Zhao Min said: "Master, do you want to say that their goal is Guangmingding? Otherwise, after going to Wudang, why would they inexplicably go up the Han River into Hanzhong? This is the only way to Guanzhong, and only when you reach Guanzhong can you
Head to the Western Region."
The monk praised highly: "Princess Minmin is indeed extremely smart, and she will definitely become the prince's right-hand man in the future."
Zhao Min ignored the monk's flattery and frowned: "Then do you know what their purpose is in going to Guangmingding?"
"Whatever they did when they went to Guangmingding, the poor monk speculated that it was related to the current split in Mingjiao.
If the Mingjiao General Forum can be healed, the current situation in the world will probably be even worse."
The King of Ruyang thought for a moment and angrily said: "Although their purpose is not clear, we must not tolerate it! Moreover, Xu Yin is so bold. He dared to assassinate me last night, and he almost succeeded! If we don't catch him,
It's hard to get rid of this hatred if you live in a place where you have been cut into pieces by a thousand swords!"
"My lord, if you want to deal with this person, you should win the battle on Xingyuan Road quickly and force them to go to Guangmingding. The poor monk has a plan to gather the righteous people in the martial arts to attack Guangmingding.
Regardless of whether they win or lose in their struggle, when the prince sends troops to finish the battle, he will definitely destroy the Central Plains martial arts community and the Mingjiao General Altar, which will definitely be a heavy blow to the red scarf rebels in various places of the Mingjiao!"
The eyes of King Ruyang and others were brightened, and they praised the feasibility of this plan and praised the monk endlessly.
After the discussion was over, the monk left immediately. Although he cooperated with King Ruyang, he was not a guest on the throne of Ruyang and could come and go freely.
When they walked outside the military camp, Zhao Min suddenly chased him and asked with a smile: "Who is the master, and why do you refuse to see each other with his true face?"
The monk shook his head and said: "When the time comes, the princess will naturally know the identity of the poor monk. In short, the prince knows."
Zhao Min was quite dissatisfied, but knowing that this man was powerful, he did not continue to stop him and allowed him to leave.
When the monk was far away from the camp, he took off his cloak in the deep mountains and looked at the Yuan army camp with a sneer.
"I, Cheng Kun, have been waiting for more than ten years, and I finally have you, Xie Xun, etc. back! My good disciple, you will be a good chess piece for my master to completely destroy the Mingjiao! Hahahahahahaha..."
On the other side, Du Tuo, who was pretending to be nonchalant in the camp, mingled with the scouts and left the camp in the name of investigating the enemy's situation. His eyes were fixed on the isolated city, full of anxiety.
For several days, Fan Yao walked with the scouts, conducting daily investigations, and seemed very busy.
One day, as usual, Fan Yao accompanied a group of scouts to explore the city along Xingyuan Road for a week, recorded the situation above the city, and then returned.
These scouts used to come here for reconnaissance, and the defenders in the city often just watched, and only attacked with arrows when they got close.
Therefore, they were completely unprepared when they returned, and they did not expect that the rebels today would be very different from the past.
The group of people were free to rein in their horses and chatted on the horses. They never thought that a deadly hidden weapon would suddenly be shot out from the grass on the side of the road!
In an instant, seven of the ten scouts fell. Before the remaining three could understand what happened, they saw a group of people rushing out from the side of the road, taking control of the horses, and tore them off their horses, and easily controlled them.
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When Fan Yao saw this, he galloped on his horse!
A hoarse voice was heard behind him saying: "You interrogate these scouts, and I'll go after that guy."
The two chased each other and ran for several miles, but Fan Yao pulled the reins as if he was in a panic and ran towards the mountains beside the road.
The man behind him sneered and jumped off his horse to chase after him.
After a while, the mountain road became rugged, and the galloping war horse was not as good as the speed of the master. Fan Yao immediately abandoned the horse and continued to run away.
When he entered the deep mountains, he suddenly stopped and turned around to attack the man behind him!
The man just pulled out the heavy sword on his back and struck it casually. Fan Yao's expression changed drastically and he quickly distanced himself.
However, the opponent did not pursue him. Instead, he stuck his heavy sword on the ground and stood with his hands behind his back, with an expression that seemed to be a smile but not a smile.
This person was none other than Xu Yin. He had been paying attention to Fan Yao on the city wall for several days, so he found an opportunity to ambush the scouts and make contact with this person. He really needed to know the military situation of King Ruyang.
"Youshi Fan, you have been pretending to be mute for more than ten years. If you don't speak anymore, I'm afraid you won't be able to speak anymore."
