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Chapter 653 Bian Xiang: What a brilliant gun king, Gao Chong! [2nd update]

All the stones in the well were picked out, and the body of Prince Tian Ding of Jin was also retrieved...

The civil and military officials, led by Bian Xiang and Fan Quan, all fell silent.

With the king gone, what will become of the State of Jin?

No, the Tian family is all dead, so is there still a Jin state?

"You can't kill me!"

Bound hand and foot, Tian Bao knelt on the ground, feeling he could still be saved:
"The Tian family is extinct!"

"Now I am the only one left. If you kill me, the State of Jin will perish!"

All the civil and military officials looked at Bian Xiang.

The strategist and Left Chancellor Qiao Daoqing has led his troops to attack Fenyang Prefecture, and Bian Xiang is currently the head of all officials.

In addition, since Bian Xiang captured Tian Bao, it was naturally Bian Xiang's place to make the decision.

Bian Xiang was an upright and incorruptible man with a strong sense of decisiveness.

In the original story, the Jin army suffered repeated defeats, and Tian Hu was at a loss. He consulted with his civil and military officials and considered surrendering to the Jin state.

Bian Xiang dismissed the ministers who supported surrendering to the Jin Dynasty and advocated fighting Liangshanbo to the death.

If Bian Xiang hadn't stood up against all opposition, Tian Hu's surrender to the Jin Dynasty at this time would likely have brought the Jin army's southward advance forward by several years...

Bian Xiang gritted his teeth and glared: "Tian Bao assassinated the king, the evidence is conclusive, the case is ironclad!"

"The crime of regicide deserves the extermination of nine generations of one's family!"

At this point, Bian Xiang realized something was wrong. Tian Bao's nine generations of relatives were the same as Tian Ding's nine generations of relatives, so they couldn't be executed.
"Alas! Tian Bao's crimes are heinous and he should be executed by slow slicing in the marketplace!"

Grand Commandant Fang Xuedu couldn't help but remind him, "Grand Tutor, the Qi army is already at the city gates, we should..."

Bian Xiang said decisively, "Execute him immediately!"

understood!

The civil and military officials suddenly realized: The Grand Tutor wants to kill Tian Bao and surrender to the King of Qi! We just need to cooperate!
After all, with Tian Bao dead, the Tian family would be wiped out. What reason would they have to fight the King of Qi to the death?
In the original story, the loyalty of the civil and military officials of the Jin state was the lowest.

When Song Jiang attacked the Jin Kingdom, he successfully recruited generals such as Qiao Daoqing, Ma Ling, Qiu Qiongying, Sun An, Bian Xiang, Shan Shiqi, and Tang Bin...

If loyalty were quantified, with a maximum score of 100, the loyalty of the civil and military officials of Jin during Tian Hu's lifetime would have been at most 80 or 90.

After Tian Hu died, his loyalty dropped to at least 60 or 70.

With Tian Dingyi's death, his loyalty plummeted to the bottom!

Therefore, after understanding Bian Xiang's intentions, all the civil and military officials felt that this was the perfect opportunity to pledge allegiance to the King of Qi.

So Tian Bao was dragged to the crossroads and publicly stabbed more than a hundred times by the executioner before he died!

"Grand Tutor, the traitor who murdered his lord has been executed!"

Seeing that Bian Xiang's eyes were slightly closed and he remained silent, Minister Zheng Zhirui stepped forward to remind him:
"Shouldn't we open the city gates and welcome King Qi?"

"nonsense!"

Bian Xiang suddenly opened his eyes and glared at him angrily:
"How can anyone surrender without a fight?"

Zheng Zhirui: "But..."

"No need to say more!"

Bian Xiang waved his hand and said, "Gather the troops, open the city gates, I'm going to meet this King Qi who is famous throughout the world!"

Why bother? What's the point?
Zheng Zhirui looked at Fang Xuedu, Li Tianxi and others with a wry smile. The officials had no choice but to agree with Bian Xiang for the time being.

So Bian Xiang, wearing a golden helmet with phoenix wings and silver armor with fish scales, rode a warhorse that charged through the waves, carrying a large axe, and led four commanders, Fu Xiang, Guan Yan, Kou Chen, and Lü Zhen, along with several thousand soldiers, out of the city!
……

After Cai Fu arrived in Weisheng Prefecture, he split his troops into two groups. One group, led by Lu Junyi, Lu Zhishen, and Gongsun Sheng, headed for Fenyang Prefecture.

Another route was led by Cai Fu himself to contain the enemy forces in Weisheng Prefecture.

Because the goal was to contain the enemy, Cai Fu was not in a hurry, even though the Qi army was hurling insults.

