Tian Yan, Tian Hu and others stood in front of Tian Hu's mourning hall, looking at the ruins after the fire raging, with different emotions.
Tian Yan's face was expressionless, making it unclear what she was thinking.
Tian Hu's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he felt as if his ancestor's grave had been dug up - in fact, it was almost the same.
Lieshan Tangtang has been inherited for more than a hundred years, but now it was burned up in a fire, and his eldest brother was also cremated. Tian Hu's mood can be said to be as good as bad.
It's hard to say whether Tian Zhong, Situ Wanli and others were as sad as Tian Hu, but in front of everyone, they must have behaved as if they were mourning for their heirs.
At this time, Liu Ji came to visit again.
"Miss, I can help you invite our boss here this time."
Behind Liu Ji, the Zhu family, surrounded by Shennong Hall disciples, approached with short legs.
Tian Yan and the others had already known that the Zhu family was coming, and they were staying here just to wait for each other, so they were not surprised.
"Master of the Zhu family, your willingness to come shows your trust in me." Tian Yan turned around and looked at the Zhu family, and was the first to offer an olive branch.
The Zhu family did not respond, looking down at the ground with a 'sorrowful' face.
Lying on the ground was a large broken stone disk with the three-cloud pattern representing Lieshan Hall engraved on it.
"Alas..." The Zhu family sighed sadly and reached out to pick up the broken disk. "It's a pity that this plaque was left behind a hundred years ago."
This thing was originally hung on the door of Lieshan Hall. It was burned by the high temperature last night and fell to the ground and cracked.
The Zhu family's emotions at this time were not entirely for show, they were truly deeply sad.
Over thousands of years, the farmhouse has experienced countless ups and downs, but the number of times it has been marked as the headquarters in Daze Mountain has been very rare, let alone the times when the emblem of the headquarters has been damaged.
In the Zhu family's impression, this is the only time in the past century.
"Ayan, was your father's mourning hall also affected by the fire?" The Zhu family then raised their heads and asked.
This sentence is different from the previous sentence. It is basically provocative.
Tian Meng's mourning hall is located at the headquarters of Lieshan Hall. Now at least two-thirds of the entrance to the hall has been physically burned down. Of course, the mourning hall cannot be spared.
In the Zhu family's view, if Tian Yan and the others had not made preparations in advance, Tian Meng's body might not have been saved.
Based on his character and the principle of putting the dead first, he would generally not provoke others with such things.
However, Tian Meng was an exception.
It wasn't him who killed Tian Meng, and he had lost his most important brother. Now he just mocked the other person, which was already very restrained.
Besides, he also needs to test Tian Yan's attitude to see what the other party's bottom line is.
Upon hearing this, Tian Hu was the first to explode as expected, raised his hand and shouted:
"Zhu family, what do you mean, you old man? A cat cries over a mouse, and you take pleasure in others' misfortune, right?"
Tian Yan raised his hand to signal Tian Hu to maintain restraint, and then responded calmly:
"The earth benefits all things, and Shen Nong will never die!"
"This fire is not necessarily a bad thing. It just burns away the grievances of the past."
"After a hundred years, it may be time for farmers to destroy the old and establish the new, and let the past pass."
"What do you think of my proposal, Master Zhu Family?"
Tian Yan walked up to the Zhu family and asked with a smile.
The Zhu family glanced at the ruins and ruins around them, and responded sadly, "The farm family is encountering a powerful enemy, and is likely to face annihilation. The war between the six halls should indeed end, and the grudges... should also be wiped out.
Already."
"But..." The Zhu family finally said the inevitable twist.
The emotions of Tian Hu and others became tense. Everyone knew that what happened after the turning point was the key point.
"... Grandmaster's rules cannot be burned down by fire, otherwise the farmhouse will no longer be a farmhouse." The Zhu family continued.
He was questioning whether Tian Yan's position as the leader of heroes was not legal enough. After all, he, the leader of Shennong Hall, was not present at the time.
The Zhu family never thought of truly supporting Tian Yan. That was his idea when he handed over his Seven Star Pearl Grass instead of standing up for Tian Yan in person.
To this, Tian Yan cleverly responded, "You have to survive now, so that you can guard the statue of the ancestor Shen Nong on the Six Sages' Tomb, and the ancestor's rules can continue to be passed down."
"Master of the Zhu Family Hall, is Shennong Hall willing to put aside the past grievances and make the six halls work together?"
Translation is, in the face of a formidable enemy, it is an expedient measure for me to serve as the leader of heroes. If we have to deal with it, we have to wait until the crisis is resolved. Are you willing to accept it?
There is no problem in saying this.
Now the farmer needs a leader, so I will be the leader for the time being.
If you think I'm not suitable, you might as well put it aside for now and wait until the foreign enemies are defeated. Things must be prioritized.
However, tentative recognition is actually equivalent to complete recognition.
