Chapter 213
Stirring up the storm (Part 2)
Chapter 213 Stirring up the storm (Part 2)
After beating away these lackeys. The corrupt officials who were the chief culprits were naturally unable to be forgiven and were trembling and dragged to the street by the soldiers to announce their crimes in front of the people. Each and every incident has undergone rigorous investigation and evidence collection, and everything is clear and clear.
Then, according to the seriousness of the crime, those who have committed the most heinous crimes will be directly beheaded and their property will be distributed to the people; those who have committed serious crimes but do not deserve death will be sentenced to life imprisonment, their property will be confiscated and half of their property will be confiscated and distributed to the people. Maidservants; those with less serious crimes were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment and ten years of hard labor, and half of their property was confiscated. They would first work as slaves with the army and civilians, etc. After the war was won, they would then be arranged to work as miners, horsemen, coolies, etc. as appropriate.
Such actions naturally won the support of the people, and a vigorous campaign against corrupt officials began. As the troops marched, more and more common people came to express condolences and even help the Song troops stationed and deliver food. Because they all know it. This is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness. After the county government was destroyed and the officials were tried, the Shu garrison naturally could not ignore it, so the nearby 30,000 garrison finally arrived a few days later. However, the Song State had cultivators accompanying the army, so they could detect the enemy's movements thousands of miles away and then informed the people and the Song army of the approaching army.
After finally living a good life, these soldiers and ruffians came to destroy it. The angry people gathered together in excitement and spontaneously, and together with the Song army, they waited for the arrival of the Hou Shu army at a certain road leading to the local area. So after the Hou Shu army arrived, What greeted them was the hateful eyes of the common people and the murderous 100,000-strong Song army.
After weighing the strengths of both sides, the general of the Shu Army sadly discovered that both the geographical location and the people's people had been occupied by the other side. As for the weather, each side had half of it. Look at the other side's neat team, distinctive weapons and armor; Looking at the rusty and peeling weapons and armor of the scattered troops, I couldn't help but feel despair. The disparity in strength was so great that he secretly cursed the person who sent him the message. The other party only had some martial arts people. They were simply a group of elites. Moreover, they were the most powerful army in the world in the past ten years - the army of the Song Dynasty. If we really fight, I'm afraid we will suffer heavy losses and we will definitely lose the battle.
He heard about it. In addition to the powerful army, there are also a large number of immortal masters in the Song Dynasty army! That is a god who can soar into the clouds, ride on mist, and bring down thunder and fire. How could he, a little partial general, be able to deal with it? A man who knows the current affairs is a hero who will not suffer immediate losses, keep the green hills, and will not be afraid of running out of firewood... ..After making countless excuses for himself in his heart, the general who commanded the troops finally achieved huge results in this battle without any reduction in troops. Of course, this was the data he calculated after surrendering.
As for the surrendered soldiers, they were too numerous to be guarded, so they just collected their armor and weapons and let them go. Seeing that even the army was no match for the Song Army, the local people cheered and celebrated the good life they could expect in the future.
In the Shu region, which has many mountains and hills, inconvenient transportation is still a bottleneck for cultural and economic development. In order to help the people who supported them, the Song army sent another type of soldiers. They were tall and powerful and could chop down trees, move rocks, and build buildings. . There were about ten thousand such soldiers. They helped the people build new homes and lay roads. Even if they encountered some natural obstacles such as huge rocks and trees, relatively low-level cultivators came to help move them away or blow them up.
After three days of busy life, the village and town took on a new look. The houses were made of bluestone and the roads were paved with pebbles. Everyone held their heads high and confident. They learned about the changes in China today through the exchanges with the soldiers. They knew that the world would soon be unified and there would be good days. pass. Both people and things exude a brand-new temperament. After doing all this, Song Jun started again.
