A Taoist on the high platform listened with a gloomy expression: "The place where the thunder catastrophe is located is within the Qixuanmen Mountains. Although it is only a corner, it is also included in it."
"If it weren't for the thunder tribulation, I would have ignored it."
"Now that the truth has come to light, I know that for more than ten years, there has been a mysterious force that has secretly influenced our sect and influenced our qi. Now it seems that it has something to do with this fireball. It must be found out afterwards."
Before he finished speaking, a Taoist on the left suddenly stood up and shouted: "The disaster has fallen."
Only the water mirror was left, and one could still see that a bolt of lightning that had been brewing for a long time suddenly fell down and turned into a huge flash of light in an instant, as if everything was destroyed in the luster.
As the lightning fell, the seemingly powerful ball of light shattered instantly, and then the entire Taoist temple exploded.
There was a "boom", although it was not aimed at the cave sky, but the entire cave sky shook, the heaven and earth shook, and the red light that was originally shining in the sky was extinguished in an instant. After a long time, it gradually recovered.
"Report the damage quickly." Zhong Taoist ordered immediately.
"Although it is not directed at us, Dongtian has been affected. Patriarch, please take a look."
The water mirror lit up again, and several deep cracks appeared in the cave world, and black air seeped in, bringing with it the unique aura of the underworld.
"Quickly, fix it quickly, don't let the spiritual energy leak out." Several Taoists on the high platform immediately made a decision. They saw a red-yellow light rushing out of the mountain, turning into wisps of mist, and several deep cracks. Immediately began to slowly repair.
After the repair was completed, looking around, the world was gradually calming down, and the red light in the sky was turning brighter. A Taoist bowed to the Taoist on the throne in the middle: "Headmaster, although it has been repaired, a lot of the power we have accumulated has been consumed." , but this is a so-called unnecessary disaster, and this matter must be investigated clearly."
The Taoist who was called the head teacher looked like a young man. He could see his face clearly for the first time, but at another glance, he could not see clearly. At this time, he said: "Chongxuan, we are no longer living people. The barrier between yin and yang is very heavy. It’s difficult to interfere. It’s up to you to find out whether you are a living person or an immortal, okay?”
Chong Xuan stood up and said seriously: "Yes, Headmaster."
A bright flash across the sky, followed by a thunder, and heavy rain poured down. The blind Taoist fell unconscious for a few minutes. Then he woke up and looked back. He saw that although there was heavy rain, the fire on the Taoist temple had not been extinguished for a while. Seeing a few blurry charred corpses, I thought to myself: "The people inside are dead, I'm afraid their souls are gone."
But he was still unwilling to give in. Seeing that the heavy rain fell and the dark clouds dispersed a lot, he boldly approached the side hall. He saw that the side hall almost exploded and was almost razed to the ground. Only the foundation was scorched black, and the side hall was almost razed to the ground. With a few things left, I rummaged around in the ruins for a while, only to find fragments of an anchor.
A sense of ominousness struck his heart, and the blind Taoist knew that something was wrong. He looked at the general view of Qi Xuan Mountain at night, gritted his teeth, took the fragment, and turned around to leave.
The rain was pouring down, and the blind Taoist walked through the mountain road with one foot high and one foot low. Suddenly, there was a muffled sound in the rain. The blind Taoist wiped his forehead covered with rain and looked back. He saw a bright light appearing in the distance at the Taoist temple in the rain. Suddenly, My heart trembled, and I quickly looked away, not even daring to look, and continued to trek away without thinking.
Pinghu County Magistrate's Office
A few days later, as the last bit of resistance in the city was wiped out, things came to an end, and the whole city regained some vitality. The prefect's Yamen had a sign of silence on the wall, drums hung on the gate, and soldiers were standing in large numbers, but the colored lanterns were shining brightly inside. Decorate with fireworks.
As for the banquet inside, despite the war, it was still more than enough. Pei Ziyun walked out and walked along the corridor of the lake pavilion to sit at the end of the table.
