Under One Person: I am the Master of Maoshan

Shuiyun looked at Zhuge Hongyuan and gave him a thumbs up: "Brother Zhuge, you have great ambitions, but will Master let you follow Brother Shen down the mountain?"

Zhuge Hongyuan felt a little discouraged when he heard this, and his head drooped.

"Master, Junior Brother Zhuge, are you also going down the mountain?"

Zuo Ruotong sighed softly, "You want to improve your cultivation, and he simply admires Shen Yan and wants to emulate Wu Hou. The Zhuge family entrusted the child to me, and I cannot be irresponsible and let him follow Shen Yan down the mountain. I feel relieved to have you accompany him."

"Master, rest assured, I will take good care of Junior Brother Zhuge."

Zuo Rutong waved his hand, and Cheng Zhen bowed and walked out of the room.

Zuo Ruotong sat on the futon and sighed in his heart: "This boy's character is really a good seedling for practicing rebirth, and he is also born with a natural ability. He should have competed with the old mountain master in the past."

After thinking about it, he laughed at himself. He knew that even if he knew what Shen Yan was like now, he would not accept him directly. All disciples of Trinity were treated equally and had to go through tests. Moreover, Shen Shuren had already agreed with Shi Jian before Shen Yan was born.

Half a month later, Shen Yan, who was sitting cross-legged in the cave, opened his eyes. Golden light flashed in his eyes, and his body turned into golden light and disappeared into the cave little by little.

After a while, Shen Yan, who had disappeared, gathered together again and his body gradually solidified.

Shen Yan carefully observed his palm and said to himself: "Alas, this method of transforming golden light is still imperfect. It consumes too much lung gold energy. Let's talk about it later."

Then he stood up, holding the talisman in his hand, and turned into golden light and disappeared. In an instant, he arrived at the square in front of the mountain.

The Trinity disciple who was cleaning the yard was startled when he saw Shen Yan suddenly appear, and the broom in his hand fell to the ground.

"Brother Shen, are you out of seclusion?"

Shen Yan came over to help him pick up the broom and asked, "Is Master Zuo here?"

"Yes, Master is chatting with the brothers in the back hall."

Shen Yan walked towards the back hall. In the open space of the back hall, Zuo Rutong and several disciples of Trinity were chatting with Lu Ren and others.

When everyone saw Shen Yan coming over, they hurriedly greeted him.

"Brother Shen (Captain), you are out of isolation."

Shen Yan nodded and walked closer to Zuo Ruotong: "Thank you Master Zuo for your advice these days. I have benefited a lot from it."

Then he paid great respects to Zuo Rutong, who looked at Shen Yan carefully.

"Good, take a seat."

Shen Yan also sat next to him, and as soon as he sat down, Lu Jin spoke hurriedly.

"Brother Shen, during the time you were in seclusion, the Japanese invaders had already attacked Jiangcheng. When we went down the mountain, we saw many refugees who said that the fighting on the front line was very tense."

Everyone else also looked at Shen Yan. Shen Yan was an expert in marching and fighting, so they were all waiting for him.

He asked Tianming who was standing beside him: "What's the latest news from the regiment commander and the brigade?"

Tianming stood up and took a stack of telegrams: "Yes, Captain, they are all asking you to pay attention to your safety here, and there are also some contents about the Jiangcheng Battle sent by the organization."

Shen Yan took out the telegrams and read them carefully one by one, his brows furrowed more and more as he read. The Northern Resolution Bureau knew that Shen Yan was in seclusion recently, but they still sent him a copy of the intelligence on the Jiangcheng war every day.

He took out a map of the area around Hubei and began to think deeply about the contents of the telegram.

"Based on the number of troops we and the Japanese have deployed, we have a huge advantage in terms of manpower in this battle, but the final result may not be satisfactory."

Everyone felt agitated when they heard Shen Yan's pessimistic views, and Lu Jin stood up hurriedly.

"Brother Shen, how could this happen? I heard that they deployed more than one million troops, while the Japanese only had more than 200,000. How could they fail?"

Shen Yan explained to him: "I don't know why the friendly forces are forcibly defending the perimeter of Jiangcheng. It seems to be a well-planned arrangement, but with so many troops stretched out in a long direction, if there is any loss, it may cause a total collapse."

