Chapter 506: The Power of the Stirring Stick
That night, the commander of the coalition army, Lu Daolong, feasted and drank the four family heads in the army, and there was a big dispute during the banquet, Gu Chun, the head of the Gu family, and the Zhang family were all victimized, Zhu Yan and Lu Daolong insisted on their own words, and accused each other of murdering the two family heads.
Zhu Yan showed his unimaginable ability at this time, he not only threw himself into the camp of the Gu clan to gain trust, but also analyzed it with evidence, pointing out that Lu Daolong had been planning for this for a long time, and what he wanted was to annex the four families in one fell swoop, so as to monopolize the trade between Wu County and the sea.
The subordinates of the Zhang family, who were also victims, naturally united with the Gu family, and faintly opposed the Lu clan's subordinates who had just formed a camp together.
The reason given by Zhu Yan is very good - he has no army at all except for a dozen guards around him at this time, if he really tries to kill Gu and Zhang, then even if he succeeds, he himself will definitely not be able to escape, which is unreasonable. Moreover, Gu Chun and Zhang Ran have good strength, and the level of guards around them is also high, only Lu Daolong, who has the advantage of home field, has the strength to kill them all.
No matter from the point of view of motive and ability, Zhu Yan will not be a murderer, even if Lu Daolong has a hundred mouths, he can't explain clearly the fact that Zhu Yan's seemingly dozen or so guards suddenly attacked and killed Gu Zhang on the spot when he was drunk. If it weren't for the fact that the few sword girls who were preparing for the banquet dance were quite strong enough to resist for a while, I am afraid that they would already be the soul of the sword by now.
What made him angry now was that Zhu Yan insisted that those sword girls were the killers he had prepared for, and killed Gu Zhang with a cup throw, and even gave a fact that made him difficult to argue.
Although Lu Daolong is the head of the Lu family, he is not the blood of the Lu family. At that time, Lu Na's eldest son Changsheng died first, and only then became the heir with his disciple Daolong, which is not a secret among the four surnames, over the years, the Lu family has always been a head shorter with the strongest strength, not for no reason.
So when Zhu Yan openly called out "Ancestors Forgotten" and "Miscellaneous Surname Xiaoer", Lu Daolong couldn't bear it no matter how good his cultivation was, and directly sent troops to attack him.
In terms of military strength, the Lu clan is undoubtedly the strongest in the coalition army. This time, Lu Daolong not only brought the "Wuxing County Soldiers" left by Lu Na, but also brought the "Thousands of Soldiers and Hundred Cavalry" left by Lu Ye and the "Forty Feather Forest" left by Lu Ye, and the overall combat effectiveness was not trivial.
Psychologically, he undoubtedly wanted to gain recognition through his strength by bringing so many subordinates out, and in fact, he did get the position of the commander of the coalition forces because of this. Unexpectedly, at this time, it became a clear proof of his bad intentions.
Under Zhu Yan's clever tongue, he couldn't make any credible arguments at all - he still doesn't understand that even if Zhu Yan is only a general of the defeated army, he has always treated each other politely, what is the purpose of biting himself viciously at this time?
When the people he tried to treat well spoke ill of each other, attacking Lu Daolong's scars that he had been deliberately avoiding, Zhu Yan, who knew Lu Daolong well, knew that he would definitely want to kill him on the spot.
Sending troops to attack this chaotic order in a moment of urgency will not be able to recover it once it is sent.
The "Qilin Army" left by Gu He, a C-level historical figure of the Gu family, and the "Danyang Pawn" left by Gu Zhong are not vegetarians; Although the Zhang family is inferior, in addition to the county soldiers left by Zhang Cheng, there are also the "Bow God Miao Descendants" left by the family from ancient times, and the number is not much, but the combat effectiveness is definitely not weak.
The subordinates of the two families were still hesitating, but at this time, Lu Daolongli actually chose to directly send troops to take people when he was out of words, and the Gu and Zhang families, who had lost their family owners, were themselves in a panic, and the slightest wind and grass immediately made them stand for battle, and the battle naturally broke out.
In the melee, Zhu Yan deliberately stirred up this troubled water, and the coalition forces that were still tightly knit during the day fell apart in an instant. At the beginning, the two armies, which were still controlled, were attacked by Feng Yi in the dark, and several small leaders were attacked, and the fierce battle was bloody, not inferior to the enemy of life and death, and the shouts of killing could even be heard clearly by Zhao Gao's military camp who was fighting from afar.
Under the infighting, the coalition forces have forgotten that there is no such thing as an enemy, and under the instinct of survival, everyone is fighting hard, although they don't really understand why it is suddenly the way it is.
In fact, Zhu Yan's plan is not clever, and it is a huge flaw that he can get out of it himself. However, because of the rush of time, there is no room for debate and reflection between the half black and half yellow at night. In addition, Gu Zhang's subordinates, who suddenly lost their family master, temporarily lost their ability to distinguish, once Lu Daolong became angry and chose to attack, even if a discerning person knew that something was wrong inside, it would be useless for the overall situation.
Zhao Gao is not wrong, when it comes to the infighting of reversing black and white and playing power, Zhu Yan can indeed be regarded as a talent.
"Didn't you say that at least the thief and the king should kill the mind? Why did the other party fight on their own? Looking at the fire-filled coalition camp, Fang Jingshu said that this result was too unimaginable.
"This is the power of a-stirring stick in a civil war." Zhao Gao sighed as he ordered the beggar army to continue to wait. At this time, once the whole army is pressed, under the pressure of external forces, the coalition forces may be grouped again, it is better to let them fight for now, and then go to clean up the mess.
This is the sadness of having a strong army but not corresponding top figures. If there is no strong man with enough vision to lead the family forward, no matter how big the ship is, it will inevitably run aground and die. With the current situation of the four families, even if they evade Zhao Gao's calculations this time, I am afraid that they will not be spared in the days to come.
"Lu Daolong, the head of the Lu family, is actually a historical figure, but he is mentioned as Lu Na's heir in the Book of Jin, and his personal ability should be very limited, and he is estimated to be barely an F-level historical figure." Zhao Gao's investigation of the opponent was very sufficient, and Lu Daolong's branch actually only ended up with himself, and then disappeared into the historical records. The huge Lu family will rise again after decades, but at that time, it will be another small sect that is now entering a large sect.
"Shall we join the fray now?" Fang Jingshu listened to the sound of the battle over there becoming more and more intense, and the camp tents that were originally used to camp had already caught fire. Under the influence of the wind, the spread of the fire had already ignited the woods between it and Zhao Gao's army, and at this time, when the autumn air was crisp and the fallen leaves were accumulating, the entire jungle immediately beeped and burned.
This is a very reasonable event, but Zhao Gao looked at the burning jungle and sneered, the will of the world finally took this opportunity and couldn't help but take action.
Once the fire spreads completely, both Zhao Gao and the coalition forces have to choose to retreat for several miles to avoid it, and with this time to cool down the contradictions, it only needs to be held out until dawn, and Lu Daolong can always contain the remnants of the army no matter how incompetent he is.
"Then let's go to war." Zhao Gao didn't care about the small means of the world's will, pulled the reins in his hand, and said loudly.