The generals and civil servants of seventh grade and above entered the palace, and the rest were having a banquet at the foot of the steps. Needless to say, the dishes were filled with crystal cups and gold silk plates.
The surrendered prefect was sitting on one side, and Chen Yong was sitting on the opposite side. The prefect was Tian Min. He toasted and celebrated: "It has only been two months since the real person put an end to the rebellion. The three counties have been pacified, and the bandit leader has declined. All of this has already happened." This is the result of real people strategizing.”
"I don't dare. This is a great blessing for Your Majesty and a blessing for our court." Pei Ziyun said modestly and took a sip. The whole atmosphere suddenly relaxed.
The prefect clapped his hand, and the girl came out of the hall. It was early summer, the spring was strong, her skirt was thin and slim, she was dancing gracefully, and the musician behind the hanging gauze was singing softly.
Those who were demoted were all forced to smile, some were full of sorrow and were unwilling to eat, and some were bent on flattering and deliberately trying to please them, but at this time they all had to behave cheerfully, while the imperial army was much more casual, and they all munched and drank to their heart's content. , push the cup and bring the cup, it doesn't take much time to get drunk.
There were many military officers with hot eyes. They looked at the naked girl below and swallowed their saliva. Pei Ziyun squinted his eyes and heard chanting in his ears.
Ignore you, the water of the Yellow River comes up from the sky and flows to the sea never to return.
Don't you see, the bright mirror in the high hall has sad white hair, and it looks like blue silk in the morning and turns to snow in the evening.
If you are proud of life, you must have all the joy, and don't let the golden bottle stand empty against the moon.
It is my nature that my talents will be useful, and I will come back after all my money has been spent.
A song with you, please listen to me
Bells, drums, food and jade are not expensive, but I hope I will never wake up after being drunk for a long time.
All the sages in ancient times were lonely...
The music was full of singing and dancing, and the drunkenness was strong. It was composed by Pei Ziyun himself, and was sung by the world. Even the rude military generals gradually became quiet after listening to the music. It would be a lie to be unmoved by the beauty in front of him, but military discipline is strict. After the song is over, Everyone stood up and shouted: "Drink a lot, I wish the real person a great victory, and may the world be peaceful!"
Pei Ziyun took another sip, and with a wave of his hand, the musicians and girls all left. The entire banquet hall was silent, and there was a sudden and solemn atmosphere. Chen Yong stood up, with solemn eyes, and asked Pei Ziyun: "Master, since Pinghu County has surrendered, shall we?" Attack Anyong County immediately?"
The prefect Tian Min was secretly arrogant and intoxicated just now, but he retreated as soon as he asked to retreat, which shows the military law. At this time, he listened to the words and bowed and said: "Master, I am willing to go and surrender."
Pei Ziyun raised his wine glass, and the wine was rippling in the glass. After a long time, he said: "The Marquis of Jibei can only defeat five counties. Now that three counties have been conquered, the war situation is at a critical juncture."
"If it hadn't been for King Lu's incident, our army would have taken advantage of the decline of the three counties to attack Anyong County, and the remaining two counties would have surrendered without a fight. Even if there was resistance, it would be sporadic and insignificant."
"Attack the city again and deal with the Marquis of Jibei."
"However, if we attack Anyong County, the Marquis of Jibei will have to retreat to the city. Although he is bound to be defeated, the city is strong and we may not be able to conquer it for a long time. It could be a few months or even half a year."
"Of course, it doesn't matter originally. If the court can wait, so can the prince."
"But now something happened with King Lu. The imperial court doesn't want trouble in the north and south. The prince and the emperor are urging us. Although the original plan was good, it can't be carried out."
"We have 30,000 troops, of which 6,000 are newly abandoned and secretly defected. I have also mobilized 6,000 troops from three nearby counties. Even if we replace some of the disabled, there will still be 40,000."
