Liu Xiu and Liu Ji issued military orders in order to gain authority in the army, to convince the public, and to make themselves a powerful helper and assistance to their eldest brother, rather than to really trick Liu Ji to death.
First of all, Liu Xiu doesn't hate Liu Ji, but rather likes him. Secondly, they are relatives of the same clan. Even if their bones are broken, their tendons are still connected. Finally, there is no doubt about Liu Ji's military power. Xiu also admires him from the bottom of his heart.
Zhu You looked at Liu Xiu, then at the others, shook his head and said: "Master, I have to go with you to fight in Deng County. As for assisting Liu Ji, you should choose someone else!"
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "Ayou, among us, apart from me, you are the only one who is the most familiar with Liu Ji, and we are also related to each other. If you assist him, he will not be too wary. If it were replaced by someone else People, I’m afraid it will be counterproductive.”
Zhu You's father passed away early. He has lived in the Liu family's maternal grandfather's house since he was a child. He is very familiar with Liu Yan, Liu Xiu, Liu Ji and other Liu family members, and the Liu family members have never regarded him as an outsider. .
Although Liu Xiu's words made sense, Zhu You still looked unhappy. He muttered: "My lord, you'd better stop talking about me and tell me how you want to conquer Deng County! You want to talk about Xiangxiang County?" It's a great success, Liu Ji can attract the soldiers from Xiangxiang County out of the city, but what about Deng County? Can my lord also attract the soldiers from Deng County out of the city?"
Deng Yu, Yan Guang and others looked solemn and shook their heads slowly. The county magistrates and county lieutenants in Deng County were different from the county magistrates and county lieutenants in Xiangxiang. They were all cautious people by nature. Liu Xiu used the One set cannot be copied to Deng County.
Liu Xiu said: "I will leave the city tonight and go to Xiangxiang."
As he spoke, he looked at Deng Yu and said, "Zhonghua, tomorrow morning, you will lead three hundred brothers to set off for Deng County." He then looked at Yan Guang and said, "Ziling can stay in Caiyang to assist my elder brother. .”
Everyone was secretly surprised and asked in unison: "Master, are you going to Xiangxiang first?"
"How can a city with more than a thousand garrisoned troops be attacked by force with only 300 people? It must be defeated wisely."
Liu Xiu said slowly: "I sneaked into the city first and waited for the opportunity. If there is a chance to capture the county magistrate and county captain, that would be the best. If there is no such chance, I will also find a way to open the city at night." Gate to lead you into the city."
Yan Guang frowned and said, "Even if the Lord can lead us into the city, the battle between three hundred and one thousand is extremely dangerous. Even if we win in the end, I'm afraid not a few of the three hundred brothers will survive."
Liu Xiu asked: "Ziling, what do you think?"
Yan Guang said: "The family members of Deng County Lieutenant Zhao Ying are all in Yanqu. If the lord can 'invite' him to Caiyang, I think there will be a great chance that Zhao Ying will defect."
Yanqu is a small village located in Deng County, equivalent to the relationship between Chongling and Caiyang.
Liu Xiuxiao asked: "Please?" If you want to get Zhao Ying's family to Caiyang, you will definitely not be able to invite them, and you can only use robbery.
Yan Guang smiled and said: "I think the news that Caiyang was captured by our army has already reached the county and city by now."
Everyone nodded, indicating that they were right. Yan Guang asked: "Lord, if you were Zhen Fu, how would you respond now?"
Captain Liang Qiuci and the main force of the county army are in the north of Nanyang County, not in the county city. As the prefect, Zhen Fu is almost like a bare commander. His current means of resisting Zhu Tiandu's troops are very limited, and he can only rely on local counties. The power of government.
But the fighting ability and fighting will of the county soldiers are not as good as those of the county army. When the Zhutiandu tribe comes to attack in a large scale, how many county magistrates can there be? The county captain dares to lead the county soldiers to fight against the Zhutiandu tribe?
Liu Xiu rolled his eyes and said quietly: "If I were Zhen Fu, I would send people now to bring the families of county magistrates and county captains from various places to the county town. It is called protection, but in fact it is to threaten and force the local people.
The county magistrate and county lieutenant must fight to the death with our army."
Yan Guang nodded with a smile and said: "That's right! If what I expected is correct, the people sent by Zhenfu to Deng County, Xiangxiang, and Tongling are already on their way. Deng County, Xiangxiang, and Tongling are interconnected with each other.
Cai Yang is surrounded by the power of a corner. It can be said that whether these three places can be defended is crucial to the situation in Nanyang and even whether it can inhibit the expansion of Zhu Tiandu. Regardless of the counties in these three places,
Order, if the county captain has any objection, just in case, Zhenfu will send someone to pick up their family members as soon as possible."
Liu Xiu nodded thoughtfully, thinking that Yan Guang's analysis was reasonable. He said: "In this case, I should leave now, and I can't delay for a moment!"
Yan Guang said: "I will go with the Lord."
"This..." In fact, Liu Xiu is not willing to let Yan Guang go to the battlefield. Yan Guang is a Taoist who pays attention to self-cultivation. But when he goes to the battlefield, he will inevitably hurt and kill people, and his hands will inevitably be covered with blood.
, this not only goes against Yan Guang’s character, but also harms his practice.
As a friend, confidant, and brother, you cannot just let others measure you, but never measure others yourself.
Seeing the embarrassment on Liu Xiu's face, Yan Guang thought about it for a moment and understood what Liu Xiu was thinking.
