The Shenwu Army can be said to be the public enemy of the world, of course, this public enemy does not refer to the people of the empire, but those with ill intentions. As we all know, the change of dynasty is the real power shuffle, the existence of the Shenwu Army continues the vitality of the empire, and there are many enemies who have been wiped out by the empire are looking at the Shenwu Army, their eyes are full of anger and killing intent, they lurk in the darkness and wait for the Shenwu Army to be weak, and tear off a piece of meat from the body of the Shenwu Army. It's a pity that they didn't calculate that the Shenwu Army became stronger and stronger the more they fought, and the Shenwu Army, which occupied the southern part of the empire, relied on the rich resources of the south to continuously attack the enemy. Of course, the First Battle of the Wild Mountain Shenwu Army was indeed a serious injury, coupled with the continuous war between the East and the West in the north of the empire, some people saw an opportunity to eliminate the Shenwu Army.

The first thing Liu Fan did when he returned to Yizhou was that he was forced by Ximen Ye to take over the throne, of course, this throne would not be taken over at the city gate, and a grand enthronement ceremony was indispensable. On the day that Liu Fan decided to accept the throne, the messengers of the Shenwu Army from Yizhou rushed to various places to convey the good news, and the people of the empire were immediately full of voices, shouting long live. In recent years, there have been wars in the north, and the south has always been peaceful and prosperous, even if the burden is a little heavier, but the generals of the Shenwu Army have blocked them out, so that the people in the south have not encountered any war except for Yizhou and Jiaozhou.

Liu Fan's caution in ascending the throne naturally also boosted the morale of the Shenwu Army, especially many noble generals in the army knew about Prince Li, and they were all attached to Liu Fan's side and were afraid that Liu Fan would follow his grandfather's old path. This time, the royal family took the initiative to give up the throne, which made many generals and nobles breathe a sigh of relief, and they were all already good. Even if the royal family does not abdicate, they will force the royal family to abdicate. After all, the royal family can't give them so many benefits now. People live for profit. They took refuge in Liu Fan naturally because Liu Fan could give them enough benefits, even if it weakened their influence in the army, but they were always high above in this empire.

The location of the enthronement ceremony has been determined, although Liu Fan wants to be in Yizhou, and the Son of Heaven guards the country, but both the generals under his command and those civil officials are unanimously opposed, and even Yang Yayue, who has always supported Liu Fan, is also resolutely opposed to building the capital Yizhou. Lack of depth, far from the north of the empire. The inability of a large number of troops to defend the country to be transferred in time, as well as the inconvenience of material transfer, etc., made Yizhou City unable to become the country of the new empire. And Liu Fan's staff quickly formulated a series of operations, and the Li Jing Corps in the north received an order to be sure to block the enemy outside Tongguan and wait for the empire to move its capital, the new empire is still the Tianlong Empire, the national capital is still the imperial capital, and the imperial throne is changed to Liu.

A few families were happy and a few were sad, and the Shenwu Army received the news that Liu Fan was going to ascend the throne, so naturally the military was excited, and the people were jubilant, while the enemies of the Shenwu Army were sad. Once Liu Fan ascended the throne as emperor. He completely controlled the righteousness, and when the entire Shenwu army was transformed into the army of the empire. They became rebels completely, and their living space was further compressed. And it is even more difficult to assassinate Liu Fan, but there is an opportunity in front of them, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Liu Fan returned to Yizhou and did not rush to order the army to fight, not that he didn't want to fight, but that the army's logistics could not be fought again. After years of war, even the richest southern part of the empire began to be a little overwhelmed. Liu Fan could only frown in the face of his report, there was no way, and he had to go to money and food everywhere, especially the soldiers killed in the first battle of the Barbarian Mountains exceeded one million, and the pension was definitely not a small amount, plus the bloodline legion in the north, the lion empire, the sea tribe in the east, and the barbarians in the state, all of a sudden, which made the finances tight, especially the vigorous development of the navy, the navy, which was a big gold-swallowing household, made the logistics pressure of the Shenwu Army very heavy, and the fecundity of the sea tribe was definitely the most terrifying race among all enemies, even if the Shenwu Army took the elite route, but when the quantity reached a point, it could make up for the lack of quality。

"After passing the order, except for Li Jing's corps in the north, which can continue to attack, the rest of the armies will strictly hold their respective cities after giving enough pressure to the enemy, waiting for orders. Liu Fan reluctantly signed his name on the military order, the three armies did not move the grain and grass first, he couldn't let the soldiers fight hungry, the tragic situation in Youzhou is still shaking in front of Liu Fan. Without enough food and grass support, Liu Fan would never start a war anyway.

"Tell Li Jing that after driving the enemy out of Sizhou, there is no need to fight, wait for the order. Liu Fan thought about it and added, Li Jing's corps is certainly very strong in combat, especially when the generals are in place. However, Liu Fan only plans to recover Sizhou and stop, although time waits for no one, but if you don't use swords to solve it, try not to use swords, and the people in the north are not having a good time, Liu Fan listened to the advice of his subordinates, and treated those people in the north to divide and win over, and try to weaken their combat effectiveness, so as to reduce their war burden.

