Since the Yuan army conquered Lujiang, in just over ten days, it had marched from Liyang to Shucheng, expanding its territory for more than hundreds of miles.

This is not a miracle.

As Shucheng was pacified and the cities and towns east of Lujiang were integrated with Jiujiang County, it would also be declared that Yuan Jun had officially gained a foothold in Lujiang and had completely gained a foothold.

Next, Yuan Jun’s combat plan will be significantly changed and re-discussed and formulated.

As Liu Ye and Jiang Gan analyzed before the war, the difficulty of the battle had just begun.

Because if we continue to march in Shucheng, the situation and terrain will not be optimistic for Yuan Jun!

If the Lujiang area, which is east of Shucheng, is almost flat, with clear views and almost no cover.

It is extremely suitable for elite troops with strong combat power such as Yuan Jun, which are suitable for battles in large corps.

But Shucheng has become west, but gradually the mountains are steep and complex, with many deep mountains and old forests, and the roads are extremely dangerous and narrow. Bandits from all over the world gather here to move.

The Dabie Mountains in later generations were located in this vast area west of Lujiang, east of Jiangxia, and southwest of Chao.

For Yuan Jun, continuing to conquer Lujiang will face more severe tests.

But for Yuan Yao, this matter was prepared for a long time.

What's more, with his style of conduct, since he has decided to occupy all parts of Lujiang as quickly as possible, he will not hesitate and miss the opportunity.

...

As Shucheng went down, the news spread to Wancheng, the capital of Lujiang County, which was further westward in one or two days.

Following closely behind, an incident that surprised Yuan Yaodudushang came again.

In his early years, he had a military force and nearly 5,000 troops under his command. He seized Lujiang County and led his troops to expel the county magistrate and occupied the county magistrate Wancheng. Liu Xun, a major force that used as a place to station troops, actually sent people to Shucheng to congratulate Yuan Yao.

And give gifts and express your admiration to Yuan Yao!

Liu Xun took the initiative to show his goodwill to Yuan Yao and expressed his willingness to lead his troops to join the Yuan family and obey the Yuan family's orders.

Yuan Yao naturally wanted Liu Xun's initiative to surrender.

After all, Liu Xun has thousands of military forces and has been entrenched in Lujiang County for many years. He has long been a local local tyrant. On the other hand, he is just an outsider. Even if he can occupy all parts of Lujiang in the future, he will need to spend a certain amount of time to manage and provide favors to digest it.

But if Liu Xun had the support and help, it would definitely help him quickly settle down in Lujiang County.

This is the thought that Yuan Yao pondered in his heart.

But in the process of surrendering, Liu Xun put forward a condition, which made Yuan Yao suddenly unacceptable.

Liu Xun's letter said:

"Xun is willing to lead his troops to join the Yuan family and obey the order, but Xun has a small request, and I hope the young master can be approved."

"Xun hopes that even after joining him, he will still be able to command his old subordinates alone."

Originally, Yuan Yao was still ecstatic when he heard that Liu Xun was willing to surrender, but with the arrival of this letter, it was like a cold water pouring on his forehead and extinguishing his enthusiasm.

Holding the letter in one hand, Yuan Yao looked a little cold, looking at the camp in a somewhat indifferent manner, and said coldly:

"I would like to tell this young master, what does Liu Xun mean?"

A word showed a cold tone.

For him, he felt that this was Liu Xun's bottom line that was provoking him.

What does it mean to be willing to obey Yuan’s instructions, but to be in charge of the old subordinates alone, and not to let outsiders get involved?

So, what are the objections to this surrender?

Nominal subordinates, actual warlords?

Listen to the tune but not the propaganda?

Yuan Yao didn't want to speculate too much about Liu Xun's intentions. After pondering for a moment, his face showed a thicker and cold look, and he said sternly:

"You quickly return and tell Liu Xun that this young master is giving him three days to reorganize the language to submit."

"If the answer is not satisfied again."

"Hmph... Three days later, I will lead a large army to the city to ask for an explanation."

As soon as these words were finished, Yuan Yao waved his hand, and Xu Chu, the personal guard who had always stood tall, immediately understood and ran over to carry it up in the future, throwing it out like an eagle catching a chicken.

He didn't want to communicate too much with him anymore, so he directly issued a rude order to expel guests.

After throwing it out, Xu Chu returned and surrendered.

Then, Jiang Gan from the side showed confusion and couldn't help asking, "Young Master, is this?"

"It is reported that Liu Xun has been seizing Lujiang for several years, and his power in the county is deeply rooted. Even if our army has many soldiers and a wide range of generals, it is difficult to completely wipe out it in a very short time."

"Since he has taken the initiative to show his goodwill, why don't the young master take the opportunity to win over it?"

This is the end.

Jiang Gan didn't understand a little bit.

Even though Liu Xun was unwilling to truly submit, he felt that there was no need to completely break the relationship in an instant.

After all, the relationship between the two parties can be eased and gradually heated up through subsequent simplification.

He was a little confused about why his son's attitude was so big?

Jiang Gan believed that military power could still be gradually deprived.

Let Liu Xun come over first, and there will be no chance to deal with him later.

Why bother to hurry?

Jiang Gan was anxious, but he didn't notice that Liu Ye, who was next to him, was raising his mouth and smiling secretly.

After pondering for a long time, Liu Ye looked at Jiang Gan's increasingly puzzled look, and then he couldn't hold it in. He seemed to be laughing, and then said:

"Ziyi, you may have had some concerns."

"Didn't you see Liu Xun's wolf ambitions yet?"

With a word, Yuan Yao, who was above the main position, couldn't help but stare at him tightly, with a smile on his face.

Obviously, Liu Ye already understood what he was thinking.

"Zi Yang, what do you say?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ye took back his slightly relaxed face, showed a serious look, and said in a deep voice:

"Ziyi, you should think about it carefully. Since Liu Xun owns one side, his power is already extremely deep and has become a prince."

"Why would he choose to submit in this situation?"

"Of course, maybe it was because of the strong combat power of our soldiers, or because they admired the reputation of the young master."

"But in any case, it is absolutely ulterior motive to propose to lead the subordinates independently."

"Because, being willing to obey orders and independently command old subordinates is a contradiction."

After a note of words, Jiang Gan suddenly felt some new insights in his mind after reminding him, and then he said:

"Zi Yang, please tell me in detail!"

"This is Liu Xun's treacherous plan!"

"The original intention is to rely on the Yuan family, which is extremely powerful and extremely large, and rely on Dashu to develop its strength in a low-key manner, but he does not want to be restrained, so he proposed this seemingly ridiculous condition just now."

Following Liu Ye's explanation, Jiang Gan nodded thoughtfully.

Then, Yuan Yao took over the conversation and continued:

"Zi Yang's analysis was completely correct."

"At first, I didn't think of this layer, but after I suddenly received this letter, I occasionally found something and felt something was wrong."

"If I really agree, wouldn't it let him rely on Yuan for no reason to take root and sprout, and make his subordinates stronger?"

"For the future stability of Lujiang, I have decided to eliminate Liu Xun with all my might."
Chapter completed!