In this way, the Song Army would repeat this kind of thing every time they went somewhere. It seemed that all of them in the team were all-rounders. In addition to their strong combat power, some could read books, some could build roads and houses, and some could hear cases. There is not a single simple soldier in the entire army of 100,000 people. This is why Zhao Kuangyin adopted Yunlong's current military management ideas and combined the composition and composition of later generations' armies with today's military training methods. After years of selection from millions of troops, he selected the best of the hundreds of thousands of elites.
If Li Jun, the inner sect elder of Shushan, had seen the differences among these soldiers, he would probably be able to understand why the Song State spent a lot of money to get each of them a magical talisman.
The Song army would lay roads in the mountains and build bridges in the water. When they saw the crowds, they would help and publicize them, just like this. Two months later, the Song army's footprints had covered less than half of Sichuan and Shu, and the news and practices they brought had spread throughout Houshu. The people of Li cheered and looked forward to the arrival of such a benevolent and righteous army soon; corrupt officials and corrupt officials, but everyone was in danger, and the troops they sent were defeated time and time again, either surrendering voluntarily or being defeated with a single blow. The sudden heavy rain and flash floods caused the entire army to collapse. The precarious court had to turn to their biggest backer - the Shushan sect.
The Taiqing Hall of Mount Emei, the gate of the Shushan sect, frowned slightly toward Tiannan, looking at a huge floating water mirror in front of him. This water mirror was five feet in diameter, and its edges reflected the sunlight and shone with colorful light. The surface was as smooth as a mirror, showing pictures one after another. The situation of the event is exactly the action of the Song Dynasty team in Houshu. Next to him was Li Jun, who was frowning and his face was dark with anger. His brows were almost twisted into a "Chuan" and he was holding a sword in his left hand. The right hand held the beard, but it was so tight that it almost pulled off the well-maintained beard.
"Is this the 'ordinary' and 'prodigal' Song Jun you called?" Xiang Tiannan looked at the scene in the crystal for another quarter of an hour, then turned to look at Li Jun and asked expressionlessly.
"This...Senior brother, I really didn't expect these ordinary soldiers to do this. How could they come to fight Hou Shu? If this continues, they may want to overthrow me, Hou Shu! Senior brother, I beg you to come out of seclusion immediately. An elder. Bringing six poles that can form a simple 'Liangyi Dust Formation', Mi Chen Banner went to the Song Army camp to ask Taiyan and others to order his subordinates to stop their actions! If not..." Li Jun's expression changed. Hei Zhuanhong said angrily but was interrupted by Xiang Tiannan before he could finish speaking.
"Otherwise, what? Start a war? You can think of it!" Xiang Tiannan was so angry that his beard floated up. He raised his sword eyebrows and glanced at Li Jun, who was so impassioned just now. He suddenly felt as if he had been cast down. He couldn't speak anymore. Only the beads of sweat on his forehead showed the nervousness in his heart. I don’t know why, both as Masters of the Returning Void Stage, he was in awe of this master brother. Xiang Tiannan’s aura of taking life and death and being arrogant about all things was as majestic and powerful as those immortal elders in his memory, which made him instinctively Feel intimidated. ;
"Is the headmaster brother already about to break through to heaven? Otherwise, how could he have such a terrifying aura?" Li Jun was still thinking in his mind while sweating.
"Was the fight in Houshu caused by the Song army? No, it was the people of Houshu! Who let these Song troops in? It's our Shushan faction! Are they currently infringing on our fundamental interests in Shushan?" No! Those Don't corrupt officials deserve to die for what they do? Damn it! Even if we send people to hold the 'Michen Flags' to form the 'Liangyi Mochen Array', before the injuries of several elders are healed, just because we don't have the 'Hunyuan Qi Taiqing' Can the simple 'Liang Yi Dust Formation' suppressed by the magic talisman "Liang Yi Mote Formation Diagram" guarantee victory against the opponent's ten masters in the Void Return Stage? No! Even if they win the sects behind them, and the Song Dynasty who are in charge Are the Human Emperor and You Longzi in Guodu City something we can easily offend? No! Have you ever thought about these relationships?" Six consecutive self-questions and answers and the last rhetorical question came from Xiang Tiannan's mouth like thunder. The shock made Li Jun's ears rumble and he was at a loss.
