Chapter 31 Major Decisions

Duan Hongyu said: "Starling, have you ever thought about it? We are fighting and killing like this, which is exactly what the Manchu people want to see!"

Tang Ma said: "Then there is no way! This big battle was caused by them!"

Duan Hongyu said: "The Manchu Qing Dynasty is now strong and has completely taken the initiative. They just want to provoke our Central Plains martial arts to kill each other. We should not only stare at the Ten Thousand Blades Mountain, but also pay attention to the fate of the world. The Moth Army, Lingzhi Island and we have no more grudges, but after all, they are still fellow citizens of the Green Forest. The bloody battle of Qingshakou has greatly damaged the vitality of the Central Plains martial arts, and it can't continue to be consumed like this!"

Lu Xue'an said: "But the tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, even if we don't want to fight with them, they won't let us go!"

Tang Ma gritted his teeth and said: "If I don't kill the Moth Army and the people of Lingzhi Island, I Tang Ma swear not to be a man!"

Duan Hongyu said: "Revenge must be avenged, but we must also face up to the strength of the enemy! In fact, if we can change our strategy, we can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, so that the enemy will have infighting!"

Tang Ma said: "Tenth brother, what are you talking about? If you can really let Shangguan Jinpeng, Lian Chengyu, and Suo Long fight, it will be really good!"

Duan Hongyu said: "This is actually not difficult! Let's analyze it calmly, the enemy can temporarily unite because of our existence. If we are gone, their inherent contradictions will be immediately exposed, and when this contradiction intensifies to the point of irreconcilability, there will be only war against each other. This is just like after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the Great Homeopathy are like fire and water! It is their common interest to destroy us in the present, and when we are gone, they will have no reason to unite. ”

Zhan Tianlun said: "Tenth brother, your words are reasonable, but how can we disappear? Do we want to commit suicide or surrender?"

Duan Hongyu smiled: "Of course not. How can I, the heroes of the Ten Thousand Blade Mountains, be eagle dogs for the Manchus and slaughter their own compatriots?"

Tang Ma smiled: "Then how can we disappear, will you not be able to stealth the law?"

Duan Hongyu said: "I don't know how to be invisible, I only have one word, and that is 'go'!"

As soon as they heard the word "go", Zhan Tianlun, Pang Tianyue, Tang Ma, and Lu Xue'an were all dumbfounded, not knowing what Duan Hongyu meant.

Duan Hongyu said solemnly: "The enemy's strength is too strong now, and it is almost impossible to defeat the enemy. Now we can only save the existing troops, abandon the Ten Thousand Blades Mountain, and seek another development!"

Tang Ma stood up at that time: "Tenth brother, since Ye Daxia occupied Ten Thousand Blades Mountain, my Ten Thousand Blades Mountain has been invincible in the rivers and lakes for decades. No matter how many times the officers and troops have attacked, they have returned without attack, we must not be intimidated by temporary difficulties, and we must not give up Ten Thousand Blades Mountain easily!"

Zhan Tianlun held his chin and fell into deep thought, not saying a word.

Lu Xue'an pondered for a moment and said, "I think what the tenth brother said is reasonable!"

Tang Ma said: "Fourth sister, do you also agree with the words of the tenth brother?"

Lu Xue'an said: "If we leave Wanjian Mountain, we can indeed avoid a head-on conflict with the coalition forces!"

Tang Ma said: "You are really naΓ―ve, are Shangguan Jinpeng, Lianchengyu, and Suo Long fools? Even if we give up Ten Thousand Blades Mountain, they will definitely step up their pursuit of us." If they don't destroy us, they won't give up! Ten Thousand Blades Mountain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, we can still hold on for a while, but if we lose Ten Thousand Blades Mountain, there are enemies in all directions, and we have become stragglers, so we can only wait to be killed!"

Duan Hongyu said: "It is not only difficult for us to abandon Ten Thousand Blades Mountain, but it is also very great, but I think we can always survive it, and it is much better than fighting the enemy here." The enemy is determined to destroy us, and the Qing army has provided great assistance to the Moth Army and Lingzhi Island, and if this continues, the Ten Thousand Blades Mountain will be breached sooner or later. It's still too late for us to leave, and in a few days, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave!"

