The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 959
At noon, Ashu led his army to the foot of Gushan Mountain.

Drum Mountain is [-] meters above sea level, surrounded by green water and picturesque.There is an ancient temple on the mountain, named Yongquan, which was built in the Tang Dynasty and is now a holy place for Buddhism.

There are Yuan army scouts climbing the mountain.

Ancient temple on the mountain.

In the past, the incense was at its peak, but in the past two days, there were very few pilgrims going up the mountain.When the Yuan army arrived, most of the people had already taken refuge.

But in Chanei, there are many soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty at this time.

Apart from the [-]rd Regiment of the Fuzhou Garrison Army that retreated here from Yanxiangzhai, there is also the [-]th Regiment here.

In addition, there are also many Fuzhou soldiers hidden in the deep mountains outside the brake.

They are here to resist the Yuan army.

Because if it is not blocked here, Fuzhou will be dangerous when the Yuan army bullies Fuzhou.In the city of Fuzhou, there are not many sky cannons to deal with hot air balloons.

Gao Tianzong, head of the third regiment, and others will preside over the discussion with old monk Huizhi in the guest room and inside the temple.

Just as he was talking, a soldier outside the door came to report: "Regimental Commander, the Yuan army has arrived at the foot of the mountain."

Gao Tianzong looked at old monk Huizhi, and said, "Master, let's take our leave first."

Staying in the temple for the past two days, they have caused a lot of trouble.Right now, it is obvious that they do not want to implicate Yongquan Temple.

"Amitabha."

Old monk Huizhi clasped his hands together, "After the general leads the army out of the temple, what should we do?"

Gao Tianzong said: "Naturally lead the army to rush down the mountain and fight with the Yuan army."

"and then?"

The old monk Huizhi asked again.

Gao Tianzong sighed softly, "Do your best to deal with them. In short, you can't let them bully Changle County like this."

These generals in the army knew very well that the only way to break the siege of Fuzhou was to wait for Wen Tianxiang, who was stationed in Jianning, to lead his army to arrive.

At this moment, in the north of Jianning Mansion, there are tens of thousands of Yuan army troops watching. It is really unknown how long it will take for Wen Tianxiang to lead the army over.

Fuzhou's life is slim.

But those of them who are generals always need to do their best.As for success or failure, it depends on the destiny.

"Amitabha!"

The old monk Huizhi proclaimed the Buddha's name again, and said to the little novice next to him: "Go and gather all the monks in the temple!"

The little monk responded and walked outside the house.

Gao Tianzong and the generals were slightly moved, Gao Tianzong said: "Master, what is this?"

The old monk Huizhi said: "The old monk would like to let all the monks in the temple go out with the general. Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. How can we stay out of it all the time?"

Gao Tianzong was a little puzzled, and said, "Master, forgive me for being rude. In the past, why didn't people from the Buddhist sect..."

Old monk Huizhi smiled slightly, "Because the current emperor can make the people of this world live and work in peace..."

Gao Tian cupped his hands and bowed deeply, "Gao admires the master Gao Yi. It is no small matter to fight with the Yuan army. It is better not to be stained with blood in the pure place of Buddhism."

Old monk Huizhi said: "If the general is defeated, does the general think that our Buddhist school can still be a peaceful place?"

Gao Tianzong remained silent, not knowing how to answer.

The old monk Huizhi said again: "Although our Yongquan Temple does not have as many masters as Xinchan Temple, we still have some masters. Please don't refuse, General!"

As he spoke, his eyes fell on the other generals beside Gao Tianzong.

Gao Tianzong was moved and said: "Then... thank you, Master."

The old monk Huizhi nodded lightly, "The old monk is waiting for the good news from the generals in the temple."

Gao Tian nodded his head heavily, and led everyone to the guest room.As soon as he left the room, he asked the scouts to report to the regiments hidden in the mountain, ready to attack and kill them down the mountain.

Before they left the courtyard, many monks from Yongquan Temple hurried over.They are all wearing leggings, and they are all monks in this temple.

Old monk Huizhi walked out of the guest room, bowed to the Buddha and said: "Disciples, follow the generals and go down the mountain!"

"Yes."

The monks all returned the salute and agreed.

At this moment, none of these monks showed any scared expressions on their faces.Perhaps, people in Buddhism have to look down on life and death a lot.

Over the past two years, they have seen the changes in Fujian.It can be seen from the changes of the pilgrims.

Since the new emperor is in Changsha, the world is indeed different from before.Such an emperor deserves the support of the Buddhists.

Gao Tianzong said: "Guards, take off your armor and give it to the masters!"

All his personal guards immediately unbuttoned their armors.

The head of the monk was a monk about fifty years old, he was very tall and tall, with bald hair and shiny hair. Seeing this, he said: "Thank you, General, but this is unnecessary."

