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Chapter 188: Entanglement and Biting, Xuanyou Third Class (asking for monthly tickets)
Perhaps they trusted the big bird's reconnaissance ability too much, and only because of the big bird's warning did the hundred Xuanyou Iron Cavalry go out of the camp to investigate the unusual movements, and their target was directly in the direction indicated by the big bird.

At this moment, a group of figures holding torches appeared in that direction.

This completely attracted their attention.

They didn't notice that in the darkness beside them, there was a pair of calm eyes, staring at their slender and soft "waists".

And behind these eyes, there is another Xuanyou Iron Cavalry, which is even larger than theirs, hidden deep in the night.

"Woo~"

As Geng Xuan let go, a soft whimpering sound seemed to be heard in the air.

A heavy arrow with jet-black iron feathers left the bowstring and silently crossed the void of three or four hundred steps.

The next moment, the tip of the heavy iron-feathered arrow hit the temple of the rider who was leading the way with a big bird standing on his shoulder.

"Ding--"

Sparks flew, accompanied by a sharp sound.

The rider's body was like being hit by a high-speed train. He flew uncontrollably off the back of Xuanyou's horse and was thrown heavily to the ground.

This sudden change made the big bird that was originally standing on his shoulder panic, and it flapped its wings and was about to fly into the sky.

Unfortunately, an arrow flew through the air and pierced its left wing, causing blood to spurt out and feathers to fall off.

The big bird flapped its wings in vain and screamed in panic, but its body was uncontrollably falling to the ground in a crooked trajectory.

After shooting an arrow that captured the big bird, Geng Xuan had already shot one heavy iron-feathered arrow after another.

Apart from the failure of the first sneak attack, the defensive power of the man in armor was too amazing, and he successfully blocked the most powerful arrow in Geng Xuan's hand, which was powered up to the extreme, leaving him feeling a little stunned.

The heavy iron-feathered arrows shot from behind killed the target with every arrow.

The reaction speed of this Xuanyou Iron Cavalry was much faster than the two Xuanyou Iron Cavalry that Geng Xuan had experienced before, which came from the Wu family of Anleji and the Xu family of Yuanjing.

Almost immediately after the attack, when the leader was shot off his horse, someone immediately realized something.

A whistling sound that sounded ambiguous to Geng Xuan immediately emanated from his mouth, and the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry, which was originally heading towards Hong Quan and others, immediately began to adjust its direction.

However, this process was soon interrupted by a heavy iron-feathered arrow.

The new leader who took over the leadership, uttered various short whistles from his mouth, and was making emergency tactical adjustments to the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry, was pierced into the helmet by a heavy iron-feathered arrow that approached silently.

The heavy iron-feathered arrow penetrated his head from the side. Although it did not penetrate his head completely, the tremendous force released by the arrow tip that penetrated deep into his brain turned his brain marrow into a bowl of paste.

After this man died, three more people took over the command of the entire Xuanyou Iron Cavalry.

After these three people died one after another under Geng Xuan's "death roll call", the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry, which had less than 90 riders, actually managed to complete the adjustment and turn.

——In between shooting these four people, Geng Xuan was able to find time to kill other Xuanyou riders.

Although he achieved considerable results, Geng Xuan was shocked by the opponent's amazing execution ability.

Geng Xuan guessed that there must be a strict wartime command system within this Xuanyou Iron Cavalry.

When the "big brother" dies, the "second brother" takes over, and when the "second brother" dies, the "third brother" takes over...

According to the most perfect model, the entire team will not collapse until the last person dies.

Of course, Geng Xuan thought that the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry was not exaggerated to this extent.

But everything that happened in such a short period of time was already very exaggerated.

Those people who took over the command power one after another really stood up with the awareness that they would die!
At this moment, the team leader who was shot off his horse by Geng Xuan with a heavy iron-feathered arrow stood up from the ground and shook his head, which seemed a little dizzy.

After seeing the situation clearly, he shouted loudly, jumped onto an ownerless Xuanyou horse, and rode straight to the front of his own Xuanyou Iron Cavalry, once again becoming the "alpha wolf" of this Xuanyou Iron Cavalry.

