I'm playing tricks in Daqin

What surprised her even more was the little six standing next to her. His internal strength was so unpredictable that he was probably not inferior to her. He was so young, so he didn't know how he cultivated?

Li Wei arranged such a luxurious lineup, in addition to preventing Xuanyue from jumping over the wall in a hurry and hurting Mingzhu, it is more of a threat. We dare not play smart, just let the horse come over, play dirty, we also have masters, and play poison A great master, it is best to think carefully before doing something, so as not to regret it.

Xuan Yue's arrogance suddenly subsided a lot, not to mention that she couldn't beat Su Yuejiao, even if she killed him, her master Gu Daoren was notoriously protective, such an old monster at the level of a fairy was definitely not something she could afford to provoke Well, people only need one finger, and they can destroy the entire Xuansuju without any effort.

"Mingzhu, do you still have a teacher in your eyes?"

Xuan Yue restrained a lot, but she refused to admit defeat in her aura, so she went directly to Mingzhu and held her accountable with confidence.

Mingzhu looked calm, she glanced at Su Yuejiao, who nodded slightly, don't be afraid, mother-in-law will support you, at worst, mother-in-law will get angry and beat someone, mother-in-law hasn't fought with anyone for a long time, her hands are itchy, hum.

The mother-in-law is so tough... Mingzhu wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh. It was discussed before, and the mother-in-law also said this in front of her. At the time, she thought it was just to cheer her up, but now she really feels her mother-in-law Sturdy, I don't know how my father-in-law survived these decades?

Mingzhu didn't make a sound, first saluted Xuan Yuefu, then raised her head, and bravely met Xuan Yue's aggressive gaze.

Xuanyue's face changed again, Mingzhu gave her not the gift of a disciple, but the gift of blessing that ordinary women do, what does this indicate?Mingzhu's face was as calm as water, and even her heart was abnormally calm. This was the calmest time in her life. She suddenly knelt down and bowed respectfully to Xuanyue, "Mingzhu is an orphan. She was saved by you. It is only by imparting martial arts that I am today, Mingzhu never dares to forget."

She stood up, took a deep breath, and showed a determined expression on her face, "From the moment you killed sister Zhen'er, our kindness is over, Mingzhu will return the martial arts to you now."

Before everyone present could react, she had secretly channeled her true energy, dissipating her pure inner strength, her smooth and clean cheeks turned pale, and she fell back straight.

"Pearl..."

Su Yuejiao was startled, and quickly stretched out her hand, hugged him into her arms, gritted her teeth and stared at Xuanyue, and said word by word: "Master Xuanyue, are you satisfied now?"

"Humph……"

Xuanyue let out a cold snort, she just wanted to threaten Mingzhu and use righteousness to suppress her, but she didn't expect Mingzhu's reaction to be so fierce and decisive, which disrupted her plan at once, and she was extremely ashamed and annoyed in her heart. If you lose, you can't admit defeat in your tone.

"Pindao broke the precept again and accepted this closed apprentice!"

Suddenly there was an old Taoist with white beard and hair in the hall, he was a bit crazy, it was the legendary crazy Taoist Gu Taoist.

Chapter 384 The time has come

"The junior Xuanyue has met the senior."

Xuan Yue held the gift of the younger generation respectfully. Although she had a great reputation in Jianghu, so high that she was praised as a sister, she had to be honest and respectful in front of Taoist Gu.

"Well."

Daoren Gu received a big salute from her, and waved his dirty blisters, "You don't want this apprentice, the poor Taoist accepts it, and you are not allowed to bully the poor apprentice in the future, you can go if you have nothing to do."

"Yes……"

Xuan Yue almost vomited blood on the spot, robbing the apprentice is not such a fruit-eating robbing, is it?

It's just bandits and robbers.

That's not to mention, the threat of eating Guoguo, waving people away, is really rude, she was so angry that she almost flew into a rage, and wanted to ask questions on the spot, but when the words came to her mouth, she could only swallow them back abruptly in stomach.

There is no way, the fist is the truth, even if the master is alive, she can only be abused in front of others, and she has no choice but to endure.

"Pearl apprentice, I haven't seen the patriarch yet."

Su Yuejiao was grinning, her face was full of surprises, she never thought that the master who had always been a dragon would come suddenly and threaten Xuanyue by eating fruit like this, looking at Xuanyue like a little girl who had been pissed off and had nowhere to redress her grievances Daughter-in-law, let me leave after being wronged, feeling comfortable all over my body.

