Tong Luan's subordinates were the most surprised. They didn't know what to do as they looked at Tong Luan's back. However, they dismounted from their horses and saluted Fang Yun because of their orders.
After that, Tong Luan began to bow to Liu Shan.
Fang Yun scanned all the generals in the Soaring Eagle Cavalry and compared them with the information in his mind. He realized that all the generals behind Tong Luan were direct subordinates of Mount Liu. Some were subordinates of Mount Liu when he was in charge of Mishou, some were in-laws of the Liu family, and some were disciples of Lan Xungu. All of them were closely monitored by the Jingguo Imperial Family.
Fang Yun frowned slightly. A list of all the generals in the Soaring Eagle Cavalry appeared in his mind. He eliminated those who were direct subordinates of Mount Liu and only recalled those who weren't present. His gaze changed slightly.
Mount Liu only nodded when he saw Tong Luan's salute. He didn't say anything. His expression was a little gloomy as he scanned the generals behind Tong Luan.
Almost all of them looked at Mount Liu with determined eyes.
Mount Liu's expression finally softened. He looked at Tong Luan again.
Tong Luan faced Fang Yundao. "I received orders to lead troops to Ning An immediately. However, I was afraid that the enemy would attack Yuyang Pass, so I only brought two hundred thousand elite soldiers. From today onwards, these two hundred thousand soldiers will listen to your orders. "
Fang Yun nodded. "Generals of the Soaring Eagle Cavalry, step forward!"
The twenty titled generals stepped forward and stood in a row.
Jingguo had an army of ten thousand soldiers led by a titled fourth-rank general.
Fang Yun recognized each and every one of the generals. He even knew what their families had done recently. His understanding of them was even greater than Liu Shan's.
Fang Yun ordered in a low voice. Twenty private soldiers walked out from behind him and stood in front of the twenty generals.
Fang Yun looked at the general on the left and said, "Yu Weimin."
"Here!" A general with a black beard stepped forward and saluted.
"Follow the person in front of you and lead the army to the Ning An County yamen to receive the military order!" Fang Yundao said.
Yu Weimin stared blankly at Mount Liu.
Mount Liu's eyes flashed with anger, but he didn't say anything in the end.
Yu Weimin sighed softly and said, "This general understands!"
Following which, Fang Yun's private soldiers brought Yu Weimin and ten thousand soldiers to the Ning An County Yamen.
Fang Yun looked at the second Soaring Eagle Cavalry general and said, "Guan An!"
"Present!"
"Lead the entire army to the Works Hall encampment and await orders."
Guan An looked at Mount Liu.
Mount Liu remained silent.
Guan An could only say, "This official accepts the order!" Finished speaking, he was led by Fang Yun's private soldiers to the Works Hall's encampment.
Fang Yun continued to give orders. Every general looked at Mount Liu before receiving the order, but in the end, they were all helplessly moved by Fang Yun.
At first, only a few people knew of Fang Yun's intentions, but later, almost everyone knew that Fang Yun wanted to move the twenty armies to different places in Ning An City, completely dispersing the elite Soaring Eagle Cavalry.
The various armies had lost contact, and as long as any army had problems, it would be easily suppressed.
Soaring Eagle Cavalry was scattered, and there was no possibility of a mutiny, because there would be at least one grand scholar or fifty thousand soldiers nearby.
Soon, Fang Yun looked at the last general.
Lan Xungu's nephew, Lan Mo.
"Lan Mo, lead the army to the Agriculture Family encampment and await orders."
Lan Xungu was forced to commit suicide by Fang Yun.
The first nineteen armies had already left.
Lan Mo's expression was cold as he said, "This general is a member of the Soaring Eagle Cavalry. I only know about the cabinet, but not the Great General of the North!"
Without waiting for Fang Yun to speak, Tong Luan said sternly, "The enemy is before us, disobeying orders, behead!"
Then, Tong Luan suddenly turned to look at Lan Mo and spat out a sharp tongue. Before Lan Mo could react, it pierced through his head, leaving a dark red spot between his eyebrows.