In his hand he was holding a strangely shaped heavy weapon called "Iron Bone Flower", which looked like a giant hammer and was covered with many sharp protrusions. He looked directly at Geng Xuan, roared and waved the weapon at him, while leading the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry behind him to charge towards Geng Xuan and others.

Geng Xuan did not accept the attack, but led the Xuanyou cavalry behind him to move to the side.

As the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry completed its turn adjustment, Geng Xuan's attack surface suddenly became much smaller.

And the leader in the front was a being that even the heavy iron-feathered arrows could not penetrate.

In this situation, Geng Xuan would not give the opponent a chance to engage in close combat.

Just now, he killed more than a dozen people in a very short period of time, which seemed to be incredibly efficient.

But the other party also gave Geng Xuan a great shock.

In addition to their fearlessness and bravery, each rider also has superb horsemanship.

Every rider has reached the state of "unity of man and horse".

Compared with them, his Xuanyou Iron Cavalry can only ride horses.

If we really give the opponent the opportunity to engage in close combat, it will be very disadvantageous for our side.

Considering the complex composition of our team, once the pressure is too great, there is even the risk of immediate collapse!

Geng Xuan led the Xuanyou cavalry to dodge to the side to prevent the enemy from getting close, while he continued to draw his bow and shoot arrows when the opportunity arose.

Not only has the frequency dropped a lot compared to the beginning.

Even the hit rate has dropped a lot.

With conscious defense, many heavy iron-feathered arrows were successfully intercepted.

Some of the shots hit the target, but the opponent dodged the fatal parts and only caused serious injuries.

In order to kill him completely, Geng Xuan had to shoot another arrow.

——Because the targets Geng Xuan chose were all those with a high concentration of red names, and these people's cultivation was often higher. If Geng Xuan chose those with less red names and lower cultivation, the situation should be much better.

One side evaded by detour, while the other side chased after it.

When the enemy's 100 cavalrymen were reduced to less than 80, Geng Xuan frowned when he realized the problem.

Although the opponent's men were losing men, the entire team looked well-organized.

The Xuanyou Iron Cavalry behind Geng Xuan seemed to have no casualties, but under the enemy's pursuit, the team gradually became crooked.

Geng Xuan suddenly realized that the other party's pursuit was not a simple pursuit.

Instead, they predict their detour trajectories and choose a pursuit route in advance, allowing their team to make more frequent detours that require greater horsemanship.

As a result, the team that originally seemed to be quite orderly gradually became distorted and erratic.

Those riders with poor horsemanship will "slip" out of the team little by little.

When Geng Xuan realized this, he discovered that his thirty-plus Xuanyou Iron Cavalry were completely disconnected from the main force.

These riders seemed to be aware of the danger and were becoming more and more panicked.

The more panicked people are, the more chaotic things become.

They manipulated the Xuanyou horses under them, frequently performing some futile, or even completely harmful, actions.

Under Geng Xuan's terrifying shooting skills, the opponent, who was continuously losing blood, was like a hungry and cunning wolf.

Once the opportunity arises, "it" pounces on it without hesitation.

The Xuanyou Iron Cavalry that was chasing closely suddenly changed direction, split into three groups, and quickly surrounded the more than 30 Xuanyou Iron Cavalry that had escaped from the team on three sides.

It was like a poisonous snake suddenly jumping out of the grass, opening its mouth wide in an instant, and swallowing its prey before it could react.

When the two sides were close to each other and fighting each other, the gap was immediately revealed.

The sound of metal colliding became dense in an instant, and there were suddenly loud screams and horse neighs. People kept dying, and red gas kept flying towards Geng Xuan.

And almost all of them come from “our own people”!
The sudden change and the brutal bite scared everyone else.

Taking advantage of the moment when the enemy had no time to look around, they quickly gathered behind Geng Xuan and frequently glanced sideways, paying attention to Geng Xuan's movements.

Seeing more than thirty of his own Xuanyou Iron Cavalry being quickly "swallowed" by the enemy, Geng Xuan did not lead his troops away, nor did he lead his troops to charge directly to rescue them.

Instead, he took advantage of the moment when the opponent was completely focused on "swallowing" the food in his mouth, and continuously shot heavy iron-feathered arrows while leading his team to pass by the opponent.

