At dawn, the entrance to the ancient ruins was fully revealed.
It was a towering stone gate with a simple shape and towering over the sky. Even if you are far away, you need to look up to vaguely see the door hidden in the clouds, making viewers aware of their own humbleness and insignificance.
When it appeared, a gap opened in the stone door.
Even if it is just a gap, it is enough to allow thousands of troops to pass without hindrance.
At this time, more than thirty people gathered in the open space in front of the entrance. They were members of various small and medium-sized sects. They had formed an alliance with the Shushan scholars headed by Wei Junxian since the ruins of Danzhou last year.
It is said that it is an alliance, but in fact only Wei Junxian leads the way.
These monks range in age. The younger ones are in their early twenties, while the older ones have gray beards and hair. Three or three people gathered together and talked in low voices, but they didn't take a second look at the entrance to the ruins that had been opened close at hand.
Wei Junxian hasn't arrived yet, who dares to enter first?
When the morning sun began to rise, Ouyang Liuyun and a group of Shushan scholars gathered around a carriage and slowly drove forward.
The carriage stopped more than ten steps away from each sect, the curtain was opened, and four people stepped out of the carriage.
They were Wei Junxian, Zheng Furong from Wushuang City, and two people wearing hooded cloaks that completely covered their heads and faces.
A rope made of golden silk was tied around the waist of one of them, and the other end of the rope was tied around Zheng Furong's waist.
Wei Junxian appeared, and all the walkers came over to greet him with fists in their hands.
"I'm so busy with trivial matters that I kept you waiting for a long time. I'm sorry."
As he spoke, the sound of an eagle's cry came from the sky above his head.
Everyone looked up and saw four black spots appearing on the sky and approaching quickly.
When they got closer, everyone saw clearly that they were four giant eagles, with a person sitting on the back of each giant eagle.
The giant eagle flew over everyone's heads and did not fall. Instead, it circled in the sky.
The next moment, the four people sitting cross-legged on the back of the eagle jumped from a height of dozens of feet like meteors.
Boom boom boom boom…
There were four roars in succession, sand and gravel were splashed, and dust was flying.
The flat grass was smashed into four large pits that were as deep as half a person. Four figures jumped out of the pits, arrogant laughter burst out from the air, and passed directly in front of everyone, rushing straight towards the entrance of the ruins.
"Senior brother."
Ouyang Liuyun's eyes flashed and he looked at Wei Junxian.
"It's okay. The demons drink blood like hair and don't know the etiquette. Don't pay attention to it. Once you get to the ruins, it's not too late to figure out the truth inside before making any calculations."
Wei Junxian waved his hand and said.
"The demons have entered first, so we don't want to be left behind. Comrades, please come!"
Wei Junxian walked towards the crowd and made an inviting gesture towards the entrance of the ruins.
The demons who entered first were cruel and cunning. They might set up an ambush inside the entrance of the ruins and attack secretly.
Even though they all knew that Wei Junxian regarded everyone walking as a pebble to ask for directions, they did not dare to show any dissatisfaction, so they each took precautions and walked towards the entrance of the ruins.
The crowd carefully entered the ruins, but did not encounter an ambush from the demons.
Then the Shushan scholars also entered the ruins one by one, while Wei Junxian stayed at the end.
He turned around and glanced in the direction where the bandits were stationed in the southeast, but he didn't see the figure he was expecting.
Wei Junxian shook his head and sighed secretly.
"Rong Fei! Are you not here yet? Or are you afraid to show up? Ouyang praised you so much, but you don't even have the courage to meet me? Murong and Bai Zi, those two idiots last time I was frightened out of my wits, maybe I was in a hurry and sought medical treatment? Hahaha."
…
"Old Liao, you usually have a lot of tricks up your sleeve, but you have come up with an idea. What are you going to do now?"
He Guangchang, the commander of the Linzhou right guard, led his men to move the entire right guard camp to the side of the Linzhou left guard two days ago, as if this could give him a sense of security. In the past two days, he stayed in the camp of the left guard commander Liao Yong all day and night, refusing to leave, asking Liao Yong to come up with a charter.
Liao Yong's appearance at this time was no better than that of He Guangchang. His eyes were swollen, his complexion was sallow, and he looked tired.
In fact, it is no wonder that these two commanders are so hesitant. Anyone who is surrounded on three sides by hundreds of thousands of ruthless bandits who kill without batting an eye will probably be on pins and needles and be in panic all day long.
Liao Yong glared at He Guangchang who was restless, then raised his head and closed his eyes, letting out a long sigh.
"Ask me, who can I ask? Alas~"
The situation before them was that they were besieged on three sides by hundreds of thousands of Linzhou bandits. Su Yunzhong, the prefect of Linzhou, was eager to send out dozens of waves of messengers every day, asking them to send troops to exterminate the rebels.
He, Su Yunzhong, said it lightly. The two guards combined were only over 10,000 people, so he rushed over to give the bandits a tooth sacrifice? Send military supplies?
A field battle against the Linzhou bandits would definitely be unsuccessful. The best way was to gather in the city and defend it, waiting for the imperial court to send reinforcements.
But Jingyuan Hou had just taken away half of the Imperial Army guarding Kyoto City to go to the southern border to suppress bandits. Not long ago, due to the assassination of the old chief minister, there were rumors that the imperial edict had been tampered with and that the current emperor's position was incorrect. Nowadays, the forces of the Yong Party all over the world have raised their heads and shouted the slogan of going to Beijing to fight against rebellion.
Chaos is about to arise in the world, and who can care about a small Linzhou?
From Liao Yong's point of view, sitting here and waiting for death is death, and being trapped in Feng County is also death.
Both left and right are dead. The general trend is like this. How can he, a small guard commander, change left and right?
