There was a panic in Shicai, and the displaced people retreated one after another, leaving only Xu Ruyu and others standing in place.

The man in brown drew his bow and arrows, pointing at the five people under the city.

The identity of the brown-clothed man was respected, and without waiting for the order of others, the soldiers at the head of the city pointed to Xu Ruyu and others in their hands, and more than 100 soldiers under the city surrounded them.

If ten thousand arrows were fired at the head of the city, no one could block the arrows of the brown-clothed man for Xiao Yuan.

Xu Ru foolishly looked at the momentum of his bow and Xiao Beili, remembering that on the river, Xiao Beili hid the archer behind him, and thought: Xiao Beili really threw himself into the Xun family?

Xiao Bieli was blocked in Yongyang, and Xu Ruyu went to help nearly one-third of the warships. Xiao Yizhi and Xu Ruyu made an oath to return the ship, so Gu Changhuai was able to leave the Donglin Society and go to Qingjiang to preside over water conservancy for Xu Ruyu. After the capture of Jiangning, Gu Changhuai was the first water engineer and belonged to the Political Affairs Hall.

Although there was no movement on the surface of the Donglin Society, the situation at this time did not allow him to stay out of the matter, and it was not surprising that he joined the Xun family.

At the beginning of Lou Qing, he blocked an arrow for Xiao Yuan, and he had a few feelings for his peers, and he felt that Qi Yishan, Xu Ruyu and others valued him a lot, and there should be other reasons. At this time, the situation has changed again, the man in brown borrowed the power of the Northern Tang Dynasty defenders, but he could not block it, and under the fire of ten thousand arrows, he could not guarantee that it would be foolproof, how could he be distracted to block this arrow?

Seeing this situation, Qi Yishan had already retreated in his heart, and he just wanted to quietly find the manuscript from Xiao Yuan's corpse afterwards, and it was a pity that he couldn't find Kou Zichan himself.

Seeing that Qi and Lou were holding on to themselves, the brown-clothed man sneered, his knuckles flicked open, and unexpectedly, the arrow shot straight at Xu Ruyu's face like a meteor.

A white light burst out of the crowd of displaced people, hitting the sharp arrow, and with a bang, the sharp arrow and the white light turned into powder together, except for a few people who did not know what the sharp arrow was. They all looked into the crowd.

Luo Boyuan shook his white shirt, walked out separately from everyone, looked at the brown-clothed man on the city tower and said, "Can Xun Jiayan take care of people's lives?" "Stand proudly before the five, calmly stand in front of the crowd.

Xu Ruyu looked back and saw Zhao Jingyun standing in the crowd, knowing his plan.

Xun Jiarou knew Xu Ruyu's identity, and when he followed Xiao Yuan into the city, it was difficult to ensure that the Xun family would not do something in secret.

Xu Ruyu glanced at the brown-clothed man, and seeing that he had no intention of revealing his identity in public, he smiled and said, "Has your farewell bow been repaired?" ”

Xu Ruyu took advantage of Xiao Farewell's inadvertently to destroy his parting bow on the river, but the matter did not spread, Lou Qingzhi heard it, and thought: This person was originally from the Donglin Society, this Li You and Xiao Farewell had an end, Li You said so, and it was inconvenient for this person to go to find his trouble.

The man in brown smiled and said, "Now the wind and waves of the river are treacherous, even if my lord can come at the same time, I don't know how long you can stay here?" ”

Lou Qingzhi secretly thought: This person can actually invite Xiao to leave the battle, his identity must not be low, and after thinking about it, he can't remember who this person is.

The Jun family is the fierce rival of the Donglin Society, and Jun Xiaoyun didn't know that Donglin would have such a number one person before the river adventure.

Donglin Society withdrew from Yongyang gloomily, and asked Xu Ruyu to blackmail more than 100 warships, but Xu Ruyu didn't believe that Xiao Bieli would not be able to bear it.

