Zhu Tianye is vast and boundless, with 32 heroic kingdoms and dozens of sects and clans, and the prosperity of the Jiuye Domains is also famous.

In the spring of the two hundred and twenty-sixth year of Qianli, the quiet and peaceful Zhu Tianye was awakened by a beast roar, and it was rumored that someone saw a hundred-foot saber-toothed ice wolf in the Kanluoling Mountain Range, and thousands of demon beasts were wiped out with a roar. It is also rumored that the blood of the saber-toothed ice wolf can make the powerful reach the Heavenly Saint Realm, and the great forces of the Nine Fields will be in turmoil.

Then a war broke out in the Zhaoyun country in the west of Zhu Tianye, and the desolate warriors who had invaded the Yuanye realm for 10,000 years created the gate of the ruin cave, and thousands of strong armies of the desolate clan above the status swept away, suppressing most of the Zhaoyun country with a long car straight in.

At this time, the evil demon Cang Fukai in the Xize Kingdom Wangchao City opened a killing ring, tens of thousands of ordinary people died under the sword of Cang Fukai, and the eightfold status of the Tianshiyuan Purple Immortal Cave fought with one of them, and was cut in two by a sword, and Xuan cut the sword in thirty states. The name of the sword demon spread to the Yuanye Domains, and the world was shocked.

In spring and summer, the long river breaks off, and the Takijiang River, which lies outside the river city, also exposes the hinterland of the river with dry cracks, like the lines of the tortoise shell, reflecting a deep passivity.

On this day, Sanyuan Villa Chunhai led thousands of people to besiege the soldiers outside the city, shouting to fight the generals, sometimes insulting words involving the five major families, Zhao Shiren, the seventh-section martial artist of the Zhao family, could not bear the humiliation, led people to kill, was smashed off the horse between Zhuang Chunhai warm wine, fortunately there were partial generals hurriedly rescued, several people retreated to the city.

"Uncle Chu, what do you think the people of Sanyuan Mountain intended? The soldiers came to the city but did not attack the city, and used the method of agitation to make the generals fight, and after the victory, they did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, but stationed on the spot, as if they were prepared for a long-term siege. Jiang Ming also represented the Mei family as a general, standing at the head of the city, looking at the wide plain, as if sighing.

This young man of the eighth-stage martial arts master made Chu Yiyang very happy with his title, he did not use his strength to suppress people, and for the ministers of the Mei family, it was undoubtedly the greatest respect.

Chu Yiyang said with a smile: "Jiang Gongzi's worries are also my worries, attacking the city and plundering the land, the army will be ten times that of the city people, because of the problem of the moat drying up, Jiangcheng has no natural danger to defend, but Sanyuan Mountain needs five times the strength to capture the city." At this time, they retreated without a fight, not because of the siege of the city, in that case, the grain and grass in Sanyuan Mountain could not be consumed. Judging by the wide and deep ruts we saw in the valley outside the city a few days ago, they may have been waiting for a large siege machine, once they have crashes, ladders, heavy crossbows and other equipment, the two sides will really usher in a big battle. ”

Jiang Ming had never experienced a real war, so naturally he had never seen this kind of equipment, and even when he was in Cambrian Pass, he had no chance to see it because of the different regions of the military camp he was in. But Jiang Ming could clearly feel the urgency in Chu Yiyang's words, and he said: "Sanyuan Mountain is a mountain bandit, where did the large siege equipment come from? Since we know their movements, why don't we stop them in advance?"

Chu Yiyang said: "The siege equipment should be provided by Lin Quanfeng, and their meeting seems to have no intention of covering it up, and our people have discovered the cattiness of the two parties early." Lin Quanfeng is the county guard of Jiangling County, and behind him is the entire Qin Dynasty, once they start to support Sanyuan Mountain, it will not be difficult to get siege equipment. But because Zhuang Chunhai is in the outer city, how can the soldiers and horses of my Jiangcheng break through, and it is quite difficult to stop it. And once you go out, you may face a siege of thousands of people, not to mention blocking them from transporting equipment, even if you go around, it will be dangerous. ”

