Qianlong gets help from the Fulong sect, so his luck will naturally increase. However, when Qianlong really relies on the power of Fulong and fails to gain momentum, he will also suffer corresponding consequences.
Sun Yucheng, who was in charge of the county town, had already traveled back and forth between the city head and Jiedu Mansion several times.
It stands to reason that with a lineup of five thousand cavalry and three second-level Taoist priests, there shouldn't be any accidents, but he always felt restless.
There was no way, if he couldn't seize this opportunity, how would the seven counties of Bei'an County, including other forces from other counties, treat his commander-in-chief.
There is a county and a city with 30,000 troops. It is just a showpiece, but in fact it can be broken with a single poke.
"No news has come back from the east? Where is the sentinel?" Seeing the sky getting darker, Sun Yucheng suppressed his anxiety and asked calmly.
The general next to him, Sun Tai, was a son of the Sun family. He knew his young master's temperament very well, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead when he heard these words.
Sun Tai carefully organized his words and reported back: "Master Handsome, we have sent five groups of sentinels out, but they haven't returned yet. My subordinates probably chased them too far. After all, he is a general who subdues demons. It is inevitable that he will struggle to the death." Fan."
Hearing the title of "handsome master", Sun Yucheng felt much relieved. Sun Tai's explanation later was what he wanted to hear, so he managed to squeeze out a smile on his face.
Sun Yucheng turned around and asked playfully: "Sun Tai, do you think you will be successful by following the master, or by following me, the young master?"
Sun Tai felt awe-inspiring and immediately knelt down on one knee and bowed his head to express his loyalty: "The handsome master is the only master under me, and the same is true for the entire Sun family."
"Get up, I wish I could be like you." Sun Yucheng helped Sun Tai up and sneered a few times without saying another word.
He didn't understand why until now, his father was unwilling to hand over all the power of the Sun family. Who else could the family's prosperity depend on?
But it doesn't matter. I just want to kill Zhou Bai today and then unify the entire Bei'an. The foundation is Dading.
It would be difficult for him not to take the position of head of the Sun family, even if he wanted to.
Just when Sun Yucheng calmed down a little and was about to continue sending people to investigate the situation, the uneasiness in him suddenly amplified.
It was as if there was a big snake connected to his destiny, whining in his ears. This was a warning!
"Hurry, go and call Bu Yuanzi for worship!" Sun Yucheng covered the depression in his heart and asked his subordinates to call Bu Yuanzi over.
He knew his identity as a Qianlong and understood that there was a problem with his luck, so he wanted Bu Yuanzi to clear up the confusion.
However, Sun Yucheng immediately understood what had happened. It must be something serious that had gone wrong with the murder of Demon-Suppressing General Zhou Bai.
A frightened Tan Ma quickly came to report: "Report, one hundred cavalry led by General Sun Meng were defeated by the demon-suppressing army!"
At this time, Sun Yucheng was still holding his airs, suppressing his shock and anger and said: "Where is Mr. Sun Meng? Where are his people? Call to clarify the situation."
"Coming back to the commander, no one survived, and all the bodies were left on Baishazhou."
"Report, General Lou reports the enemy's whereabouts have been lost, and requests withdrawal without cavalry cover."
"Commander, Bu Zongfeng is here."
In fact, Bu Yuanzi was not called here, but he received the news from Wuding Sect and came to report the situation to Sun Yucheng.
"Sir?" Sun Yucheng showed a hint of hope, hoping that Yuanzi would bring some good news.
Bu Yuanzi backed away, then his face became heavy, and he bowed his head and said: "Sir, news came from Wudingmen Mountain Gate that the soul tablets of three second-level elders and thirteen first-level disciples were all broken just now."
"The matter failed?"
"Based on the luck between you and them, I have calculated that the siege has indeed failed, and it was a complete defeat."
After receiving the exact answer, a series of consequences began to appear in Sun Yucheng's mind, the consequences of the failure of five thousand troops and a group of monks to surround Zhou Bai.
It's not that the heavenly court will punish him, nor that the imperial court or the state government will hold him accountable for using weapons without permission, but the reaction of the seven counties that have not yet surrendered, and the reaction of some families in this county that have just been suppressed.
Even if he didn't care about the mysterious truth of luck, he still understood that the impact of being hit hard when he was rising would be too huge.
Bu Yuanzi kept changing the formulas with his hands, as if he was deducing something. After a while, he frowned and said: "Young master, the momentum has been cut off, and the foundation is unstable. Next, we must suspend expansion and secure the county first." And the nearby land a hundred miles away."
"Will Wudingmen still help me, or do you still have the strength to help me?" Sun Yucheng's hand holding the Jieduyi sword at his waist opened and closed, showing his inner uneasiness, but he still asked The most critical question.
If you don't have enough extraordinary power, judging from today's situation, you might as well go out and beg for surrender early, there is nothing to fight for.
In today's world's struggle for dragons, humanitarian attack is certainly the main battlefield, but at least one must be able to ensure one's own extraordinary power and be able to contain the opponent's extraordinary destruction of the overall situation.
