Unexpectedly, the Mid-Autumn night is getting longer, and the breeze is blowing desolately.
The moonlight shines all over the quiet mountains and fields, and the grass and trees sway and shine.
The east is white, the trees are playing, and the sky is red.
Three or five miles away from Shuanglin Temple, Bai Yutian, Xie Mubai, Bao Dalei, Tang Xiansheng and other people in charge woke up one after another, gathered together, and spoke out what they had not said last night. After several heartfelt discussions, everyone's words converged and they reached a consensus, with Xie Mubai giving the orders.
Hu Yiyi received an order and sent a message to Ma Chao, a man on the right side of the road, to Jiao Nan; Wei Bao received an order, and sent a message to Ma Jiang Yulang, a man on the middle road; when the time was right, he rushed to Fenzhou Prefecture to move troops; he jumped on his horse and disappeared into the mountains and fields, quietly disappearing. sound.
After everyone had breakfast, they followed Xie Mubai's footsteps and headed northwest, pointing towards the Fenshui River.
The Dragon Slaying Club will use spies along the way to find out where Xie Mubai and others are, and report back as soon as possible.
Zhao Mingxiu was happy and convened his subordinates to discuss countermeasures.
I don't want my subordinates to be enthusiastic and actively participate, but there will be serious differences in opinions. With the Fen River as the boundary, one group of people advocated annihilating the enemy on the west bank, while the other group advocated annihilating the enemy on the east bank. The father-in-law said that the father-in-law was right, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was right. The two sides are in the same situation as water and fire, and they are incompatible with each other.
As an honest official, Zhao Mingxiu was caught in the middle for a while. It was difficult and difficult to resolve this family matter.
At this moment, someone bowed forward, kowtowed, and said loudly: "My lord, I speak from the bottom of my heart. I don't dare to ask what I want to say."
Many people immediately shouted out: "You traitor, the master spared your life, which is very gracious, so what qualifications do you have to speak."
Zhao Mingxiu remembered that "it is better to defend the people than to defend the river." He glanced at the man and said unhappily: "Wu Ci, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Wu Ci asked: "May I ask my lord, do you prefer 'quick success and quick gain' or 'foresight'?"
Many people shouted: "How bold!"
Zhao Mingxiu waved his hand slightly, waited for everyone to be quiet, and said: "Wu Ci, what is 'rush for quick success'? And what is 'foresight'?"
Wu Ci replied: "Besieging Xie Mubai and others on the east bank of the Fen River is equivalent to 'rushing for quick success', while besieging Xie Mubai and others on the west bank of the Fen River is equivalent to 'forsightedness'."
Many men who advocated annihilating Xie Mubai and others on the east bank of the Fen River were very angry after hearing this. They wanted to come forward and tear Wu Ci in half. They also used the Fen River as the boundary and threw half of it on each side to relieve their anger.
Zhao Mingxiu smiled contemptuously and said, "Wu Ci, then tell me the reason why you can't rush for quick success."
Wu Ci bowed and said: "My lord, we are ambushing Xie Mubai and others on the east bank of the Fen River. Not to mention that Jiang Yulang and Chao Jiaonan are not far from each other and can be reinforced in time. Just saying that only a small number of our people can survive Fen." When the water comes, with just these people, is the lord really sure to annihilate Xie Mubai and others? If they can't annihilate them all, once the news leaks out, Jiang Yulang, Chao Jiaonan and others are so smart. With Xie Mubai's experience, how can they make the same mistake again? .”
Seeing that Zhao Mingxiu seemed to be moved, he continued: "My subordinates have been following my lord on expeditions in the east and west, and in the north and south for decades. They have been waiting for such a God-given opportunity. The heroes in the world are stupid enough to deliver the goods. I am really looking forward to it. My lord is wise and powerful, and can lead his subordinates to defeat the entire martial arts world in this battle, thereby realizing his long-cherished wish to unify the martial arts world. How can he mess up the big plan, leave hidden dangers, and even regrets because of his petty impatience!"
To unify the world, to have my long-cherished wish come true, what a joy it is!
Although many men held objections and wanted to complain halfway, they unconsciously swallowed back the words that came to their mouths. The hall was extremely quiet.
