Guarding the border: I am sanctified in the flesh

Chapter 135 Counterattack, send troops to attack Chu!
After sending Gu Cheng away, Lu Fan approached Qin Yu and asked, "Did Liang Dong recruit?"

"Hire."

Qin Yu nodded, "According to what he said, it was Liu Dai who took the initiative to find him and asked him to be the internal response."

"At the right time, create chaos and find a way to open the city gate."

"He was supposed to go to see Liu Dai in person that day, but he had to arrange for Tian Li to go instead for him."

"I didn't expect Tianli to have an accident that night. He didn't dare to contact Liu Dai again, and he also gave up the idea of ​​acting as an internal response for Chu State."

After a short pause, Qin Yu continued, "I don't think he's telling lies."

"Ah."

Lu Fan asked again: "Does he know where Liu Dai has gone?"

"he does not know."

Qin Yu shook his head lightly, "However, according to his guess, Liu Dai may have secretly returned to Chu."

"What is Liu Dai's identity?"

Lu Fan frowned, "Besides Liu Dai, who else did Liang Dong have contact with?"

"It is said that Liu Dai is the intelligence officer placed by the state of Chu in Da Zhou."

Qin Yu said: "Responsible for all the information points of Chu State in Dazhou. Apart from her, Liang Dong has never had contact with anyone. In my estimation, after Liu Dai left, she might have taken all the clues with her, including Those eyeliners of Chu State."

"Yes."

Lu Fan sighed: "After all, too much time has passed, there is enough time for the other party to destroy all clues, including people."

"My lord, should I continue to stare at Liuxiang Pavilion?"

Qin Yu suggested: "Maybe there is still the eyeliner left by Chu State there."

"Let's put it aside, I have more important tasks for you."

While talking, Lu Fan took out a letter and handed it to Qin Yu, "Go to Fenglei City for me, and hand this letter to Master Yuan."

"Yes."

Qin Yu put away the letter, took his leave and left.

After half an hour.

Commander's Office.

Lu Fan and Zhao Fei sat facing each other.

He was the only two in the room.

"grown ups."

Lu Fan laughed and said, "Shu also accepted our terms and asked us for peace."

"it is good!"

Zhao Fei was overjoyed, "In this way, the state of Chu will be unable to support itself, and there will be no more storms. What is your next plan?"

"I want to unite Shu and Yue and attack Chu at the same time."

Lu Fan said: "Through the decisive battle, the threat of Chu State will be completely resolved."

"As it should be."

Zhao Fei nodded, "If this threat is not eliminated, Chu State may stab us in the back at any time, so that we dare not send troops north to support."

"I want to send troops in a month."

Lu Fan revealed his plan, "Our three frontier armies will send 12 troops each, and a combined force of [-] will set off from Zhennan Pass to attack Chu State."

"no problem."

Zhao Fei laughed and said, "Our soldiers have already made preparations, not to mention 4, even [-] will be fine." '

"Not so much."

Lu Fan waved his hand, "Soldiers are expensive, and 12 Dazhou elites are enough."

"Well, I'll give you [-] Xuanjia troops, [-] elite troops from the Thousand Machine Battalion, and [-] Guards Battalion, plus [-] elite infantry."

Zhao Fei said: "You take all the Dragon Shadow Guards with you."

"All of them are the elite of our Zhennan Army."

"I will also arrange the best for you for the remaining [-] supply troops."

Speaking of this, Zhao Fei smiled and looked at Lu Fan, "How is it?"

"So good."

Lu Fan readily agreed.

"The success or failure of this battle is related to the situation of our entire Great Zhou."

Zhao Fei sighed: "And you are the most critical point in this battle. It can be said that success or failure depends entirely on you alone."

"We're going to put all our eggs in one basket."

"Success, it will turn the tide of the battle."

"If we lose, we will lose everything."

"I believe in your ability, but for the sake of safety, I will try my best to arrange helpers for you."

"Xu Mingyang, Zhou Wanjun, Qin Huinan, Gu Changting, Xu Zhao, all follow you to fight together."

"You have full command over them and the 4-odd soldiers."

"I'll stay at Zhennan Pass."

"After all, this is your retreat."