"If my estimate is correct, the monks who died in Zhou Bai's hands are already the backbone of Wuding Sect. They can't get off your ship, so the real person from Wuding Sect will definitely come out, and your safety is not at stake. Worry." Bu Yuanzi vowed.
He has a very clear understanding of the methods of the Fulong Sect. It is not that easy to think about it after getting on the boat.
Pingjun doesn't talk about the matter of making a marquis. One general can make thousands of bones wither. He is talking about the Fulong Warlock and the Fulong Sect.
Soon, while the two were talking, the monk who was staying at the communication array of Jiedu Mansion hurriedly came to report.
Master Wu Ding took the initiative to spread the word, and Wu Ding's goalkeepers sent out support, and he himself would rush to Bei'an County within three days to take charge.
When Sun Yucheng heard this news, he obviously relaxed a lot: "Consolidating the foundation and cultivating the body is the right way. I have a name, so everything can be done slowly."
"I can also take this opportunity to see how many ghosts and monsters there are in this city, and how the clan should react."
Bu Yuanzi just nodded silently, but the worry in his heart remained unabated.
He has always seen the institutional fortunes of Sun Yucheng and Jiedu Mansion, and this wave of decline is too much.
The great fortune that was originally caused by the overdraft of dragon energy, but now it is forcibly interrupted, there will definitely be a backlash in the dragon veins, and the specific changes are unknown.
But Bu Yuanzi, whose aura had been memorized by the Sun family's dragon veins, did not dare to take another look. Once discovered, he would be riddled with the aura of dragon evil, and at worst, he would be rejected by Sun Yucheng, and at worst, his path would end.
It all depends on what the owner will do next. If the basic market cannot be stabilized, the decline of luck will slide into the bottomless abyss...
On the other side, by the beautiful salt lake somewhere in Baishazhou, Wei Jing led a dozen ordinary dragon horses to have fun in the lake, while Zhou Bai silently adjusted his breath on the bluestone not far away.
He felt that most of the magic power in his Dantian had been restored, so he exhaled the turbid air and ended the meditation state. When he opened his eyes, he saw only Yu Yueyun silently protecting the law.
"Hmph, if you dare to use the little magical power you just learned to fight against the enemy, I'll almost be sucked dry by your thunder method." Seeing the person wake up, Yu Yueyun immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but he still kept chattering.
"The Five Thunder Tiangang Method is indeed a thunder method that imitates the Heavenly Tribulation. It is infinitely powerful, but the consumption is a bit unexpected." Zhou Bai sighed after thinking about the magical method of using thunder methods to kill enemies from a distance of more than ten miles.
However, he took this opportunity to find out the mana reserve in his dantian, which was indeed vast and far beyond the same level.
Even the Five Thunder Tiangang Technique, a small magical power that stirs up the celestial phenomena, can be activated at the same time as the Hunyuan Golden Bell, and can last for a long time.
"You can detect my situation. It seems that you have practiced the soul technique well." Zhou Bai said, grabbing Yu Yueyun's wrist and seeing her current cultivation clearly.
"The middle stage of the second realm plus the early stage of the Qingming realm?"
"Well, the Shenhun Dayan method you taught me seems to suit me quite well." Yu Yueyun blushed a little shyly when Zhou Bai grabbed her hand, and now the rosiness reached to her ears.
Zhou Bai was a little stunned, but he quickly came to his senses. In his previous life, Yu Yueyun did not practice soul skills, so he didn't show anything special.
Don't be too surprised if he teaches her the Great Soul Evolution Technique and shows her talent for soul cultivation.
"I didn't expect that the leader of my Taoist priest group is still a genius. The higher the soul realm, the better. This way, you will have fewer bottlenecks when you break through in the subsequent realms." Zhou Bai squeezed Yu Yueyun's little hand to show his appreciation. He didn't challenge her desire to surprise him.
"This is the storage bag for those first-level disciples of Wuding Sect. I will definitely be able to keep up with you..." Yu Yueyun said in a very low voice.
"You just need to take care of it. The Taoist priests of the Taoist corps can exchange the magical weapons and elixirs with their contribution points, and the excess can be used to enrich the treasury. These foundations of the General's Mansion are still not enough."
Then the two of them were at the salt lake, exchanging some issues on cultivation and system construction, while waiting for Gao Hu to return with the cavalry.
After a while, the sound of horse hooves echoed throughout the Salt Lake. After a "hunted" battle, the number of horses increased instead of decreasing.
"My lord, this is the head of Sun Meng, the general of the pseudo-Jiedu Mansion. On the night when Nancheng was broken, this man was the first to ascend." Gao Hu got off his horse and happily ran to Zhou Bai to claim the credit.
Zhou Bai glanced at Sun Meng's head, who was still staring at death, and wrote lightly: "Okay, five hundred cavalry ambush a hundred cavalry, it's nothing, but since you suffered very few casualties, we will all be credited with first-level merit."
Gao Hu licked his thirsty lips and said with a smile: "We have discussed it, and the merit is optional, but do you think these dozen or so horses can be rewarded to the best men in the army?"
