Yang Kai did not object to Chang Sheng's decision. His disappointment with the monk was only a secondary reason. The main reason was that his old injuries had not healed and his vitality had not recovered. Although the Japanese pirates had no fighting spirit, there were hundreds of them, including There are also masters of purple energy. Once they take action, the two of them will be in danger.
Changsheng had no choice but to let the Japanese pirates go. He knew very well that letting the tiger return to the mountains would cause endless troubles, but he had no choice. If he wanted to keep these Japanese pirates at this time, he could only persuade these monks to do it together, but they were obviously unwilling to do it. He couldn't do it again. Put your hot face against someone's cold ass.
The monks at the foot of the mountain were also very embarrassed at this time. In fact, they knew very well that without the two people's early warning and the two people's presence to deter the Japanese pirates, it would be impossible for the Japanese pirates to give up and the food team would probably not be saved. However, what Chang Sheng said before was really too much. If it is too harsh, their prestige will be ruined and their face will be lost.
Just when the monk at the foot of the mountain hesitated to say thank you to the two of them, Chang Sheng and Yang Kai had already got on their horses and galloped away.
Changsheng turned around and looked back as he hurried eastward. At this time, the Japanese pirates had returned to the woods where their horses were tied. The reason why they took off their clothes without hesitation to avoid the poison was because they were confident and knew that there were still clothes in the woods to change into. But when I ran back to the woods, I found that all my clothes were gone. I had no choice but to get on my horse and try to ride away. The horses had been tortured by the hands and feet of the immortals. The result was as you can imagine, with people turning on their backs and horses turning into a mess.
When Changsheng turned his head and looked back, Yang Kai was doing the same thing. Seeing the Japanese pirates naked buttocks in a mess, he couldn't help but sigh with regret. What a good opportunity to kill the enemy was wasted.
At this moment, Changsheng felt not only angry but also endlessly disappointed. As he said, monks may be good monks, but they are not good soldiers. How can they be merciful to the enemy in battle? Tongchen had made such a mistake before. Instead of attacking, he tried to defeat the enemy without fighting. As a result, he was attacked by the enemy unexpectedly. He lost his troops, destroyed all his food and fodder, and was in a very embarrassing situation. Today, the monks who keep food are still like this, being soft-hearted and looking forward and backward.
The reason why he spoke so harshly before was not only to vent his dissatisfaction, but also to arouse the bloody nature of these monks. Without the heart of "If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell, how can I correct the deviation, eliminate demons and defend the way?"
Chang Sheng's face is not good-looking, and Yang Kai's face is even more ugly. His mood is even more complicated than Chang Sheng's. As the saying goes, there is no way to tell the difference between good and bad without comparison. Compared with these vague and unreasonable monks, our team will be killed. Decisive and cooperative. The reason why he is willing to follow Changsheng, in addition to receiving the great favor of Changsheng, is that following Changsheng is very refreshing. Changsheng has clear grievances and never gets into unnecessary entanglements.
Changsheng noticed that Yang Kai's face was ugly and guessed that he was under tremendous psychological pressure because of the previous killing of those babies. After thinking for a while, he said, "You didn't do anything wrong. The parents of those babies have been killed. Even if you don't Even if you kill them, it will be difficult for them to survive.”
"Monks can adopt them." Yang Kai was depressed.
Seeing that Yang Kai answered without hesitation, Chang Sheng knew that he had guessed correctly, and Yang Kai was indeed struggling with this matter.
Changsheng knew the seriousness of this matter. If he could not open up Yang Kai's heart, this matter would become his inner demon and bother him all the time. After thinking about it urgently, he said, "People will always die in wars. I don't think you did anything wrong." What."
Without waiting for Yang Kai to answer, Chang Sheng said again, "Do you know how many victims could be saved by the food and grass burned by Monk Tongchen? Do you know how many people in the Tang Dynasty had to starve to death in order to replenish food and grass for Monk Tongchen? ?You did kill those babies, but you also saved many people invisibly. This is not deceiving yourself. You also know that what I said is indeed the truth. In the future, whenever you think of the killing of those babies, At this time, we should also think about that if we don’t kill them, if the Japanese pirates take the opportunity to burn the food team, the 100,000 soldiers and horses under Tongchen’s command may be wiped out.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for enlightening me. I'll be fine." Yang Kai felt a little light-headed.
Fearing that the inner demons were not completely eliminated, Changsheng said again, "What you did today will inevitably be slandered and criticized by the people who like to treat themselves as moral saints. Don't worry about them. Those people will only slander and slander. Let them deal with this kind of thing." The situation is such that we are completely helpless. The so-called success is insufficient and failure is more than sufficient. It refers to this group of people. They are unable to accomplish even the most trivial things, and they only blame each other for their faults."
Although Yang Kai was usually taciturn, he was attentive and attentive. Touched by Chang Sheng's consolation and persuasion, he spoke with a smile and said, "Prince, don't worry, I'm really fine."
"It's okay," Changsheng said. "As the saying goes, you don't have to be afraid of the criticism of thousands of people, but you just want to be clear of your heart. Look at me. The chief Yushitai and the Ministry of Household Affairs have almost offended officials all over the world, and since then they have suffered from the emperor. Well, being crowned king with a different surname has aroused the jealousy of countless people. Now I am no longer the target of thousands of people, but the target of tens of thousands of people, and everyone will bear their hatred."
