Aggrieved Fish Sprite

The two days that Tianshou Wang Dajun stayed in Hua County were not peaceful.

On the fourth watch of the first night, several camps caught fire for no reason at first, and then another "assassin" broke in, creating a huge commotion.

The incense masters, guardians, and saintesses of the holy lotus altar searched all night, put on a menacing look, and vowed to catch the assassin.

There was a rumbling wind in the camp, and at dawn, banners full of runes were hung everywhere.

The soldiers of the Heavenly Granted King asked the reason, and the protector of the Holy Lotus Altar replied, "The demon is causing trouble."

It is said that there are demons who incarnate mortals with evil methods and want to murder the reincarnated Ziwei Xingjun, as well as the star officials and generals under Xingjun's seat.

This is the catastrophe faced by people with destiny, and the congregation needs to protect Xingjun with all their heart.

That monster will not attack mortals. If they are assassinated or die suddenly from disease, there must be a monster with extraordinary fate.

Ink Carp: "..."

This rhetoric is powerful.

Although it is said that people eat whole grains, there is no one who does not get sick, but the number of people in this rebel army who fell ill due to acclimatization to the soil and water is very small.

It’s not that the holy maiden of Laoshizi is effective in exorcising evil spirits, but that these people were born in poverty, and most of them have experienced famine, and even the whole family survived him alone, and then followed the holy lotus altar and the king of heaven to migrate, living half-starved and half-satisfied , Even eating grass roots and bark, it is almost like gnawing Guanyin soil.

They are not afraid of death or sickness, only hunger.

The people in the south of the Yangtze River and even in Jingzhou were not even considered human beings in the eyes of the rebellious army, but they were granaries that could walk. If they were cut down and burned, countless food would go into their stomachs.

The city is a larger grain depot, not only can you eat a meal, but you can also live in it and eat deliciously for several years or decades, and you don't have to worry about starving from now on.

This rebel army is still "hungry". This hunger does not come from the stomach, but from the heart.

As long as they haven't plundered or killed wantonly for a day, they will have an endless desire to kill.

These people may have abandoned their relatives in the face of famine and poverty, and even exchanged their sons and daughters for slaughter and cooking, and they have lived to this day. The holy lotus altar has bewitched their sanity, and the king of heaven has encouraged their greed, making them violent and mad like hell. hungry ghost.

However, with such a long road and so many people, there will always be some people who will not make it to the end.

The soldiers who fell ill and were directly killed by Su Li have now all become heavenly soldiers and generals with "extraordinary fate".

After some propaganda from the Holy Lotus Altar, some people in the rebellious army actually envied those who died under Su Li's subordinates. Why didn't they have such a good fate?I don't see any difference between those "Heavenly Soldiers and Generals" on weekdays, so how come they have such a big background?

The protector of the holy lotus altar held the golden drum conch and said loudly to the crowd: "...that monster has a ferocious face, looks like a ghost, and comes and goes like the wind."

The swordsman hiding in the dark subconsciously touched his face, not understanding how he was exposed.

He was so tightly covered that it was impossible for anyone to see his face!

Su Li's heart sank, thinking that the Tianshou Wang might already know his identity, after all, there are not many killers as powerful as him in the whole world.He immediately gave up the idea of ​​following the higher-ups of the Holy Lotus Altar, and turned back to look for Mo Li.

Working separately with the Swordsman, he was staring at the rebel generals to see which one of them was more suspicious, Doctor Mo who looked like the King of Heaven: "..."

Doctor Mo felt that it was a coincidence that the monster had a hideous face.

Su Li didn't think so, because Piaoping Pavilion really took over the deal to assassinate the King of Heaven, and there were quite a few people in the world who knew about it. It's probably because the news leaked out. As the number one killer of Piaoping Pavilion's golden signature , it is normal to be suspicious.

Mo Li thought for a while, and felt that there was indeed some truth.

"In that case, what are you going to do?"

"...Who does Doctor Mo think looks like a heaven-sent king?"

To be honest, everyone is alike, but everyone has their inconsistencies.

Mo Li didn't even let go of those who acted as dog-headed military advisers beside the rebellious generals.

Because no matter how the Heavenly Grant king hides, he cannot lack of news channels. If he chooses to mix with ordinary soldiers, he will not be able to respond quickly to the military situation.In this way, is this army still his?

Mo Li didn't know how to run an army, so he couldn't find someone out of the way, but he still followed Zheng Tu intuitively.

Zheng Tu is different from others, he is always confident, calm and never flustered.

Moreover, the orders he said were very effective, half of the rebel generals believed in him, and half of them feared him.

Mo Li pointed out the person to the swordsman.

"Oh, that's Patriarch Qingwu's apprentice. Because he voted for the King of Heaven, he was given the title of Patriarch Qingwu's great apprentice by Liu Changqing from Zangfeng Temple. In fact, this person's martial arts...should be very high. .”

Su Li suddenly got stuck, and his tone was rarely uncertain, "Didn't he also go to the city wall to look at your knife marks?"

The ink carp nodded slowly.

Mo Li had indeed heard about Zheng Tu, but he hadn't seen the real person before.

Since Patriarch Qingwu is an ambitious guy and the apprentices he recruits are like dogs, Mo Li naturally thinks that he is also a speculator. The extremely absurd plan of "cutting the dragon's veins and nourishing the qi to become an immortal" was added to the plan.

