empire wars

Chapter 33
"My lord, what are your plans next?"

Bai Qi asked Qin Yuan.

"Go back home!" Qin Yuan said simply.

"Magistrate Qin, aren't you going to support Beilin County?"

Peng Juyuan next to him couldn't help but speak out.

He saw that the elite God-killing Army led by Qin Yuan numbered tens of thousands. If they participated in the defense of Beilin City, they would most likely be able to defend Beilin City.

"For the sake of the people of your four towns, I personally led the army to escort you. Now that Mingwu City is empty of troops, we must rush back in time."

Qin Yuan said, "As for Beilin City, I have sent 1000 troops to support it. As for whether it can be defended, I will do my best and obey the destiny."

Now that the Northern Qiang family dominates, even if Qin Yuan has more than 2 soldiers, he is still no match for the Northern Qiang cavalry.

You know, at that time, Wuwei County City gathered an army of [-] to [-] troops, but it was still captured.

The Northern Qiang cavalry that participated in that battle had a total of [-] troops.

Qin Yuan's most ideal state at present is to defend the city with Mingwu City, and strive to expand his military strength.

That's why he was so active in recruiting people from surrounding towns. In addition to the old, weak, sick and disabled, these people could be used as soldiers.

As for leaving Mingwu City and finding another way out, Qin Yuan had never thought about it, but there was no room for maneuver.

Now that the Northern Qiang tribe is threatening in the north and the Tiandao army is rampant in the south, either side may collide with Qin Yuan, and both sides are sworn enemies who will fight to the death.

If you want to leave Liangzhou in Xiyong, then you have only two options. It would be a good choice to go south to Yizhou in Tianchuan, but it has already been occupied by various princes and aristocratic forces. Unless Qin Yuan joins them, he will have a foothold.

The other is to go to Sizhou, where Luodu is located. Even though Lie Han is in danger now, Sizhou is still in the hands of the imperial court.

Moreover, I believe that it won't be long before Sizhou Luo will become a whirlpool of storms and a place of extreme chaos.

Qin Yuan didn't want to be involved, so he had to find a way to block the offensive of the Northern Qiang cavalry. Then there would be a period of stable development, and he could sit back and watch the situation in the Central Plains.

"Ah, okay."

Peng Juyuan sighed softly, but in his heart he hoped that Qin Yuan would lead the army to Beilin City to help defend the city.

If Beilin City can be defended, then they don't have to move their family. After all, the family's foundation is in Cangshan Town.

No matter how good Mingwu City is, it is still a foreign land. Even if it has a family background, everything has to start again.

Qin Yuan glanced at him, but didn't say much.

Now that Qin Yuan's Luck value has reached 106 points, which can be exchanged for Nine Quenching of Body Refining, he can't wait to go back to the city immediately and train an elite team.

He saw that Bai Qi's God-killing Army already possessed the combat power of an ordinary elite soldier. If he continued to fight, he could quickly complete his transformation on the battlefield and become a tiger-wolf army, invincible and invincible.

"My lord, there are several teams of Northern Qiang cavalry following from afar."

Listening to the report of his soldiers, Bai Qi frowned and said.

"Don't worry about them, go back to Mingwu City first."

Qin Yuan said that the Killing God Army is indeed powerful, even if it confronts the Northern Qiang cavalry head-on, it will not be afraid at all.

But the killing gods are all infantry, and their marching speed is far inferior to that of cavalry, so it is impossible to catch up with them.

These groups of Beiqiang cavalry were also very cunning. They knew that they were no match for the Killing God Army, so they just monitored their every move and followed them from a distance, without giving the Killing God Army any chance to contact them.

Wuwei City.

After the Northern Qiang Ma clan broke through, it became the base camp for the Northern Qiang people to invade Xiyong Liangzhou.

At the City Lord's Mansion, there are many tall and burly men gathered at this time. Their appearance is different from that of the Han people. They have the characteristics of the northern Qiang people, and their clothes are obviously different.

Ma Feiteng, as the leader of the attack on Wuwei County, was at the top of the list at the moment, looking around at the generals in the hall with a look of pride on his face.

Many people here once had a higher status than him, but at that time, he was just an inconspicuous warrior in a small tribe of the Ma family.

Ma Feiteng, formerly known as Ma Teng, was once told by the high priest of the clan that you will surely be successful in the future.

Therefore, he immediately changed his name to Ma Feiteng, and in less than half a year, he married the only daughter of the king of the Ma family and became Fu Ma Ye. Over the years, he gave birth to three sons and three daughters, and his position became more and more stable.