"We all know that no matter how strong the horizontal training is, once the weak point is broken, the overall Qi will not be maintained. Moreover, the land of Hubei is vast and the battle line is so long, how can it be defended?"

"Senior Brother Shen! Don't we have any chance of winning?!" Zhuge Hongyuan couldn't help but ask Shen Yan.

Shen Yan shook his head: "The defeat of this battle is already decided. It can be said that half of the battle was lost when this defense plan was formulated. It will be difficult if we don't make changes. However, after this battle, the devils' plan to fully invade China will only become a joke."

"From the information I received, the Japanese can no longer withdraw extra troops from other places, and can only withdraw troops from the shrinking Jin District to replenish the Jiangcheng battlefield. In the future, we will reach a stalemate with the Japanese. As one side gains, the other loses, and the Japanese will undoubtedly be defeated."

"As long as the Chinese military and civilians work together to defend our homeland, I believe this day will not be far away."

The eyes of the people who were originally a little disappointed were filled with confidence again, and they believed in Shen Yan's words without a doubt.

"Master Zuo, we have been in Trinity for such a long time. I plan to go down the mountain tomorrow."

Zuo Ruotong knew that he was busy with military affairs and did not try to persuade him to stay: "Okay, let Cheng Zhen and Hong Yuan go down the mountain with you, and we will do our part."

Shen Yan looked at Zhuge Hongyuan. He didn't expect that this descendant of Zhuge was also willing to follow him into the army.

Zhuge Hongyuan stood there in a white Taoist robe, clasped his hands together and bowed.

"Brother Shen, Zhuge Hongyuan is willing to follow the example of our ancestor, Wu Hou, and devote himself to the cause until his death!"

"Brother Zhuge, you are too polite." Shen Yan helped him up and chatted with his fellow brothers from Trinity for a while.

That night, everyone from the Sanyi Sect held a banquet to see Shen Yan and his group off.

During the dinner, Lu Jin held up the wine bowl and said solemnly: "Brother Shen, the country is in crisis now. If you need my Lu family, just say the word and my Lu family will follow you through fire and water without hesitation!"

Lu Jin also envied Cheng Zhen and Zhuge Hongyuan very much, but he was the only son of the current head of the Lu family and could not make decisions on many things by himself.

"Brother Lu, rest assured. I will inevitably trouble the Lu family in the future. I hope you can help me. Come on, let's do it."

Lu Ci was not sarcastic this time. The family tradition of the Lu family was just right, and what Lu Jin said was indeed the truth. Each of the four families had its own problems.

He himself had a similar experience to Lu Jin. If the Lu family had not had two sons, the head of the Lu family would not have allowed Lu Ren to join the army.

In the morning, Shen Yan and the people of Sanyi said goodbye and led the team down the mountain. Since the train was no longer running, Sanyi prepared a few fast horses for them.

Everyone rode fast horses to Sichuan and Chongqing. It had been about two months since they left Yinghe Tower. Shen Yan calculated that after returning, he would be able to trade with the Ishikawa family in Japan. If he had time, he could also go to the Tang Sect. He didn't know how Boss Zhao's front station was doing.

While thinking about this in his mind, he and the others galloped on horseback. Along the way, the people along the way were displaced and there were people fleeing everywhere.

"Shut up!"

Shen Yan reined in his horse, and the others stopped as well. They saw an army in front of them, fleeing.

Lu Ren looked at the soldier's uniform and asked, "Master, are these from the battlefield in Jiangcheng?"

"should be"

But Lu Ci was puzzled: "But I saw that many of their uniforms were clean and tidy, and it looked like they had not been to the front line. How come they were mixed in with these defeated soldiers?"

Shen Yan's face was very ugly as he said to everyone: "Look, this is an army that has lost its soul! One can carry away ten, and ten can carry away a hundred. Finally, the devil pointed at the bodies of the soldiers and said, look! This is an army made of sand!"

This battle went just as Shen Yan had expected. The defeat was inevitable and the million-strong army was powerless to turn the tide.

Lu Ren also understood the reason why these soldiers fled and whispered: "An army without faith cannot win a battle. It's a pity for these soldiers."