Nong Qingquan coughed and said: "My thoughts are the same as those of the Zhou family master, since the Manichaean sect has withdrawn its army, and is willing to make peace with our servants." Then it doesn't make much sense for us to guard the Hengshan Mountain. For so many days, the casualties of our disciples have not been small, and we have to go back to rest and recuperate. ”

Ji Chengda also said: "We are not the regular army of the court, as long as the Manichaeism does not attack us, why do we have to oppose the Manichaeism?" It's better for both sides to strike and go home. ”

Yang Yan shook his head and said, "You are wrong, the Manichaean Sect sent troops this time, not just one Hengshan Qi, but the entire Yongzhou. And their ultimate goal is to take the world of the Great Song Dynasty, so they will never withdraw their troops easily. This time, they made peace with us because they couldn't capture Hengshan, and the delaying tactic used was to think that after we relaxed our vigilance, we would suddenly send troops to attack Hengshan. Therefore, we must not be careless, and we should continue to guard the Hengshan Ridge. ”

Zhou Wanpeng said: "Then may I ask Lord Yang, what time do we still have to keep in Hengshan?" ”

Yang Yan said: "I have sent someone to ask for help from the envoy of Jingjiang Mansion, I believe that it will not be long before Jingjiang Mansion will send reinforcements." I hope you can hold out until reinforcements arrive, and it's never too late to go. And you all have great contributions to the court, and when the time comes, I will show my merits to the court and reward you heavily. ”

Zhou Wanpeng shook his head and said, "Lord Yang, we are all slave clans, and we just want to be able to live in peace and stability in the place where our ancestors took refuge." We don't want to be the official of the Great Song Dynasty, nor do we want to be an enemy of Manichaeism, as long as they don't come to invade us, we don't want to make more strong enemies. This mountain is not a place for our ancestors to take refuge, and there is no need for us to let our warriors die for it. Whether it is the Song Dynasty or Manichaeism, whoever has the ability to occupy it, then let whoever occupies it. ”

Yang Yan couldn't help but say: "But you should know that once Hengshan is lost, the entire Youjiang Road, and even the Temo Road and Ziqi areas will be in no danger to defend. At that time, you will be powerless to resist the Manichaean army and will be left to the slaughter. Rather than that, it is better to be stationed in the Yokoyama Fortress now, this is also to protect yourselves, and your losses are not wasted. It won't be long before the reinforcements of the Song army will arrive, and by that time, with the Song army stationed here, you will be able to go home with peace of mind. ”

Wei Huang said: "Manichaeism wants to compete with the Song Dynasty for the world, so let them fight." It has nothing to do with our clan. As long as we withdraw from this war and don't help each other, won't we be able to protect ourselves? So why do you have to help the Song Dynasty guard Hengshan?"

Since these days, Yang Yan has known that although the Yongzhou area is nominally under the jurisdiction of the Great Song Dynasty, it is actually equivalent to a semi-autonomous area by the Gu people, and most of the Gu people do not have a strong sense of belonging to the Great Song Dynasty, so what Zhou Wanpeng, Ji Chengda, Nong Qingquan, Wei Huang and others just said is neutral, and the two do not help each other, which is not a big rebellion in Yongzhou.

Yang Yan said: "Do you think you can really believe what Manichaeism says, thinking that you can keep your peace by withdrawing from this battle?" ”

Zhou Wanpeng said: "This war was originally a struggle between the Song Dynasty and Manichaeism. We servants shouldn't have been involved in the first place. Then the right should quit as soon as possible. We have lost many warriors in the warp, and we can no longer afford to sacrifice for nothing. ”

Yang Yan was silent for a long time before he said: "Whether you believe it or not, Manichaeism will never give up the entire Yongzhou region because you took the initiative to withdraw. I won't let go of the servants. You must know that there are some things that are not determined by Noda's own subjective thoughts. Whether you like it or not, it is inevitable that the Servants will participate in this war, and you will not be able to exit the low safely, but can only persevere to the end. ”

Zhou Wanpeng shook his head and said: "We have no ambition to fight for the world, and we don't care who can seize the world." Who has seized the world, we can only live as before. The enemy of Manichaeism is the Great Song Dynasty, not us. If we blindly make enemies of the Servants, we will lose a lot of money, and this will do Manichaeism any good, so I think it is true that they want to make peace with us. ”

Yang Yan smiled bitterly, it was because he was in command in Hengshan that the Manichaeism suffered heavy losses. If you don't have yourself here, with the strength of the Manichaean army, it will be effortless to deal with a plate of scattered servants. There's still talk of what to lose. But now it seems that Zhou Wanpeng, Ji Chengda, Wei Huang, Nong Qingquan and other four people have discussed in advance and decided to persuade them to change their minds, which is impossible.

Zhou Wanpeng said: "Lord Yang, you don't have to say more, our Zhou family has decided to leave Hengshan tomorrow and go back to his hometown, and there will be no change." ”

Yang Yan sighed softly, looked at the other three, and said, "What about the opinions of several of you?" Is it the same as the head of the Zhou family?"

Zhou Wanpeng glanced at Huang Mingxia and said, "Everyone has their own ambitions, and they can't be forced." I can't take care of the affairs of the other families, but my Zhou family will definitely leave Hengshan. Farewell to Lord Yang in this regard. He arched his hand to Yang Yan, turned around and walked down the lobby.

, Ji Chengda, Wei Huang, Nong Qingquan and the other three glanced at each other, and each of them also arched their hands to Yang Yan, did not speak, turned around and left. Only Yang Yan, Dong Yuan and Huang Mingxia were left smiling bitterly in the lobby. Unexpectedly, overnight, the Manichaean Sect could not be attacked by the Manichaean Sect collapsed in this way. Did the Manichaeans calculate this step when they decided to withdraw their troops?

It turned out that in the past twenty or thirty years, the patriarch of the Yu clan has been appointed by the Huang family. However, the Huang family has produced a talented head like Huang Shunping, so his strength is getting stronger and stronger, far surpassing the other four. Although the other four are dissatisfied, the Huang family is strong and difficult to shake. This time it was not easy to find such an opportunity, Huang Shunping died at the hands of Manichaeism, and the elite disciples of the Huang family also suffered heavy losses and suffered great losses. And the new head of the family, Huang Mingxia, is still young. Just squeezed the Huang family out of the position of patriarch.

Who knew that due to Yang Yan's involvement, the Huang family regained the patriarch. The painstaking efforts of the other four families turned into flowing water. Later, the Manichaean army overwhelmed the border, and the survival of each family was in danger, and the other four families were forced to unite against Manichaeism. But among the five families, it was the Huang family who was the first to stand up to help Yang Yan, and it was the Huang family who contributed the most, and Yan Ran also meant to be higher than the others. Moreover, continuing to fight against Manichaeism will only make the Huang family's prestige higher and higher.