Chapter 673: The Great Rebellion, The Beginning of the War (Part 2)
Xiaocang River, the sun is shining brightly, but it is a difficult day for the incoming green forest people.
In the past nearly a year since Ning Yi's regicide, green forest people have come to Xiaocang River to try to assassinate him. In fact, there have been people from the green forest every month. These people come in pieces, and are either killed or in Xiaocang River.
He was discovered outside the river, escaped with injuries, and caused a small number of casualties in Xiaocang River, which did not affect the overall situation. However, in the entire Wu Dynasty society and among the green forests, the name "Inner Demon" had already dropped to negative numbers.
For more than half a year after being assigned the task, the chief catcher Fan Zhong has been working on this, summoning the green forest heroes to prepare for the attack on Ning Yi. Before this, Zhu Ji had already told Zhou Tong about the assassination of Nianhan
It was so tragic that when Fan Zhong went to pull people away, many indignant Green Forest people were incited by Zhu Ji. Such things often made Fan Zhong, Tie Tianying and others find it ironic and interesting.
This time, there were 362 Green Forest people gathered outside the Xiaocang River. They were a mixture of three religions and nine streams. Some of the Green Forest people who had surrendered after being captured by Ning Yi, or who had a previous enmity, were also called over.
For example, Guan Sheng, Qin Ming, etc., they were defeated by Ning Yi in Liangshan, and later entered the army. When Ning Yi rebelled, he ignored them, but after the liquidation, they naturally no longer have a good life. Now they are
Send him here to make meritorious deeds.
As for people like Lei Heng and Li Jun, after Liangshan was broken, they were chased everywhere by the forces of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, and they were always in fear. After Fan Zhong found them, he promised them huge profits and also added threats, so they followed.
come over.
But when the group of people who had dealt with Ning Yi before met each other, most of them had complicated expressions.
In addition to the main entrance of Xiaocanghe, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, there are still rugged mountain roads around it that can be detoured in. The timing of the attack is chosen during the day because the concealment in the night will also make people unable to see the surrounding mechanisms.
Trap, the inner demon Ning Yi is good at using firearms, mechanisms, and ingenious tricks. Since this time there is an attack by hundreds of people, if it is chosen at night, it may be disrupted by someone unexpectedly.
In any case, everyone had made up their mind to live and die. Grandmaster Zhou sacrificed his life with dozens of people to assassinate him. He almost killed Nianhan. He had hundreds of people accompanying him. Even if he failed, he still had to make the inner demon frightened.
——When making plans, everyone responded in this way.
It's just that when facing life and death, I encountered embarrassment.
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In order to contain the defense forces in the Xiaocang River Valley, the Green Forest people chose three locations in total for this attack.
First, sneak up the west hillside with a small number of people. If they are discovered - or if they are not discovered, a group of about 80 green forest experts will try to break through the main entrance of the Xiaocang River estuary. The road here is narrow, speaking of which
It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but there are many people in the green forest who are good at climbing over eaves and walls, and climbing up walls. If these experts attack them, the opponent will not be able to break the embankment. As long as they get on the river embankment, they will fight each other in a narrow place.
There wouldn't be too many people, not to mention there was water all around, and among the Green Forest people, there were also quite a few strong watermen, led by Li Jun, who were enough to catch the defenders of Xiaocang River off guard.
The real attack was placed on the east side of the mountain. It was finally launched. It went up the mountain via the trail that had been initially explored, climbed over it, and went straight to the lair of the inner demon. According to the intelligence from the Ministry of Punishment, Xiaocanghe came out of the mountain to grab food this time.
All the troops are dispatched. Even if there are defenders left, there must not be many. The Green Forest people may be close to attacking the battle formation, but they only need to rush in and wait for the opportunity to kill the inner demon. Everyone's efforts will be rewarded.
Xu Qiang was among the more than 200 main forces on the east side. He didn't know the specific situation of the other two groups. It was just that this group had just begun and encountered problems.