Pistols and hatchets were thrown out continuously.

The sounds of "ping ping bang" were heard constantly.

Most of these attacks were blocked and neutralized by the opponent's armor.

But there are still many that directly broke through the opponent's armor and forcefully penetrated into the opponent's body.

You hit yours, I'll hit mine.

You die your people, and I die mine.

Both sides were bleeding rapidly.

Geng Xuan's cold and ruthless choice stunned the team leader.

He even began to doubt whether his plan was successful or the other party was outmaneuvering him.

According to his idea, when more than 30 enemy riders were trapped by him and in imminent danger, the enemy had only one choice, which was to come to the rescue with all their strength.

It’s not that he is confident in his plan, but before coming to Yuanzhou, they were arranged to take a special course.

The content of the course can basically be distilled into short sentences such as "How to get along with Yuanzhou people" and "How to get to know Yuanzhou people".

The most frequently mentioned phrase in these courses is that although the Yuanzhou forces also have systems, they do not rely on the systems, but on illusory things such as "righteousness" and "friendship".

It would be fine if it was for outsiders, but if a leader is disloyal and unloyal to his own people, he will be quickly abandoned or even murdered by his subordinates in Yuanzhou.

This is also the reason why he gritted his teeth and watched his companions die one after another, and was determined to bring about this situation.

He just wanted to force the opponent's leader, who had horrible archery skills, into close combat with him.

But I didn’t expect that the other party’s style was not “Yuanzhou” at all!
They are even more cold-blooded and ruthless than those bandits and horse bandits.

He wanted to use these thirty-odd cavalrymen to lure the enemy into a trap, but the enemymen turned these thirty-odd cavalrymen into bait hooks to catch him.

So, should we take off the bait and leave, or grit our teeth and hold on?
Caught in a dilemma, the man gritted his teeth and finally decided to fight the other party head-on.

He couldn't help but turn his head to look in the direction of the camp. He ignored the continuous death of his companions around him and gritted his teeth to fight against the enemy cavalry.

When the last person fell, he turned his head and looked around, his heart aching so much that it bled.

Now, the number of our people killed is less than thirty.

Moreover, although they were all wearing armor and his faces could not be seen clearly, he knew through the familiarity and tacit understanding they had gained from their long-term interactions that those companions who were the most capable, the most trusted, and the backbone of the team, had all been killed!

Apart from a powerful leader, they are just a bunch of idiots who can't even master the basic skills.

But in order to kill these people, he paid the price of the death of more of his companions.

He looked across.

The other side had already moved away again, but the leader was still drawing his bow and shooting arrows.

He gritted his teeth and for the first time pronounced a word clearly.

"go!"

As he spoke, he stopped his horse and looked at Geng Xuan and others from afar.

The surviving companions around him did not stay for a moment, but turned around and rushed back towards the camp.

After taking away the two people with the heavy iron-feathered arrows, Geng Xuan did not draw out any new arrows, and he put the longbow in his hand aside.

After seeing that all his companions had fled far away, the lone rider on the opposite side slowly reined in his horse and turned around while looking at Geng Xuan.

"Want to run?!"

Geng Xuan, who was originally sitting steadily on Xuanyou's horse, wearing full armor, suddenly shot out like a cannonball.

He only tapped the ground a few times with his feet, and then he had already passed through the void for more than a hundred steps and came directly in front of the other party.

In the other party's eyes, Geng Xuan's figure suddenly enlarged and pounced directly towards him.

When the man saw this, he was shocked but not afraid at all.

What made him feel most frustrated about this battle was that he wanted a fair fight, but he could never get it.

Now that the opportunity is in front of him, how could he let it go?

"I'm afraid you won't succeed!"

He roared, and the Xuanyou horse under him, which was turning, seemed to sense his intention. It not only stopped turning, but also rushed directly towards Geng Xuan.

He raised the "Iron Bone Flower" in his hand high and smashed it towards the opponent's chest.

"Um?!"

Just when the "Iron Bone Flower" was about to hit the opponent's chest, the opponent's body, which was originally swift but lacked flexibility, suddenly floated lightly, and moved sideways, sticking to the weapon that was whistling in the wind, and arrived just in front of him.

