The situation in Tianshi Temple has changed suddenly, which no one could have expected.
The disciples of Bashan never expected that after the masters entered the palace, the Bashan Sword Sect would become the target of public criticism in an instant.
At this time, three layers inside and outside the three sects surrounded Bashan's disciples. The Bashan swordsmen were shocked, and everyone knew that in such a situation, it was impossible for them to be enemies of the various sects.
The leader, Gu Daoren, was held hostage and was unable to resist. Even if these twenty or so people fought hard, they would only end up being annihilated in the end.
Naturally, there are knowledgeable people from the Bashan Sword Sect among them. Although I don’t understand why the various sects would point their finger at our sect instantly, I know that these more than 20 people are the true foundation of the Bashan Sword Sect. Once they are all wiped out,
Here, the Bashan Sword Sect is really hurt, and it may even cause the Bashan Sword Sect to disappear from the world.
At this time, they were surrounded and could not see Taoist Gu outside. Everyone looked at each other, and one of them shouted to Abbot Guangyuan: "Master Guangyuan, if we put down our weapons, can you really guarantee our safety?"
"The old monk guarantees it with his life." Abbot Guangyuan said: "You put down your weapons and obey the instructions. You will be safe and sound. All the sects in the world are here and can serve as witnesses."
Everyone in the Bashan Sword Sect was thinking that the old monk might not be trustworthy yet, but since the old monk made a guarantee in front of everyone, there should be no problem. After all, if he goes back on his promise, the Jinshan Temple will not be able to survive in the world.
Immediately, some people put down their weapons. Seeing this, others hesitated and finally put down their weapons.
For a swordsman, putting down his sword is a great shame and humiliation, even worse than killing him.
The motto of a swordsman is that if the sword is with the man, the man will die if the sword is lost.
However, in the current situation, if one stubbornly resists and faces the wolf-like tiger factions, the whole army will definitely be annihilated. If this is the case, Bashan will no longer have a foothold in the world. In order to maintain Bashan's strength, he can only swallow great humiliation.
Gongyang He was also very agile. When he saw the Bashan disciples put down their swords, he first asked people to put away the long swords, and then he tied up all the Bashan disciples with beef tendon ropes. It was difficult to break free.
These ropes were originally intended to be used to bind Tianzhai disciples, but they never expected that they would be used on Bashan disciples.
Now that they had put down their weapons, Bashan's disciples were mentally prepared to let him be tied up and then ordered to stay and be temporarily imprisoned.
Although Gu Daoren's limbs were injured by the inner sword and he was like a disabled person, after all, his cultivation in the Great Heaven Realm and his inner strength were still there. No one dared to take it lightly and imprisoned him alone. They also asked the left envoy of the Sun and Moon Alliance to personally guard him to avoid giving birth to a child.
Other accidents.
Later, there were seven or eight sects that came up the mountain, but their strength was average, with only a hundred or so people in total. Qin Xiao did not reject these sects because they were late, and ordered Tang Jingyi and Tianfeng Taoist to report to all the sects.
Send the leader to explain the situation.
Qin Xiao knew in his heart that he needed to unite all the forces that could be united. Only when the factions eliminated their fights and united as one could they have the strength to face various unfavorable situations, especially those who were wavering, and he had to find ways to win them over.
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By the time it got dark, more than twenty sects, large and small, had formed an alliance with Jinshan Temple and the Sun-Moon Alliance. Except for a few sects who still felt that the situation was unclear and hid in remote places and did not dare to show up, most of the sects who landed on the island
Already gathered at Tianshi Temple.
Nearly five hundred people settled inside and outside Tianzhai. Qin Xiao passed down the order in the name of the alliance leader. Each faction was not allowed to fight privately, let alone take the opportunity to destroy every brick and tile of Tianzhai. In order to ensure that everything was safe, he sent guards
At the downhill intersection around Tianshi Temple, no one is allowed to leave without permission.
In the middle hall, the heads of various factions gathered together around an oversized nanmu carved table, with a simple map spread on it. It did not outline the geographical environment of the central part of Penglai Island, but only marked the situation around the island.
came out.
"There are nine islands within fifty miles around the main island." Shang Fu held a wooden stick in his hand and introduced to everyone: "The nearest is Wuliang Island, and the farthest is Crab Island. But as long as there is a boat,
Even on Crab Island, you can get to the main island within two hours. Except for Wuliang Island in the northeast and Qixia Island to the west, the other seven islands are all south of the main island. The smallest of them is
Qingyou Island, although it is a small island, is densely covered with trees, so one or two hundred people deployed there will not be discovered."
