Yan Yan faced Pang Xi and the hundred-odd personal guards around him alone, yet there was little fear on his face. Instead, he asked Pang Xi gravely, "General Pang Xi, what is the meaning of gathering troops and forcing your way into my Central Army Camp?"
Pang Xi's eyes brimmed with hostility as he barked coldly, "Yan Yan, stop asking questions you already know the answers to!"
"Our lord ordered you to return to Chengdu, yet you have kept defying his command, even ignoring twelve Golden Tokens he sent in succession! How is such conduct any different from defecting to the enemy?!"
"Our lord has stripped you of your military authority and ordered you escorted back to Chengdu immediately. If you still refuse to submit, you will be dealt with under military law and beheaded on the spot!"
Pang Xi's tone was stern and filled with murderous intent.
That day, despite holding a military order, he had found no one willing to obey his commands, costing him considerable face. Over the past two days, he had watched Golden Tokens arrive one after another while Yan Yan remained unmoved, which infuriated him all the more.
Only when the order to deal with Yan Yan finally arrived did sweetness follow bitterness for him, and he rushed over without stopping to seize command.
Yan Yan's gaze was resolute as he said gravely, "A general in the field may refuse certain military orders. The situation must come first!"
"Liu Bei has already begun gathering troops to attack Swordland. If I leave, Swordland is certain to fall!"
"He will not give you time to take command of the army!"
But Pang Xi merely sneered at Yan Yan. "Enough nonsense! If you refuse to surrender, do not blame me for showing you no mercy!"
"Men! Seize