The First Mix-First Volume Dragon Gate Inn Second Volume The Country of Daughters Chapter 17 Heroes Find It Hard to Cross the Beauty Pass

  I asked Geng Ling: "Does your daughter have a Sword Saint in her country?"

  Geng Ling slowly shook her head and said: "The daughter of Guo Su's sword is known throughout the world, but I've never heard of a Sword Saint."

  Liu Jing suddenly said: "There is! In the Women's Country, there is a Sword Saint."

  Everyone with me asked: "Who is it?"

  "Ku Mei Shifu." Liu Jingdao said: "However, Ku Mei Shifu is eccentric and reclusive, not wanting to get involved in worldly disputes. Her few disciples are mostly new nobles in the military, but they have also been strictly ordered by Ku Mei not to mention their school. In addition to Sword God Su Jing, there is another Sword Saint in the country of women, but only a small number of high-ranking officials in the court know about this."

  "How did you know?"

  Liu Jing bitterly smiled and said: "My mother was also barely considered a high-ranking official back then."

  I also sighed and said, "It seems that to prove my innocence, I can only find this bitter plum nun." Now I am like a fallen central committee member, with an identity so high that no one recognizes me. To verify my true identity, at least I need to find a ministerial-level figure who often attends Politburo meetings. If you deal with county magistrates and mayors of that level, they will inevitably take you as a madman and arrest you.

  Liu Jingdao said, "This is a difficult matter. Su Mei Shitai is a noble person and it's said that even Su Jian Shen was often guided by her when he was young. Even if you're a royal family member, it's hard to get an audience with her. Sometimes she doesn't even give the Empress Dowager face, let alone a man like you."

  I hung my head and said: "I'll think of another way, you guys go prepare your own things."

  ……

  The entire mountain was busy with a thousand things to do, the first thing to deal with was the food and clothing problem for 10,000 people. Fortunately, there were those military supplies as a foundation, so we didn't have to worry about it in the short term. Geng Lian compiled the new recruits into three brigades according to my intentions, everything was managed in a militarized manner, and various training regiments were also set up. These men mostly had no life skills, everything had to start from scratch. However, the discipline of these men was also fully demonstrated, they were full of wonder at their current lives, apart from learning to be self-sufficient, Geng Lian also trained a 3,000-strong cavalry brigade. Not knowing how to ride a horse was no big deal, we had the most ferocious bandits as coaches. In a very short period of time, we miraculously established an army with a certain scale.

  It was the second evening after Geng Ling decided to leave, a small team of about 20 people came down from Shenfeng Mountain, all young women wearing military uniforms with golden embroidery, fresh and majestic, at the foot of the mountain, they asked to see General Zhao Fanghua under Long Yang's command.

  After the message was passed on, everyone couldn't help but be suspicious: The Flying Phoenix Army came to our door without much surprise, but it seemed that their intention wasn't to start a war. I told Qi Xiaohuan, "Let's invite them in first and talk later." Finally, I added another sentence, "Be polite."

  Those 20 or so people quickly climbed the mountain, and these female soldiers looked at the chaotic scene on the mountain with a hint of playfulness in their eyes, with a carefree attitude as if they were sightseeing, leisurely walking to the front of the conference hall, dismounting together, with elegant movements.

  She was the first to come in, with a slender waist and long eyebrows, carrying an air of elegance unique to female soldiers. As soon as she entered, her eyes landed on my face, and she said in a crisp voice: "Are you Long Yang?"

  Xiao Yan shouted loudly: "Call General Long!"

  The woman burst out laughing: "Alright, General Long."

  I waved my hand and smiled: "I don't know what brings several ladies to find me?"

  The woman handed over a letter and said: "This is a letter from our great general to you, take a look first."

  Someone handed me a letter, I unfolded it and looked at it for half a day - just like looking at heavenly books, only feeling that the words are quite elegant, completely unlike the handwriting of a military man. I had to hand it over to Geng Ling: "Help me read it." Those women laughed again: "So you can't read?"

  His face turned red, and then he heard Geng Ling say: "Long Yang Ge, from the time you started a riot in the male prison camp, you have been plundering all the way. When you arrived at Shenfeng Village, you also intercepted our military supplies with the bandit leader Mei Lihong, and openly blocked our army's edge there. Stealing our military horses is indeed an evil act. Now the emperor is furious and originally wanted to order me to lead a large army to besiege you. The 30,000 Flying Phoenix Army has been waiting for dawn, but I know that troops cannot be used arbitrarily. After investigating the root cause, I found that you also have unbearable grievances. The prison officer in charge of the male prison is not a good person, and he was derelict in his duty, greedy for power and money, forcing you to extreme urgency, which is actually the cause of the violent uprising. I also heard that although you were in a hurry, you did not offend the people at all. In the battle of Shenfeng Mountain, our army advanced rashly and lost. It was fortunate that you let us go, and I knew that you had no intention of doing evil. This is good fortune for both you and my Flying Phoenix Army."

  Geng Ling finished speaking and whispered to me: "The letter just says that the general only said she can understand our difficulties, but in the end, nothing was said."

  "Let me see... The mountain road said: "Yes, what are you doing up the mountain?"

  "That's a good thing, our great general said that she is willing to recruit you, as long as you surrender and come down the mountain. Past events will not be pursued, your people will be collectively incorporated into the Fei Feng Army, with the same treatment and military pay as our regular army."

  "I exclaimed in shock: 'Are you guys going to surrender?'"

