Liang Xiao's words and deeds were no longer simply offensive and contradictory. He said he was asking for the immortal fruit, but in fact he wanted to make the king submit to Chongxuan Hall, and his domineering attitude was fully revealed.
Zhang Duanjing also stood up and said: "Master Liang, your Guanshi disciples behave like this, is it possible that Chongxuan Guan wants to commit treason?"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere on the scene became tense and tense. The monks of Chongxuan Pavilion drew their swords and other monks also hurriedly copied out magic spells to prevent any unexpected events.
At this time, Liang Tao was calm and composed, lowered his eyes and twirled his beard, showing respect for his elders: "Liang Xiao, don't mess around."
"The first one! There are villains in the court, why do you still sit back and do nothing?!" Liang Xiao raised his halberd and shouted, pointing at Madam Zhu Zi and Zhang Duanjing respectively: "You guys are huddled in Dongshengdu and enjoying the peaceful years. How did you know that we are at the border?
sinister?
A few spies from the Jiuli Kingdom can sneak into Dongsheng Capital and turn the court upside down. If you see the Commander Shesheng from the Xiong Kingdom, wouldn't you be so frightened that you cry for your father and mother?"
Xu Zhouzi reprimanded in a deep voice: "This is not a flood-rejection pass. It's not your turn to act wild!"
After hearing this, Liang Xiao responded even more violently: "How dare you talk, old dog? If you are a little brave, just fight with me. Let you see why we hold the flood barrier!"
Zhang Duanjing said: "You are so arrogant and arrogant, and you are so arrogant and proud of yourself. Liang is the leader. You, the descendants of the Liang family, still have such stubborn habits that are difficult to change."
"Shut up! You treacherous villain!" Liang Xiao waved his bloody halberd: "I have long heard in the past that your Huaiying Pavilion deceived the Lord. When I saw it today, it turned out that they are all a group of treacherous people with clever words and deeds!"
Zhao Shu looked at the tense scene in front of him. He guessed that it was under the instruction of Liang Tao that Liang Xiao behaved in such a wild and rebellious way. However, he had to admire Liang Xiao's courage. If it were him, he would not dare to contradict him in public.
The king of a country.
But then I thought about it, and it seemed that Zhao Shu had once contradicted Liang Tao. But at that time, Zhao Shu was naive and impulsive, which is not worthy of praise.
"Nonsense! What do you, a junior, know?" Liang Tao pretended to be angry and scolded Liang Xiao: "Huaiyingguan is a loyal and good man of the country, how can you slander him? Such a disgrace in front of the emperor and an offense against the emperor, why not
Apologize quickly?"
Hearing this, Liang Xiao suppressed his anger, raised his hand, stuck the blood halberd on the ground, then knelt down and kowtowed to the king, smashing a piece of bluestone with his head.
Seeing this situation, the king said nothing. Liang Tao waved his sleeves and said, "Liang Xiao, why don't you retreat quickly? You are really embarrassing the Chongxuan Hall!"
Liang Xiao snorted coldly, stood up, drew his halberd and walked away angrily, followed by the other three Chongxuan Hall monks.
They saw Liang Tao handing over to everyone and saying: "Liang Xiao is a stupid and reckless man. He has been fighting in the border areas for a long time. He has no sense of etiquette and no sense of culture. Please don't make fun of him. I will definitely discipline him more in the future."
There was no trace of guilt or apology in these words, just like the perfunctory words of a naughty boy who smashed the neighbor's utensils, as if disobedience to the emperor was not a big deal at all.
Xu Zhouzi refused to give up: "Master Liang! I'm afraid this can't be solved by discipline at all. You Chongxuan Hall disciples have no superiority and are good at showing authority and blessings. They have long been despised by the officials and the people of the government and the public. Just because of today's sin, you should be punished."
Take this Liang Xiao down and punish him!"
Liang Tao Falcon stared and said nothing. Xu Zhouzi took half a step back and his face suddenly turned pale.
