In the northwest of the Song Empire, a great war had reached a decisive moment.
War clouds were thick, and there was an indispensable smell of blood in the air.
The Dangxiang people, who had always been good at fighting, were pushed to the point of despair by the Western Army of the Song Dynasty.
In Xingqing Mansion, Xixia Emperor Li Qianshun worshiped the Great God Baishi in the Xixia Yipin Hall.
Unlike other ethnic groups in the Northern Desert who all believe in Shamanism, Xixia has its own gods and they only worship their own gods.
The main god they worship is the god of heaven, followed by more than 30 kinds of gods including mountain gods, earth gods, river gods, tree gods, and fire gods.
The worship of nature and land is their tradition. This power of faith naturally gave birth to a large number of gods.
You can say he is a mountain god, but belief in him existed before he became a mountain god.
According to Li Yu's inference on the power of faith, someone must have stolen the faith of the ancestors and became a god.
After becoming gods, beliefs became more targeted and began to spread more widely, making the status of these gods more stable.
At first, some people pretended to be gods, and the initial beliefs were collected and used by them to achieve their spiritual power. Then they used these spiritual powers to promote their own miracles, develop believers, and gain more faith.
Therefore, no matter from which aspect, the false god who stole faith has forever become the true god.
Now, the party members of Xixia began to pray for divine protection.
There are eight pillars on the huge altar, symbolizing the eight parties. They are all wrapped with red silk. Next to each pillar, there are six strong men from each party, surrounding the stone pillars.
Extending along the altar, there is a steep and long staircase. Eight party nobles carried a cow up the ladder. The cow's head was cut off from the neck.
The blood flowed along the shelf and dripped onto the stone steps. The dark red stone steps had long since seeped into the white stone after years of sacrifice.
Li Qianshun prostrated himself, his body pressed tightly to the ground, then got up on his knees, repeating this nine times.
"The gods bless us, the descendants of Great God Baishi, and bless us to defeat the Song people, occupy their land, kill their men, seize their women, and enslave their children."
Around the altar, next to each pillar, six party men were carrying a huge horn.
This was made from the horns of giant bulls they hunted from the northwest. Every ten years, the party members would select the most capable young men to hunt bulls in Hengshan. But now, the entire Hengshan has been beaten down by the Song army.
The huge horn blew a desolate sound that could be heard throughout Xingqing Mansion. After hearing this horn, all the party members seemed to have aroused the hunting desire in their blood.
They rolled up their sleeves, their eyes were red, and they looked up to the sky and howled——
Southeast of Hengshan Mountain, over the top of the mountain, a large flag suddenly appeared in front of me.
The three-foot-high flagpole stands high in the sky, as if it is about to pierce the sky.
On the black flag is written a large Chinese character with flying dragons and phoenixes: Qin
The Western Army came from Qin Feng, so this is the banner of the Western Army, the last army of the Song Dynasty that was good at fighting.
Under dusk, the huge flag fluttered in the wind. The black flag surface and the blood-red characters on the flag complement each other, silently revealing a formidable solemnity and majesty.
A large tent in the middle is the commander's tent. After years of wind and sand, the tent made of cowhide has become outdated.
There was a veteran general in the tent, sitting at the top. It was none other than Mr. Zhong, the manager, and the commander of the four compartments of the Dragon God Guard - Zhong Shidao.
"We have been fighting for so long, and so many people have died. We are finally going to see the real chapter. The Xia thieves will be destroyed. Let's fight here!"
Inside the camp, morale was high and everyone was excited.
"General Yao Gu left the army, General Xi Yan the right army, and I led the central army to rest and regroup in Hengshan. Waiting for the spring to subside and the weather to get warmer, I sent my troops to Xingqing Mansion to fight the bandits decisively. We must strive to win the battle within a month.
Clear out the strongholds around Xingqing Mansion and surround Xingqing Mansion."
The generals stood up, clasped their fists and retreated. Master Zhong stretched out his hand and said, "Wang Jin, stay here for a moment."
Among the crowd, a general stopped and asked, "What are your orders, General?"
"Xingqing Mansion is easy to defend but difficult to attack, especially in the Xixia Yipin Hall. There are many masters who can use some magic. I intend to form a team to deal with these masters. Your martial arts are very strong in the camp, so I will leave it to you.
Come and take me, what do you think?"
Wang Jin did not agree immediately. He mused: "The general has such trust that Wang Jin can't report it, but the first-level hall is full of top Xixia masters. With all due respect, although there are many people in the army, the generals are also brave.
He is an unstoppable man, but when it comes to his ability to assassinate with magic, he is still lacking."
Master Zhongdao was very satisfied when he saw that he did not thank him excitedly and did not refuse.
This shows that he thought about it seriously and discovered the problem in a short period of time.
Such people are worthy of entrustment.
Zhong Shidao smiled and said, "What can you do?"
Wang Jin pondered for a moment and said: "General, my young disciple Shi Jin is from the Zhengjing sect in Bianliang. There are many strange people in their sect. It is better to let him go back and attract some masters to help in the battle."
"Zhengjing Sect? The sect of the serious Taoist Li Yu?" Zhong Shidao had also heard of Li Yu's name. What really made him famous all over the world was the death of Qi Ji.
Especially when the Tang Dynasty sent envoys to Bianliang to ask for Li Yu by name, everyone thought that he had done the murder of Qiu Ji.
"Exactly."
"If you can recruit a master from a serious sect, I will give you a big credit!"
Wang Jin's expression was still solemn. This matter was of great importance and he had a heavy burden on him.
He turned to leave, walked to the door, and suddenly turned around, "General, I have a good friend who was with me in Bianliang in the past to teach the 800,000 forbidden troops. This person was framed by Gao Qiu and is now serving as an assassin in Cangzhou. If the general can help
His exoneration is also a helper."
"It's easy to say. Cangzhou is not far from here. I sent someone to pick him up. If Gao Qiu was not satisfied, he asked him to come to the northwest to find me. What is this man's name?"
"Lin Chong."
"Come here, go to Cangzhou to pick up Lin Chong here. If anyone blocks it, you can handle it on your own."
Wang Jin then turned around and left the tent. Shi Jin did not leave outside the tent. When he saw him coming out, he looked happy and stepped forward and said: "Master, I have kept you here, but after seeing your martial arts skills, I want to make you a deputy."
handsome?"
"Don't talk nonsense." Wang Jin glanced at his apprentice and sighed: "The general has given me an important task."
"Oh?" Shi Jin was interested, "With Master's ability, being a deputy commander is more than enough. What do you want me to do?"
"Go to Bianliang and call your friends from all over the world to help in the battle. The more the better. The general asked me to form a team to fight against Xixia Yipintang. Yipintang is not a trivial matter, and neither you nor I can take it lightly."
Shi Jin was overjoyed and said, "I want Master to know that I have ordinary brothers who are all hard-biters and heart-wrenching people. They work hard all day long and make trouble for nothing. They are very idle."