Everyone in the world knows that the relationship between the Chen clan in the East China Sea and Jiangning has been restored, and the Donglin Society still has great interests in Huaishui and Jinshui, and this kind of relationship is enough for Xiao Bieli to endure this evil breath, unless Donglin will be sure to leave Xu Ruyu in the Northern Tang Dynasty.

Xu Ruyu smiled and said, "If you think it's okay, you can." He turned around and walked into the homeless people, ignoring Lou Qingzhi, Qi Yishan, Xiao Yuan and others.

Xun Jiarou leaned out of the female wall, smiled smartly, pressed her right hand on the wall dish and made a strange gesture, turned around and walked into the city tower. Qi Yishan saw Xun Jiarou's gesture, his face froze, and he returned to normal in an instant.

Zhao Jingyun hid in the crowd, saw Xun Jiarou's gestures, but didn't see the change in Qi Yishan's face, the city was bustling, and he didn't know who Xun Jiarou's gestures were for.

Xu Ruyu followed Zhao Jingyun's instructions, marched along the Jinshui, walked in the eyes of others, but the speed was fast, leaving the crowd and unfolding the Buyun technique without scruples, walking to the bottom of the mountain in an instant, slowing down his steps, and waiting for a while, Zhao Jingyun caught up from behind.

Xu Ruyu asked, "After I left, what happened?" ”

Zhao Jingyun said: "The Northern Tang Dynasty is closed to the city, Bo Yuan is with Xiao Yuan, if you want to sneak into the city, Bo Yuan should be able to deal with everything." ”

Xu Ruyu roughly told Zhao Jingyun about Shangnan, and said: "When I was in the city, I was a little distracted, so she recognized me. The man in brown was from the Donglin Society, and he had attacked Jun Xiaoyun and others with Xiao Beili on the river, and I happened to be in the meeting, and he also recognized me. ”

"In that case, why did he shoot that arrow?" Zhao Jingyun said in a low voice, "If Donglin will vote for the Xun family, he only needs to inform Xun Da, and he shoots this arrow, which seems to be guarding other people." Although Bo Yuan blocked this arrow in time, in the eyes of those who have a heart, the identity of the adult has not been hidden for long. He also told Xun Jiarou about making strange gestures.

Xu Ruyu said: "Xun Jia Rougui is the county lord, but with Xun Da here, it is not her turn to directly intervene in the affairs of the Northern Tang Dynasty. ”

"I also think so, the fine work of the Northern Tang City will not directly obey her, she may contact someone from another faction by making such a gesture, this faction has nothing to do with the Donglin Society, and it will not be someone from Hulan or the Youji Cai family." After thinking for a while, he said, "Xun Candle Wu has great talent, but he can rise quickly, there must be a very strong force behind him, I heard that Xun Jiarou and Xun Candle Wu are secretly reluctant, so I thought, she is very likely to be the person who contacts this force." ”

Xu Ruyu's heart flashed, and he said: "And when Donglin will take refuge in Xun Zhuwu, there is a reasonable explanation for all this. Xun Zhuwu recruited the Liumin Army in the Northern Tang Dynasty, and led the Liumin Army to the south in July, where did its grain and grass come from? 150,000 people quickly interspersed along the Fenshui River to Hedong Mansion in Qinzhou County, who supported them along the way? The Donglin Society originated in Fenshui, and after its power grew, it shifted its focus to the river water, Jinshui, Huaishui, river water and other water systems, but Fenshui is their foundation, and there are many villages on both sides of Fenshui that are the secret base of the Donglin Society, and the Donglin Society is very likely to be the force behind the rapid march of Xun Zhuwu. ”