"How dare a dog with a broken spine bark?" Liang Tao sneered: "I'm too lazy to argue with you... Your Majesty, please issue an edict on how Liang Xiao should be dealt with when he commits an offence."
The Lord raised his hand and said, "Don't be angry, Mr. Liang. The original intention of the Yingzhou Meeting is to resolve disputes and setbacks. We shouldn't be so tense. Liang Xiao is also a loyal and brave man. If he lacks some flexibility, I will naturally not blame him."
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"Your Majesty is so magnanimous, why don't you quickly express your gratitude?" Liang Tao feigned anger and scolded Liang Xiao, who had no choice but to bow to the king without any respect.
The king motioned for everyone to take their seats, and said: "This year's Shenke results are very rich, and I really should give more rewards, but I didn't think about it before. Just as Liang Wuwei said, I gave four immortal fruits to the Doufa Ranking
The top four monks."
After saying this, the king bowed his hands to Hongxueke, who nodded slightly, without saying much to dissuade him. With a few empty strokes of his sword, four fairy fruits flew out of their branches and fell into each person's hands.
Chongxuan Hall got three fairy fruits all at once, and the spectators could not help but feel jealous, but no one dared to say anything. Liang Xiao's arrogant words and deeds just now were definitely not an ignorant and reckless man.
The lord and the various guilds showed that their Chongxuan guild still controls the lifeblood of the Huaxu Kingdom. As long as the Chongxuan guild wants something, even the head of the country must obediently give it up.
Moreover, the fighting skills competition just now also revealed that Chongxuan Hall, especially the Yongjia Liang clan, has real and powerful combat capabilities.
Zhao Shui knew that in the end of any battle, each would have to rely on their own strength to speak for themselves. In the Chongxuan Hall, there was not only Liang Tao, a giant beam that could support the sky, but also Liang family members such as Liang Bao and Liang Xiao who guarded the Xiongguan Pass in the border town.
The troops and horses under his command are magnificent and have been in battle for a long time. If they really want to plot rebellion, the Dongsheng capital court may not be able to resist.
Just now, the leaders had suppressed Liang Tao, but now the situation was reversed. Liang Tao directly declared his authority to the leader of the country, forcefully subduing everyone present.
Zhao Shu couldn't help but glance at Hongxueke and found that the East China Sea Sword Immortal did not show any strange expression and did not intervene in Liang's crime.
Perhaps the king and others also hope that Hongxueke can come forward and express his position so that Liang Tao can retreat. Unfortunately, the Sword Immortal of the East China Sea has been watching with cold eyes.
"The junior disciples have finished their discussion, and now it's the turn of the military art deduction." Liang Tao broke the silence, pointing his finger in the air, and mountains and rivers appeared in the barrier: "Now that the Jiuli Kingdom is invading, there are frequent wars on the border.
According to Di Bao, tens of thousands of troops from the Jiuli Kingdom have gathered in Wuluo Town, ready to go. Meanwhile, the pig-beaked people who are subordinate to the Jiuli Kingdom are guerrilla and plundering in the three places of Jiyin, Laixin, and Jingxing.
Jiaguansha may as well send disciples to come here to deduce the subsequent military strategy, and also to provide staff for the frontline war."
After Liang Tao finished speaking, everything was quiet on Yingzhou Island. What the monks in Guanse learned every day were all kinds of arts and techniques. As for the art of war and military affairs, they didn't know much about it.
In fact, this cannot be blamed on the monks in the temple. Although there have been some immortal cultivators who are proficient in the art of war from ancient times to the present, this kind of knowledge is not an important part of the immortal way, and it is impossible for everyone to understand it.
"First seat, I'm willing to give it a try."
Seeing that Liang Xiao was confident, he took the initiative and said: "I am also quite familiar with the art of war, why don't you ask me to ask for advice from my colleagues?"
