"Would you like some more?"

In Tongguan Pass, Cao Lin watched his old subordinate in front of him finish his second bowl of noodles, and asked him a rare thoughtful question.

"No need, eating any more will make your stomach bloated." Li Qingchen wiped his mouth, then picked up a bowl of water, rinsed his mouth, and drank it all. "If you want to achieve great things, you must maintain good health, otherwise no matter how amazing you are, it will just be

Making wedding clothes for others..."

"That makes sense." Cao Lin smiled and nodded, then returned to the topic. "How many days did it take you to get here? What route did you take?"

"It will take less than four days," Li Qingchen said. "Just take Hongshan Fukou Road, then follow Zhengjing Prefecture County Official Road through Shangdang, enter Linfen, and then follow Fenshui Avenue to cross Hedong and reach here directly."

Cao Lin continued to nod: "Thank you for your hard work."

"It's okay." Li Twelve said seriously. "After all, it's a serious path, and I have cultivation skills. I changed horses when I got to the city. It didn't take much effort. I just didn't have the body-protecting energy, so I was a little cold and a little hungry.

, I’m not sleepy..."

"Thank you for your hard work." Cao Lin could only say this.

In fact, when the situation reached this point, he could only feel grateful that this subordinate could stick with him and basically follow him to the end. But at the same time, he didn't know what the purpose of his coming over was. It seemed that he could only

Thank you.

"The main reason I came here this time is to report the situation in Hebei to Zhongcheng." Without Cao Lin's need to speak, Li Qingchen continued speaking with a bowl of water, and directly entered the topic. "Zhang Xing first issued "Lü", titled

"The benefits of uniting the world", and then destroyed Liyangcang, scattered all thirty years of Hebei's tax revenue and returned it to Hebei, so Hebei was shaken, and people's hearts were attached to it. They also took advantage of the situation to sweep Wei County and Ji County, surrendered Wuyang, and Li Ding also

Beginning to waver, at the same time, they are still attacking Aoshan and taking Luokou Cang in Xingyang. If this happens, the hearts of Henan people will also be attached... In other words, if they are ignored, the gang will sweep across the entire Dong Qi hometown.

Situation is just time."

Cao Lin still nodded, but he could only nod: "I just know it too...so what does Twelve Lang mean? Do you want me to turn around and deal with the gang?"

"Yes." Li Qingchen said simply. "Let me make it clear first, I have selfish motives... I have been dealing with Zhang Xing from Henan to Hebei, but I have been defeated repeatedly. At first it was a personal grudge, but then it gradually became clear that it was a personal grudge.

In the competition to establish oneself in the world, everything from military battles to cultivation, from political arrangements to gathering people's hearts has been suppressed. Now that he has won the hearts of Hebei, I have completely failed, so I feel a little breathless in my heart."

"I understand." Cao Lin nodded immediately, but couldn't help but smile bitterly. "But Li Twelve, I understand that you are holding your breath, and I also have my own difficulties. When the Wei Dynasty is in the current situation, Dongdu is here.

I only have the cost of this final blow, and I have to calculate it clearly... You said you would turn around to deal with the gang, but have you ever thought that if you go back now, it will be too late to save Luokoucang? Or does Jade Lang think that the gang dares to

Come to fight in Dongdu?"

"I will definitely not attack Dongdu." Li Qingchen said seriously. "Zhang San has a good idea. He laid down grain in Liyangcang and kept transporting grain behind him. How can we talk about Dongdu? If Hebei is not wiped out,

He would not dare to touch the Eastern Capital without taking the land of Jin. As for the Luokou warehouse, even if it is lost, it can be taken back. They will not be able to transport much of the food in it for a while..."

"What happens after you take it back? Lock it up again?"

"Of course I will let them out, and then I will continue to help put food in, but we have to do it."

"Is this... still useful?"

"It's not very useful, so I don't recommend actually taking back Luokou warehouse, because the effect is not big, but it is easy to scare the enemy. We should take advantage of the majority of the gang to be in Xingyang, detour to Hanoi, and go straight to Liyang... Zhongcheng will go in person.

"Li Qingchen finally stated his plan. "If Zhang Xing can be captured and killed, it will be natural. If not, we should take advantage of the situation to destroy the army, try to defeat Zhang Xing's direct elites, and then rush to the general's mausoleum and kill his general.