Zhao Jingyun said: "Since the Xun family implemented the county policy, Weihou Xunda was in charge of the Northern Tang Dynasty armament, but the decree was from the hand of Xun Zhuwu. Although Xun Zhuwu is Xun Qutai's righteous son, the Xun family has a hand against him and does not let him master the army. Xun Zhuwu's biggest turning point was that he was ordered to recruit the exiled people's army. The Xun family formed the Displaced People's Army, not only to eliminate the hidden danger of civil unrest, but also to send the Displaced People's Army to Sanguan to increase the border guards, and then gradually reduce the Displaced People's Army after the situation stabilized. They all thought that the Wandering Army had no combat power at all, and no one expected that the Wandering Army went out of the Northern Tang Dynasty, rushed into 800 miles in half a month, entered Hedong Mansion to attack the city and plunder the wall, and conquered everything, like a tiger and wolf division. Every time Yaoguang Hall can find out other forces clearly, but it can cover itself up without leakage, if it weren't for Yaoguang Palace's efforts in it, Jing Yun can't think of any other force that can help Xun Zhuwu hide from the Xun family for a year or a few years. ”

Xu Ruyu nodded and said, "When the Yaoguang Hall surfaces, it will lose its greatest advantage, and it will not be afraid at that time. Did you send someone to keep an eye on Qiyi Mountain? ”

Zhao Jingyun secretly wondered: Jiang Ning has Shao Haitang and others here, and he is not afraid of any conspiracy against Jiang Ning in Yaoguang Palace.

"Luo Boyuan is with Xiao Yuan, Qi Yishan and Qi Yihai are here, and the other one can get out at any time, I sent a few good hands behind the five of them, but Qi Yishan, Lou Qingzhi and others have cultivated extremely high, but I am afraid that I will not be able to keep an eye on them."

Xu Ruyu said: "Lou Qingzhi ignores him for the time being, if Qi Yishan is a person from Yaoguang Palace, and the forces behind Xun Zhuwu are really Yaoguang Palace, Qi Yishan will most likely go to Xun Jiarou, let Mu Qiu go, they will find a way to enter the city tonight." Seeing Zhao Jingyun's hesitant face, he said, "If you have anything to say, just say it directly." ”

"If Xun Zhuwu has no disagreement with the Xun family, the Xun family or Xun Zhuwu will be happy to see the world divided into four parts, especially if the adults balance Nanping in the southeast, it will be more beneficial to their situation in the northwest. The adults are in Fen County, and there is no great danger. At this time, it is almost certain that Xun Zhuwu has its own system, and there are actually five forces in the four northern counties, the Xun family, Xun Zhuwu's Xiluo Army, the Inner Court, the Gu family, and the strength of Nanping's forces make the northern forces also deeply jealous. Before the situation in the northwest was undecided, Xun Zhuwu and Yaoguang Hall naturally hoped that Rong Yanmen's gaze would stay in the south, for fear that it would be unfavorable to the adults......"

Xu Ruyu cut off his words and said, "If the situation is critical, we can quickly transfer to Youji, borrow the road from Youji, and return to Jiangning by sea." ”

Zhao Jingyun thought for a while, and said solemnly: "Although it is a private matter of adults, since the adults went north, Jing Yun has always had doubts in his heart, and when he acts, he has a sense of sibling restraint, and Jing Yun is afraid that he will miss the affairs of adults." ”

Xu Ruyu was slightly stunned, his eyes stopped on a dead branch, sighed, and did not speak.

Zhao Jingyun saw that his face was gloomy and his expression was eclipsed in an instant, and he knew that he had touched his suffering, and he was afraid of asking what he shouldn't ask, so he became uneasy.

Xu Ruyu looked into the distance and said slowly: "The Cai family in Youji is my mother's family, and my mother is the daughter of the former King of Beijing County. ”

Don't be an old man, the first person outside the three grandmasters.

Xu Ruyu is actually a direct descendant of the Beijing royal family?