"Okay." Liang Tao nodded and looked around: "You can't conduct a military exercise alone. Which guild will arrange for the disciples to show off again to confirm each other?"
The monks from all the schools looked at each other. Who doesn't know that Liang Xiao is one of the generals of Juhongguan? He has personally experienced fighting on the battlefield. When it comes to the way of using troops, who is better than him here? So Liang Tao asked
Afterwards, no one responded.
"Introducing a school examination subject that no one can compare to, Liang Guoshi clearly shows that he is taking it hard... It is better to take it hard." Zhao Shu sighed softly and shook his head.
But while he was still meditating there, he vaguely felt the eyes focused on him. Looking around, he saw Liang Xiao holding a blood halberd, staring straight at him, and the monks outside the field also noticed that
Liang Xiao looked at Zhao Shu as more and more people looked at him.
"Wait, what the hell is this?" Zhao Shu cursed in his mind: "I look like I know how to fight and know the art of war? At most, I can make a paper man or horse to play house! Don't stare at me.
me!"
"Zhao Shu, you have a lot of expectations, you might as well give it a try." Leader Ding of the Mingxia Pavilion flicked his fly whisk and gave Zhao Shu a faint smile.
Zhao Mi's cheeks twitched. He had vaguely felt before that this cool female crown seemed to favor him a bit, so why was he pushing him into a trap now?
Don't say that Zhao Shui doesn't know the art of war. Now he doesn't even know how many troops Huaxu has on the southern border. Ask him to deduce the art of war? He doesn't have the ability!
"Teacher, this..." Zhao Shu was a little confused and had to ask Zhang Duanjing for help.
"Since everyone intends to elect you to the end, then go and show your shame." Zhang Duanjing said: "As for the deduction of the art of war, just do your best and don't care about success or failure."
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Shu was speechless, and some junior disciples outside the court cheered with joy, as if someone finally stood up to fight against the tyrannical Chongxuan Hall.
"You just go ahead and cheer, but if I lose later, don't throw rotten eggs." Zhao Shu couldn't help cursing in his heart, but he could only bite the bullet and end the game.
When Zhao Shu and Liang Xiao came to the barrier, they felt that the scene in front of them changed rapidly. Zhao Shu turned his head and Liang Xiao disappeared. A large table, shaped like a chessboard, suddenly appeared in front of him. It was the border between the two countries.
land.
Just when Zhao Shu was confused, a scroll appeared out of thin air in his hand. He didn't bother to care about the changes in Liang Tao's technique. He directly unfolded the scroll, and the first thing that caught his eye was the word "Jiuli".
"Should I be the general of Jiuli Kingdom?" Zhao Shu was not angry and continued to unfold the scroll and read it in detail.
The scroll states that Zhao Shu has 30,000 soldiers and horses under his command at the moment, of which infantry and archers make up the majority. Jiuli Kingdom lacks horses, and the few light cavalry are mostly used as reconnaissance cavalry.
In addition, there are hundreds of Wuzhu priests from Jiuli Kingdom's Yongcui Temple, Shengsi Valley, and Fengju Cave under Zhao Miao's command. Their role in the army is generally the same as that of the Guanli monks from Huaxu Kingdom.
The Jiuli Kingdom is located in the southern part of Kunlun Continent, where there are rolling hills and barbarians everywhere. Long before the Tianxia Dynasty, it was also known as the Kingdom of Hundreds of Barbarians. The Tianxia Dynasty conquered the southern part of the continent, spread the kingship, and subdued the hundreds of barbarians. Although
It took hundreds of years to fight against various barbarian tribes, but there was always continuous unrest.
Therefore, when the Xia Dynasty declined, the suppression of the barbarians in the south was weakened, and the tribes that had submitted to Tianxia in the past began to separate themselves and establish themselves.
