Chapter 286 The Performance of the Vested Interests

Chapter 286 The Performance of the Vested Interests

Chapter 286 The Performance of the Vested Interests
The next day, before dawn,
Lu Yunyi suddenly woke up from his sleep and was stunned for a long time.
He looked at the time and shook his head in annoyance.

I've only slept for two hours, so it's no wonder that I feel dizzy and have a splitting headache.

Lu Yunyi pursed his lips, only to feel his throat dry and itchy.
He stood up, picked up the teapot beside him and started drinking.

He stood in the house and looked out the window.

Although it was still dark, the lights in the Golden Tooth Temple were still bright.

Slightly noisy voices came from all directions.

That was the sound of soldiers working to clear the wreckage.

After drinking the water, Lu Yunyi did not go back to sleep.

Instead, he pulled his robe from the side, put on his clothes, and walked straight out of the room.

The small courtyard was filled with guards.
At this moment, Feng Yunfang was holding a long knife in his hand and walking back and forth in the yard with a serious face. His expression was extremely tense.

Noticing the door open, he looked over in surprise.

"Sir, why are you awake?"

Lu Yunyi walked out of the room and looked at the sky which had turned deep blue.
"Can't sleep"

As he said this, Lu Yunyi walked straight out of the courtyard, and his personal guards quickly followed him.
The group of people started patrolling the Golden Tooth Guard.
Familiar faces came into view.
Lu Yunyi kept nodding his head in response to their greetings.
I don’t know if it’s an illusion,
Lu Yunyi felt that since he came here, the soldiers' movements had become much faster.
Even the prisoners became much more obedient.

After a lot of twists and turns, the group finally arrived at the Jinchiwei Yamen.
Lu Yunyi stood in front of the government office, thought for a moment, and walked straight in.
Soon he came to the house where Hanba was housed.

The lights in the house were still on at this moment, and muffled groans could be heard from time to time.

Lu Yunyi pushed the door open and walked in. Hanba, who was humming softly on the bed, looked over with sharp eyes in an instant.

When she saw it was him, the sharpness in her eyes increased, as if she wanted to devour Lu Yunyi.

Hanba looked miserable at the moment. Although he was wearing clothes,

But you can see that his limbs and body are wrapped in thick linen.

The strong smell of blood and the pungent odors of various medicinal herbs mixed together, making the smell in the house very unpleasant.

"What are you here for?"

Hanba's voice was a little hoarse and his expression was painful.
At this moment, he only felt that there were long knives waving in his throat, cutting his throat.

Lu Yunyi had a calm expression. He came up to him and looked down at him:
"You and I make a deal."

"You?" There was a hint of sarcasm on Hanba's rough face.
"Who are you? Do you want to make a deal with me? I've told you that information, and the deal is done."

Lu Yunyi's expression was calm, with a hint of teasing in his narrowed eyes:
"This time we are not trading prisoners."

"Besides those people, what other bargaining chips do you have?"

Hanba snorted lightly, glanced at him, and gently closed his eyes.

Seeing him like this, Lu Yunyi also felt a little admiration in his heart, and said with a smile:
"General Hanba is a tough guy.

It’s a pity that Luchuan is too small to accommodate the general and the Lord of Silunfa.”

Hanba's slightly closed eyes slowly opened.

There was a gleam of light in his eyes, and then it quickly dimmed.
He was right. Luchuan's current state had already reached the limit of what the country could sustain.

If it were somewhere else, it would be fine, I could live in a secluded corner.
But there was an increasingly powerful Ming Dynasty above us.

This makes them dare not slack off even though they have achieved unprecedented success.

The king once told him that beside such a huge creature,
The stronger you are, the closer your death will be.
Now, just as the king expected,
After the giant monster in the north was dealt with, Ming Guo turned and looked at Luchuan at his feet.

With a long sigh, Hanba's voice was somewhat lonely:

"What do you want to do? Take me back to the Ming Dynasty, just like the Northern Yuan general?"

Lu Yunyi shook his head gently and smiled brightly:

"Nahachu, the Grand Commandant of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, had 300,000 soldiers and civilians under his command, including 150,000 combat-ready soldiers and more than 30,000 cavalry.

