There are no mountains of swords and seas of fire, hell and ghosts in front of them. In fact, if they saw these scenes, Li Ye and Master Feihong would not be surprised. After all, it is the test of the way of heaven, and it is a danger that must be overcome to obtain the secret of heaven.
But the scene in front of them was really unexpected, and it was impossible for the two of them to think of it.
Li Ye held his sword, grinned, pointed at the scene in front of him, and said to Master Feihong: "The magic circle of illusion tests wisdom and perseverance; the white bear in dense fog tests combat strength and cultivation. I can think of all these. But in front of me What is this battle going to test us for? To test our ability to weed and farm, wash and cook, and live?"
Master Feihong gave him an angry look.
This vivid and charming look, like the morning sun, made Li Ye almost lose his mind.
What appeared in front of Li Ye and Master Feihong were a few acres of well-grown farmland planted with millet and vegetables, and a small farmyard with earthen walls. Li Ye even heard the rooster crowing, and a big yellow dog lying in front of the chaifei, looking around boredly with its tongue out.
With such a scene, it's no wonder that Li Ye would say that God's way is to test their ability to live.
The idyllic scene did not make Master Feihong feel awkward, but made her look relaxed. Li Ye keenly noticed that although her expression hadn't changed significantly, there was obviously a flowing brilliance on her face, like a snow mountain starting to melt under the bright spring sun.
Master Feihong walked towards the small courtyard in the field, leaving Li Ye with a light back: "I have a hunch that this is the last test of the secret realm of the Dao of Heaven. After passing this pass, the secrets of heaven can be obtained whatever they want."
Li Ye is solemn.
Both he and Master Feihong obviously want to seize the secret, but there is only one copy of the secret.
But the seriousness on his face quickly disappeared.
Because Master Feihong's voice had already come from the ridge of the field: "I don't want to bleed to death so early, so hurry up and heal my wounds!"
Li Ye raised his voice and asked loudly, "Your Majesty wants to help me heal?"
Master Feihong: "After you are cured, if you encounter battles and dangers before you see the secret, you can also share some of it for me. When you see the secret, you will not be too late to die."
Li Ye limped onto the fields: "I can only agree with the first half of the sentence."
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The fighting in Taiyuan City has lasted for two days.
Under Li Keyong's fierce offensive, Liu Dazheng could only choose to support hard. Shangguan Qingcheng was restrained by Fu Cunshen and Kang Junli, and could not support Liu Dazheng in time, which made Liu Dazheng's situation even more difficult.
The soldiers and horses in Zhaoyi, Tianping, Henghai and other towns were intercepted by a small number of troops from the Hedong Army, but they did not break through the line of defense and provided effective support to the Pinglu Army.
In the end, after two days of fierce fighting, Liu Dazheng was seriously injured, and the Pinglu Army lost a lot.
Without Li Ye in command, the Pinglu Army would not have continued the ferocious offensive that swept across the river, and would win every battle. Now it is already difficult for them to protect themselves.
Liu Dazheng ordered that the Pinglu army should guard the camp and stop fighting with the Hedong army.
The Hedong Army did not stop its offensive. With Li Keyong personally leading the battle, the officers and soldiers of the Hedong Army launched a fierce attack on the Pinglu Army camp day and night.
The Hedong Army had suffered consecutive defeats and suffered heavy losses. It was about to be completely defeated, and its morale was low. But now that he has regained his strength, after the Pinglu army can only retreat and defend, the morale of the Hedong army has soared, and the previous pressure has also turned into hostility.
The urge to regain their dignity and glory, as well as the realistic need to continue to survive in Hedong, made them unleash unprecedented fighting power.
As one goes up and down, the morale of the Pinglu Army gradually declines. The battle situation is unfavorable, the army is in a difficult situation, but the commander-in-chief is not there yet, no matter how elite the soldiers are, once they see no hope and their psychological defenses collapse, they will also become routs.
At this moment, the Pinglu army missed Li Ye very much, and urgently needed a commander to lead them to victory.
