After hearing the changes proposed by Hu Long, which may be said to be tampering with the teachings of the Mingjiao, the leaders of the Mingjiao were shocked, but also had some excitement and expectation in their hearts.
After all, if such a big thing can be accomplished and the Mingjiao of China can overwhelm the Persian General Cult and become the most upright one, they and they will definitely have a role to play in the Mingjiao classics.
As the saying goes: "Be famous at that time, and be famous in future generations." This is what a true man should be like!
However, although the matter has been decided, it will not be accomplished in a day, not to mention that another major event happened in front of them, so they had no time to spend their thoughts on this matter.
On the second day after Hu Yuan succeeded him as the leader, a Yuanmeng army with a strength of 30,000 came near Guangmingding. The leader of the Chinese army was none other than Wang Baobao, the eldest son of Prince Ruyang, who had been captured by Hu Yuan before.
As the main altar of the Ming Cult, Guangmingding naturally has sentinels from far and near in all directions, who have already reported the matter to the leader for judgment.
After Hu Yuan inquired, he ordered the sentries stationed at Qidian, Shisanya and other passes to be strictly guarded, and he quickly summoned the leaders of the church to discuss the matter.
Yang Xiao first made a suggestion: "The leader is aware that Cheng Kun, the dog thief, knows the secret path to Guangmingding, and Wang Baobao, as his master, probably also knows it. We need to beware of Tatars sneak attacks from the secret path."
Hu Yuan pondered for a while and then said: "Wang Baobao is very talented. You should have thought that we would be able to prevent him from doing this. However, we must not take any chances when the two armies are fighting. There must always be some way to deal with the thick soil flag and the Yan flag envoy to obey the orders!"
Yan Yuan hurriedly stepped out of the queue, cupped his hands and said, "I'm waiting for the leader's order!"
Hu Long said solemnly: "You immediately lead your brothers to the secret passage, carry huge rocks to completely seal the entrance to the secret passage outside, and then slowly open it after the enemy has retreated."
"I obey my orders!"
Yan Yuan agreed, turned around and walked out quickly.
Hu Yuan looked around at the crowd and said with a smile: "Although Wang Baobao will probably not attack through the secret passage, he will definitely set up an ambush to prevent us from escaping through the secret passage, so there is no need to leave this escape route."
Everyone said in unison: "His advice from the leader, this is exactly how it should be!"
Hu Long then asked Zhuang Zheng, the flag-bearer of the "Ruijin Banner": "Zhuang Banner, can all the Five Elements Banner brothers stationed at the foot of the mountain withdraw to the mountain? How many people and horses are there in total?"
Zhuang Zheng glared at Yang Xiao first, and then replied: "Someone from the labor camp took the initiative to ask. All the Five Elements Banner brothers have gone up the mountain. Due to the inconvenience in the past, the main force of the Five Elements Banner has another station. There are currently 2,500 people on the mountain, and each flag Five hundred. But the leader can rest assured that these two thousand five hundred brothers are elite players who have been repeatedly selected from the Five Elements Banner, and one can be equal to ten."
Yang Xiao's face was slightly embarrassed. He naturally knew that the "inconvenience" mentioned in the other party's words was because he was afraid of the strength of the Five Elements Flag soldiers and horses but refused to obey him. He relied on his authority to suppress and exclude people in terms of food, grass and baggage, so that they had to Move the main force to eat somewhere else.
The Budai monk didn't know much about the general situation. He knew that now the enemy was facing us, and we should unite as one to fight against foreign humiliation, so he took the initiative to help Yang Xiao: "In addition to the brothers of the Five Elements Banner on Guangmingding, there are also Yang Zuo who makes heaven, earth, wind, and thunder." There are more than 2,000 brothers in the four gates, and the subordinates of our five scattered people are no less than four to five hundred. On the count, our troops are more than 5,000. The Tatars only have 30,000 troops. If they want to capture Guangmingding, which has natural dangers to defend, That’s wishful thinking!”
