"General! We have truly not betrayed you!"
Li Daogan shouted loudly, his face filled with grief and indignation.
Based on his understanding of Dugu Cheng, if Dugu Cheng said that, it would prove that Dugu Cheng was already suspicious.
To be precise, Dugu Cheng wasn't suspicious, but rather he couldn't determine who had betrayed him. Given Dugu Cheng's personality, he would definitely rather kill the innocent than let the guilty go free!
Dugu Cheng sighed, "I also want to believe that you have never betrayed me."
Daogan, the reason I valued you in the first place was because, although you were born out of wedlock, you were stronger than those useless people from the Li family, a powerful military clan.
I've given you everything your family and the imperial court didn't give you.
"But it's a pity, your heart seems to still be with the imperial court."
With red eyes, Li Daogan argued, "Although I don't want you, General, to turn against the court, if I had to choose, I would rather stand on your side and repay your kindness!"
Therefore, upon receiving your order, General, I did not hesitate for a moment and immediately chose to attack the capital!
Dugu Cheng sighed, "Yes, but you're still not entirely willing. I want to believe you, but I can't completely trust you."
Daogan, don't blame me. Blame Yang Cheng instead.
"Don't worry, after we capture the capital, I will personally tear Yang Cheng to pieces to avenge you."
Before Li Daogan could speak, Dugu Cheng clenched his fist, and Li Daogan instantly turned into a cloud of blood mist and vanished completely!
Yu Wuyai and Zhang Jun were completely stunned.
They never expected that Dugu Cheng would actually try to kill them just because of a few suspicions!
If they had known this would happen, they would have been better off following Yang Cheng and choosing to stand on the side of the imperial court!
However, before they could regret it for long, Dugu Cheng waved his hand, and Yu Wuyai and Zhang Jun also turned into blood mist and disappeared.
"What a pity."
Looking at the blood mist drifting inside the tent, Dugu Cheng sighed.
Whether it was Li Daogan, Zhang Jun, or Yu Wuyai, they were all generals whose talents were no less than those of Yuwen Du.
Although their martial arts skills are slightly weaker, they have all reached the Eighth Gate realm, making them grandmaster-level figures, each capable of commanding an army of 100,000.
However, I have only been in control of the Wuwei Army for three years, and I cannot completely control them or guarantee that they will not betray me.
Although the chances of them betraying him are very low, even if they are very low, Dugu Cheng will not let such a possibility go unchecked!
"Yang Cheng!"
A cold, murderous glint appeared in Dugu Cheng's eyes.
He had pinned all three of Li Daogan's lives on Yang Cheng!
Meanwhile, inside the Zhenwu Hall, news of Dugu Cheng killing Li Daogan and the other two reached Yang Cheng within an hour.
The Wuwei Army in Dugu City has expanded too much.
In three years, the Wuwei Army expanded from less than 30,000 to 300,000.
Therefore, these people simply cannot conduct a thorough screening, making it far too easy for Yang Cheng to infiltrate the Zhenwu Hall.
Ever since the White Lotus Sect incident, Yang Cheng had already instructed Ye Meiniang to infiltrate the Wuwei Army, and now it seems the timing is perfect.
"Tsk tsk, Dugu Cheng is really decisive, but unfortunately he's a bit too decisive."
If Zuo Yuan had been as decisive as Dugu Cheng and had eliminated Wei Lingyun and the others first, they might not have suffered such a crushing defeat, and at least they could have saved their lives.
If Dugu Cheng valued loyalty and reputation as much as Zuo Yuan did, he wouldn't have been so ruthless as to eliminate Li Daogan and the other two first, and Yang Cheng's plan wouldn't have worked.
The plan served two purposes, both being overt schemes, yet the two individuals reacted in completely different ways.
"Meiniang, immediately mobilize all the spies from the Zhenwu Hall who are lying in ambush within the Wuwei Army, and incite them to rebel."
The rest of the men immediately left the city to assemble and launch a general attack on the Wuwei Army camp!
As soon as Yang Cheng gave the order, the entire Zhenwu Hall sprang into action.
The Zhenwu Hall is now much stronger than when Yang Cheng first arrived.
Because Yang Cheng killed the White Lotus Holy Mother, wiped out the White Lotus Sect, and destroyed the Thirty-Six Great Bandits, many people naturally chose to join the Zhenwu Hall under such a prestigious reputation.
Therefore, if the entire Jingcheng Martial Arts Hall were to mobilize, it could easily muster over 30,000 men, all of whom would be elite.
Yuwen Du's Northern Army is also developing well. Grand Tutor Cai only has this one army, so he is very generous to Yuwen Du. All kinds of military subsidies are calculated according to the elite border army of the Great Zhou, which has made the Northern Army more than 40,000 people.
Furthermore, Wei Lingyun and his group recruited some of the rebels from the previous Thirty-Six Great Bandits.
Some of them were their confidants and joined the Zhenwu Hall directly.
The others formed a separate army called Zhenwu Camp, which also had more than 30,000 men.
Therefore, Yang Cheng now commands nearly 100,000 men, enough to challenge Dugu Cheng.
Once the uprising begins, it's uncertain how many of Dugu Cheng's 300,000 troops will remain.
As soon as Yang Cheng gave the order, the Zhenwu Hall members who had been lurking in the Wuwei Army began to secretly stir up trouble and create disturbances in the dead of night.
After the deaths of Li Daogan and the other two, Yu Ziqi immediately arranged for three trusted captains under Dugu Cheng to take command of the three armies.
The problem is that Li Daogan and his two companions have been in command of these three armies for so many years that their prestige has long been deeply ingrained in the hearts of the people.
Now you've suddenly sent over a captain whose identity we don't know. Do they recognize you?
In the military, everything is based on seniority and ability. If you send a captain over as if you want to take over our army, what will the other captains think?
Therefore, many people in these three armies were dissatisfied with and resentful of Dugu Cheng's actions.
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