I am a soldier in the border army

Chapter 619: Ding Qingzhou! The incense is poisonous!

South bank of Tongtian River.

The Qingzhou Huangtian Army, which is composed of Huangtian believers as its core, is not without bravery and tenacity, nor does it lack military spirit and fighting spirit.

But in front of the Zhenliao Army, which had gone through a decade of silence and polishing and had completed the transformation of its weapons and tactics, all their efforts seemed so weak and pale.

Especially when those huge treasure ships displayed on the shore poured down from the side decks the thick spiritual pattern artillery fire that was enough to knock down the city walls.

At that moment, the violent roar made any body or will no longer matter.

After only one day of fierce fighting, the defense line built on the south bank of the river was broken.

The Zhenliao vanguard cavalry, which was commanding a high position from north to south, was unstoppable and captured several counties with almost no effort, providing a solid foundation for the subsequent army.

The reason why it was so smooth was not only because of the Zhen Liao Army's swordsmanship and the unparalleled siege weapon, the Mountain-Shaking Spirit Pattern Cannon, but also because they arrived too quickly and too suddenly.

Even though those counties had made a lot of preparations, they were still caught off guard.

They had barely had time to react when they lost the city gate, and watched helplessly as the Youzhou tigers and wolves marched in with their iron hooves, easily destroying all their resistance.

Many Huang Tiandao practitioners were still stunned when their heads were chopped off by the rapidly-swinging sharp sabers, and they really couldn't understand what was going on.

How could the vast and turbulent Tongtian River be crossed just like that?
What a joke!
You must know that the disastrous defeat ten years ago is a fresh lesson. No one in Qingzhou dares to underestimate or ignore the strength and bravery of those tigers and wolves that guard Liao.

In order to stop those fierce cavalry from crossing the river and heading south, they gathered a large force and deployed their troops on the banks of Tongtian River.

The original plan was to slowly consume the enemy and drag them to the other side.

When friendly forces from various states arrive, and then complete the encirclement from Ji and Yanzhou, perhaps we can repeat the old story of annihilating the two armies of Shen Ce and Tian Ce in one battle, and completely solve the problem of Zhen Liao Army, the border threat in the north!

But now it seems...

They were too naive after all.

He underestimated those tigers and wolves that guarded Liao, and he also underestimated the Duke of Yan.

The other party is far more powerful and terrifying than they imagined.

……

"The guy from Youzhou...went south!"

The villa is elegant, with wine flowing along the winding stream.

Several elegant men who looked like scholars, with their clothes wide open and their hair flowing freely, looked extremely romantic.

But after one of them said this, the expressions of the few people who were scooping up a cup of nectar from the flowing water in front of them began to look solemn.

After a while, someone finally broke the silence, sighed and laughed.

“It’s also expected.”

"Although Youbei is a vast land, it is just a wooden cage. How can it possibly contain a ferocious tiger?"

The world is in chaos now. Even if we put Huang Tiandao aside, ambitious people in various states and counties are attacking each other endlessly, claiming to be suppressing the rebellion but actually trying to annex others.

At this point, even the most naive person can see that the Yongji clan is doomed.

At this time, it is time for a real man to forge ahead.

It was only natural for Han Shao of Youzhou to take some action.

It's really not that surprising.

But having said that, this is too fast!
No one expected that after the Duke of Yan swept away Yuan Feng and Ding Gui of Bingzhou with lightning speed, he chose to go south again without stopping at all.

"Hiss——this shouldn't be the case!"

According to their thinking, the best option for the Duke of Yan at this time is to stay still rather than move.

First, digest Bingzhou, Zhuozhou and the completely connected Youzhou, and then plan to seize other places after becoming the true "King of Yan".

Instead of being impatient and choosing to go straight south like this.

'Why are you so anxious?'

They were a little confused for a moment.

After all, they had been observing and studying the Duke of Yan for a long time, and they believed that they had a relatively good understanding of the young Duke of Yan.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just say that the other party was able to forge a critical moment when he was in high spirits, but was seriously injured by the calamity of heaven and chose to retreat bravely.

Then, he stayed in that bitter and cold land of Youbei for ten years, which showed how much tolerance and scheming that person had.

Yes!

As Han Shao would either not take action or kill several Ninth Realm Taiyi in a row, which was earth-shattering, many people guessed that Han Shao's so-called calamity and severance of his path were all disguised!
The purpose was nothing more than to free himself from the situation that attracted worldwide attention and to continue to accumulate strength in secret.

How could such a deep-minded person be so stupid as to lose his temper and choose to march south so eagerly?
At this moment, they all fell silent, having thought they knew the Duke of Yan well enough.

Just like the river crossing battle that broke out with Qingzhou Huang Tian’s army a few days ago.

That huge treasure ship that could pull the power of the Big Dipper into a formation, that God-killing Crossbow that could threaten a great monk...

They had always thought they had the Duke of Yan under their noses, but they only became aware of their existence when they showed their might on the battlefield.

