The next day, the army set out. Flags flew in the air, and dust covered the sky.
On this day, when they arrived outside Chengdu, Zhang Ren gave the order for the army to be stationed outside the city. Lei Tong led 500 bodyguards to escort Zhang Lu's messenger and flew to report to Liu Zhang.
At the same time, Zhang Song led Lei Tong's messenger and sped towards Zhao Wei's residence. Both sides split up and acted according to the plan.
"This Deng Xian actually dared to betray me and have an affair with Liu Xun. "If Lei Tong hadn't reported in time, I would have been tricked by him." Zhao Wei looked at the letter in front of him and was burning with anger."Men, summon Deng Xian to see me. Let's see what he has to say.”
" Duke Zhao, please wait. We have to take this slowly." Zhang Song observed his expression and spoke up in time." Let me go and find out what Deng Xian is thinking first before summoning him." The Duke of Zhao first laid an ambush in the mansion. If Deng Xian was indeed a traitor, he would be captured in the hall when he came. If not, killing him would be tantamount to destroying his own Great Wall. Duke Zhao, please reconsider.”
"Yongnian's words are very reasonable. We'll do as you say. I'll lay down the hatchet men on my side first. You go and sound him out. If he really has the intention of rebelling, trick him into coming to the banquet. I'll just be there to capture him in the hall. If he didn't have any rebellious thoughts, he would also send people to monitor him closely to prevent any changes.”Zhao Wei pondered for a moment and agreed to Zhang Song's plan.
Zhang Song had jogged all the way to Deng Xian's residence. Deng Xian was leisurely admiring the flowers in the garden, unaware of the impending disaster.
"Brother Deng Xian, you're still in the mood to admire the flowers when disaster is upon you?”Zhang Song went straight to the point when he saw Deng Xian.
"Brother Yongnian, why did you say such a thing?”Deng Xian did not believe it.
" Zhao Wei suspects you of having an affair with Liu Xun and wants to kill your entire family." Zhang Song acted as if he was helping his friend.
"There's actually such a thing. Zhao Gong treated me well, to think that he would want to kill me for no reason. "Zhang Song, could it be that you have ulterior motives and want to drive a wedge between me and Duke Zhao?" Deng Xian thought for a moment and his expression changed.
"I, Zhang Song, came here with good intentions. I didn't expect you to suspect me like this. "If you don't believe me, send someone to Zhao Wei's residence to see if there are any machetemen buried in the residence," Zhang Song pretended to be angry and said.
"Brother Yongnian, you've misunderstood. I don't trust others, but why wouldn't I trust you?”Deng Xian hurriedly smiled and sent someone to Zhao Wei's residence to check.
Not long after, his subordinates came to report that there were indeed axemen buried in Zhao Wei's manor.
" I didn't expect that my loyalty to Zhao Wei would result in such an outcome." Deng Xian looked up and sighed, tears streaming down his face.
Seeing that it was about time, Zhang Song said,"Brother Deng, Zhao Wei is a suspicious person by nature. He wanted to kill you today. Even if he doesn't kill you this time, you won't be able to escape his vicious hands in the future. For the sake of your own life, you have to make plans early.”
" Now that things have come to this, we can only fight him to the death," Deng Xian said indignantly with his hand on the hilt of his sword.
A moment later, Zhao Wei's personal guards arrived and passed on Zhao Wei's message for Deng Xian to attend the banquet.
" A real man should make a decision. Don't drag things out," Zhang Song said provocatively.
When Deng Xian heard this, he saw that his sword was on the bowstring. He could not care less. He drew his sword and took the life of Zhao Wei's bodyguard with one slash.
"For now, General, why don't you gather the army and pass on Liu Zhang's orders?" Zhang Song said."Tell them that Zhao Wei is plotting a rebellion and that he wants to surround the Zhao Mansion. I'll go see Liu Zhang now and tell him that Zhao Wei wants to rebel. Let him order Zhao Wei to be killed.”
"Will Liu Zhang listen to you? Even if he does, there is still Wu Lan's army in the city. Liu Chan has always been on Zhao Wei's side.”
"After killing Zhao Wei's envoy, you have no way out. " To be honest, I'm under Eldest Young Master Liu Xun. Liu Xun's 50,000 strong army has already arrived outside the city. It's time to destroy Zhao Wei.”
"Liu Xun's messenger should have arrived at Liu Zhang's residence by now. He is currently reporting to Liu Zhang that Zhao Wei colluded with Zhang Lu to overthrow Yizhou. Liu Zhang is a person without any ideas. I only went over to help him organize his personal guards to prevent him from being held hostage by Zhao Wei's subordinates.”
