(Two in one) Soon, everyone in Luoyan Valley arrived at the bottom of the city wall. There was a gap left by man or nature, which was the entrance to the main village of Taoyuan Village. Two huge mountain gates were embedded on both sides.
Between the mountains, there are dozens of arrow towers and bunkers on the left and right sides. At the top, groups of patrols pass by and patrol along the city wall. From a military perspective, the entire pattern of Taoyuan Village is completely clear.
It is made by nature, without any flaws.
After entering this mountain gate, they walked through a passage of less than thirty steps, which was equivalent to traversing the east slope of the mountain. When Lin Jue and Gao Muqing walked through this passage and saw the scenery in front of them, both of them couldn't help but exclaim.
There was a sound of exclamation.
It is a huge valley. It is surrounded and protected by the surrounding mountains and city walls. Looking down from a high position, the lakes in the valley are like mirrors, the trees are lush and tall, and the fields are as regular as a checkerboard.
The grass is lush, and there are even patches of ground covered with flowers and grass.
Far and near, there are about dozens of villages sitting on the edge of the valley. In the hazy water vapor, there seems to be a sizable town in the middle. There are several seemingly tall and regular buildings. The whole scene is like a
It's like a beautiful picture shrouded in water vapor.
The entire valley and the world outside are simply two different worlds. Outside there are barren mountains and rivers, and it is bitterly cold, but inside it is like a spring day with blooming flowers, and you can clearly feel that the air is moist and warm, with waves of warm wind blowing directly into your cheeks.
Extremely useful.
"My God, it's incredible that there is such a place in the world." Gao Muqing exclaimed.
"Peach Blossom Land, this is truly a paradise." Lin Jue also praised.
"What do you think of it compared with our Luoyan Valley?" Gao Muqing asked, tilting his head.
"It's not as good as it is now, but in the long run, Luoyan Valley may not be as good as here. Just wait and see, Luoyan Valley will definitely change a lot." Lin Jue said with confidence.
Along the avenue between green trees and flowers, we walked west for less than two miles. In front of us was the central town we saw at the village gate. We didn’t see a single arrow tower or fortress during the entire journey, but
There are actually a small number of bandits wandering around in the valley.
Lin Jue didn't find it strange that the entire Panlong Ridge defensive pattern had been formed on the outside. There was actually no need to build too many fortifications in the valley. If the terrain and fortifications outside could not stop the opponent's attack,
, which shows that the enemy's strength has reached a terrifying level. No matter how many fortifications are built in the valley, it will be useless.
The news of the arrival of the leader of the Luoyan Valley Dazhai had already spread to Taoyuan Dazhai. When the group arrived at the entrance of an archway in the east of the town, there was a burst of rapid footsteps and shouts in the town. In the blink of an eye,
A group of hundreds of soldiers and horses rushed out of the town and quickly lined up along both sides of the avenue. They all had red tasseled spears in their hands. In the sun, the red tassels of the spears danced like flames, and the spear tips were bright and shining.
A middle-aged man wearing brand new leather armor and a black cloak strode forward, followed by seven or eight strong men.
The little leader who led the way hurriedly stepped forward to salute and muttered a few words to the man. The man nodded repeatedly, walked quickly in front of Gao Muqing and Lin Jue, clasped his fists in salute, and said in a voice as loud as a bell: "May I ask you two questions?
Are you the tall village master and military advisor Fang from Luoyan Valley?"
Lin Jue and Gao Muqing returned the gift with their hands raised: "Exactly."
The man looked at Gao Muqing and Lin Jue up and down with a rather rude look, and frowned, as if wondering how the woman in front of him and the plain-looking military advisor Fang could create such a huge wave in Funiu Mountain.
"I, Mu Buping, am the deputy head of the village here. Please invite me," the middle-aged man said loudly.
"Oh, it turns out it's Deputy Village Leader Mu. But I don't know what the relationship is between Mr. Mu, the leader of Guizhai Village, and you. You both have the surname Mu." Lin Jue asked.
"The leader of our village is my father, and I am his eldest son." Mu Buping replied.
Lin Jue nodded and said with a smile: "I see, that's it. Let's just say that the deputy leader of the village has a dragon and a tiger, and his steps are majestic. It turns out that your father is the leader of Mu Dazhai. This is called the general's tiger son, and the dragon is born, the dragon is born, and the phoenix is born. That's what it means.
origin."
Mu Buping was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Master Fang is very good at talking, thank you very much."
Gao Muqing looked at Lin Jue speechlessly, thinking: "Your flattery is almost too obvious."
Lin Jue thought to himself: "I'm afraid this Mu Buping is a big boss. He may not even know that 'dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes give birth to phoenixes' and there is also a sentence 'sons of mice can dig holes'."
