On December 7, Wei Yan led the Qingjiang cavalry battalion into Zhangtai Dongyang Fort, accompanied by Tu Wenyong, Jun Shushui, and Ouyang Lei.

Ziyangqiu and Xu Boyingshang were detained in Quanzhou, and the leaders of Baiyi, Guan Jian and Ziyang Yalan, led Sun Lai and Shao Xiaoqi, as well as two hundred of Baiyi's most elite soldiers, also rushed over later.

Xu Ruyu looked at the elite of Baiyi behind Guan Jian, who was brave enough to be worthy of the soldiers of the Qingjiang Cavalry Battalion, and knew that Guan Jian brought Baiyi's old book this time, no wonder he would let Ziyang Yalan lead the team.

Compared with Zi Yangqiu's elegance and elegance, Guan Jian's appearance is worse, the top of his half-bald head is clearer than his dim eyes, and a big nose hangs on his fat lips.

In addition to Ziyangqiu, Xu Ruyu and the other six leaders of Baiyi only have a few faces, but he also knows that Guan Jian is a rare master of Baiyi, and he is in charge of the Baiyi secret camp army, and he can easily not go down Wuling Mountain.

Guan Jian gave Xu Ruyu a half-minister gift, and said in a loud voice: "I thought I wouldn't be able to see General Qingfeng, but it seems that it's good to catch up." Glancing left and right, Wei Yan and Feng Yuanyuan, who were all senior generals of Qingjiang, whispered: "My king is on Dongjiao Island at the southern end of Pujiang Island, and there are still more than 36,000 people from my tribe on the six reef islands around Dongjiao Island, more than 15,000 captives from other places, and more than 200,000 islanders on Puji Island and the islands and reefs on the north and west sides. ”

Xu Ruyu thought for a moment and said, "If King Yi wants to leave Puji Island, he won't have a chance for more than ten years, I'm afraid he won't leave Dongjiao Island alone." ”

Guan Jian nodded and said: "My king regards the people as his sons and nephews, so naturally he will not abandon them and live alone, but the identity of the general in the past has not been confirmed by my king......"

Xu Ruyu intercepted his topic and said: "Whether Ming Xi replies to the surname Jimo or not, his current identity is the chief general of my Su Guard, why do you need the confirmation of King Yi?" ”

Guan Jian was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Xu Ruyu to react so quickly, and before he could understand it just now, he guessed his intentions, and spoke first to prevent himself from having a chance to express his will.

Looking around, only Ziyang Yalan and Xu Ruyu got along for a long time, glanced at her, only to see her turn around and look away, cough lightly, and see that she still ignored her, and was secretly anxious.

The throne of Baiyi has been vacant for more than ten years, and since King Yi cannot get out of trouble for the time being, it is naturally good to be able to support a new king.

Before Xu Ruyu left Qingjiang for Yongyang, he told Ziyangqiu the identity of the Ming Dynasty, and Baiyi sent people to search for the whereabouts of King Yi on the islands and reefs at the southern end of Pujiang, and only then did Sun Lai and Shao Xiaoqi cross the sea alone.

When Ming Xi was taken into captivity, his appearance had already taken shape, and Ziyang Qiu and Ziyang Yalan had long doubted his identity, but supporting the new king was an extremely strict matter. Seeing this, he came to meet Xu Ruyu in person, but he was entrusted by the other leaders of Baiyi to get Xu Ruyu to agree to sneak to Dongjiao Island with Jimo Mingxi, and Jimo Ruiping himself confirmed his identity and set his name.

Unexpectedly, the words did not come out, so Xu Ruyu guessed the intention and refused.

Xu Ruyu looked at the slightly embarrassed Guan Jian indifferently, although it showed that there would be no rebellion in the past, but after Baiyi supported the new king, he would definitely become more restrained, and it would be natural to reject Xu Ruyu's influence, which was extremely unfavorable to the current situation.

