Chapter 21: Controlling Tong Guan
This time, the Quanzhen Sect only sent three disciples to the north with Lu Yi, and these three disciples were Qiu Chuji, Ma Yu, and Wang Chuyi. Wang Chongyang wants to sit in the Quanzhen faction, but he can't easily leave the Quanzhen faction.
Originally, there were many disciples of the Quanzhen faction who wanted to go north to resist Liao, but Lu Yi knew that in the battle of Song and Liao, the situation was chaotic, and it was difficult for the Great Song Dynasty to make contributions, and it was useless for the Quanzhen faction to send more disciples, so he only took three disciples to the north.
For the current Quanzhen School, it is the right thing for disciples to work hard to cultivate and gradually increase the foundation of the sect. The three disciples led by Lu Yi are all talented and intelligent, and they are worth cultivating.
Especially Naqiu, among all the disciples of the Quanzhen Sect, not only is martial arts cultivation the first, but also extremely deep in Taoist study. It is not difficult to hone it well, and it is not difficult to inherit the Taoism of the Quanzhen School.
The Quanzhen faction went all the way north, and in the blink of an eye, twenty days had passed, and Xiongzhou was already in sight. Xiongzhou is the city at the junction of the Great Song Dynasty and the Liao State, and it will enter the border of the Great Liao State in the past.
At this time, there were already many martial arts people in Xiongzhou City, and these martial arts people were either martial arts masters who had been famous for a long time, or they were disciples of famous families. As for some idle warriors, they have already infiltrated the territory of Daliao.
Xiongzhou City is a military town, and it plays a role in resisting the invasion of the Great Liao all the year round. At this time, Xiongzhou City was already full of war, and there were neat sergeants everywhere, and it was obvious that the Great Song Dynasty was ready to send troops.
Ten days later, the Zhuge Shenhou of the Shenhou Mansion appeared, invited the various sects and many famous masters to gather, and jointly set a strategy against the Great Liao Martial Arts.
"The news of this war has already spread, and it is impossible to hide it. I'm afraid Da Liao has already made preparations, but it is very difficult for us to act in secret! When the heroes gathered, the pure energy Zen master of Shaolin Temple took the lead in speaking.
"I went deep into Daliao and found that Daliao was under martial law in all directions, and it was indeed difficult to secretly kill local generals!" Hong Qi, the leader of the beggar gang, told what he knew.
"It doesn't matter! Now that the news has come out, we might as well make a bright appointment to fight the Liao State Martial Arts, the focus of this national war is still on the battlefield, if we can defeat the Liao State Martial Arts, the morale of the soldiers will be greatly boosted! Zhuge Shenhou pondered for a moment and said what he thought.
Many martial arts people pondered for a moment, and they all agreed with Zhuge Shenhou's statement. After all, this war is a national war, and although martial arts people can contribute, it is on the battlefield that really determines the outcome of the war. And martial arts people are only relatively strong in their own abilities, and when they reach the battlefield, in the face of thousands of troops, no matter how powerful their personal force is, it will not have much effect.
"The strength of Xiao Wansheng, the national teacher of the Liao Kingdom, is unfathomable, and there are even masters of the Western Regions Demon Sect in the Liao Kingdom, but they can't be careless!" Zhuge Shenhou consulted with everyone and analyzed the many masters of the Liao State one by one. Among them, the most important ones to pay attention to are undoubtedly the people of the Liao State National Teacher and the Western Regions Demon Sect.
Zhuge Shenhou pondered for a moment and said: "Although Xiao Wansheng's martial arts are extremely high, he has not reached the peak, I can stop this person, but the sect leader of the Western Regions Demon Sect, Yang Defeat, is very invincible, there are many masters in the Demon Sect, you must be careful, don't be careless!" ”
"The Demon Sect of the Western Regions has always been hidden in the Liao Kingdom and the Western Xia, this time the Great Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom are a battle between the country, and the Demon Sect will definitely take action. However, this time there are many masters on our side, and if the Western Regions Demon Sect doesn't make a move, if he does, he will definitely come and go! "The head of the Huashan faction has long had a deep grudge against the Western Regions Demon Sect, and he can't wait to kill the Demon Sect.
After everyone's deliberation, the tasks were gradually assigned. Most of the masters of the Central Plains will fight to the death with the masters of the Liao State, hoping to achieve results and boost morale before the start of the war. However, individual masters were assigned to generals at all levels in the army to guard against the assassination of Liao masters.
Originally, the Quanzhen faction was supposed to fight to the death with the masters of the Liao State together with most of the martial arts masters, but at Lu Yi's request, the disciples of the Quanzhen faction were finally sent to protect the generals of the Great Song Dynasty.
This time, the Central Plains martial arts masters gathered, and the masters of the Liao State fought against each other, and there was a high probability that they would win, and there would not be too much danger with many masters in charge. Protecting generals is different, not only do they have to face assassinations by various masters, but they are also a chore, and no one wants to do it at all.
The reason why Lu Yi is like this is naturally because he knows that it is impossible to win the battle of the Great Song Dynasty against Liao this time, so even if there are more martial arts achievements in the Central Plains, it is useless. Now that the Liao State is in turmoil, Lu Yi's many plans must start quickly, and this will fall on the commander of the army.
Brought the disciples of the Quanzhen faction to the army, this time the Great Song Dynasty attacked Liao, the commander was Tong Guan, and the two armies under his command were commanded by Grandmaster Dao and Xin Qingzong respectively. The duty of Lu Yi and the disciples of the Quanzhen Sect was to protect Tong Guan against the assassination of the masters of the Liao State.
