After the large army of Ming soldiers left, Li Jiang said: "Wuji, Lao Yang, let's go up the mountain too."
Zhang Wuji and Yang Xiao nodded in agreement.
Li Jiang immediately summoned two of his own soldiers and told them: "Lead three horses and follow us up the mountain."
He said and winked at one of them.
Two soldiers took the order, one to lead Li Jiang's horse, and the other to lead Wuji Yang Xiao's horse.
The three of them, Li Jiang, were walking in the carriage and discussing the current situation in the world.
Zhang Wuji and Yang Xiao returned from overseas soon, and they mostly heard about the situation of the Ming army, so Li Jiang basically narrated the story.
The battles in Shanxi, Shaanxi, and the invasion of Henan were narrated by Li Jiang, supplemented by his firm eyes and inciting gestures, which made the two people listening feel like they were actually there, and scenes seemed to appear before their eyes.
The picture of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty marching forward one after another, not afraid of sacrifice.
Zhang Wuji's blood boiled when he heard this. Whenever the rebels were in trouble, he would clench his fists and wish he could take his own life.
Yang Xiao was even more regretful. He should have presided over these wars. However, he was overseas and made Shuzi famous.
The two soldiers leading the horses behind also heard it. One held his chest high and looked proud; the other looked around, but the annoying sound still penetrated his ears, making him roll his eyes wildly.
Halfway up Xiaoshi Mountain, when Li Jiang was frothing at the mouth, soldiers came to report the incident. Xiaolin sent monks with sticks to block all the passages up the mountain, and came to ask for instructions on how to deal with it.
Zhang Wuji moved his mouth and was about to issue an order, but stopped again because the commander of this battle was Li Jiang and he did not want to overstep his authority.
Li Jiang said without any hesitation: "Drive them away. If that doesn't work, give them three warnings with a crossbow. Anyone who doesn't listen three times will be killed without mercy!"
"Yes!" the messenger promised loudly with his face glowing red.
Zhang Wuji waited for the messengers to go away before saying, "Brother Li, these are ordinary monks..."
"Wuji, I gave them a chance. Those who refuse to retreat after three warnings are our enemies. We must never be merciful to our enemies. Remember: I will not attack others unless they attack me. If they attack me, I will attack them!"
"Li Jiang explained.
Yang Xiao joined in and said: "Master, Consultant Li is right! Xiaolin is making an enemy of me by arresting my Dharma King. You must not say anything to undermine morale at this time."
Zhang Wuji was speechless for a while, and finally sighed and said: "Okay, I don't care about Xiaolin's affairs, you will take charge. I only have one request, don't kill too much!"
Li Jiang and Yang Xiao looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
A certain soldier in the back rolled his eyes again, thinking that such a bandit leader in the teaching stall has won many battles. Is God blind?
Several people continued to climb the mountain, and finally a piece of red wall and gray tiles appeared in front of them.
Another messenger came forward to report: "Commander, Xiaolin Stick Monk has retreated, do you want to invade?"
Li Jiang shook his head and said: "Stop here, set up a defense line. Order the commanders of each department to carefully arrange guards and surround the small forest, making sure it is watertight."
The messenger took the order and ran away.
Li Jiang looked around, and finally pointed to a relatively flat place and said to the soldiers around him: "Go and ask them to set up a camp there."
One of the soldiers immediately complied, but the other didn't seem to hear and was observing the scenery on the mountain.
His strange behavior attracted the attention of Zhang Wuji and Yang Xiao, who stared at him fiercely at the same time.
"What are you looking at? Look at the tricks that killed you two!" A woman's voice suddenly came out of the soldier's mouth.
The two were stunned and both recognized the speaker.
But neither of them could believe that this person would appear in the Mingjiao Army, so Yang Xiao couldn't help but turn to Li Jiang and asked for confirmation: "Advisor Li, is she Zhao Min?"
"Yes, it's her." Li Jiang nodded to confirm.
Yang Xiao still didn't want to believe it and asked again: "The daughter of King Ruyang, the little princess Zhao Min?"
"That's right." Li Jiang nodded again.
Before Yang Xiao could ask again, Zhang Wuji said angrily: "Brother Li, Zhao Min is a deceiver. She has harmed my Mingjiao many times and even paralyzed my sixth uncle. How could you let her... let her..."
"Let her follow us?" Li Jiang asked.
Hearing Li Jiang's rhetorical question, Zhang Wuji nodded sharply, while Yang Xiao remained calm.
Li Jiang looked at the two of them and gave the reason.
The reason is of course not that Zhao Min is in love and she won't marry her, but another argument.
Just listen to him say: "Wuji, Lao Yang, our struggle with the Meng Yuan is all-round. It is not only a battle for one city and one place, but also involves people's hearts and talents. We, the Mingjiao family, cannot overthrow the Mongols."
Yuan, even if he is overthrown, he will not be able to secure the world. I don’t need to say more about the principle of having too much help in the right way and having too little help in the wrong way, right?"
The two nodded.
Li Jiang continued: "Therefore, we need to establish a broad united front to increase our number and isolate the enemy, thereby uniting the majority to attack a small group. You must also think that uniting other anti-Yuan forces is right, but this
What does it have to do with Meng Yuan and Zhao Min? Right?"
The two nodded again.
Li Jiang pointed at Zhao Min and said with a smile: "Yes, she used to be a headache for us, but now she has joined the Ming Cult..."
"I didn't join the Ming Cult!" Zhao Min protested.
Li Jiang turned his head and said with a black face: "Don't interrupt." Then he turned back to the two of them and said: "Every time Meng Yuan loses one person, their strength will be reduced by one point, and our strength will be increased by one point. Therefore, I wish for more.
If you want people to join us, even if they don’t join us, don’t block our way forward.”
Zhang Wuji asked the key question: "Can you trust them? How will we deal with them in the future?"
As soon as he spoke, Yang Xiao pulled his sleeve, signaling him not to ask any more questions.
But he asked all the questions, and Zhao Min also acted like he was listening, which forced Li Jiang to answer.
Li Jiangqing coughed a few times and organized the following words: "Anyone who yearns for peace and hopes to end the war and let the people live a good life, no matter who they are or what nationality they are, they are their own people! As for what Wuji is worried about,
The problem does not exist at all, because people’s hearts are made of flesh, and as long as we influence them with true feelings, I believe they will agree with us from the bottom of their hearts after recognizing the reality."
"You have too much true feelings, right? Huh!" Zhao Min said sarcastically.
"Well, there are differences between true love and true love. One is big love, the other is small..." Just when Li Jiang was embarrassed and kept talking, a voice saved him.
"Report..., urgent military situation!" A soldier stumbled up the mountain.
Li Jiang immediately flashed beside him, grabbed his collar, and asked urgently: "What's the matter? Report it quickly."
"Han, Han Shantong, the commander-in-chief has conquered Xuchang. We are marching towards Songshan." The soldier muttered breathlessly.
Li Jiang let go of him, clapped his hands and said happily: "Okay! Okay, once the South Road Column arrives, we will be relieved of our worries, and we won't be afraid of being trapped in the mountain by the Yuan soldiers. Leader, Lao Yang, what a happy event!"
Zhang Wuji was also pleasantly surprised. He held up his hands and said, "Brother Li is really strategizing and can win a thousand miles."
"The leader has given the award, how can Jiang be greedy for God's credit! This is all the result of the concerted efforts of our Ming Cult. Without your delegation of power, leader, without the Eagle King stationed in the southeast, without the help of Lao Yang, Lao Fan, the Ming Cult today would be in a different state.
It's a different situation." Li Jiang was very modest.