Chapter 123: The Lion Roars and is in a Crisis
It is said that when the heart of Nangong Tianxin and the heart of the Fire God was broken, Ouyang's army of 80,000 troops waved south, and Li Xuande's group was only 10,000 people, and the disparity in strength was too great to resist.
One day, the flying master Wen Ping led a team to chase Zhao Tianxia to the White Horse Bridge. The army was murderous, hunting with flags, and a murderous atmosphere was coming. The matter is critical, Zhao Tianxia's troops are insufficient, and he is the only flying master left. Zhao Tianxia and the remaining soldiers finally passed the White Horse Bridge, and the pursuers came again. At this time, Zhang Sanfeng appeared.
I saw Zhang Sanfeng single-handedly, erecting tiger whiskers upside down, round eyes, snake spears in his hands, immediately on the bridge, his clothes rose without wind, and his mana was agitated, running to the extreme.
Wen Zhenren found that in the forest behind the White Horse Bridge, it was dusty, and it seemed that there were many people, and he suspected that there was an ambush, so he restrained his horse and did not dare to step forward. Wen Zhenren ordered the troops to stand by and prepare to send a team to investigate, but Zhang Sanfeng blocked the White Horse Bridge.
Soon the main force of Ouyang's army arrived.
The high-ranking people are ready to join forces to kill them. But seeing Zhang Sanfeng's angry eyes, he immediately fell on the bridge, afraid that it was Nangong Tianxin's technique to lure the enemy, in case Nangong Tianxin recited the "Tao Te Ching", then the masters could only kneel and sing to conquer, Guan Tianzhao had another wave of long-range attacks, then everyone would die, so they didn't dare to step forward.
As a result, Ouyang's army was all on standby, waiting for Ouyang Chengtian's order. Ouyang Chengtian heard the report and rushed in person.
Zhang Tianxia knew that the matter was urgent, so he used the lion's roar, and for a while the sound was like a huge thunder, the mana was agitated, the river splashed three zhang high, the soldiers who were close were drenched in water, the soldiers who cultivated to be lowly were shocked to stand unsteadily, and the ordinary soldiers who did not cultivate were shocked to death at that time.
Ouyang Chengtian said, "Zhang Tianxia has superb mana, he is a flying master, and he can take the head of a person among the millions of troops, if he is desperate, it will be terrible, and Nangong Tianxin, the demon dao, does not know where to engage in conspiracy." So Ouyang Chengtian quietly walked back by himself.
Zhang Tianxia continued to use the lion's roar, the river splashed high, the wind rose, the army staggered, the trees were broken, people turned on their backs, trampled on each other, and countless casualties were killed and injured at one time.
Ouyang Chengtian's mount was frightened and ran wildly. Although Ouyang Chengtian was a real person, he was also embarrassed, lost his armor, and was in a hurry. Zhang Wenfeng and Liu Chu caught up and hurriedly pulled the ring.
Ouyang's army retreated before he stabilized the formation, and at this time, the masters slowly exhaled a breath.
After Zhang Sanfeng saw that Ouyang's army was retreating, he used his magic power to interrupt the White Horse Bridge. Then he led fifty cavalry back to report to work. When he was complacent, Li Xuande sighed and said, "It's not good." The third brother made a mistake, if you didn't interrupt the White Horse Bridge, Ouyang Chengtian wouldn't be suspicious. Now that you interrupted the White Horse Bridge, Ouyang Chengtian knew that he had been fooled. We're going to run faster. ”
So, Li Xuande ordered the army to march quickly. Ouyang Chengtian learned that the spies reported that the White Horse Bridge was interrupted by Zhang Sanfeng, and he knew that he had been deceived. So, he returned to the division and continued to chase, crossing the river on a pontoon bridge overnight.
Li Xuande ran in the starry night, and in the early hours of the morning, the spies reported that the pursuers were coming. Ouyang's army roared with horses, dust, drums beat to the sky, and shouts shook the ground.
Li Xuande said, "There is the Yangtze River in front and there are chasing soldiers in the back, what should I do?" Nangong Tianxin's mana had almost recovered at this time, "I can stop them for a while." So Nangong Tianxin walked back slowly and sacrificed the heart of the fire god. As soon as the masters of Ouyang's army saw Nangong Tianxin, they flew into the sky and retreated, for fear of being trapped by mana and bowing down. Ouyang Chengtian also flew back and fled. The others didn't have time to retreat, so they knelt on the ground reverently and listened to Nangong Tianxin sing the Tao Te Ching.
