Guarding the border: I am sanctified in the flesh

Chapter 143 Capture Jinyu City and enter the palace

Lu Fan held the Iron Spear in his left hand and the Kunwu Saber in his right, and his body fell rapidly from a high altitude.

Falling to the ground with him, there are also ice flowers all over the sky.

There are many, covering the sky and the sun.

It's like a heavy snowfall, covering the sky and covering the sky.

The bone-piercing chill hit, and even the Chu soldiers on the city wall were shivering.

A thin layer of ice instantly formed on the moat.

When Lu Fan was about to fall to the ground, countless stars suddenly lit up behind him, and fell down with him.

Like the collapse of the galaxy, the Milky Way poured down.

Countless stars fell into the mortal world.

The Chu soldiers on the city wall stared dumbfounded at the scene in front of them, feeling terrified and trembling.

In their eyes at this moment, Lu Fan is like a god, which makes them feel in awe.

They even had the urge to kneel down and worship Lu Fan.

Even the bone-chilling chill was left behind by them, and they just stared blankly at Lu Fan.

Yun Xuan's expression at this time was unprecedentedly dignified, and he could feel the power of the sword and gun as one.

Before he had time to think about it, he swung his sword continuously.

A mass of flames followed.

The fire soared into the sky.

Yun Xuan had to use all his strength, and even used the sky-rank sword technique, the Chiyan sword technique.

This set of swordsmanship has its own fire attribute, which can just restrain Lu Fan's marksmanship.

"boom!"

Ice and fire meet, bursting into continuous bangs.

Lu Fan, together with Xingguang behind him, slammed towards Yunxuan fiercely.

"boom!"

With a loud noise, Lu Fan was instantly sent flying, his body shot straight into the sky, and he shuttled non-stop among the clouds.

The ice and snow melted and turned into mist all over the sky, and the rinse fell.

Like a drizzle.

The flames that soared into the sky disappeared, but the smoke still filled the air.

"boom!"

Yun Xuan was also ejected, and hit the city wall fiercely, making a loud noise.

The whole city wall was shaking.

"what!"

The Chu soldiers on the city wall turned pale with fright, their hearts beating wildly.

Only by witnessing it with their own eyes can they really feel the power of the innate eight-level powerhouse.

So scary.

Yun Xuan's face was slightly red at the moment, and his blood was surging.

He was almost injured.

He felt a little uneasy.

In the competition just now, he used [-]% of his strength, but he only got the upper hand.

However, this sword consumed him enormously.

If it happens a few more times, not only will he be injured, but he will also consume too much spiritual power.

This is also the reason why he doesn't easily use the Chiyan sword technique.

With Lu Fan's power just now, he can't do it without Chiyan swordsmanship, otherwise, he can't stop Lu Fan at all.

As a result, he was caught in a dilemma.

This little guy is so difficult.

Just as Yun Xuan was thinking, he suddenly heard an exclamation. He looked up and saw Lu Fan descending from the sky again.

With a gun in his left hand and a knife in his right hand, there are also ice flowers all over the sky.

Same as last time.

Come again?

Yun Xuan gritted his teeth, jumped into the air, and rushed towards Lu Fan.

In the air, the sword in his hand slashed out continuously, and the flames shot up into the sky.

The next moment, the two collided with each other.

"boom!"

Continuous bang.

Lu Fan was bounced high.

Yun Xuan slammed down to the ground fiercely.

"boom!"

He fell heavily to the ground, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Since he became famous, he has never been so embarrassed as he is today.

Especially in full view.

Just as Yun Xuan was thinking, he saw Lu Fan descending from the sky again.

His heart was even heavier, especially after feeling the opponent's power, he was shocked to find that Lu Fan didn't seem to be affected at all.

And he was more or less affected.

Whether it is state of mind or strength.

Standing up quickly, Yun Xuan's body flew into the air again, and the sword in his hand quickly slashed out.

Groups of flames appeared and swept towards Lu Fan above.

It seems that the power is not diminished, but Yun Xuan knows that the power of his sword is no longer comparable to the previous sword, let alone the first sword.

That is to say, with the consumption of his spiritual power and the stagnation of Qi and blood, his strength is declining little by little.

