"The Eight-Nation Alliance?"Yin Xiu was stunned for a moment. In his "previous life", the name of the Eight-Nation Alliance was not as famous as thunder, but it was definitely notorious. Although the world today is quite similar to the previous life, it is still completely different. For example, spells, werewolves, vampires, and the chimneys that are getting taller and taller until they reach the sky are all reminding Yin Xiu that he is living in a different world. However, at this time, the Eight-Nation Alliance suddenly appeared, causing Yin Xiu to feel a sense of strangeness, alienation and confusion. So he grabbed the newspaper and started reading its contents. This is a newspaper that was printed in a rush. The ink on it seems that it has not completely dried yet, and it feels sticky in the hand. Yoon-su sees the front page. "Due to the recent attack on foreigners in Qiaotai Village, the English ambassador believed that the imperial court had not given a reasonable explanation and the necessary compensation, so he entangled ambassadors from eight countries to secretly dispatch troops. The fleet went all the way north and appeared in the capital in just one week. Now the troops are approaching Tianjin." After listening to him finish reading, Ma Xiaoyu also frowned. "It just happened to be at this time."
What she was worried about, of course, was the situation once entering Yujing. Once the foreigners arrived, she was afraid that everything from Tianjin to Yujing would become chaotic. "Isn't this a good time?" Yin Xiu smiled at her, let Liu Banxian into the house, and asked him, "Do you tell fortunes?" Liu Banxian shook his head, "The fate of a country cannot be predicted, and the fortune of an individual is often no match for the fate of a country. For example, some people originally have a life span of 80 years, but if a war breaks out or the country is destroyed, they may die in the war. It is hard to predict. " "Then I understand." Yin Xiu seemed quite confident, which made Liu Banxian puzzled. "Brother Yin, what should we do? Should we set off for Yujing now?" Yin Xiu asked him back: "Jinmen is the gateway to Yujing. If Jinmen falls, even if we obtain the Dragon Emperor's son in Yujing, what should we do next?" Ma Xiaoyu answered first: "As long as the foreigners seize the port and blockade everywhere, we will be trapped in a jar." "Yes, a turtle in a jar." Yin Xiu sat on the stool and gently pulled Ma Xiaoyu's hand, asking her to sit down as well. "Brother Yin, what should we do then?" Liu Banxian felt his mind was a mess. "Don't worry, let's find Brother Master and Chen Tianyou first." After a pause, he continued, "Moreover, if the foreigners really destroyed Yujing, would the dragon vein flying over Kyushu with Yujing as its base still exist?" "Hey! Why didn't I think of that!" Liu Banxian slapped his thighs loudly, "In the past, the dragon veins were scattered everywhere, so what happened in Yujing had little impact. But now we have gathered the five dragon emperors around Yujing, and Yujing is now in a state of turmoil! only……" He hesitated again, "Brother Yin, there are only four of us. We really cannot defeat the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Eight-Nation Alliance." "Where did the hundreds of thousands of people come from?"
Yin Xiu glanced at him and said, "Do you think the foreigners have a million-strong army? And doesn't Chen Tianyou have tens of thousands of people under his command? And we are not going to defeat those foreigners." "What are we going to do? Negotiate with them?" “Is it our turn to negotiate?” Yin Xiu scratched his face. "That's Yujing's business, not ours. We certainly can't defeat the Eight-Nation Alliance with just these few people, but we can find a way to get the alliance to withdraw, at least for a while, so they won't attack Yujing." Liu Banxian sighed, "Brother Yin, I think this is difficult." Ma Xiaoyu was not as depressed as Liu Banxian, but she didn't know how to ask the Eight-Nation Alliance with its strong ships and powerful guns to retreat. "Never mind that for now, call Ren Qi over, he has something to do now." As he was talking, Yin Xiu had already written the contact letter and went downstairs to give it to the waiter, asking him to deliver it to two places in the city respectively. Liu Banxian was no longer in the leisurely mood as before. He sat in Yin Xiu's room until Ren Qi came during breakfast. As soon as he entered the room, Ren Qi brought in the solemnity and solemnity outside, causing the people in the room to get goose bumps on the back of their hands. "Everyone who can escape from the city is already packing up their belongings." He sat down and said, "Everyone knows that the imperial court can't stop the Eight-Nation Alliance at all. Just like more than a decade ago, all they can do is run away." "I know." Yin Xiu also sat down and asked Ren Qi: "How many days will it take for the Eight-Nation Alliance to travel from Tianjin to Yujing?" "Let's see which way to go." Ren Qi took out a map from somewhere and put it on the table, causing everyone to look at him with attention. "This isn't some city defense map, it's just a map, something you can buy anywhere." After