Long Ying walked with a heavy heart and arrived at the center of the ramp. Above was the royal castle and the warehouses that had been looted by the people before they left the city. The beautiful mountain city that was once bustling and peaceful became a deserted ghost town.
He sat down on the ramp scattered with thousands of different kinds of city residents who had fled in a hurry and abandoned various items. He stared blankly at the open city gate at the end of the ramp with mixed feelings.
Humans have gone from eating hair and drinking blood to building civilized cities. The changes are not small, but war has never changed.
A person rushed in at the city gate. With Long Ying's calmness, he was shocked and almost couldn't believe his eyes.
The man's whole body was shaking violently, and his eyes were like arrows directed towards the dragon eagle standing high in the middle of the ramp. After hesitating for a while, he flew straight towards him.
The visitor looked at the long ramp as if it were flat ground. He came to Long Ying in a few breaths, looked at Long Ying sitting on the ground with strange eyes, and said with a long smile: "There are two sayings in our country, which is that today's sword on the battlefield is
On the contrary, if we drink and chat on the green grass tomorrow, how can we expect to meet Brother Long again in this abandoned city?"
Long Ying sighed: "My mother! How could this be the Minantian? What kind of wind brings you here?"
It turned out to be Minnantian, a terrifying master from Tocharo. He and Bai Diwen, a master from Tianzhu, were tracking him that day. Long Ying used martial arts tactics to get rid of them, but he was able to defeat them in extremely dangerous ways. Later, he took advantage of the special environment of Qiangtang to force him into hiding.
He retreated in the face of difficulties, but he behaved very gracefully in Minantian and won the favor of Longying. The last news about him was from Hengkong Muye that he had left Qinmuchenri.
Mi Nantian said: "Seeing that Brother Long is sitting so comfortably, can I sit down?"
The two of them talked in Chinese. Unexpectedly, Minantian spoke fluent Chinese.
After Long Ying agreed, Minan Tian sat down next to him and said with a smile: "I was fighting to the death that day, how could I have imagined that one day we would sit side by side and chat? Life is really weird."
Long Ying said: "Isn't this the place where the Brotherhood is supposed to come?"
Mi Nan Tiandao: "I had this idea before coming here, but now my perception has changed drastically. This area is really good, and for me, it is a place full of opportunities."
Long Ying said: "So, Brother Mi came to Nanzhao as a last resort."
Under the long wind, Minantian's shoulder-length hair couldn't help fluttering. Coupled with his majestic face and sharp eyes like lightning, he really had the air of an unparalleled master. He said: "Talking to Brother Long, there is no such thing as
Nonsense, when it comes to justice, I want to kill someone."
Long Ying said: "It can't be Zong Mi Zhi!"
Minantian's eyes shot out with hatred, but his tone was a master's level of indifference, and he said calmly: "It's not much different. What I want to kill is Qin Mei who fled here to seek refuge with him. This beast is worse than a beast. He raped and killed You."
The two women he gave to me to vent his resentment for my leaving. I will only talk about this once, and I don’t want to mention the details. Why is Brother Long here? "
Long Ying couldn't bear to lie to him and said: "My story is even more bizarre and tortuous. It is difficult to explain clearly, but the purpose can be clearly told to you. It is to kill Zong Mizhi, and the immediate priority is to defend this empty city."
Findan Tiandao: "Fortunately you met me. Even if there are enough manpower, it is very remarkable that we can defend this city for three or four days. Because among the followers of Zong Mi Zhi, there is a man named Zhang Lu
This man is the best at siege techniques. The strong battle fortress Wei Qili and Xu Shang rolled on the outskirts of Luoche City was conquered by his tactics and siege tools."
Long Ying said yesterday: "My mother! I'm so lucky to have met you."
Mi Nantian said: "You used to be my most feared enemy, but now you are my most respected friend. Is there any possibility for us to cooperate? Fighting side by side with you will definitely be the joy of my life."
Long Ying said: "Let's talk about it after I have guarded it for ten or eight days!"
Minantian lost his voice and said: "Are you still unwilling to give up this city that can be smashed to pieces even with a big hammer?"
Long Ying said: "Look carefully, first there is a long stone bridge, then there is the moat, the urn city, and the main city wall. Excluding the lowest level, there are four levels of terraces above. Each level of the platform is eight feet to ten feet high. There are also
There is a fortress at the highest point. To capture such a place is not something that many people can do."
