In addition to the 100-meter-thick quenched gold placer layer at the bottom of the hanging lake at the source of the Luhe River, Lucheng, as the first stop from the Xixia Corridor into the Pinglu Oasis, is the only pass of the Jinyan Trade Road; in the territory of the Xiqiang Kingdom, Lucheng is second only to Wangcheng in terms of population size and wealth. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

If it is said that the Elite Capital Protectorate can only occupy one city in the Pinglu Great Oasis, the best choice is Lucheng; no matter how weak the Ye clan is, it is impossible to give up the royal city.

However, judging from the situation collected by Du Linan, the Demon God Temple and the Tibetan Qiang Kingdom, which supported the rebellion of Zhang Xiong, Kong Peng and other thieves behind the scenes, have also been deployed in Lucheng for a long time, with the strength of the elite army and the remnants of the Ye family, no matter what means are used, it is extremely difficult to take Lucheng, and if you are not careful, it may completely push the large and small forces of Lucheng into the arms of Zhang, Kong and other traitors.

Chen Hai did not retreat from the plan, but asked Du Linan what he had to do to reduce the layout of the Demon God Temple and the Tibetan Qiang Kingdom in Lucheng.

"Zhou Gu Zhang Zhao Yang five surnames, although the joint self-preservation, impartiality, intended to be between the Ye family and the traitor, but in the final analysis, even the Lucheng Zhang family, which is the most entangled with the traitor Zhang Xiong, is unwilling to cut off the business road with Hexi. This year, the loss of the five surnames is not small,"

Du Linan sat up straight, if he changed someone else, he would not be so positive, but Chen Hai had created too many miracles in his hands, Du Linan knew that if he could help the elite army to capture Lucheng, it would be a miracle for him personally, enough to offset the clan's resentment against him, and said,

"In addition, the five surnames of Zhou Gu, Zhang and Zhao Yang are not monolithic, but they have restrained each other in the past 20 years, and they have ruled Lucheng together. ”

Chen Hai nodded, knowing that Du Linan's strategy was to divide the five surnames, choose a collaborator from the five surnames, pry open the defense of Lucheng from the inside, or take Lucheng with lightning speed, and destroy the Demon God Temple and the layout of the Tibetan Qiang Kingdom in Lucheng with thunder.

Next, Du Linan analyzed the possible attitudes of the five surnames in Lucheng for Chen Hai one by one, the core characters of the five surnames, and which people are more likely to be co-opted by the Elite Protectorate.

Qi Hanjiang was initially wary of Du Linan and contemptuous, but after hearing his words, he had to admit that compared with those arrogant and arrogant sect lords, Du Linan did have his advantages.

In addition, Chen Hai entered Lucheng with Miao Xiong, He Dechang, and He Chengzhang, and they were able to hide from Du Linan's ears and eyes, which shows that Du Linan presided over the Taiwei Hall, although the available manpower was limited, but the work was still very meticulous.

Liu Hanjiang felt that Du Linan's strategy was worth a try, patted his thigh and said: "Xu is a promise, don't worry that these turtle grandsons will not take the bait." ”

Chen Hai was able to quickly control the situation in Montenegro, and he also made a promise to Deng Tong'er and the Han family, helping the surnames Deng and Han to become clans in Montenegro, so that he was supported by the Han family and Deng Tong'er.

Chen Hai pondered for a while, and said to Du Linan: "Lucheng is prosperous because of business, and the dependence on business is important, this is the biggest difference between Lucheng and other cities in Pinglu, and it is also the key reason why we focus on Lucheng, but Du Zhi, which of the five clans do you think is most likely to do its best to cooperate with us without reservation?"

