460 [Don't look back]
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Chapter 462 - 460 [Don't Look Back]
It is less than fifty miles from the limestone village to the black water village, and there are two small villages of six or seven hundred people on the way.
Like the limestone village, these two small villages are also empty.
The road between the mountains and fields is difficult, but for the native and accustomed Shazhou soldiers, this road is not too far.
Only there were no gains along the way, which made the soldiers of the Tieyang Department and the Huang Department extremely unhappy, and they could only cast their greedy eyes on the Black Water Village in front of them.
It is the largest village in Shazhou, or the richest treasure in the entire Shazhou region, hiding the wealth accumulated by the Yalong Department for hundreds of years, and no one dares to covet it in normal times, but now there are people taking the lead, and it is also the three departments joining forces to besiege, so naturally there is no shortage of ruthless characters who are desperate for wealth.
The contrast in strength between the two sides is very large, after all, Heishui Village is not like those cities in Qi State, with towering city walls and complete city defense facilities.
Shen Min's heart tightened, and after a little hesitation, he didn't answer this question directly, but said coldly: "Jingguo's domination of the world is the trend of the times, do you think that hairy boy Lu Shen has the ability to stop all this from happening?" No matter what ecstasy soup he poured into you and Luo Jiujiu, I will only tell you one word, promise my three requests and then open the gate of the village, I promise that no one will bleed to death. Otherwise, today's Heishui Village will become a scorched earth! β
The three coalition forces did not attack immediately, they just surrounded the Heishui Village under the command of their respective leaders.
Shen Min chewed slowly and ate the dry food, and said unhurriedly: "Qi people have a saying that teachers are famous, and I think this statement is very reasonable. Naturally, we have to fight, but we have to talk about it first, at least let the people in the village know that we just don't want to be a dog for Qi State, and because of the conflict caused by this incident, Luo Yaozong is no longer qualified to continue to hold the power of deliberations. If he's willing to relinquish that power and voluntarily resign as head of the Aron Ministryβ"
Shen Min's eyes narrowed slightly, and he sneered: "Why do you say it so high-sounding? Not to mention, the fight between Shuixi and Zhe Huangbu five years ago, it was obviously Yang Jin of Shuixi who was at fault first, but you had to play fifty boards each, so that Zhi Huangbu swallowed a bad breath in vain. If it weren't for your favoritism towards Yang Jin, how could the Yellow Department appear outside today's Heishui Village? As for the conflicts between the various ministries, there are at least twenty or thirty times a year, and the contradictions have already accumulated to a very serious extent, but you are indulging in the sweet dream of the lord of Shazhou and turning a blind eye. β
More than 15,000 soldiers from the Tieyang Ministry, the Zhehuang Ministry, and the Huining Ministry, with a total of more than 15,000 soldiers, were eyeing the outside of the village, and they didn't care at all about the ancestral house in the village that represented the centuries-old history of Shazhou.
A complex emotion flashed in Luo Yaozong's eyes, with regret and relief.
"As long as you can do three things, we will withdraw our troops immediately."
Wei Wanjiang touched his head slightly embarrassed, and suddenly said, "So that's the case." β
The laughter stopped, and Shen Min sighed with emotion: "Thinking of the friendship between you and me for decades, I didn't attack directly, thinking that it was best to avoid killing too many people." Since you're obsessed, don't blame me for going on a killing spree. β
"Luo Yaozong! Do you really want to take all your people to death?! β
There are 500,000 or 600,000 people in Shazhou, and all the soldiers of the seven divisions add up to less than 40,000, and there are less than 6,000 people in Heishui Village.
Outside the east side gate of Heishui Village, Shen Min met Luo Yaozong again many days later.
"It's stupid."
When Luo Yaozong heard this, a faint smile appeared on his lips.
He paused slightly, his eyes shot a sharp light, and he changed his usual calm and low-key: "You will lead everyone to a dead end." β
In late autumn, the sun seems to be a little chilly.
"Lord of Shazhou......
A crack opened in the walled gate, and Luo Yaozong was about to enter.
The warriors of the Yalong tribe on the walled wall looked down with cold eyes, and some people involuntarily stretched their bows and arrows.
In a makeshift camp, Shen Min, Wei Wanjiang and Bai Chang sat together, eating simple dry food with clear water while discussing the next step.
Watching Shen Min walk towards Heishui Village surrounded by a group of masters, Bai Chang looked up at the clear sky, his eyes were obscure.
Luo Yaozong walked into the Black Water Village in silence, and as his close henchmen followed, the gate of the village was quickly closed tightly.
Luo Yaozong still didn't say anything.
Luo Yaozong repeated these four words, a touch of gloomy emotion appeared on his face, and he said in a deep voice: "The rules set by the ancestors hundreds of years ago, the seven departments of Shazhou are equal regardless of superiority and inferiority. The power of deliberation in your heart seems to me to be just a name. I don't know when you had that ambition, but I want to tell you that Shazhou is not a country of Qi, let alone a country of Jing, and it is not easy to protect yourself, and you don't have the strength to participate in the competition for the overall situation of the world. If you are allowed to walk into Heishui Village today and let you hold the seven parts of Shazhou in the palm of your hand, there will be only one ending for these hundreds of thousands of Shazhou people. β
Wei Wanjiang's eyes rolled and he also laughed: "As long as he relaxes, the rest of the matter will not be up to him." β
Shen Min raised his tone, and seeing that Luo Yaozong did not turn around but stopped, he continued: "I know what you are thinking, you just want to force us to take the initiative, and then use your back hand to defeat us on the premise of occupying the righteousness of the truth, so as to justifiably become the lord of Shazhou." Just now you mentioned the Flying Bird Pass, presumably those Qi people have already gone to the Jinchuan Department and said that Hardy will defend the Flying Bird Pass. You think that if Jing Jun can't enter Shazhou, you can win with confidence, right? β
Shen Min sighed, and said, "Didn't that Qi Guoqin tell you what is called the general trend and what is involuntarily?" Now that the war between Jingqi and Qi has begun, how can Shazhou be alone? In the future, after Jingguo invades Southern Qi, do you think they will let Shazhou go? Don't take advantage of this opportunity to do something, but you want to guard this barren land and make a living, I don't understand where the arrogant Luo Yaozong went back then? Dead? β
He didn't speak again, turned around and walked towards the nearby gate, and the followers next to him looked vigilantly at the Tieyang warriors in the distance.
