"Send the order!"
"All soldiers return to the mountain and wait!"
"Send a message to the two palaces' military officers, the four city garrisons, the governor, and all the civil and military officials in the city to come to the Ninth Mountain Camp to discuss matters!"
"Also, send an urgent letter of eight hundred miles, following the general's order, to notify the twenty prefectures north of Jinguan to dispatch troops to enter the pass!"
"No mistakes!"
On the stage, orders were issued one after another, like the sound of wind and thunder. Immediately afterwards, orders followed by flags flew to the training ground below.
The messengers took the flag, knelt on one knee, clasped their fists and stood up.
"Order!"
"Order!"
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Afterwards, these people and horses left quickly according to their respective command flags. Those who were carrying messages in the city on horseback and those who were rushing for 800 miles mounted on the Aotian Falcon. With the eagle's cry that pierced through the wind and snow, they turned into silver lights and shot up into the sky, heading straight north.
Silver lights were flying in the sky, and on the ground, soldiers carrying three command flags were rushing from the foot of the ninth mountain to all directions in the city.
This scene was noticed by many people in the city.
"So many Skyhawks are out at once, all heading north. What's going on?"
"Just now there seemed to be a group of soldiers heading north out of the city. They seemed to be the soldiers who escorted those demons back to the city last time."
"What happened in the north? I haven't heard anything about it. By the way, last night, the General was fighting against someone in the North City, and the Jin family where the Prince of Beiliang was staying was suddenly raided by the Garrison. Could it be related to this?"
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The Ninth Mountain now sits in Jinguan City, and many people are paying attention to its every move. The sudden appearance of the Ninth Mountain caused some commotion and many opinions. After all, it is rare to see all the Aotian Falcons go out together, and the hidden meaning behind this is that there is an urgent military matter to be conveyed at an expedited speed of 800 miles.
Just as the night was about to darken, in Jinguan City, in front of the governor's office, the sound of horse hooves was heard, and the messengers from the Ninth Mountain stepped into several yamens.
When a governor received the letter, he hurriedly put on his official uniform and went out to greet them. This was because the governor was a civil servant in the Daofusi, assisting in the governance of the city, and had to be humble in front of the military officers of the same level. The Ninth Mountain was very powerful, and now the commander of the Jinguan officials announced that the soldiers of the Ninth Mountain were coming. Everyone was respectful and hurried.
Those who have something to hide appear even more terrified!
Among them, Nancheng Governor Guo Lixiong looked at the soldiers walking away in a hurry, and his eyes became a little uneasy.
"What about the rebellious son?"
He was like an ant on hot pot, pacing back and forth in the front hall of the yamen and questioning his subordinates.
"My lord, when the young master heard that someone was coming from the Ninth Mountain, he was so scared that he ran away through the back door!" The subordinate raised his eyes and said carefully.
"Useless thing!" The governor of Nancheng was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and cursed.
"Sir, the people from the Ninth Mountain asked you to just go and discuss matters. Why are they so worried? You haven't done anything out of the ordinary." The registrar under him was puzzled when he saw Guo Lixiong's frightened look.
"What do you know? That rebellious son said something he shouldn't have said a few days ago, and was stripped of his armor by the Ninth Mountain. I am also from the Pacification Department. Yesterday, the General of the Central Army showed up in the North City, and somehow he threw the Jin family, where the Prince of Beiliang was staying, into jail. How can I not be afraid? I'm just afraid that I'll be beheaded if I go there!"
Guo Lixiong blamed everything on that rebellious son, but he was really panicked in his heart, fearing that the people from the Ninth Mountain would find a reason to settle accounts with him. After all, that General of the Central Army was very cruel and killed all the troublemakers in the entire Jinguan City with lightning speed, leaving them afraid to show their heads.
Just tell me, how can you not be afraid?
After hearing the words and anxious look of his chief officer, the official was speechless. He thought, if the Ninth Mountain really wanted to harm you, you wouldn't have to resort to such tactics. But as a subordinate, he didn't dare to say such words directly. He just smiled and said,
"Someone from the Ninth Mountain said that you were asked to go to the Ninth Mountain to discuss matters. If that is true, you must have been invited to discuss matters. Other governors may also be included. Why don't you send someone to inquire about it? You will know whether it is true or not."
When Governor Guo heard this, he immediately stopped and said, "Yes, yes, yes."
Then he quickly shouted outside: "Someone come!"
At this time, the official under him hurriedly said, "Sir, the order from the Ninth Mountain is for you to leave immediately without delay. If it is a meeting, the other officials must have started to leave. You can send someone to wait directly on the necessary route. This will not delay things. Anyway, I think it seems to be an important matter. You can rest assured. The Ninth Mountain under the command of the General of the Central Army will not embarrass its own people."
Governor Guo was somewhat speechless after what his subordinate Dianshi said, but he felt it was strange to suddenly ask a marginal figure like him to attend a meeting of the committee. Besides, his son had made a mistake recently, so he couldn't help but think too much about it.
