Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 422 Nine Mountain King

Winter and twelfth lunar month.

The bitter cold wind howled on the city wall.

The soldiers guarding the city curled up under the crenel coldly, hugging each other with their weapons to keep warm.

Some military officers with official positions had already hid in. In the turret, a charcoal fire was lit, and they were warming comfortably inside.

The patrolling soldiers were the most unlucky. Facing the cold wind, they patrolled the city wall and had to look south to guard against the rebels who were ready to attack again at any time.

Although the distance was a bit far, the patrolling soldiers could still see that on a hillside in the distance, the rebels had camped in the forest and had no intention of retreating.

At this moment, in the tower on the city wall, the few civil and military officials left in Jinling City gathered together.

The person in charge is Yang Shangshi who came from the capital.

Last time General Ji led his troops into the Hou's Mansion and killed many officials. In addition to Li Liangjin's rebellion, officials involved in the Hou's Mansion were dismissed and put under arrest. All kinds of officials are in short supply, otherwise how could it be the turn of a Jinling city for this envoy Yang to dictate?
At this moment, Shangshi Yang was wearing a thick fur coat, sitting in the city, grilling the charcoal fire in front of him, the bruise on his face hadn't healed yet, but right now he couldn't care less about grudges against Li Xiuyuan.

"Three, three times. The rebels have attacked Jinling City three times. They have completely blocked the inside and outside of Jinling City, and the rebels are camping outside the city. If this continues, Jinling City will definitely be breached." There was panic in his tone. , looking very disturbed.

In officialdom, he can rely on his father's name to run amok.

But encountering such a thing is not something he can handle. Once the city is broken, according to the style of the rebels, his head will definitely be cut off.

At the time of life and death, how could this envoy Yang still sit still?If he couldn't escape, he would have fled back to the capital alone.

"Master Yang, I took a look at the situation of the rebel army before I was appointed. Although the rebel army is large in number, their combat effectiveness is not strong. It is winter and they lack siege equipment and food. As long as we rely on the strong walls of Jinling City, Hold it for a month, and the rebels will surely be destroyed without attacking."

Zuo Qianhu next to him said that he was not pessimistic about the war in his words.

Envoy Yang was a little annoyed and said, "Should last a month? Are you saying that you want me to stay here for a month? You have seen the situation of these rebels attacking the city. Let alone a month, Jinling City cannot be defended even for ten days." I don’t even think about how many rebels there are, 15, a full 15, how many defenders of Jinling City? Less than [-].”

"The waste is a bunch of waste. It is said that there are 20 troops stationed outside Jinling City? As a result, the official found only [-] soldiers, and most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled. If they are required to guard for a month, I would rather let you protect me." rush out."

"You corrupt officials have emptied the barracks in Jinling City, and when you return to the capital, I must give you a book."

As he said that, he pointed angrily at the officials, big and small, in the tower, and said that there were also many generals in the barracks.

Hearing this, the faces of these officials and the generals all changed, and they dared not speak.

"I tell you, if you can't hold Jinling City, you will all have to move your heads, even if you try your best to defend the city. Jinling City is a big city, and the court will not just sit idly by. My father knows that I was arrested. Trapped in the city will definitely let the steward send reinforcements."

Envoy Yang said: "Now you have any good ways to tell us quickly. I am also a very open-minded person. As long as I can defend the city, I will allow them one by one. When the rebels retreat, I will do it for you." Please take credit."

"My lord, the rebel army attacked too quickly, and the military equipment brought in the barracks is still insufficient. The most important thing is weapons, armor, and arrows. Please allow me to send hundreds of people to clean up the battlefield to make up for some military supplies. "A general in the army said.

"This is a good way, but there are not many troops defending the city. Let the troops go out in case they are attacked by bandits. Let the people in the city go. There are so many refugees in the city, so let them go out and die. It's not a pity." Yang Shangshi said with a turn of his mind.

A civil official nodded and said: "This method is good. It is better to attract the common people than to waste the soldiers in the army."

"At such a critical moment of life and death, can Master Fu be released from the prison? After all, he is the Minister of the Ministry of War, and he knows some things about the war, which is beneficial to the defense of the city." Before that, General Na said.

Envoy Yang shouted: "This is absolutely impossible. Master Fu is a felon named by His Majesty, and he was involved in Li Liangjin's rebellion this time. If he is released, what if he colludes with the rebels?"

He is not stupid, let Fu Tianchou come out, if he gets the credit and is reactivated by the court, wouldn't he be in trouble in the future?

He will not do things to help political opponents.

So he won't let Fu Tianchou have any chance to stand up.

After about a moment.

