Now that they knew the general situation of Jingling, everyone set off by boat again.
Under heavy rewards, there must be brave men.
After Zhao Mingyuan paid enough money, naturally a boatman was willing to take them to Jingling.
Since Xu Xingzhi has worshiped Zhao Mingyuan as his lord, he will naturally start to think about him and accompany him all the way, ready to make suggestions at any time.
Now that he knew that Zhao Mingyuan must bring people to support Jingling, Xu Xingzhi analyzed the pros and cons along the way and considered what to do to get the maximum benefit for Zhao Mingyuan.
Later, Xu Xingzhi seemed to have thought of a way, so he quietly pulled Zhao Mingyuan aside and told his thoughts.
Of course, we are trying to find a way to let Zhao Mingyuan control Jingling. In addition, the nearby Pegasus Ranch can be said to be Zhao Mingyuan's possession. If the two are connected and form horns with each other, they can firmly control this key point in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. .
You can either advance towards Xiangyang, or you can go down the river and directly take Jianghuai, which laid the foundation for Zhao Mingyuan to unify Jiangnan in the future.
The best way to win Jingling is to let Fang Zetao die.
Although Fang Zetao has gradually lost people's hearts because of his favor and trust in Huanyuan, he has been in charge of Jingling for many years and has great prestige in Jingling. As long as he doesn't die, no one can challenge his rule.
However, if Fang Zetao dies, Zhao Mingyuan can reorganize and dominate the villa in the name of resisting Jianghuai's army, and then win over people's hearts.
As long as Du Fuwei's Jianghuai army is defeated, Jingling will belong to Zhao Mingyuan.
Xu Xingzhi indeed has two brushes. In fact, this is the same route taken by Kou Zhong in the original work.
There is no need to worry if there are successful experiences to draw from.
Zhao Mingyuan was ready to adopt this strategy.
Of course, you don't have to kill Fang Zetao yourself, Huanwan will do it for you.
In this way, we can fight against Jingling without any bloodshed.
Soon, Jingling was in sight.
Suddenly the boatman exclaimed.
It turned out that there was an iron cable crossing the river in front of me, blocking the waterway.
No wonder no ships coming and going pass through Jingling, that's why.
But Zhao Mingyuan did not ask the boatman to stop the boat and return to the voyage. Instead, he continued to accelerate downstream.
As for the iron rope, naturally let him deal with it.
As it got closer and closer, the arm-thick iron rope there made everyone's scalp numb.
If Zhao Mingyuan misses, their ship will inevitably fall into pieces. When people fall into the river, no matter how good the water is, they may not be able to survive.
Zhao Mingyuan was naturally confident, even Kou Zhong could do it, let alone him.
As the ship approached, Zhao Mingyuan drew his sword out of its sheath, and a golden sword light came out from the sword, slashing at the iron rope in front of the ship.
The iron rope as thick as a child's arm suddenly broke and fell into the river.
The boat rushed through the place where the iron cable blocked the river as fast as a galloping horse, and rushed downstream.
Soon, the ship arrived outside Jingling City.
From a distance, everyone saw rows of tents surrounding Jingling City. The Jianghuai army surrounded Jingling City completely.
So, everyone followed Xu Xingzhi's reminder and took a detour to the southeast of Jingling.
In other words, in order to undermine the morale of the Jingling people, the Jianghuai Army surrounded three buildings and deliberately left an escape route.
In order to break the resistance of Jingling soldiers and civilians and crush their determination to defend, the Jianghuai Army did not have heavy troops guarding this direction, so it was easy for everyone to enter the city.
Now, everyone in the city wanted to flee Jingling City immediately. Only Zhao Mingyuan and his group came to Jingling from outside, and naturally they quickly attracted the attention of the soldiers guarding the city.
After learning that they were the reinforcements from Pegasus Ranch, they were naturally warmly received, and someone immediately went to report and deliver the news.
In order to boost morale, Zhao Mingyuan said that they were the masters and vanguards supported by Pegasus Ranch. Therefore, he took the first step to Jingling, and the large army was behind him. Reinforcement would definitely come within two days.
Everyone cheered immediately, Jingling was saved!
After all, as long as he defended it for two days, no one believed that Jingling could not defend it for even two days.
Such cheers naturally attracted attention, and soon everyone was invited to the front of the city's defense general Qian Yun.
Pegasus Ranch and Duba Villa have been in alliance for a long time, so many people on both sides know each other. Qian Yun was naturally very surprised when he saw that the leader of Pegasus Ranch was a stranger.
When he learned that the person facing him was the world-famous Zhao Mingyuan, Qian Yun's expression suddenly changed. He took two steps back, drew out his sword, and shouted: "So you are Zhao Mingyuan! The owner of the village has ordered that you kill without mercy." !”
Among the more than ten generals who accompanied Qian Yun, half immediately drew their weapons, while the other half hesitated.
Liang Zhi, Luo Fang and others at the ranch also drew their weapons and protected Zhao Mingyuan in the middle.
The other soldiers who defended the city were confused by this situation. They didn't know why they were facing each other with swords from the reinforcements from Pegasus Ranch. They were all at a loss.
Zhao Mingyuan pushed away the sword that was guarding him and said with a smile: "It seems that Fang Zetao has indeed been crippled. He was so fascinated by the enchantress Huanwen that he even wanted to attack the reinforcements with swords. It seems that he really doesn't care about Jingling." But I don’t know, General Qian, are you also obsessed with that enchantress from the Yingui Sect?"