Master sometimes acted insanely, Ming Zhu was her daughter-in-law, if Master wanted to accept Ming Zhu as his apprentice, wouldn't this life be messed up?

She simply accepted Mingzhu as her apprentice, and this headache problem was naturally solved immediately.

Also, with the master around, even if Ming Zhu loses all her strength, the master will naturally have a way to solve it, so there is no need to worry at all.

"Mingzhu met Patriarch."

Mingzhu Bingxue was smart, so she naturally understood her mother-in-law's painstaking efforts, and hurriedly struggled to stand up and salute.

"Stop rambling, take it quickly."

Daoren Gu waved his hand impatiently, took out a small white jade bottle from his bosom, poured two black pills the size of longan into Mingzhu's palm, and told her to take it quickly.

No one knew what effect the medicine had, anyway, the room was full of fragrance, Mingzhu took it quickly without any hesitation.

Daoren Gu shook his head and said, "Poverty Daoist just participated in breaking life and death a few days ago, and by the way, he realized a technique of breaking and then building, you girl just happened to catch up, um, you are in charge of the Phoenix Legion, and the Phoenix is ​​also Rebirth from the ashes, it should be called Phoenix Xuan Gong."

"Disciple, congratulations to master for breaking the entrance again."

Su Yuejiao congratulated her with a smile, she had too many mundane things, it was impossible for her to devote herself to practice like her master, comprehend life and death, and finally become a Taoist.

Anyway, with Master's protection, the Li family can at least be safe for a hundred years.

Xiao Xiaoxiao couldn't help showing an expression of envy on her pretty face. Crazy Dao is an old fairy in the legend. It is not difficult to squeeze into the ranks of master-level masters with his advice. Good luck.

After the elixir that Mingzhu had taken had dissipated all over her body, Daoren Gu asked Su Yuejiao to help her into the room and sit down, and then performed exercises. Su Yuejiao was protecting the Dharma, while Xiao Xiaoxiao and the sixth son Zhao Fengqin stood guard outside the door , no one is allowed to approach.

It took a whole hour for Su Yuejiao to help the pale-faced Daoren Gu out. Anyone could see that Daoren Gu was the result of excessive loss of true energy.

Gu Daoren meditated and performed exercises in a side room of the guest room in order to restore the depleted true energy. Su Yuejiao not only arranged a group of masters to guard the surroundings, but also called in a team of guards from the mansion to guard the outside. It was brought in by the personal servant.

Mingzhu is also meditating and doing exercises, her complexion has returned to rosy, although all the energy in her body has been dissipated, but the foundation is still there, now practicing Phoenix Mysterious Kungfu is getting twice the result with half the effort, the true energy is recovering bit by bit in Dantian acupoint. The true essence became more and more pure.

Li Wei ran over excitedly when he heard that the patriarch was coming. Knowing that the patriarch had already retreated, it could be three months at a time, or half a year at a slower rate. His aunt Su Yuejiao was personally protecting the Dharma. He could only scratch his head and sigh. This guy wanted to ask the patriarch Is there any health-preserving magical skill more awesome than "Nine Suns Divine Art", there are too many daughters-in-law, it seems that it is a bit difficult to rely on "Nine Suns Divine Art".

Two days later, the Jin Empire mission set off to return home. The threat of the new Jin Wang Huabin had no effect at all. Xuanyue also had to be honest and dare not make any changes because of the interference of the crazy Daoist Gu Taoist.

The mission failed, and the newly promoted Wang Huabin was so angry that he broke several expensive teacups.

He is angry, but his reason is still there, and the throne has not been firmly established. How can he dare to launch a war against the Qin Empire?

Furthermore, although the Jin Empire is recognized as the most powerful country in the mainland, its navy has always been ignored. It is impossible to cross the river with only those old ships. You must know that the navy of the Qin Empire is now recognized as the number one fleet in the mainland. Therefore, he now has to allocate part of the military expenditure to the navy.

There is another most important problem, that is, Xuan Suju's power in the court is getting stronger and stronger, to the point where he can hardly sleep or eat.

The enemy in his heart, Xuan Suju is ranked first, and the Qin Empire may not even be ranked third.

Therefore, apart from forbearance, he will not launch a war against the Qin Empire for the time being, but will try his best to consolidate his throne first. Mingzhu's departure is not all a bad thing. At least, the old troops under Mingzhu's previous leadership are all truly elite divisions. He only needs to appoint a confidant general to take charge of the army, and he can firmly hold this elite army in his hands.