A small official came to the city wall where the refugees gathered, and shouted: "Listen, the adults above have spoken. Since you refugees are cold and have no food or clothing, the adults have given you a As a job, a small gate will be opened under the city gate later, but people who go out of the city to pick up weapons, armor, and arrows will have food to eat, one pair of armor for three bowls of rice, one weapon for one bowl of rice, ten An arrow is exchanged for a steamed bun."

"Listen, the adults above have spoken."

The little official repeated the words several times.

Huddled under the city wall, the frozen blue and purple refugees heard this voice, and many people raised their heads.

"I'll go out of the city and bring back a pair of armor to exchange for your meals."

An elderly farmer stood up tremblingly without thinking.

An old woman next to her was full of worry: "There is a war outside the city, can I come back after going? Let's forget it."

The old farmer said: "I haven't attacked the city for two or three days. It is definitely not possible to attack the city when it is so cold. I will come back after I go there. If I don't eat, I am afraid I won't be able to survive these few days. I can only survive if I am full." After this winter, next spring the rebels have retreated, and they can rush back to the village to sow seeds. This year’s snow is so heavy, next year must be a good year.”

"Then you have to keep an eye out, and come back if the momentum is wrong." The old woman said.

"Grandpa, come back soon."

A small head poked out from the old woman's arms, it was a little boy.

"Good grandson, grandpa will make steamed buns for you later."

The old farmer laughed, the wrinkles on his face piled up in one place, he pampered his grandson's head fondly, shrank his body to face the biting cold wind, and walked out of the city without looking back.

And not far from the side, a farm boy about thirteen or fourteen years old took a four or five-year-old sister by the hand, and said happily when he heard the news: "There is food to eat, little sister, let's go and pick up things outside the city." Eat instead."

"Okay, I have something to eat, so pick up something in exchange for food."

The little girl jumped up happily and clapped her hands.

"Let's go together, how about being a companion?"

There were a few older teenagers who came over and suggested.

The peasant boy nodded and said, "Then let's go together."

The more courageous people are, the less fearful the group will be.

Also, after the woman holding the crying baby got separated from her own man, she is now penniless, suffering from cold and starvation, and has no relatives in Jinling City. She hesitated for a moment, but still carried her child and followed the crowd out of the city anxiously.

If she doesn't eat anymore, she will starve to death with her own children.

Like this, there are still many refugees who ventured out of the city to clean up the battlefield in order to have a bite to eat.

And at this moment, in the rebel barracks a few miles away from the city.

Li Liangjin's banner stands high, with three big characters written on it: King of Nine Mountains.

He has made great strides, and has already proclaimed himself a king. Nine is the number of poles, mountains are rivers and mountains, and the king of Nine Mountains means that all the mountains and rivers in the world belong to him.

In the military tent, the leaders of the rebel army gathered together to discuss one thing.

Take Jinling City, or not.

Li Liangjin sat on the main seat, and he said angrily: "Why don't you take Jinling City? Didn't you persuade me to take Jinling City before, that is equivalent to taking the whole Yangzhou? That's why I followed your advice and gave up taking Yangzhou." city."

However, none of the leaders in the military tent responded to him, and none of them replied.

"What? They're all dumb, no one is talking?" Li Liangjin said angrily.

Shi Hu grinned, cast a glance at Li Liangjin, and smiled.

Wang Ze rubbed his belly with a big smile, like a Maitreya Buddha.

Hua Gu combed her black hair, her face was calm and thoughtful.

The gorgeously dressed Mr. Chen looked indifferent, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

None of the four chiefs seemed to care about Li Liangjin's anger.

The military adviser next to him, whose alias is Nanshan Weng, is actually Hu Hei, a thousand-year-old fox spirit, and said: "My lord, please calm down. The reason why Jinling City is not taken is because there are still many concerns. For small towns and small towns, you need to think twice before deciding whether to attack or not, and whether to seize or not.”

"I've been thinking for so long, haven't I figured out why? I've tried and tested. Jinling City's defenders are weak, with only less than 4 people. We have 10,000+ people attacking the city. As long as we swarm the city, we will be surrounded by three and one is missing. , Within three hours, Jinling City will definitely be taken. I don’t know what you people are hesitating about. Where is the indomitable momentum before? Shihu, aren’t you the most fierce?” Li Liangjin said angrily again.

Shi Hu cast a glance, then looked at the other leaders, and continued to remain silent.

Hu Hei, whose alias was Nanshan Weng, sighed inwardly at this moment. The reason why the four chiefs refused to act rashly was not because they couldn't take Jinling City, but because Li Xiuyuan was probably in Jinling City.

He is guarding there with a sword that kills immortals. That demon dares to enter the city first?

Of the four chiefs, three of them were terrified by Li Xiuyuan's Immortal Slaying Sword.

