"The empress may not have come to Jade Buddha Pass. Nanliang has also taken action. Li Chengdao ordered the whole country to attack, and the pressure on Linjiang City is also great."
Deshan felt that the empress might not come, but Kong Ji said: "There is no news of war in Nanliang, and the empress has not shown up, so we can't bet."
Xixia's elite soldiers are all here, and there are not many powerful Emperor Wu left. If the Empress really comes, they will inevitably die.
"We can't just wait, right? I guess Li Chengdao is also waiting for us to take action."
Xixia and Nanliang are both afraid of the empress and hope that the empress will appear on the other side. If both sides waste their time like this, the one who will benefit in the end will be the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
"Yes, someone has to break the situation! Let Shi Ming take action!"
Kongji also knew that it would be unwise to waste any time. If Long Chen recovered, the situation might turn around.
"I also agree. Send more monk soldiers to help!"
Monk Deshan also felt that the deadlock must be broken and it could not go on like this.
"good!"
Monk Kongji agreed.
Eastern Zhou Dynasty, east of Jade Buddha Pass, Luanshi Town.
The scorching sun was in the sky, and the ground was full of gravel. Occasionally, some trees were sparsely scattered on the gravel beach, and a few sheep hid in the shade of the trees and gnawed on grass roots.
A monk with a round head wearing monk's robes walked on the gravel, followed by a dozen younger monks. The skin of the three of them was burned red by the scorching sun, and there were fine beads of sweat on their bodies.
"How far is it?"
asked the monk walking in front.
"Soon, it's nearby."
The monk behind him replied.
The leader was Shi Ming, the Fudo Myo King, and behind him were the monk soldiers from Zhenguo Temple.
Shi Ming continued walking for several miles and saw hundreds of ragged people gathered in front of a temple, with a monk in the middle.
"Here we are!"
The monk behind him pointed at the temple and shouted happily.
When the monks in the temple saw Shi Ming, they ran over happily and said: "Fa Ming of Zhenguo Temple, meet my senior brother."
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This monk is Faming, a disciple of Deshan of Zhenguo Temple.
"Junior Brother Faming, are you ready?"
"Ready, it's all here."
Shi Ming counted the heads and found that there were only more than 300 people. He asked with some disappointment: "We have been in Yanggao County for so long, why do we have so few believers?"
Zhenguo Temple is very close to here, and Yanggao County is the focus of infiltration. I heard that there are thousands of believers, but only a few came.
Fa Fa was a little helpless and said: "Brother, you should know that because of that traitor Mojie, many people have converted to Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and they don't want to fight."
Shi Ming secretly scolded Mojie for doing bad things.
"Forget it, with us here, conquering the county seat is not a problem. If we unite believers from other places, there are thousands of them, and it is enough to cause trouble in the rear."
Kongji's mission to Shi Ming was to cause trouble in the rear and coordinate the war at Jade Buddha Pass.
Fa Ming said: "Although there are few people, they are all devout believers, which is enough to accomplish things."
Shi Ming walked over and the believers gathered around him. Fa Ming stood on a high place and said, "My Buddha is merciful! The magistrate of Yanggao County has done evil and does not believe in the Buddha. He is an evil heretic."
"Today, the Imperial Preceptor sent King Zhaotiji Fudomyeong here to lead us to attack the county and capture the demon thief."
The believers were very excited when they heard that Fudo Myoyo from Zhaoti Temple had arrived and worshiped Shi Ming.
Shi Ming stood on a high place, clasped his hands together, and proclaimed the Buddha's name: "My Buddha is compassionate! The poor monk was instructed by the Buddha to take refuge in him, and he came here to lead the believers to capture and kill the demon thieves. Anyone who follows the poor monk into battle can be saved by the Buddha.
Rebirth in bliss!"
The believers below happily bowed and said: "I am willing to go to war with King Ming!"
The monks at Zhenguo Temple were very satisfied.
Suddenly, a believer asked: "King Ming, if I go to war with you, can I be reincarnated into a wealthy family in the next life? I want to live a good life in a wealthy family.
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Shi Ming was stunned for a moment. The reincarnation of three lives was a crooked idea proposed by Mojie.
