Trinity Traitor: From One Person to the Other

Chapter 266: Gunmanship is also a method, and trajectory is also a way

In the 15th year of Emperor Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty, German invaders forcibly leased Jiaozhou Bay. In 1914, the Japanese invaders occupied Qingdao.

After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Baldy's reactionary army sneaked into Laoshan in the name of the war, extorted money, and wantonly killed Taoists. In addition, the Japanese invaders continued to harass the mountain, burning famous temples and palaces at will, and all the trees on the mountain were cut down.

In eight years, Laoshan suffered unprecedented destruction.

After hearing the words of the headmaster of Taiqing Palace, what He Songling had learned from history textbooks in his previous life began to revive in his mind. For the first time, he felt the cruelty of this era up close and intuitively.

Everyone is familiar with the saying "Lao Zhong cannot lose Shandong, just as the West cannot lose Jerusalem", but when we really face the real situation behind it, we realize how tragic it is.

"No wonder there is no Taiqing Palace in the original novel." He Songling's eyes were filled with anger and understanding. Jiaozhou Bay is located by the sea and is an excellent landing site. It is the first to suffer from the catastrophe.

Later, some things happened, causing Taiqing Palace to fall into decline and its inheritance to be cut off. When it was rebuilt later, there were no capable people left.

"Master Cui, it's not easy." He Songling bowed deeply to the headmaster of Taiqing Palace again. But this time, he no longer had the attitude of dealing with things, but was full of respect.

"Mr. He, you are too polite. We are just trying to protect ourselves out of helplessness."

The headmaster of Taiqing Palace noticed the change in He Songling and quickly stood up with a wry smile on his face: "What can we do if the devils attack us? Should we abandon our ancestral foundation and flee in panic? But we don't have enough killing power to fight against the devils."

"We have long heard of your great name, Mr. He, in Shandong. I heard that you are the first person among the aliens to open their eyes to the world, and that you have vigorously developed Western muskets and artillery. At the same time, you also have a profound understanding of the art of fighting, so much so that the Tang Sect took the initiative to surrender."

This time it was the turn of the Taiqing Palace's headmaster to bow solemnly to He Songling: "The killing power of Laoshan Taoism is really insufficient, and using guns and cannons is really a helpless move. I don't know how people will laugh at my Laoshan Taoism if the news spreads in the future."

"Ah, that's wrong." He Songling stretched out his hand to stop the Taiqing Palace's master's fantasy.

"The old master's action is to defend the country in a big way, and to save the sect in a small way. Who dares to say anything against it? Besides, aren't we in the Xuan Sect practicing Taoism?"

He flipped his hand and pulled out a heavy machine gun. The huge musket that needed to be fixed on the ground to fire continuously was held in his hand like a slingshot, and he fired a chain of bullets at the foot of the mountain.

Then he stood with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance at the direction where the bullet was fired, and said with a smile: "Look, old immortal, this gun technique is also a method, and the trajectory of the bullet is also a way. This is the most authentic way of Taoism. If anyone dares not to accept it, just go to their door with a gun and ask them and you will know what is good and what is bad."

"Tsk, that's wonderful, Mr. He, your Taoism is indeed divine!"

"Hey, old immortal, your Taoism is not shallow!"

The two looked at each other and smiled.

"Hey Hey……"

“Hee, hee, hee…”

"Okay, congratulations, congratulations!"

"Congratulations, Mr. He, please!" The headmaster of Taiqing Palace extended his hand and called out, "Xiaocheng, bring up the silver!"

"Oh, absolutely not!" He Songling waved his hand and said, "Old Immortal and I are exchanging Taoist teachings and sharing what we have. This is the most normal thing for people in my sect. How can we talk about money? It's vulgar!"

Since the Taoist priests of Laoshan wanted to fight the devils, He Songling naturally didn't hesitate to help them. As an extraordinary person, he knew too well what a superhuman force that was good at using firearms could do. It was more terrifying than the most elite special forces.

There are only a few people in Laoshan. Even if they have five times more weapons, how much can they use? To be honest, it is not enough to cover the annual losses reported by He Songling's two arsenals.

"Well, thank you very much." The head of Taiqing Palace bowed and thanked him. He was not a procrastinating person. Since he had made the decision, there was no need to fuss over the details.

"Old Master, if you keep doing this, I will ask our military academy instructors to come and teach you the strategies and tactics of modern warfare. But there is one thing, Old Master, you don't have to defend Laoshan."

"How can we give up our ancestors' foundation to the Japanese invaders?" The head of Taiqing Palace shook his head decisively.

"That's not what I meant. I, He, really admire heroes like you. And the front line can't be completely unchecked. You are heroes, there is no doubt about that."

He Songling shook his head and said, "But this war is destined to be protracted. I predict that in the future, there will be a catastrophe that concerns the entire Shenzhou. Compared with the little Japanese devils, my advantage is that we have a vast territory and abundant resources.

We trade space for time, fight a protracted war, and eventually we will be able to wear down these devils. But there is one thing: if we save the land but lose the people, we will lose both the land and the people; if we save the people but lose the land, we will save both the land and the people. We cannot kill all the people. "

He Songling knocked on the table and said, "You should select some young and talented disciples from here and go down the mountain together to preserve the fire."

"Hide? Where to hide? According to what you said, the whole of China will be engulfed in war in the future." The head of Taiqing Palace was obviously shaken, but still had some doubts.

"We are not hiding. All the brothers in Laoshan are passionate and I admire them. So if I ask you to hide, I guess you won't agree. We are united to fight the devils."

He Songling certainly wouldn't let this group of people hide, that would be a waste. His plan was to let this group of people join the group of sparks, so that when the red flags are flying, they can also improve their strength. The sooner this catastrophe ends, the sooner the compatriots will be safe.

"I see." After listening to He Songling's plan, the headmaster of Taiqing Palace finally made up his mind: "Okay, Cheng Zizhen, go gather your fellow disciples and announce your decision. Then you can lead the team and join them."

"Me?" Cheng Zizhen was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "I won't leave, Master. Not to mention Taiqing Palace, in the entire Laoshan, except for you, no one is more accomplished than your disciple. I have to stay in the mountains to fight the devils, or you go."

"Bullshit. How old am I? Why should I leave? You are the strongest, so you should go to where you are most needed."

The headmaster of Taiqing Palace glared and said, "I will fight the devils, but you have to survive. Stop talking nonsense, this is the order of the headmaster!"

"Yes!"

Cheng Zizhen was not the kind of person who would cling to others. Hearing the decisiveness in his master's words, he could only agree with tears on the spot. He understood that this farewell might be his last farewell to his master. Whether Taiqing Palace would still exist in the future depended on him.

As expected of a sect that had already started the war, Laoshan was extremely efficient. By the evening, everything had been arranged. That night, Cheng Zizhen, He Songling, and Tian Jinzhong were once again called to Quhu Temple by Master Cui.

"Mr. He, I will teach you the Taoist method of Laoshan."

(End of this chapter)