According to the previous plan, Sun Jian's side could make a move when the hour of Wei (1-3 PM) arrived. Judging from the current position of the sun overhead, there were still about 45 minutes until the hour of Wei.
"Luckily it's a sunny day today. If it were cloudy, it would be a disaster. It seems I'll have to use system points to exchange for some mechanical watches in the future."
"There's no need to go through all this trouble to carry out any plans or tasks later."
Hearing Sun Jian mutter to himself, Li You asked, "General, what watch were you talking about?"
"Oh, it's nothing, I was just talking nonsense."
Sun Jian shrugged, indicating that he didn't need to care what he said and that they just needed to continue following Wei Zhonghu's troops.
It would be best to extend the boundaries of the private army camps.
Two quarters of an hour passed quickly, and Wei Zhonghu had already led the empty convoy a long way.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Sun Jian decisively led five hundred imperial guards to take a detour and ambush Wei Zhonghu directly in front of him. At the same time, he took out the Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword, which he had won in a lottery, from his backpack.
The moment the two groups met, Wei Zhonghu was instantly stunned.
When Wei Zhonghu saw Sun Jian leading a group of soldiers dressed in strange grass clothes, blocking his way back to the Tiger Legion camp, he was incredulous. For a moment, he even wondered if his eyes were playing tricks on him!
"Sun...Sun Jian?"
"How did you end up here?!"
Wei Zhonghu spoke haltingly.
"Why can't I be here?" Sun Jian sneered.
"You three Wei brothers have some serious nerve!"
Upon hearing this, Wei Zhonghu's heart tightened, and his body trembled violently, as if he had understood something.
"You! You actually dared to follow me?"
"You...you!"
The cavalry transporting supplies and armor all took hidden paths.
Wei Zhonghu understood that Sun Jian's sudden appearance here meant that he had been followed by Sun Jian ever since he left the camp.
Sun Jian was fully aware of their affair.
Unexpectedly, Sun Jian claimed that the matter originated from within the camp and was informed by his family, indicating that he had already discovered something amiss...
What a despicable brat!
"What do you mean, 'me'?"
Sun Jian snorted coldly, "Wei Zhonghu, you're about to die."
"I now advise you to lay down your weapons, surrender obediently, and confess the mastermind behind this, and I can spare you some suffering."
"Otherwise... death is the only option!"
"hehe."
"It seems you already knew..."
Intelligent people converse without saying much.
At this moment, Wei Zhonghu's face was so gloomy it was almost dripping with water, and his eyes were filled with hatred as he looked at Sun Jian.
Once their scheme is exposed, it means they're on the verge of collapse.
Now that things have come to this, they have no choice but to fight to the death, kill Sun Jian and his soldiers, and seek help from the mastermind behind the scenes. Perhaps then the three brothers will have a chance to survive.
"Brothers!"
"Kill that brat Sun Jian! Kill all these people!"
"kill!"
Wei Zhonghu's eyes were bloodshot, and he said these two sentences almost through gritted teeth.
The two hundred soldiers he led, though all from the Tiger Legion, were Wei family's personal guards.
The personal guards only obeyed the orders of the Wei family, not the imperial decrees.
Upon hearing Wei Zhonghu's order, the two hundred soldiers drew their swords and charged at Sun Jian's five hundred men.
"Stubborn to the end!"
Sun Jian smiled, showing no fear, and brandished his sword, pointing it at Wei Zhonghu.
"All generals, listen to my command! Wei Zhonghu, a senior officer and commander of the Tiger Guard, is secretly raising troops and plotting a rebellion!"
"By imperial decree, capture the traitors and exterminate them all, leaving no one alive!!"
"kill!"
The two groups were locked in combat in the blink of an eye.
Weapons clashed, sparks flew.
The sounds of fighting and shouting echoed through the valley.
Although Wei's two hundred personal guards were all brave, their combat strength was still far inferior to that of the Imperial Guard.
Moreover, the Imperial Guards had an absolute numerical advantage, with five hundred men against two hundred, and they gained a significant advantage in a short time.
The battlefield was awash in blood, littered with severed limbs and broken bones.
Although it was only a battle involving a hundred people, its brutality was no less than that of a small-scale campaign.
Soon, only a dozen or so of Wei's two hundred personal guards remained after the fierce fighting.
Seeing that he was no match for Wei Zhonghu, he turned to run.
But how could Sun Jian give him that opportunity?
"General, hold on, let me capture him!"
Xiong Juzheng, carrying a blood-stained knife, resembled a war god as he chased after Wei Zhonghu.
He had long since given up on being a lowly civil official; he only wanted to gain merit in one incident and then be transferred back to the army!
Even leading troops on the front lines is a good thing.
Since ancient times, soldiers have considered it an honor to die on the battlefield.
What kind of general is he, stuck in Kyoto Prefecture in such a cowardly manner?
Now is the perfect opportunity, how could Xiong Juzheng let it slip by!
"good!"
Sun Jian nodded; he had originally intended to capture Wei Zhonghu himself.
Since Xiong Juzheng volunteered, he was too lazy to take action.
Although Wei Zhonghu was not weak in martial arts, his army was in complete disarray at this moment, and coupled with his mental confusion, he was captured by Xiong Juzheng in less than thirty rounds after being caught up.
The leader was captured, and the remaining dozen or so soldiers also surrendered.
Is that all?
I haven't killed anyone yet!
Sun Jian glanced at the Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword in his hand, which was still unstained with blood, and felt a little regretful.
Fortunately, the result was good; Wei Zhonghu was captured, and our side suffered few casualties.
"Sun Jian, you brat! I swear I'll kill you!"
"My Wei family will not let you get away with this! We will make sure your whole family pays the price!"
Even after being captured, Wei Zhonghu continued to make arrogant and threatening remarks.
Sun Jian glanced at him with a cold laugh.
"Sorry, neither you nor your Wei family have that chance!"
"I don't know if Wei Xian was blind to choose you three brothers to lead the Tiger Army."
At this point, Sun Jian shrugged and said, "But it doesn't matter, he's not far from death anyway."
"Sun Jian, you little brat! Don't be so smug! Today I've fallen into your hands, but one day my brother will avenge me! He will tear you apart and eat your skin!"
Sun Jian walked up to Wei Zhonghu, who had been captured, pinched his face hard with his hand, and said coldly, "What a piece of meat, what a piece of skin."
"Then you'd better be in such a hurry to die, and see how I trample the Wei family under my feet!"
"Sun Jian is young..."
Wei Zhonghu still tried to struggle and insult Sun Jian, but the three men under Sun Jian were not to be trifled with.
Xiong Juzheng slapped him hard across the face, making Wei Zhonghu see stars before he could finish speaking.
"You better behave yourself!"
"You're about to die, and you're still spouting nonsense!"
Seeing Wei Zhonghu roll his eyes after being slapped by Xiong Juzheng, Sun Jian didn't bother to waste words with Wei Zhonghu.
It's almost time; Gu Hu and Liu Shiyun should have finished their business by now.
"Take them all away!"
"Return to the Tiger Warriors!"
"Here you go!"
Led by Sun Jian, the Imperial Guards borrowed carriages brought by Wei Zhonghu, and with the corpses of their own soldiers on board, they escorted everyone to the Tiger Legion.
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