The Qingyan Army has an establishment of 3,500 people.

The Qingjiang Water Battalion obtained 16 large-wing warships and more than 30 Mengchong ships from Yongyang, so that they could form a fleet of eight sentinels. Each sentry fleet consisted of one hundred-pronged warship, two large-wing warships, four Mengchong ships, and four sentinel boats, and the combat personnel included 250 soldiers of the water battalion and the soldiers of the water battalion guards, and the total strength of the eight sentinel battalions plus the water battalion escort army reached 2,000 people. The scale is twice that of the Xuancheng Water Camp of the Xiangfan Society. However, there were still eight hundred warships used as transport ships.

After Xu Ruyu planned to enter Xuancheng, he first carried out a large-scale cleanup of the Jiang bandits on the Qingjiang River, but the emergence of the Xiangfan Society disrupted Xu Ruyu's established strategy. The existence of the Qingjiang River bandits restricts the Xiangfan Society much higher than that of the Qingyan Army. Every time a large-scale transportation was organized, Xu Ruyu sent a four-outpost thousand-man fleet to escort it. Such a force, coupled with Xu Ruyu's prestige, made Qingjiangjiang bandits avoid it, how could they be easily offended?

Chen Yu and Gu Lianzhi did not want Xiangfan to rise in Xuancheng to become a force that could compete with the Yuejun family, and the warships of the Xuancheng Water Camp only had sixteen large-wing warships, as well as a number of large fishing boats rebuilt from the requisition. The scale is only about 1,000 people, and sending 500 people to escort the water camp at a time is already the limit. The equipment is even more different from that of the Qingjiang Water Battalion, not only does it not have a powerful crossbow machine, but there are only four or five ordinary crossbows, and the range of the longbow equipped by the naval army cannot be compared with the Yongyang hard-horned longbow.

When the Xiangfan Hui ship crossed the Qingjiang waterway, it was harassed several times by the Qingjiang League and the Hongjiang Society, and two supplies were lost in early April. Xu Jingcheng and Shao Haitang couldn't put their faces down and asked the Qingjiang Water Camp to cooperate in clearing the river bandits, but Xu Ruyu was so happy that he couldn't hear it.

The cavalry of Xiangfan Hui was as high as 1,000 people, and after accepting the soldiers who came to join the village, the infantry soldiers were as high as 6,000 people, becoming the largest force in Qingjiang. However, to maintain such a large number of troops, the financial pressure on the Xiangfan Society is very high. The Liukou in the north of Xuancheng will remain wary of the sudden appearance of Xiangfan, and after the surprise attack of Xiangfanhui in Yuantun, the twelve Liukou in the north of Xuancheng formed a twelve-way alliance to resist the expansion of Xiangfanhui's forces to the north. The six cottages on Huaiyu Mountain on the west side of the Qingjiang River also joined forces to build forts on the land on the west bank of the Qingjiang River to resist the infiltration of the forces of the Xiangfan Society into the west bank of the Qingjiang River.

The situation in the Lishui Valley has become confusing and unpredictable.

Lacking war horses, the strength of the Qingjiang cavalry battalion and the teaching cavalry battalion was controlled below 400 people. The camp has 500 men in four sentinels and 500 men in the four sentinels of the light infantry battalion. After three months of intensive training, the combat effectiveness of the camp and the light infantry battalion has been considerably improved. The first batch of members who entered the Yanwu Hall to practice became the backbone of the Blue Flame Army. Xu Ruyu did not forcibly recruit more than 100 civilian cadets into the military and let them return; For those civilians who asked to join the Blue Flame Army, Xu Ruyu was only selected for inclusion in the reserves. The Xiangfan Society expanded aggressively on the north bank of Lishui, attracting the attention of large and small forces in Qingjiang Prefecture, and also withstood most of the pressure. There is no need to maintain a large armament on the south bank.

Xu Ruyu sent soldiers from the camp guard camp and the light armor infantry battalion into the western area of Wuling Mountain in batches to carry out a counter-hunt against the slave hunting team. Zi Yangqiu also sent a large number of Yiren soldiers to cooperate with the operation. After three months of repeated battles, with less than 300 casualties (38 seriously wounded and 27 killed in battle), the slave hunters of nearly 1,000 people were wiped out.

