Chapter 8 Marshal Hong and Division III (I)

Military Advisor Ji walked forward a few steps, then stopped, but as if he saw that Li Yan had not followed him, he slowly turned his head and looked at him and said, "Since you have decided to join my sect, you don't need to call me master anymore. From now on, you should call me teacher. Well, you are still worried about the assessment of the Guards later, right? Haha, there is no need to worry. You are now my disciple. I am in the barracks, and you are the one by my side. It is much better than the Guards." When he said this, his expression was already extremely proud.

Li Yan heard this and thought to himself, "It turns out that being by my side is much better than the Guards. This is my blessing." Then he was timid and looked like he wanted to say something but stopped.

Military Advisor Ji looked at him and said, "What else?"

"Old, teacher, this monthly salary, uh, there are parents at home." Li Yan said hesitantly.

"Oh, what's my job? You are a filial son. From now on, your monthly salary will be paid as a squad leader. This is 40% more than the soldiers of the Guards." Military Advisor Ji looked at Li Yan with a half-smile.

"Thank you, teacher." Li Yan was overjoyed when he heard this. He felt that this was a step up, as if he was in a dream. He could send more money to his parents every month. At the same time, calling him "teacher" became much smoother.

On the high platform outside the tent, Marshal Hong was still leaning sideways, leaning on the wide chair back, his right elbow resting on the handle of the chair, his hand half-fisted and resting on his temple. He looked a little drowsy at this time. He half-squinted his eyes, looking calm. Occasionally, he turned his head to look at the assessment inside the fence of the school military field. After looking for a while, he would turn his head back to look at the direction of the tent, wondering what he was thinking.

Marshal Hong's name is Hong Linying. He is the Southwest Marshal of the current dynasty. He leads more than 200,000 troops to guard the southwestern border. He was originally a street child. When he was eleven or twelve years old, he became a lay disciple of the famous Fatuo Temple by chance.

This Fatuo Temple is one of the best sects in the current Jianghu. Many of the martial arts techniques in the temple are secret and unique. Hong Linying is just a lay disciple and it is impossible for him to learn the profound martial arts in the temple. However, he is ruthless and resolute. He is also extremely cruel to himself. Learning martial arts has reached the point of breaking his bones.

In the five years in the temple, he has practiced what he has learned to the level of a second-rate master in the Jianghu. This is extremely rare. You should know that the martial arts techniques he learned are just the ordinary entry-level techniques and basic boxing techniques of lay disciples in the temple, but he can practice to such a level, which is rare.

You should know that the general martial arts level in the Jianghu is divided into the realm of master, the top master, the first-rate master, the second-rate master, and the third-rate master from high to low. Those who are lower can only be classified as the last-rate, that is, the martial artists who are not in the mainstream.

Back then, the Taizu of the current dynasty also relied on the external door "Taizu Changquan" with a group of brothers to build the country for hundreds of years. It is said that every time he met an enemy, a set of "Taizu Changquan" often killed or injured the opponent. It is not that this boxing method is so amazing, but that the Taizu of this dynasty has practiced this boxing to perfection and is extremely fast. "The world's martial arts can only be broken by speed." You know the opponent's moves, but if the opponent has practiced to the realm of perfection, if the opponent is not in the same realm, you will not be able to dodge.

Although Hong Linying did not practice what he learned to be extremely fast, he also reached the level of mastery. Later, an elder in the temple learned about this and thought that this boy might become a great man. However, he also knew that this boy with such a character could not become a Buddhist. At the same time, he felt pity for his talent and knew that if he continued to practice like this, the result would be death or disability.

So the elder used the inner door medicinal bath method to treat the hidden disease of his barbaric practice, and at the same time, he also dredged the meridians and opened up the tendons. Later, he taught him the inner door mental method "Buddha Shining Golden Body" and fist, foot and stick skills. Although these are not the top skills and martial arts in the temple, they are definitely not easy for lay disciples to learn.