Zhan Tianlun took a long breath and said: "Ten Thousand Blades Mountain is not as good as the past now, there used to be the eldest brother, the second brother and tens of thousands of elites, but now there are only some old, weak, sick and disabled left, it is indeed difficult to hold on, it is right to evacuate Ten Thousand Blades Mountain, but the world is so big, where can we retreat?"

Duan Hongyu said: "Wanjian Mountain has a lot of appeal in the rivers and lakes, which is the good reputation left by the eldest brother and the second brother when he was alive. Our friends are all over the world, and the people also support us, as long as we hold high the banner of resisting the Qing Dynasty, there will definitely be people who support us wherever we go!"

Tang Ma heard Duan Hongyu's words reasonable, and when he thought of the situation in front of him, he no longer insisted on holding on, and asked: "Tenth brother, you have to give up Ten Thousand Blades Mountain, and Starling can't forcibly stop it, but how to retreat, have you thought about where to retreat?"

Duan Hongyu said: "There are no enemy troops in the mountains behind Ten Thousand Blades Mountain. Our army can tie a few rope ladders on the back cliff of Wanjian Mountain and withdraw from the back cliff. For the time being, we can take shelter in the lofty mountains of the back mountains. The mountains are high and the forests are dense, and even if they catch up, we can deal with them! If they send more troops to surround and suppress them, we will find another way out. ”

Tang Ma said: "The foundation of Ten Thousand Blade Mountain for decades has been given to the enemy like this, I am really a little reluctant!"

Duan Hongyu said: "The current situation is like this, and we can only arrange it like this." But sooner or later, we will fight back, and then we will rebuild Ten Thousand Blades Mountain!"

Zhan Tianlun said: "The evacuation of Ten Thousand Blades Mountain is a big deal, and tens of thousands of people in the army eating horses and feeding them can't be solved with a single sentence!"

Duan Hongyu sighed and said, "We are hiding in the deep mountains of Daze, and we are in the company of tigers, leopards and lions, so it is definitely better to be happy on the Ten Thousand Blades Mountain." But now the situation is forcing it, and it can only be like this. As long as we persist in opposing the Qing Dynasty, we will certainly be able to win the support of the people and survive these most difficult years! As the saying goes: If a person moves to live, a tree moves to die. We can't hang ourselves on this tree like Chongzhen in Ten Thousand Blades Mountain. ”

The disparity between the strength of the enemy and us is too great, and the Ten Thousand Blades Mountain is about to be broken, in such a critical situation, even though Zhan Tianlun, Pang Tianyue, Tang Ma, and Lu Xue'an are extremely reluctant, they finally agree to Duan Hongyu's evacuation action.

In the afternoon, it was decided to evacuate, and the operation began that night. The minions of Ten Thousand Blades Mountain have made several huge rope ladders on the cliffs of the back mountain. Nearly 30,000 horses packed up their grain and grass and began to move, and nearly 100 war horses that could not be taken away were thrown on the mountain, and all domestic animals were killed and thrown under the hanging wall. They moved swiftly, and overnight they were all gone, disappearing into the vast mountains behind the Ten Thousand Blades.

It was already early in the morning, and there were only three people left on the Ten Thousand Blades Mountain, Duan Hongyu, Zhan Tianlun and Tang Ma.

Seeing that Wanjian Mountain, which had been in business for decades, was about to fall into the hands of the enemy, Zhan Tianlun was a little difficult to give up, and tears couldn't help but roll in his eyes.

Duan Hongyu said: "Third brother, starling brother! you don't have to be too sad. We are only leaving for the time being, and sooner or later we will be back!"

Zhan Tianlun sighed and said, "It's just that I don't know how long I'll have to wait for that day!"

Tang Ma said: "Third brother, tenth brother, the brothers have all gone down the mountain, why will you stay if you don't leave?"

Zhan Tianlun looked back for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and went down the mountain.

Tang Ma said: "Tenth brother, you leave quickly, I'll cut off!"

Duan Hongyu said: "Starling, you go! I can't leave!"

Tang Ma exclaimed, "Tenth brother, what are you talking about, you want to stay on this Ten Thousand Blades Mountain?"

Duan Hongyu said: "Exactly!"