This was the greatest victory achieved by the Yi people in the struggle against the Qingjiang Liukou in the past ten years, and the Qingjiang Liukou were completely expelled from the western area of Wuling Mountain. The battle of destroying 1,000 enemies was mainly achieved by the Yiren army, and the Suwei Battalion and the Light Armored Infantry Battalion still adopted the tactics of attacking and killing, but at the end of the anti-hunting operation, they joined forces with the Yiren army and carried out two encirclement and suppression of the slave hunting teams that still dared to enter the western area of Wuling Mountain.

Zi Yangqiu knew that the basis for the success of this campaign was that Xu Ruyu provided sufficient logistical support to the mountains. Xu Ruyu replaced the 800 people with excellent blades, provided light rhino skin armor, crossbows, bows and arrows, shields, dry food, etc., and trained the 800 Yi warriors in short-term attack and killing tactics.

The Baiyi people have returned to settle in the western district of Wuling Mountain in the south of the river valley, and the abandoned villages of Qingyaling have rekindled the curling smoke, the vigorous Yi figures shuttle through the mountains and forests, and the sweet songs pass through the forest clouds. They were still quite wary and did not go down the mountain easily.

The confluence of Lishui and Qingjiang has a vast water surface, a flock of birds gathers to fly, flies by the waves, and fishing boats hover on the water. In the arc-shaped embankment of the estuary is the small school field to which the Qingyan Military Exercise Martial Arts Hall belongs, two hundred steps square, and the east and south are sparse poplar forests, separating the small school field from the camp.

The school grounds are basically unchanged from the original topography. The jade belt clear stream meanders through, and the embankment is submerged into the stone gap, penetrates from the cliff stone, and leaks into the water, such as a snowfall flowing.

Shao Ruyan sits on the cliff on the opposite bank at dusk and looks here. At this time, Xu Ruyu would lead twenty or thirty of his men to come here and try their tricks one by one. Shao Ruyan felt that at least eleven or two of Xu Ruyu's subordinates were first-class players above the third grade. Liang Bao often puts on a few strange moves, which make people scratch their heads. Shao Ruyan knew that Liang Bao, Ming Xi, Wei Yu, and Wei Yan were all disciples taught by Xu Ruyu himself, and Liang Bao's cultivation moves should be Xu Ruyu's secret that was not passed on. Shao Ruyan's eyesight is excellent, although she can't hear the Yundan method taught by Xu Ruyu, but she also imitates Liang Bao's moves very similarly.

The river breeze blows, the sunset is warm, the stream is full of stones, such as a waterfall and a spring, dissolving into nature, Shao Ruyan often falls into a deep sleep unconsciously, and when she wakes up, her body becomes relaxed and stagnant, and her spirit is alive to an unprecedented situation, and she can't help but admire Xu Ruyu even more in her heart.

Today, Xu Ruyu's temper is not good, and twenty or thirty of his subordinates have beaten him to pieces. Among Xu Ruyu's several disciples, only Wei Yu tried to recruit Xu Ruyu on the other side, and Liang Bao and Ming Xi hadn't seen each other for many days. The weapons in Wei Yu's hands were frequently shot down by Xu Ruyu, and Xu Ruyu's voice was so loud that Shao Ruyan could faintly hear it, "The one who is strong and the whole is the one who is strong, the meaning is neat, the shape is neat, and the force is neat." The force penetrates, meaning the shape is longer. The purpose of internal strength, the strength of the body, the meaning is also. Without softness, how can rigidity be born, and how can it be used without rigidity and softness. Shao Ruyan knew that if Brother Jingcheng or his father heard these words, he would definitely be very happy, but he didn't feel any interest, but he wondered why his temper was so big today. Shao Ruyan stretched her soft white feet into the cold river water, and thought: How good would it be if I could sit on the other side of the flying spring?

Out of the thick green poplar forest, a plain beauty walked towards the school yard with a graceful posture. Shao Ruyan was bored for no reason, turned around and swept up the cliff and walked towards the city.

Shao Ruyan's light red figure is bright in the sunset, like a wild plum in front of her. Jiang Youli pursed his lips and chuckled, and walked towards Xu Ruyu.

Xu Ruyu cut into Wei Yu's heavy knife shadow with a palm, and with a slight crutch, he tore Wei Yu's seemingly tight knife net, and with a "snap", Xu Ruyu hit the side of the knife with a heavy weight. The knife momentum was swung away, leaving a gap in front of him, Wei Yu retracted the knife momentum, hung his head and stood aside, waiting for Xu Ruyu to scold.

