Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 569. The Last Knife
"Grand Commander, I saw someone!"

Feng Xi led Bao Feng and more than 200 cavalrymen in a full-scale pursuit. As expected, they caught up with Wang Shuang and Hao Zhao, who were too weak to travel fast.

"Wang Shuang, Hao Zhao! You two are talented people. Now that the Wei Kingdom is in decline, why bother to die with the Wei Kingdom? It has only been a few years since Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty. You two are still Han people in your heart. Why don't you return to your roots? If you two have concerns, it's okay. Just stay in Jingzhou for a few days. It won't be too late to return to the Han Dynasty after the Wei Kingdom is destroyed."

To be fair, Feng Xi is not very willing to commit murder now. He still hopes to retain some of these outstanding generals. It is a pity to see a talent like Hao Zhao who can guard a county or a state die with the Wei Dynasty.

As for Wang Shuang, he is also a first-rate general after all. Although he has just entered the first-rate rank, in this era when second-rate generals are the backbone of the country, Wang Shuang can be considered one of the top ones.

"This……"

Wang Shuang was actually a little tempted. A man who knows the current situation is a hero. If the Great Wei had behaved better, he would not have had these thoughts. In fact, since the Han army's northern expedition, many places in Liangzhou, Nanyang, and Huainan have been in danger, and the Great Wei's territory has been reduced by 20% to 30% in an instant.

The territory was lost and the total number of casualties among the soldiers in the three places was nearly 200,000. Even Wang Shuang himself could not deceive himself and say that the Wei Dynasty could be revived.

If Wang Shuang was alone, he would probably find a way to surrender to the Han army. But now that Hao Zhao was beside him, Wang Shuang was too embarrassed to surrender directly, so he could only stand there in silence.

"Ahem... Thank you for your kindness, Grand Commander. But I, Hao Zhao, was entrusted with an important task by the late Emperor and Emperor Wu. Now that the country is in danger, how can I, Hao Zhao, be a fickle villain just to save my life?"

Hao Zhao also knew that he couldn't escape now, so he forced himself to reply and reject Feng Xi's kindness.

"General Hao, what you said is wrong. Cao Cao is just using the emperor to control the princes and borrowing the power of the Han Dynasty to buy the hearts of the people. Don't the people and taxes belong to the Han Dynasty? Cao Cao is only the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, and the so-called Emperor Wu was also conferred by the traitor Cao Pi.

As for Cao Pi, it is even more nonsense. He usurped the throne of the Han Dynasty and aroused the anger of both humans and gods. He died suddenly only a few years after usurping the throne. He was even worse than Wang Mang. General, what kind of person is he? Why would he work for the Cao family? "

Although Hao Zhao was better than the average generals in debate, he was certainly not qualified to compare with Feng Xi. In addition, he had a high fever and his brain was not working very well, so he was choked by Feng Xi. In the end, he could only remain silent for a long time and said something to express his true feelings.

"A loyal minister cannot serve two masters. I hope the Grand Commander will help me."

Seeing that Hao Zhao had made up his mind, Feng Xi glanced sideways at Wang Shuang who was hesitating beside him, nodded, and pointed the spear in his hand at Hao Zhao.

"In this case, I wonder how General Hao intends to show his loyalty today?"

"Ahem... I've heard for a long time that the Grand Commander has extraordinary martial arts skills. It would be a pleasure to die at his hands."

Hao Zhao coughed twice, and simply lifted the blanket wrapped around him, leaving only a white cloth shirt that he wore for sleeping. While Wang Shuang was stunned, he drew the sword from Wang Shuang's waist and rushed towards Feng Xi.

Wang Shuang took Hao Zhao away in a hurry and only took his own broadsword and saber. Hao Zhao didn't even wear an outer coat, let alone a weapon, so Hao Zhao could only draw the weapon from Wang Shuang.

"Hey, General Hao!"

Wang Shuang reacted, opened his mouth wide, stretched out his left hand in the air, and wanted to stop Hao Zhao, but Hao Zhao had already rushed out, so Wang Shuang could only put down his left hand and not move forward, just watching Hao Zhao's last battle silently.

Feng Xi rode his horse and charged towards Hao Zhao, holding a red tasseled spear. Since Hao Zhao was willing to end his life in this way to express his ambition, Feng Xi was naturally happy to accompany him.

Feng Xi also knew that even if Hao Zhao was in his prime, he would not be able to fight him for more than thirty rounds. Although Hao Zhao was good at commanding troops, his martial arts were not as good as Wang Shuang's, but only at the upper-middle second-rate level. What's more, Hao Zhao was seriously ill and was holding a saber instead of his usual weapon.

Feng Xi did not use his full strength, but fought Hao Zhao for more than ten rounds as if he was feeding him a move. Hao Zhao, who was a little depressed due to his serious illness, became more and more energetic as he fought, as if he had recovered from a serious illness. Feng Xi naturally knew that this was because the opponent was burning his vitality and energy to achieve this effect. In this case, even if he did not kill Hao Zhao, he would probably not live long because of the evil wind entering his body and his illness worsening due to such consumption of his energy.

"General Feng, take this blow from me!"

During the gap between the two men's fight, Hao Zhao suddenly put away his sword, and then slashed at Feng Xi with his full strength, which now combined his essence, energy, and spirit. The sword was so bright that it seemed to absorb the sunlight that was now in it.

"Ugh."

Feng Xi sighed, knowing that Hao Zhao had used all his strength in this blow, but it was a pity that the blow still posed no threat to him.

Three spear flowers came up against the dazzling sword, easily breaking it and at the same time knocking the sword in Hao Zhao's hand several feet away.

"Ahem... it still doesn't work..."

Hao Zhao was like a deflated ball, and even his tall figure just now became hunched. He curled up on the horse's back, covering his heart.

"... General Hao?"

There was silence for a while. Wang Shuang saw Hao Zhao lying on the horse's back with his hands covering his chest without moving, so he walked forward and patted Hao Zhao gently.

"pat"

Unexpectedly, Hao Zhao slid off the horse's back and fell on the ground on his back. It turned out that he was already dead.

Feng Xi thought that Hao Zhao in the original timeline seemed to have been "shocked to death" after the Han army broke into the city during the third Northern Expedition. He also thought that he had some heart or brain disease. Now it was probably because of the knife just now that he had directly cut off his life.

"Give General Hao a proper burial."

Feng Xi waved his hand, and several soldiers stepped forward to take Hao Zhao's body away for burial.

"General Wang, now that General Hao is dead, there is no one else."

Feng Xi raised his head, looked at Wang Shuang who had been in a daze for a long time, and reminded him.

"Ah? Oh... this..."

Wang Shuang wanted to surrender immediately, but he was unwilling to surrender to the Han army impatiently before Hao Zhao's body was cold, as it would make him seem too spineless.

"I heard that General Wang has a superb meteor hammer technique, and I would like to see it. If I can't block this meteor hammer, General Wang will go by himself. If I am lucky enough to block it, please invite General Wang to my Han army tent to have a talk."

Fortunately, Feng Xi was also a smart man. He took the initiative to give Wang Shuang a way out, which made him feel relieved and found a reasonable excuse.

(End of this chapter)