Yingbu was stunned when he saw Jibu walking towards his horse with an indomitable and determined temperament.
Your sister knows what she is doing, but do you know what you are doing?
No matter how smart she is, can she still be able to deal with Wang Li and tens of thousands of armor-piercing soldiers?
Wang Li convicted her without any evidence!
But seeing that Ji Bu had made up his mind, Yingbu opened his mouth and said nothing more.
Similarly, Long Qie and others just mounted their horses silently and rushed back to join Han Xin.
Doesn't Ji Bu know how dangerous Huaying is now?
Of course he knew, and of course he wanted to save people.
But... reality cannot be saved!
Hua Ying is now in the armor-piercing army camp. Who can rescue him from where?
Even if Wang Li has sent out troops from all four directions, there are still tens of thousands of soldiers left behind in the main camp. Even if Guigu Zongheng comes, he may not be able to quietly rescue Huaying who doesn't know where he is.
The four of them went there to die.
Ji Bu wanted to save people, but he knew better that the only hope of saving people now was to defeat Wang Li's army.
Soldiers, a land of life and death, cannot be controlled by him unless they are decisive.
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Daze Mountain, the commanding height near Lieshan Hall.
Situ Wanli hurried over and reported to Tian Yanhui:
"Xia Kui, a large number of imperial troops have appeared in Bailuyan to the east. It is roughly estimated that there are ten thousand people."
Situ Wanli said something wrong in his anxiety.
He wanted to talk about the east side of Bailu Rock, but the order was reversed - Bailu Rock is located in the southwest of Daze Mountain, near Gonggongtang.
Following Situ Wanli, Tian Zhong also hurriedly came, "My lord, a large number of imperial troops have appeared in Frostfall Ridge and are advancing rapidly!"
Shuangjiang Ridge is located in the south of Daze Mountain, next to Siyue Hall.
The two of them are also interesting, staring at each other's territory.
Finally, there was Tian Hu, who also rushed over, "Ah...Xia Kui, a large number of imperial troops have gathered in Mangzhong Gang!"
Mangzhonggang is located in the north of Daze Mountain, close to Lieshantang area.
Liu Ji, who had come here early, couldn't help being shocked when he heard this, "This... enemies are coming from the north, south, and west!?"
Tian Yan remained calm and said calmly, "Wang Li is serious about it... A full-scale conflict seems inevitable."
"You..." Tian Yan looked at Han Xin.
Han Xin, however, was staring at the location where the reflected light signal had been transmitted before, and soon received the signal again.
"Well...it's all ready."
"What's ready?" Liu Ji asked curiously.
"The Imperial Army is also coming from the east. This time it is really in the direction of the Equinox Stream."
"Now, the southeast, northwest and northwest are all together."
Liu Ji couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard this, "I'm quite excited to hear what you mean? Daze Mountain is completely surrounded. Is this a good thing?"
"Of course not, it's very bad." Han Xin replied without hesitation.
But he said something bad, without any worry in his tone, and looked at Liu Ji and raised his arm to hit him.
Tian Yan looked sideways and asked, "You don't seem nervous?"
"When the water comes, the earth will cover you, and when the soldiers come, you will stop it." Han Xin responded calmly, "It's nothing more than that."
In fact, it was good news for Han Xin that Wang Li sent the Fourth Front Army to surround Daze Mountain.
This means that the other party is still very greedy and does not want to let any of the farmer's one hundred thousand disciples go.
Otherwise, what he should do most is to concentrate his superior forces and advance the mopping up from south to north, or from east to west.
As long as he is greedy enough!
Of course, Wang Li would do this not only because of his greed, but also out of necessity.
If there hadn't been a big defeat in Qingming Valley, he could have dealt with the farmers no matter what he did, but there was no such thing as reality.
Having suffered a loss, he must get enough merit - this does not mean that the loss of thousands of people requires 100,000 people to make up for it, but for Wang Li, who is the grandson of Wang Jian and the son of Wang Ben,
This must be done to maintain the dignity of the Wang family.
Han Xin knew everything, but others were not as relaxed as him.
Tian Hu and Liu Ji were equally unhappy with Han Xin's attitude. The difference was that Brother Hu didn't just pretend, he grabbed Han Xin's collar and angrily said:
"You make it easy!"
"The empire has regular armies with well-equipped equipment. Where did our farmers get their soldiers? Where did our generals come from!?"
