People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 508 Pretending to be a ghost and killing people with a knife

In the early morning, white dew condenses on the tip of the grass.

As soon as the breeze hit, Bai Lu wobbled down from the tip of the grass.

A black boot stood beside the green grass, and the owner of the black boot watched the white dew dripping on the ground with his own eyes.

The weather is turning cold.

Li Xuan stood up straight and said softly, "Seeing a falling leaf, you know the end of the year; seeing the ice in a bottle, you know the coldness of the world."

"Your Majesty is thinking about the right time to make a move?" Yu Ze's voice came from behind.

Li Xuan turned around and saw Yu Ze and Qiu Zhenmu coming from behind.

Seeing Li Xuan turn around, the two immediately cupped their hands and bowed: "I have seen you, Your Majesty."

"Brother Qiu, Uncle Yu!" Li Xuan bowed his hands to Qiu Zhenmu and Yu Ze, then stood up and said: "When it is time to attack the Tianyin and Digong, the first thing to consider is the human heart, the human heart is equal to each other, and then the geographical advantage At that time, the only thing we can take is the time, but the time is changeable, and we need to wait."

"It seems that the lord knows it well." Yu Ze had followed Li Xuan for so long, so he naturally understood the meaning of his words.

"The matter on the front line will be taken care of by the general Zhonglang." Li Xuan's eyes flicked over the two of them, looking into the distance.

Black Dragon Mountain, in the newly built camp, was already densely packed with grain bags.

These were transported up from the bottom of the mountain in one day and night.

Li Xuan said softly: "No matter what the battle ahead is, I must do what I should do."

"What the prince said is true." Yu Ze and Qiu Zhenmu nodded seriously.

Li Xuan was ordered to transport the grain and grass from Jiekou to Heilongling, and then transfer it from Heilongling to the Immortal Valley ahead.

Immortal Valley is fourteen miles away from Heilongling. Standing on the mountain peak, you can just see the black spot the size of a grain of rice from a distance.

At this moment, on Heilongling, more than a dozen tents have been set up in the newly built camp.

At the foot of Heilong Ridge, the camps of the army are also being dismantled and moved.

Tomorrow at the earliest, and the day after tomorrow at the latest, Duan Baoxuan will move his troops to the outside of Immortal Valley.

After all, he is the commander-in-chief of the army, whether Qiu Shenji or Huaijin, at most he can be regarded as a vanguard general.

"Nearly [-] soldiers, [-] have already entered the Immortal Valley. Let's see how much progress Zhonglang can make." Li Xuan glanced at the foot of the mountain, and then looked in the direction of the Immortal Valley again, with serious eyes.

"Your Majesty thinks that Zhonglang will be able to capture the Tianyin General Altar?" Qiu Zhenmu couldn't help but asked with concern.

Li Xuan hesitated for a while, then thought about it and said: "If Zhonglang is given five days, and the three thousand soldiers don't count the damage, then there is no problem in capturing the Tianyin General Altar, but I'm afraid he doesn't have so much time. In a short period of time, He is lucky to be able to find the main road leading to the deep underground."

Inside the main altar of Tianyin Sect, there are dense organs and many traps. If you don't pay attention, your life will be in danger immediately.

Moreover, the layout of the main altar of Tianyin Sect is like a densely packed beehive.

But in this hive, there is only one way, which can lead to the final queen.

But on this road, there are countless forks.

If you go astray, you can turn around in time and pay it back. If you insist on going all the way to the end, you will definitely fall into the abyss of death.

"What about the prince?" Qiu Zhenmu stood on the other side, looking at Li Xuan cautiously.

Li Xuan shook her head slightly, and said: "This king will not attack that underground palace lightly, I would rather spend a lot of time to lead the water from the Xin'an River all the way here, and flood the Tianyin underground palace with water..."

"The Xin'an River is more than ten miles away, and how can the water be brought in all the way up." Duan Baoxuan's deep voice came from behind.