"Remember, if the name is not right, then the words will not be smooth. If the words are not right, the momentum will be lost. Our right path is not to use the means to achieve the goal of the demon religion, but to be reasonable! Without the momentum of the right name. Even if the strength is stronger than the other party, we cannot convince the crowd. I have Absolute chance of winning!" Xiang Tiannan took a breath and looked at Li Jun, who was suppressed by his sudden burst of momentum. He slowly withdrew his burst of momentum and said to him in a softer tone:
"Junior brother, as an elder of the inner sect, you usually focus on cultivation and rarely interact with people. You don't understand these changes in people's hearts and worldly disputes thoroughly enough. It's understandable that you made some mistakes. I don't blame you. After all, you made some mistakes. Our mistakes do not endanger our fundamental interests. Those secular dynasties and common people are just playthings and tools of our cultivation sect. We are lofty gods in their eyes. They can only be worshiped and respected by us in a certain place. When you are in a good mood, you will be given some life-extending elixirs, low-level exercises, and magic weapons. So don't take their emotions too seriously because it won't have much impact on us." Xiang Tiannan said slowly. .
It was true that in his eyes, the change of dynasties in the human world and the lives and deaths of people did not have much impact on him. He even wished he could leave the world of mortals forever to avoid being tainted with unexplainable karma and delaying his cultivation. In addition to some low-level genius treasures and gas-refining ores, the only things that mortals can worship are the power of faith that is needed by gods such as land and mountain gods. Those truly precious geniuses, treasures, magical weapons and immortal weapons are simply not within the reach of mortals. Need determines the level of attention. His need for mortals is so small that it is almost non-existent, so naturally he doesn't care much. This is normal.
"Contrary to them, what we really need to pay attention to are the large-scale cultivation forces and top powerhouses such as Kunlun, Kongtong, Nanhai, Potala Palace, and even top sects such as the Buddhist Zen Sect, Taoist Maoshan, and Tianshi Taoism. and other large sects; there are also peak return masters like You Longzi. They have the ability to threaten our fundamental interests, so we must be cautious when facing them. Unless we have no choice, do not start the war lightly unless we are already strong enough to use it. Overpowering the crowd or the other party is our enemy." Xiang Tiannan explained to Li Jun carefully.
"The other party is also assisted by the Innate Human Emperor, who has his own heavenly protection. If we go against them, we will only lose our luck and be worthless. This is why I agreed to the opponent's battle. It is really that the opponent has grasped the general trend and cannot fight against them. ." Xiang Tiannan sighed helplessly.
"Brother, I understand. As long as they don't take the initiative to provoke and overthrow the Hou Shu court, we can't take the initiative to take action against them. Otherwise, it is against the general trend and is unfair." Li Jun is also a smart man, otherwise he would not be able to practice to the fullest extent. The virtual realm is just that people who are usually obsessed with cultivation reflect poorly on other aspects. After some advice from Xiang Tiannan and a brief thought, Ma understood most of the meaning.
"Yes, that's right. After all, they are just passing by in the name of this time. No matter how noisy they are, as long as they don't want to have a direct conflict with us, they can only return to peace in the end. After all, our Shushan sect is one of the top sects of Taiqing Taoism and Middle-earth China. You are not a vegetarian!" As he said this, Xiang Tiannan stood up proudly and even Li Jun couldn't help but look proud. This is the glory of the sect and their glory.
"In my opinion, what they did is just to continue such activities to expand their influence on the familiar terrain and establish a good image among the people of Shu to prepare for future occupation. This is also the reason why they did not invade any cultivation sect in Shu. After all, this event is focused on mortals and focuses on the national interests of mortals. These cultivators may really be doing what they said to deal with the southern demon sect." Xiang Tiannan continued.
"Then what should we do, senior brother?" Li Jun's expression became much calmer, and his temperament seemed to have changed just now, becoming more restrained and no longer as sharp and menacing as a sword.
