In Jiuhua Mountain, Anhui Province, in the main hall of the White Lotus Sect's helm, Sect Leader Yang was discussing important matters with the four hall masters, and at this time, the spies came to report: "Sect Master Qiqi, a large number of Ming troops have gathered fifty miles away from Jiuhua Mountain, and they are advancing in the direction of our sect. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

“…… Ming army? Whose troops? How many centaurs are there? ”

Sect Leader Yang was also planning how to attack the cities around Jiuhua Mountain, and first rule the Anhui area, but he didn't expect the Ming army to come to crusade against him.

The spy replied: "Yes, sect leader, it seems that the Ming Emperor drove the expedition in person, looking at it, there are thousands of people, there are more than 100,000 horses, and they also brought more than 30 cannons. ”

"Bring more than thirty cannons? It seems that the emperor also brought the Shenji Battalion ......"

Sect Master Yang heard that the emperor brought more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, but when he heard the cannon, he was slightly stunned, Bailian Mountain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, Bailian Mountain is steep, there are countless cliffs and caves, if you rashly go up the mountain, it is likely to be ambushed halfway, if the more than 100,000 soldiers of the Ming Army immediately come up the mountain to attack, it will definitely not take any advantage, but if the emperor first let the Shenji Battalion cannon bombard the White Lotus Mountain, then they can only hide in the stone cave of the White Lotus Mountain.

In the past, Bailian Mountain was surrounded and suppressed by the imperial court, although it also brought cannons, but it was not the cannon of the Shenji Battalion, it was the two cannons issued by the imperial court to Fengyang Mansion, but at most two cannons were brought, and there were not a few cannonballs.

The Fengyang Mansion that recently attacked the helm of the White Lotus Sect was also more than a hundred years ago, when the Fengyang Mansion attacked the White Lotus Sect, they all used cannons to bombard the White Lotus Mountain a few times, and then the whole army attacked, a few shells were useless at all, the White Lotus Sect hid early, and when the officers and soldiers of the Fengyang Mansion rushed up, the White Lotus Sect members killed from all sides, and surrounded all the officers and soldiers of Fengyang, and the Fengyang Mansion was defeated, with heavy casualties, and in that battle, the White Lotus Sect was bombarded by artillery except for the White Lotus Temple, and a part of it collapsed, Except for the thousands of casualties of the White Lotus Cultists, there were no major losses.

However, Fengyang Mansion has killed fifty or sixty thousand officers and soldiers, and even the prefect of Fengyang Mansion has been defeated because of this defeat, and they have no face saints, and they have all killed themselves, so that in the past hundred years, the development of the White Lotus Sect has become bigger and bigger, and the imperial court has turned a blind eye, as long as the White Lotus Sect does not make a fuss, it will not care about him.

But now it is the emperor's personal expedition, this is the first time in the Ming Dynasty, the White Lotus Sect is also the first time, the Ming army because the emperor personally led the troops to exterminate the White Lotus Sect, the morale is very high, the White Lotus Sect learned that the emperor brought the Shenji Battalion, can only hide in the cave first, there are many caves near the White Lotus Mountain, and it is similar to the air-raid shelter, enough for 100,000 White Lotus disciples to hide in, but also to resist the bombardment of artillery.

Sect Leader Yang's strategy is to let all the disciples of the White Lotus Rudder first hide in the cave of the White Lotus Mountain to dodge the bombardment of the artillery of the Shenji Battalion, and when the artillery bombardment is over, the Ming army will definitely rush up the mountain to do the final extermination action, at this time they will all rush out and take advantage of their unpreparedness to surround the Ming army, so that the Ming army will become a turtle in the urn.

Strategy is strategy, it's easy to think about, and there can be a lot of unimaginable accidents in it.

Three hundred meters away from the White Lotus Mountain, Le Wen rode on the night horse with a flying dragon spear in his hand, and behind him were Taishi Cui Zhi, Dingnan Hou Zheng Liangcai, and Jinyi Wei Right Governor Su Hao.

