When Lu Yuan led his troops to the outside of Changning City, a fierce battle was going on.
In the wilderness outside the city, the three thousand vanguards of the army had formed a military formation and were fighting fiercely with the five thousand thieves sent to intercept them from the opposite side.
Changning County has been surrounded by bandits. If these reinforcements want to enter the city or even reach the city, they must pass through the enemy's encirclement.
But seeing that the city was surrounded and about to be captured, how could the rebels from the Seven Star Gate let reinforcements enter the city?
Therefore, when they sensed that there were imperial troops approaching the city, Qixingmen sent an army of 5,000 people to stop them.
So one wanted to enter the city, and the other wanted to stop them. Of course, there was nothing to say, and the two sides started fighting on the spot.
But is this battle the result?
In the Qixingmen rebel camp, from a high observation tower, Qiao Xiu, the leader of the Qixingmen, looked at the battlefield in the distance. His face suddenly turned ugly when he saw the army on his side being beaten and retreating steadily.
"Where did that army come from? Whose general is this? So brave?"
Qiao Xiuyuan pointed at the army in the distance and a green-robed young general galloping among the thousands of troops, and asked in a somewhat sullen tone.
Beside him, there were also several people standing.
These people were all dressed in different styles. There were Jianghu guests dressed in the best attire of warriors, generals in armor, and even scribes in civil robes.
At this time, when they heard the leader's question, they couldn't help but look at each other.
After hesitating for a while, a middle-aged scribe with a mustache finally spoke: "General, I see that those officers and soldiers of the imperial court are well-established in their advance and retreat, are proficient in formations, and are skilled in swords and bows. They are obviously elites who have been trained for a long time.
Currently, there are only three places in Dongting County with such strength.
One is the Ping Shu army sent by the imperial court. But most of the elites from northern Xinjiang have gone to Shu to reinforce Marquis Wu'an. There are only 50,000 left in Dongting County.
But in Xiangyang County of Zhou State, north of Dongting County, the Zhou people also stationed 150,000 troops to suppress Dongting.
The 50,000 northern border elites were also dragged to the Tianmen Mansion in the north, guarding against the Zhou soldiers in Xiangyang County and did not dare to move at all.
Therefore, those northern Xinjiang elites cannot be moved.
The second place where there are such elites is the county soldiers in Baling City, Yueyang Prefecture.
There are five thousand county soldiers on the other side of the county city, and they are all elite soldiers who have experienced battles for a long time. However, these soldiers have to suppress the Yueyang Mansion and are also responsible for protecting the safety of the county city, so it is impossible to mobilize them.
So in the end, there is only one place left. "
The scribe analyzed it thoroughly, and then said with an ugly face: "In March last year, more than 30,000 people invaded the Shaoyang Mansion. They were defeated by the command of the manor, Lu Yuan, and his army. 30,000 Miao people were beheaded and over 10,000 were captured. countless.
Then the imperial court appointed Lu Yuan as General Fenwu, commanding him to take charge of the entire county's military forces and be responsible for countering rebellions.
Although Lu Fenwu has been slacking off on military affairs since he took office, he has not been active in countering rebellions, and has just sat back and watched local rebellions arise one after another.
However, this person was slack in fighting the rebellion, but he was very active in recruiting troops.
I heard that over the past year, Lu Yuan said that in Shaoyang Mansion, he had eaten and lived in a military camp every day, but he had also trained an elite army of 15,000 people.
This army has been doing nothing, and it has its own counterinsurgency duties. Now that our army is attacking Hengyang Prefecture, it is absolutely impossible for the county government to sit back and watch this happen in the important grain-producing area of the county, and will definitely mobilize troops for rescue.
Those who came this time were probably Lu Fenwu's army. "
This analysis was sound and well-founded. After hearing this, many people present couldn't help but remain silent, and their faces became solemn.
Lu Yuan's reputation is actually quite famous throughout Dongting County.
After all, when the Miao people rebelled, fell into several houses, and the court suffered a defeat, the momentum was so great.
A person who can buck the trend, win two battles and defeat an army of 30,000 Miao people with overwhelming force is naturally very conspicuous.
