Beauties in Simulation Cross over into Reality

”What did you say?”

Guo Xin looked at the messenger, suspecting he had misheard.

’Xiao Mo actually surrendered?’

”Yes, General. The Northern Wilderness Envoy is already outside the tent, waiting to see you,” the soldier said.

”Have the Northern Wilderness Envoy come in.”

Guo Xin was silent for a moment. After some thought, he said.

Whether it was true or not, he had to meet the Northern Wilderness Envoy and see what tricks Xiao Mo was trying to pull.

”Yes, General.”

The soldier quickly withdrew. Not long after, the Northern Wilderness Envoy, Li Jing, walked into the tent.

”Li Jing of the Northern Wilderness Army, greets you, General.”

Li Jing cupped his fist in a salute toward Guo Xin and spoke respectfully.

”So it is General Li.”

Guo Xin looked at Li Jing with a smile.

”General Li, you have been with the Northern Wilderness Army for seventy years now, haven’t you?

I’ve heard that every time Prince Zhenbei goes on a campaign, he brings General Li with him.

And yet, generals of the Northern Wilderness Army like Fang Weiming, Huang Long, and Zhang Kui have all been made kings, with many others being made marquises.

But General Li, to this day, you have not received a single title of nobility. Even I find it hard to watch.”

Li Jing shook his head:

”General Fang personally led the army that annihilated the Langya Kingdom, for which he was named King Langya and granted Langya as his fiefdom.

General Huang once led his troops to destroy the Chang Kingdom and was named Prince Chang, with all the territories of Chang granted to him as his fief.

And let’s not even speak of General Zhang. He followed two generations of Prince Zhenbei on campaigns across the land. He once stood alone before Broken Soul Bridge, his blade drawn, and with a single shout, forced an army of a hundred thousand to retreat four steps. He has slain countless enemy generals, captured innumerable banners, and even conquered half of the Song Kingdom, for which he was named King Song, with Song as his fief.

Among the Snow-Trampling Dragon Cavalry, there are many generals who have been made kings or marquises. Some remain in the Northern Wilderness, some are transferred to other armies, and others stand guard over their fiefdoms.

But they all earned their titles through military merit. Of course I have nothing to complain about.

As for the major battles I’ve fought, they went too smoothly. There were no bitter struggles. It was all thanks to the other generals. I was merely in charge of logistics and provisions. I’ve even been called the army’s mascot. What merit could I possibly claim?”

”Hahaha...” A smile played on Guo Xin’s lips. ”General Li, defending Yanmen Pass this time is a great deed. If you succeed, being made a king or marquis is not out of the question!”

Li Jing shook his head. ”That’s only if we can hold it. If we can’t, we’ll lose our lives. What good would titles be then?”

”So you, the Northern Wilderness Army, wish to surrender?” Guo Xin stared at Li Jing, his eyes narrowing.

”Precisely.”

Li Jing nodded, speaking frankly.

”Our city’s food supplies are running low. With Prince Zhenbei locked in a stalemate with the Eleven Southern Cities, if this continues, the people in the city and the majority of our soldiers will surely mutiny.

Our General has been contemplating this for several days and feels that rather than let that happen, it would be better to surrender to the Wei Kingdom. It’s better than dying.”

”Hehehe...” Guo Xin watched Li Jing coldly, his gaze as sharp as a knife. ”Xiao Mo wasn’t singing this tune a few days ago. And he seemed quite full of life when he launched that night raid on my camp!”

”Our provisions were plentiful then, so of course we had to resist. Who ever heard of surrendering from the very beginning? Besides, if we surrendered too easily, wouldn’t our value drop even lower?”

Li Jing replied with composure.

”And now, I trust you, General, have witnessed the tenacity of our Northern Wilderness Army.

We are at a stalemate with you here at Yanmen Pass. If you refuse our surrender, then we will defend this pass to the death. When that time comes, the casualties for the Wei Kingdom’s army will be even more severe.

But if you are willing to accept our surrender, we will open the gates of Yanmen Pass and march back with you to kill our way into the Qin Kingdom!

It all depends on you, General.”

”...”

In the tent, Guo Xin fell into silence.

After a long moment of thought, Guo Xin raised his head and looked at Li Jing again. ”What are your conditions?”

”Not long ago, General Xiahou of Bishui City sent a letter urging our General to surrender. He said that if our General surrendered to the Wei Kingdom, the kingship granted to him would be of a station higher, not lower, than what he has now. He also offered to marry a Princess of the Wei Kingdom to our General.

However, General Xiahou is just a general. How is our General to know if he can speak for the Sovereign of Wei?

Therefore, we demand an official edict from the Sovereign of Wei!

After Yanmen Pass surrenders, General Xiao demands the position of Great Pillar of the Country, and a fiefdom of no less than three provinces, not including any future territory conquered from the Qin Kingdom.

As for the Wei Princess, my General will marry her as well.

Furthermore, we generals must all be made marquises!”

”Hehehe, General Xiao truly has the appetite of a lion! What audacity!” Guo Xin sneered.

”Whether our appetite is large or not depends on the value of Yanmen Pass and of us,” Li Jing said slowly. ”General Guo can write to the Sovereign of Wei, or you can refuse. At worst, our armies will fight to mutual destruction.”

”...”

Guo Xin clenched his fists, staring into Li Jing’s eyes.

”This matter... I need to consider it.” After some thought, Guo Xin did not agree immediately. ”Men, escort General Li out of the camp for now!”

”In that case, we will await General Guo’s news.”

Li Jing cupped his fist in a salute and took his leave.

”What do you all think?”

After Li Jing left, Guo Xin looked at the generals beside him.

Left General Yu You frowned and said, ”This Xiao Mo is a master of military strategy and full of cunning tricks. We must be on our guard!”

The Right General shook his head. ”I feel he can be trusted. After all, Xiao Mo’s talent in the Martial Dao is astonishing. He’s young and has a boundless future. He naturally wouldn’t want to die here at Yanmen Pass. Perhaps he truly does want to surrender!”

”I agree,” another general said. ”General Xiahou might have actually tried to persuade Xiao Mo to surrender, but none of us could make any promises. It’s perfectly normal for them to demand an official edict from the Sovereign of Wei to be made public.”