Lan Mo's body slowly fell, and his eyes dimmed.
Blood dyed the southern city.
The rest of the Soaring Eagle Cavalry were silent.
In this Soaring Eagle Cavalry, other than the twenty titled generals, there were also some grand scholars and Hanlin Generals. Some of them were furious and looked at Mount Liu. As long as Mount Liu gave the order, they would attack Tong Luan.
Lan Xungu had been in the Soaring Eagle Cavalry for many years, and most of the generals present were related to him in countless ways.
However, Mount Liu did not say a word.
Tong Luan turned around and cupped his fists to Fang Yun, saying, "This official has taught him well, please forgive me."
"It's a small matter, no matter. General Tong, Yuyang Pass cannot be without a leader, please return to guard it. "Fang Yun said.
"This official obeys! General Fang, please send my greetings to the Empress Dowager. This general will take his leave. "Tong Luan saluted Fang Yun again and ignored Mount Liu. He turned around and left with his Personal Guard.
In the end, only fourteen grand scholars and Hanlin Generals without military power were left of the two hundred thousand elite soldiers of the Soaring Eagle Cavalry. Their eyes were blank.
At this time, many people had realized that Tong Luan had purposely brought Mount Liu's trusted generals to Ning An City to eliminate the biggest threat of Yuyang Pass.
Four words appeared in everyone's mind.
All is fair in war.
Back then, Tong Luan's so-called surrender to Mount Liu because of his grandson's death was simply a tactic of the military.
Many scholars revealed looks of disbelief. That year, Fang Yun became a scholar, xiucai, juren, and jinshi. That was Fang Yun's most glorious year, and it was also one of the most glorious eras of the human race.
No one noticed that after Fang Yun's brilliance, there was a military person who endured humiliation and used his grandson's death as an opportunity to join Mount Liu's side.
Today, when Jingguo needed him the most, Tong Luan had completed his mission.
From beginning to end, Tong Luan had never told anyone.
The Empress Dowager didn't know, Jing Jun didn't know, Kang Ha-chuan didn't know, Li Wenying didn't know, and Fang Yun didn't know either.
After doing all this, Tong Luan didn't say anything, as if everything was normal.
The infamy he had endured over the years and the grief of losing his loved ones could not shake his militarist heart.
Many Jingguo soldiers looked at the departing figure and silently saluted.
It was only at this moment that many military scholars finally understood what it meant to be a military scholar and a military scholar!
Fang Yun watched Tong Luan leave, then looked at Mount Liu.
Even though Mount Liu tried his best to hide it, there were traces of anger in his eyes.
Even Fang Yun immediately noticed the abnormality between the Soaring Eagle Cavalry and Tong Luan. Mount Liu must have noticed it as well. However, when Fang Yun gave the order to test the waters, Mount Liu didn't say a word.
Even those who weren't proficient in the art of war could guess that Tong Luan had brought Mount Liu's men here because he was prepared for Mount Liu to fall out with him. He was waiting for Mount Liu to start a rebellion.
If the Soaring Eagle Cavalry's generals disobeyed the order, Fang Yun would definitely slaughter all of them. He might even slaughter the entire army of two hundred thousand.
Although there would be losses, it would only reduce the number of soldiers by two hundred thousand. The impact on Yuyang Pass and Jingguo would be negligible.
When Gyeongo received the news, they wouldn't be able to do anything without the Soaring Eagle Cavalry's declaration of war against Jingguo.
In the end, Mount Liu chose to wait.
None of the generals left at Yuyang Pass were Mount Liu's trusted subordinates, Tong Luan's men, or the core of the Left Minister's faction. They definitely wouldn't start a rebellion.
This also meant that Mount Liu would lose the powerful support of the Soaring Eagle Cavalry.
Mount Liu could only continue to wait. He could only wait for Ning An City, Yuyang Pass, and the capital to fall.
The Confucian scholars and scholars in Ning An City had already seen everything that was happening outside the southern city gate through their official seals.
Everyone realized that Liu Shan's hawk-wolf-like gaze had finally dimmed a lot.
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