"White Fang Gun" Yu Lie stepped on the fire thunder and was blown away. Xu Qiang was covered in blood. This was not a strange problem. When they set out, everyone expected that there would be a trap. It was just that the trap was powerful.
It was so big that the guards on the mountain would definitely be alerted. The "Rogue" He Longqian who was leading the team from the front shouted: "Everyone, be careful of the newly moved places on the ground!"
"Broken Gate Sword" Li Yanni said: "Anyway, the mountain has been alarmed. I don't want to stop any longer and go up to kill him immediately——"
For a moment, the crowd was excited, but the real problem occurred after running a few steps. A shout came from behind: "Guan Sheng! I knew you had a problem!"
The person who spoke was Hao Siwen, the former Liangshan hero. He, Lei Heng, and Guan Sheng were all standing not far away without moving. Hearing this voice, everyone turned around subconsciously and saw Guan Sheng holding a big sword.
, with a gloomy expression. At this time, there were still some people around, and someone asked: "Guan Sheng, why don't you leave!"
Someone came up and said, "Brother Guan, I have something to say."
Although the attack on the mountain started at this time, it was also the most urgent moment. Just after the explosion, who knew what enemies would appear on the mountain. Some people subconsciously gathered around. Guan Sheng took two steps back and escaped from the surrounding people. Seeing that
He actually resisted, and the people nearby subconsciously stepped forward. Guan Sheng's broadsword swept out, and the weapons of the three nearby people touched his broadsword, and they all backed away.
"After passing Liangshan, I had no contact with the man named Ning. But can you go up today?"
Hao Siwen gritted his teeth: "You were defeated by that inner demon!"
"It's a useless thing, just get yourself killed." Guan Sheng glanced at the heroes on the mountain, "Huh, Hao Siwen, you thought wrong about me, but you were right about one thing. With the inner demon's calculations, how could there be nothing in between?
His people? I’m afraid it’s not just one or two. In such a battle, I think Fan Zhong is the one who has the inner demon!”
"Sophistry! Guan Sheng, please speak clearly. Do you dare to do it but don't admit it?"
Someone rushed towards him, Guan Sheng turned around, and with a flash of his blade, he forced the man away and stepped out towards the way he came from: "Now that the matter is at this point, what's the use of Guan saying more..."
Before he finished speaking, a figure on the hillside raised a steel whip and mace, smashing the heads of the two people around him like watermelons. The man laughed, but it was "Thunderbolt" Qin Ming: "Guan Family
Brother is right, a group of rabble came here voluntarily, how could there not be spies among them! He is not, but Qin is! "
Someone nearby who reacted quickly drew his sword and rushed over: "Kill him!"
Qin Ming swung his steel whip, and his feet retreated several feet. The man who drew the sword rushed at him again, and with a bang, the ground exploded, sending the man flying away, and blood sprayed all over the ground.
Qin Ming stood there, but no one dared to pass by. He shook the steel whip in his hand and said: "A bunch of stupid dogs! They fail to accomplish anything but fail! They dare to pretend to be chivalrous, but in fact they are extremely ignorant. You guys can take advantage of this little fool.
They come to kill people when the river is empty, but does anyone know why the Xiaocang River is empty?"
"Don't listen to his nonsense!" A locust stone flew over and was smashed open by Qin Ming.
"As you can see, the entire Xiaocanghe army is marching westward. The 200,000 Xixia army is now raging in the northwest. The entire Xiaocanghe army has gone to fight the Xixia people! You little bastards! Huaxia
When the enemy fell and their lives were in ruins, they didn’t dare to fight with foreigners. They only dared to sneak here to show off their power and make a name for themselves. Let’s all die here!”
His words echoed in the mountain. After saying this, the figure flew back and disappeared into the rocks in the distance. Everyone on the hillside looked at each other. Xu Qiang's face was still covered with blood, and for a moment he felt that his teeth were sore.
No power.
