"What do Mr. Cai think?" He Daoqing asked.
"Judging from the current situation, maybe it is really a matter of buying one's life, but isn't one month a bit too long?" asked the old man called Mr. Cai.
"They are the Xu family. They were the direct descendants of the Duke of Dayan Kingdom. One month is not a long time. After all, the dead tiger still has its skin!"
Mr. Cai nodded slightly. He also agreed with this statement, so he asked: "Then for what purpose do we intend to cease war for a month?"
He Daoqing gently tapped the golden handrail, thought for a moment and said: "There is insufficient ordnance and supplies, and the food and grass are delayed. It can always be delayed for a month. Moreover, the man named Wu still owes me a favor. He should understand how much is needed for this war."
"Okay, my subordinates will do it now!"
…
Two days later, Xu Mansion in Zheyang County.
When Xu Fan received the letter from Beijiang, he happily rushed to the main hall with the letter.
When Xu Maocai and Liu Bo saw the news above, they were also extremely excited, because this would give Xu Que enough time to complete his plan.
"Quick, go inform your brother and let him know the good news." Xu Maocai said excitedly.
"Okay, I'll go and notify my little brother right now..."
Just when Xu Fan was about to walk out of the main hall, Xu Que's voice reached the main hall: "No, I can hear it from outside..."
"Brother, your plan is successful." Xu Fan stepped forward happily and held Xu Que's shoulders tightly.
"Brother, you don't have to be so excited. Although my uncle and cousin don't have to die, have you ever thought about what the consequences will be?"
Xu Que's words stunned Xu Fan and made Xu Maocai and Uncle Liu look at each other.
Yes, none of them expected the result after this, because Xu Que only said that he could save his uncle and cousin, but did not say anything about what happened next.
Seeing the three people looking at him, Xu Que said something earth-shattering: "The Bingdao Pass will disappear!"
What?
"Bingdaokou is an important line of defense that your grandfather worked so hard to build with the corpses of soldiers. How could it disappear?"
Xu Que looked at his father. He felt that he had to prepare for some things in advance. After all, he might be facing endless weapons next!
"Father, as long as uncle and the others are defeated, Beimang will launch an attack. At that time, these new commanders will become fish in Beimang's eyes. You also said that these people don't know how to fight at all. They only care about war. To gain military merit, if the Beimang cavalry charge, they will be the first to escape. By then, do you think the military crossing will still exist?"
Xu Que's words were neither sharp nor passionate, but simply stated the facts...
In fact, after Xu Que heard the letter from his uncle, he had already figured out what Hu Shichang and the others were going to do!
Although he didn't know why Hu Shichang did this, the facts were right in front of him. Does anyone care about this?
And even if the court would hold him accountable, by that time the Beimang cavalry had already pressed down on Nanfeng Prefecture. Does this still have any meaning?
No, none. The imperial court can only send generals to guard Nanfeng Prefecture again. By then, Nanfeng Prefecture will be a new battlefield!
This is reality, an inevitable reality...
Silence, Xu Maocai and the three of them were silent, because what Xu Que said was the truth one month later, unless someone changes everything, but, how is that possible?
It is a certainty that the emperor wants to kill Xu Maofeng, and it is an indisputable fact to destroy his Xu family!
"Young Master, is there nothing we can do?" Uncle Liu asked reluctantly.
Xu Que shook his head. He had no way to influence the emperor's determination to destroy the Xu family, and no one in the court was willing to be the first to protect the Xu family.
"What if uncle and the others fight to the death? Bingdaokou..."
Xu Fan cut off what he said because he had realized that it had nothing to do with the uncle's victory or defeat. Even if the uncle won miserably, he would still die in the end, and the military road would still be gone...
"Brother, what Hu Shichang did is a conspiracy, a conspiracy that is very unfavorable to our Xu family. If we want to break the situation, we must save people like the uncle, because only the army like the uncle can defend Nanfeng Prefecture again!"