The three of Li Xuan immediately turned around, then cupped their hands and praised: "I've seen the governor!"

Duan Baoxuan waved his hand, walked past Li Xuan and the others, gazed into the depths of the valley more than a dozen miles away, and said softly: "The underground palace of the Tianyin Sect is unfathomable, I don't know how long it will take to clear it. Fill up."

"But there will always be a day when it can be filled. After all, it only took 20 years for the Tianyin Sect to run this place." Li Xuan's words were understated, but the hosts present could feel him Strong will.

"That took too long." Duan Baoxuan's tone was somewhat dissatisfied.

"That depends on how many people the governor can accept to die." Li Xuan followed Duan Baoxuan's gaze and stared into the depths of the valley from afar.

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At this moment, breakfast is served and the soldiers are ready.

Nearly a thousand soldiers lined up outside the Immortal Valley.

The flag was waved, and the next moment, three groups of daredevils, holding a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, rushed into the valley with solemn expressions.

At the end of them, there were three soldiers each, holding long hooked spears in their hands, walking slowly towards the ancient interior.

The valley was quiet, broken by the sound of heavy footsteps in a blink of an eye.

On the left side of the entrance of the valley, there was a row of wooden houses, and a group of soldiers on the far left rushed towards these wooden houses.

In the depths of the valley, a huge statue of Tianyin Goddess sits on a mountain.

On both sides of the goddess statue, there is a row of stone caves, which were chiseled out from under the mountain wall.

Quite a number of Tianyin sect members lived in the valley on weekdays, but yesterday, when the government army invaded, they immediately withdrew into the mountain wall.

Not a trace.

The remaining two teams of soldiers immediately scored two points, and each rushed into the stone house on one side.

Then a scream came out from the stone house immediately.

Even though it was more than ten miles away, the sound of the wind still clearly transmitted the screams to Li Xuan's ears.

Soon, the corpses were moved out of the cave and moved to the open space outside the valley.

At this moment, Ming Chongyan, who was wearing a lavender Taoist robe, walked out of the crowd and walked straight to the corpse.

He stretched out his hand, and he fed an unknown pill directly into the corpse's mouth.

In a blink of an eye, the corpse on the ground opened its eyes miraculously, and jumped up after a while.

Then, a burst of cheers suddenly sounded in the army formation.

Morale boosted.

What happened on the front line quickly reached the ears of Li Xuan and Duan Baoxuan.

The two were sitting on the boulder on the top of the mountain at the moment, looking at the valley from a distance.

Glancing at the detailed report in his hand, Duan Baoxuan said angrily: "Fraudulent means."

The soldier just now did not die in the incident at all, and he might even just fainted, so Qiu Shenji and Ming Chongyan used it as a tool to boost morale.

Many of the soldiers on the ground were in this situation, and they were quickly rescued one by one.

But every time it works, it brings cheers from the soldiers.

"On the battlefield, no matter what method is effective." Li Xuan shook her head slightly, her expression indifferent.

Who is Ming Chongyan? He is the most trusted adviser around Empress Wu. His willingness to show up at this time is already a sign of sincerity.

Li Xuan lowered her head slightly, last night, she only allowed Qianmian Buddha to move freely, but now, Ming Chongyan showed up on his own initiative.

The things here are too careless.

Yan Zhuang pretended to be a thousand-faced Buddha and sneaked into the main altar of Tianyin Sect, but it didn't work as expected.

At least from Li Xuan's point of view.

It is impossible for Qiu Shenji and Ming Chongyan not to know about him hiding here.

Even this whole thing was planned by them from the beginning.

Although Yan Zhuang didn't make much contribution before, fortunately, it's not too late now.

If they could really break into the underground palace with the help of Yan Zhuang and kill Xie, the matter would be considered a success.

But it's a pity that Yan Zhuang is no longer trusted within Tianyin Sect.

Soon, another group of soldiers rushed into the underground palace of Tianyin Sect.

