Infinite Brilliant Scroll

Chapter 262
When the autumn wind blows, many slightly yellowed leaves in Bianliang City are blown off the branches.

The center of the leaf is still a little green, but the whole is very dry. When Gongsun Sheng stepped on it, it made a broken and crisp sound.

He hurried past, not leisurely savoring the autumn leaves and strolling along the long street. He was going to see Guan Luoyang and report some things to Guan Luoyang.

This is a matter related to the movement of the army and logistics. There is information sent back from the front by Han Shizhong and the others, collected by the paper cranes of Maoshan Taoist priests, sorted out by Lu Da, and forwarded. There is Li Kaixian's estimation and Li Ying's overall planning, but All three of them are too busy.

Fortunately, according to Liangshan's rules, they don't need to do this kind of trivial matter purely for conveying news.

Recently, Gongsun Sheng, Dai Zong, and some Taoist priests of the Qing sect of Maoshan who were brought back by Lin Lingsu at that time took on the role of messengers traveling around.

This kind of responsibility is doomed that Gongsun Sheng often realizes the overall situation earlier than those who are solely responsible for a certain aspect in the rebel army, so the urgency and pressure he feels have made it impossible to maintain the state of mind of Taoism for many years. , reflected on the face.

Therefore, although he seemed to be walking normally at first glance, he had already used the ground shrinking technique and the wall penetration technique to ensure that the road was unimpeded.

When he arrived at the palace, the high walls of the palace had been placed with various spells by the Taoist officials, but at the moment there was no one presiding over it, and it was not difficult for him. In a short while, he was taken to the depths of the palace.

Most of the eunuchs and maids in the palace are mentally weak. When Liangshan sent people to review them, it was easy. Some people's past crimes were identified, and those with bad deeds and serious crimes were killed directly. The rest were all ordered by Guan Luoyang He was transferred out to help the army weave clothes and prepare for farming.

However, after all the eunuchs and maids left, the huge palace complex did not seem deserted. Many middle and lower-level generals and warlocks in the army who had trained to a critical juncture and were expected to break through in a short time lived here. With the help of the original resources in the palace, he practiced under the cover of Guan Luoyang's aura.

Gongsun Sheng followed the undisguised majesty, went straight to the source, and arrived at the demon palace next to the imperial garden.

"Boss, I have something important to report."

No one answered inside, the palace door opened by itself, and Gongsun Sheng walked quickly.

Guan Luoyang was holding a sapphire jar to pour wine. As soon as Gongsun Sheng entered the hall, he could smell all kinds of spicy or mellow wine flavors.

This hall is more than ten feet high, eighteen feet wide, and twenty-four feet deep. There are pillars like a forest, and illuminated orbs are scattered all over it. But at this moment, the entire open hall is overflowing with the fragrance of wine.

The aroma is unbelievably strong, and it's not as easy to stink as the flowery aroma of ordinary liquor, but it seems that people's limbs and bones are suddenly soaked in the warm water, and the mana running in the body adds a bit of liveliness.

Even though Gongsun Sheng was very worried, he couldn't help sighing with emotion when he was rushed by the fragrance: "The elixir and magic wine accumulated by the faint king are of high quality and variety, which is really a terrifying amount."

This place was originally a place where the emperor practiced penance and closed doors. The finest cinnabar medicines and hardware wines refined by Bianliang Taoist officials for the emperor piled up like a mountain here.

Although the elixir is good, it takes a lot of time to carefully refine it. Even if the emperor is majoring in magic arts, he doesn't need to care about the timing and proportion of taking the elixir like the people in the immortal way, but the spiritual hidden dangers of the magic way are quite serious. More importantly, he also has to consider whether his spirit can control such a huge medicinal power in a short period of time without being backlashed.

Therefore, after ten years, the treasure house in the cellar has almost been filled.

It's just because of greed, or it has become a habit of understatement. Even if it is really full, the emperor will not let Taoist officials and mines around the world reduce the offerings.

"What's the matter, tell me."

Guan Luoyang finished drinking the French wine and said, "Did Tong Guan's team collapse?"

Gongsun Sheng said: "That's right, according to the information from the front, Tong, Zhu, and Gao fled one after another. General Guan Sheng and the others are leading a small group of elite soldiers to strangle them calmly. Our soldiers and horses are ready to go from Jingxi Road to anyone at any time Direction to rescue the rebels."

"Li Ying said that the autumn harvest will be completed in about half a month in Jingdong, but the food reserves of the rebels in various places should have been exhausted. We must send troops as soon as possible, and we can't delay any longer."

"Li Kai has to report first. Among the rebels in various places, Jiangnan, Jinghu, and Liangzhe are the three places that are most urgent. If you want to send troops to rescue, you must choose one of these three first."

