Cao Su had many soldiers under his command, and this time he brought more than a hundred.
Among them, there are more than 70 warriors who have reached the third peak of Qi and blood, and the rest, including Shi Yong, are warriors in the power realm.
Warriors participated in fighting in the arena, and some gained experience through life and death.
There are a dozen Qi-blood warriors who have accumulated a lot of experience and successfully broke through to the realm of strength this time.
The warriors selected here are only one step away from reaching the peak of the three levels of qi and blood.
It was always like this, and Cao Su still felt that the progress was too slow.
But after all, not everyone can make rapid progress like him. He is already on the verge of entering the first-level realm when he is only in his early twenties.
The soldiers were also injured, more than a hundred soldiers were injured, and in the end about ten people died.
Of course, there are also many people who have obtained some treasures in the teaching palace. This is an opportunity, and they are expected to continue to improve their martial arts realm through the resources obtained in the teaching palace in the coming time.
When Cao Su asked Shi Yong and others what they had obtained, Shi Yong and others took out all they had obtained and allowed Cao Su to observe.
"Heart-eroding grass, spirit-breaking pill, purple mother bronze, green light sword"
Everything that the officers and soldiers received should be put aside.
Cao Su took a look and guessed that someone must have secretly hidden some good things.
He didn't delve too much into what good things the soldiers got. Originally, he brought these soldiers here just to improve their status and break through bottlenecks.
"Yes, you can keep these things for yourself."
Cao Su picked up the green light sword and looked at it. The sword was three feet sharp and its surface was as cold as snow. It was a good weapon. Unfortunately, he was a sword user and didn't have much interest in good swords.
"General, we also found a knife."
Shi Yong offered his treasure to Cao Su and found a long knife among a pile of items.
Cao Su's eyes lit up and he took the long knife handed over by Shi Yong.
The handle of the long knife is engraved with the word "Red Copper", which is called "Red Copper Knife". The surface of this knife is pitch black, but the opening is extremely sharp. However, the weight of the blade is too light. For someone with a strength of one hundred thousand kilograms today,
As far as Cao Su was concerned, holding this sword in his hand was no different from using a horizontal sword directly.
"It's a pity. The knife is good, but a little lighter."
Cao Su put the knife back.
Cao Su didn't like the treasures found by the soldiers.
This made Shi Yong slightly disappointed, feeling that everyone had failed to live up to the general's expectations.
"Distribute the things well and calculate them according to the military merits of this siege of the Eclipse Cult."
"These are the keys for soldiers to break through the strength realm. Only by breaking through the strength realm as soon as possible can we gain greater initiative in the future battlefield." Cao Su and Shi Yong revealed a little bit about their thoughts.
Future battlefield?
Shi Yong was secretly surprised, and a touch of anxiety emerged in his heart.
The "future battlefield" that Cao Su mentioned should be the battle with the Youbei Alliance.
Ever since Cao Su led his army to Youzhou Prefecture, Cao Su has been openly and covertly promoting the idea and tone of a decisive battle with Youbei League. The Pingbei Army also regards Youbei League as its current biggest enemy.
Now that Cao Su has spoken about this matter himself, although it is not stated clearly, it seems that General Cao has already made a decision.
Cao Su said in a deep voice: "So, you should prepare early to deal with future risks and challenges."
Shi Yong looked stern and said yes loudly.
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Cao Su led more than a hundred people on the road in a hurry.
Ten days later, the team arrived outside Youzhou Mansion.
At this time, a horse hurriedly came from a distance. Cao Su had good eyesight and saw at a glance that it was a spy under Zhang Ke's command.
Tan Ma hurried over, galloped in front of Cao Su, then turned over and dismounted.
"Report——"
Cao Su reined in his horse and asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter?"
This sergeant came galloping from a distance, his body covered with travel dust, and a look of anxiety on his face. After seeing Cao Su, he immediately said: "General, Dongping County is reporting urgently. There seems to be traces of enemy troops."
"General Zhang Ke is asking for orders. I hope the general will return to Youzhou Mansion as soon as possible to take charge of the overall situation."
Enemy sightings in Dongping County?
As soon as these words came out, Cao Su and everyone under his command were slightly surprised.
Cao Su looked as usual and said calmly: "When did it happen?"
"Three days ago, a scout from Dongping County came to report that various families in Dongping County were in turmoil. Some northern barbarians appeared outside the county. It is most likely that Li Xingxi's rebel army was attacking, so a warning message was sent."
Li Xingxi rebelled against the army?
Cao Su was a little surprised.
Li Xingxi was a big bandit who controlled Youliao and Youliao states, and was also the source of the turmoil in Youliao and Youliao states.
Originally, Cao Su came to Youzhou this time as General Pingbei to quell the banditry in the two states and restore stability to the two states.
That's why he was nicknamed "General Pingbei".
After Cao Su came to Youzhou Mansion, he never relaxed his vigilance against Youbei League and Li Xingxi. Most of his expedition horses were sent to the north and east, and the number of expedition horses in the east was even higher.