Zhao Fei's face was inexplicably sad, "Even if you die, I will guard this escape route for you. As long as I am here, Zhennan Pass will never be lost!"

"Okay, with my lord's words, I don't have any worries."

Lu Fan knew in his heart that it would not be a matter of a day or two, or even a few months, to conquer Chu.

A lot can happen during this time.

Especially in the northern battle situation, once the balance is broken, the enemy may send troops southward and take Zhennan Pass directly.

If Zhennanguan is captured, the 10,000+ Great Zhou elite led by Lu Fan will have no way to retreat.

Then it will become a lone army that goes deep into Chu State, and it will be extremely difficult.

But as long as Zhennanguan is here, they will feel at ease.

Because that is their home, an irreplaceable existence.

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More than 20 days passed in a blink of an eye.

This day is September NO.30, morning.

There are only seven days left before the agreed dispatch time.

The Zhennan Army is ready, just waiting for the other two frontier troops to come to meet.

Lu Fan practiced his sword in the yard as usual.

"call!"

With the sound of gusts of wind, the clouds in the sky gathered above Lu Fan's head.

Converged into thin clouds.

Invisible power surged towards Lu Fan with the wind and merged with him.

Make his sword moves more powerful.

Starry sky sword art small success!

After more than a month of painstaking training, Lu Fan finally upgraded the Starry Sky Sword Art.

Open the properties panel.

Name: Lu Fan

Lifespan: 18/2680
Power: 524.75
Agility: 211.18
Mental Power: 212.39
Physical strength: 631.64
Cultivation: Innate One Realm

Exercises: Dao Jing No.11 Heavy (28430/50000)

Martial Arts: Starry Sky Sword Art Xiaocheng (0/20)

Assignable Attribute Points: 712.26
After the upgrade, Lu Fan's strength increased by 32 points, his agility increased by 8 points, his mental strength increased by 16 points, and his physical strength increased by 8 points.

Coupled with the various attributes that are usually added, his strength has been greatly improved.

More importantly, the power of his sword moves has been much enhanced than before.

continue!

Lu Fan knew very well that the most critical point in this battle was him.

It's about how powerful he can be.

As long as he is strong enough, he will win this battle.

In this regard, he is not worried.

After all, he still has so many distributable attributes that can be added at any time, instantly improving his strength and turning the tide of the battle.

"Lu Fan."

Liu Mei came out of the room with her sword in hand, "Come on, let's compete again, I have a new understanding of the Starry Sky Sword Art."

"Row."

Lu Fan has often sparred with Liu Mei recently, and he can also benefit from it.

As soon as the words fell, he slashed out with a sword, and the stars suddenly lit up.

Even the sky has become much darker.

As if the night is coming, countless stars are shining in the sky.

Star Sword Art!

"what?"

Liu Mei was very surprised.

Even though she was used to Lu Fan's growth, she still felt incredible.

Just because this sword has surpassed her comprehension of the starry sky sword art.

This guy!

It can really hit people's confidence.

Cursing in his heart, Liu Mei slashed out with a sword.

"boom!"

A powerful sword intent surged out, like cutting through waves, and slashed towards Lu Fan.

But in the blink of an eye, it disappeared without a trace.

The starry sky suddenly fell, and countless starlights sprinkled down, shining on Liu Mei.

But Liu Mei retreated back again and again as if she had been hit hard.

Lu Fan retracted the sword, and the starlight also disappeared.

"Ugh!"

Liu Mei couldn't help but sighed.

The fights in the past few days made her realize how powerful Lu Fan is.

In front of Lu Fan, she had no power to fight back.

The gap is too big.

This was when Lu Fan didn't use his full strength.

She just couldn't resist Lu Fan's random sword strike just now.

If Lu Fan hadn't been merciful and didn't use much force, this sword might have killed her.

Before coming here, Liu Mei never imagined that in just over a year, the gap between her and Lu Fan was so big.

The most important thing is that she has not been idle this year.

Not only is he cultivating in seclusion, but he is also practicing heaven-level swordsmanship.

Ordinarily the gap should be smaller.

But now... Liu Mei couldn't even test Lu Fan's true strength.

According to her estimate, Lu Fan has at least reached the third realm of innate, and even the fourth realm of innate.

