Song Dynasty

Chapter 290 Attack ([-])

Yang Yao was angry in his heart, but he looked calm on the surface, he glanced at everyone with burning eyes.

Strange to say, the "officials" quieted down unanimously, obviously Yang Yao was extremely prestigious in Manichaeism.

Yang Yao saluted: "Officials, my god sect is not good in battle, and the commander-in-chief of the army cannot absolve himself of the blame. If your majesty wants to punish, Yang Tai will suffer it all. But now that the Sizhou army is raging, my sect can only Slowly deal with them. Now that the main force is gathered, if Wang Shen gets wind of it, what should I do if I lead an army to attack. Yes, Wang Shen's troops are insufficient, but don't forget that Dingzhou still has Li Cheng's troops. Lianyunzhai's terrain is dangerous, and it is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack. But Wang Shen's army is equipped with a large number of horses, and it is no problem to travel hundreds of miles a day. If he suddenly kills and blocks all the valleys, roads, and passes, we will be able to I was surrounded by others. I also ask the officials to leave Lianyun village immediately and choose another line."

"What, Yang Tai, do you want to drive me and my father away?" Zhong Ziang sneered: "Now, you are very famous, no one in Hunan knows your brother's name, but who knows our father and son?" Why, when our father and son leave, there will be no tigers in your mountains, and monkeys will become kings? I would like to know, what is your Mrs. Yang thinking?"

This is already a very serious accusation, Yang Yao's complexion changed drastically, and he knelt down with a plop: "Officials, Mrs. Yang is loyal to you and the divine religion. Doesn't your Majesty know what kind of person I am? Yes, the officials will not blindly guard when they transfer to Lianyunzhai. It is not in accordance with the law of war. For the sake of the officials, and for the sake of my gods, I implore the court and all officials to transfer as soon as possible. If the housekeeper has doubts about the officials, they can be exempted. As soon as Yang Tai is in charge, he only needs to let his ministers be a small pawn to go out and kill the enemy."

"Okay, okay, Mrs. Yang, it's not that serious." Zhong Xiang still looked tired, and continued to yawn: "According to my detailed report, Sizhou's army has run out of food and grass, and the soldiers have no fighting spirit. Wang Shen Zhang Yong, Cao Cheng, and the Jurchens at the old nest had another change. Wang Yao was worried that there were soldiers in his hometown, and he was ready to lead the army back to Anlu, so naturally he would not come to Lianyun Village. Besides, this village is very remote, and Wang Thief has no Can't find it."

Mrs. Yang was in a hurry: "Your Majesty is talking about the fact that the king thief would put a bamboo stick in the head every time he captured my priests?"

He took out a bamboo stick with words written on it from his sleeve, and said: "The Sizhou army is a tiger and a wolf. He has no food and grass, so naturally he refuses to recruit soldiers. Therefore, once a prisoner is captured, he will be chopped down with a knife. For a while, Everyone has seen how many brothers died for religion. Wang Shen fought well, how could he release the captives so kindly, and even signed the words that he would lead the army to the east. His hometown is in the north, and there is me in Hunan. With the divine religion, even if he lays down a piece of land to the east, he can't hold it. The king thief is proficient in the art of war and is treacherous, so how could he come up with a bad strategy? Officials and colleagues, don't fall for Wang Shen's tricks!"

Hearing Yang Yao talk about Wang Shen's killing of prisoners, Zhong Ziang thought he was mocking the fiasco he had just experienced, and his eyes were red: "Shut up, Mrs. Yang, what do you mean by that? You yourself are a smart person, and everyone else is an idiot, including me and my father?"

Yang Yao: "I don't mean that."

"Okay, okay, it's not over yet." Zhong Xiang waved his hands, and said to Yang Yao: "Mrs. Yang, I don't think Wang Thief will leave Hunan. If so, we have nothing to worry about."

"Yes, the official is right."

Zhong Xiang said again: "For the past two months, I have been eating and sleeping outside. I am really tired. I want to rest for a few days. Mrs. Yang, don't you want me to live a peaceful life for a few days?"

Yang Yao: "I am terrified."

Zhong Xiang: "Besides, I ordered people to send a large amount of gold, silver, and treasures to this stockade a few days ago. It can be said that most of my net worth is here. If I want to leave now, how can I get it in a short time. Just How about this, don't discuss this matter again, everyone have a good life for a few days."

Yang Yao was in a hurry and couldn't help shouting: "Brother Zhong..."

Zhong Ziang shouted sharply: "Shut up, call the official, Mrs. Yang, you have no dignity, what should you do?"

"I..." Yang Yao.

"Brother Yao is still loyal to me, Ziang, don't talk nonsense." Zhong Xiang pinched a magic formula, stood up, and read: "The dark mother of all demon kings, the root of all evil karma, is the poisonous Yasha heart. It is the greedy devil who thinks about everything. The armor of the devil king, the poisonous net of all transgressors. It can sink treasures and merchants, and can obscure the sun, the moon, and the Buddha."

"With the blessing of the Buddha of Light, Wang Yaotou will leave if he can't find me. In the dark, you can't find the light after all."

The crowd also knelt down and chanted sutras aloud: "All the gates of hell, all the roads of reincarnation. The king who lived forever in Nirvana was burned and imprisoned in eternal prison. Now he is still in trouble with me, and he is entangled in chains and restraints. Make me Like madness and drunkenness, he violated the three constants and wandered around..."

