empire wars

Chapter 141 Rectifying the wealthy family
The next day.

Dongfeng Pass.

"In the battle of Yidu City, there were 800 casualties."

In the meeting hall, Zhuge Mo reported the army casualties to Qin Yuan. "Among them, there are 20 Great Qin Tiger Guards, 560 Dragon Scale Army, 900 Killing God Army, 720 Xuanyong Army, and 600 Northern Qiang Army."

Qin Yuan frowned when he heard this.

The number of casualties was higher than he had imagined.

However, most of them are Xuanyong Army and Northern Qiang Army.

Although these two armies are comparable to elite legions, they participated in the Battle of Chaoyun Mountain and the Battle of Yidu City. The enemies they faced were all at the level of 8000, so the loss reached more than [-] people.

As for the Dragon Scale Army and the Killing God Army, it took nearly two months of fighting since they entered Yidu, and only over [-] people were killed.

The number of enemies killed was no less than one hundred thousand.

Judging from the results of the battle, it can be called a complete victory, it can be called perfect.

However, the death of the Dragon Scale Army made Qin Yuan a little helpless. After all, the Dragon Scale Army was not like other legions and could not replenish its troops.

Even if it is Bai Qi's killing god army, nearly one-fifth of them died in battle, but they can recruit soldiers to join them and continue to restore the establishment to 1 people.

However, Bai Qi has already broken through to the innate realm, and the number of killing gods can be further expanded to reach [-], which can form a veritable army.

"Although the Dragon Scale Army lost one-twentieth of it, the strength of the Dragon Scale Army has been greatly improved in exchange. It is comparable to the sixth- and seventh-tier troops. I believe that after a period of time, absorbing the benefits brought by the battle, it will be able to go smoothly. Become an eighth-tier or even a ninth-tier unit."

Qin Yuan murmured softly.

The Dragon Scale Army has a special fast-track method of cultivation, so the overall strength has improved very quickly. Coupled with the battle after battle, it has absorbed a lot of combat experience, and then it will usher in a period of strength explosion.

As for the casualties of Great Qin Huwei, Qin Yuan had expected them.

Every time there is a big battle, the Great Qin Tiger Guards always rush to the forefront, and mainly target the enemy's elite army and enemies at the level of the general. Even if the strength is strong, casualties are inevitable.

On the other hand, there were no casualties among the Red Blood Dragon Robe and Tianyi marksman.

One is that it was summoned for a short time, and only participated in the next few battles.

The second is that they are powerful and do not fight the enemy head-on, so their lives are rarely in danger.

"The casualties in Xiping County and Shangling County were close to [-] soldiers, and they captured eleven cities and many towns in Xiping County, and three cities in Shangling County."

Afterwards, Zhuge Mo reported on the situation on other battlefields.

All in all, although more than 2 soldiers were killed in battle, the record achieved is very outstanding, killing more than [-] enemies, and occupying a territory of one and a half counties.

To be able to do all this, the contributions of Meng Tian and Ma Feiteng are indispensable, as well as Qin Yuan's batch of excellent equipment, especially the black scale armor. When fighting the enemy normally, the enemy's weapons cannot be broken at all, which greatly Reduce soldier casualties.

After understanding the basic situation, Qin Yuan looked at the soldiers in the hall and gave some compliments.

After a night of rest, everyone recovered, even Bai Qi, who was the most seriously injured, became alive and well.

At this time, Meng Tian and Bai Qi were sitting on the left and right sides respectively. The two famous generals he summoned were also the only two innate warriors under his command.

As for the next innate warrior, Qin Yuan looked around and sighed silently, he was probably still far away.

Although Ma Feiteng is close to the acquired eighth level, he is still far from being innate, and there is a natural barrier that is extremely difficult to overcome. Some peak acquired warriors cannot overcome it in their lifetime.

Zhuge Mo's situation is similar.

As for the other generals, the Northern Qiang generals brought by Ma Feiteng now only have six acquired realms, all of which are around the first or second level. I am afraid they will never be able to reach that bottleneck in their lifetime.

As for the troops under Qin Yuan, their highest level is only the third or fourth level, which is also very different.

If it is said that the person closest to the innate realm is undoubtedly Qin Yuan himself.

As long as it is exchanged for Qinhuang's mind, then it can break through to the innate realm.

And it is not just a breakthrough, it will directly reach the innate peak and reach the pinnacle state of this ancient Yuan plane world.

When returning to Wuwei County this time, we must first capture Liangzhou City, the state capital of Xiyong Liangzhou.

Not only for the development of power, but after winning the state city, he will get about [-] luck points, so that Qin Yuan has enough luck points to break through to the innate realm.

After all, the battle of Yidu City proved that Qin Yuan's elite soldiers were invincible.

But in terms of high-end combat power, there are many people who can threaten Qin Yuan's personal safety.