A seemingly ordinary fist hit him directly on the forehead.

"when--"

Like the sound of an ancient temple bell, its voice shakes the whole area.

As for him, his brain only had time to hear a muffled "buzzing" sound.

The powerful armor defense failed to stop the terrifying force that continued to invade like waves and then vibrated and spread throughout the brain area.

Soon, blood gushed out of this person's seven orifices.

A perfect punch that could destroy mountains and break steel, domineering and fierce.

Combined with the equally perfect level of Wanjun strength hidden within, which can produce sixty-four waves of force with one punch, and the sinister force changes bestowed by the perfect level of Yinfeng Huagu Palm.

One punch was not enough, and Geng Xuan, who was about to throw another punch, found that it was no longer necessary.

A ball of thick red gas left from the top of the man's head and sank into his eyebrows.

Geng Xuan picked up the man's body and placed it horizontally, then rode back quickly on his Xuanyou horse.

He jumped back on his Xuanyou horse and handed the Xuanyou horse carrying a corpse to Hong Quan who had just returned, saying:

"Gather the horses as quickly as possible. I will buy you some time."

As he spoke, Geng Xuan's Xuanyou horse quickly rushed out and he rushed towards the camp alone.

From the moment Geng Xuan shot the first arrow, to the two sides chasing and fighting, slowly moving away from the camp, to the fierce bites on each other, to the fact that only more than 20 riders on one side finally escaped, and more than 70 of the most elite riders including the leader were all killed, the whole process took a lot of words to describe, but it actually happened in a very short time.

In a normal view, the two Xuanyou Iron Cavalry, both of which were known for their speed, confronted each other for a few times the moment they encountered each other, and then suddenly pounced on each other.

After a quick "stirring", blood spurted out, corpses lay everywhere, and then the two sides quickly broke off contact.

It was not until the twenty or so Xuanyou Iron Cavalrymen fled to the vicinity of the camp that the camp, where no lights or fire were allowed, became abuzz.

Clusters of fires were lit.

A larger-scale Xuanyou cavalry began to appear at the entrance of the camp.

A large bird was circling above the camp, continuously making calls that sounded both urgent and mournful.

Perhaps he discovered Geng Xuan was chasing him, or perhaps he was in a panic and made a mistake in a hurry.

A group of Xuanyou cavalrymen did not notice the pit under their feet when approaching the camp, and fell into it with their horses.

When the man dragged his broken leg and climbed out of the pit, he saw his comrades everywhere around him.

But they ignored him even though he was so close to them, and no one even offered a hand.

He was stunned for a moment and turned his head to look in the direction they were looking.

However, they saw more than a dozen bodies of their companions lying on the ground in the wasteland not far from the camp.

Arrows pierced through their armor, penetrated their bodies, and nailed them to the ground.

Their leader, who was obviously larger than the others and looked like a giant bear, held a piece of arrow that had been broken off at random in each hand and looked into the distance.

Farther away, at the edge of the night torn by the firelight of the camp, a lonely figure stood there alone on horseback, holding a longbow as black as ink in his hand.

Although he couldn't see the man's face, he felt that he was very relaxed at this moment.

……

Seeing the man as big as a bear, he reached out and caught the arrow he shot.

Geng Xuan knew that tonight's "fishing operation" was over.

However, he did not retreat.

After losing more than a dozen people, the other side did not force their way out of the camp.

The two sides confronted each other silently near the camp.

Geng Xuan turned his head and saw that Hong Quan and others had almost cleaned up the battlefield and all the surviving Xuanyou horses had been gathered together.

He squeezed the horse's belly lightly, and the Xuanyou horse under his crotch turned around as if it had intelligence and disappeared into the night behind it.

Geng Xuan, who took the initiative to end the confrontation, did not immediately go to meet up with Hong Quan and others, but rode his horse to somewhere in the wilderness.

Since this was not the place where the two sides moved to engage in combat, Hong Quan and others who were cleaning up the battlefield naturally did not come to this area.

Here, a big bird with a miserable look and its left wing seemed to be completely broken was lying on the ground.

It stared at the night sky, hissed, flapped its wings, and kicked the ground with its claws in vain, as if trying to fly again by willpower.

