arrive, nor the route they would take.
This made even more questions.
”Just bring him back for questioning. This is not easy.” Fang Wenshi said with slight regret. It was evident that he was blaming the dragon king for moving too fast.
Gu Shenwei discussed this startling information with Zhong Heng and Fang Wenshi in the Council Chamber of the royal palace.
Recalling the scene, Gu Shen hadn't a choice knowing the warrior would never speak again. But for the news being suprising, the warrior's only purpose was to garner more time for rescue. Because he would almost impossibly turn traitor, for he feared the Supreme King more than he did death.
The assassination bore an enduring wait. However, he had to act very quickly once he began, as the slightest hesitation would lead to fatal consequences.
After Gu Shenwei killing the warrior with Maid Lotus, they evacuated leaving several Jin Peng killers who had lost their sanity.
Yang Dou was impressed by the quick skills of the two killers and finally guessed their true identities. ”Dragon King, there is good news. Tomorrow morning, the 5,000 coalition forces will become our allies. Please remember what I will do today because I am risking my life.” He said.
It was not reliable to rest all hope on one man, especially when his standing was questionable. While Gu Shenwei sneaked into the military camp to assassinate the commander-in-chief, Zhong Heng had selected 500 soldiers equipped with all the horses in the city, and waited behind the gate.
Gu Shenwei left the Chamber and joined the 500 soldiers before he could know the outcome of the worker's remarks.
News that the dragon king would fight with soldiers, like a warm wind in the early spring, invigorated them and filled them with great pride and courage.
Indeed, the dragon king was not as tall and powerful as they perceived, nor did he seem to have magical sorcery, but his bravery, calm and friedliness was beyond their imagination.
Gu Shenwei nodded at everyone as he slowly pushed from the end of the team to the front. Every time he passed a few soldiers, he whispered, ”follow me.”
Although many soldiers were middle-aged, Gu Shenwei still felt childlike enthusiasm from them.
Yang Dou promised to persuade all the generals to surrender before dawn and as it approached 5 a.m., with the appointed time now more than an hour away, the Dragon King and his troop rode out of the gate quietly and attacked the coalition forces.
Gu Shenwei didn't want to wait passively.
While they closed in on the enemy camp, Gu Shenwei sounded the horn and issued the order to fight. The soliders shouted as one, causing confusion among the enemies.
The enemy camp was already a mess nevertheless.
When the corpse of the warrior in white was found very soon, the four generals looked at the second commander-in-chief they had lost with pale expression, and what frightened them more was that the five killers of Jin Peng did not die nor did they live. Like walking dead, they stood in the main tent and seemed to be unaware of all people and things.
There were still dozens of soldiers in Fort Jin Peng, albeit none having special status. They quarreled among each other and then with the generals of the four countries because no one was willing to lead this ominous army.
Yang Dou felt that it was the right time to visit the main generals of the various countries to convey the conditions of Dragon King and persuade them to surrender immediately and said to them,”Prince Kang has already agreed, you have no reason to oppose. The Dragon King said those who surrender protect their countries and kings, but those who do not, will loose everything.”
The change being too sudden meant that some clever people that had already thought of this agreed vaguely, apart from Prince Kang.
The Prince had still fresh in his mind, the fault of vying for the princess with the Dragon King.
Yang Dou knew reckless and stubborn the prince was, so chose to see him at last, hoping to subdue him with the influence of the other three countries.
The Prince guessed Yang Dou's purpose on seeing him and laughed. Before Yang Dou could speak, he lashed out at him and ordered the guards to hack him to death.
Yang Dou died in a place he'd never thought of before, however his death solved a small problem for the Dragon king, because the Dragon king now didn't have to arrange a position for him, an exiled Prime Minister.
The coward often had the courage to be a fool, a valuabe trait Prince Kang possessed.
The blood drove him insane. Prince Kang led his troops and summoned all the generals to claim that he was still the commander of the coalition forces.
This night was doomed now to uncertainty, in all ranks from the general to the soldier, all staying up all night with no one knowing who would issue the next order.