With the fall of Lu Liangzuo, a big earthquake occurred in the officialdom of Jiangdu Prefecture.
Thousands of miles away in the south of the Yangtze River, Chang Yuchun's 20,000-strong army finally entered Fujian.
Fujian has towering peaks, rolling hills, and extremely rugged mountain roads. It is known as "eight mountains, one water, and one field".
Chang Yuchun's march has been very difficult since he entered Fujian. In addition, it is late summer and early autumn, the rainy season, and he often marches less than twenty miles a day.
At present, Jiangdu Army and Chen Youding are in a confrontation in Fujian. Although Jiangdu Army cannot eliminate Chen Youding, Chen Youding is unable to expel Jiangdu Army.
Chen Youding gathered all his troops, a total of more than 70,000 troops, and concentrated them all in the Fuzhou area.
Shanzhu led an army of 50,000 and was stationed in Lianjiang County. Due to the terrain, he fought several land battles with Chen Youding but failed to gain any advantage, so he asked Zhang Yangquan for help.
The reinforcements led by Li Er also went straight to Fuzhou, but after reaching Gutian County, they could not enter.
Among the barbarians in Fujian, the She tribe is the most powerful, with four surnames: Pan, Lan, Lei, and Zhong.
These four surnames all joined Chen Youding. Zhongpan and Lei were ordered by Chen Youding to block Li Er's army in the north.
They did not confront Jiangdu's army head-on, but took advantage of the terrain to attack from behind and disrupt the food route.
In order to protect the grain road, Li Er had to send heavy troops to protect it. If he wanted to continue marching, his troops would be somewhat stretched.
The other two surnames of the She ethnic group are responsible for guarding Quanzhou and Xinghua Prefecture to prevent Jiangdu's army from encircling from the southwest and attacking Fuzhou.
After Chang Yuchun entered Fujian, he headed directly towards Quanzhou, intending to win over the Lan family first.
Because Chen Youding's main force was restrained, Chang Yuchun's march was very smooth except for being a little slow.
One day in late September, he finally entered Quanzhou.
Quanzhou's soldiers have long been wiped out by Chen Youding, leaving only a group of civil servants in the territory, and the soldiers are all 10,000 native soldiers of the Lan clan.
These ten thousand people were stationed in Dehua, led by a man named Lan Shan.
Chang Yuchun and Lan Xiangyu discussed it and instead of going to Dehua, they headed towards Taihu Mountain, where the Lan family lived.
Taihu Mountain is located northwest of Dehua.
Chang Yuchun was afraid of being attacked by Lan Mountain, so he made a large circle and followed the direction of Youxi to Taihu Mountain. He stationed himself thirty miles away from the foot of the mountain and sent an envoy to ask for an audience with the Lan clan leader.
That night, the envoy returned to the camp. His face was pale and he said with a grimace: "General, these barbarians are very stubborn. Let us withdraw from Quanzhou immediately, otherwise we will be destroyed!"
Chang Yuchun frowned.
Lan Xiangyu said: "Why don't you let me go there in person?" She was currently pretending to be a soldier of Chang Yuchun.
Chang Yuchun thought for a while and said: "Let's fight first. Didn't you also say that your Lan clan is a martial artist? If you want to convince them, you must first teach them a lesson with your fists!"
Lan Xiangyu hummed: "Don't forget, the king asked you to appease him!"
Chang Yuchun grinned and said: "Of course you remember, don't worry, the fight I'm talking about is a one-on-one fight, not a big fight."
After speaking, he said to the envoy: "Li Canjun, you have to work hard again and go to Taihu Mountain and tell the leader of the Lan clan that I will challenge you at the foot of the mountain. As long as someone from the Lan clan can defeat me, I will lead the way."
The army leaves!"
Li Canjun said with a grimace: "General, can you let someone else do this? I'm really a bit..."
Chang Yuchun hummed: "Are you afraid that the Lan clan will kill you?"
Li Shenjun raised his head and said: "General, how can you be afraid of death after rolling across the battlefield?" His neck suddenly shrank: "It's just that those natives like to raise snakes, and General can't see that thing!"
Chang Yuchun laughed and said, "What's there to be afraid of about snakes?"
Lan Xiangyu hurriedly said: "Let me go there. If you can find my two cousins, maybe it will be easier for you to talk!"
Chang Yuchun hesitated for a while and said, "Well, be careful!"
Lan Xiangyu immediately took several followers and headed towards Taihu Mountain. When she came to the foot of the mountain, she revealed her identity and two Lan clan members took her up the mountain.
The She people live a simple life and like to "build huts in the valley, cut thatch into tiles, weave bamboo into fences, and cut down grass to make roofs for households."
Lan Xiangyu heard her father talk about the customs of her tribe when she was a child. She walked along the mountain road, and after passing halfway up the mountain, she saw smoke from the cooking pots and people from the Lan clan living in cottages everywhere.
The She people's clothing is in blue and blue. The clothing is made of self-woven linen and dyed with colors. They are all dressed up in colorful clothes, wearing silver rings and straw sandals, like flowers and butterflies.
Under the rule of the Mongols, the She people were also oppressed, so they hated foreigners very much and strictly prohibited intermarriage with foreigners.
However, whenever foreigners came into the mountains, they couldn't help but be curious, so they all came out of their homes and looked around curiously.
Lan Xiangyu has a natural affinity for these tribesmen, and when she sees them looking at her, she smiles back.
After walking for a while, a narrow mountain road appeared ahead. There were rocks on both sides of the road, and the cracks in the rocks were densely packed with snakes.
Lan Xiangyu finally understood why Li Canjun was so afraid, smiled slightly, and walked straight through the snake rocks.