Even Shihu, known as the old demon of Montenegro, was defeated many times and almost died several times.

Although he survived every time, there is no guarantee that he will not fall into Li Xiuyuan's hands next time.

"It's not an option to spend it like this. It's better to take this Jinling City." Mr. Chen, who has not spoken yet, said lightly.

Shi Hu grinned: "Are you willing to be a spearman? The gods of Tiangong haven't been involved yet, but Li Shengren has spoken, and he has given up the sword to take down Jinling City, otherwise the 10,000+ army will not Let Yangzhou not take it, come and take Jinling City."

"The gods are by our side, Mr. Chen, you are the most suspicious." Aunt Hua glanced at him and said.

"If you don't take Jinling City, how can Li Xiuyuan come out, and how can the gods show their faces? Only when it comes to success or failure, those gods will spare no effort to come out." Chen Gongzi said.

King Maitreya's eyes moved: "This is a plan to draw fire from the bottom of the pot. If it fails, we will be bitten to death by Li Xiuyuan. His sword to kill immortals cannot be underestimated."

"If we don't go to Jinling City, won't we be bitten to death by Li Xiuyuan?" Mr. Chen said.

Hua Gu looked aside and said, "Shi Hu, what do you think?"

Shi Hu fiddled with the ring head knife in his hand, his eyes flickered, he looked at Mr. Chen, and then at the armored guards in the military tent.

At this point, things were beyond his control.

According to his idea, he should take Yangzhou first, alarm Li Xiuyuan, so that Li Xiuyuan can lead troops to quell the chaos, and then force out the hidden gods in the army to involve the forces of Tiangong, and then sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, from light to darkness , continue to hibernate.

Take advantage of the time when Tiangong and Li Xiuyuan are fighting to the death.

One blow killed Li Xiuyuan and ate him alive, making him not famous in the world.

"Unhappy, I'm so fucking unhappy." Shi Hu grinned, feeling a little irritable.

He has become a master until now, except for the few times he met Li Xiuyuan, he has been invincible, but this victory is in front of him, and he feels a little uneasy.

Like a praying mantis catching a cicada, knowing that the oriole is behind, it has no choice but to catch the cicada.

"What are you talking about, why can't I understand a word?"

When Li Liangjin heard the conversation of these leaders, he didn't know what they were talking about.

How did he know that his Nine Mountain King was just a card, and it was these leaders and the secret gods who really mattered.

This is a major event that will affect the world, and even for thousands of years, how can he be controlled by a mortal.

However, no one paid attention to Li Liangjin's words for a long time.

Even Hu Hei next to him didn't dare to say much. Although he was also a thousand-year-old fox spirit, he couldn't compare to these old monsters and evil spirits.

"Jinling City is taken, damn it, I don't want to wait any longer, let me hear that your surname is Chen Yiji, it doesn't matter if you lose anyway, it's not that I haven't fought that Li Xiuyuan before, at worst, just continue, win and drink and eat meat , lost to Burial in the Mountain.”

Shi Hu stood up suddenly and drank suddenly, making up his mind.

"We are all in the same boat, I will not harm you." Mr. Chen said calmly.

When Hua Gu saw that Shi Hu was about to take the city, she also responded, "Since it's decided, then prepare to lead troops to attack the city, and take Jinling City in one go."

"One person, one city wall, it's easy to grasp the proportion." Wang Ze said with his eyes moving.

"can."

Everyone nodded, then got up and left the military tent without saying a word.

"What are you doing? Are you going to rebel? Do you want to attack Jinling City under my order, and how dare you make your own claims?"

Seeing this, Li Liangjin was furious and said, "If you don't come back, I will plead guilty to this king."

But the four chiefs still left without looking back, and none of them responded to Li Liangjin.

King of Nine Mountains?
What a big name, but it was held up by everyone, and now it can be held up or thrown down, so why bother with the orders of a mere ordinary man.

　After sorting out the plot, the update is a bit slow, sorry.

　　Nine Mountain King is an article in Liaozhai, you can check it out if you are interested.

　　Strange Stories from Liaozhai are loose articles, short stories, which do not affect each other. It is actually difficult to connect them together. All Liaozhai essays have this problem, which is the reason why they are easy to collapse after writing. Usually, they cannot exceed a million words. , if it doesn’t collapse, then I can say that what follows is no longer Liaozhai, it’s fantasy, so the author has been afraid to write fast, and the plot will easily get out of control as soon as it is fast.

　　If you want to write a pure Liaozhai essay, you have to break away from the public, which is slightly different from the usual monster-fighting and upgrading essays, which may not be to your taste.

　　If this book is finished, let's write a pretentious and slapstick article, and it will be hard to get along with yourself.

　　Made a complaint.What I owed yesterday will be made up.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)