"Hundreds of thousands of people, they were just mowed down like grass..."

Recalling the tragic traces of the battlefield they saw after the battle, even though they considered themselves noble and high above others and never cared about those ants and grass, they still couldn't help but sigh with emotion and felt a chill in their hearts.

There is no doubt that today's Zhen Liao Army is more powerful than it was ten years ago.

The Qingzhou Huang Tianjun was no match for them back then.

In the first battle, not only were all the elite troops killed, but even the leader Cheng Yuanyi died in Yinping City.

Now, ten years have passed in a hurry. Even though they have recovered and grown stronger to a certain extent, they are still even more vulnerable in front of the Zhen Liao Army than they were ten years ago!

"Qingzhou can't stop it."

The water flows gurglingly, and the wine cups float downstream, floating up and down in the stream.

One scholar gathered his wide robe sleeves, waited for the wine cup to float in front of him, raised his hand and waved it, the wine flew into the air, turned into a crystal arc and fell into his throat.

After exhaling a breath of alcohol, Qianqian sighed with an affirmative tone.

"Before the Yellow Sky Army from various states can come to our aid, it won't be long before the entire Qingzhou falls into the hands of the Duke of Yan."

After saying this, he looked at the two people at the table.

"You should have prepared early."

The two people at the table who were being watched were none other than the top noble families from Qingzhou.

Hearing this at this moment, I couldn't help but frowned.

"And we can't?"

As if sensing their reluctance, the person who had spoken stopped talking and turned his gaze to the other people sitting at the table today.

"What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, everyone at the table looked at each other, and finally someone looked up at Qingzhou and the other person at the table and asked back.

"How do your two families compare to the Yuan family of Runan?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the two people holding their wine cups froze in their tracks. Realizing that they had said something stupid, the unwillingness on their faces quickly faded away.

The Yuan family of Runan has been a family of nobles for generations, and it goes without saying how profound their wealth is.

But they also suffered a great loss at the hands of the Duke of Yan. Not only were they seriously injured, but even the head of the family, Yuan Feng, died as a result.

Although these two families are the most powerful in Qingzhou, to be honest, they are not as good as the top families in the world and in front of the Yuan family of Runan.

"A wise bird chooses the right tree to roost in?"

When the two people tentatively said this, there was silence for a moment among the seats, and then everyone chuckled.

"It's not that serious. I just bow my head temporarily."

What is aristocratic family?

Yesterday, his Great Yong Ji clan aspired to conquer the world, and they assisted in managing the local areas.

On the surface, they shouted "Long live" and served respectfully, but in reality, they were sharing the power of humanity with them. If the Yellow Heavenly Daoist revolted tomorrow and was unstoppable, they could also put on ochre yellow robes and shout "Wuliang".

Today, Han Shao of Youzhou has marched southwards with the force of a tiger or a wolf, dominating the world for a time and is unrivaled in the world.

What's the harm if they choose to keep their heads down?
After hearing what everyone said, Qingzhou and the other man, who had been worried since they entered the banquet, suddenly became enlightened and burst into laughter.

"That's right!"

"No matter how he changes the flag on the city wall, what does it have to do with my clan? As long as we don't stand up to fight him, no matter how cruel Han Shao is, he won't dare to attack us at will!"

"Otherwise... he would be the enemy of all the noble families in the world!"

Seeing that the two had finally figured out the problem, he smiled and invited them to "talk about it together", and everyone at the table smiled and raised their glasses in response.

The atmosphere became much more relaxed during the rest of the meal, with everyone laughing and talking non-stop.

While speaking, he would occasionally bring up the names of contemporary people to comment on them.

Until one of the two people in Qingzhou, who had already untied the knot in their hearts, suddenly spoke.

"By the way, recently, a sect called Taiping Dao suddenly emerged in Qingzhou. Do you know its origin?"

Peace Road?
Hearing this unfamiliar name, everyone present was stunned.

When they realized the series of actions of the Taiping Dao since its emergence, everyone couldn't help but smile.

"Our Duke of Yan really deserves the title of Man-Slayer!"

"Yes, he not only wants to kill Huang Tiandao's people, but also wants to destroy Huang Tiandao's heart!"

But after laughing, they couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion and wonder.

"To be able to think of using this method to dig into his Huang Tian Dao foundation, the Duke of Yan is indeed a rare talent!"

Despite different positions, we can't really pee in the same pot.

But now, no one is stupid enough to really look down on the Duke of Yan.

With this foundation, the evaluation of him gradually became more objective.

After another round of laughter and talk, everyone at the table finally wore off and looked at the backs of the two people from Qingzhou who left first. However, their smiles gradually stopped and became more meaningful.

"Whether that guy surnamed Han is hostile to aristocratic families like us will depend on this incident."

The fact that aristocratic families can last for a long time and be passed down from generation to generation means they are neither stupid nor blind.