Zhao Mingxiu stood up and asked: "What about foresight? What's the explanation?" His tone was slightly gentle.
Wu Ci said: "My Lord, when they cross the Fen River, we will ambush about a hundred of them with 500 men, and the Fen River blocks their retreat. It is not an exaggeration to say that we are trying to catch a turtle in a urn, instead of closing the door and beating the dog." , It is impossible for them to fly. When Xie Mubai and others are completely wiped out, and then they cross the Fenhe River with lightning speed, and surround and annihilate Jiang Yulang and others, even if Chao Jiaonan and others react quickly and come to rescue in time, they are nothing more than moths flying into the flames. The mantis' arm is used as a chariot to increase casualties. Even if some of them can escape by chance, the situation is over and they no longer have the ability to stop the master from unifying the world. "
Unification of the world is just around the corner, nothing could be better.
Those congregants who originally advocated the encirclement and annihilation of Xie Mubai and others on the west bank of the Fen River immediately echoed, and the entire hall was filled with people and people became restless.
Zhao Mingxiu had lost his son and was eager for revenge. He was also old and eager for success. Seeing that there was nothing inappropriate about what Wu Ci said, he couldn't help but be moved by it. He glanced at everyone, waited for everyone to calm down, and asked loudly: "Everyone, what do you think?"
Everyone replied in unison: "Only obey the Lord's orders."
Once upon a time, all the hot-blooded men followed Zhao Mingxiu for decades, but only saw bad deeds and no good results. Why? Isn't it just to respond to Zhao Mingxiu's call to unify the world and create an unprecedented hegemony? This man's journey in this world is not in vain. We are only one step away from getting to where we are today. How can we fall short because we cannot unite as one?
Zhao Mingxiu said cheerfully: "Okay. Withdraw to the west bank, surround and annihilate Xie Mubai and other southern Jianghu people, kill them all, and leave no one behind."
Everyone replied in unison: "No!"
A man in his fifties with a scar on the left side of his forehead took a step forward and said: "My lord, after crossing the Fen River, the Fenzhou Prefecture government office is very close. What if Xie Mubai invites Fenzhou Prefecture officers and soldiers to help? ? Why can't we fight to the death with the army at this juncture? We must be on guard."
Zhao Mingxiu glanced at the crowd and said, "Cui Wuyan, do you have anything to say about Lao Li's worries?"
Cui Wuyan came out of the queue, bowed and clasped his fists and said: "Reporting to my lord, I have sent people to closely monitor the only road from Pingyao to Fenyang. So far, I have not seen anything strange. I think that Xie Mubai and other southern barbarians must consciously Please do not hesitate to ask the northern government to send troops, maybe even if you don’t have such a plan.”
Wu Ci said: "My lord, don't be afraid of ten thousand in everything, just be afraid of the unexpected. So far, I haven't seen anything strange. Either Xie Mubai and others really never thought of asking Fenyang for help, or Cui Wuyan did not do things well, arranged improperly, or made some omissions. .”
Cui Wuyan bowed his head to Zhao Mingxiu and said: "My lord, Wu Cigong avenged himself and maliciously slandered me. I hope my lord..."
Zhao Mingxiu said: "Cui Wuyan, what Wu Ci said is not unreasonable."
Wu Ci bowed his head and said, "My lord is wise and my lord is mighty."
Zhao Mingxiu said: "Wu Ci, in your opinion, how should we handle this situation?"
Wu Ci said: "My lord, based on your past friendship with the magistrate of Fenzhou, you only need to send someone to Fenyang to verify it."
Zhao Mingxiu said: "Cui Wuyan, what do you think?"
Cui Wuyan said: "Let the Lord decide."
Zhao Mingxiu said to the "worryer" just now: "Old Li, Mr. Zhao has seen you, how about you go?"
The man surnamed Li came out and replied: "Yes, my lord."
Zhao Mingxiu waved his hand and said loudly: "That's it, retreat to the west bank of the Fen River and gather together to annihilate Xie Mubai and other southern barbarians."
Everyone replied in unison: "I obey my orders." They followed Zhao Mingxiu out of the meeting hall.
