It is not that I accepted my fate! Dian just didn’t wish cause more casualties!" said Li Dian. "Dian can commit suicide in front of Marquis of Wen, but Dian also request the Marquis of Wen to please allow my eight personal guards to live!"
"General!" Hearing Li Dian’s words, the eight personal guards who were next to him grew anxious. “We will fight to the death to protect general!” Do they not fear when encountering Lu Bu? They were all afraid! In Kaiyang siege, the originally one hundred strong personal guard unit was left with only them eight. However, how could they possibly exchange their general’s life for their own?
"And if I refuse?!" On the battlefield, the most important personnel to each general were their fellow soldiers, their personal guards. Seeing them, Lu Bu remembered how Hao Meng, Song Xian, Wei Xu and Hou Cheng. They were all at a point Lu Bu’s personal guards. Had he been in Li Dian’s position, would they protect me to death? Would I exchange my life for theirs?
"If Marquis of Wen refuses, then Dian can only fight the Marquis of Wen to the death!" Said Li Dian after taking a deep breath. His complexion was pale, his body was still severely injured and he was currently fighting his tiredness.
"Good, I promised you!"Said Lu Bu after thinking a while and with closed eye. ”You die and these eight men may return to the main army!”
”In that case, Dian gives his thanks to the Marquis of Wen!” After saying that Li Dian took up the long blade that he threw to the ground. This time, he wasn’t planning to fight back; instead, he was going to commit suicide.
”General you cannot! You cannot!” The eight guards started panicking. They wanted to go forward and seize Li Dian’s blade. However, Li Dian’s martial skills were above them. He was also their commander; thus they revere him and dared not do such.
”Could it be that you all are not listening to my orders now?!” Li Dian stared at them angrily. “Scram! All of you, scram! Return! Live and help this Dian take care of his old father and mother!”
"General!"
"Poof!" A blood flower blossomed mid air. The long blade was covered with their commander’s warm blood. Li Dian, dead!
"You all, return!" Lu Bu saw the Li Dian who just committed suicide and felt a bit disturbed.
"Return?! He he!" The remaining Li Dian bodyguards one by one knelt down in front of Li Dian's corpse. ”General, we deeply regret for unable to fulfill your final wish! We are unable to help you take care of your old father and mother! Please wait for us below, we shall follow you immediately!”