The tranquility in the darkness was broken in an instant, with shouts of killing, the sound of weapons and screams intertwined.

Four years (Note: There was a chapter in the previous chapter that made the time wrong. Now it should be the eleventh year of Jian'an, not the twelfth year of Jian'an. Thank you very much for Lao De's reminder) Lujiang, which had not experienced the war, was once again baptized by blood and fire.

"Kill! Kill the rebels!" The soldiers on both sides of the war shouted the same slogans, waving their swords and guns, emitting arrows, and killing their former comrades.

A touch of blood, the broken limbs and bodies rolling all over the ground, filled the air with endless smell of blood.

Since the soldiers on both sides were exactly the same armor, and it was late at night, the battle was a complete melee. At first, the soldiers could tell the difference between "enemy and me", but later they were simply mechanical fights, regardless of who the target was.

Gong Du's body was covered in blood and his eyes were red. He waved the big knife in his hand and kept slashing, while looking for the thief He Jing.

When he killed the 19th "enemy soldier", Gong Du suddenly discovered his target.

He Jing was also in a tough battle at this moment. Seven or eight "enemy soldiers" surrounded him, and they kept stabbing him with long spears, which made him very laborious.

"He Jing, you traitor, I won't kill you!" Gong Du shouted loudly, rode his horse and galloped, and slashed the sword on his head.

"I am not a traitor, I was ordered to go back to Lujiang to suppress the rebellion!" After He Jing forced the enemy soldiers around him to lift his gun and hold Gong Du's big sword.

Gong Du was appointed as the general of the Han Dynasty, and his military position was much higher than He Jing. At the same time, he was also a veteran of Liu Bei's army. Facing Gong Du, He Jing did not dare to be too presumptuous and defended loudly.

"Who are you ordered? The General's Mansion of the South did not know that there was such an order? You led your troops back to Lujiang late at night and attacked the city, not rebellion.

Or what?" Gong Du became more and more annoyed. The big knife in his hand was as fierce as a knife, and the knife was as fast as a knife, slashing He Jing backwards.

Gong Du has completely lost trust in He Jing at this moment. Although Gong Du is impatient, he has become much more stable than before after being an official for many years. However, he is extremely disgusted with the rebellion. His old friend Liu Pi was buried in Runan because of the rebellion.

When Gong Du Dianti's garrison troops arrived at the Xicheng Gate, he found that He Jing had actually started the battle with Quancheng. The evidence of rebellion was confirmed and he was even more furious. He immediately led his army out of the city without hesitation and fought with He Jing's army.

"How is that possible?" Under the reflection of the fire, He Jing's face changed color instantly, revealing an extremely shocked and suspicious look.

Just when He Jingyi was in a state of dismay, a spear stabbed his mount. The war horse jumped up suddenly.

He Jing, who was on the horse, immediately lost his physical balance. When Gong Du saw the opportunity appear, he gave up. He stepped forward and turned the sword halfway around. He slashed hard at the opponent's neck.

The moment the blade was approaching, a hint of hesitation flashed in Gong Du's eyes, and his wrist flipped suddenly, and the blade turned into the back of the knife. He hit the neck hard.

After a muffled groan, He Jing fell off his horse, and the personnel were unknown.

"The rebel leader He Jing has been captured. Everyone else has left his weapons for Qianzi and surrendered and refused to kill him!" Gong Du raised his sword and shouted fiercely.

"Stop, stop!" Quan Cheng, who was not far away, also started to scream after hearing Gong Du's call.

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After half an hour, the bloody battle finally stopped. The soldiers cleared the battlefield and took a group of prisoners into the city, preparing to wait for the defeat.

Gong Du looked at the corpses on the ground, frowned, and did not have much joy after suppressing the rebellion.

"General Gong, the result was cleared. Our soldiers were killed and more than 600 were injured. The rebels... More than 500 were killed. The remaining more than 900 were captured." Quan Cheng walked to Gongdu.

Reported in a sad way.

"There are less than 1,500 rebels, and our army has more than 6,000. Why are the casualties bigger than those of the rebels?" Gong Du asked in shock.

"Many people were injured by accident in the melee. Everyone dressed the same thing, and they couldn't tell who was who?" Quan Cheng said helplessly.

