"Your Majesty, the evil spirits from the heavens have reappeared. I want you to clear this matter up so that no evil incidents happen again!" Zhuo Bufan was very aware of the dangers of the evil spirits from the heavens.
These evil spirits are very well concealed and can easily sneak into major sects. If you can't catch them all in time, it will be very difficult to catch these things after the other party has advanced in cultivation.
The old prince didn't have many soldiers at this time, but his intelligence agency was good. It was easy to spread the news. This kind of dissemination was not to spread the news to the common people, but to the high sects and the imperial court.
Some abnormalities were also discovered in the Daqian court. For example, some of the stupid disciples who were born with talents became extremely full in just a few days, and could even say: "I am born with talents that will be useful, and I will come back again after a thousand gold coins have been scattered!" Such a good sentence to wait for a while.
There are also some children from small families who have suddenly improved their level in just a few days. They have reached a small level every day and are almost the same as the top geniuses in teleportation.
Whenever a dynasty becomes weak, a large number of demons and monsters will appear.
"Bufan, are Liujing okay?" The old prince nodded and looked at his grandson nervously. He was the only male in the direct lineage left. If something happens again...
"The prince is fine, he just needs to rest for a while!" Zhuo Bufan picked up Liujing, and Liusu said curiously: "Uncle, my brother, why did he fall asleep all of a sudden!"
"Your brother is tired!" Zhuo Bufan touched Liusu's little head, and a firm look flashed in his eyes: "Susu, uncle is teaching you Qinglian Gong, do you want to learn it?"
The old prince listened and said quickly: "Feifan, you don't need to be like this!"
The Green Lotus Technique can only be learned by true disciples of the Sword Sect of Shu.
"I promised senior sister that I would protect them. I never thought that something like this would happen when I went out. I can't delay it any longer!" Zhuo Bufan said, "I have already touched the innate barrier. I just need to protect Su Su and the prince." Before the skill is leaked, break through to the next level and reach the master level. The master has the qualifications to receive the true inheritance!"
"Luo Tiansheng, if you want to take over the palace, you have to ask for the long sword in my hand!" Using Ten Thousand Swords to Return to the Sect once, Zhuo Bufan further deepened his understanding of the sword and touched the next level.
Zhuo Bufan said something to the old prince: "Your Majesty, the appointment letter of Tupocheng fell into the hands of Prime Minister Li of Xiliang. If we make good use of this, we may be able to contain some of the troops of the county governor's office!"
Tupo City is very close to Jiuyuan County. The border defense of Jiuyuan County even considered whether to absorb Tupo City. In the end, because of the large forest of bitter bamboo between the two sides, there are a large number of poisonous insects and ferocious insects in that forest that are not afraid of the cold. The beast is difficult to resist.
They kept Tupo City outside. If people from Tupo City were willing to enter Jiuyuan County, they were willing to accept them. If they were unwilling to leave, they would not force them.
With the terrifying reputation of Xiliang City, as long as Xiliang City sends a force to station in Tupocheng, the county governor's office will definitely not feel relieved.
A smile appeared on the old prince's face, sweeping away the previous sadness: "This is indeed a way!"
....
The Xiliang army dragged a long line back to Longling City. After receiving the news, Liu Zhen immediately organized prisoners of war to carry the beast meat.
The corpses of thousands of ferocious beasts stunned the prisoners of war. These were the ferocious beasts in the snow forest, not the ferocious beasts in the northwest land pass whose first reaction was to retreat when seeing humans, but the ones that rushed to hit Yumen Pass. Fierce beast.
Back in the city, Liu Zhen followed Liu Zhen and reported what happened in the ten days since Li Xiang left the city, including the rebellion of the prisoners of war, the bloody suppression of the rebellion, and the peace-of-mind work of all the prisoners of war at the back.
The renovation in the north of the city was carried out at a speed that the people of Longling City could not understand. A row of neat houses were built. This would no longer be a place for slaves to live, but a residence for the families of Xiliang soldiers.
Each of the soldiers of the Five Dragon Army was assigned a house. When they saw the two-story house with beautiful style, these soldiers who originally just wanted to have a meal with Li Xiang, this was a great gift from heaven. Li Xiang not only gave
He gave them their wives and now gave them their houses.
The loyalty of the soldiers of the Five Dragon Army has reached the highest level, and many have become die-hard loyalists. Of course, there are also some who don't care much and their loyalty has not improved much.
Li Xiang didn't care very much, as long as most of the soldiers were facing him, the remaining people would not be able to do anything.