Looking back over the years since Han Shao started his career, how many aristocratic families are left in Youzhou?
If he hadn't retained the Chen family and other forces in Zhuo County to use for his own purposes.

They might really suspect that someone hated them, the noble families with generations of honor, and was ready to kill all the noble families in the world!

Although most of them did not think that the Youzhou warrior would be so crazy, this did not stop them from being cautious. They took the opportunity to throw out the two families in Qingzhou as pawns to test the waters and try out the problem.

If the two families in Qingzhou can remain safe and sound, given the strength that the Zhen Liao Army and Han Shao have shown now, why wouldn't it be wrong for them to cooperate with them?
As for Huang Tiandao?

"Oh, a bunch of stupid Taoists who have become stupid through cultivation. They say everyone is like a dragon. It's really ridiculous!"

"If you didn't want to take advantage of their evil spirits to carve off some flesh and blood from the Ji family, why would you allow them to be so arrogant until now?"

If it is true as that old bastard Zhang Xian said, that everyone in this world is like a dragon, then what right do these noble families have to be so high and mighty and look down on the world?
They even want to make those lowly ants equal to them. How stupid and adorable!
On the contrary, it was Han Shao, the Duke of Yan, who came from a humble and lowly family.

However, as he has already married into the Gongsun clan of Liaodong, he can now be considered as one of the noble families in the world.

No matter how the situation evolves in the future or how far it can go, as long as he is not dead, the Youzhou Han family will have established a foundation among the aristocratic families in the world.

So compared to pretending to be nice to Huang Tiandao, they were really sincere in cooperating with Han Shao.

Of course, this is based on the premise that Han Shao can give them enough respect and... enough benefits!

When they thought of this, all the people present who had not yet dispersed showed greedy smiles, determined to win.

"What if he doesn't obey?"

Don't obey?

Without these noble families, the Ji family would not be able to maintain their rule over the world.

They gave him, a rootless ruffian, the opportunity to be on equal footing with them. It was already a great blessing from heaven. If he was not grateful to them, wouldn't he be blind?
A burst of laughter suddenly rang out in the gradually emptying table, and the lingering sound remained.

"No one can be the enemy of the world!"

For this world.

They are a noble family and they control the whole world!

This has been the case since ancient times.

……

Han Shao, who didn't know that the noble families were ready to extend an olive branch to him, was having a headache at this moment.

And what was worrying him was nothing else.

It was the Taiping Dao that was regarded as a stroke of genius by the aristocratic families.

"What? Taiping Dao?"

At first, Han Shao was stunned for a long time after hearing the secret report from the Six Gates.

He also didn't expect that the "Xinhe Liansheng" created by Zuo Ci and others under his guidance... Pah! The name of the new Taoist school resonated with a certain Taoist school next door.

"What is this? Worldline convergence?"

Han Shao was stunned and even felt a sense of fate.

But soon he no longer cared about these trivial things.

Because apart from that, his carelessness allowed Zuo Ci and those bastards to cause him a huge trouble.

He took it upon himself to give himself the title of "Master of Taiping Dao" and just acted under this name.

Those bastards even let the common people worship the tablet of [Taiping Daozhu] in their homes!

Fuck!
Now he can hear the common people praying in his ears every moment!

The constantly gathering and entangled incense and vows turned into countless causes and effects, so that even with his current level of cultivation, he felt a sense of being restrained and suffocated.

At this moment, Han Shao suddenly thought of the Great Wizard's words when he was recalling the past, "The incense is poisonous!"
In fact, after the Great Witch was forced to flee to the grassland by Emperor Taizu of Dayong, he once tried the incense and god way.

Although this method can indeed increase strength quickly, the disadvantages are also obvious.

Later I gave up.

Han Shao was a little confused about this before, but now he had the most intuitive feeling.

Because the so-called power of incense and vows is essentially similar to great aspirations, both are a transaction similar to lending.

It’s just that the creditor of one is the way of heaven, and the other is all living beings.

And since it is a loan, it is destined to be repaid.

If you cannot afford to pay it back, you will have to bear the corresponding backlash.

With the Heavenly Book in his possession, and a fate similar to that of a person destined for disaster, Han Shao can indeed ignore most of the backlash from Heaven, such as the heavenly punishment caused by the killing disaster.

However, the incense and vows created by all living beings belong to humanity.

At least before he truly ascends to the supreme position on earth, he cannot ignore the backlash of cause and effect.

This undoubtedly caused trouble for Han Shao, who had no urgent need to improve his cultivation strength!

"Damn these smart-aleck idiots!"

Han Shao cursed without caring about his dignity.

If he hadn't thought about the huge contributions these bastards had made in stabilizing the people in Qingzhou over the past few days, he would have really wanted to hang them up and beat them up to relieve his hatred.

But after cursing, he suddenly had an idea and focused his mind on the holy mountain on the grassland thousands of miles away.

"Hey, Lao Deng, do you want to help me take the blame?"

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(End of this chapter)