But Lu Fan didn't change at all.

Over time, the strength of the two will reverse.

It seems that there is some trouble today.

Yun Xuan thought that this day would come, but he didn't expect it to come so fast.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

Lu Fan and Yun Xuan continued to fight recklessly, with constant bangs.

There is water vapor everywhere between the sky and the earth, accompanied by bursts of smoke.

Shards of ice and fire flew around, and accidentally flew onto the city wall, causing screams.

After dozens of strokes.

Yun Xuan quickly got up from the ground, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and sighed secretly in his heart, he couldn't hold it anymore!

He was already injured, if he continued to fight, he might end up here.

Do your best!
Then stop it.

He doesn't want to die here.

After finally cultivating to this stage, how could he go to death so easily?

Xiuxian asked is the way he wants to go.

Thinking of this, he didn't stay any longer, and disappeared quickly before Lu Fan landed.

"Ok?"

Seeing this scene, the Chu soldiers on the city wall were stunned. They never expected that Yun Xuan would run away without a word?

Scared away by Lu Fan?

How can it be?

That is the patron saint of Da Chu!

He is admired by countless Chu people, even the royal family respects him.

Now he lost to Lu Fan?
How strong is Lu Fan?
The soldiers of Chu State were all stunned, and it took a long time to come back to their senses, and they were suddenly panicked.

Once Yunxuan ran away, how could Jinyu City be able to defend it?
After all, they had seen Lu Fan's strength with their own eyes, even Yun Xuan was defeated, how could they stop it?
At this time, Lu Fan was in the air.

When he fell, he happened to see Yun Xuan's disappearing back.

Ok?
Run away?

Lu Fan was also a little surprised, thinking that he was really saving his life, he ran away without a trace after being slightly injured.

But this is also good, it saves him a lot of work.

Otherwise, even if Yun Xuan is injured, it will take a lot of time for him to win this person.

Anyway, his goal is to win Jinyu City.

As for Yun Xuan, as long as he thinks, there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with this person in the future.

Now it's still important to get down to business.

Lu Fan fell quickly and flew in the direction of Jinyu City.

When he was about to fly to the gate of the city, Kunwu knife had already swung out.

"Oh!"

Several ropes were cut, and the suspension bridge crashed down, just landing on the river, forming a wooden bridge several meters wide.

Lu Fan swung his knife again and slashed towards the city gate.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the city gate collapsed.

There was a thunderous sound of horseshoes in the distance, and Ye Wuchen rushed to the front.

Almost all the cavalry of the Great Zhou Dynasty were dispatched and rushed straight to Jinyu City.

The Chu soldiers on the city wall were even more panicked and demoralized.

After Lu Fan landed, his wrist shook slightly, and clouds of ice mist drifted out.

Soon it floated over the moat.

"Crack, click."

As the ice fog spread, the river was instantly frozen.

Lu Fan did not rush into the city in a hurry, but continued to use the Xuanbing Spear Technique in order to make the ice layer thicker.

So that the Da Zhou cavalry rushed over quickly.

The Chu soldiers on the city wall reacted and started shooting arrows at Lu Fan.

Lu Fan stood where he was, and didn't even hide, letting the sharp arrows rain down.

"Bang bang bang!"

The arrows fell on the ground, on the wooden bridge, and even on the ice, but none of them could land on Lu Fan.

The morale of the Chu soldiers fell to the bottom, and they were even at a loss.

They have nothing to do with Lu Fan.

Lu Fan retracted his gun and glanced at the direction of the Great Zhou Army, and saw thousands of horses galloping like a tide.

It was less than two miles away from him.

almost.

Lu Fan suddenly moved, quickly passed through the city gate, and entered Jinyu City.

"kill!"

The scream of killing sounded.

Powerful saber intents criss-crossed one after another, forming a huge net and falling over his head.

This is a battle formation formed by the elite of the Chu army, and it will be the last fight.

Lu Fan didn't dodge, but shot out with swords and guns.

The ice fog all over the sky, accompanied by the stars, spread to the surroundings.

It exploded almost at the same time.

"boom!"

Blood splattered and corpses littered the field.

The screams and howls were all in one piece.

Like hell on earth.