The temperature is getting warmer and warmer, and there is not much time left for him!
On the night he returned to the city, Prime Minister Li summoned the four main members of the Cheng family to the city lord's mansion.
Li Xiang knew that if he wanted to control Longling City, he would need to select one of the several families in the city, and the Cheng family was a very good choice.
Cheng Zheng, Cheng Li, Cheng Jushu, and Cheng Jurong are the four tallest people in Longling City. In the eyes of most people in the city, they are giants, but in front of Xiliang soldiers, they appear much shorter, especially when facing Li Xiang.
when.
They had come to the City Lord's Mansion many times, but when they came again they could not see the original prosperity. Li Xiang took all the valuable things in the City Lord's Mansion and put them in the warehouse, waiting for the spring caravan to arrive to sell them or give them away.
Yating.
The previously luxurious lobby now only has chairs on both sides, and the chairs above have not changed much.
The four people saluted Li Xiang at the same time: "Greetings to the Lord of the City!"
"I, Prime Minister Li, speak very directly!" Prime Minister Li said straight to the point: "I need you to help Liu Zhen manage Longling City together, surrender to me, and retain some of your people, including your Cheng family, I won't touch any of you!
Just give me an accurate word!"
Cheng Zheng breathed a sigh of relief: "We are willing to surrender!"
Compared with other families in the city, their family is much better.
"Your family has 5,000 troops. When we go back, we will allocate 2,000 elites to these two boys to lead!" Li Xiang pointed at Cheng Jushu and Cheng Jurong: "These two little guys are very strong and are suitable for following me!"
His subordinates were all members of the Xiliang headquarters and were often exposed too easily. The two brothers Cheng Jushu and Cheng Jurong were quite strong, so he asked them to lead two thousand people with him.
The first is to prepare for the future. It is very unrealistic to rely solely on Xiliang headquarters to fight. The soldiers of Xiliang headquarters, the worst type of soldier, the pikeman, require almost a hundred taels of silver from the beginning to the end. For higher-level units, several
Even a hundred taels of silver may not guarantee successful job transfer.
The war in the future will become more massive and cruel, and there will be local garrisons. Xiliang headquarters soldiers alone will not be able to satisfy them. This will require non-headquarters soldiers.
The combat effectiveness of non-headquarters soldiers is not necessarily weak as long as they are better trained. The current combat effectiveness of the Seventh Army is already comparable to that of the newly recruited Xiliang soldiers.
"Thank you City Lord!" Cheng Zheng was overjoyed when he heard what Li Xiang said. What could be better than being by Li Xiang's side?
"Go to the warehouse to get the equipment, and then start training. I will go to Tupo City in three days, and these two brothers will follow me!"
Tupo City should also be in hand, and now we wait for the arrival of the Seventh Army to establish a line of defense.
"Yes!" Cheng Zheng responded loudly, took his two sons to leave, and immediately went back to prepare.
Only the five commanders of the Five Dragon Army and Liu Zhen were left in the hall.
"The Cheng family's troops will form the Sixth Battalion of the Eighth Legion of Longling City, which will be subordinate to the local troops and responsible for local security!" Li Xiang said to the Black Dragon Five: "The Xiliang troops are divided into eight legions, gold, wood, water, fire, earth, and guards.
, as well as the 7th and 8th legions, the Guards legion was led by me, and the soldiers who came were also Guards legion soldiers.
The first seven legions are mobile troops. The Eighth Legion is also called the Eighth Security Legion. It is mainly responsible for public security in various places. When the commander of the Seventh Legion, Hei Yun, arrives, your Five Dragon Army will be merged into the Seventh Army.
At that time, each of you will still be in charge of a battalion of troops!"
"Yes!" The five people responded loudly, but their hearts were filled with waves. There were eight legions in Xiliang. The Knowledge Guards legion that attacked this time had six legions left. How strong is Xiliang!
Liu Zhenqiang suppressed his excitement. The old man's words were correct. Prime Minister Li had a bright future. If all the Xiliang army came out, it is estimated that no one in the northwest would be a match for the Xiliang army.
If it's not possible, bring the people of the Xiao family and the Yu family together, so that we can protect ourselves together! What Liu Zhen sees is not just temporary benefits. Xiliang will definitely be strong in the future. When it becomes strong, various forces will appear. The Liu family must
I have some good allies.
"Liu Zhen, Longling City is really handed over to you. You can move all the people from Langya City here. As long as you feel that someone is qualified for various positions, you can let him take office, but don't let me see it.
A situation where virtue is not matched!”
