Vanguards of the War of Resistance! Let's travel back in time together, classmates!

380 The Xu Brothers

Xia Lao Er chuckled sinisterly, "What's wrong with that? Shangguan Yun's methods of winning people over are nothing more than having guns, cannons, and food to eat."

These days, soldiers are paid by the spies; whoever feeds them is their master. Our weapons and equipment aren't bad either, so I don't believe we won't be able to keep people on our side..."

Zhang Hailiang sighed, "Hey, second brother, if we really do this, people will talk behind our backs. We'll be ungrateful, and eldest brother won't agree to you doing this either..."

"Hey... why are you in such a hurry? This is just an idea, I haven't betrayed my country or defected to the enemy. I'll explain to my brother. Who can predict the future? There's nothing wrong with what I'm doing," Xia Lao Er quickly defended himself.

"Hey!"

Zhang Hailiang let out a long sigh, looked at Xia Lao Er's retreating figure, and shook his head.

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South of Caohekou, in the upper reaches of the Dayang River.

Xu Meizhong and Xu Guanghui were having a headache, mainly because of the question of whether to stay or leave.

The eldest brother, Xu Meizhong, wanted to go inside the pass to join the family, while the second brother, Xu Guanghui, wanted to stay and join the Tiger Guard Army. The two brothers argued endlessly about this.

Xu Guanghui, young and impetuous, spoke loudly, "Big brother... I just couldn't hold back anymore. The Japanese devils are domineering and tyrannical in Northeast China. They destroyed our mountain stronghold before."

The Grand Elder was also killed by the Japanese cultivators while covering our escape. We are so mortal enemies, how can we just leave like this?

With the Japanese army and the National Army locked in fierce fighting along the Great Wall, the Tiger Guard Army is bound to take action. Given Shangguan Yun's character, he will definitely not sit idly by and wait for the Japanese army to come to him.

If we join the army now, you and I, brothers, will surely have the opportunity to display our talents and make achievements. At that time, will we still have to worry about not having a chance to avenge ourselves...?

Xu Meizhong shook his head. "Second brother, the Japanese army is now very powerful and has already occupied Rehe. The Tiger Guard Army has probably lost its chance to launch a surprise attack on the Japanese. Moreover, we two are cultivators. If we just surrender to them like this, I'm afraid..."

Xu Guanghui smiled and said, "Brother... don't tell me you don't know Shangguan Yun's identity. Although he has never admitted it to anyone, anyone in the know can see it."

Based on Shangguan Yun's many unusual qualities, I feel that he is not only a cultivator, but also has a high level of cultivation, probably above the Foundation Establishment stage..."

"Oh? Well... I just don't know which sect he belongs to, or which power he's backed by. After all, our Tianshui Palace is now a fallen tree, scattered and ruined. Would Shangguan Yun even look at someone like us who are practically independent cultivators..."

Upon hearing this, a shadow of gloom flashed across Xu Guanghui's eyes. His elder brother was right. In the past, Tianshui Palace was indeed a powerful force beyond the Great Wall and had enjoyed great glory. However, after being ambushed by the Japanese cultivators, there wasn't a single Foundation Establishment cultivator left. The two brothers were only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, so they were afraid they wouldn't even be of any interest to the Japanese.

The two brothers were feeling dejected, but their two wives couldn't bear to see them like this. Jia Jing and Cai Huaiying were also outstanding women, the former leaders of the mountain stronghold.

Sister-in-law Jia Jing raised an eyebrow and said, "Hmph... Look at your brother's lack of ambition. If the Japanese devils really had that ability, Shangguan Yun would still be alive today."

Given the methods of Japanese cultivators, if Shangguan Yun didn't have some skill, the Tiger Guard Army would have been wiped out by the Kwantung Army long ago. Now, not only is he alive and well, but the Japanese can't do anything about him.

What does this mean? It means that the Japanese cultivators felt they couldn't defeat the forces behind Shangguan Yun, or rather, they couldn't afford to offend Shangguan Yun. What are you two afraid of? We women aren't afraid.

Anyway, if you two don't stay, my sister and I will. We must avenge my father and uncle. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, sister, don't you think so..." Jia Jing turned around and looked at Cai Huaiying again.

Da Cai agreed, and the two brothers gritted their teeth and made up their minds to join the Tiger Guard Army.

Motianling, north of Daheishan Mountain, is a natural barrier between Wulongling and Songnen Plain, with an average altitude of 1,500 meters and a main peak of more than 2,000 meters.

It stretches for tens of miles from east to west, and at the foot of the southern slope, Shangguan Yun has carved out a long cave.

As for what to use to open it up? It's too simple. Just give the cultivation team a few powerful magic tools, and it'll be done in one night.

The sharpness of magical artifacts is incomparable to that of ordinary swords; they can cut through gold and jade like mud, and cutting through stone is a piece of cake.

However, those guys were in a terrible state. The disciples of the aristocratic families turned into miners, working through the night and ending up covered in dust and dirt.

However, Shangguan Yun didn't let them work for nothing. After the job was done, he gave each of them two bottles of pills. The group of guys were overjoyed and left happily.

The cave is large and wide enough to allow trucks to pass through Motianling and reach the outside of Wulongling.

After descending the mountain, there are two roads to the left: one leads to the north gate of Haicheng, and the other leads to Liaoyang. To the right is Benxi, and all are within 70 kilometers.

However, in order to avoid being discovered by the enemy, the exit of this road was well hidden.

Since Shangguan Yun advanced to the Golden Core stage, the system's functions have become even more powerful, enabling him to set up many powerful restrictive formations.

So they spent several hundred merit points to set up a spirit-gathering array for the cultivation team, so that they could cultivate here all the time.

With his pills and spiritual energy several times higher than the outside world, it would be difficult for him not to advance in his cultivation, which excited these guys even more.

On the southern slope of Motianling Mountain, inside a cave, Shangguan Yun was assigning tasks.

"Gentlemen, the great battle is approaching, and no one can stay idle. However, according to the rules, cultivators cannot directly participate in battles in the mortal world."

So your main task this time is to protect our high-ranking military commanders and ensure their safety in the rear..."