Next to it, another big bird was waiting there, pacing anxiously around the injured bird.

While pacing back and forth, he made a sound that sounded like comfort and also like sorrow.

From time to time, he would lean over and touch it with his head.

As the sound of horse hooves approached quickly in this direction, the big bird seemed to realize the danger. It took a final farewell look at the big bird on the ground, let out a neigh, and was about to flap its wings and fly high.

But it was so slow and cumbersome that it didn't know that the last window of opportunity had quietly closed.

Just as it took off and was about to fly high into the sky, an arrow flew through the air and pierced its right wing.

In an instant, blood spurted out and feathers fell. The big bird that had just flown up fell to the ground again, right next to its equally injured companion.

"Wow—"

"Wow—"

They leaned against each other, sympathizing with each other and whimpering.

Geng Xuan, who had no empathy at all, rode his horse quickly over and grabbed the two large birds with broken wings in his hands.

Seeing that they still had the strength to kick and scratch in his hands, Geng Xuan smiled and said:

"You didn't stay in the sky and came down to the earth. Isn't that asking for trouble? You've learned your lesson this time, haven't you? ... But don't be afraid. I will treat you well.

Well, you have a companion, how about you think of a way to trick him over to me as well?"

Faced with his "seduction", the two birds just huddled together, kicking, scratching and flapping their arms desperately, screaming non-stop.

……

Teasing the two big birds along the way, Geng Xuan rode his horse to meet Hong Quan and others on a gentle slope.

There are a lot more Xuanyou horses, but a lot fewer people.

Those unridden Xuanyou horses were carrying a few pieces of armor stripped from the corpses of other horses.

All in all, tonight's operation was quite fruitful.

Especially after personal experience, everyone truly realized the horror of this Xuanyou Iron Cavalry.

This victory is even more valuable.

But there was no joy of victory on everyone's faces.

Just silence.

Geng Xuan's return caused a commotion among the crowd.

But soon, everyone came forward to greet him.

"Gang leader."

"Gang leader."

"..."

Geng Xuan nodded. He knew that everyone had mixed feelings towards him, so he didn't say much. He just said, "Let's go back to Qingyuanji."

The crowd did not ride their horses quickly, but followed Geng Xuan, walking towards Qingyuanji at a moderate pace.

Geng Xuan first looked at Mu Qingzhu, who seemed to be distracted, not far behind Hong Quan, and asked, "Mu Qingzhu, did you see it?"

"Ah? ...Ah, Gang Leader!"

Mu Qingzhu, who was lost in thought, looked in the direction of the sound with suspicion. He was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and quickly said, "Boss, those Xuanyou cavalry must have come from the two states of Xuanyou!"

"Are you sure?" Geng Xuan asked.

"Sure!" Mu Qingzhu nodded heavily.

Then she hesitated for a moment and asked:
"Boss, how could there be real Xuanyou Iron Cavalry here?"

When she asked this question, she seemed to have thought of a possibility, and there was fear in her eyes.

Geng Xuan shook his head and said, "I don't know about this either. Let's see if there are any clues later."

As he spoke, Geng Xuan looked at Hong Quan beside him and asked:

"How many people did we lose?"

Hong Quan said:
"We lost thirty-four people, including twenty-three from our Giant Bear Gang and eleven temporary gang members."

There are one hundred and ninety Xuanyou Iron Cavalry, ninety temporary gang members, and the rest are members of the Giant Bear Gang, almost half and half.

But among the thirty-four people killed this time, the number of Giant Bear Gang members was more than twice the number of temporary gang members.

Geng Xuan was very clear about the reason. The ninety temporary gang members were either marrow refiners or senior bone refiners, and their own cultivation strength was very strong.

Even though Geng Xuan replaced the weakest 45 members of the Giant Bear Gang, the weakest group among the 190 Xuanyou Iron Cavalry were still all members of the Giant Bear Gang.

If the Giant Bear Gang members had not had more experience riding the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry and following Geng Xuan into battle, and if many temporary gang members had not just recently come into contact with the Xuanyou horses, this ratio would be even more exaggerated.

Geng Xuan nodded slightly, and after a while, he asked again:
"How many Xuanyou horses can we use right now?"