With this strength, she couldn't feel any comparison.

No wonder Lu Fan was able to lead the army to successive battles and victories. It turned out that it was because of this powerful strength.

When Lu Fan practiced the Starry Sky Sword Art for a while, his strength would definitely improve.

At that time, maybe the situation in Dazhou can really be reversed.

She has full confidence in Lu Fan at the moment.

"Since your understanding of the Starry Sky Sword Art has surpassed mine, then I won't hide it."

Liu Mei came back to her senses and said: "I'll tell you all the rest of the formulas, you can comprehend them yourself."

"Row."

Lu Fan had exactly this intention.

"Listen now."

Liu Mei reminded, and began to recite the rest of the formula.

Lu Fan wrote it down carefully and engraved it deeply in his mind.

So far, this set of heaven-level swordsmanship has been completely obtained, and the rest is to cultivate it to perfection.

At that time, how far will his strength improve?
Lu Fan felt a little more expectation.

"By the way, do you know the current situation in the capital?"

Liu Mei suddenly brought up this topic.

"I only know that the capital is besieged."

Lu Fan shook his head lightly, "As for the specific details, I don't know at all."

"I know a little bit about it, too."

Liu Mei dragged Lu Fan to the gazebo in the courtyard, "Come, sit down and talk."

"it is good."

The two sat down facing each other.

Liu Mei calmed down her thoughts a bit, and said: "Although the capital is besieged, it is not completely besieged. The Qin and Qi countries only surrounded the southern city gate and cut off all the passages to the south."

"Let you lose contact with the capital."

"But at the same time, they set aside the city gate to the north of the capital, as if it was done on purpose."

"It doesn't seem to be worried about the retreat of the Zhou army, nor does it care that reinforcements are coming from the north."

Liu Mei analyzed: "The main reason, of course, is that the capital is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is absolutely impossible for Qin and Qi to break through the capital. They are also waiting."

"When the battle in the north is over, Wei Guo, Xia Guo, and Yan Guo will go south together, and then encircle the capital and launch an attack at the same time. No matter how strong the capital is, they will not be able to hold on for too long."

"Therefore, the Qin and Qi countries only besieged the capital and carried out tentative siege warfare, and did not launch a large-scale battle."

Speaking of this, Liu Mei looked at Lu Fan the same way, "The current situation in the capital is fine, as long as the battle in the north can be stabilized, the capital will be safe."

"Ah."

Lu Fan agreed with Liu Mei's analysis, and added: "There is another reason. The reason why the enemy army kept the North City Gate was to deliberately leave a retreat channel for the Zhou army to evacuate, so that the enemy army can easily occupy it. Beijing."

"But with the emperor's wisdom, it is absolutely impossible to give up the capital."

"If the capital is lost, it will be too difficult to get it back."

"Furthermore, the battle situation in the north is anxious. The enemy knows that it is impossible to draw reinforcements from the north to return to the capital, so they are so unscrupulous."

"The most important thing is that if the enemy army surrounds the capital, it may inspire all the forces in the capital to unite and unite with the Zhou army to form a counterattack."

"With Qin and Qi's 60 troops, even if they can block it, they will suffer heavy losses."

Lu Fan said: "So, they dare not push too hard."

"Yes, you are quite right."

Liu Mei nodded, "The most critical point now is you and the north, whoever breaks the deadlock first will occupy a favorable situation."

"Ah."

Lu Fan has long wanted to understand this problem. Everything he has done so far is to break the situation.

As for how far he can do it, it depends on how far his strength can grow.

If he can reach the Ninth Heaven Realm, or even higher, then all problems will be easily solved.

With his current cultivation speed, it doesn't seem to be that difficult.

……

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Three days later, Liu Feng led the Dragon Shadow Guard of the Southeast Army and arrived at Zhennan Pass.

The other two commanders, Zhao Jin and Sui Meng, also led their troops to arrive at the same time.

Forty thousand elite Southeast Army!
Immediately afterwards, Gu Cheng led the [-] Southwest Army to Zhennan Pass.

Coupled with the Zhennan Army that has already been prepared, the 12 troops have been assembled.

A big battle is coming.

That night.

Commander's Office.