At this time, Guan Tianzhao returned from Jiangxia borrowing troops, met Li Xuande and his party on the way, and then went to Hanjin.
Nangong Tianxin found that the heart of the fire god was actually getting stronger and stronger. It turned out to be blessed by the power of faith, and the heart of the god of fire was nourished. Nangong Tianxin knew that this was the cultivation method of immortals. If Nangong Tianxin does not go out of the mountain to assist Li Xuande, he can also go to the world to be a master of religion, become a sect master, and fool thousands of believers. Nangong Tianxin believed that he would definitely become the greatest grandmaster on the Heavenly Spirit Continent, and possibly a god like Christ and Buddha.
Guan Tianzhao protected Xuande and others to Hanjin, and there were already ships waiting there. As soon as everyone got on board, they began to talk about the war.
While talking, I suddenly heard the war drums on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and the boats were like mighty sails coming with the wind. Li Xuande was shocked, thinking that Ouyang Dajun was chasing after him. But there was nothing to do but watch the ship approach.
When the boat approached, he found a man in white robe and silver armor, standing on the bow of the boat and shouting, "Uncle, don't come to harm!" "The little nephew is offended."
When Xuande saw it, it turned out to be Li Qi. Li Qi boarded Li Xuande's ship, "I heard that my uncle was chased and killed by Ouyang's army, and my little nephew came to answer him." ”
Nangong Tianxin recited the "Tao Te Ching" for about an hour and felt that it was almost enough, so he withdrew the heart of the fire god and left in a dashing manner. Ouyang Chengtian and the other masters had already gone against the wind. The rest of Ouyang's army had no leader, so they also went back.
Ouyang Chengtian and the other flying masters already had a psychological shadow, and when they saw Nangong Tianxin, they had the idea of wanting to run.
Nangong Tianxin discovered a problem, and sacrificed the heart of the fire god and couldn't kill people. Once killed, the heart of the fire god will be tainted with cause and effect, causing the power of faith to collapse, and the illusion of moral celestial deity will also be shattered.
Nangong Tianxin rode against the wind and soon caught up with Li Xuande. Guan Tianzhao found that someone was flying into the sky, and when he was about to meet the enemy, he found that it was Nangong Tianxin who had returned, so he was a little relieved.
After arriving in Jiangxia, Li Xuande convened everyone to discuss countermeasures.
"Everyone, now Ouyang's army is violent, the soldiers are strong, we are weak, I'm afraid we can't resist, everyone, please brainstorm and make suggestions, see how to do it?"
"Ladies and gentlemen, Ouyang Chengtian's rule is wide, the territory is vast, the soldiers are sufficient, and the treasury is full. The southern expedition has not been settled and has risen again and again. We are weak, we should find an ally to fight Ouyang Chengtian together. Nangong Tianxin proposed.
Guan Tianzhao felt that Nangong Tianxin's analysis was reasonable, so he agreed.
Li Xuande asked, "Who are we looking for an alliance?" ”
"The eldest grandson of Eastern Wu is strong and can be an alliance." Jiangxia Li Qi suggested.
"Who's going to get in touch?" Li Xuande asked.
Zhao Tianxia said, "I heard that the elder brother of the military senior is serving in the eldest grandson's family, we can ask the military advisor to come out."
Nangong Tianxin said, "I think this countermeasure is okay, and I am willing to go." ”
After everyone discussed, Li Xuande and Nangong Tianxin went for a walk by the river. Nangong Tianxin had nothing to do, so he cultivated on a boulder by the river, and then saw the fish swimming very happily in the river, so he started to play.
Nangong Tianxin released the heart of the god of fire and slowly approached the fish.
Unexpectedly, the fish in the river swam towards the heart of the god of fire. Nangong Tianxin thought it was very funny, and for a while he wanted them to line them up in a line, for a while he wanted them to line up in a zigzag, for a while he wanted them to move forward quickly, and for a while he wanted them to stop in place.
It turns out that the heart of the fire god still has this effect.
So, Nangong Tian came up with a plan to let the fish swim over, and then let people write a lot of words "Ouyang Chengtian was defeated by Li Changsun and joined forces", and then stuffed them into the fish belly.
After Nangong Tianxin commanded people to stuff them into the fish maw, he used the heart of the fire god to guide them to the camp of the eldest grandson Quan.
