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Chapter 105: Tongmai Realm
Two days later.

Outside the Great Wall.

The scattered barbarian soldiers finally gathered together into about a thousand people, but no one dared to get close to the Great Wall. They went straight back to the grassland dozens of miles away to camp. The two spies sent out during this period also never returned, and no one went there again.

"Rumble--"

The sound of horse hooves shook the earth.

That is on this day.

The army that was forcibly withdrawn from the main battlefield of Liangzhou finally arrived. The number was greater than the intelligence, a total of 40,000!

"Bastard!"

Wuliangha, the commander at the Tongmai realm, whipped the soldiers with a whip: "Aren't you supposed to be besieging the city? Why are you here?"

With this whip, the soldier's body was split in half!

Anyone with good eyesight can see it.

In fact, the whip did not touch the barbarian's body, but there was another invisible force attached to the whip. It was this invisible force that tore the soldier's body apart.

"Sir, please spare my life!"

The barbarian soldiers knelt on the ground and told what happened two days ago.

"nonsense!"

"Sun Xiangzong is still in the main battlefield of Liangzhou. It will take at least half a month for him to rush to Yunzhou! How could he come to Poyang and kill a small general of the Refining Organs!"

Wuliangha was furious: "Follow me, the army, and attack Poyang directly! I want to see who scared you like this!"

When more than 40,000 troops marched to the city.

What appeared before my eyes was an empty city.

Not only were there no defenders, there were no civilians either!

"Idiot, idiot!"

Wuliangha was furious: "Tens of thousands of people in a city, you just let them escape? If we don't allow you to attack the city, you can't even besiege it! Enter the city and search it!"

The barbarian army poured into the city.

Wuliangha came alone to the deserted place and waited quietly.

Soon after.

One after another, members of the Wushen Cult dressed in black robes came.

The leader was surprisingly also a master of Tongmai.

In his hand, he held a long spike: "General Wuliangha, why are you leaving me an empty city?"

"Wumuer is a complete waste! The number of refining people he sent was no less than that of Sheng Chao, but he was beaten to only 2,000 people!"

Wuliangha suppressed his anger and asked: "What should we do next? Should we give up Poyang?"

"No!"

Amugu, the head of the Wushen Sect, said solemnly, "We originally planned to have 600,000 people in Yunzhou. A county town should have at least 30,000 people. If we let them run away, what if we can't gather enough people?"

"Then go after them."

Wuliangha said in a deep voice: "The defenders of this city are mentally disturbed. If they take the people with them, their speed will be extremely slow. I will lead the army to take the main road, and the cavalry will catch up in a few days."

"Send out 3,000 light cavalry to chase them. A few Lian Zang will be enough to lead them. I will take another team to Hengkang Mansion first. There are more people there. After we take care of them, I will go after them myself."

Amugu arranged in an orderly manner: "As for the rest of the people, you take them all to attack Anding Prefecture."

Above the training of the internal organs, the next step is to transform the strength.

Above the transformation of strength is the opening of meridians!

"Anding Mansion?"

Wuliangha did not answer immediately: "Are you sure? Didn't we agree to besiege Anding Prefecture without attacking it, and to leave immediately after the event was over?"

"This is the leader's order."

Amugu said: "Hengkang Prefecture is about to be captured. If we can also take Anding Prefecture, even if we cannot occupy Yunzhou, we can still demand more benefits."

"it is good!"

Wuliangha agreed: "That's enough. The highest level of the defenders in this city is at most a refining organ. Maybe they don't even have a refining organ. I leave it to you."

The order is issued.

The barbarian cavalry quickly pursued the traces left by the abandoned defenders.

……

"call--"

After finally digesting the medicinal effects of the tiger blood wine, Chen Sanshi stuck his spear upside down on the ground and slowly exhaled a breath of foul air.

[Kung Fu: Unified Spear Technique (Not yet started)]

【Progress: 45/100】

[Effects: Dragon-elephant blood, Nine Dragons active tendons, Diamond body]

After he started to refine his internal organs, his efficiency in utilizing spiritual herbs improved. Coupled with the valuable tiger blood wine, his cultivation speed was not slow.

It has been two and a half days since we left Poyang.

In two days, you will be able to get started with refining your internal organs.

By then, when you meet an internal organ refining general, as long as he is not at the perfect level, you will no longer have to face life and death like before.

but.

There is a high probability that the barbarian pursuers will catch up with us.

"grown ups!"

Wang Li rode his warhorse and hurried over: "Lord Wang's reinforcements are coming to support us, there are two thousand of them!"

Chen Sanshi put away his gun, mounted his horse, and rode Qianxun to the fork in the road ahead.

Previously, I just called her Xiaoxun because I felt something was missing. Since she can travel thousands of miles to find her master, I will call her Qianxun, which is also a complete name.

Arrive at the designated location.

I saw a team with pretty good marching discipline.

At the front was a deputy general of Lianzang riding a red-maned horse, holding a spear in his hand: "This must be Captain Chen, leading more than a thousand remnants to defeat six thousand barbarian bandits. He is truly a young hero. Du admires him."

Wang Zhi introduced: "This is Deputy Captain Du Rongdu, Commander Ma sent here to meet us."

"Master Chen."

Du Rong sat upright on his horse: "Hengkang Prefecture is in urgent need of help. Please hurry back with me to help."