In the Qin Empire, Mingzhu still needs to meditate for about ten days before breaking through the first level of the Phoenix Mysterious Art. During this period, the Phoenix Legion will be handed over to the deputy to be in charge of the practice, and Li Wei will go to inspect it from time to time.

Nine days later, Mingzhu broke through the first stage of Phoenix Xuangong. Although her current skill is a hundred and eight thousand miles worse than before, as long as she perseveres, she will be able to fully recover within a few years, and even become even better. The reason for Xiao Xiao's incomparable envy.

Mingzhu re-entered the practice of the Phoenix Legion. She usually lived in the barracks and only went home for a night every few days. She ate the same food as ordinary soldiers. This made Li Wei feel very distressed. Make tonic soup, force it to finish before giving up.

This year was another peaceful year. Although there were occasional frictions between the patrols on the borders of the various empires, both sides tried their best to restrain themselves. This is also a normal phenomenon, so it is not enough to trigger a war.

However, at the end of summer and early autumn, the Wei Empire suddenly dispatched a large army to sweep up the Ulansu and other tribes living in the glacier area in the northeast. The reason for the war was that King Wei Gongsundu fell in love with Anasha The queen wanted to accept her as a concubine, but was sternly rejected by Queen Anasha. The result of the refusal was naturally the outbreak of war.

Although the Wei army has the advantages of the number of troops and excellent equipment, but the vast glaciers and complex terrain, the Wei army suffered consecutive defeats. Wei Wang Gongsundu became angry and mobilized 20 troops to conquer Ulansu and other tribes.

Facing the guards who came rushing like locusts, Queen Anasha led the tribe back into the depths of the glacier, and used the advantage of the terrain to launch a guerrilla war with the guards, which exhausted the guards. Although the guards occupied most of Ulansu's habitat land, but still could not force Queen Anasha to succumb, and the two sides fell into a stalemate for the time being.

No one is interested in this kind of pediatric war, let alone pay attention to it, but Li Wei is about to launch an attack on the Wei Empire, so he will naturally pay close attention to the war between the Wei Army and Wulansu and other tribes.

It's a pity that the distance is too far, and it's an extremely cold place. Otherwise, we can copy the previous model of dealing with the Tang Empire and give various supports to Wulansu and other tribes.

King Wei launched a war against Wulansu and other tribes. The more troops dispatched and the longer the delay, the more beneficial it was to the Qin Empire. The daily consumption of 20 troops is already scary, not to mention the complex terrain and climate of glaciers, and the transportation is very difficult. It is inconvenient, and the consumption of this food and grass has doubled. Even if the Wei Empire is rich, it will also reduce the swelling greatly.

Furthermore, Li Wei intensified the currency war against the Wei Empire, desperately purchasing food and other supplies, and accumulating war energy bit by bit.

In order to let King Wei Gongsundu send a large army to sweep Ulansu and other tribes at ease, Li Wei issued an order to Zhou Bo, the commander of the Hongfeng Navy, that all ships of the navy can only patrol within the Shuiyunguan River area. cut.

Then they sent missions to emphasize the friendship between the two countries.

This is invisibly ceding the control of the river to the navy of the Wei Empire. For half a year, there has been no trace of the warship of the Qin Empire, not even a Mengchong speedboat. Wei Wang Gongsundu Of course, rest assured, not to mention that the naval warships of the Wei Empire are also being built with all their strength, and they have almost returned to the size of the previous two fleets, and they are not too worried that the Qin Empire will invade.

In short, the entire river was full of naval warships of the Wei Empire, and the two countries had always had friendly exchanges, and the vigilance of the Wei army gradually relaxed.

One month before winter, the war between the guards against Ulansu and other tribes finally came to fruition. Under the guidance of some tribal guides who had defected to the Wei Empire, a guard army interspersed and detoured to cut off the retreat of Ulansu and other tribes. Ana In order to protect the tribe from being slaughtered, Queen Sha finally succumbed and came to the camp of the guards.

The guard soldiers have long been tired of this terrible war. Many soldiers died in this war, but most of them did not die in battle, but were reduced in non-combat. The climate of the glacier is too bad. Many soldiers were not acclimatized, fell ill and died .

Anyway, Queen Anasha has already got it, and the commander-in-chief of the army felt that it was enough to report to King Wei Gongsundu, so he immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops, and Ulansu and other tribes were preserved.