As the commander of an army, Tong Guan has a heavy responsibility, and it stands to reason that he should be protected by the Shenhou Mansion, but thanks to Lu Yi's cultivation in the innate realm, coupled with the battle of Shaolin Temple, Lu Yi is now famous in the rivers and lakes, and at Lu Yi's request, the heavy responsibility of protecting Tong Guan falls on Lu Yi.
When they came to the army, Lu Yi and the others did not immediately see Tong Guan. Lu Yi was secretly paying attention to the Great Song sergeant, and at a glance, Lu Yi couldn't help but shake his head secretly. Although the morale of this Great Song sergeant is good, the equipment is too poor, and the training is even more perfunctory, so it is not an elite army at first glance.
"No wonder Tong Guan was defeated this time, it's strange that an army with this kind of combat power can win!" Lu Yi really can't see it, the Great Song Dynasty is a wonder in all dynasties, and even if the civilian officials command the army, they don't have any skills, and they don't know how to train sergeants at all. It's not so much an army as a peasant with weapons.
After waiting for three days, Lu Yi could be regarded as seeing Tong Guan, who was long overdue. Lu Yi took the disciples of the Quanzhen Sect to visit, Tong Guan's attitude was not bad, after all, Lu Yi and others protected Tong Guan, but they didn't take a fancy to Lu Yi and the others, but they just said a few words without being salty, and let Lu Yi and the others retreat.
"Although Tong Guan has no ability, he has won the trust of Huizong and can command the army, but he is not a stupid person!" Through a few words, Lu Yi already has a basic understanding of Tong Guan. This person is not stupid, and he is extremely smart, otherwise he would not be a very good minister, but just looking at the arrangement of Tong Guan in the army, this person has no military talent.
For ten consecutive days, Lu Yi was guarded under Tong Guan's account, and the people in the army had gradually become familiar with the existence of the Quanzhen Sect and others. After Lu Yi showed his martial arts skills, Tong Guan's attitude towards Lu Yi was much better. Tong Guan also has some martial arts people, but none of them have reached the innate realm.
This night, Lu Yi asked the disciples of the Quanzhen Sect to go back to rest first, and he guarded Tong Guan alone. In the army, Tong Guan didn't dare to be too presumptuous, he was studying military strategy every day, and he looked like he was doing a lot, as for whether it was useful or not, I'm afraid only Tong Guan himself knew.
"What's important about Daoist Lu?" Seeing Lu Yi walking into the military tent alone, Tong Guan couldn't help but ask.
"These days, I have watched Tong adults work hard for the country, and their bodies are estimated to be damaged, and many people in my Taoist family have a method of calming the nerves and maintaining health, I don't know if Tong adults want to give it a try?" Lu Yi said comfortably.
"Oh? It turns out that Lu Daochang still has this secret method, give it a try to me, I'm also old, but I can't stand it for a long time in the army! Tong Guan did not doubt that he had him, and quickly agreed.
During this time, the content will inadvertently reveal some means, whether it is to cure diseases and save people, or Taoist painting talismans for disaster relief, Lu Yi has done a full job, plus Taoist mantras often appear between languages. Now in Tong Guan's army, no one knows that Lu Yi is a Taoist master with real skills, so it is natural for Tong Guan to have this attitude.
"Sit down, child!" Lu Yi asked Tong Guan to sit down, and the innate true qi slowly penetrated Tong Guan's whole body, gradually nourishing Tong Guan's already aged body. Tong Guan was nourished by the innate true qi, his demeanor was serene, his body was relaxed, and he couldn't help moaning comfortably.
At this moment, Lu Yi's eyes flashed with a divine light, Tong Guanzhi felt that his mind fell into a chaotic place, and a voice kept sounding in his mind, Tong Guan's eyes gradually fell into a dull and slowly fell into a deep sleep.
The innate true qi slowly retracted, and Lu Yi wiped the sweat on his forehead, obviously Lu Yi consumed a lot just now. Lu Yi naturally did not spend effort recuperating Tong Guan, but used this as an excuse to perform a technique called "Soul Capture".
This exercise is still Lu Yi learned from the "Nine Yin True Scripture", this skill is extremely rare, it is an exercise that affects the minds of others, Lu Yi carefully studied this skill after getting it, and with the power of his own bloodline, so that the power of this skill can be improved, and it has the effect of controlling the minds of others, but the limit of this skill is also great.
First of all, the caster's own cultivation must be deep enough, and the caster needs to be defenseless again, and he needs to cast this spell for a long time to gradually control a person's mind. And with Lu Yi's current ability, he can only control one person at most when he uses this skill, and no matter how much he loses, he will be unable to continue because of too much mental loss.
Lu Yi's previous arrangements were to win Tong Guan's trust and make him relax his vigilance, so that he could control Tong Guan unknowingly. Finding an opportunity this time, Lu Yi used the method of seizing the soul in one fell swoop, and initially controlled Tong Guan's mind.
In the following days, Lu Yi successively used the method of soul snatching, and gradually controlled Tong Guan's mind. During this period, not to mention others, even Tong Guan himself, did not notice anything unusual. Tong Guan also praised Lu Yi in front of people, saying that every time he was recuperated by Lu Yi, he would be more energetic the next day.
Half a month later, after Lu Yi cast his soul dementorship for the last time, Tong Guan did not fall asleep again. I saw that Tong Guan knelt down on one knee in front of Lu Yi, his expression was undoubtedly like that of ordinary people, and he said respectfully: "Master! ”
"You stay as you always are, and don't reveal our relationship!" Lu Yi smiled, he worked hard for half a month, and now he finally succeeded.
"Yes! Master! Tong Guan's appearance is no different from before, but under the influence of the dementor, he is obedient to Lu Yiyan, and he will not have half of his disobedience.