The military discussion lasted until the giant candle burst into tears.

Xu Ruyu stretched his paralyzed legs and feet, and walked out of the council hall with everyone. Looking up, the moon is like a jade hook, emitting a faint glow, hanging on the treetops, the small stars are boiling, like the eyes of beasts, covering the sky.

Xu Ruyu returned to the west chamber of the inner mansion, only to see the stars and the moon shining, and the court was empty if the water was empty. It is the beginning of spring and summer, the trade winds are rising, the bamboo and cypress are swaying, and the branches and shadows are covered in the moonlight, like algae in the water.

At this time, Cui'er came to summon him to the hall for supper.

Suddenly, there was a slight itch between his eyebrows, remembering the confrontation with Mei Tierui in the north of Yongyang City, and Mei Tierui's eyebrows were also so inductive when the killing machine was in full bloom, and he thought: Someone killed me. Concentrate your mind to sense the surroundings, but you don't feel it, knowing that the cultivator of the offender is much higher than herself, and said to Cui'er: "You go and tell my godfather that I want to rest early." ”

Cui'er was puzzled, but she couldn't say anything, and walked hesitantly to the third backyard.

The Chen family has another villa in the north of Wanling City. It's just that now the battle situation is tense, and the Chen Ang clan and a group of disciples are living in the city. Married children have their own courtyards outside the Duwei Mansion, and only the unmarried disciples live with Chen Ang in the Duwei Inner Mansion. Chen Ang and his family, minor disciples, female disciples, etc., lived in the third courtyard, and the male disciples lived in the second courtyard, and the front courtyard was a place for military discussions. It's just that most of the adult disciples have military positions and often live in the barracks, and only Xu Ruyu lives in the second courtyard.

Xu Ruyu accumulated pills in various orifices, slowly turned around for a week, and then didn't notice anything.

Standing still, staring at the white clearing, his heart was ethereal, thoughtless. At this time, it was not his intention, but he was actually provoked by the enemy's killing machine, and spontaneously entered the situation of stopping water and no waves.

When I was talking to Cui'er just now, my heart was like a slight force, the eyebrows were itchy, and the crisis in my heart was as real as perceiving the real thing, but the feeling of danger was fleeting and I couldn't grasp it.

Xu Ruyu's mind was raised to the limit, and the Dan breath filled the meridians.

"You can sense my existence, it seems that you really shouldn't be spied on you?" Before the wonderful news fell, a woman with a snow-colored light veil slowly walked out from behind the moon gate.

Xu Ruyu saw that she was dressed in white and shengxue, her hair was fluttering, her gestures were numerous, her posture was wonderful, and she was incomprehensible, and her bare ice and snow skin was not crystal clear and full of tension. The beautiful eyes exposed on the light veil are like bright stars, full of brilliance, and then look at it and feel deep and subtle, but it gives people a mysterious and charming feeling.

"You don't have to expect Chen Ang to come in time." The woman in white chuckled, giving birth to a strange magic power, which pulled Xu Ruyu's mind to slowly slide down.

Xu Ruyu only felt that he was in a vortex aura, and countless cyclones were spinning around him, and as soon as he lost his mind, the woman would launch a fatal blow. The woman in white approached step by step, the cyclone became stronger and stronger, Xu Ruyu felt as if he was in the midst of a stormy wave, and the cyclone released a huge force to pull his body from all directions.

Xu Ruyu decisively reined in the rest of his body, guarded the heart meridian of his chest and abdomen, let the cyclone attack his body, and let the breath sink into the spring, and launched without hesitation under his feet, hitting the face of the woman in white in the air. I don't look at the effect of the blow, my right foot is dotted, my body turns strangely in mid-air, I get close to the corridor column, I probe with both hands, I go around the pillar with a "click", and I rush into the room through the window.

The white-clothed woman's cultivation was much higher than Xu Ruyu's, but he didn't expect him to ignore the cyclone around him, and he struck in the air and turned over, hugged the pillar, spun the pillar, and threw himself into the room. The woman in white had quietly restrained Cui'er, but when Xu Ruyu opened her mouth and her mind was restrained, she opened her mouth to call for help, and then drifted away. I didn't want to take the opportunity for it, "oh" exclaimed.