Jiang Ming frowned and groaned slightly: "But if the siege equipment arrives, Jiangcheng's advantage will no longer exist, plus the three kings of Sanyuan Mountain are all in the realm of eighth-stage martial arts masters, we will be extremely passive." ”

Chu Yiyang said: "We don't have a better way. ”

Jiang Ming turned his head and said, "Uncle Chu, call a meeting of the other four families, and be sure to encourage them to send a seventh-rank martial artist, and I will break through with it and rob the siege equipment of Sanyuan Mountain." ”

Then Chu Yiyang and the four generals discussed in the city lord's pavilion, and stated the existence of the crisis, Zhao Shiren and Xiao Kuo of the Zhao family, Song Yuanxin of the Song family, Han Pu of the Han family, and Tian Maojia of the Tian family, expressed their personal opinions, and finally the minority obeyed the majority, and Tian Maojia asked Ying to break through with Jiang Ming.

As a rule, the heads of the five major families do not participate in military decision-making, and their common opinion is to hand over the power to someone who really understands, and unless there is a matter of family affairs, they will never use military force. This system facilitated Jiang Ming's plan in a certain sense, and after a practical explanation of the pros and cons, it won the support of the majority.

Hearing the news of the breakthrough, Mei Yuqi waited at the city gate early in the morning, and she was powerless to interfere with the decisions of the generals, so she came just to say goodbye.

Jiang Ming and Tian Maojia led more than a dozen cavalry to come, Mei Yuqi presented a silver armor, and said worriedly: "Jiang Gongzi is willing to help my Mei family, we are already grateful, but we want Gongzi to be involved in this Shura battle, this trip to break through is bound to be full of dangers, all I can do is to send this armor, I hope that Gongzi will return safely." ”

Jiang Ming took the armor, put it on his shirt without hesitation, and said, "Since I agreed, I will protect Jiangcheng for you, don't worry." ”

Tian Maojia was shocked when he saw Jiang Ming's armor, and said, "Miss Mei, this armor was worn by your brother Mei Heng back then. ”

"Exactly. Mei Yuqi said.

When Jiang Ming heard this, she saw Mei Yuqi's beautiful eyes, and she was a little distracted, what she saw was just as she expected.

At the south gate of Jiangcheng, the army in the city suddenly came out, and the people of Sanyuanshan suddenly panicked, and there were many people who trampled on each other. Just as he was about to attack in a big way, the people and horses of Jiangcheng had already withdrawn in a hurry, which made the strength gathered by the people and horses of Sanyuan Mountain completely hit the cotton.

"What the hell, aren't those who take the lead quite cowardly on weekdays, why did they suddenly attack? and suddenly retreated?" Zhuang Chunhai angrily knocked over the tables and chairs in the tent, extremely annoyed.

"Report, Second King, just when our army was in a panic, more than a dozen people broke through at the west gate, because all the cavalry was menacing, and the brothers did not stop it. Some people recognized that one of them was Tian Maojia, the seventh-stage master of the Tian family. A sentry brought news.

What are they trying to do? When they dare to abandon the city and flee from the siege, is there another conspiracy? The arrangement of the eldest brother cannot be disrupted. Pass my order to take a hundred cavalry to pursue and keep in touch with the men and horses of the eldest brother. Zhuang Chunhai called his henchmen around him to help in the battle.

"Newspaper, about a hundred miles ago, people say that they have seen a thin man with a spear in his hand, and according to his description of his appearance, it is very likely that that this person is the three kings who have disappeared in a few days. "Another sentry came.

"It seems that you are not in collusion with the people of Jiangcheng. However, this time I brought a large army to clean up the trouble, and it is indeed a hidden scourge, if it can touch you, it can be solved at once. Zhuang Chunhai let out a sneer, and his ruthless face was clear at a glance.

A group of more than a dozen people abandoned their horses and shuttled between the sheep intestine paths, and Arita Maojia, a local who was familiar with geography, soon touched the side of the valley, and the wide and deep ruts came into view.

"If Sanyuan Mountain wants to transport siege equipment, this road out of the valley is still the only way, looking at the ruts on this ground are in the past, probably they sent them to the depths of the valley in order to hide those large weapons. "Tian Maojia has a very high status in the Tian family, and his ability to perceive the details can also be glimpsed from this tube.

