Evening.

The war is over.

"Drive!"

Lu Fan took all the dragon shadow guards and rode his horse towards Zhennan Pass.

At this time, the sunset is red, and the afterglow of the setting sun shines on everyone, and from a distance, the light shines.

The armor on their bodies was dyed red.

But it is even more tragic.

"Lord Lu!"

Zhao Fei led the crowd out of the city and bowed his hand to Lu Fan and the dragon shadow guards, "Everyone, you have come too timely, Zhennan Pass has been preserved, you should be the first to take the lead!" ”

"Your Excellency has won the prize."

After a few pleasantries, everyone entered the city.

Zhao Fei insisted on letting Lu Fan walk in the front, and the dragon shadow guards followed behind Lu Fan.

When passing through Lan Kwai Street, many brave people came out to see the excitement.

When they saw Lu Fan and the Dragon Shadow Guards covered in blood, their eyes were inexplicably a little moist.

Although they did not experience it firsthand, they could feel the tragedy of war.

These soldiers were able to come back alive after a bloody battle.

And the reason why they are alive and well is also because these soldiers are desperately protecting the integrity of this border city.

Everywhere they couldn't see, countless people died on the battlefield.

Some even have no bones.

At this moment, the hearts of the people were extremely heavy, and they looked at the soldiers with respect, admiration, and gratitude from the bottom of their hearts.

"It's Lu Fan!"

"Lu Fan is back!"

"And the Dragon Shadow Guards."

Many people recognized Lu Fan and exclaimed in surprise.

The faces of the people were a little more excited, and there was an indescribable sense of relief.

"It's good for Lu Fan to come back."

"Zhennan Pass will definitely be saved."

"We don't have to worry about it anymore."

More people recognized Lu Fan, and they were in a good mood.

Especially those young people, they were even more excited, looking at Lu Fan with fear, admiration, and even admiration.

Cailian and Xiaoyu, Qiao Yun and Qiao Yue, all stood in the crowd, looking up at Lu Fan with different expressions.

Xu Wei was also there at this time.

Unlike before, people's attention was completely off on him, as if they didn't see him at all.

At this moment, his light was completely overshadowed by Lu Fan.

Even if it was him, he had to look up to Lu Fan at this moment.

Xu Wei has long known that he and Lu Fan are no longer on the same level, and the gap between the two is too big.

It's too big for him to reach in his life.

Tang Suiwan in the crowd was looking at Lu Fan stupidly, she opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but she tried her best to hold back.

The timing is not right.

Such a scenario is even more inappropriate.

However, will she still have a chance to meet Lu Fan in the future?

How can I meet Lu Fan alone?

After all, that matter needs to be told to Lu Fan in person, and it can't be known to others.

We'll have to figure it out.

Tang Xuanwan thought in a daze, but her eyes never left Lu Fan for a moment.

Even if Lu Fan gradually walked away, she still stared at Lu Fan's back and kept watching.

……

……

After returning to the barracks and settling the Southwest Army Dragon Shadow Guard, Lu Fan and Ye Wuchen took Gu Cheng to the residence of the two.

After taking a cool shower and changing their clothes, the three of them came to the dining room.

Drinks and food are ready.

The three of them were just about to sit down, but they heard someone come in, "Everyone, I am uninvited, I want to ask for a glass of wine, don't be surprised." ”

Lu Fan knew it was Zhao Fei when he heard the voice, and turned around with a smile, "My lord, please take a seat." ”

"Okay."

Zhao Fei came alone, so he was not polite and sat down first.

Lu Fan and the three of them also sat down one after another.

"Come, I salute the three commanders."

Zhao Fei took the lead in holding his wine glass, "Thank you for arriving in time, not only relieved the danger of Zhennan Pass, but also took the opportunity to defeat the Chu army, causing heavy casualties to the Chu army, and Ming Jin withdrew his troops early." ”

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

The four of them clinked glasses and drank all the wine in their glasses.

After eating a few bites of food, Lu Fan asked, "My lord, is the result out?" How big were the casualties in the state of Chu? ”

"Not yet."

Zhao Fei shook his head lightly, "But I estimate that the Chu army has lost at least tens of thousands of elites. ”

"Hmm."

Lu Fan also roughly estimated, which was about the same as he expected.

However, he was still a little puzzled, "My lord, the state of Chu is so bold that they dare to go around the pass, they are not afraid of the arrival of our Great Zhou reinforcements, outflanking them in the pass, and then annihilating them all?" ”

"Alas!"

