Chapter 116 Fang Zhikun and his son surrender

Whoosh!
The crossbow arrow whistled through the air, killing several Western Tartar cavalrymen, and then flew towards Fang Zhikun.

Fang Zhikun quickly dodged and avoided the fatal crossbow arrow.

puff!

A hole was shot through his armor and blood spurted out.

"Hurry! Shield soldiers, shield soldiers, hold on for me!" Fang Zhikun shouted loudly, regardless of the pain in his body.

The shield soldiers picked up their round shields to resist, but unfortunately the round shields could not withstand the attack of the crossbow arrows. They were soon pierced through the body by the crossbow arrows and fell to the ground wailing.

The infantry of the Western Tartar Army also seized the opportunity and fought hard. Soon the Western Tartar Army was in a state of collapse, and Fang Zhikun was surrounded by the Western Tartar Army led by Wang An.

Fang Zhikun's face turned pale and he shouted, "Wang An, you actually broke the agreement and used public property for personal gain. Even if I die today, I will take you with me!"

After saying that, Fang Zhikun took out the sword from his waist, cut the rope tied to the horse with one sword, and then he rode away and whipped the horse.

Wang An also rode his horse to chase after him.

Soon, Fang Zhikun was approached by Wang An.

Fang Zhikun was seriously injured at this time, so how could he possibly escape Wang An's pursuit.

Wang An jumped off his horse and slashed Fang Zhikun on the shoulder with a knife, instantly knocking him off his horse.

"Fang Zhikun, today is the day you surrender!" Wang An snorted coldly.

At this time, Fang Zhikun's guards also swarmed up and captured him.

"You..." Fang Zhikun struggled to stand up and looked at Wang An hatefully.

Wang An raised his lips slightly and said, "Why? Do you still want to fight me? Fang Zhikun, ah Fang Zhikun, I will definitely win this time! Don't you understand? I don't take the Western Tartar Army seriously at all."

Fang Zhikun also came to his senses at this time. Yes, from the beginning to the end, he did not take the Western Tartar Army seriously at all.

Although the Western Tartar Army is powerful, it has few people after all. What's more, he has 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers on his side, so he doesn't need to be afraid of the Western Tartar Army at all.

"Haha, what a great trick to deceive the world and lure you into a trap!" Fang Zhikun suddenly laughed up to the sky, and then said with a burning gaze: "Wang An, you are so amazing! If you hadn't been so mysterious, how could I have been fooled so easily? I admit defeat with all my heart!"

"Oh, really? Thank you!"

Wang An smiled faintly: "Fang Zhikun, we are not enemies, right?"

"What do you mean?"

Wang An explained: "If you are willing to submit to me sincerely, I can spare the lives of you and your son!"

Fang Zhikun frowned when he heard this, and after a long pause he asked, "If my father and I surrender to you, can you guarantee our safety? What about my son and my wife?"

"Of course!" Wang An assured, patting his chest.

"Then why should I believe you?" Fang Zhikun continued to ask.

Wang An said: "Because you have no other choice!"

"If we surrender to you, will you let us go? What about my wife and children?" Fang Zhikun continued to ask.

He knew that this was a huge trap and he couldn't get rid of the other party whether he agreed or not.

But he always had to confirm it, otherwise he would rather die than surrender to the enemy.

"I can assure you that I will never hurt them!" Wang An said slowly, "I just want you to be loyal to me. As for other things, I don't care!"

"Haha, are you playing with my feelings and making me wait for your orders like a dog?" Fang Zhikun said sarcastically.

"Do you think you have a choice?" Wang An narrowed his eyes and sneered, "You only have two choices now, one is to follow me obediently, and the other is to die here!"

He knew that Fang Zhikun had a strong character, so he didn't waste any words and directly showed his weapon.

Fang Zhikun took a deep breath and said, "That's all!" Then he closed his eyes and sighed, "Go ahead, I've always been upright and honest, but today I'm done for!"

"You..." Wang An stared at Fang Zhikun with wide eyes.

Fang Zhikun smiled bitterly and said, "I have lived to this age. Well, Wang An, I know you are a local hero, but the Western Tartars are strong today. If you can pacify the Western Tartars, my father and I will submit to you!"

Fang Zhikun knew that Wang An had already taken the initiative and it would be futile for him to insist. Instead of doing that, he might as well go with the flow.

Moreover, if he surrendered, the threat from the Western Tartar Army would be eliminated, which would be considered a good deed.

Before Fang Zhikun finished speaking, someone beside Wang An immediately drew his sword and pointed it at Fang Zhikun's neck.

"Marshal Fang, please!"

Fang Zhikun nodded helplessly, then followed Wang An and others towards the Western Tartar Army camp.

Half an hour later, Wang An led several thousand Western Tartar troops back to the base.

"Your Highness, Fang Zhikun is indeed treacherous and cunning. He even pretended to surrender!" Chen Huaian said indignantly.

Fang Zhikun's conspiracy had long been exposed, so he did not hide anything and turned the tables and killed Chen Huaian on the spot.

Wang An waved his hand to stop Chen Huaian from complaining, and then said: "This is fun, otherwise how can I get rid of him? And although Fang Zhikun is cunning, he is far inferior to those who really want me dead, and he can't pose any threat at all!"

Chen Huaian nodded and said, "But Your Majesty, the Western Tartar Army..."

Wang An said with a smile: "Don't worry, lead 3,000 soldiers and follow me to defeat the Western Tartar Army!"

"Yes!"

……

Wang An led 3,000 elite soldiers and horses to quietly attack the Western Tartar Army, but Xu Huang and others were completely unaware of it.

They were gathered together to discuss how to deal with the Western Tartar cavalry.

"Everyone, although these Western Tartar cavalry are not a concern, they are still a big problem!" Xu Huang said with a worried look on his face, "Now we only have 5,000 cavalry left, and the Western Tartar cavalry far outnumber us. Once we are entangled by them, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to extricate ourselves!"

"I think we should retreat first to avoid being attacked from both sides!" Zhang Hu suggested.

Xu Huang shook his head and said, "These Western Tartar cavalry are clearly coming for us. If we withdraw like this, it will probably anger them. Then they will definitely pursue us relentlessly!"

"What should we do then?" everyone asked in confusion.

"We have no choice but to hold on and wait for help. Our reinforcements should arrive the day after tomorrow at the latest!" Xu Huang said confidently.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that reinforcements were about to arrive.

Xu Huang continued, "Pass the order down, all units should be on high alert to guard against a surprise attack by the Western Tartar cavalry."

"promise!"

Soon, scouts from various units discovered that Western Tartar cavalry were coming to attack, but these Western Tartar cavalry did not seem to have any intention of engaging in a head-on confrontation. Instead, they bypassed the patrolling troops and headed straight for the city gate, obviously trying to break out.

"Enemy attack!"

Immediately, scouts from various units blew their horns to alert everyone of the enemy attack.

At the same time, the artillery on the city wall began to bombard the cavalry who attempted to break through the city wall.

After a round of artillery fire, the Western Tartar cavalry suffered heavy losses.

Taking advantage of the moment when the Western Tartar cavalry paused, the troops from various units quickly set up arrow formations to intercept them.

However, the Western Tartar cavalry were no pushovers. After losing more than a hundred knights, they finally rushed to within three meters of the city wall.

(End of this chapter)