explaining, Ren Qi began to point out the route on the map with his finger, "From Jinmen to Yujing, the road in the middle is flat and there are almost no strategic locations to defend. According to previous practice, the defenders along the way may have already abandoned those passes, so as long as the Eight-Nation Alliance does not encounter strong resistance, they can slowly march for five days and set up cannons outside Yujing by dusk. " "So where are they now?" Yin Xiu was asking about the Eight-Nation Alliance. "To attack Tianjin, besides sending the Marines to attack the docks, another way is to enter the city along the railway. The risk of attacking the dock is very high. As long as the cannons are set up on the shore, they will suffer losses anyway, so they can only make feints and test attacks. The real attack route should be here. Start gathering from 15 miles south of the city and march along the railway. It will only take an hour to enter Tianjin." As expected, Ren Qi, an expert in Yujing, knew the surrounding situation very well. Just by looking at the map, one can infer the general attack route and troop deployment. However, he did not have much information and was unable to know the exact strength of the Eight-Nation Alliance. "No one dares to leave the city now. Even if there is intelligence, it is controlled by the court and we cannot access it." "If not, we can just go and take a look ourselves."
"Well?" Ren Qi frowned and looked at him, "You should know that this is a big deal, and the place we originally wanted to go was Yujing, not staying in Jinmen." "is it?" Yin Xiu smiled, "What if I tell you that I want to stop the Eight-Nation Alliance here?" Ren Qi looked normal, neither surprised nor amused, he just asked, "Why?" "Of course it depends on our abilities." Liu Banxian said. "us?" Ren Qi shook his head. "I don't think I have such ability. After all, it takes a lot of trouble for us to even go to Yujing, let alone stop the Eight-Nation Alliance." "So you're not going with us?" "I didn't say not to go." Ren Qi glanced at him and said, "I just need a plan that doesn't look like a suicide mission." Yin Xiu smiled and said, "It's very simple. I will give you one right away." Just as he finished speaking, footsteps were heard on the stairs outside the door. The waiter walked quickly to the door and called out respectfully, "Master, someone is here to see you." "understood." Yin Xiu nodded his chin towards Ren Qi, "Come with me?" "I have no opinion." Ren Qi stood up. "What about us?" asked Liu Banxian. "It's not us, it's you." Ma Xiaoyu knew that she didn't need to help at the moment, so she didn't plan to go with them. She stretched herself and said, "I'll take a nap first, and then in the afternoon or something, I'll go ask my colleagues in Tianjin for news. They're probably sleeping at this time too." "what about me?" Liu Banxian finally felt a little at a loss. "you?" Without waiting for Ren Qi to speak, Liu Banxian found a job for himself. "I'll go and interact with those dignitaries, maybe I can learn something." "It will be all right." Yin Xiu nodded, "Just make sure you don't get captured by anyone."
"Do you think I'm Tang Monk?" Liu Banxian waved his hand and said, "I can handle it myself." "It would be best if you could." After assigning their respective tasks, Yin Xiu looked at Ma Xiaoyu with watery eyes again. After a pause, he said to Ren Qi: "Wait for me for a moment." Ren Qi had no expression on his face: "How long will you wait?" "What do you mean by wait time?" "It means exactly what it says. Do you want to wait for a cup of tea or a whole night?" Yoon-soo glared at him, “It’s daytime now.” "So I asked you how long you would wait." "soon!" Yin Xiu waved at him impatiently, and Ren Qi went out. Ren Qi stood in the corridor, a little distance away from Yin Xiu's room, with his hands folded and his legs crossed. He has always been a very patient and determined person. It was probably the same when he was on guard for the emperor in the palace. No matter what sound he heard or what he saw, he just treated himself as a stone statue. Therefore, even though he was standing in the corridor at this time, as if he was standing guard for Yin Xiu, Ren Qi had no complaints. But this was a hard time for those residents who were feeling anxious. They were hugging each other, comforting each other with explicit words, and thinking of doing some activities in the house, but they happened to run into Ren Qi, the plague god. When he stood there, others dared not move forward and could only put away their guns and hold their fire. Gradually, not only the guests felt uncomfortable, but Ren Qi also felt a little angry, and he felt that time was passing very slowly. However, only a cup of tea later, Yin Xiu came out of the room. "So fast?" Ren Qi couldn't help but be a little surprised. "what?" "what?" "what?" "nothing." Yin Xiu wiped his face and said, "Ren Qi, why do good marriages in the world always have twists and turns?" "Maybe it's because adulterers are bound to be hated by the gods and the people?" Yoon-soo narrowed his eyes at him, "Who are you talking about?" "I don't think I'm talking about you." Ren Qi said calmly.