Although Qin Yuan has Meng Tian and Bai Qi under his control, they cannot always follow Qin Yuan.

Especially Tianzong and Earthly Sect, their strength is at the peak of innate strength.

Although Tianzong promised that he would not attack Qin Yuan, but the world is unpredictable, and who knows what will happen in the future.

The best way is that Qin Yuan has strong strength himself, even if the enemy cannot be killed, this is the perfect strategy.

"In this plan, take Shangling County as quickly as possible, and our forces will have enough strategic depth. If we retreat, we can rely on Xiyong Liangzhou, and if we advance, we can directly take the land of the Central Plains."

Qin Yuan said to everyone. "After taking Shangling County quickly, I will return to Wuwei County to preside over the battle in Xiyong Liangzhou."

"The soldiers and horses have been summoned?"

Qin Yuan stood up and asked.

"A thousand northern Qiang cavalry soldiers have been left to guard Dongfeng Pass to guard the border of Shangling County. All other soldiers are assembled to wait for the lord to dispatch."

Meng Tian quickly responded.

"Okay, let's send troops and take Shizhen City first."

Everyone followed Qin Yuan and left the hall.

A quarter of an hour later, more than [-] cavalrymen left Dongfeng Pass and headed for the nearest Shizhen City.

"According to our information, the Heavenly Dao Army in Shizhen City is no more than [-] at most. If you add the private soldiers of the gentry and wealthy families in the city, it will not exceed [-]."

Zhuge Mo analyzed the strength of both the enemy and ourselves.

"In this battle, if we want to reduce casualties, we can let the lord's elite Tianyi sharpshooter blast through the city gate, and then the army will rush into the city to take the city."

Meng Tian thought for a while and said.

There are more than [-] troops on their side, all of which are elite-level troops, and there is even a Tianyi marksman who is all composed of acquired realms. Facing the defenders with less than [-] ordinary soldiers, they are simply crushing existences.

Therefore, it's not that they don't use tricks, but that they don't use them at all.

In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy seems so powerless.

"Okay, let's do that."

Qin Yuan nodded, and said that there is nothing wrong with sending Tianyi sharpshooter.

Although the Tianyi Archer is not needed, other armies can also attack Shizhen City. After all, even Yidu City was captured by Meng Tian's army. A mere Shizhen City is nothing, but if this is the case, there will be unnecessary casualties.

On the contrary, there is no price to pay for Tianyi's sharp shooter to make a move.

Just in time, Qin Yuan wanted to see the effect of Tianyi sharpshooter's siege.

I don't know how many arrows are needed to knock down the entire city wall.

Unfortunately, Qin Yuan couldn't see this scene anymore.

When the army approached 500 meters below the ancient city, they saw white flags hanging on Shizhen City, and the city gate was wide open, laying out a red carpet of hundreds of meters.

Hundreds of people stood at the gate of the city, waiting anxiously.

On both sides of the city gate, there are about three or four thousand soldiers standing side by side.

"The villain is the county magistrate of Shizhen. He led the Liao family, Shi family, Wan family, Lin family... and other families in Shizhen city to wipe out the rebels from heaven in the city. I hereby open the city gate and offer my sincerity to the prefect of Qin and the general who conquered the north. "

The old man in the county magistrate's robe knelt down on the ground.

As his voice fell, hundreds of people behind him knelt and kowtowed.

Swish!
The soldiers on both sides of the city gate took off their armor one by one, put down their weapons, and knelt down on one knee.

Kaesong surrenders!
Sincerely!

If Qin Yuan did not accept surrender at this time and led a large army to kill them, these people would have no resistance at all.

"Is my general's prestige so high?"

Although Qin Yuan thought that Shizhen City could be taken easily, he did not expect that the enemy would voluntarily surrender.

"My lord, now you have more than [-] soldiers and armor, but you are one of the most potential princes. Everyone in the world knows your prestige. These people are aware of current affairs. Shizhen City is the first, and it will never be the last. One, in the future you will get the whole world.”

Zhuge Mo had a smile on his face.

"Well, now is not the time to talk about that."

Qin Yuan smiled, Zhuge Mo's flattery became more and more comfortable.

However, with the disparity in strength between the two sides, if Shizhen City dared to resist, it would be nothing more than hitting a stone with an egg.

"Lord, will my subordinates go to investigate the situation first?"

Ma Feiteng asked aloud.

"No, let's go together."

Qin Yuan waved his hand.

They are the strongest fighters of Qin Yuan's forces.

In the entire Liehan Dynasty, there are only a handful of opponents of this scale.

If you want Qin Yuan to be in danger, unless Shizhen City is ambushing several innate warriors at the same time.

Bai Qi's eyes moved slightly, as if he was exploring the situation in the city. After a while, he found nothing and returned to his lazy state.

Meng Tian has been following Qin Yuan's side without saying a word, like a guardian statue, protecting the safety of the lord.