The woman in white snorted and wanted to rush into the room, but when she broke the door, she saw a mouthful of blood spraying head-on with Dan Xi, she had always loved clean, and she thought that she couldn't block all the blood with Dan Xi, so she swept back to the side in desperation.

When he was about to rush in again, Chen Ang let out a long howl, and had no choice but to wave his sleeves and hit the wall, turning around and floating into the air. There was a loud bang behind him, thinking that it was just that his cultivation was obviously much higher than that person, but he was frustrated again and again when he made his move, the woman in white couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Chen Ang arrived, and Xiao Yuru arrived immediately. The west wing had collapsed, stirring up a cloud of dust, and a trail under the moon was sweeping into the distance at a rapid speed. Chen Ang had no time to chase after him, and he waved his sleeves anxiously to disperse the dust that blocked his vision.

Xu Ruyu walked out of the rubble, saw a cadre looking at him nervously, patted the dust, and said with a smile: "Even the godfather said that he was going to rebuild this wing room with a thread." ”

Xiao Yuru burst out laughing: "You can still laugh at it." Seeing that the assassin left with a graceful body and a high level of cultivation, and he was not compromised by me, my heart suddenly tightened, and I was afraid that something would happen to you. ”

Xu Ruyu told everyone what had just happened, remembered Cui'er, and hurriedly asked, "What about Cui'er, she just restrained the assassin?" ”

Cui'er, who was behind everyone, responded: "Childe, I'm fine, I was scared to death just now." There was a look of panic in his voice.

Chen Ang grabbed Xu Ruyu's wrist vein, and saw that his internal injuries were not serious, so he smiled reassuringly: "You can't change your father with wit and cleverness, you will follow me from tomorrow, and I will guide you when I have time." Although you have made some achievements in the Dan Breath Technique now, your cultivation realm is not high, and you can't give full play to the wonders of the amazing magic technique, otherwise you can deal with it for a while, and you won't be so embarrassed. ”

Xu Ruyu Hao Ran should be. Chen Ang instructed his subordinates to buy another house for Xu Ruyu, and dragged him into the backyard with everyone to eat.

Compared with the extravagant feast at dusk, the family banquet is simple and chic, with only meat and vegetables paired with a few wonderful dishes. Fang Su also rushed from the camp when he heard the news, and in addition, Cui'er and Xiao Yuru's maidservant Aunt Feng were seated together for dinner.

Seeing that there were no outsiders, Xu Ru asked in a low voice, "How are Senior Brother Zifang and Sister Shuyu doing in Yongyang?" ”

Xiao Yuru heard him talk about Shuyu, and her red, swollen and pretty eyes burst into tears again.

Chen Ang waved his hand and said, "Yongyang has Yunqing to take care of him, and Mei Tiecao is not too difficult for them, but he is imprisoned and cannot return." ”

Xu Ruyu knew that the two armies of Yongyang and Wanling had not yet directly confronted each other, and there was a place for maneuver, but the further development of the situation was beyond human control. Then, the speculation about Xu Bodang's intentions in his heart came out one by one.

Chen Ang pondered for a long time, his brows furrowed, and he said slowly: "Your worries are very reasonable. ”

Fang Su said on the side: "Do you want to call the second uncle to come over and discuss together?" ”

Chen Ang said: "No. You go and inform everyone to come to the Governor's Mansion to discuss matters. After that, he was very pleased to stroke Xu Ruyu's shoulder and said, "I've always been worried that you have wasted your time, and now it seems that there is a successor to Zixing." Then his face was covered with worry, and he was silent for a long time. Then he remembered something and said: "Ru Yu, I will help you heal your injuries now, and I will support the discussion after a while." ”

The generals who had just left and the heads of the families had a look of surprise on their faces when they arrived at the council hall. It's not that there is no late-night discussion, but the night before the discussion just left, everyone didn't have time to rest, and the one who was a little farther away was recalled by the fast horse before returning to the house, but this situation has never happened. They all felt that something had changed greatly, and when they saw Chen Ang sitting in the hall, his face was sinking like water, and he looked heavy, and he thought: something is wrong.

