Zhang San, please behave yourself!-Chapter 910 - 844: Detailing the Deeds of Merit!

Pei Renwu knew that Zhang San was well-prepared this time and also understood that Zhang San’s goal was to win over all the military generals present to his side.

This made the matter of quelling the rebellion much easier.

Pei Renwu even hoped that when he found himself in a dilemma, the generals would restrain him, relieve him of his military power, and then confront King of Shu, Yang Ling.

This way, he could at least maintain loyalty to the name of the King of Shu without participating in treason.

But he never expected that Zhang San would directly make him part of the Imperial Relatives.

However, Pei Renwu knew that there was no need for Zhang San to lie about such matters.

When his identity was no longer just the Commander-in-Chief of the Sword South Path, naturally, his stance was different.

"Zhang San, I am very curious as to why you dared to come alone today. Aren’t you worried about encountering any troubles here?"

Pei Renwu, putting down the heavy burden in his heart, asked directly.

Zhang San, hearing this, knew that Pei Renwu was ready to lay everything on the table.

"Hahaha... If I said I trust Long Xutuo completely, you probably wouldn’t believe it. Then let me change my wording. When I, Zhang San, ventured alone into the Martial Marquis Manor before, I wasn’t afraid. So why would I be afraid coming here to the military camp of the Sword South Path? After all, you are all generals of my Great Sui!"

Zhang San spoke, casting a glance at all the generals present.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you are primarily generals of my Great Sui, and only secondarily the generals of the Sword South Path. Isn’t that right?"

"Although you all, at Sword South Path, must adhere to the orders of King of Shu, Yang Ling, can a prince’s order really surpass the Emperor’s decree?"

"The Martial Marquis Manor is not one of us, but the folks of the Sword South Path are all generals of my Great Sui. I have also risen through the military ranks! How can I not know the character of my fellow soldiers?"

Zhang San’s words subtly elevated the moral standards of the generals present.

No matter what was on everyone’s mind before, after Zhang San said this, everyone’s thoughts could only be of loyalty to the ruler and love for the country!

After praising the generals, Zhang San then began to talk about King of Shu, Yang Ling.

"You’ve spent more time at Sword South Path than I have and have been in contact with King of Shu, Yang Ling, for a long time. Naturally, your understanding of him far surpasses what I can gather from intelligence alone."

"Therefore, based solely on King of Shu, Yang Ling’s conduct, I can conclude that he will not rebel!"

Many generals nodded their heads in agreement.

After all, before Zhang San’s arrival, no one had heard any news of the King of Shu planning a rebellion.

"But I’m a minister too! Now the Red Emperor says that King of Shu Yang Ling is rebelling and orders me to subdue the rebellion. What can I do? Can I confront the Red Emperor and say I haven’t received any news of the King of Shu Yang Ling planning a rebellion? I can’t! Even if you were in my shoes, if the King of Shu gave you an absurd order, could you not carry it out?"

At this moment, the generals exchanged looks and then all turned to Long Xutuo. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Long Xutuo, somewhat embarrassed, lowered his head.

In the past, Long Xutuo might have really carried out such things.

But now, due to being long neglected, Long Xutuo knew he couldn’t confront the Prince like before.

So despite knowing the absurdity in King of Shu Yang Ling’s order, Long Xutuo gritted his teeth and agreed.

Now that Zhang San had spoken such words, everyone found Zhang San’s rebellion subduing mission understandable.

Seeing that he had seized control over everyone’s emotions, Zhang San continued speaking.

"Therefore, my purpose for coming this time is very simple. First, I want to complete the task given by the Red Emperor. The Red Emperor sent me to the Sword South Path to subdue the rebellion, so as long as nothing happens here in the Sword South Path, my task is deemed completed."

"Secondly, the Red Emperor says that King of Shu Yang Ling is rebelling, but I’m also aware of King of Shu Yang Ling’s conduct and capabilities. He is still engrossed with his clan and a group of so-called strategists and confidants. Our camp is less than sixty miles from Yizhou City. With just a quick advance, we could storm in and capture him alive! Could someone like him actually rebel? I am entirely aware of that."

