Chapter 343

"You are right, I do have a problem, but the problem was caused by you!"

The centurion said and dragged the two corpses into the bushes on the side to hide them, then ran toward Wang Lun's station in a hurry.

He didn't encounter any more obstruction on this journey, and when he arrived at Wang Lun's station, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why are you here?" A soldier saw the centurion and immediately welcomed him.

"It's a long story, take me to see the Grand General quickly!" The centurion said.

"I don't have this qualification, let me take you to the Grand General's main tent first, you tell the guards there."

The sentry said.

"Good!" The centurion nodded.

The two came to the main tent, and the centurion asked the guard to report to Wang Lun, saying he had important matters to report.

After a while, the guard came out and led the centurion in.

As soon as he saw Grand General Wang Lun, the centurion told him about Wei Pao and the others wanting to seize power.

"Did you hear clearly?" Wang Lun frowned.

"My hearing is stronger than ordinary people; when I went to deliver wild fruits, I was relatively close to the main tent and happened to hear them discussing seizing power."

"Although I only heard a few sentences before being driven away, I believe their goal is to send people to replace your position, Grand General!"

The centurion said.

"Grand General, yesterday Zheng Zheng Zili led his troops to surrender; Wei Pao and the others must think we will be the same as Zheng Zheng Zili, so they are very likely to take action against us first; we have to guard against it!"

The deputy general said from the side.

"Zheng Zheng Zili is Wei Pao's trusted aide; even he surrendered, so it's normal for Wei Pao to suspect us." Wang Lun frowned and said.

"Then what are you still hesitating for? Please make a decision early, Grand General!" The deputy general said.

"The place where we are stationed is different from Zheng Zheng Zili; Zheng Zheng Zili is Wei Pao's private soldier, so he is stationed on the periphery, and it is very convenient for them to go out and surrender."

"But we are different; if we want to go to surrender to the government troops, we have to pass through Zeng Hai's station, and Zeng Hai is also a person trusted by Wei Pao."

"If we act without authorization, it's likely we will be caught in a pincer attack by Zeng Hai and Wei Pao's army!"

Wang Lun said.

"General, come to think of it, Zeng Hai's status in Wei Pao's place is not as good as Zheng Zheng Zili's; even Zheng Zheng Zili surrendered, so Zeng Hai will probably surrender too." The deputy general said.

"What if he doesn't surrender?" Wang Lun asked.

"I am willing to go to General Zeng's place to lobby!" The deputy general said.

Wang Lun thought for a moment and felt this was feasible.

Because their station was very close to Zeng Hai's station, both sides could go back and forth in less than half a day.

And the distance between them and the headquarters required more than half a day for a one-way trip.

They could determine Zeng Hai's attitude before the headquarters discovered they wanted to surrender.

If Zeng Hai surrendered, that would be best; both armies would go out of the mountain together.

If Zeng Hai didn't agree, then they could only force their way out!

"We must be prepared for the worst; you have to lead the troops here and cannot leave, so let him go." Wang Lun's gaze was on the centurion: "Take my token to see Zeng Hai; you must return before midnight. If I don't see you return, I will assume you failed, and I will think of another way by then."

"Please rest assured, Grand General, I will definitely persuade General Zeng to surrender to the government." The centurion said.

"You returned from the headquarters to report the news, and now you are taking risks to see Zeng Hai; I will not forget you." Wang Lun said.

"I have long wanted to do things for the Grand General after receiving the Grand General's favor; now is the opportunity!" The centurion said.

Wang Lun nodded, wrote his name on the paper, and then stamped his general's seal and handed it to the centurion.

Once the centurion left, Wang Lun had the deputy general make preparations in advance.

He estimated that the people at the headquarters no longer trusted them, so they were likely to take action immediately.

Once the people from the headquarters came to seize power, eliminate them!

When taking action, preparations must be made, and the news must not be leaked.

As long as they could hide it for one night, after the news came from Zeng Hai's side, he wouldn't have to worry about the surrender matter being known by the headquarters.

On the other side, the centurion and his two soldiers arrived at Zeng Hai's station.

Because of Wang Lun's token, the centurion was soon brought before Zeng Hai.

"General Zeng, I want to talk to you alone." The centurion looked at the people in the main tent.

