Chapter 438
Fu Youde pulled Lan Yu to a secluded place, and asked in a deep voice: "Brother Lan, why did you give in to Hou Junji earlier? I deliberately attacked him with all my strength to test his tolerance. As expected, he is narrow-minded. It can be seen that He is not a general."

Lan Yu waved her hand and said, "Of course I know that he is narrow-minded and must have the air of a general, but you provoked him earlier, if I add fuel to the fire, there is no guarantee that he will not blame us."

Fu Youde took a deep breath, stared at Lan Yu and said, "So what if you irritate him, isn't our purpose just to see how he is? Do you still remember the promise you made with me?"

"I remember!" Lan Yu nodded and said: "You and I met Xiangjiang at the beginning, and we hit it off right away. You originally wanted to enter Wuguan to join the emperor. But I..."

"But you persuaded me to join Yuan Shu. You said that Yuan Gonggong, the fourth generation and the third prince, occupied Jianghuai and other rich places in the world, with hundreds of thousands of armies. But Yuan Shu extorted violently and made the people miserable. You said that there must be villains around him. Confused, you want to join him, punish rape and eliminate evil, guide him to be good, and persuade him to submit to the emperor in the future!"

After Fu Youde finished speaking, he snorted and asked again: "But you have been with Yuan Shu for so long, can you see his character?"

"Yuan Shu is ambitious, but incompetent! Huainan is a huge and prosperous place, and he has made the heavens and the people resentful!" Lan Yu replied in a deep voice.

"Although Yuan Shu has a great family background, his character is not good, and his ambition is not enough to make him seek refuge with the emperor. His generals Zhang Xun and Ji Ling are incompetent, and Sun Jian is also ambitious despite his reputation as a tiger. And although Hou Junji has talent, but he is not capable enough, Yuan Shu has this group of people, it is impossible for him to accomplish great things."

"I tested Hou Junji's character earlier, so you can go along with it. We can go and join Chang Yuchun! It is the best policy to wipe out Yuan Shu as soon as possible and save the innocent people in Huainan. But you showed your favor to Hou Junji, Could it be that you fell in love with the domineering life, reluctant to leave, and want to work for Yuan Shu?"

After Fu Youde finished speaking, looking at Lanyu, Lanyu smiled helplessly: "Brother misunderstood, am I the kind of villain who is greedy for glory and wealth? A reckless man, will he trust us? He may be suspicious of a dark ghost and kill us."

"We behaved rightly and sat upright. I don't think Chang Yuchun will kill us indiscriminately! In short, Yuan Shu's subordinates are in a mess, and I don't want to stay any longer!" Fu Youde shook his head in denial.

Lan Yu pulled Fu Youde to persuade him: "Then how Chang Yuchun will treat us is up to you and me to guess, we can't be sure, but we have to be cautious. After all, we have defected rashly, so there is no guarantee that he will not believe us."

"But now Hou Junji asked us to reject Chang Yuchun for the sake of the future. In this way, we will be reused. He will not believe it even more if he goes to seek refuge with Chang Yuchun at this time. And it will also bear the name of disloyalty!" Fu Youde Why?

Indeed, earlier Fu Youde deliberately wanted to defeat Hou Junji, if Lan Yu didn't give Hou Junji face, maybe Hou Junji would suppress them.At that time, the two of them can take this opportunity to join Chang Yuchun.That would at most be Hou Junji's narrow-minded temperament, suppressing talented people. If he betrayed the Lord like that, it would not harm the reputation of the two of them.

But now that Hou Junji has reused them, they turned their backs now, no matter what the reason was, their reputation would not be good.Moreover, Chang Yuchun might not accept the rebellion of the two of them.

"A good minister chooses a tree to live in. If we take refuge in the Ming Lord, is it disloyal? We now have [-] soldiers and horses. We only need to go to the front and fight Chang Yuchun twice to let him know our brother's ability. When the time comes we Bringing [-] soldiers and horses to turn against us will definitely deal a huge blow to Yuan Shu! And it can be used as capital for our advancement!" Lan Yu looked around and said to Fu Youde in a low voice.

"Hey!" Fu Youde sighed, and suddenly realized that Lan Yu wanted to win Hou Junji's favor in order to win the right to conscript.Gain a decisive weight, so as to rely on the big man to win the capital for advancement.Fu Youde shook his head and said: "With your and my martial arts, so what if you join the imperial court for nothing? After a few years of training, you can become a general. Why do you need this money? You and I have tarnished our reputation for nothing!"

After all, it's much better for a loyal minister to have nothing to do with two masters, and to be squeezed out by others than to take refuge in one's own initiative.Although the result is the same, the nature is quite different.

Lan Yu shook her head and smiled softly: "How many generals are there who started fighting from the young soldiers in ancient times? It’s impossible to go, so I can only lead the army to fight Chang Yuchun.”

"Forget it, let's do it like this, go to rectify the soldiers and horses for my brother, you should also prepare!" Fu Youde sighed, turned and left.

But Lan Yu looked at the back of Fu Youde leaving, but sneered and said in a low voice: "Fu Youde, Fu Youde, people can't be too loyal, so what if you can surpass me? Don't you still want to be a stepping stone for my Lan Yu to climb?" stone?"

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Three days passed in a blink of an eye, Fu Youde selected [-] soldiers who were good at water warfare from the army, raised a large number of ships, and set off on the road with an army of [-].