Peng Yingyu also said: "Guangmingding is the headquarters of our religion and has stored a large amount of food, grass and weapons. It is not a problem to hold on for a year and a half. The Tatars cannot attack for a long time, and in the end they have no choice but to retreat."
Zhuang Zheng hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand and said, "Regarding the current battle, my deputy flag commander Wu Jincao has some things to report to the leader."
Hu Long said hurriedly: "Then please invite Brother Wu to come in and talk."
Zhuang Zheng immediately went out to call for someone, and soon a young man with thick hands and feet and dark skin came in.
Wu Jincao first stepped forward to pay homage to the leader, and then said with a stern expression: "My subordinates have just received news. If the situation is true, the battle to defend the mountain will not be optimistic."
Hu Yuan had the power of "seeing from the sky and hearing from the earth". In fact, he already knew it. He immediately asked: "What brother Wu is worried about is the twenty artillery pieces in the enemy's army?"
A look of astonishment appeared on Wu Jincao's face: "It turns out that the leader already knows, but his subordinates are unfounded."
Hu Yuan waved his hand and said: "Although I know that Wang Baobao has these artillery pieces, I don't know how powerful they are, so I asked Brother Wu to explain it to everyone."
Wu Jincao bowed to everyone and said: "You should know that the ancestors of Wu's family have been blacksmiths for generations. In addition to forging swords, guns, swords and halberds, they also have some research on weapons such as firecrackers and artillery. I have confirmed it with many sentry brothers. The shape and size of the Tatar artillery can confirm that they have the power to break mountains and crack rocks.
"Originally, I thought that although those artillery were powerful but too heavy, they would not be able to attack the various passes on our mountain via mountain roads. But then I heard that Wang Baobao has many masters of the Vajra Sect under his command. These people are all practicing external martial arts. People with extraordinary brute strength can even lift the artillery up the mountain.
"Once the Tatars set up artillery in front of our various passes, with its range far exceeding the range of bows and arrows, we will only be beaten without being able to fight back. If the Tatars are well prepared with gunpowder and cannonballs, it is really possible to attack each place one by one. Pass through the fortress and fight to the top of the light!"
Wei Yixiao's pale face turned livid when he heard this, and he asked: "Brother Wu, since he knows how to use firearms, do you have any countermeasures?"
Wu Jincao said with some distress: "The best way is to use firearms against firearms. It's a pity that although my subordinates have also thought about some methods of making firearms, they have never had the opportunity to make them. Otherwise, or send A valiant army of warriors could raid and destroy these artillery pieces, or dig tunnels to hide in every pass, but this would not be a complete solution."
After hearing this, everyone started talking, but they couldn't think of a better way. Finally, they gradually stopped talking and turned their attention to Hu Long, who was smiling silently and seemed to have a plan in mind.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Hu Long stood up from his seat, spread his hands to the left and right, and said: "This is the first battle for our association to become famous after many years of silence. Pindao believes that we will not only win this battle, but also win the battle." And it must be beautiful.
"Therefore, Pindao decided to personally lead the 2,500 brothers of the Five Elements Banner down the mountain and defeat Yuan Meng's 30,000 army in a dignified manner. Brother Wu, Pindao knows that you are the best forger in the world, so he will ask you to rush to work for Poverty. Tao forges a weapon for use in battle."
"Leader, think twice!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and they all tried to dissuade him.
Hu Yuan raised his hand to tell everyone to calm down, and then said with a smile: "Wang Baobao was captured alive by Pindao once. At this moment, he must be obsessed with avenging his shame. If he sees Pindao leading his army down the mountain, he will definitely open up a battle array and fight Pindao. He will fight in the field, and will personally command the army in front of the formation. As long as he dares to show up, Pindao will be sure to fulfill his preamble and kill him in front of the formation. By then, the morale of the Yuan army will be in chaos, and I can take advantage of the situation to break it. "
Everyone looked at each other, feeling that it was a bit risky for the leader to decide the outcome of this battle on his own.