"Actually, I know you've been on guard, and the fact that the limestone village was empty last night confirmed my suspicion."
Shen Min sneered: "Do you think that as long as we hold the Black Water Village and wait for the reinforcements from the western part of the water and the Dashi Department to arrive, we will definitely lose." But have you ever wondered if reinforcements from Shuixi and Oishi can really come? β
Once the fight really starts, Heishui Village will definitely be dangerous.
Wei Wanjiang said first: "Big brother, should we fight first?" β
At the end of the day, Heishui Village was already surrounded.
Bai Chang on the other side was silent.
Shen Min chuckled and said, "Do you think I'll believe it?" β
Luo Yaozong said: "Whether you believe it or not, what I say is the truth." Shen Min, in fact, as early as seven or eight years ago, I knew that you wanted to promote the unification of the seven departments of Shazhou. Over the years, you have been demagogic openly and secretly, and I have not made a big fuss about this matter for the sake of decades of friendship, and I have persuaded you more than once. However, you have never taken my words to heart, but have become even more unscrupulous. In the centuries-old history of Shazhou, you were the first person to take the initiative to provoke civil unrest. β
He sighed softly and muttered, "So that's why you bought Neiying in the Jinchuan Department and let them open the Bird Pass to let Jing Jun enter Shazhou?" β
Shen Min raised his eyes and looked at Luo Yaozong opposite, and said slowly: "From the beginning, you shouldn't be on the side of the Qi people, otherwise the situation wouldn't have evolved like this." β
The two sides were already facing each other, so naturally they couldn't sit opposite each other in a harmonious group as before, and they were separated by a distance of six or seven zhang, surrounded by their respective cronies and henchmen.
Luo Yaozong looked at Shen Min's fierce entourage, and then his gaze moved into the distance, and more than 15,000 soldiers gathered by Tie Yang and the other three departments surrounded Heishui Village tightly.
However, Luo Yaozong didn't have the slightest fear on his face, he looked directly into Shen Min's eyes and said: "I will also give you a chance, as long as you resign from the position of the head of the Tieyang Clan, the Shen family moves into Heishui Village to live, and the three soldiers return the same way, I can treat it as if nothing happened today." β
The warriors of the Yalong tribe on the walled wall were waiting with solemn expressions, and the warriors of the Tieyang tribe behind Shen Min were also waiting with bated breath.
As soon as the last three words came out, the warriors on the other side of Heishui Village all glared at Shen Min angrily, but Luo Yaozong still remained calm.
Shen Min burst out laughing.
The two hurriedly got up and sent each other outside the tent.
Shen Min's words were naturally the first to be sued by the wicked, and the three departments joined forces to attack Heishui Village as Luo Yaozong's responsibility.
In Heishui Village, although many warriors of the Yalong tribe did not understand the situation and did not understand why the three tribes of the same sect and origin suddenly became enemies, they believed in their leaders and firmly put on a defensive posture on the wall according to Luo Yaozong's instructions.
Shen Min glanced at the head of the Huining Ministry, then patted Wei Wanjiang's shoulder and said, "You, you still have to have more eyes." Luo Yaozong is not a three-year-old hairy child, how could he agree to such conditions? In short, I just didn't let him find the steps and blocked his excuse in advance, so that we would have a reason to storm Heishui Village, and we wouldn't cause criticism in the future. β
After a moment of silence, Luo Yaozong asked calmly, "Then what do you think I should do?" β
Speaking of this, he paused slightly, and chuckled, "We can not kill Yalong, provided that he opens the gate of the fortress and lets us in." β
Luo Yaozong glanced back at the gate behind him, and said indifferently: "There are no Qi people in Heishui Village. β
Shen Min bowed slightly, got up and said to the other two leaders: "It's okay, I also have something to say to him, two brothers and wait patiently for a while." β
Luo Yaozong looked at him quietly.
At this moment, Shen Tianyi hurriedly walked in, approached and said, "Father, Luo Yaozong asks you to talk to him in person." β
Shen Min raised three fingers and said unhurriedly: "First, hand over all the Qi people in the Black Water Village." Second, hand over the power of deliberation in your hands, the Yalong Ministry will move out of Heishui Village on the same day, and the ancestral house will be jointly managed by our three departments. Thirdly, you immediately resign as the head of the army, and from then on the Yalong Ministry will be in charge of someone else. As long as you can agree to these three conditions, and then open the gate of the village and let us in, I guarantee that the people in the village will not be harmed. β
Shen Min looked at his extremely firm back, his face suddenly became a little ugly, but he didn't expect that after he said the opponent's hole cards, this person was still indifferent.
Shen Min was unmoved, and his henchmen held wooden shields to protect his safety.
Looking at the heavily guarded Heishui Village in front of him, Shen Min suppressed the uneasiness in the depths of his heart, turned around and walked towards his own position, and said coldly to Wei Wanjiang and Bai Chang who came up: "Within an hour, break through Heishui Village!" β
(End of chapter)