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Chapter 13 I am rebelling, I want to overthrow your Cai family!

East Gate of Xiangyang.

"All troops, prepare to attack the city walls. We don't have enough archers. Send me another thousand. Be quick! If anyone fails to defend the city, you will be punished by military law..."

On the top of the city wall, Cai He was waving his whip and shouting at his subordinates.

Cai Mao was not confident in having outsiders guarding the city gates, so all the gates of Xiangyang were manned by descendants of the Cai and Kuai families.

As the third in command of the Cai family, Cai He was naturally responsible for guarding the East Gate.

The Jingzhou soldiers, who were still dozing off, were driven by their generals to rush up the city walls to prepare for battle.

The archers were carrying arrows, while the infantry were carrying flying stones in baskets to the top of the city wall. Collisions occurred from time to time, and arrows and flying stones were scattered all over the ground. The scene was extremely chaotic for a while.

Looking at this chaotic scene, Cai He was furious.

"Wei Yan, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and take your men with you to carry some more logs up to the city!"

Cai He, who had no place to vent his anger, took it out on the young military officer.

Wei Yan did not react, his eyes only fixed on the direction of the north gate.

"Are you deaf? Didn't you hear my order?"

"You have delayed the military opportunity. I will demote you to the rank of garrison commander tomorrow!"

Thinking of how Wei Yan had contradicted him in the past, Cai He became even more furious and took the opportunity to vent his anger.

Wei Yan was neither angry nor afraid, but instead a meaningful sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

In the field of vision, three beacons have risen above the north gate.

That was the signal to take action agreed upon with Liu Bei.

Liu Bei led the main force to feint an attack on the north gate, attracting Cai Mao and the main force of the defenders to the north gate line.

Zhang Fei led a small force and, under the cover of darkness, ambushed outside the east gate.

His mission was to stage a mutiny and seize the city gate, allowing Zhang Fei to take advantage of the situation and charge into Xiangyang!
"I have naturally heard General Cai's order, and I will carry it out immediately."

Wei Yan bowed expressionlessly, turned around and walked away.

Cai He stared at Wei Yan's back and snorted disdainfully:
"You're so slow at doing things, and yet you're so arrogant with your abilities. I think you're nothing more than a village chief..."

After muttering, Cai He turned around and scolded his other subordinates.

Just as he turned around, Wei Yan stopped and turned around at the same time.

A cold light flashed in his eyes.

"brush!"

The long sword is unsheathed.

Wei Yan rushed forward with his sword against Cai He's neck.

There was a sudden silence all around.

The Jingzhou soldiers, who were originally in a panic, all froze in place, staring at this shocking scene in amazement.

A small military officer actually rebelled against his superiors and dared to put a sword on the neck of the third in command of the Cai family!

are you crazy?
"Wei Yan, what do you want to do!"

Cai He's face was twisted with shock and anger, and he shouted hoarsely.

Wei Yan did not answer, but only ordered in a cold voice:
"I want you to give the order immediately. Everyone must retreat from the tower. Immediately!"

Cai He would never commit such a crime so easily, and cursed:
"Wei Yan, are you crazy? What on earth do you want to do?"

Wei Yan frowned and slightly increased the strength in his hands.

The sword immediately cut a gash in Cai He's neck, and blood oozed out.

Cai He felt pain in his neck and his face turned pale with fright.

"I'll say this one last time, everyone retreat from the city wall!"

Wei Yan's tone left no room for doubt, and murderous intent was evident in his eyes.

Cai He was scared and shouted in a trembling voice:

"Are you all deaf? Get off the city wall immediately, immediately—"

The confused soldiers of Jingzhou simply hurriedly retreated to the city and disappeared in a flash.

Only 500 soldiers under Wei Yan were left on the city wall.

"Quickly open the city gates, lower the drawbridge, light the beacon fires, and welcome General Yide into the city!"

