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Tan Lu knew that the matter was of great importance, so he did not dare to make a decision lightly, so he immediately ordered the garrison to stand guard and guard Fanmen Mountain, and then sent someone to immediately report to Wuping Mansion on a flying horse, ordering people to rush to the vicinity of Fanmen to inquire about Fanmen. specifics of the door.

When it was dawn, Tan Lu finally figured out that it was really the eight hundred Chibei who attacked Fanmen County at night.

Although Fanmen City is only a county seat, but as the first city in the southwest of the river, there are naturally nearly a thousand garrisons in the city, and the security of Fanmen County City is very strict. When the sun goes down, the city gate will be closed immediately. The gates of Men County will not be opened either.

According to the information obtained by Tan Lu, when Babai Chibei left, it was already sunset, no matter how fast he walked, by the time he arrived at Fanmen County, the city gate would have been closed. They were all wearing armor and riding war horses, For such an army, Fanmen City is naturally on guard, and will never let them enter the city easily. It is hard to imagine how the eight hundred Chi Bei broke into the city.

When the sun rose, someone finally came to report that some guards from Fanmen County escaped in the night and had already gone up the mountain to ask for help. Tan Lu immediately ordered the people to be brought over to ask about the specific situation of Fanmen City.

It turned out that Fanmen County closed its gates early yesterday as usual, and in the middle of the night, when the defenders heard movement outside the city, they saw eight hundred Chibei troops approaching the city.

Chi Bei yelled at the defenders to open the city, the duty of the defenders, and Chi Bei didn't have Feng Yuanpo's warrant, so it was naturally impossible to open the city gate, and repeatedly asked Chi Bei to withdraw, but Chi Bei ignored it, and the defenders refused to open At the city gate, someone in Chibei actually climbed the city wall and climbed to the top of the city.

"Climb to the top of the city?" Tan Lu was surprised: "How could they climb to the top of the city?" He knew very well in his heart that although Fanmen City was only a county seat, the city was tall and he was a master of the rivers and lakes. He wanted to climb to the top of the city with bare hands It is almost impossible for Chi Bei to climb to the top of the city, since Chi Bei is heavily armored.

The person who came explained: "At that time, we were quite horrified. Later, we saw that they were all equipped with weapons like iron hooks, as if they had extra iron claws. When they climbed the city wall, the iron claws were firmly buckled On the city wall, they climbed the city wall, almost as if they were walking on the ground."

"Are you just watching?" Tan Lu said angrily.

The visitor hurriedly said: "They claim to be Liaodong Chibei Tuqi, and they are following the order of the Holy One. The guard Chiliandian came to Hexi to participate in the birthday ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven. They said they would go to the city to rest... Let's see their equipment and horses. It seems that they are really Chibei Tuqi, although we closed the city gates to prevent them from entering the city, but...but they climbed directly to the top of the city, and we...we dare not act rashly."

Tan Lu sneered and said, "So, Fanmen's nearly [-] defenders just watched them swagger into the city?"

"At that time, we had already reported to the county magistrate, and the county magistrate told us not to act rashly, saying that once we did something, it would probably lead to a war between the two sides... In fact, we were also worried in our hearts, so we watched them open the city gate. Bai Chibei, enter the city as many as possible...!" The visitor said with a wry smile: "After they entered the city, they did not do anything wrong, but the troops were divided into two groups, and the first group controlled the warehouses in Fanmen City. The warehouses were full of weapons and food. Along the way, they were stationed in the county yamen, and now the county magistrate of Fanmen is also in their hands...!"

Tan Lu was furious, and cursed: "It's so stupid, people beat them all to the house, don't act rashly, even the warehouse has been taken by others...!"

"Lord Qianhu, after Chi Bei rode into the city, he was extremely domineering. He said that they were ordered to escort Chi Liandian, but Hexi was not responsible for their food and lodging, and they could only use it themselves." Annoyed: "Besides, they had already entered the city at that time, and the magistrate and many officials were already in their hands. Even if we wanted to do something again, it would be a slap in the face."

"Let me ask you, besides the eight hundred Chibei, are there other Liaodong soldiers near Fanmen?" Tan Lu asked in a deep voice.

"I never saw that only a few hundred cavalry entered the city."

Tan Lu clenched his fists, immediately summoned another manpower, and the second group of messengers hurried to Wuping Mansion.

Wuping Mansion was already decorated with lanterns and festoons at this time. Although the birthday ceremony of worshiping heaven was held in Tiangong, the emperor's birthday ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven was a joy for all people. Wuping Mansion, which is close at hand, naturally had a joyful atmosphere.

The government had already issued an order to the city to put up festive couplets, but all shops and mansions had to hang lanterns on their doors. Nowadays, the streets and alleys of Wuping Fucheng are decorated with lanterns and festoons almost everywhere.

No matter what the people think in their hearts, on the surface, there is a festive atmosphere everywhere, but at this time, the governor of Hexi, Feng Yuanpo, has a very ugly expression on his face.

Chi Bei Tuqi did not occupy Fanmen City with blood blades, which was of course not good news for Feng Yuanpo.

In fact, Fanmen Mountain and Fanmen City form a corner. The geographical location of Fanmen County is very special. Fanmen Mountain actually formed the first Fanmen line of defense in the southwestern part of Hexi. On this line of defense, the Hexi soldiers did not spend less effort.