A group of people put their lives on the line to slay the devil, and they have just begun. There are traitors and internal strife. This iron rope is across the river, and you can't go up or down, so how can you fight?
After a moment, someone shouted: "This is a trick to deceive the public. The inner demon is the best at this kind of treacherous trick. I knew the dangers when I came here, so you can't be shaken. Come on, follow me and kill -"
Then someone responded: "That's right! Go ahead and get rid of this devil——"
Everyone shouted and rushed up the mountain. After a while, there was another explosion, someone was blown away, and figures gradually appeared on the top of the mountain. Arrows also began to fly down...
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In the river valley, the sounds of fighting and explosions outside could be vaguely heard. In the yard halfway up the mountain, Ning Yi came out with tea and cakes, humming a light tune.
"The waves of a big river are wide... The wind blows the fragrance of rice flowers on both sides. My home is on the river... I am used to listening to the boatman's call. I am used to seeing the white sails on the boat... The girl is like... a flower..."
Beside the gate of the courtyard, the old man stood there with his hands behind his back, looking up at the balloons flying in the sky. In the basket where the balloons were hung, someone was holding a red and white flag and waving it there.
"This thing is about to fly away. How should we turn it around?"
"My friend is here...there is good wine, but if that jackal comes...well, it can't turn, it can only rely on the power of the wind, and it won't matter where it blows. Mr. Zuo, come and have tea."
Zuo Duanyou walked over, picked up a piece of pastry, put it into his mouth and ate it, then clapped his hands and continued to listen to the sound of fighting outside: "Several hundred green forest people are almost dead if they rush up. It seems that Li Heng is really not afraid.
You have offended the whole world. If you are angry, your blood will be splashed ten steps, and you will never have peace in the future."
Ning Yi drank a cup of tea: "I have been offended a long time ago, haven't I?"
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On the east side of the foothills, on the rugged cliff behind, two ropes were hanging there silently. Amid the lively fighting outside, dozens of people were struggling to climb up the rock wall along the most impossible rock wall.
Climb up.
Li Pin was one of them. His face turned red, and his hands had been torn by the rope. However, with the help of his companions, he, who was already weak, still climbed to the top of the mountain without mercy.
So far, they have not alerted any of the defenders of Xiaocang River, because it is really difficult to go up and down this cliff. However, they found a strange man who can climb through the mountain, which is Li Pin's biggest reliance on this trip.
.
Ning Yi has been running the Xiaocang River for a year. Even if most of the troops in the mountains have gone out, it is still impossible to sneak in secretly and assassinate. For this day's attack, Fan Zhong gathered a large group of Green Forest people, but Li
Wei didn't trust this team from the beginning - this may also be due to Ning Yi's original influence. Without strict organization of manpower, it is useless.
They are just bait.
On the mountain wall here, everyone pulled on the rope one by one and climbed forward again. The wind blew from the west. Li Pin stood at the final foothold. After resting, he was about to go up again when he was suddenly stunned.
Stunned, many people were also stunned for a moment.
A huge hot air balloon floated out from the mountain along the wind. Li Pin raised a telescope in his hand and looked over there. In the basket in the sky, a person was also looking over with a telescope, his expression seemed to be confused.
Slightly deformed.
The man in the basket put down his telescope and shook the flag in his hand vigorously!
"superior--"
Li Pin shouted——
In the valley, a horse team was running towards the cliff here.
Before the cavalry arrived, Li Pin's men climbed up the steep cliff. Those who came up first began to defend and fight. On the other side, explosions were still ringing on the hillside, risking the defenders' bows and arrows.
Li Yanni and others rushed into the valley covered in blood. They wanted to find someone to fight with, but the defenders who were above had begun to retreat faster. The people who rushed down fell into the trap again, with bows and arrows and other objects.
in the midst of a pincer attack.
On the outside hillside, there are specks of blood and corpses scattered everywhere. Some people are already dead, and some people are lying among the rocks on the hillside. They don't dare to move at this time because they don't know where something will happen suddenly.
