Retrograde

Chapter 76 Brutal Storm 2

On the third day of April, when everyone in Daliang City in the capital of the Song Dynasty celebrated that the Song army could capture the Black Mountain Cliff, in the remote southwest barbarian land, in front of the Tianmen, came to a large number of barbarian tribes, but their faces were very gloomy and solemn, because they were all feeling the difficulties in front of them. Shocked.

As the last of the three dangerous gates, its terrain is more dangerous than the Black Mountain Cliff. Even if they often come and go in the mountains and forests and are familiar with the steep mountain roads, they are still cautious when climbing this mountain road for fear that they will fall off the cliff. And on this towering cliff, there are dozens of barbarian soldiers' defense every few feet, which is the real way to open up.

Seeing the defense situation here, the fear of many tribal leaders in their hearts was also relieved. They began to feel that it was actually the loss of immortals. With this final defense, it was impossible for the Song people to take down the whole barbarians. However, some people have different ideas. After seeing the guards here a few steps, the worries on their faces are even deeper.

Duan Sigui looked at the guards and lowered his voice and said, "Brother, look at the layout here. It's obviously ulterior. Now that the Song people haven't come in, he looks like a big enemy. Is this against foreign enemies or against us?

Duan Siming didn't believe much about his brother's speculation. It can be seen that after inserting Tianmen's defense, he believed a little more: "Let's act when the opportunity comes. I don't believe that Mu Jerry can really control all of us. As long as we are on guard, coupled with the previous arrangements, we will definitely get through this time safely.

While talking, everyone has come to the top building of the Tianmen. This is a tall and majestic huge palace made of boulders, which is also Mu Jerry's base camp in the barren land. Seeing that they had arrived, Mujieli's younger brother Muye Wang, who was guarding in front of the gate, strode up and said, "You are finally here. Please go inside and meet the king of the clan. He has been waiting for a long time."

After listening to this seemingly urging, many people's faces changed a little. But they still resisted from having an attack and went in behind King Kino. There are no more than 100 barbarian soldiers standing in this palace. Although they do not take any weapons, the sense of oppression is still there. In the eyes of some people, they can naturally feel more meanings.

In the main hall, abundant food has been placed at this time. In addition to the beast meat that is often seen in the mountains and forests, all kinds of rice and noodles bought or snatched from the Song people, as well as fruits and vegetables are also filled with large tables. Seeing that some people have to give up their homes because of avoiding the attack of the Song army, the life is sad. In the eyes of the leader, they are even more uncomfortable.

"I, Mu Jerry, am really happy that the leaders can come as promised!" After letting everyone sit down in different identities, Mujeri appeared in front of the crowd and began to speak.

"Why did the king call us all here this time? If it's just to show us the heroism of your gate and the bravery of your soldiers, I don't think it's necessary. Now that Song Jun has entered my hinterland, we still have to think about how to deal with them at any time. We really can't leave. The most urgent leader couldn't help complaining at that time.

His words also won the approval of many people: "Heda said that since the king called us here, he didn't mean to say something politely. If there is anything, just say it quickly. After that, we have to go back!" Although there are many delicious food in front of us, now that the crisis is coming, how can the leaders have time to enjoy the delicious food?

Mu Jerry was naturally very unhappy when he heard their rude words, but in order to stabilize these people, he smiled and said, "Since everyone is so eager to deal with the difficulties we face, I will say it directly." With that, he glanced at everyone present and asked, "What do you think is the reason why we are so passive this time?"

"This..." Everyone really didn't think about it carefully. After his question, they couldn't answer. But some people still gave their own opinions: "It's because the Song people are too cunning, and their strength is above us, and we can imagine that we will fail."

Many people tried their best to oppose such a strong ambition and destroy their own prestige, and immediately began to make a noise in the hall. These barbarian leaders are also rude people. Once they disagree, they will shout and scold, which is not chaotic.

Mu Jerry's face became more gloomy when he saw this. After a long time, he shouted, "Shut up!" As the leader of the collective, this clan is still a little prestige, and now he is in his territory, so those leaders also stopped, but their faces are still angry.

"Now you should be able to find out where our shortcomings are? Yes, it's just in terms of internal disunity. Although the Song people were powerful, didn't the Wu army beat us in terms of military strength at the beginning? Wasn't it destroyed by us in the end? But after 200 years, why can't we defeat the Song army? The reason lies in the word unity.

