Lutou City is a large-scale military town and the only large city west of Ninghe River in Anling.
There is a Longji Mountain Range between the west of Ninghe River and Xiyi. The mountain range reaches Hanjiang River in the north and Cangyan in the south. It is a dangerous area where Xiyi monsters often enter the mountains to hunt. Monsters and beasts in the mountains are always driven out of the mountains.
Over time, the number of people west of the Ning River became much smaller than that of the safer and more prosperous east of the Ning River.
There are few people and the environment is harsh, so the people's customs are naturally strong.
To the west of Ninghe River, except for the two hundred miles close to Roucheng, other places can almost be said to be outside the law. Especially after the decline of the Yan family in Anling, the Anling law is a piece of paper in these places, unless it is Lutou.
There are general orders posted in the city, otherwise no one will care.
Here, whoever has the biggest fist is the biggest.
Lutou City is said to be one city, but it is actually composed of two separate cities, east and west.
Xicheng is the old city. It is a pure military fortress with towering city walls and complete defense facilities. It is now the largest garrison in the mountains west of Anling. Xicheng has one and only one gate. The gate faces east and is less than 100 feet away from the city.
It is the gate of Dongcheng.
The East City is much larger than the West City, and it is more like a city in the traditional sense. The city has open roads crisscrossing it, and ordinary people and merchants gather in it, and there is endless traffic. However, this East City has only one city gate, and the city gate also faces east.
The two city gates of the two cities are connected in a line by a wide main road that connects straight. Therefore, every time they go on an expedition or return home in triumph, the soldiers of Lutou City have to walk through this street in the East City, which brings endless depression.
The atmosphere, or the city full of joy like this moment.
Lutou City won the battle.
This was the first counterattack victory achieved by Lutou City since the Western Yi invaded in three months. Therefore, General Liu Feixu specially summoned the meritorious soldiers in this battle to return to Lutou City to be awarded a title in recognition of their merits.
But what is different from the excitement in the East City is that Liu Feixu, who is currently in an independent high-walled courtyard in the West City, does not show any joy on his face.
Liu Feixu looks to be quite old. Most of his hair and beard are white. His appearance is quite rugged. His eyes are round, his lips are wide, his nose is like an aquiline, his ears are big enough to catch the wind, and his expression is always angry but not angry.
At this moment, he was sitting at the top of the hall, looking coldly at a middle-aged man in rich clothes who was sitting on the guest seat, and said, "Brother Yiming, you have known me for many years, and now you are a guest in Lutou City.
, why didn’t I come even after three invitations? But you’re complaining that I didn’t treat guests well?!”
The words are as cold as iron, each word is sonorous, and there is no room for change.
The middle-aged man in Jinyi who was called Yiming Xiandi was naturally Su Yiming, who was named Lijun Keqing by Luochuan. He didn't panic when he heard the full meaning of accountability in Liu Feixu's words, and just took out a piece leisurely.
He held the yellow stone in his hand and rubbed it, "Su has been a guest in Lutou City for nearly two months. General Liu has been entertaining people with delicious food and drinks all day long. How can it be called poor hospitality? It's just that Su is so free of charge."
Drinking it is not an option, I just want to go to see General Liu after packing my luggage, so I don’t have to go all the way to delay General Liu from handling his official duties."
"Brother Yiming is leaving?!" Liu Feixu's left eyebrow twitched, and he slowly leaned his upper body forward, "I came from a military background and am used to being straightforward. I don't like to make riddles and roundabout ways. Whatever we have to say can be said
On the surface, why does Yiming Xiandi want to leave?"
Su Yiming thought for a while and then smiled slightly and said, "That's good. That's why I met General Liu and became so close together." He placed the yellow stone on the table next to him and said seriously, "Liu
General, when Su came to Lutou City, he had already explained his intention to General Liu. As a guest from Lijun, Su came with the great goodwill of the prefect of Lijun. At that time, except for Lutou City and the west of Ninghe River,
In addition to the land of Lijun, most of Anling has been returned to Lijun, including General Liu's old colleague General Han, who has also been granted the title of General Ganyuan and won the trust of the prefect. If General Liu is willing to join Lijun, Lijun will immediately become the southwest corner of the southwest.
The strongest county in Hanzhou has become a stable overlord in troubled times. Even Guangjun today has no choice but to respect it. General Liu, who made this great contribution, received only a higher reward than General Han, but..."
