Zhang Beichen's Betrayal

Zhang Beichen immediately sent a petition to Wei Yao, asking her to delay the attack and think of a way to divide the kingdoms and break their alliance.

[You wrote a petition to the empress of Kingdom Wei asking her to retreat, but General Pang Ming has been sending people to monitor you in secret. He intercepted your messenger and saw your letter.]

"My plans have been foiled!" Zhang Beichen saw the message and knew he was in danger. Pang Ming was jealous of his ability and had wanted to get rid of him for a long time. Now that Zhang Beichen had bypassed his superiors and submitted a petition to the king, and Pang Ming got ahold of his weakness, Zhang Beichen wouldn't fare well after this.

[General Pang Ming is furious. He believes that you have violated military orders and shaken the morale of the army. He wants to punish you.]

Options appeared in front of Zhang Beichen.

[Option 1: Admit to your crimes and accept your punishment.]

[Option 2: Escape with the soldiers overnight and find a way to explain to the empress of Kingdom Wei in the future.]

[Option 3: Refuse to admit it, indicating that the letter was forged by an evil person.]

"Confessing is out of the question. With Pang Ming's narrow-mindedness, wouldn't he behead me to restore the morale of the army?" Zhang Beichen looked at the last two options.

It seemed that the third one could be exonerated, but in fact, this was the real trap. If someone wanted to punish you, who cared if you admitted it or not?

Even if the empress of Kingdom Wei wanted to protect him, the general could act first without a sovereign's order during an expedition. If Pang Ming acted first and reported later, Wei Yao wouldn't be able to say anything.

"Let's just run." Zhang Beichen chose to lead his troops to escape.

[You led your troops and fled overnight. Because you treated your soldiers well, they were willing to leave with you.]

[Pang Ming was furious when he learned you had betrayed and fled. He said that he would tear you to pieces!]

...

[News from the front line. The brigade commander Zhang Beichen led 5000 soldiers and fled. Their whereabouts are unknown.] When Wei Yao saw the message, she sat up from the bed.

Her almond-shaped eyes widened. "What? Zhang Beichen has betrayed me?"

She was surprised at first, then she felt angry. "I valued you so much and have nurtured you, but you actually betrayed me and fled!"

"Hateful, so hateful!" The feeling of being deceived and betrayed made Wei Yao feel very uncomfortable. She had originally planned to raise Zhang Beichen to the position of General or Prime Minister as long as he made a contribution!

"This guy went to seek refuge with Ying Yiren from the start. He must be a spy from Kingdom Qin and lured my soldiers to Kingdom Qin!

"Zhang Beichen, don't let me catch you. Otherwise, you'll be taught a good lesson!"

[You posted an arrest warrant with a reward for Zhang Beichen. Anyone who caught Zhang Beichen would be rewarded with a thousand gold and be made a Marquis of ten thousand households! (Zhang Beichen must be captured alive. If he dies, I will execute three generations of your clan.)]

...

"What is Wei Yao doing? She dared to put a bounty on my Lord Beichen?" Ying Yiren also saw the notification.

She also released the news.

[Kingdom Qin has announced to the world that anyone who protects Zhang Beichen will be rewarded with a thousand gold and be made a Marquis of ten thousand households!]

...

At this moment, Zhang Beichen didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he saw the messages.

"My wife, Yiren, still treats me so well. However, I've already chosen Wei Yao for this round. Although it's a little complicated, I still have to complete it. " As someone who wanted to get all the endings of a game, once Zhang Beichen chose a path, he would continue to walk it.

He was now faced with a choice. He had brought 5000 men with him and was still wanted by Wei Yao.

If he returned to Kingdom Wei directly, he might not even get the chance to explain himself before he would be captured and beheaded.

This was because Zhang Beichen had already figured out that although Kingdom Wei seemed powerful, there were many mediocre people in the imperial court. And Wei Yao wasn't a wise person, so she was often misled by others.

Go to another kingdom? What if Kingdom Wei forces that kingdom to hand him over?

Kingdom Qin probably wouldn't hand him over, but Zhang Beichen was afraid that if he went to Kingdom Qin, he would be held back by Ying Yiren.

"Then, there's only one way." Zhang Beichen opened the map and chose a new route.

[You will lead the soldiers in the direction of Kingdom Yiju.]

Kingdom Yiju was a kingdom formed by the Qiangdi tribe. They were not weak and were located at the border of Kingdom Qin and Kingdom Wei. From time to time, they would send troops to harass Kingdom Qin and Kingdom Wei.