"If they really want to discuss the matter, then what happened that even civil servants like us were called in?"
He frowned, but figured it out.
"Forget it, there's no need to send anyone to ask. Come on, prepare the carriages and horses, and go to the Ninth Mountain!"
Not long after, the governor of Nancheng dressed neatly, got in a carriage, and headed straight towards Genting Mountain!
Just as the carriage and horses were halfway through their journey, the sky quietly turned into night, the recruitment drum had already sounded, the lights in Jinguan City were lit, and from time to time one could hear the sound of horses' hooves galloping past in the snow.
"drive"
The shouts quickly faded away, and the sound of horse hooves seemed very hurried.
The man from the south city was really surprised, so he lifted the curtain of the carriage, and only saw a blurry shadow going away in the dim sky, so he asked the guard on the side, "It's freezing cold, and there's a curfew at night, who is riding a horse in the street?"
The yamen runner who was being questioned quickly clasped his fists, his eyes filled with a trace of suspicion, "Replying to the governor, I don't know what happened, but from time to time there are soldiers and horses wearing the uniforms of the Ninth Mountain rushing forward, scattered here and there. Seeing that these people are not tied up, and only wearing thin armor, they should be soldiers and horses on leave and rushing back."
When Governor Guo heard this, he looked in the direction ahead and became confused, wondering what had happened.
Just as he let down the curtain and prepared to continue on his way, suddenly, he felt the ground vibrate slightly, followed by a faint rumbling sound from behind.
"Rumble"
This vibration was like a tide, it quickly became clearer and the sound became louder and louder, as if thousands of troops were marching rapidly in this direction.
On both sides of the street, exclamations gradually rose, and the sounds of doors and windows being opened could be heard continuously.
Soon, outside the carriage, the urgent voice of the yamen runners was heard, "Quick, pull over!"
"hiss"
The horses in the carriage neighed, and under the driver's scolding and whipping, they quickly moved to the side of the road and stopped. The carriage was violently bumped, and the governor of Nancheng was startled and got out. He covered his forehead with his official hat and stood on the front step of the carriage.
"What happened?"
"My Lord, look!"
The yamen runner jumped off his horse, held the reins and used his body strength to fall down, restraining the frightened horse. Then he turned his face backwards, and his voice was a little distorted.
Guo Lixiong looked back and his pupils shrank.
I saw, on the snowy street behind me, a torrent of cold steel was running wildly on the street, rumbling like a flood!
The murderous aura was like a raging fire, and the cold light shone on the iron armor. The soldiers riding on the tall horses and wearing heavy armor looked like ferocious beasts, full of strong and fiery ferocity.
One person is already majestic, but the cold iron armor, set against the light of the snow, looks like a whole. It is estimated that there are more than 10,000 cavalrymen. Their momentum is connected as one, and their murderous aura reaches the sky, which is enough to be called a group of tigers and wolves.
These cavalrymen were all wearing uniform armor of the Ninth Mountain. They were a large number of Ninth Mountain soldiers who had received orders from General Mountain two hundred miles to the south!
A strange phenomenon occurred on General Mountain a month ago. A large amount of pure fire crystals spewed out, and the legendary Phoenix bird appeared, causing a fight. Chen Yuan took action to block it. The magical fire domain inside made the mountain full of extremely strong and pure fire energy. Practicing here can greatly increase the speed of cultivation with the help of the rich fire energy and pure true energy.
Chen Yuan then gave the order to transfer most of the soldiers from the Ninth Mountain to this place for training, and use this mountain as a training ground. In just one short month, the main forces of the Ninth Mountain made rapid progress in their training, and many of them achieved breakthroughs. Their aura became extremely fierce and explosive like fire.
Now, the order was passed on in the mountains for all the troops to return to the mountains. They returned as ordered, just like wild beasts returning to the mountains, riding their horses! Such a scene and momentum made the people along the way gasp for air. Many powerful warriors narrowed their eyes when they saw this fierce army. Even the great master of Musashi would not dare to test the might of such a powerful army!
This is the power accumulated by the Ninth Mountain!
"Rumble"
This torrent of steel roared away quickly past the carriage of the Governor of Nancheng, who was avoiding it, and headed straight towards Genting Mountain.
The noise grew louder and louder, and the night was no longer peaceful anymore, with whispers ringing out.
"Hurry up and get to the Ninth Mountain!"
The governor of Nancheng looked at the torrent going away, calmed the stuffiness in his chest caused by the momentum, and his tone became urgent. He urged the coachman to get on the road and got back into the carriage.
Even a fool could see from the constant movements of the Ninth Mountain that something big was about to happen.
"drive!"
The driver quickly raised the whip and drove the carriage back on the road, following the more than ten thousand cavalrymen, the wheels of the carriage turning rapidly.
Just like that, after a cup of tea, the carriage finally arrived at the ninth mountain.
At this time, the Ninth Mountain was shaking, with the roars of horses and the sound of horse hooves shaking the mountain.
