Travel through the heavens

The army of the Song Dynasty was divided into four types: the imperial guards, the garrison troops, the local troops, and the vassal troops.

Zhou Tong came from a military background, so he could tell at a glance that the equipment of these 3,000-plus soldiers was not of any of the above types. Moreover, if the imperial court had sent troops, how could he not know about it? That was why he treated them as a formidable enemy and gave orders to be on high alert.

Although the heroes were all from the martial arts world and most of them were unfamiliar with the imperial military system, they had seen enough to know that it was not the army of the Song Dynasty, and Zhou Tong's posture made this point even clearer.

But they saw more than 3,000 soldiers holding weapons in formation, layer upon layer, with a murderous aura rising and pressing down.

Faced with the pressure from the 3,000-strong army, the heroes all felt fearful.

Murong Bo, who was in the middle of the battle, felt relieved when he noticed the army approaching.

The Murong family is the descendant of the Great Yan Dynasty, and their ambition for generations has been to restore the country. If they want to restore the country, they naturally need manpower.

Therefore, in addition to secretly gathering supporters in the martial arts world, the Murong clan also privately recruited soldiers and established an army. By the time of Murong Bo's father's generation, they had gathered thousands of soldiers and horses, hiding in the mountains and forests of Qingzhou, Mizhou and other states in Shandong Province under the guise of bandits.

Murong Bo was taught by his grandfather and father since he was young. He worked hard to accumulate wealth and grain for decades. In addition, the Song Dynasty had been weak for a long time and the people were suffering. Many people had to become bandits. Murong Bo took advantage of the situation to expand his troops several times and gathered more than 10,000 people. His strength to restore the country became even stronger. He only needed to wait for the right time to raise his army, seize land, and rebuild the Yan Kingdom.

However, he didn't expect that his fake death was exposed first, and then his only son Murong Fu was captured, and the appointment at Sanjian Mountain was made.

Murong Bo was good at calculating and was used to using conspiracies. He immediately sent people to spread rumors in the martial arts world, making up rumours about the plot of Xiao Feng and his son. His purpose was, firstly, to disturb people, secondly, to stir up anger in the martial arts world, and finally, perhaps to borrow the power of the Song Dynasty court.

In addition, Murong Bo selected more than 3,000 elite soldiers from his private army, dispersed them into more than a hundred groups, disguised themselves, hid during the day and moved at night without revealing any signs, and sneaked to the vicinity of Sanjian Mountain several days in advance as a backup.

With the help of Azhu, he changed his appearance, mixed in with the subordinates of Qingyun Manor, and went to Sanjian Mountain to act according to the situation.

Seeing that some of his plans had not worked and that there was a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and us, Murong Bo ordered his troops to go up the mountain to provide assistance. Before that, he laughed loudly towards the sky, which was a signal to the people down the mountain.

At that time, the heroes' attention had been focused on the battle between the Xiao father and son and the Murong father and son. With the mountains and forests as cover, these 3,000 soldiers sneaked to the top of the mountain.

Murong Bo glanced at Murong Fu, only to see that he had been defeated, lying on the ground, unable to move. Xiao Yuanshan was standing beside him, staring at him with rage in his eyes like a ferocious tiger. However, he was in the middle of a fierce battle with Xiao Feng at the moment, and had no time to pay attention to him. He immediately let out a clear whistle.

Then an officer in the army array gave a loud order, and then six hundred soldiers holding powerful black crossbows quickly stepped out from the array, some squatting and some standing, forming four rows in front and back, with their crossbows all pointing at the heroes present.

The heroes were all terrified by the arrows that missed their mark.

The subordinates of Murong clan were located on the top of the mountain, but they were in a remote corner and out of the reach of the arrows.

Deng Baichuan stepped out, clasped his fists and said to the heroes: "My fellow heroes, today's matter is difficult to resolve, but my master has already told us that the Murong clan has no intention of being an enemy of the heroes of the world. As long as the heroes do not interfere in this matter, our Murong clan will not offend you. It's just that the arrow was shot without a purpose, so please step aside and watch the battle."

It is definitely not possible to let the heroes go down the mountain. If the heroes cheat or go back on their word and attack from behind the army, it will cause considerable trouble.

Although Deng Baichuan's words were polite, the threat in his words was extremely obvious.

When the heroes heard this, many of them started shouting and cursing loudly.

"We, the men of the Song Dynasty, are not afraid of death, and how can we accept the threats and insults from you, the traitors who are causing trouble for China!"

"Although we are just gangsters, we also care about the country. If you want to cause chaos and harm the people, you must get through us first."

