Chapter 20 - War in the World
Listening to the old man's resolute voice like a shout, the black-clothed man at the head and the brothers behind him couldn't help but have a seemingly faint but extremely yearning expression on their faces. They couldn't help but be infected by the old man's spirit, and the man in black who was the leader with a red ribbon on his head and two sharp silver short blades in his hands couldn't help but whisper to the brothers behind him: "Brothers, We have been dormant for nearly a year, just for such a day, today's opportunity is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, as long as we control the four gates in the south, south, and northwest of Ruocheng, we will be invincible, and we only need to control these four gates, and we can also use the troop transfer talisman to pretend to mobilize the 50,000 elite troops stationed outside the city," this man in black with a turban tied on his head during his hibernation, he had more or less heard a lot of accumulated things from the old man. Now it can be regarded as a relatively keen eye. He also recognized what was happening now for the first time, and this was also the best chance for their Ming clan.
The old man standing in front of the more than 100 black-clothed people was none other than the only remaining member of the Ming clan who pretended to be Chen Jie to control the most important military power in Ruocheng last time, and this old man was the existence of the Ming clan second only to the last Ming patriarch. This old man was respectfully called "Elder Bei", and even among the Ming clan, he was even called "Zun Father". Not only because this old man is highly respected and famous, but also because he is the Northern Elder among the four elders of the Ming clan. Moreover, when the previous generation of Qi emperors, that is, Xuan Lejun's father, ruled Qi decades ago, the patriarch of the Ming clan was mistakenly killed because of slander. Most of the Ming tribesmen were executed along with the patriarch, and their heads were in different places. The surviving Ming people are actually less than one-seventh of the original Ming population, only more than 100,000 people.
Ten years ago, He Yu, an important member of the Ming clan and a relative of the patriarch of the Ming clan, established the Mingyue Heavenly Kingdom in the name of Jiang Yuexue, the holy daughter of the Ming clan, and called on the Ming people living in seclusion to revolt against the Qi country and avenge the former clansmen. At that time, this Northern Elder did not choose to participate in the "Bright Moon Heavenly Kingdom" of He Yu's uprising, not only because he had an excellent relationship with Jiang Yuexue, Jiang Yuexue was framed by He Yu and fell into the well, resulting in life and death still unknown. This made this Northern Elder look down on He Yu very much, and besides, this Northern Elder himself was one of the best among the Ming Clan, and even an existence above 10,000 people under one person. How could he surrender to a short-sighted and self-righteous man who was of improper blood, who was only a relative of the patriarch of the Ming clan?
Moreover, this Northern Elder not only categorically rejected the envoy who He Yu came to persuade him, he even secretly reported this matter to Xuan Lejun through the eyeliner in the Xuancheng King Palace that he had in his hands. As a result, He Yu was instantly defeated, and he absconded with more than 100 followers. The Ming people fell into turmoil again, and tens of thousands of Ming people who followed He Yu's uprising were all slaughtered.
Even though this Northern Elder had heard someone say that Xuan Lejun himself had no intention of killing all the nearly 50,000 Ming clansmen, it was only that Prime Minister Li Dan had persuaded Xuan Lejun back then. In fact, their hearts are very clear, even as clear as a clear mirror, the Ming people did not have any crimes, everything was actually because the first emperor listened to slander and mistakenly killed these originally loyal Ming people. However, even if Xuan Lejun and Li Dan knew about this matter, they also had the intention to rehabilitate the Ming clan, but all this was a foregone conclusion, could they still say that the first emperor was not it? In desperation, Xuan Lejun and Prime Minister Li Dan could only choose to slaughter these tens of thousands of Ming clansmen to death in desperation. They think that even though the Ming people hate their royal family of Qi and everything in Qi country. However, the leader of the Ming clan has died, the clansmen have almost been slaughtered, and the Ming clan seems to have completely disappeared from the Demon Spirit Continent, and everything is left to future generations to comment.
