Tiger Village, Juyi Hall.

Nie Zheng sat on the tiger skin chair with a grim expression.

At this moment, in the huge Juyi Hall, hundreds of hall masters of the Dragon and Tiger Mountains led by Shen Hongyu, Shi Zheng, and Yi Zixuan were standing below the Juyi Hall, waiting eagerly for the Nie League Lord to announce important things.

Nie Zheng leaned on the tiger skin chair, his hands gently tapped the dragon and tiger scoops on the left and right armrests, but his heart was brewing words.

The scene was silent, and before the Nie League Master spoke, everyone stood quietly on the spot, not daring to speak easily.

After brewing for a while, Nie Zheng finally organized the language, and immediately he slowly stood up, looked at the leaders of the hall, and said loudly: "Brothers, I will gather you here today, there is a major matter related to the future of my dragon and tiger, and I need to discuss with you. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and they all turned their eyes to him.

Taking a deep breath, Nie Zheng said slowly under the gaze of everyone: "I am going to lead all the horses of Dragon and Tiger to Annan County in seven days, do you have any objections to this?" ”

After saying that, Nie Zheng's eyes swept over everyone's faces, wanting to see how they all reacted.

Just when he said that he was going to Annan, there was an uproar in the Juyi Hall.

Except for Jia Xiufang, who knew the inside story, the reactions of others were different, some were surprised, some were puzzled, some were excited and fanatical, and some people actually showed a trace of panic on their faces.

For everyone's various expressions, Nie Zheng had a full view, and he wanted to see how many people opposed the decision to capture Annan.

After all, this is not a trivial matter, it is related to the future and fate of the entire Dragon and Tiger Mountains, and everyone here has the right to express their thoughts and concerns.

Sure enough, within a moment, a white-haired old hall master who was about sixty years old raised an objection. "Alliance leader, there is an objection from Guan Hanshan, a subordinate."

Nie Zheng glanced at him and said lightly: "Say!" ”

Guan Hanshan slowly walked up to the tiger skin chair, bowed his hand, and said, "Alliance leader, my subordinates think that it is not wise to stay away from the dragon and tiger and go to Annan. ”

Nie Zheng raised his eyebrows and said quietly: "Why did the Guan Hall Master say this? ”

Guan Hanshan looked up at Nie Zheng and said with a solemn expression: "Have you ever thought that the alliance leader has been entrenched in the dragon and tiger for many years, and it is deeply rooted. If we leave the Longhu Mountains, which have been in business for many years, and go to Annan County, which is unfamiliar with the place, I am afraid that we will be in a difficult situation. You must know that now tens of thousands of horses in the mountains of Dragon and Tiger are all gathered in one village, if these tens of thousands of horses really want to move to Annan County, thousands of miles away, not to mention the long distance and danger, but also to face the checkpoints set up by the heavy troops in various states and counties of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

As soon as Guan Hanshan's words fell, suddenly, another respected old hall master stood up and persuaded Nie Zheng: "Alliance leader, for what Guan Hall Master said just now, his subordinates also deeply sympathize, this trip to Annan is not only a difficult journey, but what worries his subordinates is that if we really go through a lot of hardships to resist Annan, I am afraid that the situation will be even more dangerous. ”

Hearing this, Nie Zheng's face sank, "Oh, what's the danger, Master Yue came to hear it." ”

Yue Gang took a deep breath and said slowly: "Alliance leader, as far as his subordinates know, the Annan County in the southern Xinjiang of the Great Song Dynasty has long been occupied by the Dayue indigenous tribes, and those Dayue natives are fierce and cunning by nature, and they are also brave and good at fighting, and they hate us Han people extremely much, if we really enter the territory of Annan, we will definitely anger those Dayue natives, and there will definitely be a fierce battle at that time." Although we are strong dragons, we can't suppress the ferocious snakes of Dayue. ”

As soon as these words came out, suddenly, in the Juyi Hall, more than a dozen older hall leaders stood up and dissuaded them.

"The trip to Annan is too difficult and dangerous, please think twice about the alliance leader."

"The dragon and tiger are the ancestral land of our generations of survival, if we leave this place, it is equivalent to leaving our homeland, we wait...... I can't bear it......"

"Alliance leader, go to Annan County, everything is unknown, this move is too risky, I am willing to ask the alliance leader to think twice."

"It is difficult for a strong dragon to suppress the head snake of the ground, please think twice before acting."