But Liao Yong is worthy of being called a wise general. In fact, he has had a crazy idea swirling in his mind these past few days.
It's just that if this move succeeds, it will be fine, but if it fails, it will be a disaster of confiscating the family and annihilating the clan.
At this moment, He Guangchang was forcing him to become a little anxious, and he had just received the news that the Linzhou bandit group had begun to approach the three cities. Taking a deep breath, Liao Yong suddenly opened his eyes, quietly reached his right hand under the table to hold the handle of the knife, stared at He Guangchang and said.
"Old He, I have a plan that may save our brothers' lives."
"Oh, tell me quickly."
He Guangchang suddenly became energetic after hearing this, and he came closer and asked eagerly.
"How about we fight against each other..."
"Reverse what?"
An unfamiliar voice sounded behind Liao Yong's head, shocking him with goosebumps all over his body.
The next moment, Liao Yong pulled out his sword with a swipe and swept behind him without looking back. Then, regardless of whether he hit anyone or not, he rushed forward and jumped over the short table in front of him, rolled a few times and stabilized his body by the tent.
Suddenly he turned around and saw Rong Fei standing there.
"Who are you?"
Liao Yong held the Hengdao in front of him and asked sternly.
He Guangchang seemed to be frightened. He was stunned for a long time before shouting loudly, rolling and crawling towards Liao Yong, shouting wildly at the same time.
"Come on! Come on..."
Rong Fei used his pseudo-awesome energy to directly seal He Guangchang's mouth, and then sighed secretly in his heart.
Is this the commander in charge of Yiwei?
What a fucking idiot.
The man named Liao Yong is somewhat courageous and brave, but judging from what he just said, this guy is not a loyal, brave and patriotic person.
Pa~
Rong Fei didn't waste any time, took out the Jixiansi waist card and threw it in front of Liao Yong.
"Ji Xian Division arrests Rong Fei, Rong Shouzheng."
Liao Yong looked at the Jixiansi waist badge that fell on the ground in front of him, his eyes flickering.
I haven't finished what I said just now, but I wonder if Rong Fei can guess what he meant?
As for Rong Fei's identity, Liao Yong didn't have the slightest doubt.
Liao Yong had seen the wanted portraits of the three people, and he also knew more about the spiritual world and ancient ruins than the bandits in Linzhou.
It can be confirmed that the person in front of him is Rong Fei himself.
After weighing it in his mind for a moment, Liao Yong finally didn't have the guts to break up. Putting down the horizontal sword in his hand, he stood up and bowed to Rong Fei.
"Liao Yong, the commander of Linzhou's left guard, has met Uncle Fencheng."
"woo woo woo woo…"
He Guangchang, whose mouth and mobility were sealed by Haoran Qi, twisted his body and made a whining sound.
Rong Fei casually removed the restraints on He Guangchang, then smiled at the two of them.
"This is an emergency. Please forgive me for any rudeness."
"There, there, Uncle Fencheng said something serious."
"Both of them are officials in the same dynasty, so I'll get straight to the point. Shouzheng is here, firstly, to solve the urgent needs of the two lords. Secondly, he has a great achievement to give to the two lords."
"Oh, Uncle Fencheng, please sit down and discuss in detail."
Liao Yong pointed to the main seat and asked Rong Fei to take his seat.
As for what word or idiom should be followed by the word 'anti' just now, Liao Yong didn't mention it, and Rong Fei didn't ask either.
Just pretend that sentence has never appeared in the account.
And when He Guangchang, a idiot, heard that not only could he survive, but he could also earn incredible contributions, he didn't even remember anything.
…
After returning from Duan Hong's account, Zhang Jun summoned Zhang Cuilan, Li Yun, Second Sister You and others together.
"Now there are two roads in front of us, which are related to the life and death of everyone in Xiangshan Village. I don't know how to choose. Let's make an idea together."
An hour ago, Duan Hong summoned all the bandit leaders and announced that they would attack Yancheng at noon today.
Rong Fei had already anticipated the actions of the Linzhou bandits, so before leaving, he gave Zhang Jun two suggestions.
One is to rebel with Ding Duanhong, and his life will be safe in the near future.
The second one went to Feng County to assist the prefect Su Yunzhong in defending the city in the name of Ji Xian Si. As for whether the city can be defended, and what will happen after it is defended, Rong Fei did not say.
After telling everyone the two suggestions given by Rong Fei, everyone looked at each other in confusion, not knowing how to make a decision.
In the final analysis, they are just a group of young people who have not experienced much experience in the world and do not have enough experience and vision to make reasonable judgments.
After a long silence, Li Yun took the lead and asked.
"What do you mean, sir?"
The adult in Li Yun's mouth was naturally Rong Fei.
"well!"
Zhang Jun sighed.
"The adults said that everyone has the right to choose, let us make our own decisions."
Snapped!
Zhang Cuilan, who has a fierce personality, slapped the table, stood up and said angrily.
"What kind of bullshit, sir? You can just pat your own butt and walk away cleanly. Leave us here to fend for ourselves without caring about us. Damn! Next time we see you, I will give him a big slap on the ears."
"Cuilan, after all, you are kind to us, sir, so please don't speak rudely."
Zhang Jun frowned and said displeased.
"Anyway, I don't want to stay here anymore. There are a bunch of hungry wolves with no good intentions outside. Sooner or later, they will eat us until there is not even a scrap left in our stomachs."
"Then Cuilan, do you mean to go to Shoufeng County?"
"So what if we defend Feng County? If the emperor and Chang know our identity, we will not be dead in the end."
"This won't work, that won't work either, what do you want?"
Zhang Jun scolded a little irritably.
"Brother, why do we have to live a life of relying on others and depending on their looks? Why can't we do it ourselves?"