"He Jing, this thief, killed talents!" Gong Du, who was heartbroken and lost, couldn't help but curse.

"General Gong, although He Jing is a bit reckless, he seems to be a little rebellious when it comes to rebellion..."

"This bastard has been confused by the Sun family. He killed so many brothers. I must kill him!" Gong Du said with hatred.

"It's hard to explain He Gongmiao if he kills He Jing!" Quan Cheng reminded softly. He Jing's brother is He Qi, who is the general of the Pingyi Central Army.

"If He Jing dares to rebel, it is hard to guarantee that He Qi has no intention..." Gong Du became more and more heartbroken and spat on the ground, "Damn it, the lord is not in Lujiang."

Quan Cheng had read the contact documents Sun Yi had given He Jing. He knew the great relationship of this matter and nodded silently.

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After the war ended, Zhang Yi immediately joined forces with Gong Du and Lu Su to interrogate He Jing.

"He Jing, lord treats your brother well. Why do you obey the Sun family's bewitchment and launch a war to cause trouble?" Zhang Yi asked He Jing in a deep voice.

He Jing's arms were tied behind him, and the battle helmet on his head was gone. His messy temples were scattered on both sides of his cheeks. He was just awakened by cold water and seemed quite ineffective at this moment.

Hearing Zhang Yi's yell, He Jingqiang cheered up and defended with grievance, "Mr. Zhang, the general did not rebel. The general did receive an order and said that there were soldiers in Lujiang City to rebel, and ordered the general to lead the army back to the city to quell the rebellion."

"Where is the military order?" Lu Su's face was slower and he asked.

"This..." He Jing hesitated for a moment and said in embarrassment, "The last order was received by the general. The last order was to confirm the content of the military order and immediately destroy it, so the general order had already burned the general order.

Seeing that Gong Du's face clearly showed a disbelief expression, He Jing hurriedly said: "But the last general can swear to the sky. There is indeed a letter from the lord's general's seal on the military order."

As soon as these words came out, even Lu Su's expression changed.

The letter from the general Di Yin of the Southern Conquest was taken to Xiangyang by Liu Bei and was not in Lujiang or even Yangzhou at all. He Jing's swearing proved that he was lying.

"What do you say about this?" Zhang Yi looked motionless. He asked someone to send a silk book on the table to He Jing.

Before he finished reading the contents of the silk book, He Jing's face was as dark as the rain, sweating like rain, and said in horror: "I have never seen this silk book..."

"Looking at the contents of this silk book, you have contacted Sun Yidi more than once, and you dare to say that you have never seen it! Moreover, I also found out that Sun Ben had lobbied you many times a year ago to help him make a comeback and regain Jiangdong.

Dare you say there is no such thing?" Zhang Yi asked slowly.

After hearing this, not only did the scenery change, but even Lu Su was shocked. In fact, Lu Su had also received handwritten letters of similar nature in Sun Ben, and his purpose was naturally to lobby Lu Su to return to the Sun family and regain Jiangdong.

Lu Su replied to a letter to Sun Ben to explain his interests, asking him to dispel his unrealistic fantasies. Of course, Lu Su did not hide this from Liu Bei, and he reported it specifically. After Liu Bei learned about it.

He didn't care about anything, but just asked Lu Su to do more ideological work with the Sun family.

Later, Sun Ben stopped by Sun Yi's scolding, and Lu Su thought the matter had passed, but he didn't expect that Zhang Yi would come up with somewhere to turn it out.

"Mr. Zhang, although this is the case, the last general did not agree. The last general is willing to swear to the sky!" He Jing defended anxiously.

"Enough." Gong Du couldn't help interrupting him and asked angrily, "You dare to attack Lujiang, what else can you say?"

"General Gong. It was the first time someone was shooting arrows in the city. The last general thought it was the rebels who occupied the city, so he ordered the resistance area."

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The more he interrogated, the more he felt the more he felt.

He Jing's name of rebellion has been "confirmed", but the one who continues to investigate is who else has become rebellious. As He Jing's brother, He Qi naturally cannot escape the suspicion.

Lu Dai is He Qidi's friend, and he is also very suspicious...