Zhao Fei suddenly sighed, "That's because the Chu army recognized that I had no reinforcements to send in the Great Zhou." ”

"You may not know that just a few days ago, the State of Qin and the State of Qi sent troops almost simultaneously to attack the Western Army and the Eastern Army of our town, and the battle was fierce."

"I'm afraid that those two border cities won't be able to hold it."

"After all, the strength of the Qin State and the Qi State is strong, even stronger than the Chu State."

Zhao Fei had a worried face and said, "In case those two cities are lost, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

"Huh?"

"What?"

"The State of Qin and the State of Qi have also sent troops?"

Lu Fan and the three were shocked.

They all know what that means.

In the event that Moyang City in the east and Changping City in the west were lost, the armies of Qin and Qi would drive straight in.

If you go north, you can threaten the capital, and if you go south, you can threaten Zhennanguan and the other two border cities.

It will have a great impact on the whole battle situation.

It can even determine the success or failure of the Great Zhou.

"yes."

Zhao Fei sighed: "If it weren't for the fact that the battle situation in the south of us was not bad, maybe the enemy army would have hit the capital a long time ago." ”

Ye Wuchen and Gu Cheng glanced at each other, their faces a little solemn.

The current form is indeed extremely unpleasant.

Whenever any gap is formed, it will affect the whole body, and the entire Great Zhou may be defeated.

"Come on, come on."

Lu Fan wasn't too worried, "It's not a desperate situation now, at least the situation in our south is okay." ”

"Shu is basically no longer a threat."

"The state of Chu and the state of Yue have just experienced a major defeat, and it will be difficult to threaten us for a while."

"Let's rely on the terrain to defend the danger and find opportunities for victory."

"Things will always turn around."

Speaking of this, Lu Fan looked at the three of them, "Trust me, we will definitely be able to get through this difficulty." ”

"Good!"

"I believe in you!"

"As long as you're there, there's nothing to be afraid of."

Ye Wuchen and the three nodded together.

"By the way, you said that there is no threat to Shu?"

Zhao Fei was a little curious, "What's the battle situation over there?" ”

"I'll tell you."

Gu Cheng took over the conversation and began to talk about the battle situation in Cangyun City.

After listening, Zhao Fei was even more confident, "Okay, the elite of the Shu State has been lost, and it will not be able to invade, the threat of the Southwest Army can almost be removed, and there is even the strength to support us, so that it is impossible to break through Zhennan Pass with only the Chu State." ”

"Come, I'll toast three more glasses."

As he spoke, Zhao Fei picked up his glass again, "I hope we can work together to tide over the difficulties together." ”

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

……

……

The next day, in the morning.

Lu Fan was practicing in the living room, Song Xiucheng knocked on the door and came in, holding a piece of paper in his hand, and handed it to Lu Fan, "My lord, yesterday's battle report." ”

"Okay."

Lu Fan took the battle report and looked at it carefully.

In a big battle yesterday, more than 50,000 enemies were annihilated, and countless Chu troops were injured.

A number of weapons, horses, and forage were seized.

Coupled with the previous casualties, the elite of the Chu army lost at least 100,000.

"My lord, there's one more thing."

Song Xiucheng said: "The Chu army has withdrawn. ”

"So fast?"

Lu Fan was a little surprised.

The Chu army is known as an army of 500,000, with at least 300,000 elites.

Even if you lose 100,000 and still have 200,000, you still have a strong combat power.

"yes."

Song Xiucheng nodded, "All the Chu troops have withdrawn from my Great Zhou territory, and according to Tanma, they left overnight last night. ”

"Okay, I see."

Lu Fan thought to himself that it was okay, the Great Zhou army was exhausted from the big battles in the past few days, and it was time to take a good rest.

The Dragon Shadow Guards are in dire need of recuperation.

And he just took the opportunity to cultivate hard, striving to make his strength go further, and when the big war started in the future, he would have a few more chances of winning.

A month later.

May 12th, morning.

Lu Fan woke up from his meditation and opened the properties panel.