Chang Yuchun stationed troops in Nanxiang, which was transported continuously from Wuguan in the rear, while only a thousand elite troops were stationed in Wudang County. Between the two counties, along the Xiangshui River, Chang Yuchun sent a large number of scouts , Cavalry patrols, three reports a day, can be described as cautious.

However, Fu Youde's soldiers and horses came to be stationed in Wu County, which is a relatively large county across the river from Nanxiang County.

The soldiers and horses came to the county, and Fu Youde summoned Lan Yu to discuss secretly: "Brother Lan, the ten thousand soldiers and horses that Hou Junji gave me, most of them are Hou Junji's cronies, we want to bring these ten thousand soldiers and horses to defect , I’m afraid it’s impossible! Why don’t we go to fight Chang Yuchun, lose for a while, and turn to him?”

"Brother, why do you belittle yourself? In this way, even if Chang Yuchun is willing to accept us, we have no status. Let's fight a few battles with the Han army first, let him know our abilities, and then secretly fight with the Han army." Chang Yuchun contacted and helped him take Nanyang, wouldn't it be enough?" Lan Yu tried to persuade him.

Fu Youde shook his head and explained: "It's not that I belittled myself. I just fought with the Han army. Casualties are inevitable. Since you and I have made up our minds to join the Han army, why bother to increase the casualties of the Han army? Even if you and I join the Han army in the future, The Han army will also hate us."

Lan Yu shook her head and persuaded, "Oh brother, this is the best way. I have considered everything thoroughly. Tomorrow we will cross the river to Nanxiang to meet Chang Yuchun! Let him know what you and I are capable of."

On the second day, Fu Youde led an army of [-] to cross the river to Nanxiang, and [-] sailors met in Xiangjiang.

Halfway through the journey, Lan Yu saw a narrow terrain, which was suitable for ambush, and said: "General, we only need to leave 5000 people here to set up an ambush, and we will lead the remaining 5000 troops to Nanxiang in light clothes. When the time comes, we will pretend to be defeated." One battle will cause the Han army to pursue and step into an ambush!"

Fu Youde looked at the terrain and shook his head and said: "Although this place is suitable for ambushes, but after the soldiers scouted and reported that Chang Yuchun sent soldiers and horses to patrol during this period, it can be seen that he is cautious in using troops and is not a reckless person. This ambush may not be useful. .”

"Whether it's useful or not, just give it a try. If it doesn't work, we also have navy troops in Xiangjiang River to support us, so we don't fear his soldiers and horses chasing us!" Lan Yu persuaded.

Fu Youde had no choice but to agree, and left [-] soldiers and horses to set up an ambush, and took [-] elite soldiers to Nanxiang to call for battle.

However, within half a day, soldiers approached the city, there were already [-] troops including Chang Yuchun in the city, and the food and grass had been delivered to the rear.Chang Yuchun only waited for [-] cavalry to arrive. Gan Ning built enough ships and continued eastward.

When Fu Youde came three miles below the city, he ordered the cavalry under his command to tie bushes to the tails of their horses behind the formation, galloping back and forth, stirring up a cloud of dust, and laying out a plan for suspicious soldiers.

Chang Yuchun and Gan Ning boarded the tower, looked from a distance, and saw the dust behind Yuan Jun covering the sky, Gan Ning frowned and said: "Looking at the formation, I'm afraid Yuan Jun has tens of thousands of troops here?"

"Oh, how is it possible? We came to Nanxiang because of my surprise attack, and now we have to wait for support such as food and grass. Although they are in the mainland, the food, grass and equipment of tens of thousands of troops cannot be raised in a short time. The ones who came were just the vanguard, no more than [-]!" Chang Yuchun sneered.

"So, this is a trick of suspicion? Hmph, Yuan Jun didn't defend the city well, yet he dared to take the initiative to attack!" Gan Ning said angrily.

Seeing that the general flag did not belong to Hou Junji, Chang Yuchun doubtfully said: "Look at this formation, Hou Junji did not come in person, and in Yuan Shu's army, I have never heard of any generals surnamed Fu or Lan. "

"General, why bother to think too much, please allow the last general to go out of the city to fight!" Gan Ning immediately cupped his hands and begged for the battle.

"Don't worry, these two generals are very unfamiliar. Have you forgotten His Majesty's warning not to underestimate the enemy? Let's see what they do!" Chang Yuchun waved his hands.

At the base of the city, Lan Yu said to Fu Youde, "General, I have heard that Chang Yuchun is famous for his bravery. I would like to challenge him personally and try his abilities!"

"Go, be careful!" Fu Youde nodded in agreement, and Lan Yu immediately rode out with his horse and spear, came to the city and shouted: "Chang Yuchun, I have heard that you are famous for your bravery, and I, Lan Yu, have long wanted to meet you , hurry out of the city and fight with me."

On the top of the wall, Chang Yuchun saw this and said to Gan Ning: "Xingba, you go and test his reality. Remember not to underestimate the enemy!"

"Promise!" Gan Ning was overjoyed, and immediately went out with his arms folded. The gate of the city opened. Gan Ning rushed out with a knife on his horse, grabbed the blue jade, and cursed: "An unknown person dares to challenge General Chang. I, Gan Ning, will come to meet you." Will you!"

"Hmph, the speedy bandits are so rampant?" Lan Yu snorted coldly, it seemed that he had heard of Gan Ning's reputation, and rushed towards Gan Ning with his horse and gun.

(End of this chapter)

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