The Jiangnan Rebel Army is the naval force second only to Liangshan among the rebel armies in the world. Naturally, it cannot be ignored. Moreover, the rebel army in Guangnan recently successfully joined forces with them, which also attracted more troops from the Guangnan Jiedu envoy. The situation is precarious. .

Shi Sheng and the others from Liangzhe were kind-hearted, and Guan Luoyang sent them a murderous Chen Liqing, with Lei Heng and Zhu Dian as their assistants, so that they would not be too indecisive. A rebel army with a high reputation among the common people, wherever it passed, thousands of families followed it, and it was hit hard.

On the other side of Jinghu Lake, there are several relatively weak rebels, such as Lu Shinang and others. Under the coordination of Liangshan, they hid together in the mountainous landscape in the north of Jinghu Lake. Resist, exile.

Their opponent was one of the four armies brought back from Jiehe. They also mixed with local Jiedu envoys to search the mountains and waters, pressing hard at every step. It was almost at the end of the day.

Gongsun Sheng picked some important points from his mouth and said first, and handed over the collected information in his hand.

Guan Luoyang flipped through them one by one, nodded: "Then send troops."

"Where will the troops go first?"

Gongsun Sheng added eagerly, "Our total number of soldiers and horses is not enough. Both Han Shizhong and Li Kaixian feel that it is safe to call out more than [-] troops and divide them into two groups to rescue them. Pick the second."

He sighed, "They have also discussed many times whether they can be divided into three groups of soldiers and horses. In the end, they all felt that if the soldiers and horses are divided into three groups, the force will be weaker. When they go to respond, they are likely to be defeated." The soldiers and horses of the imperial court clung to each other and became entangled."

"At that time, Kaifeng and Jingdong will be empty, and our soldiers will not be able to return to help, but the imperial court will still have extra soldiers and horses to attack. The situation will become extremely unfavorable."

Guan Luoyang nodded again, calmly, and said: "I see that there are actually more than three places mentioned above. Lu Junyi and the others can still support themselves, but in other places, there are at least seven rebels to respond."

Gongsun Sheng was shocked, and hurriedly persuaded him: "Big boss, there is always a trade-off when doing big things. It is impossible for us to respond to all these seven places in time. If we have to forcefully divide the troops, it will completely ruin the success of the rebel army." Hope, let down those passionate fighters."

Guan Luoyang hummed and nodded again.

Seeing his appearance, Gongsun Sheng felt even more anxious. He didn't know why, maybe it was because Guan Luoyang's performance was too calm.

The situation is so critical, how can he...

Guan Luoyang looked up, and Gongsun Sheng's thoughts suddenly froze.

"Do you think I'm not acting like a good leader who should worry about his subjects?"

Gongsun Sheng came back to his senses and hesitated for a while when he heard this question, then shook his head and said, "Pin Daoist is too flustered, and there is nothing wrong with the big leader's calmness."

"It's not your fault either."

Guan Luoyang finally got up, "I know that you have dealt with too many and complicated news recently. The news from all over the place makes you feel that the rebel army is about to lose. Even if it is not a big defeat, it will definitely lose in the overall situation."

"But in fact, since we settled down in Liangshan, we have been in this kind of situation that is by no means favorable."

Gongsun Sheng was stunned, and said with a wry smile: "Indeed."

In essence, it is by no means a bad thing that they brought about such a situation in half a year. Compared with the time when they had just started the uprising in Liangshan and fought against the soldiers and horses in Quancheng, it was actually much better.

It's just that at that time, the enemy in front of them was very clear, and it was enough to fight with blood and courage, instead of facing a trade-off like now.

In the final analysis, the defeat of Chen Xizhen's [-] soldiers and horses, and the period when Han Shizhong deliberately transferred the frontier army to Daliao without turning back, brought overly optimistic expectations to the people of Liangshan, so it is even more difficult to accept the current situation. There is a quagmire everywhere, and the situation is difficult at every step.

"Don't lose your pace. We have always been in an unfavorable situation, so what kind of aspirations and actions in the past are enough to do now."

Guan Luoyang patted Gongsun Sheng on the shoulder, and said, "You've been too tired from running around for a while, and your mana is disordered, which is why your mood is out of balance. Let's rest here for a while, and I will meet them myself."

Just as Gongsun Sheng was about to open his mouth, Guan Luoyang had already disappeared.

If he lost something, he said to himself: "Having said so much, what exactly are we doing now?"

"Ugh!"

Gongsun Sheng walked back and forth a few steps, doing nothing, and simply followed what Guan Luoyang said, sitting cross-legged here to adjust his breath. After a while, his mana recovered and his mood stabilized a lot. It became clearer.