There were people injured in the explosion. People were howling in pain on the foothills on this side of the mountain, which was gradually becoming quiet.
The people who rushed into the valley rushed forward for a while before someone finally came out and fought with them. The team of three or five people rushed towards the lone Green Forest people, slashed and then ran away. "Fen
"City Gun" Zhu Biao, Yuwen Feidu, Xiao Hei and others were harvesting the lives of lone people without a trace. This battle, which was not considered fair, was like falling into a quagmire for the attackers. They moved towards
The courtyard on the mountainside continued to attack - the valley was not big after all. When they came in, they saw Ning Yi and others on the other side of the courtyard from a distance.
On the other side, Li Pin and others also fought hard with the "kite" tactics of the cavalry. After the people around him fought on the cliff, there were more than forty people left. These people advanced and retreated in a relatively strict and orderly manner.
It's a tough nut to crack.
Of course, Ning Yi had no intention of fighting them head-on.
Chen Fan and Ji Qian'er, the elite defenders, were near the courtyard at this time, waiting for the arrival of Li Pin and others.
Zuo Duanyou looked at the formation that was approaching from the northeastern hillside and frowned slightly: "Aren't you going to kill them immediately?"
"After all, there will be some casualties in the strong attack. After fighting here, their morale is about the same." Ning Yi took a teacup in his hand and took a look. "There is also a friend in the middle. I haven't seen him for a long time. I should meet him. Mr. Zuo should also meet.
See you."
"oh?"
"My name is Li Pin. He once guarded Taiyuan with the eldest brother of the Qin family. He survived nine deaths. He has been trained through experience and is a good scholar." Ning Yi tilted his head towards Zuo Duanyou, "You can... inherit Confucianism."
"Inheritance?" The old man frowned.
Ning Yi nodded without explaining.
Not long after, two groups of people met in front of an open space about tens of meters away from the side of the small courtyard, preparing to attack. On this side of the courtyard, more than ten large shields were dragged out and set up in a formation, standing like a wall, to guard the area.
People from Xiaocanghe rushed out from all directions, pointing their bows, arrows, swords and guns in that direction.
The number of people who can rush here is only about a hundred people at the moment. However, at this time, there are as many as three to five hundred people rushing out from nearby, surrounding the hillside. In fact, from where Li Pin and others were discovered,
From that moment on, these people no longer had any chance. Now, with one charge, they will see the end.
Xu Qiang mingled among these people, feeling desperate and cold in his heart. As a martial arts practitioner, he didn't think much. At first he said he didn't care about life and death, and then he just rushed to kill subconsciously. Only at this point did he realize that such a charge was necessary.
Maybe it will only bring a shock to the other party. But death is really coming.
Moreover, after reaching this point, he didn't even get to fight with anyone. He was injured once by an explosion and received two arrows. The rest of the time, he just waved his weapons and tried to dodge. If he really wanted to be shocked by the other party, I'm afraid.
Not too possible.
There was a sound ahead, delaying his death.
"Brother Li, I haven't seen you for a long time. Come and catch up on old times."
In the crowd, Li Pin pushed through the crowd and walked out with difficulty. He looked at the hundreds of people around him, and then walked towards the opposite side.
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Across the shield wall, in the courtyard, Ning Yi raised his tea cup to him.
"More than three hundred Green Forest people, dozens of government officials and policemen... Even if all the troops are sent out in Xiaocanghe, three to four hundred people will definitely stay. Are you confused? Come and drink tea."
In the small courtyard, the voice was plain and simple. When Li Pin saw Ning Yi's figure, he took a deep breath and adjusted his clothes. At this time, he knew that he was going to die, but he didn't know that the current conversation was...
To what extent will it develop?
So he replied: "Am I dizzy? Are you the only one who is dizzy? Everyone in the world says that the inner demon can calculate every step and never leave any plan out. But they never thought that they would kill the king in a fit of anger and become the enemy of the world. If you take this step, you will not stop it.