In order to save Queen Anasha, various tribes selected a group of warriors to go down the mountain, followed the retreating army of the Wei Empire all the way, and waited for an opportunity to rescue Queen Anasha. Unfortunately, several actions failed, and many warriors died instead.

On this day, a large merchant ship docked at Shuiyunguan Wharf. Several merchants disembarked and went straight to the Sheriff's Mansion after entering the city. Actually disguised himself and went to scout the deployment of the guard's navy? "Junshou Li has worked hard."

Li Wei stepped forward with a smile. A month ago, he had already quietly arrived at Shuiyun Pass, lived in Li Wendong's sheriff's mansion, and quietly made the final war deployment.

After careful preparation, coupled with the paralysis of the Guards, he felt that the time had come for the Guards Empire to attack.

Chapter 385 Campfire Party

Ever since the Red Maple Navy of the Qin Empire gave up the waters to the east of Shuiyun Pass, all the naval warships of the Wei Empire were cruising in this area.

In the Battle of Shuiyunguan, the navy of the Wei Empire was almost wiped out. King Wei Gongsundu allocated a large sum of military expenses to reorganize the navy. After more than a year of hard work by skilled craftsmen, a large warship was launched every ten days However, although the reorganized two major naval fleets have not fully recovered to their previous large scale, they are not considered weak.

Although King Wei Gongsun Du is more comfortable and less self-motivated, he is not a stupid king. He is well aware of the importance of the navy. The Wei Empire relies on the support of the powerful navy fleet to avoid the invasion of the Jin Empire many times. .

This area has become the world of the guard navy, and the warships are rampant, while the Qin Empire navy has become a shrinking turtle. The people of the Qin Empire living along the water are very dissatisfied and complain. Fish for a living, fishing out of the river, and part of the harvest has to be paid to the guards. If you are unlucky and don’t catch many fish, you have to pay money.

Not to mention the merchant ships going back and forth, they have to pay a check fee, the cost has increased a lot invisibly, and the profit has decreased a lot. Those who can afford the merchant ships are all powerful families, and their dissatisfaction sometimes But Zhida Tianting, but they were all suppressed by the county guard Li Wendong.

The navy of the Wei Empire made a lot of money, and they enjoyed it so much, their arrogance gradually grew, and they gradually forgot how they were beaten by the navy of the Qin Empire and almost wiped out their entire army.

Perhaps it was due to the pressure of the common people, or it might be the pressure from the aristocratic family. The county guard Li Wendong ordered Zhou Bo, the commander of the Hongfeng Navy, to resume cruising. Zhou Bo only sent a few Mengchong boats around After a while, he slipped away. How could a small boat dare to fight with a big boat?

It was rumored that the always arrogant Commander Zhou was very dissatisfied with the newly appointed Master Li Junshou. He was obedient to Li Junshou's orders and violated all kinds of obstacles. In short, the two were at odds.

The retreat of the Qin army's navy made the soldiers of the Wei Empire's navy even more arrogant. The last time they were defeated, it was only because of a sudden storm on the river that the fleet suffered heavy losses.

In the early morning of that day, the river was still covered with mist. Five large merchant ships sailed upstream from the Qin Empire.

Soon afterwards, the number of large and small merchant ships traveling to and from the river gradually increased, making it very lively.

Near noon, a large merchant ship flying the crescent flag of the Qin Empire went down the river. I don't know if the sailors on board were all drunk. The merchant ship was crooked and almost hit passing merchant ships several times.

The cruising guard warships stepped forward to intercept them and urged them to pay the customs clearance fees. No matter how the soldiers shouted, the merchant ships insisted on not stopping. The cruising guard army officers were furious, and led two large warships to outflank the merchant ships. Like paper, it fell apart and sank, with pieces of wood floating on the surface of the river, and several corpses that appeared and disappeared.

Coincidentally, several patrol warships of the Qin Empire appeared in this area of ​​waters at some time. The commander on the warships assigned soldiers to pick up the corpses that were floating with the waves, and at the same time commanded the warships to meet them, with an attitude of asking for crimes.

The commanders on the guard warships suddenly became dizzy. Although they completely controlled the waters and could bully and squeeze the passing merchant ships and fish boats as they wished, they would not make such a big commotion under normal circumstances. At least no human life would be caused, and there were no naval warships from the Qin Empire present. It was such a coincidence today that they all saw it?

The commander only felt his scalp go numb. He didn't know what the consequences would be, but he instinctively felt that the Qin people should not be able to snatch those corpses away.

"Hurry up and grab the corpse!"