If the peasant family can't defeat Wang Li's army, then everything will be over. It doesn't matter whether the hero is the leader or not.
And if the peasant family succeeded in repelling Wang Li, then it would be Tian Yan who was the most powerful hero. Who could shake her status as the hero?
The Zhu family knew this very well, so he tried his best to make things difficult for Tian Yan before recognizing him as the leader of the heroes, and tried to obtain the most favorable conditions for himself.
Of course, unless there are special circumstances, he will always make this step. At this time, the farmers cannot fight among themselves under any circumstances.
The Zhu family cut to the 'Le' side and asked with a rather happy mask, "I have another question...who issued the Shennong Order when it appeared in the world?"
After the words fell, the Zhu family's mask switched to the 'angry' side, looking very serious.
Up to now, basically everyone agrees that the content of Shennong's order is a conspiracy to deliberately target farmers.
Whoever issued the Shennong Order will collude with Luo Sheng!
He wanted to see who Tian Yan planned to put the blame on.
Tian Yan seemed to be prepared and answered without hesitation:
"I originally thought it was the Master of the Zhu Family who did it, but now according to my investigation and speculation..."
At this point, Tian Yan turned his head and glanced at the ruins of the building, which were the 'relics' of Tian Meng's mourning hall, before continuing, "The Shennong Order was probably spread from Lieshan Hall... in order to spark internal fighting among farmers and compete for heroes.
The position of leader."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! As soon as these words came out, Tian Hu had the biggest reaction. He widened his eyes and said in disbelief, "Ayan, how can you..."
Tian Yan's words were tantamount to accusing the dead Tian Meng, and of course Tian Hu couldn't accept it.
However, Tian Yan didn't care. He raised his hand to signal Tian Hu to calm down and continued, "If we want to put aside our disputes today, we must be honest with each other."
"I keep this secret as a noble man, but the truth should be made known to the world."
"The peasant rebellion started from Lieshan Hall, and Lieshan Hall happened to be the first victim in the fight... This may be God's will, warning us that we should stop here."
"But death is the most important thing. I hope the Zhu family hall master can let go of this grudge."
Hearing Tian Yan's impassioned speech, the Zhu family couldn't help but secretly sigh, it's really hard to disobey this little girl, she is very decisive in doing things.
He actually put the blame on Tian Meng's head!
The father is worried, right?
"I agree with what you said to Ayan!" The Zhu family stopped arguing and gave in decisively. Their faces also changed to a 'happy' look, "Shennongtang is willing to cooperate."
Zhu Jia let go, and Tian Hu and others all showed expressions of relief.
No matter how you plan to deal with him in the future, as long as the other party is willing to make peace now.
"Lord Zhu Family Hall Master, please accept Tian Yan's greetings!"
Tian Yan even planned to perform a kneeling ceremony to win the hearts of the Zhu family - of course, not to win the hearts of the Zhu family, but to show it to the other farm disciples.
The Zhu family hurriedly stretched out their hands and used their true energy to forcefully support Tian Yan, "You can't do this, Xia Kui!"
The Zhu family is a person who can take things seriously and let go. Now that they recognize Tian Yan's position as the leader of heroes, they will naturally not do anything rude again, let alone allow Tian Yan, who is the leader of heroes, to salute him.
Tian Yan did not force himself and stood up again following the force exerted by the Zhu family through the air.
She had no intention of actually saluting, it was just a gesture, which could show her magnanimity and responsibility without hurting the Zhu family's face.
Liu Ji took this opportunity to bow to Tian Yan and apologize, "Hey... Miss Xia Kui, don't hold grudges for that sword attack before."
Tian Yan unconsciously touched the wound wrapped in gauze on the palm of his left hand, smiled calmly and said, "We are all brothers, no need to mention it again."
Then she asked, "Last night's fire caused Shennong Hall to suffer a lot of damage, right?"
Of course, Tian Yan knew that the Zhu family had an insight into his plan in advance and would definitely not suffer heavy losses. At most, it would be the same as his own, with many buildings burned down.
The Zhu family gave her a slightly unexpected answer.
"Shennong Hall is intact." The Zhu family replied proudly.
Tian Hu was shocked again when he heard this, and subconsciously asked, "How did you do it?"
Tian Yan was much calmer, and he raised the corner of his mouth with a playful smile, and asked, "If you dare to love well, could it be that the master of the Zhu family has foresight?"
"When it comes to predicting the future, who can be better than you, the female farmer Guan Zhong?" Zhu Jia replied with a smile, "I'm just lucky."
"However, we have prepared a big gift for Wang Li."
"Oh? What gift?" Tian Yan asked calmly.
"Brothers Chen Sheng and Wu Kuang are taking care of it. Xiakui will soon see a good show." The Zhu family replied even more proudly... although they didn't answer anything valuable at all.
