"I'll go!"
At the crucial moment, Yang Fan stepped forward bravely, even though the word "I'll" was a little forced and helpless.
Although he didn't interact much with Ge Fushun, Chen Xuanli, and the others, he had still met them a few times. Furthermore, he was the creator of the ten thousand cavalry and the General-in-Chief Who Supports the Nation. His prestige and status in the army, especially in the Imperial Army, were unparalleled. He was actually more suitable than Wang Maozhong to step forward.
However, Yang Fan had already decided to live in seclusion. He and Li Longji had already discussed the conditions, so he didn't want to play a role in this coup. Otherwise, the imperial court would have no choice but to reward him if he succeeded.
Therefore, Yang Fan wanted to hide behind the scenes. However, the situation was urgent. If he didn't step forward to clean up the mess, he could forget about living in seclusion. From then on, he could only run for his life. He could only bite the bullet and step forward. As for whether this would affect his plan to live in seclusion, he could only take it one step at a time.
When Li Longji saw Yang Fan stepping forward bravely, he said happily, "Now, only the Great General can take charge of the situation. Since that's the case, I'll leave everything in the army to the Great General! "
Yang Fan said, "Royal Prince, just sit here and wait for my good news!"
With that, he cupped his fists towards everyone and left with large strides.
Li Longji's coup had just started, but the battle between the Obvious and Hidden Sects and Lu Binzhi, who was preparing to take advantage of the situation, was in full swing and extremely smooth.
Three days ago, Yang Fan had already issued an order for the Obvious and Hidden Sects to launch an all-out attack on the Hidden Sects. After hearing the news, Lu Binzhi also immediately issued an order, ordering his men to take advantage of the moment when the Obvious and Hidden Sects were fighting to the death to deal a fatal blow.
He had to grasp this opportunity. He was well aware of how powerful the Obvious and Hidden Sects were, and how deep their foundations were. No matter how much damage he inflicted on them, it was impossible to completely destroy them. At most, he could allow them to continue existing in a different form, and in time, they would rise again.
Lu Binzhi's feasible solutions were either to rise as a third force while the Obvious and Hidden Sects were greatly weakened, or to take over the Succession Hall while the Obvious and Hidden Sects were heavily injured and become the new ruler of the underground kingdom.
But he would never have thought that the Obvious and Hidden Sects would spend so much time and sacrifice so much to set up a trap. The secret forces that he had spent so much money and resources to build up in various places would all be revealed.
Only the heads of the Obvious and Hidden Sects knew that they were putting on a show. Even the elders were deceived, not to mention the other people, including the local gentry forces under their control who didn't know that they belonged to such an organization.
Therefore, the confrontation between the Obvious and Hidden Sects these days was enough to make it seem real, because those who carried out the plan were "acting for real". How could Lu Binzhi see any clues from it?
The "chaotic war" in Chang 'an City would begin tonight. The "predator" side was the Obvious Sect, while the "prey" side was the Hidden Sect. The one who was secretly preparing to devour both the predator and the prey was Lu Binzhi.
But Lu Binzhi would soon discover that the predator and the prey had actually worked together to set up a trap. The goal was to lure out his hidden forces, and he was the true prey.
However, when he realized this, it was too late. Also, the hidden forces that Lu Binzhi had cultivated in various places would attack at the same time. Once the battle started, even if they knew they had been tricked, they wouldn't have time to warn him.
In the enormous Chang 'an City that was as orderly as a chessboard, countless chess pieces started to act according to the tasks that their superiors had set for them. A game of chess began, but it was covered up by the impending battle for the country.
The teams of the Obvious Sect that were in charge of the operation finally opened a "brocade bag" according to the orders of their superiors. This was Yang Fan's order.
Up until now, Yang Fan had always given orders to the Obvious Sect through Ren Wei, but he had Gu Da use another group of assassins as a cover. He had long ago established a channel that bypassed Ren Wei and the people around him to directly command the forces of the Obvious Sect.
This time, this "special path" was put to use for the first time. According to the requirements, each "brocade bag" was opened and passed around in front of all the members participating in the operation. After reading it, the expressions of all the people participating in the operation were very interesting.
Yang Fan wasn't sure if Ren Wei was the only one among his subordinates that had been bribed, so he used this method of only giving orders when the operation started. This method was very effective. It was still used thousands of years later.
This way, even if there were people in the Obvious Sect that had been bribed by Lu Binzhi, they would not be able to ruin the plan.
In reality, there weren't many people under Yang Fan that had been bribed. More accurately, there was only Ren Wei. The people that had caused the conflict between the two sects were just being used by others. They didn't even know who was using them or what their goal was.
Lu Binzhi's return this time could be said to be full of schemes. He was very careful in his actions. If he bribed too many people, if someone betrayed him or refused to be bribed, he could only eliminate them, and it would be hard to keep the secret.
Also, his goal was to cause conflict between the Obvious and Hidden Sects and reap the benefits without doing anything. He didn't want to overthrow the Obvious Sect and usurp power. The difference in fighting meant that he didn't need to take a great risk to bribe too many people.
The people of the Obvious Sect looked at the Sect Master's plan. While they felt strange, they still strictly followed the Sect Master's orders and started to … "act."
They attacked the members of the Hidden Sect that they had confirmed beforehand, and Shen Mu strictly carried out his promise to Yang Fan: "fully cooperate." Caught off guard, the Hidden Sect suffered heavy losses.
