After the immortal disappeared

He Lingchuan tapped the edge of the sand table twice with his fingers: "Has Jin Yingguo finally sent someone in?"

Just as he expected.

"About five hundred people. On the surface, they are prisoners and mercenaries from the western mountains of the Jinyang Kingdom. In fact, they are all regular troops. They also helped Fu Shanlie train water bandits in Longchuan." The Jinyang Kingdom was still afraid of Panlong City and did not dare to send out regular troops openly. , we can only send support here in the name of mercenaries.

"The cost of food and drink for nearly three thousand people is not a small sum. The villagers of Takigawa have turned to us, so who is supporting Fushan Lie's men?"

The most basic condition for the strength of Panlong City and the Gale Army is sufficient food supply. The area of ​​​​Takigawa is about half of the Chipa Plateau, but the water and soil are not as rich as it. There are still a lot of wetlands and uncultivated wasteland.

The Xili puppet army has a complex composition, most of which are outsiders. The local water bandits in Longchuan account for less than 30%, and it is now difficult to rob merchants. So where do they get their supplies?

As the commander-in-chief of a city, He Lingchuan knew very few people better than him about the importance of military rations.

While recruiting and surrendering the Longchuan water bandits, the favorability of the villages and towns in Longchuan towards Yuheng City is also increasing, at least they are no longer fighting each other like before. It was becoming more and more difficult for Fushan Retsu's army to obtain food from Taki River.

Hu Min immediately said: "Part of it was taken from the village, another part was purchased from Baishawan Free Port, and the other part was discovered by the thin man: Jin Ying also secretly transported grain to it."

The upper reaches of the Longchuan River are in Jinyang.

"However, their forced purchase of grain from Longchuan villages and towns has aroused local dissatisfaction."

This number of Xiqiao puppet troops are huddled in Longchuan. They are neither locals nor engaged in production. They will definitely have a blood-sucking and exploitative effect on the local area.

He Lingchuan nodded: "How are they coping with the arrival of the emperor's liquid?"

The emperor's fluid amplifies human greed, which serves as a test of the quality of Xiqian's puppet army.

At least in the past first night of Imperial Liquid Liquid, the performance of Yuheng City satisfied both He Lingchuan and Wen Daolun. After these months of intense and continuous training, the newly formed Yuheng Army has been completely transformed. Both the mental outlook and organizational discipline are much stronger than before.

"I only know that there were casualties, but the number is unknown." Hu Min said, "After you recruited Qianjin Village, the Xiqiao puppet army fought with the gangs many times, so they quickly turned against the Longchuan people. Fushan Lie then surrounded the village with demon vines , leaving only two passages. The demonic vine wall is airtight and no one is allowed to get close. As a result, they are isolated from the outside world and it is difficult to get information in and out. "

"Sending bird monsters for aerial reconnaissance?"

Hu Min shook his head: "They also sent birds of prey to hover in the sky, so foreign bird monsters are not allowed to approach."

"It seems that Fushan Lie changed his plan and switched from offense to defense, preparing to occupy Longchuan River for a long time." He Lingchuan walked to the edge of the sand table: "After annexing several gangs, Fushan Lie's territory expanded to the east of Longchuan River and occupied Longchuan River. The passage between Sichuan River and the outside world makes it easier to communicate with Jinyang Kingdom."

If this cancer is not eliminated, Jin Ying's spies and even the army will be able to enter the country through Longchuan and run wild in the old land of Xiqiao.

"Strange, why doesn't he withdraw?" He Lingchuan murmured, "If he can't kill me, it will be just around the corner for Yuheng City to occupy the entire Longchuan area, and he won't be able to stir up trouble there. This is the general trend, and he will stay here It’s meaningless in Takigawa.”

Frankly speaking, Fushan Lie did a good job in Takichuan, uniting a group of ragtag people and repelling Yuheng City's attacks many times.

But he suffered a big loss in terms of his position.

He was a "bandit" in Takigawa. No matter how well he did, he was still a big bandit leader. The water bandits followed him, but they still had to bleed, sweat, and fight against the officers and soldiers to make money.

But He Lingchuan was an "official", and he had the big move of "recruiting" at his disposal, and he could break the will of the water bandits without even a single blow. The water bandits turned into road guards and sat on the ground to collect money. Who would be willing to follow Fushan Lie?

He Lingchuan turned this natural gap in power into his own huge advantage.

Before that, neither Wen Daolun, Commander Xiao nor Panlongcheng realized this.

Fu Shanlie's sneak attack on He Lingchuan failed, so he should have known that the situation was irreversible. This is a failure on a strategic level. Why should we stick to Takigawa?

The cost of staying behind will become higher and higher, so it is wise to stop losses in time.

Unless, he has other considerations.

Hu Min added: "Also, Mr. Zhang, whom you invited from Panlong City, entered Longchuan the day before yesterday."

He Lingchuan pressed his neck and made two clicks: "Reconnaissance on both land and air routes has been cut off. Fortunately, there is plenty of water in Longchuan River. Let's use the water route to conduct reconnaissance at the head office?"

The Xiqiao puppet army's village was built on the water. It is said that Fu Shanlie's bed was less than three feet away from the water.

"Mr. Zhang sent back the news for the first time. It seems that there was a quarrel within the puppet army because of the uneven distribution of the emperor's liquid, and the water bandits were dissatisfied."

The water bandits have always focused on fairness and interests, but the army has vertical management from top to bottom, forcing people to obey. It takes an adaptation period for the Takigawa water bandits to transform into military combat capabilities.

