Chapter 217: The Eve of the War
Ji Rentu looked at the fat man in front of him and asked: "Today we are going to attack Liangchengang. Do we need you to get some information?"
The Bi-armored Cavalry General cupped his hands and said, "General, please give me your orders!"
When Hu Qingzheng saw his superior's solemn expression, he naturally became more attentive to the next order.
"First of all, contact Liu Dong and Zhu Wen as soon as possible. They led the team to perform a mission in Tiexin Village. They lost contact since last night. I wanted to wait until I contacted them before leaving... But..." the bald man said here, After a slight hesitation, he did not tell the other party Zhang Heng's previous analysis of the situation.
However, after all, Hu Qingzheng has been engaged in this kind of intelligence exploration for many years, so he naturally understands the leader's thoughts. Before Ji Rentu could continue, he nodded and said, "General, please rest assured, Qingzheng will naturally handle this matter!"
The bald man glanced at the big man in front of him and continued: "Second, I need you to contact the previous informant to find out the truth about Liangchengang and the situation in Yinren Village. If possible, develop a few more insiders."
The big man in green armor pondered for a moment and said with a wry smile: "General, the intelligence system of Yinren Village is the most efficient intelligence organization that Hu has ever seen, which is comparable to the Jianghu Walker of the first-class sect. If you want to find out some irrelevant information , I might give it a try, if you want to install a certain amount of informants, it’s not something you can do in a short time.”
Ji Rentu frowned. He naturally knew how difficult his opponent was. Although Yinren Village was not the strongest among the six forces, it was the most mysterious. The existence of the "Rate List" was like hanging over Luoye City. A sword, they didn't know how many secrets of the world were hidden in this sparsely populated small village.
At this moment, the black-armored soldiers outside came to report: "Report to the general, the horses are ready and ready to go at any time!"
Ji Rentu's eyes lit up, and he waved his hand and said, "Okay, Qing Zheng, you can go down first, just do your best."
As he spoke, he walked out of the tent, looked at the group of black-armored cavalry who were ready to go, and shouted in a deep voice: "Everyone, listen to the order! The target is Yinren Liangchengang, let's go!"
Following the order from the bald man, these thousand well-trained cavalry moved like steel giants, heading south at full speed.
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After Yi Xifeng finished eating the "rice cake with sugar and rice" that Li Xintian made for him, he briefly told the girl what happened last night. After hearing that the boy could use sword light to attack overnight, Li Xintian's fair face was filled with smiles.
"Unexpectedly, after practicing swordsmanship for more than three years, this is the first time that I can learn a swordsmanship overnight!" The fair boy laughed at himself.
The fair-skinned girl thought for a while and explained: "Actually, in the past three years, you have followed Brother Chengtao to practice the Thirteen Wind Chasing Swords, but most of the time has been spent on training and strengthening your basic qualities. You spend a lot of time practicing sword moves. few."
Yi Xifeng could naturally tell that this was the girl trying to comfort him, but after thinking about it, it seemed to make some sense.
If he hadn't been working day and night to expand his physical strength to meet the inhumanly demanding requirements of the Thirteen Feng Zhui Swords, then it would have been impossible for him to keep up with Qingzhu's stack of high-intensity sword moves for more than an hour.
If Li Chengtao hadn't been constantly honing the boy's ability to resist blows and adapt to temporary changes, then he wouldn't have the ability to instantly memorize sword moves.
In this way, what Yi Xifeng was able to "practice a sword every day" this time was not really due to his outstanding swordsmanship talent, but to his diligent practice in the past three years.
Thinking of this, the fair young man couldn't help but complain: "If you make a lie, it will always be a lie. Hard work will always make up for your shortcomings!"
Li Xintian blinked his eyes and asked curiously: "What do you mean?"
Yi Xifeng smiled and said: "Diligence can make up for clumsiness!"
"If a person who has access to meridians all over his body at the age of five is considered clumsy, then there are really a few smart people in this world!" The girl wrinkled her cute little nose and said with a playful smile.
"Do you think there are very few people in this world who have their meridians opened at the age of five?" Yi Xifeng asked curiously.
It was by chance that his meridians opened up throughout his body when he drank alcohol three years ago. At this time, the fair boy was different from before, and he naturally knew how dangerous his behavior was that day. He always thought that he could survive the baptism of eighteen strong drinks. The biggest reliance was that he had an adult soul.