It’s dizzy and even more crazy!”
"Killing Zhou Zhe is just a trivial matter. I have decided to rebel. Oh, by the way, Zuo Duan You Zuo Gong."
Li Pin walked closer. He was stunned for a moment, and then he handed over his hand: "Li Dexin, a junior student, has met Mr. Zuo."
Zuo Duanyou stood there and nodded: "You help the Qin family to defend Taiyuan. You don't care about life and death. That's good."
"This is the responsibility of the younger generation. Taiyuan was finally destroyed, and everyone was in ruins. It's not a good situation." After saying this, he had already walked to the yard. He picked up the tea cup on the table and drank it all in one gulp, and then drank another cup.
"Rebellion is determined?" Li Pin was silent for a moment before speaking again, "Rebellion has a way to rebel, the regicide of the Golden Palace, the personal teacher of the Lord of Heaven and Earth, you can't go anywhere! Ning Liheng, you are so stupid! Today I am
If you die here, you won’t be able to survive tomorrow!”
"Rebellion..." Ning Yi smiled, "Brother Li, you might as well tell me. What is the way to rebel?"
"You have many roads. You have Luliang Mountain to help you, and you have the right prime minister's legacy. To the south, you have Kang's consort as your friend, and you have connections with Prince Kang's palace. Prince Kang is about to get a big treasure now. No matter what, you just need to figure it out slowly.
In short, all roads will be better than what you have in front of you. But you chose the most reckless road... No, there is no road where you chose."
Li Pin shook his head. Looking at Ning Yi, Ning Yi stood there with a smile all the time. He poured the tea again: "Do you still want to drink?"
"That's it."
"Okay. Let's talk about the difference between rebellion and killing the emperor." Ning Yi clapped his hands, "Brother Li thinks, why should I rebel and kill the emperor?"
Li Pin was silent for a moment: "Because the Wu Dynasty was weakened, because the loyal ministers were wronged, because the efforts were fruitless?"
"Suffering for all the people." Ning Yi added.
"Have it?"
"Yes. You always like to look at the big picture. Mr. Qin is a loyal minister. When he suffers, he suffers, but others don't. I fought in Xia Village and saw a woman who was raped by the Jurchens. She was rescued. She was very thin and skinny.
Poor, she rested for a few days, got up to cook for the soldiers who rescued her, and bandaged their wounds. Some people said they wanted to marry her. On the last day of the battle in Xia Village, she rushed out with a knife. You see, she learned how to get it
, became a real person...died on the battlefield."
Ning Yi shook his head: "How many people died in order to defend Bianliang City. Those people in Xia Village outside the city, they died to save the Wu Dynasty. After death, there is no result. An emperor,
He has the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the world on his shoulders, and weighing and weighing them is like a child's joke. There is no responsibility. If he doesn't die, who will die?"
"Is this for all peoples?"
"Seeking common ground while reserving differences, we have very different views on the suffering of all peoples. However, I rebelled for these good things, things that make me feel weighty, precious things, and people. Is this understandable?"
"Although you deserve to die, you can understand."
"Well, then what does Brother Li think is the most important thing about such a big thing as rebellion?"
Ning Yi asked this question, and Li Pin looked at him without answering. Ning Yi smiled.
"You, many of you think it's how to implement it, how to plan it step by step, and figure it out step by step. You treat this kind of thing as a cold case analysis, a simple thing, tear it down and see what happens.
It can be done. But I don’t agree: for any major event, as high as a rebellion, the most important thing is the intention!”
Ning Yi raised a finger, and his eyes became cold and harsh: "Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were oppressed, so they said that the princes and generals should be together; Fang La rebelled, and there is no superiority among equals. You are stupid in reading, thinking that
This kind of ambition is just for fun, to coax the farmers." He reached out and knocked on the table, "——This is the most important thing!"
He smiled: "Then why did I rebel? People who have done good things have died, people who deserve good things have died, people who deserve to live have died, and people who deserve to die have lived. I want to change these things first.
