Zhu Chaoshi put on a smile: "I understand, but these ten ships of elite soldiers, will they obey my command when the time comes? After all, I can only let the militiamen of Nankang obey orders now, and the brothers of the God's Cult still... …”
Xu Daofu smiled and said: "What's so difficult about this? Where is Wu Shaofu?"
As soon as the tent door was opened, a tall and burly Taoist priest came in with a sword on his back. Without looking at Zhu Chaoshi, he directly saluted Xu Daofu and said, "Disciple Wu Shaofu, I have met the commander-in-chief."
Xu Daofu nodded with satisfaction, pointed at Zhu Chaoshi, and said: "This is General Qinglong of the Divine Sect, Zhu Chaoshi, you must also know."
Wu Shaofu turned to Xu Daofu and saluted expressionlessly: "I have met General Zhu."
Zhu Chaoshi's scalp felt numb for a while, and he secretly wondered why he asked that question just now. Seeing this, Xu Daofu sent Wu Shaofu to monitor him. But then I thought again, Xu Daofu must have arranged this a long time ago. Whether he asked or not, he would find Wu Shaofu. He should be ready to die outside the tent. If he really wanted to assassinate Xu Daofu just now, , I am afraid that the Taoist thieves outside the tent will swarm us.
Zhu Chaoshi thought as he returned the greeting to Wu Shaofu, and praised him by the way: "Junior Brother Wu is really mighty and mighty. He is worthy of being the brother favored by the commander-in-chief."
Xu Daofan waved his hand: "He is not your junior brother, but my direct disciple. He is your nephew, General Zhu. Although you joined the religion late, with your current qualifications and position, you are already my junior brother." Now, the sect leader will take you in and teach you the art on behalf of the ancestors. Most of the fellow Taoists in the sect are your juniors, so don’t call them by the wrong seniority."
Wu Shaofu immediately followed and said, "I have met Master Mengyi."
Zhu Chaoshi disliked his Taoist title very much, but he could only laugh and said: "I didn't expect that my seniority would be so high. No wonder looking at Junior Brother Wu, oh, no, Junior Brother Wu looks so similar to the Marshal. It turns out to be you." My direct disciple, your future is limitless."
Xu Daofu smiled slightly: "You are new to the sect, so many of your disciples may not be familiar with you, and they don't know much about the sect's disciples and their communication and command methods. Therefore, I asked Shaofu to follow you, and there are ten others. Elite swordsmen, disguised as boatmen, are on board your flagship Sturgeon. When advancing or retreating, they can row oars and come and go like the wind. When attacking He Wuji on the Dragon Crossing the River, their swordsmanship and water fighting abilities , can also help you. As for the disciples on the other ten ships, Wu Shaofu will give orders and command, you can just give orders directly to Wu Shaofu."
Wu Shaofu immediately said to Zhu Chaoshi: "I have seen the general. In this battle, I will be your mouth and hands. I will give all your orders word for word, and I and all my colleagues will use our blood and lives to To protect you.”
Zhu Chaoshi secretly complained in his heart. This guy was obviously the spy placed by Xu Daofu to monitor him. With him and the ten accomplices around, he was afraid that he would not be able to issue any warning to He Wuji. The only chance was probably to fight. Shi was trying to find a way to board He Wuji's flagship, kill these monster thieves with the help of the Jin army, and then take the opportunity to reveal the enemy's plan to He Wuji. I hope it's still too late, but the difficulty is too high, and Xu Daofu said nothing to himself about his main fleet and the ambush, fearing that by the time he actually attacked Dragon Crossing the River, it would be too late.
But Zhu Chaoshi could only smile with joy: "I have a martial arts nephew. By the way, Marshal, don't we have to be commensurate with military positions in the army? This martial arts nephew's current position..."
Xu Daofu shook his head: "Although the divine religion has combat troops, it is not the same as the Jin army. There are various generals, lieutenants, brigade commanders, building leaders, etc. We mostly refer to masters and apprentices according to their age. Wu Shaofu Now as the senior brother Zuo Yitan of Qinglong Tan, you can just call him Shaofu."
Zhu Chaoshi nodded: "Shaofu, I will help you this time. Now I am going to reorganize the troops and prepare to set off. You should follow me quickly."
Wu Shaofu said solemnly: "General, don't worry, twenty fishing boats and ten fast boats disguised as fishing boats are ready, and the Nankang militiamen and our people have also mixed together and boarded the boats, just waiting for you. Board the Sturgeon yourself and you’re ready to go.”
Zhu Chaoshi gritted his teeth, paid a military salute to Xu Daofu, turned around and strode out of the tent. Xu Daofu winked at Wu Shaofu who was looking at him. Wu Shaofu understood and followed him out of the tent. Inside, only Xu Daofu was left.
Lu Xun walked out from behind the tent and smiled slightly: "Junior brother, you should be relieved about Mengyi this time."
Xu Daofu said coldly: "Those who are afraid of death may not necessarily be our own people. The only people we can rely on will always be people like Shaofu who have followed us since Wu. These newly attached people can only be used for a while, not for a long time." It's a matter of life and death. This time, I'm still going to use him as bait. After using it, you'd better throw him to Huan Qian."
Lu Xun shook his head: "The Zhu family is one of the most respected generals in Jingzhou. If they are thrown to Huan Qian, they may be in trouble in the future in Jingzhou. It's better to stay with them. Besides, after beating He Wuji, they have to beat Liu Daogui again." , Liu Yi, and even Liu Yu who returned to the army, having this surrendered general as an example will help us recruit more Beifu Army generals. After all, to conquer the world, we rely on more than ten thousand old brothers, but it is not enough ah."
Xu Daofu sighed: "It turned out that many of the old brothers from Wu who believed in our religion were forcibly recruited into the Beifu Army. I hope they can return as lost this time. I will set off to fight against He Wu soon. Forget it, Liu Daogui is here, I have to trouble senior brother to solve it."
Lu Xun nodded: "My first batch of two thousand reinforcements has already passed the Five Ridges. Except for the three hundred disciples who were sent to various villages to preach and preach, most of them are Li Dong people. Plus my two here. There are a hundred guards, and there are only 500 core disciples of the divine sect. Most of the others are scumbags who have not experienced battles. But now it is too late to wait for the army to arrive, otherwise Liu Daogui will recruit troops faster than us. You go and deal with He Wuji, I Attack directly on the granary of Baling. Liu Daogui's troops are now scattered across Jingzhou to collect grain. This is our opportunity. If possible, you should consider defeating He Wuji and join forces with me to capture Jiangling. Jiangling is in , then Jingzhou falls into my hands, and we have no worries about our future. At that time, whether we go north to open up the connection with Hou Qin, or go east to Jiankang, the initiative will be in my hands."
Xu Daofu said calmly: "That is the next step. It depends on the development of the battle. Let's act separately first. I wish my senior brother a successful victory and capture Baling. If we have food in hand, we can have tens of thousands of troops in ten months. And if I defeat He Wuji and seize Yuzhang, I can quickly incorporate the entire anti-Jin forces in Jiangzhou. When our troops are strong, who in the world can stop us?! The Heavenly Master is with us!"
Lu Xun smiled and nodded: "The Heavenly Master is with us!"