Minantian frowned and said, "How many manpower do you have?"
Long Ying said easily: "If I don't count you, there are currently seven people."
Minantian shouted in disbelief: "Seven people? They still have to take turns sleeping!"
Long Ying said: "I forgot to tell you that only three of the seven can count on a few hits, including the younger brother, and the others are native girls who only know how to shoot archery."
Minan Tian stared at him, speechless.
Long Ying nudged him with his elbow, blinked and said, "Are they seven people or eight people?"
Minan Tian sighed: "Does this count as forced recruitment into the army?"
The two looked at each other and laughed wildly in unison.
A voice sounded from behind, saying: "Brother Long can still smile so heartily, which makes me deeply gratified. It seems that I see hope even when there is no hope."
The two of them had known that someone was coming down from the royal castle, so they didn't think it was strange.
Piroge sat down on the other side of Longying and said: "Add myself, my sister-in-law and a hundred of his followers, the total number becomes one hundred and ten. What is lacking are bows and arrows. I just went to the King's Castle.
After searching, all I found were shady things. Hey! This is..."
Long Ying introduced them to each other. Although the two of them still had no chance to get along, one was the heir to the throne of Meng Shezhao and the other was a foreign master who once dominated Tubo. They both showed the courage and courage to defend the empty city.
It was like old friends at first sight.
Longying patted his chest and promised: "The bow and arrow are wrapped on my body and will be delivered immediately. They are first-class goods."
Piroge said. "I have food packed with me. I just found a granary in the royal castle. After Tong Mubai left, my men and I immediately stationed in the royal castle, not allowing the rebels to set foot even half a step, because it became our last fortress.
My men are still searching. With Tong Mubai's courage, there should be a secret escape route in the fort."
Long Ying greatly appreciated his wit and asked smoothly: "Is your sister also in the royal castle?"
Piroge said: "She slipped out of the city last night and said she wanted to spy on the enemy's actions. She has been independent since she was a child, and the royal father can't do anything to her."
Longying couldn't help but ask: "What's her name?"
Piroge showed a strange expression and said: "Brother Long, it's best to ask her yourself and see if she is willing to tell you. But she has a nickname within the clan, called Yue Ling."
Longying was startled and said: "The bow and arrow are coming!"
The two of them looked towards the city gate, and four mule carts filed in. To their surprise, there were more than ten people following behind.
Longying only looked with his eyes and knew that the warriors who came were the Cangshan Eagle Clan's warriors. Eighteen of them, wearing leather vests made of black bear skin, cowhide clothes and trousers, leggings and leather boots, exposing their thick arms, and their weapons were a pair of sharp pointed
With giant axes, eight-foot spears and bows, all of them were as thick as cattle and wore shawls. They had an intimidating and wild heroic demeanor. Their outlines were rough and their eyes were sharp. They were all top-notch masters.
The most eye-catching thing is the condor standing on the left shoulder of each of them. Some are big and some are small. The biggest one is as big as the love eagle in the wind. It is not afraid of people at all, and looks at those who come up to it with sharp eagle eyes.
Long Ying, Pi Luo Ge and Minan Tian.
The mule cart stopped.
The warriors of the Eagle Clan screamed in unison, and the sacred eagles on their shoulders flew high, covering the sky and the sun.
Feng Guoting jumped off the mule cart and said with a smile: "We are giving each other surprises. This friend can be seen as an extraordinary person at a glance. How could he suddenly appear here?"
Minantian said in Chinese: "I am Tuhuoluo Minantian. If I guess correctly, you should be the swordsman Feng Guoting of the Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Is that correct?"
Long Ying slapped his forehead and said, "Forgot that we were once enemies. We can be confused about our friends, but we can't be unclear about our enemies. Then I don't need to introduce you. Brother Mi should also know who Wan Renyu is."
Mi Nantian first shook hands with Feng Guoting as a gift, and then held Wan Renyu's hand, who came over to greet him, and said happily: "I met the three top masters of Middle-earth once, and there is such a cheap thing in the world. I must invite you."
Please give me some advice so that Minantian can learn something from the three of you."
Regardless of his appearance, demeanor, martial arts skills and conversation, Mi Nantian makes people fall in love at first sight, and both Wan and Feng feel attracted to him.