Later, the young man found out that the amber-colored wine he drank that day, which was like a line of fire, was called Chongshen Liquor. It is a kind of wine used by foreign warriors for body training. That day, the young man felt that his soul was stirring, and he used his perseverance to withstand the test. In fact, the real power and effect of this kind of wine is to strengthen the body.
At that time, the fair boy was an ordinary person who had never been exposed to the practice of inner strength. After drinking so much alcohol, the real test was Li Chengqian, who was sitting behind Yi Xifeng at that time.
Chong Shen Liquor was originally a drink for martial artists from other sects to practice. It has little impact on the soul, and it also has the effect of nourishing the soul.
What it really focuses on is the tempering of the physical body and the meridians in the body. But even in this situation, Yi Xifeng was still drunk and couldn't help himself. One can imagine what kind of test Li Chengqian, who was behind him to stabilize the boy's body, faced!
That was the first time Yi Xifeng saw Li Chengqian look so pale, and it was also the last time he saw him look so weak.
The fair-skinned girl thought for a while and said softly: "When I was a child, I heard Brother Chengtao say that the general sect forces or family forces will focus on cultivating outstanding children. In today's martial arts world, those who can open up the meridians of the whole body before the age of fifteen are all A relatively outstanding sect disciple."
"So, we are all excellent sect disciples?" Yi Xifeng joked with a smile.
Li Xintian practiced the Thousand Earth Qi Control Technique, and the meridians throughout his body were penetrated at the age of only eight, making him the youngest besides the fair-skinned boy.
The girl continued: "However, for the core disciples of each sect, they will have special elders to assist in their practice, so these people have to open up the meridians throughout their body before they are ten years old."
The fair-skinned girl glanced at the other party, and before he could speak, she continued: "In some super sects, such as the Eight Great Sects, they will respond to this time in advance, and even some young sect masters and young sect masters will When you are just born, please start from a strong person in the holy realm and directly penetrate the meridians of the whole body!"
Yi Xifeng stared at the other party dumbfounded, obviously not expecting that there would be someone in the world who could penetrate the meridians of the whole body at birth. This kind of heroic style... really made the fair boy a little envious...
Li Xintian saw the young man's shock and said with a smile: "Hehe, don't be depressed. They were all penetrated by external forces, and they are not capable. If you can count on your own courage and ability to penetrate the whole body's meridians in one fell swoop, I believe that all the people in the world can do it." Only brother Xifeng is the most powerful!"
"What did you say?" the fair boy asked with a shocked look on his face.
The young man was also stunned and murmured: "Well, I said they are not really capable..."
"Not this sentence, the next sentence!" Yi Xifeng asked eagerly with burning eyes.
Li Xintian blinked and asked doubtfully: "Are you the most powerful in the world?"
The young man looked directly at the fair-skinned girl and said word by word: "You just called me, brother Xifeng!"
With just this sentence, the fair-skinned girl's cheeks flushed instantly, and a girlish blush gradually spread from her slender neck, like a flower in bud, which was really beautiful.
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Hu Qingzheng led his troops and followed Ji Rentu's large army. The two hundred and fifty soldiers under him did not wear black armor, but were dressed in coarse linen. If they were not riding on uniform black horses, it would be impossible to tell their identities as soldiers.
These people are the special troops under Ji Rentu who serve as the intelligence team, and their leader is naturally Hu Qingzheng, one of the four cavalry generals!
"Sir, three groups of people have been discharged. No trace of General Zhu Qi has been found so far. As for General Liu, judging from his whereabouts, they should be attacking Tiexin Village. It's just..."
The fat man frowned and said, "Just what?"
"It's just that Tiexin Village is located near Queshan. There are enemy sentries there. We can't take a quick horse to find out what's going on. We can only send people to sneak in. In this case, we won't get the news until tonight at the earliest."
The man in green armor thought for a moment and then ordered: "The situation in Tiexin Village is very important. If we add two more groups, we must first find the whereabouts of General Zhu Qi."
"No!" The soldier in coarse linen clothes immediately bowed and responded.
Looking at the group of men behind him who were dressed like villagers, Hu Qingzheng felt somewhat confident. These people were the capable men he had trained over the years. Although the matter was urgent, he believed that it would not take long for the truth to come to light.