If we include this person's deeds in Wugang County, then this Lu Fenwu has won three battles in a row, has made great achievements in battle, and has never been defeated.
Faced with such a victorious general coming with his army, and everyone as his opponents, who can not beat the drum in their hearts?
And judging from the battlefield situation in front of us.
This Lu Fenwu is indeed capable, and the soldiers and horses he has trained are elite and good at fighting.
It was clearly three thousand versus five thousand, but the opponent still came from afar and was a tired army. However, the five thousand troops who had gathered their strength and had a numerical advantage were so overwhelming that they were overwhelming.
The battle had only lasted half an hour, and the army sent out to stop them was already on the verge of collapse.
The gap in the quality of the soldiers and horses between the two sides has been fully reflected.
And this is only three thousand people.
If Lu Fenwu's 15,000 men were so elite, then with only 20,000 soldiers and horses, what else could they fight for?
"I heard that Lu Fenwu, when quelling the Miao rebellion, personally took action and killed two second-rate masters of the Five Poison Sect among the Miao rebels on the spot. Such strength should be first-rate, right?"
Next to him, a general in red armor said this while looking at Qiao Xiuyuan.
In this extraordinary world of martial arts, powerful martial arts masters can influence the outcome of the war on the battlefield.
After all, a second-rate master can fight one against a hundred, a first-rate master can fight one against a thousand, and innate talent can suppress an army of ten thousand by one person.
If Lu Yuan was a top-notch master, and he cooperated with such elite soldiers, it goes without saying that they would not be able to stop him at all.
Of course, Qiao Xiuyuan knew what his subordinate meant. At this time, he frowned slightly and said calmly: "If that Lu Fenwu comes in person, I will personally take action to stop him."
As a well-established and well-known martial arts sect, his sect is the largest martial arts sect in Dongting County, second only to the Five Poison Sect.
When it comes to fighting alone, Master Qiao is certainly honest with Lu Yuan, a new junior.
He even somewhat hoped that Lu Yuan would really jump out and compete with him.
That way, taking advantage of the opportunity between the two of them to fight, they might be able to kill them.
Without a coach like this, the fifteen thousand elites of the imperial court would still collapse and flee no matter how hard they fought.
When several people nearby heard this, they couldn't help but look slightly relaxed.
Obviously, they also remembered the martial arts of their master at this time, which was among the top three masters in Dongting County. Moreover, there are more than a dozen second-rate masters in the Seven Star Sect, which are also valuable combat forces that can change the situation on the local battlefield.
With such a huge advantage in its top-level combat power, it may not be incapable of fighting against those imperial armies.
After thinking about this, everyone who was originally a little scared and worried actually became more confident.
Among them, a middle-aged man wearing a warrior's uniform stood up and asked Qiao Xiuyuan for orders: "Master, those officers and soldiers are too arrogant. They rushed into the military formation several times and ignored my army.
The subordinates requested orders to enter the formation and kill this thief. Use their heads to boost military morale. "
Qiao Xiu looked far away and saw that the person speaking was Ding Heng, an elder in his sect. He couldn't help but nodded slightly and said, "Yes, let Elder Ding take care of this thief."
This Elder Ding is a second-rate top master who has mastered ten meridians. He is also among the top five masters in his sect.
Although the young general in the distance is brave, he is too young after all, and his strength is only second-rate.
With Elder Ding's ability, it is not difficult to capture this thief.
"Yes, come as soon as you go."
Seeing that the leader agreed, Ding Heng's face showed a hint of joy, and then he jumped from the eight-to-nine-foot-high observation platform, and finally landed flatly on the ground, without even a trace of dust being scattered. .
This light skill is truly remarkable.
Several people with martial arts background nearby could not help but cheer loudly when they saw this.
Some other generals or scholars couldn't help but look surprised when they saw it, but they frowned again when they heard about those martial arts warriors who didn't have many rules.
These people basically come from within the system and are used to respecting superiors and subordinates and following etiquette standards. In fact, they are very disgusted when they see this kind of reckless style.
Some people are even more worried.
There is an uprising in the Qixing Sect, but the people under them are such lax warriors. Can they really make it happen?
However, these words can only be thought in the heart, no one dares to say them out.