"Bold! My Buddha only has bliss and hell, and there is no talk of reincarnation in the afterlife!"
Fa Ming scolded him sternly, and other believers remained silent and did not dare to speak.
Poof!
A monk from Zhenguo Temple came out and stabbed the believer to death.
Other believers retreated in fear.
Fa Ming proclaimed the Buddha's name: "My Buddha is merciful. He believed in heretics and has already gone to hell!"
"You must always believe in taking refuge in the Buddha. After this battle, you can be reborn in bliss!"
More than three hundred believers bowed their heads and did not dare to speak.
Faming opened a room in the temple, where various swords, guns, swords and halberds were placed.
"Pick up the sword and fight to take refuge in the Buddha!"
The believers picked up swords and guns one after another. Shi Ming took a long spear, Fa Ming took a scimitar, and other monks also took weapons.
Shi Ming nodded and led the believers to march southeast.
After walking for more than twenty miles, I saw a county town with sparse businessmen and civilians coming in and out, and a few soldiers holding spears at the gate of the city.
The soldiers crouched on the base of the city wall to take shelter from the scorching sun.
"The sun is too hot!"
"Who says it's not the case? I'm so tan that my urine turns yellow."
"The same goes for the county magistrate. With such a strong sun, why should we guard the city gate!"
"There's nothing we can do. There's a war going on at Jade Buddha Pass. In case of a surprise attack from Xixia, we are well prepared!"
"Prepare? That's not good, Monk Soldier!"
The soldier guarding the gate discovered Shi Ming. He was so frightened that he got up in a hurry, picked up his spear and shouted: "The enemy is attacking! The enemy is attacking!"
The shouts were heard on the city and war drums were beaten.
Fa Ming looked at the soldiers guarding the city and sneered: "Brother, I won't bother you, I'll do it!"
Carrying a scimitar, Faming rushed to the city gate and raised the knife in his hand. He fell and hacked the soldiers guarding the city to death. As soon as the soldiers in the city rushed out, they were stabbed one by one by Fa Ming.
Shi Ming led the believers into the city. These believers were usually suppressed at the bottom. When they had the opportunity to take revenge, they became extremely vicious, burning, killing and looting everywhere.
When the county magistrate Cao Heng heard the beating of the war drums, he quickly rushed to the city gate with the county lieutenant and his troops, and collided with Shi Ming.
"The bold thief dares to attack our city of Great Zhou!"
Shi Ming looked at Cao Heng and the county captain, and said with a cold smile: "My Buddha is merciful. If the donor surrenders, he can avoid death!"
Cao Heng was furious and cursed: "How could I surrender to the thief Tu! Kill him!"
Cao Heng took the lead, and the county lieutenant rushed over with his soldiers.
Shi Ming sneered and shook the spear in his hand. Cao Heng and the county captain fell off their horses at the same time, and the monk soldiers led the believers and soldiers to fight together.
Fafa and Shi Ming were highly skilled, and these soldiers were no match for them. Yanggao County soon fell, and a fire broke out in the city.
The common people who were willing to surrender joined the rebel army, and those who did not surrender were killed. The scene was tragic.
After destroying Yanggao County, Shi Ming gathered more than two thousand rebel soldiers and rode a war horse out of the city, intending to attack the nearby city, but saw a cavalry flying from the south.
"Bald thief!"
The general leading the troops was Luo Ang, the cavalry general of Yanmen Pass.
Shi Ming looked at the cavalry behind Luo Ang, narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "The soldiers and horses from Jade Buddha Pass have actually arrived here. Were they prepared for it?"
Fa Ming said: "Wu Jian, the guard of Jade Buddha Pass, has always had rangers patrolling various states and counties. Our people have been killed several times."
Shi Ming nodded and said: "Wu Jian is Long Chengen's general, so it is normal to be on guard."
"However, if you come here, you will die!"
Fa Ming said bitterly: "Senior brother, many of our senior brothers from Zhenguo Temple were killed at Jade Buddha Pass. Give me this head."
Shi Ming nodded and said: "Okay!"
Luo Ang's rangers set up their formation, and Faming rode out of the formation, pointed at Luo Ang and cursed: "Take refuge in my Buddha, and I will spare your life!"
