Ma Heng thought for a moment and said: "Pei Yanfu has captured Lu'an City. He is the most powerful in Hebei and has claimed lordship. He has great potential to go south. However, he and I have advanced and retreated together, and we still have some friendship, which is acceptable. Xiu Shu is on good terms with him, and I have deployed my troops to guard along the river, so there is nothing to fear. The other cities are busy protecting themselves and have no time to go south."
"The city lord is thoughtful and considerate. I am far from impatient and admire him very much." Zhai Juguang said this partly from his heart and partly to please Ma Heng.
Ma Heng didn't care about this and chatted with Zhai Juguang until it was close to dawn before going back to rest.
After Pei Yanfu captured Lu'an City, he led a group of soldiers and walked along the Hebei embankment.
Shi Jie followed Pei Yanfu and said: "Lord, Ai Xi in Henan is now very powerful. Although he is not called a lord, he is no different from a lord. If he goes south, it will be a fierce battle."
"With our current combat power, can we be sure of victory?" Pei Yanfu asked.
Shi Jie shook his head directly and said: "The troops are inferior and the resources are inferior. It will be difficult to win."
Pei Yanfu stopped and turned to look at the other side of the river: "Thousands of miles of river water, like a divine axe, split this land into two. Maybe it is God's will that Ma Heng and I should face each other in the north and south, and each of us can lead one side. But this I’m afraid it’s only temporary, there will be a big war sooner or later.”
"It's better to fight later, wait until we are stronger." Shi Jie changed the subject and said: "Lord, I heard that Cao Yinfang, the lord of Qibin City in the east, has already attacked the other side of the river. The lord of Suwu City can't resist. Stop, just commit suicide, what a coward, but Qibin City must be empty now, as long as the city lord gives the order, I will immediately lead the army to capture Qibin City, so that Cao Yin cannot put it back."
"No." Pei Yanfu replied directly: "Although Cao Yinfang went south, his number one fighting force, Luo Jiayi, is still there and he has a lot of troops."
Seeing that Pei Yanfu disagreed, Shijie didn't say much. He just glanced at Pei Yanfu and asked, "Where does the lord want to attack?"
"Go back to the city for another discussion."
The attack on Qibincheng was just Shijie's impetus. For Shijie, as long as Pei Yanfu gave the order, he could attack anywhere.
Hearing Pei Yanfu say that he wanted to return to the city, Shi Jie said: "It's okay not to fight, save it for next time." He followed Pei Yanfu back to Natu City.
In Qibin City, Luo Jiayi was standing on the west tower.
Before Cao Yinfang went south, he had ordered Luo Jiayi to stay in the city and deploy his troops on the southwest line to prevent Pei Yanfu from sneak attacks.
Now that I received the news that Cao Yin was returning to the city, I went to the southwest front line to check the military. After confirming that there was no problem, I walked down from the tower with a battalion commander.
"The city lord will be back soon. I'm going to greet him at the south city gate. I'll leave the defense here to you. Be sure to pay attention to Pei Yanfu's movements in Natu City."
"Yes, flag commander." The battalion commander replied loudly, and followed Luo Jiayi to the square inside the city gate and stopped.
At the sound of the battalion commander's voice, Luo Jiayi led dozens of soldiers and walked straight away.
Outside the south city gate, Cao Yinfang led his army slowly approaching from a distance. When they arrived at the city gate, Luo Jiayi walked out of the waiting crowd and arrived in front of Cao Yinfang.
"Congratulations to the city lord for winning a city." Luo Jiayi looked happy.
Looking at Luo Jiayi's look, he knew that Qi Bincheng was fine, so he asked casually: "Is the city peaceful during my absence?"
Luo Jiayi looked proud and said: "I did not let the city lord lose face. The city is in good condition and not a single hair was lost."
"That's good, let's go into the city." Cao Yinfang led everyone into the city.
This time they captured Suwu City, expanding their territory and increasing their combat power. In the conference hall, many people suggested that Cao Yinfang declare the lord. Luo Jiayi also said: "City Lord, now that we are so strong, it is time to claim the lord. At that time, we will follow the lord and bring all the surrounding cities over. It’s fun just thinking about it.”
Listening to your words, Cao Yin looked at everyone with a smile on his face and said: "In this way, if everyone works hard and takes another city, I will claim the lord, and everyone will be promoted to official positions according to military merit."
"Okay, I will follow the city leader to the death." One person shouted, and the others shouted in agreement.
Luo Jiayi said from it: "As long as the city lord gives the order, I am willing to lead the army out."
Luo Jiayi is Cao Yinfang's most powerful hero. The city can be built mainly because Luo Jiayi fights from the front.
Cao Yinfang smiled and said: "Okay, it's up to you to capture the city. Go back and train the army well, be prepared, and go out at any time."
"Yes." After Luo Jiayi said this, everyone, led by Cao Yinfang, discussed for a while before dispersing.
By the ocean, on the embankment, rows of flag-like billboards were erected on the ground along the embankment. Three figures stood under the billboards.
"Hahaha." Laughter came out: "You are too interesting, will the pirates run away after seeing it?"
Luo Feng looked at the billboard dancing in the wind and asked Zhang Xuli mockingly.
"City Lord, that pirate is in the ocean. I can't hit him. I can only put up a sign to scold him or make him angry." Zhang Xuli said aggrievedly and angrily.
Jiang Yuxuan on the side faced the ocean, looking at the waves of sea water coming over and said with a frown: "It is not easy to march in the ocean, but the pirates must be eliminated. Since the sign has been erected, we need to set up an array."
"That's why I brought you here." Luo Feng turned to Zhang Xuli and said, "Xuli, please consult Jiang Shangguan and make arrangements according to Jiang Shangguan's words."
"Okay." Seeing Luo Feng and Jiang Yuxuan coming, Zhang Xuli completely relaxed and stopped thinking about things. He just did everything as he was told. He wished he could leave this place to Liu Zhen and go back to be cool.
Seeing Zhang Xuli's free and easy look, Luo Feng said: "The pirate issue is your biggest concern. If you can't handle it, you won't be allowed to come back."
"This is unfair," Zhang Xuli said with a sad face: "If the pirate doesn't come ashore, I have to swim over to find him. I can't swim."
"Stop pretending, it's okay to lie to others." Luo Feng said, "You swam with me last time."
"Ah," Zhang Xuli's face was startled: "Oh, that happened several years ago, I have long forgotten it now."
"Don't worry, the pirates can't escape." Jiang Yuxuan said firmly: "The first step is to ask Zhang Qi Zhang to spread the word that the pirates dare not attack. If you follow this sign, the pirates will appear immediately."
"Ah," Zhang Xuli looked at Jiang Yuxuan in surprise: "I put up the sign not to let the pirates come, but why did it end up letting the pirates come? It's unscientific. Don't cheat honest people."
"Hahaha," Jiang Yuxuan laughed: "It doesn't matter whether it's a trap or not. What's important is the second step, which is to withdraw the troops and set up defenses secretly, but not too many troops to avoid leaking the news."
"That's okay. Can you change people? It's not safe. Just use a little force. What should I do if I can't defeat you?" Zhang Xuli said to Jiang Yuxuan.