"That's good. I don't think you're talking about me either." The two men walked downstairs one after the other, and Qin Lang was sitting in the lobby waiting for him. As soon as he saw Yin Xiu, Qin Lang's eyes flickered. Resisting the urge to salute, he whispered, "Master." Yin Xiu raised his hand, "Let's talk about it somewhere else." "Yes!" So Qin Lang led them to a carriage that had been prepared long ago. After Yin Xiu and Ren Qi got into the carriage, it began to move towards Tianxia Tower. Just as Ren Qi said, the streets were in chaos, with people running around with packages on their backs and panicked faces everywhere. Yin Xiu suppressed many questions in his mind and just remained silent in the carriage, not asking Qin Lang any questions. Until the carriage stopped at Tianxialou. Tianxialou has a grand name, but in fact the floor plan can be described as not only low-key but even a bit shabby. Seeing Yin Xiu's confusion, Qin Lang explained: "This is a place that a brother in the guild had left unused, so he donated it to everyone for communication. It's usually a restaurant, but it's actually one of our important bases." "this is a good idea." After Yin Xiu got out of the car, walked around the screen and entered the inner room, he found that there was a hidden hall inside, which was full of people. As soon as Yin Xiu entered, the crowd knelt down in unison. "Your subordinates respectfully welcome the Nine Heavens Holy Light of the Jiuzhou Society, the Iron Fist Invincible Grand Master!" Hearing the name again, Yin Xiu still felt a little embarrassed. He turned around and looked around, and soon saw Chen Tianyou in the crowd. He was still as burly as before, with his eyes shining brightly, and at this moment he was looking at Yin Xiu with great excitement. Yin Xiu was of course very happy to see this person. When he was about to step forward, Ren Qi suddenly coughed lightly behind him. Yin Xiu reacted, so he hummed slowly: "Everyone get up." "Thank you, Master!" Soon, four women with signs came out from nowhere and led Yin Xiu to the armchair in the middle. Ren Qi stood behind him, looking like a personal bodyguard. Chen Tianyou stepped forward to report: "Master, it has been a long time since we last met. I and my brothers miss you very much and dare not forget your teachings every day." Yin Xiu was stunned for a moment, and thought carefully in his mind whether he had said anything philosophical. However, after searching for a long time, the only things he could think of were those words he had said to Liu Banxian, which were not suitable for public speaking. So he simply remained silent and just nodded. Everyone had heard about the leader's style of doing things before, and knew that he was a man who did not show his true colors and did not express his opinions with direct words or emotions. Seeing him so calm today, they couldn't help but admire him. Chen Tianyou then continued his report and introduced everyone. Yin Xiu then realized that these people were the hall masters and captains of the Jiuzhou Association. Except for a few who were still elsewhere, they were basically all gathered here.
There are nearly 10,000 members of the Jiuzhou Gang near Tianjin. After those people introduced themselves one by one, Chen Tianyou clasped his fists and said, "Depending on the master's divine power, Jiuzhou will grow stronger and stronger. Now is the time to act cautiously. We will act according to the master's will!" "It's all up to the leader's will!" The noise in the hall was deafening. Yin Xiu glanced at everyone, feeling mixed emotions. Chen Tianyou saw his hesitation and said sincerely: "Master, just give the order. After all, we will go through fire and water and die without hesitation!" "I really need your help with something." Yin Xiu paused and said, "I want to stop the Eight-Nation Alliance in Tianjin." As soon as these words were spoken, the originally noisy hall suddenly fell silent. Yin Xiu knew this would be the reaction, so he didn't rush to speak. He just waited for these people to calm down. Suddenly, someone in the crowd sneered, "Oh, the leader really thinks he is invincible and invulnerable to swords and guns, and he even has his eyes on the foreigners." (End of this chapter)