The Ninth Mountain Military Camp was ablaze with flames, illuminating the road down the mountain.
When the Nancheng governor's carriage reached the foot of the mountain, it stopped with a whoosh. Here, the civil officials got off the sedan chair and the military officials got off the horses.
"Just wait here!"
Guo Lixiong gave an order to the people in the yamen, then turned around and looked up at the Ninth Mountain Camp, which was blazing with flames and a thunderous atmosphere. He stepped up the mountain, and his figure swayed with each step as he walked dozens of meters.
On the way up the mountain, he unexpectedly met the governors of the other three cities, who had gathered together and were heading up the mountain.
"Master Zhang, Master Ji, Master Sun, you are here too!"
"It's Master Guo!"
The governors of the four cities in the southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest met.
"What on earth happened? Is there going to be another war on the front line? On the way here, I saw more than ten thousand cavalrymen returning to the Ninth Mountain. They should be the main force stationed at Jiangjun Mountain outside the South City!" Guo Lixiong could only think of this one reason.
"I'm not sure. The only reason for the large-scale action of the Ninth Mountain can be this. But we have nothing to do with leading troops in battle. Why did they ask the four of us to come here to discuss the matter? This is strange." Dongcheng Zhizhi was serious at first, then frowned, showing confusion.
This is exactly why the four governors were puzzled.
Their job was to assist the governor in governing the city, just like the county magistrates in various places.
"It's useless to say more. You'll know when you get there."
The four of them arrived at the gate of the Ninth Mountain Military Camp. At this time, large horses kept galloping into the camp, and the shouts, neighings, and whistles were extremely noisy.
A soldier in blue armor stepped forward and clasped his fists towards the four of them, "Four governors, please go to the general's platform to discuss matters, and follow me down!"
Having said that, he led the four people towards the military camp gate.
Passing through the noisy array of soldiers and horses, the four governors followed to the tower of the generals' platform!
The lights in the tower were bright, and some people were already seated in the hall on the first floor.
Two soldiers joined the army, Gao Yu and Fan Chou.
There were three garrison generals: Zhou Yuan for East City, Mo Qianyun for South City, and Liao Qingshan for West City.
As well as the chief officer of the Daofusi who guards the arsenal, and the chiefs of the ten departments in charge of the mountains.
About eleven or twelve people!
Guo Lixiong and the other four governors came in, supported the two military officers Gao Yu and Fan Chou, as well as the three garrison generals, and said politely, "Sorry, we are late!"
In fact, the governor and the garrison general were of the same rank, both of which were of the fifth grade. However, in the Fusi, civil officials were naturally inferior to military officials, so they called themselves subordinates.
Gao Yu and others gave a simple signal, and Guo Lixiong and the other three found a seat and sat down according to the seating order.
No one spoke in the hall. Some people were watching their noses and their hearts, some were holding tea in their hands with the lids on the cups, drinking quietly, and some were whispering to each other, but everyone was listening carefully to the noise outside.
Not long after, someone else came.
Xiao Sheng, the North City garrison commander, walked in wearing heavy armor and looking murderous. "It seems I'm late. Those people from the Jin family are stubborn and I can't pry them open. I wasted some time."
Hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but frown.
I have heard about what happened last night. I heard that it was ordered by Jiu Zhonglang.
A slap on the face of Prince Beiliang!
However, no one said anything more on this topic. But now that most people have arrived, everyone remains quiet, silently waiting for the main person to arrive, and their hearts can't help but feel a little nervous.
After about a dozen breaths, instructions came from outside.
"Open the ban!"
"No one else is allowed to disturb!"
As the words fell, several footsteps approached rapidly and then stepped into the tower.
Then Yun Tiansheng, Liu Qing and Lu Ming appeared in a hurry.
Then, the door to the first floor hall slammed shut.
Inside the hall, other people looked strange.
Yun Tiansheng and the other two came forward and said, "The general has important matters to attend to and cannot spare the time, so he has asked the three of us to preside over the meeting today!"
As they spoke, the three of them sat down on the left and right sides of the front. Yun Tiansheng looked at the two soldiers and the four city garrisons who were looking at him, his expression gradually became serious, and he dropped a piece of heavy news:
"News came from the front line that the seal on the demons has been lifted and they are starting to stir. A large number of demons are gathering in the occupied areas, and the second wave of battle will begin soon!"
"what?"
When this news was released, although many people had made related guesses about the actions of the Ninth Mountain, they still couldn't help but hold their breath when they heard the exact news.
What is coming will come!
The others felt depressed.
"Scared?"
Yun Tiansheng's eyes flickered as he scanned everyone's expressions.
"Yun Qiqi, just tell me what the general has ordered. I will fully cooperate with him."
Gao Yu expressed his opinion directly.
Yun Tiansheng nodded slightly, his eyes flashing, "Follow the general's order, the Ninth Mountain will send troops immediately, but this time will be different from the first time. This time we will most likely take the initiative to launch an attack!" (End of this chapter)