Han Xin didn't care about Tian Hu's scolding. He just tried his best to tilt his neck back to avoid being sprayed with saliva.
Tian Yan raised his hand to signal Tian Hu to calm down, looked at Han Xin and asked, "What do you think?"
"The Nongjia's Sixth Hall has a hundred thousand disciples. It is the largest gang in the world. There is no shortage of soldiers. In fact, they have an advantage in terms of numbers."
Although the quality of this soldier is very worrying - Han Xin, who has a high emotional intelligence, did not say this.
"As for the generals... let me solemnly recommend to you that God has given the farmers four winning generals at this very moment!"
"It's as fast as the wind - Zhong Limei!"
"Qixu Rulin - Yingbu!"
"Invasion is like fire—Long Qie!"
"And immovable as a mountain—Ji Bu!"
"Wang Li has a total of five armies under his command. In addition to his own strong crossbow formation, the other four armies are led by his four fierce generals: jackal, wolf, tiger, and leopard."
"Just in time, Feng Linhuoshan is facing off against the jackals, tigers and leopards."
"It seems that you have done a good job in intelligence work." Tian Yan commented with a smile after listening.
Han Xin replied calmly, "Knowing yourself and your enemy is the basis for victory."
As Han Xin finished speaking, Long Qie and four others also appeared behind the crowd.
The soldiers of the farmers and the generals of the Chu State finally came to the point where they could become one.
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On the beach of Songhai City, above the mirage, there is the Fusang sacred tree.
Tianming and the three of them nestled in one of the branches, hiding their figures against the thick golden leaves.
In the past few days, they had switched hiding places several times, and finally found that this sacred tree was the best.
The vast majority of people on the mirage are not allowed to approach the Fuso Sacred Tree at will. Even if they are searched, they will basically avoid it. It is very safe to hide here.
The only drawback is that it's troublesome to get up and down, and it's inconvenient to eat, drink, or relieve the baby, especially when Tianming and Shaoyu are half disabled and the other blind.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Another point is that the branches and leaves of the Fuso tree are so dazzling that Tianming feels that his eyes will end up like Shao Yu's.
Fortunately, Shi Lan, an 'old lady', was lucky enough to take care of them both.
However, such days are undoubtedly very frustrating, both for Tianming, who has limited mobility, and for Shaoyu, whose eyes are dark.
"Ah..." Tianming let out a suppressed groan and lamented, "How many more days have we been able to stay here? I feel like the days are going by day and night..."
The blind young master of the Xiang family complained at the side, "You feel... for me, the days are endless!"
Shi Lan looked helplessly at the two friends, and said calmly and comfortingly, "Actually, it didn't take long."
"But it's been several days since we boarded the ship. Why haven't uncle and the others come to rescue us?" Tianming looked up at the golden branches and leaves of the sacred tree and asked with dull eyes.
Shaoyu thought for a moment and explained, "Don't forget that when we went up to the mirage, Mr. Gai and the others were also in trouble, so it was probably not very convenient."
"This place...can't be broken into casually."
"However, I think they will come sooner or later...if we never get down."
"Shi Lan, have you discovered anything new?"
Shi Lan shook his head, "There is still only one way out at the moment, which is the opportunity to transport supplies once a day."
The mirage is too big, and it is difficult for Tianming and Shaoyu to provide help to her now. Recently, Shi Lan can only explore alone to find a way to escape.
It's a pity that there is always little harvest.
She now basically concluded that if nothing unexpected happened, the only escape route they could use was the special ramp used to transport supplies.
"Ah..." Tianming lamented again, "Then what should I do!?"
Judging from the combat prowess of the three of them under normal circumstances, there is still a chance of successful escape if they make a surprise surprise attack.
But the problem is that they are not in a normal state.
What's even worse is that it's unknown when they will return to normal.
According to their own judgment, without external help, it would probably take quite a long time.
Dejected Tianming sat slumped on a branch, staring at the shining branches and leaves with distracted eyes, not caring about being dazzled, and letting the golden halo fill his sight.
When he was distracted, a faint chirping of birds suddenly sounded in his ears.
This cry immediately made him sit up in his dying illness, straightening his back in excitement.
Shi Lan was stunned for a moment, "What's wrong?"
"I...I heard a bird call, a very special bird call!" Tianming replied hurriedly.
"What's this..." After hearing Tianming's words, Shaoyu responded subconsciously, but stopped mid-sentence.