The five hundred troops were all from Yi Yang, and they only obeyed Wei Yan's orders.

The city gate slowly opened, the drawbridge slowly lowered, and a beacon fire rose on the top of the city.

It was not until this moment that Cai He suddenly woke up.

This guy is going to be a guide, mutiny and seize the gate, allowing Liu Bei's army to attack Xiangyang. It seems that they have planned it in advance and acted according to the agreement.

"How dare you, Wei Yan, betray your lord and commit such a disloyal and treasonous act?"

Cai He, who was originally panicked, started cursing with gritted teeth.

Wei Yan looked at him with disdain and snorted coldly:

"Even before Lord Jingsheng's body was cold, you, the Cai clan, dared to coerce Liu Cong into surrendering to Cao Cao, handing over the family fortune left by Lord Jingsheng in exchange for your own wealth and splendor."

"How dare such an ungrateful and shameless person like you mention the word loyalty and righteousness in front of me, Wei Yan?"

Being choked down, Cai He was speechless for a moment, his face turned red and white, not knowing how to refute.

"I, Wei Yan, possess both martial arts and military talent. However, because of my humble origins and my previous disagreements with you, you, the Cai clan, have suppressed me in every way and have not been able to use me."

"I've long been fed up with these useless people from the Cai family. You've taken control of everything in Jingzhou. Today, I'm going to submit to Lord Xuande and overthrow your Cai family!"

Wei Yan stopped pretending and just came clean.

All the resentment accumulated over the years was vented at this moment.

Cai He was shocked, trembling all over, and stood there at a loss as to what to do.

And now outside the city.

Zhang Fei, who was hiding in the darkness, had clearly seen the beacon fire rising on the east gate tower.

The beacon fire proved that Wei Yan had successfully captured the gate.

"That Xiao Bowen is really good at judging people. The Wei Yan he recommended is indeed capable of taking on such a great responsibility."

"Even if he's not an immortal, he must be at least a half-immortal!"

Zhang Fei praised loudly, then jumped on his horse and pointed his snake spear towards the east gate.

"All troops, listen to my orders. Follow me and charge into Xiangyang—"

One man and one horse, they immediately rushed out.

Three thousand soldiers of Liu's army rushed out from the darkness and attacked the wide-open east gate of Xiangyang.

The sound of killing shook the sky and came like thunder.

With the help of the lights on the city wall, Wei Yan soon saw the battle flags with the word "Zhang" on them, and his expression gradually became excited.

Cai He was extremely anxious and trembling all over.

Everyone in Jingzhou knew what a violent temper Zhang Fei had.

At the beginning, the Cai brothers were afraid of Liu Bei, and even took advantage of Liu Biao's banquet to assassinate him.

Although the assassination attempt failed and Liu Bei escaped with an excuse, the feud was created.

If I stay in Zhang Fei's hands, will anything good happen to me?
Cai He rolled his eyes a few times and saw that Wei Yan's attention was all outside the city and he had relaxed his vigilance towards him.

"brush!"

Cai He suddenly drew his sword from its sheath and pushed the sword away from his neck.

Then he killed a soldier with his sword, snatched a warhorse, and rode away along the city wall towards the north gate.

"You still want to escape?"

Wei Yan's eyes focused and the long sword in his hand flew out.

"puff!"

The sword hit Cai He's back.

With a scream, Cai He fell off his horse and landed heavily on the ground.

When he struggled to get up, Wei Yan had already strode forward and pulled out the long sword from his back.

Fresh as a spring.

Cai He screamed again and almost fainted from the pain.

"I originally wanted to hand you over to Lord Xuande for punishment, but you didn't know what was good for you. Since you're seeking death, I'll grant your wish."

Wei Yan raised his bloody sword and slashed down with all his might.

Cai He was terrified and raised his head and shouted: "Wei Yan, Wei Wenchang, listen to me, listen to me——"

The pleading stopped abruptly.

Cai He was beheaded.

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