More than two months have passed, and the Liao Kingdom has indeed chosen to fight. The Liao army, under the command of Yelu Dashi and Xiao Qian, rushed towards the Song army. The war is imminent and inevitable, and before that, the battle between the martial arts masters of the Central Plains and the Liao Kingdom has already begun.
This time, all the elites from the Central Plains martial arts world came out, and they had the upper hand in both quantity and quality. The masters of the Liao Kingdom had to join the battle, otherwise if the masters of the Central Plains were allowed to go to various parts of the Liao Kingdom to assassinate officials and generals, the Liao Kingdom would definitely be in chaos.
With all the masters on both sides showing off, a big battle is inevitable. But this battle never really started. Because the Song army was defeated and defeated very quickly, the Song army was almost defeated in one battle and had no ability to resist.
On May 26, the Liao army defeated Zhong Shidao's army twice in Xiongxian, Hebei, and on May 30th, it defeated another army of Xin Xingzong in Zhuoxian, Hebei. So far, the Song army was defeated across the board. On June 3, Zhong Shidao returned to Xiongzhou, but the news was known to the Liao army. The Liao army sent light cavalry to pursue it. At the foot of Xiongzhou City, the Song army was defeated and fled.
At this time, the army has been defeated, and even the masters of the Central Plains can wipe out the masters of the Liao Kingdom to no avail. Many Central Plains masters sighed with regret. The situation was great, but they did not expect that the Song Dynasty would be defeated so quickly.
Those who come to take advantage of the excitement and return in despair are these masters from the Central Plains. This time the Song Dynasty was defeated. Countless people were disappointed with the Song Dynasty and no longer had the ambition to destroy the Liao Kingdom.
Lu Yi naturally returned to the Quanzhen Sect with his disciples, but Lu Yi had no plans to stay at the Quanzhen Sect. Instead, he returned to Cuibei Mountain after returning to the Quanzhen Sect. This time the Song Dynasty was completely defeated, and Lu Yi could already enter the game.
At this time, no one would have imagined that Yelu Chun, the new emperor of the Liao Kingdom, was seriously ill and died soon. When the time comes, the Song Dynasty will send troops again. This time, the Song army occupied several cities in the Liao Kingdom.
It was also this time that the elites of the Jin Kingdom came out to attack the Liao Kingdom with the Song Dynasty. At that time, the Liao Kingdom was on the verge of destruction. This time the Song Dynasty conquered the Liao Dynasty, the result was completely different from the last time, and Tong Guan was still the coach, and it was time for Lu Yi to put many of his plans into action.
"What happened to the village during this time after I left?" Returning to Cuibei Mountain, Lu Yi summoned the second and third village masters of the village to ask about the situation of the village during this period.
"Brother! During your absence, the brothers have been training diligently, and now we have a thousand soldiers who can fight. The internal strength of these people has been cultivated. After training according to the training method you gave me, they are already quite powerful!" Cuibei Mountain's Second Village Main Road said with excitement.
The original name of the leader of the third village was Li Er. Lu Yi observed Li Er and found that during this period, Li Er had made some achievements in practicing the Nine Yang Magic Art. He had developed internal energy and started to open up the meridians all over his body, but he was still far from the innate realm. less distance.
"We have always been very careful about selling illegal salt, so the scale has never been large. However, after several years of development, we have also accumulated a lot of money!" Yang Ruowei, the second village owner of Cuibei Mountain, reported to Lu Yi in detail about the money and food. things.
Although Yang Ruowei is a woman, she is much more careful than Li Er in her work. Yang Ruowei has been managing the illegal salt sales for these years, and nothing has gone wrong so far. Lu Yi gave the Xiantian Kung to Yang Ruowei to practice. At this time, he had achieved some success, but his cultivation level was similar to that of Li Er.
"This time when I went north, I also developed some friendship with Tong Guan, the head of the Privy Council at that time. From now on, selling private salt will be handled by Tong Guan, so we don't have to be secretive!" Lu Yi had already discussed with Tong Guan, With Tong Guan's involvement in selling illegal salt, the scale will expand many times in an instant.
"Tong Guan has a lot of power and is known as the concubine. The eldest brother can actually have a relationship with him. It will be much easier for us in the future!" Li Ruowei looked very happy.
In the past, Cuibeishan was very cautious and did not dare to reveal the news. But things are different now. With Tong Guan's support behind him, he can do many things freely. Once he freed up his hands and feet, relying on Lu Yi's earlier arrangements, he could accumulate a considerable family fortune in a short period of time. Private salt alone can bring Lu Yi a huge amount of wealth every year.
In the past, salt was controlled by the court and was very difficult to produce. But Lu Yi used modern methods to make salt, which was extremely simple and cost-effective. If it could be sold in large quantities, the profits would be simply terrifying.
"This time, although Tong Guan failed to attack Liao, he still gained the trust of the officials. Soon, Tong Guan will attack Liao again. When the time comes, Li Er, you will follow me to the army. It is time for us to show off our skills. Come on!" Lu Yi told the two of them his plan.
"That's great. I have been practicing all these years and I have never had the chance to fight with others. This time I am in the army and can participate in the battle against Liao. It is so happy!" Li Er said extremely excitedly.
