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Chapter 71 Transition
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Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

Inside Xiangzhou City.

Crown Prince Li Jiancheng was sleeping soundly when he was suddenly awakened by a rapid knock on the door.

He sat up suddenly, turned to look at the door, and asked in a deep voice: "What's the matter?"

The voice of the guard outside the door came through the crack of the door, with a hint of anxiety: "Your Highness, the bandit Liu Heita raided the King of Qi's camp at night."

"what!"

Li Jiancheng was shocked and quickly stood up, took a few steps to the door, and opened it.

"Does the King of Qi know about this?"

"Someone has gone to inform the King of Qi!" the guard replied hurriedly.

Li Jiancheng thought for a moment and immediately gave an order: "Send a message to Feng Li, and tell him to lead his troops to support us as soon as possible. At the same time, call the others to come and discuss the matter."

"Yes, sir!" The guards took the order and left.

Li Jiancheng was dressed neatly and waited for everyone to arrive.

However, before everyone could gather, another messenger came hurriedly and reported the latest news: "Your Highness, the bandits have retreated, and Liu Heita has been beheaded."

"What?" Everyone present was shocked when they heard this.

Li Jiancheng looked at the messenger sharply and said, "Are you sure that the person who died is Liu Heita?"

The messenger nodded heavily: "It is certain that Liu Heita's body is now in the camp. I have seen it with my own eyes."

"it is good!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jiancheng showed joy on his face and asked, "Who killed Liu Heita?"

"This... I don't know for now, but I heard that it was done by Meng Ben's camp." The messenger replied.

Li Jiancheng's heart moved, remembering that after Luo Shixin's death, Meng Ben's camp was incorporated into the King of Qi.

He turned to look at Li Yuanji and asked, "Fourth brother, who is the commander of Meng Ben Camp now?"

"It's Yang Erlang." Li Yuanji replied.

Li Jiancheng nodded approvingly: "Being able to lead the army to kill Liu Heita, Yang Erlang is obviously a talented general. I will definitely reward him well."

At this time, Wei Zheng stepped forward and advised: "Your Highness, Liu Heita is dead, this is truly a godsend opportunity.

His army is leaderless at the moment. If we send a man who is good at arguing and brings Liu Heita's head to them, perhaps we can persuade them to surrender without bloodshed."

Upon hearing this, Li Jiancheng agreed deeply: "Xuancheng, who do you think is suitable to go?"

Wei Zheng stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, I am willing to go."

Li Jiancheng looked at Wei Zheng, and after a moment's silence, he nodded in agreement: "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. But you must ensure your own safety first."

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will live up to your trust." Wei Zheng replied confidently.

The danger of the night attack had been resolved, and the subsequent strategy had been arranged. Li Jiancheng felt a little tired. He waved his hand:

"I'll leave the rest to you. I'm a little tired, so I'll go take a rest first."

After he left, everyone dispersed and went about their own business.

Inside the Dazhai.

Yang Ergou led his troops to pursue and kill Liu Heita's cavalry, forcing them to abandon their armor and weapons and flee in disarray. He did not return to the camp until he reached the Ming River.

"Sir, this battle was so exciting. I killed eleven people with my spear alone!" Yang Ergou, still wearing his blood-stained armor, came to Wu Wen's tent to ask for credit.

Wu Wen did not speak for the time being. He put down the book in his hand and thought for a moment before he slowly said, "Since leaving Chang'an, this war has been going on for almost a year and it is finally coming to an end."

"Yes, Liu Heita is dead, and this battle is finally over!" Upon hearing this, Yang Ergou also sighed.

Afterwards, Yang Ergou said with a smile: "My lord, this time you killed Liu Heita, which is the first merit, and you will definitely receive a generous reward from His Highness!"

Wu Wen had an indifferent attitude towards this. He was no longer interested in any rewards. All he wanted at the moment was to find a quiet place to practice well.

"Wu Wen, congratulations!"

Accompanied by a hearty voice, Wei Zheng stepped into the tent.

Wu Wen quickly stood up to greet him and said with a smile, "Wei Xima, why are you here?"

Wei Zheng looked at Wu Wen with emotion and said, "Captain Wu Wen, you are a man you have never seen before. I never thought that it was you who killed Liu Heita!"

When he came from Xiangzhou City, the first thing he did was to check Liu Heita's body. He finally felt relieved after he was sure that it was correct.

Then he asked the soldiers of Meng Ben's camp who were collecting the bodies who killed Liu Heita.

But the soldier told him that it was the brave captain Wu Wen.

Wei Zheng was stunned at that time. He could not imagine that Liu Heita was actually killed by Wu Wen.

"Wei Xima, you can just call me Wu Wen. I'm not used to being called Captain Wu!" Wu Wen said with a smile.

"You have done a great deed now, how can I still call you that casually!"

"No, no, I have achieved what I have today because of your support. You can just call me by my name."

Seeing that Wu Wen was humble and not proud of his great achievements, Wei Zheng nodded with satisfaction.

"Then you don't have to call me Wei Xima, and I won't call you Wu Xiaowei anymore. I'm older than you, so I'll call you Wu Xianzhi, and from now on you can call me Uncle Wei, how about that?"

Wu Wen naturally accepted Wei Zheng's overtures and called him "Uncle Wei!"

"Yeah!" Wei Zheng nodded with a smile and stroked his beard.

"Uncle Wei, are you here now to discuss something important?" Wu Wen asked.

"Yes, the bandit leader Liu Heita has been killed by you. Now is the best time to persuade him to surrender. I plan to carry Liu Heita's head and go to persuade his remaining troops to surrender!" Wei Zheng replied.

Hearing this, Wu Wen frowned slightly: "Isn't this too dangerous? What if one of them wants to avenge Liu Heita? Then Uncle Wei's going there would be like entering a tiger's den, with no way back?"

"No venture, no gain. In my opinion, Liu Heita's character is not good enough to make everyone work for him wholeheartedly. What's more, even if someone wants to kill me to avenge Liu Heita, there are also people who don't want to die and will do their best to protect me. So, this trip is not very dangerous." Wei Zheng said calmly.

Wu Wen thought about it for a while. Although he felt that his analysis made sense, he still said, "How about I go with you?"

"No need!" Wei Zheng waved his hand. "It's better for me to go alone. Firstly, it can show our sincerity, and secondly, it will be easier for me to convince them."

Hearing this, Wu Wen could not help but imagine a picture: Wei Zheng walked into the enemy camp alone with Liu Heita's head in his hand. Facing many fierce enemies, he was calm and composed, and defeated their psychological defenses with just a few words. This kind of courage to sacrifice thousands of troops is indeed more convincing to the enemy.

"Well, then I will wait here for Uncle Wei's triumphant return!" Wu Wen said with a bow.

Wei Zheng smiled and turned away.

The next morning.

Xiangzhou City, inside the city lord's palace.

Li Jiancheng was full of energy. He looked at the civil and military officials with a smile on his face and said, "Last night, Liu Heita attacked us at night and I died here. It was God's will. It was destined that this prince would accomplish this feat."

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(End of this chapter)