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"Lu Yu~"

"The last one will be in~"

"Immediately, order your headquarters to rush to Liyang from the south. If you encounter a small group of enemy troops along the way, be sure to defeat them. Don't delay the march!"

"Abide by the order~"

"Fengshou Nian~"

"The last one will be here!"

"You lead 20,000 troops to follow the Ganzhou River to clear up suspicious enemies. If you encounter a large number of enemy troops, you can form a formation to meet them!"

"Abide by the order!"

"Meng Gong, Cheng Buzhi~"

"The last one will be in~"

"Your 5,000 new troops follow Lu Yu's troops to ensure the unobstructed road in the rear..."

"Abide by the order!"

"Chen Qing, Chu Zijun~"

"The last one will be here!"

"You two cavalrymen quickly broke into the territory of Zhuozhou as quickly as possible. Be sure to occupy the favorable terrain of Zhuozhou before the enemy can react!"

"The last general will receive the order!"

"Wu Zhenying!"

"The last one will be here!"

"You will lead 30,000 troops to advance slowly. After the two generals Chen and Chu control Zhuozhou, they will quickly set up camp on the border of Shangling. They will never let the enemy take advantage of the opportunity!"

"The last general will receive the order!"

"The other generals, together with this military supervisor, will slowly advance according to the original plan!"

"Abide by the order!"

On February 21st, early in the morning, after learning about Shangling from Xu Wenjing's place, Liu Ce immediately made corresponding arrangements and divided his troops to advance towards Shangling.

The news sent by Guo Xiaoru made Liu Ce know very clearly that there must be a fierce battle between him and Pei Ji. Only by gaining enough advantages at the fastest speed can the possible accidents be minimized.

After Liu Ce issued the order, Wu Sidao, who was standing beside him, said: "Mr. Military Governor, you must always pay attention to the direction of Xuanwu Pass to avoid any abnormal movements in the Monroe..."

Liu Ce nodded and said, "Yes, Xuanwu Pass is the gateway to the Central Plains to resist the Monroe people, so I have to be careful..."

He thought about it carefully and turned his attention to Han Feng: "Han Feng, you can take all the troops in the headquarters to go to Xuanwu Pass immediately. Be sure to cooperate with Han Kuang. Zhang Dingbian closely monitors the movements of the Mengluo people. If necessary, you can do your own..."

Han Feng bowed and took the order loudly: "Abide by the order!"

After Han Feng left, Wu Sidao said again: "Mr. Military Governor, if as Guo Xiaoru said, once a family alliance is formed, the situation will be in danger. Now one person should be sent to negotiate to prevent them from being connected to the front line..."

Liu Ce shook his head: "Don't act rashly for the time being. If they want to join, let them join..."

Wu Sidao was stunned and asked curiously: "Mr. Military Governor, I don't know what you mean?"

Liu Ce chuckled: "You will know in the future that if you destroy their alliance now, the effect will probably not be able to meet the expectations of this military governor.

The most urgent thing is to go straight to Shangling first. It is not too late to make other plans after you have a deep understanding of Pei Ji's strength..."

Wu Sidao thought for a while: "Since the military governor has already made a mistake, my subordinates will not say anything more. Without further ado, I will help the battalions prepare to set off..."

After saying that, Wu Sidao bowed and turned around and walked out of Weiyuan City.

As soon as Wu Sidao left, Xu Wenjing came to Liu Ce with a pile of account books in her hand and said:

"Mr. Military Governor, my subordinates have seen it. These are the income and expenditure books on Zhangjiashou Mansion. After a rough calculation, the average annual additional income and expenditure of the Governor's Office is 5.7 million taels of silver is unknown. Please check it out yourself..."

After hearing this, Liu Ce took the account book, looked through a few pages casually, and said with a sneer: "Military advisor, what's the use of telling me the military advisor now? The people of Zhang Jiashou fled to Shangling to take refuge. Could it be that they would have to go to Pei Ji's place to start a military campaign and ask for punishment?"

Xu Wenjing smiled mysteriously: "Mr. Military Governor, this account book is a good thing that can be used, and we are also famous for our masters..."

"Um?"

When Liu Ce heard this, he frowned, opened the account book and looked carefully for a few pages. After a long time, he finally understood what Xu Wenjing said and nodded slightly.

"Stay it first, and do it together when necessary..."

After throwing the account book back to Xu Wenjing's hand, Liu Ce strode away from the Governor's Office.

...

On the second day of the third month, Liyang Capital, Jinyang City.

"Report to General Zhou, I found that a large Far East Army approaching on the Liyang border was less than thirty miles..."

"What? Far East Army? It's so outrageous!"

On the main case of the General's Office, a man with a beard on his face slapped the table and stood up.

This great man was named Zhou Gui, who was a general under Pei Qing and was ordered to stay in Liyang.

Since the Hua family's power in Liyang was uprooted by Liu Ce, the Pei family took over the Liyang group and took over and controlled Liyang as quickly as possible. After the news that Liu Ce was going to take charge of the eight northern provinces came out, a battalion of troops was dispatched here to guard the accident.

Zhou Gui shouted: "Immediately guide the troops and hurry to the border town. I will not believe it anymore. With me, Zhou Gui, here, Liu Ce dares to take the initiative to invade the territory? Put on my armor immediately!"

"General, please wait..." A scholar in the office quickly persuaded him: "Who is coming, what is the purpose, how many soldiers and horses, we have rushed to fight before we can find out. It is not a wise move..."

Zhou Gui's face darkened when he heard this, and he said to the scholar: "Universal Imperial Examination, you a stinky scholar, oppose me every day. I think that the same scholar family serves Governor Pei, is tolerant, but you know nothing about the marching and war!

