In the evening of early summer, when the wind and rain had just subsided, smoke and dust were billowing on the official road of Yanzhou County, and there was a roar of soldiers and armor, all under the banner of Nanlian Dudufu.
"How many people are there? Is Ye Qing here?" In the county mansion, Yu Fan's internal organs were burning and his eyes were blood red. He was pacing on the ground and asked.
"There are only a thousand red-armored cavalry, all Taoist soldiers. The commander-in-chief is Huang Zhong, and the military advisor is Zhuge Liang. It is said that Ye Qing is practicing in seclusion, and I also heard that Pinghe County in the south also sent generals to do the same. There are not many troops."
When Yu Fan heard this, he was not happy. Thinking of the turning point in Xitu, he felt faintly suffocated, and his face was livid: "The soldiers will be vast, and they will be in charge of the situation. Doesn't this take me seriously?"
All the retainers looked at each other. They didn't have to face Ye Qing directly, and some of them breathed a sigh of relief: "My lord, even if Thief Ye has some strength, he is so trusting, doesn't he understand that arrogant soldiers will lose..."
"For someone who has been an emperor, do you think this is a big deal?" Someone said sourly, and then stopped quickly. Emperor Cai was still prosperous, how could he talk nonsense?
At this time, the formation gate opened in the distance, and a general galloped three miles below the city. He vaguely saw an ordinary middle-aged man, with his bow and arrow in the distance, and a letter was shot up.
Someone immediately looked for it and shot at it. Yu Fan stood on the city, with the corners of his robe fluttering in the wind. Looking around, he saw thousands of armored soldiers that were dazzling and stretched out, giving people the feeling of soldiers approaching the city.
Yu Fan looked at it, the muscles on his face trembled, and then he smiled: "Mysterious"
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"...the Blood Wolf Army of the Northern Wei Dynasty invaded, and the people were really poisonous. Our troops could not stop it. As a precautionary measure for this state, the Nanlian Governor's special force came to support and take over the defense of each county..."
"Absurd." Yu Fan's face was both blue and white. He estimated that he had only acquired a thousand new soldiers from Zhouzhou City, and his actual combat strength was only a few. It was not worth fighting against each other.
The Zhuge Liang opposite seemed to have returned to the level of the Yin God. It was getting late and it was time to let the Yin God run wild.
After thinking twice, he forced himself to endure it and waved his hand: "You don't have to say it. This Ye Qing has always been good at using tricks. This must be a trick by a suspicious enemy. We must not fall for it."
After hearing this, some people's eyes jumped, and there was unconcealable joy in their eyes, and they bowed and said: "My lord is wise, now is not a troubled world, but a peaceful world. Ye Thief is very strong, but he still needs to act too hastily. Wait.
After receiving the title of Marquis, you want to pick and eat it? I understand that he would not dare to openly attack the city."
"If we fail to respond and give this thief an excuse, we will be in trouble."
All the retainers should say: "This is absolutely true, we can't get rid of this head..."
"These thousand must be the red-armored cavalry of the Ye family. I don't believe that Ye Qing is also a Taoist soldier attacking in other counties. It will definitely arouse people's hearts."
"Pinghe County is infiltrated by the forces of Taiping Lake Water Palace, and it has many economic contacts with the Ye family. It is estimated that it will be easy to surrender... but Yu County may not."
"First close the city and hold on, let Ye Qing force the state to rebound, and a fight with the imperial army will be an opportunity..."
On the official road outside the city, Huang Zhong heard these conversations when he was running back. He was secretly disdainful and smiled at several of the civil servants under his banner: "If it is as you expected, the general trend of returning with the soil will be unstoppable for a while. It seems that no one can resist it."
Danger is actually safe.”
Zhuge Liang, the leader, looked calm and had time to look at the Yanzhou County information in his hand: "When I first came back, I still had some power, but without the Yuanshui, this power will be buffered and disappear in a few months, and it will be suppressed by the Cai Dynasty again.
If you delay the title of marquis for a while, then it will be hard to tell what people's support is."
Huang Zhong also calmed down, nodded and said: "It is better to hurry up and I will send you gentlemen to control the counties as soon as possible.