He sighed and said, "But General Liu wants to listen to the nonsense of the envoy from Guang County. It is true that Guang County has a lot of food now, but what is the use of just having food? Is it worth the more than 300,000 elite troops from Li County? This
I understand the truth, and General Liu, who grew up in Lutou City, knows better. In the final analysis, General Liu still wants to see who owns Roucheng in the battle before making a decision. But have you ever thought about it, even if the current Lijun surrenders Roucheng?
With Guangjun, General Liu also successfully voted for Guangjun. Can he be regarded as Guangjun's favorite? Then Guangjun Yun Bailou is the best at strategizing. It might not be a big deal for you to give him some money and food to fight against Xiyi in the west and Lijun in the south.
The question is, once either Xiyi or Lijun troops come to Lutou City, do you expect Guangjun to send a single soldier? Besides, how can it be so easy for Guangjun to capture Roucheng!"
Su Yiming held the yellow stone in his hand again, rubbed it and put it back in his arms, "That's the truth, but these principles are useless now. Since General Liu suddenly wants to see me today, it means that Roucheng is a
The battle should have been settled, and Guangjun most likely did not get any benefits, so it would be meaningless for Su to stay in Lutou City, so he can only resign from General Liu."
Liu Feixu stared at Su Yiming's eyes for a long time, then stretched out his hands and patted them. A tall and round soldier who was waiting outside the hall came in with a red paint box and placed the box on Liu Feixu's face.
The desk next to Xu opened, revealing a bloody head. It was the Guangjun envoy that Su Yiming had met once!
"Brother Yiming, no one can tell the future so clearly, so as a superior, you must be cautious in making any decisions," Liu Feixu didn't even look at the dead-eyed head next to him, but just stared at it.
Su Yiming said, "This man from Guangjun lied to me, so I will kill him. If my dear brother Yiming didn't lie to me, then it still makes sense for my dear brother to stay in Lutou City."
He paused for a moment and then said, "I heard that the Nanyi troops are now in southern Xinjiang. The pressure from the south of Lijun is expected to be great. Now there is a big enemy like Guangjun in the north. It would be good to have more help.
,Xiandi, do you think my sincerity is...enough?"
Su Yiming smiled and shook his head, "General Liu, the rules of Lutou City are very good, but the rules of Lutou City are nothing without Lutou City. You can use this bloody head to kill me today."
Su Yiming was frightened to death. The prefect of Lijun who led Lijun Qingqi to conquer southern Xinjiang would not frown because of this. Oh, I forgot to tell General Liu. I just learned that not long ago, Taiming City was victorious and the main force of Nanyi was defeated.
They were repulsed head-on by my Lijun army...!"
Liu Feixu's face turned extremely ugly for a moment, and he smiled softly and said, "Xiandi Yiming is so good at what he does. He is still in Lutou City and can know things about Lijun's southern border. I admire him..." He
His eyes were filled with gloom, "It's just that my dear brother really doesn't want to build this bridge between me and the prefect of Li County?!"
Su Yiming shook his head and said calmly, "General Liu, don't you understand? This bridge has been gone since the Battle of Roucheng began. The dignified prefect of Li County has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, and there are as many strong men under his command.
Do you need to leave a bridge of goodwill to this day for a mere Lutou City?! Not to mention that during the First World War in Roucheng, General Liu intentionally or unintentionally sent troops to stroll along the Ninghe River." He raised his head and looked at Liu Feixu, his face expressionless, "Su
The reason why I stayed until today to leave was just because I was remembering the kindness General Liu had shown me for a meal and wanted to wait until General Liu understood the situation before I could say anything more.
The ones I’ve been through are just as useless.”
Liu Feixu narrowed his eyes, clenched his fists, and said nothing.
Su Yiming had already stood up and held his hand, "Brother Liu, there is no place for the Liu family in Southwest Hanzhou now. If you still don't give up... then go to Northwest Wuzhou..."
After he finished speaking, he cupped his hands towards Liu Feixu and turned around to walk out of the hall. However, he was blocked by several fierce soldiers at the door, causing the courtyard to roar with the sound of drawing swords. He smiled without looking back, "
General Liu, Senior Xian Youzi is waiting for you from Lijun outside the city. If you are still unwilling to let me go...do you have to ask me to invite my master to come and talk to you?!"
Liu Feixu was silent for a long time, murderous intent flickering in and out of his eyes. After a long time, he raised his hand and waved it.