When the casual cultivators in the valley gathered together and heard that people from the Legend of the World were coming to the mountains to kill, panic suddenly broke out in the crowd.
"Do you really want to fight?"
"Can we beat them?"
"A lot of people will die if we really fight."
"Why don't we stop fighting? We can negotiate with them and divide the valley into two areas, and then we can coexist peacefully without invading each other."
Some people are afraid of fighting and are unwilling to fight this battle.
Just a few days of carefree peace had already wiped away all the blood and anger they had that day.
"Fuck them!"
"If you can't beat them, you have to fight them. You have to beat them bloody to let them know that we are not easy to bully!"
"In their eyes, we casual cultivators are all lowly ants. Do you still want to be captured and used as slaves?"
"Peaceful coexistence? What are you dreaming about?"
"Phoenix Mountain belongs to us, they are not allowed to set foot there!"
There are also people who are not afraid of fighting and agree with Zhang Xiaozhu's point of view. They must guard Fenghuang Mountain and prevent people from spreading the world from setting foot.
"If we want to fight you, we will fight you. We don't want to die in vain!"
"If I don't beat you, get out of Phoenix Mountain. You can go to the other eight mountains wherever you like!"
"Fenghuang Mountain belongs to your family? I won't leave, what can you do to me?"
"I'll chop you first!"
The peace faction and the war faction started arguing and fighting.
This is what casual cultivators do. Everyone has their own ideas and doesn’t obey anyone. They are idle and free, without discipline or restraint.
Obeying orders and following orders and prohibitions is simply an illusion to them, unless danger threatens each of them.
"Stop arguing!" Zhang Xiaozu shouted, suppressing the noisy quarrel.
He had long expected that some people would be afraid of fighting, so he was not surprised by the messy situation in front of him, and he already had a plan in mind to deal with it.
Zhang Xiaozhu looked around and said loudly: "Those who don't want to fight come to my left, and those who dare to fight come to my right.
Everyone, please move faster and let me see if there are more people seeking peace or fighting, so that I can make a decision as soon as possible."
What he said to people's ears meant that if there were many people to fight, then there would be no fight; if there were many people to fight, then there would be a fight. But he had already made the decision in his heart that he must fight.
The reason why I say this is to see how many people dare to fight and to have a general understanding of our own combat power.
"Hurry up! Hurry up! The enemy is about to come! Fight if you want to fight. If you don't want to fight, don't fight. There is nothing to be ashamed of. Move quickly!"
Zhang Xiaozu kept urging, not giving the casual cultivators time to think or wait and see, letting them make a decision in the shortest possible time.
This can avoid some people who are timid but stand on the side of the main battle out of face. When a fight breaks out, such people will become deserters and disrupt one's own combat formation.
Under Zhang Xiaozu's constant urging, it still took half a cup of tea for the casual cultivators to separate.
As a result, Zhang Xiaopou breathed a sigh of relief. There were obviously more people fighting than fighting, which saved him a lot of words.
There are about 9,000 casual cultivators in the valley. Currently, there are about 6,000 people standing on the side of the main battle, and about 3,000 people on the side of the main force.
Zhang Xiaozu pressed his hands on the crowds on both sides to signal them to quiet down, and then said: "The minority obeys the majority, let's fight this battle!"
He looked at the host and said: "If you don't want to fight, then stay far away from the battlefield and don't cause us any trouble."
"No!" A burly man from the main combatant side waved his hand and shouted: "Why should we let these cowards stay here to dig for treasures in Phoenix Mountain that we are guarding with our lives? Tell them to get out."
"Yes, let them go!"
"Phoenix Mountain doesn't belong to your family, why should we let us go?"
"We won't leave, what can you do to us?"
"Yes, I won't leave."
The two sides disagreed and quarreled again.