Youli walked up to Xu Ruyu and whispered: "Mr. Ziyang is here, and it is confirmed that it is Wei Yan who appeared in the Yunxi area of Wuling Mountain a few days ago. Mr. Ziyang brought the head of the Yiren family who stayed in Weiluan, do you want to ask in person? ”

"Is Wei Yan extremely seriously injured?"

"Yes, the Yi people found Wei Yan at the source of Yunxi, and at that time he was already delirious, and the blood scab attached the bloody clothes to his body, and he could only be twisted with scissors. When Wei Yan left the Yi family, he was still coughing up black blood, and Uncle Yi judged that it might be a serious injury to his heart and lungs. Mr. Ziyang has sent several teams of men to search in the Yunxi area, but there is no news so far. ”

"The slave hunting team in the Yunxi area is active, and entering the area to search without a plan will bring unpredictable losses to the Yi soldiers. How could Mr. Ziyang be so reckless? ”

Xu Ruyu complained in a low voice, and walked towards the camp without looking back. Wei Yu ordered the others to return to Yanwutang, and also followed the figures of Xu Ruyu and Jiang Youli towards the camp.

Ming Xi was standing at the door of the council hall pacing back and forth, when he saw Wei Yu coming, he greeted him and said, "You were with Mr. just now, did Wei Yan have any news?" ”

Wei Yu's thick eyebrows tightened, pulled Ming Xi aside, and said in a low voice, "Why didn't Mr. call you in to discuss matters?" The situation was not good, Wei Yan was seriously wounded, and Mr. did not seem to have any intention of sending troops to the eastern part of Wuling Mountain. ”

"The time is not yet ripe to send troops to the eastern part of Wuling, the eastern area is close to Fuzhouyi, Wenlingyi, and Yueqingyi, not only the Liukou of Fuzhou can enter Wuling Mountain, but also the Puji bandits entrenched in Wenling City can also enter Wuling Mountain. Not only did bandits from all walks of life form a large number of slave hunting teams into the eastern mountains, but the Yuejun Zhu and Fan families also sent small groups of men and horses into the Wuling Mountains to harass the tribesmen. At present, the main work is to establish a complete defensive line along Cuishi Peak, Qingfeng Gorge, and Lishui to prevent the above-mentioned men and horses from infiltrating into the western area. The gentleman had already made up his mind for a long time, how could he agree to rashly send troops to the Eastern District? ”

"What about Wei Yan?" Wei Yu said hurriedly, his ten fingers intertwined, and his knuckles were whitish.

Meng Yi walked out of the hall and reprimanded in a low voice: "What are you arguing about, you foolishly called you in." You don't want to mention anything about sending troops, Liang Bao has already reprimanded him. ”

Ming Xi and Wei Yu glanced at each other, and they could see the inexplicable impatience in each other's eyes, and they both lowered their heads, noncommittal to Meng Yi's warning.

Meng Yi sighed lightly and said in a low voice: "The Twelve Sects led the soldiers of the Cavalry Battalion to enter the eastern district of Wuling Mountain was the safest suggestion, but it was rejected by Ru Yu. Zi Yangqiu is preparing to let the Yi soldiers enter the Eastern District, and now they are discussing. I think you also know that there are too many unpredictable factors for your people to enter the Eastern District at this time, and your clan's vitality has not recovered, and you will not agree to let your clan take this risk no matter what, so you don't have to argue. ”

"Then there's no other way to think of it?" Mingxi asked.

"Wei Yan is so seriously injured, if you don't pick him up immediately, I'm afraid you won't survive for a few days. If you don't send troops to search, how can you find him in the vast forest? ”

Ming Xi knew that what he said was true. When Wei Yan left the camp, everyone knew that he was going to be more auspicious, but he was reluctant but helpless. Now that I suddenly got the news of him, I was full of hope. With Wei Yan's stubborn surname, let him take the initiative to come out to ask for help from the camp, don't even think about it, now only by finding him out of the vast forest before his injuries completely deteriorate can his surname be saved.

Ming Xi and Wei Yu followed Meng Yi into the meeting hall, Meng Yi returned to his seat and sat down, Ming Xi and Wei Yu stood in the middle without saying a word, and everyone looked at them.