He glanced at the guards of Gao Tianzong and others in the courtyard, and said: "If there is no armor, how will the generals fight?"

Gao Tian laughed and said, "They all have Shenlong blunderbuss, so it's okay if they don't have this armor."

Of course, this is just polite talk.

On the battlefield, having armor and not having armor are two different things.With armor, the chance of survival is much higher.

But after the guards took off their armor, they still handed it over to the monks.

The head monk had no choice but to salute and said: "That's it, thank you General."

Gao Tian asked his personal guards to help about two hundred monks put on their armor, and then he led them out of the courtyard and went straight to Yongquan Temple.A total of about two thousand people.

Che Hongyu, head of the Seventh Regiment of the Fuzhou Garrison Army, was a lieutenant general of Yuan Toutuo's army. He walked beside Gao Tianzong, and suddenly said, "Leader Gao, shall we compete again this time?"

Gao Tianzong said: "Compared to what?"

Che Hongyu smiled and said, "Compare who will withdraw first."

"it is good!"

Gao Tian smiled and nodded, "Just wait and prepare to buy me a drink."

Che Hongyu just laughed, "Don't speak too slowly, your third regiment is an elite army, but my seventh regiment is not bad either. Maybe you can directly defeat those Yuan troops!"

Gao Tian put his hand on Che Hongyu's shoulder, "If you can directly defeat the tens of thousands of troops down the mountain, I will give you all the wine in your life."

"really?"

"really!"

"Good! Haha!"

……

More than [-] people walked out of the temple gate and went down the mountain.In front are the soldiers of the Fuzhou garrison, and in the back are about two hundred monks from Yongquan Temple.

This is the first time that Buddhism has joined the war since the war between the Song and Yuan Dynasties.

Not to mention whether the old monk Huizhi really thought that Zhao Dongting would be the emperor to save the world, or he was under pressure from Taoism.The spirit of these monks is undoubtedly worthy of praise.

And in this Drum Mountain, there are also the fifth, sixth, eighth, and ninth regiments of the Changde Mansion Garrison Army, and they also rushed down the mountain one after another.

Along the way, a Yuan army scout Chacha encountered the army, and someone was shot down by a cold arrow.

But some people still hurried down the mountain.

They rushed to the foot of the mountain ahead of the army and reported the matter to Ashu.

Ah Shu made a surprising move.

He actually let the soldiers under his command lead the soldiers to burn the mountain.

Thousands of soldiers of the Yuan army galloped to the surrounding area of ​​Gushan.

In just a short time, the foot of the mountain was on fire.In such a hot summer day, as soon as the fire was ignited, it surged at an extremely fast speed.

Thick smoke rose into the sky.

The fire spread toward the mountain.

The fire seemed to turn the Drum Mountain into a flaming mountain.

Even when Shi Kangsheng and others fought with the Yuan army in Jiumao Pass before, there were still flames burning, but compared with this scene, it really pales in comparison.

The billowing smoke is endless.

Gao Tianzong and the others who were rushing down the mountain soon saw the fire spreading from the bottom of the mountain and the billowing smoke.

At this moment, their expressions also changed suddenly.

No one thought that Ah Shu would come up with such a method.Indeed, after the availability of Shenlong guns and other items, the Song army seldom considered taking advantage of the right time and place.

"withdraw!"

"Get out!"

Under such circumstances, Gao Tianzong, Che Hongyu and other generals were busy leading their people to retreat behind the mountain.Such a fire, they can't rush through it at all.

It's just that when they shuttled through the mountains.Those Yuan troops were also surrounding the entire Gushan at an extremely fast speed.

At the foot of Gushan Mountain, fires broke out everywhere.

The entire Gushan Mountain was besieged by fire.

The troops of the Fuzhou garrison had nowhere to go.

In the end, they could only gather in Yongquan Temple on the mountainside.

The monks in the temple hadn't had time to leave the temple at this time, and they were all watching the fire inside and outside the temple.Many people showed signs of anxiety.

Gao Tianzong and the others did not know what to do. Seeing the old monk Huizhi again, Gao Tianzong had a guilty expression on his face, "This time, we are the ones who have brought trouble on Yongquan Temple."

Soldiers have already begun to cut down trees outside the temple.

The Zongyuan army set fire to the mountain, and they also wanted to keep the Yongquan Temple from being spread by the fire.

In this way, even if the Yuan army burns mountains, they will inevitably fight them in the end.It's just that the situation is definitely not as good as the Song Army's active attack.

If you are trapped in Yongquan Temple, you can only be passive.

"Amitabha……"

Old monk Huizhi clasped his hands together and said: "General, there is no need to blame yourself. Although we are facing such a dangerous situation, I will go up and down Yongquan Temple and fight with the army and the Yuan army..."

(End of this chapter)