"what?"
"Isn't Jiu Zhonglang stationed in Jinguan City?"
As soon as Lu Ming finished speaking, there were urgent calls.
Among them, the Seventh Mountain General opened his eyes wide, couldn't help but change color and shouted urgently.
Others didn't understand what he meant. What did he mean by bringing his general from the Ten Thousand Mountains? Hadn't Jiu Zhonglang been guarding Jinguan City all the time?
Several Lieutenant Generals looked at each other with a look of doubt and confusion, but they had already realized the seriousness of the matter. They put their hands on the armrests and turned their eyes to Lu Ming.
On the opposite side, the four Musashi were comparatively calmer. Yi Cangtian from the Shushan Sword School and the "Goddess" from the Sunu Sword School frowned, with a hint of uneasiness in their eyes. The fellow disciples from Wutou Mountain seemed to have discovered the core of the problem behind the urgent orders issued by Chuanzhong Guanlian, and gradually became serious.
As for Zhao Quanzhen, who was sitting at the end of the table, his eyes widened when he heard this.
Just when everyone was in doubt, Pei Yanhu, the head of the seat, spoke, and his next words instantly made the atmosphere in the hall tense.
His tiger eyes opened wide, his tone was solemn,
"Jiu Zhonglang is not in Jinguan City right now!"
"But I am in the demon's lair, the Hundred Thousand Mountains!"
"whoosh whoosh"
In an instant, everyone's gaze turned from Lu Ming to the commander as if it were a real entity.
Several Lieutenants could no longer sit still and stood up suddenly, their faces turning red with anger.
"Commander, this is a big deal."
"What are you doing? Sit down!" Unexpectedly, before these Lieutenant Generals could speak, Pei Yanhu's eyes darkened and he scolded them to sit down.
Then, his gloomy gaze slowly turned and fell on the other side, where several Musashi looked shocked, and told them the whole story.
"More than half a month ago, Jiu Zhonglang was returning from Tianxiong Pass. He passed through Qingshan County and encountered a demon from the Holy Land who was colluding with the Hundred Thousand Mountains to cause chaos. This demon was the source of the human-demon chaos in Baidi City. Later, his plot was thwarted by Jiu Zhonglang at Wubao Mountain in Jinguan City, and he escaped during the chaos. In revenge, this demon returned to Qingshan County, where Jiu Zhonglang came from, to plan a rebellion. He used countless blood and energy to open a transmission channel to summon ten evil demons to lead a large army to come, intending to break through the rear of our Jiannan Road. Jiu Zhonglang discovered it in time and led his soldiers to kill the demons, causing blood to flow like a river. All ten great demons bowed their heads, crushing the demon's conspiracy."
"Unexpectedly, just when the transmission channel was about to collapse, a dragon-tiger demon attacked from a distance and sucked Jiu Zhonglang and others into the channel. Jiu Zhonglang broke the channel halfway and led his people to escape, but they were trapped in the Ten Thousand Mountains!"
Speaking of this, Pei Yanhu's eyes turned red, and he spoke every word.
"Our mission now is to bring Jiu Zhonglang back to Shu at all costs!"
As Pei Yanhu continued to narrate the story, the sequence of events gradually became clear. When he heard that Jiu Zhonglang had led his troops to slay the ten great demons, he could not help but be shocked. He also heard the suffocating sound of the Dragon-Tiger Demon's final attack.
The five generals who led the expedition against the mountain felt depressed and murderous intent filled their eyes.
They had heard about this incident, but the version that had been circulated was only the tip of the iceberg.
They understood why this matter had to be concealed. Once the truth of this matter spread out, the Ninth Mountain General would be trapped in the Ten Thousand Mountains. People's hearts would be shaken, and Shu would be in chaos. Even without the attack of demons, the rear would be in chaos.
Before anything else could be said, several people rushed to hold his hand and bow.
"I am willing to follow your orders and send troops to bring Jiuzhonglang back to the pass!"
"I am also willing to go with you. Jiuzhonglang must not get into trouble!"
