Chapter 238: Multiple Trends
Luoye County, Luoye City.
A huge hexagonal city wall surrounds the capital of Luoye County like an iron barrel. As the largest southern city in the entire Luo Yun Kingdom, Luoye City alone has 100,000 permanent residents.
Even in Jianghu, it is still an important trade distribution center.
Whether it is Xingluo Iron shipped from the Ming Dynasty in the southwest, a metal that is very effective in making armor and protective gear.
The tendons of the Xuanshui Ink Python, which were exchanged from the Holy Land of Ten Thousand Beasts in the northwest, are the raw materials used to make the strings of the Demon-Breaking Crossbow.
There was even the "Human Yuan Fruit" smuggled over from the powerful Western Region countries to the west, which was a treasure given to the Luo Yun Sect.
These things will be collected and distributed from Luoye City and transferred to the hands of those who really need them.
In Luoye City, a large garden occupies the center of the city. There are not many tall buildings in this garden, and there are no multi-story pagodas like those in the homes of wealthy businessmen, in order to surround the entire Luoye City. You have a panoramic view of the city.
The entire garden occupies a vast area, but it is still elegant. Although the owner here does not have the luxury to pursue grandeur, there are hundreds of carriages and sedan chairs parked outside the mansion, which is enough to show that this place is a place where the powerful meet.
A horse in black armor came galloping from the official road in the distance, and fired until it reached the gate on the side of the garden. Then the man in black armor got off the horse, reached out and grabbed a two-foot-long scroll from his waist. , revealing the fire paint on it, and before he could call for a man dressed as a soldier to come out of the door, he quickly searched his body, and then removed all his weapons.
"General Ji's military situation, please report quickly!" the man in black armor whispered.
Soon the man was taken into the garden.
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Ji Shenfu was wearing a moon-white cloak. He had a fair face and no beard, eyebrows that were neither thick nor shallow, lips thin, and a pair of slender eyes, bright and restrained.
On the desk next to him, there was an open information tube. The man in the white cloak showed no emotion or anger on his face, but after a few breaths he murmured again: "Are you really in Yinren? Haha, after hiding for so long, I suddenly popped out! Haha, it seems like something is going to happen!"
Ji Shenfu laughed at himself, pinched his fingers slightly, and the thick kraft paper turned into powder. The man in the white cloak walked slowly towards the pond outside the hall. He said that the pond was actually the size of a lake.
When he walked to the railing, the man threw it casually, and the wind scattered the powder into the lake.
Soon, an order came from this elegant garden.
Order Ji Rentu to stabilize Yinren Village and make sure to find out the information about that person.
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At the same time, Ji Rentu and a group of soldiers stood in the cavalry camp, and the atmosphere was extremely gloomy.
"Sir, we were negligent in this battle, and we didn't wait for the weird little ones... this white ape..." When the man who spoke said this, he found that the bald man standing above had an extremely ugly face, so he panicked and did not continue. Go on.
The pale-faced Zhang Heng coughed slightly, and the man came to the rescue and said: "Sir, this is really a dereliction of duty!"
Ji Rentu raised his eyebrows and asked, "What is your crime, sir?"
The middle-aged scribe had no choice but to laugh at himself: "As a military adviser, I could not see through the enemy's tricks and let the commander lose his troops. This is Zhang's dereliction of duty."
The bald man sighed inwardly: It is better for scholars to understand people, so they should take the blame first at this time. After all, when the enemy was surrounded and attacked during the march, as the commander-in-chief, he could not escape the responsibility no matter what.
And that stupid soldier is still here "defending" that he and the soldiers have no responsibility... Even if he doesn't take the blame, is he still cool? ! Why do you still want me, Ji Rentu, to take the blame for "unfavorable use of troops"?
Thinking of this, the bald man became very angry. If it weren't for the fact that the army had suffered a new defeat and was too strong to behead the generals, he would have really wanted to give this idiot a serious crime of disturbing the morale of the army!
"General, what should we do next? There's a letter from Tiexin Village!" Hu Qingzheng asked softly.
"Oh? Let's talk about the situation in Tiexin Village first."
The man in green armor sorted out his thoughts and said simply: "General Zhu Qi made a surprise attack on the Queshan camp last night, but he encountered the enemy and lost contact after a fierce battle. The spy suspected that the regiment was destroyed!"
