Night is a cover, the ink comes and covers all things, containing all evil.
Using night as your messenger, you can often exploit your strengths and avoid weaknesses, and defeat the strong with the weak.
Therefore, day and night are always the basis for planning and the use of troops.
Xu Xiaoyu stood alone on the ridge of the small building, looking at the scattered lights in the ink in the distance with a complicated expression. Tonight, he made an irreversible decision for thousands of people in the Xu family.
If it succeeds, his name will go down in history and will be admired by future generations; if it fails, the Xu family will be lost forever and be lost in the long river of history.
"The Xu family has been dormant for hundreds of years to raise troops and accumulate strength. The ancestors of all generations have worked hard to extend their kindness, and what they have done is this moment! If we fight tonight, if we don't succeed, we will be benevolent!"
The survival of such a large family depends entirely on one person. Anyone else would have had a sleepless night.
He was far from the only one who was awake in the Xu Mansion.
"Gang leader, two hours ago, the direct descendants of the Xu family left the house one after another. I am afraid something big is going to happen in Ruozhou City tonight." Guo Tongcai, the elder of the Salt Gang, reported in a low voice.
With their own gang leader here, the people of the Salt Gang certainly don't dare to relax. They collect dozens of messages day and night, and report any changes immediately.
Zhang Suiguang twisted his neck from side to side and asked, "Oh, what did they do?"
Guo Tongcai had a bitter look on his face and replied nonchalantly: "Back to the gang leader, people from the Xu family are guarding everywhere. Those of us in the mansion can't get out, and people from outside can't get in. All the brothers who were sent to follow were discovered by them. They were severely beaten and told that if they followed again, they would be killed. Therefore... my subordinates are incompetent and did not detect their whereabouts. Please punish me, leader!"
This time, the people from the Salt Gang and the Nine Halls who came to the Ruozhou Alliance Conference were all elites, with more than 1,500 of them, far more than other sects and gangs. These people were scattered inside and outside the city, hiding in various street corners. They were Zhang Suiguang's temporary eyes.
But in the Xu family's land, these more than a thousand people are not arrogant enough for them, and they are almost restrained in everything.
"I got it. Tell the brothers to calm down and stay nearby for the next few days. Don't do anything to eat or drink. There is something big going on in Ruozhou City. We are just watching the show at the moment. Let them go." Zhang Suiguang thought openly, with a pleasant look on his face.
Zhan Ming in the "Shenque" has a sad face, his clothes have not been changed, and his sword has not been unfastened. The Xu family's intention to cause such a big commotion must be trivial. Xu Xiaoyi came over just now and said a few words vaguely. When Zhan Ming asked him again, he only replied: "The Xu family is facing a big event. I would like to ask all the heads to be more considerate tonight and give Xu some face. I will definitely restrain the disciples from going out." They must stay in their respective courtyards, otherwise disaster will surely ensue."
Zhan Ming saw that although he was avoiding important matters, his expression was extremely solemn, and it was obvious that something big had happened. Zhenwu Guan is a guest from afar, so he should obey his orders.
"Brother, what do you think will happen to the Xu family? That Xu Xiaoyi is so prepared?" Zhan Wei is also worried, and he has not dared to go to bed. "Looking at him, it looks like something unexpected has happened."
Different from the Salt Gang, although there were many experts coming to Zhenwu Temple, the total number was only about forty. Naturally, their eyes and ears were much more blocked, and they were unaware of what was going on outside that day.
Moreover, they had the emperor's orders, and they were only thinking about how to win the Huimeng Martial Arts School. They were not thinking about the public opinion in Ruozhou, and it seemed that they had missed important events.
"Looking at the look on Mr. Xu's face just now, this matter is definitely not a trivial matter. Could it be that there was civil strife in the Xu family, and there was a conflict between the inner and outer sects?" Zhan Ming frowned and whispered, "He asked people to guard each courtyard and not allow everyone to enter or leave. I think I am afraid that someone from each sect will get involved and make things worse. Zhenwu Guan is here with the sacred mandate, so it is not appropriate to cause trouble, just wait and see what happens."
Although he knew from Xia Chengxuan that the Xu family was quite ambitious, he didn't dare to guess what they would do at this time. Zhan Ming thought, if the Xu family has any objections, I'm here so I won't be able to notice anything strange. The Xu family is powerful and has many people, so not everyone may be of the same mind. If someone wants to take advantage of the Ruozhou Alliance to do evil things in the name of the Xu family, it will be a blow to the Xu family's reputation. If they are Xu Xiao, Clothes must also be tense.