When the army was not far from Chengdu, the news reached Liu Zhang's residence. Liu Zhang said anxiously,""You're finally back. Pass on my orders. Kill the pigs and sheep to reward the three armies.”His subordinates hurriedly went to prepare. For a moment, pigs and sheep wailed, horses neighed, and people shouted. The atmosphere was festive and peaceful.
The city gates were wide open, and the people beat gongs and drums to welcome them.
Liu Zhang did not realize that from the moment he ordered Zhang Ren to withdraw, a war had quietly begun. Now, this war had reached its climax. It was time to decide the victor.
When Zhang Song was trying to drive a wedge between Deng Xian and Zhao Wei, Liu Xun's personal guards were meeting Liu Zhang and telling him that Zhao Wei had colluded with Zhang Lu to lure a wolf into the house and subvert the plot of Yizhou. The letters on the table were evidence of Zhao Wei colluding with Zhang Lu.
In front of Liu Zhang, Zhang Lu's envoy Yang Song's testimony proved that what Liu Xun's trusted soldiers said was true. Lei Tong's words had allowed Liu Zhang to understand the truth behind Liu Xun's assassination in the dungeon. Although he had known this before, he had been unwilling to think about it, and everything that he had dared not think about had become a reality.
The people around Liu Zhang had already reported to Zhao Wei and Liu Chan that Liu Chan had brought a group of 3,000 personal guards and surrounded Liu Zhang's residence, wanting to hand over the traitor Lei Tong.
At this moment, Deng Xian faked Liu Zhang's order and declared Zhao Wei a traitor. Deng Xian and Zhao Wei's armies started fighting. Wu Lan heard the news and led her troops to help Zhao Wei.
Chengdu City was in chaos.
The sound of killing shook the sky. The people who lined up at the city gate to welcome them dispersed in a hubbub, crying for their parents and shouting for help.
Liu Xun's army had already guarded the city gates, waiting for Liu Xun's orders.
"Brothers, Zhao Wei is up to no good. "I received the secret order from the governor of Yizhou to capture Zhao Wei and kill his three clans." Liu Xun took out the fake secret order he had prepared and ordered the three armies to enter the city and kill Zhao Wei.
When the three armies entered the city, a portion of them surrounded the south, west, and north gates, leaving only the east gate unbesieged. Another portion charged towards Zhao Wei's residence and joined up with Deng Xian's army to surround Zhao Wei's residence.
As a result, the situation immediately reversed. Deng Xian's army, which was originally in the minority, had suddenly increased by several times, and they had the upper hand in terms of numbers.
" Zhao Wei is plotting a rebellion. I'm under the orders of the Yizhou Prefecture Overseer to attack. I'll only kill the chief culprit. Those who are willing to rebel will have their three clans killed," Liu Xun shouted, his voice echoing throughout the army.
When Zhao Wei and Wu Lan's troops heard this, only a few of them put down their weapons and surrendered. Most of them did not move at all. It seemed that Zhao Wei had been plotting rebellion for a long time. Many soldiers were actually willing to sacrifice their lives for him.
"Zhao Wei, now that things have come to this, quickly put down your weapon. I'll protect you from death and spare your three clans.”Liu Xun shouted.
" Ignorant brat, how can I, Zhao Wei, surrender to you? It's still unknown who will win today," Zhao Wei shouted hoarsely in a low voice.
" Refuse to surrender! Brothers, exterminate the rebels! Leave no one alive!" With a furious roar, Liu Xun leaped on his horse and brandished his saber as he charged towards Zhao Wei.
" You're courting death. Don't blame me," Zhao Wei said through gritted teeth. The huge axe in his hand flashed with a cold light as he slashed at Liu Xun's chest.
The blade and axe clashed, and a strong force came from the collision. Liu Xun could not hold his blade any longer." Good heavens, this Zhao fellow is at least at the Void Jin Realm. It seems that I was a little careless."”
Zhao Wei's second chop came at him. When the blade and axe clashed, Liu Xun's force was reduced by half. This was the terrifying part of the Void Jin Realm. When a True Jin Realm martial artist fought against a Void Jin Realm martial artist, he would be powerless. No matter how strong you were, you would be easily neutralized.
The worst thing was that Liu Xun was not even at the True Strength realm, but only at the peak of the Qi Jin realm.
Liu Xun's lightning True Qi struck out with all his might, but he felt that most of it missed. Zhao Wei's axe had actually locked onto Liu Xun's aura, making it impossible for him to dodge.
" Oh no, I just obtained the World Swallowing Force Mysterious Technique. I only skimmed through it roughly and haven't even had the time to practice it before I die." Liu Xun was extremely vexed.
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