The Great Qin Dynasty: The egg of the Black Bird was revered as a national guardian beast.

"How is it? Haven't you captured Xingyang yet?"

Chen Sheng lowered his eyes and looked at the soldier who came to report, but the soldier also lowered his head and did not speak.

He raised his head and let out a deep breath.

A considerable amount of time has passed since he launched his campaigns on all sides.

Zhou Shi had pacified the Wei region and petitioned him five times to enthrone Wei Jiu, the former Lord Ningling of Wei, as king. The Wei region was now entirely under his control.

Although he then led his army eastward, intending to pacify the Qi region.

However, they were defeated by Tian Dan and Tian Rong, former nobles of the State of Qi, and retreated to the territory of Wei, but overall it was still a great victory.

Wu Chen also led his army to capture Handan.

I imagine that soon, the state of Zhao will also fall into my hands.

As for Song Liu, he has already captured Nanyang, but Wu Guang's main force has been unable to capture Xingyang despite a long siege.

"Wu Guang, I trusted him, appointed him as a provisional king, and gave him the authority to command a large army. Now he is blocked by Xingyang, and many of his soldiers have been lost."

"Is this due to incompetence, or is it intentional?"

Letting out a breath, Chen Shengping calmed himself down.

No matter how incompetent Wu Guang was, or how angry he was at his incompetence, he could not replace him now.

However, Xingyang is the gateway to Guanzhong.

Although it is possible to bypass Xingyang, break through Hangu Pass, and thus enter Guanzhong.

However, in this way,

However, there was a risk of being ambushed from behind by the Xingyang garrison.

Furthermore, if Xingyang is not captured soon, once the army that quelled the rebellion arrives, there will be nowhere to defend, and the Xingyang garrison and the army that quelled the rebellion will be surrounded and annihilated together.

Thinking of this, Chen Sheng let out a sigh of relief.

He made a decision: he had to capture Xingyang as soon as possible, otherwise, Zhang Chu would be in grave danger.

Then he lowered his head and looked at the soldiers in front of him.

"Issue the order: Zhou Wen is immediately ordered to lead his army westward to reinforce Wu Guang. This time, we must capture Xingyang in one fell swoop!"

"Yes," the soldier replied and withdrew.

..............

Beneath the walls of Xingyang City.

Because Xingyang was a fortified city, Wu Guang's main force of the rebel army was unable to capture it after a long siege, and their morale gradually weakened.

Inside the military tent, Wu Guang sat in the seat of honor.

His generals were on his left and right sides.

No one spoke; the generals on either side simply ate the meat on the table in silence.

After a long while, a voice finally broke the silence.

"Fake King, the war situation is critical. The Qin army is about to arrive, and Xingyang has been under siege for a long time without success."

In my humble opinion...

As he spoke, he raised his hand and looked at Wu Guang: "A small force should be left to contain Xingyang, while the main force advances westward to meet the Qin army!"

"Otherwise, if Xingyang remains unconquered after a prolonged siege, and if the Qin army were to encircle us from the rear, our army would surely be defeated!"

But Wu Guang still didn't react.

The general stood up and said, "I, Tian Zang, am willing to personally lead the main force to meet the Qin army. I hope the king will grant my request."

Wu Guang, who was sitting on top, glared at him.

Finally, he shook his head: "Now that the Qin army is approaching, if we divide our forces, wouldn't we be able to defeat them one by one?"

"My mind is made up, Tian Zang, you need not say any more."

The military tent fell silent.

"This, the fake king." Tian Zang opened his mouth, looking at Wu Guang sitting above, as if he wanted to say something.

"Bang!" The wine jug was slammed heavily to the ground.

Wu Guang sat behind his desk, his cold gaze fixed on Tian Zang. "I've already said it, you don't need to say anything more!"

"You... can't understand?"

Tian Zang was stunned for a moment, but then he quickly knelt down.

He lowered his head and said, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I misspoke and will not repeat it next time."

There was silence again. After a long while, Wu Guang waved his hand and said in a completely calm voice.

"You may leave!"

"Yes." Tian Zang responded, then stood up, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and turned to leave the military tent.

What Wu Guang didn't know was...