In front of Le Wen were 5,000 sergeants of the Shenji Battalion, and Lewen first ordered more than 100 artillery members of the Shenji Battalion to set up a formation, and more than 30 Shenji cannons (Hongyi, Shenfei, and Annihilation) were lined up, and he gave an order: "The artillery team of the Shenji Battalion listens to the order, aims at Bailian Mountain, and fires the cannon!" ”

"Your Majesty, obey!"

"Tom ......"

In order to prevent the White Lotus cultists from escaping, Le Wen first ordered 50,000 soldiers to guard the various exits of the White Lotus Mountain, completely surround the White Lotus Mountain, and then ordered the artillery of the Shenji Battalion to bombard the White Lotus Mountain, Le Wen knew that the White Lotus Sect would definitely hide near the White Lotus Mountain, so he bombarded it with the artillery of the Shenji Battalion this time, and it was five hours to bombard, until the shells of the Shenji Battalion cannons were used up, and the bombardment of the White Lotus Mountain was over.

The White Lotus disciples hid in the cave, but they were dressed in light armor, put their weapons aside, ate dry food in one hand, and drank water in the other hand, waiting for the Ming army to rush up.

"Sect Master, why hasn't this Ming army rushed up yet?"

"Yes, is the Ming army not ready to attack the mountain?"

However, after the artillery bombardment of the Shenji Battalion for five hours, there was no more sound of artillery bombardment, and after another five hours, the Ming army did not rush to the White Lotus Mountain at all, which made this group of White Lotus disciples who were ready to wait for the Ming army to rush up, and then they came to a spoonful of stewed White Lotus Sect disciples.

In order to calm the morale of the army, Sect Leader Yang stood up, held a spear in his hand, waved his hand and said: "Quiet, don't worry, everyone, our food can be eaten for half a month, and we are not afraid that the Ming army will not go up the mountain." ”

The master of the White Tiger Hall stroked his beard and said worriedly: "But what if the Ming Army doesn't go up the mountain for half a month, won't we be trapped alive on this white-faced mountain?" ”

Sect Leader Yang exerted his internal strength to suppress these unstable sect masters, "Don't worry, ten days later, if the Ming army does not go up the mountain to attack, then we will rush down the mountain and fight to the death with them, everyone is calm, there is this sect master, and those Ming troops are not the opponents of this sect master." ”

The Qinglong Hall Master was disdainful of Sect Master Yang and said: "Sect Master Yang, you have just ascended to the position as the sect leader, and this Ming Emperor personally led troops to crusade against my White Lotus Helm, did you offend the Ming Emperor, otherwise why would the Ming Emperor personally send troops to conquer my White Lotus." ”

This Qinglong Hall Master was originally dissatisfied with Sect Master Yang, although his martial arts were not as good as Yang Xing, but his qualifications in the White Lotus Sect were the oldest, it was said that the previous Sect Master was dead, he should have him to take over as the White Lotus Sect Master, but with this Yang Xing in front of him, he had always been angry, and now he was surrounded by the Ming Emperor, and he was even more angry.

The master of the Qinglong Hall wanted to attack the Yang sect leader at this time, but his lady, Yu Xueya, had already had a leg with the Yang sect leader, so she hurriedly persuaded her: "Husband, don't worry, originally the master of the Ten Thousand Sects and the concubine were going to control the Ming Emperor together, but the Ming Emperor was strong in martial arts, and he also brought a Western pistol, we didn't expect it, the Ten Thousand Sect Masters were also caught off guard, and they were killed, after the Ming Emperor killed the Ten Thousand Sect Masters in Yangzhou Mansion, he must have already hated my White Lotus, It is not uncommon for him to personally lead troops to conquer my White Lotus Helm, how can this be blamed on Sect Leader Yang. ”

Yu Xueya felt that the emperor could not blame Sect Master Yang for his personal expedition to the White Lotus Sect, but the Master of the Qinglong Hall was not happy, whether this daughter-in-law was from my family or his Yang Xing's family.

(To be continued.) )