Looking at the scholars and powerful figures imprisoned in the jail, the imposter Lu Qing sneered, then waved his hand, and his men, armed with sharp blades, rushed in.

"Ah~, Liu Kui, we sincerely helped you, how could you do this?"

"You traitor Liu Kui, you will die a horrible death!!"

Immediately afterwards, screams and curses echoed throughout the entire prison.

Before long, dozens of blood-soaked henchmen arrived in front of Lu Qing.

"Were any survivors...?"

"Reporting to the superior, several wounded and unconscious people were left behind!"

"good!!"

The imposter Lu Qing nodded, then led his men away from the blood-soaked prison.

Soon, after noon, the gates of Xindu opened wide, and Liu Kui personally led an army of 100,000 to pursue Lu Zhi's army.

During the march, scouts reported that Zheng Hun's army was heading south of Lu Zhi's army, and Liu Kui began urging his troops to pursue them.

The army pursued them for twenty miles outside the city and saw Lu Zhi's 22,000 Youzhou infantrymen arranged in three square formations, forming a triangular shape, in the open field in front of them. Lu Zhi had positioned 5,000 Youzhou cavalrymen behind the square formations. A large banner bearing the character "Lu" fluttered in the wind in the center.

Upon seeing this, Liu Kui hurriedly reined in his horse and stopped, looking at the Youzhou army ahead with suspicion and uncertainty, feeling a vague sense of unease in his heart.

Just then, a faint sound of battle cries came from the south. Liu Kui turned his head and looked over, and vaguely saw a large banner with the character "Zheng" on it. Behind it, banners were densely packed and dust and smoke covered the sun.

"Haha~, soldiers, kill them all!!"

Seeing this, Liu Kui felt reassured and immediately commanded his rebel soldiers to charge towards Lu Zhi's Youzhou army.

Seeing the rebels charging towards him, Lu Zhi, who was in the central command, smiled slightly and then waved the command flag in his hand.

Immediately, a thousand crossbowmen at the front of the three square formations, wielding specially made crossbows crafted by the Research and Manufacturing Bureau, aimed at the charging rebel soldiers.