"We can't go back directly, Xu Wencai, bring the map." Chen Sanshi pointed his spear at the map and said, "Lord Du, please lead your troops to follow me on this path, and send a small number of troops to take the main road back to Hengkang Prefecture to check the situation. After confirming that everything is correct, we will turn back from the junction of this mountain."

"Why bother? This round trip will take at least a day and a half."

Du Rong was surprised as he pondered: "Master Chen, you don't suspect that Hengkang Mansion has been breached in the past few days, do you?"

Chen Sanshi agreed.

"impossible!"

Du Rong said confidently: "Hengkang Prefecture is built on the mountain, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if faced with a large army, it can at least hold out for more than five months. How could it be breached in just a few days?"

"Please allow my proposal, Lord Du!"

Chen Sanshi clasped his fists and said, "There are tens of thousands of people ahead. I dare not gamble with their lives. This is the safest way."

Easy to defend and difficult to attack?

Poyang County was just a small city, but they managed to defend it. But who could have imagined that there would be problems within it?

The strongest fortresses are often breached from within.

He was really worried about what Xue Yuping said before.

Du Rong frowned and thought, half believing and half doubting: "If it's true, then I can't waste time with you. I must go back immediately!"

"Lord Du, it's better to be careful."

Chen Sanshi advised for the last time: "The army should go to the small road first. We will get news in two days at most. It won't be too late to make a decision then."

"no!"

Du Rong made up his mind: "Wang Zhi, I will leave your nephews and nieces to follow Lord Chen's route, and the rest must follow me back to the city immediately!"

After he said this, he led his army back in a hurry.

The team was so huge just now, but after a cup of tea, only about 200 people were left.

"..."

Chen Sanshi sighed slightly.

There was nothing he could do to persuade her.

After all, there is danger in one's hometown, so it is normal to be anxious.

He also hoped that everything would be fine at Hengkang Mansion, but if something happened, there was a 99% chance that Du Rong would not be able to come back.

But at least there are two hundred more people available.

"Uncle Tang!"

"Meet General Tang!"

"..."

The three leading military officers at the Bone Training Realm saluted Fatty Wang.

"Okay, everyone, get up."

Wang went straight up and helped them up one by one.

"You have so many nephews and nephews in Hengkang Mansion?"

Chen Sanshi was somewhat curious and guessed, "Your old friend?"

"Reply to Master Chen."

A young man spoke up first: "Our fathers were all generals of the Xuanwu Camp. After the incident, General Tang placed us in Hengkang Mansion. The resources for us to practice martial arts were all provided by General Tang. Without General Tang, our realm would have been greatly reduced."

"Don't listen to their nonsense. I owe them."

Wang Zhi said ashamedly, "I was the one who rashly attacked the city without reporting it to the Tiance Camp. I mobilized troops privately, which led to the annihilation of the entire army. Not only me, but also the generals above the Bone Training Realm were removed from the list to serve as a warning to others."

Chen Sanshi finally knew where the fat man's money had gone.

"Report——"

Wu Da, who was in charge of scout at the back, came galloping over on his warhorse: "Sir, something bad has happened. We spotted three thousand barbarian cavalrymen fifty miles away! They all look like elite soldiers!"

"Wu Da, you and Zhuang Yi and the other team will stay behind. Wait until we walk ten miles away and then set fire to the mountain!"

Chen Sanshi said decisively.

There are mountains and forests on both sides of the path.

In autumn and winter, the forests are dry and easily ignite, which can completely slow down the cavalry.

Boom——

A raging fire shot up into the sky and spread rapidly. Soon it merged into one, turning into a vast sea of ​​fire. Black smoke rose into the sky and the area within a hundred miles was turned into a scorched earth.

The barbarian cavalry that came to pursue had to take a long detour.

"It's just a stopgap measure."

Chen Sanshi sighed. The journey was long and difficult. He just hoped that his worries were unnecessary. After crossing this path, he could take a detour to Hengkang Mansion for resettlement.

Unfortunately, the bad news still came.

"Hengkang Mansion is destroyed!"

"..."

One day later.

Of the two thousand Hengkang soldiers who had just been seen not long ago, only a dozen or so had arrived at the meeting point.

“Three days ago, the deputy commander of the Hengkang Prefecture’s vanguard betrayed his country and collaborated with the enemy. He ambushed and killed Commander Ma, then opened the city gates. Now, Hengkang Prefecture is being massacred by the barbarians!
"The brothers who were lucky enough to survive also fled in all directions and their whereabouts are unknown..."

"..."

Rebellion?!
"how so?!"

Wang Zhi pulled the man off his horse and said, "Commander Ma is dead?!"

"If you die, your head will be hung on the city gate..."

"Master Wang, Yunzhou is finished!"

"..."

Chen Sanshi's heart sank.

The fall of Hengkang Prefecture and the closing of the city walls including Anding Prefecture mean that the rest of Yunzhou will be razed to the ground, and the lives of hundreds of thousands or even millions of people will probably be used for the so-called blood sacrifice!
What’s even more frightening is that their situation is even more grim.

Youzhou was not far from where they were, but it would take at least half a month to get there. This time was definitely enough for the barbarian pursuers to catch up.

"Cuckoo cuckoo——"

Suddenly, the call of a cuckoo was heard in the nearby forest.

Any news from the Governor's Mansion?
(End of this chapter)