Now that the Qingwu patriarch has fallen, and the view of Zangfeng is in a slump, Zheng Tu simply starts to work alone, which is also reasonable.

"Before Zheng Tu took refuge in King Tianshou, this rebellious army existed, and it was quite powerful." The swordsman did not suspect Zheng Tu before, and it was for this reason.

Zheng Tu's "seniority" in the rebel army is really not old, he is indeed very capable, but in the drama of "revealing the pole and rebelling", the upper echelons of the rebel army are mostly coolies who can't read Chinese characters, with the exception of the leader, and then Capable people will also be treated as subordinates by them.

Unless the leader respects this capable person very much, treats him as a corporal, and speaks for him everywhere, and then this person wins two or three beautiful battles and solves the problem of shortage of food and troops for four or five times, it is best to kill seven or eight. Dog officer, drink and get drunk for ten times together before he can be successfully included as "one of our own".

Mo Li didn't understand the way inside, he just felt that the general's attitude towards Zheng Tu was very strange.

"This General Zheng seems to have something to rely on..."

"How to say?"

The swordsman became more and more confused the more he listened, could it be that Zheng Tu had grasped their shady tricks?

No, this is not the imperial court, nor is it Jianghu. What can a group of rebels who kill people and set fire have anything to do with it?

Even if Zheng Tu has high martial arts skills, do these people understand?

In their minds, Zheng Tu is a gangster.

"Otherwise, let's burn their food and grass?" Su Li suggested.

"...they will go for it."

Mo Li has read in history books that, not to mention rebellious troops like King Tianshou or barbarians from outside the customs, an army that lacks food and pay and does not care about morality in troubled times can do anything.Digging tombs and robbing gold is common, forcibly expropriating food and looting people is common, and the most terrifying thing is human dried meat.

Influenced by Meng Qi, Mo Li had of course thought of food and grass long ago, but this strategy obviously only works against a limited army.

Otherwise, even if the rebellious army guarded the grain and grass extremely tightly, they would not be able to stop him and Su Li.

Once the rebellious army turned to plunder the towns near Huaxian County, Nanping County Fucheng did win a respite, and the hostility of Tianshou Wang's army would be further consumed and divided, but those people deserved to die?

When the rebel army suffered casualties in front of Nanping County's capital city, or failed to break through the city within three days, those who had plundered the county and enjoyed the "benefits" would indeed have a different heart and become fearful of death.This tough battle immediately became much easier, which may be beneficial to the overall situation, but Baixin near Huaxian deserves to die because of it?

Mo carp gave up.

——Who is he, and why does he make such a decision?In order to save a city, save a place in the south of the Yangtze River, decide who is more valuable to die?

"Two fists are hard to beat with four hands. Once a [-] army divides to attack various villages and towns, the two of us will not be able to stop them even if we have three heads and six arms."

There are no high mountains or big rivers near Hua County, and it is useless to shake down the cliffs and flood the Seventh Army.

"Zheng Tu is the most suspicious, don't do anything yet, let's take a look." Mo Li said in a deep voice.

Doctor Mo vaguely felt that he had touched the veins, but there was a layer of veil that could not be lifted, perhaps a certain key was missing.

At this time, he still didn't know that what he missed was also the key point that people in the world missed-the Heavenly Grant King who raised the army early died long ago.

Died silently, and died inexplicably.

Just because Shengliantan and Zheng Tu felt that "there is no need" for this self-important heaven-sent king, so they came up with a set of rhetoric about Ziwei Xingjun descending to earth, encouraging the heaven-sent king to entrust his subordinates, so that these people can enjoy themselves and live happily ever after. , and finally empty them completely.

Those who did not use the value to reach people, and who were stupid enough to yell, "returned to the heaven" to serve the Jade Emperor.

***

The logs crackled in the fire.

On the second night of Tianshou Wang's army's stay in Hua County, the rhetoric of being infested by demons still caused panic among some soldiers.

The holy lotus altar immediately ordered a bonfire to be lit, and a large-scale sacrifice ceremony was held.

At each bonfire, there are seven or eight people dressed up as congregants of the holy lotus altar dancing and dancing, chanting endlessly.

Some people knelt and walked forward, first with their hands facing the sky, telling the night sky their misery and poverty, how they were oppressed by the government, and their parents died of starvation.Every time they said a paragraph, the holy lady or the incense master who presided over the fire sacrifice would repeat loudly "Xingjun came to the world" with internal force.

Everyone repeated it again and again, their eyes gradually turned red, and they fell into a frenzy.

Master Luo sat high on the stage, the firelight could only illuminate his figure, and he wore a strange mask painted with white lotus on his face.

At first glance, it looks like an arhat, a common Buddha statue in temples, but its expression is not solemn. The corners of its mouth are slightly open, as if it is smiling.

The mask is painted with gold and paint, and it is very delicate, but under the reflection of the fire, it makes people feel chills when looking at it.

"No."

The swordsman suddenly said, "The army is about to move out soon, and Hua County is the best opportunity. Once they return to the flat camp outside the city, it will be several times more difficult to hide or assassinate. Whoever is the king given by heaven, in short The holy lotus altar is a scourge, so it is right to kill a leader Luo first."

After speaking, without waiting for the ink carp to react, he flung himself towards the high platform.

Master Luo raised his head slightly, and the corner of his mouth under the mask grinned.

The fish finally took the bait.