As you said, wait until you find out everything before making arrangements, I am afraid that the entire Liyang will give up someone!”

After saying that, Zhou Gui waved his hand and the guards outside his sect shouted: "Transfer our military orders and immediately guide the troops to the border city to fight the enemy!"

The universal edict waited for further persuasion, but met Zhou Gui's fierce look, and he couldn't help but shrink his neck and stopped persuading each other.

...

Outside the Liyang Border City, Lu Yu's troops traveled day and night. In just over ten days, they crossed the Ganzhou Road and arrived at the gate of Liyang Border City.

"Is this the Liyang Provincial Border Town Fortress?"

Lu Yu stroked the long black beard on his chest and looked at the ruined Tucheng, a hundred steps away from his eyes. Danfeng's eyes kept rising and falling slightly, and his pupils were full of disdain.

Ding Nian, who had been promoted to the banner chief, heard Lu Yu whisper and hurriedly said to him: "General Lu, isn't this expected? All the aristocratic families in various places are maggots with bones. They only know how to get people's fat and ointment, so how could they spend time stepping up the garrison fortifications?"

Lu Yu nodded and shook his long beard on his chest: "Hmph, all the major families in the Central Plains are all incompetent rats. This time, he entered the pass with the Military Supervisor, and then he realized that the gap between them and the Military Supervisor was like a bright moon and fireflies.

It is incomparable. Only by letting the military governor take over the eight provinces in the northern region can the people here truly live a good life. By the way, who is the general who guards this remnant city now..."

Ding Nian said: "According to information from the Intelligence Department, the general who is guarding this border city is now called Lin Ye'an, and the chief general in charge of all military affairs in Liyang is called Zhou Gui. He is the first powerful general in Shangling and one of the eight tigers under Pei Qing..."

"Eight Tigers? The First Fierce General? Humph!"

When Lu Yu heard this, he didn't wait for Ding Nian to finish speaking, and his face showed an extremely dissatisfied expression.

"A group of shameless rats dare to be so arrogant. What are the Eight Tigers, the No. 1 General, first ask if the Yanyue Sword in his hand will agree!"

When Ding Nian heard this, he immediately stopped saying anything. He was a boss, and he was considerate and willing to share the joys and sorrows. He had a very arrogant personality and did not take his opponent into consideration easily.

Now when he heard that someone dared to call himself the Eight Tigers and the No. 1 general, his face was full of dissatisfaction...

"Squeak ~~"

At this moment, the closed border gate opened. Lu Yu and Ding Nian looked at each other, but saw a general wearing armor running towards Lu Yu in a panic.

When the general led the way to ten steps away from Lu Yu, he stopped and knelt down on one knee, bowed and said loudly: "Even Lin Ye'an, I'll welcome the general into the city!"

"You are Lin Ye'an?" Lu Yu stroked his long beard, looked at the eyes of his jaws, and asked in a deep voice, "I ask you, why don't you resist and open the city gate and let us enter the pass?"

Lin Yean lowered his head and said, "The elite troops in the Far East have come here, and they will eventually defeat thousands of old and weak people in the city, and they will not dare to hit the stone with eggs..."

"Ha..." Lu Yu laughed contemptuously when he heard this, "Surrender before the battle, should you say you are aware of the current affairs or are you greedy for life and afraid of death?

For generals, they should be in a position of a sword and a horse. Even if they are weak, they should use the courage they should have to lead the soldiers to fight with the strong enemy to the end.

Instead of taking the initiative to surrender, it is shameful!"

Lin Yean listened to Lu Yu's words and was extremely ashamed. He did not dare to look up at him. He could only whisper: "What the general said is very true. The general has no ambitions and is really not worthy of being a general..."

Ding Nian beside Lu Yu was really unable to bear it anymore, so he hurriedly comforted Lin Yean: "General Lin knows the general and knows how to advance and retreat. It is really admirable. When the military governor arrives, he will definitely reward General Lin. It is getting late, so let's take me to the city to rectify quickly..."

Lin Yean felt a little better when he heard this, so he hurriedly bowed and said, "Please follow the general to the city immediately. Everything inside has been arranged..."

Ding Nian nodded and looked at Lu Yu on the side, but saw Lu Yu closing his eyes and gently caressing his long beard. Without saying a word, he had no intention of responding to Lin Yean.

In desperation, Ding Nian had to pluck up the courage to say to Lu Yu: "General Lu, go to the city, don't delay the orders of the military governor..."

Lu Yu opened his eyes, glanced at Ding Nian, and said softly: "Then let's follow you. Let's rest for half a day before entering the city. Order that the Liyang border city has been taken down, so they don't worry too much..."

"Half a day?" Ding Nian was stunned when he heard this. "Our army has traveled 120 miles a day in a few days, and now it is full of people and horses. It's not too late to rest for a whole day before traveling..."

"Soldiers are very fast. After taking Jinyang, it is not too late to rest. This is a military order and you must not violate it. Go to the city!"

After Lu Yu issued the order in an unquestionable tone, he pulled the reins and rode towards the border town first.

But before the army entered the city, another person in the city gate ran to the front of the formation in a hurry and said to Lin Yean: "General Lin, it's not good. Zhou Gui led tens of thousands of troops to the border city, less than fifty miles away..."

"What, why is it so fast? What should I do..." Lin Yean was so scared that he was at a loss when he heard this.

"What's the matter panic?"

Seeing Lin Yean's anxious expression, Lu Yu asked out loud.
Chapter completed!