Chapter 1146 Speculation

Did Li Ao and Laurent conspire to do something, and what did they do? They were spies and traitors, planning to subvert Nirvana City's control over He City? Or do they each have their own plans and just join forces temporarily?

These are all unknown.

Wenren finds it quite tricky.

What she is most afraid of is that when they fight against Hucheng tomorrow, the two will rebel. If they come here this time, they will probably be doomed.

Chen Fang knocked on the table in thought.

In fact, he was also a little moved by Wen Ren's proposal just now.

There is also a way to directly arrest Li Ao and Laurent.

As long as the actions are stealthy and fast enough, even if there are people under these two men who arrest them and the group has no leader, it is estimated that those men will not act rashly.

However, Chen Fang couldn't guarantee that if the two of them were in a group, would there be anyone standing behind?

If there is a real manipulator behind them, arresting Li Ao and Laurent would be a warning to the enemy, leaving a great hidden danger.

Chen Fang scratched his head.

What a hassle.

Then Chen Fang started to think again.

According to Liu Da's confession, Li Ao threw a banquet for him last night, and at the same time sacrificed his wife, taking the initiative to green himself.

What is Li Ao's purpose in doing this?

Not surprisingly, he wanted Liu Da to bear a crime.

What is this crime used for?

Chen Fang thought, nothing more than three kinds.

The first one is simply to retaliate against Liu Da for a certain reason.

The second is to threaten Liu Da with this, coerce him to obey his orders, and control the Sixth Army in a disguised form, which may be used to achieve some purpose in the future.

The last option is to convict Liu Da and lose his status as the commander of the Sixth Army, and let his own people take over.

Chen Fang thinks that the first possibility is unlikely. Li Ao took the initiative to send his wife to wear a cuckold, and his wife had an affair with the servant of Liu Da’s house. After he arrived, his series of operations and Laurent’s performance were all premeditated. It is impossible to act just for revenge.

Therefore, it should be the latter two.

The results of these two guesses all point to one thing, that is, the Sixth Army is controlled by Li Ao.

Liu Da was coerced and the Sixth Army was controlled.

Liu Da was not coerced, but he was convicted and resigned, Laurent took over, and the Sixth Army was also controlled.

Why is it said that when Laurent was in power, the Sixth Army was controlled by Li Ao.

Because Chen Fang thinks that Laurent is probably Li Ao's person.

When Chen Fang arrived at the barracks before, Laurent greeted everyone and called Li Ao "Master City Lord".

Comparing Liu Da's address to Li Ao, one is Li Ao City Lord and the other is City Lord Lord.

Chen Fang feels that the relationship between Laurent and Li Ao is not simple.

Although there seems to be nothing wrong with Laurent calling Li Ao "Master City Lord", but in fact there is a huge difference.

Before Liu Da pleaded guilty, he was very humble when facing Chen Fang. When he called Li Ao the city lord, his tone was still casual. Adding the word "city lord" was more like a polite way, or to save face. The meaning placed above Li Ao.

The reason for this is that Chen Fang thinks it should be because Li Ao is a supporting puppet, and Liu Da, as a person in Nirvana City, maintains a sense of superiority from the bottom of his heart.

It stands to reason that, as Liu Da, the commander of the Sixth Army, his attitude towards Li Ao should also affect other people in the army.

But Laurent, who is also a member of the Sixth Legion of the Unyielding Army, respectfully calls Li Ao the Lord of the City, and his attitude is licking, which is a bit wrong.

Laurent's status is indeed lower than that of Li Ao on the surface, but Li Ao is just a puppet. Although he is responsible for managing the affairs of Hecheng, he actually has no real power.

There is absolutely no need for Laurent to be polite to Li Ao. Even if Laurent is humble and does not put on airs, his attitude should not be too respectful.

But Laurent just showed a respectful attitude.

Therefore, from the point of view of attitude, it is very likely that Laurent was bribed by Li Ao to become his subordinate.

From this point of view, the relationship between them that Chen Fang thought of before, the cooperative relationship can be ruled out.

Li Ao framed Liu Da and used his own hands to get rid of Liu Da, just to get Laurent in power.

From this, Chen Fang felt that Laurent belonged to Li Ao, and when Laurent took over, the Sixth Army was controlled by Li Ao.

Then Chen Fang thought again, why did Li Ao want to control the Sixth Army?

Are you unwilling to be a puppet and want to decide for yourself?