In the big tent of the Pinglu army camp, Liu Dazheng was sitting at the head of the commander's desk, facing the silent generals standing in the tent, he was deeply exhausted. Most of these generals look uneasy and worried, and some people are already suggesting withdrawal.
"General Liu, the Hedong Army has been attacking fiercely for many days. Our army has suffered heavy casualties. Zhaoyi and others have stood by and watched. In addition, His Highness is not here, and the three armies lack a backbone. Already!" A middle-aged general clasped his fists anxiously to persuade, "In the opinion of the last general, we should retreat first!"
Liu Dazheng's face was pale, his injuries hadn't recovered yet, although as a monk, he could walk, sit and lie down, but that was all. Once he got angry, the wound would be affected.
He suppressed his anger and looked around at the generals: "Do you all mean this?"
A white-haired general sighed, clasped his fists and said in a deep voice: "We can't resist the offensive of the Hedong army. If we continue to drag it on, we will only lose. In order to preserve the strength of the army, the last general suggested that we retreat to Fenzhou first to get rid of the danger, and then return to Fenzhou." Think long term."
This remark was immediately echoed by everyone: "Yes, retreat to Fenzhou, with the city here, you can advance, attack, retreat, and defend!"
"To spend here is to wait for death!"
"Zhaoyi and other troops are all snobbish people. Now that His Highness is not here, who knows what they will come up with?"
"The night is long and the dream is full, please give the order to General Liu!"
Everyone yelled and yelled at each other.
"Enough!" Liu Dazheng snorted, and finally couldn't help coughing, blood came out of his mouth.
In fact, the advice of the generals is very reasonable. Now the Pinglu army can't beat the Hedong army, and there is no good fruit if it drags on. Withdrawing to Fenzhou can indeed preserve its strength. This is serious and old-fashioned speech, not cowardice.
But Liu Dazheng did not dare to do so.
He knew very well that once he took the lead to clear the siege now, the difficulty would increase exponentially if he wanted to attack Taiyuan City in the future.
If the Pinglu Army withdraws from Taiyuan City, the soldiers and horses in Zhaoyi and other towns will be at a loss, and it is unlikely that they will continue to fight with the Pinglu Army in the future. In order to protect themselves, they are likely to return to the town.
At that time, the Pinglu army will face the full-scale counterattack of the Hedong army, and it is very likely that they will be driven out of Hedong.
The previous victories will be destroyed once.
Liu Dazheng didn't know the specific details of the secret matter, but only from the military strategy, he also knew that he couldn't withdraw at this time.
But what if you don't withdraw? If you withdraw, you may lose, if you don't withdraw, you will lose immediately.
Facing the onslaught of the Hedong army, the Pinglu army could not last for two days.
This is a dilemma.
In other words, the Pinglu Army had no choice at all.
At this moment, outside the camp of the Pinglu Army, the assembled Hedong Army is ready to start a new round of attack.
On the watchtower in the army, Li Ke, dressed all over his body, stood with a knife, overlooking the Pinglu army camp coldly, with a bloodthirsty arc slightly at the corner of his mouth, proud of his victory.
"Your Highness, in two days at most, our army will be able to break through the Pinglu army camp, and then the Pinglu army will be destroyed!" When Kang Junli said this, he was a little excited.
After all, they lost consecutive battles earlier, and were almost completely defeated by the Pinglu army soldiers.
Li Keyong said coldly: "Two days? It's too long, one day at most. At this time tomorrow, this king will see you and others attack the Pinglu army camp, otherwise the military law will be used!"
Kang Junli, Fu Cunshen and the others looked terrified, and they all clasped their fists: "Decree!"
With a cold snort, Li Ke locked his eyes on the central tent of the Pinglu army camp, "Is the step in place to intercept their escape?"
"It's all in place! As long as the Pinglu army dares to withdraw, they will be ambushed by our army. When the time comes, they will attack back and forth, and they will be wiped out!" Kang Junli said.
"Okay! What I want is to annihilate their entire army!" Li Ke said with killing intent, "Let's fight!"
