In general, the City Guard is a local army, and its soldiers' quality and adaptability are completely incomparable to regular legions like the "Iron-Blooded" Legion.
However, Dongman City is an exception, because the city guard general here is Meng Jiameng Li. Under his training, the eight thousand city guards are all brave and good at fighting.
Although not as good as the soldiers of the "Iron Blood" and "Blue Dragon" large legions, they are comparable to the soldiers of ordinary legions.
Definitely a tough nut to crack.
Yan Li was quite troubled by this. If he wanted to capture the "Eastern Barbarian" city, he would definitely suffer a lot of damage in the process of wiping out the city guards.
The Chu Ninth Army has a total of 10,000 people, but after several rounds of fighting, it has lost 700 people. If they want to capture the 8,000 Dongman city guards, it is estimated that the Chu Ninth Army will suffer more than 500 casualties.
Such a number of people, in the eyes of others, is nothing, but Yan Li cannot bear this loss. He led the Chu Ninth Army to fight in Da Qin and could not get more troops, so every death would mean one less.
Returning to the inn, entering the Hunyuan space, he summoned Gu Feng and other generals to discuss it, but still couldn't come up with a suitable solution.
Therefore, the plan of the night attack was shelved again. There were countless cities in the Qin Kingdom, but the number of the Chu Ninth Army was limited. Therefore, he was absolutely unwilling to exchange the lives of his soldiers for victory.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
After discussion, Yan Li decided to take action tonight, but before that, he had to kill the city lords Fan Dongliu and Meng Li first.
After three days, he also had a certain understanding of these two people.
Fan Dongliu is a descendant of the Fan family of the Qin Dynasty. Although the Fan family is not as good as the Meng family, it should not be underestimated. Fan Zeng, the official minister in the six ministers, is a member of the Fan family.
At the same time, there are many cities across the country whose lords are descendants of the Fan family.
The Fan family has ambitions to replace the Meng family, the number one family in the Qin Dynasty. Therefore, the relationship between the Fan and Meng families is not harmonious.
Take Meng Li for example, he never takes Fan Dongliu's words seriously. Therefore, the relationship between the two is very tense. In the same city, they rarely see each other for more than a few days.
Meng Li was very good at training soldiers and leading troops. He ate and slept in the military camp, but he was a bit of an idiot when it came to politics.
Late at night, except for the patrolling city guards, it was difficult to see city residents on the streets of the city. But at this moment, there was a faint shadow flying under the eaves.
City Lord's Mansion!
Yan Li flew inside, and with Hunyuan Zhenqi flowing into his eyes, he began to scan the entire city lord's palace. After a while, he finally found Fan Dongliu's location.
Although it was late at night, Fan Dongliu had not rested yet. He was correcting official documents in the study. There were only two symbolic guards outside the study.
After all, he is a master of the ninth level of the secret realm and is very confident in his own strength.
Yan Li lurked in front of the flowerbed not far from the study, released Hui Hui from the Hunyuan Space, and gently stroked its smooth head, "Hui Hui, this time it's up to you!"
The little guy nodded and flew out close to the ground. In an instant, he was under the window of Fan Dongliu's study.
"call out!"
The afterimage flashed, and Hui Hui instantly rushed to Fan Dongliu's shoulder, revealing two rows of sharp teeth, biting his neck fiercely.
"Whoosh!"
Yan Li's figure also moved. The two guards only felt a blur in front of their eyes. Then, their necks felt cold and they completely lost consciousness.
Putting away the two guards, Yan Li pushed the door open and stared at Fan Dongliu who stood up with a face full of fright and anger with a half-smile. The moment he saw him, a coldness flashed in Fan Dongliu's eyes, and he was ready to pounce, because he felt that he was being After the little thing bit him, his whole body became slightly stiff.
"Chirp!"
The gray shadow flashed, and the little guy appeared on Yan Li's shoulder. In order to deal with Fan Dongliu this time, he spent a lot of time and finally thought of a way to put a strange poison on the little guy's teeth to deal with him.
"City Master Fan, I advise you not to act rashly! As long as you circulate your true energy, the toxin will spread faster. In just half a quarter of an hour, the blood in your body will coagulate and die!"
Faced with Yan Li's threat, Fan Dongliu's expression changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "Who are you? What's the purpose of sneak attack on me?"
"Pop!"
Yan Li clapped his hands and said with a smile, "City Master Fan is worthy of being a descendant of the Fan family. At this moment, he can still remain calm. I, Li Li, have taken the liberty of visiting. Please forgive me, City Master Fan!"
Hearing this, Fan Dongliu's eyes suddenly shrank, and a hint of bitterness appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"It turns out it's Prince Dayunli who has arrived. I've admired you for a long time! I've admired you for a long time!"
The name "Li Li" had spread throughout the Qin Empire during this period, especially the elusive army he led, which troubled the senior officials of the Qin Kingdom.
Yan Li smiled calmly, "City Master Fan, thank you. I'm here tonight to ask you for a favor."
Fan Dongliu sneered, "King Li's way of asking for help is really unique."
"City Master Fan, we are all smart people, so there is no need to talk useless nonsense. I hope you will lure Meng Li here! I know that your Fan family and Meng family are sworn enemies. Since you have fallen into trouble, why not pull one over? Where's the one on your back?" Yan Li said calmly.
