After hearing the words of the guard, Chu Fan suddenly became alert. Chu Fan believed that Mu Yunfeng would not betray the Wei State. The current Mu family can be said to be the most powerful and prominent family in the Wei State except for the royal family. Chu Fan did not believe that there was any other country that could give higher status and power than the Wei State. Moreover, except for Mu Yunfeng, all the family members of the Mu family still remained in the Wei State. If Mu Yunfeng really had any ulterior motives, he would not have gone to the border of the Gan State alone.
Another thing is that now has entered the most critical time for the expedition against the Xiongnu and the Qian Kingdom. If something unexpected happens to him, the general of Wei, then the overall expedition plan of Wei will be greatly affected. Although Wei will be able to defeat its opponents in the end, the delay in time may lead to more unnecessary losses and variables.
Mu Yunfeng was no fool. This was a crucial period for mobilization. As a general of the Wei Kingdom, Mu Yunfeng's departure from the army to the border of the Gan Kingdom at this moment was definitely not a simple matter of simply picking up someone. Could it be that something had happened in the Gan Kingdom?
Chu Fan immediately summoned all the generals in Luocheng to ask Mu Yunfeng why he went to the border of Gan State. In the end, Chu Fan got the answer: Mu Yunfeng went to the border of Gan State to pick up the Gan State general Qiu Li who was originally captured. After being captured, Qiu Li had been secretly detained by the Wei State. Later, with Mu Yunfeng's help, Qiu Li returned to Gan State to serve as a spy for the Wei State and disrupt the situation in Gan State.
Now Wei is about to attack Gan State, and Gan State has fallen into a state of extreme chaos. In addition, the emperor and court ministers of Gan State no longer trust Qiu Li. Qiu Li believes that he will surely die if he stays in Gan State, so he sends someone to secretly contact Wei State and ask Mu Yunfeng to send someone to pick him up and return to Wei State.
What he didn't expect was that Mu Yunfeng went to meet him in person, which clearly showed how much he valued Qiu Li.
After hearing the news, Chu Fan immediately felt that something must be wrong. You know, if the ruler of a country is really stupid enough to allow his country's former general to safely reach a hostile country, then this country would have perished long ago and would not have been able to survive until now.
Chu Anping said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. I believe that Mu Yunfeng will be fine. After all, he is a very cautious and thorough person. He must have his reasons for personally going to meet Qiu Li."
It was not just Chu Fan who came to Luocheng this time. Chu Anping and Chu Zhenglin came from the Royal Government Affairs Office, and ministers from the six ministries also followed Chu Fan to Luocheng to await orders.
Chu Fan said, "Sixth Master, I am not worrying about nothing. This matter is really too strange. You should know that Gan Kingdom is also an ancient country with hundreds of years of history. Even if the emperor of Gan Kingdom is so incompetent, he would not let Qiu Li, who once knew state secrets, leave safely.
Perhaps you can say that the ruler of Gan State is cruel and inhumane, but you cannot say that he is a fool. If the emperor or the ministers of the court of Gan State were all stupid people, this country would have ceased to exist long ago. "
At the same time, Chu Fan thought of what happened in the late Ming Dynasty. That was a good example. The eight Shanxi merchants colluded with the enemy and sold out the country, but the ministers in the court turned a blind eye. After receiving benefits, they allowed the other party to do whatever they wanted. In the end, the Ming Dynasty went to destruction and those court ministers were also raided and exterminated by others. They did not end up well.
Therefore, Chu Fan believed that Qiu Li's request for help this time was most likely a trap. Gan State wanted to use Qiu Li to lure Wei State's army away from Wei State's city wall defense line. Any army would lose a lot of combat effectiveness after losing the protection of the city wall. Obviously, Gan State had already set up an ambush on the border. As long as Wei State's army entered the ambush circle, even if the current Wei State army had more sophisticated weapons, it would be difficult to win a complete victory. It was also said that Mu Yunfeng only brought a small number of people to Gan State's border to support them this time.
After listening to Chu Fan's words, Chu Anping thought they made a lot of sense, so he stopped talking and waited for Chu Fan's orders.
Chu Fan said, "Chu Zhenglin, immediately have the air force prepare the hot air balloon. After a quarter of an hour, quickly take off and head towards the border of Gan State to search for General Mu Yunfeng. General Li Yuan, go and gather the cavalry troops in Luocheng. Follow me under the hot air balloon and go to meet General Mu Yunfeng as soon as we find his location.
All the generals who remain in Luocheng should also keep an eye on the movements on the Ganguo border. Don't let Luocheng be attacked and captured by the Xiongnu while the army is heading to the Ganguo border to rescue General Mu Yunfeng."
After Chu Fan gave the order, the entire Luocheng military camp immediately became busy. The air force's hot air balloons began to inflate and prepare for takeoff, while the cavalry began to assemble and prepare for departure at any time. Chu Fan stood high in the military camp, gazing deeply into the distant sky, silently praying that his cheap father-in-law, Mu Yunfeng, would be safe.
Just when Chu Fan was preparing to go to the border of Gan State for rescue in Luocheng, Mu Yunfeng, Qiu Li and others were struggling to resist the attack of Gan State on a small hill on the border of Gan State. Mu Yunfeng looked at the Gan State army surrounding the foot of the mountain, and knew in his heart that he was too arrogant this time and fell into the trap of the opponent.
Qiu Li said, "Brother Mu, I have implicated you this time. If I hadn't been so arrogant and thought I had deceived all the officials of the Gan Kingdom, and if I hadn't thought my whereabouts were very covert, and I hadn't expected that the Gan Kingdom had been prepared in advance, they would not only have seen through my plan, but also used my actions to set up this encirclement.
Mu Yunfeng looked at Qiu Li's face filled with regret, but he didn't blame him. It was his idea to let Qiu Li return to Wei, and it was he who had personally instigated Qiu Li's rebellion, so Mu Yunfeng felt it was his responsibility to protect Qiu Li's safety.
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