Chapter 50: Advancing to the Nine Desolate Mountains
Shi Dewa sacrificed for his father Cang Dewa on the island for three days, and then left Yong'an Island with his mother, all the people of the Dewa family, and all the people of the Miu tribe in the Nine Desolation Mountains. The coffins of the Great Sorcerer Cangdewa and the Great Rumor Master Hedang were also transported onto the big ship.
Most of the Miu people on the island saw that the army of the Xurui Dynasty had withdrawn, and they regained their freedom. Coupled with the fact that they were unable to leave their homeland and were unwilling to abandon their family business, they did not choose to leave Yongan Island.
Shi Dewa and the soldier lord Da Ran led the soldiers and more than 2,000 Miu people on the island to leave Yong'an Island by boat, but no one noticed that an old man from the Xurui Dynasty dressed in the clothes of the Miu tribe was mixed with the Miu people.
This old man from the dynasty not only blended into the ranks of the Miu people, but also somehow avoided the supervision of the guards, and went directly to the big ship of Shi Dewa and the soldier lord Daran.
That night, Shi Dewa's fleet had moved away from Yongan Island.
Shi Dewa and the soldier master Daran were in front of the oil lamp in one of the cabins of the big ship, discussing the next plan of action.
"I thought that our rescue on the island would lead to a conflict with the dynastic army and a battle. β
The soldier lord Da Ran said: "This is exactly the situation I want to see, kill the dynasty army on the island, and the invincible dynasty will inevitably declare war on the Nine Desolation Mountains. So we can test the power of the formations that have been in operation for a few years!"
Shi Dewa said: "Aren't you afraid of the Xurui Dynasty? Their seven army commanders command more than 2 million troops! Our Nine Desolate Mountains have less than 150,000 soldiers. β
I heard my grandfather, who had been a military attache in the dynasty for most of his life, say that there was no harmony between the seven military commanders, and they only valued the interests of their own territories, especially the king of the grassland and the king of the forest and the Xurui dynasty were allies, and they would not really work for the dynasty. What's more, the borders around the Xurui Dynasty must be heavily guarded. Therefore, the army that really came to attack the Nine Desolation Mountains was only the more than 200,000 troops of the neighboring King of Qiulu. There are also Nine Desolate Mountains in the middle of the lofty mountains, and several criss-crossing rivers are also natural barriers to protect the Nine Desolate Mountains. If we fight the dynasty with hundreds of thousands of troops in the Nine Desolation Mountains, it will be difficult for them to destroy us with a million troops. β
Shi Dewa said: "Neither the chief nor the chief supports confrontation with the dynasty, so why should Brother Ran insist on going his own way?"
The soldier lord Da Ran said: "The chieftain and the chieftain don't think like that in their hearts, our Changyu clan, that is, the ancestor of the Miu tribe was originally the master of the Central Plains, so our people all want to return to the Central Plains one day." It's just that our power is too small. Now that we have enough force, and because of the blockade of Yong'an Island by the dynasty, it is clear that they are bullying the weak, from ancient times to the present, the people of the Central Plains have been bullying our people, and now they have forced the Great Rumor Master and the Great Magician to death, can we still bear it?"
Shi Dewa said: "Thank you, Brother Ran, but I can't bear to drag down the people of Jiuhuangling because of this. The death of his father and the Great Rumor, although the Xurui Dynasty has a certain responsibility, but this is not the original intention of the dynasty, in addition to blocking the whole island in recent years, they are still very good to the people on the island. Feng Yi, the king of Nanling, was the first important minister of the dynasty, and he was indeed poisoned on the island, so he ......"
The soldier master Da Ran said: "Brother Harrier, how can you speak for those bandits? I think they have a conspiracy to close the island, and the death of the king of Nanling may be fake!"
Shi Dewa said: "Brother Ran, don't talk nonsense! I know the king of Nanling, he has also been to the island several times, and he has dealt with my father a lot, so it is impossible for so many of us to look at the wrong person." β
"The avenue is in the sky, and a few people can see it! The world is like a chess game, and no one can see through it. An old man appeared in the cabin at some point, and he smiled at Shi Dewa and the soldier master Daran.
Shi Dewa and the soldier master Da Ran were so shocked that their scalps were numb, the old man appeared in his room, they didn't even notice it, the two of them have a high level of internal strength, and few people in the world can surpass it, with the strong insight of the two of them, they can't find an old man, which is incomprehensible.
The two of them blinked in unison to see if they had seen a ghost.
There was an old man in his sixties standing in front of him.
This old man was a man of that dynasty who was dressed in the costume of the Mimi.
The old man said: "The two are the heroes who are in command of the country, and if there is a way, if the name is not right, the word will not go well, and if the word is not good, it will not be done." So I have a word to tell you: the death of the King of Nanling was a conspiracy, the King of Nanling did not really die, the death was the stand-in of the King of Nanling, and its purpose was to obtain the new metal materials on Yongan Island to build the Cangqi Divine Knife. β
The old man turned around and left.
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After Shi Dewa and the soldier lord Da Ran returned to the Nine Desolation Mountains with more than 2,000 Miao people on Yong'an Island, Shi Dewa and the soldier master Da Ran went to find the chief and the chieftain.
