Chapter 953: Jingchu surrenders!

Facing the servant’s report, Sun Chenggong was completely stunned. Sun Hui was his cousin, and Lu Hu was his cousin-in-law. They were both people he trusted the most. How could the two of them possibly betray him?

While Sun Chenggong was still thinking about this question, another servant came over quickly and reported:

"Sir, General Li Zhengyong heard that Lu Hu and Sun Hui had rebelled, and he is leading his men to the mansion to protect you, Marshal!"

After these words were spoken, Sun Chenggong, who was still thinking about the previous question, suddenly noticed something strange. He was the one who promoted Li Zhengyong, and he knew Li Zhengyong quite well. Li Zhengyong's reaction was too quick, as if he knew in advance that Sun Hui and Lu Hu had rebelled!
Although he had some doubts about Li Zhengyong, Sun Chenggong was a little confused about the current situation, so he did not dare to make a decision directly. After hesitating for a while, Sun Chenggong immediately ordered:
"Have Li Zhengyong's troops stationed outside the Marshal's Mansion! Also, find out whether Lu Hu and Sun Hui really rebelled. It would be best if we could contact these two people directly!"

"Step up the security in the Marshal's Mansion. Everyone, be alert! If anyone makes a mistake, I will hold him accountable!"

"Yes!"

As Sun Chenggong's order was issued, Li Zhengyong, who came to protect Sun Chenggong, also received the order quickly. Li Zhengyong immediately looked at Ye Pengchao beside him and asked impatiently:
“Captain Ye, what should we do now?”

Ye Pengchao comforted him:
"Don't worry, General Li. I'll have my men take action right away!"

After saying that, Ye Pengchao made a signal to his black-clad subordinate beside him, who immediately took out a firework and lit it. In an instant, the firework rose from the ground and bloomed in the sky!

As the fireworks bloomed in the sky, Ye Pengchao and Li Zhengyong both looked towards the Sun Mansion in front of them with anticipation.

The Marshal's Mansion where Sun Chenggong lived was guarded by his most trusted personal guard battalion. In order to implement this plan, Ye Pengchao bribed Feng Feng, a captain of the personal guard battalion, to create chaos in the mansion when the time comes. This way, they would have an excuse to attack the Marshal's Mansion!
Originally, Ye Pengchao planned to let Feng Feng act together with the previous explosion in the city, but then he considered that Feng Feng was isolated and helpless in the Marshal's Mansion, and it would be difficult for him to make any big noise.

If they act in conjunction with the explosion in the city just now, once it is quickly extinguished by the soldiers of the Royal Guard Battalion in the mansion, then Li Zhengyong's troops will have no excuse to rush into the mansion, and can only attack the mansion directly, and the resistance to the success of the plan will increase significantly.
So three days before the implementation of the plan, Ye Pengchao temporarily changed the plan and asked Feng Feng to wait for the signal in the Marshal's Mansion. When Li Zhengyong's troops arrived outside the Marshal's Mansion and released the signal, Feng Feng would create chaos in the Marshal's Mansion.

As the fireworks fell, time passed by, and soon half a cup of tea had passed. Seeing that the Marshal's Mansion was still calm and there was no movement, Li Zhengyong, who was already a little impatient, couldn't help but show a look of irritability on his face································

At this moment, a soldier from the Royal Guard Battalion came over and said to Li Zhengyong:
"General Li, the Marshal has asked your soldiers to stay outside the Marshal's mansion. Please follow me into the mansion. The Marshal wants to see you!"

Li Zhengyong's heart skipped a beat as soon as these words came out, and then his eyes turned to Ye Pengchao beside him. Ye Pengchao's heart also became solemn, knowing that Li Zhengyong absolutely could not enter the mansion at this moment, and he immediately prepared to rush into the Sun Mansion without waiting for Feng Feng!
However, in the blink of an eye, a burst of shouting and killing suddenly broke out in the Sun Mansion. Seeing this, Li Zhengyong and Ye Pengchao were overjoyed and shouted immediately:
"The rebels have entered the Marshal's residence! Follow me to the residence and protect Marshal Sun!"

"Anyone who blocks our entry into the palace is a rebel. Brothers, follow me and kill them!"

Before he finished speaking, Li Zhengyong led his troops and rushed towards Sun's residence, shouting. Hearing the slogans shouted by Li Zhengyong's troops, and the absence of someone in the Marshal's residence, chaos occurred.

Therefore, most of the soldiers of the Royal Guard Battalion who were unaware of the truth thought that some rebels had really sneaked into the Marshal's mansion and wanted to harm Sun Chenggong, so they didn't know what to do for a while. They did not intercept Li Zhengyong's troops and allowed Li Zhengyong's troops to rush into the mansion.