"Don't worry, my lord, I still understand the principle of choosing the lesser of two evils." Yang Kai said.
"I'm relieved if you think so," Chang Sheng pointed to the food team in the north who was re-lighting the torch, "What I said before was not all angry words. These 100,000 soldiers and horses will be annihilated sooner or later if they are placed in Tong Chen's hands. The 300,000 new troops are the last remaining wealth of the imperial court, and Long Haotian's 100,000 can no longer be counted on. If Tongchen's 100,000 troops have another problem, Master Zhang will not be able to save himself even if he has great ability, because He's severely undermanned."
"Can you tell the emperor what happened today..."
Before Yang Kai could finish speaking, Chang Sheng interrupted him, "No, I have a close relationship with Longhu Mountain. Even if it is true, the emperor will suspect me of having an affair. I can only wait for the emperor to wake up."
"I hope the emperor can wake up soon," Yang Kai said, "With their corrupt and foolish nature, defeat will be a matter of time."
Changsheng sighed and didn't answer any more. He still couldn't understand what the emperor was thinking about the emperor's troops being divided into three groups. Although he didn't have much contact with the emperor, he had some understanding of the emperor's character. The emperor was indeed suspicious. He was worried that if the 300,000-strong army was controlled by one person, it would become too big and become another vassal town with self-respect. However, the emperor should also have thought that Long Haotian and Tongchen were not suitable to lead troops. In this case, why did the emperor divide the 200,000-strong army? give them?
After that, the two of them didn't talk to each other for a long time. The cool night wind gradually blew away the depression and anger in their hearts. At the fourth watch, the two of them entered the boundary of Jianghuai. After Changsheng identified the path, they left the official road again and turned into the small road. .
He, Datou and Shi Xuanming had been to Jianghuai that day. They took two completely different roads back and forth. This time he took the same path when he returned that day. There were two reasons for taking this path. , First, this road is not an official road, there are fewer passers-by, and it is not easy to expose the whereabouts. Second, he wanted to check on the way to see if the urn buried that day was still in its original place.
He had previously written down the specific location where the urn was buried, handed it to Takeda Mayumi and asked it to be passed on to Toyoda Yuichi. As long as Takeda does so, it will be enough to offset the crime of secretly giving him the Dragon Vein Continuation Map that day. , since then, Takeda Mayumi no longer owes his compatriots, and similarly, he no longer owes Takeda Mayumi.
In order to hide their whereabouts, the two of them could only travel at night and find a secluded place to rest after sunrise. Some things would not happen without thinking about them. They let go of the Japanese pirates who tried to attack the grain team, and the two of them appeared in News nearby will leak out. As a Japanese pirate, you will definitely doubt his motives for appearing here. To put it bluntly, you will wonder what he is doing here?
Previously, he and Datou Shi Xuanming once attacked Qilin Town at night, and the Japanese pirates suffered a big loss in that battle. With the lessons learned from the past, the Japanese pirates will definitely be the first to think whether they want to repeat their old tricks again. In this case, the Japanese pirates are very likely to An ambush was set up in Qilin Town, waiting for them to fall into a trap.
In the early morning two days later, a dry riverbed appeared ahead. The last time I came here, it was still a small river. Now it is dry and dry because the Japanese pirates dug a river channel from the upper reaches and changed the river's course. The reason why the Japanese pirates The reason why it took so much trouble was because it was from this river that day that he pretended to leave the urn.
The place where the ashes are buried is located on the east bank of the river. When he got close to it, Changsheng did not go directly to inspect it. Instead, he stopped on the hillside a few miles away from the burial place. While resting, he observed the area from a high position. movement.
All day long, there was nothing unusual in the area where the ashes were buried. After nightfall, the two set out on the road again. When they passed by the area where the ashes were buried, Changsheng only glanced at it casually, without dismounting or digging.
Although it was just a glance, it was already confirmed that the urn had not been dug up. First, there were no traces of excavation in that area. Second, there were relatively few weeds in that area. The reason for this was that there were iron tools buried underground. Ironware blocks the earth's energy, making it less energetic.
Takeda Mayumi has been away for many days, but the urn is still there, which means that Takeda Mayumi did not inform the Japanese pirates of the location where the urn was buried.
This discovery made Chang Sheng feel very heavy. Takeda Mayumi was his senior sister. He did not want to see Takeda Mayumi being regarded as a traitor by the Japanese pirates, wandering in a foreign land, and unable to return home.
When they were less than two hundred miles away from Qilin Town, Changsheng gave up the idea of going to Qilin Town to investigate, because the Japanese pirates already knew that he and Yang Kai were nearby, and they were bound to make corresponding arrangements. At this time, the two ventured to Qilin Town, and saw is not necessarily the real situation of Japanese pirates.
The main purpose of the two people's trip was to confirm where the large ships used by the Japanese pirates to cross the sea were docked. In order to ensure that nothing was missed, the two bypassed Qilin Town and rushed directly to the seaside. What Chang Sheng did not expect was that three huge wooden ships were docked at the beach. The Japanese pirates did not deliberately hide the offshore docks of Jianghuai.
Although there were officers and soldiers stationed around the ship, there were not many of them. After observing from a distance for a long time, no Japanese pirates were seen.
After confirming the location of the ship and the surrounding situation, the two of them no longer delayed, quietly retreated, and rushed to Jiangzhou to meet up with Datou and others...
