Everyone has weaknesses. Liu Mian’s biggest weakness is self-confidence. Although he seems modest and cautious on the surface, he is proud and blindly trustworthy at heart.√W√w    W√.

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When formulating a combat plan to raid Fengzhou, Li Xuzhou suggested that he put his strongest right army subordinates in Shengzhou to protect his own safety, but Liu Mian did not accept it. He said to Li Xuzhou disapproved: "If Yang Hao can have one soldier and one soldier into Shengzhou, I will give him the power to drive him. Just a little kid, the sir is too cautious."

Li Xuzhou smiled awkwardly, but the generals of Zhenwu Army all laughed. In short, before the war, the Zhenwu Army was full of confidence in victory, and Fengzhou seemed to be within reach.

The rules in Fengzhou are that the New Year is over the afternoon of the fifth day of the Chinese New Year. At that time, merchants were busy opening and the official office had to work on the second day. Zhenwu Army did not have this rule. This place is like Chang'an, and the official office started working on the New Year's Day. Liu Song, the governor of Shengzhou, encountered a headache as soon as he arrived at the official office on the first day of the Chinese New Year. Liu Song was a younger brother of the Liu Mian clan. The two were usually old and grew up together. They were one of Liu Mian's confidants.

When Liu Mian saw Liu Song coming on a horse, he felt an ominous premonition. Liu Song was obese and usually lived in sedan chairs or cars. He would not ride a horse unless it was urgent.

"Zi Wang, Zi Wang."

Liu Song got off the horse and shouted, leaving quickly, and shouting even more urgently. Liu Mian concluded that something was wrong.

Sure enough, Liu Song said angrily: "The big thing is wrong, Ma, Ma Minglu is running away."

"Ma Minglu ran away? When did he run?"

Li Xuzhou, who was discussing with Liu Mian, asked urgently that Ma Minglu was Ma Yue's only son and studied in Dongshouchengzhou. Dongshouchengcheng was deserted and there were many troops. The officials and some wealthy merchants and landlords all settled their homes in Shengzhou. Ma Minglu bought real estate in Shengzhou. Liu Mian specifically told him that Ma Minglu was supervised by Liu Song himself.

Li Xuzhou and Liu Song have always been disagreement, and Liu Song has something wrong. He feels that he should step on him. Liu Song glared at Li Xuzhou without answering.

"What happened? A living person is gone?"

Li Xuzhou muttered, and Liu Song couldn't help but refute, but when he saw Liu Mian's dark face, he swallowed the words he said. He was indeed responsible for Ma Minglu's disappearance. A few years ago, Liu Mian specifically told him to take Ma Minglu's attention, and he did send someone to keep an eye on Ma's house. As a noble family, Ma Minglu made a lot of friends, and it was very lively in and out of the house. Liu Song secretly ordered the constable of Shengzhou to guard the door of Ma's house in the name of arresting thieves and search for all suspicious people and objects. Such caution made him mysteriously disappear under his nose. Liu Song was angry and even felt a little aggrieved.

"Master, this matter is a bit strange. The students think that before finding out where Ma Minglu is going, the plan to march into Fengzhou will be temporarily put aside."

Liu Mian became anxious. He walked back and forth between the house twice, suddenly pointed at Liu Song's face and cursed: "Incompetent, stupid! You asked me to tell me what you are good about, you are at this critical moment..."

Liu Song was scolded so much that he didn't dare to speak out. Li Xuzhou was secretly proud. Liu Mian said to him with a dark face again: "What can I expect that old fox Ma Yue to accomplish? Let's do ours."

"Then, will the Right Army be transferred back to Shengzhou to guard the defense?"

Li Xuzhou's opinion was immediately approved by Liu Song: "This is the same as the official. Recently, there are many Shatuo people in the city, so it's better to be cautious."

Liu Mian glared at him, snorted, and said, "What are you afraid of? The Shatu people have not come to the city to sell gold Ruyi in a year?" After pausing, he said, "Let your constables go out to the streets. If even a few Shatu people can't suppress them, what's the use of raising them?"