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Forty miles to the east of Taiyuan City, there is a small town. Because of its small size, it doesn't even have a city wall. It's just a hundred houses connected together, with some scattered houses on the periphery, and it's quite far from the central area.
Although the sparrow is small, it has all kinds of internal organs. There are shops and inns in the town. Although the shops are not big and the business is mediocre, they are also indispensable to the lives of the people here.
For the monks, this place is not far from Taiyuan City, but for the people who work hard in the fields all day, forty miles is already an extremely long distance, so far that they may not travel once in a few years.
The town is adjacent to the official road, and some business travelers can be seen in the town on weekdays.
Taiyuan City was fighting fiercely, and the nearby cottages were affected. The town was blocked by a hill because of its special location, so it did not suffer from military disasters.
The afternoon sun shines down from the treetops, mottled into shadows, making people feel lazy. In front of the thatched shed in front of the old locust tree at the east end of the town, the wine flag fluttering in the wind has been for some years, and the swing is casual and small. Perfunctory in general.
Xu Laizi, who was nearly fifty years old, was lying on the table and dozing off, his saliva dripping from the corner of his mouth onto his patched cuff, but he didn't even notice it. A rooster walked past the shed with its head held high, clucking and leading a group of hen chicks, leaving behind a cloud of hot chicken droppings.
"Old cripple, don't sleep, hurry up and serve wine!"
The big slap was slapped on the table hard, causing Xu Laizi to look up in horror. After seeing the burly young man in front of him, but with a philistine face, Xu Laizi got up angrily: "Little brat, you don't need to clean up, do you dare to bother you?" Uncle's sweet dream?"
"Come on, sir, if you want to teach me a lesson, you'd better wipe your drool first!" The young man dressed poorly and only had a jacket on his upper body, he had no respect for the old lame man, he sat down on the table and stretched out his hand Take the teapot and tea bowl on the table and pour tea for yourself, "Also, this time there is a real guest."
Xu Laizi has already seen the guests in the young man's mouth.
His eyes lit up.
It was a middle-aged man with silver-gray hair, a cyan unembellished robe, an easy-going face, and his every move was full of elegance. He was walking into the shed.
He smiled and said, "Old man, do you have any wine?"
Xu Laizi immediately said: "Of course! I don't know which one the guest officer wants?"
The middle-aged man smiled unabated: "The strongest kind."
Xu Laizi clapped his hands: "Guest officer, wait a moment, the old lame will prepare it for you!"
"Thank you." The middle-aged man found a table and sat down.
There are only two tables in this shed, and there are only six benches.
Although the tables and stools are made of rough wood, it looks like they were made by the farmers themselves, but they are old and the edges and corners have been smoothed, so sitting on them will not be uncomfortable.
Xu Laizi quickly came out with a jar of wine and two dishes of side dishes. The wine is shochu brewed by the townspeople themselves, and the dish is a dish of fennel beans and a dish of houttuynia cordata.
Putting down the wine jar, setting out side dishes, unpacking the clay, and pouring a bowl of wine, Xu Laizi smiled all over his face, hiding the trickery in his eyes very well, "Guest officer, how many bowls of this wine do you want?"
"Good wine." The middle-aged man smelled the aroma of wine and couldn't help but praise, "Keep this jar."
"Guest officer is refreshing, with such a drinking capacity, you can see that he is not an ordinary person!" Xu Lizi immediately flattered him enthusiastically, but only he knew the sarcasm and complacency flashing in his eyes.
This wine is not ordinary wine, it is so strong that ordinary people can't drink much, no matter how good the alcohol capacity is, five or six bowls is the limit. But there are at least one or twenty bowls of this altar of wine.
In Xu Laizi's view, this middle-aged man is just a stick, and he won't know how drunk he will be, so his eyes are full of sarcasm, and he even looks down on the idiot.
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As for being proud, the reason is even more obvious: when the middle-aged man gets drunk, he has the final say on how much the wine will cost
There are troublesome people in the poor mountains and rivers, and some people in small rural areas are not as honest and dull as outsiders think.
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