He Lingchuan did not intend to leave them enough time.

"The first time the Emperor's Liquid came, it was actually a good opportunity. It would be a pity to miss it. The second Emperor's Liquid should come in the next two days." He pondered, "Where are Fushan Lieren these days?"

"The night before yesterday, he was sitting by the water fence in the village drinking. Mr. Zhang saw several bottles in a row. He seemed to have received a letter. After reading it, he was very angry and cursed."

"What are you scolding?"

"His ears and eyes are very sensitive. Mr. Zhang didn't dare to get close. He only heard a few words about intrigues and dragging down the front line."

Who was Fushan Lie angry with? Did the letter come from Bejia? He Lingchuan hummed: "Mr. Zhang must keep an eye on Fushan Lie. Also, be optimistic about the number of ships in the Xiqiao puppet army's water stronghold."

Boats are an essential means of travel in Takigawa, especially after the Xili puppet army cut off the land route, they mainly relied on boats to enter and exit.

"yes."

"Are our troops out?"

"The third batch is on the way."

"Okay, very good." He Lingchuan planted a small flag in the Taki River in the sand tray, "It's time to settle things."

…

It was rare that there was no military affairs tonight, so He Lingchuan walked home.

Standing on the hillside, he could see that half of the city was brightly lit, which was even brighter than when he first arrived in Yuheng City.

Stars light up. Behind every lamp, there is a family's small happiness.

With the hard work of him and Wen Daolun, Yuheng City is booming every day.

However, the gods and Bega always cast evil eyes on this place. If the scourge of the Longchuan bandit army is not eradicated as soon as possible, how long can Yuheng City have a good life?

Only halfway through the mountain road, there was a crashing sound in the night sky.

He Lingchuan raised his head and saw two birds colliding with each other above, making feathers fly and screaming.

Before long, the victory was decided.

The two birds entangled together and both landed on the ground. The kestrel was on top, pressing down on a thrush with its claws so hard that the claws and beak were bleeding.

But the corners of its own eyes were also red, and it kept blinking.

This thrush is so big that it's almost the same size.

It spoke before He Lingchuan, with a breathy voice: "You are being followed. It has been watching you for the past two days, from the city guard station to your home. It goes wherever you go."

"Oh? Good job." No wonder he always felt that he was being targeted in the past two days, vaguely or not.

The tracking from monsters is most subtle. Luckily he sent a kestrel on a cruise.

He Lingchuan stroked the kestrel's head, fed it a pill, then lowered his head and asked Thrush, "Who sent you here?"

"Takigawa!" Huamei was covered in wounds and was too painful to speak out, "The leader of the Xiqiao Army!"

"Besides keeping an eye on me, what else did he send you to do?"

"You want me to check out the south and south camps of Yuheng City."

He Lingchuan nodded: "How many spies did he send to Yuheng City? Like you?"

What a coincidence, he sent an aerial eyeliner to stare at Fushan Lie, and the other party also sent a bird to stare at him.

Keep tabs on each other.

"I've seen two, a blackbird and a mercerized starling."

They are all small birds that are common in the city and are difficult to detect.

"Where has Fushan Lie been moving recently?"

"I have no idea!"

He Lingchuan frowned: "When and where was the last time you reported to him?"

"Yesterday, in Longchuan!" Huamei said, "I was reporting to his subordinates."

"You didn't see him with your own eyes?"

"No."

He Lingchuan said "hmm" and said to Kestrel, "I'm done asking. It's up to you."

The thrush screams loudly, all "spare my life".

But the kestrel was determined to make it his supper.

He Lingchuan didn't care. When Yuheng City sent people to Longchuan, he announced to the whole water area that the monsters assisting the Xiqiao puppet army were regarded as the enemies of Yuheng City.

These monsters heard it but didn't take it seriously, so don't blame him.

There was soon no sound from behind.

After returning home, He Lingchuan took a God-killing Pill and then went to the back mountain to practice swordsmanship.

He Lingchuan had already taken two of the God-killing Pills that A Luo had refined using Emperor's Liquid. Of course, Aluo was not as reckless as he was at the Three Heart Lake. Instead, he made three pills of spiritual pulp and told him that he could only take one pill every six hours.

What he swallowed now was the last one.

He Lingchuan has discovered that the best way to refine spiritual essence and improve his cultivation in the Panlong World is not to meditate and adjust his breath, but to polish his body and practice martial arts.

After all, the two worlds of reality and reality are somewhat different.

The mountains and fields are silent and there is no one in the forest. He gradually got carried away with his practice, and a vague white energy appeared all over the body of Fu Sheng Dao.

Daogang took shape.

With his energy and spirit at the peak, he suddenly struck out with a wave of slashes.

There was no sound when the sword was drawn, but the light was like water, and the forest five feet away made a sudden crash, like a hurricane passing by.

After two breaths, the branches and leaves fell.

After a few breaths, more than twenty trees as thick as a bowl fell down.

He Lingchuan's sword was slashed flatly, and all the plants in the five-foot fan-shaped area in front of him, from shrubs to trees, were beheaded!

Neatly, as if measured with a ruler.

This style came from Lang Zhan, and Panlongcheng had never taught it. It was He Lingchuan's self-realization, and it was completely natural.

When he was about to raise the knife again, he felt enlightened and his energy and blood suddenly surged to his head.

He Lingchuan's movements suddenly stopped, and he secretly said, "It's finally here."