Name: Lu Fan

Lifespan: 18/2120

Power: 368.37

Dexterity: 143.78

Mental Power: 138.96

Physical strength: 485.23

Cultivation for: a product

Exercises: Vientiane Demon Suppression Perfection, the tenth level of the Tao Sutra (26615/40000)

Martial arts: Gods and demons refining the body is perfect, the nine turns of the golden body are perfect, the body of ten thousand refining is perfect, the heart refining is perfect, the King Kong is not bad is perfect, the dragon elephant is the body is perfect, the hundred veins are perfect, the Yi tendon is the marrow washing meridian is complete, the ten thousand tribulations are quenched, the immortal is perfect, and the dragon is small (3/20)

Assignable stat points: 556.72

After more than a month of hard training, Lu Fan finally trained the Divine Dragon to a small level, with 8 points in strength, 4 points in agility, 4 points in mental power, and 16 points in physical strength.

Coupled with the various attributes he usually increases, his strength has increased steadily.

The Dao Sutra was still a lot of experience away from being upgraded, and with his current cultivation speed, it would take at least more than a month.

Go on!

Lu Fan closed his eyes and re-entered the cultivation state.

After a long time, there was a knock on the door outside, and Song Xiucheng came in to report, "My lord, the commander-in-chief invited you to come over, saying that there is something important to discuss." ”

"Okay."

Lu Fan got up and left his residence, and soon came to the Commander's Mansion and entered the conference hall.

In addition to Zhao Fei, there are also Xu Mingyang, Zhou Wanjun, as well as Ye Wuchen and Gu Cheng.

In addition, Qin Huinan, Gu Changting, Xu Zhao, and the high-level leaders of the Zhennan Army all came.

But everyone's faces were extremely solemn, and they looked like they had received bad news.

After greeting each other, everyone sat down around the table.

"I have invited you here today to announce bad news to you."

Zhao Fei looked around at everyone and said: "Just a few days ago, Changping City and Moyang City were broken one after another, and the Qin army and the Qi army had driven straight into the territory of our Great Zhou, and then went north and approached the capital. ”

The crowd was silent.

Although they had already thought of such an outcome, they still couldn't accept it when it really came.

"Let's talk about it, everybody."

Zhao Fei looked at everyone again, "What should we do?" ”

"We can only barely defend ourselves."

Qin Huinan sighed: "Don't say that the capital is besieged, even if the capital is breached, we can't afford to go north." ”

"Yes, I don't like that, but it's true."

Gu Changting answered: "With our little strength, even if we hold Zhennan Pass, it will be extremely difficult, and we really can't help. ”

"Unless ......"

Xu Mingyang glanced at Lu Fan and said: "Unless we can win two more big victories and annihilate the elite of Chu and Yue, we can send troops to the capital to support without worries." ”

"That's right."

"That's true."

Ye Wuchen and Gu Cheng echoed together.

"Xu Zhao, what do you think?"

Zhao Fei asked Xu Zhao for his opinion.

"There's nothing I can do."

Xu Zhao shook his head lightly, "In the current form, we can't attack, we can only defend passively, waiting for the enemy army to attack us." ”

"If the enemy forces remain still, we will have to wait."

"Unless you can think of a way to lure the enemy to attack."

"But then it's too risky."

Xu Zhao sighed: "If we can't hold it, won't it be self-defeating?" ”

"You mean, let Lu Fan lead the Dragon Shadow Guard out of the city and deliberately go north, creating the illusion that they are going to support the capital?"

Zhao Fei guessed: "Then the Chu army is likely to be dispatched and come to attack Zhennan Pass again?" ”

"That's right."

Xu Zhao nodded, "After all, the Qin army and the Qi army have entered the territory of my Great Zhou, maybe they will divide their troops to the south and quietly ambush near Zhennan Pass, if Lu Fan goes out with the Dragon Shadow Guard, it is possible that the Qin army and the Qi army will be attacked." ”

"I don't rule it out."

Zhao Fei groaned for a moment and turned his gaze to Lu Fan, "Lord Lu, what do you think?" ”

"Even if it's risky, you have to give it a try."

Lu Fan had been thinking about this question just now, and he had thought about it now.

"Otherwise, we'll just sit back and wait."

"If we really wait until the Qin army and the Qi army go south and Zhennan Pass is besieged, we will have no chance of winning."

"So, it has to be out!"

Lu Fan said: "I want to take the Dragon Shadow Guard out of the city and station it on the mountain outside the city, first, to lure the enemy army, and secondly, to support at any time." ”

"In my estimation, even if the Qin army and the Qi army go south, it will be impossible for them to reach Zhennan Pass so quickly."

"Let's set off now, we can find a hiding place before the enemy arrives, hide outside the city, and wait for an opportunity."

"There shouldn't be any danger."

Speaking of this, Lu Fan looked at everyone, "What do you think?" ”

"If there's no other way, I think it's okay to try."