The gang was eradicated in one fell swoop... In this case, Zhang Xing himself would have to rely on his cultivation to survive. Without his wings and reputation, he would also lose the basis for monopolizing power within the gang. Then there would be renewed estrangement from the forces in Henan, and finally he would be defeated by Li

Shu took advantage of the situation to continue the fight between Zhang and Li in the future... Instead, we should let Luokou Cang go."

Cao Lin immediately nodded: "This is indeed a way... But Twelve Lang, as I said before, isn't Guanxi important? My ability is limited now and I have no way to spread myself. I can only go to one place."

"Zhongcheng, I made it very clear to you last time when I saw you in Dongdu. The Great Wei Dynasty has no hope, so for Zhongcheng, it doesn't really matter whether to go to Kansai or not." Li Qingchen said with a smile. "Britain anyway.

The guild takes action."

Cao Lin was slightly stunned and looked at the other party without saying a word.

"Isn't what your official is telling the truth?" Li Twelve Lang's expression did not change, and he was still smiling. "Everyone knows the British Duke's ambitions. The fifteen counties in Shanxi, except for the three counties in northern Shanxi, are used by him to drive away hungry people and bandits.

Outside of the dung cellar, the other twelve counties have already been won over by him and are well under his control. Even the counties in the northwest of Guanxi and the counties in the west of Hebei also have a lot of influence from him.

Counties, one in the south and one in the north, the two most important points in the center of the world were inexplicably captured by the Bai family. It was clear that they wanted to enter the pass, but also prepared for the future to leave the pass and sweep the Central Plains... How could such a person really do this?

Give up the fundamental land of Kansai to the Witch Clan?"

Cao Lin nodded and asked seriously: "But if that's the case, shouldn't I deal with the British Duke first?"

"Zhong Cheng can deal with the British Duke if he wants." Li Qingchen was still relaxed. "But I will still advise Zhong Cheng to put his last thoughts on dealing with Zhang Xing."

"Because of his unification with the world?"

"This is one of the reasons, at least the reason to convince Zhong Cheng." Li Qingchen finally answered seriously. "After the incident in Li Yangcang, I really thought that he might succeed, and this is why Zhong Cheng should deal with him.

Where...Zhongcheng, the Wei Dynasty is about to fall, don't you think about the Cao family? If the Bai family replaces Cao, the Cao family will be suppressed for a while, and the descendants of the branch will not lose the famous Long family in the end, but if Zhang Xing

Success, let alone his 'interests in unifying the world', just having meritorious ministers who are mainly from Hebei, is enough to make Guanlong eclipse, how can the Cao family be spared?"

Cao Lin did not comment, but simply asked: "You talked with the British public, what did he ask you to bring to me?"

"No." Li Qingchen answered frankly. "I am not a member of the British Duke, and I have never met him. On the contrary, I know that if I want to persuade Zhong Cheng to deal with the gang, I must take the British Duke with me, because Zhong Cheng also has a feeling in his heart.

The British public is so angry..."

Cao Lin opened his mouth to speak, but he shut up the next moment.

"So, although I didn't meet the British Duke, I met Old Master Zhang when I passed by the south slope." Li Qingchen said calmly. "I asked Old Master Zhang, if we attack Hebei, will he stop him? He said, Zhang

Sanlang's audacity and treason are intolerable to him. Therefore, if Zhongcheng enters Hebei, he will never become a heir. Then Zhongcheng, if Mr. Zhang is determined not to embarrass you, from your point of view, is it right?

You can calmly calculate after defeating Zhang Xing... Not only can you then enter Kansai again, but more importantly, if you go to Hebei, the British Guild will not be unable to hold back and have to enter Kansai first. When the time comes, Zhongcheng will

What if you can steal him and turn things around?"

Cao Lin fell silent.

Let's say that the main reason why he stayed in Tongguan was of course Han Yingong, the bastard. But the question is, why was he waiting in Tongguan, not Taolin, not Xidu? Why didn't he dare to go to Hedong to deal with Han Yingong?

Of course, it is because of a simple and direct reason, that is, the Grand Master can use the tower to do his job. The further away from the tower, the weaker he becomes, and the closer he is to the tower, the stronger he becomes. And this distance is not just a straight line distance, it is based on a specific geographical area.

Even urban agglomerations are divided.

No one knows whether it is because some mountains, rivers and rivers block the exchange of vitality between heaven and earth, or whether the geographical division itself gave birth to these mountains, rivers and rivers. In short, this seems to be a problem that the great masters have realized very early, and it is also something that ordinary people know more about.