Ye Pengchao also took advantage of this opportunity to let Li Zhengyong's troops seize the weapons of the Royal Guard Battalion on the pretext of identifying the rebels, and then asked his killers to quickly blend into the Jingchu army and wait for an opportunity to get rid of Sun Chenggong...
At this time, Sun Chenggong was shocked to hear the news that Li Zhengyong's troops had rushed into the mansion. At this time, his trusted general Huang Peng advised him:
"My Lord, you should step forward now to stabilize the morale of the army! As long as you step forward, the soldiers will have a backbone, and the chaos will disappear completely!"

As soon as Huang Peng finished speaking, before Sun Chenggong opened his mouth, Sun Liu began to persuade him:
"General, I think Li Zhengyong is the thief crying 'Catch the thief'. Right now the mansion is full of his subordinates. If you appear in front of him, he will kill you!"

Seeing that Sun Liu dared to oppose his suggestion, Huang Peng immediately scolded:
"Sun Liu, you are just a servant. How dare you speak on such an important matter?"

If it was Sun Liu, who was born as a servant at other times, he would not dare to play against Huang Peng, but at this moment he had determined that Li Zhengyong had already rebelled. If Sun Chenggong was killed by him at this time, he would not have a good ending, so he also bravely said to Huang Peng:

"General Huang, everyone knows that you and Li Zhengyong are colleagues and have a very good relationship. So are you also Li Zhengyong's accomplice now?"

Seeing that Sun Liu, a servant, dared to question him, Huang Peng was so angry that he was about to draw out his sword, wanting to stab Sun Liu with a white knife in and a red knife out!
Just as the two of them were arguing with each other, Sun Chenggong, who already didn't know what to do, became even more annoyed and yelled angrily.

“That’s enough! Both of you shut up…”

Seeing that Sun Chenggong was angry, Sun Liu and Huang Peng both shut up. Sun Chenggong was silent for a moment, sighed, and ordered:
"Open the door! I'm going to see Li Zhengyong!"

Hearing Sun Chenggong's order, Sun Liu said anxiously:

"Marshal, please listen to my advice. Li Zhengyong must have bad intentions now!"

Sun Chenggong waved his hands when he heard this. He actually felt that Li Zhengyong might have rebelled, but right now everyone in the mansion was Li Zhengyong's subordinates, so there was no way they could run away!
I'm afraid if we wait a little longer, Li Zhengyong's men might come here to search!
Since he can't run away, he might as well take a gamble. He bet that Li Zhengyong is still unable to control the overall situation, and that not all of Li Zhengyong's subordinates are willing to rebel against him!
Sun Chenggong took a deep breath after making up his mind, and then walked out of the room under the protection of his trusted guards. Soon the news of Sun Chenggong's appearance in the mansion reached Li Zhengyong's ears, and Li Zhengyong couldn't help but look at Ye Pengchao beside him.

Ye Pengchao immediately understood what he meant and gave a look to his subordinates beside him. After receiving Ye Pengchao's hint, the subordinates also took action immediately.

Seeing this, Li Zhengyong felt more confident and walked towards the direction where Sun Chenggong was. A moment later, he arrived in front of Sun Chenggong.

Although he wanted to hack Sun Chenggong to death right now, but as the saying goes, he had to do his best, Li Zhengyong still knelt on one knee and said:

"Li Zhengyong pays homage to the Marshal! Upon hearing that Sun Hui and Lu Hu have rebelled, I have come here to protect the Marshal..."

Although he suspected that everything was staged by Li Zhengyong, looking at Li Zhengyong kneeling on the ground with a submissive expression, Sun Chenggong couldn't help but feel a little dazed, thinking that maybe Sun Hui and Lu Hu really betrayed him, and Li Zhengyong really came to protect him! Although he still didn't understand what happened, he was surrounded by Li Zhengyong's soldiers, so after taking a deep look at Li Zhengyong, Sun Chenggong followed Li Zhengyong's words and said:
"General Li, you have worked hard! You have done a great job in protecting me this time, and I will reward you handsomely!"

"Your troops should leave the palace first! Return the weapons of the Imperial Guard Battalion to them!"

Hearing this, Li Zhengyong's eyes flashed with a strange color, but he still nodded and said:
"Yes, Commander!"

After saying that, Li Zhengyong led his troops to withdraw. Sun Chenggong was relieved to see Li Zhengyong so obedient, and felt more and more that he might have wronged Li Zhengyong.

