Chapter 038: Where There Is a Father, There Must Be a Son (Part I)
Will Xiangyang fall?
There is no clear result for this question, but the answer to the matter is already in the hearts of those who have a heart.
It's just that such a situation is no longer something that one person can stop. Even if Yue Yuan stayed here completely, if he wanted to reverse this situation, not to mention the calculation and struggle involved, even if he borrowed future knowledge, it was still extremely difficult to change the situation.
Because everyone has their own minds and desires, not everyone will listen to you.
Besides, the current situation is very different from the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty.
At the beginning, it was just Yang Guang who broke things down and became the enemy of the family and the people. It is important to know that in ancient times, public opinion was mostly in the hands of the families. Even if the Central Plains is a mess of porridge, there are four major valve families there, as well as Li Mi and others.
Even if there is a Turkic tiger eyeing the outside, Goguryeo wants to fish in troubled waters, and Tubo also wants to take a bite, but the situation is still not as serious as it is now.
Because at the end of the Sui Dynasty, you can use tactics to provoke and play to expand the scope, but compared to the current situation, at the moment, it is the black clouds that want to destroy the city, and Mongolia has formed a crushing trend of Mount Tai against the Southern Song Dynasty.
Power!
Army!
Popularity!
Everything is above the Southern Song Dynasty.
And what about the Southern Song Dynasty?
The national strength is weak, even if it is rich and rich, but when these things cannot be transformed into combat effectiveness, it is completely a mountain of gold in front of others, and it is almost desirable. With the previous emperor paying tribute to the two countries of Jin and Liao as gifts, how can such a move not attract attention?
Army......
Not to mention, although the equipment is excellent, but you must know that the tiger with a group of sheep will have the combat effectiveness of a tiger, but by the sheep with a group of tigers who are tied, it is purely to send tiger skin and tiger bones and other nutrients.
Not to mention that people also slandered their best generals to death, making Yue Wumu end up with hatred. Otherwise, where is the matter of the Mongols now?
Even the army is very good. Having lost the Hetao and other places for raising horses, the Southern Song Dynasty could only use infantry and equipment to counterbalance, and in the battle of the flatland, it could only become the target of the Mongols' massacre. Although the small battles are constantly won, they are defeated one after the other in the big wars.
In many cases, a pig-like teammate is definitely more terrifying than a god-like opponent.
As for the human heart......
Since ancient times, the human heart has been the most unpredictable thing in the world.
Heroes and heroes are everywhere, and this is true in the rivers and lakes.
Guo Jing and his wife can be called the real heroes in the rivers and lakes who serve the country and the people.
But many people are too far away, if it weren't for the people around Xiangyang. Many other people are afraid that they still don't understand the importance of things, and even so, some people don't care, and live with their backs to the loess facing the sky, that's the most important thing.
Country?
What is that? Can I be full?
For a long time, the people who rebelled in the world did not have food and were hungry, while the half-full people generally did not rebel, they were working hard for food and clothing. So as long as they don't provoke themselves, they are very kind and easy to manage.
The so-called Battle of Xiangyang. It's too far away, and for them, it's an after-dinner chatter.
And the people in the court are changeable in their hearts and are chasing for interests and rights. There may be a lot of people who serve the country and the people. But there are more corrupt officials. It can be said that in the eyes of many people, even the current emperor, I am afraid that they all have one thought. That's to kill you.
I think that Jin, Liao, and Western Xia were boiled to death like this.
Of course, there are also people who are thinking of being a leading party, or do they want to rely on their own ability to ensure the prosperity of their families, and fight for their family property and life to resist Mongolia? That's what idiots do. It's just that none of these people expected it. They will be approaching the most murderous empire since the beginning of the world.
In the face of this kind of snowballing empire, even if Yue Yuan is extremely martial arts and has the knowledge of the future, it is not possible to reverse the situation in a short period of time, I am afraid that it will take decades to completely reverse the situation.
If Yue Yuan had made up his mind when he first entered the Condor, then there would have been a turnaround, but now......
However, Yue Yuan and Guo Xiang were reluctant to mention this heavy question. The little monk Zhang Junbao didn't quite understand, and the little girl could completely ignore her opinion.
In addition, Yue Yuan received an extremely important message.
This news came from the hands of the beggar gang disciples.
The task left with the help of Guo Xiang at the beginning finally gained at this moment.
"Found the trail of the boy?"
Guo Xiang's eyes widened, looking at the beggar with three cloth bags in front of him, and asked with a surprised face.
"Yes!"
Nodding, the middle-aged beggar replied very seriously.
"Where?"
Miss Guo Er glanced back at the eldest brother whose ears were about to stand up, and knew that he was not easy to speak, so she asked directly.
"Western Regions!"
Finally, the beggar gave the answer.
“!!!”
Yue Yuan, who was standing on the side without saying a word, had a bright eye, and then heard the other party say: "But after that young man stepped into the desert to the west, he disappeared again!" ”
Desert?
Yue Yuan was stunned when he heard this, and a worry immediately rose in his heart.
