Volume 1: Looking Northwest, Shooting the Sirius Chapter 72: Under the Reversed Situation
"This, this, this time and that time."
Zhang Zhilong said with embarrassment on his face, Mr. Xiao Zhong was immediately laughed out of anger:
"It's good now and then, you retreat when you see the difficulties, and you step forward when you see the benefits!"
Grinning, Zhang Zhilong said nothing. The more he spoke at this time, the more mistakes he would make, so it was better to keep silent.
"Don't say any more. It's good that Longshan Guard has this intention."
The old Mr. Zhong shook his head slightly and stopped the younger Mr. Zhong's words.
"Thank you, Mr. Zhong, for helping me."
Zhang Zhilong saluted again. Mr. Zhong sipped his tea and said slowly:
"I'll tell you the ugly story earlier. This business is something Longshan Wei himself wants to get involved in. I'll give it to you."
"But if you want to retreat when you encounter difficulties, I won't agree."
Mr. Zhong said this calmly, but Zhang Zhilong broke out in sweat.
The younger Mr. Zhong likes to quarrel with others, but he will eventually get a chance with others. The older Mr. Zhong speaks kindly, but Ding is Ding Mao and Mao, and every word is worth a thousand dollars!
After Zhang Zhilong left, Xianggong Xiaozhong changed his clothes and curiously asked Mr. Zhong:
"Brother, if Longshan Guards cannot resist and wants to retreat, what will you do?"
"Withdraw the establishment, behead the head, and confiscate the Zhang family, that's all."
The old Mr. Zhong used the gentlest words and the harshest words. The young Mr. Zhong gave a thumbs up. He is worthy of being his brother. He just does things simply!
On the eighth day of clearing the grass valley, a big event happened at the frontier.
The Border City Guards dispatched 12,000 soldiers from four provinces at once, outflanking dozens of large and small tribes around the Shibali Fort, killing 800 resisters, capturing 9,000 two-legged sheep, and robbing 50,000 large and small livestock. The long team could be seen at a glance.
Not to the edge!
The Heihe Guard General Agma was furious, and personally commanded the Liufu cavalry to come out of Suolong Pass, intending to show off to the border guards.
Unexpectedly, he encountered Border Guard General Zhong Xingxin, who personally led an ambush at Manzi Fort, and was shot away by him. If his subordinates and the black shaman hadn't fought to save him, Agama would have died!
One of the generals was seriously injured, and the Liufu grassland cavalry panicked for a moment. They were then led by Zhong Xingxin, a grandmaster, to rush and kill them, turning them into a mess.
In the two-hour battle, one thousand and two soldiers of the five Border Guards were killed, and 54 and 12,000 of the cavalrymen of the Sixth Prefecture of the Heihe Guard were killed. Only a few hundred escaped. The combat power of both sides had undergone a fundamental reversal!
Before the war, the Border City Guards had 45,000 soldiers from the 15th Army House, and the Heihe Guards had 54,000 prairie cavalry from the 18th Army House. After one battle, all six wards were wiped out, leaving more than 30,000 soldiers, who no longer dared to leave Suolong Pass.
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"That bastard Zhong Xingxin, with a total of fifteen palace troops, dares to send out nine palaces at once, and he is not afraid that someone will destroy his border town?!"
Agma, who had a thick bandage around his waist, smashed the table with one punch and said bitterly.
"This is because he is completely sure, so he doesn't take us seriously."
The black shaman raised his head, his two pure white eyes sparkling, and a terrifying wound ran from the top of his head to his jaw. The skin and flesh were separated to reveal the white bones, but there was no trace of blood.
"Master, this is also your fault. Didn't you do a divination before going out and said everything was appropriate? How did it end up like this!"
Agma said angrily, but his eyes never dared to look at the black shaman's face. There were countless white putty insects rolling around in the wound, which was really nauseating to look at.
"...We were blocked. The Border City Guards had already prepared for this battle. I saw Taoist priests from the Ziwei Sect in the formation."
