Shortly after the army set off, Lan Xu sent envoys to Fan City to provide some conditions to the city lord of Fan City. If Ruan Sihai was willing to open the city gates to welcome the Star Army, Lan Xu promised not to take anything from Fan City after entering the city and would retain Ruan Sihai's position as city lord. , these two benefits are only some of the many conditions proposed by Lan Xu, so even though Ruan Sihai was more inclined to Fei and Yang before, he still has to think carefully about whether to accept Lan Xu's conditions.
In Ruan Sihai's view, joining the Star Army and seeking glory as a seller can be regarded as a gamble, and it is a short-term gamble. Once the Star Army loses to the coalition forces of Fei and Yang, his master of Fancheng will naturally be Remove.
If he joins Fei and Yang, it can also be regarded as a seller seeking glory. Not only will his own status be in jeopardy, Fancheng will also be completely out of his control. This is the most unacceptable thing for him. Based on this, he is even more He is inclined to defect to the Star Army, especially now that Lan Xu has sent someone to deliver the documents. It is such a public move. Once he accepts the conditions, Lan Xu will definitely not break his promise.
It has to be said that the conditions given by Lan Xu are already very generous, and there is nothing worthy of criticism. If you really want to argue, it can only be said that he is ignorant of current affairs, but in terms of form, he cannot act like he readily accepts the enemy's conditions. , because that will make his behavior of seeking glory as a seller more obvious.
After considering various factors, Ruan Sihai finally planned to add a condition. If Lan Xu was willing to let go of Ruan Yi and others so that he could draw a clear line with the Yi Kingdom royal family, he would accept all Lan Xu's conditions. His move was He planned to contribute his last effort to the Yi Kingdom royal family in order to have peace of mind. As for whether Ruan Yi and others were willing to accept his kindness, he no longer wanted to think too much about it.
After gradually tending to surrender to the Star Army, Ruan Sihai no longer had any hope in the Fei and Yang coalition forces. Compared with the Star Army, the two coalition forces clearly could have occupied Fancheng earlier but were delayed in coming, which is enough to show that the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces had no hope. There was no foresight.
Looking back at the Star Army, after a big battle, the army immediately marched towards Fancheng before they had time to fully rest. Lan Xu was obviously better at grasping the situation than the other two commanders. As for the final outcome of the battle between the two sides, we can only Time will tell.
Three days passed in a flash, and the Star Army successfully arrived at Fancheng Pass after passing through the Liquor City. Shortly after receiving the news that the Star Army was coming, Ruan Sihai took people outside the city to wait for the Star Army.
When tens of thousands of Star Army vanguard troops lined up under the city, the momentum of the Star Army was so sharp that it surprised Ruan Sihai and others. This was the first time they saw such an army with strong morale. Ruan Sihai didn't know what words to use to describe it. The scene in front of him just felt that the appearance of the Star Army was very different from the army he usually saw.
By the time he gradually figured out what was different between the Star Army and the ordinary army, Lan Xu had already taken a chariot to the city to formally meet with Ruan Sihai.
"Three days have passed. I wonder if the city lord has thought clearly?" Lan Xu's rich voice was directly transmitted to the city, and Ruan Sihai and everyone behind him could hear it clearly.
"If all the conditions put forward by Marshal Lan count, Ruan should accept it," Ruan Sihai nodded and tested Lan Xu openly.
"Of course it counts." Understanding Ruan Sihai's intentions, Lan Xu immediately ordered someone to repeat the contents of the letter he had written to Ruan Sihai in front of the three armies and the Fancheng defenders. The general meaning was to retain Ruan Sihai's position as city lord. , after the Star Army enters the city, they will not do anything to harm the people of Fancheng.
"Marshal Lan is high-spirited and majestic. Ruan admires him. Since the marshal has signed the document, Ruan has no reason to refuse. But before that, he also asks the marshal to agree to Ruan's condition. Otherwise, Ruan will be ashamed of his ancestors of Yiguo." It's hard to put pen to paper," Ruan Sihai's expression slowly became serious as he spoke.
"City Lord Ruan just said it's okay," Lan Xu was not surprised that Ruan Sihai accepted the conditions he initially offered. He was just curious about what other conditions Ruan Sihai had to offer.
"To be honest with Marshal Lan, when I attacked the Star Army's food team, I was from Fan City. Ruan was unable to resurrect the dead Star Army soldiers. However, Ruan will find a way to make up for all the Star Army's losses. I just hope that before that, Marshal Lan can release a large number of those who have been captured," he said for a long time, starting from the shallower to the deeper, and finally Ruan Sihai expressed his intention to release Lan Xu.
