In the hall, Du Fuwei had a solemn expression and Fu Gongju had a frown on his face. Most of the people in the hall were Du Fuwei's adopted sons, and Kan Leng was also standing aside. Du Fuwei was very happy at first, but when Kan Leng arrived and brought news about Li Yu, Du Fuwei felt a little worried.
"General, Li Yu may have many masters around him, but in fact, the number of soldiers and horses is the most important. Can these generals defeat a thousand with one? No matter how many people Li Yu sends, our soldiers and horses will attack together." Behind Fang Hong, a young man strode out and glanced at Kan Leng with disdain.
"Foster father, what my second brother said is absolutely right. No matter how powerful Li Yu is, he only has more than 10,000 soldiers under his command. Are we still afraid of him?" Fang Hong said disdainfully: "If foster father is assured, I am willing to lead 10,000 soldiers to meet Li Yu and see what this guy is capable of. Is he as powerful as Brother Kan said?"
Du Fuwei still showed a trace of worry on his face, but Fu Gongju was eager to try and said, "General, why don't you give it a try and see if Li Yu is really that powerful."
"Kan Leng, what do you think?" Du Fuwei nodded. It was obviously impossible not to fight at all. This was not what Du Fuwei wanted, but he still had to ask Kan Leng's opinion.
"General, since we have to fight, we must be adequately prepared and win in one battle. Otherwise, we must unite the people around us. There are bandit problems in Liyang. If we want to defeat Li Yu, we must unite everyone and deal with him together." Kan Leng said what he thought, regardless of the disdainful looks of Fang Hong and others.
"The possibility of uniting everyone is very small. Miao Haichao and Zhao Pozhen don't take Li Yu seriously at all. It's impossible for them to unite." Du Fuwei shook his head.
"In that case, let's find a way to let Miao Haichao or Zhao Pozhen fight Li Yu. We will wait until both sides are defeated, and then we will catch all three of them in one fell swoop." A clear voice was heard, and a Taoist priest was seen slowly approaching from a distance. The Taoist priest had a ruddy complexion, an immortal look, and was extremely extraordinary.
Seeing this, Fu Gongju stood up and said with a smile: "General Manager, let me introduce you. This is Taoist profound Taoism and is proficient in military strategies. He is very famous in the Xuanmen."
"It's Taoist Zuo. Please take a seat." Du Fuwei's eyes lit up. Zuo Youxian had a very high reputation in Jiangnan and had many believers among the people. He did not expect that Zuo Youxian would come to him at this time.
"Thank you, Steward." Zuo Youxian walked slowly, as if flowing clouds and running water, and found a place to sit down.
"What the Taoist priest said just now was to let Miao Haichao and Zhao Pozhen attack Li Yu. However, these two people may not attack." Du Fuwei shook his head. If things were so simple, Du Fuwei would not be so embarrassed.
"It's just to sow discord. The general manager can spread the rumor that they will raise troops to join Li Yu. Miao Haichao and others will definitely attack Li Yu." Zuo Youxian stroked his beard, looking very confident.
Du Fuwei was stunned. He didn't expect Zuo Youxian to help him come up with this idea. He looked around and saw a hint of approval on everyone's face. Only Kan Leng had a calm expression.
"Kan Leng, what do you think?" Du Fuwei looked at Kan Leng.
"General, I think that since we have to fight, we should win the battle. If we can defeat Li Yu, the other two in Liyang will be no problem. We should fight openly." Kan Leng said solemnly, "If I am not mistaken, Li Yu's first target will definitely be us. So no matter how we hide, we can't escape."
"If Miao Haichao and others attack us from behind while Li Yu is fighting us, what should we do? Wouldn't Miao Haichao and others benefit?" Fang Hong immediately retorted: "Foster father, I still think we should find a way to let Li Yu attack Miao Haichao. But it's just a rumor, it can't be true."
Du Fuwei nodded after hearing this, but even though it was just a rumor, he was still somewhat dissatisfied. After all, his troops were far superior to Li Yu's. If outsiders thought that he was inferior to Li Yu and wanted to surrender to him, it would be a big blow to his reputation.
"General, there is someone outside who claims to be an envoy of the Qihuo Army and wants to see you." At this time, a personal soldier suddenly came to report. Everyone in the hall was stunned. They no longer thought about arguing. They all looked at Du Fuwei, waiting for Du Fuwei's decision.
"Please come in." Du Fuwei thought for a moment and asked someone to bring the messenger in.
"Mr. Fan?" When Kan Leng saw the person coming, his face showed a trace of embarrassment. After all, that night, Cen Benwen had expressed his intention to recruit him on behalf of Li Yu, but he had declined. When he met Fan Jin at this time, Kan Leng suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
"General Kan." Fan Jin also showed a hint of joy on his face, which soon disappeared. He bowed to Du Fuwei and said, "The chief clerk of the Qihuo Army has come to pay a visit to the general manager on the order of the general."
"Mr. Fan, I wonder why General Li asked you to come here?" Du Fuwei's brows were gloomy. Li Yu came to see him at this time. Could it be that he wanted to start a war? Then Du Fuwei had no choice.
"The general is going to cross the river to Jiangnan and will meet Liu Yuanjin. He just needs to pass through Liyang, so he asked the general for permission to pass through." Fan Jin said, "The general promises that when my begging army passes through Liyang, we will not harm anyone and will never touch a single blade of grass or tree in Liyang."
"Father, no, who knows if Li Yu is planning to attack us while we are passing through? Taking the opportunity to destroy us?" Fang Hong said loudly, "Li Yu is treacherous. He wants to deceive my father with such a crude trick. It's really a big joke."
"General Kan has seen my Beggars' Army. What do you think of it compared to the army under the general manager?" Fan Jin suddenly said to Kan Leng with a smile.
Kan Leng showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, and finally said honestly: "The Qihuo Army is well-organized, well-equipped, and the soldiers are brave in battle. Our army is not as good as them!"
"My Qihuo Army has six battalions, both cavalry and infantry are elite soldiers, charging into battle and invincible, defeating Yin Shishi and Wang Shichong successively. To be honest, I'm afraid that the general's limited manpower is no match for my Qihuo Army. But my Qihuo Army is going to the south of the Yangtze River. Liu Yuanjin has invited you to go south several times to deal with Tu Wanxu together. This time, we will leave Luzhou and go south through Liyang." Fan Jin smiled and said, "There is absolutely no other meaning in this matter. I wonder what the general thinks?"
"We have to pass through whether we borrow or not. In this case, please ask the beggars to leave Liyang." Du Fuwei thought for a moment and said, "However, even if we pass Liyang, we will probably have to leave from Wujiang River! Has the beggars agreed to Miao Haichao's request?"
"You have to agree even if you don't want to." Fan Jin said disdainfully.