My son A Fei has the appearance of a sword master

It is nearly 2,000 kilometers from Fanlan County (Lanzhou) in Lintao Prefecture, where the General Headquarters of the Northwest Military Region is located, to Verumu. There are three military stations along the way where the convoy can stop and rest.

Four days later, the convoy passed through the vast Gobi desert and arrived at Verumu successfully.

At this time, Gu Santong and Zhu Tiedan had already obtained the secrets of Tianchi Weixia, and began to practice the "Diamond Indestructible Magic Skill" and "Absorbing Power" separately.

The headquarters of the 21st Army Group stationed in Chagatai Dusi was stationed by only one personal guard, which was equivalent to a guard brigade in later generations, with a total of more than 5,000 troops.

However, the station is equipped with enough barracks and facilities for a division to be stationed. Within a dozen kilometers of the surrounding area, there are two infantry divisions guarding the headquarters.

In the evening, the convoy drove into the parking lot of the headquarters. The door of a military off-road vehicle opened, and Li Mubai, Zhu Youtang, and Li Ling'er got out of the back seat.

The co-pilot was Yan Nantian, and the driver was Tang Xiaoqian. Fan Ji didn't come, she was with Xu Ruoyu's team heading out to the desert.

The desert is her territory, and it is perfect for her to lead the way.

Behind them were the cars of Guo Songyang, Hu Bugui, Qiao Wu, Hua Sigu and others. The driver was a strong swordsman named Jian Jingfeng.

The surname Jian is a very rare surname in the Ming Dynasty, and the total number of people in the entire ethnic group is only more than 300.

Among the descendants of ancient sword makers, there are those whose surnames are based on their occupations, and are called Zhujianshi, Yejianshi, Xiaojianshi, Jujianshi, Qingjianshi, Lengjianshi, etc. Later, they were all shortened to swords in provincial Chinese. Shi.

In ancient times, craftsmen who specialized in making swords were called "sword masters". For example, Ou Yezi, a sword-making master in the Spring and Autumn Period, was also called Ou Ye Sword Master. "Zi" was an honorific title.

Therefore, some of the Jian clan are descendants of Ou Yezi, and Jian Jingfeng is one of them.

However, only a few of their descendants have inherited the sword-making skills of their ancestors. They are basically concentrated in Longquan, Zhejiang, and most of them have not been able to inherit this skill.

Although Jian Jingfeng did not inherit the sword-making skills, his talent in swordsmanship was extremely outstanding, and he was taught by Li Tianxin when he was young.

Over the past ten years, his swordsmanship has improved by leaps and bounds, and he finally came from behind, and his martial arts skills were even better than those of Guo Songyang, Hu Bugui and others.

After the demise of the Great Joyful Female Bodhisattva, the Five Poison Boy, and others, Jian Jingfeng was ranked twenty-seventh in the latest adjusted martial arts rankings.

The twenty-sixth person in front of him was his best friend, the top swordsman in the Ming Dynasty, Gui Hai Bai Lian, who was also in the convoy at this time.

"Finally we're here. The desolate Gobi desert is all along the way. It makes my eyes tired."

Zhu Youtang stretched and sighed, and then said to Li Mubai: "Let the iron cavalry brothers help unload the supplies. Everyone has worked hard. If you finish unloading early, you can rest early."

Li Mubai nodded, walked towards Guo Songyang, and explained a few words.

Guo Songyang knew Li Mubai's identity, but was not familiar with Zhu Youtang. Although he was nominally leading the iron cavalry this time, he followed Li Mubai's lead.

Because everyone knows that the Iron Cavalry is said to be the armed force of Renyi Villa, but in fact it is equivalent to the private army of the Li family. This is approved by the royal family and the court.

After Guo Songyang made arrangements, he went to the parking lot with Li Mubai and his entourage.

As soon as they left the parking lot, they saw a group of senior generals carrying gold stars on their shoulders, approaching them with smiles on their faces.

In the military reform of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army adopted the military rank system of "general, captain, lieutenant, and sergeant" proposed by Li Tianxin.

There were only two generals in the entire Ming Dynasty, the emperor who was also the general marshal of the three armies, and the Li family who was also the commander-in-chief of the three armies.

However, the second generation of the Li family has not yet officially taken up this position, so this position is still attached to Li Tianxin.

However, the symbolic significance of these two positions is greater than the practical significance.

The Minister of War is equivalent to the Chief of General Staff, the Minister of Household Affairs is equivalent to the Minister of General Logistics, and the Director of the Factory is equivalent to the Minister of General Armaments, all of whom also hold the rank of general.

The current factory supervisor is a eunuch from the Ordnance Bureau, named Cao Shaoqin, who is also the best-achieving among Li Tianxin's first batch of science students.

As for the title "marshal", it is not a permanent position, but a temporary appointment as the supreme commander of the army when it is necessary to use troops externally.

For example, when the three military regions of the West, Northwest, and Southwest engage in joint operations, a marshal will be temporarily appointed from among the three generals to take charge of military affairs and command.