The Main War Faction does not want the Zhu He Faction to enjoy the peace they have bought for their lives, and the Lord He Faction also knows in their hearts that they have nowhere to go if they leave Phoenix Mountain. If they go to the other eight mountains, they will most likely be captured and used as slaves, so they must not
I won't agree to leave.
Zhang Xiaozhu looked at the negotiating party and said, "I have two ideas. Let me tell you and listen.
The first thought is, we won’t fight.
Then divide the valley into three areas, one area for the world, one area for the peace party, and one area for the main war party. Everyone will not interfere with each other and coexist peacefully.
Of course, if someone doesn’t want peace and starts a fight or something, everyone can just treat it indifferently and there is no need to help or interfere.”
"I agree." The burly man from the main combatant side immediately raised his hand to express his agreement, then glanced coldly at the main side and hummed: "When the people from the world have wiped you out, we will fight them again, so as not to have to watch.
You are so disgusted."
The faces of the host and the people all changed.
They all knew in their hearts that if they lost the main fighting force to rely on, they would become lambs slaughtered by others, so they remained silent for a while.
Zhang Xiaozhu continued: "My second thought is that we should fight.
The people on the main and side do not need to participate in the war, and you will not be allowed to leave Phoenix Mountain, but you must hand in a piece of spiritual material every day from now on, as combat aid, for the people on the main side to improve their cultivation.
Listen, my brother and I don't want it together, so don't say that I want to take advantage of the opportunity to make money or exploit you."
There are a lot of spiritual materials in the valley. If a person is not lazy and digs hard all day, it will not be a problem to dig out two or three pieces of spiritual materials, so it is not a problem to turn in one piece of spiritual materials every day.
The request made by Zhang Xiaozhu is reasonable and reasonable. We come from all over Jiuzhou and meet by chance. There is no reason for one person to risk his life to protect the other person for free.
Working hard must be rewarded.
"I'll give you some time to discuss over a cup of tea, and then give me the answer." Zhang Xiaozu said to the main party, and then turned to look at the main battle party and asked: "I will command this battle. Do you have any opinions?"
"Young Master is very courageous and resourceful. We are willing to listen to Young Master's orders." The sturdy man supported him.
"I am willing to listen to the master's orders." Others also expressed their opinions.
"Well, I will be brave and lead all the heroes to fight against the invading enemy.
Time is tight, so I'll keep my story short.
Those who have cultivated below the fifth heaven realm come here, those who are in the fifth and sixth heaven realms come here, those who are in the seventh heaven realm come here, and those who are in the eighth heaven realm or higher come here.
Everyone, please move quickly so that we can arrange a battle plan later."
Zhang Xiaozu gestured with his hands to indicate several positions, asking people with different cultivation levels to stand there.
There were only more than 200 people with cultivation levels below the fifth level of heaven. Zhang Xiaozu ordered them to provide assistance from the rear and take those who were seriously injured and incapacitated away from the battlefield for treatment in a timely manner.
There are more than 4,000 people who have cultivated in the fifth and sixth heaven realms. Zhang Xiaozu divided them into three combat teams and has no tasks assigned for the time being.
There were more than a thousand people in the Seventh Heaven Realm, and Zhang Xiaozu ordered them to be the main attack.
There were seven other people in the eighth heaven realm, but none in the ninth heaven realm. Zhang Xiaozu ordered these seven people to make sharp knives with him to tear apart the enemy's formation.
When the cultivators saw that Zhang Xiaopeng was calm and calm, and that he had a battle plan at his fingertips and was confident, like a general strategizing, they couldn't help but admire and respect him even more.
"Sir, if you know yourself and the enemy you can win every battle. Shouldn't we first send someone to investigate the enemy's situation?" A man in a scholar's shirt suggested.
"Don't worry, I've already sent someone to investigate." Zhang Xiaozu said with a smile.
The man in Confucian shirt looked startled, then bowed to Zhang Xiaopeng in admiration.
He didn't see Zhang Xiaozu sending people to investigate the enemy's situation, which meant that Zhang Xiaozu had already considered it and sent people to do it early.