"Shui Yuntian? Zhao Yuntian! Humph, just wait!" the fat man murmured in a hateful voice.
Apparently he was familiar with the tall, thin middle-aged man who belonged to Tiexin Village, and they even became confidants and mortal enemies for a time! But none of this can change the two people's positions that have remained unchanged from beginning to end.
There is no room for two tigers in one mountain!
Thinking back to the time when Hu Qingzheng took the initiative to contact the forces in Tiexin Village, it was Shui Yuntian of the intelligence team who came into contact with him. It was not until later that this tall, thin, middle-aged man agreed to Ji Shen's help and agreed to defect.
For a time, the former leader of the Tiexin Village intelligence organization became a popular figure in front of the county magistrate. As a result, Ji Rentu, who was the most important minister under Ji Shen's arm, was challenged.
Hu Qingzheng was in charge of intelligence work under him, and the position between the two became very clear and clear.
However, what Bijia Cavalry never expected was that this tall, thin middle-aged man who was at odds with Ji Rentu would betray them in the blink of an eye. It wasn't until yesterday that they learned through Yao Jingshun that this Shui Yuntian was Zhao Yuntian! He turned out to be from Yinren Village!
As an intelligence officer, he and Ji Rentu looked at issues from different perspectives in many aspects. He didn't think like the bald man that this small village with a population of less than 2,000 could have much strength.
In his opinion, the small villages of the six forces were probably giants hidden in the fog!
Within three days, Tiexin Village will be slaughtered! The master of the fort, Helian Tiexin, even died in his own army! This kind of terrifying military deterrence is difficult to achieve even in Luoye City.
Hu Qingzheng looked at the turrets that were vaguely visible in the distance. He knew that in half an hour, they would reach the hinterland of Yinren Village, Liangchengang. And an inevitable fierce battle is inevitable.
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"Report! Mr. Zhao! Guolou found that a large number of cavalry appeared fifty miles away from here in the north!" A man wearing a raincoat and bamboo hat bowed and said.
The tall, thin middle-aged man sitting in the tent suddenly opened his eyes, and there was no emotion in his sharp eyes. After a moment, he whispered: "Blow the camp horn!"
Soon a rapid trumpet sound sounded in the camp, and a full two hundred strong men were engaged! Standing in line in the school field.
At this time, all the combat troops that Yinren Village can put out, since the vast majority of the guard Tieyi are now in Tiexin Village, the vast majority of those who can fight in the village are strong men wearing coir raincoats and bamboo hats.
Of course, it is not that there are no iron armor guards. The twelve martial arts masters selected in the martial arts competition a few days ago are exactly the iron armor guards who are guarding here.
Yi Xifeng looked at the orderly soldiers in the camp and felt somewhat relieved. However, this was the first time for the fair boy to participate in such a large-scale battle. Even the previous raid on Tiexin Village was a small-scale assault, more like a small team battle.
It was his first time to participate in this kind of formal battle of attacking a city and guarding its defenses, so he was somewhat uneasy.
Fortunately, there are not many people who feel like him. After all, it took four years of hard work before he entered the workforce, and then completed various tasks listed on the salary list. The strong men present showed extremely high fighting qualities.
Soon a strong man found them and said: "Everyone, Mr. Zhao invites you!"
Everyone nodded and followed the man towards the camp. Yi Xifeng was distracted and didn't react for a while, so he walked last. He suddenly found Zhao Long who was also walking at the end of the team.
The boy with two swords looked gloomy, as if he was worried, but the fair boy didn't want to be a confidant, so he didn't ask too much.
On the way, the fair boy saw a kind of quartermaster in black robes distributing defensive equipment to everyone. It was obvious from the attire of these quartermasters that they were all made by blacksmiths.
It makes sense to think about it. In this battle at Yinren Village, all the armed forces have come out, so naturally they have to use all the weapons that can be used in the arsenal.
Soon the group was taken to a large tent, and everyone opened the curtain and walked in. I found a huge sand table in the middle of the camp, and it was filled with small flags. On both sides of the sand table, there were two people standing respectively. They were none other than the tall and thin Zhao Yunming, and Teng She who was wearing a light white jumpsuit with a hood.
"Master Zhao, based on this deduction, our chances of winning are slim!" the tall man said in a deep voice.
As soon as these words came out, the brows of the twelve people who had just entered the camp subconsciously frowned.