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The five men requested their orders one after another, their armors clashed, and the will to fight seemed to echo at this moment.
They had almost no contact with Chen Yuan, but they showed their brotherhood in times of difficulty.
When one prospers, all prosper; when one perishes, all perish. This is the current situation of the mountain-faring army.
Helpless and sad!
Nothing can happen to Jiuzhonglang!
Seeing this scene, the hermit of Wudao Mountain who was sitting opposite him looked up at the mountain, and his originally majestic expression showed a little movement.
He had learned about the Ninth Mountain General from his junior fellow apprentice, and was only amazed at his natural talent, able to compete with the geniuses of the blessed land, and to win a place on the Dragon and Tiger Ranking. Looking at the scene in front of him, he realized that he had been shortsighted. This Ninth Mountain General was not a genius, but a real man who protected a place and his comrades were willing to sacrifice their lives for him!
It's incomparable!
He learned a lesson!
He couldn't help but turn his head, and his peripheral vision passed Ling Yunzi and looked at his nephew, remembering that his master had mentioned that this Jiu Zhonglang was his nephew's guide.
Before he could react, a voice with an obviously agitated tone came from the side below.
Zhao Quanzhen, who was at the end of the table, had a blazing light in his eyes.
"I am willing to do my best to help!"
Zhao Quanzhen stood up and spoke, his heart was filled with excitement and his eyes were shining brightly.
The teacher next to him, Ling Yunzi, stared at him for a moment, then sighed, with a look of emotion in his eyes. In the end, he did not stop his beloved disciple's reckless behavior.
He just turned his head and happened to meet the gaze of his senior brother Yangshan.
"I'm sorry, Senior Brother. Quan Zhen has his own ideas. As a teacher, I have to support him. Senior Brother, don't worry. Your sect has important matters to attend to. You can refuse."
Ling Yunzi sent a message to apologize to his senior brother to make up for the mistake of acting on his own without the consent of the elders of the sect.
After all, what Pei Yanhu said was a matter of great importance. Just thinking about it, one could tell that this would probably be a brutal battle. Although they understood the cause of the incident, they still didn't know the follow-up plans.
For example, what methods can the mountain-cutting army use to lure Jiu Zhonglang out of the lair of the Ten Evils?
Their two elders were sitting here, and Zhao Quanzhen acted rashly and impulsively, so how could they respond? It didn't matter to him, as he and Jiu Zhonglang had a predestined relationship, so why not lend a hand? But Senior Brother Yangshan had important matters to attend to, and he had already accompanied them in danger once, so how could he cope with this situation?
You're in trouble!
That’s why he said that!
Unexpectedly, Yangshan shook his head and uttered the classic catchphrase, "It doesn't matter!"
"Brother, you don't need to tell me. This Quanzhen kid has a heart of thunder and will soon surpass us old guys. How can I blame him? At most, I will just go there again. It's just right, and I can make up for my regret of not killing a big monster."
"Brother, are you not going to the Luotian Grand Ceremony?" Ling Yunzi was surprised. The Luotian Grand Ceremony would be held soon at the Longhu Mountain in the Taoist Temple.
"Why go? Let those guys' disciples compete for the Dragon and Tiger Ranking. You and I will protect Quanzhen. Besides, I am old and I still want to shine and make a difference."
This hermit from Yangshan had an imposing look on his face without getting angry, and seemed difficult to deal with, but his words were very elegant and he didn't care at all.
Ling Yunzi nodded, and inwardly he admired his senior brother's character and his deep love for his disciples. He raised his eyes and looked at Pei Yanhu, and slowly spoke to the front, "My master and I once had a predestined relationship with Jiu Zhonglang. I, your beloved disciple, admire Jiu Zhonglang's character even more. This time, we are also considered as master and disciple."
"And my brother has a broad mind and is willing to accompany you soldiers on one more journey!"
His words were soft, gentle, yet heavy, and shook everyone's ears.
Pei Yanhu, the head of the group, had originally been thinking of finding an opportunity to ask the three for help, but he didn't expect that the three masters and apprentices made the decision without even waiting for him to tell him about the follow-up plans.