Zhao Jingyun's mood was shocked, his voice couldn't help but tremble slightly, and said, "Jingyun asked a fierce wave." ”

"You're a good question. I'm disturbed by the old things, I'm afraid that it won't be true, since I use you as the head of the five northern counties, I naturally want you to know about this matter. Having said that, his expression was extremely bleak, and his voice was slightly hoarse, "Tianji Xue Qiuyuan is the head of the Rong family in the old dynasty, and at the beginning of the new dynasty, he has a deep enmity with the Cai family. My father was originally a disciple of Tianji Xueqiu, and then because of Master Fu's enlightenment, he gave up his self-cultivation, traveled as a genius, and gradually became famous, and met my mother in Quanzhou, but not allowed to be in the Cai family, my mother abandoned home and left, during which there were many ups and downs. ”

Zhao Jingyun was silent: Abandoning the family is Ben, and the court law has a saying: The Ben is a concubine, and the Cai family is a Youji family, even if there is no relationship between Tianji Xueqiu, the Cai family will also regard this matter as a great shame, no wonder it is so secretive. also remembered that Xu Ruyu attached great importance to affection and righteousness, but acted with little regard for etiquette, which turned out to be rooted in this.

"When I was first born, there was a dark disease, the meridians were delicate, it was the appearance of untimely death, my mother forced the jade recipe to continue my life, but my own cultivation was almost useless, although so, my body was still very weak since I was a child. My mother took me to Beihe Mountain, and wanted my grandfather to do it for me. My mother abandoned home for several years, my grandfather's resentment in my heart has not disappeared, and I have not seen that my mother's cultivation is all damaged, and I am angry and lost, and my mother lost her life in Fan Yang, and then my father came to find me and took me away from Youji, and traveled the world for life, but I never set foot in Youji. ”

Xu Ruyu said, turned around, and looked at the clear spring on the rushing stream.

The snow on both sides of the river near the water is gradually melting, there are yellow-green withered grass, there are brown stream stones, and there is the cracking sound of dead branches being covered by snow in the forest, and the sound of the stream is more and more quiet.

Rong Yanmen's world layout is directed at the Ji Cai family, and he can almost hear the hoof sound of Hulan Iron Cavalry, but the weight that Xu Ruyu bears in his heart is not understandable to others. Zhao Jingyun really felt that the question was fierce, and standing behind Xu Ruyu, he didn't know what to say.

After a while, Xu Ruyu straightened his mind a little, turned around, and said: "If Lou Qingzhi can get Fan Yang's reply, he can also know my identity, but I have some worries, some delays, and I can't make a decision for a long time, you just let it go, don't have too many scruples." ”

Zhao Jingyun replied, and said: "Jiangning is in a hurry, the Nanping Naval Division has assembled in Qichun, and there are more than 300 ships of the same type and above as large winged ships and nearly 20,000 sailors in Qichun. ”

"Oh." Xu Ruyu broke off a dead branch, squatted down and drew a long line horizontally on the snow, and then zigzagled a line from the middle to the left.

Zhao Jingyun is familiar with geography, so he naturally sees that the two lines drawn represent the river and the Han water. At the intersection of the river and the Han River, Xu Ruyu made a stroke with a dry branch, representing Hankou, an important town in Jingxiang; He also made a stroke in the Han River, which was for Xiangyang, which was the foundation of the Huo family. From Hankou down along the river, point out where Qichun is, where it is only 300 miles away from Hankou; Up, Xu Ruyu counted the strokes, there was Yiling, Jingzhou, Jiangling area, Rong Yanmen in Yuzhang to destroy the Huo family's 70,000 troops took advantage of the Huo family's shrinkage defense line, captured the Jingzhou area, and became the important town of the Nanping Water Division on the river waterway.

Zhao Jingyun thought to himself: My lord is worried that the Nanping Water Division assembled by Qi Chun will join forces with the Jingzhou soldiers to attack Hankou?

saw Xu Ruyu leading a line straight up in the lower reaches of Qichun, it should be Jinshui. Xu Ruyu marked the location of Jiangjin and Jiangning, and marked the white stone in the north of Jiangning.