Chen Ang saw that everyone was here, and told Xu Ruyu what he was worried about. Everyone took a breath of cool air, hesitated, and secretly calculated, for a while there was silence in the lobby, the wind was extinguishing the fire and candles, the light and shadow were swaying, and the atmosphere was extremely gloomy.

Xiao Zhongju, the head of the Xiao clan under the control of the West City of the Wanling Guard, took the lead in breaking the dullness and asked in surprise: "Gongliang Youqin was repeatedly frustrated under Xu Xing twelve years ago, and took the initiative to reconcile with my families in the East China Sea, and made a big oath never to invade the East China Sea. "He was gray-haired and had a withered face, but he was full of breath and spoke eloquently.

Although Chen Yu is superb in martial arts, he has always been dressed in Confucian costumes, his face is like a crown of jade, and his demeanor is extraordinary, and when he was young, he was a good son admired by a good woman, and he has always been in the Wanling strategist seat, and his power is second only to his brother Chen Ang, and he has been able to deal with changes for a long time.

He listened to Xiao Zhongju's voice and asked, and replied as if talking to himself: "Gongliang Youqin, the generation of wolves, how can they keep the oath of 'never invading each other' when they were forced by the situation. Seeing that everyone's suspicions gradually faded and they were frightened, they had to continue: "There has been no great danger in the East China Sea for a long time, and I have forgotten the old enemy of Gongliang Youqin, Zixing was very suspicious of Xu Bodang's sudden rise in Yongning, and asked me to send someone to inquire about his origin. Strangely, it has not been possible to find out. At that time, I saw that he was only a general under Zhang Dong, and he had no family support, and he didn't care very much. Later, Zhang Dong died in Jiangjin, and Xu Bodang quickly controlled the situation in Baishi and expelled all foreign forces from Baishi. There must be a powerful force behind this. ”

Fang Su continued: "Xu Bodang has 60,000 elite soldiers in Baishi, which is far more than the financial resources of the Baishi Mansion. It is highly likely that Puji Island is supplying him with money and food. ”

Chen Ang nodded sympathetically, and the look of worry on his face was even worse.

Xu Ruyu saw that Xu Bodang was very likely to have a deep relationship with the Puji bandits, and the original confusion in his heart suddenly widened. Puji and Baishi were originally a family, and it was their top priority to seize Yongyang.

Chen Ang said: "No matter how well Xu Bodang covers up, there must be traces. Yin Weixiu and other good hands all appeared in Baishi out of thin air. He couldn't have covered up everyone's information properly. Su'er, you start with these to find out the details of Xu Bodang. With a long sigh, he said: "Mei Tiecao holds Yongyang Dayi, has accumulated huge financial resources for more than ten years, and is greedy and wants to seek the entire territory of the East China Sea. Although this is also very critical, it is easy to do. We only need to block the Yongyang Sea Road, cut off the source of its trade and wealth, the Donglin Chamber of Commerce does not enter Yongyang, Yongyang will not have the capital to raise troops for a long time, we only need to garrison troops in Tairu, Hotan and hold with him. The Yongyang army said that it could not be for a long time, the army was sluggish, and the rest of the Yongyang family would be separated from Mei Tiecao, and at that time the Yongyang army retreated, and the two families of Baishi and Qingzhou could not hold on for a long time, and the crisis could still be resolved. "What Chen Ang said was a coping strategy discussed by everyone the night before, and if there was no intervention of the Puji bandits, it would be the best way to solve the crisis in the East China Sea.

Everyone expressed their opinions, and until dawn, there was no good way to deal with it. Xu Ruyu said: "Why don't you send troops to help defend Yiyang City?" "Yiyang City is located between Zhongyi and Tairu, which can not only spy on Xu Bodang's 30,000 elite soldiers stationed in Zhongyi City, but also avoid the worries of Tairuxi's family. At this time, everyone was impressed by Xu Ruyu, and thought carefully about his suggestions, only feeling that this was the best way when the current situation was unclear, but they also thought that Wanling's own troops to defend the five cities were still insufficient, and how could they have the spare strength to divide troops to help Yiyang, and one or two thousand people would not be a problem.