Stepping outside the tent, a ruthless glint flashed in Tian Zang's eyes.

................

night.

The campfire flickered in the military camp.

Inside a tent, Tian Zang sat there, still dressed in general's armor even though it was late at night.

At that moment, the candlelight on the table flickered.

The firelight reflected into his eyes as he silently wiped the sword placed in front of him with a cloth.

The movements were gentle yet extremely focused.

Not long after, two people entered the tent.

But judging from their attire, they were just like Tian Zang, wearing armor, with swords hanging at their waists, fully armed.

They were also generals under Wu Guang.

Upon seeing the two men arrive, Wu Guang rose to greet them and led them to sit at the table.

Squinting,

One of the generals said, "Tian Zang, what brings you two here?"

Across from him, Tian Zang smiled.

Stroking the long sword laid out on the table, he closed his eyes slightly, his gaze becoming narrowed.

After a long silence, he said in a deep voice.

"The fake king is arrogant and ignorant of military power; he cannot be trusted."

"After a prolonged siege of Xingyang, the rebel army was bogged down in the fortified city. The soldiers were exhausted, casualties were increasing daily, and morale was low."

"If he continues to insist on doing this..."

"We don't need to wait for the garrison of Xingyang and the Qin army to attack from both sides; our army will surely riot and be wiped out."

At this point, he raised his eyes and looked at the two of them.

"In order to preserve the righteous army and prevent it from being eroded by the false king, I wish to stand up, kill the king, and quell the mutiny!"

"Would you like to help us?"

They exchanged a glance and remained silent for a long time. The place quieted down, and Tian Zang looked at them without saying a word.

After a long while, someone raised their head and said, "If that's the case, things may fail..."

Tian Zang breathed a sigh of relief.

From this perspective, they also harbored some dissatisfaction with Wu Guang.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have said such a thing. As long as it is so, I don't expect them to risk their lives to help me.

But this person's words also served as a reminder to Tian Zang.

Wu Guang was appointed as a false king by Chen Sheng, who appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the generals to lead the righteous army to attack Xingyang.

A mutiny is not so easy.

But after a long while, a smile appeared on Tian Zang's face, though it was unclear what he was thinking.

"Isn't that simple?"

He looked at the two men and said, "Now that the false king has led the righteous army to attack Xingyang but has failed, the King of Chen has sent an envoy to execute him!"

As Tian Zang's voice faded...

The candlelight flickered in the tent, and silence fell. The two men exchanged a glance and then made up their minds.

...............

He had just ordered Zhou Wen to march west and rush to Wu Guang's aid.

Not long after, Chen Sheng, who was stationed in Chen County, received several urgent military reports.

"Tian Dan restored his kingdom in Qi and proclaimed himself King of Qi. Qin Jia supported Jing Ju as King of Chu, and Wu Chen declared himself king in Handan!"

"Bang!" He slammed the bamboo slip in his hand to the ground.

Chen Sheng flew into a rage, his anger surging.

He ordered Wu Chen to conquer the Zhao territory, but unexpectedly, after conquering the Zhao territory, Wu Chen actually declared himself king!

"Tap tap tap!"

But just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from the floor in the distance.

A soldier held bamboo slips in his hand and carried a wooden box in his arms.

He walked in from outside with his head bowed, knelt down before Chen Sheng, and said, "Your Majesty, an urgent report from Xingyang."

He let out a breath, and after a long while, Chen Sheng finally suppressed his anger and raised his hand.

"Step forward and present it to me."

The soldiers stood up, holding up the bamboo slips in their hands, and slowly walked to Chen Sheng.

The general took the bamboo slips from the soldiers' hands.

He paused for a moment and looked at the wooden box the soldier was holding.

"What is this?"

Shaking his head, the soldier said, "Your Majesty, this item was sent from the front lines in Xingyang along with the military tally."

"The messenger said that His Majesty must see it in person."

"I see." Chen Sheng nodded, placed the bamboo slips in his hand on the table, and took the wooden box.

Upon opening the wooden box, Chen Sheng was taken aback.

There, a bloodied head was placed inside the wooden box.

And the owner of this head...

It was Wu Guang, the fake king he appointed!