...

It has been snowing in Shengzhou since the first day of the first lunar month.

The people in the city are still immersed in the festive New Year, and no one noticed any changes in the city. The Shatuo people are only in the New Year. They set up oil pans on the streets and alleys to fry a dessert similar to marijuana, named "Jin Ruyi". The taste of the dessert is really average, but the oily and golden appearance is very pleasing, with festive atmosphere inside and outside.

The fried desserts are wrapped in red paper, and then a brush dipped with gold powder is painted with a Shatuo people's protective gold talisman on the paper. It is said that this kind of gold talisman can bless peace, and sticking them on their own doors can ward off evil spirits and enter treasures.

Two young Shatuo people set up a stall on the corner of the street. Because the location is relatively remote, the business is deserted, but the two young people don’t seem to care about the quality of their business. One is vigilantly looking at the movements around, while the other keeps looking at the sky. Policeman Hu San led the four people over, and the two young people became nervous.

"Two packs of gold and wish you will be hot."

Hu San shouted, holding a small wine pot in his hand, drinking two sips of wine from time to time to keep warm. A young man held two packs of "Jin Ruyi" and sent it to him.

Hu San weighed the thing in his hand, threw it on the chopping board, and asked with a squinted look: "Don't you understand what I said, right? It's going to be hot. Let's blow it up for me now."

"This..." the young man looked puzzled.

"Why do you look down on men?"

Hu Sanyi looked provocative. He was originally hiding in the office for the New Year to brag and drink, so he was so happy. But because these Shatuo people had to stay in the street all day long and were cold, he didn't look for you, so who else would he look for? The four constables behind him surrounded him in a formation.

"I dare not, I dare not. Uncle, please wait."

A clean young man said in hard Chinese language. He took off his leather gloves and kneaded the dough. Hu San stood in front of the desk and looked coldly, and suddenly sneered: "Brother, these hands are good enough."

He grabbed the boy's hand and smiled sinisterly: "The calluses on his hands were sharpened by a knife?"

When Hu San said this, he winked and the detectives immediately rushed up.

The black-faced boy suddenly grabbed two packs of "Jin Ruyi" and smashed Hu San's face. Hu San turned his head to dodge and laughed, "It's true that there's a fraud." The boy kneaded the dough saw that the situation was not good, so he picked up the oil pan and poured it on everyone. The oil in the oil pan was so hot that it was smoked, and the pot was almost red. Who dared to hold the pot with his hands?

It was really the reason that Hu San and others were not prepared for it. The hot oil splashed on their heads and everyone screamed like ghosts and howling.

The black-faced boy took advantage of the situation to pull out his weapons from his luggage and protected the white-faced boy whose hands were burned. The commonly used weapon for Shatuo people was a scimitar with a handguard, but the black-faced boy held a glittering horizontal knife in his hand.

"There are spies, there are spies!"

Although Hu San's body was fat and stupid, his movements were very flexible. When he saw the oil pan pouring, he dodged aside, and only a few drops were splashed on his face. Seeing the horizontal knife in the boy's hand, he realized that these two people were definitely not Shatuo people, but were likely spies from somewhere.

These two people who exploded "Jin Ruyi" are indeed not Shatuo people. The white-faced boy is Guan Suo. The black-faced boy is his guard and a member of the Fengfeng team of the Intelligence Room. The Fengfeng team is one of the three assassination teams of the Intelligence Room. The members are not only skilled in martial arts, but also a wise and brave man with all kinds of battles. Therefore, although Guan Suo was injured and could not hold a knife, the black-faced boy still easily killed Hu San and four other constables.

A green smoke pillar soared into the air in the southeast direction of Shengzhou, and then three green smoke pillars soared into the air in the northeast, southwest and northwest directions. The two members of the assassination team, hiding in the city, rushed to Liuyuan on the left side of the governor's mansion in Shengzhou. Liuyuan is Liuan's private house, a house that looks ordinary on the outside but has a universe inside.