The local civil servants who were brought out were all equipped with magicians as temporary subordinate officials and clerks, and were ordered to take over the governance of each county. Hearing the words, he nodded: "Thank you, General. I must control the place within three days and evacuate this county."
"If the Cai Dynasty delays, we will create a fait accompli. Oh, my lord can also be regarded as a destiny on earth.
"Pay attention to the name of assisting in defense and save some face for the court."
Amidst the shouts of "drive", the sound of horse hooves sounded, and the red cavalry galloped away from the fork in the official road, each heading in one direction.
A group that has fought all over the world is just this familiar and aggressive.
Seven days later, at the same evening, the sunset glow disappeared from Nanlian Mountain, which indicated that after many sunny days, a storm was coming, and the calm in the eye of the storm was about to be broken.
The Cave Heaven portal on the cliff of the back mountain flashed with light, and thousands of people lined up. This was the restorative practice of 20,000 veterans in the Cave Heaven spiritual energy environment. Another batch of the best qualified people returned to the Qi training layer. Once the army was completed, they were ready to be mobilized for expansion.
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When they gathered troops at the school grounds, these veterans had nothing but calm confidence on their faces, without any fear or hesitation. They had experienced the rise of the Third Han Empire in Xiatu, and the Cai Dynasty had only eight million people in Yingzhou, so the deterrent effect on them was extremely poor.
"The rain is about to come." Yingzheng Yao Xiaohu sniffed the smell in the air and said with some emotion.
A colleague laughed and said, "You have such a sharp nose?"
"Ha, are you uneducated? Xiao Yao said he wanted to fight..."
There was a roar of laughter, and no one was afraid of the coming battle.
Far from just them, the Xinsheng Governor's Mansion has a dragon energy from top to bottom, which will definitely shock Yingzhou.
Perhaps it was because of such misjudgment in the past half month or so that the reactions from all sides in the state seemed clumsy and ridiculous. Ye Qing watched helplessly as he annexed Pinghe County and evacuated Yanzhou County. During this process, there were some betrayals and some overt and covert violations.
However, due to frequent visits to Nancang County, the power radiated from the Dudu Mansion was most felt, and no one refused to accept it under the huge pressure.
At the same time, such a smooth process makes Ye Qing's conservative plan slightly behind the curve, and he may consider directly annexing the whole state.
In the Governor's Mansion, the ministers gathered in the political hall to discuss the revision of the plan to decide the direction in which the new force would invest.
Ji Caizhu reported the military situation at the beginning: "According to the military situation reported by Pinghe County and Yanzhou County, there is no strong resistance for the time being, and no additional support is needed."
"It is very obvious that the return of 20,000 veterans is a very strong shock. The enemy cannot judge how much Taoist strength has been restored and is exhausted."
"Zhou Cheng's reaction is weird, it's not all due to deficiency..."
During the discussion, the magician cast a spell and then stepped back. The latest Yingzhou military sandbox was displayed on the long table that was joined together in the middle.
Everyone turned around, paying attention to the changes in the situation between the enemy and ourselves on the sand table, and thinking about the order of the dispatch plan.
A grayish-white simulated water mist on the sand table reveals the lush green vegetation of Yingzhou below. The terrain is higher in the north and lower in the south. It is mainly divided into three economic zones - three counties in the north, three counties in the southeast, and three counties in the southwest.
The northern border is a relatively narrow section of the Beimang Mountains. It is connected by land with Nancang, Yanzhou, and Lanqiu counties. It has a relatively small population and strong folk customs. In the past, the economy was mainly based on the mountain goods trade, but now it is related to the industry of Yejia Liquor.
For the Lord, and to produce a certain number of horses, it is natural to control them first.
Someone said: "Take this group of thousands of people and bypass Yanzhou County to occupy Lanqiu County. First, hold the three northern counties in your hands and connect them economically so that you can expel Yu Fan from the country...and complete the northern mountainous area."
and the plateau, the devouring image of the plain facing south.”
This statement is widely recognized by everyone. Looking at the two economic zones in the south, the long river has convenient transportation and flows into the vast Taiping Lake in the southern part of Yingzhou. This section is divided into two economic zones, the upstream and the downstream.
