Chapter 497: Accident Before the Battle
Bluestone mesa.
The monks of the third wave of impact had just dispersed, Leng Tingtao and Li Rulin, who stayed behind the barrier of the large array, couldn't help but sweat, under the support of everyone in the array, the big array finally survived this wave of attack, but looking at its weak and broken appearance, I am afraid it will be difficult to hold on again.
I don't know why, the defenders of Tianyin Temple, who had been watching the dust-free city on the other side of the Pantuo River, had been safe and sound, and began to bombard the mountain protection array of the bluestone platform in a group from the middle of the night.
Obviously, their own side can't hold this place. In the ranks of Tianyin Temple, he caught a glimpse of more and more Jinguang Pavilion monks. Initially, the defenders of Tianyin Temple withdrew for some reason, according to the calculation of his henchman Li Rulin, he could completely suppress the other party with the whole army, give the opponent a thunderous blow with superior forces, and then achieve a balance point where his own side had an advantage, but because of the calculation of another henchman and uncle Lan Gui, Leng Tingtao gave up this not cost-effective adventure, and when he regretted it, the defenders of Tianyin Temple who left had already gone and returned.
The opportunity was fleeting.
Leng Tingtao couldn't help but sigh with emotion, the information sent by his subordinates showed that in the Dustless City, there were not only four Jindan of Tianyin Temple, but also three Jinguang Pavilion Jindan, and now, the number of Jindan realm monks had reached seven, compared to his own six prefecture-level monks, although it was not much, but the other party had achieved an absolute advantage at the level of foundation building and the same realm monks.
"Master, we might as well go south and join the Asagama Sect. Even if there is no fight, it will make the other side hesitate, just drag on for a few days, and when the army on the Eastern Front turns around, we will have a chance to turn the tables. Li Rulin, who was beside him, put forward an idea, although it was not new, but it was a preservation strategy.
"Jiang Feng broke through in Xiaobadu Mountain last night and was seriously injured, and now he is resting in Yumang Meadow. ”
"This ......" Li Rulin's eyes were restrained, and he couldn't help but be stunned, "Master, did you just send this information?"
"An hour ago. Leng Tingtao was expressionless.
"Master, why don't you share such a major military event with me as soon as possible, I'm ...... too" Li Rulin stopped, and he suddenly realized that his words were a little overstepping.
"I'm just worried that the information will spread and shake the morale of the military. Rulin, this is the end of the matter, don't care about this kind of minutiae, do you have a way to break the situation?"
"Breakout. Since Jiang Feng has made it, we have also made it. Li Rulin took a step closer and said in an undetectable voice, " We can feign an attack and use the four hired monks to take the lead, at the same time, you all take the elite of the sect to break through from the other direction, and run to Yu Mang Meadow, Jiang Feng can break through from Xiao Badu Mountain, there must be helpers, most of them are near Yu Mang Meadow at this moment, we can use his strength to preserve our strength, if things are not good, it is not too late to retreat to the hinterland of Qing Yu Sect, in terms of the number of Xuan-level monks, our sect has a great advantage over him, and the marching speed will definitely surpass them, leaving them behind. ”
"But those four are not stupid. ”
"I'll stay. Li Rulin said, "They know my identity, so they must not be suspicious." ”
"But ......"
"Master, at this juncture, I can't hesitate any longer, I will select a few wealthy family members to walk with me. ”
"Rulin!" Leng Tingtao patted Li Rulin's shoulder, and couldn't help but be a little speechless, at a critical juncture, Li Rulin was willing to sacrifice himself to protect himself and the sect, this kind of loyalty, who can compare?
At this time, suddenly a yellow-shirted guy came over to report, it was Hong Fuyuan, the young steward of the inner mansion of the head of the house, he saw that Li Rulin was there, and he couldn't help but stop talking, which made Li Rulin a little embarrassed.
"But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”
The four monks who had been invited fled from the rear. ”
"Why?" Leng Tingtao and Li Rulin asked in unison.