"Ok?"

Gongsun Sheng wrinkled his nose, got up and walked around to check, it wasn't the first time he had come to this Demon Repelling Hall, during the previous few visits, the hall was full of wine jars and pill bottles.

Although there are still many bottles and cans left here, they are all empty.

"How long has it been since the big boss used up so many pills and wines in the temple?!"

He roughly calculated the number of these pills and magic wines, his heart was pounding wildly. Judging from the withdrawal account books in the palace, it would take at least two years to consume so much with the Emperor Tianming's magic cultivation. Medicinal medicine and wine.

Gongsun Sheng was walking, and in a pile of wine jars, he saw the door leading to the cellar. The door was wide open, the animal head pull ring was hanging down, and there was even a little dust on the relief. It must have been closed for a long time. up.

By coincidence, Gongsun Sheng walked into the door and went down the stairs step by step to the cellar.

"This!!"

When he saw the scene in the cellar clearly, his face turned pale with shock.

In the entire cellar, there are several times more pill boxes and wine jars than in the hall above, but now they are all empty.

Gongsun Sheng broke into the pile of wine jars, grabbed several wine jars and looked at them, but couldn't even pour out a drop of wine, and finally found two small jars that had not been opened in the low cabinet in the corner.

These things were enough for the emperor to practice for a full ten years, but in Guan Luoyang's hands, it only took more than two months.

In addition to being shocked, Gongsun Sheng's heart was not filled with joy, but worry.

Regardless of whether it is the way of immortality, magic or heresy, any kind of skill, it is definitely not a good thing to refine so many different types of cinnabar wine in one breath, but all of them are of high quality.

If it was originally a pure fairy way, if you swallow it so madly, you will definitely fall into the demonic way. If you are a monk of the demonic way, you may have gone crazy.

After all, going back to the source, all these cinnabar wines are extracted from various minerals. It is not so easy to completely refine them. Once they have more medicinal properties, they will immediately become highly poisonous that will disturb the mind.

Gongsun Sheng still didn't know where Guan Luoyang had gone. He waited up and down the Demon Palace for half an hour. Just when he couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to find someone to share the matter with, Guan Luoyang came back.

"I……"

"Boss, you said just now that you want to let Pindao adjust your mood, but why did you take the risk by yourself and be so brave?"

Gongsun Sheng was the first to speak, his face full of anxiety, "You have swallowed so many pills in a short period of time, and your mind, brain, mind, and sanity, how poisoned is this now?"

Guan Luoyang looked at the empty bottles in the hall, shook his head and said with a smile: "Calmness and hard work are not contradictory, I'm not the kind of person who seeks death, I'm just trying to test my own limit."

Gongsun Sheng was full of disbelief. He grabbed his wrist and examined him carefully for a while. There was no sign of poisoning. Then he used his Dharma Eye to observe. As expected, there was nothing abnormal. The worries in his heart gradually subsided, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"I've already met Han Shizhong, and Li Kaixian and the others, and we've settled the matter of dispatching troops."

Guan Luoyang said, "As long as Han Shizhong has [-] troops, he can go south along the two Zhejiang provinces, disrupt the enemy's formation, and break the siege of the three rebels. I'm sure."

"The remaining [-] soldiers and horses will be divided into four groups, and each will go to rescue."

Gongsun Sheng said: "The [-] soldiers and horses will be divided into four again?! I'm afraid that the connection will not be able to be done!"

Guan Luoyang said: "As I said just now, just follow Liangshan's usual practice."

Li Kaixian subconsciously avoided a problem in their art of war deduction from the beginning to the end.

They haven't figured out what the limit of their big leader is, how many soldiers they can use, and they haven't calculated how far the other people may show their superpowers.They just calculated based on common sense, and they defaulted to their leaders fighting against the enemy's fierce generals, or sitting in the rear. However, since the first confrontation with the officers and soldiers, Liang Shan had no stratagem and was sitting in the rear.

It's the leader, the strong, who takes the lead, makes the best use of people's talents, makes the best use of things, and dies to fight for peace.

In such a troubled world, instead of demanding soldiers and making sacrifices, it is better to demand powerful people and select and create suitable battlefields for them.

"Rebel Army, Rebel Army..."

Guan Luoyang said, "I, Liangshan, is the leader of the righteous army, so I want the world to never abandon the righteous."

In the tenth year of destiny, on the first day of October, Zhu Xi and other soldiers and horses all collapsed, and the leader of the treacherous party.

The Bianliang Imperial Palace was empty, and Liangshan soldiers and horses were exhausted, and they spared no effort to help the world.

(End of this chapter)