This kind of power is enough to destroy Luchuan.

Although General Hanba and General Hanba are both generals, generals are still divided into high and low ranks. "

Hanba was silent and said nothing more.
Although the entire Luchuan is said to have a million soldiers and civilians, only 300,000 combat troops are available.

But no one knows better than him what virtue is on the battlefield.
They are called the army, but in fact they are not even as good as civilians and can only be regarded as bandits.

Lu Yunyi pulled over a chair and sat down beside him, speaking in a deep voice:
"In two days, the Japanese general will go to Youyubu, where there are more than 4,000 soldiers and civilians.

I wonder what price their lives can be sold for?"

Hanba had already understood the result.
Now that we have captured the Golden Tooth Guard, there is no reason to let go of the Fish Tribe on the north side.

Hanba had some complicated feelings about the Yuyu tribe.
In their assumptions, the Fishing Tribe was a trap they set for the front army scouts.

"The lives of the Youyu tribe have nothing to do with me. They are not members of Luchuan." Hanba said in a cold voice.

Lu Yunyi smiled lightly and shook his head slowly:

"It doesn't matter whether the members of the Yuyu tribe are from Luchuan or not.
What's important is the people on the east side of Luchuan, on the east bank of Lujiang River. Are they from the Luchuan tribe?"

Hanba's eyes suddenly widened, and his pupils shrank to the size of a needle tip.

Anger appeared on his face and his body began to struggle.
The original wound seemed to burst open, and the sound of muscle tearing seemed to be heard in the house.
Blood also seeped out from the wound, staining the white linen scarlet.

Lu Yunyi's expression did not change at all in response to his struggle, and he spoke calmly:
"If General Hanba refuses to cooperate, I will lead my soldiers across the river to Luchuan.

"By then, blood will flow for three hundred miles, and everyone we see will be killed."

A cold wind suddenly blew through the bloody room, adding to the chill.
There was a flash of hesitation and struggle in Hanba's eyes.
Luchuan is their lifelong foundation, and the people are their top priority.
It would be fine if it was a normal situation, but right now, the south of Luchuan is suffering from a disaster, and there are rioters everywhere in the country.
Only in the north, close to the Ming Dynasty, was the weather good.
If the north were to become chaotic again, the already critical situation would become even more dire.

The hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the front line mutinied in an instant.

A hint of sadness flashed across Hanba's eyes.
Compared with the Ming Dynasty, Luchuan was too small, so small that any mistake would shock the whole country.

The dim house was quiet for a long time.
Lu Yunyi was not in a hurry and just waited there quietly.
The deep blue sky outside the house gradually faded.

A ray of sunshine appeared quietly, dispelling the dark clouds left by yesterday's light rain.

Hanba's eyes moved slightly, looking outside through the yellowed white window paper.
His eyes were empty and his cracked lips opened and closed slightly.

"what do you want to do?"

As soon as these words came out, a smile instantly broke out on Lu Yunyi's face.
For such big shots, only the general trend can make them surrender.

"It's very simple. Luchuan is preparing to open up the Dali battlefield. Where are the available troops?"

The voice was gentle, but it sounded like thunder in Hanba's heart.

How did he know that a two-front battlefield would be opened?
Hanba's thoughts slowly came back to normal, and his expression calmed down: "I don't know what you are talking about."

Lu Yunyi snorted softly, and the sound rang out.

"Luchuan wants to win this battle.
It is impossible to win by relying on only one battlefield.
At least there must be another battlefield to tie up the elite troops of the Ming Dynasty.
General Hanba appears here, so is there any need to guess where the second battlefield will be opened?

It can't be that General Hanba is the only soldier in the battle."

Hanba fell into silence again, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became solemn.
His eyes rested on the remaining candlelight on the table.

My emotions are extremely complicated, but Luchuan is just like the candlelight, still bright.

But as the sun rises, it becomes darker.
This was not the candle's fault, but the sun was too bright.

Lu Yunyi was right. His purpose in coming here was to contain the Ming army.
When he came, the king told him that he did not seek victory.
Just seek to contain, no matter the cost.

But he didn't expect that before his plan could be implemented, he ended up as a prisoner.

