Liaocheng, a small room somewhere in the gate tower of the east city.

It's already full of mouthful, eloquent voices

"Luo Yunxiao, this thief is not right...... Wolf Ambition Warrior"

"On the occasion of the death of the ancestors, the party in the army was killed by the same faction and killed Zhongliang, and was able to steal the military horses of his own family"

"It is to drive and coerce loyal people, and to covet the throne for the sake of the tiger......"

"After returning to his own family, he was brutal and tyrannical to the clan, and tried his best to exploit his subordinates and vassals......"

"Everything is private, and the party is doing its best to run a private ......"

"Wantonly buying and selling private official titles and famous instruments,...... atone for their sins by the quantity of materials......"

"It is his own way to die, and my lord is just following the people's hearts and responding to the general trend......"

"This is also the dispute ...... my Luo family"

"Why is Huaizhen involved in it......"

"Now this thief has been ambushed, and the descendants of this family are withering...... and who else will I take from the lord of my house?"

"It is for my lord to raise his arms and respond in all directions, following the Jingyun ......"

"Please also ask the marshal not to be bewitched and lured by some villains, and take the future of the soldiers under his command for a while."

"It has damaged the friendship and alliance between the two families......

"And how to ...... like this"

The person who came was very polite and deferential, introduced himself to the other party's situation and advantages, and then put forward the conditions and requirements straight to the point, hoping that I could look at the past friendship and experience, stay out of the matter as much as possible, and maintain a certain detachment and neutrality for their next actions;

even cooperated with the other party's actions and took the initiative to give up the largest city and capital in eastern Liaodong. And, be willing to pay an adequate price and compensation for it.

For example, all agreements and secret treaties with the former feudal lords remained the same, ceding the land of the three central states of the peninsula south of Jian'an Prefecture, and providing all the expenses and necessities for moving the troops out of the country.

even paid 100,000 yuan of **** money at a time, and privately gave me 40,000 yuan of thanks; Allow us to take as much of the things we want from Liaocheng as we can, as well as double the number of people for envoys along the way.

The gains and losses of the other party's claims are not without some truth and feasibility; In this way, it seems that I can take more benefits and benefits and get out of here, after all, although the firearms are sharp, but the stock of sub-medicines brought out is used a little less when the place cannot be replenished.

In the case of external disconnection and disparity in strength, the lack of perseverance in the internal unity, and the potential internal troubles on the side, it is still uncertain how long it can hold out with the support of a group of Luo's civilian vassals.

But is that enough? No matter how much he talked, no matter how emotional he was, it didn't change a single fact. What you can't get on the battlefield can be found by talking about it and reasoning.

What's more, it is undoubtedly a matter for me to give up the cover and reliance of the city, and easily put the safety of myself and my subordinates in the hope of the hostile camp's trustworthiness and fulfillment of promises. Although the Huaidong Army is known as "invincible in all odds" or "good at defending the first place in field battles," this does not mean that it can ignore the huge disparity and gap in strength.

What's more, allowing the corresponding materials and people to be taken away as much as possible is basically some kind of potential temptation and calculation. If you're not careful, you'll leak your hole cards.

However, this also reflects the fact that the other party is obviously not fully prepared, or has enough confidence and confidence. As the saying goes, I decided to launch a counterattack to show a certain attitude and position.

In the dead of night, when the moon was dark and the wind was high, the flickering fires on the city were already dimmed, and even the figures walking and wandering became sparse.

As the oil-soaked doorpost was slowly pushed open, there was a small and neat sound of footsteps in the dark doorway, and then it turned into a rustling movement that gradually disappeared into the night wind.

Half an hour later, in the deep darkness of the night, suddenly a little fire lit up near the horizon, and then spread into several dazzling spots of light one after another.

It wasn't until a few hours later that the second group of infantry teams that had left the city again and were ambushed under the base of the wall still failed to come in handy, and a number of night raiders returned one after another.

Their smoky scorching and bloody faces, tired and excited, were a sign that their trip had made a good start and bode favorably.

After dawn, through reconnaissance and inspection of the messy camp outside the city, it was found that this time all the grenadiers under his command were concentrated, and the Lian Zhuzhu guns in the camp of the pro-direct camp rushed overnight, although more than 800 people went out, only more than 600 were built; But in the end, it turned out that the effect of this night attack was surprisingly good.

The outer reconnaissance cavalry that night lurked in the wilderness reported that Luo Zhanrong's camp gathered outside the city, and because of the night attack originally for the purpose of harassment and temptation, there was a chain reaction of several bombing camps; Under the impact of the frightened and abnormal crowd, they had to hastily pull out the camp overnight, run north for more than ten miles, and fled to the Taizi River together; Only because the way was blocked, they regrouped and stood firm.