Chen Yu suggested: "Send all three battalion jockeys to Yiyang." Everyone looked at each other and was shocked.

Huya Captain Zhang Zhongdao retorted: "No. The six thousand cavalry all went to Yiyang, and Wanling was not at all mobile and had no combat power. "Zhang Zhongdao is the brother of Zhang Jidao, the commander of Wanling Dongcheng, his resolute and handsome face is bearded, giving people a somewhat messy feeling, he has always been a general who is good at rushing into battle, seeing that Chen Pre suggested that six thousand cavalry should be sent to Yiyang, Wanling and Qingzhou are bound to become a situation where they are only beaten and do not fight back, how can he respond, and regardless of the difference between him and Chen Pre, he refutes at the exit.

Chen Yu didn't think about it and explained: "Wanling has Pingyi Water Camp connecting the four cities, and Xinfeng City is only more than 30 miles away from Qilin Town, so there should be more than enough for self-protection." The current situation does not allow us to take the initiative to attack, and the cavalry is put into the southern front and can play a more effective role. ”

Zhang Jidao asked: "Can you leave a battalion of jockeys to prevent crimes?" ”

Liu Zhaoyu, the guard of Wanling Mansion next to him, said on the side: "Baishi has 10,000 cavalry stationed in Zhongyi, so it is not a matter of going to it." Liu Zhaoyu was originally a native of Yuelu in Jingjun, and his poem "Evening Ji Looking at Yuelu" "Shanxi is obliquely said to be on the side, steep into the sky." Cui fell into the city, in front of the screen of 10,000 households. The cliff is dangerous and splashes the waterfall, and the forest is quiet and immortal. Whoever is willing to succeed will sweep the right sleep together. Xu Xing admired the last sentence very much before his death, and once said to Xu Ruyu: "At first glance, you can imagine the helpless reality of the chaos in the world and the division of the heroes." Although he is a civilian official with a white face and thin face, he is familiar with military formations, and he will attend every Wanling military meeting.

Everyone looked at Chen Ang to see how he finally decided. Chen Ang pondered for a moment and set his eyes on Xu Ruyu, the meaning of which was clear at a glance. Xu Ruyu was also at a loss, but he couldn't think of a better way. If they can't wait for the opportunity to inflict heavy losses on the Baishi Army, when the Puji bandits land in the East China Sea, and Tairu and Yongyang are both defeated, the situation in the East China Sea will deteriorate to an unimaginable level.

Xu Ruyu said: "It is better to persuade the Xi family to abandon Tairu and raise the city to avoid Hotan City or Pingyi City, so that Yongyang will not fight the Tairu army before Baishi attacks Biling." "Storming Biling will definitely cause heavy losses, Xu Bodang will naturally not do this kind of credit trading, and all parties will be at an impasse. Mei Tiecao saw that Xu Bodang had not attacked Biling for a long time, and he would doubt Xu Bodang's intentions. At that time, Xu Bodang's poison plan will not be sold.

Chen Ang nodded, and shook his head again, making Xu Ru foolish and confused.

Chen Ang explained: "It can be said that everything in Xi Dongye is negotiable, but Xi Dongye is complacent and arrogant, it is really difficult to discuss with him." ”

Then he made up his mind and said: "In the future, the defense of the five cities of Wanling will be fully responsible for Zi Pre, and Zhao Yu will assist from the side." I personally led the jockeys of the third battalion to Yiyang. ”

Chen preemptively said: "Big brother, you are the lord of Wanling, and you should be in charge here." I'll lead the army. ”

Everyone persuaded: "Wanling is indispensable." ”

Chen Ang said: "The main reason for going to Yiyang here is to persuade Xi Dongye to give up Tairu City, and it is more appropriate for me to go." He said to Xu Ruyu: "Ruyu, are you willing to go with me?" ”

Xu Ruyu nodded without hesitation.

At this time, the blue light outside the door was hazy, and before I knew it, the sky was already shining.

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