In the eyes of many martial arts masters, the thousands of people of all kinds outside the Xu family are a double-edged sword.
Since it is a double-edged sword, now is the time when he is most likely to betray his master and kill his master.
Zhan Wei nodded and agreed: "What senior brother said makes sense."
... ...
In Xiaochun Lane, two groups of people met unexpectedly.
"Who is in front of you?" Kuang Qiyun, the centurion guard of Prince Rui's Mansion, pointed at a group of people opposite and shouted.
When Dai Xing came closer and saw each of them holding weapons, his face darkened instantly, and he quietly made a gesture behind him.
Xu Xuyan didn't expect to encounter a large number of officers and soldiers here. It was too late to avoid it, and he kept thinking of a suitable excuse.
"Coming here from Chengguan, are they from the military camp where they are stationed, or from the Shenshao camp?"
Before he could think of his words, Kuang Qiyun asked again: "Tell me, who are you? What do you want to do in the middle of the night?"
Can't be fooled.
It was really hard to justify the night gathering with weapons, so everyone in the Xu family secretly clenched the weapons in their hands.
They met on a narrow road, their swords were at war, and everyone was waiting for the final order.
"Take it!"
"kill!"
Gu Xiuping and Xu Suyan shouted out almost at the same time. At this point, they both knew that they had no way out and could only fight!
"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!" The sound of drawing a sword pierced the silence of the night.
Xu Jiu held the sword in his hand and rushed towards Kuang Qiyun like an eagle.
"Well done!" Kuang Qiyun sneered, turned on his horse, and faced him with his sword.
"Keng! Keng! Keng!" The sounds of cutting, hacking, hacking, and chiseling came from the gold weapon. In the blink of an eye, the two of them exchanged more than thirty moves, and no one took any advantage.
Originally, Xu Jiu thought that if he quickly killed the officer, the morale of the other enemy soldiers would be demoralized, so that he could take advantage of it. Who would have thought that this rugged man could be so skilled. Not only was his swordsmanship fierce, but his inner strength was also strong and pure. He should be a well-known figure in the world.
"Who are these people? There are such masters among them!"
Thinking in his mind without wasting his time, the two of them were fighting each other before they knew they were on the tile-roofed house on the side of the alley.
The team led by Xu Xuyan were all disciples of the inner sect trained by Xu Xiaoyi and Xu Xiaoshi. Needless to say, their martial arts were high. However, when faced with a group of large soldiers from the other side, they were actually able to fight one against two. The number of officers and soldiers is far greater than our own, and it is obviously not good to continue like this.
"Xu Mo, please quickly take people to the military camp and the county government office. We will hold on here first." Xu Suyan forcibly suppressed the injustice in his heart and addressed his brother in a serious voice.
The three teams worked separately. He didn't know what was going on at the military camp and the county administration department, but for now, he could only hope that they would succeed.
"Brother, I'll go right away! You be careful!" Xu Yumo gritted his teeth and replied. After saying that, he led the five riders to turn around and rush towards Puhua Street.
As soon as he took action, he knew that the other party was definitely not an ordinary army, and his eight hundred soldiers could not hold on for long.
Tonight, the Xu family has a big event. Chengguan must be captured. This battle in Xiaochun Lane must not be lost!
"Brother, wait for me! I'm going to bring in reinforcements right now!" With tears in his eyes, Xu Yumo gritted his teeth and galloped towards the military camp where he was stationed.
Xia Chenghuan sent Gu Xiuping to lead more than 6,000 people into the city to capture Duanmu Yu. Naturally, he was sure of the combat power of these 6,000 people. Almost all the soldiers and guards of Prince Duan's Mansion, Prince Qian Yi's Mansion, Prince Rui's Mansion, Duke of Qin's Mansion, and Zhijin Ling's Mansion, plus Xia Muren's cronies in the Shenshao Camp, the individual combat power of these six thousand people is indeed far greater than The Xu family expected.
"Kill!"
These inner disciples of the Xu family are all orphans adopted by the Xu family since childhood, and they grew up eating the food of the Xu family. In their eyes, the Xu family is heaven!
The sky must not collapse!
They were willing to die for the Xu family without any fear.
"Kill! Kill..." Every cry that stopped suddenly was accompanied by the end of a life.
... ...
"Mom, it's very noisy outside."
"Well, the troupe is rehearsing at night, so don't pay attention."
"Screaming so loudly."
"It's cold. I guess they can't stand the cold because they are shirtless. Ah, stop listening and go to sleep!"