Lu Fan rushed into the crowd, harvesting life like a god of death.

Chu soldiers fell in pieces.

Not long after, Ye Wuchen rushed into the city first, and a dozen Chu soldiers were killed instantly.

Gu Cheng, Liu Feng, Xu Mingyang and others followed closely behind and started a charge in Jinyu City.

The Chu soldiers had already been defeated and fled in all directions.

Seeing that the victory was decided, Lu Fan stopped chasing and killing Chu soldiers, but approached the palace.

He had already grasped the location of the palace in advance, and quickly found the north gate of the palace without any guidance.

At this time, the gate of the palace was closed tightly, and there were no soldiers guarding the gate.

Lu Fan drew out the Kunwu knife and slashed out, the palace gate fell down in response.

Stepping through the broken palace gate, Lu Fan entered the palace.

There was no one on the road.

all run away?
Lu Fan was greatly surprised. He speeded up and kept shuttling in the palace, but there was still no one in sight.

It wasn't until he came to the largest palace that he found a young man in yellow robe standing in front of the palace with his hands behind his back, with a calm expression on his face.

The boy looked to be only eleven or twelve years old, not tall, with a slightly thin body, and his face was a little immature.

But those eyes were extremely bright, even if they looked at Lu Fan, they were not timid.

The yellow robe on his body was actually embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon.

This is a dragon robe?

Lu Fan was even more surprised. He looked at the boy carefully and asked, "Who are you?"

"I am the emperor of the Great Chu Kingdom, Chu Li."

The young man nodded slightly at Lu Fan, with kindness in his eyes, "Is it Lu Fan if you dare to ask the general?"

"it's me."

Lu Fan was a little puzzled, "You are the emperor of Chu? What about Chu Xuan?"

"As early as a few days ago, the Supreme Emperor passed on the throne to me."

Chu Li sighed: "Now the Supreme Emperor has long disappeared."

"Ran?"

Lu Fan never imagined that the Emperor of Chu had run away, and he had run away a few days ago.

Only one scapegoat remains.

"Do you know where he went?"

"I don't know."

Chu Li shook his head lightly, "I only know that they went out to sea by boat. As for where they went, I really don't know."

"Go to sea?"

Lu Fan was taken aback. It seemed that the other party had already prepared for it. Now that he had already sailed by boat, even if he wanted to chase him, he would not be able to catch up.

After all, the sea is vast, and there is no trace at all.

"What's your relationship with Chu Xuan? Why didn't he take you away?"

"He is my uncle."

Chu Li sighed softly, and said, "I don't want to leave myself. When my uncle is selecting someone to inherit the throne, no one dares to stay and sit in this position, but I dare!"

"Oh?"

Lu Fan was quite puzzled, "Why? You are not afraid that I will kill you."

"Of course I'm afraid."

Chu Li's eyes sparkled, "But I need this opportunity, I don't want to be an idle prince, I want to be an emperor!"

"Even if you take a certain risk for this, it's worth it."

Speaking of this, Chu Li glanced at Lu Fan, "What's more, I believe you won't kill me."

"is it?"

Lu Fan saw the young and mature appearance of the other party, and felt a little funny, "Even if I don't kill you, I will bring you back to Dazhou. From now on, you can only stay in my Dazhou capital, and you can't go anywhere."

"Also ask General Lu to save me."

Chu Li suddenly lowered his head and pleaded, "From now on, I am willing to serve General Lu."

"You work for me?"

Lu Fan was taken aback, then shook his head, "No need."

"General."

Chu Li said: "As long as you keep me in Chu State, although I will be the emperor of Chu State in name, in fact Chu State belongs to you. As long as you say a word, I will do anything for you."

"Even if you don't need it, it's good to leave a way out."

"In case you can't stay in Dazhou any longer, you can come to me, and I will give everything I have to help you."

"At that time, my throne will be yours."

As he spoke, Chu Li lowered his head slightly, "I also ask General Lu to give me this opportunity."

"Oh?"

Lu Fan thought about it carefully.

The throne of Chu is not rare for him, but it is not impossible to leave a way out.

What's more, with his current military strength, he can't completely control Chu State, and he needs to support a puppet emperor.

This young man named Chu Li can give it a try.