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Daze Mountain, the site of Shennongtang, near the Equinox Stream.
Wang Li led Bai Tu and his two men from Zhao and stopped at the front of the army.
At this time, they happened to be at a dividing point. Behind them was the charred black land that was still smoking after the fire was raging, while in front of them was the bare white land covered with large and small tree roots.
Obviously, after the fire last night reached here, it stalled because there was no combustible material.
Zhao Bu spoke first, "It seems that the farmer cut a fire prevention zone in front of Jingzhe Slope to prevent the fire from advancing."
When Bai Tu heard this, he couldn't help but murmured, "These peasants from the farm actually know how to use fire breaks?"
"After all, this bunch of mud-legged people are known as the largest sect of all schools of thought, but they still know some heresy." Wang Li said calmly.
He didn't care much about it.
As for farmers, it is normal for them to have knowledge in this area. It is not a big deal. They did not really expect to be able to burn down the enemy and defeat them.
"However, this is also a good sign."
"Ah?" Both Zhao Bu and Bai Tu were confused.
The gunfire coverage of the Hundred Wars God's Crossbow didn't work. Is this a good sign?
Wang Li's explanation followed, "They took fire prevention measures, obviously because they were afraid of being burned. What do you think they were trying to protect?"
Zhao Bu was smarter than Bai Tu and immediately replied, "According to the intelligence, Jingzhe Slope and Vernal Equinox Stream are basically the territory of Shennong Hall. They are obviously trying to protect the headquarters of Shennong Hall."
"Now that the entire outer forest has been burned by fire, they have nowhere to hide. They must have retreated into their lairs at this time!"
"Hmm!" Wang Li snorted indifferently, and then asked, "How many people do you think they need to use to cut down such a fire break?"
Knowing that Bai Tu had no brains, Wang Li simply eliminated him and only asked Zhao Bu.
Zhao Bu was as reliable as ever and gave the answer after a little analysis:
"The time from when the signal was sent out to when we launched the attack last night was very short, and the wind was heading southeast, which would speed up the spread of the fire. For the well-equipped and well-trained regular army of the empire, at least 10,000 people would be needed to do this!"
"The equipment and execution capabilities of the farmers cannot be compared with the imperial army, and the number of people is 50% more..." Wang Li smiled and continued following Zhao Bu's answer, "That is, only fifteen thousand people can do it.
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"General Mingjian, the last general also thinks so." Zhao Bu immediately praised Wang Li.
Although Bai Tu didn't say anything during the whole process, he was nodding wildly to add to the drama.
He knew that Wang Li had a lot of dissatisfaction with him, so he had been showing off like crazy recently... Of course, he didn't have the real ability, so he was mainly responsible for flattery.
With Wang Li's character, he really needs such a flattering character around him.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Of course, Wang Li doesn't care about how others praise him at this moment. What matters more to him is numbers:
"In this way, fifteen thousand heads will be found!"
Seeing Wang Li's confident look on his face, Zhao Bu hesitated, "General..."
"What's wrong?"
"The farmer's ability to mobilize fifteen thousand people so quickly is quite amazing. Are we..."
He wanted to advise Wang Li to be more cautious and not to attack hastily.
But Wang Li didn't care. Even if Tian Yan deviated from the plan he had promised, he didn't care at all. Instead, he asked with a smile:
"Wouldn't it be no fun if the prey was just taken by the neck?"
Of course it's okay for a bunch of dirt-legged farmers to do some physical work, but when it comes to fighting... they are the professional soldiers!
It should be said that Wang Li's contempt for the farmers is not unreasonable. They really don't know how to fight.
But Wang Li's excessive contempt made him subconsciously ignore more possibilities...ignoring the problems from around him, and also ignoring the operation of inviting foreign aid.
And what Han Xin wants is this contempt.
Wang Li stretched out his hand towards Bai Tu, who was stunned for a moment before he realized what he was doing. He took out the map he was carrying and handed it over.
This is a map made by Wang Li's scout troops after investigation and combined with intelligence. Generally speaking, its accuracy is very reliable.
Wang Li unfolded the map and observed it carefully. After confirming that his plan was feasible, he immediately ordered:
"Send the order, advance along the Vernal Equinox Stream, and sweep the entire Jingzhe Slope!"
Jingzhe Slope is located in the upper reaches of the Vernal Equinox Stream. It controls one of the most important entrances and exits of Daze Mountain. It is a key location that must not be missed, and it is also a place that Shennongtang must defend - even if it wants to retreat, there is no place to retreat.
Wang Li felt that he had defeated the other party.
Zhao felt that it was a bit risky, but military orders could not be violated, and the risk should not be great. At most, the advance would be frustrated and there would be more twists and turns, so he did not say much and followed the orders honestly.
Bai Tu would not oppose Wang Li even more.
The leading elite crossbow phalanx of the armor-piercing soldiers marched towards the Equinox Stream.