Xu Ruyu said lightly: "The gag order about the identity of the Ming Dynasty has not been lifted, and the gag order will not be lifted until the clansmen who were captured to Puji Island in Baiyi are not rescued, can Mr. Guan understand my intentions?" Or, is that what Mr. Ziyang means? ”

Guan Jian said dejectedly: "I didn't dare to write such secrets on the letter, and there was no person of a considerable level to go to Quanzhou, so I couldn't communicate with the leader of Ziyang for the time being. ”

Xu Ruyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, not only did Ziyang Qiu not express his position, but looking at Ziyang Yalan's attitude, it can be seen that there are still differences within Baiyi about this, and he said calmly: "I will arrange the affairs here a little, and I will personally pick up Mr. Ziyang, and I will consider his opinion." ”

Guan Jian said with a smile: "It's not appropriate for General Qingfeng to be in danger personally, right?" ”

Feng Yuanyuan and the others were all shocked, and they didn't think that Xu Ruyu would decide to go to Quanzhou, the base camp of the Zongzheng family. It's just that for more than ten years, he hasn't revealed anything to anyone, thinking that he has already made up his mind in his heart.

Feng Yuanyuan said: "Lord Xu and Mr. Ziyang are guarded by Qingliu and others, and it is not difficult to find an opportunity to leave quietly. Nanping gathered an army in Jiangxia to threaten the Huo family army in the north of Jing County, and the Huo family's 100,000 army was forced to shrink to Jiujiang, if the Huo family army withdrew to Jinyang, then the Nanping army would pass through the north of Jing County without any hindrance, and it would not take ten days to directly point to the northwest of my Qingjiang River, and the Lord should be Xuancheng to preside over the overall situation at this time. ”

"It has been more than three years since the Huo family invaded the northern part of Jingjun, how could they give up so easily, and with the mind of Rong Yanmen, how could they allow these 100,000 to easily return to Jinyang and strengthen the resistance to the restoration of Nanping to the north. The information about Nanping obtained by our army should be copied to the Huo family, so as not to be confused by Rong Yanmen. ”

After a slight pause, he said slowly: "There are still some things in Quanzhou that can't be faked to others. He looked at Guan Jian and said, "When I left, there were still many things that needed Baiyi's cooperation, I don't know what Mr. Guan's opinion is?" ”

Since Xu Ruyu personally went to Quanzhou to pick up the big leader, what else did he have to say, seeing Xu Ruyu's eyes just patrolling the Baiyi disciples, knowing that not only could he not achieve his wishes, but also had to take the two hundred soldiers of the secret camp, Guan Jian couldn't help but feel depressed, and said: "But with General Qingfeng's orders, I Baiyi should actively cooperate." ”

"After the unification, the Baiyi Army removed one part of the garrison to guard Yantan New Town, and transferred at least 8,000 troops to the mountainous area southeast of Wuling Mountain near Zhangtai. In order to ensure that the matter of King Yi is not revealed, a ban order is issued. Yalan and Wei Yan each led their troops to purge the pirates in Minzhongshan and Wulingyi for a short time, and the latter two were under Feng Yuanyuan's control until a new appointment was issued. Although it is difficult, it is still hoped that one or two mountain trails will be opened between Cuishi Peak and Dongyang Fort for emergencies. ”

When Guan Jian heard the last sentence, he couldn't help but gasp, the straight line distance from Cuishi Peak to Dongyang Fort was no less than 200 miles, and the distance increased by more than one and a half times. There are very few rivers on the east side of Zhangtai that originate from Wuling Mountain, and the difficulty of opening up mountain paths can be imagined.

If you don't consider the hardships of opening up the passage from Wuling Mountain to Zhangtai, it will be of great benefit to Baiyi, Guan Jian gritted his teeth, nodded resolutely, and said: "If you want to hide, the process will not be fast." ”

Xu Ruyu said: "There is a stream not far from the east side of Dongyang Fort that extends nearly fifty miles to the middle mountain of Wuling Mountain. In addition, Dongyang will also send people to open up mountain trails in the direction of Wuling Mountain. ”

"It's just that there are only more than 6,000 people in Zhangtai, and only half of the people who can be drawn out, so I'm afraid it won't help much for such a huge project?" Guan Jian suspected that Xu Ruyu was not fully aware of the hardships of the project.