Zeng Hai looked at Wang Lun's token in his hand and then waved his hand.

Soon, only Zeng Hai and a middle-aged man remained in the main tent.

The centurion looked at the middle-aged man and said nothing.

"I will tell him what you want to say to me alone, so if you have anything to say, just say it." Zeng Hai said lightly.

The centurion then said: "Does General Zeng know about General Zheng Zheng Zili surrendering to the government?"

"Of course I know, who doesn't know about such a big matter?" Zeng Hai said.

"General Zheng is Lord Wei's private soldier; Lord Wei's degree of trust in him exceeds that of you, General, and our General Wang."

"Now that General Zheng has surrendered to the government, Lord Wei doesn't trust us, and it's very likely he will take action against us!"

"So General Wang ordered me to come and discuss with you how to deal with this matter."

The centurion spoke relatively tactfully, but Zeng Hai and the middle-aged man could tell this was coming to persuade them to surrender.

This meant Wang Lun had already decided to surrender to the government, and now wanted them to surrender together.

After all, they were stationed at the very front line; if they didn't surrender, it wouldn't be easy for Wang Lun to leave Huashan.

"You say Lord Wei will take action against us; do you have proof?" The middle-aged man asked.

"Yes! I heard it with my own ears!" The centurion said: "At that time, I went to deliver wild fruits to Lord Wei and heard them discussing seizing power outside the tent; the army they referred to naturally refers to the army controlled by each great general."

"They were discussing such an important matter, would they let you eavesdrop outside the tent?" The middle-aged man didn't believe it.

"My hearing is more sensitive than ordinary people; when speaking outside the tent, I could hear it if the voice was a little louder; if it were anyone else, it would be hard to hear clearly." The centurion said.

The middle-aged man and Zeng Hai looked at each other, and the middle-aged man said: "You stand outside the tent, and come in after about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea."

"Yes." The centurion turned and walked toward the outside of the tent.

He knew the other party wanted to test how good his hearing was.

Arriving outside the tent, he immediately pricked up his ears to listen.

After a while, the middle-aged man walked out and signaled for him to come in.

"Tell me, what did I just say?" The middle-aged man asked.

"You didn't speak, and if you did, you spoke in an extremely small voice." The centurion said.

196. Forced to Rebel (Part 1)

"Then you didn't hear anything?" the middle-aged man asked.

"I heard General Ceng cough once, then say there were mosquitoes, and also say that at a time like this, Lord Wei was still thinking about eating wild fruit!" the Centurion said.

Ceng Hai and the middle-aged man were astonished upon hearing this.

He had indeed said those words, and his voice was not loud when he said the word "mosquitoes."

Because a mosquito happened to fly by at that moment, Ceng Hai had said it subconsciously.

Now it seemed that what the Centurion said was not false; standing outside the tent, he could indeed hear the conversation inside.

"General, Zheng Zheng Zili’s surrender to the government has harmed us terribly. Now Lord Wei surely trusts no one, so it is highly likely they will strike first to deal with us. I suspect they will send someone to take over your military command; if you do not hand it over, they might take action!" the middle-aged man said.

"Sigh..." Ceng Hai let out a long sigh: "I originally had no intention of surrendering, but since things have reached this point, I have no choice but to surrender!"

"Please, General, make your decision soon so I can return to report to General Wang!" the Centurion said.

"Please convey to Wang Lun that I, Ceng Hai, thank you for the tip-off. As soon as his main army arrives, we will go out together!" Ceng Hai said.

"Good, I will go immediately!" the Centurion said, preparing to leave.

"Wait, I will send someone to escort you back," Ceng Hai said.

Then, he dispatched a trusted aide to take a few men and leave with the Centurion.

After sending the Centurion away, Ceng Hai began to discuss the matter with his deputy.

They believed that Wei Pao would definitely take action against them, with the lightest consequence being the seizure of their military command.

If they did not hand over their military command, they would very likely be executed.

But handing over their military command was no different from being executed.

As a frontline commander, Ceng Hai was very clear about the current situation.

The opposing side possessed powerful forces like Li Li Yuanba and cannons, which were simply impossible to defeat.

If they did not surrender, the only outcome they faced was death.