"Brother, this time Tong Guan defeated the Liao Dynasty and returned. I think the Song Dynasty is no match for the Liao Kingdom. You must be careful when you go to the army!" Li Ruowei said with a worried face.
"The Song army has little combat power. What we saw in the army this time is simply shocking. But because of this, it is our time to take the lead. The Liao Kingdom is already terminally ill, and our real opponent will be the Jin Kingdom in the north. Then It is a truly powerful enemy. We must accumulate enough strength in the shortest time to be able to cope with the situation in the future!" Lu Yi naturally had his own plans.
"Since the eldest brother has already made plans, I won't say more!" Li Ruowei has always been more convinced of Lu Yi. Seeing that Lu Yi was full of confidence, she didn't say anything more.
"Cuibei Mountain is our base camp. This place is very important, and we need you to take good care of it, Ruowei. By the way, we just come back once, let's go have a look in the mountains!" Lu Yi said and took Li Ruowei to the depths of Cuibei Mountain. .
Deep in Cuibei Mountain, there were originally deep mountains and old forests, but Lu Yi had already established a secret base here. This base was built in a cave, and it took a lot of manpower and material resources to build it successfully. Along the way, there were constant whistles, clearly Lu Yi attached great importance to this place.
Arriving at the depths of the cave, Li Ruowei opened a box, took out an iron lump and said to Lu Yi: "Brother, we have made a lot of Thunder God Strikes during this period, and now we have accumulated more than ten thousand. But now everyone is making more, and the speed is faster." If you keep up, you will accumulate more in the future!”
Lu Yi picked up the Thunder God Strike and observed it carefully, then nodded secretly. This Thunder God Strike is an explosive. This is what Lu Yi used when he faced Xie Tianyu. Thunder God Strike was Lu Yi's trump card. A few years ago, Lu Yi made secret arrangements to build a secret base in this deep mountain and forest, specifically for making gunpowder.
In addition to the Thunder God Strike, some ordnance is also made in the cave here. It's just that the Cuibeishan cottage was not large in scale after all, and Lu Yi did not have that much manpower and material resources to produce ordnance on a large scale. But having Thunder God Strike is enough. In this era before firearms, explosives are invincible.
As for the muskets, although Lu Yi knew how to make them, they required too many craftsmen, and Lu Yi could not find many skilled craftsmen in a short period of time. Gunpowder is relatively simple to make, so Lu Yi could only settle for the next best thing and start making gunpowder now.
Walking further inside, you can see many people working. Some of these people are craftsmen and some are coolies. They were all recruited by Lu Yi in recent years. After observing for a period of time, Lu Yi gathered everyone together, encouraged them, and then left the secret base with Li Ruowei.
After returning to Cuibei Village, Lu Yi began to prepare. First, he had to prepare all kinds of supplies, explosives, ordnance, etc. Then Lu Yi asked Li Er to worry about the people in Cuibei Village. This time Lu Yi would go to Tong Guanjun to develop, so he would naturally bring some people there.
Under Li Er's call, Lu Yi soon saw the army trained by Li Er. At this time, there are a thousand well-trained troops in Cuibei Mountain. These people are all warriors who have practiced internal skills. Although they have not practiced for a long time, they are all well-trained soldiers who can fight. Although these people are They all practice internal strength, which won't be a big deal in a short period of time, but over time, these people's combat power will be considerable.
Looking at the thousand people in front of him, Lu Yi nodded secretly. Lu Yi had already given some skills to Li Er and asked Li Er to train these sergeants, and now it seems to have been very effective. But what satisfied Lu Yi most was the momentum of these sergeants, which was completely different from the army of the Song Dynasty.
Not only are these people physically majestic, their momentum is even more astonishing. Standing in front of these people is like standing in front of a group of tigers. One can tell at a glance that this is a well-trained army, not the incompetent army of the Song Dynasty.
"Brother, the brothers have been training for five years and have long been thinking about making achievements. We will not let brother down this time!" Standing in front of this team, Li Er looked high-spirited and his words were full of confidence.
Lu Yi nodded. These sergeants were not trained by ordinary methods. They were specially formulated by Lu Yi to strengthen the army by combining current training methods and the conditions of the ancient army. It can be said that these people together form an invincible army, and when dispersed, they are all top-notch special forces.
"This time in the army, we will not only fight the Liao Kingdom, but also the more powerful Jin Army. I hope you can show enough courage and don't let me down!" Lu Yi looked at the thousand people in front of him. Man, said expectantly.
"No!" The voices of thousands of people gathered together, powerful and powerful.
These one thousand people are Lu Yi's team. Lu Yi will rely on these one thousand people to continuously strengthen himself in the next battle between Liao and Song Dynasties. These one thousand people are the foundation. They may become captains, commanders, or even generals in the future. As long as they have the ability, Lu Yi will naturally give them a chance.
After preparing all kinds of armaments, make arrangements for Cuibei Mountain. Lu Yi took Li Er and a thousand people and rushed towards Tong Guan's army. Originally, with so many people rushing, the government would definitely have to take care of it, but Lu Yi had already asked for military orders from Tong Guan, and the local government did not dare to do more. Mind your own business.
At this time, Emperor Yelu Chun of the Liao Kingdom had died of illness, and Huizong had once again asked Tong Guan to go out to command the army northward, preparing to launch another battle to destroy the Liao Dynasty.