"You two, all the village masters in Funiu Mountain have been here for a long time. Please invite me. Don't keep others waiting." Mu Buping said.
Gao Muqing smiled and said, "Okay, Deputy Village Chief Lao Mu will lead the way."
Mu Buping nodded and turned around, and suddenly he let out a loud shout. Hundreds of bandits lined up on the roadside suddenly shouted in unison, holding their long guns high in the air, and the gun barrels collided with each other, making a clicking sound. It was quite a demonstration.
Lin Jue stared coldly. When Mu Buping gave him a proud look, Lin Jue gave an order. The fifty Luoyan Army soldiers uniformly tore off the black cloth covering their bodies, revealing a black and shining sound.
Armor comes. That's all. Not only does each soldier wear a complete set of armor, he also carries a bow and arrow on his back, a shield, and a standard long knife hanging from his waist.
The surrounding bandits, including Mu Buping, opened their mouths in astonishment. Look at the equipment on their bodies, then look at the leather armor on their bodies, and the weapons in their hands. They are simply ashamed of themselves. Opposite them are a group of extremely rich men.
, these people are just a bunch of poor people. The funny thing is that just now, these people were demonstrating in front of them. This is too ridiculous. The equipment on the other party's body is even more powerful than the equipment on one's own.
What shocked these people even more was that although the opponent was only a team of fifty people, the whole team exuded a fierce aura, giving people a chilling feeling. The all-black equipment made this group of people even more shocked.
Exuding a sense of explosive power, it seemed that they would jump up and bite people like mountain leopards at any time.
"What are you doing? Demonstration? My copycat brothers are just welcoming you two in this way." Mu Buping said dissatisfied. In fact, he felt a little guilty. He wanted to demonstrate to the other party, but he was just pretending.
Well, in order to cover up the embarrassment, I had no choice but to bite back.
Gao Muqing said: "What are you saying, Deputy Village Chief Mu? It's disrespectful to come and go without reciprocating. This is our response."
Mu Buping was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Let's go."
Fifty soldiers of the Luoyan Army walked on the avenue with neat steps and a "praise" of uniform footsteps. In comparison, the two to three hundred soldiers with spears and leather armor around them were like stepmothers.
His gray-headed face pales in comparison. It is unbearable to look at.
Everyone soon arrived at a square, and Mu Buping hurriedly gave an order to end the awkward welcoming ceremony. This group of guys whose self-esteem had been shattered immediately disappeared without a trace, unwilling to stay for another moment.
After Lin Jue and Gao Muqing entered the square, they soon saw many tall and short figures standing on the steps in front of a tall building. Among these people, Lin Jue recognized Bao Meng at a glance.
Bao Meng stood on the steps with his hands clasped and a bright smile on his face. When Gao Muqing and Lin Jue approached, Bao Meng hurriedly walked down the steps and saluted them.
"Oh, Lord Gao Dazhao and Military Advisor Fang, you have finally arrived. We are all eager to wait and are very anxious." Bao Meng said with a smile.
Gao Muqing and Lin Jue returned the gift with their hands, and Lin Jue smiled and said: "Something happened in the village and we were delayed for a day. The leader of Bao Dazhai told us that we should set off on the twelfth day of the first lunar month, but we set off on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month. I have made you wait for a long time."
Bao Meng chuckled, turned around and wanted to call the village masters of the various villages at the door to come and get to know the village masters and military advisors of Luoyan Valley, which was already famous in Funiu Mountain. However, he found that those people were all looking at one person intently.
Direction. Bao Meng followed their gaze and found that they were looking at the equipment of the fifty Luoyangu soldiers standing aside.
Bao Meng secretly sighed in his heart. These village leaders were just like him. The first time he saw the equipment of the Luoyan Valley soldiers, they were filled with envy, jealousy and hatred. The contrast was too strong. The Luoyan Valley gang
The people are extremely rich and the equipment is amazingly good. No wonder these big village owners are in a daze. They dream of having such equipment for their soldiers and horses, but unfortunately this is impossible.
"Dazhai masters? Dazhai masters?" Bao Meng shouted.
"Oh oh oh." A group of guys with green eyes finally recovered. When they turned around, they found that a man and a woman from Luoyan Valley were smiling and saluting them, so they all returned the salute.
"This one is the leader of Qin Dazhai of Black Wind Village..."
"This one is the leader of Wu Dazhai in Yehuling..."
"This one is the leader of Li Dazhai in Huangsonggang..."
"This one..."
Bao Meng introduced Gao Muqing and Lin Jue one by one, and Gao Muqing and Lin Jue also politely said: "I have admired you for a long time!" They bowed their hands to them one by one.