Step by step, I want to take a look at it slowly?"
Li Pin said coldly: "Then you want to kill the king?"
"It depends on whether I have the ability to kill the king." Ning Yi said, "If I didn't have the ability, of course I would try it slowly. If I were Chen Sheng, Wu Guang, or Fang La, of course I would try it slowly, but I am not. This possibility lies in
In front of me, if I want to rebel, he will pay the price. If I can kill him without killing him, then I won't have to rebel in the future."
There was silence in the yard for a moment, and Ning Yi picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "This is how people behave and do things. In the end, your standards will retreat to a certain level because the world is harsh. You have the highest standard and the standard of life.
All standards are fine, but it won’t work. You can retreat a little, you can compromise a little, but your final achievement lies in how much you retreat. Only those who would rather die than retreat and survive can achieve great things. Let’s talk about it from the beginning.
People who think slowly, no matter how clearly they think, can only accomplish nothing."
"Have you ever thought about... what will happen to the people of Bianliang? What will happen to the world?"
"Nonsense." Ning Yi drank all the tea in his hand, "They have to die."
Bang! Li Pin slapped his palm on the table: "They have to die!?"
Ning Yi's eyes were calm: "If you choose the wrong side, you will certainly die. Do you know that when Lao Qin was imprisoned, they poured excrement on him."
Li Pin yelled out word by word: "Is that their fault?"
"It's not their fault?" Ning Yi spread his hands and shrugged, "Oh, it's not their fault, they are innocent."
After Ning Yi said this, there was pity in his eyes, but he began to become stern. He slowly and firmly shook his head: "No, it's their fault! They are not innocent! They are from the Wu Dynasty! The Wu Dynasty fought
But for the Jurchens, they deserve to die——"
His voice was rich and his inner strength was surging. Later, his voice shook the surroundings and spread far and wide: "You are reasonable because you formed the Wu Dynasty! Farmers farmed and weaved, scholars studied and ruled, workers repaired houses, and merchants circulated money everywhere.
! You survive together! The country is strong, and the people benefit from it! The country is weak, and the people deserve to die! This is a natural punishment! Because the country is facing this world, and the world is unreasonable! There are only eight words for heavenly justice..."
His voice spread out, word for word: "——Natural selection, survival of the fittest!"
The voice was faint like thunder. Li Pin frowned. He wanted to say something. After the other person acted like this, Ning Yi suddenly laughed: "Ha, I was joking."
At this time, even Zuo Duanyou next to him was frowning, not sure what Ning Yi wanted to say. Ning Yi turned around, took out a few books from the box next to him, and walked over while talking.
"Indeed, the people of Bianliang are very innocent. Why are they not innocent? They know nothing all their lives. The emperor did something wrong. When the Jurchens came, they died in humiliation. When people like me rebelled,
They died in humiliation. Regardless of whether they knew the truth or not, their words were of no use. Whatever fell from the sky, they could only continue... Hey, Li Pin, this is a book left by Prime Minister Qin, here is a set for you.
"
Ning Yi threw the book on the table: "So, didn't you find anything wrong in this process? They are too innocent. This is wrong in itself. How can you still be innocent after doing such a wrong thing? So I
I'm thinking, how about giving them a country where their words can be more or less useful? In this way, if anything happens, people will be more than worthy of their death, and the truth will be complete."
There was something vaguely amiss brewing in this chattering voice. Ning Yi sat there, tapping his knees with his fingers, seeming to be thinking. Li Pin knew that his actions would not be without purpose, and he was still thinking about what he said.
The profound meaning of the words. On the other side, Zuo Duanyou frowned and spoke.
"The people can follow it, but they cannot know it. The truth in between is not just talk."
Over there, the fingers tapping his knees stopped. Ning Yi raised his head, and there was no trace of joking in his eyes.
Not long after, what he said was as terrifying as the abyss... (To be continued.)