The Shenwu Army suffered heavy losses in the first battle of the Barbarian Mountain, there was no way to hide this news at all, and Liu Fan didn't want to hide it, at least Liu Fan knew that this news would never be able to be kept. Passers-by walked in twos and threes on the streets, and from time to time a group of patrolling soldiers walked past here. The prince's mansion was surrounded by three layers of troops drawn from the barracks, Jin Lingwei suffered heavy losses this time, and Liu Fan's personal guards were even more lost, and there was not enough Liliang to garrison the palace, so they could only rely on the army to protect it, but after all, the army was not without professional training in assassination, and many things were not clear to them even if they happened in front of their eyes.

"What is the noise, what is the noise! This is the street, what are you arguing about here? Do you know that the intersection is blocked, and there are people coming, and these people are dispersed quickly. A fire commander and his subordinates immediately frowned when they saw the people blocked on the main road, now is the busiest time of the morning, it is the peak of the flow of people, if the street is blocked at this time, it will undoubtedly bring a lot of inconvenience to the lives of these people.

The soldiers in the back also hurriedly walked up when they heard the words of their commander, separated the two noisy people and dispersed the people around. The soldier brought the two quarrelling people to his fire chief, and the fire chief, who had been fighting on the battlefield for a long time, immediately frowned when he saw the two people in front of him. Both of them were dressed as plain people. But from his body, this fire commander could feel the murderous aura on the battlefield. And this kind of murderous aura is only possessed by those who have been fighting on the battlefield for a long time. The fire chief glanced at the two of them. The two of them also looked at the fire chief without fear.

"What are you two doing?weishenme arguing here in the early morning?" Huo Chang's finger gestured slightly, and the soldiers around him suddenly became vigilant, and they all silently held their hands on the war knives in their hands, forming a circle to surround the two people, intentionally or unintentionally separating the two from the people around them.

"Master Jun, I am a hunter outside the city, and I came to the city today to buy some daily necessities, but I didn't expect that the money was stolen by this person when I arrived in the city. Please also ask the military master to call the shots for me. The burly-looking man hurriedly stood up and said to the fire chief, his eyes glanced at the surrounding army, and a fine light flashed in his eyes, but this fine light disappeared in the blink of an eye, but this kind of look did not hide the fire chief who lived on the battlefield for the rest of his life.

"Master Jun, I didn't steal his money, I just walked on the road and bumped into him, and he said I stole his money. Another man with a somewhat thin figure hurriedly opened his mouth to explain, his face flushed, and his tone was very hurried.

"Nonsense. My money was supposed to be in my pocket and haode, but it disappeared after touching you. If you didn't take it, who got it? Master Jun, this person is a thief, and please ask Master Jun to make decisions for us. The burly man cried out loudly, reaching out to push the man in front of him. The fire chief's brows furrowed, and he pulled out the war knife at his waist and suddenly slashed at the man's outstretched hand, and the man's face was suddenly very pale with fright, and he stood motionless.

"Am I wrong?" The fire chief looked at the expressions of the two of them, and the doubts in his heart became even heavier, and the fire chief's knife slashed at the man's hand firmly, but with the back of the knife, the strong man's arm was knocked down, without any resistance. The fire chief glanced at the man's face, his pale face, trembling legs, and cold sweat on his forehead all made the fire chief feel very puzzled.

If the person in front of him is really a martial arts practitioner, or an assassin, in the face of a sudden knife, the first reaction of the martial arts practitioner is to block, or withdraw his arm. Huo Chang's knife was cut very suddenly, but if it was a person who had been fighting on the battlefield for a long time, or someone who knew a little bit of martial arts, he could dodge, but the person in front of him was not able to dodge, two reasons, either this person was well disguised, or he was suspicious. It was clear that the fire chief preferred to believe the first reason, but he couldn't see anything wrong? Was it just that look?

"Okay, let's check, he doesn't have your money on him, you two can go. The fire chief waved his hand impatiently, and the two people in front of them obviously saw that the fire chief in front of them was already angry, and they didn't dare to argue and hurriedly left. The fireman's brow furrowed, and he beckoned a soldier to whisper a few words in his ear, and the soldier quietly followed behind them.

Soon the patrol team merged into the flow of people again, and the soldier followed the man for a while and went back to report to his fire commander without noticing anything unusual, of course he would not know that when he went back to report to his fire chief, the person he had been following had a sneer on the corner of his mouth. Yizhou City is the same as he thought, even if the army has strengthened its vigilance, but the army is the army after all, and even if they find out about some things, they will only use the methods of the army to do it, and these methods are too small in the eyes of their people.

