General Fan really wanted to refute Wei Liang. Wasn't war supposed to be advancing courageously? Killing enemies, breaking cities, fighting all the way to the imperial capital, breaking into the palace, taking down the dog emperor who had usurped the throne, and supporting Her Highness the Princess to ascend to the throne? He had never even heard of any contradictions, ideological battlefront, or base of operations.
Precisely because he had never heard of it, he couldn't refute it.
He and Wei Liang were old acquaintances. He had always thought that Wei Liang was only slightly better looking than him and had one more eye. When it came to leading troops into war, Wei Liang was no match for him. Otherwise, it would have been Wei Liang and not him who had followed the princess to the east and west. If Wei Liang was better than him in war, he wouldn't have been sent to the Fringe to guard the rear.
But after not seeing him for more than a year, he couldn't understand what Wei Liang was saying anymore.
Not only that, but he also got his hands on so many divine weapons from god knows where. He got the Monocular from the Jing Kingdom and Tianfa. If they had these two years ago, they wouldn't have lost Cangzhou and wouldn't have fallen to this state.
Something that he didn't know must have happened in this one year.
"I'll teach you these things in the future." Wei Liang patted his shoulder and said, "Send a message back and tell your men to bide their time for now. Her Highness has her own ways to take over Cangzhou. In the future, you better keep your tricks to yourself. If this happened in Ruyi City, with your brain, you would only be able to build roads and move stones …"
General Fan temporarily suppressed the anger in his chest. He thought to himself that he would settle the score with Wei Liang after asking the princess about the ins and outs of the matter.
A lady came in from outside and looked at the two. "Miss Yang wants to discuss some matters with you."
"Who is this lady? Her Highness's new maid? She doesn't even call me General, she doesn't know etiquette … "General Fan looked at the lady from head to toe and said," She's quite pretty, but she doesn't have a chest or a butt. What a pity … "
Bai Su walked in front of the two and asked Wei Liang, "Your friend?"
Wei Liang's face was solemn. "Miss Bai has misunderstood. I don't know him."
General Fan was stunned. He turned his head to look at him and asked, "Wei, what do you mean by this?"
"Your surname is Fan …. I don't know what your surname is, and I don't know you either. Don't try to get close to me!" Wei Liang waved his hand and said, "I'm going to find Her Royal Highness. Miss Bai, please go ahead."
With that, he strode away without looking back.
"Sigh …" Just as General Fan said that, he suddenly shivered and felt an inexplicable chill all over his body.
He turned his head and saw that the woman was looking at him. She said expressionlessly, "I, Bai Su, do not fight with nameless people. State your name."
He was startled for a moment, then he laughed, crossed his arms and said, "Miss, I, Fan Qiao, have never hit a woman …"
"Fan Qiao …"
Bai Su looked at him and nodded slightly. "Fan Qiao, right …"
…
Wei Liang stepped into a courtyard, knocked on the door, and walked into the innermost room.
There were a few people in the room. Yang Liuqing, Elder Wang, and Chen Qing were all there.
Elder Wang looked outside the door and asked, "Where's General Fan?"
"He still has some matters to attend to." Wei Liang shook his head and said, "There's no point in calling him to discuss this matter. Let's talk about it later."
Elder Wang nodded and said, "Our current strength is not strong, so we should try not to attract the attention of the imperial court. Cangzhou is the first step of our great undertaking, so we cannot be impatient. There are nine counties in Cangzhou, so we should plan one county at a time. Finally, we will encircle the provincial capital …"
"We must remember what Gyeong Of Silla said: build high walls, accumulate grain, and slowly become king …"
From how to take down Cangzhou with the least amount of effort, to how to forge Cangzhou into an impregnable base, to how to achieve victory in the entire Wu Country step by step, they had already gone through tens of hundreds of simulations and established a general plan. What they needed to do now was to implement the plan step by step.
"Wei Liang!"
"Here!"
"I order you to take down Chen County within half a month. Do you have any objections?"
"Yes, sir!"
"Chen Qing!"
"Here!"