What is the situation in the desert, people who are not familiar with it may not know the road, but Yue Yuan knows the place of the road, if there is no complete preparation, even if the martial arts are strong, they may be buried in the yellow sand. Why did he send the eagle to the Western Desert?
The current Chuanying is just a teenager who is a few months younger than Guo Xiang, and his geographical experience in rivers and lakes is needless to say.
If he stepped into it rashly, as soon as he thought of the consequences, Yue Yuan felt that his scalp was tingling.
It's just that at this time, in front of outsiders, Yue Yuan still showed his peerless master's temperament, and Zhang Junbao and the beggar disciples didn't know it. Only the little girl in Yue Yuan's arms seemed to feel something, her little hand stretched out and began to gently caress the slightly stiff brow, and at the same time, her little mouth opened and blew, just like blowing after being scalded by boiling water.
In addition, only Guo Xiang, who understood the relationship between Chuanying and his eldest brother, faintly felt Yue Yuan's inner worry.
After waving her hand to signal the beggars to go down, she turned her head, and Miss Guo Er saw the worry in Yue Yuan's eyes that couldn't help but show up.
If it weren't for the fact that there were other people in front of you right now. I'm afraid that Yue Yuan is already self-reliant.
"Big brother!"
"Let's go to the Western Regions!"
Seeing this, the empathetic Miss Guo Er knew that the direction in which she and the others were going next was there, and she immediately settled down.
This opinion Yue Yuan will not deny, and the little monk Zhang Junbao's opinion Yue Yuan and Miss Guo Er will not care, and the little monk is quite drifting at this time, and under the flickering of Yue Yuan and Guo Xiang for a while, he defected to the Shaolin Temple and had nowhere to go, so he had to follow.
Little girl, continue to ignore.
This time, the journey was no longer the slow donkey, but the horse. Where does the money come from? Naturally, it is Yue Yuan's skillful and empty-handed stunt. Stealing things is naturally not a trivial matter. As soon as it was shot, it was a shocking case in the eyes of the local government.
Just when Yue Yuan and his party were heading to the Western Regions......
Meantime.
Western regions.
A small town.
Camel bells echo.
In this place that has been conquered by the Mongols, it was during this time that a group of people in strange costumes appeared.
Dressed in peculiar white clothes with a strong flavor of the Western Regions, it is not surprising that it appears here, after all, there are not many Han people who stay here, but people who originally existed in the Western Regions. The Han people here, on the contrary, have a relatively low status.
The other religious groups that themselves exist here have suffered extremely heavy losses under the crushing of the Mongol army. As a result, the power of religion has gradually become a lot blank.
This is the time when other sects are most likely to enter.
A dome-shaped building.
It is one of the strongholds of Islam here, the Great Mosque, where the congregation worships Allah.
It's just that there are too many cultists missing here at this moment, and the only remaining cultists have also been slaughtered at this moment.
in the room.
The evil light of the scimitar flashed. Every time I carried it, I brought up a piece of blood.
The smooth walls were soon splattered with blood, and they were everywhere.
In the main hall, a master of Islam was besieged by several white figures. The sound of swords clashing continued.
"You demons!"
The sword slashed over the shoulder. Immediately, the clothes were torn, and blood was dripping. Returning to the sword to repel the comers, the bearded middle-aged man looked at the men and women in front of him who had faintly surrounded him with pain and hatred. With a hideous face, he scolded: "You will be beaten to hell by Allah......"
Before the words fell, I saw that one of the people's robes was flying, and a string of iron chains came out of his hand, directly wrapping the middle-aged man's arm. Not only that, but the other person standing behind also shot at the same time, and the chain was thrown, and suddenly the middle-aged man was in the chain array.
"It's!"
Looking up at the iron chains, the stunned man looked back again and saw several knife lights flashing in front of him, and suddenly with the pull of the iron column, the sound of tearing rags sounded, blood splashed everywhere, and the whole person was torn apart, and the corpse fell to the ground.
"Mission accomplished!"
Slowly put on the hood, the white handkerchief in his hand wiped the blood stains on a scimitar, and the first man nodded and said with satisfaction: "The irrelevant people here have been dealt with, and it should be enough as the vanguard of my sect to return to the Central Plains!" ”
"Twice!"
"We were all driven out of the Central Plains alive!"
"Right now, the wind that drags Mongolia is now the time for my sect to return to the Central Plains!"
"Prepare well and wait for the Sect Master to arrive!"
With that, the man's gaze under the hood fell on the bright sunlight outside, tilted his head, and after saying 'Alice', the man walked out of the door with the others.
And on the side.
It was a young girl in a white robe, also covered by a hood, holding a torch, looking up, and smiling softly, the blazing torch was thrown directly on the expensive blanket, and with the fire that had been prepared for a long time, the fire immediately spread.
In a short time, the mosque was enveloped in raging fire and burned through.
In the white-clothed hunting, the fire behind him was like the holy flame shining brightly.
Mingjiao, which was forced to go west twice in a row because of its participation in the competition for the world, finally officially announced its return. (To be continued......)