"Think twice, ...... alliance leader"

In the face of the stubborn dissuasion of these dozen old people, Nie Zheng burst into a loud shout, "Shut up for me!" ”

After a burst of applause, the audience was shaken.

Everyone stood on the spot, as silent as a cicada.

At this time, Nie Zheng looked coldly at the dozen or so old stubborns who had just spoken out to dissuade him, and said with a pale face: "Rat eyes, if it is the entire dragon and tiger mountains, everyone is generally only looking for the present, not looking for the way back, but I am afraid that it will not be long before our dragon and tiger mountains will collapse and disappear sooner or later." ”

Speaking of this, Nie Zheng paused, his eyes flashed with an incomparably sharp light, and continued: "Although we have been entrenched in the Dragon and Tiger Mountain Range for many years, the tree has deep roots. But how can this time and that time be compared? Now tens of thousands of horses and horses in the mountains of Dragon and Tiger are all gathered in Menghuling, and the daily grain and grass consume hundreds of stones.

Although the dragon and tiger are big, for us, it is a rootless place. We are entrenched here, and what way do we have to survive except to plunder and plunder? Now that the Xiongnu have invaded south, if the trade routes around Longhu are cut off and the people of nearby states and counties are evacuated, what will we rely on to survive in the future? Besides, whether it is the imperial court or the Xiongnu, they will never sit idly by and watch us grow stronger, sooner or later, they will send a large army to exterminate us, and at that time, we will not be able to leave even if we want to.

As the old saying goes, people have no long-term concerns, but they must have near-term worries. In this case, why don't we look for a way out in advance, so that the tens of thousands of horses in our dragon and tiger mountains can have a safe place? Going to Annan County is an idea that I have been thinking about for a long time, and at present, there is no pure land in the entire Great Song Dynasty except for the border region of Annam. We have no way out but to occupy a territory of our own......"

As Nie Zheng said, everyone's mood was very complicated.

There are even some long-term hall leaders who have a long-term vision and begin to think seriously about this matter.

However, there are still a small number of old stubborns who still feel that it is wise to stay away from the dragon and tiger and go to Anandan South Africa.

For a while, the old hall masters such as Guan Hanshan and Yue Gang continued to stand up and dissuade them bitterly, chattering and disturbing endlessly.

Seeing this scene, Nie Zheng's face turned gloomy, and he shouted in a cold voice: "Annan's trip, I have made up my mind, you don't want to persuade again!" Adjournment ......"

"Alliance leader, this trip is inappropriate."

"Crossing Annan is too risky, and the alliance leader should consider it carefully."

"The subordinates are willing to ask the alliance leader to think twice......"

In the face of the stubborn chatter of the old people, on the spot, Nie Zheng was furious and roared: "Hold the guest, where is it? ”

As soon as the words fell, suddenly, the red-robed guest who had been waiting on the left side of the statue of the ancestor immediately issued an iron flag order from the front of the ancestor and came to Nie Zheng's side quickly.

I saw the red-robed guest holding the tray high, and shouted loudly with a solemn expression: "As soon as the iron flag comes out, Wan Kou surrenders!" ”

As soon as the iron flag order came out, suddenly, in the Juyi Hall, the whole audience changed.

Including Shen Hongyu and Yi Zixuan and others, all the hall leaders of Longhu Mountain knelt down on one knee one after another, and saluted the mountain with extremely respectful expressions.

At this time, Nie Zheng slowly walked up to the guest who held the order, took the pitch-black token in the tray in his hand, looked at everyone with a cold expression, and said word by word: "Ye Zu's testament is here, who dares not to obey!" ”

The scene was silent, and no one dared to refute.

Nie Zheng looked at the pitch-black token in his hand and found that the front of the token was actually carved with two lines of small characters.

Outside the Prancing Horse Tianshan Mountain, swing the sword through Hanzhong!

After reading these two lines clearly, Nie Zheng's heart was shocked, his blood was boiling, and he involuntarily turned around to look at the statue of the ancestor master, and secretly sighed: "What a giant of the Five Dynasties, what a peerless hero......

Just when Nie Zheng lost his mind in the face of the statue of the patriarch, all the hall leaders got up and left the Juyi Hall one after another, because they were going to leave Longhu and cross to Annan in seven days, and they had to go back in advance to prepare.

At this time, Nie Zheng slowly turned his body, looked at Shi Zheng and Xu Shijie, who were about to leave, and several more trusted hall masters, and said loudly: "Hall Master Shi, Hall Master Xu, Hall Master Su, please stay ...... you"

(To be continued.) )