It's early winter in the North, the weather is cold and the ground is freezing, and the fighting has stopped for a while.
In the Western Army's tent, generals gathered together, everyone's face turned red from the bonfire, and the howling north wind beat every tent angrily.
Lao Zhongjing summarized the teachings of Zhongshi, looked at the several big men in front of him, and said with a smile: "Thank you for coming to help."
He was particularly happy to look at Lu Zhishen, who had rosary beads hanging on his head and a bald head, "Ruda, you just killed a butcher. Instead of coming to me, you thought of going to the temple to avoid trouble. You made it clear that you did not regard yourself as a Western soldier."
people."
Lu Zhishen laughed, touched the top of his head, and said: "I don't know why at that time, I got scared and ran away. No wonder Elder Zhizhen of Wutai Mountain said that the Sa family and the Buddha are destined."
Everyone laughed together. Luda used to be in charge of the Western Army and had good relations with the generals in Yan'an Prefecture.
Behind Lu Zhishen were Song Jiang, Wang Jin, Lin Chong, Shi Jin, Zhu Wu, Li Kui, and Shi Jin's two younger brothers - Yang Chun and Chen Da.
They are all here to help fight, and they have some relationship with each other.
Lu Zhishen and Lin Chong met again and became even more intimate. They made an appointment to have a drink together later.
At this time, the Hengshan War in the northwest has reached its most critical juncture. With a little effort, the party members can be completely subdued.
But once they are delayed through this period of time and enter the severe cold unique to the northwest, the Western army will face a situation of lack of food and clothing, which will cause them to collapse without a fight.
While everyone was discussing the next battle plan, a general suddenly opened the curtain and swung it hard.
"Yao Gu, who has offended you?"
Yao Gu roared angrily, "Beat us, even give us a feather, and the court has detained our luggage again."
Zhong Shidao stood up, walked to the tent, looked at Yao Gu and asked, "Don't dare to talk nonsense about this matter!"
"Who is talking nonsense? My scouts saw clearly that the imperial court transported the luggage for us to the north and gave it all to the Privet Tatars."
The faces of everyone in the tent changed greatly. Now is the most critical moment, and both sides are fighting for their lives.
It is equivalent to two masters who are fighting to the point where they are inseparable, with each other holding on to their last breath. When such news comes at this time, it can completely break the morale of the army.
Unless the generals in the Western Army usually have high prestige, it would not be unusual for him to accidentally cause a mutiny in Yingxiao.
"Alas! Normally you all look down on Secretary Tong Guan, but now it seems that when Tong Guan is in office, he can still say a few words to us. It's better than that Cai Jing. I can't wait to go to Tokyo and cut off his head!"
Li Kui jumped out of the crowd and shouted: "This brother is right, he entered Tokyo and won the bird position."
Song Jiang quickly pulled him back and said with a smile: "Everyone, don't be impulsive. We should take a long-term view."
Zhong Shidao said in a deep voice: "It is useless to say this now. The most important thing at the moment is to go to Tokyo and get the supplies again. Otherwise, not only will the previous battle be in vain, but the city and fortress will also be easily recaptured by the party members."
The souchong manager sneered: "If this is the case, the imperial court will blame us for our incompetence in fighting and the loss of land. Maybe we will also be punished."
Li Kui wanted to speak again, but this time Song Jiang had experience and held him firmly down.
Wang Jin and Lin Chong looked at each other, and each could see the helplessness of the other. They were both instructors of the imperial army in the capital, and they knew that what Souchong said was very likely to happen.
Today's imperial court is so corrupt, especially the powerful people in Bianliang City, who do not take the Han who are fighting on the border seriously.
Finally, it was Song Jiang who stood up and said: "Brother Li Yu from the Zhengjing Sect can talk to the Imperial Master of Shenxiao Palace and has always been in contact with Cai Jing. The escape of our brothers depends entirely on this person. It is better to send someone from the Zhengjing Sect."
Brother, go back and ask for help."
"Brother Song didn't know something. My master was forced to run away from Bianliang and his whereabouts are unknown at the moment." Zhu Wu said with clasped fists.
Lu Zhishen winked at Lao Zhong. After Lao Zhong saw it, he coughed lightly and said, "You go out first, and the serious ones stay."
The generals of the Western Army withdrew from the tent one after another, leaving only Lu Zhishen, Song Jiang and others.