The reason for asking this was that Geng Xuan had taken a rough look when he returned just now, and found that the condition of some Xuanyou horses was not very good, with many of them having scars and bloodstains on their bodies.

Hong Quan said:
"Of the thirty-four Xuanyou horses that fell into the enemy's formation along with their riders, nineteen died.

Another six horses were too seriously injured to be saved, and would be useless even if they could be saved.

We sent him away when we were cleaning the battlefield just now.

Only nine were successfully recovered.

There are five horses that are basically fine and can be used immediately.

The other four horses have varying degrees of injuries. The better ones will recover in a few days, but the worse ones may need a month or two of recuperation."

Geng Xuan nodded slightly.

From the deaths of these Xuanyou horses, we can roughly understand how cruel the other party was.

Not only were all the people who fell into the enemy's camp killed, but most of the Xuanyou horses were also taken away.

“Of the one hundred enemy cavalry, except for the twenty-four who managed to escape, the remaining seventy-six riders were all killed, and their bodies have been confirmed.

Of the seventy-six Xuanyou horses, only five died, and seventy-one were basically intact."

Having said this, Hong Quan paused and said:

“Those dead Xuanyou horses were killed by mistake when everyone threw their spears and axes.

All the enemy riders shot and killed by you, the Xuanyou horses did not suffer any damage."

Geng Xuan calculated in his mind and said, "So, the number of Xuanyou horses we can use immediately now exceeds 230?"

Hong Quan nodded and said, "There are 233 Xuanyou horses that can be used immediately. After a while, when all the Xuanyou horses are fully recovered, the number will increase to 237."

Geng Xuan thought for a moment and asked again: "Are there enough armors?"

Hong Quan reported as he was calculating in his mind:

“We got a total of 180 sets of armor from Wu Youxin. After the Yueluyuan operation, some damage occurred, but it has all been repaired.

Another fifty pairs were seized during the last night raid.

The thirty-four cavalrymen who fell into the enemy's camp this time were in a rather bad condition. Almost every set of armor was severely deformed, and several sets had relatively large through-and-through tears.

It must be overhauled before it can be used.

Fortunately, we seized another seventy-six sets this time. The vests and armor of all the targets you attacked were not damaged at all, except for the holes pierced by arrows on the helmets.

If this point is ignored, sixty-three of the seventy-six sets of armor can be used immediately.

In this way, 259 sets of three types of armor are enough to meet the needs of 233 riders. "

Geng Xuan nodded slightly while listening to Hong Quan's explanation. Thinking about the hole in the helmet, he suddenly asked:
"There must be some helmets that are relatively well preserved, right? For example, those that were killed by others.

And among those gang members who died in our army when they fell into the enemy's camp, there should be some whose helmets were preserved intact, right?

Can we adjust them to each other?"

Hong Quan shook his head and said, “No.

The thirty-four sets of armor that were severely damaged when we fell into the enemy's camp were basically captured from Wu Youxin, and two sets were from the fifty sets captured in the previous night raid.

They are incompatible with the batch we have seized now."

"The strangest thing is that the 76 sets of armor seized this time look very consistent on the outside, but the details inside are different, making it difficult to use them interchangeably."

Xuanyou Armor is a full body armor, and the helmet, neck guard, body armor, arm armor, skirt armor, shoes, and palms are all cleverly and firmly connected.

Any incompatible armor will most likely not fit together at its joints.

Considering that this is a hard lump of iron cast by a master blacksmith using high-quality materials.

If it can't be connected, then it really can't be connected.

Therefore, Geng Xuan could understand that the three sets of armor from different sources could not be matched, but he found it a bit incomprehensible that the seventy-six sets of armor seized this time also could not be matched.

He looked at Mu Qingzhu on the side.

Mu Qingzhu's eyes showed a thoughtful look, and he said softly: "Boss, I may know the reason."

"Oh? You said."

Mu Qingzhu said: "In Xuanyou and Youzhou, besides Dong Guan, there are only three kinds of people."

"One is that they have some value that Dong Guan values, and they are kept by his side as ministers and retainers."

"Guest?"

“Yes, it is said that Dong Guan admired a certain prince of a vassal state during the Daji Dynasty very much, who boasted that he did not care about family background and was willing to recruit talents from all over the world.