However, Li Xingxi crossed the two states and claimed to have an army of one hundred thousand under his command. However, the combat power of his own army may not be as high as that of Cao Su.
Therefore, Cao Su's judgment of Li Xingxi was that this person would not take the initiative to trouble him.
At least he would have to continue to plunder enough resources in Liaozhou before he would think of heading west to find Cao Su.
Unexpectedly, as winter had just entered and the temperature dropped, Li Xingxi's troops would make some changes.
If Li Xingxi led his army over, Cao Su would have to fight, and Dongping County was a place that Cao Su believed would become a war-torn place early on.
Dongping is located two hundred miles northeast of Youzhou Prefecture. This place is called a "county", but it is actually a geographical division of a main city with multiple small towns. During the reign of Emperor You, this place was prosperous for a period of time.
Afterwards, the world changed, there were fewer people in this place, the economy was no longer prosperous, and several small towns became desolate.
Now there is only one "Dongping City", which can be regarded as the core of "Dongping County".
The city is located between the Dongping Mountains and the Mojiang River, which is an important river crossing the Youdong region and Liaozhou.
Cao Su turned around and gave orders to Shi Yong.
"Shi Yong."
"The end will be here."
"Lead the team and rush to Youzhou Mansion as quickly as possible!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After receiving the news about Li Xingxi's unusual movements, Cao Su naturally would not waste time on the road.
After giving instructions to Shi Yong, he jumped up from the horse, then filled his body with strength and flew directly into the air.
Suddenly it turned into a stream of light, passing between the sky and the earth, and disappeared from everyone's sight.
Shi Yong watched Cao Su leave, then led his team alone and quickly rushed to Youzhou Mansion.
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Cao Su flew in the sky.
In the air, he discerned the direction and flew directly to the east.
As winter approaches, the temperature drops throughout Youzhou, and the cold season causes the rivers on the ground to freeze.
And the heavy snow that does not melt has covered large tracts of land. Even on the plains, you can only see this vast white sky and earth.
Cao Su is at the second level of the Strength Realm and can fly extremely fast, covering hundreds of miles in a blink of an eye.
In less than two hours, Cao Su flew to Dongping County.
He silently observed it in the air and found nothing wrong.
"Dongping, further east is the Mojiang River. Crossing the Mojiang River, you will enter the territory of Liaozhou."
Cao Su had already memorized the maps of the northern states. Now he stood on a high place and looked down, and the topography was even clearer.
The surging river in the distance also caught my eye.
Most of the rivers are frozen. This river has a large current and is not completely frozen. Looking towards the center of the river, you can still see sparkling waves and there seems to be floating ice on the water.
Cao Su slowly floated over. If Li Xingxi really came to invade, then the Mojiang River would be a natural chasm he had to cross.
Otherwise, you have to take a detour from the north. But if you detour from the north, you will enter the Hengduan Mountains in the middle of Youzhou. The detour is not just a small detour.
Therefore, Cao Su judged that Li Xinglun would definitely come from Dongping County.
He flew in the sky and observed silently.
A second-level expert came to do the investigation himself. There are not many forces in the world who can do this.
Cao Su's eyes were sharp. Even though he was thousands of meters away in the sky, he could clearly see every tree and grass on the ground.
After passing by Mojiang, his eyes continued to move forward.
Finally, he paused for a moment and saw a small group of cavalry running wildly in the wilderness.
"Cavalry scout?"
Cao Su frowned. The costumes of those cavalry were a bit like the nomadic costumes he saw in Liangzhou.
Cao Su knew that there were nomadic peoples in Youzhou and Liaozhou, but they were not as large as the nomadic peoples in the three places of Xizhou.
He ignored this group of cavalry and continued to fly forward.
Not long after, in a certain city in Liaozhou, I saw a large flag with the character "李" hanging high.
Liaozhou, Jincheng.
Li Xingxi’s army gathers!
"It's really here!"
Cao Su's heart moved, and he was ready to pay a high-altitude visit from the sky.
But just when he was about to fall, a rumbling sound suddenly appeared in the Jincheng.
"Whose master is here to visit?"
The sound was so powerful that it spread throughout the sky.
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Liaozhou, Jincheng.
Jincheng is one of the large cities in western Liaoning and the last large city across the Mojiang River.
More than ten days ago, Li Xingxi led his army to directly capture this city.
Once in this city, Li Xingxi was determined.
As long as Jincheng is captured, Liaozhou will become Li Xingxi's thorn in the urn. He can attack the remaining Liaozhou cities that are still resisting without any rush.
In the city lord's palace, Li Xingxi discussed with his military adviser the matter of crossing the river.
Li Xingxi is a burly young man, not very old, with outstanding martial arts skills, and is already a master of the second level of strength realm.
It is said that Li Xingxi is also included in this issue of the Dragon and Tiger Ranking, but Li Xingxi's performance is not impressive enough. Even if he is included in the Dragon and Tiger Ranking, he will only be ranked outside the top 100.