"Immediately order the entire army to be repaired for seven days, and order armor and weapons to be shipped immediately as ordered. After recharging their strength, they will raise their troops to fight the decisive battle with the Marquis of Jibei."
"At this juncture, there is not much difference in the strength of our troops. The Marquis of Jibei is a strong general on the battlefield. He naturally knows that although he has only 40,000 troops left after a month of siege, he has gathered with our army in Qibei County for a total of 55,000 troops. It’s a big gap, but it’s his only chance.”
"If we retreat to the city, the remaining two counties will surrender without a fight. Yingzhou will immediately become an isolated city. Even if we hold on longer, we won't even have a chance."
"Therefore, when our army goes to Qibei County, the Marquis of Jibei will stop and fight decisively with us."
These words struck home, and everyone present was immediately enlightened. Chen Yong's face was full of excitement and he said: "Yes, Zhenren, I will prepare for the decisive battle right now."
Prefect Tian Min was a little disappointed. At this time, Pei Ziyun turned around, looked at the prefect and said, "Master Tian, I have something for you to do."
"Please give the order, Master." Tian Min bowed and said.
"It is true that the army will gather for a decisive battle with the Marquis of Jibei, but it does not mean that persuading surrender is not possible. I will give you a thousand soldiers, and you can go and persuade the remaining two counties to surrender. If it succeeds, I will report it to the court. Not only will it be avoided For your crime, you will be promoted to official position." Pei Ziyun said.
After hearing this, Tian Min was overjoyed: "Thank you, Master, I will complete the mission."
The moon was setting in the west, the banquet was over, and the moonlight shone on the pillars and beams. Pei Ziyun and Yu Yunjun were walking together. Under the moonlight, Yu Yunjun's skin was better than snow, coated with a layer of brilliance, with some quietness and tranquility, but in his eyes With worry, he asked: "Are you sure about this?"
Pei Ziyun listened and smiled: "Of course I am sure. Now that the three counties have been conquered, the Marquis of Jibei is gone. Our army has gathered 40,000 people, and we have 50,000 in Qibei County. We can defeat them even if they are upright. What's more, I still have a plan. Then There was an ambush left by me on the battlefield in Qibei County."
Seeing that there was no one around, Pei Ziyun whispered: "In front of Qibei County, the location for the siege camp is fixed. I have buried a batch of gunpowder in the ground at the best camping place. It can explode as soon as it is ignited."
"Did you think of it from the beginning? How about this power?" Yu Yunjun asked in surprise as he didn't expect Pei Ziyun to be so thoughtful.
"I have thought of it since the beginning. If you look carefully at my layout, it starts with an iron curtain to contain and compress the space of the Marquis of Jibei. Then it is to break through the surface and open up the situation in Qibei County."
"Once Qibei County falls, the Marquis of Jibei will attack, so I buried a batch. Of course, these batches are not very powerful and cannot kill anyone. They are just big firecrackers."
"If the military was at its peak and morale was high before, it was just a riot."
"But now that the three counties have fallen, the city cannot be attacked, and the casualties are heavy. The morale and physical strength of the entire enemy army have reached the limit. If there is an explosion in the middle of the night, and we take the opportunity to rush to the camp, the enemy army will have to blow up the camp and be defeated."
After hearing this, Yu Yunjun nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. He turned around and looked at Pei Ziyun's sharp side. He suddenly thought of Chu Xia and couldn't help but secretly sigh. Who wouldn't admire such a man
I couldn't say this, I just said: "Although your disciple Liao Qingye is young, he can learn the Tao method as soon as he learns it. It seems that he is you again in the Tao method, much better than Chu Xia."
"The talent in Chu Xia is not bad. With some accumulation and luck, there is still hope to open the Heaven's Gate." Pei Ziyun smiled. Liao Qingye was one of the three leaves. He was naturally extremely talented. He just relied on the system.
Looking at the moonlight like water, he suddenly had a thought: "At this time, how will King Lu and Xie Chengdong cope with this new change?"
(End of chapter)