"I asked the seniors of Kong Siyou, who is usually quite kind, and he said that he had always owed two days' salary, and he was a little uneasy. ”
"Salary arrears?" Leng Tingtao couldn't help but widen his eyes angrily, "This damn Lan Gui, I have to ...... him"
"Master, did Lan Gui follow your orders and go back to the sect to raise reinforcements?"
"No ......" Leng Tingtao's stunned expression froze.
"I stopped him before, and he said that he was ordered by you, and I couldn't control him. ”
"It's broken. Leng Tingtao was unable to stabilize his body for a while, he quickly waved his hand to rebuke Hong Fuyuan, who seemed to hear some inside information, but Li Rulin stopped the yellow-shirted young man, "Remember, don't talk nonsense, shake the morale of the army, only you ask!"
"Yes, yes......" Although Ping Suli has no respect for Li Rulin, this time Hong Fuyuan was really afraid, he saw that the head of the house was pale, and hurriedly ran in three steps and two steps.
"Because I was worried about the safety of Lelin City, I asked Lan Gui to bring all the valuable things in the sect's treasury in advance, but now, most of them are with him. I just think that he has a small goal and will not be targeted...... He must have fled for his life first, but now, how is it good?"
"Master!" Li Rulin dragged Leng Tingtao, who was a little paralyzed, "There is hope when people are there." Even if it's only a small half, it's not a shallow mountain
Sect, don't forget, there are more than 60 monks in the sect, 140,000 ordinary people, why should you lose an inch because of one blue cinnamon?"
"Yes......" Leng Tingtao finally woke up from the sudden panic, but looking outside the big array, the enemy's fourth wave of attacking teams was gathering, and he regained some self-confidence, and suddenly broke up a little.
"Boss, the plan remains the same, it's just a few more sacrifices. ”
"No, we surrender. ”
"Surrender?" Li Rulin never thought of this idea.
"Lelinmen and Tianyin Temple don't border at all, surrender is just a big deal to lose some spirit stones, if Tianyin Temple is lucky to win, we don't have to pay, and we can even take advantage of it, Rulin, do you know what I mean?"
"Then if the Tianyin Temple fails miserably?"
"Then we will fight back when we are defeated, and the soldiers will not tire of deceit, as long as we can do it at the critical moment, then there is room for explanation. There is only one word difference between surrender and surrender. ”
"But, will they believe it?" Li Rulin frowned, Leng Tingtao's idea was too peculiar, he couldn't turn around for a while, after all, in his imagination, there had never been such a calculation.
"In a short period of time, it is indeed not easy to win the trust of the other party. However, isn't that Song Zixun on the Eastern Front, we can inform Jinguangge of this matter, that is to say, we are voting for Jinguangge. ”
"Will it ruin the alliance leader's plan?"
"At this time, let's not talk about any alliance leaders first. Rulin, things are in a hurry, don't think so much about it first, hurry up and prepare the white flag, if the formation is broken, we will not be allowed to bargain. ”
"But ......" Li Rulin is still not at ease, he wants to say that Lelin Gate and Tianyin Temple and Jinguang Pavilion do not border, it seems that there is no need to fight with their lives, but the strength of the enemy and us, it is true that it is not at the same level, in this case, why should the enemy accept his own surrender?
"Rulin, I can't compare to you in terms of strategy, but in terms of the general trend, you still listen to me once. Leng Tingtao said, "What's more, I have a secret method of sound transmission, I can secretly discuss with the opposing monk first, you go to prepare quickly, and in addition, no matter what, you must survive this attack!"
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Yu Mang Meadow.
Jiang Feng, whose breath was a little weak, with the help of Wei Ruoguang, finally met with the two envoys of Lizong, Xiao Buti of the Xiao family, and Beringtian of the Bai family, the former he recognized, and the latter he had seen in the Bai family, he was Bai Ruoxi's third brother, and his cultivation was in the middle of the Xuan level, but he was not familiar with it. Accompanying the two of them were two prefecture-level monks, but they seemed to be just helpers and did not participate in military affairs.
Without too much pleasantries, the two sides went straight to the point.
