After a long time, the woman wearing black and white silk feathers asked: "Who is blocking the way?"
The man with a skull-like face had two flames igniting in his eyes. He shrank back, took out a bone staff, and was on full alert.
Shao Yuanjie smiled softly, and the laughter suddenly passed through the land, and suddenly exploded in the ears of the two of them, causing the silk feathers on the woman's dress to rustle to the ground, and making the fire in the man's eyes almost go out.
The two men were inexplicably frightened, wondering what kind of master this was, how powerful a smile was! They quickly used their whole body cultivation skills, and they managed to survive without being injured on the spot.
Shao Yuanjie said slowly: "Are you two demon cultivators from the East China Sea? Don't have the idea of this large formation. Since it is not easy to transform, I will not embarrass you today. Go back quickly."
The female cultivator in colorful clothes said in a trembling voice: "We were invited by the Lord of Hongze to attend the Double Cultivation Ceremony. We have no ill intentions. Why did the Taoist Master send us away?"
The skeleton male cultivator was a little angry: "I go my own way, how am I hindering the Taoist priest?"
"It's too much trouble for me!"
Shao Yuanjie rubbed his fingers, and neither party moved a step, but the distance between them suddenly narrowed, from being far away to being very close!
He rolled up his sleeves and wrapped them around their waists. With a slight shake, they were thrown out, flying across the sky like meteors and flying straight to the east for more than ten miles before landing.
A voice chased in my ear: "Go home quickly, you are not allowed to set foot on land for three months!"
The two men were so frightened that they turned pale and did not dare to stop. They ran towards the East China Sea.
Shao Yuanjie exhaled a sigh of relief, and the grass within ten feet of him immediately burst into smoke. He shook his head, stood up, and headed back towards Hongze Lake.
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Zhao Ran settled in front of the gate of the Longtan Guards Camp and stood still under the bright lights: "I'd like to thank Commander Zhang for your troubles, but Zhao Zhiran is a poor man."
Zhang Lue, with Niu Qianshi, Zhong Qianhu, Wang Qianhu and other generals, strode out to greet them. Before they even reached him, he was already surprised and delighted: "Abbott, everyone said that the abbot was arrested by King Qi.
I didn’t believe it. I kept telling them that with the abbot’s ability, how could he be caught? At most, he would be temporarily trapped somewhere in the city..."
Zhao Ran saw that they were all fully armored and joked: "Are you planning to send troops to rescue the poor?"
Niu Qianshi stood by and admitted generously: "Brothers are making plans."
Zhang Lue said to Zhao Ran: "The capital is under closed curfew. A friend from the fifth military camp told me that many of the battalion heads who were unable to command their men were pulled into the city to guard them. He also said that although the military order came from above,
We all suspect that the emperor is being held hostage, and this order is not the emperor’s original intention. We are all worried about the situation in the capital, for fear that the abbot will suffer a loss..."
As he said this, he entered the camp and saw that all the camps were busy, obviously preparing for the expedition.
Zhao Ran felt that it might be true that Zhang Lue said he was worried about his own safety, but it was a lie to say that he was worried about the emperor being threatened. With his nature, he probably wanted the emperor to die.
"Are you really planning to send troops to rescue me? Do you have any other ideas after you rescue me?"
"We have been asking about the whereabouts of the abbot, just waiting for the abbot to come and lead us. Now that the abbot is here, we feel at ease. Whatever happens next is up to the abbot. As long as the abbot gives the order, the army will be dispatched immediately!"
It seemed that this was a coincidence. Zhao Ran looked at the expectant faces of these people and felt funny in his heart. He deliberately asked: "Is there a military order from the Ministry of War?"
Several people were stunned, and Niu Qianshi said: "The capital is like this, how can we get the order from the Ministry of War?"
Zhao Ran asked: "What's going on in the capital?"
"Seven battalions of the Five Military Camps, three battalions of the Shenji Battalion, five battalions of the Three Thousand Battalions, plus the Imperial City Knife and Fork Guards, tens of thousands of the Jingying Battalions have joined the rebellion. You can imagine how chaotic the capital has become.
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"The three major camps in the capital have not moved, but the rest have not moved. Why do you want to move?"
"Someone has to start, Abbot! I, the Longtan Guard, would like to be the first to stand up!"
"In just three days, you have learned so clearly. You are so capable!"
Niu Qianshi touched the back of his head: "It's been three days, Abbot... Back when we were at Sichuan, if we couldn't find out this bit of military information, we would have lost long ago!"
Entering Zhang Lue's Chinese army tent, he saw a huge map of the capital spread on the table. Looking at the corner next to him, he saw a large sand table about ten feet in diameter, which was modeled on the thirteen gates of the capital.
There were also small flags posted, marking the numbers of the garrisoned battalions and divisions.
Zhao Ran said: "You made this sand table in three days? And this garrison map, is it the original or the latest one?"
Zhang Lue laughed and said nothing. Niu Qianshi defended: "It was some brothers from the Fifth Army Camp who told us..."
Zhang Lue stopped him: "Okay, don't say anything. The abbot also fought in Hongyuan and knows better than anyone else. In short, we all listen to the abbot. If the abbot says to fight, we will fight. If the abbot says not to fight, everyone."
Just stay where you are."
Seeing Niu Qian's anxious look, Zhao Ran shook his head and said, "Of course we will fight, why not? This time Zhu Xianjian made such a fuss that he was no different from a rebel. I don't know if he is plotting to usurp the throne."
, but his rebellion against the Taoist sect is confirmed. I came here to ask you to send troops. Let’s fight hard this time to regain the capital, restore order, and restore the dignity of the Taoist sect!”
Niu Qianshi, Zhong, and Wang, two thousand households, as well as a group of generals who followed behind, suddenly burst into cheers.
Without Zhao Ran at the front, they would not be able to send out troops. The first problem they need to face is that the troops are out of nowhere. If they send out troops without permission from the emperor and the court, will they be liquidated in the future? This is the pressure on everyone.
It's a big stone that weighs heavily on my heart. Now, with Zhao Ran's consent, this stone can be thrown away.
Who is Zhao Ran? He is the abbot of Xuantan Palace, the top administrator representing the Taoist Ten Directions Jungle in Yingtian Mansion, and also the deputy seal of the Daolu Department. He is the chief sealer Jinghui, and the presiding officer of the Taoist Lecture Hall when the deputy seal Li Dayin is away.
, he is also the most authentic Taoist disciple. It is said that he is favored by many true masters in the True Master Hall. He also hosted the ascension ceremony of Zhang Dazhen. Such an "outstanding representative" of the Taoist sect said that he will take you into the Taoist sect.
If the rebellion in Beijing is suppressed, do we still need to worry about the reputation being unfair and the words being spoken improperly?
Zhang Lue and others gathered Zhao Ran and stood beside the sand table, and then began to tell him the strategy for dispatching troops. The strategy had been prepared in advance, even more than a month in advance, but Zhao Ran did not reveal it and allowed them to explain it.
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When he was in Songfan, Zhao Ran had indeed fought in the Battle of Hongyuan, and had been in and out of military camps many times to work for the army. He was quite knowledgeable about military operations. However, when he encountered such experts as Zhang Lue and Niu Qianshi, he had no choice but to hide his clumsiness.
He did not interfere at all about how to march, how to garrison, how to attack a city, and how to fight in the streets.