He gave the order uneasily, but the soldiers were stunned for a moment, as if they were a little dazed about the order.

"Idiot, grab it quickly!"

The commander roared and beat the dazed soldiers with his sheathed sword, urging them to grab the corpse quickly.

As a result, the warships of the two sides launched a battle to snatch the corpses on the river, but no swords were used, but the warships collided reasonably. The test was the adaptability of the warship commanders and the strength of the warships.

In the corpse snatching battle, the Qin army clearly had the upper hand. From the commander of the warship to the soldiers, they were all veterans who had experienced several water battles, while the soldiers of the guard army were almost all recruits. Can't compare with the experienced veterans, they are in a hurry, and they are obviously at a disadvantage.

The warships built by the traditional crafts of the Wei Army can't compare with the keel warships of the Qin Army. The result of a "reasonable" collision is naturally scarred, and they have to show weakness or quit the game.

The Qin army warship that snatched the corpse retreated at full speed before a large number of guard warships approached.

Soon afterwards, Li Wendong, the prefect of Shuiyunguan, crossed the river. His tone of accountability was very tough and intense, which made Mao Shi, the commander of the navy of the guard army, very upset and drove the envoy away with sticks.

Anger to anger, this matter is not a trivial matter, Mao Shi still wrote a memorial, sent people to the imperial capital to ask for instructions, and at the same time ordered the navy to be on strict alert to prevent any accidents.

After nightfall, the water fortress of the Navy Navy was silent, and the soldiers who had practiced all day fell asleep from exhaustion, and occasionally one or two small boats were cruising on the river.

Dozens of large and small merchant ships were moored by the river a few miles upstream from the naval camp. The waterline was very deep, indicating that the ships were loaded with heavy stuff.

It was very dark, and these large and small merchant ships blended into the night, making it difficult for the guard clippers cruising in the distance to find them.

The merchant ship was full of burly men in water jackets, except for nervous panting, everyone didn't make a sound, which seemed to be well-trained.

Following the flashing three stars not far downstream, all merchant ships of all sizes quickly anchored and slowly drifted downstream with the help of the current.

From time to time, clipper boats from the guards cruised by on the river. However, the soldiers on these clipper boats were killed by the water ghosts that suddenly burst out of the water. Even if they made some noises, no one noticed that these water ghosts controlled the clipper boats. Afterwards, use the gas-death wind lamp to signal that nothing happened to the guard clippers cruising in the distance.

Dozens of large and small merchant ships coming down the river stopped one mile away from the Weijun naval camp and moored on the bank of the river. The burly men on board moved the heavy wooden barrels to the side of the ship. , unplug the plug, and dump the black liquid in the bucket into the river.

The wooden barrels were full of ignitable black oil, which was lighter than water. The black oil floated on the river, and soon filled the river, drifting with the waves, and drifted towards the camp of the navy.

Water battles, mainly fire attacks, this is a killer move arranged by Wu You. If it succeeds, the entire navy fleet of the Guards can be wiped out without any effort, but you have to take a certain risk, the biggest risk It is whether they can attack those guard clippers cruising on the river silently. According to the current situation, the operation is very smooth.

The warriors who captured the Clippers followed the oil belt down the river, and from time to time swept the river water with boat oars, trying to gather the scattered oil belts as much as possible, and drifted towards the naval camp of the guards.

After dumping the black oil on board into the river, dozens of large and small merchant ships lifted anchor and sailed, and rushed towards the navy camp of the guards at full speed. , These wooden barrels are full of kerosene, the torches may not be able to successfully ignite the black oil floating on the river, but adding the most flammable kerosene can solve the problem at once, the only trouble is after the fire is ignited How to retreat safely.

It was almost winter at this time, and the wind on the river was very strong. With the help of the wind, the sails pulled up drove the big ship to accelerate towards the navy camp of the guards.

When approaching the naval camp of the Guards, they were finally discovered by the sentries on the arrow tower of the camp, and the sound of the alarm gong pierced the silent night.

The sound of the alarm gong is also the sound of official action. The warriors on the merchant ship desperately dumped kerosene into the river, or pulled out the cork, threw the whole wooden barrel into the river, and then quickly ran to the stern, jumped into the river and climbed up behind The sailors paddled the oars desperately in the boat that came to meet them, rushing against the current to the shore.

The last few warriors who evacuated threw their torches into the river. With a bang, a raging fire ignited on the surface of the river and quickly spread around along the oil belt. Everything in the way is incinerated.