Chapter 123: Atonement?
"Seriously, I just wanted to ask you, will you resign?"
Zhou Cheng looked at his friend in front of him in a daze, his eyes lost for a while, but he remembered all the scenes in the past.
Every frolic and play is always imprinted in his mind.
Li Yu was stunned for a moment, and his face was disapproving: "You called me here just for this?"
"That's right!"
Zhou Cheng nodded solemnly.
Li Yu was stunned for a moment, then looked worried again, and asked, "Did you get any news?"
"I don't know if it counts! You also know that there have been a lot of rumors about the Red Phoenix Army recently, and some people even say that they have taken down Pingliang Mansion and captured the Khan alive. β
Zhou Cheng tried to calm himself down, and then said: "Of course, these can only be regarded as rumors, not true. After all, if Pingliang Mansion is really dangerous, I am afraid that Atahai has already been transferred to Pingliang Mansion instead of continuing to sit here. β
"That's right, but what does this have to do with your request for me to resign?" Li Yu shook his head and looked at Zhou Cheng with scrutiny.
Although Zhou Cheng had always concealed his identity before, he was as smart as Li Yu and knew the answers he needed from the clues of the other party.
"Although it is true that the Chifeng Army did not capture Pingliang Mansion, it is true that they appeared near Lintao Mansion. And the most important thing is that I heard that they have taken Qingyuan Fort together, and captured all the bandits in the fort, and are ready to train these bandits to attack Lintao. When the time comes, if you continue to stay in Lintao, won't it be the same as being in a sea of fire?" Zhou Cheng persuaded bitterly.
Li Yu was full of confidence and replied with his head held high: "So what? This city is under the command of Atahai, and even if 10,000 people attack, it can still hold on. β
"But, what if you add the Red Phoenix Army?" Zhou Cheng said again.
At present, the Red Phoenix Army has not yet attacked the city, but if Lintao is occupied at that time, Li Yu, who used to be a Mongolian bureaucrat in the past, will definitely be to blame.
Li Yu chuckled: "The Red Phoenix Army, that Chang'an City is thousands of miles away from here, if you want to capture this place, you have to use tens of thousands of troops, and it will take several months to take it." Seeing Zhou Cheng's frightened face, he continued to comfort: "Don't worry, I will be safe and sound." β
"Okay. Since you really don't want to resign, then I won't stop you. It's just that you need to remember that what the Red Phoenix Army wants to do has never failed!" Zhou Cheng warned solemnly.
Li Yu's eyebrows moved slightly, and he couldn't help but be happy in his heart, but he asked, "You mean the Red Phoenix Army?"
"That's right!"
Zhou Cheng nodded and replied: "Take advantage of now, you resign quickly, there is still a glimmer of life." Otherwise, after the Red Phoenix Army attacks the city, it will be completely finished!"
Just looking at Li Yu's posture before, Zhou Chengcheng knew that the old friend in front of him had been completely corrupted and fell into the red dust and couldn't extricate himself.
And this kind of behavior, within the Red Phoenix Army, is categorically not allowed.
"Really?"
Li Yu's expression was solemn, and there was a little worry in his eyes.
Zhou Cheng replied: "That's right!"
"Huh!" Li Yu suddenly laughed, shook his head, looked like he didn't believe it at all, and then said: "You are all sideways, all fake, why do I need to care? Unlessββ"
The long tail note seems to be deliberately arousing the curiosity of the other party.
When Zhou Cheng stared at him with his eyes, then Li Yu announced: "Unless you join the Red Phoenix Army!"
"You!"
Zhou Cheng was shocked, thinking about his previous performance, he already knew that the other party had already guessed about him.
Despite this, he still clings to the last glimmer of hope and wants to hide it.
"How do you say that?"
"Otherwise, why are you familiar with the Red Phoenix Army's every move?"
Li Yu's face turned cold, like an iceberg, and he directly stated his reasons.
Zhou Cheng's lips twitched, then he let out a long sigh and said, "How did you find out?"
"From the very beginning. β
Li Yu smiled: "Do you remember what you said to me at the beginning?"
The wrinkles on Zhou Cheng's forehead were all squeezed together, and after thinking about it, he shook his head and replied, "I don't remember that I revealed it to you." β
"Of course not. It's just that you once told me that you don't want to take office in Gongzhou, right? Li Yu replied.
After thinking about it, Zhou Cheng nodded and replied, "That's true!"
Li Yu continued: "After that, the Red Phoenix Army began to attack Gongzhou. At that time, I was a little suspicious! How strict is the Red Phoenix Army, how can outsiders know the secrets of its army? So I think maybe you have joined the Red Phoenix Army!"
Seeing that the other party had seen through his identity, Zhou Cheng replied calmly: "That's right." I'm the Red Phoenix Army!"
"Oh?"
Li Yu looked surprised at this time, looked Zhou Cheng up and down, and said, "Are you really the Red Phoenix Army?"