Or has he been bought by Lake City to become a traitor?

For the former, there is a possibility, after all, no one likes to be a puppet.

As the grievances accumulate over time, he will definitely have an idea.

In the case of the latter, it is also possible that this kind of thing happened at the time when the Hucheng army came to attack. If it is a coincidence, it is too coincidental to make people suspicious.

Chen Fang thought further, if he was in this situation, what kind of measures would he take in the two possibilities, and would these measures have any impact on the battle with Hucheng this time.

The first type is unwilling to be a puppet, and wants to stand up and make decisions on its own.

So what to do?

Chen Fang thought for a while, and the minimum condition was to form his own armed force, otherwise it would be nonsense.

So the first step must be to control the Sixth Army.

What is the purpose of controlling the Sixth Army?

Become the sword in your hand to fight against Nirvana City?

no.

Nobody, no matter how stupid, would use the Sixth Legion as a sword in their hands.

After all, the Unyielding Army belongs to the army of Nirvana City, and the family members of the soldiers in it are in Nirvana City, so it is impossible to become a sword to him sincerely. If he wants to rebel and become independent, Nirvana City can easily remove him with a call-up order. This sword in hand.

Therefore, controlling the Sixth Army is not used as a sword, but to limit the wind.

What kind of rumors should be restricted?

If you want to master a group of your own troops, you just need to recruit troops in the city.

But Nirvana City can't know about recruiting troops, so the news must be blocked.

However, the Sixth Legion and Nirvana City only communicated through griffins sending letters, so as long as one's own people controlled the Sixth Legion and sent fake letters and fake news, it would be much easier to hide it.

After much deliberation, it seems that it will not have any bad influence on the battle with Lake City below.

After all, if Li Ao really thought this way, it would be impossible for him to make a fuss and let Hecheng fall when he was fighting Hucheng.

Therefore, Chen Fang felt that the focus of consideration should be the latter.

If Li Ao became a traitor, what would he do?

In fact, there is nothing to think about.

It was nothing more than letting Laurent, who had the command over the Sixth Army Corps, follow the lead while in command after the battle with the Hucheng army, and sell loopholes without the soldiers' knowledge, creating loopholes for the Hucheng army to break through. city.

If so, is it possible to arrange in advance to take advantage of it?

But, if not, if you make arrangements in advance, you may be mistaken for being clever.

Chen Fang thought a lot and had a lot of thoughts.

"It seems that we have to start with intelligence." Chen Fang murmured.

Wenren asked from the side: "What information, is it Li Ao's information?"

"kindness."

Chen Fang nodded and said: "I have thought of two sets of plans to face the current situation, but they lack the conditions for identification. If you know it, then it will be easy to deal with."

"Wenren, did you bring anyone from the Special Operations Battalion this time?"

"I've assembled a squad."

"Send them to spy on Li Ao and Laurent."

"Okay, I'll arrange it now."

After saying that, Wenren wanted to go out, but was stopped by Chen Fang.

"etc."

"Is there anything else that needs to be added?" Wenren asked doubtfully.

After thinking about it, Chen Fanglue said, "Now I'm going to spy on information, and I guess we won't get anything."

"How about this? Surveillance is the main thing. You let them monitor Li Ao and Laurent, see who they come into contact with next, and write them all down for me."

"And let our soldiers replace the original soldiers to guard the city and patrol closely. If anyone sneaks out of the city at night, I will arrest them. Once there is a move of resistance, they will be arrested immediately. If they encounter resistance, they will be arrested immediately. kill."

"good."

Wen Rendian followed Chen Fang's orders and left.

...

After Li Ao left the barracks, he went straight to Liu Da's house, found his charming wife who was reminiscing about the aftertaste, and then she returned to the city lord's mansion.

In a secret room, Li Ao and his wife were sitting and kneeling.

Contrary to what people think, the identities of the two are reversed, the one sitting is a woman, and the one kneeling is a man.

Li Ao said very respectfully to her wife: "Master Bingthorn, you are truly unparalleled in wisdom and strategy. Even if there is a sudden change, you can still let the command of the Sixth Army fall into our hands."

According to the original plan, Liu Da was created to intimidate him, but Wen Ren ordered the army to march quickly, shortening the time to Hecheng. After receiving the news, they had to change the plan.

The woman Li Ao called the ice thorn was not actually Li Ao's wife.

"Okay, stop sucking up."