Hong Linying then practiced martial arts in Fatuo Temple for another four years. At this time, he had practiced both inside and outside. In addition, he was talented, practiced hard, and with the guidance of the law enforcement elder, he actually entered the realm of a first-class master in the world.

At this point, Hong Linying had planned to go down the mountain and enter the world to make great achievements. Before going down the mountain, the chief law enforcement officer warned, "Lin Ying, you must remember this time when you go down the mountain. The martial arts you have learned are not weak, but you must not kill innocent people, rape or rob. If you really use it for this, the temple will send a monk to take your head. Even if you can be a high-ranking official or a local tyrant, you must die. Remember, remember." Hong Linying agreed.

After he went down the mountain, he also abided by the law and taboos, but if he wanted to make a difference with his martial arts, he could not do it without a life-and-death fight. So he joined the army and started as a soldier. He experienced hundreds of battles of all sizes. Because he was fierce against the enemy and was not afraid of life and death, he was repeatedly promoted in the army. He walked all the way down like this. When he was a general, he planned to quit the army and concentrate on studying martial arts at home. However, with the outbreak of border wars, he was appointed as the Southwest Marshal to guard the southwest border.

Qingshan Pass is a frontier city, with about 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers stationed in the city. He should have been in the central army camp about 30 miles north of here, but he liked fighting and wanted to go to the front line to lead the army to fight the enemy. The generals also knew his nature well and did not dare to disobey him. They could only leave the deputy marshal to guard the camp and wait for an opportunity to dispatch and support.

Military Advisor Ji Wenhe came here six years ago. At that time, Hong Linying had just been stationed at Qingshan Pass. After entering the city that day, Ji Wenhe came to the gate of the Marshal's Mansion in the city and said that he wanted to meet Marshal Hong. How could the gatekeepers let him go easily? He also wanted to extort some silver from him before reporting. After a few words, Ji Wenhe understood the intentions of the gatekeepers and stopped talking. He did not make any moves, but just flicked his sleeves, and the soldiers were unable to move. He went straight into the inner mansion. When he met many patrol teams along the way, he surrounded and captured them, but almost as soon as they met, the soldiers were stiff and unable to move. Hong Linying was resting in the lobby of the inner palace. With his inner strength, he had already heard the shouting in the courtyard. Just as he was about to stand up to watch, he suddenly felt a figure flash at the gate. A black-robed scholar had come into the lobby. His figure was ghostly and silent. He knew that Hong Linying had seen countless lives and deaths, and he was also shocked by this sudden arrival. With his martial arts, and after so many years of fighting and hard training day and night, he had already reached the level of a top master, but he didn't see how the black-robed man came in. What made him even more shocked was that this person's light body skills were unprecedented, and he couldn't even make the slightest sound when he moved. This was something he had never seen in his life. When a person performs light skills, the sound of the clothes caused by the rapid movement of the human body and the friction of the air cannot be hidden. This person's martial arts skills are so high that he can never match them.

When the black-robed man stood still, Hong Linying could see that the man was a black-robed scholar, about thirty years old, wearing a scholar's hat, about seven feet tall, with a narrow face, pale complexion, but with an abnormal blush, and a long beard floating on his chest. The black-robed man called himself "Ji Wenhe", a member of a hidden sect in the Jianghu. A few months ago, he was accidentally injured by an unknown poisonous insect when he went into the mountains to collect herbs. After several months of healing, he also visited many friends and famous doctors. With his skills, the people he met were all masters of the world, but none of them could remove the poison he was poisoned with. This poison has slowly eroded his internal organs.

In this southwestern border, there are continuous mountains for countless miles, and there are countless poisonous insects and beasts, and at least 70% of them cannot be named. Hong Linying was not surprised by this statement. He had entered the deeper part of Daqing Mountain before, where there were many ferocious beasts and poisonous insects, many of which he could not name.