Eighteen Eagle Clan warriors were divided into two rows and gathered around them like a fan. They couldn't help but look at Longying and Minantian, but they didn't pay much attention to Piro Pavilion. They were obviously knowledgeable people and noticed the brilliance of the two men.
Feng Guoting grabbed the thick arm of the leading Eagle Tribe warrior with one hand and said with a smile: "This can be regarded as my enemy and childhood friend. One of the two arrows that hit me was shot by him, but while I was recovering from my injuries,
He was also the one who worked the hardest to visit me, so I have forgiven him a long time ago."
The Eagle Tribe warrior chief who was caught by Feng Guoting smiled and said: "It is my honor to have Brother Ting regard me as a good friend. It is my honor to come to Fengcheng this time. It is on the orders of the Chief Witch to join you."
In the war against the Mongols and the Yueji people, life and death are not a factor."
Then he introduced the accompanying warriors one by one. Listening to the demeanor and tone of his words, you could tell that he was the leader among the eighteen.
The four girls, Ding Na, came to the side at this time, their pretty faces shining with excitement, clearly showing their admiration for heroes.
Long Ying and the other three shook hands with them and greeted them. After Ye Qiye and others knew that Piluo Ge was the heir to the throne of Meng Shezhao, they all valued him very much, not because of his identity, but because Meng Shezhao was another one besides Shi Langzhao.
Tribes that have the courage to resist Zong Mi Zhi.
Piroge said: "The Eagle Clan has always ignored the affairs outside Cangshan Mountain, why did they make an exception this time?"
Hearing this, Ye Qiye's eyes shone brightly, and he said coldly: "Five days ago, a large number of ghost soldiers invaded our holy land with evil intentions, but how could they hide it from our group of eagles? We killed them on the spot.
We killed twenty-five people and captured three alive. After being tortured and forced to confess, we found out that they were ordered by Zong Mi Zhi to check whether the Holy Lord was buried in our holy land so that they could steal the Holy Lord's bones for Zong Mi Zhi."
Long Ying said: "Who is the ghost soldier?"
Piroge explained on his behalf: "Ghost soldiers are what we call Zong Mi Zhi's personal regiment. This group of ghost soldiers is not large in number, about three hundred people, but Zong Mi Zhi personally selected them from the two clans, and then passed them through his
With one hand training, one can be worth a hundred, good at climbing mountains and ridges, and wading across rivers. He is loyal to Zongmi Zhizhi and is not afraid of death. It is very difficult to kill one person. He has never killed twenty-eight people at once.
What happened.”
He said it in an understatement, but he praised the Eagle Clan openly and secretly, and Ye Qiye and others were obviously very useful, and the atmosphere became more harmonious.
Pi Luoge asked again: "Does the Holy Lord refer to the deceased, respected and great Ghost Lord Danran of the Bai tribe?"
Ye Qiye was respectful, he had a sense of respect for heroes, and his attitude was different from before.
Long Ying and the other three exchanged glances, and they all felt that it was unusual for Zong Mi Zhi to be so eager to find Mei Yue's bones. Fortunately, the other party did not know that Xiao Wan was Mei Yue's maid, otherwise they would have been suspicious of that section of the river.
Feng Guoting frowned at Ye Qiye and said, "I took Xiaowan to Eagle Valley three days ago. Why didn't you tell me that such a thing happened?"
Hearing him directly question the Eagle Clan warriors that everyone revered, with a reproachful tone, one could tell that he had a close relationship with the Eagle Clan.
Ye Qiye said apologetically: "Brother Ting, you came and went in a hurry that day, and I didn't get permission from the clan witch, so I didn't tell you. After Brother Ting left, we immediately reported it to the clan witch and informed him that you were going to meet the two of them.
The Han brothers went to defend Fengcheng. The clan witches felt that the situation was serious. The intrusion of ghost soldiers and the return of Brother Ting were not accidental. That night, they immediately held a ceremony to pray to the gods to pray for the enlightenment of the Eagle God."
The condor flew across the sky, as if familiar with the new environment of the mountain city, while everyone held their breath and listened to Ye Qiye's account of how he came to the Windy City to help defend the city. Only the northwest wind that never stopped whistling, and
It is the sound of water flowing from the Erhai Lake into the moat and then flowing southeast.
The eighteen Eagle Clan warriors all had a look of horror in their eyes. It was obviously the scene of the ceremony to invite the gods that night, which was still vivid in their memories.