Bingjian touched his face while talking, and after a while, a human skin mask was peeled off, revealing an unusually ugly face with a snub nose and crooked mouth.

Seeing this face, Li Ao felt a little nauseated, but he held back.

Ice Spike put the human skin mask on the table, took out a bottle of special potion to wipe it off, and then said lightly: "What is the ability of that Laurent, don't be able to accomplish things by then."

Li Ao patted his chest and assured: "My nephew's ability, please rest assured, he can do things well."

Laurent is Li Ao's nephew. This is not a well-known secret, but not many people know it.

After River City was attached to Nirvana City, the original army was disbanded except for the elite, and the elite soldiers were transferred to Nirvana City. Laurent happened to be inside, and the Indomitable Army expanded. He was promoted to become the centurion of the Sixth Army, and then stationed in Hecheng with the Sixth Army.

It just so happened that Li Ao became the puppet city lord, and the two met in an accidental meeting and got in touch.

"That's good, remember not to make mistakes, or you will know the consequences." Bingjian said coldly.

Li Ao couldn't help trembling when he thought of the consequences, fear arose in his heart.

Suddenly Li Ao thought of something, and said anxiously: "My lord, what if we continue to implement the plan, but the result still fails?"

Bing Li looked at Li Ao coldly, and said coldly: "Are you questioning my plan?"

Li Ao quickly shook his head: "The subordinates are not questioning the master's plan, but are worried about the appearance of a person. It is very likely that the plan will be carried out, and the effect will not be great, and there is no way to achieve the expected goal."

"who?"

"Marshal, the man who passed on in the Sixth Army very well."

"How godlike?"

"I heard that he defeated more than 30,000 totem beastmen with 5,000 cavalry, and..."

Li Ao told all about Chen Fang's deeds that he had heard.

The ice spikes sounded like they were listening to the Arabian Nights.

Why use 5,000 human soldiers to overturn 30,000 totem beastmen.

You are a pig when you think of a totem beastman, so I can give you such a bragging bragging.

Under the circumstances of being surrounded by enemies, taking turns to attack, and giant beasts, he tried his best to turn the tide.

Stop bragging, bragging to heaven again.

What else is there to break the city wisely, enter the high wall of the southern border, rescue the human race, abduct the goblin clan, and so on, one after another, even legends dare not write like this, it is just like a fantasy.

Ice Spike didn't believe it, not at all.

Li Ao looked at the ice thorn in disbelief, and said anxiously: "My lord, I really didn't lie to you, they really said so."

Li Ao didn't really believe it at first, but Hecheng and Jiangcheng fell in such a way, and now they are attached to Nirvana City, so he believed it a little bit.

Bingjian said lightly: "You didn't lie to me, I believe that, but it doesn't mean what you heard is true."

"But I see what they say has a nose and an eye."

"Neighbors in the neighborhood have their noses and eyes when they make irresponsible remarks, but you can believe what they say."

"But almost all the soldiers say so."

"False rumors are false and not true."

"My lord, do you mean they exaggerated?"

"nonsense."

Regarding Chen Fang's deeds, Bingjian scoffed and didn't believe it at all.

Perhaps these stories exist, but they are certainly exaggerated.

For example, it wasn't 30,000 totem beastmen that overturned 5,000 soldiers, but 300, or even 30.

It is even more likely that the giant beast is just a larger mutant creature.

Bingthorn believes that the reason for such outrageous deeds is that the higher-ups in Nirvana City are creating gods, creating an invincible legend, uniting people's hearts, or using it to suppress fear, which is just a means to stabilize the rule.

This method is very common in all major cities and various forces.

For example, the city she belongs to, Hucheng, has a character who also has the legend of being undefeated, and also has a brilliant record.

But in fact, the records of those cases have been exaggerated, and the water is five or six out of ten.

And this person is also the commander of the Hucheng army who attacked Hecheng this time.

"I don't know how Commander Hai Lie will feel when he hears that there is such a character here." Bingthorn said with a smile.

It should be because he feels that this person is thicker than him, and he has no sense of shame.

Others adulterate, add water to the ingredients, you adulterate, add water to the ingredients, you have to take it.

Seeing that Bingthorn was so sure, Li Ao believed that Chen Fang's deeds were fabricated, so he didn't say any more, but there was always a trace of worry in his heart that he couldn't let go of.

"Maybe I think too much." Li Ao said to himself.