Since Hong Ding returned, everyone has felt the heavy pressure from the officers and soldiers.
Cao Su is different from Luo Jian. Luo Jian can be regarded as a scholar.
And Cao Su is a martial artist, a martial artist with almost second-level combat power.
With such a warrior and 50,000 elite troops under his command, even if Tuxian Mountain can block Cao Su's first attack on the mountain, is it possible that it can block all of Cao Su's future attacks on the mountain?
Can this really be stopped?
In addition, now that the leader Hong Ding has also been defeated by Cao Su, the sense of loss on the mountain is even greater.
At nightfall, Hong Ding and the other three were scolded by Li Nanyan so hard that they almost lost their spirits.
After Li Nanyan left, the three of them walked back to the meeting hall with embarrassed faces to receive the visiting villagers.
The main ones are still the head of the Luo family and the head of the Li family.
What many village owners mean is to wait and see.
"I heard that the officers and soldiers of the imperial court don't have much food and grass."
"There is news in Youzhou Mansion that before Luo Jian left, he transferred all the money, food and supplies from the warehouse."
"So what Cao Su got was an empty city, and he couldn't send many troops to attack us."
"These three thousand officers and soldiers are already an overwhelming number."
The Luo family is huge and has many eyes and ears in the city.
He was well-informed and explained Cao Jun's current predicament quite accurately.
"Is this true?"
The village leaders, who had little confidence at first, suddenly became energetic.
"Of course there will be no lies."
"But don't get too happy too soon."
"Cao Su has great martial arts skills, and the three thousand soldiers he brought are all elite. I think they are full of energy and blood, and they are a strong force among the officers and soldiers."
"If Cao Su suddenly comes up the mountain and kills him, who among us can stop him?"
Mr. Luo's attitude is not very clear. He does not seem to encourage everyone and the officers and soldiers to fight to the death.
Everyone turned their attention back to Hong Ding.
Hong Ding, whose lips were still a little white, said in a deep voice: "Cao Su can leave it to me."
Leave it to you?
Mr. Luo and Mr. Li glanced at Hong Ding in surprise. Hasn't Hong Ding been beaten enough?
If you are so weak now, if you meet Cao Su again, will you still have a chance to survive?
Seeing that the boss looked confident, both of them were embarrassed to point him out.
Everyone nodded vaguely.
"During this period, everyone should not leave. It is risky to return to the stronghold. It is better to wait here for Cao Su."
"If Cao Su is really short of food, he will naturally leave after a while."
Hong Ding hoped to use this group approach to fight against Cao Su. However, after hearing Cao Su's proposal, the village owners of the major villages suddenly showed strange expressions and had their own thoughts.
"Early tomorrow morning, I, Erlang of the Li family, will go to Tuxian Village on time to follow the instructions of the master."
The head of the Li family coughed dryly and took the lead in declining Hong Ding's proposal.
The people below also followed suit, saying that they would go back to rest today and cooperate with the coalition forces in the battle tomorrow.
Soon all the village leaders said their goodbyes and left. The gray-haired village leader Luo sighed, shook his head and turned around to leave the Tuxian Village.
"Brother, these village owners are all unreliable. At this time, they are still thinking about their own one-third of an acre of land."
After everyone left, Duan Xuan shouted angrily.
Hong Ding shook his head: "We all have our own difficulties. The army is pressing down on the border today. After all, they are just heading towards our Tuxian Village."
"And these people, if they pick up the sword, they are heroes, and if they put down the sword, they are mountain people. Cao Su is determined not to embarrass them."
Many of the villages in the mountains conceal their population and land, allowing them to live a leisurely life.
There is almost no big difference between bandits and good people.
Duan Xuan said angrily: "Then why don't we just surrender Cao Su and let them keep their own thoughts for the New Year!"
Duan Xuan was obviously angry, and Fu Biao, the second in charge, disagreed with his words.
"Third brother, what are you talking about?"
"The three of us brothers are sworn brothers and came to Tuxian Mountain, isn't it just to avoid looking at the imperial court's face?"
"Today's world is in chaos, and the imperial court has ruined its reputation. How can the imperial court have the dignity to recruit us?"
"Cao Su only relies on his martial arts skills and military strength. Apart from these, what else can he have?"
Fu Biao was usually impulsive and reckless, but at this time, he was talking in an angry way.
Duan Xuan was obviously stunned by what he said, and for a moment he couldn't find the words to refute him.
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Tuxianshan Mountain Luqi District.
After Luo Jianyi, the leader of Luojiazhai, separated from the leader of Lijiazhai, they walked in the direction of Luojiazhai.
There are too many mountains in the mountains, and the distances between different villages are very long.
The road at night blocks the view, making walking even more difficult.
Luo Jianyi immediately told the few accompanying warriors in the village to walk slower.
At night, there is mist in the mountains.
While walking through a dry forest, several crows were heard suddenly.
The dark crows flew out of the dead forest and flew past Luo Jianyi's eyes with their wings flapping.
"etc!"
Mr. Luo quickly stopped everyone, with a look of surprise and uncertainty on his face.
Everyone felt something was wrong in the atmosphere and quickly drew their weapons in response.
However, after waiting for a long time, there was still no change in the woods.
Just when I was feeling strange, a faint chuckle suddenly came from all around.
The laughter was as sharp as fingertips across glass, piercing people's eardrums and heads, and was very penetrating.
Mr. Luo was shocked and took out his weapon: "Who is pretending to be a ghost?"
Although Tuxian Mountain is beautiful, it has always been free of monsters and monsters.
