Zhu Nao

Those who surrounded the three floors inside and outside the Daxuantian Temple were indeed the Yanzhou Army.As for how they got into the city?And how did they surround Daxuantian Temple so quickly?Why are the ministries ignorant?

This was said about half an hour ago.

Half an hour ago, after defeating the Black Horse Army, Xie Wuji knew that once the news of the Black Horse Army's defeat reached Fenyang City, the Xuantian Cultists would probably flee immediately.So while he sent someone to inform Zhu Nao, one of the soldiers took the siege equipment and went straight to Fenyang City.

When we got to the bottom of the city, the gate of Fenyang city was indeed closed, and some defenders were standing guard on the city wall.Xie Wuji didn't call out, and directly ordered a strong attack!

The soldiers guarding the city panicked when they saw the army rushing over from a distance. When the soldiers of the Yanzhou Army ran to the bottom of the city carrying the logs and ladders that rushed to the gate, the soldiers guarding the city didn't go to get the flesh and pine Oil to defend, but swarmed away!

The defenders ran, and the Yanzhou soldiers rushed to the door even faster.As a result, another dumbfounding scene happened again—before the Yanzhou soldiers climbed up the tower and knocked open the city gate, the city gate suddenly opened from the inside!People in the city opened their doors to welcome them out!

So the Yanzhou soldiers who climbed halfway quickly got down from the ladder and rushed into the city.

As for the city gate being broken, the Yanzhou army has already entered the city, why don't the ministers of the Xuantian sect in the Daxuantian Temple know nothing about it, and are still discussing how to make money?

That's because, as soon as the Yanzhou Army entered the city, the minions of the Xuantian Sect fled for their lives.Who has the kung fu to go to the monastery to inform others regardless of their own safety?

Ever since, the army was unimpeded all the way, and was led to the gate of Daxuantian Temple by the people in the city. After the temple was surrounded, the big officials in the temple were still dreaming of getting rich!

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After a stick of incense, Xie Wuji was waiting outside the Great Xuantian Temple, when he saw a cavalry galloping in the distance, the one riding a big maroon horse in the front was Zhu Nao.

Jun Naochi went to the front of the temple and jumped off his horse.He came here after receiving the news from Xie Wuji.He asked, "Did anyone catch it?"

Xie Wuji was about to answer, Yanzhou soldiers came out of the temple with a group of people dressed in fine clothes and gray complexions—these were the big ministers of Xuantian Sect.

Xie Wuji glanced around everyone, and said coldly: "Who is Henry Zhang?"

Those people look at me, I look at you, and look at each other.

The Yanzhou soldiers who escorted them drew their swords one after another, and angrily said, "I'm asking you something! Answer honestly!"

Everyone was terrified by the knife hanging around their necks, and they answered in a hurry: "Ming Gong, I don't know!" "I haven't seen him since last night..." "Master... no No, Henry Zhang, a beast that is not as good as a pig or a dog, must have fled in fear of crime! Lord Ming, we were all bewitched by him, Lord Ming must capture that fellow and punish him severely!"

Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji looked at each other in surprise.They tried to distinguish whether what these big ministers said was true or deliberately concealed Henry Zhang’s whereabouts.

But no matter how you look at it, these people seem to be frightened out of their wits. They say what they want to say, and they never have the slightest awareness of being willing to die for loyalty.

Henry Zhang he... escaped?

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A few miles away from Fenyang, a monk in his twenties was leading a mule and leading a young novice in his teens, walking slowly on the path.

The faces of the two were covered with dust, the cassocks on their bodies were old and worn out, and the mule was also old and tired, as thin as a stick, and its steps were sluggish.These two looked like poor monks living on alms alms all the way, even if the overbearing bandits saw them, they would have some sympathy and would not rob them.

The little novice said to the monk: "Master..."

The monk immediately glared at the little monk.

The novice monk realized that he had slipped his words, and quickly changed his words: "Senior brother, how long do we have to go?"

The monk looked at the sky and said, "Before it gets dark, you can walk another two or three miles."

The little novice nodded obediently and continued to walk forward.

This young monk is Henry Zhang who just escaped from Fenyang City.

In the past month, seeing Fenyang City getting more and more chaotic, Henry Zhang knew that this place was definitely not a place to stay for a long time.He repeatedly urged everyone to leave as soon as possible, but even though he is a teacher, the Xuantian sect is too big to lose, and he is no longer able to control it with a word.

Seeing everyone procrastinating and procrastinating, coupled with the fact that many of the disadvantages in the church that were not visible when it was rapidly expanding are now gradually exposed, Henry Zhang gradually realized that the Xuantian sect, which was founded by him, might not be long. .