During this period, they crowded and trampled on each other, and countless people died, and almost lay down all the way to their deaths. The large amount of baggage that had been left in place before the camp had time to be taken away and destroyed, and at least three or four thousand abandoned corpses of all sorts, would prove that it was all done.

Only a small number of them were killed or burned in the raids, and many more died by cannibalism in the process of trampling and fighting with each other.

It seems that I am obviously overly cautious, overestimating the opponent's level of organization and combat effectiveness; only sees the numerical superiority of the other side, but ignores the complexity and confusion of the opposing camp itself; It's a pity that I don't have any extra troops that can be used for additional offensives and adventures again, otherwise it would be a complete solution to the situation and results of the aftermath in one go.

However, for the doctors in the city, from the chief Zhu Yannian to the ordinary military and civilians; For those who are still in a state of panic, a little exaggeration is already great news and victory.

The process of requisitioning more manpower in the city, seizing the time to demolish the camp outside the city, and carrying back the discarded baggage and sundries; This good news is further verified and reinforced.

For a time, praise and praise from all over the city were flooding; It seems that overnight, I have become the most powerful protector of the Luo clan in Liaocheng.

It was even brought up at a brief meeting. Grant me the qualifications and title of the elder of the Luo family, and then wait until the situation in my family calms down, and open another source in the Luo family's family for my lineage, and reward me with a number of fiefdoms, but I resolutely refused on the spot.

At least I'm not carried away by reality, these things seem beautiful, but they are very distant expectations and benefits; And it may not really be suitable for me, after accepting it, the benefits will not be available, but it will be a big trouble and burden.

What is even more embarrassing is that the current feudal lord is vacant, and even the current feudal lord has been killed, and the government decree is not out of Liaocheng's great enemy, who should grant this qualification;

If it is not handled well, it is easy to easily destroy the reputation and attitude that I have painstakingly built, and become the focus of some kind of public criticism and the target of many contradictions.

When I returned to my temporary station, a large mansion near the East Gate Tower.

"Marshal, do you want to pay attention to the dynamics of those vassals in the city?"

The accompanying counselor, military Zhu Wu, suddenly reminded

"After they were frustrated here, didn't they know if they would repeat their old tricks......

Hearing him say this, my heart suddenly felt a little clear and touched. The successive civil strife of Luo Fan was almost all caused by Xiao Wall, and the sudden change was between the elbow and the armpit.

For this reason, the main family members can be said to have suffered many casualties, and there are not one or two out of ten; The superstructure inherited from the era is also seriously vacant; That's when they found out that they actually needed to find me, a foreign alliance with a bit of a distant sect relationship, to preside over such a strange thing as defense at the time of the time.

But most people are forgetful creatures, and it is always a minority who are always grateful and uphold loyalty, especially among those in power and in high positions; As the so-called righteousness is all about slaughtering dogs, because they don't have much to lose, they have the determination and belief to go to trouble or help them righteously;

And under the current situation, these Luo family retainers certainly have a particularly urgent need, let me take the lead in the defense of the city, to protect their lives and the lives of their families and relatives, as well as their own power position.

But once time passes, and there is no urgent external threat and pressure, it is not easy to say what moths or other ideas will arise.

For example, changing your mind and accepting the other party's private contact and promises; After all, I'm not the only one who can play a role in the city.

In case on the basis of protecting the name of the whole family, if you secretly promise a generous gift, then you may be stabbed in the back and sold at a critical moment.

If you are not good, you can also secretly communicate with the song, and sell the reality in the city to protect yourself; And my precious and limited subordinates were in the middle of the war, and they were overwhelmed and suffered from the enemy, and in the end their strength was seriously damaged, and they had to accept the worst option.

Then I really worked hard for nothing from beginning to end, and I became a stepping stone for the wicked and others.

Thinking of this, whether it is for the sake of long-term consideration, to protect the rights and vested benefits obtained from Luo Fan, or to take precautions for my own safety at the moment, I have to make many preparations......

In this case, the question of face is no longer the most important.

I need more direct and effective management tools and results; As for the resentment and suspicion that may arise from this, anyway, if you leave as a passer-by in the future, I don't care if there is more or less.

In addition, it is to use the resources and dominance in his hands to arrange and buy some potential eyeliner in the inner city. However, this is precisely a matter of time and a half, and it is impossible to achieve it quickly.

Fortunately, I already had an alternative, which was the slaves and maids who had served in Fort Anshun;

After the incident of stealing horse food, they unintentionally gave a life-saving favor, so when Fort Anshun was attacked internally, they also stood on our side's position and warned and resisted;

In the end, there were probably 100 people who survived, and all of them received the rewards I offered, but a small number of them preferred not to be rewarded, but hoped to exchange for the condition that they could leave with our army and go to Huaidong to find another livelihood.

Now, it's time to think about using some of their energy.