Among the cavalry, a group of low-level officers had the most intense gazes. They sometimes looked at the thirteen horses beside the salt lake, and sometimes looked at the expressions of the two people talking.
The reason why Gao Hu behaves like this is because these thirteen dragon horses are all first-level disciples from Wuding Sect, and their capture is purely the result of Zhou Bai and Yu Yueyun.
Zhou Bai smiled and said: "Take Sun Meng's head, let's go to Baishazhou for a walk. As for the dragon horse, I will arrange it myself."
"To tell you the truth, the imperial court has dragon horse cavalry, and the state has silver dragon cavalry, so we must also have black armor cavalry."
Then there was a whistle, and Jie Jing ran across the salt lake and stopped in front of Zhou Bai very obediently.
There is a man and a woman sitting on the horse, riding in the lead. Looking in the direction, it is deeper into the Baisha Island.
What is there? There is a commercial market town, Baisha Town, on the business road between Dingdong and Dingxi.
The source of Ningjiang River originates from Ruinan County. That is to say, Bei'an County and Dingxi are not blocked by the river. The real barrier is Baishazhou.
To the east of Baishazhou is Dingbei'an County, and to the west is Dingxi Biancheng County.
In the past, because Baishazhou was too difficult to cross and there were no supplies along the way, there was not much business in Baisha Town. Most traders used Ningjiang to do business.
But as the situation has become increasingly chaotic recently, even though there are water thieves in Ningjiang River, there are many "hard-working" traders who are really willing to spend time crossing Baishazhou.
Of course, if Baisha Town had not gained some vitality, Jiao Tu would not have led his men to avoid this place.
Three days later, Zhou Bai's troops came to Baisha Town.
The simple earth walls, dilapidated earth houses, and the white dust that can be seen everywhere all tell outsiders that this place is not suitable for survival.
Just like this, when Sun Meng's head was thrown into the earth wall, Jiao Tu directly led his troops to surrender.
After a short time, there were only more than 1,500 soldiers left out of the 2,000, and only 400 horses out of the 500 left.
"The general took a breath for me. If I continue to resist, wouldn't it be disrespectful to hide here? My brothers will either starve to death or die of thirst."
That was Jiao Tu's original words. In fact, he had already been mentally prepared. Whether it was Sun Yucheng or other forces who came to find him, he would probably surrender.
It turns out that there is only one fresh water well in the entire Baisha Town, and the fresh water flowing out every day is only enough for hundreds of people to drink.
As for food, I could "borrow" some from merchants before, but now that the reputation has spread, no one passes by.
The little thought of separatism was ruthlessly wiped out just by encountering the most basic food and drink.
Zhou Bai then left most of the dry food and a hundred cavalry here, and appointed Chu Kaian, the head of the cavalry, to guard Baisha Town. All kinds of supplies would be sent regularly from the General's Mansion.
Baisha Town is the only stronghold in Baishazhou. Whether it is supporting trade or guarding against Dingxi's movements, Zhou Bai feels that with a little manpower and material resources, it is not a waste.
Also, the current tide of spiritual energy is coming one after another. The bad land now may not be able to become a good place to support the people in the future.
Jiao Tu was a former Junwei general with a command of 2,500 troops. With his natal red and yellow, he was a senior officer that Zhou Bai was in urgent need of, so naturally he could not stay here.
As for the uncertainty in his mind, Zhou Bai thinks it is not a problem. With his and the general's current ability, he can suppress it.
On November 15, Zhou Bai led the integrated two thousand soldiers to appear in the south of the county and visited Tong County, Andu County, Fusheng County, Ningqiu County and so on.
The gentry and common people in the four counties, including the county magistrates and officials, were all uneasy and did not know how to deal with it.
Is it possible to turn him away from the city like he did to the county captain before?
But the result of Sun Yucheng's interception had already spread, and now the number of people from 500 to 2000 showed Zhou Bai's bravery.
People like this are very likely to aspire to Bei'an, but they really are not sure which side they will join.
Just when they were struggling, Zhou Bai did not attack the city, or even had much communication.
He just showed off his power outside the city, got some supplies, and left in style.
However, as soon as Zhou Bai and his men left the boundary of Junnan, messengers from various counties in Junnan caught up with him, expressing their intention to rely on him and surrender in their words.
Limited to the current territory of General Mansion, which is isolated by Jiedu Mansion, it is difficult to immediately raise troops to respond.
Zhou Bai had already expected this, and every messenger was soothing and comforting, so that the people behind them didn't have to worry.
The four counties in the south of the county are not in a hurry, but the last remaining county in the north of the county, Yuanmin County, cannot be put aside any longer.
Sun Yucheng was unable to expand. Two thousand troops returned with great power, and Pingcang also showed signs of deploying troops.
Tao Xiangwen, the magistrate of Yuanmin County, had no choice at all. Since he could not become independent, he could only lead the crowd to welcome the king's army into the city.
At this point, the three counties in the north of the county were connected into one, and more than 500,000 soldiers and civilians came under Zhou Bai's rule.
(End of chapter)