Jiang Ming ordered more than a dozen of his men to lie behind the boulder to take cover, and said worriedly: "After we broke out, there was always a small group of pursuers following, I originally wanted to find a few people to clear the tail, but when I went around the back, I found that more than a dozen cavalrymen had been shot." ”

"Do you guess someone is helping us? Or is this a conspiracy?" Tian Maojia was also uneasy because of the news.

"It's all possible, all we can do now is to sit back and relax, and whoever it is, will slowly show its tail. ”

Jiang Ming and his entourage found dead branches and fallen leaves, spread them on their bodies, looking at them as if they were one with the mountains, dormant in the mountains, and outsiders could not notice.

In this quiet waiting, three hours gradually passed, and in the valley, there was a faint low cry, and recently, I saw hundreds of people pushing and pulling crashing cars and heavy crossbows, shouting slogans in unison, which was extremely spectacular.

"Are these siege machines?"

"It's not good, these bastards really got the sulfur fire bomb catapult, this is to repeat the tragic battle of the year!" Tian Maojia suddenly scolded, his face was pale, he was a participant in the war a few years ago, how could he not know its power? Sulfur fire is everywhere, poisonous smoke is diffuse, and the grass and trees are not growing, even if there are thousands of soldiers, how can they stop this forbidden killing weapon?

"I will not be mistaken, the sulfur fire bomb catapult is wider than a normal catapult, because the sulfur fire bomb consumes a lot of gunpowder and poison powder, so that each sulfur fire bomb weighs fifty or sixty pounds, and ordinary catapults cannot be accurately thrown. If the sulfur bombs were to fall in Jiangcheng, only a few dozen would be needed, and the people would be killed or injured by 10,000 people. Tian Maojia's eyes were filled with strange horror.

Jiang Ming's face also became extremely solemn, and when he looked closely at the slowly moving convoy again, he found that a person was sitting on a nest car, this person was wearing brocade boots and ermine fur, and his clothes were obviously different from others.

"Zhuo Chaosong, I didn't expect it to be personally escorted by the supreme commander of Sanyuan Mountain, it seems that our task is not so easy to complete. Let's start preparing, we have a lot of fire oil bombs with us, which should be enough to blow up these equipment. Tian Maojia couldn't wait to destroy these terrifying weapons, and this kind of thinking was extremely firm.

Jiang Ming also thought so, and just as he was about to nod his head in response, a sudden sound of breaking wind came out from behind, Jiang Ming hurriedly dodged, and the group instantly entered a state of alert.

"There is a letter on this arrow!" Tian Maojia saw that there was no reaction behind him, so he opened the letter: Brother Jiang Ming personally opened it, Zhuo Chaosong in the valley here has already arranged a large number of elites to respond, so don't make a move at this time. Moreover, among the many large instruments are wooden curtains, which can block the fire bombs you carry, and if they cannot be destroyed in one time, you will not have a chance. If you can trust me, come to the Huangcheng Temple east of Jiangcheng to discuss the plan to get rid of Kou. I don't know how to put pen to paper.

"You really don't have much to do with it. Tian Maojia was furious, and the saber on his waist was already unsheathed and rested on Jiang Ming's neck.

Jiang Ming snorted coldly: "I've only seen it once, how can I collude? If I have a connection with Sanyuan Mountain, I would have joined forces in Jiangcheng as early as now and wiped you out, and now it is your turn to question it?"

Tian Maojia looked at Jiang Ming angrily, but the big knife was slowly put down: "Even if you don't collude with Sanyuan Mountain, how can you discuss with you by name? Could it be that he went out of Sanyuan Mountain!"

"That's the only way to do it. Otherwise, before I entered Jiangcheng, he wouldn't have said those confidential words to Mei Yuqi. Now it seems that he is the one who wants to borrow our hands to get rid of Sanyuan Mountain. Jiang Ming thought calmly.

The temple is dilapidated, the stone slabs on the floor are mostly weathered, the walls are leaking, and the tiles are vacant, this temple reveals a kind of withered and gray decay.

"Sure enough, it's you!What is your purpose?" Jiang Ming looked at the thin man sitting in front of the temple, and the killing intent in his eyes suddenly appeared.

