55. Pre-war preparations
After leaving the Li Ji grocery store, Xu Zhiwei and I walked silently in Gyeongju City, and when we arrived at a sparsely populated place, Zhiwei looked at me with questioning eyes, I shrugged my shoulders and said, "Zhiwei wants to ask Mo Chenyuan what he said?" If I tell you that he wants to teach me the Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Dafa, will Fairy Xu be surprised? ”
Xu Zhi said calmly: "No, then did the son accept it?" ”
I shook my head and sighed, "No." ”
Xu Zhi stopped slightly, stared at me seriously, and said, "Fortunately, Gongzi didn't accept it, otherwise I'm afraid I would fall into a dangerous situation from which I will never recover." Are you kind enough to teach you martial arts when Mo Chenyuan? If my guess is correct, this Mo Chenyuan is the one who takes away and is reborn, but if the Dao Heart Demon wants to take away, he needs a suitable Ding Furnace, just like shoes that need to fit to be able to wear them. And the most suitable Ding Furnace is a person with outstanding talent and cultivation of Dao Heart Cultivation Demons! ”
My heart was shocked, and I sighed and said, "Murong did have vague concerns about this, so he refused, otherwise I would have seen the battle between the righteous and the demon relatively lightly." ”
Xu Zhiwei continued to walk forward, saying as she walked: "I know, in fact, even I am not very keen on fighting with people, but it's a pity that the tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, sometimes even if you want to stop, the demon gate will not agree, just like the night attack on Gyeongju City and the robbery of military rations, the word battle is always inseparable in the red dust." ”
I nodded and said, "That's true, so the Demon Punishment Order has to continue, but I plan to start with the two diehards of Mending Heaven Pavilion and Mingjiao first, and not expand the scope for the time being, what does Zhiwei think?" ”
Xu Zhiwei said: "This is no better, killing too many people will hurt the heavens and the peace, and the son has time to study the Buddhist scriptures diligently to dispel the murderous spirit." ”
I smiled and said, "I also need a Cihang Jingzhai descendant like Fairy Zhiwei, who is proficient in Buddhist classics, to accompany me from time to time and teach the true transmission of Buddhism, so that Murong can make progress." ”
Xu Zhi's face was slightly red, and she walked forward silently and stopped talking.
After sending Xu Zhiwei back, I was abducted to the wounded barracks of the National Protector Army, and although I received emergency treatment, there were still many wounded who needed follow-up treatment. The Protectors are the best of the best in the forbidden army, and even so, I see that there are still many soldiers who are missing arms and legs moaning in pain in their dreams. My heart is heavy, this is just the beginning of the preliminary battle, so many soldiers have been wounded and killed, if the two countries have a full-scale war, then how many people will die?
It's just that there are still a lot of things to deal with at the moment, and now that the military rations have been robbed, the grain and grass in Gyeongju City plus some of the surplus grain for sale contributed by the Heavenly Lotus Sect can only last for half a month at most, if we can't defeat the Western Xia army on the opposite side as soon as possible, we will all be in trouble, at least the result of the first battle of my army will become a roll and run away. I don't want the history books and genealogical records in the future: On a certain day, a certain month, Murong Fu led the Protector Army to meet the invasion of Western Xia, was defeated, and fled.
So he came to the tent of the commander of the Protector Army, summoned Zong Ze, Zhou Tong and others, and specially invited Li Qian, the sect leader of the Tianlian Sect, to be present. I asked Lin Chong to spread out the map of Qingzhou City, pointed to the place marked with the Western Xia army, and said: "Now that our army food has been robbed, I am afraid that it will not be replenished in a short time, and the two armies are fighting, and the military expenditure is quite high, so I intend to fight quickly, what is the best plan for you?" ”
Zong Ze glanced at Li Qian, a little strange, this stranger was involved in the important affairs of the military aircraft, and stepped forward and said: "Marshal, the current enemy is strong and I am weak, we should stick to it and wait for help, as long as we send spies to the surrounding areas to ask for help, the siege of Gyeongju should be solved within half a month." ”
I shook my head, looked at Li Qian, and said, "I plan to lead the team to storm the Western Xia camp, what good strategies does Li Yuanwai have to help?" ”
After all, Li Qian's external identity is still the master of Li Ji, and he has an identity and status, but he said: "There are only more than 3,000 people under the Protector Army, and even if you add the original city defenders, there are no more than 10,000, and although the Western Xia army has suffered setbacks in the early stage, there are still 100,000 people, and each bow and horse are skillful. Assault is just death. ”
I sneered slightly: "I have made up my mind, tomorrow I will attack, all the disciples of Li Ji will be assigned to the death camp and rush to the front, if there are people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, they will be directly killed by the Protector Army behind!" In this battle, if Li Ji can't provide enough help, then there will be no need for Li Ji to exist from now on. ”
The people in the account were surprised how could I suddenly be so ruthless, after all, Li Ji shop is a famous shop in the country, and it has contacts with the imperial court all the year round, and has made friends with many ministers, this kind of person can usually only be a friend and not an enemy. Only Li Qian trembled with anger and said, "You, you, you, you are simply too deceitful!" ”
I suddenly stepped forward and grabbed his shirt with one hand and said angrily, "Blame me for going too far? Why don't you count the sins of sneak attacks on my Protectorate? How many of my protectors have died because of your betrayal? It's not enough to pay for your whole family's life! Don't talk nonsense, instead of being greedy for life and afraid of death, let's think about any way to deal with tomorrow's Western Xia War? ”
Li Qian suddenly felt a burst of fear, the person in front of him was not something he could be an enemy with, and after a while, he said slowly: "I am not very familiar with military affairs, Li Ji still has a lot of gunpowder, poison and bow and crossbow weapons, maybe it can help one or two, Li Ji is not all people who practice martial arts, please see that the marshal is merciful in the martial arts line, and follow him to the death camp to charge into battle." ”
I nodded and said, "This is the descendant of Li Shimin, the Great Tang Heavenly Khan!" Li Yuanwai will stay in the army today and don't go home, and the corresponding materials and personnel will be sent to the barracks to notify them, so you can go down and make arrangements. ”
"Yes! By the way, let me insert a sentence below, the little ancestor is Li Jiancheng, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and has nothing to do with Li Shimin! After Li Qian finished speaking, he bowed and staggered away.
