General Li, in a fit of rage, crushed the dancer in his arms, sending blood splattering everywhere. The other officers, witnessing his brutality, dared not even breathe loudly.
The news of the Huns’ army retreating was too sudden, catching General Li completely off guard.
He had originally planned to leverage the Huns to continuously demand benefits from the imperial court, and then lead his army to Da Li to pledge allegiance.
But now, the sudden retreat of the Huns’ army had completely disrupted his plans.
Watching General Li casually kill the dancer in his arms, the officers lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.
Since the Second Prince’s defeat and failed coup, resulting in his death, General Li had been ordered to reclaim the three states of Yan and then proceed to the Demon Suppression Pass to await orders from Xiao Martial King.
General Li had become increasingly violent!
These officers no longer dared to offer any suggestions, fearing that they might anger General Li and be killed by him.
This army of 200,000 was originally raised and trained by the Second Prince to support General Li, essentially making it the Second Prince’s private army, which had now become General Li’s private army.
“General Li, my lord says that Great Wei has no place for you. Our Huns’ grasslands are vast and welcome your arrival,” the Huns’ envoy said with a smile.
“Hmph!!”
General Li glared coldly at the Huns’ envoy, wishing he could crush his skull with one blow.
However, the Huns’ envoy showed no fear. This man had no other choice. Ever since he had secretly communicated with the Huns, he had already embarked on a path of no return.
“Farewell, General Li. I hope you will consider this carefully.”
After the Huns’ envoy left, General Li smashed the wine cup in his hand onto the ground. The blood on his face made him look even more ferocious.
“Who can tell me which army of Great Wei has entered the grasslands?” General Li roared menacingly.
Could it be the Demon Suppression Army from the Demon Suppression Pass, the most elite force of Great Wei?
In all of Great Wei, only the Demon Suppression Army from the Demon Suppression Pass had the strength to invade the Huns’ grasslands!
“General, what should we do now?” one of General Li’s trusted aides asked.
With the Second Prince’s rebellion, General Li, as the Second Prince’s uncle and the one holding military power, had no place left in Great Wei.
General Li had already been labeled as part of the Second Prince’s faction and was destined to be purged.
General Li glanced at his subordinates. To hand over his military power and go to the Demon Suppression Pass to die there for the rest of his life?
Impossible!
He would never sit and wait for death.
Seize the three states of Yan and declare himself king!
This option was not feasible. If he raised the flag of rebellion, the 400,000-strong army of the General Who Guards the North next door would come to kill them, and the imperial court’s army would also come continuously to destroy him, the traitor.
He had originally planned to seek refuge with Da Li, seize the three states, and use them to gain Da Li’s support.
But now, he hadn’t even had time to contact Da Li or seize the three states, and he couldn’t hold out until Da Li sent troops to support him.
The only option now was to surrender to the Huns and defect from Great Wei.
The message brought by the Huns’ envoy was a hint for him.
What he had done in recent days could not escape the eyes of the imperial court and must have been known by the Empress.
Just for this reason alone, the Empress would not spare him.
General Li looked at his subordinates and said gloomily, “I plan to abandon the dark and join the light. Hazel Han is just a woman. What virtue and ability does she have to sit on the emperor’s throne and make us bow to her?”
“A true man of three feet cannot be humiliated by a mere woman,” he said fiercely, his gaze sweeping over his subordinates.
“So, I will take you to the grasslands to seek a better future.”
Some officers’ faces changed instantly upon hearing that they were to defect to the Huns.
“Marquis, this is unwise. Surrendering to a foreign tribe will bring eternal infamy,” one general said, gritting his teeth.
This was a matter of exterminating nine generations. He didn’t want his nine generations to be wiped out because of him!
“Bang!!”
With one palm strike, General Li turned the speaking general into a mist of blood.
A Grandmaster’s power was no match for a Great Grandmaster at Great Perfection.
“Anyone else who wants to oppose, step forward!” General Li said ruthlessly.
“General Li, how dare you act like this? Aren’t you afraid of exterminating nine generations?” one general angrily looked at General Li. Compared to surrendering to the Huns, he preferred to die.
