The commander in yellow strutted around like a proud rooster. "Stomachache? Did he run away already? I can't blame him if he is afraid. He is outnumbered after all." He stood with his chin up, as if he had already won. "Show yourself! Who leads these fools against my mighty army?" He thundered as his eyes searched the battlefield for the enemy leader.
One of the few remaining soldiers finally looked up at him. "Our commander is very different from who you people expect him to be." The solider answered in defiance, flinching when the commander in yellow turned his cruel eyes to him.
"Are you talking about the breeder? Commander Zhao was defeated so easily by that lowlife?" the commander asked the soldier while clutching his jaw tightly in a bruising grip. The soldier struggled against him but could not even move, let alone speak. He could only nod furiously in the hope that the commander in yellow would loosen his hand. After getting the answer that he needed, the commander turned to Flank. His smiled brighter than his yellow clothes, enjoyment obvious on his face. He laughed smugly at Flank, and amused at the sight of Flank as he struggled against his bindings.
Flank knew he should be angry. In a different situation, he would never tolerate this much disrespect. But at that moment, all he felt was terror and frustration in the face of the commander in yellow's ignorance. He struggled harder against the bindings and gag in his mouth. He fought to speak not even registering the awful taste of dirty rags in his mouth in his anxiety. He needed to warn him about Rocky!
The commander in yellow raised an eyebrow when he noticed Flank's struggle. He thought Flank did not want to accept his own failure, and was bitter that someone else would instead reap the harvest of success. His smug smile widened at the thought.
"Oh, Commander Zhao, you'll be the joke of the town when people find out that you were defeated by a breeder. But don't worry, this will be our little secret!" the commander in yellow laughed loudly. He sauntered in front of the soldiers and took his time to approach Flank. He came to a stop in front of Flank and tore the filthy rag from his mouth.
"This is a trap, you fool!" Flank exclaimed immediately. His hands were still bound but his eyes burned with hatred and frustration towards the commander in yellow.
"No need to be like that, Commander Zhao. I can see the envy in your eyes. You hate that I have so many flags, don't you?" the commander in yellow said arrogantly. Flank snarled at him hatefully in response.
"Commander Zhao does look uncomfortable right now. Maybe he'd like some company to join him soon?" A voice suddenly called from behind.
The commander whirled around, his yellow clothes unfurled around him. His eyes wide and mouth agape, he stared at Rocky in surprise. 'How did he sneak up on me?'
"You are finally back here. Unfortunately, most of your troops have ran away. Do you think you can defeat us on your own?" the commander in the yellow clothes said scornfully when he recovered. He puffed his chest in bravado and tried to hide his surprise.
Behind him, Flank sneered and rejoiced inside. He knew that very soon, the commander in yellow would end up on his knees like him. He would be sorry for him if he had not been such an arrogant jerk earlier.
"Your troops have already gone," the commander continued foolishly. His tone suddenly softened as if in kindness. "I can be merciful. Surrender three flags now and I'll let you go. If you are wise, you would choose to surrender now and live, rather than lose and die miserable."
"No. I will take your flags. Commander Zhao's two flags are mine, and I will have yours as well," Rocky replied confidently.
The commander narrowed his eyes at Rocky. 'How could this fool be so confident? Does he not realize he is at my mercy?' He was taken from his thoughts when a loud rumble, like thunder sounded from the west. He stood in disbelief as he saw two hundred Black Army soldiers attacking his soldiers on the west side.
"What are you waiting for? You should go and help them before it's too late." Rocky smirked at him like a cat that caught the canary. The commander's expression changed from disdain to panic. He was frantic as he ordered the troops from the east and south to support the soldiers in the west.
However, as soon as these two troops rushed towards the west, everything descended into chaos. The commander watched horrified as his soldiers fell into myriad traps. Their screams of pain and terror sounded loud in his ears.
He squeezed his unsteady hands as he saw the Black Army soldiers, who had fled previously, suddenly reappeared. They had thrown their helmets and armor in their flight earlier. But now, they resembled monsters as they fought without weapons. They picked up soldiers who had been caught in traps. Then they took advantage of the chaos too and rushed to the other soldiers who were distracted in their confusion.
Tides were turned as the soldiers on the east and south roads suffered heavy losses and could not fight back. At the same time, the soldiers on the west road were overwhelmed by the surprise attack. The whole army of the commander in yellow was almost completely annihilated.
Before long, those soldiers completely collapsed and chose to survive surrendered.
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