While speaking, Yan Li stared at the other person's eyes, and found that he was mentioning Lamon's support, and a flash of heartbeat suddenly flashed deep in his eyes.
After a moment of hesitation, Fan Dongliu said decisively, "Okay! I can help you get rid of Meng Li, but I also have a request!"
"Oh! You might as well tell me!" Yan Li stared at him with a half-smile.
The other party did not avoid his gaze at all, and said in a deep voice: "I beg Prince Li to take me in! Let me surrender to you!"
Yan Li did not speak, but looked at Fan Dongliu with confusion, as if he wanted to see through him.
Fan Dongliu sighed slightly and said bluntly, "Prince Li, you don't have to doubt my surrender. Although I am a descendant of the Fan family, when comparing family honor and personal life, I choose my own life."
"Isn't that a reason?"
Yan Li still couldn't believe the other party. To be honest, he was very moved by the surrender of a master of the ninth level of the secret realm. However, he couldn't see through Fan Dongliu, so he didn't dare to take him in.
"Prince Li, I know your scruples. If you listen to this story and you are still unwilling to take me in, I have nothing to say...!"
Then, Fan Dongliu began to tell a story. The story was very ridiculous and cliché. The protagonist of the story was a concubine. His mother was a lowly commoner, but his father was the heir to a large family.
Therefore, he has been looked down upon by others since he was born, and his mother was killed by his father's first wife when he was five years old.
The protagonist is a man who is good at forbearance. In order to avenge his mother, he desperately curry favor with his eldest wife's son and calls himself a slave.
Three years ago, on the recommendation of his elder brother, he came to the border city of "Eastern Man" City to serve as the city lord.
After arriving in the "Eastern Barbarian" city, he began to cultivate his own power, hoping that one day he could truly break into the upper echelons of the family, so as to avenge his mother and trample under his feet all those who looked down on him.
After listening to Fan Dongliu's story, Yan Li decided to accept his surrender. The protagonist in this story was undoubtedly him, and the strong hatred in his eyes during the story could never be faked.
"Okay! Fan Dongliu! I will give you one chance! This time, you will chop off Meng Li's head yourself!"
"Yes! My subordinate Fan Dongliu meets King Li!"
Yan Li personally helped Fan Dongliu up and said solemnly, "Get up! As long as you serve me faithfully, I will not treat you badly! As for your mother's revenge, I will not help you avenge it. I will give you the ability to avenge it yourself." day!”
"Thank you, King Li!"
Fan Dongliu stood up, but there was a hint of brilliance in his eyes.
… …
City Guards Camp!
"General, the city lord sent someone to announce that you should go to the city lord's mansion to discuss something!" A soldier came to report to Meng Li.
"It's so late at night, so why does Fan Dongliu want to see me?" Meng Li's face darkened, his mind was racing, and he couldn't think clearly. He stopped thinking about it, took two soldiers and went straight to the city lord's palace.
"Master Fan, you brought me here late at night. What's the matter?"
Meng Li sat down stably, glanced at the other party lightly, and said without politeness at all.
The city guard general's official position is lower than that of the city lord, and he should obey the city lord's orders. However, Meng Li is a descendant of the Meng family and has a distinguished background. Naturally, he will not take a bastard of the Fan family seriously.
A dark look flashed in Fan Dongliu's eyes, and he smiled and said, "Haha, it is indeed Fan's fault for inviting General Meng here late at night. However, Fan does have something to ask the general for help."
"Oh! What's the matter? Tell me?"
Over the past few years, he has never stopped fighting with Fan Dongliu. Now, hearing Fan Dongliu's slightly flattering words, Meng Li felt particularly happy and secretly said, "This guy is going to give in!"
"Haha! It's nothing! I just want to borrow your head!" Fan Dongliu said with a smile.
"What?"
Meng Li's smile suddenly stopped, he slapped the table and glared at Fan Dongliu, "Fan Dongliu, what do you mean?"
"Why, aren't the words of this city lord plain enough!" Fan Dongliu said with a sarcastic smile, "Come on, capture the rebel Meng Li!"
"Fan Dongliu! How dare you!" Meng Li shouted loudly, and suddenly rushed towards Fan Dongliu.
But at this moment, a large net suddenly fell from the sky, and at the same time, more than a dozen figures rushed out from all around, all of them were secret realm level warriors, with fierce expressions on their faces, and the weapons in their hands were directed at Meng Li.
"court death!"
Meng Li shouted loudly, the long knife on his waist was unsheathed, and he slashed towards the big black net.
But what surprised him was that, as a master of the eighth level of the secret realm, he was unable to cut through the big net. At this moment, more than a dozen secret realm warriors rushed over.
"Boom boom boom!"
More than a dozen extremely powerful qi swarmed towards Meng Li. He was caught in the big net. He was unable to dodge and could only resist.
The masters who besieged him were all masters of the third or fourth level of the secret realm. Under the attack, Meng Li was slightly injured soon.
For a moment, Meng Li couldn't help but panic and shouted:
"Fan Dongliu, if you still don't stop, do you want to bring disaster to your Fan family?"
"Haha! Meng Li, it seems that you are not stupid, and you also know how to use the Fan family to threaten me! Unfortunately, you threatened the wrong person!"
Fan Dongliu sneered, stood up suddenly, and with a groan, he suddenly pulled out the sword in front of the seat and slashed out with one strike.