After passing Snake Rock and reaching the top of the mountain, Lan Xiangyu came to a large wooden house. The Lan clan members took away her weapons and let her in.
There were three people in the house, two old men and one old woman.
The old man in the middle was holding a cane and said in a deep voice: "Outsiders, what else are you doing here? Didn't what I just said clear enough?"
Lan Xiangyu smiled slightly and bowed to the three of them.
"Lan Xiangyu, a descendant of the Lan clan, pays homage to three clan elders."
Chang Yuchun waited in the military camp for more than two hours, but still didn't see his wife come back, and finally couldn't sit still.
When he came outside the tent, he saw that the sun had already set, the weather was humid, and it seemed like it was going to rain again, which made him even more anxious.
At this moment, a gust of south wind blew in the distance, and the sound of horse hooves could be heard faintly in the wind.
Chang Yuchun strode towards the camp gate. As soon as he arrived at the camp gate, he saw Lan Xiangyu galloping towards him on horseback.
When she went there, she was wearing a male military uniform, but when she came back, she turned into a blue and green girl's outfit, with a round hat on her head, looking like a Tujia person.
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"Why have you been gone so long?" Chang Yuchun asked.
Lan Xiangyu dismounted from her horse, turned around, and said with a smile: "General, how do you think I am dressed like this?"
Chang Yuchun blushed and said hurriedly: "Let's get down to business! This is a military camp. You can change your clothes later!"
Lan Xiangyu smiled and said: "I may have to return to Taihu Mountain later. These are the clothes that Sister Lan Jin gave me!"
Chang Yuchun frowned and said, "Lan Jin?"
Lan Xiangyu took his hand and walked towards the commander's tent, smiling and saying, "She's my distant cousin!"
Chang Yuchun nodded and said, "Have you found your cousin?"
Lan Xiangyu's eyes shone brightly and she said with a smile: "Yes, one of the cousins is one of the three clan elders."
Chang Yuchun said happily: "Has he agreed to join us?"
Lan Xiangyu looked serious and said: "The rich man disagrees. That Lanshan is the son of the rich man. Lanshan is very loyal to Chen Youding."
Chang Yuchun raised his eyebrows and said, "Where is your cousin?"
Lan Xiangyu said: "He didn't express his position at the time. Later, when I was about to leave, he asked his cousin to find me quietly, take me to the second village, and tell me about the situation of the Lan clan."
Chang Yuchun was stunned and said: "Second village?"
Lan Xiangyu explained: "There are tens of thousands of people in our Lan clan, and there are more than 20,000 of them who stay in Taihu Mountain. They are divided into three villages. One of my cousins is the elder of the second village."
Chang Yuchun said: "It's weird and complicated."
As the two of them entered the camp while talking, Lan Xiangyu said slowly: "Dazhai has the largest number of people, but because the elder of the big clan is unfair, my cousin and the clan elders of Sanzhai are dissatisfied with him!"
Chang Yuchun's eyes lit up and he said, "Do they want a coup?"
Lan Xiangyu burst into laughter and said: "It's not a coup, it's just that most of the food that Chen You ordered for the Lan clan was taken up by Dazhai, so the second and third villages are having a hard time. They want to talk to us about the conditions!"
Chang Yuchun waved his hand and said: "Food is not a problem, we can also support your cousin's second village to become a big village!"
Lan Xiangyu smiled and said: "Dazhai, Second Village and Third Village were decided decades ago. Even if the Second Village is more prosperous, it will still be the Second Village."
Seeing that her husband was a little embarrassed, she smiled and said: "Don't worry, my cousin knows that you are my husband and that Lan Yu has also joined the Jiangdu Army, so he will definitely be on our side. For him, the prosperity of the Lan family is the most important thing."
Important!"
Chang Yuchun said: "That's good, you go there again and tell him our attitude!"
Lan Xiangyu nodded and left the camp again.
In the middle of the night, mosquitoes in Fujian are extremely powerful. Although Chang Yuchun has rough skin and thick flesh, he still got several big bites on his neck.
Just when he swatted the twenty-fourth mosquito to death, Lan Xiangyu finally came back.
The news this time was better. It turned out that when he was discussing with Lan Xiangyu, Uncle Lan Xiangyu and the old woman from Sanzhai were also discussing.
The old woman had a violent temper and had long been dissatisfied with Dazhai's behavior. She hit it off with Uncle Lan Xiangyu, and the two planned to join forces to challenge Dazhai and lead the Lan family to join the Jiangdu Army.
Chang Yuchun originally thought that their challenge was to secretly control the people in Dazhai, but he still underestimated the traditions of the She people.
"You said they are going to hold a 'Chai Gai' convention?" His eyes widened.
Lan Xiangyu nodded and said: "This is the tradition of the four surnames of the She ethnic group. If there is a dispute between the branches of the tribe, they will compete with firewood mallets, and the winner will get the right to speak!"
Chang Yuchun frowned and said, "Why is it so troublesome?"
Lan Xiangyu smiled and said: "Don't worry, according to the regulations, each of the three villages has one person to compete with the hammer. If we can have two people, we won't lose!"
"Furthermore, the Lan clan's best at playing with the fire hammer is Lan Shan, followed by San Zhai's Lan Yangling. Lan Shan is not on the mountain now, so the winner must be San Zhai!"
Chang Yuchun asked: "What if Lanshan comes back after hearing the news?"
Lan Xiangyu whispered a few words to him.
After hearing this, Chang Yuchun was surprised and said: "Can it still be like this? Will it be exposed? I am not a descendant of the Lan family!"
Lan Xiangyu smiled and said: "It's not like I'm letting you go on stage, so you can't be exposed!"
Chang Yuchun thought for a while, clapped his hands and said, "Okay, let's do it like this!"