Fanmen Mountain is condescending, overlooks the land, has the advantage of location, and holds the commanding heights, which puts itself in an absolute strategic advantage. However, Fanmen City is only twenty miles away from Fanmen Mountain. Food and grass equipment echoes Fanmen Mountain. Fanmen City was originally built with Fanmen Mountain as the base to form a complete defense system.

But overnight, Fanmen City was occupied by the Chibei Cavalry without bloodshed. This is like destroying the first defense system in the southwestern part of the river in an instant. For Feng Yuanpo, this is of course a big challenge. extremely serious incident.

"Self-sufficient?" Feng Yuanpo's expression was gloomy, with a sinister smile on his lips: "Chi Lian Dian, Chi Lian Dian, you are really old and cunning. You led eight hundred Chi Bei to Hexi, and you didn't have any good intentions. , but found an excuse to occupy Fanmen City, this... this is undoubtedly a rebellion...!"

In the Governor's Mansion, several generals have gathered, and Feng Polu, the commander of the Hexi Guards, said coldly: "Feng Du, Chi Liandian let [-] Chi Bei occupy Fanmen City, and his wolf ambition has been clearly revealed. It is the first stronghold on the southwestern side of our river. It is very close to Fanmen Mountain, and the supplies and supplements of Fanmen Mountain have always been stored in Fanmen City. If Fanmen is really controlled by them, our southern gateway , and wait for it to be opened by them."

Qianhu Wei'an of the Yunzhou Army also nodded and said: "Feng Du, the humble position is just worrying, the Chibei assault cavalry is just an outpost, and Chiliandian is probably ready to attack my Hexi... If his main force catches up from behind, things will be terrible. It's troublesome."

Feng Yuanpo stroked his long beard, frowned, and said thoughtfully: "Chi Liandian really dares to invade Hexi at this time?"

"Chi Liandian's use of troops has never been in accordance with common sense." Wei An said: "We all think that he will not act rashly at this time, so he has not hoarded too many troops in the Fanmen area, but did Chi Liandian just see this situation? So we are going to be caught off guard. We all thought that he was fighting with King Qingtian to the death, and it was coming at the birthday ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens. It is really difficult for people to guard against a sudden attack at such a time."

Others also nodded one after another.

Feng Yuanpo shook his head and said: "No, the governor knows that Chilian Electric's use of troops is not in accordance with common sense, but that only shows that he is good at fighting, but the current problem is not a question of the battlefield, but a question of whether he can fight. It’s not a fool, the Holy Majesty is in Hexi, and it’s no good for him to attack Hexi at this time, it’s a blatant rebellion, everyone is being a whore, but no one will abandon that archway...!”

Most of the people present were military generals. Although they were all Hexi generals, they obviously couldn't delve into the pros and cons of them.

"Father commander, it's useless to say anything now." Feng Tianxiao said solemnly: "Fanmen City fell into the hands of Liaodong people, and if our gate is in their hands, the most urgent task is to take back Fanmen City at all costs." Gate City."

Feng Polu cupped his hands and said: "Feng Du, there are only [-] cavalry who occupy Fanmen City. I beg you to lead [-] imperial guards and cooperate with the Fanmen Mountain garrison to retake Fanmen City in one fell swoop."

Feng Polu obviously did not underestimate the enemy. Although there were only [-] Chibei soldiers, he certainly knew that [-] Chibei cavalry were by no means comparable to ordinary cavalry. With an absolute superiority in military strength, it is almost impossible to defeat Chibei Tuqi.

Feng Yuanpo pondered for a while, and finally asked: "The governor now wants to know, where is Chiliandian? Is he with Eight Hundred Chibei?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, without speaking. The news from Fanmen, although it was confirmed that Chibei had captured Fanmen City, did not confirm the whereabouts of Chiliandian.

Wherever Chi Bei went, it was hard to imagine that Chi Liandian was not among them, but until now, no one had confirmed his whereabouts, he was like a wandering spirit, hard to find.

"Father commander, don't care where he is." Feng Tianxiao clenched his fist and said, "If he is really with Eight Hundred Chibei, that would be a good thing. He led his people to seize Fanmen and openly rebelled. Let's take advantage of the situation in Fanmen City If he and his [-] Chibei are wiped out, we can mobilize the barbarian cavalry and let those barbarians fight with Chibei. I don't believe that if we gather more than ten times the number of troops, we can still It can't kill hundreds of Chi Bei."

Feng Yuanpo sneered and said, "If Chiliandian is in Fanmen City now, that is the last thing the governor wants to see. As long as Chiliandian is there, don't say that he has 800 people, even if there are only 80 people." , It will not be easy to destroy them!"

Everyone looked at each other, and a few people showed disapproval in their eyes.

"You don't believe me?" Feng Yuan said coldly: "The four great generals, do you know who is the most difficult to deal with?" He scanned the crowd, "Among the four, the youngest is Chi Liandian, and Chi Liandian is the only one who has survived until now, you may not know that he had a nickname back then, I'm afraid many people have already forgotten it."

"Nickname?" Feng Tianxiao frowned and said, "What nickname?"

"Ghosts don't accept it!" Feng Yuanpo said word by word: "It means that even the ghost of Hades is afraid of him, and dare not accept him into the ghost gate."

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