"..."

However, among the crowd of warriors, although there were some who showed that they would never retreat, nearly half of them, after a little thought, lowered their heads and walked to a corner of the peak, indicating that they would stay out of the matter. In an instant, there were only about 500 warriors left, including more than 200 members of the Beggars' Sect.

"Chen Feng, you are such a coward, I must be blind to call you my brother."

"Hahaha, 'Upright Iron Hands' is indeed full of righteousness. But when he was frightened, he fled away in disgrace. How ridiculous, how ridiculous!"

"Lin Changqing, I always thought you were a hero, but I didn't expect you to be such a coward."

"..."

The remaining heroes angrily shouted and cursed at the departing warriors. Those who were cursed did not say anything back, but just bowed their heads in silence.

Bao Bu Tong laughed and said, "No, no, as the saying goes, 'A man who knows the current affairs is a hero'. I think they are the real heroes, great heroes, while you are not even as good as bears."

He and Feng Bo'e had defeated all the people from the Qingcheng Sect and returned to Deng Baichuan's side.

Deng Baichuan smiled and said, "Everyone, I, Third Brother Bao, am too outspoken and have offended you with my words. Please forgive me, but do you really want to be enemies with the Murong clan?"

Wu Changfeng was straightforward and impatient, and he shouted loudly: "Stop talking nonsense, all the brothers of the Beggars' Sect, form a dog-beating formation and follow me to kill the enemy."

The beggars immediately sang "Lotus Falls" and formed a human wall and marched towards the army. The other heroes also drew their weapons and rushed out.

Although their numbers were far less than that of the Murong clan, they showed no fear at all and were all filled with righteous indignation.

In the Murong clan's formation, at the command of the officer, four rows of crossbowmen pressed the trigger at the same time. The crossbow strings could be heard vibrating and "whoosh" sounds could be heard. Six hundred sharp crossbows shot towards the heroes in a dense mass.

After the crossbowmen shot their arrows and missed, they quickly reloaded the bowstring and shot again.

The heroes either brandished their weapons to block or used their palms to block the arrows, but the arrows rained down like a torrential rain. After two rounds of shooting, more than a hundred heroes were injured or killed, but other heroes also crossed the distance of thirty feet, rushed into the army formation, and began to fight to the death.

At this time, Zhou Tong also shouted orders and led the scouts of the Imperial City to form a formation and rush forward to join the battle.

Although the individual martial arts of the heroes were higher than that of Murong's soldiers, they fought on their own, unlike Murong's soldiers who fought in pairs. The powerful ones among them, such as the two masters Xuan Ku and Xuan Nan from Shaolin Temple, were taken on by Murong's subordinates Deng Baichuan and others, and for a while, they were caught in a tough battle.

Fang Muye looked around and knew that with hundreds of martial arts heroes fighting against more than 3,000 elite soldiers and over a hundred warriors of the Murong clan, there would surely be heavy casualties in this battle.

A divine light flashed in his eyes, his right arm drew a circle in the air, and his right hand grabbed the air. A long sword on the ground several feet away jumped up and leaped into his hand.

Fang Muye held a long sword in his hand and stepped forward. In an instant, he burst into full speed. His figure was like thunder and lightning, and he rushed towards the battlefield. In the blink of an eye, he rushed into the battlefield.

Fang Muye's most accomplished sword technique is naturally the "Sword of Yue Girl", although he has rarely practiced it since leaving the "Huang Feihong" world.

But as his martial arts skills improved, he felt more and more that "Sword of Yue Girl" was amazing.

This sword technique actually explains the dialectical relationship between movement and stillness, fast and slow, attack and defense, emptiness and reality, strong and weak, first and last, inside and outside, against and foreground, exhalation and breathing, form and spirit in swordsmanship. It has a lofty purpose and is close to Taoism.

Today, "Sword of Yue Girl", which comes from another world, has finally shined in Jin Yong's martial arts world.

Fang Muye was seen performing the "Lingbo Weibu" and the "Yuenu Sword Technique". His figure was as graceful as a startled swan and his sword was as swift as a stream of light. He moved easily among various weapons such as single swords, spears, sharp swords, and sticks. Wherever he reached, all the soldiers of the Murong family fell to the ground.

The heroes were originally facing enemies that were several times larger than themselves. With a huge disparity in numbers, they all fought hard. However, as they fought, they suddenly found that there was nothing in front of them.

Looking closely, I saw a figure with his left hand behind his back and a sword in his right hand, walking gracefully like a sword immortal.