Chapter 61 Strong Crossbow

Seeing Huineng, the host of Daxing Temple, personally led the team, Yang Guang smiled. The support of Buddhism for him was Yang Guang's greatest reliance. When Emperor Wu of Zhou destroyed Buddhism, there were 2 million monks and nuns in the world in just one corner of Zhou. After unification, there were more than 2 million monks and nuns in Qi. If the Southern Chen was added, there were no less than 60 million monks in the country. Now, in the short 20 years of development in the Sui Dynasty, although monks and nuns had not reached the peak of Zhou, Qi and Chen, at least 70% of them were restored. The money flowing into Buddhism every year was not tens of millions and millions.

Of course, Buddhism is not a top-down unified institution, and Yang Guang cannot get the support of all monks in the temple. However, as long as you get one tenth of the money, it is very considerable. Moreover, the support of Buddhism is far more than simple money and material resources. As for Daxing Temple alone, it has maintained a good relationship with almost all ministers of aristocratic families. With the help of Daxing Temple, Yang Guang's envy of ministers of each aristocratic family is not only twice the result with half the effort, but also extremely secretive.

Because of this, Yang Guang was confident that he would immediately come to the capital when he received the news that the emperor was seriously ill. Otherwise, staying in Yangzhou would be a safe move. However, he did not expect that although he took many precautions and concealed his true colors, he was still discovered by a secret ward hundreds of miles away from the capital. During his journey these days, two carrier pigeons were instructed in his direction every time he passed a tea shed.

If only Yang Guang was intercepted, the secret guards would have taken action long ago. They could wait until now, but they were nothing more than waiting for the secret cavalry to take action. The secret cavalry has been close to the capital since its establishment. If they are no longer dispatched, then when will they wait?

At this time, Yang Guang was still in the dark and thought he had made a secret. He could immediately use Daxing Temple as his stronghold when he entered the capital, contact various forces to suddenly attack and seize the throne.

Although Yang Guang's appearance was covered with a sick look, Huineng still recognized Yang Guang at a glance and took the monks to salute Yang Guangheshi: "Your Highness, King Jin, I am polite."

Seeing Huiyuan saluting him, Yang Guang ignored the fatigue along the way and pushed away the two guards who were supporting him and said to Huineng: "Thank you for your waiting, Master, what is the situation in the capital and what is the situation in the father?"

"Don't worry, the capital is stable, and the emperor's condition has not been announced yet. However, Master Tan Chong and Guangyuan of the Taoist Sect have received the emperor's order to reach Renshou Palace. Master Tan Chong personally took the pulse for the emperor, and it can be confirmed that the emperor has not had much time."

"Father!" Yang Guang sighed, tears had already flowed down his eyes.

"Amitabha, the emperor has promoted Buddhism throughout his life and created the prosperous era of the Sui Dynasty. He is still a saint. My Buddha is merciful. Your Majesty will definitely reach the Pure Land and enjoy the respect of all people. Your Highness does not have to be so sad." Seeing Yang Guang crying, Huineng hurriedly advised him.

The valley suddenly vibrated, and a sound of thunder-like hooves broke the silence of the valley. Everyone turned around in surprise and looked around, asking in their hearts: "What sound?"

The two little monks who were watching the mountain were shocked. At this time, only they could see the black line suddenly emerging in a corner in the distance. Then the black line became closer and closer, and turned into cavalry in black-clad clothes and armor. The light of the swords and armor shone in the sun, narrowing the eyes of the two little monks. They only felt boundless fear and shouted loudly, but they couldn't even hear anything they shouted.

"Protect the formation! Protect the formation! Your Highness, go to the back." Huineng shouted. His voice was clearly the sound of cavalry attacking. Although he had some information about why cavalry appeared here, it was important to subconsciously protect King Jin first.

Hearing the abbot's shout, more than 100 monks immediately responded, lit out the Zen stick in their hands, rushed forward, and formed a round formation in a few breaths, protecting Yang Guang and others in the heart of the formation. There were no less than 3,000 monks in Daxing Temple. These more than 100 people were selected by Daxing Temple, who were both highly skilled in martial arts selected by Daxing Temple. They were also used to protect King Jin to enter the city, and as a supporter of King Jin, they had trained the military formation.

The Zen Staff of these monks is made of high-quality wood and fine iron. Their complexity is no less than that of the horse lances in the army, and its power is similar to that of the horse lances. Outside the round formation, a steel jungle suddenly became a jungle. If a rider dared to rush over, he would definitely be stabbed by the Zen Staff and become a hole the size of a bowl.

