Chapter 1,478: Refining the Heart in the Mortal World (Twenty-five)
Chapter 1481: Refining the Heart in the Mortal World (Twenty-five)
In less than a cup of tea, Wang Chen killed the bandits.
At this time, there was no other enemy in front of Wang Chen except a burly man holding a battle ax.
And the eyes of this burly man looking at Wang Chen were full of incomparable resentment and resentment.
He let out the roar of a wild beast, suddenly swung the battle ax in his hand and slashed at Wang Chen. The ax was so powerful that it seemed to be able to cut through the entire mountain.
However, Wang Chen retreated with a lunge, flattened the Mo Dao he held in both hands, and stabbed out at the strong man in the banditry.
Inch longer and stronger, Wang Chen's weapon was several times longer than the opponent's battle ax, so it struck first and struck the thug in the chest like lightning.
Poof!
The sturdy man roared in pain, and the falling battle ax struck the blade heavily.
Clang!
The sharp blades collided with dazzling sparks, but failed to cut them off.
Wang Chen twisted his wrist and the long blade rotated rapidly, immediately creating a big hole in the opponent's chest.
The ruthless gangster stared at Wang Chen, and at the moment when the latter withdrew his Mo Dao, he breathed his last.
Wang Chen turned around and saw the three hundred warriors under his command struggling to chase down the fleeing bandits.
These thieves were killed by Wang Chen so much that they cried for their fathers and mothers and threw away their helmets and armor. They completely lost their will to fight. They all wished they had two more legs.
Then the surrounding terrain was open and flat, with no place for cover and hiding. Therefore, many bandits were shot over by arrows from behind, or were chased and killed by sharp warriors.
Screams, wails, begging for mercy...
It echoed for a long time under the setting sun, and it took a long time before it completely subsided.
There were hundreds of corpses in the wilderness, and red blood flowed into rivers among the weeds.
A crow cawing in the distance.
"Mr. Wang."
A bodyguard covered in blood strode up to Wang Chen and saluted, "The bandits have been completely defeated by us!"
Although he was very tired, his face was full of excitement.
It was so exciting to kill!
"Um."
Wang Chen looked at the sky and said, "Tell me to go down, clean up the battlefield, and return to guard the camp!"
His order was quickly conveyed, and the soldiers who were chasing the bandits returned to regroup, and then began to treat the wounded and clear the battlefield.
These thieves were not homeless refugees, so there was quite a lot of loot pulled from the corpses.
By the time the battlefield was cleaned up and everyone returned to the camp, it was already dark.
A blazing bonfire was set up in the caravan camp, and the bright firelight reflected the excited faces.
Wang Chen asked the team's accountant to count the loot captured, and then took out a large box of silver and distributed it to everyone who participated in the battle.
This is the reward they deserve.
In the battle that just ended, although the Qing'an caravan side, led by Wang Chen, achieved a brilliant victory and killed over a thousand bandits.
But our own side also suffered some losses. There were more than a dozen killed in the battle, and even more were injured.
Wang Chen asked people to set aside some silver as compensation, and also asked people to cremate the victims and put them into jars one by one and take them back to their hometown.
It was not until noon the next day that the caravan got back on the road.
Corpses were left all over the ground.
These corpses also greatly frightened other bandits, and the Qing'an caravan was no longer in danger on its way home.
This lasted for more than a month, and the caravan returned to Qing'an County with a large amount of food.
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The return of the caravan also caused a sensation throughout the county.
County magistrate Ye Xiangming personally went to greet him outside the city. Countless people lined the streets to welcome him. The scene was so warm that it became a memory that many people will never forget.
Wang Chen also saw his wives and concubines, and both Ye Dai and Xiao Yu burst into tears.
For nearly two months, they missed Wang Chen every day and were worried about Wang Chen. Their life was very painful.
Now I finally feel relieved.
But as the leader of the caravan, Wang Chen couldn't immediately go home with them for a reunion.
After the grain was put into storage and the caravan was disbanded, Ye Xiangming invited Wang Chen to the county government for a secret meeting.
The first thing to talk about is naturally the matter of rogue bandits.
Li Zili, who called himself King of Pingtian, failed to capture Qing'an County, so he turned to attack another city, surrounded it for half a month and captured it, thus recovering most of his strength.
However, they were soon surrounded and suppressed by a large army sent by Fucheng. After a fierce battle, the Pingtian Army suffered repeated defeats and was forced to withdraw from the territory of Changyi Prefecture.
At present, the situation in Changyi Prefecture has stabilized, and several fallen counties have been recovered.
The problem is that it takes a long time to make up for the damage caused by the rogue army!
However, the drought situation in Changyi Prefecture has not been alleviated in any way. The water level of Qingshui River has dropped to the limit, and all artesian waterwheels have become decorations.
The consequence of this is that this year's autumn grain harvest in Changyi Prefecture is less than one-third of normal.
In some places, harvests were completely destroyed due to the destruction by rogue bandits.
The autumn rice harvest in Qing'an County has been completed, and the losses have been very heavy. The price of rice in the county remains high, and some businessmen are even hoarding it, giving Ye Xiangming a headache.
If this situation continues, the stable situation that Qing'an County finally achieved will fall into chaos again.
Fortunately, Wang Chen came back with a large amount of food.
Although the food purchased by the caravan is not enough to fill this year's food deficit, it at least greatly stabilizes people's hearts.
It can also stabilize rice prices.
"Xian son-in-law, please come to the county government office and help me."
Ye Xiangming said with bright eyes: "I plan to recommend you to be the county magistrate!"
In the current Qing'an County, Ye Xiangming can be said to have sole power and is the well-deserved number one figure.
But grasping the military and political power is also a huge burden for him. After all, a person cannot be cut in half and used.
Ye Xiangming knew very well that holding the posts of county magistrate and county magistrate at the same time was just a temporary measure from above. Once the situation was completely stable, there would be new appointments in the city.
His position as county magistrate is definitely stable, but if he is replaced by a county magistrate who is not in tune with him, it will undoubtedly be a big trouble.
So after much thought, Ye Xiangming wanted Wang Chen to occupy this position.
He also knew that Wang Chen had no interest in being an official, so his attitude was very sincere: "Just help me!"
Since my father-in-law mentioned this, Wang Chen couldn't refuse: "Okay then."
"Very good!"
Ye Xiangming clapped his hands and laughed: "I will immediately submit a petition to the government to finalize this matter!"
The appointment power of the county magistrate and the county magistrate rested with the government office. In order to avoid long nights and many dreams, Ye Xiangming immediately wrote a letter of recommendation and had people rush to send it to the government office.
Half a month later, Fucheng sent someone to issue a new appointment.
Because of his achievements in suppressing bandits, Wang Chen was appointed as the county magistrate of Qing'an County!——