Among the two Taoist priests, one was in his thirties and suffered serious injuries. His Taoist name was Tianqi. He claimed to be a disciple of Lingtan and knew He Qizhou, a young master uncle. The other was a few years old and was in a local Taoist temple.
He came here with the injured Tianqi.
Tianqi said that he was severely reprimanded by the headmaster Lingtan because he sympathized with the local people during the march into Yunmeng Mountain and protected the "deserters" who were captured and used as cattle and horses.
That night, Tianqi took turns guarding the deserters. Unable to resist the pleading of the two "deserters", Tianqi secretly let them go.
Because Tianqi also knew that most of those military families were already in ruins and their rice jars were empty. If they were not allowed to go back, the elderly at home would undoubtedly die.
It was a pity that the two people who were let go did not escape far. When they were captured, Tian Qi was found. Tian Qi, who was afraid of being punished, fought hard with several besieging brothers and fled overnight to a Quanzhen Taoist temple outside the mountain.
, fortunately saved by the temple master. Because he heard from the "deserters" that the Eastern Zhou army was benevolent and righteous, and that the leader was a close disciple of the old master, he thought of stopping the army, went to the mountains to grab food, and rescued the "deserters" of Qi State.
"Tianqi volunteered to lead the way with their families. If they marched immediately, it would only take a day and a night to catch up.
He Qizhou saw that the injuries on Tianqi's body did not seem to be fake, and he could clearly recall the situation when Quanzhen was selecting the leader three years ago. He was undoubtedly a disciple of Quanzhen. He also heard what he said about the military situation and the information he had discovered along the way.
Not bad at all, he decided to pursue the infantry that had just entered the mountains, seize the food, and at the same time eliminate the hidden dangers left behind the army.
He Qizhou immediately healed Tianqi's injuries, who wanted to pursue him quickly. The army turned around and rushed towards Yunmeng Mountain not far to the west.
There are many deep ravines and strange valleys in Yunmeng Mountain. Worried about being ambushed when marching at night, the army stationed outside the mountain that night, and then tried every means to hire some local mountain people as guides.
After listening to Tianqi's explanation, these guides quickly identified the location of Mo Dezheng's army. It was a valley five or six miles long, and there was a large grassland on the top of the mountain not far away. It was indeed a good place to station an army.
He Qizhou, who had nothing to do in the evening, chatted with Tianqi for a while, mostly about the current situation of the Quanzhen Sect, and also talked about some of Lingtan's actions when he was in Ganzhou.
Tianqi said that since Lingtan became the headmaster, the imperial court began to allocate money, and the life of the headmaster of Zhongnanshan has been much better, but many disciples from various places have been forced to join the army. Now the whole country is divided into two factions, and some people have become
Most of the people who were the imperial pawns believed that they should stick to their doctrine and keep their distance from the imperial court.
Tianqi also said that he had stayed in Ganzhou and was very dissatisfied with his mentor's greed for money and love of power. After being beaten and scolded this time, he finally saw the true face of Lingtan, and was willing to abandon the dark side and join the bright side, returning to his old head coach Lu Baogen.
This vein.
He Qizhou sighed and told Tianqi to have a good rest and lead everyone to Mo Dezheng's camp tomorrow.
The grassland on the top of Yunmeng Mountain is still covered with a thin layer of snow. Mo Dezheng, Lingtan, and Xiao Jixiong are looking down at the narrow, flat valley below in the moonlight, where there are crowds of cattle, horses, vehicles, and piles of people.
There are more than 100,000 kilograms of grain, and hundreds of tents connected together. But if you want to enter here, you must pass through three canyons of different shapes, the last two of which are heavily ambushed!
The walls on both sides of the two canyons are extremely steep. The scouts passing by the bottom of the canyon will never be able to clearly see the situation at the top of the nearly 100-foot-high canyon, and few people can climb up from the bottom of the canyon. Of course, the ambush troops that Mod is sending there are not climbing up.
Instead, I took two other mountain trails and walked around the mountain for an extra day and night before reaching the top of the canyon from other directions.
An army of 10,000 people dug into the mountain all night long and prepared tens of thousands of large stones at the top of the valley. They waited until He Qizhou led Zhong into the canyon and dropped huge stones to seal the entrance and exit of the canyon. Then the locusts rained on the rocks and closed the door.
dog.
"Headmaster Lingtan, is your disciple okay?" Xiao Jixiong looked at the slightly red Dongfang and asked with some worry.
"Don't worry, they're already here, aren't they?" Lingtan said with some pride, and then added: "There must be some people left in the canyons we pass through, otherwise they will become suspicious."
Mo Dezheng smiled and said: "I have arranged three battalions, and the order given to them is to defend. They don't know that there is an ambush above them. As long as He Qizhou dares to pursue him, he will definitely be fooled. I hope Mr. Xiao will not feel sorry for those three people."
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Soldiers."
Xiao Jihuai said: "Since the Privy Council is personally in charge of the army, Xiao will not be stingy. If he can destroy the Eastern Zhou Army, let alone the third battalion, Xiao of the thirty battalion will not blink an eye!"
Lingtan said: "General Xiao is so heroic! Even so, our people should be able to fight and retreat. I hope Master Mo will order us to wait until He Qizhou's whole army enters the canyon in the middle before we can launch an attack. Otherwise, I'm afraid of being attacked."
He slipped away!"
Maud was laughing and said: "Haha, that's natural. As long as he comes in, he will be unable to fly without his wings."