There are thirty-six village owners in Funiu Mountain's thirty-six small and large villages. This introduction took a lot of trouble. Finally, Bao Meng pointed to an old man with silver beard and hair, a rosy complexion and an extraordinary appearance and said: "
This person is the owner of this place, Mr. Mu, the leader of the Taoyuan Dazhai in Panlongling. At the same time, Mr. Mu is also the leader of our Funiu Mountain Village Alliance."
Gao Muqing and Lin Jue hurriedly raised their hands and saluted.
"Master Mu Dazhai is so polite."
Mu Zhenshan didn't say a word, only returned the greeting with his hands in hand, without a trace of smile on his face.
"Since the leader of Gao Dazhao has arrived, the leader of Funiu Mountain's Thirty-sixth Village has also arrived. Mr. Mu, is it time for our alliance meeting to officially begin?" Bao Meng said with a smile.
Mu Zhenshan nodded and said in an old and rich voice: "Well, we have been delayed a lot, so we should really hurry up. All the village leaders have matters in the village, so I am afraid they are all in a hurry to go back."
Mu Zhenshan turned around and walked in, and everyone followed him. Suddenly, someone said in a cold voice: "Master Gao Da of Luoyan Valley, you are not qualified to participate in the alliance for the time being, so please wait outside."
Everyone was stunned and looked around, but it was Qin Dazhao of Black Wind Village who was speaking.
Bao Meng frowned and said, "Master Qin Dazhai, what do you mean? Master Gao Dazhai and others are here, why don't they participate in the alliance?"
The leader of Qin Dazhai said with a dark face: "Bao Meng, I don't care about your relationship with these people in Luoyan Valley. We do know the purpose of your request to convene an alliance. The people in Luoyan Valley are still
If you are not a person from Funiu Mountain, how can you participate in the alliances of the major villages in Funiu Mountain? It’s like your family is having a banquet, and someone from outside breaks in and insists on sitting down to eat, do you think it’s appropriate?”
Bao Meng frowned and said: "Qin Donghe, are you deliberately trying to make things difficult for me? We have agreed before to invite them to participate in this alliance. As for their identities, we will discuss them with Alliance Leader Mu and all the brothers.
It is decided that they should be allowed to attend and accept questions. In any case, they must be allowed to participate in the alliance meeting."
Qin Donghe glared and said: "Bao Meng, be careful what you say. Why do you mean I deliberately get into trouble with you? Are you turning against me because of these outsiders from Luoyan Valley? What benefits do you gain from them? Yes, I promised you, but I
Now that I regret it, what should I do? Isn’t it possible?”
"Damn it, you're going back on what you promised, are you kidding me?" Bao Meng said angrily.
"Who the hell are you kidding? These people in Luoyan Valley don't take us seriously at all. Why should I be polite to them? Not only will I not allow them to form an alliance, I will also announce that I will refuse to recognize them as our Funiu Mountains.
A member of the Funiu Mountains. If outsiders want to occupy my territory in Funiu Mountain, don’t even think about it!" Qin Donghe shouted loudly.
Bao Meng's face turned red with anger and when he was about to curse, Lin Jue quietly spoke.
"Master Qin Dazhai, let's put aside whether I, Luoyan Gu, can become a member of Funiu Mountain. I just want to ask Master Qin Dazhai, why do you think we don't take you all seriously?"
"Are you still pretending? Let me ask you. The alliance meeting is scheduled to be held this morning. We all arrived at Taoyuan Dazhai on time this morning, but you are the only one who has not arrived. The owners of so many villages have been waiting for you all morning.
, but you came late, which obviously shows that you don’t take this alliance seriously. You don’t take the leaders of the Mu League and all the leaders seriously. What do you mean by saying this is not contempt and looking down on us? And you just came.
Showing off your equipment, what are you doing? Who are you trying to scare?"
When Qin Donghe said this, he immediately aroused the envy, jealousy and hatred of more than a dozen village owners. In addition, they had indeed been delayed because they had been waiting for the people from Luoyan Valley all morning, and they were all dissatisfied. So they all started shouting.
stand up.
"That's right, what Master Qin Dazhai said is true. He obviously doesn't take this alliance seriously, nor does he take us seriously either."
"Maybe they thought they had some shabby equipment and started showing off their power. It's absolutely impossible that anyone would accept them today. They came in from the outside, destroyed the Shirenshan Dazhai, and occupied our territory in Funiu Mountain. This is against us.
Provocation. Instead of accepting them, we should severely punish them today."
"Kill them, and then we will jointly send troops to destroy the Luoyan Valley Village and avenge the leader of the Zuo Village in Shirenshan Village."