It happened that Chu Li was young and his status was suitable.

The most important thing is that Chu Li is Chu Xuan's nephew, not his son, and Chu Xuan may not be of the same mind.

Have better control.

However, Lu Fan didn't agree immediately, but asked, "Where are the other people in the palace? Why are you the only one left?"

"Most have run away."

Chu Li said truthfully: "The rest were dismissed by me, but don't worry, if I am safe and sound, I will call them back again, and Chu State will still be in my hands."

"Have you ever thought about how you will respond if Chu Xuan comes back?"

Lu Fan looked at Chu Li and asked, "Will you give up the throne again?"

"impossible."

Chu Li looked resolute, "I took this seat with great difficulty, how could I give it up easily? Except for you, general, no matter who comes, I will not give up my seat, unless he kills me."

At this time, the sound of horseshoes sounded.

Ye Wuchen, Gu Cheng, Liu Feng, Xu Mingyang and others rode their horses into the palace.

Seeing Lu Fan from a distance, everyone got off their horses and walked towards Lu Fan together.

"Lord Lu, the Chu army has been defeated and retreated from the city. Jinyu City is completely under our army's control."

Gu Cheng said: "Should we go out of the city to pursue?"

"no need."

Lu Fan thought for a while and said, "Clear out the Chu army in the city, let the soldiers settle down as soon as possible, and prepare to take over all the property of Jinyu City."

"Yes."

Gu Cheng took the order and left.

"Master Xu."

Lu Fan turned his gaze to Xu Mingyang, "You lead people to search the palace, don't kill people, leave them alive, and bring them here."

"Yes."

Xu Mingyang also turned and left.

The rest of the people looked at Chu Li carefully, with doubts on their faces.

"This is the new emperor of Chu, Chu Li."

Lu Fan told about Chu Xuan's escape, and then asked everyone for their opinions, "Say, what should I do with him?"

"It's better to kill something."

Zhou Wanjun said: "It just happened to cause chaos in Chu State, and there will be no way to threaten our Great Zhou in the future."

"Or bring it back to Da Zhou."

Zhao Jin answered: "Prison him, and you will not be allowed to leave from now on."

"Yes."

Sui Meng agreed very much, "Just let our enemies see what happens when they are hostile to our Great Zhou!"

"In my opinion, it's better to keep him."

Qin Huinan had a different opinion, "As long as he agrees to listen to us, he will be a minister to my Great Zhou from now on, pay the annual tribute every year, and agree to our previous conditions, it is much better than killing him."

"Indeed."

Gu Changting echoed: "We still have to go back to aid the capital of Great Zhou. There is no way to stay in Chu for too long, and we can't completely control Chu, and we can't take away a lot of property. It's better to let him come. do this."

While talking, Gu Changting pointed at Chu Li, "We only need to control him alone. As long as he listens to us, there is no need to kill him or take him away."

"So good."

"Looking at the current situation, this is what is best for us."

Liu Feng and Ye Wuchen also nodded in agreement.

"Well."

Hearing everyone's opinions, Lu Fan strengthened his mind and turned his attention to Chu Li, "Do you know the conditions I proposed to Chu before?"

"I know."

Chu Li nodded and said, "Three hundred million taels of silver, one hundred thousand war horses, and fifty thousand cattle and sheep each."

"One hundred thousand stones of food."

"Fifty cities."

"My state of Chu is a vassal to you, Great Zhou, and pays annual tribute every year."

"During the Great Zhou campaign, our country of Chu will cooperate with you to send troops, no less than [-] elite troops."

After a short pause, Chu Li continued: "I can promise you all of these."

"I am willing to surrender to Da Zhou. From now on, my state of Chu will be Da Zhou's vassal state."

"It's just that Chu Zhaonan left Chu State a long time ago. Even if I want to promise you, I can't do him as a proton."

Chu Li sighed, "It's not just Chu Zhaonan, the other princes and princesses have already left the Chu Kingdom and are missing."

"Ah."

Lu Fan nodded, "It's okay, it doesn't matter."

"As for the heaven-level exercises, I really can't get them out."

Chu Li said: "As far as I know, when Chu Zhaonan left, he took away all the high-level exercises and didn't keep any of them."