Tang Jingyi said: "So, once they launch an offensive, they may come from the south?"
"The terrain of the main island is steep in the south and pines in the north." Shang Fu said: "There are no beaches in the south, they are all cliffs, and there is almost no place to park boats. If a large-scale army is used, landing in the south is not a good choice. There is Wuwei Beach in the north.
, it is very easy to land from the north."
Qin Xiao shook his head and said: "If it were me, even if it is difficult to land from the south, I will not let the main force attack from the south, but I will definitely arrange a surprise attack from the rear." Pointing to the north, he said: "Gather the main force to land from the north and attract
Pay attention, but send a small force to the south to launch an attack from the rear." He scanned the crowd and said, "With all due respect, I know that you are all very courageous people. If you fight alone, you will not lose to any one of you.
It is reasonable for the Forbidden Army to even outnumber ten. But the strongest point of the Forbidden Army is its strict discipline and its command, and our greatest weakness lies in this."
"What does the leader mean?"
"If we meet the enemy head-on, everyone will naturally not be afraid." Qin Xiao said: "But once the enemy attacks from behind, I'm worried that many people will panic. As long as a few people are panicked, it will affect everyone.
People are fighting on both sides, and once one party panics, the consequences will be disastrous."
Everyone present was a smart person and knew that Qin Xiao's words were polite.
Although there are many masters in various factions, when it comes down to it, a few hundred people are really a bunch of rabble.
No matter how many people there are, the Forbidden Army will advance and retreat in an orderly manner. As long as the generals command it properly, the fully armed marching combat effectiveness will naturally be extraordinary. Otherwise, this group of dragon-scaled Forbidden Army will not be able to protect the imperial city.
But the situation of each faction is different.
Although there are a lot of people, and an alliance has been temporarily formed, after all, it is more than twenty sects that have been temporarily put together with different ideas. If the fight goes smoothly, they will naturally move forward, but once they encounter setbacks
, in the event of panic, the power composed of dozens of sects may collapse in an instant.
"What does the leader mean?"
"My guess is that the main force of the Forbidden Army will land in the north, so we have to gather the main force to meet the enemy in the north." Qin Xiaodao: "But the south cannot be ignored. Even if there is only one road that can lead to the enemy, we must do a good job.
Be prepared." Xiang Shangfu asked: "There are cliffs to the south, is there no possibility of landing? Don't forget, they will probably have small boats. Although the big ships will not approach, the small boats can take the Forbidden Army to get close to the cliff.
You can still log in successfully."
Shang Fu immediately said: "It is definitely impossible to land on a large scale, but the alliance leader is right. If transported by small boats, we can indeed get close to the cliff." He pointed at three places with a stick and said: "These three places are all narrow.
Mountain road. This one requires climbing the cliff before you can reach the mountain road. As long as there are two or three people guarding here, the opponent will have no chance of climbing the cliff. At that time, our sect will arrange a few disciples to guard here to ensure that nothing goes wrong. However, these two mountain roads
Although it is narrow and rugged, it can lead directly to the mountain."
"So we have to ambush people on these two roads." Qin Xiao said: "No matter how many people there are on the other side, these two places must be defended and no one of the forbidden troops can pass." He scanned the crowd and asked: "According to what I know
You know, the Forbidden Army is well aware of the terrain on the main island. They should also know about the three roads in the south and will definitely use them. Now I am not sure how many troops they will land from here, but since they want to
If we fight from here, we will definitely remove all obstacles on the road, and there will definitely be fierce fighting. One of the roads, Tianzhai will send a few people to guard it, so it is not a big problem, but for the other two roads, I wonder who among you is willing to guard it?"
Everyone looked at each other, and Tang Jingyi finally raised his hand and said: "If the alliance leader is trustworthy, leave one of the roads to me. I have seventeen disciples under my command. Unless I and the disciples die, no one will be allowed to pass."
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The head of the Nandou Society immediately said: "I'm afraid a dozen people are not enough. Leader Tang, I also have nearly twenty people under my command, and I am willing to lend a helping hand!"
Qin Xiao smiled and said: "There are Seven Killing Sword Sect and Nandou Society guarding this road, so there is no chance of anything going wrong."
Tang Jingyi nodded to the head of Nandouhui to express his gratitude.
"Leave the other road to us." Sun Shentong of the Yellow River Gang also volunteered, "I have more than 60 people in my hands, and there is no problem in guarding a narrow road."
