Jiuxi

Chapter 462 Chapter 460 [Don’t look back]

It is less than fifty miles from Huiyan Village to Heishui Village, and there are two small villages with six to seven hundred people on the way.

Like Huiyan Village, these two small villages are equally empty.

The road between the mountains and fields is difficult, but for the Shazhou soldiers who were born and raised and are accustomed to traveling, this journey is not too far.

However, there was no gain along the way, which made the soldiers of the Tieyang and Zhehuang tribes extremely unhappy. They could only cast their greedy eyes on the Blackwater Village ahead.

It is the largest village in the Seven Divisions of Shazhou, or the richest treasure land in the entire Shazhou region. It hides the wealth accumulated by the Yalong tribe for hundreds of years. Normally, no one would dare to covet it. However, someone is taking the lead now, and the three tribes have joined forces. There is naturally no shortage of ruthless characters fighting for money during the siege.

At three o'clock in the morning, Heishui Village was already surrounded.

A total of more than 15,000 soldiers from the Tieyang, Zhehuang and Huining tribes were watching outside the stronghold, not paying any attention to the ancestral house inside the stronghold that represented hundreds of years of Shazhou history.

In the Blackwater Stronghold, although many warriors of the Yalong Tribe were confused about the situation and why the three tribes from the same sect suddenly became enemies, they believed in their leader and followed the instructions of the Luo Yaozong firmly. They put on a defensive posture on the wall.

The three coalition forces did not launch an attack immediately. They just surrounded the Blackwater Village under the command of their respective leaders.

Shen Min glanced at the leader of the Huining tribe, then patted Wei Wanjiang on the shoulder and said, "You still need to be more discerning. Luo Yaozong is not a three-year-old boy, how could he agree to such conditions? In short, I just prevent him from finding the steps and block his excuses in advance, so that we have a reason to attack Heishui Village and will not cause any criticism in the future. "

The warriors of the Yalong tribe on the wall were waiting with solemn expressions, and the warriors of the Tieyang tribe behind Shen Min were also waiting with bated breath.

The two quickly stood up and escorted each other outside the tent.

"As long as you can do three things, we will withdraw our troops immediately."

In a temporary camp, Shen Min, Wei Wanjiang and Bai Chang sat together, drinking water and eating simple dry food while discussing the next step.

At this moment, Shen Tianyi hurriedly walked in and said, "Father, Luo Yaozong asks you to talk in person."

Wei Wanjiang touched his forehead in embarrassment and said suddenly: "So that's it."

Seeing Shen Min walking towards Heishui Village surrounded by a group of masters, Bai Chang looked up at the clear sky with obscure eyes.

Wei Wanjiang rolled his eyes and laughed: "As long as he lets go, the rest of the matter will be out of his control."

Shen Min's words were naturally the first to complain, claiming that Luo Yaozong was responsible for the three departments' joint attack on Heishui Village.

Hearing this, Luo Yaozong had a faint smile on his lips.

Bai Chang on the other side was silent.

Outside the east side gate of Heishui Village, Shen Min met Luo Yaozong again after many days.

Wei Wanjiang was the first to say: "Brother, should we fight first?"

Shen Min raised his eyes and looked at Luo Yaozong opposite, and said slowly: "From the beginning, you should not have been on Qi Ren's side, otherwise the situation would not have evolved into this."

Shen Min chewed the dry food carefully and said in a leisurely manner: "Qi people have a saying that a teacher has a reputation. I think this statement is very reasonable. Of course, we have to fight, but we have to talk about it first, at least let The people in the village know that we just don’t want to be dogs to Qi State, and because of the conflict caused by this incident, Luo Yaozong is no longer qualified to hold the power of discussion if he is willing to give up this power and voluntarily resign as the leader of Yalong. If you are in the position——"

The two sides are now at war with each other, so naturally they cannot sit across from each other in harmony as before. There is a distance of six or seven feet between them, and they are surrounded by their respective cronies and confidants.

Shen Min nodded slightly, stood up and said to the other two leaders: "Okay, I also have something to say to him. Brothers, please wait patiently for a while."

After a moment of silence, Luo Yaozong asked calmly: "Then what do you think I should do?"

After saying this, he paused slightly and said with a chuckle: "We can avoid killing Yalong's tribe, provided that he opens the village gate and lets us in."

In late autumn, the sunshine seems to be a bit chilly.

Shen Min raised three fingers and said calmly: "First, hand over all the Qi people in Heishui Village. Second, hand over the power of discussion in your hands. The Yalong tribe will move out of Heishui Village immediately, and our ancestral home will be ours." The three departments will be jointly managed. Third, you will resign as the leader immediately. From now on, the Yalong Department will be controlled by others. As long as you can agree to these three conditions and then open the village gate to let us in, I guarantee that the people in the village will not be harmed. harm."

Luo Yaozong looked back at the village gate behind him and said calmly: "There is no one in the Blackwater Village."

Shen Min chuckled and said: "Do you think I will believe it?" Luo Yaozong said: "Believe it or not, what I said is the truth. Shen Min, in fact, as early as seven or eight years ago, I knew that you wanted to push Sha The seven divisions of the state have been united. Over the years, you have been misleading people openly and secretly. I have not made a big move because of this matter because of our decades of friendship. However, you have never taken my words to heart. You have been there, but you have become more and more unscrupulous. In Shazhou's hundreds of years of history, you are the first person to take the initiative to provoke civil strife. "

Shen Min narrowed his eyes slightly and sneered: "Why do you have to say it so high-sounding? Not to mention it is far away, in the fight between Shuixi West and Zhehuang Department five years ago, Yang Jin of Shui West was obviously at fault, but you were not If you don't favor Yang Jin, how could the Yellow River appear outside the Blackwater Village today? At least twenty or thirty times, the conflicts have accumulated to a serious level, but you were immersed in the dream of the Lord of Shazhou and turned a blind eye. "

"The Lord of Shazhou..."