Fan Yao was in a state of shock. However, he had been undercover for many years and had already developed his character. He pretended to be confused and looked at Xu Yin, shouting and gesticulating.
Xu Yin sneered, "What are you pretending to be? You deliberately brought me here. Isn't it just because there is no one else here and it is convenient for you to pass the information to me?"
Fan Yao's original plan was to leave a handwritten letter after the battle, but he didn't expect that the other party would see through his disguise at a glance.
He really couldn't figure out how he had exposed himself. After all, he had deliberately disfigured himself and had been an undercover agent in the Ruyang Palace for more than ten years. No one in the palace noticed it. Logically speaking, it should be perfect.
"Xu Daxia, how did you find out Fan's identity?"
Xu Yin smiled and said, "Don't you also see Xu's disguise?"
Fan Yao said: "That's because the two elders Xuan Ming have recognized your identity from your sword intent!"
Xu Yin smiled and said nothing, obviously he had known this outcome for a long time, and the reason for this was that he deliberately did not tell Fan Yao the secret of his identity that he could see through.
Fan Yao also understood instantly and asked no more questions.
"There is a monk in the Ruyang Prince's Mansion. He is not a monk, but a monk from the Central Plains. I guess the purpose of your trip is the Mingjiao Guangmingding, is that correct?"
Xu Yin was quite surprised. On second thought, he suspected that the other party was Cheng Kun!
"The monk's Buddhist name is Yuan Zhen, and his common name is Cheng Kun?"
Fan Yao looked stunned, "What?! Cheng Kun? The one who has enmity with King Xie? That monk always wears a cloak. I don't know who he is."
Xu Yin frowned and said: "Since Cheng Kun has recognized our group and guessed our purpose, he will definitely use this to instigate the righteous path to go to Guangmingding to slaughter the lion together. Behind the scenes, he will even invite the imperial army to take the opportunity to annihilate the Mingjiao and the Mingjiao.
The heroes of the righteous path, aren’t they?”
Fan Yao said sternly: "This matter is not a trivial matter. Our Ming Cult is very likely to be destroyed because of this! Since Master Xu already knows about Cheng Kun's conspiracy, why not take King Xie and stay away?"
"Haha, the best hunters often appear in the form of prey. Xu already has a way to deal with that man, and he can also settle past grudges for Xie Xun.
Now, the most important thing is how to defeat King Ruyang and protect Hanzhong!"
Fan Yao shook his head and said: "That is absolutely impossible. Xingyuan Road is an isolated city with no reinforcements. As long as Yuan Ting supports some more troops, the city will be captured sooner or later. The best way for Master Xu is to lead the defenders to break through the encirclement."
, protect the people and hide in the mountains to have a chance of survival."
Xu Yin said scornfully: "Your Excellency has been in the Ruyang Palace for a long time, but you are not sensitive to the general trend of the world! Now the Yuan Ting's inner circle is in the Central Plains. Liu Futong's hundreds of thousands of troops occupy Jianghuai and half of the Central Plains.
After taking Bianliang, most of the Northern Song Dynasty's homeland can be restored. At that time, troops will inevitably march westward and capture Guanzhong. It will be like a sharp dagger piercing the vital point of the Yuan Dynasty!
At this time, the Yuan Dynasty concentrated all its forces to deal with Liu Futong, but it was still stretched, and it was impossible to send more troops to help King Ruyang counterattack Hanzhong.
If Xu guessed correctly, in addition to the elite cavalry of the Chinese army during King Ruyang's trip, the rest must be trained and armed by his privately recruited landowner regiments."
Fan Yao was silent for a moment and looked at Xu Yin again. He felt that this person was one of the best in the world in terms of martial arts, intelligence, and scheming. If this person had ambitions to be world-class...
Thinking of this, he cupped his hands and said: "Xu Daxia has a far-reaching vision for the world, but Fan is indeed inferior. However, it is difficult to deal with King Ruyang with only less than 10,000 rebels in the city."
Xu Yin raised his head and smiled, and said with pride: "If it had been before, the isolated city would have been destroyed! But now that Xu is here, it is absolutely impossible for King Ruyang to succeed!"
"What strategies does Master Xu have to defeat the enemy?"
Xu Yin said with a smile but not a smile: "Those who are good at attacking move above the Nine Heavens; those who are good at defending are hiding under the Nine Earths! And the roots of both of these come from Yongjian! Will Fan Youshi be willing to serve as a Jian?"
Fan Yao was silent for a moment and said with a smile: "Why not? That's why Fan came here!"