Xu Ruyu smiled unmindingly and said: "Qingjiang will concentrate all the ploughing cattle and horses to carry a large amount of grain and grass into Zhangtai within a month, and most of the 15,000 troops assembled are originally residents of Yueqing City, and they will settle in Dongyangbao." ”

Guan saw that Xu Ruyu was so determined, and he was stunned.

When the Fan family abandoned Yueqing City, Gongliang Xiaotian sent 5,000 (later increased to 7,000) bandits to slaughter the residents of Yueqing, and finally not only lost the opportunity to occupy Yueqing City, but also lost more than 2,000 troops, and its martial style can be seen. At the Battle of Fuzhou, Xu Ruyu incorporated the remaining Yueqing residents into the reserve in Tuntian, Yueqing and Fuzhou, which were the most important source of troops for the Qingyan Army.

Xu Ruyu arranged it like this, it seems that he will not give up Zhangtai easily, and in addition to re-establishing a safe supply line, the greater intention of opening up the mountain path is to surprise the army. It was only the transfer of 15,000 reserves to Zhangtai, and if something happened to the Qingjiang side, the supply of troops would inevitably be insufficient.

Xu Ruyu seemed to see through what Guan Jian was thinking, and said: "Except for the residents of Yueqing, the others are ordinary people who have been recruited, but they will be given greater preferential treatment in the distribution of fields. ”

Guan Jian narrowed his eyes and laughed, and said, "The voice of the recruiting people on the Qingjiang side seems to be a little quieter, and it has just begun, and I haven't heard it. ”

Xu Ruyu smiled and said, "Fanfare may not be good, the Zongzheng family and Puji Island's eyeliner are good at analysis. ”

Sun Lai stood aside, his face was indifferent, but his heart was not calm: the layout was foreshadowed everywhere at the beginning, although he didn't know if these foreshadowing could be used later, but he fought for more initiative for himself.

Sun Xiaoqi saw that Xu Ruyu was in front of him, but he interjected, and Xu Ruyu also seemed to ignore the existence of him and Sun Lai, and couldn't help but feel frustrated.

Xu Ruyu turned his head, looked at Wei Yan, pointed to Sun Lai and asked him, "Liang Baoke has seen them before?" ”

Guan Jian said on the side: "General Qingfeng's righteousness to Baiyi has been engraved by Guan Jian, and General Liang has copied a copy of the essence of Gu Lian Xiquan and sent it to the mountain, and Sun Lai and Shao Shaoqi were also the first to learn it." ”

Shao Xiaoqi said: "Xiaoqi has no intention of practicing recently, so there is no progress from the last time we met adults. ”

Xu Ruyu smiled faintly, if he hadn't mentioned it himself, Guan Jian seemed to have forgotten about this matter, and he didn't care about it in his heart, looking at Shao Xiaoqi's immature square face, he said: "Jun Shushui and Ouyang Lei will go to the southeast Gantang Bay of Zhangtai, if you don't have any affairs in the Baiyi clan, you might as well go over, Jun Shushui can guide you in martial arts." ”

Sun Lai was a soldier of the Baiyi Secret Camp more than ten years ago when he was a teenager, and he was taken captive to Puji to self-destruct and cultivate, and he also needed to practice again at this time, but the progress was to be achieved quickly, but he did not practice the superior Dan Breath Technique in the secret camp, and the ancient practice Breath Fist that he had just learned had been improved by Xu Ruyu, and he had already kneaded the mystery of the Superior Pill Breath Technique, and it was naturally very good to be able to get the guidance of the Master.

Later, Xu Ruyu led the two of them to see Jun Shushui and Ouyang Lei, who were waiting in the outer hall.

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