"Although there is a connection between our tribes, in fact, we still can't unify orders. Once there is a head-on battle with the Song army, there will be no tacit cooperation and unified command between several people, so that we will fail one after another!

"I invite you to come today to discuss with you how to change this situation! Now that the Song army has been forced to our hinterland, it is also time for everyone to work together, put aside the past grievances and their own interests, and fight against foreign enemies! I don't know if you think my statement is right?" Mu Jerry swept everyone's face again. Seeing that everyone was shocked by his words, he was also slightly proud: "The words that Li Bei taught me are really good. A few words moved them. It seems that we can better solve this problem next."

At this time, Hack, a tribal leader who had been arranged by him for a long time, also said echoed: "The king is thoughtful. We are indeed not united enough internally. So I suggest that from today, the leaders of our tribes should wholeheartedly assist the king and wholeheartedly support the king's decision.

The leaders were just a little confused by what the other party said, but after all, they were not stupid. They quickly woke up from surprise and found the problem. But for a moment, they couldn't say anything to refute. They all had black faces and didn't say anything.

Mu Jerry met and wanted to say a few more high-sounding words to continue to put pressure on them. Unexpectedly, one person said faster than him: "I'm afraid the king's words are inconsistent with reality, right?" Everyone followed the sound and found that it was Duan Sigui, the younger brother of the white leader who dared to directly oppose Mujeli.

Seeing that it had attracted everyone's attention to his side, Duan Sigui continued: "It is true that the clan king said that our internal discord will give Song Jun an opportunity to take advantage of it, but this is by no means the reason why we will fail one after another. You should know that the Black Mountain Cliff is not a combination of several families, but the cronies of the clan king, so why was it broken by the Song army? In fact, I have another opinion that can solve why we have repeatedly lost to the Song army. I'm afraid that it will make the king's face ugly.

I didn't expect that someone would jump out to play against him at this time, which made Mu Jerry very angry, but he still kept his mood and stared at Duan Sigui coldly: "Oh? Then just talk about it."

"That's your problem! It is because of your repeated command mistakes that we have failed one after another. And the loss of the Black Mountain Cliff just proves this. If any leader guards the Black Mountain Cliff, I'm afraid it will not be captured by the Song army in a short period of time, right?

He paused, and then said a heartfelt sentence: "Of course, with the ability of the king, he should not make so many mistakes, so we have to ask, is there anything wrong with this?

"It's really a problem. I came to the conclusion that you have betrayed my whole family. In order to gain greater power, you sold us all to the Song people! The reason why the black cliff was lost is that you sold it to the Song people. Otherwise, under my reminder, why did your brother Mu Feng still refuse to send someone to guard the back cliff? This is also the key for the Song army to take down the Black Mountain cliff. In addition, when we took the initiative to attack and harassed Song Jun, they were struggling. It was also because of your order that we withdrew all the people and horses that allowed Song Jun to really let go and attack us. Is this all this coincidental?

"No, this is not a coincidence, nor is it your failure, but your plan! You have already had a complete plan to attack our strength through the hands of the Song people, and then take the opportunity to take the people of our ethnic groups for your own use! Today, you called us to the Gate of Heaven, and I'm afraid the purpose is also here, right?

These words were also very logical, which made the leaders present full of doubts about Mu Jerry's true intentions. Everyone stared at him with distrust, just to see the flaws in his face.

Mu Jerry was also tongue-tied by this speculation and couldn't speak for a long time. But soon, panic was replaced by anger. He stared at Duan Sigui fiercely and said, "You are bloody. Everything you said is just speculation. As the king of the clan, how can I still collude with the enemy?"

"Well, although you, the king, have a reputation, in fact, your status is not strong. Naturally, you will not be willing. That's why you used this war to take more power, but the combat effectiveness of the Song army was greater than you expected. After several losses, you changed your original intention and thought of killing people with a knife! The knife you borrowed is the Song army, and we leaders and soldiers loyal to us are the people you want to kill!" With that, Duan Sigui looked at everyone and said, "Black Mountain Cliff is one of the evidences, and I have a stronger solid evidence, which can also be taken out for everyone to have a look. After reading it, everyone will naturally understand that everything I said is true!"

When everyone saw his words, a little doubt quickly dissipated. Most of them looked at Mu Jerry with alert eyes, and everyone was worried about what he would do to harm them.

Mu Jerry lost his previous anger at this time. He looked at Duan Sigui with gloomy eyes, and then looked at Duan Siming. Although the latter did not say a word, from the attitude of the other party, it can be seen that everything is tacit and even pointed to by him, the real person.

