The pine and cypress forests of Shaomu Mountain, the ancient temples in the dense forest loom, and the original extremely secluded environment was diluted by the boiling voices.

Shaolin has been practicing martial arts for hundreds of years, in addition to the hundreds of monks in the Changju Temple, the lay disciples who come to learn art are all over the world. At this time, there were nearly 1,000 people outside the temple, all of whom were Shaolin lay disciples who came to help the master and invited them to help the boxer. Just because the temple is clean, it is inevitable that these people will enter the temple and collide with the quiet Zen, so they are arranged to be close to the left outside the temple.

Although the prestige of the Demon Monarch is resounding throughout the rivers and lakes, in the eyes of everyone, it is far inferior to several martial arts masters in Shaolin. When they got together this time, in addition to the intention of the teacher to do his best, they were more in a leisurely mood to contact the friendship of the same family. In the chaotic world, the people are still martial, these Shaolin lay disciples are all well-known and powerful in the local area, and they usually have a faint affection for the same door, and they gather together from this beginning, talk and laugh, and they are very comfortable, and they can't see the urgency of the soldiers.

A Pegasus rushed up the mountain road and rushed straight to the Shaolin Mountain Gate. The sound of hurried horses' hooves attracted the attention of the Shaolin lay disciples who gathered in the mountains and forests, and they all turned their heads to look, and then someone shouted: "This is the ancestor of Kongzhi, didn't he go to Zhumadian to retreat the demon king, why did he come back so quickly?"

"What's the doubt about this! The Empty Wisdom Divine Monk's martial arts are all superb, and he naturally repelled the Demon Lord in a battle!"

Hearing this, everyone cheered in unison, and the noise shook the birds in the forest to rush into the sky.

After being frustrated outside Zhumadian City, Kong Zhi rushed back to Shaomu Mountain day and night, not to mention physically and mentally exhausted. The feeling of anxiety is even more stagnant in the heart. Hearing everyone's untimely cheers, he couldn't hold back at the moment, and said angrily: "What kind of system is it to make a loud noise outside the heavy land of Buddhism!"

Everyone listened to Kongzhi's bad tone, and they were silent, not daring to say more. However, after thinking about it for a while, their eyes were filled with worry, and looking at the reaction of the Empty Wisdom Monk, I was afraid that this time the matter would not be good!

Kongzhi drove directly into the temple and rushed into the Daxiong Treasure Hall where all the monks gathered.

At this time. Shaolin has already received a message from Zhumadian from the flying pigeon. Knowing the current situation, it is only because people's hearts are in turmoil that many lay disciples outside the temple will not know.

When Kongzhi entered the Daxiong Treasure Hall, Shaolin from the abbot Kongwen Master Kongwen and the monks of the Yuanzi generation of each branch had gathered. Seeing the dusty empty wisdom walk in, everyone's faces were shocked.

Feet into the temple. Kong Zhi's sharp eyes had swept over everyone in the hall. He said in a deep voice: "What about Yuanzhen? Why don't you come to the temple to take counsel?"

The next Yuanzi disciple walked out of the column and replied, "Senior Brother Yuanzhen said that he was not doing things properly. Entrusted by all the teachers and uncles, he has been confined to the meditation room and recited sutras to punish himself. ”

Kong Zhi's expression slowed down, and before he could speak, an empty character junior Kong Ru walked out, frowning and said: "Senior Brother Kong Zhi, Yuan Zhen went down the mountain to take care of the lay disciples of this sect, this is the result of the discussion of all the senior brothers in the field. Now that things have gone wrong, it is time for the whole temple to work together to resist the enemy, what is the reason for you to ask Yuanzhen alone? Could it be that you really want to hand over Yuanzhen and bow to the evil demon lord?"

Kong Zhi's expression froze, and he explained: "How can I have such a mind! It's just that Yuanzhen went down the mountain, and we don't know what he did, and I was about to call him to ask what was going on, and see if there was any possibility of turning the war into a jade silk." ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of all the monks changed. Although the monks are not interested in fame and fortune, Shaolin has been prestigious for a long time, and the monks are more or less arrogant. Not to mention the reputation of the Demon Sect that everyone has to get and condemn, the arrogant attitude of the Demon Lord alone has already made them extremely dissatisfied, let alone bow their heads and submit to softness.

At that moment, a monk with a violent temperament stepped out of the ranks and said loudly: "Uncle Shi's words are wrong! That demon lord is arrogant and regards me as no one in Shaolin, we should meet the head-on attack, kill his sharp spirit, and boost the righteousness of the martial arts!"