The commander-in-chief and supervisor of the eight military regions of the Ming Dynasty all have the rank of general, while the deputy commander-in-chief, deputy supervisor and commander-in-chief have the rank of lieutenant general.

The commander-in-chief is equivalent to the commander of the military region in later generations, the military supervisor is equivalent to the political commissar, and the commander-in-chief is equivalent to the chief of staff of the military region.

The group army generals and supervisors have the rank of lieutenant general, while the partial generals, deputy supervisors, and general Pi are usually major generals.

The general is equivalent to the military commander, the partial general is equivalent to the deputy military commander, and the general Pi is equivalent to the military chief of staff.

The commander of the division capital and the supervisor of the army have the rank of major general, and the commander of the commander, the deputy supervisor of the army, and the commander of the generals have the rank of senior colonel.

The commander-in-chief is equivalent to the division commander, the commander-in-chief is the deputy division commander, and the commander-in-chief is the chief of staff of the division.

Among the group of senior generals who came outside the parking lot at this time, there were two lieutenant generals, three major generals, six senior colonels, and a dozen colonels.

Obviously, all the generals, supervisors, partial generals, deputy supervisors, and generals of the 21st Army were present.

Accompanying him were the commander of the Guard Brigade (Commander of the Guard Brigade), the Supervisor of the Guard (Political Commissar of the Guard Brigade), the Commanding Officer (Deputy Commander of the Guard Brigade), the Deputy Supervisor of the Guard (Deputy Political Commissar of the Guard Brigade), and the Commander of the Guard (Deputy Political Commissar of the Guard Brigade). Brigade Chief of Staff).

As for the additional senior colonels, they are the staff officers (staff officers) of the group army headquarters and the personal guards officers.

It can be said that all the senior leaders of the Army Headquarters have arrived.

Not to mention that this battle to exterminate demons was personally issued by the emperor, requiring the Northwest Military Region to cooperate fully and unconditionally. Based on the backstage of Renyi Villa and its position in the Ming Dynasty, the senior leaders of the group army would not take it lightly.

"Haha, you heroes have worked hard all the way. I apologize for Yuan's loss."

Yuan Jie, the general of the 21st Group Army, cupped his fists and smiled at everyone.

Li Mubai and his entourage all clasped their fists in return. The leaders of this operation were Guo Songyang and Qiao Wu. One of them was responsible for leading the iron cavalry, and the other was responsible for leading the villa's guests.

Because Qiao Wu was older and highly respected in Renyi Villa, it was he who spoke: "General Yuan, you're welcome. I'm a rude person and don't understand the rules of the army. If I'm rude, I need to ask the general to take care of him." .”

Yuan Jie smiled heartily when he heard this, clasped his fists again and said, "Is this the 'Lion' Qiao Wu Qiao? Although Yuan is in the military, he has long admired the reputation of Qiao, so I am honored to meet you."

Qiao Wu was from the era of the Happy King. He was once one of the seven masters of the Central Plains. He was a few years older than Xu Ruoyu, Liu Yuru and others. He was now nearly fifty.

Yuan Jie was a few years younger than him. Although his martial arts skills were not weak, he was still inferior to these martial arts heroes who specialized in martial arts.

Therefore, he paid enough respect to these martial arts masters.

But after all, he has a specialization in the art. When it comes to leading troops in war, Yuan Jie can beat Qiao Wu by several blocks. When Qiao Wu heard this, his face lit up, and he introduced everyone around him to Yuan Jie one by one with a smile. Yuan Jie also introduced people on his side.

After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, Yuan Jie led everyone to the headquarters guest house. The Iron Cavalry officers and soldiers would lead them to the canteen and dormitories.

After a feast, Yuan Jie invited everyone to the headquarters' combat conference room to discuss operational matters.

"My heroes, this battle must be carried out without affecting the people, so you will be the leader."

"If there is anything you need to use us for, just ask us and we will fully cooperate."

After listening to Yuan Jie's words, Guo Songyang, Qiao Wu and others looked at each other, and actually secretly exchanged glances with Li Mubai.

After getting Li Mubai's look of "you have to figure it out", Guo Songyang was not too polite and said as a representative: "We first need to know where the Demon Cult team has arrived so that we can make targeted arrangements."

Yuan Jie looked at General Pi and said, "Old Zhao, please communicate the information with all the heroes."

General Pi Zhao Chengqing nodded and took the initiative to say: "I just received a telegram from the Xichang spy yesterday evening. Yesterday evening, the top leaders of the Demon Cult rested in Urzite County, Mongolia."

"There is still more than 1,300 kilometers away from Verumu. At their speed, even if nothing unexpected happens, it will still take half a month to reach Tianshan Mountain."

"And there are still twenty days until August 15th. If they delay for a few days, they may only arrive one or two days earlier."

Guo Songyang nodded slowly and said: "In other words, we have more than half a month to prepare."