There are three counties of Pinghe, Sanshui, and Jinsha in the lower reaches of the southeast. The water network is dense and trade is prosperous. It has more contacts with the economic circles of Lingzhou, Xiaozhou, and Xiangzhou. The customs in this area are not the same as elsewhere in Yingzhou, but are closer.
According to customs in the Xiaoxiang area, it is more appropriate for them to be classified as Xiangzhou in terms of natural topography and economic sense. However, Xiangzhou is already very large and must be divided up for political and military security. It just so happens that this piece of fertile land is incorporated into Yingzhou to support border defense.
What’s interesting is that Qiyang Prefecture is ignored here. This is not only because of the economic and cultural gap, but also because the power of Taiping Lake Dragon Palace has been infiltrated in Pinghe County and other places for a long time. As long as the lake is closed to block upstream reinforcements at the critical moment, it is basically a pair of Dragon Palace.
With the dowry prepared by his daughter, Ye Qing was sure that he could quickly take possession of the three counties.
The upper reaches of the southwest are Wantian County, Ninghe County and Qiyang County. Qiyang County is also where Qiyang City, the state government, is located. These three counties have flat terrain and rich grain production. They are good places to collect grain and gather troops. The power of the state city is deeply rooted.
Backed by the strength and economic support of the navy with long waterways, this has been the ultimate goal in these months.
Ye Qing only paid attention to the general strategy sequence they discussed, and if he thought it was okay, he would ignore the details and focus more on the overall situation and the name.
"There are some disadvantages to rising too early. The imperial court has not yet fallen. We have to persist to help defend against the invasion of the Blood Wolf Army of the Northern Wei Dynasty... Hehe, this is thanks to the contributions of King Wei and Murong Zheng."
The civil and military officials on both sides burst into laughter. The Blood Wolf Army's life span was short and there was no return. Except for Murong Zheng and some other generals, they had all been hacked to death in the underworld, and no bones were left. The lord clearly bullied Yan Shenyuan and finally did not dare to enter the underworld.
, telling lies with open eyes.
"Old official Yan is too courageous to refute our righteousness in this regard."
Cao Cao nodded and said, he is the person who knows Yan Shenyuan best, his eyes flashed with a hint of coldness: "The inner county has no excuse for the Northern Wei Dynasty, so in the name of helping to eliminate the real people wandering outside the territory, the matter of sending troops to assist through waterways has been done before.
I have done it several times, and now I am reaping the fruits, completely occupying the key hubs of the state, and then emptying the state city, slowly plotting this so-called governor."
This method is very skillful and sophisticated, and he really deserves to be a master of arrogance.
Ye Qing glanced at everyone and saw that there was no objection, so he decided: "Just as the ministers said, we will start with Lanqiu County, then Pinghe, Sanshui, and Jinsha County, and finally plot the area around the prefecture and city."
"Yes, lord."
After revising the plan in detail, Ye Qing asked the officials to make arrangements, then left the table and walked back to the mountain.
The remaining light of the setting sun has faded, the silver moon hangs over the mountains, and the night is quiet.
Some people, some things, some memories and feelings can't help but emerge slowly like the moonlight on this summer night.
The two dragon girls, Jing Yu and Hen Yun, stayed in Xitu to practice. They were worried about the safety of their husbands, so they placed the Jinyu Pavilion on the belt of the Shanhe Sheji Map and relocated it to the formation eye on the top of the back mountain.
As these days passed, the Jinyu Pavilion gradually blended in with the new Nanlian Cave. The five colors condensed like mist, crystal hazy, and shrouded the pavilion invisible. The upper limit of the immortal treasure created by Long Jun combined with the Five Elements Spirit Pond was far more than this, and was limited to the spiritual veins.
The support level is now undergoing a sudden change from Nanlianfudi to Dongtian, and the power is being discovered in the deeper layers.
Ye Qing stepped onto the white jade steps with steady steps, and the colorful mist generated by the pavilion protection array naturally separated, allowing him to step into the secret realm of the spirit pool at the bottom of the attic. This is the authority of the master.