In fact, there was one thing Xu Que didn't say, and that was that Uncle, this was an army formation that was unexpectedly victorious, because no one would have thought that the army that entered the swamp would not only be alive, but would even sneak attack the Beimang army from the rear!
"What do these people want to do? Why would a good-looking Da Yan be torn apart like this!"
Xu Maocai was angry. He really regretted not listening to the old man's words, and also regretted not being able to persuade his eldest brother at that time.
Xu Maocai was a foolish and loyal person before. If he hadn't encountered so many things, he might still be die-hardly loyal to Dayan!
Suddenly, a voice came into the main hall from outside: "They want to destroy Dayan, and they even want to re-divide Dayan!"
Xu Maocai and the other four looked outside, when two seniors, Cao Qing and Zu Shanhe, walked in.
"I've met two seniors." Xu Maocai took the lead and bowed his hands.
"You don't need to be so polite. Lao Cao and I have already understood the matter. Xu Xiaozi is right. Sooner or later, the Bingdao Pass will disappear, and sooner or later Beimang will step into Nanfeng. But our emperor is a person who likes to dream!" Zu Shanhe sat on the chair and said.
"Without a general, a country will be destroyed sooner or later." Cao Qing's eyes fell on Xu Que: "You have the most clever ideas, tell me what you plan?"
Hearing that Cao Qing actually wanted to test Xu Que, everyone also turned their attention to Xu Que.
"You always wanted us to move south, right?"
Cao Qing didn't nod or shake his head. In fact, he also had this consideration, but he didn't know whether it was right or wrong.
"Although moving south is a way of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, I don't like it very much." Xu Que said with a smile: "There is a way of life called taking chestnuts from the fire, but I am a cheap bone. I don't like to avoid everything." Well, since Beimang is willing to go south, then I will let them maintain a wonderful pattern with Dayan!"
Hearing Xu Que's words, the two elders looked at each other and smiled. Sure enough, this was the Xu Que they knew!
However, Xu Maocai and the other three were stunned, completely unaware of what Xu Que wanted to do? Could he have a way to stop the army from going south?
"Que'er, do you have a way to stop Beimang's army?" Xu Maocai asked what he was thinking.
"It should be possible, but we have to keep it a secret for the time being. You will understand after a month!" Xu Que replied with a smile.
"Why do you have to wait a month?" Xu Fan asked.
"The first is to wait for uncle and the others to be defeated, and the second is to wait for my defensive weapon!"
"Defensive weapon?"
Everyone was suspicious, and even Zu Shanhe and Cao Qing were a little confused. Although they guessed that Xu Que would stay here, they didn't know what the defensive weapon in his hand was...
"Actually, the reason why I came back so quickly is to let you witness the miracle. Since everyone is here, come and see it with me!" After Xu Que finished speaking, he got up and walked outside.
Everyone looked at each other and followed him out. They all wanted to know what Xu Que was working on recently.
…
Juhuan Mountain
When everyone came here, they heard a "rumbling" sound. Those who didn't know it thought it was thunder from the sky.
"You're here." Huang Qianying glanced at Xu Que, bowed to the seniors behind Xu Que, and then asked: "The thing is produced, just as you described, but how do you use it?"
"It's very simple." Xu Que said, "I will demonstrate it to you now!"
Everyone looked curious as they watched Xu Que use a shovel to shovel away a pile of gray-green dust.
"Xu Si, have you prepared all the things I asked you to prepare?" Xu Que shouted to Xu Si who was busy.
"Get ready, young master, I'll go get it for you now." Xu Si turned around to respond, and then saw him running over with a bag of sand and gravel.
"Is everything on the riverbank operational?" Xu Que asked while working.
"Everyone is busy. I heard that the young master gave money and some children started digging sand." Xu Si replied with a smile.
In fact, this was the first time Xu Si had seen such a large-scale mobilization project. Not only some elderly people participated, but even five- and six-year-old children began to help their families look at the sediment.
"Very good, remember, just let them leave 300 meters of river embankment." Xu Que said, "When the time comes, I will build the best home for them there!"