Ye Qiye looked up at the blue sky with floating clouds, and suddenly a series of shrill screams came out like an eagle's cry. As if receiving an order, the group of eagles all flew south, which was breathtaking.
Piro Ge said with emotion: "The rumor that the Eagle Clan understands Eagle Language is indeed well-deserved."
Ye Qiye said proudly: "I want Zong Mi Zhi to know that we are here!"
Seeing everyone's expectant eyes, he continued: "Our respectable clan witch has just lit the main fire of the altar, and the eagle god has descended upon him. Such a miraculous effect has never been seen before. Through the clan witch, the eagle
God has revealed that the survival of our clan depends entirely on Brother Ting. The dramatic battle between the Great Ghost Lord Danran and Zong Mizhi did not stop due to the death of the Great Ghost Lord Danran. On the contrary, it became even more intense.
The situation becomes more intense, and when it comes to the decisive moment of victory or defeat, the key point is the Windy City,"
Long Ying said in shock: "My mother, is she so effective?"
Everyone felt their scalps go numb. No one could understand what Ye Qiye said, but it was absolutely true, and its content was even more mysterious, transcending the boundaries between humans and ghosts.
Yeqi Yedao: "After the ceremony, we held a clan meeting with everyone present. The last clan meeting was sixteen years ago, the night when the news of the death of the Great Ghost Lord Danran came. At the clan meeting, we made a unanimous decision
The decision is that the warriors of the divine eagle level will come out in full force to follow Brother Ting in Windy City."
Feng Guoting said: "Eagle clan warriors are divided into three levels, namely taming eagles, guarding eagles and watching eagles. Watching eagles generally refers to those who are not yet skilled or underage. Watching eagles can climb up to the eagle's nest and has mature skills.
Among warriors, falcon taming is the most rare thing. It is to be able to tame a sacred eagle alone. Currently, among the entire generation of the Eagle clan under the age of thirty-five, only eighteen of them have this qualification."
The four girls of Ding Na shouted "ha", and their admiring eyes wandered back and forth on them, making the Eagle Tribe warriors feel even more glorious.
Ye Qiye happily said: "But the greatest falconer is still Brother Ting. Back then, he would rather die than hurt any of us, and the eagles took the initiative to protect him and not allow us to take his life. He has won
It is the highest respect of our clan. Today we have lifted the shackles of clan rules. It has its own causes and consequences, and it is no accident."
Until now, except for Long Ying and the three others, everyone else had heard vaguely and had only a half-understanding. Piro Pavilion was a little better, and Minantian and Ding Na were all confused. However, the scene was full of oppression.
In the solemn atmosphere, no one dared to break the casserole and ask the truth for fear of violating the taboos of the Eagle Clan.
At this time, dozens of Piroge's men came down from the royal castle. Piroge gestured to them. After receiving the order, the men dispersed to the houses on both sides of the ramp and continued to search for useful supplies.
Ye Qiye said with emotion: "They are all masters, how many are there?"
Piroge said modestly: "In our clan, they are considered to be top-notch masters. There are a hundred of them. I really regret not bringing a few more here."
At this time, Wan Renyu and Feng Guoting also realized that his leadership charisma and wisdom as the heir of the clan were at least a step higher than those of Ze Gang who had given Langzhao.
Piroge said: "Before closing the city gate, while everyone who can make decisions is present, let us decide one thing first, which is who will be the commander-in-chief of this battle to defend the city. On behalf of Meng Shezhao, I,
Recommend Brother Longying."
Minantian smiled and said: "Brother Long is not only our best choice, but we have searched all over the world and still can't find another person who is more qualified than him. I, Minantian, can tell you that after being beaten by him alone,
, before forcing back our 1,500-strong army in Qiangtang, I never imagined that there was such an outstanding person as him in the world."
Except for the rain and the wind passing through the court, everyone was moved.
Ye Qiye said in disbelief: "How is this possible? One of them is a master like Mi Nantian."
Minantian said with great admiration: "This is an ironclad fact. Everyone on the plateau knows it. It is not only based on unparalleled martial arts, but also on clever strategies."
Ye Qiye cast his gaze towards Feng Guoting and said solemnly: "Brother Ting's decision is our decision."
Feng Guoting said calmly: "Commander Long, please tell me the next step."
The crowd burst into cheers and applause that shook the city.