Intersection with the previous arrogance, now Li Yu looked at Zhou Cheng with a curious baby, wanting to know how the person in front of him became the Red Phoenix Army.
Only then did Zhou Cheng realize that he had been deceived before, and smiled helplessly: "Of course! It's just that I'm curious, what do I have to do to make you resign from now on?"
Keeping his friends was one of the purposes of his trip.
Zhou Cheng really didn't want to watch Li Yu die here like this.
"Is the Red Phoenix Army really so powerful that it can break through Lintao Mansion?" Li Yu turned a deaf ear, but he was puzzled as to why the Red Phoenix Army had such a strong combat power.
Zhou Cheng said with a smile: "It's just to expel the Tatars and restore China!"
"Is this the reason for the expulsion of the Tatars and the revival of China?" Li Yu looked a little weird, he wanted to use Zhou Cheng's power to find out everything behind it, but Zhou Cheng was firm in his mind and didn't show the slightest tone at all.
"Perhaps, I should think differently. β
So Li Yu's voice changed, but he said: "It's not impossible for me to resign." However, with my sins, even if I resign from the Mongols, I am afraid that I will not be able to save my life. In that case, what can you do to keep me safe?"
"Are you real?"
Zhou Cheng was puzzled in his heart and felt a little caught off guard.
After all, before, Li Yu swore that he would advance and retreat with Mongolia, but now that his voice changed, he directly said that he wanted to resign.
Such a change of face is really jaw-dropping.
Li Yu nodded and replied, "Of course it's true!"
"If that's the case, it's not impossible. As long as you cooperate with us and help us capture Anxi, then we may spare your life considering your merits, and even more so, we can also allow you to take up your original position!" Zhou Cheng admonished.
"When did you take Anthy?"
Li Yu was a little nervous.
He is not a loyal and righteous man, he has always taken refuge in whoever has the strength, and Mongolia is the most powerful here, so he should have thrown himself under the command of Mongolia.
Zhou Cheng advised: "It's probably early in the morning the day after tomorrow." Remember, if you can help us take this city, then I can explain everything to General Yuan and spare your life. Got it?"
There is Atahai in Lintao Mansion, and there are 10,000 cavalry garrisons, which can be said to be quite tricky.
Therefore, Yuan Ye was not in a hurry to attack Lintao, but chose to attack many small counties on the periphery first, and after pulling out these strongholds one by one, he completely cut off the connection between Lintao and Pingliangfu.
Wait until its energy is exhausted, and then concentrate all its forces to capture Lintao Mansion in one fell swoop.
This is Yuan Ye's entire plan.
In the whole plan, the attack on Anxi is a key part of it.
There is no room for mistakes!
"I see!"
Li Yu sensed the critical star this time from Zhou Cheng's eyes that looked at him deadly, and after thinking about it in his heart, he immediately closed his head and replied.
This time, he didn't have the frivolity he had before, and he looked more awake.
Zhou Cheng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "With your help, maybe we can reduce some losses this time!"
"In that case, congratulations to us on our victory?" Li Yu saw that Zhou Cheng was no longer serious as before, and he completely relaxed.
He picked up the wine on the table and saluted Zhou Cheng.
Zhou Cheng didn't push back, and laughed loudly: "Then thank you for your false praise!" Nor doubting whether there was any deception, he drank the glass of wine, then stood up and pushed the door open, turned and said, "Then I will go back first?"
"Of course, do you want me to send you?" Li Yu said with a smile.
Zhou Cheng shook his head and excused himself: "No! After all, the military garrison must not be revealed to others. I'm leaving!"
With a step, Zhou Chengcheng stepped out of this door, walked out of the restaurant, and disappeared into the crowd.
And after Zhou Cheng left, in Li Yu's room, Atahai was pacing into it.
"I didn't expect them to intend to attack Anxi? It seems that that guy wants to block me completely?"
Atta muttered to himself in the mouth of the sea, with a little irritation.
"Then do you want to send someone to arrest that Zhou Cheng?" Li Yu looked flattering, and his appearance did not have the joy of reuniting with Zhou Cheng's old friend before.
Atahai smiled: "No! If he doesn't go back, then the Red Phoenix Army will be confused and realize that we have already made a move." When the time comes, they will not come to Anthy, where shall we go to find them?"
"I see, no wonder the general asked me to keep in touch with that Zhou Cheng all the time, it turned out to be this purpose!"
Li Yu's heart tightened, and he said, "Since this is the case, then how should I act?"
"Hah, of course, they gave them the city of Anxi, as they had hoped. Atahai smiled: "It's just that the praying mantis catches cicadas and the yellow finch is behind." All I need is for them to be exposed, and then I can annihilate them completely. In this way, no matter how clever he is, there is only one way to fail. β
The two looked at each other with the pleasure that their treacherous plan had succeeded.