If he died, he wouldn’t implicate his family.
“Zhang Chengyun, if you want to die, I’ll grant your wish,” General Li said, punching him.
“You traitor!” Zhang Chengyun cursed.
“Think of your family and clansmen…”
“Poof!!”
Before Zhang Chengyun could finish, General Li killed him with one punch, blood splattering everywhere.
“Anyone else want to oppose me?” General Li’s gaze swept over the faces of the officers.
Many were terrified by General Li’s ruthless methods.
“Marquis, I’m sorry, but we can’t implicate our families and become sinners.”
Several officers stood up and drew their swords to commit suicide.
In the luxurious hall, blood was everywhere, and many dancers and maids were trembling in fear, losing their souls.
Watching the officers commit suicide, General Li’s face turned very ugly. Except for a few loyal followers, many were unwilling to follow him in defecting to the Huns.
“Anyone else want to die? I’ll grant your loyalty,” General Li said coldly.
The remaining officers were all cowards, already scared out of their wits, not daring to stand up and say a word.
Seeing no one else standing up to die heroically, General Li felt somewhat satisfied.
If he really killed these officers, it would be difficult to control the 200,000-strong army.
“Pass my order, gather all the wealth and supplies, and follow me to the grasslands to seek a bright future,” General Li commanded immediately.
“Yes!”
Several trusted officers quickly took orders to control the army and gather wealth.
Soon, General Li led the 200,000-strong army, gathered wealth and supplies, and headed north to catch up with the Huns’ army.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to seek refuge with Da Li, but Yun State was next to Yi State, and Yi State was next to Yong State. Only after crossing these two states could he reach Da Li’s territory.
Crossing two states would inevitably face continuous obstacles, and the General Who Guards the North would not sit idly by.
The three states of Yan and Qi to the north had no obstacles, and there was the Huns’ army. He had no choice but to choose this path.
General Li’s defection to the Huns was quickly reported by the Black Robe Guards’ spies in the army.
When Grand Chanyu Yiqi Zhi saw General Li leading his army to surrender, he smiled.
“General Li, leading 200,000 troops to surrender to the Huns, hopes Grand Chanyu will give him a future,” General Li said with a fake smile, bowing to Grand Chanyu.
“Hahaha, General Li, no need to be polite. Coming to our Huns, you are still General Li, our Huns’ General Li. I will grant you a piece of the grasslands for you and your troops to live in peace,” Yiqi Zhi promised with a laugh.
“Thank you, my lord.” General Li finally breathed a sigh of relief.
With his Great Grandmaster at Great Perfection cultivation, the Huns would not ignore him. Leaving Great Wei, he was still General Li.
After receiving General Li and his 200,000-strong army, Yiqi Zhi led his troops back north to the grasslands.
……
General Li’s defection to the Huns quickly spread throughout Yun State, Rock State, Yi State, Ling State, Yong State, and other places, causing a huge uproar.
“Damn it, this traitor, this national traitor, deserves to die a thousand times,” many scholars cursed upon receiving the news.
“This is a national traitor, his nine generations should be exterminated.”
“No wonder we couldn’t drive back the Huns’ army. This traitor had already defected to the Huns.”
“We were hoping he would drive back the Huns’ wolves, donating money and supplies, only to raise a white-eyed wolf. Damn his ancestors for eighteen generations, spit!”
“That coward, defecting to the Huns, I curse him to have no descendants.”
The common people of several states cursed in unison.
The Huns and Great Wei were sworn enemies, and the common people of the border states hated the Huns deeply.
Now that General Li had defected to the Huns, how could the people of these states not be furious?
The Black Robe Guards of several states hurriedly reported the news to the Capital City.
After killing the rear guard left by Right Wise King Declan Jin, General Who Guards the North Felix Wu continued to lead his army in pursuit.
“Marquis, something terrible has happened,” a messenger rushed in on horseback.
“What happened?” Felix Wu asked, frowning at the messenger.
For the messenger to be so terrified, something bad must have happened.
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