When he saw the corpse on the ground and Spring Embroidered Saber in Su Fei's hand, he understood everything immediately, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.
He stepped forward quickly and bowed deeply to Su Fei.
"Thank you Marquis Su for saving your life. If Marquis Su hadn't been here, something would have happened to me today, and Great Xuan Army would also have been in danger."
"Grand General No need to be polite, this is my duty."
Su Fei sheathed the knife and glanced at the corpse on the ground.
"White Lotus Sect Since he dares to send people to assassinate him, he must have a backup plan. Grand General You need to be more careful tonight and don't be careless."
Du Tianwu nodded repeatedly and immediately ordered to strengthen the security of the military camp and conduct patrols throughout the night to prevent any more assassins from sneaking in.
At the same time that Xuan Chen Xuan Feng died in the military camp, another dark shadow was sneaking into the county governor's mansion.
This person's cultivation level has also reached Celestial Person Realm, and his mission is to defend the relatively weak county magistrate's mansion. His target is Ji Xunjiang. Killing him will not only disrupt the communication between Great Xuan and Upper Valley Commandery, but also shock people's hearts.
Although the guards of the Sheriff's Mansion were tightly guarded, they could not stop the Celestial Person Realm warrior's surprise attack.
The black shadow sneaked into Ji Xunjiang's study silently as if there was no one around. At this time, Ji Xunjiang was still reviewing the official documents and had not noticed the danger. A fierce look flashed in the black shadow's eyes, black energy condensed in the palm of his hand, and he slapped Ji Xunjiang on the back of the heart.
Ji Xunjiang groaned, and a mouthful of blood spattered on the official document in front of him. His face instantly turned as pale as paper, the brush in his hand slipped, and his eyes were full of unwillingness and shock.
He didn't even see the assassin's face clearly before he died.
The assassin acted ruthlessly and cut off Ji Xunjiang's head and placed it in the center of the desk.
A token of the White Lotus Sect was left on the table, and then disappeared into the night, leaving only the smell of blood in the room.
Early the next morning, at dawn, the servants of the Sheriff's Mansion entered the study to clean, and saw the head on the desk. They were so frightened that they ran out of the study screaming.
The news that the county governor was killed spread quickly throughout the county governor's mansion, and then someone rushed to the military camp to inform Su Fei and Du Tianwu of the assassination of Ji Xunjiang.
At that time, Du Tianwu was discussing the plan to encircle and suppress White Lotus Sect with Su Fei. When he heard the news, he slammed the table and said angrily.
"White Lotus Sect traitor, how dare you be so arrogant. He failed to assassinate me, so he attacked Commandery Governor Ji. He simply doesn't take me, Great Xuan, seriously!"
Su Fei paused with the tea cup in his hand, and the calmness on his face gradually faded away, replaced by a complicated look.
He thought of Ji Xunjiang's anxious look in the meeting hall yesterday, and how the county guard treated him with great respect, talking like an "uncle", treating others thoughtfully and decently, and he could be considered a transparent person.
But even for such a person who was good at talking and being a good person, he still couldn't escape the disaster after all.
He sighed softly, with a bit of sadness in his voice. In this fantasy world, strength comes first after all.
Without enough strength, even if he is smart and smooth in dealing with things, he is nothing but a piece of meat at the mercy of others in the face of absolute power. Ji Xunjiang cannot defend Upper Valley Commandery and cannot protect his own life. The root cause is that he does not have the strength to match it.
Su Fei raised his hand and rubbed the handle of Spring Embroidered Saber, with a cold flash in his eyes. White Lotus Sect sent Celestial Person Realm assassins one after another, and brutally killed Ji Xunjiang. He wrote down this account.
"General Du, Commandery Governor Ji were assassinated, and Upper Valley Commandery are leaderless. We need to send people first to stabilize the order of the county and city and prevent civil strife."
His tone returned to calmness, but it revealed unquestionable majesty.