My lord, Qiao Xiuyuan, was born in a martial arts sect like the Qixing Sect. To say in front of him that martial arts warriors cannot succeed, isn't this a slap in the lord's face?
They still want to live, but don't want to die so soon.
Therefore, at this time, I could only look at Ding Heng, who was gradually walking towards the battlefield, with some uneasiness, looking forward to the surprise in the first battle that this elder, who had always been known as a powerful martial artist, would bring.
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On the battlefield, Zhou Qing was galloping, holding a green steel sword in his left hand and an iron-tied bow in his right hand. Behind him was a group of dozens of elite knights, charging among the thousands of troops.
After the army set out, Lu Yuan appointed his disciples as vanguard generals to clear the way for the army.
The vanguard is the spirit of an army and must be a warrior. It is also the most dangerous and is often easily targeted by enemies.
Letting his disciple take such a dangerous position was certainly not because Lu Yuan hated Zhou Qing and wanted to kill his disciple, but he really had no one available.
He started out too quickly.
It has only been a few years since he became a first-rate master, and he has only been serving as Fenwu General for a year. Such a small amount of time is simply not enough to train his own team.
As for recruiting experts from outside?
In the arena, all second-rate figures are basically from a sect.
Of course, those who have power themselves cannot come to seek refuge with Lu Yuan.
As for the few scattered people with second-rate strength, they had no choice but to be recruited by various forces in the first few years of the world's turmoil, and there was no one left.
Even if there are a few treasures in the ocean, since they don't agree to solicitations from others, how can they take a fancy to Lu Yuan, a young general with great strength?
Therefore, due to various factors, although Lu Yuan now has an army of 15,000, apart from his first-rate coach, the only second-rate person in the army is his own disciple.
The rest are mid-level military captains, and can only be filled by third-rate warriors who are good at commanding troops.
Compared to those outside forces who generally had second-rate warriors in the army, Lu Yuan was extremely shabby.
He didn't have much to do about this. He could only think of ways to quickly train his few named disciples so that they could break through to the second-rate level quickly and be able to share the pressure for him.
Fortunately, with the help of the spirit-boosting pill, as long as Lu Yuan can spare no expense and spend money ruthlessly. After a few years, those disciples should be able to break through to the second level and alleviate their embarrassing situation of having no one available to them.
However, even though Lu Yuan's army lacks second-rate mid-range combat power. But among third-rate or even lower-level players, he does not lack the underlying combat power with internal strength.
After the army expanded to 15,000 people, Lu Yuan's original 300-man guard force was directly expanded to a 1,000-person guard camp.
All these recruits were provided with martial arts training materials and techniques by him, and they began to practice martial arts.
After practicing for more than a year now, I have basically developed some internal strength. Although I haven't even opened up a single meridian, I am already much stronger than ordinary people.
With these thousands of soldiers, Lu Yuan was confident that even if there were two or three first-class masters, they would still have to be handed over in front of a thousand-man army.
As for other ordinary sergeants, although Lu Yuan did not provide medicinal materials, he also gave some crude martial arts to some suitable brave men.
Relying on those soldiers to learn on their own, although the efficiency is not as good as that of private soldiers, it cannot sustain the large base.
After thousands of people practice, there are always many who are willing to spend money to practice martial arts and develop internal strength.
Therefore, among his fifteen thousand troops, the number of warriors who have developed their inner strength alone is no less than three thousand.
Regardless of the quality, the quantity is shocking enough.
It is precisely because there are a large number of these low-level warrior soldiers who have developed superficial internal strength that the three thousand vanguards led by Zhou Qing can directly defeat the Seven Star Gate rebels who came to stop them with such an overwhelming posture.
There's no way around it. People over there are martial artists who have developed internal strength, but you here may have been farmers farming not long ago.
When the two sides fight, it's not clear who wins and who loses.
In particular, Zhou Qing also personally led the team to charge into the formation, leading dozens of elite warriors who had developed internal strength as front guards to watch the rebels who resisted tenaciously and charge into the formation.
How could those rabble-rousers withstand the impact of such elites?
Often when a person charges down, he is either killed or scattered.
At this time, the battle had only lasted half an hour, and most of the bandit's 5,000-strong army had been defeated and began to flee.