"But the imperial decree is hard to defy! Naturally, I also need to capture King of Shu Yang Ling. But you can rest assured that I, Zhang San, am most righteous. I will only capture King of Shu Yang Ling alive, and treat him well. After all, he is the younger brother of the Red Emperor. The Red Emperor can order his execution, but I wouldn’t even dare to touch him. After sending him back to the Capital, I will immediately tell the Red Emperor that King of Shu Yang Ling did not rebel, but someone in Sword South Path fabricated rumors. Once assured, the Red Emperor will let King of Shu Yang Ling live in the Capital as an idle prince."

"Of course, living as an idle prince in the Capital can’t be as joyful and carefree as King of Shu Yang Ling in the Sword South Path. But at least the lives of King of Shu’s household are preserved, right? You wouldn’t be involved in this matter either, and it wouldn’t be considered rebellion. Everything remains as it was before."

"Finally, and most importantly, even if King of Shu Yang Ling truly intends to rebel, and even if there is a slight thought of support in your hearts, I just want to ask, how many years has it been since the Sword South Path has seen battle? Though I know the Sword South Path is rich and your troops must be well-equipped. Are you really certain that this Sword South Path army, which hasn’t been on the battlefield in at least ten years, can withstand the might of my forces, Zhang San?"

Upon saying this, Zhang San’s expression also became stern.

At the same time, his imposing aura was released.

Although it wasn’t released suddenly, but gradually.

But at that moment, many commanders present still felt an immense pressure bearing down on them like a mountain.

"I know you are all skilled in the military, and I know your experience on the battlefield may be no less than mine."

"But let me just ask, when I, Zhang San, fought at Longyun Path, I alone repelled four out of five routes of the Tujue army! On the battlefield, I cut down Purple Mansion Realm cultivators with a Spiritual Platform Realm cultivation! I fought alongside Wang Junwu of the Distant Army at Jin River to save Kaihuang, defeating Tujue!"

"During the first battle of Julong Pass at Longyou Road, I, with the garrison commander Li Shangfa and my sworn sixth brother Wang Ziteng, defended against several hundred thousand allied forces from the Thirty-Six Nations of the Western Regions with only eight thousand troops! After that, we led an expedition westward, crushing the nations of the Western Regions, forcing each nation to submit letters of surrender, declaring allegiance and tribute to my Great Sui!"

"During the second Battle of Julong Pass on Longyou Road, I led the members of the Town Martial Office to heavily wound the North Wind Wolf Clan led by the North Wind Wolf King, one of the Twelve Superior Demons of the All Things Path, as well as over a hundred other Great Demons! In the end, we achieved a great victory and even forced the Great Merciful Tree King supporting them from behind to surrender!"

"I know that all of you have had glorious achievements in the past. But do you really want to compare yourselves with me? Let alone me, even my sixth brother, Wang Ziteng, achieved such feats during the conquest of the nations of the Western Regions that he is now titled as the Marquis of the Western Pacification. Can any of you confidently say that you could surpass him?"

In the military, commanders naturally compare accomplishments and skills.

At this moment, the might released by Zhang San suppressed everyone. Among those present, only Long Xutuo, who was about to break through to the Purple Mansion Realm, felt somewhat okay, while even Pei Renwu found it hard to withstand.

These accomplishments of Zhang San were well-known among the commanders present.

It’s incomparable, completely incomparable!

"But Great General Zhang, you command nearly five thousand troops. Yet I, on Sword South Path, have gathered an army of over a hundred thousand. Do you think your five thousand men can really defeat this army of over a hundred thousand?"

Pei Renwu did not wish to rebel; he deliberately gave Zhang San a prompt to extinguish the last trace of hope and illusion among the generals.

Hearing this question, Zhang San couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

"Grand Commander-in-Chief Pei, this is something you do not know."