However, at this moment, suddenly hundreds of soldiers dressed in the uniforms of the Jingchu Army appeared in front of Sun Chenggong and others. Seeing this, Sun Chenggong's heart, which had just been relieved, was lifted up again. However, before he could open his mouth to ask who the other party was, he saw the other party lit a dozen grenades and threw them at him.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

More than a dozen explosions sounded in succession. Although Sun Chenggong was not injured because of the guards around him who tried their best to protect him, the guards around him were blown to pieces with blood and broken limbs...

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the assassins from the General Coordination Office disguised as soldiers of the Jingchu Army immediately rushed over in the chaos. Their target was Sun Chenggong's head!
After a cup of tea, the subordinate returned to Ye Pengchao and nodded slightly. Seeing this, Ye Pengchao knew that the matter was done and said to Li Zhengyong with a smile:

"General Li, Marshal Sun died tragically at the hands of the rebels. General Li, please clean up the mess!"

Hearing this, Li Zhengyong's heart was completely relaxed. He gave Ye Pengchao a thumbs up and said:
"Captain Ye, you guys at the Coordination Office are always decisive in doing things!"

"But how do we deal with the people in the Royal Guard Battalion, as well as Sun Hui and Lu Hu?"

Hearing this, Ye Pengchao's eyes flashed with murderous intent and he said calmly:

"Since these people in the Royal Guard Battalion are Marshal Sun's personal guards, they must be responsible for Marshal Sun's safety. Now that Marshal Sun has died tragically at the hands of the rebels, they should not be left alone. General Li, do you think I am right?"

Li Zhengyong was also shocked when he heard this, and his expression showed some hesitation. Seeing this, Ye Pengchao said in a deep voice:

"General Li is a narrow-minded man, and he who is not vicious is not a man. The people in the Royal Guards are all Marshal Sun's trusted and beloved generals. I believe they are willing to follow Marshal Sun in the underground!"

After hearing this, Li Zhengyong also realized that the truth would come out sooner or later. Once what they did was known by the people in the Royal Guard Battalion, these personal guards of Sun Chenggong would definitely cause chaos, and they would be a disaster then. It would be better to get rid of it once and for all!
Thinking of this, Li Zhengyong gritted his teeth and said:
"Just do as you wish, Captain Ye..."

Hearing Li Zhengyong's answer, Ye Pengchao nodded with satisfaction. At this time, another spy from the Coordination Office came to report:

"Captain Lu Hu has been assassinated by us. After Sun Hui heard the news of his rebellion, he rushed here with only a few guards!"

Ye Pengchao clapped his hands and laughed when he heard this:

"General Li, after searching for a long time, we finally found it without any effort! I didn't expect that Sun Hui would come to us on his own initiative. If we don't let him take on everything, wouldn't that be unfair to him?"

Li Zhengyong also laughed and said:

"Captain Ye, you are absolutely right! I will have him arrested right away! From now on, Hanyang in Jingchu will be named Ye!"

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Dagu County, Ye Mingsheng’s temporary residence study.

All the Fengwu Army generals were present in the room. Ye Mingsheng sat in the main seat with a serious expression. The atmosphere in the study was very solemn.

Seeing this, General Liu Zhi of the Thirteenth Division took the initiative to stand up and bowed to Ye Mingsheng very sincerely and said:
"General, Aisiduoan's move is to provoke you and lure our army out of the city to fight!"

"Although our army is safe in Dagu County at the moment, once we go out to fight, we will have no city to rely on on the plains. Even with the help of firearms, it will be difficult for our army to resist the attack of the enemy's Qincha Tiger Division!"

At this point Liu Zhi paused and said:
"Marshal, I think that General Yuan's troops are making rapid progress in Yongliang and will soon conquer the entire territory of Yongliang. The Robe people have been harassing the Cumans' hinterland frequently, and the enemy's defeat is obvious. That's why Asdogan is so crazy!"

"As long as our army holds out, Esidoan will collapse without a fight in a few days!"

After hearing Liu Zhi's words, Ye Mingsheng's expression remained serious, and then his eyes swept to the other generals in the room. Ye Mingsheng knew that even though these people didn't speak!

But in their hearts, they all agreed with Liu Zhi’s suggestion and felt that these current sacrifices were acceptable for the sake of the upcoming great victory!

In fact, Ye Mingsheng understood clearly what Liu Zhi said without him saying it. Ye Mingsheng also knew very well that Aisiduoan was just provoke him to fight, and as long as he continued to stay in the county and did nothing, he could reap victory...

(End of this chapter)