He opened a hall for seeking talents and issued a notice to seek talents, claiming that even those who were "chicken-stealing and dog-thieves" could enter the hall and receive his support as long as they had real talent.

Those who entered the Qiuxian Hall and were funded and supported by him were all his followers, and it was said that their number exceeded ten thousand.

Those who performed better and gained more recognition and trust from him would be recruited by him as ministers, either to govern the local areas or to serve as Dong Guan's attendants.

...The people in the Hall of Seeking Talents come from all kinds of backgrounds.

Some are good at making plans and calculating people's minds, while others are good at leading troops in battle.

Some understand business management, while others only have one skill.

There are even people who are good at telling stories, making up jokes, and performing comedies. There are all kinds of people.

But among these messy people, there are indeed many people with real talents.

Bu'a, the famous horse appraiser who bred the monster Xuanyou Horse, was the 'chicken-stealing and dog-stealing' fellow that Dong Guan met before he became famous.

Geng Xuan suddenly interrupted and asked, "Why is Bu'a a thief?"

"Because according to common ideas, Bu'a, who has no cultivation and is just a horse herder, is a person who is not presentable and has no value.

But it was this Bu A who laid the foundation for Dong Guan's hegemony today.

It is said that it was because of Bu A that Dong Guan later opened the Hall of Seeking Talents, not simply judging a person’s character by his level of cultivation.

Maybe it was because he rarely had the opportunity to talk about these things with others, and once he started talking about them, he couldn't stop. When Mu Qingzhu reacted, he found that the topic had strayed a long way, so he quickly went back to make amends:

"The second type of people are the ones who become riders of the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry."

"The third type of people are the Sand People."

"Sand people?"

"One theory is that they are like the sand in Xuanyou and Youzhou. Another theory is that the places where they live are mostly desolate and barren, with the most common thing being sand.

The only value of this kind of people's lives is to provide for Xuanyou Horse and the first and second types of people."

"...Well, continue."

"Ever since Dong Guan unified Xuanyou and Youzhou, although there have been minor conflicts with Minzhou and Haozhou, there has not been a major war for many years.

The Xuanyou riders have also been replaced several times.

In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the Xuanyou riders and prevent them from weakening in comfort, Dong Guan promoted fierce internal competition.

Every year, a certain number of Sand People become new Xuanyou Riders.

But the number of Xuanyou Iron Cavalry is fixed, and the final fate of those who are squeezed out can be imagined. "

Geng Xuan was silent for a moment, then said softly, "What does this have to do with the incompatibility of these armors?"

"Make sure your armor is unique.

It can prevent some comrades and subordinates from secretly using some sinister means.

——In order to prevent yourself from being eliminated, besides improving yourself, isn’t a more convenient way to just trample on your companions?

On the other hand, these armors themselves are also very valuable. Once the armor deviates from the standard version, it will be more difficult for others to use it.

When the people above are considering who to eliminate and who not to eliminate, as long as they don’t make big mistakes, they will be more inclined to keep such people.”

"..."

Although, after Mu Qingzhu dissected the "three types of people" in the two states of Xuanyou and showed them to Geng Xuan, he had some vague guesses in his mind.

But after listening to Mu Qingzhu's own story, Geng Xuan still felt shocked.

"So, their willingness to die in battle was not due to their loyalty to Dong Guan?"

"Loyalty? Ha!"

Mu Qingzhu chuckled as if he had heard a joke and said:
"They just can't afford to disobey military orders."

"You would rather die than disobey?"

“Yes, besides themselves, they also have families.

If they die on the battlefield, their families will not only receive preferential treatment, but as long as there are suitable males among their close relatives, they will also be more likely to be recruited and trained as new Xuanyou riders.

If they disobey military orders and desert the battlefield, not only will they themselves have no chance of survival, but their families will also die.”

Geng Xuan nodded slightly.

As we walked and talked, before we knew it, Qingyuan Collection was right in front of us.

Before Geng Xuan and others could get close, the shrill sound of gongs quickly spread throughout Qingyuanji.

The Qingyuan Collection, which originally seemed to be asleep, quickly became agitated.

Geng Xuan saw crowds of people moving back and forth.