"..."
A group of people were shouting, and the scene was chaotic. Other people did not make a sound. Most of the shouters were larger and powerful cottages. Most of the thirty-six cottages in Funiu Mountain were small cottages, all attached to
When others live, whether they are meeting for alliance or discussing matters, they actually have no chance to speak, so most of them choose to remain silent.
There was one person who had a rather playful attitude, and that was Mu Zhenshan, the leader of the alliance. He stood there without saying a word, stroking his beard, and there seemed to be a smile on the corner of his mouth. He seemed to want to stay away from the incident and watch the excitement for a while.
Lin Jue stood there quietly, watching these people chattering incessantly. When the noise subsided a little, Lin Jue said: "Are you the leaders of the big village so happy to scold you?"
Qin Donghe snorted coldly. Lin Jue said: "You can't kill someone with a nod, but you must allow me to explain. Yes, we did arrive half a day late. That's because we are not familiar with the roads in Funiu Mountain.
.In fact, we set off on the twelfth day of the first lunar month, but we were not very familiar with the location of Panlong Ridge, so we took a wrong route and wasted time. This can also be regarded as a deliberate offense to you, so I will also
There is nothing we can do. People say that there is no excuse for imposing a crime. You forcefully put this crime on us, what can we say?"
"Yes, yes, yes, I forgot to draw a road map for you. Oh, this is my fault. Damn it, someone is going to point it out for such a trivial thing, it's really damn..." Bao Meng's mind was still there.
It was enough to come out in time to complete Lin Jue's lies. The route map was given to Lin Jue. Lin Jue actually set off on the 13th day of the first lunar month. He was delayed for only one day by the construction of the dam. But it really didn't matter.
Although he did not attach importance to the meaning of this alliance, in fact Lin Jue still attached great importance to it.
Qin Donghe frowned and said, "Is it just because of that?"
Lin Jue spread his hands and said: "Of course it is, what else do you want? Of course we come here with full sincerity and want to gather together with all the village leaders to form an alliance and discuss things. Otherwise, why would we come here?"
To be honest, the risk of this trip is not small. If it were you, would you be willing to come to the meeting with only fifty guards? I heard that everyone in Funiu Mountain is extremely xenophobic, so here we are
, but it is tantamount to committing suicide. As for us fifty guards showing off our power in front of you, that is even more of a joke. Have you ever seen fifty people showing off our power in a stronghold with thousands of soldiers and horses? This kind of thing
If you can say it out loud, you are deliberately stirring up trouble."
"That's right, these words are just like farts. Isn't this bullying?" Bao Meng hurriedly agreed.
Qin Donghe was a little embarrassed, thought for a while and shouted: "Okay, even if what you said is right, but you brazenly attacked Shirenshan, killed Zuo Zongdao and took his territory, you must not have been wronged in this matter. You guys
By acting like this, you don't take our Funiu Mountain villages seriously. You, a group of outsiders, brazenly broke into Funiu Mountain and went wild. This is a challenge to our villages."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "This matter is indeed true, but we have our reasons. Isn't it the reason why I came here to meet with you today to explain this matter to you? Otherwise, what would the leader of my family and I do here?
?But you don’t even give us the qualifications to participate in the alliance, how can we explain clearly to the village leaders?"
Qin Donghe was about to retort, but he heard Mu Zhenshan slowly speak: "Master Qin Dazhai, in my opinion, we should come in to discuss this matter. This alliance meeting is to resolve this matter, and we cannot turn them away.
It's not much better to ask questions on the spot and make decisions on the spot than to stand here and bicker with each other. Although I, Funiu Mountain, adhere to the principle of internal settlement of internal affairs, I don't have to be open-minded enough to let people explain. Dear Dazhai
Does the Lord say yes or no?”
"What the leader said is absolutely true. Let's just sit down and talk slowly. You should give people a chance to explain."
"Yes, yes. Since they are all here, it is always not good to turn them away."
The leader of the alliance spoke, and the situation suddenly reversed. Some of the people who had previously supported Qin Donghe quickly changed their tune. In Funiu Mountain, morality is not really a concern. Although Mu Zhenshan has a high reputation, he still relies on his strength to speak.
Zhenshan's Taoyuan Dazhai has about three thousand soldiers and horses, and its strength is beyond the reach of others. Therefore, he is the leader of the alliance, and his words are more effective.
(PS: I heard a piece of news today that made me feel depressed. An old author of Zongheng and one of my good brothers, Snow Mountain Feihu, passed away at an early age, which makes people sad. The impermanence of life is really hard to describe. You only live once.
You and I must cherish this journey. Here we bid farewell to the Snow Mountain Flying Fox in silence!)
