In the first three days in Nanjing, the three mountains that Zhao Wenhua had painstakingly arranged collapsed in an instant and were wiped out like ashes.
Not only was Xiao Feng not shattered to pieces, he was not even disgraced. The three mountains in Zhao Wenhua's imagination were like three pebbles, kicked away by Xiao Feng without even feeling any hindrance.
But Nanjing officials and people didn't see it that way. They clearly knew the difficulty of these three mountains, so they admired Xiao Feng's effortless effort.
Perhaps they had not been optimistic about Xiao Feng, the governor of Jiangnan from the north, but after three days, they all agreed that this person could really bring peace to the people of Jiangnan.
When the real governor of Jiangnan arrived, Zhao Wenhua's position as acting governor was naturally gone. He also lost the reason to continue to stay in Nanjing. He could only sadly embark on the road back north with full of frustration.
What everyone didn't expect was that as soon as Zhao Wenhua left, Xiao Feng led the team and set off, announcing that they would go straight to Shanghai via Suzhou. Therefore, it was said that Japanese pirates were very rampant in the Shanghai area at this time.
When setting off, Xiao Feng brought with him two thousand guardsmen and one thousand battalion soldiers from Nanjing, making a huge and high-profile move.
At this time, the combat effectiveness of the guardsmen in different places varied greatly. Where the troops were well trained and the generals drank the soldiers' blood without ruthlessness, the combat effectiveness would be high.
However, many generals in the guards were eating empty pay and drinking the blood of soldiers. Not only were there many deserters, but the remaining ones had little combat effectiveness.
After all, the guard station near Nanjing was close to the Six Ministries of Nanjing, and Zhang Jingdang was previously the Minister of War, so the generals at the guard station were relatively restrained.
The soldiers' remuneration is guaranteed, they have enough food and clothing, so naturally they will not
Even if you are afraid of drills, your combat effectiveness is guaranteed. Although it is still inferior to that of the camp soldiers.
Camp soldiers are recruited soldiers, which can also be said to be mercenaries. They are not limited to military households. They come here to make money and perform meritorious service. The supply is more guaranteed and the combat effectiveness is naturally stronger.
Xiao Feng mixed these two thousand soldiers together, with one battalion soldier and two guard soldiers to form a three-person combat team, with the battalion soldier as the team leader.
If a guard soldier dares to escape before the battle, the soldiers of the camp can be killed immediately. If a soldier of the camp dares to run away from the battle, two guardsmen can be killed immediately. If three people run away together, the three hundred cavalrymen supervising the battle on the outside can be killed together!
When Xiao Feng left, he brought many strange big brooms with him, which he ordered the Nanjing Ministry of Industry to rush to make. They were actually rough versions of wolf brooms.
Many people think that the wolf trap was invented by Qi Jiguang. In fact, it existed as early as the era of Ming Yingzong, the god of war. It was the wisdom of the folk rebels.
In the twelfth year of Emperor Yingzong's reign in the Ming Dynasty, Ye Zongliu rebelled and invented this device, which caused the imperial army to suffer a lot and occupied several state capitals.
However, the Langzhen was not a regular military weapon after all, so after the imperial court won the war, no one imitated it. Historically, it was not until Qi Jiguang's war against the Japanese that it was widely promoted.
Xiao Feng knew that he did not have Qi Jiguang's military genius, and he did not have time to make so many Qi swords. But he could still do it by doing the easiest part first.
With a wolf spear, a small group of three people, and a large group of nine people, a simple version of the Yuanyang Formation prototype is ready. Just make gestures first and avoid big losses in the fight.
The real Qi family army's mandarin duck formation will have to wait until Qi Jiguang finishes helping Qiu Luan and Xiao Feng and Hu Zong
Only by moving to the south together with Xian can we truly shine!
At this time, Yu Dayou had strong troops and horses, and he wanted to fight with the Japanese pirates immediately. However, after arriving in Suzhou, Xiao Feng summoned the three leading soldiers from the guard station and the camp, Qianhu, together with Yu Dayou for a meeting at night.
"The three of you will lead the team out tomorrow morning. The princess's cart will follow you. The three of you will personally guard it with personal soldiers. An Qingyue will guard in the cart. Anyone who dares to come close to spy will be shot to death!