Jiang Feng originally thought that Xiao Buti, who had a slightly higher cultivation, would say something, but unexpectedly, Bering Khotan was the person in charge, and he threw Jiang Feng a map outlined in thick lines.
"What is within the black line is what Lizong wants. But you need to take it first. ”
"I ......" Jiang Feng barely raised his left hand and pointed at his weak sick body.
"You have two days to recover, most of these cities are empty, and even if there are guards, they are no match for the remnants of your army. In the meantime, the two prefecture-level cultivators Cui Hongda and Zhang Hongfan we brought will help you. ”
"Why?"
"After you have taken all of them, Lizong will send troops and take these cities from your hands, and you only need to symbolically resist one or two. ”
Jiang Feng understood at the time, it turned out that Lizong didn't want to deal with Tianyin Temple in person, but he was not willing to sit and watch from the water, so he wanted to make a transition from his own hands, and in terms of rhetoric, it was the territory of the Jincheng League. Secretly saying "hypocrisy", he glanced at Xiao Buyi, who seemed to have little interest, and saw that he had no intention of adding, so he turned to ask:
"What do I get?"
"Next to the two castles of the Asama sect. Of course, whether you can keep it in the alliance is your own business. ”
"What's the harm if I don't do it?" Jiang Feng looked around and saw the eyes of the people inside the door flickering, presumably on the one hand, they didn't expect that they and the envoy of the Li Sect would bargain over the territory of the Sect, on the other hand, they really saw that they were not alone, only the eyes of Wu Tiande, the son of Laizi beside him, were flickering, and he seemed to understand the deep meaning in his eyes, and dared to interject:
"That's it, we've had enough dead and wounded, in case you lie to us......"
"The head of your sect is the son-in-law of my Bai family. Bering Khotan glanced at the fat man who dared to interject, and gave Xiao Buti a look, Xiao Buti had to reluctantly release all the coercion of the prefecture, filling the entire room in an instant.
"What's so great about the prefecture level, when the head of my family broke through, he also defeated two Jin Dan. Wu Tiande didn't mean to retreat, and tore away the map, "Obviously, there are eight cities, and according to our contributions, at least three cities are needed." Moreover, most of the monks of our sect are now seriously injured, and it is difficult for them to move forward in two days. ”
"The time is fleeting. The battle near Dustless City will end tonight, and tomorrow will be the key to victory or defeat. Bering Khotan said, "This information itself represents a value, and I believe that you should understand it." ”
"Elixir, spirit stone. Jiang Feng only spit out four words, Wu Tiande could bargain for himself, but in the end, he could only come by himself, and he was so entangled
It makes sense, the Asagama Sect is just a hand, but it is enough to get two cities, and he already has an idea in his heart.
"Okay, we will provide some healing pills in advance, and the rest of your sect can take it from these eight cities, but remember to commit the taboo of killing ordinary people, I think this is clear to Master Jiang. "Beringtian didn't care anymore, after all, his trip was to promote cooperation, if he couldn't negotiate, it would be difficult for him to explain to the head of the family, Bai Shiduo and Uncle Feng, but there was an accident in this matter, that is, Xiao Buti, who suddenly appeared halfway, also knew that when he turned around, he must inform the master of the family as soon as possible.
Everyone agreed, Bering Khotan left two monks and hurriedly said goodbye, but Xiao Buti threw a note to Jiang Feng, and when everyone dispersed, Jiang Feng reluctantly twisted the note, and there were only a few numbers on it:
"My ancestor doesn't want you to die, don't think about it. ”
Bah!
I thought you guys were so kind, and the relationship was still that the "Thousand-Faced Shiso True Monarch" was playing tricks, but thinking back to the last moment, even if Qingdao Daozi stopped Gongye Kai and Lu Zhongxian entangled the red-haired Jin Dan with strong combat power, if it weren't for Xiao Buti and another mysterious person, relying only on himself who was fighting for his life, and Wei Ruoguang, who went all out despite the risk of falling from his cultivation, it would be really difficult for his sect to escape from the alliance of Tianyin Temple and Jinguang Pavilion, and the losses would only be greater.
