Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Moon is Dark and the Wind is High
The moon is dark and the wind is high at night, when people are killed and set on fire.
At midnight, outside the seventeen houses, figures swayed, but they were silent.
Generally speaking, when attacking in the middle of the night, the first attack is unprepared. Suddenly killed in his sleep, disheveled, and the blade was not there, which can get twice the result with half the effort.
But today is different, and choosing this time is precisely the moment when Mingjiao's ability to fight back is the strongest.
The fire worship ceremony is a very important daily religious activity of Mingjiao. If possible, daily prayer as a family unit is required.
The environment here in Xingqing Mansion is relatively dangerous, and it is in the front of the conflict between Mingjiao and the Central Plains Martial Arts, so everything can only be simplified. Not only was it changed to once every three days, but in order to avoid detection, personnel were concentrated in a few locations and carried out in groups.
In this way, these locations are relatively private, and the surrounding area is relatively safe, so you don't have to worry about being discovered by people with good deeds. Second, the personnel are concentrated, and once something really happens, they also have the ability to resist.
More importantly, the more difficult the environment is, the more religious beliefs are needed to stabilize the morale of the military. Only by huddling together for warmth can we strengthen the courage to continue the struggle.
Shen Jiangxia was dressed in a wide robe, and while bowing his head to a ball of flames and meditating silently, his mind was racing. For some reason, my heart has been covered with dark clouds today, and I have a sense of foreboding.
As a top-notch master, with the cultivation of divine consciousness, there will be a closer and closer connection with this world. Although you can't predict good and bad things like a god like Duoduo, you will have a so-called sixth sense omen for major events.
But it was too vague for him to be sure whether it was directed at him or against Mingjiao.
I have the intention to suspend today's fire worship ceremony, but unfortunately, this fixed ritual does not mean that it can be stopped, and it is impossible to convince others with a little premonition that there is no beginning or end. Of course, he can force it to stop by power, but that will not only greatly weaken his prestige, but more importantly, it will seriously damage the morale of the military.
Therefore, when all personnel participate in the ceremony, they can only be ordered to be ready for battle and keep their blades on their bodies.
Poop!
With the sound of a bell, the battle began silently. Both sides are experienced fighters fighting on the front line, they don't talk nonsense about each other, and the first time they see each other, they are ruthless.
As for the bell, it was a complete accident.
The extermination of Mingjiao Shaolin is a great effort, the conflict of beliefs is irreconcilable, unlike ordinary Jianghu sects that only lose their interests, Shaolin loses believers. This is no less than the same as digging the ancestral grave.
After Mingjiao fled to the Western Regions, Shaolin gathered a large number of people to chase and kill like chicken blood.
The Western Regions has always been Kunlun's inherent territory, but for such a legitimate reason to hunt down and kill the Jianghu cult, do you Kunlun dare to stop it? Are you associated with a cult? Has it also become a cult?
As for whether to return or not after entering, when to return and how to return. Then we have to discuss it slowly, isn't this how the territory is slowly accumulated?
If it weren't for the fact that a large number of Shaolin masters were dragged by Mingjiao, causing the temple to be empty, how could there be more than a dozen people in Zhanbao Jialana stirring up wind and rain in Shaolin.
Just now, according to the scheduled time, a team of Shaolin monks touched into a small mansion. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the courtyard, a faint sword light smeared the neck of the last person in the team.
The Shaolin team is also experienced, and the leader and the queen are the strongest.
The man at the back of the hall sensed something was wrong, and wasted no time trying to discern where the enemy was coming from, nor did he try to block it. A hint of gold rose on the skin, and at the same time, a bell-shaped energy covered the whole body.
The first time to transport Dacheng's body refining and defense exercises, to take this one. This is many years of experience in fighting with Mingjiao, whose knife is a thin scimitar, extremely fast, and has a strange shot. If you waste time to distinguish, the moment you see it, I'm afraid it's already on the edge of the knife.
When a bell rings, the golden bell jar not only has a strong defense, but also incorporates the technique of a lion's roar to cause a sonic counterattack. The disciple of the Ming Sect suddenly rang in his ears and unconsciously paused. At this moment, he lost the opportunity to shoot again.