Seeing that he was slow to speak, Lu Yunyi's eyes flashed with impatience.

He stretched out his hand and pinched his brows, sighed, and spoke slowly:
"Even if General Hanba didn't tell me, I know.
Those soldiers were either on their way or stopped south of the Golden Tooth Guard.

Waiting for my front scouts to fight to the death with the fishermen.

If the Youyu tribe wins, those troops will march to the Youyu tribe.

If the Youyu tribe is defeated, the army will stop at the Jinchiwei and slowly entangle them. "

At this point, Lu Yunyi slowly shook his head:

"Luchuan has already reached such a situation, but he still wants to bully others and weaken his friendly forces. This makes me very confused."

"It doesn't matter if Lord Hanba doesn't tell me. At most I will spend more time looking for him.

The fate of the soldiers who opened up the battlefield in Luchuan will not change, they will only end up destroyed.
But their value depends on General Hanba’s thoughts.”

"Luchuan cannot win. General Gaoba and Lord Silunfa should know this.
You are just using the lives of the people of Luchuan to fight for a chance to survive. And our Emperor of the Ming Dynasty also has no intention of destroying Luchuan, but only wants it to surrender.

Isn't this a perfect match?
When Luchuan is defeated, the king Silunfa and General Hanba can submit a letter of surrender, and everyone will be happy. "

Hanba's face looked extremely ugly, and his whole body was trembling slightly.
Blood was oozing out, and the sound seemed to be squeezed out from between teeth:

"Bullshit."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yunyi stood up suddenly.
Looking down at Hanba lying on the bed,

The voice was a little frivolous, with a hint of sarcasm.

"There are smart people in Luchuan, and there are even more smart people in Daming.

General Hanba may not have heard of the broken window effect.

But tricks like yours are everywhere in the Ming Dynasty.

And the current Luchuan war is just a performance for the beneficiaries.

Luchuan wants to survive in the southwest.

I don't want to become a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, but I don't want to be destroyed by the Ming Dynasty.
So I took the initiative to strike, hoping to find a compromise and independent situation.

The Ming Dynasty wanted to eliminate internal hidden dangers and borrowed the Luchuan Sword.

General Hanba kept saying that he was doing it for the people of the southwest, but in the end it was people from the southwest who died on both sides.

To tell you the truth, since I have come here with the Beijing Army,
It's not to fight Luchuan to death, but His Majesty gave Luchuan a chance.

Let you take advantage of the situation and find a good excuse to surrender, so that you can give an explanation to both the inside and the outside world.

So what are you waiting for?
Do you have to kill all the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses sent to the front line before you surrender?
Or maybe the indulgence of Yunnan Dusi and Xiping Houfu over the years makes you feel that

Can you compete with the elite troops of the Ming Dynasty?
Not to mention the Beijing army, the more than 100,000 elite southwestern troops stationed in Chuxiong did not move from beginning to end."

As Lu Yunyi's voice fell, the sky became completely bright, and sunlight shone in through the cracks in the window.

Although the candle on the table was still lit, it seemed as if it had been extinguished.

Hanba's face turned extremely pale.

For no reason, he felt a surge of panic in his heart. He was not as panicked as he was when he was captured the day before.

Seeing his expression,
Lu Yunyi sighed, it was indeed so.

I have to say, my thoughts after a hangover are just so wild and unrestrained.

But...things are just so weird.

Lu Yunyi turned his head and glanced at the altitude.
Seeing that he hadn't spoken, she slowly shook her head and walked out of the room.

But when he reached the door of the room, Hanba's slightly hoarse voice rang out, more difficult than before.

"The army is stationed at Pingshanao, fifty miles south of Jinchiwei."

Hearing this, Lu Yunyi's expression instantly returned to calm.
His eyes became calm as he spoke calmly, "Quantity."

"Thirty thousand."

Hearing this number, Lu Yunyi thought about it and nodded slightly.

If this number of soldiers appeared in the Golden Tooth Guard,
The Youyu tribe certainly does not want to suffer mutual defeat with the front army's scout tribe.

Putting his thoughts aside, Lu Yunyi took a step, opened the door and left the room.