"Rise up, I accept your surrender, General."

Qin Yuan sat on the horse and looked down at the hundreds of people kneeling down.

These people were dressed in brocade clothes, and most of them were members of the families in the city, either rich or noble.

However, in front of Qin Yuan, he put on a very low posture.

Facing them, even if Qin Yuan tried to make things difficult, there was nothing he could do.

After all, they surrendered voluntarily, with such sincerity, if Qin Yuan still makes things difficult for them, they will get a bad reputation, which will have a huge impact on the future recovery of the city and occupation of the territory.

However, Qin Yuan's attitude towards them was not so good.

After all, these people have 'worked' with the Heavenly Dao Army, otherwise they wouldn't be alive now.

"Thank you my lord!"

The aged magistrate Shi stood up and immediately changed his words.

Hundreds of people will then retreat to the sides to give way into and out of the city.

Qin Yuan rode his war horse into it, looked around, and could smell the bloody smell in the air.

As soon as they entered the city, they saw many ragged, yellow and hungry people standing on the side of the street, hiding behind the door, watching Qin Yuan's army entering the city nervously.

Obviously, the people in the city knew about Qin Yuan's arrival.

After each 'new master' arrives, they are the ordinary people who suffer.

But Qin Yuan is well-known, and I don't know if their lives will change after Qin Yuan becomes the owner of Shizhen City.

As Qin Yuan's reputation grew, some news about the development of Qin Yuan's power was more or less transmitted.

Over time, everyone will know that the people under Qin Yuan's rule lived and worked in peace and contentment, and it was a paradise for the entire Lie Han Dynasty.

For the people, as long as they have food and shelter, they are very happy, especially for the people in troubled times.

The wishes of the people at the bottom are so low, but the facts often cannot make them get what they want.

The situation in Shizhen City is much worse than what Qin Yuan imagined.

Looking at these common people, Qin Yuan couldn't help frowning and looked at Zhuge Mo beside him.

Zhuge Mo nodded slightly, it seemed that the lord did not want to let the family of Shizhen City go so easily.

"This general will not disturb the people when he takes over Shizhen City. Everything remains the same. For the sake of your contribution to the city, you should be rewarded."

In the county house, Qin Yuan looked at the Shizhen County Magistrate and his party and said.

As soon as these words came out, the county magistrate of Shizhen and other members of the family were all happy, waiting quietly for the next words.

With a smile on his face, Qin Yuan gently picked up the tea and took a sip. It tasted pretty good.

Seeing this, Zhuge Mo stood up helplessly and put on an angry expression.

"My lord, I have something to report."

Zhugemo said sharply, "I have heard that some families in Shizhen City colluded with the Heavenly Dao Army to bring chaos to the people in the city, and robbed the good land, causing the people to live in poverty. As soon as I entered the city, I saw the people in the city with yellow and emaciated faces and dull eyes. Lost hope, obviously under the governance of the county magistrate, the people's lives are extremely difficult, and the subordinates suggest that a thorough investigation of Shizhen City be conducted to find out the accomplices of Heaven and Dao, so as to return the people in the city to a bright future."

"Ah, I am wronged, my lord, we will wait with the Heavenly Dao Army"

The county magistrate of Shizhen turned pale with shock, and the faces of the others changed drastically, and they all knelt down and begged for mercy.

These families are secretly connected with the Heavenly Dao Army, and they cannot pass a thorough investigation, and even bully the people. Which family has not done such a thing?Otherwise, the family will not be able to expand and grow.

"Okay, what Zhuge Mo said is very true. This general will give you a chance to perform crimes and make meritorious deeds. The county magistrate will still be temporarily held by you. I will give you seven days to restore normal order in Shizhen City, especially the basic necessities of the people. The problem is, fields are the basis for people’s survival, and I don’t want to rule people without even good fields.”

Qin Yuan exuded a coercion. "If it can't be done, for the sake of your voluntary surrender, if you are not punished, the county magistrate will be replaced."

"In addition, the county magistrate of Shizhen is fully responsible for this matter, and Zhuge Mo has full authority to supervise and find out the scourge. If someone makes trouble, I will give you the authority to kill first and then play. Well, let's do it like this."

Qin Yuan said.

The matter was directly handed over to the county magistrate of Shizhen. Originally, Qin Yuan was in opposition to the various families in Shizhen, but now the magistrate of Shizhen was in opposition to the families.

If it is not done well, the magistrate of Shizhen County will bear all the responsibilities.

The pros and cons of this are up to them to decide.

"Yes, thank you General."

Shi County Magistrate was terrified, his eyes were unpredictable, and he didn't know what to think.

As the saying goes, if you die as a fellow Taoist, you will never die as a poor Taoist.

People from various families behind Shizhen County Magistrate stared at him vigilantly. Suddenly, the originally united family forces collapsed in an instant.

(End of this chapter)