Lu Fan, Zhao Fei, Ye Wuchen, Xu Mingyang, Zhou Wanjun, Qin Huinan, Gu Changting, Xu Zhao, Liu Feng, Zhao Jin, Sui Meng, Gu Cheng, a total of twelve people sat together.

The table is full of wine and food.

This dinner is both a welcome wine and a strong wine.

Perhaps thinking of the battle that was about to start, everyone's expressions were a little dignified.

Except for Zhao Fei, everyone else has to go to the battlefield together to face the most difficult challenge.

Perhaps this was the last time they sat together.

The battle situation is unpredictable, even if they are senior generals, they may not be able to return safely.

What's more, this battle is far more dangerous than others.

If you are not careful, the whole army will be wiped out.

After all, they were not strong enough to conquer Chu State no matter in terms of military strength or strength.

If it weren't for the presence of Lu Fan and Shu Yue, there would be no chance of winning this battle.

Even with Lu Fan and two allies sending troops together, in the eyes of everyone, the chance of winning is less than [-]%.

What's more, the two countries of Shu and Yue may have ulterior motives and plot against them secretly.

But this battle is imperative.

They have no way out!
No matter how dangerous the front is, they will cross it.

Wait, that is death.

Take the initiative to attack, but also find a chance of life.

Since it is death anyway, it is better to die vigorously!
"Everyone!"

Zhao Fei held up his wine glass and looked around at the crowd, "I wish you all the best of luck in conquering Chu State and returning triumphantly."

"it is good!"

Everyone raised their glasses together.

During the intermingling of wine and wine, everyone gradually relaxed, talking and laughing with each other, and the atmosphere was extremely lively.

After a long time, Zhao Fei signaled everyone to be quiet, and suggested: "You guys come over again tomorrow morning, and we will make a battle plan."

"I'll make another suggestion by the way."

"After all, we are three frontier armies. Although we send troops together, there will inevitably be inconsistencies among them."

"I suggest that one of you be selected as the chief general to coordinate your actions."

Speaking of this, Zhao Fei glanced at the crowd and asked, "What do you guys think?"

"I already have a choice in my heart."

Gu Cheng answered, "In my opinion, Lu Fan is the most suitable."

"That's right, just Lu Fan."

"Except for Lu Fan, no one can convince the public anymore."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Well."

Zhao Fei turned his head to look at Lu Fan, "Since you all agree, then Lu Fan will be the chief general, commanding the three armies, and sending troops to attack Chu!"

"it is good!"

The crowd agreed in unison.

"I suggest, let's toast Lu Fan with a glass of wine together."

Zhao Fei picked up the wine glass again and said: "If we want to win this battle, we must work together and act in unison. I hope that you can put the overall situation first and assist Lu Fan in completing the feat of conquering Chu."

"rest assured."

"no problem."

Everyone raised their wine glasses and expressed their opinion to Lu Fan, "Lord Lu, I respect you."

"Let me respect you all."

Lu Fan stood up and faced the crowd, "Thanks to the love of all the adults, I dare not refuse the post of general. I hereby assure you that I will do my best to achieve the success of Chuchu."

"For me, there is no room for loss in this battle."

"It's even more so for Da Zhou."

"Just win, not lose."

"I believe that as long as you all work together with me, there will be no battle we cannot win."

"Whether Chu is good, or Qin and Qi in the future, they will all be trampled under our feet!"

Speaking of this, Lu Fan held up his wine glass, "I'll do it first as a respect!"

"well said!"

"It should be so courageous!"

"We believe in you!"

"cheers!"

The atmosphere is more enthusiastic.

Everyone present had fought side by side with Lu Fan.

Even the lives of most of them were saved by Lu Fan.

If it weren't for Lu Fan, these border towns would have been ruined long ago. How could there be today's banquet?

And they have already become the generals of the defeated army.

die or flee.

Even the Great Zhou may be on the verge of extinction.

They always believed that if anyone could save Da Zhou, that person must be Lu Fan!

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Three days later, the sixth day of October.

The day before the departure of the army.

morning.

Liu Mei packed up her things, knocked on the door of Lu Fan's room, and said goodbye to Lu Fan, "I'm leaving."

For some reason, she was a little bit reluctant.

Moreover, the closer it was before leaving, the stronger the reluctance.

