The two armies, each with their own thoughts, headed towards the patch of water to the northwest.
The land on the border is underdeveloped, and there are not many references for populated buildings. The vast forests and fields seem to be close but are actually far away. The red armored cavalry follows Yu Jiajun unhurriedly, as if they are leaving the border as a gift, until they get close to the water... It turns out to be a lake.
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The terrain drops from the small plateau of Qinglin County to Ban'an County, where the natural terrain is depressed, forming this medium-sized lake.
The surface of the fifty-mile lake is like a mirror. At this time, a gust of wind blows across the lake. The wrinkles in the water reflect the rising sun, showing sparkling waves. A mysterious meaning is hidden at the bottom of the lake.
With the help of some kind of force, the water ripples are gradually expanding in the wind, and waves are gradually forming...
Ye Qing sensed the flow of power in the lake and laughed: "It's time."
Yu Jiajun
"After passing Jinyang Lake, follow the stream for fifty miles to the ancient road pass. Ye Jiajun will not pursue them to the grassland...
Qi Liang, the counselor of the army, judged. Seeing that Yu Zitu was confused, he explained: "We have passed the secret report from the slaves of the Mur tribe and know the movement of the palace guards who are dividing their troops. The specific route to Yingzhou is only
My family is really in control and dares to cross the grassland at this time... Since the Lord said that Ye Qing's character seems adventurous but is actually cautious, he will not run into a trap at this time."
Yu Fan nodded to express his approval of this judgment, and with a slight movement of feeling, he caught a glimpse of the ripples in the lake gradually getting bigger, and he couldn't help but frown... something felt wrong.
"boom"
There was a loud noise, and a torrent surged out of the lake, several meters high, dazzling and submerging a large area of ​​the lake shore. Before the people on the river bank had time to scream, they were swept away by the turbid current and lost their lives.
The people who were waiting behind saw this and ran away in unison. The water was already coming from behind. Those who ran slowly and did not know the nature of water would be swept into the river and die in the same way.
All I could hear was cries for help.
"What's going on? Why is there a sudden flood?"
Yu Fan and several magicians were horrified. They saw rushing water and high waves. Amidst the fierceness, they saw a black dragon circling, covering its body so that mortals could not see it. They hurriedly told everyone: "Don't panic.
He also said secretly: "You are a dragon in the lake. How dare you intercept the army and still hurt people?"
"Haha, your Yu family plotted against me back then to seize my Dragon Ball. Now the great catastrophe is coming, humans and immortals are confused, and they just come to collect this debt - killing some people doesn't matter, I can still afford it."
"And I don't have to kill you all. I just need to cause a flood to break up your military formation. I'm afraid that the Ye family army behind you may not be able to give you good results."
Yu Fan's face suddenly turned pale. He thought about the intention of Ye Jiajun's "gift gift" to leave the country later. He nodded involuntarily, and after a while, he sneered: "What do you want?"
"Just give me back the dragon ball." The black dragon narrowed his eyes: "Do you think I am very magnanimous?"
"The magnanimity of ghosts is true. They dare not push too far for fear of violating the rules of heaven." Yu Fan sighed secretly, but he did not dare to refuse completely, so he said: "According to people, I only have a few points now."
Dragon Qi, no Dragon Balls.
"Hmph, you have the core dragon energy in you. If you return it to me, I can only recall the remaining dragon energy - there is not much time. Do you want to return it or not?"
Being pressed so hard, Yu Fan's face was in the dark shadow, and his expression could not be seen. At this moment, the magician came over quickly: "Lord, there is something strange about the enemy's army."
As soon as he said this, Yu Fan's body sank, and he said word by word: "Okay, I'll pay you back, and we'll write it off in the future."
As soon as he finished speaking, his body shook, a dragon roared, and a shadow left his body. Almost at the same time, several pale shadows came from a distance, merged together, and turned into a dim dragon bead. This black dragon was full of energy.
With a cry of joy, he swallowed it in one gulp, flicked its tail, and disappeared into the lake.
"Boom" a flood rushed out more than ten meters, covering the back section, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.
"The enemy troops are out"
Ye Qing's cavalry rushed towards them, but they did not attack the county troops or the baggage trains that were heavily protected by Yu Fan's cavalry. They only intercepted a section of the water attack.
When Yu Fan saw it, he snorted coldly. There was a small amount of baggage in this section, and there were many ordinary craftsmen. Ye Qing must have bitten off another piece of meat.
The general stepped forward: "Lord, do you want to chase me back?"
"There is no need to chase, let the magician bake it in the food and grass, and it will be soaked. What will we eat at night?" Yu Fan said, his face was very ugly - he had obviously run away, and fell into Ye Qing's plan halfway.
Just as I was thinking about it, I saw Ye Jiajun packing up the craftsmen and the Weaver Girl, withdrawing into the response array and taking them away... It must be said that during this process, all the craftsmen hit it off and cooperated very well, making the whole operation smooth and everything was very smooth.
"I am ranked first in the list of fellow Jinshi, and the imperial court has appointed me as the county magistrate. How dare this Long Sun dare to say anything and say that it is just for personal vendetta? He has not communicated with Ye Qing."
"One person robs the dragon ball, and the other robs the craftsman's shop. It's too much to bully others."
"Lord, are you okay?" Chang Xinzi came up and asked.
"It's okay. After losing the Dragon Ball, my Taoism has declined a bit, but for me, it's an opportunity."