General Yu's cavalry and I will set off early overnight to catch the enemy off guard. You are infantry and move slowly. We will meet up at Taicang Guard in a few days!"
After the three thousand households accepted the order and retreated in unison, Yu Dayou looked at Xiao Feng: "Master, where are we going? Are we really going to Taicangwei?"
Xiao Feng smiled slightly: "Let's go to Jiaxing and give my brother Qin a surprise."
Three hundred cavalry set off overnight. Xiao Feng saw that Zhang Wuxin was silent and knew that he was worried about An Qingyue, so he comforted him.
"What are you afraid of? Even if Xiao Qin wants to kidnap the princess, he doesn't have the ability. Last time he led his people to fight Yu Dayou, and all four hundred elite troops were wiped out. In the coastal areas, there are not many people in the White Lotus Sect left.
Unless he can act together with the Japanese pirates, he will never dare to rob him under the protection of three thousand soldiers on his own. He is just a good martial artist, not a god. He doesn't need three thousand soldiers, but if three hundred people come together, he will be finished.
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Yu Dayou, can you beat three hundred soldiers? Just count the weakest guardsmen."
Yu Dayou smiled and shook his head: "If a person can defeat three hundred people, he is really a god. With my big sword in hand, I can kill about a hundred soldiers, and it is still possible.
Yes.
But if the opponent doesn't care about shooting his own people, and just shoots arrows from a distance, it's hard to say. Legend has it that in the last battle of King Chu Ba, he killed three hundred enemies and beheaded three of them. This is the record closest to the immortal.
It was done while riding a BMW, wearing heavy armor, holding a big halberd, and there were people around to block the arrows. I have fought with Xiao Qin, and even if he is not much stronger than me, he can kill 150 people.
Man, it’s like holding up to the sky.”
Zhang Wuxin nodded, still a little worried: "Taicang is close to the sea. If there are really Japanese pirates cooperating with Xiao Qin, we must be on guard."
Xiao Feng nodded: "Taicang Guard itself has two thousand troops. Besides, the Japanese pirates that Xiao Qin can mobilize are probably still running back from the direction of Dengzhou Guard and won't arrive for a while."
As the three of them talked, the horses galloped non-stop, and the three hundred cavalrymen rolled towards Jiaxing like a whirlwind in the dark night.
At this time, in the small building in Jiaxing, Xiao Qin was looking at the intelligence sent from Nanjing, with a rather complicated expression, a mixture of joy and anger.
Gu Yue'er was not the only one beside him, but also Miss Yun. Gu Yue'er kept staring at Miss Yun with critical eyes, while Miss Yun kept her head bowed meekly, not looking at her.
"Xiao Feng killed one of our medicine men in Nanjing. This man was quite clever, but it's a pity."
Gu Yue'er curled her lips: "None of the medicine men really believe in Mingwang Bodhisattva. They are just greedy and lustful people. If you die, you will die. What's the pity?"
Miss Yun said softly: "The saint's words are wrong. There are still a few followers who are willing to sincerely believe in Mingwang Bodhisattva. After all, most of the people who join the religion are for money and power, as long as they are willing to obey."
Gu Yue'er was furious: "
Shut up! How dare you slander the Holy Religion like this! Could it be that you also don’t believe in Mingwang Bodhisattva and have other motives?”
When Gu Yue'er spoke, she looked at Xiao Qin, her suspicion was self-evident. Xiao Qin smiled gently, and that smile relieved Gu Yue'er's anger by more than half.
"Yue'er, what Yun'er said is not completely unreasonable. I have said before that the current situation of the Holy Religion cannot withstand our picking and choosing.
We need manpower. Regardless of whether we believe it or not, as long as we can control it, as time goes by and we follow the instructions, we will naturally believe it.
It is not all bad news coming from Nanjing. Xiao Feng is going to Shanghai with three thousand troops to fight against Japanese pirates. It is estimated that he should arrive in Suzhou at this time.
This is our opportunity, we will use our tricks to create an opportunity for the Japanese pirates to fight Xiao Feng, and take the opportunity to kidnap the princess and threaten Jiajing."
Gu Yue'er frowned and said: "Brother Qin, although I heard that Jiajing loves this princess, she is a princess after all, not a prince. Will Jiajing really accept our conditions?"
Xiao Qin smiled calmly: "Even if I can't threaten Jiajing, I can at least threaten Xiao Feng. My Feng brother's weakness is that he can't let go of the people around him."
