For a Jianghu person, it takes a lot of energy to cultivate a disciple who agrees with him.
Not to mention the soups, water, and meat nutrition that assist in cultivation.
At the beginning, Lu Yuan's martial arts training required ten taels of silver a month. After refining for one year, that's one hundred and twenty taels of silver.
With an average person's qualifications, it would take about four years to refine a meridian. This is almost like refining a meridians, which requires five hundred taels of silver.
For a large sect, the disciples who can be said to have some achievements must be at least third-rate in strength.
According to this standard, it would take eight years and one thousand taels of silver to train a third-rate disciple.
This is only the most basic consumption. If you include the energy invested in various other teachings and the various unique training resources in the sect, the cost will be increased by several percent.
Even the above are only consumed by a third-rate warrior who has just mastered two meridians. If three, four, or five meridians are connected, the costs and expenses will be doubled.
The elder in front of him lost a son, three apprentices, and many nephews.
Let’s not talk about the emotional losses.
Speaking of economics, it would be equivalent to losing tens of thousands of taels of silver, and ten years of hard work would be wiped out.
How many ordinary people can endure such setbacks and encounters?
It can be said that without the descendants of those disciples, the elder's future pension problems and the rise and fall of the family will not be guaranteed.
The evening scene is desolate and can already be foreseen.
After a lifetime of hard work and ending up like this, who can not cry?
And this elder was not alone in this end.
In the past few days, many elders of the Seven Star Sect have suffered from such tragedies of having white hair and black hair, and even lost their lives.
Many people in the tent have already experienced this kind of tragedy.
And some people who have never experienced this, see other companions encounter this, and think that they may also follow in the same footsteps, how can they not feel the same and feel the same.
So at this moment, watching the elder cry, a sad and sorrowful atmosphere filled the tent.
This war is really miserable.
Rebellion is far less satisfying than originally thought.
After fighting several real battles with the imperial officers and soldiers and feeling the huge casualties, many Seven Star Sect elders who were originally dazzled by the victory have now woken up and began to secretly regret.
Some have even given up and do not want to continue fighting here.
Anyway, they are all Jianghu people.
Even if he is wanted by the court after the rebellion, if he takes his disciples, nephews, change their identities, and goes to another county to make a living, can the court still catch him?
Even if it's really not possible, you can take people to other countries and make a name for yourself with your own strength.
Jianghu people who have mastered powerful force still have many more choices than ordinary people.
However, the Seven Star Sect is their sect after all. Although some elders have this idea in their hearts, they do not dare to say it openly or do it because they care about the sect's kindness.
But even so, within the army, people's hearts gradually dispersed, and all kinds of pessimism ran rampant, but they could not be contained.
As the leader and the commander of the army, Qiao Xiuyuan was naturally keenly aware of the changes in the minds of his subordinates.
Although he had regrets and pessimism in his heart because of these consecutive days of setbacks.
But as the backbone of everyone, he still knows his responsibilities and understands that he cannot let things continue like this.
Therefore, at this time, Qiao Xiuyuan said: "Elder Wu, I know your sacrifice, and the sect will never forget it. In this way, in the future, you can select a few nephews and descendants from the clan and introduce them to the Seven Star Sect. middle.
Since the camp has been lost this time, you should lead your troops to retreat to the rear and make repairs.
In the next few days, there will be no need to go to the front line again. "
He was so soothing.
However, in the face of these compensations, Elder Wu did not feel much comfort, but instead felt more and more sad.
But he also knew that being the leader was not easy, so although his eyes were still filled with tears, he still managed to hold on and said, "Thank you, leader."
After saying that, he stepped aside and hid in a corner to feel sad alone.
Qiao Xiuyuan glanced at him helplessly, then looked at the others and said: "Everyone, although our army has been defeated by eight villages and suffered heavy losses, the losses of those officers and soldiers during the past few days are not small. The casualties are definitely more than Three thousand.
If we can't bear it, can those officers and soldiers be able to bear it?
So as long as I hold on and wait until those officers and soldiers can no longer bear the casualties and start to riot and mutiny, this will be my chance to turn defeat into victory. "
Qiao Xiuyuan continued to boost the morale of his men.