Soon, Geng Xuan saw Qi Mingcheng and his men appear in his sight.

After confirming that it was Geng Xuan and others who had returned, Qi Mingcheng personally went to the entrance to greet them.

The Qingyuan Collection, which had been slightly agitated, quickly calmed down.

Those figures that appeared hid again.

Geng Xuan praised Qi Mingcheng, "You did a good job."

Qi Mingcheng shook his head and said, "It's just that he looks like him, but I can't say for sure how good he will be when something really happens."

“It’s pretty good to have a look.”

Geng Xuan said this and then asked, "Have Feng Yu and the others arrived at Qingyuanji?"

"We're here. We just arrived not long ago." Qi Mingcheng said.

Geng Xuan nodded and said, "I will go back to the base first. You can arrange things and come over when you are done."

"it is good."

While Qi Mingcheng responded, his eyes were also looking at the extra Xuanyou horses, as well as the armors and simply wrapped corpses carried by the horses.

As he saw more details, his expression became more solemn.

——When Hong Quan and his companions were cleaning up the battlefield, they not only took away the living Xuanyou horses and all the armor, but also collected the bodies of the 34 people who died on their side, and did not abandon them at the scene.

Geng Xuan led his men back to the Giant Bear Gang's base. They had just arrived not long ago, and everyone who was packing up and settling down immediately came to greet them.

After carefully looking at the situation of Geng Xuan and his group, they were all shocked.

Geng Xuan didn't say anything else first, but handed the two big birds that he had carefully cared for all the way to Feng Yu.

warned:
"Hurry up and find someone to treat it carefully. I think there should be no broken bones.

…seek more information to see if there is anyone who is good at raising birds.

If we can’t help, go to Qingyuanji to look for it.”

"Yes."

Seeing that Geng Xuan cared so much about the two birds, Feng Yu did not dare to be careless and held them carefully.

Before he could go look for someone, a man with a broken left leg at the knee, leaning on a wooden crutch and one of his eyes blind, limped out of the crowd.

This person is one of the sixty-one people selected by Geng Xuan from the Santong Collection based on the concentration of red names.

Although he has the cultivation level of Blood Refining, he cannot become a soldier due to his disability and can only be arranged to do various hard labor and chores.

While saying:

"Boss, I can do this.

Just give it to me, and within ten days, I will return you a pair of lively Xuanqinghai sand sculptures!"

His sudden words made Geng Xuan's eyes widen.

"Xuan Qinghai what?"

"Stupid, Xuan Qinghai stupid." The man thought Geng Xuan didn't hear clearly, so he emphasized it.

Geng Xuan looked at the two big birds held in Feng Yu's arms. They were obviously extremely weak, but they were still staring at him stubbornly.

Their majestic and ferocious appearance inexplicably became "fierce and cute" at this moment.

In order to highlight his own value, the man further explained:

"Between the two states of Xuanyou, there is a huge lake that is dark green, extremely vast, and extremely salty, just like the sea, so it is called the Xuanqing Sea.

There are many sand islands in the Xuanqing Sea. This kind of eagle will appear on these sand islands between March and May every year to hatch eggs and reproduce, so it is called the Xuanqing Sea Sand Sculpture by people around it.

They are extremely ferocious, and will attack snakes, sheep, foxes, rabbits, lizards, hyenas, and even wolves and cheetahs. "

Geng Xuan stared at the man and said, "You know a lot about this."

The man pointed to his blind eye and said:

"This little villain's eye was blinded by a black and blue sea sand sculpture."

Geng Xuan was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that this person's eyes were blinded by this kind of bird.

　Last day for double pay, please give me your monthly pass.

　　The update at the beginning of the month was disrupted for a few days, and I lost most of my touch all of a sudden. It always felt a bit unsmooth when I was coding.

　　Another thing is that I have never written a war drama before. Even the battle plot is my weak point. I am not good at writing it, and I will work hard to improve. As for the battle and war, my current requirement for myself is that it cannot be stereotyped. Every time, it must have its own characteristics and memorable points. This is the most basic.

　　Once you become more familiar with the game, you will raise your requirements for fluency, sense of picture, and sense of rhythm.

　　Please give me monthly tickets. This is the last day to give me double the amount.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)