"The Zhang clan of Lucheng is a side branch of the Zhang clan of Tianai Mountain, Zhang Xiong rebelled, and the Zhang clan of Lucheng advocated rebellion, so we can't expect them to cooperate with us without reservation," Du Linan said, "The two surnames of the Zhang family and the Zhou family fought two years ago for the water source of the Nanyan stream in the southeast of the Luhe River, and they killed and injured more than 100 clansmen, and they had a deep grudge. Regardless of the Zhang family, then the Zhou family is a suitable object. In addition, Zhao Jin, the head of the Zhao family, whose grandmother was the daughter of a merchant in Tianshui County, Yanzhou, had a quarter of Yanzhou's blood in his body, and his practice and daily life all admired the culture and habits of the Yanzhou Xuanxiu sect, and he was also a possible target for wooing - as for whether to choose the Zhou family or the Zhao family, it was all up to the envoy to decide. ”

Such a big chip can only be opened to one family, and in the end, choose the Zhou family or the Zhao family, Du Linan abides by his duty, only provides advice, and in the end, it is Chen Hai who has to make the decision.

"If the surnames of Zhao Zhou are easy to win over, I believe that the Demon God Temple will also be vigilant and precautionary, and the Lucheng Zhang family is likely to have been co-opted by the Demon God Temple at this time, and they are ready to be the internal response of Zhang and Kong's rebellion. Chen Hai didn't think things were too simple.

"Even if the Demon God Temple has already taken precautions, there is no hindrance," Du Linan said, "Even inducing the Demon God Temple to attack Zhao Zhou and the two surnames in advance, as long as it can disrupt the situation of the five surnames in Lucheng, I believe it can also create an opportunity for the elite army to attack and seize Lucheng." ”

Qi Hanjiang's eyes began to change again at this time, thinking that this kid might not necessarily want to win over the two surnames of Zhao Zhou, in fact, as long as they made a move on their side, successfully separated the relationship between the five surnames in Lucheng, and completely messed up and messed up the situation in Lucheng, their goal would have been achieved.

"Okay, Director Du, you arrange for me to meet with Zhao Jin. Chen Hai looked at the information of the Zhou and Zhao clans again, and said with determination.

"Ah......" Du Linan was stunned and hesitated for a long time and said, "Although Zhao Jin is easy to woo, he is not completely sure, the envoy is too dangerous to see Zhao Jin at this time." ”

Du Linan offered this strategy, mainly because he wanted to separate the five surnames, thinking that as long as he could put a nail between the five surnames, and even induce the master of the Demon God Temple lurking in Lucheng to attack Zhao Jin and the children of the Zhao family, it would be successful, but he did not think about letting Chen Hai meet Zhao Jin, the head of the Zhao family, directly.

It's too sinister.

This is in Lucheng, where the children of the Zhao family gather.

Zhao Jin himself was a powerhouse in the late stage of the Ming Realm realm, and it was impossible for them to invite Zhao Jin to come out to meet alone; if Chen Hai went to Zhao Jin's mansion to meet alone, what would Zhao Jin do if he detained Chen Hai?

This is most likely to happen.

Zhao Jin and the Zhao family themselves have several choices, and the final decision is nothing more than to maximize the interests of the Zhao family.

If Chen Hai went straight into the tiger's den and sent himself to Zhao Jin, then Chen Hai would become the most important bargaining chip in Zhao Jin's hands in exchange for the reward of the Demon God Temple and the Demon God Temple's support for the Zhao family to take charge of Lucheng alone, and there would be no need to risk trading with the elite army and Hexi.

Chen Hai said with a resolute gaze: "If you don't enter the tiger's den, it will be difficult to catch the tiger." You can arrange for me to meet with Zhao Jin and see how Zhao Jin reacts. ”

Chen Hai knew that the fundamental purpose of Du Linan's strategy was to muddy the water in Lucheng, but when the water in Lucheng would be muddy, the timing was difficult to grasp.

Once Lucheng fell into chaos, Zhang and Kong rebelled and seized the Xiqiang King City, and gathered 60,000 or 70,000 soldiers and horses in more than 300 li, and they were more able to seize the opportunity and send troops to occupy Lucheng as soon as possible;

"Is it okay to meet at Tianhang Lake?" Du Linan still felt that Chen Hai could not be allowed to enter the Du clan's mansion to meet Du Jin, so they would not be able to seize the initiative at all.