Miss Yun has been in the capital all year round and knows more about the princess. She vaguely felt that it was not that simple for the Holy Envoy to arrest the princess, but she could not think of any other reasons.
When she lowered her head and thought deeply, Xiao Qin said softly: "Yun'er, you have just been back for a few days and have been traveling all the way. You should be allowed to rest for a few more days, but I'm afraid you still have to handle this matter.
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Miss Yun's eyes lit up and she smiled and said, "The Holy Envoy just gives orders."
Xiao Qin looked at the drizzle outside the window:
"Today, the composition of Japanese pirates is complex. In fact, Japanese and pirates are mixed together. I have already sent people to contact the Japanese.
The two largest pirate groups, Xu Hai's side, are now headed by his adopted son Luo Wenlong, who is an associate of Yan Shifan and has already cooperated with us.
The other group is Wang Zhi, who is deeply scheming and difficult to control. He has been contacted many times but has made no progress. However, I have already found out that his adopted son Mao Haifeng is a man who values love and justice.
I plan to send you to be the liaison between the Holy Cult and Xu Hai. Wang Zhi is a scholar, and it is inevitable that he will despise women. He will not talk to you too much in person, and will definitely leave it to Mao Haifeng to handle you.
With your methods, it shouldn't be difficult to deal with Mao Haifeng. As long as Mao Haifeng listens to you, just like Luo Wenlong, Wang Zhi will become ours.
With these three forces, plus the power of the Holy Religion among the people, the Jiangnan of the Ming Dynasty is ours!"
Gu Yue'er's eyes lit up and she looked at Miss Yun expectantly, wishing that Miss Yun would immediately roll off to those islands where birds don't lay eggs.
Miss Yun lowered her head, with tears shining at the corners of her eyes, and replied in a soft voice: "I will obey the orders of the Holy Envoy."
Xiao Qin ignored Gu Yue'er's gaze, reached out and patted Miss Yun's shoulder, and sighed melancholy, full of heartache and reluctance.
"I know this matter has wronged you, but this time your identity was discovered by Xiao Feng. After all, you did something inappropriate. If you don't achieve great achievements, how will you gain a foothold in the sect in the future?
Go ahead and bring more medicine. In addition to your own use, you can also find a way for Mao Haifeng to take it. If Wang Zhi can also take it, then everything is safe!"
Miss Yun takes the order
Before leaving, Xiao Qin glanced at Gu Yue'er, who had been watching Miss Yun.
"You are a saint, she is just a disciple, why are you angry with her? By the way, have you been practicing kung fu diligently recently? Your body is naturally weak and cold, so you cannot be lazy when practicing kung fu."
Gu Yue'er pouted and ignored him angrily. Xiao Qin had no choice but to put his hand on her wrist, check her pulse carefully, and nodded with a smile.
"Not bad, keep practicing, don't be lazy."
Only then did Gu Yue'er become happy and turned around to go out. Looking at Gu Yue'er's back, Xiao Qin sighed, unable to hide her disappointment.
Three hundred cavalrymen were already on the path, with their heads in the saddle and their bells on their horses, taking advantage of the dim light to approach Gaoyang Mountain.
Gaoyang Mountain is not difficult to find, and Fan Yang's painting is also very accurate. Yu Dayou recognized it at a glance, and regretted it.
"I never thought that people from the White Lotus Sect would be in Gaoyang Mountain? I passed by it several times when I was marching. That mountain is the highest in Jiaxing.
But it’s actually not that high, there are no high mountains in Jiaxing. If I had known earlier, I would have killed them all!”
Xiao Feng shook his head and said: "The White Lotus Sect is not a plague, and they don't all live in the mountains. If my prediction is correct, there will be their people at the foot of the mountain within a radius of ten miles.
So if you see suspicious people along the way, arrest them first! Wait until you are done and then screen them, but don’t kill easily!"
Sure enough, even though it was still dark, they still met pedestrians on the path. Some were going up the mountain to fetch water, some were carrying burdens to do business, and some claimed to be on their way.
Some of these people hid on the roadside and did not dare to move. Some turned around and ran when they saw the people and horses, and some went directly to the vegetation.
Lush places to hide.
However, those who could not outrun the horse, those who could not hide from Zhang Wuxin, and those who did not dare to move were all caught first and kept under guard while the team kept approaching the foot of the mountain.
