Tan Yaoyu didn't care about these false reputations, "It's a good knife to kill the enemy. If this method works, I'll let someone use a few blast furnaces to smelify iron and make weapons in Qiuchi. Even if the time is tight, at least the elite main force must have a new weapon."

He Lu said happily: "I have figured out many mechanisms before. If there is such a new iron, it may be able to do it."

Tan Yaoyu now relies very much on He Lu, and said directly: "If you need it, ask Qin Zhongzhi for whatever you need. Before we leave the Walker Tower, if you can produce a few good weapons, I will give your son a good reward."

He Lu nodded happily, "Chengxian Ji Jiyan!"

Seeing that He Lu and Master wanted to continue to fight another sword, Tan Yaoyu and Yun Daosheng said goodbye first.

After leaving the weapon refining room, Yun Daosheng hesitated and said, "Senior Sister, can't I really go to Qiuchi with you?"

Tan Yaoyu patted his shoulder and comforted him: "Don't worry. Even if I really want to fight with the Northern Wei army, I will never let my uncle suffer any harm. Besides, my master is here, so he can definitely protect my uncle."

Yun Daosheng nodded. He knew that most of the time he went would only become a burden for Yan Yu. So he had to suppress the worries in his heart and promised: "I will do my best to make a calculation for my senior sister. Once there is any change, I will send a message to you as soon as possible."

Tan Yaoyu smiled and thanked, "I suddenly felt much more at ease when you said that."

——Division line—

After Yanzhi took the emperor's order, he took the Huaiyin Water Army to set off from Jiankang. But he himself did not want to really confront the Northern Wei army head-on, so he found various reasons to delay the trip. He only marched for about ten miles a day, and crawled towards the border like a snail.

His deputy general Duan Hong, who was responsible for eight thousand elite cavalry, was well equipped with horses and weapons. He was determined to make contributions and rushed to the Lake Army Camp in just seven days and officially took over Tan Daoji's position as commander.

Duan Hong also spent a few days in fear at the beginning. In order to save his life, he asked the eight thousand elite cavalry he brought to take turns to rest. He had to ensure that four thousand people were on guard against the war at any time.

Of course, this is not to prevent the Northern Wei from coming, but to be afraid of a mutiny in the military camp, which makes him a deadly devil.

What surprised Duan Hong was that the entire Lake Army camp was surprisingly calm. Although the soldiers of the Lakeland showed obvious dislike of Duan Hong and his Eight Thousand Essential Cavalry, none of them had truly violated the orders given by Duan Hong.

Duan Hong naturally didn't know that this was something that Tan Daoji had sent someone to explain, and strictly prohibited the Hulu soldiers from making any moves to rebel against the court because of his commander's seal.

In Duan Hong's opinion, those people in the court were exaggerating. What is the Lake Army camp that cannot lead troops without Tan Daoji, and what is the Lake Army is actually the Tan family's personal army and private army.

As the saying goes, everyone flies to the point of a disaster. The people of the Lake Army are not fools. Anyway, they are all working hard for the court. Could it be that they have to be hung on the crooked tree of the Tan family?

After nearly a month of firmly sitting in the position of commander in the army, Duan Hong made an inflated misjudgment on his deterrence and leadership. As Tan Daoji's original confidants repeatedly gave in, Duan Hong believed that these people could not make any storms. Instead of keeping them by their side and being wary of day and night, it would be better to directly eradicate the roots.

So Duan Hong asked someone to smuggle a batch of military rations out for sale, and then directly detained the charge on several Tan Daoji's confidants. He asked four leading generals to tie up and trap them on large wooden stakes in the camp. After exposure to the sun for a day, he ordered people to torture them and ask them to hand over the silver they obtained from selling the grain.

Several people were bitten to death and refused to plead guilty. Duan Hong was eager to establish his authority, so he simply kept being tied up to serve as a warning to others.

But Duan Hong didn't know that although he secretly bought the grain shop in Qingzhou with his confidants, the entire Qingzhou shop was under the control of the Zhu family's shop. Duan Hong's people had just revealed the export trend and had a large amount of grain to be sold, and the Zhu family had already spread the news to the Walker Building.

It was only after Tan Yaoyu arrived at the Walker Tower that he learned that his father's hand seal was taken away. At first, Tan Yaoyu was quite happy. First, he thought that his father should finally see the royal family's face of destroying bridges across the river. Second, he felt that once the Northern Wei army set up troops south, Liu Yilong would have to beg his father to take back the hand seal.

But Tan Yaoyu didn't expect that Liu Yilong would be blinded by Da Yanzhi. The Lake Army Camp fell directly into Duan Hong, whom Tan Yaoyu had never heard of.

Just as Tan Yaoyu wanted to make Duan Hong die forever, Tan Daoji's letter was sent.

In the letter, he sighed that he was about to break his promise again. He thought that he would have a good chat with Yao Yu when he returned to Qingzhou, but now he was ordered by the emperor not to leave Jiankang. He sincerely told Yao Yu not to interfere in this matter. He had also written a letter to inform the generals in the army, asking them not to violate Duan Hong's orders because of his own.

Tan Daoji still believed that the emperor's suspicion about him was only temporary. As long as the Tan family could prove that they were loyal, the emperor would reuse and trust the Tan family again.

At the end of the letter, she also repeatedly advised Yao Yu that if the Seventh Prince's life is really not saved, she must protect herself first.

Although Tan Yaoyu knew that Tan Daoji's approach was the most secure and "put the overall situation first", this does not mean that Tan Yaoyu agreed with this kind of concession without a bottom line.

As expected, Duan Hongcai started to switch people after just one month of taking the position of coach.

Even if Tan Daoji warned Qi Yu not to interfere in this matter, Tan Qi Yu could not watch his father's confidants be unjustly killed. These are all generals of her uncle.

The "Northern Wei Army" composed of three thousand Lu Shuihu and descendants of the Ying clan took advantage of the night to lie next to the Huyuan Army Camp.

This is thanks to Yan Yu who came to the military camp once before, so she knew a little bit about the layout and blind spots of the entire camp. Tan Yaoyu tidied up the imitation of the Lake Army uniforms on her body and gave a wink at Gai Wu next to her.

When Gai Wu received it, he immediately lit the torch in his hand, and then a long roar was raised to the sky. Before the roar fell, countless torches lit up near the barracks, and horse hooves were like waves, mixed with Xianbei yelling, which instantly alarmed the entire Hu Army Camp.

"The Northern Wei army is here-!!" Someone shouted in the Lake Army Camp. When the sentry heard it, it was just a gong warning, but then he naturally shouted, "Enemy attack! The enemy attack! The Northern Wei army is here-!"

The soldiers who were resting woke up from their sleep, and they had no idea where the Northern Wei army appeared!

Duan Hong ran out wearing a mid-clothed shirt and pants, looking around in panic, "Where did the Northern Wei army come from?! When did they cross the river? Why didn't I receive any news of the Northern Wei invasion?"

But at this time, the generals of the leading battalions were trapped on the pillars and dying. The ordinary soldiers were uncontrollable and all of them were in a mess. They couldn't even put out a formation that basically defended the enemy. Who would still pay attention to what Duan Hong was calling?
Chapter completed!