He said with deep feeling: "I am very grateful to my lord for my strength, but from the day I decided to assist my lord, I have already considered what will happen in the future. My lord does not need to worry about me."
Liu Xiu felt warm and said to Yan Guang: "Ziling, thank you."
That night, Liu Xiu borrowed a dozen war horses from his eldest brother Liu Yan, took the lead and rushed to Deng County overnight.
The people going with Liu Xiu include Yan Guang, Gai Yan, Feng Yi, Fu Jun, Li Tong, Jiuer and others. Deng Yu will lead three hundred brothers to go out early tomorrow morning, while Deng Chen is left behind in Caiyang by Liu Xiu.
Let him follow Liu Yan to assist him.
As for Li Yi, he offered to stay in Caiyang without Liu Xiu having to say anything.
Li Yi didn't follow Liu Xiu to Deng County, not because he thought the trip was dangerous or because he lacked courage, but because he felt there was no future. The leader of the Zhutiandu tribe was Liu Yan, not Liu Xiu. When it came to choosing the lord, of course he had to choose
Liu Yan, not Liu Xiu.
Very utilitarian, but then again, Li Yi is a person who is eager for quick success.
From Caiyang to Deng County, there is a distance of 1,500 or 60 miles. Liu Xiu and others traveled all night. In just one night, they covered 60 to 70 miles. When it got daylight, Liu Xiu and others
Dismount and rest.
People, covered with dust, sat on the ground one by one, wiping the sweat from their faces with sweat towels, while horses grazed beside them.
Liu Xiu took a deep breath, leaned against a big tree, raised his head and looked at the sky, and said, "At this time, it's almost time for Zhonghua to leave the city."
Yan Guang handed the water bag to Liu Xiu and sighed: "Zhonghua's task is not easy either. He has to lead the brothers to cover a distance of 150 to 60 miles in three days, and he must march at least fifty miles every day.
Here!"
A daily march of more than fifty miles can definitely be regarded as a forced march. Even the well-trained capital army would find it difficult to achieve this.
A Scud army that can march three hundred times a day will only appear in romance novels and novels. In reality, it is difficult for even cavalry to march three hundred times a day. Unless they don't eat, drink, or sleep, the troops and horses will not be tired.
Just keep running forward.
Liu Xiu nodded and said, "Indeed."
He took the water bag, took a sip of water, and said, "If everything goes well, we can arrive in Deng County tonight. I hope that when we get to Yanqu, the people from Zhenfu haven't arrived there yet."
Jiu'er came over, handed Liu Xiu a piece of dry food, and said, "Master, please have some food!"
Liu Xiu thanked him with a smile, took the dry food, and swallowed it in his stomach after a few mouthfuls.
Jiu'er looked at Yan Guang, curled his lips and said, "Yan Guang, aren't you good at pinching and calculating? Can you figure it out, can we get to Yanqu before the people in Zhenfu?"
After hearing what he said, everyone looked at Yan Guang happily. The latter actually pinched his fingers seriously. He calculated for a long time before slowly uttering: "It's hard to say."
Jiu'er almost vomited blood, while Liu Xiu and others laughed. Jiu'er rolled his eyes at Yan Guang angrily, and said angrily: "I knew you were also a liar!"
Yan Guang shook his head and said politely: "Otherwise! Everything in the world changes endlessly and follows many trajectories. I have understood the secrets of heaven and will not reveal them to you. You will continue to follow your original trajectory. What I have understood
The secret of heaven will not change in any way. Once I reveal the secret of heaven to you and let you know what will happen in the future, your trajectory will naturally change. In this way, things in the future will also change accordingly. I understand
The secret is no longer accurate."
Jiu'er was confused by Yan Guang's words. After pondering for a long time, she asked suspiciously: "What do you mean?"
Yan Guang smiled and said: "For example, I can calculate that through hard work, you will become rich and powerful in your future life, and I will tell you this. And you know that you will be rich and powerful in the future. Now
If you give up all your efforts, it is conceivable that you will only achieve nothing in the future. Don't be superstitious about fortune telling. Even if there is an expert who can understand your destiny, he will not tell you because it is harming you!
For cultivators, that is damaging their own practice."
When Liu Xiu and others heard this, they all looked thoughtful. Jiuer scratched his hair and asked cautiously: "Taoist Master Yan, do you mean that I can be rich in the future?"
Yan Guang looked up and smiled and said: "Miss Jiu'er, I am talking about an example. I am making an analogy."
"Then...are you saying that I will be poor in the future?" Jiuer's eyes widened and he asked persistently.
Yan Guang couldn't resist Jiu'er's nonsense and alternative thinking. He waved his hand and said with a smile: "Miss Jiu'er, just think that I didn't say anything."
"But you just said clearly that I will be rich and powerful in the future."
Yan Guang sighed and looked at Liu Xiu for help. He rarely had no way to deal with anyone, and Jiu'er was one of them. Liu Xiu smiled, stood up, and said, "Everyone has had enough rest, right? Keep on going!"
He took two steps and saw that Jiu'er was still pestering Yan Guang and asking questions. He took Jiu'er's arm and said, "Okay, what Ziling means is that you may become rich and powerful in the future.
You will be in poverty, the key depends on how much effort you put in now."
Jiuer blinked and said, "Doesn't this mean you didn't say anything?"
Liu Xiu smiled on his back, got on his horse, waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"