  "So it's a good thing, huh?" He said, turning his head and curling up the corner of his mouth: "How many people have begged for connections and favors to get into our Fei Feng Army, crying and shouting, but you guys are fine, making a big fuss and getting benefits."

  Geng Ling and the others looked at each other in dismay, clearly things had also greatly exceeded their expectations. Pian Jiang said: "You can follow me down the mountain now, we can still make it back before dark."

  "Uh—" I said: "Miss, shouldn't we discuss this major matter before giving you a reply?"

  She looked at us with an incredulous expression and said, "What's there to discuss? You're not really thinking of going against the Flying Phoenix Army, are you?" Apparently, she thought we'd be overjoyed, but it seemed like none of our 10,000 troops were even in her eyes. In her opinion, Generalissimo was just doing us a favor or was too lazy to send troops, and couldn't believe we were so ungrateful.

  The girl's face was expressionless as she said, "Miss, your words are wrong. Previously, you sent people to attack us, we have already been at odds."

  "You!" He was so angry that he choked for a moment, then with an air of "a good girl doesn't fight with boys", coldly said: "You really don't know how high the sky is and how thick the earth is."

  "It's already so late today, let the girls rest well on the mountain - Yu Manli, take good care of our guests."

  He bluntly said, "Today I'll listen to you, but tomorrow morning I'll have to make a decision. Either we fight or surrender. Our great general is still waiting."

  I smiled and said: "Definitely definitely."

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  Yu Manli led them away, and I looked at the crowd and said, "Tell me your thoughts."

  Xiao Yan first said, "It's not that simple, the Flying Phoenix Army really wants to destroy us, it's just a matter of going through more trouble, do you think we can resist with just over 10,000 people?"

  Geng Lingdao said: "Xiao Yan and Liu Jing are both right, if we really fight, the 30,000 Flying Phoenix Army will definitely be able to defeat us, and General's words are still quite sincere."

  I didn't expect Geng Ling to be so stubborn just now, but now he's actually willing to compromise. I couldn't help but say, "So you're agreeing to surrender?"

  Geng Ling Road suddenly shook his head and said: "I disagree!"

  "What do you mean?"

  Geng Ling said, "Can ordinary people guess the thoughts of the 'Mainland Warrior God'? Maybe she just wants to reduce casualties by luring us down the mountain and then annihilating us."

  I sighed and said: "You're getting harder and harder to understand, what exactly do you want?"

  Geng Ling said: "For now, the best approach is still to follow the plan and head to Jiupu Yuan!"

  Liu Jingdao said: "Since you know what kind of people the mainland's soldiers are, how can she let you humiliate her? That's why I'm saying it clearly, if we don't surrender, then we'll fight."

  Geng Lingdao said, "Giving up is not the best option. Even if the great general doesn't hold grudges against us, how can we men really join the Fei Feng army? Taking a step back, even if we have the title of regular troops, when others send us to the battlefield, will we go or not?"

  Liu Jing gave him a cold glance: "Are you so afraid of going into battle?"

  Geng Ling smiled and said, "I'm not afraid of going to the battlefield, nor am I afraid of death. But if I have to die, I must die in a place where my back can be entrusted to my comrades. A battlefield where I couldn't trust my back to my fellow soldiers is one that I look down on."

  "It is said: 'Man is the cutting board and I am the fish.'"

  "That's exactly what I mean."

  Liu Jing fell silent for a moment before saying, "So what do you think we should do?"

  Wu Yin said: "I think it's better to tie up those women and throw them here, and run away overnight."

  Geng Ling shook his head and said: "We can't escape, we have 10,000 people but only 3,000 horses. Our target is big and our movements are slow, not to mention the possibility of using old tricks again."

  "I suddenly said: 'I have an idea.'"

  Everyone is looking at me.

  "I clear my throat and say: 'Are you guys ready to run or are you going to keep running? As for that great general, I'll go hold her back!'"

  Geng Lingdao said: "How can we drag it out?" I said: "I'll pretend to go and discuss terms with her, as soon as we leave, you all set off immediately for Jiupu Yuan."

  Several people heard it and shook their heads together: "No way!" Mei Li Hong smiled and said, "You're not even treating yourself as a human being, let alone us."

  A warmth spread through my heart, and I slowly said: "Listen to me, first of all, even if there wasn't this opportunity, I would still have to go to the capital city. To return, I must see the Empress of your country; secondly, I need to find that Su Mei Shifu to verify my identity. These two things I must do, and now I'm finally able to meet the great general directly, it's what I've been longing for."

  "What if General Wan sees through your deception and kills you without hesitation?"

  I smiled and said, "Whether she dares to do this or not depends on whether you can escape. She sent someone to offer us amnesty, which means that she still has some reservations about us. As long as you can flee far away, I still have a trump card in my hand. She is afraid of being punished for her actions, so she won't dare to do anything to me. If you can come up with something clever, she will have to serve me respectfully."

  Geng Ling said: "Xiao Long is right, as long as we are here, the general will not take things to an extreme."

  "I said, 'Let's decide on that then. Tomorrow we'll leave and you guys can hurry up and run away, but to the outside world, we must keep our mouths shut and pretend to be waiting for reorganization.' I looked at Mei Li Hong and asked, 'And what about you? What are your plans?'"

  Meili Hong said: "What else can I do? Didn't you see my name is on the general's letter? If you have a conscience, take me with you when you run!"

  I smiled and said: "The person we owe the most is you."

  "Alright, alright, who made me a hero unable to pass through the beautiful woman's barrier?"

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