"Just wait and see what happens. As long as they don't target the entire Hou Shu court and don't intrude on the various sects in Shu, we can just leave them alone and let them do whatever they want. Of course, we can't stay in Shu for more than a year."
"I understand, senior brother. From today on, I will closely monitor the Song Army's movements to prevent them from infringing on our fundamental interests in Shushan." Li Jun nodded. Then he asked softly: "Senior brother, your momentum just now was so amazing, are you about to break through?"
Xiang Tiannan smiled and shook his head, "Haha, it's still early. From returning to the void to becoming an immortal, it is a big step from being a mortal to becoming an immortal. It is the most important transformation for a cultivator. How can it be so easy to break through? I just made a breakthrough in it some time ago." During the battle with the Southern Demon Cult, I gained some insights into the control of the 'Dust Formation of Life and Death, Darkness and Destruction of Disillusionment', so my realm has improved a bit, but it has not reached a breakthrough." Although he said this, it can be seen from his smiling face. It can be seen that he is very happy to have such a harvest. After all, the higher the cultivation level, the slower the improvement. Such a small breakthrough can save him at least a hundred years of enlightenment.
"Oh! Congratulations, senior brother. It seems that senior brother has made rapid progress in his cultivation and can look forward to the path to immortality." Li Jun couldn't help but be happy for him after hearing Dao Xiang Tiannan's answer that he was not good enough to break through but had made progress.
"The road to spiritual practice is long and bumpy, so let's encourage each other. Okay, go and do your work. I'll meditate here for a while." Xiang Tiannan waved his hand.
"Good farewell, senior brother." Li Jun cupped his hands without hesitation and then flew towards his cave with his sword. Xiang Tiannan knew that he had returned to the cave to use a spell similar to the "Water Mirror Technique" to monitor the Song army.
He smiled wryly and shook his head towards Tiannan, closing his eyes and meditating against the strong spiritual breeze blowing from the mountain gate. His junior brother was obsessed with cultivation and rarely dealt with such matters. If it weren't for the fact that several other outer sect elders were injured in the battle with the southern demon sect and were now in seclusion, there would be nothing he could do to force him to go. Handling external affairs. Sure enough, it was a mess the first time. Fortunately, nothing serious has happened yet and it seems that he has gained some understanding of his change just now. It seems that he can feel more at ease in the future.
He closed his eyes and thought for a while and suddenly opened his eyes. Two balls of foot-long light shot out from it. "It's a pity that the Patriarch Long-Eyeweed was injured in the battle with that old madman, the Patriarch of the Violent Demon. Even the purple and green swords were damaged and needed to be repaired. Otherwise, even if Zhang Sixie and the others had the dozens of magic talismans made by the ancient demon gods at their disposal, but they would definitely not let their top combat power retreat. In the end, they ended up in a lose-lose situation. The mountain was closed behind closed doors for a period of time? It seems that the ancestor of Longmei said that. It is true that three elders of the Southern Demon Sect were killed by You Longzi and their strength was greatly reduced. Otherwise, the Demon Sect, which has always been the principal, would not have done such a thing.
Hengheng, do you think Fengshan Youlongzi will spare you lightly? Not that they have already sent people to attack the country you support. Are you willing to be a coward or go to war angrily? I'm looking forward to it. The demon sect, hum, these evil heretics, our Shushan sect will one day eradicate you all from the human world and restore peace to the world! "Thinking of this, he couldn't help but clenched his teeth and clenched his fists.
Time flies and no outsiders disturb the Song army. Sure enough, the Song army did not follow the strategy of "destroying Guo by false routes" to subvert Hou Shu. Instead, they carried out the "Long March" for half a year with great vigor, with the people's retention and farewell, and the fear of the Hou Shu court. He left Hou Shu with hatred and arrived at Hou Chu.
(I wrote so much that I almost wanted to change the name to "Long March", but then I thought it was too ridiculous and kept it as it was o(n_n)o~.)