Zhao Fei continued: "I believe in Lu Fan's judgment, since he thinks it is feasible, then there is no problem." ”

"Okay."

"Yes."

"I agree."

The crowd chimed in.

It's not how good this method is, but because of their trust in Lu Fan.

Regardless of success or failure, they are willing to work with Lu Fan and bear the consequences.

"That's good."

Lu Fan got up and said, "Since everyone agrees, I'll go back and prepare, and set off immediately." ”

"Okay."

"Be careful."

"We're waiting for your triumphant return."

Everyone stood up to send them off.

……

……

Two days later, in the morning.

Lu Fan woke up from his meditation and opened the properties panel.

Exercises: The tenth level of the Tao Sutra (27215/40000).

There is still 12785 experience points left to level up, which is a difference of 127.85 assignable attributes.

But Lu Fan didn't want to wait anymore.

He wanted to advance to the Innate Realm as soon as possible to improve his strength.

After all, the innate realm is a hurdle, and it is a big hurdle.

After that, the increase in strength will be considerable.

What's more, after he is promoted, the spiritual power in his body will be endless, and he is not afraid of consumption.

Anyway, he still has more than 560 attributes to distribute, and after adding points, there are still more than four hundred left, which is enough for him to deal with sudden dangers.

At a critical moment, he can add more than 400 assignable attributes to his strength, so that his strength will skyrocket in an instant, so as to get out of danger.

Of course, he wouldn't do that unless he had to.

It is more appropriate to rely on improving cultivation to enhance strength.

Some!

Lu Fan's mind moved, and he added 127.85 assignable attributes to the Gongfa Dao Sutra.

The Tao Sutra was upgraded to the eleventh level.

In the next moment, spiritual power poured in frantically, instantly filling his dantian, and he had the spare strength to impact that barrier.

I don't know how long it took.

"Boom!"

That barrier was finally broken through, and the capacity of Lu Fan's dantian expanded several times.

Advanced!

Innate Realm!

Feeling the spiritual power in his body, Lu Fan was greatly pleased.

Open the Properties panel.

His strength is increased by 48, his physical strength by 24, his agility by 16, and his mental power by 12.

Although it is only the Innate One Realm, his true strength now is equivalent to the Innate Four Realms, or even higher.

If combined with his super physical body, as well as his strong spiritual power and agility, it really comes to the battle of life and death, even if he is a strong person in the innate five realms, he may not be able to help him.

Go on!

Lu Fan continued to cultivate until noon before stopping.

He walked out of the tent, and the smell of food wafted from not far away.

The meal is almost ready.

Now he is on a mountain, and he arrived yesterday afternoon.

It was the mountain he was ambushed by the masters of the Chu State last time.

When Lu Fan made a decision, he thought about it and wanted to come here.

Just because the location here is good, and the terrain is also good.

It is not far from Zhennan Pass, and it is not far from Wind Thunder City, so you can support both sides.

He specially arranged for Song Yu and Qin Yu to be responsible for finding out the news of Zhennanguan and Fenglei City.

No matter where something happens, you can rush to support as soon as possible.

In addition, the mountains are high and forested, making it easy to hide and observe the nearby forms.

The main thing is that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Moreover, this mountain is very large, and it is connected to several other mountains, so it is easy to retreat.

"Lord Lu, you are really diligent enough."

Gu Cheng walked over and said with a smile: "I have never seen anyone like you, who will devote a little time to cultivation. ”

Lu Fan shook his head lightly, "There's no way, my talent is relatively poor, so I can only rely on diligence." ”

"Huh?"

Gu Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, "You have poor talent?" Don't tease me, I've never met anyone more gifted than you. ”

"That's what this guy is."

Ye Wuchen walked over with a smile, "Always too modest." ”

"Haha."

The three of them stood together and laughed for a while, and someone shouted, "It's time to eat." ”

After eating, Lu Fan returned to his tent and continued to cultivate.

I don't know how long it took, Song Xiucheng came in and reported, "My lord, someone is here." ”

"Huh?"

Lu Fan was stunned: "Who is it?" ”

"You'll see when you come out."

The two of them went out of the camp, and Song Xiucheng guided Lu Fan to the top of the mountain and looked south.

I saw that there were mountains one after another, and I couldn't see the end in the distance.

But between the mountains, there seems to be a group of people walking.

Although it is far away, it can be roughly judged that there are many people coming, and there are thousands of people.

