Chapter 83 - Separation of troops
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" I cried out and woke up. I was dreaming just now. I sat in a daze, panting. I was amazed at the nightmare I had just experienced.
I also didn't know how long I sat there in a daze. Chen Zhi, Li Xiong and Zhang Tie came in together, Chen Zhi said loudly: "That's great! Shi Xie has been tricked! He led the troops back to defend himself! Yu Lin's County is empty, let's go and attack Yu Lin's County! " I was silent. "Wait," I said. I'm afraid there's a trick to it! " Chen Zhi said, "Don't wait anymore! Tell the army to depart quickly! " I said helplessly, "Alright then!"
At this time, Xuan Liu entered the tent and said: "I wonder why the flagpole of the army's commander flag was broken by a gust of wind for no reason! According to reason, there shouldn't be wind! " I asked in shock, "Did the flag really break from the sudden gust of wind?" Xuan Liu replied seriously: "Yes! It's absolutely true! " I lowered my head and thought for a while before I said, "The flagpole of the Commander Flag was blown away by a gust of wind for no reason? Wait for me to divine it! "
So I used Yi Xin to calculate and turned pale with fright, "As expected! If we go attack Yu Lin County, we will definitely be attacked by his army! According to the rumours, it was a bad omen! Shi Xie might have already seen through our plans, so let's do it! The only thing we can do now is to go and seek refuge with Fan Xin! " Chen Zhi asked: "Before this, you did not say anything, were you afraid of Shi Xie making a move against you?" I nodded. "That's right!" Chen Zhi said: "Then let's see what actions Shi Xie has to take first, and then we can take appropriate measures to deal with Shi Xie!" I nodded. "Alright!"
A few days later, the scout reported, "Shi Xie will gather troops from Yu Lin and the two counties to guard against our army."
Chen Zhi said: "Seems like there's no other way! We can only go and seek refuge with Fan Xin! " I sighed, helpless. "Sigh! This was the only way! Oh! "Oh right, Grandpa Xu is hiding the wealth of our four families. I'm afraid he might not know where we are!" Chen Zhi said, "Don't worry! I will send someone to inform Grandpa Xie! I think that Shi Xie won't be able to catch your unworthy grandfather! " That's good! "That's good!" I was relieved.
With that, I turned around and said to Xuan Liu and Huang Ren: "Generals, the two of you are very prestigious in Jiao Prefecture, so I had no choice but to send you two to Fan Xin to explain your intentions of submitting to him!" Xuan Liu and Huang Ren cupped their hands, "Of course I will try my best! "My lord, please be at ease!"
Thus, Xuan Liu and Huang Ren went to the Nine Genuine County and successfully persuaded Fan Xin to take us in. After Xuan Liu and Huang Ren reported back, I led the troops to the True Nine Prefectures, where taiwai Fan Xin personally came to receive them.
Fan Xin laughed: "Haha... The four famous divine children of the Jiao Prefecture, as well as the Guardsman of Huang and Huang, have actually come to vote for me. This humble one is very happy! With all of you, he would be able to defeat a million strong army! From then on, do I still need to be afraid of that old thief Shi Xie? "Haha!" I looked at Fan Xin with grateful eyes and said: "The defeated army does not deserve to be called a general! Master taiwai is too modest! " Fan Xin made a gesture to invite him in, and said: "Please! I have already prepared a feast for all of you! " I cupped my hands together in thanks, "Thank you, Lord taiwai!" Then, we'll follow Fan Xin to the banquet …
Just like that, we threw ourselves into Fan Xin's hands. And Shi Xie is afraid of Fan Xin joining hands with me, so he doesn't dare to rashly attack the Nine Enlightenment Country.