He suddenly came back to his senses and found that everything was under Zhang Xiaozu's control.
"Have you discussed it yet?" Zhang Xiaozu walked towards the main party and asked.
A man with a mustache walked out of the crowd, with a shrewd light in his eyes. He bowed to Zhang Xiaopou first, and then said: "We choose the second way, but we can only hand over one piece every two days -"
Zhang Xiaozu directly waved his hand to interrupt him, and said in a tone that did not allow for refutation: "Bargaining is not allowed, no one is willing to risk their lives to protect a group of unrelated people.
One yuan a day is distributed to them, which is only half a yuan a day on average. Do you think it is expensive? Or do you think their lives are cheap?"
"Okay, one dollar a day, just one dollar a day." The man with the mustache nodded in agreement.
Zhang Xiaozu nodded and said in a cold voice: "Nothing will happen to you here. Just hide as far as you can. The battlefield is uncontrollable, but we must not affect you."
After saying that, he ignored them.
After a stick of incense, Niu Dawa, Jin Zhihui and Zhang Xiaobing, who went to investigate the enemy's situation, returned.
"There are only people and horses on the front side."
"About 1,1200 people."
"It is a mixture of several different forces, with poor discipline and fighting independently."
"The Shen family is leading the charge. There are over three hundred people in total, and the leader is not Shen Weiran."
The three of them reported the information they found to Zhang Xiaozu one by one.
Zhang Xiaozu sent out three teams from the fifth and sixth levels of heaven, arranged locations for them, and asked them to ambush them in advance.
He also ordered them to form teams of five and ten, which are both combat teams and mutual supervision. No one is allowed to leave the large army. Those who insist on breaking away from the large army must be the enemy's spies. Others can do so on the spot. Kill him.
Zhang Xiaozu then divided the people in the Seventh Heaven Realm into two teams. One team went to dig a hole halfway up the slope, and the people hid in it, and then covered it with rock ash.
Another team temporarily formed a team with more than 200 people below the fifth heaven realm, standing on the top of the mountain to attract the enemy's attention.
Then Zhang Xiaozu put on his makeup with rock ash and quietly went down the mountain.
He walked quickly down the mountain for nearly a quarter of an hour, and came face to face with the people who came up to kill him.
As Zhang Xiaobing said, the Shen family was at the front, but she didn't know the leading people.
Zhang Xiaopou's eyes fell on the leaders of the Shen family's team walking in front, and he couldn't help but feel happy, because these people were actually his acquaintances, the five remaining brothers in the rivers, lakes, and mountains.
"who?!"
Zhang Xiaozu ran down the mountain without hiding, pretending to be in a hurry, and ran straight into the front of the Shen family's team.
"Dear old men of the Immortal Sect, don't panic, don't panic, I'm just a casual cultivator on the mountain." Zhang Xiaozu stood still, nodded and bowed.
His face was covered with rock ash, and his appearance was indistinguishable. His hair was dyed pale by rock ash, and his true color could not be seen. His clothes were in tatters.
Afraid that the Shen brothers would recognize him, he deliberately lowered his tone of voice.
"Oh, you came just in time. I was about to go to the mountain to catch two people for questioning, and you rushed to the door, saving us a lot of time."
Shen Shui walked out of the team with a sneer, reached out in front of him, grabbed Zhang Xiaopou's shoulder, and then lifted his arm and threw it. Zhang Xiaopou was immediately lifted up by him like a rag bag, and then he threw it over his shoulder and threw him more than ten steps away. , falling in front of the Shen family team.
"Ouch!" Zhang Xiaopou screamed in pain as he lay on the ground.
Shen Hu frowned and stared at Zhang Xiaopou, and asked: "Why did you come down from the mountain in a hurry? Did something happen on the mountain?"
"The villain is here to inform the elders, reminding them that there is an ambush ahead, and they must not take this road up the mountain." Zhang Xiaozhu said.