Chen Hai nodded and agreed with Du Linan's suggestion, he was not a casual risk-taker.

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Negotiate with Du Linan, hand over the other manpower here to Du Linan to call, Chen Hai and Qi Hanjiang rushed out of Lucheng before dark.

The Demon God Temple has long been deployed in Lucheng, and there are two strong men in the caravan stranded in Lucheng in the Changle City Lord's Mansion alone, so that Du Linan can't see through the depths, and those two people are also figures in the late stage of the Mingqi Realm or even a half-step Dan level.

If the Demon God Temple still has manpower and lurks in other stranded caravans, the number of elites deployed in Lucheng by the Demon God Temple may be far beyond Chen Hai's imagination, and they will inevitably send people to keep an eye on the movements of Wuqiao Lane - once Chen Hai's whereabouts are leaked, only a dozen people from Qi Hanjiang and the low-level disciples of the Taiwei Guild Hall will not be able to protect Chen Hai's safety.

Wu Meng and Ge Tong may not be able to rush to Lucheng to meet Chen Hai until the day after tomorrow.

Chen Hai and Qi Hanjiang led two thin horses along the west bank of the Lu River and headed for the north mountain of Wusheling Mountain.

The sky was dark, and the sky was covered with dense clouds in the shape of fish scales, as if a rainstorm was waiting for them.

Chen Hai stood on the bank of the Deer River, looked up at the fish scale-like rain clouds, sighed slightly, and his face looked a little hesitant.

"Master, what are you sighing at this time?" Qi Hanjiang asked, he had been by Chen Hai's side for several years, and he was used to seeing Chen Hai's frequent plots and decisive killings, since he decided to meet with Zhao Jin at this time, he didn't know why Chen Hai was a little hesitant.

"The Demon God Temple has returned, and I am regaining control of the countries in the Eastern Regions of Jinzhou, I am stopping them at this time, I don't know if this matter is good or bad. Chen Hai said.

"What is the Demon God Temple, they want to control the countries of the Eastern Regions of Jinzhou, why do we want to let them?" Qi Hanjiang said puzzled.

Chen Hai smiled slightly, and at this time, he couldn't explain the secret of the Blood Cloud Wasteland to Qi Hanjiang.

The Demon God Temple used to be the highest sect in the Eastern Regions of Jinzhou, and it was also worshiped as the suzerain by the vassal states of the Eastern Regions of Jinzhou, but in the battle of Emperor Yitian's Western Expedition, the strength of the Demon God Temple was too lost, and in the end, only three Dao Dan Realm figures were left to lead the disciples to retreat into the Dajin Mountain in the south of the Tibetan and Qiang Kingdom to recuperate, and they also lost control of the Jinzhou States.

This time, on the surface, it seemed that the Tibetan Qiang Kingdom was secretly doing things and destroying the marriage between Hexi and the Western Qiang Kingdom, but after hearing Du Linan say that Lucheng was hiding two characters at the peak of the Ming Realm and even half a step Dao Dan, Chen Hai was convinced that it was actually the Demon God Temple who couldn't wait to make a comeback from Dajin Mountain.

At this time, there are still four Dao Dan realm powerhouses in the Tibetan and Qiang Kingdom, and there may be more characters in the half-step Dao Dan level, but these characters are all the core and soul figures of the clan of the Tibetan and Qiang Kingdom, and they should not easily give up their noble status and lurk in Lucheng in person.

Just like Dong Pu, even if he went to Montenegro to meet Ye Qinglin temporarily, after the meeting, he rushed back to Tieliuling to preside over military and political affairs, only Ge Xuanqiao was relatively idle and could stay in Montenegro as a guest.

At this time, the two characters lurking in Lucheng must also be relatively idle cultivators in the Demon God Temple, so they can get out and hide in Lucheng and wait for the situation to change.