Kongzhi sighed and said, "How could I not know this truth. However, the Iron Cavalry under the command of the Demon Lord was well-trained and disciplined, and he was not much better than the elite Tartar soldiers in the world. He is here to be aggressive, and he clearly refuses to give up. I don't want to see Shaolin suffer a catastrophe and bleed and drift away......"

The disciple named Yuanyin sneered and said, "We are on the right path of martial arts, how can we bow our heads to the demon sect and seek peace! I would rather be broken for the jade than for the whole tile, and die for righteousness! I don't dare to agree with what Uncle Shi said!"

When the monks heard Yuanyin's impassioned tone, they all exclaimed, which made Kong Zhi look embarrassed and unable to speak.

At this time, the abbot Master Kongwen, who had never opened his mouth, spoke: "Senior Brother Kongzhi has compassion in his heart, and he can't bear the suffering of his disciples, this intention is good. But all the martial arts in the world are watching how Shaolin will deal with the monstrous Zhao Wuxian, although he is prosperous, we can't retreat. ”

Hearing the abbot's final word, Kong Zhi didn't say anything more. The letter he sent back only said that the Demon Lord led an army of 5,000, but the irresistible and cold force could not be described in words. Seeing that everyone was in full swing, he no longer poured cold water on people, so he told the plan he had discussed with Xian Yu.

After hearing this, Master Kongwen pondered for a long time before he said: "Xian Yu is worthy of the name of the gods, but I don't know if those lay disciples outside the temple are willing to agree. ”

Yuan Yin said loudly: "The teacher's kindness, such as the grace of parenting! Besides, this is the righteousness of the rivers and lakes to set things right and kill the Demon Sect, and no one dares to shirk it!"

After some deliberation, everyone prepared to resist the Demon Lord and went their separate ways. On the one hand, he ordered the lay disciples to do their best to protect the temple, and on the other hand, he summoned hundreds of warrior monks in the Luohan Hall in the temple to practice the battle, preparing to compete with the Demon Lord's iron cavalry.

Different from the tense situation of Shaolin's fierce soldiers and horses actively preparing for war, after leaving Zhumadian, Zhao Yu ordered the army to slow down and march calmly. traveled all the way to Yuncheng, and even camped forward, which made people wonder what he was thinking.

The rebel armies originally saw the prosperity of the Chuzhou Iron Cavalry, fearing that they would be annexed by it, and although they followed the army, they kept a considerable distance. When it was discovered that the Chuzhou soldiers were stationed in the camp, they made some inquiries, only to learn that the logistics of the Chuzhou Iron Cavalry were stretched and the supplies were insufficient, so they had to wait for the baggage battalion to arrive. After learning the news, the leaders of the Red Turban Army breathed a sigh of relief, if they won with this elite iron horseman. Their odds are slim. If Bianliang is defeated by the Chuzhou army, this time it is just a role to accompany the prince to study, and there is a danger of annihilation in vain.

However, there was a leak in the logistics of the Chuzhou army, and they did not hesitate to remove this powerful competitor who besieged Bianliang, so that everyone saw hope again, and they all accelerated their march, in order to reach Bianliang before the Chuzhou army. At the same time, they couldn't help but sigh that the Demon Monarch was so talented that they only saw the mighty iron horse, but they didn't consider the huge consumption of thousands of troops and more than 10,000 war horses eating horses. There are iron cavalry soldiers in the air. But he can only miss the opportunity.

The commander of the Iron Cavalry Battalion will be the newly emerging Fu Youde in the army, this person was originally Xu Shouhui's general, because Xu Shouhui was small and had many suspicions, he was simply recommended by the disheartened Monk Peng to Chuzhou. His art of war and strategy were even praised by Xu Da and Chang Yuchun. was entrusted with an important task by Zhao Yu. Put the only cavalry team under the command of Fu Youde.

Fu Youde was grateful to Zhao Yu for the kindness of his acquaintance, and devoted his life to helping the great cause. Seeing that the rebels from all walks of life overtook their own troops, the officers and men in the battalion couldn't help but be a little angry. But under Fu Youde's dedicated scheduling, morale can still remain intact.

On this day, Zhao Yu was reading a book of soldiers written by Li Jing in the early Tang Dynasty in the camp tent, and Fu Youde, who was dressed in military uniform, said: "Liu Futong has personally led the army to conquer Shangqiu, and he will reach Bianliang in a few days!"