After the chieftain and the chieftain learned of the conspiracy to blockade Yong'an Island carried out by the king of Nanling in the south of the dynasty, they all denounced the despicable deeds of the Xurui Dynasty.
The chieftain and the chieftain had already known from Shi Dewa's mouth about the close contacts between the dynasty and Yong'an Island around the Cangqi Divine Sword in the past few years, and it was easy to see that the conspiracy of the king of Nanling to fake his death was really credible.
The chief said, "Stoneva, where is the old man who uncovered this conspiracy?"
"This old man is amazing!" "No one knows how he got on the boat and when he left." But I always felt that he was familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen him. β
The soldier master Da Ran said: "Shi Dewa's strength is so high, I thought it was not the first in the world, but also the second, but when I saw this old man, I felt that Shi Dewa and I were not the old man's opponents. This kind of omnipotent god-like master will never lie!"
The chief said, "Soldier masterββ! I didn't doubt the old man's words, but I just wanted to ask some questions. β
The warlord Da Ran said: "Chief, we will avenge the Great Rumor Master and the Great Magician! Justice will be done for the humiliation suffered by our people on Yong'an Island! Please give the order that we will attack the dynasty and ask them to hand over the culprit of the conspiracy, King Nanling." β
The chief said a little excitedly: "Soldier master, don't be impatient, this matter must be considered in the long run." β
The chief chimed in, saying, "Captain, we should be patient for now. While strengthening the power of the Nine Desolation Mountains, while waiting for an opportunity to take advantage of the chaotic situation"
The soldier lord Da Ran said: "I can't wait any longer! Everyone is riding on us and, how can we bear it!"
The chief stood up, and just as he was about to speak, Shidwa took the lead and said, "Don't quarrel with the three adults! The lord of the soldiers! How can you not avenge the murder of your father! The king of Nanling has committed a heinous crime, and he should fight for the great rumor master and his father. But the Xurui Dynasty will not hand over the King of Nanling even if it destroys the Nine Desolate Mountains and Yongan Island, and if you want to take revenge, you must have more strength than the King of Nanling, so I also agree with the chieftain's opinion. Strengthen yourself and wait for the opportunity to move. β
Seeing that Shi Dewa also insisted on the plan to suspend the action, the soldier commander Da Ran took a step back and said: "Okay then! Two years is enough, right? In two years, we will expand the formation, strengthen training, and strive to make the formation of one as ten." You just wait!"
Two months later, the spies outside the Nine Desolation Mountains hurriedly ran back to report the military situation to the chieftain.
It turned out that in the past half a month, Zheng Kai, the king of Qiulu, has frequently mobilized troops and trained troops in the four counties and nineteen prefectures under his jurisdiction, and it seems that he is going to have major military operations.
After listening to the report, the chief hurriedly called the chieftain, the soldier master, and Shi Dewa to discuss the matter.
The chief said, "Does Zheng Kai, the king of Qiulu, want to fight?"
The chief said, "We have spies everywhere, and we have not heard of any war?"
Da Ran, the commander of the soldiers, said: "I think they are coming for us! This is their usual style -- bullying the weak. We can only resist them with all our might, and we will never give in! We will immediately gather our troops and start a war tomorrow!"
The chief said, "Chieftain, soldier master, Shidewa, you immediately gather your troops and prepare for battle, but don't take the initiative to attack yet. β
The purpose of Zheng Kai, the king of Qiulu, to dispatch troops and generals really made the soldier master Da Ran guess correctly, they were going to attack the Nine Desolation Mountains.
Zhou Chi lost to Shi Dewa in the "Battle of the Gentlemen" on Yong'an Island, so he led his troops back to the capital to meet Emperor Zhou Tian.
Emperor Zhou Tian was shocked when he heard of Shi Dewa's force. He seemed to be talking to himself, and he seemed to say to Zhou Chi in front of him: "How can this Shi Dewa surpass you in force in less than ten years? Now, in our dynasty, apart from me and the King of Nanling, only the King of Taiping can fight with him." In another ten years, twenty years, the three of us will no longer be able to hold weapons, won't this kid be invincible in the world?"
Zhou Chi told Emperor Zhou Tian about the array he was more worried about.
Emperor Zhou Tian and Zhou Chi immediately came to Qiqing, the royal city where Zheng Kai, the king of Qiulu, was located. Zheng Kai, the king of Qiulu, sent a spy into the Nine Desolation Mountains to find an internal response of the Changyu clan and learned about the situation of the soldiers.
Emperor Zhou Tian said: "Nearly 120,000 soldiers have posed a great threat to the dynasty, if the Nine Desolate Mountains are allowed to develop, and if Shi Dewa is allowed to develop, these Nine Desolate Mountains will have the power to shake the foundation of the dynasty." This is something we will never allow!"
Zhou Chi said, "Does the emperor mean to attack the Nine Desolation Mountains now?"
Emperor Zhou Tian said to King Qiulu: "King Qiulu! This will be a crucial uphill battle to be won at all costs. If you don't have enough strength, you can go to Feng Rui, the king of Nanling, and Xu Zheng, the king of Xiang'e. β
King Qiulu swore solemnly: "Emperor, please rest assured! I am sure that I will break through a Nine Desolate Ridge." β