Lu Zhishen came closer and whispered: "What you don't know is that brother Li Yu has quietly returned to Bianliang. It was his idea that the Sa family came to Hengshan. After you go back, find him quietly and ask him to complete the matter.
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Lao Zhong was at the end of his rope at this time. At the most critical moment, he was stabbed in the back by Cai Jing.
If the news spreads, the morale of the Western Army will inevitably drop to the bottom, while the morale of the Party members will be boosted, and they will take advantage of the situation to wait until winter before launching a counterattack.
He held Zhu Wu's hand and said, "If this can be accomplished, everyone in the Western Army will never forget our great kindness."
Zhu Wu felt his palm being held by a calloused hand, and felt somewhat moved in his heart.
Lao Zhong was a manager and had fought bloody battles all year round. He didn't expect to be treated like this by the imperial court.
He is familiar with the art of war, and the current situation is extremely critical and critical.
Even the Western Army, which had fought bloody battles for the Song Dynasty for decades, might be completely destroyed and become a layer of bones in the foothills of Hengshan Mountain.
"I can go to Bianliang. My master has taught me the technique of lightening my body, and I can reach Bianliang in less than a day. But I have to find another way here, and I can't rely entirely on my trip to Bianliang."
"I know it"
The old man's tone was filled with an indescribable sense of powerlessness, which made people feel sad.
A veteran of many battles, when he was about to fulfill the long-cherished wish of generations, he was stabbed from behind by the court to which he was loyal.
And it was when he was most vulnerable and in need of support.
Who can understand this kind of pain, probably only these veterans of the Western Army——
Shenxiao Palace, the top of Yuanmiao Mountain.
Lin Lingsu stopped her moves, looked at the embarrassed Li Yu, and said with a smile: "That's enough, your skill has greatly improved. I don't even know how you practice it. Logically speaking, with your qualifications, it is impossible to do it in such a short period of time."
Time, to achieve this level of cultivation, could it be that you were hiding your clumsiness before?"
Li Yu breathed a long sigh of relief, squatted on the ground, and said: "It's a pity that he is not the match of the palace master."
"If you want to surpass me, why bother? It's only a matter of time." Lin Lingsu said very freely and modestly, but Li Yu knew that Lao Lin's strength should not be underestimated.
Li Yu put away his Panlong crutch, patted the dirt off his body, and said, "I looked around in Bianliang. If you want to cause trouble, there is another hidden danger."
"What's the hidden danger?"
"Ghost market!"
Lin Lingsu pondered for a moment, then turned to look at him, "You want to attack the ghost market?"
"Otherwise, there will always be a variable, which makes me feel uneasy."
Lin Lingsu shook his head and said: "The ghost market has harbored filth and evil for so many years. If those people were driven out once, I'm afraid there would be more than half as many evil people in the world."
"What about annihilation?"
"Difficult! Difficult! Difficult!"
Li Yu sighed. It seemed that this big cancer could only be cured slowly after Fu Jin came to power.
"There is another hidden danger, that is Buddhism." Li Yu frowned and said: "The difference in our relationship with Buddhism can be said to be irreconcilable, and we are afraid that they will interfere with it. At critical moments, if there is a Buddhism school that comes out to cause trouble, there is also the danger of failure."
Lin Lingsu nodded and said: "Indeed, but Buddhism is about to be in civil strife. We still have five years to see how this internal strife in Buddhism will turn out."
"Infighting?" Li Yu suddenly became interested, "How did the palace master know about it?"
"The disappearance of Xuanzang is not that simple. He was a chess piece released by the Western Sakyamuni. Now that the chess piece has disappeared, it has triggered a series of turmoil. There are actually many factions in Buddhism, but the rise of Buddhism has recently suppressed other branches. Jin Chanzi
The birth of the world has broken this balance, and the dispute between Tantra, Zen, Mahayana, Hinayana, Western and Eastern Buddhism is close at hand."
"I have received the news that Jin Chanzi took the monkey in the Heaven Palace and went to the west. There have been rumors over the years that Western Buddhism has been destroyed, that Sakyamuni is a fake, and that the Pure Land has been occupied by doves.
When Jin Chanzi goes, no matter what the outcome is, he will definitely be able to expose the truth. When the Buddhist sect becomes involved in disputes, I'm afraid the whole world will be affected."