Leaving the crowd, Cui Wuyan said: "Old Wu, why did you say that just now?"
Wu Ci said: "Old Cui, just because you exposed my brother's matter, you just want to gain Zhao Mingxiu's trust. You underestimate Zhao Mingxiu too much. Even if I don't say this, someone will say so, and Zhao Mingxiu will send someone there." Fenyang inquires and implements this matter."
Cui Wuyan said: "But in this case, if someone named Li discovers the clues, won't our lives be in danger?"
Wu Ci said: "Don't worry about it. At this critical moment, I understand that Mr. Zhao would not dare to pursue personal interests and neglect public affairs."
Cui Wuyan said: "What should we do now?"
Wu Ci said: "Just follow Zhao Mingxiu and retreat to the west bank of the Fen River. There is no need to have any thoughts."
Cui Wuyan said: "But Bai Shaoxia and the others don't know that the situation has changed?"
Wu Ci said: "I sent Lao Huang to tell him last night. In order to annihilate all the heroes in the world once and for all, Zhao Mingxiu will definitely listen to the suggestion and choose to do it on the west bank of Fenhe River. When the time comes, you can hand over the hand. You only need to leave Zhao Mingxiu. Just stay far away, and for the rest, just follow Zhao Mingxiu’s wishes, and it won’t affect the overall situation.”
Cui Wuyan said: "Then if Zhao Mingxiu asks about the fact that Xie Mubai has asked Jiang Yulang and Chao Jiaonan for help, will he answer truthfully?"
Wu Cidao: "Wudetang's hands and eyes are very good. If he can't even detect such trivial things, do you think you can survive to the west bank of Fen River? Just report it on your own initiative."
The two returned to the Wudetang Intelligence Office, summoned all the Wudetang believers, and quickly headed west.
...
It was said that it was time to bypass the spies of the Dragon Slaying Society, cross the horse and head west, and then arrive at Fenyang. Just as he was about to enter the city, he was discovered by Liu Qing who was guarding the city gate and blocked the way. Shi Lingyi didn't know Liu Qing, so he thought he was a spy from the Dragon Slaying Society, so he came to strike first.
Liu Qing was almost vigilant and had extraordinary martial arts skills, so he was almost attacked by a sneak attack.
Shi Lingyi saw that Liu Qing's eyes were clear and his martial arts were superior to his own, so he didn't care about his sneak attack. He vaguely felt that Liu Qing was not a member of the Dragon Slayer Society, so he asked: "I wonder who this little brother is, why are you blocking my way?"
Liu Qingjian had a Fenyang accent and average martial arts skills. It was absolutely impossible for Zhao Mingxiu to send this person to Fenyang to handle matters. It was most likely that Bai Yutian sent him to ask for reinforcements after seeing that this person was a native of Fenyang and was familiar with the roads. He cupped his fists and said, "My little brother Liu Qing is blocking the way here, and I vow to have trouble with the Dragon Slayer Guild disciples. If there was any misunderstanding just now, please forgive me."
Shi Lingyi once heard from Bai Yutian that Xie Mubai had a disciple named Zhuo Yifei, Master Mingzhi had a disciple named Liu Qing, and the Taiyue Sect had a successor named He Junwei, all of whom were outstanding among the younger generation. Seeing that this man is young, in his early twenties, and has martial arts skills that are better than his own, I am not willing to believe him if he says he is Liu Qing. He cupped his fists and returned the greeting: "I am Shi Lingyi, and I am friends with the young hero Bai Yutian of the Chunyang Clan."
Liu Qing asked with a smile: "Brother Shi, I wonder who else is around Bai Yutian?"
Shi Lingyi replied: "I'm saying goodbye this morning. I'm seeing off Mr. Bai, Mr. Xie, Mr. Bao, and Mr. Tang. Mr. Jiang, Mr. Huang, Mr. Huang, Mr. Le, Mr. Eagle, Tieshi. .....”
Liu Qing smiled and said: "Okay. If Brother Shi goes to the city to bring reinforcements, there is no need."
Shi Lingyi was surprised and asked, "How do you know?"
