"Xu Sandan, do you know what you are saying?" Pei Yun's voice was solemn and his eyes were as sharp as knives.

"Accusing a traitor in the army without evidence is a serious crime that shakes the morale of the army. Do you deserve it?"

Xu Sandan raised his head suddenly, "Sir, I saw it with my own eyes, the barbarians attacked that night..."

His thoughts seemed to return to the tragedy of that night.

The cold wind was as sharp as a knife. The sentinels on the beacon tower could not stop the attack of the southern barbarians. Xu Sandan was the youngest among the sentinels.

After discovering the traces of the Nanman, they quickly lit the beacon fire, and then saw a small group of Nanman army coming towards the beacon tower, obviously wanting to kill them, the sentinels first.

"Sandan, go!"

The sentry leader Zhang Heizi pushed him out of the beacon tower, and his iron tower-like body blocked the entrance of the stairs, looking at the barbarians rushing over with a somewhat ferocious expression.

The other three sentries also came over with swords in hand and surrounded Zhang Heizi.

"Captain, you——"

"roll!"

The one-eyed veteran soldier Zhao Mazi swung his sword and fought with the barbarians. "You haven't even grown all your hair yet, you haven't even married yet, and you don't even know the taste of a woman. It would be a pity if you died here."

"Run! The barbarians killed my whole family. I kept my life just for this moment." The sentry with a scar on his face rushed into the barbarians viciously. After killing one of them, he was hacked to death by a mad sword.

Xu Sandan stumbled downstairs and heard the muffled sound of bones breaking above his head. He did not dare to look back. Tears welled up in his eyes and were quickly dried by the wind. He heard the sentry's last voice in his ears.

"Sandan, if you are alive, please help me take care of my family!"

There was no sound behind him, and Xu Sandan didn't dare to look back. This was the chance of life that the sentry commander had bought for him with his life, and he wanted to live.

At this point, Xu Sandan's mouth felt a little dry. Pei Yun poured him a glass of water and motioned for him to continue.

"I ran to the border town and saw the barbarians attacking the city. Dense groups of barbarian soldiers climbed up the city walls, but because the border town was fully prepared, the barbarian soldiers also climbed up in a short time."

"I wanted to bypass the city and go in from the back, but I saw that the city gate that was not attacked by the barbarians suddenly opened, and there were corpses lying on the ground inside the city gate."

"At the same time, I heard someone on the city wall shouting that General Wang Hu had been killed."

Xu Sandan's breathing became a little rapid. He picked up the water and took a big gulp, clenching his fists tightly.

A scene also appeared in Pei Yun's mind. The border troops were fighting desperately, but the highest general was killed by his cronies and the city gate was opened by a traitor.

No wonder the border troops were defeated so quickly.

"Did you see the man who opened the gate?"

Xu Sandan took a deep breath. "It was a bit far away, so I couldn't see clearly. But the one guarding the city gate was either Chen Dayong or Bian Xiang. It must have been one of them who opened it."

"I didn't enter the city, I fled. I can't imagine why there would be a traitor. We have been fighting with the Nanman for so many years, and we have long been mortal enemies. What good will it do for them to help the Nanman break through the border?"

"I inquired along the way, but to no avail. Finally, I found the sentry commander's family, but I couldn't afford to support them. I had no choice but to become a bandit and teach those bandits some military skills. I earned some money and sent it to the sentry commander's family."

After listening to him, Pei Yun patted him on the shoulder and said, "He is a man who values friendship and loyalty."

Xu Sandan shook his head, "I am afraid of death."

After saying this he knelt on the ground with his forehead touching the ground.

"Sir, they all say that you are the reincarnation of a god and have many magical powers. I would like to ask you to eliminate the traitors and avenge the dead border army brothers."

Pei Yun helped him up and said, "I'm afraid this is difficult to handle. There are so many soldiers on the border. How can I know who the traitor is?"

Xu Sandan was stunned. "Sir, don't you have the status of a god? Can't you tell the answer by counting with your fingers? And then you can go thousands of miles to get the head, and then the revenge will be avenged, right?"

Pei Yun's face twitched. If I were as powerful as you say, I would still be here.

"I am only a mortal now, and I cannot use many spells. It will take some time to achieve what you said. But since you said there are only two soldiers guarding the city gate, the one who is alive is most likely a traitor."

"But there may be someone behind this man, otherwise how could a military marquis like him be so bold as to open the city gate and let the barbarians in."

"I know about this. You can stay at Qianhu Suo first. Let Wang Xuan accompany you to pick up your sentry commander's family tomorrow."

"You go down first."

Xu Sandan bowed and said, "Thank you, sir."

Just as he was about to leave, he heard Pei Yun say, "Also, don't call me Xu Sandan anymore."

Xu Sandan was confused. If I'm not Xu Sandan, what should I be called? I'm the third child in my family. My eldest brother is Dadan, and my second brother is Erdan. There's nothing wrong with me being Sandan. I've been called this name for so many years.

But Pei Yun said: "I will change your name. From now on, you will be called Xu Chu."

"Xu Chu?"

Xu Sandan scratched his head, feeling that no one sounded as good as him, but since Pei Yun said so, he had no choice but to agree.

Pei Yun smiled and said, "Go back and ask Wang Xuan to tell you about the Three Kingdoms, and you will know who Xu Chu is."

After letting Xu Sandan leave, Pei Yun stopped smiling. He didn't know that the barbarian invasion had such a secret.

Who is the mastermind behind this?

This person must be someone extraordinary, as he can make the border general's cronies rebel and the military marquis open the city gates.

A name popped up in Pei Yun's mind, but he didn't want to think about it.

What good would it do him? The barbarian invasion has caused the people to live in misery and the economy to decline, which is not conducive to the stability of Yizhou.

However, if we can repel the barbarians, it will be a great achievement and will make the people grateful.

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