I looked at the people in the field and said calmly: "In the early morning of tomorrow, the Protector Army and the defenders of Gyeongju City will gather up and down, watch my signal, once it is issued, including the gang husband and groom, the whole army will attack and break the Western Xia army!" ”
"Yes!" The people in the tent went out to make arrangements with a heavy heart, so I left Zhou Donglin Chong, told them some precautions, and then went to Gyeongju Mansion.
"Is there another war?" Yu Yan greeted her and said worriedly.
"Well, try to deal with these barbarians who dare to invade the Song Dynasty as soon as possible." I said calmly.
Mei Jian on the side handed over a swarthy dress and said: "Lord Honor, I waited until I knew that the Lord would go to the battlefield, and I was anxious, and the Lord did not let us go to the battlefield to protect and kill the enemy, so we searched around for silk, black iron thread and rhinoceros skin, and asked the palace needle god Fu Minyi to rush to make it overnight, and finally made the first set of silkworm armor in the near future, please be sure to wear it when the Lord goes to the battlefield." ”
I held the light gray silkworm armor in my hand, the stitches are fine, soft and comfortable, no matter how the defense power is, at least it looks very good, Lan Jian smiled: "Don't look at this armor as soft and ordinary, in fact, the toughness is very strong, and it is difficult to destroy the armor with a knife and a strong bow and crossbow." Yu Yan and Qinglu on the side stood aside and listened with joy.
Qinglu clapped his hands and said: "Great, if it is really a strong general, there are no weak soldiers under him, and the senior brother's disciples are full of talents, and the great cause can be expected." ”
I smiled slightly: "Mei Jianlan Sword, you tell Fu Minyi of the Yangtian Department for me, just say that I like this dress very much, and I have worked hard for her." The four maids of Meilan Zhuju looked at each other and laughed when they heard it, and they should be in unison.
I clapped my hands and said, "There will be a big battle tomorrow, you should stay in the house and don't go out, sit and wait for my good news, I will go to the barracks to rest in the evening, and I won't come back, everyone should rest." ”
Half a moment, this is the most difficult time for ordinary people, and the Xixia camp is also quiet, even if it is a well-guarded military camp, it is inevitable that there will be some defensive loopholes, I am wearing an all-black night clothes, like a ghost silently sneaking towards the Chinese army camp. At this time, my immortal essence true qi circulated up and down the whole body, and gradually generated a layer of invisible body protection true qi outside the body, and the whole person seemed to be integrated into the void, I felt that if my innate realm went further, I would be able to swagger in from the gate, and the guards would not be able to find me, because this is an innate realm that is almost integrated with all things, and it is easy to be ignored as long as there is a intention to cover it up.
The tent of the camp in Western Xia is usually near the granary in the back, and I have been in the Yipintang of Western Xia for a period of time as Li Yanzong, so I am familiar with the vicinity of the tent. Assassinating the marshal of a country is a high-risk job, and if it weren't for the recent incidents and the help of the Demon Gate, I wouldn't have easily robbed the assassin of his job. But since I want to do it well, I silently approached the Shuai tent, closed my eyes and secretly ran the longevity recipe with all my might, sensing the breath in the tent, since I practiced the longevity formula, I feel more and more that the benefits of the innate exercises come, in addition to being easy to resonate with heaven and earth to improve my own realm, my own spiritual sense is also becoming more and more clear and sensitive, for example, I now automatically appear in my mind the posture and form of the people in the tent, Liang Qiqi is not in it, but I found an acquaintance - Da Liao master Yelu Zangming! At this time, he breathed long, half-asleep, and I believed that any wind and grass would usher in his stormy attack.
Traps, traps again! Fortunately, the concealment effect of the elixir of longevity was good, and I did not touch the people in the handsome tent. In my heart, I have to admire the cautiousness of the disciples of the Demon Sect, probably because of this cautious style, which allowed them to develop and grow under the pursuit of the court that everyone shouted at. However, it was not my way to go home empty-handed, and I had to take the risk of continuing to wander and search through thousands of tents, hoping to find the cunning fox Liang before dawn.