The ministers under him are all greedy. They used to be good at helping him get rich, but now they have become his burden.

As the saying goes, when you stop and stop, you will suffer from it.Henry Zhang also hesitated for many days.I don't know if he has been pretending to be a ghost for a long time, but he really has some spiritual energy.He had a nightmare the night before, so when he woke up in the morning, he made a sudden decision: he wants to leave!

He didn't want anything from the mansion and land, except for a bag of gold leaves; he didn't care about his subordinates and believers, he only took a mule and a young novice monk with him.

This little novice was his younger brother when he was a monk a few years ago, because he was well-behaved and honest, after he became Zhang Shijun, he still left this little novice in the temple as a servant boy.Right now, the two of them shaved off their newly grown hair and continued to be monks again.

Eliminate three thousand troubles in exchange for a relaxed body.

After walking for a while, the little novice asked again: "Brother, where are we going?" He had walked so far that he remembered to ask this question.

Henry Zhang patted his bald head, and bluffed him: "What do you care? Just follow me, are you afraid that you will starve to death?"

The little novice shook his head again and again, not daring to ask anymore, and followed Henry Zhang's footsteps in a daze.

Henry Zhang turned his head and glanced in the direction of Fenyang City.

He had already gone far, so the city was naturally invisible, and he didn't know what happened in the city, but he reckoned that it would not be better for a few days.

This time, he was defeated miserably by Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji's hands, and lost all his family fortune.You can keep the green hills, don't be afraid of no firewood, the mountains are high and the waters are far away, let's walk slowly and see.

He ground his teeth, sneered a few times, turned his head, and continued on his way gracefully.

Two desolate monks, with the slanting sun behind their backs, walked forward along the ancient road...

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Fenyang.

Zhu Nao was watching his subordinates sort out the documents and accounts seized from Xuantian Sect in the hall, when Xie Wuji walked in.

Zhu Nao asked: "Have you found Henry Zhang?"

Xie Wuji shook his head: "The monks in the temple are still on trial. It seems that Henry Zhang sneaked out of the city about last night. It is not clear how many people he took away."

Some monks in the temple fled when they saw the Yanzhou Army coming, so it is temporarily impossible to tell which ones followed Henry Zhang and which ones were still hiding in the city.

Xie Wuji said again: "I have ordered people to search everywhere."

Junao nodded.But they didn’t know which direction Henry Zhang was going, and it might not be so easy to search and arrest.We can only go to the states where the Xuantian Sect is most powerful.

It is a pity that Henry Zhang was not caught, but now that he has won such a big victory, it can be regarded as a reminder for Xuantianjiao.

Henry Zhang ran away, but most of the important backbones of Xuantian Sect were captured.Most of the wealth accumulated by the Xuantian Sect in the past two years was spent, and the rest was confiscated by them.

More importantly, once this news spreads, the so-called "Xuantian Taiqing Emperor Zhang Shijun" will lose face greatly.This Laoshizi fairy has no real ability at all, and he has lost consecutive battles. Who would worship him?Aren't you afraid of bad luck?No matter where he goes to the branch altar, it will not last long.

Zhu Nao was not worried about Henry Zhang's escape.He suddenly changed the subject: "How long has the black horse army been gone? In which direction are they going?"

Xie Wuji was slightly stunned, and said: "It has been three to five hours since morning. I think I went back to Youzhou."

Zhu Nao nodded, and gave some instructions to his subordinates, and the subordinates went out to make preparations as he said.

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Three days later, on the horse path, the black horse army was slowly heading north.

They also came down this road a few months ago.At that time, they were full of confidence that they were about to make a fortune, and they were full of energy and momentum.But now, a big defeat has cost them a quarter of their manpower, and there are countless other wounded. They have collapsed like homeless dogs.

To make matters worse, because they were surprised by the Yanzhou army, they retreated in such a hurry that the luggage in the barracks had no time to be transported out.They worked so hard to come to Taiyuan, defending the Xuantian Sect's position for so long, but in the end they got nothing!

Losing his wife and losing his army is nothing more than that.

Wei Bian rode in the team, silent all the way.All the officers accompanying him were also downcast, and the atmosphere was extremely oppressive.

Walking to a forest, Wei Bian ordered the army to stop for a while, and the soldiers picked fruits to fetch water and rested separately.

In the woods, Wei Bian sat with everyone, and no one spoke.Most of them have been like this these past few days, all of them are cautious, as if they don't know what to say, and they seem to be afraid of saying the wrong thing when they say anything.

The more Wei Bian looked at the crowd, the more uncomfortable he felt, so he simply excused himself, left the crowd, and walked deep into the forest alone.