Half a year passed by in the Revolving Star Passage Technique …
"Big Brother, when Fan Li and the others came to Jiuzhen, they were able to win over the hearts of others. As such, the people loved them greatly! Adding them to that, they were part of the Jiao Prefecture! Moreover, their four families had a lot of wealth, but they didn't offer it up to their big brother. This proved that they weren't truly loyal to him! A dangerous character like this has to be on guard! "
Fan Xin agreed with Shan Miao: "I was worried about that too! But they were famous people! Killing them would only harm their reputation, adding Fan Li's two subordinates, and Zhang Tie, they were truly brave! Chen Zhi is cunning again! As for Xuan Liu and Huang Ren, they were famous throughout the Jiao Prefecture! You can't underestimate your opponent! "
"Li Xiong, I have a plan that will cause them to die a violent death! Think about it, Shi Xie had treated Fan Li and the others as nothing, a thorn in his side, so how could they possibly win against Shi Xie's huge army of tens of thousands of soldiers? So the crime of harming a wise man had fallen onto Shi Xie! It can also weaken some of Shi Xie Army's strength. One stone, three birds, why not? " Fan Xin laughed loudly, "Wonderful! How wonderful! Fan Li! Fan Li, don't blame me for being heartless, but you are just too outstanding! If you don't die, I won't be at ease! "
Fan Li's residence. Li Xiong said to me: "I see that Fan Xin doesn't have the zeal he used to have when he was young. He is always treating us coldly! Furthermore, killing intent could be seen in his eyes! He might even harm us! " I sighed and said, "What else can we do? Who asked us to live under someone else's roof! " Xuan Liu said from the side: "Only mediocre people will not be envied! "If we must blame someone, we can only blame our lord for having such extraordinary talent!" "Sigh!" I sighed again. Huang Ren came in: "My lord, taiwai has a request!" I cupped my fists in salute and said, "Got it! I will go and pay my respects to Master taiwai! "
After a long time, I came back. Everyone gathered around and asked: "Master, why did taiwai call you here?" I sighed heavily and said, "taiwai wanted us to attack Shi Xie together with our troops. Furthermore, he only gave us two months' worth of food!"
Chen Zhi shouted loudly, "What! They want us to fight against Shi Xie's troops who are dozens of times stronger than us, and they only gave us two months' worth of food! It's obvious that they want us to die! " Everyone became excited. "Exactly! That's right! He wanted to borrow a knife to kill someone! Vicious! "
Chen Zhi gritted his teeth and said hatefully, "If you're not kind, then don't blame me for being unjust! "My lord, I have a plan that will save you the trouble and allow you to seize the Nine Prefectures as your base of operations!" Zhang Tie asked urgently: "Oh! Please quickly tell us what tricks second brother has up his sleeves! "
Chen Zhi said: "We will be leaving the division. According to the fixed range, Fan Xin will definitely come to our side. We will take this opportunity to kill him and seize the Nine Enlightenment Country! If he doesn't come to our troop, let our eldest brother or third brother accompany our lord and say that they came out to pay respects to him, and when they see him, we will take this opportunity to kill him! " I shook my head. "It's a good plan, but we've been taken care of by him for the past three months. How can we repay kindness with enmity?" I would rather die than do such an unrighteous thing! " Chen Zhi sighed heavily: "Fourth brother is just too merciful!"
Zhang Tie said: "Are we really going to die like this?" I helplessly replied, "There's no other way! Everyone here is a genius of Wang Zuo, but it's a pity that you followed me wrongly! You all should look for another owner! " Everyone answered firmly, "Even if I die, I want to be with you!" I said emotionally, "Everyone … …" The crowd responded to me with a determined look.
Frowning, I paced back and forth, then sighed. "However, I have an idea. It is very dangerous!" Li Xiong asked urgently: "What way?"