"The suspected group was wiped out? What do these spies do for food? What do they think Zhu Wen is? A bug? He was wiped out as soon as he said he was wiped out? Are those two hundred and fifty black armored cavalry just paper? In one night Was it blown away by the wind?" Ji Rentu roared in a deep voice.
The Bijia Cavalry General bowed and said: "The opponents are experts in counter-reconnaissance. They have processed the scene and our people can basically find nothing."
Ji Rentu Hen said: "What about Liu Dong? What is he doing?"
"General Liu Qi attacked Tiexin Village last night, but encountered particularly stubborn resistance. General Liu Qi withdrew from the border at midnight last night. According to reports from spies, he should have retreated to the east."
The bald man was a little surprised. It seemed that the ambush he had sent before was of little use, and the losses were not small. Hearing Hu Qingzheng's words, he could roughly guess that Liu Dong was facing such a huge crisis at that time, so he led his team to retreat to the eastern area where the blockade was not tight, regardless of the friendly tribes who continued to fight in the west.
Ji Rentu knew that his plan to use these two new forces was basically in vain.
At this moment, a report came from outside the camp.
A dusty man in black armor walked into the camp, took out the military order from his arms, and respectfully raised his hand to present it to the bald man.
Ji Shenfu's rapid reply made Ji Rentu pay more attention to this matter.
"Okay, everyone has been busy all night. Qing Zheng has arranged to patrol the camp and let everyone rest!" After giving the instructions, the soldiers left the camp.
At this time, only the bald man, the middle-aged scribe, and the black-armored soldier kneeling at the door were left.
He now opened the military order information box in his hand, looked at the intact paint on it, and Ji Rentu unfolded the letter paper inside.
I saw it written above:
My brother Rentu, today I saw the information you reported, it is not a trivial matter at this time! This person disappeared for ten years and suddenly appeared abnormally. As for the Yinren War, it was probably a trigger. I reiterate again, don’t underestimate Yinren Village, let alone that person. If necessary, withdraw it first and you and I can discuss it later. Also: I have sent you a verbal message, but I only mentioned this person and did not mention the use of troops. You can use your own discretion!
Seeing this, the bald man looked up at the soldiers kneeling at the door and asked, "Does the governor have a message?"
The soldier nodded and said in a deep voice: "My lord has an order to stabilize Yinren Village and find out the information about that person."
Ji Rentu nodded silently and waved the man to leave. Then he handed the letter paper in his hand to the middle-aged scribe for a look.
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Wang Bodang briefly told him and Lin Lei's plan last night. Looking at the eyes of his friends in the tent, this tall and muscular young man felt somewhat embarrassed.
"Star Ape King! Tsk tsk, brother Bodang is really awesome! Let me tell you, the Blood Moon Greedy Wolf last time was enough for me to drink a pot. I heard that the White Ape King is more powerful than the Greedy Wolf King?" Qi Chengcheng couldn't help but ask.
"Indeed, this White Ape King is no less intelligent than ordinary people. Even after dealing with him later, we gradually discovered that sometimes this strange beast king cannot be dealt with by the methods used to deal with beasts. Instead, using the methods used to deal with people will have miraculous effects. .”
Having said this, Wang Bodang pointed to Lin Lei beside him and continued: "And this time, it is possible to lead it here, thanks to Brother Lin Lei."
Everyone once again focused their attention on the tall-nosed boy, but this time he was not proud at all, but explained sincerely: "Actually, at the beginning, we just wanted to use the power of the White Ape King to destroy the back camp of the Iron Cavalry Camp. .”
"It was only later that I didn't expect that the ape king was too strong. We fought with him for nearly ten hours before we led him to the camp. Unfortunately, you had already left by that time, and the other party's soldiers also attacked Liangchengang. "
It turned out that Lin Lei was also confused at the time. Seeing the huge white ape that had already attacked the two of them, the unruly young man had an idea. They kept holding on to the tent of the cavalry camp, and many unreasonable remaining soldiers escaped from the tent. Go out and fight with the white ape king.
Slowly, the Star Ape King's attention was attracted by these men in black armor. This is why before dawn, the Star Ape King suddenly attacks the Black Rider.
Next, the twelve of them each returned to their own tents for a short period of repair.
Most of the able-bodied men in the Liangchengang camp were working in the camp, lying naked in their tents to rest. After a whole night of fierce fighting, even men with martial arts skills could not withstand such a long confrontation.