"Lord, please don't worry!" Liu Zhen said loudly, imitating the way Xiliang soldiers addressed Prime Minister Li.
"Yeah!" Li Xiang didn't object. Liu Zhen's color in the mini-map was very green, and the colors of the five guys below also progressed from light green to dark green.
"Those slaves will be placed in houses that are no longer occupied. Remember to let them take a bath every two days and get firewood from the forest by yourself!" Li Xiang continued: "The task of the five of you is to take good care of the prisoners of war and slaves.
, we can’t make any more mistakes, you know?”
"I know!" the five people responded loudly.
"That's it. As for how to work specifically, you can talk to Liu Zhen yourself!"
What Li Xiang hates most is government affairs. In his eyes, government affairs are more difficult than fighting a fight, but they have to be dealt with. He misses Zhang Qingyun and Li Yi very much. If one of them is here, he can
Feel free to leave everything to them.
Time passed very quickly. Longling City became very calm after the turmoil. Those women who had lost their husbands could only find a soldier of the Five Dragon Army to start a family. In this city, it is impossible to live without a man.
, food and firewood, and the slaves who had just moved next door. Seeing the eyes of those slaves, these women felt scared.
Three days later, Li Xiang led 5,000 cavalry, 2,000 Cheng family infantry, and 1,000 Xiliang archers to Tupocheng.
There are several small towns on the road between Longling City and Tupo City. These small towns are very strong and united. Longling City once thought about knocking down these small towns, but they failed.
There are more than 6,000 soldiers and horses combined in the small town, which is not as large as Longling City. But sometimes the war cannot be won just by the number of people there.
The people in charge of these small towns don't know what happened in Longling City. They don't want to provoke the giant Longling City on a snowy day.
The rulers of the four small towns gathered together because a few days ago, the scouts discovered a group of iron cavalry in the far north that dared to confront the ferocious beasts and wipe out the group of ferocious beasts heading south.
They had never heard of the battle flags and flags of this unit, and the combat effectiveness of those soldiers far exceeded them.
Just when the mayors were trying to figure it out, the scouts came over in a panic: "Mayor, something bad is going on. A lot of cavalry are coming towards our town!"
"What cavalry?"
Several mayors were confused, but the scout calmed down and said: "My subordinates don't know what kind of force the other party is. Their flag has the word "Li" on it. They came through the official road. There are many of them. At first glance, they are all black armors!"
The expressions of several mayors changed slightly: "When are you expected to arrive?"
"About half a moment later, the opponent's vanguard will return to the gate of the town!"
Bamboo Town is named after the surrounding bamboos. Going south from here, you will enter the huge bamboo sea. Every year, a large number of people disappear because of walking in the bamboo forest. The huge bamboo sea can make people lose their sense of direction.
"Go to the gate, take a look, and order the troops to prepare for battle!"
The four mayors took their weapons and strode to the town gate to intercept. The defenders had received the news and had arrived first before the mayors arrived.
Various kinds of resisting horses were placed on the road. The two Cheng family brothers led fifty Xiliang pioneers to the gate of the town. They saw the resisting horses and all kinds of ghosts on the ground that could hinder the progress of people and war horses.
The two of them pulled down the saddles in time, otherwise the horses would have already rushed over.
Cheng Jushu and Cheng Jurong were somewhat famous in the northwest. They changed their clothes into Xiliang cavalry armors and helmets, and several mayors still recognized them.
"I don't know, why are the two brothers from the Cheng family here?" Ye Nantian, the mayor of Zhuzhen, asked.
Cheng Jushu glanced at the defenders of the town: "We are going to Tupocheng. Why are you blocking this road to your house?"
The mayor of Zhuzhen said with a smile: "If only a few dozen of you go by, it will be fine, but for the army behind, please make a detour!"
There were more and more troops in the town behind. Cheng Jushu said to the soldiers on the side: "Go back and tell the lord that the people in Zhuzhen won't give way!"
Both sides did not move. Only then did the mayor of Zhuzhen and others take a closer look at the large number of Xiliang iron cavalry. They were wearing iron armor, cold long weapons, long bows on the horses, arrow feathers, and packages on the other side.
The war horses underneath were also wrapped in leather armor, with only a pair of eyes exposed. These were heavy cavalry, but could heavy cavalry run for such a long time?
These cavalry were a little different from the cavalry they had seen before. Just when they were in large numbers, there was a violent vibration in the distance and the earth trembled.
A large banner appeared first, followed by the cavalry. Looking from a distance, a long black dragon appeared in the wilderness...