It was a feeling she had never felt before.

Even when I was away from home, it was not so strong.

She must go.

Lu Fan is about to go to the battlefield, and she also has her own things to do.

But both have the same purpose.

All to win this war!

The Great Zhou is not only the Great Zhou of the royal family, and it is not only the Great Zhou of those aristocratic families, there are also thousands of people who are about to fall into the flames of war.

She couldn't just watch Da Zhou fall into desperation and do nothing.

So, here she is.

And because of this, she had to go.

She believes that there are many people who have the same thoughts as her.

Even if she doesn't make a move now, when Da Zhou needs it most, there will be countless people like her who will stand up.

Do something for the big week.

Especially those young people with a passion for life, they will never watch the Great Zhou fall.

"I send you."

Lu Fan got up, accompanied Liu Mei, and walked out.

"it is good."

Liu Mei didn't refuse, she was even a little happy in her heart.

Two months of getting along has benefited her a lot.

Her strength has grown rapidly.

At the same time, the barrier between her and Lu Fan seemed to be disappearing little by little.

In front of Lu Fan, she had already removed all her disguise.

Cold, arrogant, all disappeared.

The halo of the genius girl that day has long since faded.

Today, she treats herself as an ordinary girl, and comes to say goodbye to her friends.

Lu Fan and Liu Mei didn't speak any more, as if they were savoring the emotion of parting.

When passing by the living room, Liu Mei glanced at Ye Wuchen who was resting with his eyes closed, and whispered, "I'm leaving."

Ye Wuchen opened his eyes, nodded slightly, "Bon voyage."

"it is good."

Liu Mei smiled softly.

Then she turned her head and walked out of the living room side by side with Lu Fan.

The two seemed to be getting closer and closer, and the gap between them gradually disappeared.

Seeing this, Ye Wuchen frowned slightly, with a little worry in his eyes.

He can feel the change of Liu Mei most.

Moreover, he also knew why Liu Mei changed.

When a person is willing to put down his body for another person and keep catering to him, it means that person has already been deeply involved in it without knowing it.

This fellow Lu Fan!
Good luck!

No matter how calm Ye Wuchen was, he was a little envious of Lu Fan at this moment.

No matter Liu Mei's family background, talent, appearance, figure, or even her family background, she can be regarded as one of the best people in the entire Great Zhou.

If one is worthy of Lu Fan, Liu Mei is definitely the first one.

But what about his sister?
Is there still a chance?
Forget it, now is not the time to think about these things.

Presumably Lu Fan can't care about his children's personal affairs at this time.

The war is about to start, why think so much?
Let's survive first.

Ye Wuchen quickly put those thoughts behind him.

Lu Fan kept sending Liu Mei out of the barracks, and the two of them remained silent on the way.

Standing at the gate of the barracks, Lu Fan faced Liu Mei and said, "I'll send you here, be careful all the way, we will see you later."

"Ah."

Liu Mei nodded, "You have to be more careful. When you are on the battlefield, remember not to rush to win, but to focus on safety."

"Especially remember that you have hope only if you are alive!"

"So, you must survive."

"When things can't be done, even if you escape, you have to save your life."

Liu Mei kept looking into Lu Fan's eyes, and sighed: "If I give you a few more years to grow up, how good would it be?"

"Don't worry, I really cherish my life."

Lu Fan shook his head slightly, "Although the battlefield is cruel, it is also an extremely rare opportunity for me to practice. Without this battle, my strength would not have reached the current level."

"It's even more impossible to get your help."

"The Sword Art of the Starry Sky is very important to me."

"I know very well in my heart that you also took a great risk and gave me the Starry Sky Sword Art."

"If you are discovered in the future, maybe you will be pursued by the teacher."

"But don't worry, I won't use this set of sword techniques unless it is absolutely necessary."

"Even if I use it, I will not let others see that I am using the Starry Sky Sword Art."

Lu Fan said: "When I get more familiar with the Starry Sky Sword Art, I will modify it a little and turn it into another set of sword techniques, or even saber techniques."

"Well, I believe you."

Liu Mei felt a little warmer in her heart, and she waved to Lu Fan, "I'm leaving."

After speaking, she left without looking back.

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(End of this chapter)