"Your Highness, what should I do?" Murong Yan asked nervously. Although he had not seen anyone due to the terrain, from the sound of horse hooves, at least a few hundred riders rushed towards this side. But their current terrain was a valley. Even if they wanted to escape, they could only rush out to meet the people coming.

Yang Guang's heart was thumping and pretended to be calm and said, "Don't worry, these masters are very skilled in martial arts. As long as they are not attacked by the army, they are more than enough to deal with hundreds of people."

"Lulu." A man roared and neighed, and crossed the valley entrance. Both sides finally met, but both sides were shocked. Yang Shi and others did not expect that the steel jungle was greeted. The monks of Daxing Temple did not expect that the other party was neatly armored, and they were clearly the elite cavalry of the Great Sui Dynasty.

"Avoid, avoid." Yang Shi shouted.

The invading dark cavalry was one on both sides and flew across the wings of the circular formation. Fortunately, the valley was not small, and the cavalry turned around calmly. At this time, the grass was lush in the valley. The steps of hundreds of cavalry only stepped on the grass into the mud, but there was not much dust rising. If you stood on the top of the mountain, you would see that the people in the valley were divided into three directions. The innermost was Yang Guang and his guards, the middle was the monks of Daxing Temple, and the outer edges were hundreds of scattered cavalry.

When Yang Shi saw that more than 20 cyclists in the middle were all in the round formation, he breathed a sigh of relief. Without waiting for the other party to answer, he shouted: "Cum!"

All the dark riders raised a dark crossbow on their arms, and they shot directly into the circular array in the middle without aiming.

Huineng saw the other party avoiding his round formation and was about to call to find out the other party's identity. He heard a sound of shooting. He screamed in his heart. He was about to disperse the order. With a loud buzz, countless black arrows flew from the cavalry.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!" A rain of arrows fell, and at least thirty or forty monks fell down. The others were more or less arrowed. Huineng was full of grief and anger. If he could attack when these cavalry flew past the round formation, these cavalry would definitely not be able to win by relying on crossbows. Although the other party was a cavalry, he could not turn around in the mountains. It is unknown who would win. It is not like this now.

In fact, it is no wonder Huineng was careless. Since the reunification of the country in the ninth year of Kaihuang, both civil servants and monks, all of them have persuaded the emperor to sacrifice their martial arts and cultivate culture. Yang Jian finally ordered the collection of weapons in the world in the fifteenth year of Kaihuang. He was not allowed to own bows and crossbows. Strong crossbows are things that cannot be owned except border troops and imperial guards. He did not expect that everyone would bring a strong crossbow to form a circular formation. Of course, the best way to defend the enemy. He did not expect that the other party would start killing without asking a question.

But the other party had a crossbow. As monks, they had a Zen stick, but they did not have a shield. If they formed a circular formation and did not move, when they were given to the other party to massacre, Huineng shouted in grief and anger: "Distract and attack by yourself."

"Shoot!" Huineng's words fell, and the other party's second batch of arrows arrived immediately. However, the monks had already reacted this time and danced their Zen sticks to pull down the arrows. However, the arrows were not only dense, but also urgent. More than a dozen monks were shot to the ground. After the second round of arrow rain, half of the monks in Daxing Temple had fallen.

"Kill!" Taking advantage of the short moment when the opponent was taking the arrow, all the monks rushed towards the nearest cavalry.

"Free shooting! Charge!" Seeing that the opponent gave up the round formation, Yang Shi quickly changed the order. The valley was not conducive to the opponent's escape, but there were many restrictions on the cavalry. If it were a plain, relying on the crossbow in his hand, it would be impossible to pay any price to wipe out the opponent. Now he has to fight to the death.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!" After shooting the arrows in his hand, the cavalry put down their crossbows, raised their horse spears, and rushed towards the monks of Daxing Temple. The rumbling sound of horse hooves rang out in the valley again.

The other party relied on a small crossbow and shot half of his brothers without contact. All the monks in Daxing Temple had red eyes. If some monks thought they should not help the King of Jin seize the throne when they came, all the monks were full of hatred at this time. These people were undoubtedly the prince's subordinates. They even massacred the Buddhist disciples without asking a question. It would be great to let such people become emperors. They all have a feeling of not going to hell who will go to hell. This time, even if they try their best to keep the King of Jin safe.

The two sides were not far apart and started at the same time. The monks in Daxing Temple were not slower than those of the Dark Cavalry, and the two sides quickly got closer.

"What a thief!" A monk raised his Zen Staff and rushed towards the cavalry on his horse. With a loud bang, the cavalry was beaten up by the monk's Zen Staff and fell to the ground. Then he was stepped down by the iron hooves behind him. However, the cavalry had no pain, and his sternum was broken when he was in the air.
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