Zhao Jingyun was shocked and asked in surprise: "My lord thinks that Rong Yanmen is aiming at Baishi?" ”

Xu Ruyu waved his sleeves, picked up the breeze, flattened the painting marks on the snow, stood up, and said: "Rong Yanmen wants to trace along the river to Chongqing, but there are still a few places that are not well arranged, and it is also a strategy for him to assemble a naval army in Qichun." ”

Zhao Jingyun thought for a moment, and said thoughtfully: "The adult is not in Jiangning, but I am afraid that everyone in Jiangning will quarrel over this matter?" ”

Xu Ruyu glanced at Zhao Jingyun and said, "I want to fight with Rong Yanmen, what is the outcome of it?" ”

Zhao Jingyun paused for a moment and said, "Adults live in sixty percent." ”

"Why?"

"If you only talk about war, Jingyun thinks it's five or five. However, Rong Yanmen is the head of the five governors of Nanping, but he is not the lord of Nanping in the end, and the dispatch of troops is not as handy as the adults. ”

Xu Ruyu nodded and said, "Although the Yuan family is the lord of Nanping, it is far less entrenched than the Rong family; The revival of Rong Yanmen's restoration is for the Yuan family, Yang or Rong family, and there are still two words, but now Rong Yanmen is acting, but there is a place for restraint. If it's the first battle, I think there's a 70% chance. Then he asked, "How will the victory or defeat be in the second battle?" ”

"If the first battle is won, the morale of our army is like a rainbow, and we should be able to continue to overcome it."

Xu Ruyu asked again: "If you fight again, what will be the outcome of the battle?" ”

Zhao Jingyun hesitated: "Rong Yanmen has been frustrated in two battles, so he will avoid my edge and defend it." ”

"Rong Yanmen retreated to the wall, I couldn't attack it, and the morale of the retreating troops was exhausted, the soldiers were weak and brave, and the gains of the two battles were also annihilated. Even if I fight with Rong Yanmen and win every battle, I can't break the roots, and I can't escape defeat......"

"So don't fight......"

Xu Ruyu nodded and said: "It is easy to fight bravely, and it is easy to fight for profit, but I think there is no profit and no war." ”

Zhao Jingyun thought for a while, and muttered to himself: "If you let Rong Yanmen lay out calmly, what will you do?" ”

"In his chessboard, he may not have my chance, but he must be patient. Jingyun is good at scheming, you must know that harming the enemy is self-interested, self-interest is the key, no war is not profitable, planning is profit, but war is the most utilitarian. ”

Zhao Jingyun suddenly realized, secretly thought: When the adults first rose, after repeated wars, Jiangning is now in ruins, and the potential to maintain the war is very weak, and there are Puji, Zhu, and Fan three elbows, even if a hundred battles are won, but when Jiangning's potential is exhausted, it is difficult to escape the final defeat, and the adults also have the intention of avoiding war on this trip. When the adults returned, it was when Yue County was in his pocket, but it would only be when Nanping had no time to look east, which was "his chessboard also has my chance". But he was sincerely afraid of Xu Ru's praise for his "good strategy", and felt that no one else heard it.

Xu Ruyu said: "This letter is not discussed, and it will be decided by the people of Jiangning." ”

Xu Ruyu is not in Jiangning, Jiang Youli, Shao Haitang, Mei Tierui, Yi Guanyuan, Zhang Zhongdao and others will inevitably become restrained in decision-making, if Nanping's intention to assemble the water camp in Qichun is really in Baishi, Jiangning people will also choose to be on the defensive and avoid Nanping's edge.

If Xu Ruyu is in Jiangning, with Xu Ruyu's reputation for being good at fighting, conservative people like Uncle Sun Fangwu will mostly choose to attack, even if Xu Ruyu suppresses the will of everyone, it is difficult to ensure that the morale of the Jiangning army and people will not be damaged. Jiangning is a newly opened place, and Xu Ruyu is in Jiangning, so there is really no reason to avoid war.

Zhao Jingyun felt in his heart, thousands of people still can't see through the changes in a certain thing, but Xu Ruyu and others are fighting in the world.

Zhao Jinggo said a few more things before retreating along the same path.

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