The light emitted by the sun poured in completely,
A breeze accompanied it, and the dim candlelight on the table went out with a sound.

When Lu Yunyi walked out of the room, Liu Heiying, who had been waiting in the yard, hurried over to him and asked in a low voice:
"Brother Yun'er, did you ask?"

Lu Yunyi's face was a little heavy, and he nodded gently:

"Of course, it's pretty much what we guessed, near the Golden Tooth Guard."

"Great, I'll go to the entanglement department right away and try to set off at noon."

After saying that, Liu Heiying was about to run out, but was stopped by Lu Yunyi:
"Don't worry."

A trace of doubt flashed across Liu Heiying's eyes, and soon his expression became strange:
"Brother Yun'er, are we going to fight the Yuyu Tribe again?"

The two walked out of the house together. Lu Yunyi looked at the increasingly clear sky and spoke lightly:
"There are only so many opportunities to make contributions, we can't take them all.
Duke Cao is still the commander-in-chief of the Beijing Army. If he is not worried about the shortage of troops but the imbalance of their power,

It will be difficult for him and we will be the target of public criticism.”

Liu Heiying's facial features were squeezed together, and he soon laughed:
"I'll listen to Brother Yun'er."

"Okay, then let's go find Duke Cao."

A quarter of an hour later, the two arrived at the house where Li Jinglong lived.

But they found that the place was empty, even the guards were missing, which made the two of them very strange.
After a little inquiry, I learned that he got up before dawn to take care of military affairs.

Soon, Li Jinglong was found in the Military Law Office, which coordinated military industry and the harvest.

He was currently examining a booklet carefully.
Xu Zengshou and Guo Quan also crowded around him, whispering to the booklet.

"What are you doing?"

When Liu Heiying asked this question, the three of them shuddered and looked back in shock.

"Reporting to the lord, we are coordinating the harvest!" Xu Zengshou immediately stood up and answered.

When Li Jinglong saw them, his eyes lit up, and he quickly ran to Lu Yunyi and took his arm:

"Yun Yi... come here quickly and tell me how this level-cutting is calculated."

But he pulled it twice, but Lu Yunyi didn't move at all. He smiled and said:
"Duke Cao, I came here to tell you something good."

Li Jinglong's eyes brightened, and he quickly moved closer and whispered:

"what?"

Lu Yunyi pulled him out of the house and told him the location of another army in Luchuan.
This caused him to look at each other in bewilderment, and he couldn't help but widen his eyes and gasp, and even stuttered when he spoke.

"Well, well, well, what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

Li Jinglong is now far less afraid of the battlefield than he was in the capital.

In his view, marching and fighting were just that, and the enemies were nothing but chickens and dogs.

A trace of helplessness flashed across Lu Yunyi's face, and then he said in a deep voice:

"Duke Cao, the front scouts,

There is also military duty to wipe out the Youyu tribe, so I cannot go there for the time being.
In my opinion, we should send the Dragon and Tiger Guards."

A huge doubt enveloped Li Jinglong, and his eyes were filled with confusion.

Lu Yunyi reminded quietly:
"Duke Cao, you are still the general commander."

Li Jinglong thought about it, and the passion in his heart faded away quietly, and reason took over his mind again.

His eyes widened little by little:

"You mean for me to give them orders?"

Lu Yunyi smiled and nodded:

"The Beijing army is of the same blood, and has come all the way to the southwest.
There is absolutely no reason for the front-line scouts to make merit on their own."

"This, this, this Yun Yi, how can you just give away the credit to others?"

Lu Yunyi looked cautious and said again:
"The troops of the capital are of the same blood,

If Duke Cao can handle this matter well, Your Majesty will be very happy.

There are many generals in the world who can fight, but there are only a few who can command a large army."

Li Jinglong understood what was said, and his expression changed.

Surprise, shock, confusion, and disbelief, and finally gratitude!

He took a step forward and held Lu Yunyi's hand tightly:

"Yun Yi! Jiujiang will remember this kindness. Thank you very much!"

Lu Yunyi laughed and spoke loudly:
"Duke Cao should go quickly, as it is better to be quick than slow."

"it is good!"

(End of this chapter)