"I want to kill Zhuang Chunhai and Zhuo Chaosong. "The silence was as loud as a slam on the ground.

"Give me a reason, or I can't trust you. ”

"I don't have any deep hatred with the Jiangcheng forces, and after the last war between the two sides, I joined Sanyuanshan as a bandit. ”

"Now it's just a matter of position, and it has nothing to do with me when you fall into the grass. ”

"At that time, I first entered the rivers and lakes with a martial arts, and my younger brother passed through Sanyuan Mountain, was robbed by thieves, I killed the bandits' nest alone, I couldn't beat Zhuang Chunhai, and it was very easy to get out, but Zhuang Chunhai was extremely treacherous, and he actually grabbed my younger brother to blackmail, and I had to fall into the grass and become the three kings in their mouths. Yu Bu looked quite sentimental, and he choked up at the end of his words.

"Now, why did you make up your mind to come out of Sanyuan Mountain?"

"The year before last, I found out that my younger brother, who was under house arrest, finally died. I wanted to turn Sanyuan Mountain upside down immediately, but I knew Zhuang Chunhai and Zhuo Chaosong's methods, and I couldn't kill any of them alone. What's more, I'm a thief, where will I go!"

Jiang Ming said: "Until I defeated you, it made you feel that there was hope for this revenge, so you conspired with me?"

Yu Bushi shook his head with a wry smile, and teased: "That's not the case, you take yourself too seriously, you are very strong, but I'm not sure if you can help me." The important thing is that I met Miss Mei, even if she didn't give me a good face, but the knot of being coerced and fell into the grass was solved, and I fell in love at first sight, as if I had found the true spiritual sustenance for the rest of my life, so I made up my mind to wash away the thief's name. ”

"Uh, you're ...... He's really temperamental. Jiang Ming was embarrassed, but after thinking about it, such ups and downs were worthy of being trusted, so he said: "Since this is the case, then talk about your method, otherwise wait for those siege equipment to be in place, not only the Mei family, but the entire Jiangcheng Dou will fall into huge casualties and chaos." ”

Yu didn't sneer, and a trace of imperceptible ruthlessness flashed in his eyes: "What we have to do is to cause chaos in the Sanyuan Mountain camp, and I will help you solve those siege equipment." Of course, your task is not easy, you need to wait for me to stop Zhuo Chaosong until I kill Zhuang Chunhai. ”

"Yes, but if you can't destroy those siege engines, I'll hunt you down to the ends of the earth. "The trust given by Jiang Ming is mutual, but there is no turning back.

"Create chaos?With this kind of fire oil bomb placed on the edge of their camp, it will be on fire on all sides, and the army of thousands of people in Sanyuan Mountain will inevitably fall into panic, but what I am worried about is that it will really help us?" Although Tian Maojia still chose to believe Jiang Ming, under his witty and calm mind, he had to worry about these more realistic issues.

Jiang Ming said: "Now we have no other way, they have a wooden curtain to resist arrows and fire oil bombs, and Zhuo Chaosong, who is in the eighth rank, personally leads the formation, even if we make a move, it is unlikely that we will achieve breakthrough success under the protection of hundreds or thousands of people, and it is even possible that all of them will be lost." If what he said is true, this is the best breakthrough, he has been in Sanyuan Mountain for several years, and there must be a few cronies under him, and they can't blow up those siege equipment. ”

After listening to these rational reasons, Tian Maojia also expressed his convincing silence, and he muttered again: "Since the matter can be done, why bother to reappear and fight with that Zhuo Chaosong? Zhuo Chaosong and Zhuang Chunhai are both extremely powerful, you and Yu are not afraid that they are not opponents, in case something happens, I and the Mei family will not be able to explain." ”

Jiang Ming smiled indifferently and said: "These are not things you should worry about, you will not help us for no reason, and I will not do good things for Mei Jiabai, life and death are life and wealth, these are all transactions that should be repaid." ”

"Brother Tian, then please trouble you to mess up this Sanyuan Mountain military camp, the more chaotic the better. Jiang Ming bowed his head and expressed full respect.

Tian Maojia sighed lightly, and even admired the young man's mind and bearing, so he had to nod: "I must live up to the trust." ”