A basic principle for advanced practitioners.

Specifically speaking from Cao Lin, no one is afraid of others in Dongdu, but after leaving Dongdu, his combat power will drop to a certain extent, and if he crosses the river or enters the pass, he will be completely unable to borrow the Black Tower.

Regulate the vitality of heaven and earth.

This point became even more obvious when there was a Master from Nanpo in Hedong and a Taoist from Taibai Peak in Guanxi.

Once he crosses the river or enters the customs, it means putting himself in danger, especially since at least one of the two great masters has an ambiguous attitude, and there is also an unknown British master.

Cao Lin became more and more suspicious that the British Duke was already a grand master, but he had not yet built a tower, or that he was waiting to enter the customs or capture the Eastern Capital before building a tower, or even directly establishing it.

And this means that once he leaves the Eastern Capital and sets foot in Jin or Guanxi, he is likely to be intercepted and killed by the two great masters with an absolute advantage... The same goes for Hebei.

It doesn't matter if he dies. Even now, Grandmaster Cao doesn't think he is still afraid of death, but he can't die in vain and waste the last top combat power of the Wei Dynasty. This is something Cao Lin has thought about for a long time.

In fact, when he went west this time, he originally had the potential intention of fishing out Bai Hengqiu or Old Master Zhang, and then suddenly turned back to try to replace one of them.

However, I don't know whether it was Han Yingong who made his own decision, or whether the two people in Jin were so good at it that he couldn't even take this step.

And now, if Zhang Xing's words and deeds not only greatly shaken Dongdu, but also made Old Master Zhang wary and willing to make some mistakes, it is indeed a way.

"Han Yingong..." After thinking this, Cao Lin suddenly spoke.

"I didn't go to see him." Li Qingchen said calmly. "I saw it before in Huaixi. This person is too selfish and leads troops all the time. So in his eyes, nothing can compare to holding his hand.

For those few soldiers, for those few soldiers and horses, he dares to do anything and mess with anyone. What is the use of such a person? However, I think this time is not the appointment of the British Duke and Master Zhang, but

He made his own decision because he didn't want to go west and fight against the Wu clan."

"I also suspected that." Cao Lin nodded. "I originally thought that he was instructed to act as a bait there, but then I thought about it, if the British Duke and Master Zhang were really behind it, I just need to let him follow me west.

Just go in and then block my way back..."

At this point, Cao Linfu sighed again: "Having said that, he was guarding the border in the sea of ​​​​suffering, brave and courageous, how could he become like this?"

"Of course it's because the Wei Dynasty has no virtue and the Cao family has no virtue." Li Qingchen couldn't help the irritation in his heart and blurted out. "Zhongcheng, what's the use of talking about it now? In my opinion, even Zhang Xing and the British

Gongdu was forced to rebel by the Wei Dynasty and the two saints!"

This time, Cao Lin unexpectedly did not refute. He paused and asked the last question: "Twelve Lang, can I trust you?"

"I can only guarantee two things." Li Qingchen responded calmly. "First, Old Master Zhang really disapproves of Zhang San's idea of ​​'sharing the benefits of the world' and 'deposing those who are good at benefiting the world', and thinks that the other party is audacious; second,

, Old Master Zhang personally promised that if Zhong Cheng goes to Hebei, he will never take advantage of others' danger to embarrass Zhong Cheng... As for whether Old Master Zhang lied to me, whether we will win or lose when we get to Hebei, the British Association will not be fooled in the future.

I don't know anything about it. Apart from that, I can only ask Zhongcheng to come in as a subordinate."

Having said that, Li Qingchen stood up, avoided the banquet and bowed.

Cao Lin nodded and stood up: "I understand... The situation is like this. We really can't sit back and watch the whole situation collapse. And if Old Master Zhang has these two words, going to Hebei is indeed the best choice at the moment... Li Twelve

Lang, you take a rest, I will check the troops and horses, and we will turn around and go to Hebei according to your plan!"

Hearing this, Li Qingchen felt his mind sway for a moment, and then some tight things on his body immediately dispersed, and he fell down.

Seeing this, Cao Lin stepped forward and patted the other party on the shoulder, then turned and left.

And Li Twelve Lang just sat there without moving... You must know that at that moment, it was not just the fatigue and sleepiness of several days that came over him, but there was actually some fear, shame, uneasiness, and even feelings inside.
To be continued...