Although these three also joined the attack on the capital to purge the emperor's inner circle, their attitude was not as firm as Dugu Cheng's.
Yang Cheng summoned all the Zhenwu Hall members and said in a deep voice, "The elite troops of Zhenwu Hall, along with the thirty-six surrendered soldiers and Yuwen Du's Northern Army, must all be ready to attack at any time."
Chu Qiu, come with me.
Chu Qiu inexplicably followed Yang Cheng out. Yang Cheng asked, "Can you still conjure up your bluebird now?"
Chu Qiu nodded and said, "Without the secret treasure, I can only conjure up half of the strange beasts. Fortunately, the Bluebird is still here."
However, the current consumption is very high. If we use the Azure Bird at full power, its strength will be exhausted before it can fly more than thirty miles.
Yang Cheng said in a deep voice, "Use your Bluebird to carry me to Li Daogan's place. If I run out of energy on the way, I will transfer my inner energy to you."
Chu Qiu's Bluebird was extremely fast, heading directly north to Li Daogan's military camp, but it only took less than three hours.
When Yang Cheng landed, he startled a large group of soldiers, who all warily drew their weapons at them.
Chu Qiu quickly stepped forward and shouted, "Grand Commander Yang of the Zhenwu Hall has arrived! Aren't you going to come out and greet him?"
A general in his forties, dressed in golden armor and with a square face, pushed through the crowd and stepped forward. His expression was solemn as he asked, "Yang Cheng, are you here to kill me?"
Li Daogan's background and resume were very clean. He was originally from a traditional military family of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but because he was born out of wedlock, he did not inherit the title and could only start as a soldier.
However, because he came from a military family, he was very capable and was promoted very quickly. He became a captain in his thirties.
Later, when Dugu Cheng rose to power, he was recruited by Dugu Cheng because of his expertise in military strategy and tactics. He gradually took charge of an army and became a general.
Li Daogan was actually reluctant to let Dugu Cheng use the pretext of "purging the court of corrupt officials" to lead them to besiege the capital.
He was, after all, born into a military family of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Although he was born out of wedlock, he was taught from a young age to be loyal to the country.
He could tolerate Dugu Cheng being a warlord who obeyed orders but not decrees, but he could not tolerate Dugu Cheng leading him and others in rebellion.
However, after following Dugu Cheng for several years, he had come to understand Dugu Cheng's personality.
Dugu Cheng was not informing them, but giving them an order.
If they dare to disobey Dugu Cheng's orders, their fate will be dire.
Seeing Yang Cheng arrive, Li Daogan felt even more regretful.
I don't think I should get involved in this mess.
The fame of Yang Cheng, the Grand Commander of Zhenwu Hall, has spread throughout the entire Great Zhou Dynasty.
In a single day, they traversed hundreds of miles to annihilate the White Lotus Sect and slay the White Lotus Holy Mother.
The fact that Yang Cheng could wipe out 36 major bandit groups in less than a month, turning the once rampant bandit organization in the Central Plains into dust, is enough to prove his strength.
At this moment, Yang Cheng wanted to kill him, but Li Daogan found that he seemed to have no trump cards to stop him.
Faced with such a powerful figure capable of taking the head of a general amidst a vast army, no matter how many people there are, it's useless.
Yang Cheng said calmly, "General Li has misunderstood me. When did I say I was going to kill you?"
There are too many people around here, so let's go inside the tent to talk, shall we?
Li Daogan glanced around, nodded, and said, "Come in."
Seeing that Yang Cheng showed no murderous intent, Li Daogan breathed a sigh of relief.
Upon entering the tent, Li Daogan said directly, "Is the Grand Commander here to persuade us to surrender? If so, I advise you to keep quiet."
General Dugu has shown me great favor. Without him, a son of a commoner from a military family like myself would at most be a mid-level officer for life, never becoming a general.
Yang Cheng said, "General Li, don't speak so absolutely. You should know in your heart that what you call 'purging the emperor's inner circle' is actually rebellion."
Dugu Cheng has become a rebel. As a disciple from a military family, are you willing to rebel with him?
Regardless of whether Dugu Cheng's so-called "purging of the emperor's inner circle" succeeds or not, his reputation will be truly ruined from now on. The entire Zhou Dynasty will surely rise up against him. Are you going to die with him?
Li Daogan remained silent for a moment, then said, "Grand Commander, please say no more. I have no other choice."
"If you want to kill me, then go ahead and do it."
Li Daogan did not want to betray Dugu Cheng, partly out of gratitude for Dugu Cheng's patronage, and partly out of fear of Dugu Cheng, as he knew better than anyone the general's methods.
So being killed by Yang Cheng is death, and betraying Dugu City is also death.
Then we might as well be more assertive; that would be a way of repaying Dugu Cheng's kindness in recognizing our talent.
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