A jet-black ebony stick smashed into his chest, and with great force, he stabbed his heart with a flat-headed wooden stick.
It's a pity that the purpose of the Ming Sect's disciples to give early warning has also been achieved. The disciples of the Ming Sect who are fighting on the front line are all old rivers and lakes who have been born and died over the years, and a little wind and grass is enough to make them vigilant. Not to mention such a melodious bell.
So a surprise attack turned into a scuffle in the courtyard.
At the same time, seventeen places, large and small, but all extremely hidden, battles began almost simultaneously.
These mouse-like Mingjiao disciples usually break into pieces and fight guerrilla warfare with these martial arts people, which makes the original martial arts people in this group irritable. There are small losses every day, although they are not there, but the sand is a tower, and they can't stand it for a long time, not to mention that it is a great blow to morale. It's all for the sake of profit, and no one wants to play with their lives.
Therefore, when we get the news today, even if we know that the time is right to attack and the resistance will be great, we must concentrate our superior forces and complete the battle.
But as soon as they handed it over, the leading Tiance general and the Shaolin monk scolded in their hearts.
The source is naturally Wang Qing, Wang Qing, the actor on the body, pretending to be a student from Henan Mansion, relying on the authentic hometown dialect and Kunlun's professional fake identity certificate, his identity did not arouse any suspicion.
But how to make people believe in their own information is difficult for Wang Qing.
Think about it, a student who doesn't know runs to the National Security Bureau and claims to have discovered a spy gathering place of US imperialism, and even the personnel situation is clear. What do you make Guoan think, this is either a madman or a trap. Definitely don't say a word, control the students first.
Fortunately, it has to be said that since ancient times, except for a few periods, China has maintained a certain respect for scholars. His reverence for erudition and book knowledge gave Wang Qing a glimmer of opportunity.
Wang Qing seriously thought about the information at hand and found a good entry point.
Flame.
Since it's called a holy fire, you can't just light a pile of firewood. The more religious it is, the more it pays attention to a sense of ritual.
The sacred flame of Mingjiao not only has strict ritual regulations, but also strict regulations on containers, fuel, ignition materials, etc.
This was certainly good in the heyday of Mingjiao, and solemn ceremonies could make it easier for the congregation to enter that atmosphere. But in this difficult environment, it's really a bit embarrassing.
This is one of the reasons why the congregation here prays together. One of the important fuels, Greek fire, is actually simply filtered oil that is not readily available. It can only be used intensively and in small amounts.
Wang Qing held Shen Jiangxia's work notes, and naturally knew the purchase channels of Xingqing Mansion Mingjiao.
With the idea of picking thorns, focusing on monitoring a few merchants in the Western Regions, it is naturally not difficult to find flaws. Then take this as a starting point, follow the vine to touch the melon, and forcibly talk roundly, and it is naturally not difficult to find seventeen more conspicuous strongholds.
However, Wang Qing also had a more mindful eye, and only informed the stronghold, and was vague about the personnel situation of the stronghold.
On the one hand, this is to make the intelligence more credible, otherwise you can figure out the situation of the personnel just by observing it from the outside, which is too mysterious. On the other hand, what Wang Qing needed was not a clean and clean war of annihilation. What he wants is to lose both, and the yellow finch is behind.
So as soon as it was handed over, Tiance Shaolin found that the resistance was unexpectedly great. Hell, how could Xingqing Mansion hide so many Ming Sects. Usually we are really exterminating the Ming Sect?
In fact, this number of people was also a bit unexpected by Wang Qing.
There were a total of eighty-seven strongholds of the Ming Sect, and Wang Qing picked seventeen of them that were larger and stronger, including the one where Shen Jiangxia was located.
Unexpectedly, Shen Jiangxia had a bad premonition, and out of safety, he also gathered some of the people from the small gathering points to the big gathering points, so that he could take care of them.
The intensity of the battle climbed to the highest at the beginning, but fortunately, it was still under control, and there was no one-sided fall.
Wang Qing squatted on a big tree hundreds of meters away, put up a pergola with his hands, and watched the play with great interest. The strengthened eyesight allows him to watch the play safely from a distance. ()
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