When he opened the letter, he found that Wang Mu had roughly guessed the strategy he was going to use and asked him to act as soon as possible. This time at Nanyuguan, Lu Zhiying was on guard, and the defenders at Lingguan might be strengthened.
After sending away the messenger, Chen Hongyu immediately ordered the army to prepare and ordered people to always pay attention to the head of Lingguan City.
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In the spirit gate, Xu Fan looked at the young man in front of him, his face ugly and said: "What, the teacher doesn't even believe me?"
Seeing this, Tian Yu hurriedly said: "Brother, please don't think so. You also know that our Lantai School is a mixed bag. That Zong Cong is not from Jizhou. He has conflicts with many senior brothers on weekdays, but his talents are indeed good." , only then did the teacher rely on him, and ordered him to guard Nanyuguan this time.
Senior brother, you were born in Bazhou, and you are one of the disciples who has been with the teacher the longest. The teacher sees your dedication and ability, how can he doubt you?"
After listening to Tian Yu's persuasion, Xu Fan's expression softened and he said: "Junior brother, don't blame me for reacting like this. Nanyuguan just fell, and you came here with a group of Lantai warriors trained by teachers. I didn't think clearly for a while, so I felt a little aggrieved.
However, why did the teacher send you here this time?
The four checkpoints in the three states of Bayu, except for those like Nanyuguan, are absolutely impossible to capture. Teacher is facing off against the main force this time, so why divide the troops here."
Seeing that Xu Fan had calmed down, Tian Yu breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "It is not easy to train Lantai warriors. Even if the teacher swept through the two states of Hebei and Ji, more than ten thousand Lantai warriors were trained.
The reason why the teacher asked me to bring five hundred troops here this time is that each of these warriors is enough to be worth ten. In case the frontier army led by Zhou Yu attacks, it is best to use them to defend the city. After all, the frontier army has been fighting for years. Not low in power.
On the other hand, the teacher expected that many people in your clan may have complaints against our Seven Killers Army due to many things in the past, and may rebel. Senior brother, you do not have many direct lineage forces that you can truly trust.
With these Lantai warriors and some junior brothers I brought, senior brother, you can replace all the key positions with your own men."
Hearing this, a warm color appeared on Xu Fan's face.
Back then, he was just an unappreciated concubine in the Xu family. It was only with the guidance of his teacher that he could become what he is today. Compared with his family, he was closer to the Lantai School.
However, although he took the position of head of the family with the help of his teacher, his background cannot be changed after all, which already made some of his direct descendants dissatisfied. The defeat of the Seven Killing Army and their return to defend the three counties of Bayu has made many people in the clan dissatisfied. Complain.
In the past few days, he had also noticed something was wrong. However, no matter how big the Lantai School was, there were not many who were truly capable.
The more than 10,000 men and horses in this spiritual pass, except for some junior brothers, most of them still have to rely on their clansmen to control them.
Among these tribesmen, except for a few who were born from sidelines and thus became his direct descendants, most of them were genuine direct descendants of the Xu family. Although they also obeyed his orders, they were not considered true direct descendants after all.
Although he was not too worried, Tian Yu's arrival with this group of people would make his control over the spiritual pass even stronger.
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Lingguan County, Xu family.
Xu You filled the teacups in front of the old men beside him, and then said: "I have made it very clear about the cause and effect. Everyone must have heard of Zhou Yu's reputation. Since he has promised, as long as we Help us take down the spirit pass, so that the past events of our Xu family can be forgotten. What are you uncles still hesitating about?"
"This!" One of the old men hesitated and said, "That being said, but..."
Before he finished speaking, the old man was directly interrupted, and Xu You's eyes were bright: "Fourth uncle, it took many ancestors hundreds of years of hard work to bring our Xu family to where it is today, but most of my Xu family's savings at the beginning of the uprising were already gone.
Buried by Xu Fan.
Even if Lu Zhiying can win the world, don't you uncles know what he stands for? Everyone is equal? Ridiculous! Do you uncles think that the family fortune that the ancestors of the Xu family have worked so hard for will be lost in our hands?
Will future generations also be reduced to common people who are not even poor?
What's more, a few months ago, the Seven Killers Army began to suffer continuous defeats, and now they can only retreat to the three counties of Bayu. Yesterday, they even lost the Nanyu Pass.
Xu Fan is willing to stay on the ship of the Seven Killers, which is about to be silenced, but I, the Xu family, cannot be buried with him.
Now with Zhou Yu's guarantee, as long as we help him win the spiritual pass, we can save the Xu family. Moreover, Zhou Yu was born in a county magistrate's family and is a disciple of a general. As long as we can establish this relationship, there is no chance that we will let him.
The Xu family has reached a higher level."
When Xu You finished speaking, the old man who was interrupted by him tapped the crutch in his hand hard and said angrily: "You brat, why are you so anxious? How can we elders not be able to see this clearly after living so long?
Do we still need you to teach?
I just wanted to say that we need to be more secretive. After all, Xu Fan has also had many direct descendants in the clan over the years. When contacting the clan members, please also contact the people who are interested in Xu Fan, otherwise the news will be exposed.
We can't resist the prepared Xu Fan."
Hearing this, Xu You looked embarrassed. He had preconceptions before, but now he can understand after thinking about it carefully.
These elders first supported Xu Fan because of the Lantai School. Later, all the Lantai School rebelled, and the Xu family had no choice but to be tied to this chariot. After all, the Seven Killing Army swept through most of Jizhou at that time, so naturally these elders also
No action was taken.
Even when the Seven Killing Army retreated to the three counties of Bayu, these elders did not have many other ideas.
After all, the Xu family was originally from aboriginal origins, so they naturally knew that the three counties of Bayu and Chongqing were steep and dangerous, and it was very likely that the Seven Killing Army had separatized the three counties.
However, once the Nanyu Pass is broken, the Seven Killers Army will inevitably come to an end. Coupled with Zhou Yu's promise, these elders naturally made up their minds decisively.
He had previously acted like this because of the past behavior of his elders, thinking that his fourth uncle needed to refute.
At this moment, a person hurriedly came from outside the door.
"Sir, Mr. Lantai sent several disciples and five hundred Lantai warriors to Lingguan. Now, the five hundred warriors are outside the city. As for the general, Tian Yu has gone to Lingguan to meet Xu Fang."
Xu You and his uncles looked at each other, and they all saw the urgency in each other's eyes.
"It must have been the incident at Nanyuguan that made Lu Zhiying wary. These Lantai warriors and those disciples must be used to guard against my Xu family. After all, many direct clan members now hold important positions in the garrison." Xu You paused.
, sighed and continued: "Now I can only rely on your uncles to contact you brothers secretly as elders."
"Don't worry, my uncle and father won't be suspicious if he wants to see his son. What's more, we old guys have always been honest in the past."