The next morning, Zhang Yi and Gong both dug out more than 20 suspects. They were all former former officials of the Sun family. Even Lu Su himself was vaguely involved.

Looking at Gong Duyin's cautious look, Lu Su felt embarrassed, but he had to remind the two of the seriousness of the problem. Because there was already an instructor, two prefects, four county magistrates, and many generals in the army.

Regardless of whether the matter is true or not, once it is revealed, it will inevitably cause a great turmoil in Yangzhou and even the entire Liu Bei army.

Lu Su proposed to suspend further investigation of this matter and immediately send a letter to Xiangyang. Wait until Liu Bei returns to deal with it.

Zhang Yi agreed with Lu Su's proposal to Liu Bei return to Lujiang quickly, but Gong Du did not agree with the matter of suspending the investigation.

A fight last night made Lujiang City panic, and panic began to spread to surrounding counties.

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The Sun family was waiting at home to respond to the assassination of Sun Ben and Sun Jiao at home. Without waiting for any reply, they "welcome" 500 soldiers under Quancheng.

"Sir Quan, what's going on?" Sun Yi looked as if he was ashen and asked Quan Cheng coldly. Behind him, the Sun family's children were all holding weapons such as sticks and confronting Quan Cheng's sergeant.

After stepping forward and giving a slight gift, Quan Cheng took out a silk book from his arms and handed it to Sun Yi, and said in a deep voice: "According to the order of the General's Mansion, the general of the Sun family's collusion army is suspected of plotting to rebel. He specially ordered Quan to ask the leader of the Sun family and his clan to go to Lujiang for investigation."

"What evidence do you have?" Sun Kuang stepped forward angrily and shouted sternly.

"The commander He Jing raised an army to attack Lujiang last night, and a document inciting He Jing to rebel has been seized. It has been confirmed that it was written by Chief Sun." Quan Cheng said expressionlessly.

"What?" Sun Yi's expression changed drastically, and he looked back at his brothers in disbelief. But unfortunately, all he saw from their eyes was surprise.

"Sir Quan, is there any misunderstanding in this matter?" Sun Yi asked with a slow voice when he knew that this matter was related to the survival of the Sun family.

"Whether there is a misunderstanding, it is not up to me to make a decision. I also asked the leader of the Sun to follow Quan to Lujiang. With my master's wisdom, he would not injustice the Sun family."

"Liu Bei, a despicable villain, clearly used this to destroy my Sun family. It would rather die of a grievance than die in a fierce battle than to be a man of the Sun family." Sun Fu's eyes were red and he raised the long stick in his hand and said with a loud voice.

More than a dozen young children from the Sun family also carried sticks in front of them, and glared at Quan Cheng with gritted teeth.

With the neat "crunching!" sound, a hundred archers were moving the arrows and opened the strings as if they were just right, aiming at Sun Yi and others.

"Captain Sun should not make things difficult for Quan. It is impossible to hurt anyone if you have no eyes!" Quan Cheng did not stop the actions of the soldiers behind him, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Sun Yi's expression changed a few times, and finally sighed helplessly, "Okay. But the mother of the family is weak and several sisters-in-law are widowed. Can they stay at home?"

"Don't worry, Chief Sun, Quan has made proper arrangements for this matter, and he will definitely not let the old lady and the others suffer on the way!" Quan Cheng said politely, but he denied Sun Yi's request.

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Quan Cheng did make very detailed arrangements. He prepared several carriages for the elderly, weak, women and children of the Sun family to ride, while the other young and strong men of the Sun family walked with the soldiers.

Before leaving, a soldier suddenly found a stack of silk books from the Sun family. Quan Cheng browsed it briefly, looked at the Sun family's elders and shook his head gently.

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Jingzhou, Xiangyang

"The death of lord, Sun Ben and Sun Jiao is absolutely extraordinary. These two people have always been the tough party of the Sun family, and they strongly advocate restoring the Sun family's old foundation. In the eyes of others, they should be thorns in the lord's side.

Now that they die, the most likely thing that people are to be suspected of being the mastermind is the lord. The Cao army's standard arrows that shot Sun Jiao to death will make people suspect that they are trying to cover up the cover up." Xu Shu analyzed with a heavy expression.
To be continued...