"Firstly, the number of my battle-ready troops totals four thousand eight hundred, among whom only three thousand are the elite from the Divine Martial Army. All these elites are at the True Core Realm. Three thousand martial artists at the True Core Realm in the army, what do you think that means?"

Upon hearing this, many commanders felt their scalps tingling.

The True Core Realm!

In their own army, such individuals could serve as brigadiers.

Yet, in Zhang San’s Divine Martial Army, they are merely the elite soldiers!?

Zhang San continued: "The remaining one thousand eight hundred are all martial artists from the Town Martial Office. Most are at the True Core Realm, but quite a few are at the Spiritual Platform Realm! Just these four thousand eight hundred men, in a frontal battle, not to mention ten times the enemy, even against thirty times the enemy, they might not necessarily lose!"

Upon hearing this, many commanders were so frightened that they swallowed hard.

Everyone naturally knew that the most terrifying aspect of such powerful elites on the battlefield was not their destructive power but their deterrent power.

With their mighty combat strength and survival ability, even if they killed only one enemy on the battlefield, they could instill fear in ten others!

This is the true significance of elite forces.

"And I have captured the Martial Marquis Manor and obtained the Seven-Star Repeating Crossbow. I’m not sure how much you know about this, but I’m sure there are some generals among you who are familiar with it."

At this moment, many people looked towards Pei Renwu.

Because everyone knew that the Old Manor Master of the Martial Marquis Manor, Zhuge Longyin, had once gifted Pei Renwu a Seven-Star Repeating Crossbow and forty-nine arrows.

Yet Pei Renwu had never used it.

Pei Renwu sighed helplessly.

"Even for martial artists at the True Core Realm, facing the Seven-Star Repeating Crossbow is just a matter of one arrow! And the Seven-Star Repeating Crossbow can shoot seven arrows in a row! If the elite of the three armies coordinated with the Seven-Star Repeating Crossbow, us generals gathering our elite personal guards together might not even require Great General Zhang’s Divine Martial Army to unsheathe their swords to wipe us out."

After speaking, Pei Renwu thought for a moment and added: "One cup of tea."

At this moment, cold sweat dripped from the commanders present.

Then, Zhang San retracted his might and laughed heartily.

"Everyone, that was just a hypothetical scenario, why are you getting nervous? Rest assured. The rebellion of King of Shu, Yang Ling, has nothing to do with you, and this matter is likely just a scheme of some petty men around King of Shu, Yang Ling, having nothing to do with the generals of Sword South Path. Look, today General Long Xutuo invited Grand Commander-in-Chief Pei to bring everyone here to see me, to express loyalty to the Red Emperor, and then to tell me how to enter Yizhou City and capture King of Shu, Yang Ling, alive, to avoid harming the innocent, right?"

"This is an opportunity for meritorious service. Everyone, don’t be nervous; we should all come together to strategize."

At this moment, the generals finally understood why Zhang San dared to come today.

First, he gives them a sweet date, then tells everyone that with one swing of his hand, he can wipe everyone out.

Finally, he solicits their support.

Ruthless!

Too ruthless!

Everyone, having been in the military for so many years, understood for the first time what it means to subdue the enemy without fighting.

At this time, Pei Renwu spoke: "Great General Zhang, to be honest, we generals on the Sword South Path know that King of Shu, Yang Ling, does not want to rebel. He is just being held hostage by the petty men around him, so we gathered near Yizhou City with the intention to support the monarch, but we are limited in our wisdom and do not know what to do. However, if Great General Zhang plans to take charge of Yizhou City, we are willing to provide strategies and all necessary assistance to aid you."

Zhang San smiled.

Indeed, the old ginger is spicier.

Clearly, you were dispatched by the King of Shu to deal with me, and now you’ve become the loyal supporters ready to rescue the Emperor.

"Grand Commander-in-Chief Pei is too polite. I, Zhang San, have just arrived at the Sword South Path, and naturally, I want to work together with you, the generals, to achieve military success and reap rewards together! Hahaha..."