I replied, "We might as well send troops to ambush Yu Lin County. We are very familiar with the terrain there, there are many caves that can directly reach Yu Lin County, the enemy would not easily find them! The chances of success were very high! Furthermore, the forests there have prey to hunt for and the lakes also have fish to catch for food, so food should not be a problem! Moreover, rushing to Yu Lin's side didn't take too long, it was only a few hundred li away. Grandfather Wei had used the wealth of our four families to recruit soldiers and horses, and there were also several hundred people stationed at Yu Lin's mountain. He could coordinate with us and take Yu Lin down unexpectedly from the inside! At that time, we will have a place to stand, and we can think about the future! "
Chen Zhi praised: "Good idea! But we need to leave some people to fake attack Shi Xie to confuse him! If you leave too many people, it might not be enough to take Yu Lin down, but at most four to five hundred people will remain, and Shi Xie will definitely send twenty thousand more people to attack us, so leaving behind people that are extremely dangerous! "
I said sharply, "I must complete this task." Li Xiong anxiously objected: "No way! You are the main general. If something happens to you, what should we do!? Let me do it! " I said gravely, "I am the one who was obliged to do the false attack. This way, Shi Xie would not doubt it! Moreover, Shi Xie thinks that we do not have much food, he might not attack us! Right now, other than this method, I really can't think of any other! " Li Xiong stared at me, hoping that I would change my mind: "Fourth brother, do you really decide like that? This is too dangerous! "Or …"
I smiled. "It's fine!" Big Brother, don't worry! If anything happens, you can just pick a new leader! " When everyone heard my words, their faces were filled with grief.
I looked around and laughed. "Haha! Looking at you guys, I'm just joking! Don't do that! It was decided! Third brother, pick five hundred people for me. Oh right, you all have to leave. I alone will suffice. It's not good if there are more people! You only need to leave behind five hundred people for three months' worth of food! " Everyone: "..."
Li Gang looked at me in shock and thought: "I will sacrifice myself at all costs for my own subordinates! Who else could this world be? Fan Li! He really is a very special person! "
In the end, everyone still couldn't change me, so the matter could only be settled like this.
Shi Xie had indeed dispatched twenty thousand troops, but I made full use of these five hundred soldiers to bluff, causing Shi Xie to think that there were still many people left in Establishment who did not dare to rashly attack. Shi Xie planned to wait until Establishment ran out of food before attacking, thus Shi Xie confronted Establishment for nearly two months.
I looked towards the barracks of the Shi Xie Army and thought to myself: "Sigh! From the looks of it, Shi Xie is going to attack our army, it seems like it's time to disband our troops! Brother, they must have succeeded in taking down Yu Lin! He was really worried! They only had more than two thousand people, even including Grandfather Xie's team, there were not even three thousand people, although Yu Lin's army was only four thousand. However... Sigh! He was still very worried! But if we don't leave now, we'll be surrounded and attacked by the enemy forces! That way, they would be completely annihilated! "Sigh!"
At night, I gathered my men and said, "Brothers, Shi Xie is probably going to attack us soon. I'm going to disband the team. If any of you want to go home, I'll send you a fare! If you want to follow me, then meet up with Yu Lin! Here, I thank my brothers! "Thank you for following me, but I am not a good commander, and have made you suffer!"
Everyone looked at me. "General!" I said with tears in my eyes, "All right! After you receive your money, you can leave! " "We vow to follow the general to the death!" Many people raised their arms and shouted loudly. I was so excited that after a long time, I said, "If that's the case, fine! We divided into zero, and headed towards Yu Lin County! I hope we can meet up at Yu Lin County! " Everyone, "Alright! "Alright!"
Could Fan Li and the rest successfully slip away from Shi Xie's sight? What method would he use?
[Note 1]: Yu Lin County is currently located in the area of the Yulin in Guangxi. There are many mountain caves in Guangxi, and many of them are connected to each other.
The next chapter is brilliant: As the enemy soldiers closed the door, one of them blocked the door with his body so that I could escape, not letting it close, and so I had to go out to close the door, but he was clamped to death by the two doors that were so tightly shut. I looked at him with tears in my eyes. He held out his hand and kept waving. My lord! Go! Run! Li Gang, you have to protect our lord well! My lord, I cannot see the world you are trying to establish! "Yi …" His hand that was covered in tears slowly drooped down, and he lowered his head as well …