But looking around, the results are not good. Many of the subordinate elders still looked heavy, and their moods and thoughts had not improved much at all.
This situation made the leader feel even more sad.
Once upon a time, the Seven Star Sect, which was so high-spirited and arrogant, ended up in this situation.
For a moment, Qiao Xiuyuan didn't feel angry at all.
'That's all. At worst, we can hold on for a few more days. If it doesn't work, just retreat. '
Head Qiao thought so, feeling bitter in his heart.
…
In the next few days, Lu Yuan did not continue to stare at the battlefield.
Some people may think that it is extremely heroic to kill the enemy bravely on the battlefield and have your shirt stained with blood.
But after actual experience, you will know that in this kind of thing, a hero is a hero, but cruelty is also extremely cruel.
Because every time you act heroically, it means a person loses his life.
Although on the battlefield you are a life-and-death struggle, if you don't kill others, others will kill you. There is nothing right or wrong at all.
But staring at this cruel scene all the time has a huge psychological impact on people.
Although Lu Yuan was not unable to accept this, he still felt a little uncomfortable after watching it for a long time. No one was seriously ill and no one wanted to watch more of cannibalism.
So I simply stopped looking.
Anyway, there are people watching the battlefield. He only cares about whether he can implement the orders after issuing them.
Three days passed like this.
On the last afternoon of the original deadline, Gu Wei came to return his life to his master with a long sword dripping with blood.
"Master, after the soldiers fought hard and fought bloody battles for three days, I first ascended the army and then defeated the five strongholds of the thieves, beheading 2,300 people."
At this time, Lieutenant Gu was a little more embarrassed than before. Not only was his clothes stained with blood, but he also had a scar on his body and his hair was messy.
Today's last battle, seeing that the time limit has expired, but the troops who came first were still unable to break through the fifth camp.
Thinking of the military order he had issued, Gu Wei became a little anxious.
So in the end, he took the lead on the battlefield with his armored stomach and his own soldiers.
After a fight, several soldiers died, and even he himself took a blow before finally breaking through the camp.
Now we can finally have a successful relationship.
"Very well, you did well."
Lu Yuan looked at his disciple's embarrassed appearance and knew that the other party was trying his best, so he nodded and comforted him: "Wait to go to your senior brother and get a bottle of spirit-boosting pill. Take a good rest these days and recover from your injuries. By the way, Improve your inner strength."
"Yes, thank you Master for the reward." When Gu Wei heard this, his face suddenly became happy.
As a disciple, Gu Wei knew how precious his master's spiritual medicine was.
That was a magical elixir that could save five days of hard work. A bottle of ten elixirs can save fifty days of hard work.
These disciples, not to mention how greedy they are.
Unfortunately, although Lu Yuan did not hide the recipe of the Spirit-Building Pill from them, he showed it to his disciples openly and openly.
But to assemble the centuries-old medicinal materials required for a pot of elixir, it would cost at least a thousand taels of silver. In today's troubled times, all kinds of materials are expensive and scarce, and the price may double.
And refining a furnace of medicine can only produce ten soul-boosting pills in the end, which can only save people fifty days of hard work at most.
To exchange a thousand taels of silver for fifty days is a consumption that many people, even wealthy families in general, cannot afford.
Only Lu Yuan, who had plundered an entire mansion and plundered the savings of a hundred thousand Miao people, could support such a terrifying consumption.
So even if his disciples were greedy and knew the formula, in the end, none of them would refine it.
Gein, if you practice once or twice, you will only save two or three months at most, and the effect will not be great.
And if you practice for a long time, you can't support this kind of consumption.
So instead of grabbing those two or three months, it’s better to save the money and do other more useful things.
After all, even if you don't refine elixirs, for martial artists, the consumption of daily practice is already a terrifying figure.
The cost of ten taels of silver a month was actually quite a lot even for an officer like Gu Wei.
After handing in the task, Gu Wei did not disturb Lu Yuan any more and retreated wisely. Then he happily went to see his senior brother Zhou Qing to receive a thousand taels worth of spirit-boosting pills.
Lu Yuan also took the time to check out the survivors later.