Qian Yun shouted: "You are not allowed to slander Mrs. Hanhan!"
However, anyone could see that he was also confused by Huanhua.
At this time, a veteran who was about sixty years old came out from behind Qian Yun and said solemnly: "General Zhao keeps saying that Mrs. Huanhuan is a witch from the Yingui sect. I wonder if there is any evidence?"
Zhao Mingyuan said: "This matter is simple. As long as I confront this Huanwan in front of City Lord Fang, the truth will naturally be revealed."
Xu Xingzhi also helped: "If you take action without authorization, it will only cause pain to your loved ones and happiness to your enemies. General Qian should think twice. Is this the behavior of a wise man?"
Xu Xingzhi was also from Jingling Villa before. Many people present knew him and were aware of his talents.
But now Fang Daoyuan was killed by Fang Zetao, Xu Xingzhi also abandoned his seal and fled, and now he is helping outsiders. This made everyone in Jingling feel uncomfortable.
But, business matters.
The generals near Qian Yun quickly agreed to this idea.
Seeing this, Qian Yun couldn't help but lowered his sword dejectedly and said: "In this case, we can only ask the owner of the village to make a decision."
With that said, he was going to send someone again to urge Fang Zetao to come here.
In fact, when the army was besieging the city, Fang Zetao should have been here to boost morale and supervise the battle, but he kept avoiding it and was nowhere to be seen.
Seeing that Qian Yun was still sticking to the rules even when the city was about to be destroyed, not to mention Zhao Mingyuan, even the people following him couldn't help but frown.
Of course, this is also related to Fang Zetao's delay in the future.
The veteran actually said directly: "General Qian should take General Zhao to see the owner of the village as soon as possible. If it is too late, it may be too late!"
Qian Yun snorted and said, "Feng Ge, are you teaching me how to do things?"
The veteran Feng Ge also took a step forward, came to Zhao Mingyuan, bowed and said: "Everyone, please follow me!"
After saying that, Feng Ge turned around and left without any hesitation, leading the way.
Seeing this, Qian Yun was furious and said: "Feng Ge, are you rebelling? How dare you..."
But before he could finish his words, Zhao Mingyuan had already restrained his acupuncture points, and he stood frozen on the spot, unable to make any more sound.
Zhao Mingyuan ignored Qian Yun and followed Feng Ge. Everyone in Pegasus Ranch naturally followed, and even many of the generals around Qian Yun followed him.
Dozens of riders, led by Feng Ge, flew along the street toward Duba Villa in the center of Jingling City.
The streets were in a state of depression, and most of the shops were closed. There are few pedestrians on the street, and they are all in a hurry. The city is about to be destroyed, and people are in panic.
Everyone drove straight in and arrived at the gate of Duba Villa, but they were blocked by the horse group guarding Duba Villa.
The horses looked like they were fulfilling their duties and shouted to everyone: "Anyone who breaks into the house without the owner's order will die!"
Feng Ge tried to talk, but was blocked by Ma Qun.
Zhao Mingyuan didn't want to waste time with this kind of guy, so he slapped him away with a casual palm, and no one dared to stop him.
Everyone entered the main hall, only to find it empty.
After grabbing a few maids and asking, they found out that Fang Zetao and Huanwan were both in the Yiqing Garden in the backyard.
After everyone passed through several buildings and brought down more than a dozen guards, they arrived at a large, quiet and quiet garden.
Just listen to the faint sound of the piano coming from behind a bamboo forest, with ups and downs, endless pathos, making people ecstatic and fascinated, and even the murderous aura of everyone can't help but reduce a few points.
This familiar feeling reminded Zhao Mingyuan of Shi Qingxuan's flute music.
Although the sound of this piano is far less beautiful and beautiful than Shi Qingxuan's flute, which is like the sound of nature, its method of eliminating murderous aura has the same effect but the same approach.
Obviously, this piano sound is also a method of sound attack, which can shake people's mood and will.
And the person with such ability here must be Huanwan.
The sound of her piano has a different flavor than that of Shi Qingxuan's flute.
The flute sound of Shi Qingxuan always gives people a feeling of being close but actually far away, reclusive and independent.
But the sound of the piano gives people a lingering and irresistible sadness. And the more I listen to it, the harder it is to let go. My heart seems to be weighed down by a thousand pounds of stone, and I can't help but scream to the sky to vent my feelings.
Walking through the path among the bamboo forests, your eyes suddenly open up. I saw a man and a woman sitting in a small pavilion in the center of the garden, and the sound of the piano was coming from there.
The man was Fang Zetao. He closed his eyes tightly, as if he was completely intoxicated by the music and ignored anything else.
After all, with Fang Zetao's martial arts, it was not difficult to detect the arrival of so many people.
The woman, with her back to everyone, was playing the piano with both hands, but the graceful figure of her back was enough to captivate and captivate people.
Zhao Mingyuan naturally recognized that she was Hanhan.
Fang Zetao and Huanwan were actually playing the piano, admiring flowers, and having fun in the back garden, paying no attention to what was going on outside.
This scene is really different from the situation where everyone outside is in panic all day long due to the siege of the city.
Everyone who saw this scene was greatly surprised.
It seems that Huanwan does have the appearance of a witch who has subjugated her country!
(End of chapter)