The Yellow River Gang originally had less than fifty members left, but when they were on Wuwei Beach, the scattered gang members rushed from the mountains to gather together. In fact, among the factions on the island, the Yellow River Gang has the largest number of people.
, followed by the Sun-Moon Alliance.
However, in order to meet the main force of the Forbidden Army in the north, among the various factions, the Sun Moon Alliance and Jinshan Temple must be the main ones.
"In this case, Lao Da is in charge." Qin Xiao said: "You two can go over tonight to check the terrain and prepare for defense. There are many things available on the island. You can set up obstacles first and try not to fight with them.
Fight directly." Xiang Shangfu said: "If they need anything, please help them!"
Tianzhai and various factions have already formed a deadly feud, but now they have to fight against each other. The private grudges of each faction can only be discussed in the future. What's more, when Qin Xiao spoke, Shang Fu immediately nodded in agreement.
Qin Xiao knew in his heart that if Tang Jingyi and the disciples of the Huanghe Gang faced the Forbidden Army head-on, they might not be their opponents. Fortunately, both roads were narrow paths going up the mountain. If some defenses were put in place, it would not be difficult to block the Forbidden Army from sneaking up from behind.
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"Everyone should not underestimate the Forbidden Army." Qin Xiao said seriously: "They are well-trained, well-equipped, and extremely capable in individual combat. Also, their most deadly weapon is the crossbow, and this action is used to deal with various factions in the world.
Equipped with a large number of strong crossbows, almost everyone has one. I have seen the power of strong crossbows, and they are extremely fast. If you are not strong enough, it is impossible to avoid them."
Everyone looked at each other, thinking that the Imperial Guards were so numerous that if they all attacked with powerful crossbows and fired hundreds of arrows, it would be an extremely terrifying scene.
"Among the factions, there are only a few who can handle powerful crossbows." Qin Xiaodao: "So if the other party launches an offensive with powerful crossbows, we must make preparations in advance."
One of the leaders couldn't help but ask: "Leader, what should we do?"
"Shield!" Qin Xiao said: "They have powerful crossbows, so we must have shields to resist them. In a close combat confrontation, the difference between the two sides is not big, but we must have a chance to get close to them. No matter how sharp the crossbows are, as long as we have shields to resist them, they
So we can’t completely take advantage.”
Everyone frowned and said, "Where is the shield on this island?"
"There are shields everywhere." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "There are many trees on this mountain, and there are also a lot of wooden boards in Tianshi Temple. We will start working tonight to make shields." Looking at Suzaku who had been silent next to Shang Fu,
Asked: "Xiangu, I wonder if the doors and windows of Tianshi Temple can be used by everyone?"
Zhuque did not hesitate, nodded and said: "As long as the statues in the temple are not damaged, the doors and windows can be used."
Qin Xiao said with a smile: "That's very good. Let's make arrangements first. One group of people will cut down the wood, another group of people will take down the doors and windows, and the rest will gather together to make the shield. Don't worry about the shield being crude, as long as it can
Just resist the arrows."
Everyone felt confident when they saw that Qin Xiao had arranged things properly.
"Finally, we have to discuss the strategy of how to meet the enemy." Qin Xiao said: "We directly set up formations on the beach and fight with the imperial army. Even if we can stop them, we will definitely suffer heavy casualties. So the best way is to lure them
When we enter the mountain, it would be better if they come towards the Tianshi Temple. We will ambush in the woods and attack when they are halfway up the mountain. This will be of great benefit to us." He looked at the crowd again and said.
: "If you have any good ideas, you can put them forward and try to be as thoughtful as possible."
Gongyang He thought for a moment and finally asked: "When does the leader think they will launch an attack?"
Qin Xiaodao: "The time to attack does not depend on their decision, but on when we want them to launch the attack. If we are ready and have laid a trap, then it is time to lure the wolf into the trap."
Many people were surprised. Qin Xiao said: "Don't worry, everyone. When the time comes, I will let them take the initiative to kill me." At that moment, everyone discussed again and then dispersed, each making preparations to explain.
, and soon, only Qin Xiao and Zhuque were left in the store.
Qin Xiao looked at the map on the table and observed carefully, fearing that he might miss the place where the other party could take advantage of the situation.
Zhuque knew Qin Xiao's thoughts and said softly: "Your arrangements are very thorough. There is really no place to land in other places. There are several risky places, and I will send people to guard them. Don't worry." Seeing Qin Xiao look over.