Chapter 621: Burning Longxi Mansion
"Dad, my uncle is so cunning and as sly as a fox. I think you're overthinking it!"
After receiving the news, Boss Xu was not as excited as Old Man Xu, but was extremely calm.
"You know nothing!"
Old Master Xu was so angry that he kicked Boss Xu.
"Those are savages, uncivilized savages. They have always lived in the deep mountains and old forests, and have no sense of propriety, righteousness, or shame."
"What your uncle is doing now is courting disaster."
"Tiger, that's a man-eating tiger!"
Old Master Xu is really worried about the Zhao family.
In the past, he blamed the Zhao family for being cold-blooded and heartless, but after learning more and more about the truth of that year, Mr. Xu understood that his grandfather's family had no choice at all.
"Dad, tigers eat people, why not just kill them?"
"My uncle is such a smart man, there's no way he wouldn't be on guard. You're probably just worrying for no reason!"
Boss Xu still firmly believed that Zhao Bingzhao had made arrangements in advance and could not have failed to anticipate the backlash from the savages.
Old Master Xu looked at his eldest son coldly. He knew very well that his uncle was a cunning man, but he was worried that his uncle would do anything to get revenge.
What does it mean to spare no effort?
That means not even taking your own life seriously.
Why did Mr. Xu have such an idea? He also had his reasons.
As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall.
His uncle wanted to manipulate the barbarians to destroy the Tang Dynasty, and he could have done it remotely from behind the scenes. But what was he doing now? He actually wanted the whole family to move to Binghe Mansion.
Old Master Xu felt that his uncle might have felt that his actions were too extreme and was planning to sacrifice his life to atone for his sins.
After Mr. Xu explained his analysis, Boss Xu's expression also changed a little.
Not to mention, according to Mr. Xu's considerations, this matter is really different.
"Dad, could it be that my uncle really thinks so?"
Boss Xu glared at Boss.
Old Master Xu sighed and said, "How should I know?"
What he said now was all his guess.
"Dad, how about we go find my uncle and ask him about this?"
"Where can I find it?"
Old Master Xu sighed again, "I don't even know where your uncle is right now! Besides, these are just my guesses. Only God knows whether he can be your uncle or not."
"Forget it, let's leave it to God's will!"
Mr. Xu finally decided to not care anymore and let whoever loves him do it.
He has so much to do now, how can he have the energy to care about other things?
Prince Yan led the Whirlwind Cavalry and the Northwest Garrison Army to the capital to seize the throne. The northern barbarians in Longxi Mansion were still waiting for Old Master Xu to find a way to clean them up.
I don’t know who gave these northern barbarians the idea. They actually played hide-and-seek with them. They are simply inhumane.
"Boss, don't worry about your uncle and the others. Let's first think about how to drive the Northern Barbarians out of Longxi Mansion!"
"Dad, I don't think this is difficult!"
Boss Xu chuckled, "I've been thinking about this from the beginning. These northern barbarians have become ruthless and will fight if they can win, and run away if they can't. They rely on their superb riding skills to roam around Longxi Prefecture."
"Until now, the King of Yan has been led by the nose by the northern barbarians."
"If we want to deal with these northern barbarians, we have to find another way and force them to fight us to the death. If they don't dare to fight us, they can only get out of Longxi Mansion honestly!"
"What's that nonsense? Tell me, what do you mean by finding a new way?"
"Well, this idea of mine is a bit mean, I learned it from the third brother!"
Boss Xu immediately stated his thoughts.
One way is to set fire.
"Set fire!"
After hearing Boss Xu's idea, Old Master Xu frowned.
In today's Longxi Prefecture, except for a few county towns that still have Tang Dynasty people, there are basically not many Tang Dynasty people living outside the city.
Many people fled, and even more were killed or abducted by the northern barbarians.
Of course, there must be many people from the Tang Dynasty hiding in those remote mountains and forests.
If a fire is set, once the fire spreads, the people of the Tang Dynasty hiding in the mountains may suffer unexpected disasters.
"Dad, I know what you're worried about, but I think these are avoidable."
Boss Xu chuckled, "We can first find a small forest and light a fire there, creating the illusion that we're going to set the entire Longxi Mansion on fire."
"Then, if you find a forest where the northern barbarians are hiding, set it on fire!"
"Even if we can completely annihilate the enemy, we have to let some of them escape and let them help us pass on the message."
"Dad, what do you think of this idea?"
Boss Xu felt that he was really wise.
This is called making a show of force to scare the tiger!
Old Master Xu thought about it for a long time and felt that although Boss Xu's idea was a bit unreliable, if it was handled properly, it might really work.
“Try it first!”
Old Master Xu couldn't think of any good idea for a while, so Boss Xu's bad idea became the first choice.
Of course, if they wanted to convince the northern barbarians of their determination to conduct a firefighting sweep of Longxi Mansion, they had to do it well.
"Boss, mobilize the troops immediately and make a big noise. Then, send people to collect lamp oil, vegetable oil, and all the fuel needed for burning. Then, spread the word."
"Dad, just wait and see!"
Boss Xu immediately rushed out and took people to prepare relevant supplies.
War is not just a clash of troops. Intelligence is also important before the two armies fight.
The Northern Barbarians and the Tang Dynasty have been enemies for generations. The Tang Dynasty has intelligence personnel stationed in the Northern Barbarians, and the Northern Barbarians have also set up secret agents in the Tang Dynasty.
When Boss Xu stockpiled fuel all over the city, the noise was so loud that it naturally reached the ears of the Northern Barbarians' secret spies.
Then, the news of the fire at Longxi Mansion spread.
The Northern Barbarian secret agent received the news and slipped out of the city at night to deliver the message to the Northern Barbarian army.
The Northern Barbarian army entered Longxi Prefecture and divided into different areas, forming a huge network within Longxi Prefecture. It was precisely because of this huge network that the King of Yan's efforts to eliminate the Northern Barbarians were repeatedly unsuccessful.
"Crazy, this whole family is crazy!"
When the news reached Tuoba Aofeng, the commander of the Northern Barbarian army in Longxi Mansion, the Northern Barbarian prince jumped up.
The news that Xu Laosan had set a fire hundreds of miles away in Xiangyi Prefecture had already spread.
Although the Hundred Miles Fire put out the locust plague that had spread from Qiping Prefecture, the fact that the Hundred Miles Fire was still burning made many people tremble.
A fire burned down a hundred miles of territory. What kind of courage does this require?
Throughout history, there have been countless locust plagues, but no one has ever been as cruel as Xu Laosan.
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