When the crowd gradually moved away, Wei Bian was alone, not only did not feel clean, but became more lonely and desolate.

Now that this defeat has damaged his faith, the damage is still secondary.The sale of Xuantianjiao was taken over by him, and there was a chance to withdraw in the middle, but he also voluntarily gave up.With such a situation, I'm afraid that everyone in the army will blame him, even if he doesn't say it on the face, how can he not blame him in his heart?

I'm afraid, he has lost the hearts of the people, and it will be difficult to convince the public in the future...

The more Wei Bian thought about it, the more worried he became, and for a while, he seemed to be ten years old and haggard.

And in the woods behind him, when the officers saw him go away, they no longer remained silent with each other, but quickly gathered together to discuss the matter among themselves.

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After two or three cups of tea, Wei Bian returned to the camp and directed the army to continue on the road.

The soldiers also rested enough, lined up and prepared to go on the road.

At this time, several officers met their eyes, and walked towards Wei Bian in a tacit understanding.

Wei Bian was about to get on his horse, when he vaguely sensed the menacing momentum behind him, he turned his head abruptly, only to see that all the officers had arrived in front of him.

He was shocked: "You..."

Before he finished speaking, someone shouted first: "Brother!"

This seemed to be a signal, and all the officers knelt down in the direction of Wei Bian.

Wei Bian was stunned.

The crowd said: "Brother! We did not manage the army strictly, delayed the battle opportunity, and caused a big defeat the day before yesterday. The crime of defeat lies with us! Please punish me, brother!"

"Brother, please punish!"

Among the crowd, Lin Shen was the most annoyed.He slapped himself hard on the mouth a few times, but he didn't dare to say much, and he just knelt down with everyone.

The big defeat the day before yesterday was because the Black Horse Army had already been paralyzed by the Yanzhou Army from top to bottom. Chance.

If we talk about responsibility, the entire army is responsible, but ordinary soldiers don't have to bear the responsibility, nor can they afford it.In any case, someone must come forward to take responsibility for this matter, so as to give everyone an explanation.

Wei Bian has not pursued anyone's responsibility until now, because he believes that the biggest responsibility lies with himself.He took the deal, and it was wrong from the very beginning.

But all the officers knew that no matter who was in charge of this matter, Wei Bian could not be in charge.Now there is some discussion among the soldiers.If the soldiers are dissatisfied with the commander and their hearts are against each other, how will Wei change to convince the crowd?How can the dark horse army gather together?

So after discussing with everyone, they decided to plead guilty together and share the blame. No matter what, Wei Bian must be removed cleanly!

"Brother is always busy, so he told us to strictly investigate and take precautions, and we must not slack off. But we failed to act according to my brother's orders. I am ashamed of my brother and all the brothers in the army!"

"Brother, please come down!"

Wei Bian looked at his subordinates kneeling in a row, how could he not know what everyone thought about him?He suddenly had a sore nose and mixed feelings.

Even though he lost this battle, it was worthwhile to see how everyone treats him with such love when he is in a difficult situation.

Wei Bian said: "Although you are at fault, but as the coach, I am responsible for such a big defeat..."

All the officers still tried their best to excuse him: "No, brother has already expected what he should have expected, and he has already ordered what he should order. It is my ineffectiveness in doing things. Please be sure to punish me and me, brother, so as to comfort the whole world. military!"

The two sides shied away for a while, and Wei Bian also knew that he had to go down this step, so he ordered the deduction of half a year's salary for all the officers, and each of them was demoted by one rank, and the supervision was carried out for half a year.

Someone has been charged with the crime, and the matter has been explained.So the dark horse army went on the road again, preparing to return.

At this moment, someone with sharp eyes saw a group of more than ten scouts driving towards them not far away.

The news was reported to Wei Bian immediately, and Wei Bian also saw several horsemen approaching.He suddenly tensed up.

He was afraid that they were the spies sent by Xie Wuji to spy on their retreat route, so he immediately ordered: "Quickly ride the camp to chase them! Be sure to capture them back!"

It stands to reason that the spies should only look at their situation from a distance, and not approach them. After all, there is a risk of being shot.Unexpectedly, the team of people galloped straight over, and had no intention of turning around and running away.

The archers hurriedly took up their stances, ready to shoot.However, Wei Bian saw those people waving envoy flags, and hurriedly ordered: "Don't do anything yet! Let's see what they are going to do."

So the team of people Ma Shunshun approached, and Wei Bian sent someone to make contact.

Not long after, the contact person came back and reported to Wei Bianhui with a complicated expression: "Your Majesty...they said that they came here on behalf of Lord Zhu...to persuade him to surrender."

Wei Bian was stunned.Persuade surrender?