This friendship is so important that I couldn't express it in words. I could only say, "I, Pei Yanhu, and the other soldiers of the mountain-killing army will remember your friendship."
As he spoke, he saw that the two seniors, Shen Gu from the Su Nu Sword Sect and Yi Cangtian from the Shushan Sword Sect, were about to speak with serious expressions, not forgetting these two seniors from the Shu martial arts world who had been working hard in Sichuan Central Pass these days.
"I know the two seniors' intentions, so there is no need to say more. Since you two have been stationed at the Sichuan Pass, you have done your best for the people in the rear. I have seen it all and am grateful."
"Before, Pei thought that if it came to a last resort, he would have to take the risk of asking the two of you to come out and help. Now that the three masters of Wudao Mountain are helping, the two seniors can continue to stay in Chuanzhong Pass. Because if we send troops to Zhennan Prefecture, the demons in other prefectures will definitely notice it once the army moves. If they try to cut off the source of the trouble, it will be a huge joke. This time, one move will affect the entire body, and it is hard to predict whether it will be a blessing or a curse."
At this point, he sighed,
"Even Pei doesn't know how things will turn out in the end!"
When Yi Cangtian, the head of the Shushan Sword School, heard this, his eyebrows drooped slightly.
"Since Yi cannot contribute, let my disciples Qing Yangzi and others go with the army. They have been through life and death with Jiu Zhonglang and have formed a friendship with him. Let them go."
Before that, Youmen Pass was breached, and the subsequent mountain-expelling army suffered successive defeats. Chen Yuan was ordered to go to the southeast defense line to guard Guang'an Prefecture. Later, in the battle to recapture Weiyuan Pass, several major sects in Shu also supported the front line. These people had been through life and death with Chen Yuan, and they had a very close relationship with him.
Like Qingyangzi of Shushan Sword Sect, Anmenzhu of Sunu Sword Sect, and Li Daochang of Fulong Temple.
The goddess beside him also nodded. She was wearing colorful clothes and her black hair was tied up like a cloud brocade, but the corners of her eyes could not hide the vicissitudes of life. "Brother Yi's idea is also my idea. Let Xiao An and the others go with you."
"I just want to ask, what is Commander Pei's next plan? Since Jiu Zhonglang is in the Shiwan Mountains, how are you going to bring him back? When this young general came in just now, Commander Pei said that Jiu Zhonglang had a new order. What does this mean?"
As the goddess spoke, she turned her gaze to Lu Ming on the left, gestured, and asked the question that everyone wanted to ask.
The topic returned to the main topic, and everyone focused their attention.
When asked this, Pei Yanhu slowly straightened up, stood up, then raised his hand and looked diagonally behind him. Soon, a huge object flew from the back.
With a "bang", the object fell heavily in front of him.
This object is about two meters high, with a bronze frame and gilded patterns. Hanging in the middle is a sand table with a glowing light. In the sand table are miniature patterns of mountains and rivers.
Pei Yanhu pushed the sand table upright and displayed it clearly in front of everyone, with a red marker on it.
One of the marked places is Chuanzhong Pass, one is Zhennan Prefecture in front, and there are also Huxia Pass and Jingyuan Prefecture next to it, and even Weiyuan Pass and Chishui Prefecture in the southeast are all marked.
Pei Yanhu came to the sand table and pointed at Zhennan Prefecture. Water-blue ripples swayed on it. Then, a scene of water-blue light and shadow was projected from the point he pointed, magnifying the mountains and rivers in it, and a big city could be clearly seen.
"Our target this time is Zhennan Prefecture. The three noble men from Wudao Mountain broke into the formation three days ago and have already figured out some of the situation inside."
"Currently, there are four great demons in charge of Zhennan Prefecture. A teleportation array for mobilizing troops has been set up in the center of the city. This array is strictly guarded by a large protective array. At three quarters past midnight, the teleportation will be opened, and the large protective array outside will also open its gates."