It seems that if you want these people to obediently hand over their military power today, they must use the last resort. Thinking of this, Mujeri was calm, because in his eyes, these people have become turtles in the urn. No matter what other ideas they have, they can't escape their control today.

Seeing Mu Jerry's reaction from anger to calmness, until now, Duan Sigui guessed that he had some retribution, but he was afraid that when he came up with the evidence, it was time for a head-on conflict. However, there is no turning back. At this point, whether it is for his own safety or the future, he must fight. After looking at his brother, he took out a silver medal from his arms: "Does everyone recognize this thing?"

"It's the token of the king..." The sharp-eyed immediately saw the origin of this thing. Everyone changed colors one after another, and then looked at Duan Sigui together to see what else he could say.

"Yes, this is the token of the clan king, and you can't imagine where I got it. It's Song Ying, which I got from the commander-in-chief of the Song army!" Duan Sigui gave an answer amazingly: "I am also the guard of the Black Mountain Cliff. After the fall of the cliff, I was captured by the Song army. However, this is our great luck. If I hadn't been captured by the Song army and heard that by mistake, I'm afraid that if we are really sold by him, I don't know how to get back!"

With that, Duan Sigui said everything he saw and heard in the Song military camp, and finally put the token on the table and said, "Because I was worried that people would speak lightly, I thought of stealing this silver medal as proof. Now everyone can believe that everything I said is true, right?"

After a long silence, a leader finally looked at Mujeri: "Mujeri, is everything he said true? Do you have any explanation?" Although he was asked to explain, his name still shows that this person no longer trusts Mu Jerry and no longer mentions the identity of the other party's clan king.

Other people also looked at Mu Jerry uneasily, many of whom were the leaders of the black barbarians. Although they had some contradictions with Bai Man, they were still their own people compared with the real foreign enemy Song people.

Mu Jerry laughed instead: "Hahahaha... Do you still believe his nonsense and think I'm in collusion with Song Jun? You underestimate me, Mu Jerry, don't you? Several of my brothers died at the hands of Song Jun. Will I join hands with them? Hahahaha..." with another burst of laughter.

The leaders didn't say much about his reaction, but just continued to stare at him. When Mu Jerry laughed enough, he said, "I can't explain what's going on with this silver medal. Maybe all this is a conspiracy of the Song army to let us kill each other, or maybe it's a plan created by the Duan brothers of the Bai clan to seize my position. But I can tell you clearly that everything he said is not true.

With that, his words were a pause, and then he said, "Of course, he has such sufficient evidence that you naturally believe that he is more than me, and it is useless for me to explain more. So I decided not to explain anything, but to prove my determination with practical actions. Come on!"

With Mu Jerry's order, hundreds of barbarian soldiers with weapons rushed into the hall and surrounded the leaders of dozens of barbarian tribes. These people suddenly turned white: "Mujeri, what do you want to do?"

"Of course, I did what I told you before. I know that it is impossible for you to completely obey my instructions and hand over the people into my hands to deal with the Song army, so I have no choice but to control you all and order the people below through you. After repelling Song Jun, you will understand me!" When the dagger appeared, Mu Jerry was too lazy to cover it up and directly said his true purpose.

"How dare you!" With that impatientness, he immediately pulled out his weapon and rushed to Mujili, but as soon as he rushed two steps, he was blocked by a few long weapons. As long as he dared to come forward, he would be injured by these knives and guns.

"I advise you to save some energy. Now everything is under my control, and this place is full of my people. You can't escape!" Mu Jerry said proudly.

"Real?" At this time, the voice that made him very resentful sounded again. It was Duan Sigui: "Don't you think it's strange that since my eldest brother and I knew your conspiracy, why did we take risks? To tell you the truth, several of us have surrounded the whole mountain where the Tianmen is located. If you dare to be strong against us, you will be attacked by our white elite soldiers in less than half an hour!" As if to confirm his words, there were faint bursts of shouts from below.

At this time, Mu Jerry's face finally looked a little ugly. He pointed to Duan Sigui and said, "How dare you do this? How dare you use troops against people of your family?"

"Everyone is each other!" Duan Sigui said with a smile, "Now it depends on whose strength is better."

"Aren't you afraid that your life is insurable?" The vicious words burst out of Mu Jerry's mouth.

"As long as we are attacking, you dare not do anything to us. Mu Jerry, your conspiracy has been completely exposed. Let's give up!"