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Chapter 556 Duan Hong's Means

Tan Yaoyu didn't care about these false reputations, "It's a good sword if it can kill the enemy. If this method is feasible, I'll let people set up a few more blast furnaces in Qiuchi to make iron weapons. Even if time is tight, at least let the main force Only the elite of the army will have a new weapon.”

He Lu said happily: "I have figured out a lot of mechanisms before. If there is this new iron, maybe I can make it."

Tan Yaoyu is now very dependent on He Lu, and directly said generously: "Ask Qin Zhongzhi for anything you need. Before we leave Xingzhe Tower, if you can produce a few good weapons, I will reward your son. "

He Lu nodded with joy, "Chengxianji Jiyan!"

Seeing that He Lu and Shigong wanted to fight another sword, Tan Yaoyu and Yun Daosheng took their leave first.

After leaving the refining room, Yun Daosheng hesitated and said, "Senior sister, can I really not go to Qiuchi with you?"

Tan Yaoyu patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "Don't worry. Even if I really want to fight against the army of the Northern Wei Dynasty, I will definitely not let my little uncle get hurt. Besides, my master is here, he I will definitely protect my little uncle."

Yun Daosheng nodded, he knew that if he went, most of them would only be a burden to invite rain.So I had no choice but to suppress the worries in my heart, and promised: "I will do my best to predict for my senior sister. If there is any change, I will send you a letter as soon as possible."

Tan Yaoyu smiled and thanked, "I suddenly feel a lot more at ease when you say that."

——Boundary——

After Yanzhi received the emperor's order, he set off from Jiankang with the Huaiyin navy.But he himself didn't want to really confront the Northern Wei army head-on, so he found various reasons to delay the trip, and only marched about ten miles a day, crawling like a snail towards the border.

As for his lieutenant general Duan Hong, since he led eight thousand fine cavalry, he was well equipped regardless of horses and weapons.This person was dedicated to meritorious service, and it took only seven days to arrive at the Lake Army Camp, officially taking over Tan Daoji's post as commander.

Duan Hong lived in fear for a few days at the beginning.In order to save his life, he let the eight thousand elite riders he brought take turns to rest.At any time, it is necessary to ensure that [-] people are on alert for battle.

Of course, this is not to prevent the Northern Wei Dynasty from attacking, but to fear that the military camp will mutiny and make him an unjust dead ghost.

To Duan Hong's surprise, the entire Lake Army camp was surprisingly calm.Although the Hulu soldiers showed obvious dislike for Duan Hong and his eight thousand cavalry, none of them really disobeyed Duan Hong's orders.

Duan Hong naturally didn't know that Tan Daoji had sent someone to explain this to him, and he strictly prohibited Hulu soldiers from taking any actions against the court because his commander-in-chief was taken away.

In Duan Hong's view, those people in the court are exaggerating.What kind of lake army battalion can't lead troops unless Tan Daoji, what kind of lake army is actually the Tan family's pro-army and private army.

The so-called catastrophe is imminent and fly separately.The Lake Army people are not fools.Anyway, they are all working for the imperial court. Could it be that they have to hang themselves on this crooked neck tree of the Tan family?
After nearly a month in the military, Duan Hong had an expansive misjudgment of his deterrence and leadership.With Tan Daoji's original cronies backing down repeatedly, Duan Hong decided that these people would not be able to make any trouble.Instead of keeping it by your side all the time and being on guard day and night, it is better to cut the weeds and root them out.

So Duan Hong asked people to smuggle a batch of military rations to sell, and then charged the crime directly on several of Tan Daoji's cronies.Let people tie up the four leading generals and trap them on the large wooden stakes in the camp.After being exposed to the sun for a day, they ordered people to torture them severely and asked them to hand over the silver taels they had earned from selling grain.

Several people killed them and refused to plead guilty, Duan Hong was eager to establish his prestige, so he simply let people continue to be tied up like this, as a warning to others.

It's just that Duan Hong didn't know that although he secretly bought his military rations from the grain store in Qingzhou from his cronies.But the entire Qingzhou shop is under the control of Zhu's firm.As soon as Duan Hong's people revealed that there was a large amount of grain to be sold, the Zhu family's people had already spread the news to Xingzhelou.

It was only after Tan Yaoyu arrived at the Xingzhe Tower that he found out about the loss of his father's seal.At first, Tan Yaoyu was quite happy, because he thought that his father would finally see the face of the royal family crossing rivers and destroying bridges, and second, he felt that once the Northern Wei Dynasty raised troops and went south, Liu Yilong would have to beg his father to take back the handsome seal.

It's just that Tan Yaoyu didn't expect that Liu Yilong would be fooled by Dao Yanzhi.This lake army battalion directly fell into the hands of Duan Hong, whom Tan Zhaoyu had never heard of.

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

In the letter, I felt that I was going to break my promise again.I thought I could have a good chat with Yao Yu when I returned to Qingzhou this time, but now I was ordered by the emperor not to leave Jiankang.He earnestly asked Yao Yu not to intervene in this matter, and he had already written to the generals in the army, telling them not to disobey Duan Hong's order because of him.

Tan Daoji still believes that the emperor's suspicion of him is only temporary.As long as the Tan family can prove that they are loyal, the emperor will definitely reuse and trust the Tan family again.

At the end of the letter, she also told Yao Yuqian that if the Seventh Prince's life could not be saved, she must protect herself first.

Although Tan Yaoyu is clear that Tan Daoji's approach is currently the safest and "focuses on the overall situation", but this does not mean that Tan Yaoyu agrees with this kind of concession without a bottom line.

Sure enough, Duan Hong had only been in the handsome position for a month before he started to change people.

Even if Tan Daoji warned Yao Yu not to intervene in this matter, Tan Yaoyu couldn't just watch her father's cronies be killed unjustly. These were all generals of her uncle's generation.

Bringing people and riding horses, the "Northern Wei Army" composed of [-] Lu Shuihu and the descendants of the Ying family quietly ambushed beside the Hu army camp in the dark.

This is also thanks to the fact that Yao Yu came to the military camp once before, so she knows a little about the layout and blind spots of the entire camp.Tan Yaoyu adjusted the imitation Hujun uniform on his body, and winked at Gai Wu who was next to him.

Gai Wu received it, and immediately lit the torch in his hand, then raised his head to the sky and let out a long roar.Before the howling sound fell, countless torches lit up near the barracks in an instant, and the sound of horseshoes was like waves, mixed with shouts in Xianbei dialect, which instantly alarmed the entire Lake Army camp.

"The army of the Northern Wei Dynasty is coming—!!" Someone shouted in the Hu army camp. The sentinel heard that it was just a gong for warning, but at this time they naturally shouted, "Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Northern Wei Dynasty The army is coming——!"

The soldiers who were resting woke up from their sleep one after another, not knowing where the Northern Wei army appeared from!
Duan Hong ran out wearing his shirt and trousers, looking around in a 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 army coming!"

But at this time, the leading generals of each battalion were trapped on the pillars dying, and the ordinary soldiers had no commander, and they were all in a mess. They couldn't even set up a basic formation to defend against the enemy. Who would care what Duan Hong was shouting? ?
　The fourth one is delivered today.Please forgive me for being lazy...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)