With a long yell, his face was full of excitement.

After a long time, a servant sang, "Retire."

Walking out of Zhong Xiang's so-called imperial palace, Yang Yao's brows had an indelible haze.

Niu Gao looked at him, and said: "Brother Yao, I think the officials are right, this place is too remote, Wang Shen can't find it at all. And I heard people say that although Wang Daosi and Li Cheng are brothers, they are actually brothers. There is already a grudge in my heart. Wang Shen relied on Du Chong to start his family. Li Cheng killed Du Chong's family before, and this enmity is great. It would be strange if Wang and Li didn't suspect each other. How could Wang Shen dare to lead the army south? Come on, aren't you afraid that Li Cheng will cut off his supply route and wipe out the whole army? So, I think Wang Shen will definitely not come here."

Niu Gao's palms were sweating just now when he saw the scene in the conference hall.

He is not worried about Yang Yao.

From Niu Gao's point of view, the so-called thieves of civil and military officials in Manichaeism are a group of idiots who have been brainwashed into insanity by some demon scriptures, but Yang Yao is the only one who understands.

Yang Yao is the number two figure in the Manichaeism. Although his status is high, he doesn't seem to believe in this cult.The reason why he has the status he has today is not because he pretends to be crazy, nor is it because he recites the scriptures well.It's that he has strong martial arts skills, is proficient in the art of war, charges forward in every battle, and has clear rewards and punishments, which wins the hearts of the soldiers.

Judging from his demeanor, he seems to have Wang Shen's intentions.

This person has means and prestige, if Zhong Xiang and Zhong Ziang can remove all official positions, the Sizhou Army will lose a vicious enemy.

Just now, if Zhong Xiangruo listened to him and left Lianyun Village, wouldn't it be a waste of time for Wang Junshi and himself to come?
Fortunately, Zhong Xiang refused to leave, which made Niu Gao greatly relieved.

Yang Yao: "I hope so."

He looked lonely, and murmured: "Back when the Jurchen besieged Tokyo, Brother Zhong and I set up troops to fight for the king in Hunan. What a hero he was at that time. How did he become like this today? Just because he wanted to be in Lianyunzhai In a few days to live in peace, are you going to put yourself in danger with thousands of soldiers and the cause of my god religion? Back then, the brothers all shouted affectionately at each other, but now that he has ascended the throne and become the emperor, everyone has seen him You have to kneel and kowtow, the rules are getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more, but it's the birth."

Niu Gao was amused in his heart, and persuaded verbally: "Heaven, earth, king, relatives, teachers, the principles of ethics cannot be abolished. I don't know the rules of the divine religion, and I don't know whether such things are welcome or not?"

"Joining my god religion doesn't mean that you don't want your parents." Yang Yao smiled and sighed again: "That's right, after all, Brother Zhong is already the emperor, and the old brothers have to pay attention to etiquette."

"Gutian Houniu Imperial Physician, since the official family has returned to the imperial court, and granted you a title and official position, now that you have some time to live in peace, you can call a matchmaker to come and hire you!"

It took Niu Gao a long time to figure out that Gu Tianhou and Niu Taiyi were referring to him, so he pretended to be happy and said, "Thank you Brother Yao, I'll find a matchmaker right away. It’s a loss of etiquette.”

Yang Yao smiled faintly: "I am the Duke of Yue."

Niu Gao sneered in his heart: You are a male, I am a hou, I don't know how many male monkeys there are on this mountain, and the Mani monster's airs are too big.

Yang Yao: "No, I always feel as if something is about to happen..."

After finishing speaking, his expression suddenly became serious: "Go, go back and see Brother Zhong."

Niu Gao was puzzled: "What's wrong/"

Yang Yao's face was ashen: "In the past, after the army of our god religion in Dingzhou and Lizhou received the imperial edict, the main force retreated southward to Lianyunzhai. Every day, two or three hundred troops came to report. However, these three It's daytime, why did no one come back suddenly? Also, it's already a quarter of noon today, why didn't the scouts come back, could it be that...the situation has changed?"

He gritted his teeth: "No, the officials can no longer stay in Lianyun Village. If something really happens, they will really be trapped here."

At this moment, suddenly, there was a commotion from far away.

Looking closely, a group of soldiers ran over with a man covered in blood: "Brother Yao, brother Yao, enemy attack, enemy attack, the Sizhou Army is the Sizhou Army!"

Yang Yao seemed to be hit on the head by a big thunder, he hurried over and asked, "What's wrong?"

The man covered in blood cried, "Brother Yao, just in the early hours of this morning, Wang Shen, Wang Shen's main force arrived and robbed all the mountain passes and passes. Many people, many people! The brothers guarding the various checkpoints are all dead. It's gone, it's miserable, it's miserable!"

Yang Yao's chest rose and fell violently, and he shouted sharply: "How is it possible, Zhou Lun, are you all just eating rice? What is the point?"

This man covered in blood is none other than Yang Yao's number one general, Zhou Lun, who is in charge of vigilance at various mountain passes in Lianyunzhai. , None of them came back. When we see the enemy approaching us, it will be too late.”

Yang Yao: "How many people are here?"

Zhou Lun: "Many, at least tens of thousands, we are now surrounded by Wang Shen."

Yang Yao felt dizzy for a while: "Zhou Lun, come with me to see Brother Zhong."

(End of this chapter)