Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2558 One in the Light, One in the Dark, Together They Slay the Three Kings
"Jiang Ren, we were right about you!"

"You've always touted yourself as the patron of the Great Qian Dynasty, but today you've finally shown your true colors!" Jiang Chuan glared angrily at Jiang Ren.

Sure enough, they were right not to be fooled by the other party's consistent appearance of having no ambition; this guy eventually revealed his true colors.

They never expected that despite their constant vigilance against this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, he still managed to slip up and somehow become so deeply involved with Jiang Ziya.

Even though Jiang Chuan and his companions are now surrounded by the Imperial Guards, they are still not afraid of anything.

Each of them had to bring at least several hundred people with them when entering the palace. The number of people in the four of them was quite large. Even when the heavy gate of Xuanwu Gate suddenly fell, not all of their guards had entered. Most of them were blocked outside the gate.

But even together, these few individuals still had several hundred men with them. Those they could keep by their side were naturally battle-hardened elites, the strongest fighting force in the army.

If they can hold out for just a little while, the guards outside will naturally break through the palace gates and bring them out.

Not to mention, their troops are everywhere in the city, so what's there to be afraid of even if they're temporarily in trouble?

Those who managed to stand out from the royal princes and become one of the last five may not be the kind of powerful rulers who could bring peace to the world, but they are by no means incompetent; they still have the courage they should have.

"Humph!"

"Throughout my life, I have served my country and its people. Why should I bother explaining myself to a few wolves with treacherous ambitions like you? You are not worthy to hear my explanation!"

"Everyone, listen to my command! Kill them all! Slaughter these traitors and restore peace and order to our Great Qian Dynasty!" Jiang Ren didn't waste any more words with these people and directly ordered everyone to launch an attack.

Jiang Ren knew very well that the people outside the palace would attack the palace gates as soon as they realized something was wrong, leaving them with limited time.

Furthermore, the quality and combat effectiveness of the Imperial Guards cannot compare with the battle-hardened elites around them.

If this were in a different location, and the two sides were to fight openly and fairly, the guards surrounding those men would be able to easily defeat the Imperial Guards, who outnumbered them by at least three.

These people did more than just try to limit the Imperial Guards of the capital.

Moreover, while these people claimed not to interfere with the Imperial Guards, how could they not actually plant spies? In fact, Jiang Ziya did not stop them from planting spies. For Jiang Ziya, if he had discovered them beforehand, it would have been beneficial for him to have them planted.

But precisely because of this, although they seem to have three thousand people in the palace, only two-thirds can actually be used with confidence.

Not to mention the difference in quality, they don't even have an advantage in terms of sheer quantity.

Although Jiang Ren himself had elite troops, it was impossible for him to enter the palace.

The five of them were so wary of each other that small-scale movements might slip unnoticed. However, if the other side discovered even the slightest discrepancy, it could cause today's plan to fail.

To ensure the success of today's plan, they can only minimize all unnecessary factors as much as possible.

In fact, to lower these people's guard against him and their visit to the palace that day, Jiang Ziya was not even in the capital of Daqian at this time.

While suggesting that the five of them hold a grand banquet for the world, Jiang Ziya also proposed a plan to ambush Xuanxiao on a snowy night. On this day of year-end, a surprise cavalry attack would deliver another major blow to Xuanxiao.

Even before this, Jiang Chaoyu's troops pressing towards Tian Qi was still a feint attack.

The princes of the royal family naturally couldn't object to this, as eliminating Xuanxiao would also benefit them. If it weren't for internal problems that forced Jiang Ziya to return to the central government to mediate, he might have already dealt with Xuanxiao by now. Having held Jiang Ziya back so much, and now seeing him working so hard, even going into battle in the snow, they felt even more embarrassed to refuse.

But in reality, all of this was just Jiang Ziya preparing for today.

The so-called surprise attack on a snowy night was not aimed at Xuan Xiao, but rather at other places.

According to Jiang Ziya's original plan, he wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Han Dynasty had not yet made a real move against them, and use this barely organized court to eliminate all the rebel kings within the country.

Before dealing with external threats, we must first resolve internal problems.

He knew, of course, that such a poorly organized court was unreliable.

Given the current state of affairs, he had very little time. Under the circumstances, Jiang Ziya believed that reuniting the fragmented imperial clan of the Great Qian Dynasty was the best course of action.

However, when Jiang Ziya was about to defeat Xuan Xiao, he was dragged down by his own people due to the Han's divisive tactics, which gave Xuan Xiao a chance to catch his breath. This incident made Jiang Ziya give up any hope of success.

Given the current state of the Great Qian Dynasty, even if these rebel kings are dealt with before the Great Han Dynasty officially takes action against them, it is impossible for them to stop the Great Han Dynasty.

The overall picture on the surface is ultimately just that—an overall picture on the surface; its inherently fragmented nature remains unchanged.

It's one thing for them to pull this stunt when dealing with Xuan Xiao, but although they missed the chance to completely destroy him, they at least suppressed him. Jiang Ziya was confident that he could defeat him in another battle.

But if these people pull such a stunt when it comes to dealing with the Han Dynasty, then the country will be in danger of extinction.

Having given up on his last hope, Jiang Ziya ultimately compromised with himself and orchestrated this incident, determined to resolve the internal problems of the court before dealing with the rebel king.

The Han Dynasty has already dealt with the Eastern Yi, and the threat posed by the Han Dynasty is imminent. They have almost no time left.

Fortunately, although he hadn't planned to deal with these princes so soon or turn his sword against his own people, he had still made preparations, intentionally or unintentionally.

With Jiang Ziya's abilities, and with Jiang Ren's support in the shadows, even if he didn't do it intentionally over the years, but merely made preparations as a precaution, there was still so much he could do.

Among all the princes of the Great Qian Dynasty, the lineage of the Prince of Kao Shan is far stronger than the other royal princes. It is precisely because they fought so fiercely with those rebel princes and squandered so much of their wealth that the other royal princes had the opportunity to rise to power.

Even after several bloody battles with the rebel king, Jiang Ren was no longer at a disadvantage in terms of strength compared to the other princes of the Zong clan. In fact, powerful figures like Jiang Chaoyu had already widened the gap between Jiang Ren and Jiang Ren. However, Jiang Ren's troops were still among the most capable in the Great Qian Dynasty, and the foundation of the Kao Shan Wang lineage was still there. Most of the most capable generals in the entire Great Qian Dynasty were also concentrated here.

At this very moment, with Jiang Ren's order, the brutal infighting within the Great Qian Xuanwu Sect officially began.

As for Jiang Ren, a veteran general of the Great Qian Dynasty, he took the lead, wielding the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, and charged straight at Jiang Chuan and his companions.

"Ding! Jiang Qianqiu's Thunder God skill effect has been activated. After this skill effect is activated, his own martial power increases by 6, his base martial power is 109, his Nine Heavens Profound Thunder Blade increases by 1, his martial god increases by 4, and his current martial power increases to 120."

"Old Lei, stop him!" Among the four, Jiang Che was the first to speak, his eyes flashing coldly, as he addressed a gray-robed figure beside him.

When they entered the palace, they were accompanied not only by their personal guards, but also by experts of the Celestial level.

If this were a real battlefield, with these celestial experts around them, they would actually be a little afraid of Jiang Ren.

However, in this small-scale palace battle, the two sides combined numbered less than three thousand people, and it took place in such a confined environment. With several celestial experts working together, they were naturally no match for Jiang Ren.