xymnovel Chapter 110 The Sky-Supporting Pillar
Chapter 110 The Sky-Supporting Pillar
Chapter 110 The Towering Pillar (Fifth Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets)
Fu Qian hadn't initially considered He Sui's involvement, but now, considering the context of He Sui's murder and Liu Chen's actions, he gasped and began to believe it. Looking at Director Chen's expression, he saw a man willing to die for Liu Chen...
Liu Chen had won the hearts of the people to this extent.
Liu Chen's image in his mind was suddenly reversed. Everyone thought that the greedy, lustful, arrogant and domineering King of the North was actually a wise ruler of the North.
The impact of this event was so great that Fu was overwhelmed with emotion and couldn't control himself.
Director Chen saw his expression and a genuine smile appeared on his face. He himself had looked completely bewildered when he received the order. He said nothing more, letting Fu Qian make his own decision.
It took Fu Qian a long time to calm down. After taking a deep breath, he said in a low voice, "Alright, I'll trust you this once. If..."
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He didn't say anything more, but his face, radiating a chilling murderous intent, spoke volumes. If it's fake, you're dead.
"I will press my head against the King of the North," Director Chen said decisively.
Seeing Director Chen's fearless attitude, Fu couldn't help but admire him. After thinking for a moment, he had his personal guards come in and take Director Chen away for safekeeping. He then found someone he trusted to secretly investigate Jiang Shu.
Five days later, in the evening.
Inside the study of Jiang Shu's residence, in the inner courtyard, the lamplight illuminated Jiang Shu's face. However, due to the flickering light, his face appeared both bright and dark, giving him a sinister look.
After thinking for a long time, he gritted his teeth, looked up at the guards outside the door, and said, "Go and invite Jiang Cong."
"Yes," the guard replied loudly, then turned and left.
"Brother." A short while later, his cousin Jiang Cong walked in from outside and bowed to Jiang Shu.
A commander cannot command troops without his own family and cronies. He placed a large number of his relatives and cronies in the army.
Jiang Cong was his subordinate Sima, his right-hand man.
Jiang Shu raised her hand and beckoned. Jiang Cong didn't think much of it and slowly walked up, kneeling on one knee beside Jiang Shu.
Jiang Shu said, "If something's wrong, don't shout."
Jiang Cong's heart skipped a beat, and a solemn expression appeared on his face. He slowly nodded.
Jiang Shu said, "First, we worked diligently in Wuxing, but the emperor and the court thought we were neglecting our duties and transferred us to Yang'an Pass as deputy generals. I am not satisfied with this."
"Secondly, the emperor is incompetent. With hundreds of thousands of Cao Wei troops marching south, if they can surround Jiang Wei, Shu will be finished. We cannot die with Shu."
"I plan to deceive Fu Qian by saying that I will lead troops to attack the Wei army when the Wei army is at the city gates, in order to surrender in the face of battle."
After I surrendered, Yang'an Pass lost 40% of its elite troops. Coupled with the blow to morale, Fu is doomed. We will certainly be rewarded for this achievement.”
"Now it is your turn to communicate with my trusted men."
Although Jiang Cong was mentally prepared, his eyes still widened in shock, and he gripped his thigh tightly with his right hand to keep himself from making a sound.
A military general, yet he defected to the enemy on the battlefield?! This is unbelievable!
It took Jiang Cong a long time to suppress his shock, but he still said in fear, "Brother is right. The ruler of Shu is incompetent and not worth our lives. But what about our families?"
The Jiang family was a prominent clan in Ba County, with dozens of members. If they surrendered, wouldn't their entire families be wiped out?
"Before I surrender, I will send people back to Ba County to instruct my clansmen to act according to circumstances and seek refuge in the mountains or rivers. The emperor is incompetent, and Ba and Shu are in chaos; no one will pursue them," Jiang Shu said confidently. The Shu Kingdom is like an old man in his twilight years, slow to react.
If handled properly, both the Jiang family members outside and those inside could remain safe. If his plan succeeded, he would have rendered a great service to Cao Wei.
It's a low-risk, high-return endeavor.
Jiang Cong remained hesitant, but finally agreed. After all, his entire family depended on Jiang Shu, and he was used to listening to her.
After the two brothers made their plan, Jiang Cong left.
Five more days passed.
morning.
Jiang Shu led dozens of men to carefully inspect his camp. He returned to the government office and sat down in the study. Before he could even settle into his seat, he was exhausted.
Then a personal guard walked in from outside, saluted, and said, "General. General Fu invites you in."
Jiang Shu and Fu Jin had always gotten along well, so without much thought, Jiang Shu stood up, selected a few personal guards, and headed to the Guanling Mansion.
The person didn't come out, but the head did.
Fu was clad in heavy armor, holding Jiang Shu's head in his hand, with dozens of personal guards behind him and a Director Chen.
The soldiers were shocked to see him like this. Fu Qian threw Jiang Shu's head to the ground, and the head rolled a few times.
Disbelief lingered on Jiang Shu's face; her eyes were wide open, and she died with her eyes still open.
Fu Qian loudly proclaimed, "I have evidence that Jiang Shu plotted to surrender the city when Cao Wei's army was at the gates. He has already been killed by me. Immediately surround Jiang Shu's army and execute all of Jiang Shu's relatives and confidants."
"Yes." The soldier was indeed well-trained; he answered instinctively, though he was still bewildered and shocked.
Soon, Fu Qian sent troops to besiege Jiang Shu's camp. Although Jiang's men wanted to resist, no one listened to them.
Fu Qian annexed Jiang Shu's two thousand elite troops, and all of Jiang Shu's confidants were executed.
Immediately afterwards, Fu ordered the reorganization of the army and installed his own confidants as officers in Jiang Shujun's army.
Although he discovered the conspiracy in advance and swiftly executed Jiang Shu, Fu felt little joy.
A general's control of an army is the result of years of accumulated, meticulous work.
The soldiers only recognize one general.
Now that Jiang Shu has been killed, his troops are practically useless. Although he has sent people to reorganize them, it will still take some time before they can be fully combat-ready.
Now, Cao Wei's troops have entered the Tangluo Road and Xiegu Road, and will soon reach Hanzhong.
There's no time to lose.
The once impregnable Yang'an Pass has become untenable.
Fortunately, Liu Chen had support.
After Fu Qian finished up the matter, he took Director Chen back to the Guanling Mansion and bowed to Director Chen, saying, "Thank you, brave warrior. If it weren't for you, I would have died with regrets."
"What am I? It's all thanks to the King of the North." Director Chen shook his head, bowed, and dared not take credit. After straightening up, he said to Fu, "The situation is now very urgent. I request that the general send troops to retrieve the imperial edict left by the King..."
"A strong, able-bodied young man."
Fu Qian immediately perked up and nodded emphatically, "Good."
Liu Chen took into account the shortage of troops at Yang'an Pass and left Fu Qian a full thousand able-bodied men who were reasonably well-trained and in good organization.
Although Fu Lian lost Jiang Shu's two thousand elite soldiers, he managed to salvage the situation.
Fu Qian was quite confident and would hold out for several months. If the Chengdu troops advanced quickly, they could reach Yang'an Pass in January or February.
If the imperial court cannot react quickly in the face of such a situation, then this country is truly beyond saving.
Upon realizing this, Fu Qian's spirits lifted. He ordered that Chen Dao be treated well and sent men to fetch supplies and able-bodied men.
The two cities of Han and Le.
Golden Enclosure.
Yang'an Pass.
Liu Chen's influence is everywhere.
But that's not all.
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