Eighty miles away from Yizhou City, there is a small village called Majia Village, just because nine out of ten people in this patchwork are surnamed Ma. This staggered location is built very remotely, behind him is a big mountain, the people who live here with their backs to the vast mountains generally rely on hunting for a living, the village that used to be full of people is unusually quiet at the moment, but the location where this village was built is too remote, there is no anomaly found here, and the distance from the pipeline is very far, even the army has not passed here.

The man who came out of the city hurried into the village with the sundries he had bought from the city. Without any hesitation, I walked quickly to a very good house. There was a few gentle knocks on the door. A voice came from inside the door. The man standing outside the door was put inside, as if he were not at all afraid of being discovered, and in fact it was, twenty miles away from the village, and their eyes were all over the place, and anyone who appeared here would reach their ears as quickly as possible.

"What's going on?" The room was still confused with the smell of blood, and the two hi on the door were so dazzling, the bright red blood stains were in stark contrast to the red letters in front of them. The people in the room were all in strong suits, and each of them had a blood-colored mark on the chest of their clothes. The two long swords form a cross, very similar to some army mark with a special name, but it looks a little different, the most obvious difference is that they don't have the iron-blooded smell of the soldier on their body,

"Just as we thought. The corner of the man's mouth hung a sneer, and he said lightly to everyone in the room: "The situation is even better than we imagined, the Shenwu Army has suffered heavy losses in the Barbarian Mountain battle this time, Jin Lingwei, the Dark Night Quicksand, and the people who killed the Emperor Valley have all disappeared from the establishment, and even many things that should have been the responsibility of Jin Lingwei have become the army in charge." It seems that this time they really lost a lot. ”

"Well, it seems that the enemy has suffered heavy losses. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that we must not miss. The leader was a hook-nosed young man, his face showing excitement that could not be concealed. Their purpose is to kill Liu Fan, and then they can fish in troubled waters, they have never found a chance, this time the Shenwu Army suffered heavy losses in the southern battle, and the people above who got this news sent them down early to find out if this information is true.

"It's a good opportunity, but the soldiers in those armies are veterans of battle, and they almost caught me when I was spying on information. The man frowned, and his tone was very solemn and he told the surrounding people what they had encountered in the city today, and everyone frowned immediately after hearing his words, originally thinking that without those Jin Lingwei who were in the way, it would be at least easier to assassinate Liu Fan, but they never expected that the troops who were transferred would be so cautious. Although they knew that the Shenwu Army had always been very strong in combat, it was the first time that such a vigilant army had encountered them.

Everyone lowered their heads and thought about strategy, there were quite a few troops in the city, and according to the man, there was a patrol guard in the city almost every hundred paces, and it was the first time he had encountered such a large density of troops. However, they are not completely helpless, now that they lack the seat of Jin Lingwei, although there are many more troops, this is still a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and if they miss this opportunity, they don't know when they will wait.

"Big brother, good news, great news!" Just when everyone was thinking about countermeasures, suddenly a man rushed in and shouted loudly into the house, the man standing in the room frowned, and the man hurriedly said: "Big brother, we just got the news that Liu Fan's eldest daughter Liu Ailin will take her child soldiers to the imperial capital tomorrow, and we can take the opportunity to kidnap her and threaten Liu Fan." ”

"This Liu Erin is just an adopted daughter, can we threaten Liu Fan by kidnapping her?" asked a woman with a cloak frowning, they had carefully collected Liu Fan's information, and naturally knew Liu Ailin's identity.

"Dominatrix, you don't know. The man smiled and said: "Although this Liu Ailin is Liu Fan's adopted daughter, she said that her status in the Shenwu Army is no less than that of Liu Aiyang, the son of the world, no, it should be said that it is far more than Liu Aiyang." If we can kidnap her, are we afraid that Liu Fan won't take the bait?"

"Yes, big brother, this is indeed an opportunity. The man who entered the city said to the leading man: "Big brother, I inquired very clearly, after this Liu Ailin's army in Yizhou City was transferred in large numbers, she gathered the children of the younger generation of those nobles, most of whom were fourteen or fifteen years old dolls to form a cavalry team, the number of which was only eight hundred, and the combat effectiveness was not very strong. If we can really hijack Liu Ailin, it will be beneficial to us. ”

"Oh?" said to the crowd with a frown, the man in the lead, "However, it will be difficult for us to kidnap her. You see, if Liu Erin wants to go to the imperial capital, she will definitely take the official road, you see, with the Shenwu army being transferred north one after another, part of the army has been transferred back to Yizhou, and a cavalry unit stationed near this pipeline is about a division, if we can't capture Liu Erin quickly, once we get caught in the entanglement, once the enemy comes to support, we will be in danger. And we don't know how many guards she had, and with her status, I'm afraid the guards wouldn't kill. ”

"Big brother, it's not easy to miss the opportunity to kidnap her. The man said loudly to his eldest brother: "Big brother, don't forget, we still have a backhand, as long as we start him, we are afraid that we will not be able to take Liu Erin?" (to be continued......)