With smoke pillars everywhere in the city, Liu Mian realized that the situation was not good, but he still tried to calm down. He refused to leave Liuyuan and also rejected Liu Song's suggestion to "transfer the guards to the guards."

Liu Mian did not see the danger, but he was not convinced. He had done a lot of research on Yang Hao and the Xining Army. The Xining Army battalions were mainly cavalry and were good at field battles. Even if they fought against the elite Tiger Guards of the Tianlang Army, they were not at all inferior, but siege was their shortcomings. The four states of Xiasui and several small states and cities still made them anxious. Urban defense fortifications like Shengzhou were definitely their nightmare.

Your Xining Army is good at field combat, and my Zhenwu army is also good at field combat. My troops are three times yours. If you really fight, can you still have good fruits to eat?

But Yang Hao didn't play according to the rules. He got into his stomach and caught himself off guard. In the close street battle, Liu Mian's black-clothed guard was defeated. The assassination team captured Liu Yuan in a blink of an eye. Liu Mian's face turned pale, and Li Xuzhou and Liu Song couldn't say a word.

Guan Suo was wrapping his hands with white silk at this moment, and under the escort of two guards, he walked into Liu Mian's study.

Liu Mian sat behind the case and said nothing. Guan Suo glanced at Li Xuzhou and asked, "Who are you Liu's envoys?"

Li Xuzhou felt a moment of humiliation and lowered his head without answering. Liu Song glanced at Liu Mian, and Guan Suo laughed and said, "Senten Liu, thank you for your help. Guan kept his word and would definitely fulfill what he promised to you."

Liu Song's face changed drastically, and his knees fell down in front of Liu Mian. Li Xuzhou said angrily: "You traitor! Are you worthy of the general?" Li Xuzhou didn't care about his image anymore and came forward and kicked Liu Song hard. When he wanted to kick the second kick, he was dragged out by the two servants behind Guan Suo.

Liu Song sat on the ground and cried, and Liu Mian waved his hand to signal him to go out. Liu Song was a little reluctant, looked up at Guan Suo, and then got acquiesced, then he got up and walked out.

"General Guan is a good method." Liu Mian smiled and smiled.

"The general praised the brothers. Just tried their best to do their lives. Guan just got a bargain."

"General Guan thought he had caught Liu Mian and got a big advantage?"

"Isn't it? It can at least avoid the bloody disaster of hundreds of people." Guan Suo smiled and walked to the "Picture of the North's Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" and said: "The General Yang has a strategy for advancing. Today is the third year of the lunar month. Your Turkic Loyal Army and Zuo Juntian, the two battalions of Zhen have surrendered to Lord Yang at this moment."

Liu Mian snorted and said, "General Guan seems quite confident. Liu Mian gambles you. If they really defect to Lord Yang, Liu Mian is willing to give his remaining body to Lord Yang for his help."

"If they did not surrender, Guan would put down his weapons and let the general deal with it."

Liu Mianqiang smiled calmly. A guard ran in and whispered in Guan Suo's ear. Guan Suo nodded. The attendant called out the door: "Bring in."

A messenger with a red flag on his back was brought in sweat and saluted to Liu Mian: "Report to the general, Zuo Juntian, the two battalions of the town suddenly set up their camps and went to the Xining army."

Liu Mian's face turned pale and said nothing. As soon as the messenger left, someone reported to Liu Mi, the secretary of the school, for a meeting. Liu Mi, was Liu Mi, the nephew of Liu Mi, who was proficient in Turkic language and was the bridge between Liu Mian and the Zhongyi Army. His arrival made Liu Mian feel a little uneasy.

"Report to the general that the Zhongyi army was besieged by Ma Yue and Wu Chizan in Lindanghai, and all the thirteen chiefs including Le Guya surrendered." Liu Mi raised a letter above his head: "This is a letter submitted by Le Guya to the general."

"He advised me to surrender Yang Hao, right?"

"Yes-" Liu Mi burst into tears without saying a word.
Chapter completed!