As for the great king of the Ma family, his three sons died young, leaving only one daughter under his knees.

If this expedition goes well, then he will successfully take over and become the next king.

Of course, Ma Feiteng's ability is not bad, and his performance in the Southern Expedition is extremely dazzling.

In the past few days, wherever the Northern Qiang cavalry led by him went, they were invincible.

Not only occupied the largest Wuwei County, but also captured the remaining three counties.

Today, it has become the strongest force in Wuwei County.

Even the chiefs of the big tribes of the offshoot of the royal family who have always been opposed to him, did not perform as well as he did.

In the first row below, there is a sturdy middle-aged man named Ma Qingbiao.

The king's daughter had been chasing so hard all those years ago, and she was about to win, but unexpectedly, a horse leaped in and took away his position as a horse attache.

The Northern Qiang people have lived in the grasslands for generations. They do not live in fixed cities like in the Central Plains. Instead, they are mainly tribes that can migrate. There are not even a thousand, but also eight hundred tribes in the grasslands, large and small.

In addition to the one emperor, eight kings and nine tribes, even the royal family Ma clan is divided into many tribes.

And Ma Qingbiao is the leader of one of the powerful tribes.

The king of the Ma clan is old and suffers from injuries and illnesses, so he probably won't live for a few years.

There are three people who have the best chance to compete for the throne, Ma Feiteng, the father-in-law, Ma Qingbiao, the leader of the tribe, and Ma Yaoqun, the king's adopted son and the number one warrior in the tribe.

Ma Yaoqun is just a reckless man who has always followed the king and has not established his own power. Therefore, unless the king personally appoints Ma Yaoqun to take over the throne, this person is not a big threat.

"Now Wuwei County, Guliang City, Shangchui City, Xiyong City, and Tianchang City are all under our control. The next task will be to completely occupy the entire Wuwei County, march to Jincheng County, and complete the great cause of the king's rule. .”

Ma Feiteng said lightly, and then his eyes fell on Ma Qingbiao. "Mingwu City is an important transportation channel for going south, but it has not been captured yet. Alas, my Ma's army had to send troops from Guliang City to attack, and made a full circle."

"Father, not only did Mingwu City not be captured, even Beilin City is still in the hands of the Han people."

Below, a handsome and extraordinary young man said without arrogance or rashness.

In this expedition, under the nominal leadership of Ma Feiteng, he led the army of the royal family headquarters and led the major tribes to fight together.

However, Ma Qingbiao, as the leader of the largest tribe other than the royal tribe, has always refused to accept Ma Feiteng, and has a high prestige among the Ma clan's tribes, and soon formed a team to fight against Ma Feiteng.

After the capture of Wuwei City, the conflict between the two sides broke out again.

Ma Feiteng led the army to attack southwest, while Ma Qingbiao attacked southeast.

Today, Ma Feiteng has captured the three county towns of Guliang City, Shangbi City, and Xiyong City, and the army has already approached Jincheng County.

However, Ma Qingbiao's army only captured one county seat, Tianchang City, but failed to capture Beilin City.

During this time, many tribal leaders had deep opinions on him, and even began to consider joining Ma Feiteng.

"Regardless of Beilin City or Mingwu City, I will definitely take it down."

Ma Qingbiao's face turned ashen.

The other tribal leaders remained silent. The conflict between the two people had been accumulating for a long time, and it was basically impossible to resolve it.

Now there is still the great king oppressing, if the great king dies, I am afraid that the Ma clan will usher in a chaotic era of competing for the throne.

Of course, the best result is for the king to completely determine the candidate for the throne before he takes the throne.

Sending two people at the same time for this southward expedition is just to test their abilities and let them compete with each other.

"Well, I believe in brother Qingbiao." Ma Feiteng smiled lightly.

"I just don't know how much, one month? Or two months?" Ma Feiteng's second son, Ma Yi, sneered.

"This leader is doing things, how can you allow your kid to question him."

Ma Qingbiao glanced at Ma Yi, and looked at Ma Feiteng, who was sitting in the upper seat. His anger surged, "It will only take ten days at most, and we will definitely take down the second city of Mingwu in Beilin, and open up the passage to Jincheng County in the south."

After Ma Qingbiao finished speaking, he stood up and left.

Among the tribal leaders present, some followed and left, some shook their heads and sighed, some were overjoyed, and some disdained to make a sound.

Ma Feiteng and Ma Yi looked at each other, showing a tricky smile.

(End of this chapter)