…
After an hour, Wei Liang walked out of the courtyard and walked to the front of another courtyard. He asked the guard standing at the door, "Where's General Fan?"
The soldier swallowed his saliva and said, "Inside."
He walked two steps, then turned back and asked, "Where's Miss Bai?"
"Miss Bai left an hour ago."
Wei Liang nodded and pushed the door open. He immediately saw General Fan sitting on the ground, leaning against the courtyard wall. He was covered in dust, and his eyes were listless as he looked ahead.
At this moment, General Fan looked no different from the refugees he had met.
He sighed and walked forward, wanting to help him up.
"Don't move!" General Fan, who was paralyzed, suddenly shouted.
Two streams of turbid tears fell from his eyes. He sniffled and said in a sad voice, "My arm is broken …"
Crack!
Wei Liang helped him reattach his arm and helped him into the room to sit down. He sighed and said, "In the future, whenever you meet someone you don't know, especially a woman, you better watch your mouth …"
General Fan opened his mouth in disbelief. "Is she really a woman?"
Wei Liang thought for a moment and said, "I forgot to tell you just now. If you meet any woman here, don't take the initiative to provoke them. If you really fight, even Her Highness is not a match for them …"
General Fan nodded in hindsight and couldn't help but ask, "Who are these people?"
"It's a long story." Wei Liang shook his head and said, "Too many things have happened in the past year. I'll tell you one by one …"
In the room, sounds of surprise could be heard.
"What, 'Plum's Art of War' … You met the real person and listened to his teachings. He also gave you the Qianli Mirror?"
"Her Highness is his martial niece. He wants to help us rebel?"
"You have a secret weapon that is even more powerful than Heaven's Punishment!"
…
Wei Liang enjoyed General Fan's surprised expression very much when he was telling the story. When General Fan first learned about these things, in terms of performance — — he was just a little better than him.
The two of them had followed Her Highness the Princess for a long time. Their statuses were similar and they were both generals, so it was inevitable that they would compare themselves to each other. When they met again, he felt extremely carefree when he realized that she had crushed him in all aspects.
General Fan finally calmed down and looked at him and asked, "Prime Minister Wang asked you to take over Chen County in half a month. Can you do it? Do you need my help?"
"No need." Wei Liang simply waved his hand to show his refusal.
Chen County was only a small county in Cangzhou. There was no army stationed in the county. Almost all the troops in Cangzhou were in the state capital. If someone broke through the state capital, these small counties would inevitably fall.
Other than some strong people who served in the army and the three groups of officials in the county government, Chen County had no other power.
Moreover, they had infiltrated each of the nine counties in Cangzhou. Countless people were their backing, and the small groups of bandits in the country had almost been subdued by them. With the help of those martial arts masters, it was not difficult for them to take down a county.
"Then I'm relieved …" General Fan nodded and asked again, "Oh right, that lady just now, what's her background?"
Wei Liang explained, "That is Miss Bai Su. Miss Bai is a friend of Her Highness. Her martial arts are extremely high. Even Her Highness is no match for her. You have not seen Her Highness's master. Miss Liu is the real powerful one …"
General Fan nodded and said, "Miss Bai is beautiful and has a good figure. She looks soft and weak, but I didn't expect her to be so powerful …"
Wei Liang couldn't help but laugh and said, "I admit that Miss Bai is beautiful, but if you say that she has a good figure …"
He patted General Fan's shoulder and said, "Old Fan, when did your other eye become blind?"
"Nonsense!" General Fan slapped his hand away and said, "I think Miss Bai is good in every aspect …"
Wei Liang waved his hand and said, "Hey, you don't understand. A woman like Miss Bai with no breasts and no buttocks will not be easy to have children. Whoever marries her will be unlucky …"
General Fan cupped his hands and said, "You have the guts to say that to Miss Bai. If you have the guts to say it to her face …"
Wei Qing glanced at him and said, "Do you think I am stupid? I only dare to say it when there is no one else here. If I say it in front of her, wouldn't I be courting death?"
"You are not stupid …" General Fan looked at him and said with a smile, "If you are not stupid, look back …"
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