In a large camp, Zhao Yunming was still looking at the sand table in front of him, his brows not loosening since dawn today.
"Master Zhao, how long can we last?" Qingzhu looked at the tall, thin middle-aged man in front of him and couldn't help but ask.
"How long we can hold out depends on the enemy. If the opponent is a cruel general who keeps pushing the soldiers onto the battlefield, we can hold on until tonight at most."
Having said this, Zhao Yunming looked at Qingzhu with a smile and continued: "If the opponent does not want to fight with us, then we can survive until breakfast tomorrow."
"Tomorrow? Haha, make more breakfast." Qingzhu reminded, after all, Zhao Long had promised to lead the people from Tiexin Village back to support Liangchengang in three days! "
At this time, Teng She came in from outside and said in a deep voice: "Report from the front line, Ji Rentu has withdrawn the cavalry camp twenty miles north!"
Zhao Yunming laughed and explained: "This is a good thing! Keep letting them investigate!"
The tall man smiled and nodded, and added: "There is a letter from Tiexin Village. Zhu Wen and Liu Dong have been repelled."
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"Yinren Village, there are so many stories, not bad!" The speaker was an old man, short in stature, wearing an inconspicuous light yellow Taoist robe. Unfortunately, he had two mustaches on his lips, which made him look like a Taoist priest. The solemnity and mystery are indifferent, but it adds a touch of wretched temperament.
It's not hard to say what the temperament of this old man is, so to describe him as a mouse turned into a spirit, the resemblance is indeed enough to make people silent.
This person was none other than the old man Ou Yezi who was talking to Yi Xifeng by the Chunfeng River a few days ago.
At this time, he was standing on a tree crown, not far from the Liangchengang camp, and could even faintly see the strong men sleeping on the ground. But something strange is that neither the warriors patrolling around Liangchengang nor the strong men patrolling on the turrets found the old man close at hand.
Even Zhao Yunming, who was discussing countermeasures with Qingzhu in the camp at this time, was not aware of the other party's presence.
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Yi Xifeng was recalling the battle a few hours ago. Lin Fenghuo used "Large Waves Accumulating Fire Slash" and he used his own "Wandering Dragon Breath Fist".
It sounds very majestic, but in fact its own attack is very average, not even as powerful as the previous "Wandering Dragon Double Dragon Palm".
To put it simply, the most basic use of this trick created by the fair boy is to cooperate with Lin Fenghuo, one to light the fire and the other to send fuel. It is so simple and crude.
However, Yi Xifeng did not notice that there was suddenly an additional person in his tent at this time. It was the old man who had been standing on the tree canopy outside the tent, observing the soldiers of Yinren Village.
"You brat, don't think about it. If creating a martial art is as simple as you think, wouldn't all the martial arts practitioners in the world create their own?"
Yi Xifeng shuddered coldly. He knew that in such a tight camp, it was impossible for enemy assassins to sneak in. But when I was practicing, someone suddenly interrupted me, which was really scary.
However, through the other person's unique voice, the fair boy quickly remembered who this person was.
"Lao Yezi, why are you here?"
"Humph! My legs are on me, so of course I can go wherever I want..." The old man pursed his lips and said with a contented look on his face.
"Oh? Is that so? Then why don't you go to heaven?"
Yi Xifeng asked seriously.
"Tch, who do you think I am? Heaven?...The ability to cross the void, even..." Ou Yezi retorted with disdain. It was only at the end that he realized that the other party was just entertaining him, and he suddenly became angry.
"You brat, I see you've been learning a lot lately! Come and practice some skills with me!" The old man with a mustache said with ill intentions.
The fair boy had a cold sweat on his face, laughed dryly, and explained: "This is the Liangchengang camp, how do you practice?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ou Yezi grabbed one of the boy's hands. The surrounding scenery blurred for an instant, and then the scene in front of him flashed and he came out of the tent.
Looking at the familiar scenery around him, Yi Xifeng finally recognized that this was a dense forest behind the camp. The place where I just lived was located behind the camp, but not far from the back wall of the camp.
In fact, from the very beginning, the fair boy guessed that Lao Yezi was not a mortal, but he didn't understand the depth of it when they met in a hurry. Moreover, the boy had just finished the main event at that time, and his vision level still needed to be improved.
At this time, Yi Xifeng had experienced many bloody battles, and his strength and vision were unmatched before!
