Chapter 641: Prepare a backup plan in advance, even if you know it’s a dead end, you have to go on!

Chapter 641: Prepare a backup plan in advance, even if you know it’s a dead end, you have to go on!

It took only seven days from the initial attack to the complete occupation of Donghui County. Now, they are preparing to march into Langya County without stopping. This is Gao Yao's long-hidden and premeditated sudden attack, which is the so-called "blitzkrieg" he has been thinking about. At this moment, the news that Donghui County was attacked by Gao Yao has probably just spread beyond the scope of Donghui County. This is exactly the time difference tactic carefully planned by Gao Yao.

Taking advantage of this time difference, Han Xin will lead his army to advance northward and capture Dongjiao County with great momentum. This is not only Gao Yao's strategic goal, but also the main purpose of Han Xin's attack. With a strong navy as a backing, Han Xin's army has a steady supply of supplies, just like the sea at its back. Even if the coalition forces attempt to destroy Han Xin's army in one fell swoop, it will not be easy. Not to mention cutting off their food supply, that is simply a fantasy.

On the surface, Han Xin's army seemed to have only tens of thousands of troops, but in fact, with the strong support of the navy, he was fully capable of expanding his forces to as many as 100,000.

It seems like a desperate gamble, but as long as Han Xin can gain a foothold, it will definitely be a huge threat to Wu Rui and Wei Bao, so the coalition forces will definitely try their best to drive Han Xin out of Dongjiao County and other places.

Meanwhile, in another place, Wu Yan was on his second diplomatic mission to Wu Rui in the name of the King of Qin. This news was like a bolt from the blue, shocking Wu Rui. Although he had guessed that Wu Yan might have really defected to Gao Yao, when Wu Yan appeared in front of him as an envoy from Gao Yao, Wu Rui's anger still erupted like a volcano.

He stared at Wu Yan with wide eyes, the anger in his heart seemed to devour him. Wu Rui could never have imagined that this person whom he once regarded as his own son would actually betray him like this. He clenched his hands into fists, his nails dug deep into his palms, almost dripping blood.

Wu Rui couldn't help but sigh. Gao Yao was really too vicious. At this critical moment, he actually sent Wu Yan to envoy him. What was his intention? This was not only a provocation to Wu Rui, but also a joke to other princes. If Wu Rui was indifferent to this, or handled it improperly, how would other princes view him? Would they think Wu Rui was weak and could be bullied, or even have doubts about cooperating with him to deal with Gao Yao?

Wu Rui knew very well that it was not a wise move to kill Wu Yan right now. Doing so would be a blatant declaration of war against Gao Yao, which was exactly what he feared the most. Once he really killed Wu Yan, Gao Yao would definitely seize this excuse and launch a fierce attack on Wu Rui without hesitation. Moreover, this would inevitably lead to a fierce battle between the two sides, with disastrous consequences.

What's worse is that Wu Yan has already arrived in the county city, which makes Wu Rui feel very difficult. He doesn't know how to deal with Wu Yan, this hot potato, after all, things have developed so fast, which is completely beyond his expectations. Originally, Wu Rui still had great expectations for Wu Yan, but who could have thought that in such a short time, the situation would become so bad.

At the same time, there was another person who was also on pins and needles, that was Wu Rui's eldest son Wu Can. When he learned the news of Wu Yan's return, the tension in his heart was instantly ignited. He was very worried that once Wu Yan and Wu Rui met and the two sides confronted each other, then this matter might no longer be concealed.

Wu Can is not a fool. He is well aware of the many unreasonable aspects of this matter. In fact, he has already seen through the flaws and cleverly used them to deliberately cause trouble. As long as Wu Rui and Wu Yan confront each other, the truth will easily come to light.

Because of this, Wu Can must not let Wu Yan and Wu Rui meet. Otherwise, even if he is deeply favored, once the foundation of the entire family is involved, Wu Rui will certainly not tolerate him at all. As for other problems that may arise from this move, Wu Can has no time to take care of it at the moment. In the fierce environment of power struggle, many people tend to ignore these potential consequences, and Wu Can is no exception.

In order to ensure that the plan was foolproof, Wu Can not only secretly gathered a large number of people, but also borrowed a large number of assassins from some local tyrants. He knew very well that if the matter was exposed later, he would be hard to escape the blame. Wu Can had already planned for this - he decided to insist that all this was to eliminate the trouble for Wu Rui. As long as he insisted on this statement, even if Wu Rui had doubts, he would not punish him too severely because of Wu Yan's matter.

At this moment, Wu Yan was naturally filled with worry and anxiety. He stared at the county town in front of him, secretly guessing Wu She's true intentions. He knew that this county town was undoubtedly a den of dragons and tigers for him. Whether he could enter safely was one thing, and whether he could retreat safely was another.

Although he was nervous, Wu Yan also knew that it was the critical moment when the arrow was on the string and had to be shot. So he resolutely walked straight to the guard post at the city gate.

The guards saw Wu Yan coming back from afar, and their expressions looked quite strange. After all, recently, all kinds of rumors about Wu Yan had spread like wildfire, all over the streets and alleys. And the instigator of all this was Cao Shen. Cao Shen's purpose was obvious, which was to prove Wu Yan's crime of surrendering to Gao Yao.

Now, Wu Yan not only returned in the name of the King of Qin's envoy, but also made the matter even more confusing and difficult to wash away. Therefore, the soldiers guarding the city looked down on this former young master, and even revealed undisguised disrespect in their words.

Faced with such a situation, Wu Yan felt a little humiliated, but he could only endure it silently. After all, at this time, a conflict with these guards would only make the situation worse. And when Wu Yan checked into the post station, he privately handed a letter to the post station attendant and gave him a lot of money to prevent any accidents.

The result was exactly as Wu Yan expected. According to the original plan, Wu Yan was supposed to stay at the post house that day and visit Wu Rui the next day. However, that night, a raging fire suddenly broke out at the post house. The fire was extremely fierce and spread rapidly. Although everyone tried their best to put out the fire, they failed to save the post house in the end, and Wu Yan was unable to meet Wu Rui as he wished.

This sudden fire naturally caused a great uproar, and what happened in this county town naturally could not be hidden from Wu Rui's eyes and ears. After hearing the news, Wu Rui did not panic, but quickly launched an investigation. After a simple and efficient investigation, Wu Rui quickly found out the truth of the matter and knew who was behind it.

The next day, when King Hengshan's subordinates gathered together to discuss important matters, Wu Rui mercilessly brought Wu Can in front of everyone.