The black shaman said in a faint tone that Agma was a general of the First Guard after all, and he was not lacking in intelligence. He suddenly realized:
"I see, no wonder the spirit-gathering talismans in the hands of the pawns have become ineffective!"
That night, the White Tiger Festival Hall in the border town was brightly lit. Zhong Xingxin looked at the starry sky outside the window and said in a calm voice:
"The two-legged sheep will be divided into half, and the livestock will be left with 20,000, and you can leave."
"Old man, you are too dark, you will take off half of it in one go!"
Zhang Zhilong complained, and Zhong Xingxin snorted:
"If someone hadn't come forward to intercept, do you think you could have come back?"
"Also, if Master Liu Boshan of the Ziwei Sect had not taken action, do you think the Border City Guards could have taken down the Sixth Mansion of the Black River Guards so easily?"
"There are nearly 20,000 prairie cavalry holding the Soul Gathering Talisman. Without the master, the Border Guards will surely suffer heavy losses, and the entire army may be destroyed!"
"And if you want to harvest grass and grain, you should use the excuse of a certain border city guard."
"Aren't these worth half of the asking price?"
Zhong Xingxin looked straight at Zhang Zhilong, his legs trembling under the pressure of the great master's aura.
"I admit it, I admit it, okay?"
"He will rely on his status as a great master to suppress others!"
Zhang Zhilong, who was only an eighth-grade martial artist, said resentfully while wiping his sweat.
"By the way, can you make arrangements for me to meet that fairy-like figure?"
Zhang Zhilong's eyes lit up. I've never heard of a Qi Master, but I've never seen him before. One person can immobilize nearly 20,000 cavalry. It's simply a magical method!
"You are so beautiful!"
Zhong Xingxin glanced at Zhang Zhilong with disdain, then sighed and said:
"As you said, he is a god-like figure. Even if he is someone, he may not be able to catch his eye."
"You are a Grandmaster. Do you think you are demeaning yourself by saying this?"
Zhang Zhilong grinned and Zhong Xingxin smiled bitterly:
"Master Liu Boshan is a sect of Ziwei magic who travels all over the world. He is only one step away from the seventh-level Qi Refiner. How can I, a third-level master, get into his eyes?"
"Then how did you invite him?"
"I don't have that ability. It can only be said to be a coincidence. The master was surveying the Liangjie River these days and was annoyed by the steppe Tatars. The two husbands condescended to ask for help, so he helped."
"Otherwise, do you think there is someone in the northwest who can invite him?"
The arresting team who had been busy all day at Tumu Fort sighed, "He is indeed a kind of general, and he changed the world of the border with one battle."
As for the income, it was even more astonishing. Twelve thousand captives plus nearly ten thousand two-legged sheep would cost at least hundreds of thousands to sell. This does not include livestock. It is a fat man in one bite!
"Hey, why didn't you tell me earlier? If we knew that a Qi Refiner would appear, he would definitely go to the Five Prefectures to serve as pawns!"
Hearing that the Border Guards' victory was all due to the action of a Qi Refiner, who alone immobilized the spirit-gathering talisman of the Six Prefecture Cavalry, Chai Tiannuo felt an itch in his heart.
It's really annoying that the opportunity to meet a legendary figure slipped away like this!
"Okay, that's what happens if you don't see me. Anyway, you can't become a Taoist monk, so just stay here and continue the family lineage with the Chai family!"
As a joke, Zhao Jiujin patted Chai Tiannuo on the shoulder:
"Thank you. This move has revitalized the entire frontier and the entire northwest province should be grateful to you."
"...can you see my intention?"
Chai Tiannuo looked at Zhao Jiujin with incredible eyes, and Zhao Jiujin laughed angrily at him:
"Grandma, in your eyes, how unbearable is this person?"
"It's not that you're unbearable, but you're a brainless, big foodie, and shameless person. That's what you're known for."
Chai Tiannuo said seriously. Zhao Jiujin's face trembled several times, and finally he squeezed out a sentence through his teeth:
"If I can't beat you, I will beat the shit out of you today!"