"As for the White Lotus Sect, we must give way and let them pay with blood."
"I guess they'll be attacking the city soon."
Du Tianwu nodded in agreement, his eyes full of killing intent.
He knew that Su Fei was really angry.
With this Celestial Person Realm Ninth Level strong man in charge, and a hundred thousand elite troops, tomorrow's battle will definitely make the White Lotus Sect rebels pay a heavy price.
Early morning of the second day.
The sun is shining brightly, and it is quite comfortable to shine on people.
Yan Kingdom Sheriff Ji Xunjiang was assassinated, and news of Du Tianwu's assassination spread quickly.
Although they were temporarily blocked in the core military and political circles by Du Tianwu's strict orders, the solemnity and killing intent in the eyes of the officers and soldiers of the Great Xuan Army battalion had already spread.
Su Fei stands on the city gate.
He looked towards the plain outside the county city.
He knew that since White Lotus Sect had sent out assassins, he should have prepared a follow-up siege plan.
Sure enough, not long after, billowing smoke and dust began to rise on the distant horizon, accompanied by the dull sound of horns.
The White Lotus Sect army swept in like a black cloud over the city.
There are many flags, at least hundreds of eye-catching White Lotus Sect flags.
Behind the flag bearer, several old men in black robes came on horseback, surrounded by the vague black True Essence, which was obviously the core combat power of the White Lotus Sect.
This time White Lotus Sect gathered nearly 70,000 to 80,000 rebels.
Ten to twenty thousand White Lotus Sect disciples commanded the recruited army of fifty to sixty thousand refugees.
Judging from the number of people, it is less than the number of the Great Xuan Army, but what makes these rebels confident is that the Celestial Person Realm assassin was sent last night and the news has already been sent back.
Although he failed to kill Du Tianwu, another Celestial Person Realm assassin successfully removed Ji Xunjiang's head and left the White Lotus Sect token to establish his authority.
In their view, the Great Xuan Army coach was frightened by the assassination, the Upper Valley Commandery county guard was killed, Upper Valley Commandery was leaderless, and Great Xuan Army's military morale was also weakened because of the murder of the coach.
Attacking the city today, they White Lotus Sect will definitely be able to take over the county and city in one go, and Great Xuan Army will catch them all in one fell swoop.
"Kill, brothers, flatten Upper Valley Commandery and kill Great Xuan Army."
In the White Lotus Sect rebel formation, a White Lotus Sect disciple holding a mace roared loudly and led the army towards the city gate.
White Lotus Sect gangsters and refugees followed closely behind and rushed in with ferocious faces.
They swarmed forward waving weapons, and some of the White Lotus Sect disciples even chanted the White Lotus Sect magic formula, a strange red light glowed all over their bodies, and they did not hesitate to burn their blood and essence in exchange for temporary combat power.
It seems that these White Lotus Sect gangsters have been brainwashed very thoroughly.
But what these White Lotus Sect disciples didn't expect was that what was waiting for them was not a bunch of scattered defenders, but Great Xuan Army who were waiting in full formation and with high morale.
Last night, Su Fei reminded Du Tianwu to take strict precautions. Du Tianwu made a prompt decision and divided the 100,000-strong army into three teams.
One team stood firm at the city gates and walls, building a defensive line with archers and catapults.
A team was lying in ambush in the woods on both sides of the county town, waiting for an opportunity to attack from the side.
The last team serves as a reserve team to support various battlefields at any time.
There are also three hundred Imperial Guard brought by Su Fei, which are scattered throughout the city wall. They rely on their keen insight to investigate hidden sentries and kill the elite pioneers of the rebels.
"Fire the arrow!"
On the city wall, following the Great Xuan Army officer's order, thousands of arrows poured down like a torrential rain. The dense rain of arrows instantly tore a gap in front of the rebel formation. The White Lotus Sect rebels and refugees rushing at the front fell to the ground one after another.