Generally speaking, it is normal to hear birds chirping at the beach, but this is not the case near mirages, especially the Fuso Sacred Tree.
Not a single bird dared to land on this tree, or even come close. They all hid far away.
From their current position, under the cover of heavy branches and leaves, it is impossible to hear the chirping of birds in the distance, even the roar of eagles and cranes!
"You... your hearing suddenly got better?" Shao Yu tried to come up with a conjecture.
Tianming's face fell, and he replied angrily, "I don't think lying down properly can improve your hearing."
"Then you think you are hallucinating?" Shaoyu asked.
"Uh...it's not like that either." Tianming replied hesitantly.
The bird song gave him the impression that it was coming from a very far away place, so it was severely distorted, but it did not make him feel false.
"Then... what's the reason?" Shao Yu asked in confusion.
Neither he nor Shi Lan heard it, so there were only two possibilities - either the sound was indeed there, but Tianming's hearing was significantly better than the two of them, or there was no sound and it was purely Tianming's auditory hallucination.
Tianming thought for a while and then said, "I actually seem to have heard sounds coming from far away before... Maybe my hearing has always been very good, but... uh, it's not quite under my control?"
"Then you are quite unique!" Shao Yu mocked, "This is the first time I've heard that there are people who don't listen to their ears."
Shi Lan interrupted the banter between the two and asked directly, "So you are still sure that the birdsong is real."
"Yes!" Tianming nodded simply and emphasized, "And it's a very strange bird call. It's completely different from any other bird call I've ever heard."
"Then are you sure it's a bird?" Shao Yu questioned.
"Yes!" Tianming answered affirmatively at first, and then analyzed it with some hesitation, "It should be, what I heard was indeed a cry, which is completely different from the cry of cats, dogs, cattle and sheep."
"Okay..." Shaoyu nodded, and then said helplessly, "But it still feels useless."
A strange bird call appears in the mirage, so what?
Does it mean that a very special bird just passed near the mirage?
What does this mean to them?
Shi Lan did not arbitrarily think that Tianming's discovery was of no value... Although she really couldn't think of any use for it, she still suggested:
"Perhaps this represents some kind of accident."
"Anyway, change is probably a good thing for us."
The situation on these mirages can be said to be static, and without change, they would never have a chance to escape.
"I'm going to check if anything special has happened."
Tianming quickly said, "I'll go too!"
He heard the bird chirping just now. If there was a special situation, Tianming felt that he might have a better chance of discovering it by following it.
Shi Lan probably also thought of this and did not refuse, but still asked with some worry:
"Your body... doesn't matter?"
Shao Yu's eyes turned black and there was no sign of improvement, or it could be said that it had improved but it was meaningless, while Tian Ming's physical condition had actually been recovering... just very slowly.
He has now basically recovered to the physical fitness that a teenager and a half should have. Walking, sitting and lying are not affected much. However, considering the difficulties he faces, this level of recovery is not much different from being semi-disabled.
Just climbing up and down this towering sacred hibiscus tree is not something a half-year-old child can do casually.
"Uh..." Tianming hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded heavily, "Okay... let's take our time."
Tianming had said so, and Shi Lan didn't mind him getting in the way and agreed to let him go.
Shaoyu also wanted to join in the fun. After all, hiding was boring enough, but being alone was even more boring.
But considering that his eyes were dark, it was too much of a hindrance, so he didn't speak.
However, Shi Lan still took the initiative to invite Shao Yu to come with him.
Bringing another tow bottle would certainly be more stressful, but Shaoyu couldn't see anything now. If something unexpected happened and someone discovered him, he wouldn't even have a chance to resist.
To be on the safe side, it's better not to leave him alone.
Anyway, the search operations on the ship have basically stopped now, and the environment is relatively safe. They should be fine if they just be careful.
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On the other side, the thieves who fell from the sky and separated from the Bai Feng soldiers were carefully observing the surrounding environment while walking quickly. At the same time, they recalled in their minds the instructions Zhang Liang had given them before:
"There is no need to go deep into the core area of the mirage, just search in the surface area, such as the third deck and the ordinary cabins below the deck."
"According to my intelligence, Tianming and the others are now hiding in these places waiting for rescue."
"Remember, don't try to go deep into any place that looks unusual, so as not to alert the Yin Yang family and ruin the rescue operation."
"The priority is to save Tianming and the others!"