Talking about who is the other mysterious person, when he was alive and dead, Jiang Feng had time to peep at the other party in the future, and now that he thinks about it, who suddenly came to his aid, he suddenly thought of his senior brother Zhao Jiyuan, and then thought about it, but the domineering and arrogant aura was not like it.
After resting for half an hour, a familiar figure suddenly flew in from outside the tent.
"Master, are you in serious trouble?"
"I can't die for the time being, I should come back and help you prepare the bride price. When he was seriously injured, Jiang Feng's perception became sluggish, but there were only a few apprentices who dared to enter the big tent directly.
"Hehe," Jiang Chengzi, who had stabilized his cultivation to the Xuan level, was as heartless as ever, and pinched Jiang Feng's empty right arm, "Master, Dou Jinqiu has arrived, presumably there is hope for your arm." Moreover, I brought Fang Jinlu's killing weapon. ”
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Dust-free city.
Yang Qingze's face was gloomy, not only because the fourth attack on the bluestone platform still did not work, but also because he heard a few words from the opposing coach Leng Tingtao in front of the formation.
Damn it!
If it weren't for the special skills of my personal entourage, who were lucky enough to intercept your transmission, I'm afraid things would have gotten out of control...... This must be defeated, and he actually wants to surrender to Jinguang Pavilion, and he also has to use Song Zixun's whereabouts as evidence. Although he didn't know why Song Zixun, a self-righteous woman, was caught by the other party, Yang Qingze speculated that this matter must be inseparable from his own monks, and it was even very likely that he did it by seeing sex.
Although this guy is a pure-hearted and desireless person, he has a lot of shady means, although he has no experience in fighting with the insight, but as the first disciple of Gongye Kai, he naturally has good deeds, and secretly presents this information to himself.
It's just that the entanglement between Master and Tongguang turned out to be pretended, this was just a few days ago, he just heard the truth, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, full of emotion, and secretly said that the two of them had been in business for so long, and it was for such a big plan.
But he is not optimistic.
But the Master is the Master, and His orders are the supreme reason. What's more, Master has the grace of reinvention for him, if it weren't for Master passing by the deserted village and discovering himself, he would be just a dirty boy who thinks he has no cultivation qualifications now.
If Leng Tingtao was allowed to expose the secrets, and let the Jinguang Pavilion monks who had already entered the palace hesitate because of Song Zixun's news, not to talk about whether the loss of Tianyin Temple's lone army was contrary to the original intention, if the other party even defected to the battlefield because of this matter, so as to damage the friendship of allies, then his temporarily appointed commander would not have any merit.
It can't be like this.
Thinking of this, he suddenly had an idea, so he went out of the military tent and went straight to the big tent of Gongsun Muyan, the monk who led the team in Jinguang Pavilion, "Brother Gongsun, I have something I want to discuss with you. ”
"Qingze, it's okay to talk about anything. "Gongsun Muyan is a Confucian student, and during the break, he never leaves the scroll.
"The coalition forces have charged four times, and have not yet taken the bluestone mesas. In the next attack, I hope that our monks will be the vanguard, and strive to attack the big formation this time, destroy the opponent in one fell swoop, and after this battle, we can wave the army to the east. I don't know what you think?"
"Oh?" Gongsun Muyan hesitated slightly, this Yang Qingze's style was very low-key before, and he had always insisted on half of the two armies, but now he suddenly changed his mind, and he couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.
"But I have a request. ”
"Please speak!" Gongsun Muyan said in his heart, and there was really a mystery.
"The gains of the prefecture-level monks, including the storage bags, belong to my Tianyin Temple. ”
"This ......" Gongsun Muyan suddenly understood, this Yang Qingze must have known the information he didn't know, he subconsciously denied the other party, "How can this work, the coalition has attacked four times, and even if you act as the front for the fifth time, but the previous four times, it can't be said that there is no achievement, how about this, it is still you and I who join forces, each with half of the people, and each takes the harvest, how about it?"
"This ...... I've already told my men beforehand......"
"What's the matter? This time, you and I will personally end up and will definitely break through this square inch!"