"This is..."

Lu Fan also thought of it, Chu Li is now a lonely family, how could he come up with a heavenly skill?
Even if he forced the other party to death, it was useless.

Disappointed, but helpless.

He has no time to find Chu Zhaonan now, so he can only save it for later.

"Don't worry, I can promise you now."

Chu Li glanced at Lu Fan, "No matter how difficult it is, I will try my best to find two books of heavenly exercises to express my sincerity."

"Okay, I believe you."

Lu Fan also wanted to understand, no matter whether Chu Li can do it or not, it is always a hope.

After all, Chu Li is the emperor of the Chu Kingdom, and his status and status are all extraordinary. If he really wants to help Lu Fan, it is really possible to do so.

"Then let it be like this, you will still be your emperor of Chu, and according to the conditions I offered, within two years, the compensation will be sent to Dazhou."

"The first batch will be sent to Zhennan Pass first."

"Delivery within two months."

"As for the fifty cities, I will send someone to take them over."

"The most urgent thing you need to do is to announce it to the world first, proclaim yourself a vassal to my Great Zhou, and admit that you are a vassal state of my Great Zhou, and pay annual tribute to my Great Zhou every year."

"Then you need to clean up the situation as soon as possible, recall the people around you, appease the people, rebuild the court, etc. A series of things are waiting for you to do."

Speaking of this, Lu Fan glanced at Chu Li, "Do you need me to send someone to help you?"

"Thank you General Lu!"

Chu Li was overjoyed, and his hanging heart was relieved.

With Lu Fan's support, from now on, he is the veritable emperor of Chu.

Years of wish finally come true.

Although the process was somewhat humiliating, he was not afraid.

He believed in himself and made the right choice.

Only by surviving first, will there be a chance to restore the glory of Da Chu.

Compared with the great achievements in the future, the current humiliation is nothing at all.

From the day he made his choice, he knew his mission.

In the future, he will definitely rejuvenate Dachu!

He firmly believed in this.

Now that the first step has been achieved, the follow-up will definitely be realized one after another according to his plan.

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night.

Jinyu City, the original Chu State military camp, has now been occupied by the Great Zhou Army.

In the Commander's Mansion, Lu Fan and others sat around a table, each looking excited.

The table was full of wine and dishes, and the wine glasses in front of everyone were filled.

They hadn't had such a hearty meal for a long time.

Must have a big meal today.

Of course, the main purpose is to celebrate.

After this battle, the threat of Chu State was completely lifted.

The whole of the South is doing well.

They no longer have to worry about the future, and they can safely send their troops northward to support the capital.

"General Lu, I offer you a toast."

Gu Cheng stood up first and faced Lu Fan, deeply touched, "We have only [-] troops, but we have defeated the Chu army in succession, and even won Jinyu City in one fell swoop today."

"It's all thanks to the general."

"We are really lucky to be able to charge behind the general and witness all this with our own eyes."

"I won't say any more, I will do it first."

After finishing speaking, Gu Cheng drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

"Commander Gu is being polite."

Lu Fan also drank a glass of wine with him, and then looked at the crowd, only to see that they all got up one after another, wanting to toast him.

"Wait a minute, everyone."

He reached out his hand to stop everyone, "Don't toast me alone, let's go together."

"it is good."

Everyone stood up together.

Lu Fan filled himself with wine and said with a smile, "I respect this glass of wine, generals. Without your help and the bloody battle of all the soldiers, Jin Yucheng would never have been taken so smoothly."

"I have written down the credits of all the generals."

"After returning to Beijing, I will definitely report to the emperor in person and ask for credit for the generals."

While talking, Lu Fan picked up the wine glass, "Come on, let's have a drink together and prepare for the next battle!"

"it is good!"

Everyone toasted together, feeling quite excited.

At the same time, he admired Lu Fan even more.

After making such a contribution, he never takes credit for it, let alone takes credit for it.

Still be humble.

With such a heart and courage, how can we not convince them?

Following such a person to charge into battle, they are willing to die!
It is conceivable that in the future, Lu Fan will definitely lead them to sweep the countries and dominate the world.

I feel excited just thinking about it.

This life is worth living, not in vain!

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(End of this chapter)