"It's true that my parents have worked hard, but they think that the dragon beads are the real dragon energy. It's really a bit of a business."
"The dragon energy that competes for counties and states is the energy of humanity. Although it has some connection with the Dragon Pearl, it is ultimately impure." Yu Fan said comfortingly: "I admit defeat this time... but tomorrow is the reward day, no...
Even when midnight comes tonight, merit rewards will be opened one after another. My losses can be made up for with heavenly merit."
“On the contrary, it solidifies the foundation of my humanity.”
What he said made sense. Chang Xinzi nodded repeatedly, but did not see the gloomy look in Yu Fan's eyes.
How can it be so light? This loss will cost at least half of my savings. Even low morale is a problem. I just fought a stupid battle and knew that I had to withdraw from Nancang County and go to a new base. The army's fighting spirit was low and they lost their property and food.
It can also arouse the soldiers' fighting spirit and lose a group of craftsmen... What is a craftsman's household to the soldiers who eat the imperial rations?
Yu Fan thought about the current situation and found that there were hidden murderous intentions everywhere. He couldn't help but feel resentful. He took a breath, cleaned up the chaotic scene, took the remaining half of the baggage, and decisively led his army to drive away on the grassland, never to set foot again.
One step to Nancang County.
"There is still a long road ahead, let's wait and see"
"Let's go back to the county town. The whole county is under control, and there is no money to be made." Ye Qing ordered some people to control Ban'an County.
On the way back, the army did not march in a hurry because there were civilians accompanying the army. It was already dusk when they returned to the county town.
The city had been clear for a few days, and the wind from the northern desert was blowing again, making it look a bit dusty, but it could not hide the warm atmosphere.
First of all, the military morale was high. Ye Qing ordered that the victory of the craftsman's house be counted as battle merit and be shared among the entire army. Although this was not much on average, it was an additional benefit and made the entire army smile.
Even the craftsmen, Weaver Girl and their families who were intercepted looked happy and even shed tears of gratitude when they saw the county town again - people who leave their hometown are humbled, and who is willing to leave their hometown?
Furthermore, the welcoming scene was so grand that it could be seen far outside the county town.
"Look, the young governor's army is really back."
"This time it's really...things have changed."
Many disciples crowded the road, looking forward to it, and behind them there was also a bustle - tens of thousands of soldiers gathered in the temporary camp outside the county city. It seemed that there were many people, but at this time, they were facing the young governor
In the new situation where the government is at its peak in Nancang County, the atmosphere is a bit chaotic.
"The princes of twenty families came to pay their respects and promised to fulfill the oath of alliance." Ji Caizhu went out and counted them.
Ye Qing looked at it and felt more and more: "It's lucky that they were not allowed to participate in the war before, otherwise they might have caused some trouble. Not to mention repelling the state army and Yu Fan, it was possible to defeat them in reverse."
So he accepted the ceremony, but did not dismount. He only asked these family gentlemen to follow him, and they talked among themselves in private.
"The brand is getting bigger and bigger..."
"No, Yu Fan is the same county magistrate as Jinshi, and there is also the county magistrate Yu Chengen. They were expelled immediately."
"The imperial court's face has been counterattacked by the state army, and the young governor has taken the responsibility. What else do you have to say? Think about it, at this juncture of reward, no one has the intention to start another war..."
"Temporary truce, I'm afraid we are all waiting for the young governor to go down to earth?" Someone frowned: "I heard that this is the last time, it involves the innate god position after Yanghua Cave Heaven, and the war of conferring gods, there will be no victory..."
"I'm afraid if we delay for too long, we'll be in trouble now."
"So what if it's a delay? The young governor is already a young man and is valued by his superiors. Will he allow himself to take advantage of such a big loophole? I heard that last time the Guangyuan Sect's plan failed, he was punished by the Daoji Department and became disgraced..."
After listening to these nonsense remarks, Mo An turned sideways and curled his lips and said: "I wonder why these naughty guys are willing to send troops... It's hard for my lord to accept it."
"There will be many wars in the future, which shows that the success is good. Unlike the Gui family, Cao Jiang He Lin and other families, the lord knows it well." Ji Caizhu said with a smile on the side. He never believed in any righteousness, but he believed in following the lord.
It's in the best interest.
These families are not stupid enough to realize it at this time, otherwise they will not be able to survive for long - there are already a large number of people from other counties actively joining the army, and some are quasi-allies as substitutes.
The journey was lively and lively, and the soldiers could not help but hold their heads high, and when they arrived at the pavilion ten miles away, there was even more noise of gongs and drums, and colorful flags fluttering.
"Welcome the triumphant return of the young governor--" while the etiquette officials were singing, eight county magistrates led their county officials, big and small, to go out to welcome the triumphant return in the ancient rites.
In all counties except Ban'an County and Nancang County where the county seat is located, the county magistrates did not leave with the county government, but all came to the celebration banquet in an interesting manner - although when they came, they did not know whether it would be a celebration banquet for the young governor or a celebration banquet for the young governor.
Magistrate Yu’s celebration banquet, or General Qin’s celebration banquet...
"But you have to come anyway, that's right." Most county magistrates have this mentality. It's the same thing to be an official in the imperial court, and it's the same thing to be an official in heaven, but it's just a new skin, why not?
Moreover, it’s not a skin change, it’s just multiple bosses, still wearing Da Cai’s skin and flying Da Cai’s dragon flag.
Chapter completed!