Luo Yaozong repeated these four words, with a hint of desolation on his face, and said in a deep voice: "The rules set by our ancestors hundreds of years ago, there is no distinction between superior and inferior in the seven tribes of Shazhou, and everyone is equal. You have been thinking about it sincerely. In fact, in my opinion, the power of deliberation is just a false name. I don't know when you had that ambition, but I want to tell you that Shazhou is not the state of Qi, let alone the state of Jing. It is not easy to protect yourself and you have no strength. To participate in the overall situation of the world. If you are allowed to enter Heishui Village today and hold the seven tribes of Shazhou in your hands, there will be only one outcome for these hundreds of thousands of Shazhou people."

He paused slightly, with a sharp light shining in his eyes, changing from his usual calm and low-key tone: "You will lead everyone to a dead end."

"It's so stupid."

Shen Min sighed, and then said: "Didn't that Qi imperial envoy tell you what is the general trend and what is involuntary? Now that the war between Jing and Qi has begun, how can Shazhou be able to protect itself? In the future, Jing will invade After the Southern Qi Dynasty, do you think they will let Shazhou go? Instead of taking this opportunity to do something, you want to survive on this barren land. I don't understand where the heroic Luo Yaozong went? do you died?"

As soon as the last three words were spoken, the warriors on the Blackwater Village side all glared at Shen Min, but Luo Yaozong remained calm.

He sighed softly and said: "So this is the reason why you bribed the internal agents in the Jinchuan Department and asked them to open Feiniao Pass and let Jingjun enter Shazhou?"

Shen Min's heart tightened. After a slight hesitation, he did not answer the question directly. He just said in a cold voice: "It is an inevitable trend for Jingguo to unify the world. Do you think that young boy Lu Chen has the ability to stop all this from happening? No matter what kind of magic potion he has given you and Luo Jiujiu, I only tell you one thing. Agree to my three requests and open the gate of the village. I guarantee that no one will bleed to death. Otherwise, today's Black Water Village will become a scorched earth!"

Luo Yaozong looked at the fierce personal entourage behind Shen Min, and then moved his eyes to the distance. More than 15,000 soldiers from Tie Yang and other three groups gathered to surround Heishui Village tightly.

There are 500,000 to 600,000 people in Shazhou, and all the soldiers of the seven tribes combined are less than 40,000, and there are less than 6,000 in Heishui Village.

The comparison of strength between the two sides is very different. After all, Blackwater Village is not like those cities in Qi State, with towering city walls and complete city defense facilities.

Once a real fight breaks out, Blackwater Village will definitely be in danger.

However, there was no fear on Luo Yaozong's face. He looked directly into Shen Min's eyes and said, "I will also give you a chance. As long as you resign as the leader of the Tieyang tribe, the Shen family will move into Heishui Village. The three soldiers returned the same way, and I can pretend that nothing happened today."

Shen Min suddenly burst into laughter.

Luo Yaozong looked at him quietly.

The laughter stopped, and Shen Min said with emotion: "Considering our decades of friendship, I did not launch an attack directly, thinking it would be best to avoid too many deaths. Since you are stubborn, don't blame me for killing people."

A complex emotion flashed across Luo Yaozong's eyes, including regret and relief.

He didn't speak again, turned around and walked towards the nearby gate of the village. The masters accompanying him looked warily at the Tieyang tribe soldiers in the distance.

"Actually, I know you have been prepared for it. The fact that there was no one in the Gray Rock Village last night confirms my suspicion."

Shen Min raised his tone and saw that Luo Yaozong had stopped even though he did not turn around, so he continued: "I know what you are thinking. You just want to force us to take the initiative, and then use the premise of taking advantage of the principles and righteousness. Defeat us later and become the lord of Shazhou. Just now you mentioned Feiniao Pass. Those Qi people must have gone to Jinchuan to persuade Hardy to defend Feiniao Pass. You thought that Jingjun could not enter Shazhou and you would be sure of victory. ,Right?"

Luo Yaozong remained silent.

Shen Min sneered and said: "You think that as long as we hold on to Heishui Village and wait for the reinforcements from Shuixi and Dashi tribes to arrive, we will definitely lose. But have you ever thought about whether reinforcements from Shuixi and Dashi tribes can really come? ?”

The village gate opened a gap, and Luo Yaozong was about to enter.

"Luo Yaozong! Do you really want to lead all your clan members to death?!"

Shen Min looked at his extremely determined back, and his face suddenly became a little ugly. Unexpectedly, after he told the opponent's trump card, the person remained indifferent.

Luo Yaozong walked into Heishui Village in silence. As his close confidants followed him, the gate of the village was quickly closed tightly.

The warriors of the Yalong tribe on the wall looked coldly below, and some of them couldn't help but draw their bows and arrows.

Shen Min was unmoved by this, and his confidants held up wooden shields to firmly protect his safety.

Looking at the heavily guarded Blackwater Stronghold ahead, Shen Min suppressed the uneasiness deep in his heart, turned around and walked towards his own position, and said coldly to Wei Wanjiang and Bai Chang who were coming up to him: "We will break through the Blackwater within an hour. Village!”

(End of this chapter)