"Sir, the Eastern Zhou Army has begun to enter the mountains!" A scout mounted a Pegasus up the mountain and reported to the three of them.
"Then don't go out! Hahahaha..." Modzheng laughed heartily again.
"Taoist Tianqi, does it matter if you're injured when you run so fast?" He Qizhou led his army into the mountain before dawn. After more than an hour of marching, he defeated the defenders of the first canyon and was now rushing towards the second.
Two Gorges.
"It's not in the way. We'll be there after two more canyons. Hey, why are you slowing down? Uncle Master, I'm not in the way!" Tianqi said while enduring the pain.
He Qizhou led his army to move slower and slower, and stopped about a mile outside the second canyon. He looked up at the cliff above and said, "No hurry, we are early, please wait."
Tianqi was a little anxious and said: "It's so high that even an ambush can't climb up. It's better to chase them quickly. I'm worried that they will slip away and we won't be able to find them by then."
"It won't be lost. Look, it's not all up there!" He Qizhou pointed to the top of the cliff, where a shout of death suddenly came from there, and then the sound got louder and louder. He could feel the sound of dense swords and weapons clashing everywhere, and from time to time someone came from the cliff.
Almost all of them were Qi soldiers. After half a stick of incense, the movement gradually subsided, but someone on the top stuck his head out and shouted loudly: "You can go!"
"Uncle Master, how did you send people up there? That's amazing!" Tianqi looked at He Qizhou with reverence.
"How did the people in Lingtan go up? That's how our people went up." He Qizhou smiled slightly and began to march into the valley. The battalion of soldiers that Maude was staying at the bottom of the valley had long since disappeared without a trace.
After walking out of the canyon for more than a mile, there was another more dangerous gorge within a few steps. The sound of fighting on the top could be heard from a distance, and it seemed that the intensity of the battle was far greater than the one just now.
"It seems that this canyon is what really wants my life. By the way, Taoist Master Tianqi, aren't you afraid that your master Lingtan will bury you here?" He Qizhou suddenly looked at the Taoist priest beside him.
"Little Master, what are you talking about?" Tianqi asked in surprise, his expression unchanged.
"Except for being on the wanted poster, have you never seen me?" He Qizhou asked abruptly.
"I saw you with my own eyes in Zhongnan Mountain, why do I ask this?" Tianqi said.
"No, you should have still been in Ganzhou at that time. You shouldn't have said you had met me when we first came up just to get close to me." He Qizhou shook his head seriously.
"Why are junior uncle's words becoming more and more difficult to pronounce?" Tianqi looked innocent.
"You must be your most trusted disciple if you can follow him to Ganzhou. There is something you may not know. I saw Lingtan go up the mountain alone. So if you say that you have never followed Lingtan to Ganzhou, I
I believe it, but you are so familiar with Ganzhou, so it’s completely different. I have to be careful to deal with a person who lied from the beginning, don’t you think?" He Qizhou looked at the top of the cliff, sporadic
There were sounds of fighting.
"It's really a misunderstanding. I arrived two days before the ceremony..." Tianqi still wanted to argue.
"I'm sorry, there were no rooms when I arrived. Those who came late stayed near me. There is another thing you neglected. You must have suffered such a serious injury on purpose when you were about to leave the mountain, right? The one who came with you
The temple owner said that someone was knocking on the mountain door before dawn, so he saved you. Just imagine how long it would take you to run to the Taoist temple outside the mountain after being seriously injured in the middle of the night? You didn't say you were riding a horse. We rode here.
It took an hour and a half." He Qizhou mercilessly revealed the other party's flaws.
"I snatched a horse and escaped. Junior uncle, someone is shouting from above..." Tianqi pointed to the top, and as expected, a shout of "you can go" came out.
While He Qizhou was raising his head, Tianqi pinched the horse's belly and quickly headed towards the gorge.
He rushed towards the valley, but he didn't hear the sound of horse hooves behind him. Just when he was thinking of secretly rejoicing, he suddenly heard the sound of a bow string, and hurriedly leaned on the horse's back. After all, he was at the beginning of the Eight Meridians, even if he was injured, he could still do it.
Barely dodging that shocking arrow;
The flying arrow grazed his scalp. Tianqi felt a chill on his head. He thought he had saved a small life. Unexpectedly, the second arrow hit him almost at the same time. This time, Tianqi could no longer avoid it. Tianqi was hit by the arrow in the back.
Falling off the horse, he can no longer repay his "mentor" Lingtan who made a generous promise to him..br
He Qizhou was also a little surprised. The cunning guy actually let him shoot two arrows. After putting away the bow, He Qizhou shouted: "Charge! Kill to Luoyang!"
"Kill to Luoyang!" the five thousand cavalry behind him shouted. The other two thousand cavalry were still staying on the top of the cliff to clean up the battlefield.
Because he had doubts about Tianqi, after He Qizhou said goodbye to Tianqi, he immediately summoned the mountain people and hunters who were familiar with the terrain to inquire about the topography and landforms along the way in detail. He found two excellent ambush points and asked the mountain people for advice.
How can I get up there.
After finding out more about it, He Qizhou immediately sent two thousand riders into the mountain. Because he was extremely dissatisfied with the Qi army's misdeeds of arresting people and grabbing food at will, the suffering mountain people volunteered to lead the way and led the Eastern Zhou army to unexpectedly appear in front of the defenders on the top of the cliff.
In the rear, the 10,000 defenseless defenders were no match for the 2,000 Eastern Zhou warriors. It didn't take long for them to surrender and flee. The two canyons on the march road became undefended areas. This chapter has been completed!