Fang Dongming fell into a long silence before uttering, "Can I… meet your commander?" He revealed a self-mockery smile as he spoke, "One million troops, buried in this mountain… at least…I have to know who exactly defeated us, don't I?"

The young general from Great Xia thought for a moment and then nodded, "May I ask who you are?" he asked.

"I am Fang Dongming! I am the head general here." A hint of humiliation flashed through Fang Dongming's eyes.

The defeat was thorough, even to the point where the enemy didn't even know who he was…it was a sad joke. Even now, Fang Dongming still felt like he was in a dream. He still couldn't believe that the army of one million he was leading lost without even fighting.

"So, it's General Fang. I've heard of you. Please wait for a moment." Saying so, the young general from the Great Xia immediately ordered someone to summon Zhang Rong. Then he added, "However, these men... must surrender their weapons immediately."

This statement was made with great certainty.

From the Great Qi side, there were still more than five thousand men, with over one thousand already having emerged, and there was a continuous flow of people climbing out. In the event of a desperate fight, casualties would inevitably occur on the Great Xia side.

While having full control of the situation, no one on the side of the workers' corps wanted more casualties.

This battle would become an eternal classic in the history of Great Xia!

Annihilating the enemy's million-strong army with almost zero casualties, would probably remain an unparalleled feat.

Fang Dongming nodded and sighed, ordering, "Surrender!"

"General!" A look of grief appeared on Fang Dongming's side amongst the other generals and officers.

If they did not surrender and fought to the death with Great Xia, then their deaths, even in defeat, would be a heroic sacrifice. But once they surrendered… this humiliation would haunt them for a lifetime.

"Too many people have already died... We, this group of people, no matter what we do, we no longer have any impact on the overall situation." Fang Dongming said quietly, "Let's surrender!"

Under the command of the general, the others, despite their reluctance, could only comply. However, several dozen officers from Great Qi directly committed suicide with their swords.

"We have no face to live in this world. Only in death can we prove... our loyalty!"

The action of these people was very swift, so swift that before others could react, they had already killed themselves.

Then, nearly a hundred soldiers from Great Qi committed suicide.

Bravery and spirit… in fact, no country's soldiers lacked them. Fang Dongming didn't choose to surrender because he was afraid of death. But rather, he wanted to know... why they were defeated in the first place.

The elite troops of Great Qi, all threw down their weapons and allowed the people from Great Xia to tie them up.

Many men were in tears, knowing that what they were giving up at this moment was not just their freedom.

There were some soldiers who wanted to resist when the corps came to tie them up, thinking of dying together.

However, those soldiers were directly killed by nearby archers!

After a dozen or so people were shot in a row, the momentum on the Great Qi side… totally decayed.

The young general on the Great Xia side said coldly, "General Fang, I hope you can restrain your subordinates. Don't struggle pointlessly anymore, there's no point!"

Fang Dongming also spoke to these men in a deep voice, "Stop... I told you, we have to bear all the shame. History will not depict us positively just because you resist at this moment."

"At least... it will prove that we died in battle!" A Great Qi general, who had been shot between his brows, surprisingly did not die immediately. Clenching his teeth and shedding tears, he said these words to Fang Dongming before dying.

Everyone fell silent.

Soon, a total of about five thousand men all came out of the ventilation hole.

Apart from the few who committed suicide and those who were killed while resisting, all the others were tied up.

The ropes used for binding were all made of Primordial Beast tendons. Even if they wanted to break free, they were powerless to.

The young general did not bind Fang Dongming along with the others. After all, he was a high-ranking general. Even if he was an enemy, they would leave him his basic dignity.

"Are there no more men?" The young general asked Fang Dongming with a serious look.

Fang Dongming shook his head: "That's all of them. Everyone would rather die here than be buried in the mountains."

The young general said, "If that's the case, then…we are going to completely close this vent... General Fang, you are sure... there's no one else in there, right?"

A hint of struggle flashed through Fang Dongming's eyes before he firmly shook his head, "There's nobody left!"

"Good!" The young general firmly nodded, then ordered, "Seal the vent hole!"

Immediately, hundreds of people came over to start filling up the ventilation tunnel.

Fang Dongming watched expressionlessly, thinking to himself: with the Third Prince's ability, he should still be able to get out of here.

After filling for a while, a few hundred more men, each carrying huge rocks, came to seal the exit of the ventilation tunnel with boulders!

Fang Dongming became uneasy since those enormous rocks stacked together would require an all-out effort even when he was fully capable just to blast them open. The Third Prince had been trapped underneath for over ten days, how much strength would he still have left?

"You don't need to be so cautious…" Fang Dongming said with a wry smile.

The young general earnestly said, "Since you knew about this place, you should also be clear about what place this is."

Fang Dongming nodded and murmured, "Primordial stone mine."

"I believe that you people of Great Qi will inevitably publicize that this place is a mine. As such, we can't protect this place anyway. Might as well just destroy it completely." The young general said lightly.

Afterwards, they waited for a long time. Then a few figures rapidly approached.

The one at the forefront was Zhang Rong, the commander of the Mining Corps.

Upon seeing the scene, Zhang Rong revealed a faint smile. Then he saluted Fang Dongming, "You are General Fang, no? I am Zhang Rong, it's my pleasure to meet you."

"Zhang Rong…" A look of doubt appeared on Fang Dongming's face as he had never heard this name among Great Xia's famous generals.

Zhang Rong slightly smiled, "It's no surprise that you haven't heard my name, General Fang. That's because I am not adept at warfare. I am a civilian general, my main responsibility is geological exploration, umm, mining…"

Fang Dongming's face was full of varying expressions and after a while, he finally sighed deeply, "I never thought that me, Fang Dongming, who spent a lifetime on a horse in battles and went through countless wars, would finally... be defeated by a mining general."

Then, he couldn't help but ask Zhang Rong, "General Zhang, could you tell me how you knew we were going to pass through here?"

Zhang Rong shook his head, "It's a matter of national secrecy, I can't speak carelessly. However, when the war between our two countries ends, I believe General Fang should know."

Then Zhang Rong added, "There's something else I can tell General Fang. You didn't lose to me, but in fact to another person…"

"Oh?" Fang Dongming looked at Zhang Rong.

Zhang Rong shook his head, "I can't say who it is either and I think it's better for General Fang not to know." (To be continued. If you like this novel, I welcome you to vote for it, your support is my greatest motivation. For mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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