Zhao Chengqing nodded and said: "After several years of secret investigation by Xichang secret agents, we have basically mastered the major strongholds of the demon sect thieves in the Western Regions. You can definitely target them."

"More than half a month is enough for you to transfer the iron cavalry to various Demon Cult strongholds and grasp the specific situation. The Xichang agents can deal with some scattered Demon Cult thieves themselves."

Guo Songyang nodded happily and said: "That is the best, but the focus of this operation is to be secretive, to catch the Demon Sect off guard."

"So the most critical issue is not to alert the demon sect thieves in advance. I wonder if you generals have any good strategies?"

Yuan Jie cupped his fists toward the east and said with a smile: "I must say that our long live master is wise and has already planned this step."

Zhu Youtang, who was sitting next to Li Mubai, had a proud smile on his face.

Guo Songyang asked curiously: "How do you say this?"

Yuan Jie said: "Long Live had already thought of this a few months ago, so he arranged for Zhuji Chamber of Commerce and Sunji Chamber of Commerce to prepare multiple caravans."

"At that time, we only need to ask the iron cavalry brothers to pretend to be members of the caravan, and they will be able to reach the devil's strongholds without anyone noticing."

"Not only the Western Region, but also places outside the Great Wall, the Desert, Guandong, etc., have all made arrangements and are waiting for the iron cavalry to arrive."

Guo Songyang suddenly realized it and said happily: "Long live is indeed wise, so there will be no problems."

Yuan Jie said sternly: "Due to the strict order of Long Live, this operation cannot cause panic among the people and cause turmoil in the border fortress. It is best to conduct silent battles at night, so guns cannot be used."

"Therefore, our army cannot directly participate in the battle. We can only rely on you to fight in the city. It doesn't matter over the Tianshan Mountains. Our army can dispatch armed helicopters."

Guo Songyang said: "No problem. Although the Devil's Cult is a very harmful organization, in general it still belongs to the Jianghu forces. It is my duty at Renyi Villa."

Then everyone discussed the details again, and the meeting didn't end until about ten o'clock in the evening.

The demon-killing team rested at the headquarters for two days. Starting from the third day, the iron cavalry and hundreds of villa diners disguised themselves as caravan partners and guards, blended into the caravan, and headed towards the demonic sect strongholds in various places in the Western Regions. And go.

Each team is based on a hundred households and is equipped with ten villa guests. Guo Songyang himself led the team to the Demon Sect's Western Region Branch Headquarters in Turpan.

There are still more than sixty masters of Renyi Villa, all of whom are high-end combatants among the guests of the Villa.

Such as Qiao Wu, Hua Sigu, Jian Jingfeng, Guihai Bailian, Hu Bugui and others are all included.

They don't need to go to Tianchi so early to camp, they just need to enter the mountain before the Demon Cult team arrives.

The whereabouts of the Demon Cult team have always been monitored by Xichang spies. Everywhere they go, the spies will immediately send the information to the 21st Army via telegram.

Zhu Youtang was really bored waiting in Weilumu. When the Demon Cult team was still four or five days away from the Tianshan Mountains, he finally couldn't help it and decided to go to Tianchi first to visit the base.

While knowing the topography of Tianchi, you can also take a sightseeing tour to relax.

Li Mubai had no objection to this, and immediately borrowed an off-road vehicle and a van from the Zhuji Chamber of Commerce and headed for Tianshan.

Tang Xiaoqian was still driving, Yan Nantian was in the passenger seat, and Li Mubai, Zhu Youtang, and Li Linger were in the back seat.

Silongwei and Cao Zhengchun and Liu Xi were sitting in the van at the back.

As we get closer and closer to the Tianshan Mountains, the desolate Gobi gradually disappears, and green begins to appear in everyone's eyes.

The melting snow on the Tianshan Mountains has brought vitality to this area.

In the hot summer, they did not close the windows and turn on the air conditioner, but opened the windows to let in the natural breeze.

Suddenly, Tang Xiaoqian, who was driving, said, "Master, there is someone blocking the car in front of me. She seems to need help."

"Oh?"

Li Mubai and Zhu Youtang, who were sitting by the window, stuck their heads out of the window and looked forward.

Then he saw a white car parked on the roadside fifty or sixty meters ahead. A young woman wearing a light green dress was standing at the back of the car waving.

The woman's appearance is not stunning, but she is also very delicate and beautiful. Her temperament is gentle and graceful. She can afford a car, so she should be a lady.

Li Mubai said: "Stop the car and see what's going on."

Tang Xiaoqian followed her instructions and stopped the car next to the young woman, facing the back row. Zhu Youtang asked the woman, "What's the matter?"

The woman clasped her hands in front of her chest and said to Zhu Youtang in a soft voice: "Sir, my car suddenly stalled on the road and then stopped starting. Can you please help me?"

Zhu Youtang blinked, then looked back at Li Mubai and asked, "Can you repair cars?"

As an emperor, it is naturally impossible for him to know such a professional technology as car repair. (End of chapter)