Xiao Qin suddenly woke up from his sleep and sat up. Then he heard the shouting of killing coming from the foot of the mountain. He jumped up and rushed to the window.
His small building was built halfway up the mountain. He looked out the window and saw hundreds of people rushing up the mountain in the morning light. The White Lotus cultists who had set up defenses at the foot of the mountain were already dead and injured.
The last operation resulted in heavy losses. There are only about thirty White Lotus cultists left at the Gaoyang Mountain headquarters, half of whom live at the foot of the mountain and the other half who live halfway up the mountain.
At this time, one hundred of the three hundred cavalry went up the mountain to charge, and one hundred people were stationed at the foot of the mountain, bows and arrows drawn, waiting for the fish to slip through the net.
The most terrible thing is that Xiao Qin saw at a glance that the person leading the mountain, holding a big sword and walking like flying, was Yu Dayou!
Damn it, how did he find this place? This place is so secretive and so ordinary. The key is, shouldn't he be with Xiao Feng? Shouldn't he be on the way to Shanghai?
Calligraphy test? No, this does not comply with the rules of calligraphy test. Although Xiao Qin does not know "Cangjie Tianshu", she has never eaten pork and has seen pigs running. The calligraphy test can only test her own affairs, and her close relatives are separated by one layer.
Xiao Feng is not his biological brother, so he cannot perform an orphan's search for relatives. The problem is that even if he is really his biological brother, the Book of Heaven will not let him test himself!
Is there a traitor? It's impossible. Those who know the address of the headquarters are all die-hard believers. Even Sister Rouge doesn't know this place. The emissary is dead, could it be Yun'er?
Impossible, Xiao Qin
I would rather believe that Xiao Feng is his biological brother than believe that Miss Yun will betray him. I have no choice but to be so confident.
But no matter how confident I am, the cruel reality is right in front of me. Yu Dayou has already come up with a hundred soldiers. After a fierce fight, more than twenty people were killed on both sides. The problem is that there is no one on my side anymore.
Yu Dayou still has many more!
At this time, Gu Yue'er also woke up, hurriedly changed her clothes and rushed into Xiao Qin's room.
"Brother Qin, this is Yu Dayou. There seem to be many people at the foot of the mountain. What should I do?"
Xiao Qin gritted his teeth: "There are too few of us, so we can't fight head on. Let's go from the back mountain!"
"Then, what about the others? They are still fighting Yu Dayou!"
Xiao Qin grabbed Gu Yue'er's wrist: "If you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood. We have incense halls everywhere. As long as you and I are safe, the Holy Cult can't fall!"
Gu Yue'er was pulled by Xiao Qin and ran quickly towards the back hill. At this time, Yu Dayou also entered the small building. Looking at the empty small building, Yu Dayou reached out and touched the quilt.
"The people in the building were still carrying their body temperature. As soon as the people in the building left, half of them chased me up the mountain, and the remaining half followed me to the back mountain. Remember, those who go up the mountain should blow bamboo whistles and fire arrows when they find the enemy, and don't get close to melee combat!"
When Yu Dayou led dozens of people to chase him to the back mountain, Xiao Qin had already brought Gu Yue'er down the mountain. From a distance, he saw Xiao Feng, Zhang Wuxin, and a hundred sergeants waiting for him at the foot of the mountain.
Xiao Feng smiled: "Brother Qin, are you okay? Shoot the arrow!"
Before Xiao Qin could say anything, a hundred sergeants' arrows had already been shot. Xiao Qin took Gu Yue'er and took a few steps back, but the arrows could no longer be shot.
, but behind, Yu Dayou and his people had already come around from a distance.
Xiao Qin had no choice but to pull Gu Yue'er and go straight to the top of the mountain under the cover of trees and weeds. Yu Dayou and his men chased after him. At this time, the dozens of soldiers who had climbed to the top on the other side were not far away from each other.
The gang formed a perfect circle!
But when the two groups met, they found that Xiao Qin and Gu Yue'er were missing! Like magic, they disappeared into the circle formed by the two groups. The soldiers who were following them looked at each other in shock.
Xiao Feng held a telescope and kept watching Xiao Qin's movements. Seeing Yu Dayou in a daze, he loudly pointed out: "Chop the weeds and look carefully. There must be a cave!"