Nangong Tianxin followed all the way, carefully guided, and when he approached, he used his supernatural powers to fly the fish up, and jumped into the camp of Changsun Quan one by one.
Changsun Quan's soldiers were particularly surprised to find the fish that had jumped into the camp on their own, so they sent someone to report to Changsun Quan.
The eldest grandson called everyone to discuss.
The generals and strategists were very curious when they heard that the fish flew into the camp of their own accord. Several flying masters released their divine sense sensing one after another, and they had no clue.
At this time, Huang Fuyu found that the stomachs of all the fish were bulging, so he used his magic power to conjure up a knife, and then slowly cut open a fish, and found the silk book inside, only to see that it was written "Ouyang Chengtian was defeated by Li Changsun and joined forces".
The eldest grandson heard that Ouyang Chengtian's army was pressing, and he couldn't sleep and eat during this time, and he didn't come up with a countermeasure after thinking about it.
At this time, seeing the fish flying into the camp, and there were high-ranking people, he thought about taking the opportunity to publicize it and boost the morale of the army, and at the same time felt that finding allies was also the only good way to fight Ouyang Chengtian at present.
At that moment, the eldest grandson Quan discussed the alliance with everyone.
But what excuse to reach out?
This is, Taishi Sumu came out and said, "I heard that Li Xuanwei had just passed away, and we used the excuse of mourning Li Xuanwei that Li Xuande was in Jiangxia again and went to Jiangxia to explore the way"
Everyone thought it was a good idea.
So, the eldest grandson Quan sent Taishi Sumu to Jiangxia to mourn Li Xuanwei.
Jiangxia, Shuaifu. Everyone was paying tribute to Li Xuanwei, and at this time, someone reported that Changsun Quan sent Taishi Sumu to come to mourn, and the ship had docked. Nangong Tianxin laughed, "It's done!" ”
Nangong Tianxin asked Li Qi, "When the eldest Sun Ce passed away in the past, did we send someone to mourn?" Li Qi said, "Jiangdong and my family have a grudge against my father, how can they get along!" Nangong Tianxin said, "So, this time Taishi Sumu came over, and he must have come to inquire about the military situation in the name of condolences." ”
Nangong Tianxin said to Li Xuande, "After Taishi Sumu comes, if he asks about Ouyang Chengtian's army, we will say that we don't know, if he always inquires, please ask the lord to ask me." ”
After discussing it, he sent someone to greet Taishi Sumu.
Taishi Sumu followed the rules and entered the door to offer condolences and greet them one by one. After the condolence ceremony, Li Qi invited Taishi Sumu into the back hall to drink. Taishi Sumu said, "I have heard of Uncle Li's name for a long time, and I have no chance to visit him; I am very glad to see you today. I heard that you are fighting with Ouyang Chengtian during this time. I don't know how the combat effectiveness of Ouyang Chengtian's army is? Xuande said, "I have few soldiers, as soon as I heard that Ouyang Chengtian's army was coming, I ran here with everyone." There was no fighting. I'm ashamed. Taishi Su Mu said, "I heard that the emperor's uncle's military division Nangong Tianxin was clever, and the two fires caused Ouyang Chengtian to flee from the wilderness, are you too modest?" Xuande said: "Then you wait and ask Nangong Tianxin." Taishi Sumu said, "Where is Mr. Wolong?" Request a visit. ”
Xuande asked Nangong Tianxin to come out and meet Taishi Sumu.
Taishi Su Mu and Nangong Tian exchanged a few words of greeting, and then turned to the topic.
"This time, I want to ask Li Xuande where he is going?"
"We're ready to go to Cangshui"
"The water is too small, Tianlong can't settle down, how can Uncle Li go there?"
"We can't help it," Nangong Tianxin said.
"It's better to join forces with our lord Sun Quan to resist Ouyang Chengtian together."
Nangong Tianxin didn't speak, and looked at Li Xuande.
Li Xuande didn't open his mouth either.
Taishi Sumu hurriedly said, "I ask Uncle Li Huang to send Mr. Wolong to discuss the alliance."
"When the military advisor is here, I am relieved. He went out, and I was upset." Li Xuande deliberately said in a hurry.
"Mr. Wolong's eldest brother is also in our Dongwu, if he goes, there will be hope for the alliance." Taishi Sumu said.
Li Xuande pretended to ponder for a while, and reluctantly agreed that Nangong Tianxin would go to Jiangdong to discuss the alliance.