Lu Binzhi's people followed the time and place that Ren Wei provided and patiently hid at the side, playing the role of the oriole. When the mantis and cicada's side suffered a crushing defeat and the other side won a pyrrhic victory, they excitedly jumped out.
Then, they discovered to their shock that the people who had suffered a crushing defeat and the pyrrhic victory suddenly became lively. The people who were limping suddenly moved as though they were flying, the people who were on the verge of collapse suddenly became lively, and the people who had fallen to the ground suddenly came back to life. They had all jumped into the trap of death … …
… …
In front of the Flying Mount Camp, a junior colonel was anxiously waiting and occasionally looked into the distance. He was Ge Fushun's trusted aide and had been sent to receive Wang Maozhong. Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, and that it was hard to see anything more than a hundred steps away, but Wang Maozhong was still nowhere to be seen, this junior colonel was burning with anxiety.
Just at this time, Yang Fan walked over from the other side. This junior colonel didn't think that someone would come from the direction of the Imperial Gardens and jumped in fright when he heard the footsteps. He hurriedly turned around and saw that it was the person who had seen his general with Wang Maozhong. He hurriedly went forward and asked, "Where is Sir Wang?"
Yang Fan said, "Wang Maozhong did not come for some reason, so I went to see General Ge."
The order that the junior colonel had received was to receive Wang Maozhong into the camp. Ge Fushun had repeatedly reminded him not to make any mistakes. Now that Wang Maozhong was nowhere to be seen, and the other side had changed people, he couldn't help but hesitate.
Yang Fan said, "What are you hesitating for? Just bring me there. Once General Ge sees me, he will understand everything. I am only one person. Are you afraid that something will go wrong? "
The junior colonel had seen Yang Fan come with Wang Maozhong. After a moment's thought, he had no choice but to agree and bring Yang Fan into the camp.
Ge Fushun was also waiting anxiously. Because he had something on his mind, he hadn't eaten much of his dinner. The junior colonel shouted from outside, "General!" Ge Fushun, who had been sitting there all this time, jumped up and dashed to the door. Lifting the tent flap, he grumbled, "Why did you only …"
As soon as he saw Yang Fan, Ge Fushun was stunned and couldn't continue. How could Yang Fan tell the truth and disturb the morale of the army? He smiled slightly and said, "This is an important matter. The Junwang changed his mind at the last minute and sent me here to cooperate with General Ge."
Ge Fushun was overjoyed. Although he had long since known that his subordinates were full of complaints about the generals sent by House Wei, he was at least seventy percent certain that they would follow him when the time came. Still, he was somewhat apprehensive.
Now that the General-in-Chief Who Supports the Nation, the well-respected Yang Fan of the Imperial Army, had arrived in person, his rallying power naturally couldn't be mentioned in the same breath as before. His chances of success would also be greater. Ge Fushun hurriedly welcomed Yang Fan into the commander's tent and repeatedly said, "I dare not, I dare not. Since the Great General is here, the Great General will naturally take charge. This general will follow the Great General's lead."
Yang Fan smiled and said, "I am not being polite. My rank is already high enough. If I were to be rewarded, it would be too meritorious. Haha, General Ge, there is no need to be polite. The greatest merit is yours. No one can take it away. "
Yang Fan talked cheerfully and wittily. Ge Fushun's nervous mood also relaxed. When he heard that Yang Fan didn't want to compete with him for merit, he was even more grateful. Yang Fan entered the tent and sat down. He asked, "How are the preparations over here?"
Speaking of this operation, Yang Fan was also helpless. In the previous two coups, he was a participant in one and a resister in the other. Therefore, he was very familiar with the inside story. In both coups, a large number of high-ranking generals participated and civil officials cooperated in the planning. Now, the situation was very different. The Wei clique had already taken control of all the important positions. Not a single civil official in the imperial court had participated.
Yang Fan's greatest reliance was the ten thousand cavalry. However, because the middle and lower ranking officers of the ten thousand cavalry were his former subordinates, after Empress Wei established the winged cavalry, some of the important missions were transferred to the winged cavalry. He also exchanged some of the ten thousand cavalry with the winged cavalry officers.
If Yang Fan wanted to take action now, he couldn't do it without the cooperation of these winged cavalry officers. However, it was precisely because the entire Yulin Royal Guards was a mix of good and bad people that many of the middle and lower ranking officers hadn't been clearly roped in beforehand. Therefore, he couldn't be sure that they would definitely participate in the coup.
Now, Yang Fan could only rely on the control these middle and high ranking officers had over the army and the resentment that the soldiers of the three armies had towards the incompetent generals sent by the Wei family for bullying and humiliating them. Only at the moment of the uprising could he announce the coup.
There were undoubtedly many variables and the risks were extremely high. After Zhong Shaojing's wavering and Wang Maozhong's absconding, even Yang Fan didn't dare to be so optimistic about the future.
Ge Fushun said in a low voice, "Apart from me, Generals Chen Xuanli, and Xiong Mingwei's trusted aides, the soldiers of the three armies are still unaware of this matter. This general intends to go kill a few of the Wei family's Yulin Royal Guards tonight before calling the three armies to revolt."
Yang Fan nodded and said, "What a good plan to catch bandits, first capture the ringleader! When the time comes, this general will go with you! "
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