After fighting for eight days, there were only more than 700 people left in the first attack army, which originally numbered more than 7,000 people.
Those who survived can really be said to be more than one out of ten, dripping out of the sea of blood from the mountain of corpses.
With these seven hundred people gathered together, even Lu Li couldn't help but feel a little shuddered when he saw them.
There is no other reason. This fierce and crazy energy is simply too strong.
Even he had an illusion.
If he rushes forward to fight this army, even if he is now top-notch, he may be the one who dies in the end.
Elite, absolutely elite.
Lu Yuan had this idea in his mind, but then he felt helpless.
Because he knew that this elite force would never be able to return to him.
This is also normal.
After all, if you were forced to act as cannon fodder and fight for your life with the King of Hell in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, after you finally survived, could you not hate the person who gave the order?
Just like now, when Lu Yuan looked at these soldiers, he could clearly feel the eyes of many people looking at him, full of hatred.
It's just that most of these glances are relatively obscure. After a few glances, they converge, and they don't dare to look at themselves at all.
But there were also some people with extremely provocative eyes. They seemed to have put aside life and death and were fearless. Their eyes were staring straight at Lu Yuan, full of unruly meaning.
Lu Yuan didn't bother to care about this.
After confirming in his heart that this unit could not be trusted, he gave it up.
But even though he gave up, the promise was still fulfilled.
Lu Yuan ordered that 700 people be organized into a battalion and included in the direct line of troops, and Gu Wei continued to lead them.
The title of Xianden Army was completely disbanded.
As for this newly formed battalion, he also had something to deal with in his mind. If there are any dangerous actions or difficult jobs in the future, let these people do it.
Although these soldiers who survived the first attack were a bit unruly, they had to say that they were indeed good knives.
If used well, it can work wonders.
I believe that these soldiers will perform well in the future battle to destroy the Seven Star Gate.
…
After completing the reorganization of the Xianden Army, without these cannon fodder, Lu Yuan did not stop attacking the rebel camps.
As said before.
If all of the first troops are defeated, let's move on to his direct troops.
With 15,000 men under his command, they soon began to attack the rebel camp in batches of 1,000 men in turns.
Of course, as direct descendants, the intensity of their attack was naturally much lower than that of the first troops.
Lu Yuan actually also intended to train his soldiers through these low-intensity battles and let them accumulate more practical combat experience.
Rookie opponents such as the Seven Star Sect traitors are dangerous but not very strong, so they are undoubtedly the best training targets.
So this military training plan, called the Encirclement and Suppression of the Seven Stars, was officially launched among the army.
Time continued to flow like this, and five days passed in the blink of an eye.
In five days, Lu Yuan's army broke through three more camps, killing and injuring more than a thousand thieves. However, his own losses were even less, with more than 700 people killed and injured.
By now, it had been half a month since Commander Lu Yuan's army arrived in Changning.
In half a month, twelve thousand thieves were killed, and the number of remaining thieves finally fell below ten thousand.
Lu Yuan couldn't help but feel surprised that he could still hold on even though more than half of them were dead or injured, and he sighed at how tenacious the Seven Star Sect's bandits were.
At the same time, I was thinking in my mind, is it possible for an army built through this sect-master-disciple relationship to be so resilient?
If so, if other sects rebel in the future, it will be a headache to suppress them.
And at the same time.
The Seven Star Gate, which had been surrounded outside Changning City for half a month and had been unable to escape, finally encountered the long-awaited heavy fog on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Then a quiet withdrawal took place late at night.
The masters of the Seven Star Sect opened the way in front, using their strong martial arts to clear out the sentries they saw along the way.
The army behind them fled southward along the cleared safe road.
This tacit understanding of action coordination has definitely been practiced for a long time.
When Lu Yuan got the news, it was time for the rotation of sentries, and he was shocked to realize something was wrong when he still didn't see the sentries coming back.
After sending people to investigate, they found out that the rebels from the Seven Star Gate were trying to escape.
"Chase! Send an army to chase me!"
Lu Yuan immediately summoned the generals and issued the order.
After fighting for half a month, 7,000 people on my side died. It was finally time to reap the results. How could we just let these bandits escape like this?
