"How could the General possibly commit treason?"
"Secret letters of collusion? What a joke! The General only knows how to charge into an enemy capital with his Great Halberd to behead their sovereign; how could he ever be writing secret letters to an enemy ruler?"
"This is nothing but utter nonsense!"
"With such a blatant frame-up, why would the King believe it?"
"Daring to call the General a traitor—I think they are the real traitors!"
"These bastards! We never saw them when it was time to fight, but now that the General is about to attack Zhao, they come to drag us down!"
The next day, Zhao Cheng did not appear at the camp of the Blood-Clad Army.
The news that Zhao Cheng had been demoted to Commandery Commandant of Yingchuan Commandery for treason caused an uproar throughout the military.
Countless soldiers were filled with indignation.
This was especially true within the Blood-Clad Army.
Their fury reached its peak when they waited for Zhao Cheng, only to see Meng Tian arrive instead.
If Meng Tian had not been a former subordinate and close friend of Zhao Cheng, he likely would have been torn to pieces by the Blood-Clad Army on the spot.
"General Meng, has General Zhao truly been demoted to Yingchuan Commandery?"
"Who exactly is framing our General!"
"Tell us! We will never let them get away with this!!"
"No one but the General shall lead our Blood-Clad Army!"
Meng Tian remained silent, sighing after a long while, "This is an overt scheme by the enemy state. They used this secret letter to amplify His Majesty's suspicions. Ah Cheng already possessed immense prestige and peerless martial might."
"This secret letter is truly a heart-piercing blow."
"However, we have already sent men to uncover the truth. It will not be