After the immortal disappeared

Several months have passed since the great changes in Lingxu City. All the news that should be spread has been spread. The generals under Nian Zanli also know that General Nian was convicted by the Supreme Heavenly Palace, so 90% of the time he will not be able to get out. .

A general like him has always held military power firmly in his hands; but when he fell like this, Xunzhou was left without a leader, and his subordinates immediately divided and seized power!

Because they are evenly matched, this power struggle is not over yet.

Judging from the tradition of the Bejia Kingdom, it usually does not intervene and only waits for these surrendered generals to fight each other. The final winner will bow to Lingxu City and report to the city, requesting to succeed to the position of state shepherd.

Therefore, both Yuan Wangting and the outside world judged that the Xunzhou Army would not attack Xiazhou again for the time being.

The Nian Praising Ceremony is over, and even if there are others who come after him, they probably won’t be as obsessed with Xiazhou’s attack as he is.

Taking advantage of the civil strife in Xunzhou, the general manager of Xiazhou, He Chunhua, decisively sent troops to take back Haozhou, which was originally captured by Nian Zanli!

Yuan State borders Bejia, and Xunzhou was originally the frontier. Later, Nian Zanli defected to Bejia, and the front line suddenly pressed south to Haozhou.

Haozhou didn't last long before it was swallowed up by Nian Zanli, and then the war broke out in Xiazhou.

This time He Chunhua regained Haozhou and directly ordered Yuan Wangting to feel cowardly. His contribution was no less than the last time he defeated Nian Zanli's army on the banks of the Han River.

It was only then that He Lingchuan learned the news and was extremely surprised:

"Huh? You said that the general manager of Xiazhou was just transferred back to Yuandu?"

Elder Qian nodded: "This is the news I only received two days ago, but I think it is correct."

The Rongshan Sect itself borders the Yuan Kingdom, and there are disciples serving as officials in the Yuan Court, so it is easy to get first-hand information.

Of course He Lingchuan couldn't help but ask: "Why?"

It had only been a year since He Chunhua was promoted to general manager of Xiazhou. Why did Yuan Ting transfer him back?

Elder Dao's eyes flashed a few times.

This Mr. He seems to have the same surname as the manager of Xiazhou?

Is it a coincidence?

"This general manager of Xiazhou was praised by the royal court for his merits, and was granted the title of Marquis of Wuwei and the title of General Changning. Calculating the time, he should return to the capital to receive the title." Elder Dao stroked his beard and said, "This promotion seems a bit anxious. In our sect’s opinion, King Yuan may intend for him to go to the south to quell the rebellion.”

He Chunhua was transferred from the county guard of Blackwater City to the general manager of Xiazhou. During this period, he defeated the rebels at Woling Pass, blocked the Xunzhou Rangers, and even had a few fights with Hong Chenglue, the famous general of Bejia, and attacked them repeatedly.

For the current Yuan Kingdom, such talents are too rare. Good steel must not be used on the blade?

Now that the northern border is peaceful and peaceful, the Yuan Kingdom is heartbroken to let He Chunhua stay in Xiazhou for one more day to eat, and they must quickly take him to the south to eliminate the country's troubles.

This calls for people to make the most of their talents.

Three days later, the entire area of ​​Rongshan was declared clean, and the pests were completely eradicated from the land.

Amid the cheers of the people in Rongshan, Qiu Hu silently left and returned to the ruins of Bai Village. He offered incense and burned paper money in front of the graves of his adoptive parents and the whole village.

His village was massacred when the first wave of strange cicadas invaded.

Qiu Hu came here today not only to complete his vows, but also to say goodbye.

He also brought a bucket of paint over and carefully traced the monument.

"Tiger is leaving his hometown far away. He can't come back to visit him often. Please forgive me, fellow villagers."

When he kowtowed a few times and got up, He Lingchuan was already standing behind him.

He saw Qiu Hu setting up a long banquet for the whole village, with at least forty-eight bowls of fish and meat cakes lined up.

Qiu Hu knelt down on one knee towards He Lingchuan and put his fist on the ground: "I will do what I say and from now on I will be at your mercy."

He Lingchuan waited for him to finish the gift, then held his arm and said solemnly: "Great, from today on, I will give my back to you."

Qiu Hu nodded: "Don't worry!"

He Lingchuan was sincerely happy to have someone under his command again. Although Qiu Hu had known him not long ago, he was here to repay his kindness and could not be said to be loyal.

But he has always been good at winning people over.

The next day, He Lingchuan bid farewell to the Rongshan Sect and set off for the Yuan Kingdom with Dong Rui, Aunt Zhu, Qiu Hu and other fifteen Rongshan disciples. Accompanying him were the three "deputies in charge" assigned to him by Elder Qian. The leader was Hu Qin, who was good at financial management and actuarial calculation. He was actually Rongshan's negotiator and co-investigator.

After He Lingchuan talked with Hu Qin, he learned that it turned out that the Rongshan Sect had already sent people to inspect the assets pledged by Yuan Kingdom and found out all the faults. It can be seen that Elder Dao didn't tell the truth originally. It's not that Rongshan Sect is not interested in Yuan Kingdom's assets, it's just that he is not satisfied with the chips.

He is so cunning and has no fuel-efficient lamp.

But after they completed the preliminary research, it saved He Lingchuan a lot of effort in his follow-up actions.

Otherwise, with He Lingchuan's dozen or so Rongshan disciples, how could it be possible to cover all the mortgaged assets in a short time?

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Panlong World.

More than four months have passed since the bandit army launched a large-scale attack on Yuheng City. The Longchuan Commercial Road is full of tourists again, and the flow of people has returned to about 60% of its peak.

The Qinglang Station was originally destroyed by water bandits. Later, Yuheng City officials rebuilt the station. The area was doubled, and the facilities were more complete, allowing it to accommodate more guests.

This inn is like a microcosm of the entire Takigawa trade route.

A few months ago, banditry was rampant on the trade roads and the number of caravans was gradually decreasing. However, batch after batch of new soldiers from Yuheng City were trained and put out to patrol the trade routes.

Not to be outdone, the Takigawa water bandits made repeated sneak attacks on the government patrols. Each time, more than a hundred people were dispatched, roaring back and forth, so arrogantly.

Facing the hunting and ambush of the water bandits, the Yuheng city army refused to give in. Around this southern trade route, guerrilla wars, encirclement and annihilation wars, and encounters broke out again and again between officials and bandits.

In a head-to-head confrontation, both sides paid a bloody price.

In just over a month, the Yuheng city army lost more than 160 people and injured 350 people. The water bandits on the opposite side suffered less losses, only 67 people, and only 80 people were injured.

This number was not surprising to He Lingchuan.

Guards patrol the trade routes in the open; water bandits lurk and attack in the dark. Patrollers always suffer some losses in sneak attacks.

And since it is called Yuheng's "New Army", the team is mainly composed of recruits who have been training for three months in the winter, and their swords and guns have only hit dummies. Even if someone saw blood on the blade, it was only after the water bandits failed to attack Yuheng City and beat the drowned dog hard. It was not an evenly matched battle.

Inadequate experience caused the battle loss ratio of Yuheng's new army to be too high.

But this ratio is within the acceptable range of He Lingchuan.

If compassion does not lead an army, how can a war be fought without killing people?

The patrol team always leads the new with the old. Not only did the number of people increase than before, but the sentinel system was also optimized. Therefore, the tragedy of the entire Miao Mingming team being wiped out did not happen again.