"Oh." Faced with the conditions proposed by Ruan Sihai on the spot, Lan Xu had a lot of ideas. I am afraid that the reason why Ruan Sihai asked him to release the people was not just because there were people from Fancheng among them. It was also based on the fact that Yihuang also asked him to release the people before. , Lan Xu could be sure that there were members of the royal family among the men in black. Of course, no matter what reason Ruan Sihai had for letting him go, he could do it as a favor.
"As long as the Lord of the City is willing to let the Star Army enter the city, I can make the decision to release those prisoners, and will not investigate the Lord of the City's connection with that matter," Lan Xu replied directly to Ruan Sihai after making up his mind.
"Marshal is so kind and righteous, Ruan is grateful." He thanked Lan Xu. Then, Ruan Sihai directly asked someone to bring the documents of cooperation between the two parties, sign his name on it, and then ordered someone to give it to Lan Xu. Lan Xu sent it over.
At the same time, Lan Xu, who accepted the new conditions, waved directly to the army behind him. The general below understood and immediately conveyed Lan Xu's order. Not long after, some star troops escorted Ruan Yi and others to the front of the team.
Ruan Yi and others have been trapped in the army for a while. No matter how noble their status was originally, after being tortured, they all became a little decadent. Some of them were so ragged that they couldn't even compare to beggars. Xu has roughly figured out the details of Ruan Yi and others, but he does not treat them well.
After coming out of the ranks of the Star Army, in addition to the humiliation on their faces, the resentment in their eyes was also extremely obvious.
"Today it was City Lord Ruan who begged for mercy on your behalf, so I decided to let you live. I hope you will convey a message to Emperor Yi after you return. If something similar happens again in the future, no matter what the identity of the visitor is, he will be killed." Confirmed After Ruan Sihai returned the documents without any problems, Lan Xu made up his mind and did not intend to embarrass Ruan Yi and others anymore, but he had to give an explanation to the entire Star Army and ask Ruan Yi and others to go back and pass the message. This was exactly the explanation he gave to the three armies.
Although some people in the army did not understand his approach, no one raised any objection at this moment. The north gate of Fancheng slowly opened, and Ruan Sihai personally sent people to take the ten people into the city from the side gate, and then officially welcomed Xing Xing. The army entered the city.
The Star Army still managed to reach Fancheng first with the combined forces of Fei and Yang without spending a single soldier. The occupation of Fancheng was of great significance to the Star Army.
Lan Xu, Zhang DaDa and others knew very well that Fancheng would become a starting point for the Xing Army to defeat the Fei and Yang armies. Compared with the huge Fancheng, Ruan Yi and others were worthless. Ruan Sihai's conditions were at a certain level. On this level, Lan Xu and others did not feel any embarrassment.
After entering the city, Ruan Sihai openly stated that he had severed ties with the royal family of Yi Kingdom and was committed to reaching a comprehensive cooperative relationship with the Star Army. For this reason, Ruan Sihai immediately sent Lan Xu the topographic map of Fancheng and the entire Yi Kingdom.
After Lan Xu accepted it happily, Ruan Sihai then told Lan Xu and others about the current situation in Fan City and what help he could provide to the Star Army. Since Lan Xu still recognized his status in Fan City as agreed, he We must also give the Star Army some help as agreed.
So with the help of Ruan Sihai, it only took half a day for the Star Army to arrange its position south of Fancheng.
Originally, the southern part of Fancheng was the most prosperous area in the city, but after the Star Army was stationed there, that place became much deserted, and a large number of civilians were forced to move away. Now it is still the most lively area in the city.
Soon after, the Fei and Yang armies will come from the south of Fancheng. When they learn that the Star Army has occupied Fancheng, the two coalition commanders may be greatly surprised, but their mission will not change.
Once the coalition forces choose to attack the city, Fancheng's geographical advantages will provide sufficient protection for the Star Army.
Originally, Ruan Sihai wanted to offer the City Lord's Mansion to Lan Xu and others to live in. However, because the City Lord's Mansion was located in the middle of the city and was too far from the city gate, which was not conducive to commanding the army, Lan Xu did not accept his offer.
Fortunately, even if he did not stay in the city lord's mansion, Lan Xu's living conditions were still not bad. After all, as an important checkpoint in the northern part of Yi Kingdom, Fancheng is not like those small border towns. Only the central location is slightly more prosperous. On the contrary, the south location of Fancheng is more prosperous. Regardless of Well, Fancheng is now owned by Xingguo.
In addition, after the Star Army arrived, the situation in Fan City changed somewhat. The occupation of the southern area of the city by the Star Army caused dissatisfaction among many family forces in the city. Fortunately, the Star Army did not take anything from them as promised, but only occupied a place. In Lan After Xu promised them to withdraw from Fancheng when the war was over, the family forces were still able to accept it.