Whether the Jin army comes out or not is fine; if they don't, that's good. But if they do come out, Cai Fu has elite troops and strong generals here.

"Quack quack..."

The suspension bridge descended. "Crack, crack, crack..."

The city gates are wide open.

Bian Xiang led his generals out of the city to meet the enemy. Cai Fu glanced at Bian Xiang and saw:
He was nine feet tall, with a three-pronged mustache covering his mouth, a square face and broad shoulders, upright eyebrows and round eyes, and a pair of big arms that looked even thicker than Cai Fu's!
Gao Chong couldn't hold back any longer. As soon as Bian Xiang came out, he took a picture and the Jade Lion sped off first!

Yang Zaixing, Yu Hualong, and He Yuanqing were all stunned, while Gao Chong, relying on his horse's speed, was always the first to gallop off...

"Who goes there? State your name!"

Gao Chong raised his tiger-headed, gold-inlaid spear and roared fiercely:
"I don't kill nameless ghosts with my gun!"

Bian Xiang laughed heartily: "Even bottles and jars have two ears. Have you ever heard of my name, Bian Xiang?"

It was him!

Cai Fu suddenly realized that Bian Xiang was Tian Hu's second most powerful general.

In the original novel, Bian Xiangxian fought Shi Jin for more than thirty rounds without a clear winner, which seemed rather weak. However, when Hua Rong joined in, the two of them fought Shi Jin to a standstill for another thirty rounds, which was quite impressive.

You should know that Hua Rong could fight Qin Ming for forty or fifty rounds without a clear winner, so Bian Xiang was essentially carrying both a tiger and a horse!
Bian Xiang's most dazzling achievement was killing Feng Tai, who had fought Shan Shiqi to death in more than ten rounds, with a single spear thrust!
Shan Shiqi once fought Lin Chong for more than fifty rounds without a clear winner!

Of course, Bian Xiang's ability to kill Feng Tai has characteristics similar to Guan Yu's slaying of Yan Liang, so the actual difference isn't that great, but it's enough to prove Bian Xiang's strength.

Unfortunately, Bian Xiang was eventually captured alive by Lu Junyi, which made him inferior to Du Xue and Sun An by a level, and he could only be considered a strong tiger.

He is a good whetstone for Gao Chong's rival.

"never heard of that!"

Gao Chong, being so young, had never heard of this old man, so he spurred his horse, brandished his spear, and charged straight at Bian Xiang!

Bian Xiang also swung his great axe to meet them. The two horses clashed, the two weapons were raised together, the swords and axes crisscrossed, and the horses' hooves were in disarray!

This battle was truly earth-shattering and awe-inspiring. Gao Chong and Bian Xiang fought for over a hundred rounds without a clear victor!

Even Cai Fu, who was used to seeing big scenes, couldn't help but exclaim that such a duel between generals was a rare sight!
After more than a hundred rounds without being able to defeat Gao Chong, Bian Xiang couldn't help but cheer for him:

"What a rising star!"

"Who are you? State your name!"

Both of them were in complete control, so Gao Chong was able to talk while fighting:

"I am Gao Chong, the adopted son of the King of Qi and the King of Spears!"

Originally, he was known as "Red Peach Mountain Spear King," but the Liao and Jin people called him "Spear King." Gao Chong thought it sounded nice, so he secretly dropped "Red Peach Mountain."

"What a fine adopted son of the King of Qi! What a fine spear-wielding king, Gao Chong!"

Bian Xiang remembered Gao Chong's name and with a single axe stroke, he cleaved the tiger-headed gold-inlaid spear in two.

"Gao Chong, it's getting late. Let's fight again tomorrow!"

After saying this, Bian Xiang spurred his horse and left, but to his surprise... the suspension bridge actually rose up!
Just as Bian Xiang was preparing to retreat back into the city, the drawbridge was raised by the government troops on the city gate tower using a mechanism.

Bian Xiang immediately shouted, "Lower the drawbridge!"

On the city gate tower, Grand Commandant Fang Xuedu shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Grand Tutor, we have already decided to surrender to the King of Qi!"

"Why don't you also submit to the King of Qi!"

"you--"

Shocked and enraged by the betrayal, Bian Xiang turned his horse around and charged at Gao Chong once more.

"Gao Chong, I'm here to fight you to the death!"

"Well done!"

Gao Chong, who hadn't had enough of fighting yet, rushed forward excitedly and engaged Bian Xiang in battle once again...

Goodnight. I'll finish the third update during the day. I drove to another city today to have dinner with relatives, and then drove back. I'm exhausted...

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, my friends!

(End of this chapter)