However, what Xuan Lejun and Li Dan didn't expect was that although they had already resolved the Bright Moon Heavenly Kingdom Rebellion that He Yu had strongly appeared, the upcoming turmoil now might even be more terrifying to them than the Bright Moon Heavenly Kingdom back then. Especially now, Xuan Lejun went to the feudal country alone and still doesn't know his whereabouts, and Li Dan, the prime minister of Qi State, is in charge of the government and has no intention of paying too much attention to such things. As a result, the northern elder of the Ming tribe who lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests quietly lurked out again and gathered the last Ming people who lived in seclusion in various places. A Jianghu force called "Jing Qiu" was established. Specially spread all kinds of rumors among the Qi State and framed the ministers of the dynasty. And this force is the hidden force that Feng Yuchong, Gao Hanyue and Feng Shanshan had heard about two years ago, but they haven't found too many clues.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of Xuan Lejun's westward journey to find his concubine Yun and Guifei Xia Yun not controlling the government in Qi State, and Qi State was governed by Prime Minister Li Dan, this wise Northern Elder infiltrated Ruocheng alone, and through the dispatch of his dead soldiers and heavy bribes, coupled with the opportunity of Chen Jie and his army being negligent in taking precautions, he successfully replaced the 10,000 troops that Chen Jie had cut down to guard Ruocheng within half a year, and almost all of these 10,000 troops became the army controlled by the Ming people. Then, this Northern Elder took matters into his own hands, sneaking into Chen Jie's mansion through more than 100 dead soldiers who had already entered Ruocheng, and unknowingly put Chen Jie under house arrest. At the same time, this Northern Elder was not in a hurry to control the other forces in Ruocheng. Instead, he slowly controlled these forces through means. It was only now that this Northern Elder found such an opportunity based on the "Wonton Red Moon", preparing to mobilize the army he had already prepared and these hundreds of black-clothed killers to control Ruocheng, and then march into Jincheng and directly attack Xuancheng, the capital of Qi State, this is the last chance for this Northern Elder.
By mobilizing the remaining members of the Ming clan in various places, the Ming clan people who are now gathered around this northern elder have already numbered, even reaching nearly 20,000 people. Elder North placed the nearly 20,000 Ming clansmen gathered under his command into the army under his control. Now, during this period of time, Elder North has completely controlled the 10,000 troops led by Chen Jie in Ruocheng. Of course, this Northern Elder did not forget to send his right-hand man to bring the troop transfer talisman he received from Chen Jie. Today, the 50,000 elite Qi troops stationed outside the city were mobilized, and these more than 100 black-clothed people were the right-hand men of Elder Bei today. Elder North is about to send them to seize the power of these 50,000 troops. This is also the most important part of their operation this time.
In the past two days, more than 10,000 Ming clansmen who have not yet gathered in Ruocheng are still living in seclusion in various places on the Demon Spirit Continent, and they have also received an order from this Northern Elder recently. Most of the remaining Ming people are members of the "Jing Qiu". The reason why Elder North didn't let these members of the "Jing Qiu" come to Ruocheng was that he also hoped that these members could continue to collect some news from all over the Qi country, so that they, who were in danger and were in the dangerous area of Ruocheng, could provide them with the most correct news as soon as possible. So that they will not be annihilated by the crazy counterattack of the Qi State in an instant.
The sky with the red moon gradually rose like a clear moon, and the sky was already the brightest red. At night, the 50,000 elite troops of the Qi State who were urgently mobilized outside Ruocheng City came to the bottom of Ruocheng Tower with a trace of doubt in their hearts. Waiting for them was the Northern Elder of the Ming Clan, who once again put on the beautifully made Chen Jie human skin mask.
This Northern Elder has been pretending to be Chen Jie for nearly half a year, and the last time Feng Yu rushed to Ruocheng for them, he actually saw Chen Jie, the southern governor of Qi State, who was pretending to be this Northern Elder. However, even if Feng Yuchong, Gao Hanyue and Feng Shanshan had doubts in their hearts last time, they did not delve into it. So much so that now, the Northern Elders of the Ming Clan have successfully taken Feng Yuchong, Gao Hanyue and Feng Shanshan away, coupled with the appearance of this strange scene "Wonton Red Moon", now is the best time to seize power.
The 50,000 elite troops under Chen Jie's command are not only the most elite army in Qi State, but also include more than 10,000 elite cavalry in Chen Jie's hands. This army is now in the hands of three of Chen Jie's most trusted lieutenants. These three lieutenant generals were the governors of the upper, middle and lower armies of the 50,000 army, and Chen Jie was the real governor of this army, and these 50,000 troops were all dispatched and assigned by Chen Jie. It was precisely for this reason that the Northern Elder of the Ming Clan was able to easily use Chen Jie's general order to mobilize the 50,000 troops outside Ruocheng City. Now, everything was ready, and Elder Bei's face showed a cold expression. He whispered to several soldiers dressed as Ming clansmen beside him: "Inform the brothers to prepare to act!"
As soon as the order went down, more than 10,000 crossbowmen had already appeared on the upper floor of Ruocheng, and Elder North also ordered the soldiers in the city to light bright torches. There was a lot of grain and grass hoarded outside the city, and these grain and grass were hoarded in dry firewood, and the reason why the North Elder mobilized these 50,000 troops and ordered them to leave the camp was to let the soldiers who had prepared in advance sneak into these camp tents and quietly smeared the hay with fire oil. Now is the time to wipe out these 50,000 troops in one fell swoop.
Elder North learned from Chen Jie's tone, and loudly comforted the 50,000 troops galloping outside the city, and at the same time shouted loudly without moving: "Everyone has worked hard, today is just because of the 'Wonton Red Moon', you should go back and rest."