"Is it Chu Jun?"

Lu Fan's heart moved, and he guessed: "It turns out that the Chu army sneaked into the territory of my Great Zhou from here. ”

"That's right."

Song Xiucheng nodded, "The direction they came from is the boundary of the Chu State, but it's not enough for them to suffer a loss once?" Do you still want to besiege Zhennanguan? There are too few people coming, right? ”

"There are few people coming, which means that they are masters."

Lu Fan remembered the experience of his last sneak attack and said: "They may not want to besiege Zhennan Pass, but they have another plan. ”

"Oh?"

Song Xiucheng was stunned and said, "Could it be that they want to ambush us here?" ”

"Hmm."

Lu Fan also thought of it, "It's very likely." ”

"But how can they conclude that we are here? Or pass through here? ”

Song Xiucheng frowned, thought for a while, and suddenly realized, "Is it because of Wind Thunder City?" ”

"That's right."

Lu Fan agreed, "If I guessed correctly, the Yue Kingdom will attack Wind Thunder City again, and the Chu State will guess that we will go to support, so they will come in advance and want to set up an ambush here." ”

"But they never imagined that we were already here in advance."

Song Xiucheng's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "In this way, the Chu army has become the target of our ambush." ”

"Exactly."

Lu Fan waved his hand, "Tell me to go down and prepare to fight!" ”

He was still a little puzzled in his heart, after all, the Chu State had already suffered a loss in the last ambush of him, why did he still come?

Could it be that a stronger master was sent this time?

It must be.

It seems that the other party feels confident in dealing with him.

Unbeknownst to him, his strength soared again.

Moreover, even before, no one knew his true strength.

No matter who it is, he will always be underestimated.

This was what Lu Fan wanted, and he wished that everyone would underestimate him, so he would make a wrong judgment.

"Yes."

Song Xiucheng took the order and left.

A moment later, the dragon shadow guards were halfway up the mountain, hiding in the dense forest.

If the Chu army wanted to climb this mountain, it had to pass through a valley.

The valley was flat and there was nothing to hide, which undoubtedly gave Long Shadow Guard the best chance to ambush.

Everyone had already prepared bows and arrows, each found a good position to hide, and looked at the direction from which the Chu army came.

I saw that the other party was dressed in black, and each of them was vigorous, and they were masters at first glance.

There were more than 2,000 people.

The man in black was not wearing armor, but carried a bow and arrows on his back, and a sword hung from his waist.

They were extremely fast, and in a matter of moments, they came to the valley, less than a kilometer away from the place where the Dragon Shadow Guard was ambushed.

There was silence in the valley.

No one spoke on either side.

Looking at the few black-clothed men rushing to the front, Lu Fan was calculating the distance.

500 meters, 300 meters, 200 meters, 100 meters, 50 meters.

The closer you get, the more damage you get.

"Whew!"

A powerful sound of breaking the air sounded.

Lu Fan was the first to shoot an arrow, and a man in black fell in response.

"Woohoo!"

The sound of breaking the air sounded one after another, and suddenly arrows rained down.

Defenseless, the men in black fell in pieces.

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of men in black were shot and fell to the ground.

"Ahh

Screams and screams rang out at the same time, and the rest of the men in black reacted differently, some of them took their bows and arrows and began to shoot back.

Others are retreating.

Others lay on the ground or sought shelter nearby to avoid the arrows.

The leader was a young man, he looked a little similar to Chu Zhaonan, but he was a few years older.

His name is Chu Yunlong, he is the sixth prince of Chu State, and he is also the elder brother of Chu Zhaonan.

This sneak attack was his idea.

The purpose was naturally to deal with Lu Fan and the Dragon Shadow Guard.

After Chu Zhaonan lost last time, he lost his momentum, but he got the opportunity.

As long as he can kill Lu Fan and then annihilate Long Yingwei, he will inevitably consolidate his position and gain a head start in the future battle for the throne.

The reason why I chose to ambush here is, of course, because the terrain here is good, which is suitable for ambushes.

There is also a very important point, Lu Fan killed here last time, maybe he would be careless this time, and he didn't expect that Chu would set up an ambush here.

That gave him a chance.

Of course, the most important thing is that he brought enough masters today.

Among them, there are also two innate realm powerhouses.

This is his greatest reliance!

No matter how powerful Lu Fan is, it is impossible to block the siege of the two Innate Realm powerhouses.

Therefore, Lu Fan will definitely die!

……

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(End of chapter)