Ji Wenhe then told him that he could join the army and serve as a staff member in the palace, but the condition was that he had to select one person in the army to be his disciple. His sect was passed down from generation to generation, and he had not yet accepted any disciples. The poison he was in was probably difficult to cure. Under the suppression of his internal force, he should be able to extend his life by seven or eight years. He wanted his sect to be passed down.

Hong Linying was also very surprised. He originally thought that this person was coming to ask for some benefits or that he was an enemy who came to assassinate him because of his high martial arts skills. The request he made now was far beyond his imagination.

Then Hong Linying agreed after thinking about it. First, he could not see through this person, and if he used force, he was afraid that he would not end up well; second, there were many staff members in the palace, and he had the final say on the importance. As long as he did not participate in important military affairs, no one would gossip about him. As for selecting one person from the army to inherit the sect, this is a small matter. There are hundreds of thousands of people in the army. As long as he has the leisure time, he can choose any one.

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But the following events made Hong Linying more and more surprised. This first incident, not long after this, there were two or three consecutive enemy attacks. The first time, after the military intelligence report was obtained, Hong Linying discussed the strategy against the enemy with the military advisor and the generals in the army, and then returned to the Marshal's Mansion. Unexpectedly, Ji Wenhe came to his residence in the middle of the night and told him about the enemy's offensive intentions and deployment. Although Hong Linying and his team had already spied on many of what he said, there were several descriptions that Hong Linying did not know, or that the service had not spied on. Although Ji Wenhe had been appointed as a staff member, how could Hong Linying easily believe this person? After all, although most of what he said was similar to the information he had obtained, it was expected that with his skills, if he went outside the city and hung on the side of the other party from a distance, he would still be able to obtain some information. So Hong Linying laughed, thanked him in person, and said that he would discuss this matter with the army later. Ji Wenhe just smiled and turned away.

When the enemy army suddenly attacked in the early morning, Hong Linying calmly led his troops out of the city to meet the enemy. This was also an enemy attack within their expectations.

The two sides started a big battle outside the city, killing people and leaving corpses everywhere. At dawn, the generals and soldiers of both sides were exhausted and began to slowly withdraw to their rear without any agreement. Hong Linying also withdrew his troops into the city.

In addition to this main attack direction, he also sent troops to snipe on the mountains on the east and west sides. They had long been aware of the enemy's intention to use the forest on the mountain to attack from the flank, and all of this was in the plan. Who knew that when they withdrew their troops to the city gate, the ground suddenly shook, and a thunderous sound rolled from afar. The enemy's exhausted and somewhat stiff retreating soldiers suddenly split to the sides, and a wide road flashed in the middle. Dust and smoke rolled from behind them. A team of heavy cavalry suddenly came, and in just a dozen breaths, they had killed the retreating soldiers of the Dynasty. This made it impossible for the retreating soldiers of the Dynasty to organize heavy shields to meet the enemy. For a while, the sound of killing was heard everywhere, and blood and flesh flew everywhere. Seeing that things were not going well, Hong Linying immediately made a decision and rode into the city to order the gates to be closed. Unfortunately, there were still more than 10,000 soldiers outside the city, unable to retreat into the city. They could only fight desperately outside the city. But without the protection of heavy armor, how could they resist the heavy armor and heavy horses that rushed in and out? In only about half an hour, the soldiers of the imperial dynasty outside the city were annihilated and slaughtered. But in just half an hour, Hong Linying had organized the remaining 20,000 troops in the city, made heavy deployments on the top of the city, and sent fast horses with arrows out of the north gate to the central army camp to mobilize troops for reinforcements.

But before the army came to help, the enemy had already started to attack the city desperately, and several times they even killed on the top of the city. Hong Linying personally went to the city to supervise the battle and kill the enemy. Waves of soldiers fell, and another wave went up, barely delaying the arrival of their own reinforcements.

When reinforcements from our side arrived continuously from the north gate, the enemy saw that the situation was hopeless and had to call off their troops.