Since the worship of ghosts and gods has always been very popular in the South, most of the tribal leaders have the status of shamans and priests. Different tribes and tribes believe in different ghosts and gods. Some are simply big demons who are actually alive in the world, pretending to be ghosts and gods, and enjoying the tribal worship.
Unlike the Huaxu Kingdom, where Xuanmen immortality flourished, the Jiuli Kingdom had a strong witchcraft tradition. What these witchcraft priests sought was not the fruit of eternal life, and the beliefs of various tribes were mixed.
But this does not prevent Jiuli Kingdom from having a group of wizard priests with profound magic skills, as well as Gu Masters with strange and unpredictable methods to assist them.
Zhao Shu carefully flipped through the scrolls and found that among his soldiers, there were also a group of barbarians. In addition to the pig-beaked people, there were also chisel-toothed people with protruding tusks and a strong physique, as well as Huandou, who had fleshy wings on his back and a bird's beak on his face.
civil.
Each of these barbarians is about two to three thousand. They are not many in number, but they have their own uses. For example, the Boar-beak people can endure hunger and can travel long distances, the Huandou people can fly for short periods of time and are good at using spears, while the Chiseled-tooth people love killing the most.
When on the battlefield, he would sacrifice his life, and when he was injured, he would go crazy.
After seeing these accounts, Zhao Shui secretly admired Liang Tao and couldn't help but sigh. The real battlefield was not only the tragic scenes he saw in his childhood, but also included a lot of complicated arrangements and calculations.
Today, the battlefield is defined as the border area between Huaxu State and Jiuli State. To the northeast is Jianjia Pass, and to the northwest is the remnant of Cangwu Ridge. The rolling hills cut out pieces of broken valleys, and villages are concentrated in these valleys.
There are so many stars scattered all over the place that the army can almost only rely on the intricate paths in the mountains.
The trouble now is that Zhao Shu doesn't know the enemy's situation.
After all, the battlefield is not a chess game, and it is impossible to clearly see how the opponent moves every move. Zhao Shui has no idea how many soldiers and horses of the Huaxu Kingdom are on Liang Xiao's side, nor does he know which mountain road he will rush out from. It seems that there is a
Huge mist shrouded the vast mountain forest.
Zhao Shu lowered his head and glanced at the big table. He could see his soldiers and horses gathered in a town called Wuluo. As long as he concentrated a little, he could maneuver them like chess pieces. It was as easy as a general strategizing.
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"Since the enemy's situation is unclear, let's send out scouts to conduct reconnaissance." As soon as Zhao Shu had an idea, he saw a few points of light radiating out along various paths. At the same time, he began to dispatch large armies to guard several important roads leading to Wuluo Town.
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Outside the barrier, compared to Zhao Shu and Liang Xiao who did not know each other, everyone outside the field could see the movements of the two armies at the same time.
Like Liang Xiao, Zhao Shui sent out scouts first to detect the enemy's situation. The scouts from both sides had several contacts, but the scouts on Liang Xiao's side were extremely proactive and easily eliminated Zhao Shui's scouts.
"Strange? They are all scouts. Are those from Huaxu Kingdom better than those from Jiuli Kingdom?" Shi Huoguang asked in a low voice.
Zhang Duanjing said: "Not necessarily. It's probably because Zhao Shu didn't know how to use the troops and horses he had. He thought he could get the news by sending out scouts, but Liang Xiao directly ordered the scouts to kill the enemy if they encountered them."
"Can it still be like this?" Shi Huoguang was quite surprised.
The leader of the country was also surprised. He asked Madam Zhu Zi beside him: "It's not surprising that Liang Xiao used troops in this way. It's just that he is just deducing hypotheses at the moment. How can he issue such detailed orders to each scout?"
Madam Zhu Zi used the barrier to spy secretly and said: "The landscape of mountains and rivers that Liang Tao showed was not a simple change in magic, but a hidden ability of his deduction. As long as the military strategies of both sides in the game do not exceed Liang Tao's
Once you understand worldly affairs, you can use them as you wish.”