Zhang Beichen's plan was to take his men and conquer Kingdom Yiju to help Wei Yao gain a piece of land. With this gift, Wei Yao should be able to believe that he was not a traitor.

...

While Zhang Beichen started to fight at Kingdom Yiju, Kingdom Wei also started to attack Kingdom Zhao.

In the beginning, the Wei army's battle went very smoothly. Within three months, Pang Ming had taken down five cities of Kingdom Zhao, and their morale soared!

However, at this time, the other kingdoms were panicking. If Kingdom Wei were to continue fighting like this, wouldn't Kingdom Wei rule the world?

Therefore, all the kingdoms abandoned their prejudices and hatred for each other and sent out their troops to help Kingdom Zhao attack Kingdom Wei.

...

[After the alliance army entered Kingdom Zhao, Pang Ming started to lose and suffered heavy losses. He had no choice but to give up many cities.]

[An alliance army of 500,000 troops has started to attack Kingdom Wei, and the Wei army has been forced to retreat.]

When Wei Yao saw the latest news, her face turned pale. "My perfect ending... why did everything suddenly fall apart?"

Three options appeared in front of her.

[Option 1: Surrender to the alliance immediately, cede territory, and pay reparations in order to save Kingdom Wei.]

[Option 2: Quickly recall Pang Ming to defend Kingdom Wei. While resisting, negotiate with the alliance.]

[Option 3: Take a gamble and let Pang Ming continue to attack Kingdom Zhao. Recruit soldiers to defend the country!]

"If I surrender, doesn't that mean that I have lost? I can't choose this option!" Wei Yao rejected the first option. She had to choose between the second and third options.

A bet? This seemed like a possible decision that Ying Yiren would make, but Wei Yao didn't believe in her luck.

Therefore, she chose the second option.

[You ordered Pang Ming to immediately lead the army back and at the same time, you will negotiate with the alliance of the various kingdoms.]

[The alliance has rejected your request for negotiations and is continuing to send troops to you.]

[Pang Ming was on his way back with the Wei army. Because of his arrogance, he fell into the enemy's ambush and was killed by arrows. The Wei army was completely annihilated.]

[Because of the lack of reinforcements, Kingdom Wei was completely defeated by the alliance army. 300,000 troops surrounded Kingdom Wei's capital, and you were forced to a dead end!]

"Oh my god, why did it become like this?" Wei Yao was unwilling to admit defeat. "It was clearly a good start, but it fell apart just like that?"

She looked around, but there was no one she could trust. General Pang Ming was already dead, and Prime Minister Gongzi Jiu had secretly run away before the siege, his whereabouts unknown.

Half of the other ministers and generals had also run away, and the remaining few were trying to persuade Wei Yao to surrender.

As subjects, they could still live if they surrendered. However, as the king, Wei Yao would definitely die if she surrendered!

Just as Wei Yao was in despair, a message suddenly notified her that the situation had changed.

[A Wei army suddenly charged out and broke through the enemy's encirclement to help the capital.]

"Wei army, just where did this Wei army come from?" Wei Yao quickly checked the message.

She wouldn't have known if she didn't look, but she was shocked when she did. The information showed that there were 100,000 Wei soldiers fighting with the enemy outside the city to defend the capital!

And this Wei army did not come from within Kingdom Wei, but from Kingdom Yiju, led by the current King of Yiju!

Wei Yao saw the information on a card.

[King Yiju: Zhang Beichen], 1-star gold.

On the card, Zhang Beichen was dressed in silver armor, sitting on a Ferghana horse, holding a halberd in his hand, and behind him was an army of 100,000 soldiers! Zhang Beichen was as majestic as a god!

Wei Yao noticed that although the name 'King Yiju' was written on the card, Zhang Beichen's camp was still 'Kingdom Wei'!

"It's him! Zhang Beichen!" Wei Yao suddenly realized that Zhang Beichen had never betrayed her!

When she believed in the slanderous rumors and issued an arrest warrant for him, he did not feel resentful and he even led his soldiers to silently conquer a kingdom for her.

When she had been abandoned and betrayed by everyone, this man who bore the crime of 'traitor' had appeared!

At that moment, Wei Yao seemed to have seen a ray of light, lighting up her already dark life!

"Zhang Beichen!" Wei Yao's heart was already filled with emotions, and her almond-shaped eyes were filled with tears. "So this is what it feels like to be trusted. I have let you down!"