Luo Lao and others are all standard physical warriors. They subconsciously stimulate the energy and blood in their bodies and use full of evil energy to face the enemy.
Qi, blood and evil spirits are the natural enemies of some gloomy monsters. If warriors encounter monsters, most of them will choose this way.
"Master Luo is cautious."
In the darkness, an ugly face suddenly ran out.
Zhongjin actually appeared alone in the mountains, waiting on the road Luo Jianyi must pass.
"It's you!"
Zhongjin's appearance is so ugly that even when seen in the dark, he is very attractive.
He suddenly stood alone in front of Luo Jianyi, which was very strange.
"Does Master Luo still know me?"
No one will forget Zhongjin's face once they see it.
Just like Li Nanyan's face.
When Luo Jianyi saw that it was not a monster, he immediately felt relieved and said in a cold voice: "Zhongjin, what are you doing here?"
Mr. Luo looked angry and cold.
After Zhongjin looked at it, he shook his head repeatedly and sighed: "Master Luo Village, don't you understand yet? You are about to be in disaster!"
When a counselor acts as a lobbyist, the normal routine is to scare the opponent first and break through the opponent's psychological defenses.
On a mountain stone dozens of steps away from Zhongjin, Cao Su put on a bronze mask, sat cross-legged and listened carefully with his ears raised.
Tonight, he personally brought Zhongjin to persuade him.
Originally, Zhongjin could do it by himself, but Cao Su still felt uneasy after thinking about it.
He has many generals but few counselors. In the future, he will be able to handle important military and political affairs in Youzhou, and there will be many places where scholars will be needed.
Zhongjin is the first scholar in Youzhou who takes the initiative to join him. He still has many classmates in Youzhou Academy that he can invite. After Cao Su trains him well and becomes a teacher, he can advertise and attract people.
More scholars came to seek refuge.
So Zhongjin couldn't give up, so Cao Su simply sent him to the mountains in person to persuade him to surrender.
Zhongjin was also very moved. He didn't expect that Cao Su would fight with people during the day and escort him personally at night. He didn't have any pretensions to a fourth-grade official, and he valued the wealth and lives of his subordinates very much.
Mr. Luo's eyelids jumped wildly at Zhongjin's words.
I didn't think anything was going on at first, but once someone said something was going on, I really felt like things weren't going well lately.
But his face was very angry: "You are such a bastard, how dare you say such arrogant words?"
Mr. Luo also had a normal reaction. Zhongjin said calmly: "Why should the leader of the Luo village be angry? Doesn't the leader of the Luo village not know what I said?"
"Nowadays, Youzhou is in a state of war and chaos. How can there be a real paradise?"
"Li Xingxi, Youbei League, or Cao Su, which one is more fuel-efficient?"
"Tuxian Mountain is home to 100,000 mountain residents. Countless grains and grass have been hidden for many years. All forces have long been eyeing this place. If Mr. Luo wants to wait for a price and sell it, he will definitely suffer backlash in the future."
Zhong Jin's few words revealed all the little calculations in Luo Jianyi's heart.
He did have this idea, so after Hong Ding invited many village owners to stay today, Luo Jianyi was opposed to it in his heart.
There is no need for them to be tied to a boat with Hong Ding.
"what do you want to say in the end?"
Luo Jianyi stared at Zhongjin.
There was a dangerous light in Zhongjin's ugly eyes.
He took a step forward. Although his martial arts skills were mediocre, there was an invisible momentum rushing towards Luo Jianyi.
"It's very simple, there are only two things."
"The first thing is to invite the leader of the village to be from the city. We, General Cao, have always loved talents. The Luo family is a member of Youzhou Prefecture and should have its own property in the city. If the Luo family is willing to join Youzhou Prefecture,
General Cao is willing to make the Luo family one of the big families in the city."
The Luo family was originally just a mountain family. Although there were thousands of people in the village, they were not comparable to everyone in the city.
Now the first condition given by Cao Su is to let Luojiazhai get rid of his identity as a villager in the mountains and change it to an urban household registration. This instantly made Luo Jianyi fall into a huge shock. Even several of his fellow tribesmen behind him also felt the same.
Expression of excitement.
The first thing Zhongjin did was the conditions offered by Cao Su.
The second thing he talked about had nothing to do with Cao Su, it was entirely his own performance.
"Hong Ding is no match for our General Cao, as you have seen with your own eyes. General Cao is only twenty years old this year, and his martial arts talent is rare in the world."
"In Tuxian Mountain, even the strong are respected."
"If you are willing to surrender to General Cao, General Cao can accept the outstanding descendants of your Luo family as his new disciples. They will teach them top martial arts and train you to make the Luo family's martial arts more prosperous and even better."
When Luo Jianyi heard this, he was immediately moved.
Looking at Zhongjin in disbelief, if he can really become Cao Su's disciple, it will definitely be the best training model for the younger generations in the family.
Zhongjin looked at him with a smile on his face and said calmly: "Our General Cao also said that if the Luo family is not willing to cooperate with our General Cao, then we will go to the Li family or other families. Anyway, this Tuxian Mountain
Just next to Youzhou Mansion, there is always a family willing to cooperate with our General Cao."
The Luo family has the greatest influence, and Zhong Jin's self-promotion perfectly captured all of Luo Jianyi's desires.
He instantly fell into endless silence, his thoughts kept spinning in his mind, and his heart was ups and downs.
Cooperate or not?
The benefits of cooperation are very good, and if you don't cooperate, the other party can still find substitutes, and both parties will really become enemies.
The fate of the family is entirely in his hands. At this moment, Luo Jianyi feels a lot of pressure.