"When the time comes, once the troops are dispatched, the soldiers of the Ninth Mountain will lead the team to lure their demon soldiers and big demons out of the city to fight. The other mountains will dispatch some soldiers to serve as flank support. They will advance in a dispersed manner and set up an ambush in the rear. During the fierce battle, the demon tribe will definitely send out more demon soldiers."
"When the time comes, the army will pretend to retreat, lure the demon soldiers into a trap, and then launch an ambush. Then, an elite force will launch a surprise attack on the demon teleportation array in Zhennan Prefecture. But there is only one key point. We only need to lure out the big demons sitting inside and trap them. We don't need to destroy their teleportation array. We just need to ensure that they can't close the teleportation array midway."
Pei Yanhu will first inform you of a general strategy for sending troops.
There was nothing wrong with the previous battle ideas, but the last sentence was weird. If there was a chance to destroy the teleportation array, why not? Why not shut it down? This statement contradicted the previous ideas. Did they just allow the demon soldiers to be teleported over?
"If we trap the big monster guarding the teleportation array, we will have a chance to destroy the teleportation array and cut off the monster soldiers' retreat. Why doesn't Commander Pei let us do that?" Ling Yunzi asked this question with a strange frown on his face.
Pei Yanhu took a deep breath. The biggest variable was here. "Because Jiu Zhonglang will try to find the teleportation point of this teleportation array in a certain demon tribe in the Shiwan Mountains and borrow it to return!"
"This is why we issued the list in the first place. We need to confirm the information of the teleportation arrays of several nearby prefectures and the situation of the monster tribe, and let Jiu Zhonglang, who is far away in the Ten Thousand Mountains, go to the corresponding monster mountain to try to borrow the passage. As for contact, Jiu Zhonglang has a magical power. As long as he leaves a mark, he can keep in touch with Pei even if they are thousands of miles apart!"
He also didn't know what method Chen Yuan would use, and whether it would succeed. Gongsun Yang said that his general would take action immediately after knowing the target, but just thinking about it made him feel that there were too many variables. The Shiwan Mountains was the base camp of the demon clan, and ferocious monsters were rampant. Even if he knew where the other end of the teleportation array was, it seemed that the defense there was even more tight.
But he had no choice but to believe, make mobilization preparations, and fight to the death!
Otherwise, if Chen Yuan seized the opportunity and the granularity of the two sides was not aligned, it would be too late to regret!
This is like dancing on the edge of a knife, extremely thrilling and requiring high degree of coordination between both sides. Any slight mistake will result in hills of bones and rivers of blood.
The key factor is Gongsun Yang!
So even until now, he did not expose Gongsun Yang's existence, but covered it up.
As soon as Pei Yanhu said this, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became quiet.
Everyone's expressions were filled with shock and disbelief, and then they felt a suffocating feeling.
The idea of using the teleportation array from the Ten Thousand Mountains to mobilize the demon clan’s troops was extremely bold, even somewhat unimaginable!
The danger involved is unimaginable!
Once you make a mistake, there is no recovery!
Even including those present here.
"Any wine?"
A voice suddenly broke the silence.
It turned out to be the mountain man Yangshan who was so awe-inspiring without even getting angry!
He stood up with his hands on the handrail, his eyes seemed to be slowly burning with fire, "I admire you! Jiuzhonglang is a real hero, daring to do such a thing. This battle will either be exciting or heroic. I'll at least ask for a bowl of farewell wine!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Yanhu's eyes were blazing, and he shouted at the door, "Someone, bring some wine!"
Not long after, someone came up with a jar of wine, placed wine bowls on the tables next to the chairs, poured wine, and the clear wine foam danced in the bowls.
"Crackling"
The coals in the brazier leapt.
Pei Yanhu raised his wine bowl, and everyone else stood up and picked up the wine.
Under the flickering firelight, the conductor's eyes swelled slightly, and his eyes circled around his eyes.
"My mountain-conquering army is very fortunate to have your help!"
"Let's drink this wine together!" (End of this chapter)