Li Xingxi's military advisor was a middle-aged scribe wearing a blue gown.
This scribe's eyes were sharp, like an evil eagle, and his temperament was rather gloomy.
"According to Pindao's prediction, there should be a heavy snowfall here in two days."
"I'm afraid this heavy snow will not last for a short time. The general should make plans early. Should he forcefully cross the Mojiang River and capture Dongping before the heavy snowfall, or wait for the heavy snow to freeze the Mojiang River and then plan for it slowly?"
The scribe gave Li Xingxi two options.
Li Xingxi snorted coldly, with some dissatisfaction on his face: "It's all Yun Zhengxin's fault for being so anxious. Otherwise, why would I have come over in a hurry to tease Cao Su's ass? I ended up in this snowstorm."
"This is the winter season, which is not conducive to large army operations. If the Mojiang River cannot be crossed, I am afraid Cao Su will react."
Li Xingxi seemed to be a little dissatisfied with Yun Zhengxin as he spoke.
There is a cooperative relationship between him and Yun Zhengxin, and he and Luo Jian are the real partners. But now in order to stop Cao Su who is becoming more and more rampant in the Younan area, Luo Jian used Li Xingxi's card in advance and asked Li Xingxi to lead the army to attack Cao Su.
Sober.
It is said to be an attack, but in fact it is also a containment. As long as Cao Su is held back and Cao Su's food and morale are consumed, when the spring begins and the Youbei League moves south in one fell swoop, Cao Su will be defeated.
This is what Luo Jian said to Li Xingxi.
Weng Xiao, the middle-aged scribe in front of Li Xingxi, shook his head and said: "No, Yun Zhengxin is hesitant. He is not the one who caused the incident, but Luo Jiangong is a guardian appointed by all great sages. How could his vision be so bad?"
Where to go?"
"Cao Su was a close confidant of Emperor Daozong. After Daozong's death, Cao Su was sent to Youzhou because of the central power struggle. Although he was a victim of the power struggle, he was loyal to the royal family.
So there will definitely be a battle between you and him, it is inevitable."
"It's better to do it earlier. No one will be prepared earlier, otherwise he will break the iron bucket of Youzhou Prefecture and it will be difficult to deal with it."
After the middle-aged scribe finished speaking these words, Li Xingxi's face looked a little better.
But there was still some anger in his heart: "Mr. Weng, it is said that Cao Su has many powerful generals, and he seems to be colluding with several sects in the south. Even if we are not fighting in Youzhou Mansion, I am afraid it will not be that easy to deal with."
Li Xingxi still felt distressed that his army had become a direct drain on Cao Su, so why should he fight half of it and wait for the Youbei League to join together? Why didn't the Youbei League resist for a while first, and then he entered the army?
There is a lot to say about this sequence.
The middle-aged scribe Weng Xiao had nothing to say. Those who fight Cao Su first will be consumed first. This is inevitable.
But looking at the overall situation, Li Xingxi's camp is already outnumbered, and the rations for the winter have not been collected yet. It would not be a bad thing to consume them with Cao Su and make his army more elite.
But the middle-aged scribe Weng Xiao only had such crazy words in his mind and did not say them outright.
"If you fight Cao Su, you need to pay special attention to Cao Su's surprise attack."
"Although Cao Su is young, he is good at fighting. In the past, Cao Su led his armies across Xizhou in three places. Earlier, he also fought against the Wanping Army in Yuzhou, Jiangzhou and other places. Shao
In case of defeat, his people are skilled in military tactics and good at surprise attacks."
Li Xingxi had studied some of Cao Su's battle cases and naturally knew Cao Su's achievements.
That's why he was so afraid of Cao Su.
This kind of general who is good at surprise attacks is the most difficult to guard against. He may be attacked and defeated by him inexplicably.
On the battlefield, there must be no carelessness.
He also sneered when he heard this: "I will never give him a chance to make a surprise attack. As long as my army crosses the Mojiang River, I will use Dongping County as the foundation and advance step by step. As long as it is delayed until the beginning of spring, the Youbei League will move south.
He was defeated."
Li Xingxi's thinking was clear, and the strategic framework for his battle with Cao Su was clear at a glance.
Weng Xiao, a middle-aged scribe with a gloomy expression, nodded. What Li Xingxi said is more reliable. There is still time to fight. The furious state just now was definitely not the behavior of a leader.
He opened his mouth and was about to say something more when his expression suddenly changed.
Weng Xiao suddenly stood up from the chair he was sitting on and looked up to the sky.
"What's wrong?"
Li Xingxi quickly stood up.
Weng Xiao's face was ugly. He put his hands together, and a strong wave of mana flowed from his body. He suddenly jumped upwards, directly smashed through the beams of the city lord's mansion, and flew into the air.
Along with a surge of mana, a mighty and loud voice came from Weng Xiao's mouth.
"Whose master is here to visit?"
"Why hide? Why not go down to the city and see you?"