Zhao Yu put down the military book and sighed: "Liu Futong is really extraordinary, he is not discouraged by frustration, and he can seize the opportunity, this time, I am afraid that Bianliang will become something in his pocket." ”

Fu Youde said with a smile: "If it weren't for the Northern Expedition convening order in charge to stir up chaos in the world, and the Yuan people would not have been able to come out of the shadow of the last failure so quickly." Now that the king of Ruyang of the Yuan court is marching westward from Shandong, and the army of Ganshan Road has also entered Henan, even if he can take Bianliang, Liu Futong will have to deal with a series of bitter battles!"

"Let him move, and he will not have so much energy to go south to stir up the storm. Yes, the Yuan Court North Route Army has been stirred, what is the movement of the Jiangnan camp?" Zhao Yu asked again, although he lived in Yuncheng, his mind was all on Jiangnan Jiqing and other places, which was where his foundation was.

Fu Youde presented the latest information, and said with joy: "Without the oppression of the Ruyang King's troops, Zhang Shicheng was greatly strengthened, and he took Changzhou in one fell swoop and forced Zhenjiang. The commander of the Jiangnan battalion of the Yuan Dynasty, Fu Shou's army, gathered in Zhenjiang to block Zhang Shicheng. Taking this opportunity, General Xu has captured the quarrying in one fell swoop, and the waterway west of Jiqing is Jingtong, and the Wuhu water camp can be driven straight in, and it will soon be possible to advance by land and water to besiege Jiqing!"

After several years of planning, in this move, Rao is Zhao Yu has been in a high position for a long time, and he is a little uneasy when he hears the news. He stood up and paced back and forth in the camp, and after a long time, he barely suppressed his agitated emotions, and at the same time did not forget to order: "The news in the direction of Jiqing should be reported three times a day, and I will get the latest battle report as soon as possible!"

After Fu Youde took the order, he asked again: "What about Shaolin?"

Zhao Yulang smiled: "It's just a group of martial artists, what's there to worry about!"

Having said that, he still attached great importance to this matter and inquired in detail about the news in the direction of Shaolin.

When he heard that Shaolin also responded to the call of the Northern Expedition to Bianliang, and summoned lay disciples from all walks of life to lead troops to protect the temple in the name of this, Zhao Yu couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and said: "Which one is this foolish idea? The affairs of the rivers and lakes will be in the rivers and lakes, Shaolin rolled up his sleeves this time, isn't it also necessary to raise troops to rebel? Originally, I was afraid that entering Shaolin would attract Liu Futong, who had an ambiguous attitude, to restrain him. Shaolin's move can be regarded as setting up another mountain in Henan, no matter how deep Liu Futong's friendship with them is, he can't allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch!"

Fu Youde also sighed and said: "This group of monks does not understand the general trend of the world, and only sees that the chief manager has led troops to attack, so they will have to fight according to the law, where can they tell the taste! The foundation of the general manager is not in Henan, and when the strong army crosses the border, Liu Futong can still turn a blind eye to the tight Bianliang at the moment. Shaolin is self-defending, but it really wants to divide Liu Futong's territory. Is it tolerable or unbearable, if they don't openly surrender to Liu Futong, sooner or later they will have to fight each other!"

Zhao Yu smiled again: "Although I am a bit of a scoundrel in this manner, I really forced these monks to be anxious. If not, he wouldn't have made such a stupid move. It is easy to raise troops and it is difficult to disperse, and the dignified and upright martial arts sect has changed its flavor when it comes to raising troops. In the battle of the world, if he does not succeed, he will become benevolent, how can he advance and retreat freely!"

"Come on, immediately repair the book to Liu Futong, this time I will send troops to relieve him of the scourge of Shaolin erosion, and all the money, food and materials will be provided by him. Otherwise, I will take on the reputation of martial arts shame, immediately lead the troops south, and sit back to see how he responds to the rise of the Shaolin army!"

Zhao Yu was overjoyed in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "You might as well make a mess of it again, and openly ask Shaolin what is the intention of capturing Yin Ye Wangcun? Isn't it to force the whereabouts of the Dragon Slayer Knife! I'll take a look at whether the six major factions can still twist into a rope to fight against my iron cavalry elite soldiers!"

He was excited, but he didn't know that the little girl who was delicate and Lanzhi by the Han River had already done it for him a few years ago. (To be continued......)