Li Xuan flipped through the battle reports sent from the front to the rear.

Crossbow arrows, poisonous water, poisonous smoke, pits, hob carts, rolling stones, batch after batch of murderous weapons, seemed to fall on the officers and soldiers one after another.

Fortunately, Qiu Shenji had already prepared, using all kinds of methods such as hook gun, iron shield, even rolling stones, poisonous smoke.

Although the casualties were not light, fortunately many people were only injured.

"The governor was transferred first, seems to be a close friend of Captain Huai of Zhechong Mansion in Huangshan and Zhechong Mansion in Kuaiji?" Li Xuan turned to look at Duan Baoxuan.

"If they want to make meritorious service, they will naturally use their own hands." Duan Baoxuan looked very calm.

Li Xuan nodded slightly, Duan Baoxuan did things within the rules, no one can say anything wrong with him.

Li Xuan stood up, cupped his hands at Duan Baoxuan, and said, "Captain, I'm afraid there will be no real progress in today's matter. The subordinates will go down first to see the transfer of grain and grass. It seems that it will take some time to enter the underground palace."

"King of Nanchang, stop. Is there really no good way to quickly break through the underground palace of the Tianyin Sect?" Duan Baoxuan looked at Li Xuan solemnly.

Li Xuan took a serious look at Duan Baoxuan, and said, "Captain, if you want to quickly break through the underground palace, there are three ways."

"Three types?" Duan Baoxuan's eyes showed a trace of surprise. Are there three kinds of methods?
"The first thing is to get the organ layout of the entire underground palace, but this thing should be in the deepest part of the underground palace, so I can't take it out easily." Li Xuan smiled wryly.

"En!" Duan Baoxuan nodded in agreement, and then continued to ask: "Then what about the second?"

"The other two are the builders of this underground palace. If he can be found, then this underground palace will naturally be broken." Li Xuan's face became serious.

Such a rigorous underground palace is absolutely impossible for ordinary craftsmen to build.

It must be a master craftsman with enough experience who stayed here for a long time and carefully polished it.

Such a character is absolutely rare in the world.

And even fewer people are willing to spend such time.

"For 20 years, even if this person is still alive, he is probably hiding in the main altar of Tianyin Sect." Duan Baoxuan shook his head.

"The third type is people who know the internal pathways of this underground palace, such as Zhu Xi. For example, if you randomly grab a living person from the mountain and torture them to find something, this should have been done before marriage." Li Xuan suddenly felt a little confused. He looked at Duan Baoxuan in surprise.

Zhu Xi had been sent to Duan Baoxuan long ago, it won't take so long, they didn't ask anything.

"It's useless. The underground palace route of the main altar is not dead. It changes every day and every hour. Moreover, every time Zhu Xi comes here, someone else guides him. The people who really know the core secrets of the main altar, we are alone. I haven't even caught it." Duan Baoxuan sighed deeply.

He has also been in battle for many years, how could such a thing not have been thought of.

"Captain!" Li Xuan looked at Duan Baoxuan and said in a deep voice: "In my opinion, if you really don't care about the final result, why don't you set fire to the entire underground palace, from the outside to the inside, little by little? Burn it."

"If they are all burned, how can we tell whether the empress is alive or dead?" Duan Baoxuan raised his head and looked at Li Xuan.

"She won't be killed that easily." Li Xuan cupped her hands to Duan Baoxuan, and said, "The governor may wish to consider the suggestion of his subordinates, we don't need to use this underground palace to manage anything, the final result is still to use It destroys, so why not go ahead!"

After speaking, Li Xuan turned and left directly.

Duan Baoxuan turned his head and looked deep into the valley.

Although he couldn't see Qiu Shenji and Ming Chongyan clearly, he knew that these two were fighting with all their might.

According to what Li Xuan said, he just took away the bottom of these two people.

Duan Baoxuan shook his head, it's not that time yet.

(End of this chapter)