Jin Lingzan, pinned to the tabletop, immediately shouted, "General, why are you doing this? Qi and Wei are allied forces. Are you going to do something that pains those close to you and delights your enemies?"
Hu Yan Wuhen said, "Lord Jin worries too much. This desperate measure is precisely to make things easier for the allied forces in battle."
Jin Lingzan said, "Please enlighten me, General!"
Hu Yan Wuhen asked, "How many troops does Wei Kingdom still have?"
Jin Lingzan replied, "There are still one hundred thousand soldiers!"
Hu Yan Wuhen said, "Those hundred thousand troops are cobbled together from the personal forces of all you lords. I have urged them into battle several times, yet they have continually dragged their feet. Why is that?"
Jin Lingzan was speechless. This was Wei Kingdom's last capital. How could they casually send them to their deaths?
More importantly, just as the other man had said, they were the trusted troops of the various lords, the last capital they relied upon to protect themselves. It was not hard to understand why many harbored selfish motives.
Hu Yan Wuhen said, "Now that the lives of you lords are in my hands, I trust you will urge them on with all your hearts. If anyone still harbors divided loyalties, do not blame my blade for showing no mercy!" With a flick of his cloak, he turned and entered the tent.
"Take them away!" A general waved his hand and shouted.
After a burst of chaotic clamor, the Wei Kingdom officials all became prisoners. Thinking of how they had once commanded the winds and clouds in Wei Kingdom's court, how could they bear their current plight?
When they had gone to the banquet, Wei Kingdom's accompanying cultivator guards had been stopped outside. Catching vague glimpses