Call——
Breaking out of a military formation again, Zhou Qing pulled the reins of his horse, then turned back to look at the knights behind him. Seeing that everyone was panting, sweating profusely, and their faces were red, he couldn't help but ask: "Gentlemen, , can you still rush?"
To put it into perspective, since the beginning of the war, they have charged into five military formations and defeated more than a thousand thieves.
"Of course you can."
"That's right, even if you rush a hundred times, it's still powerful."
"Haha, those traitors are all like cowards. When they saw us coming to kill them, they didn't even dare to resist."
"Happy! So happy!"
"General, please wait for us to continue charging!"
Many knights responded loudly, their words full of heroism.
Obviously, in this fight, the vulnerability of the Seven Star Gate rebels gave these knights great confidence.
Even though he was really tired at this time, even the horse couldn't eat anymore. But he still didn't want to quit like this, but looked forward to killing a few more thieves so that he could achieve more achievements.
Since Lu Yuan took charge of the army, although he has not been in charge of military affairs, he has not been stingy with rewards for meritorious soldiers.
Let's not talk about money. He has money in his hands and will not treat his soldiers badly.
But what caught the attention of the soldiers even more was the martial arts secret book he produced.
The soldiers usually train carefully and perform well, so they have the opportunity to be given some simple martial arts secrets.
And if you make great achievements on the battlefield and fight bravely, you will have the opportunity to be given profound secrets and be included in the soldiers.
The soldiers have made great contributions and practiced martial arts quickly. What's more, they have a chance to be accepted by Lu Yuan as a registered disciple.
Previously, Lu Yuan originally had only five named disciples. But more than a year later, there were eighteen named disciples under his sect.
These thirteen extra people were all admitted due to merit.
And once you become a registered disciple, you will be rewarded with a large sum of money, a second-rate secret book, and the position of camp captain. It can be said that you will have all the benefits, heritage, and future.
One step across the class, and with such a huge reward in front of him, who can not be tempted?
Therefore, no matter how hard and tiring it is at this time, no matter how dangerous it is to continue to fight, everyone dares to fight with their heads in order to fight for that birth.
"Okay, there is another military formation ahead. You guys and I will kill it again and break through it."
Zhou Qing also knew what his men were thinking and couldn't help but laugh loudly.
Then, with a wave of the horse's rope, he took the lead and rushed towards the rebel formation ahead which was still resisting.
All the knights followed suit, and no one fell behind.
The military formation in front was not far from here. It was only a short distance of two to three hundred meters. With the galloping horses, it could be reached in the blink of an eye.
Seeing such a fierce knight rushing toward them, the rebel soldiers in the military could not help but become nervous and commotion.
But soon a few officers-looking people were seen inside, shouting and cursing loudly to stabilize the morale of the soldiers. Then he commanded the few archers to shoot arrows in this direction, trying to stop him.
But that sparse arrow rain posed no threat to Zhou Qing and others.
Either he was not shot, or he was blocked by the swords of the knights when he came in front of him.
Then all the knights fought back.
They were all born as hunters in the mountains and were already good at archery. At this moment, they drew their bows and arrows and aimed at a group of spearmen at the front of the military formation. As soon as their fingers were loosened, the strings moved and the arrows flew. A shower of arrows flew towards the front. The army fell.
"ah--"
There was only a scream, and then dozens of people at the front of the military formation were hit by arrows and sent flying out.
The originally tight military formation suddenly opened up a large gap.
Zhou Qing led the team, seized the opportunity, and entered on horseback.
Then he raised his sword and slashed at the panicking rebels. A series of screams suddenly sounded from the array, and the rebels instantly collapsed in panic.
That's when.
Just when Zhou Qing and others were getting ready to kill, they heard a roar from the distance.
"Don't let the thieves in the imperial court be so rampant. That thief general dares to fight with me."
The sound was like thunder, instantly spreading throughout the area.
Zhou Qing's heart was pounding for a while. When he turned around, he saw a man in blue robes running towards him quickly.
Looking at the afterimage running like flying, he turned out to be a martial arts master who was good at Qinggong.
It was Ding Heng, the elder of the Seven Star Sect.