Ming Xi gritted his teeth, knelt down on one knee, and said earnestly: "Sir, let me lead the Qingjiang cavalry camp to Dongshan." ”

"How sure are you looking for him, the nearly fifty slave hunting teams in Dongshan have now formed a net and moved in the direction of Cuishi Peak, and one hundred and fifty people from the Qingjiang Cavalry Battalion rushed into this net, how many people are you going to let come back alive?"

"However, I can't stand it when I don't do anything." Ming used to argue.

"Such a big thing, you still dare to mess around? Who is our biggest enemy in the territory of Qingjiang? It's not the bandits whose forces are scattered, but the Puji bandits behind these bandits. Gongliang Youqin lost more than 80,000 soldiers in Donghai County, but the islanders on Puji Island are not lacking, why did Gongliang Youqin propose the trading conditions of exchanging slaves for food, have you ever thought about it? ”

Xu Ruyu's voice was fierce, and he trained Ming Xi speechlessly.

In the 36th year of Gongliangyouqin's invasion of Wenlingyi, in order to resist the further infiltration of Puji bandits, the Yuejun family managed Yueqing, Jinhua and other cities around Wenling to be impregnable. Since it was difficult to break through the defense line of Yueqing and Jinhua head-on, it was natural for Gongliang Youqin to detour to Yueqing and Jinhua to infiltrate forces in the Fuzhou area.

Wuling Mountain East lies in the south of Wenling, Yueqing, and Fuzhou Sanyi, how could Gongliang Youqin not have the intention of opening up the passage of Wuling Mountain into Fuzhou?

Baiyi established a defensive line along the Lishui River and Qingfeng Gorge to prevent the infiltration of Liukou and Puji forces into Xishan, and stationed troops in Cuishi Peak to spy on Dongshan and prevent Puji bandits from infiltrating Fuzhou.

Now let the Yi army rashly leave the area of Cuishi Peak and advance to the depth of Dongshan, there are too many unpredictable factors; Only 150 soldiers of the Qingjiang Cavalry Battalion entered the depths of Dongshan and looked for an opportunity to find Wei Yan, and if they could not avoid the slave hunting team operating in Dongshan, the losses of the Qingjiang Cavalry Battalion would certainly be heavy. Although Ming Xi was unwilling, he didn't dare to say anything, but he knelt on the ground and didn't get up.

Xu Ruyu stepped down from his seat, helped Ming Xi up from the ground, and said in a low voice: "You get up and talk about it, Wei Yan has something to do, and none of us here will be indifferent." ”

Xu Ruyu said slowly: "I will remove you from the post of commander of the Qingjiang cavalry battalion and serve as the commander of the guard battalion, and the defense line around Gaotang Fort and Jiuqu Fort will be handed over to your Suwei battalion, and another sentinel water battalion will be sent to assist in the defense of the Lishui waterway from Gaotang Fort to Jiuqu Fort." ”

Ming Xi didn't understand what he meant, but he just agreed in a muffled voice.

Xu Ruyu walked back to the seat in the middle and said loudly: "During my departure from the camp, Meng Yi was in charge of military affairs, and Xu Boying was in charge of government affairs. In an emergency, the three of their uncles Fangwu, Meng Yi, and Xu Boying jointly agreed that the 3,000 soldiers of the reserve force could be assigned to active duty. There is a serious crisis on the North Shore, and we should provide appropriate assistance. ”

"Youyu is leaving the camp at this time?" Xu Boying asked puzzled.

Xu Ruyu nodded, smiled, and said: "I will lead the Qingjiang cavalry camp from Cuishi Peak to the depths of Dongshan, and you will discuss and decide on matters in the camp with Uncle Sun and Uncle Yi." After that, he turned his head sideways to Zi Yangqiu and asked, "Mr. Ziyang, can you welcome me to the Green Lion Peak?" ”

"Extremely welcome, extremely welcome. It's just that General Qingfeng can't go to Dongshan in person, and I hope that General Qingfeng will consider it carefully. ”

"The slave hunters operating in Dongshan are extremely dense, and it is very likely that there are a large number of troops from Puji Island in it, so I can't rest assured if I don't go there myself. Besides, I can't sit idly by and ignore Wei Yan, the martial arts hall is inseparable from the twelve teachings, and I am the only one who will go. ”

Everyone knew that Xu Ruyu had made up his mind and didn't say anything anymore. Now the Qingyan Army is suppressed by the Xiangfan Society on the south bank, and after a few months of operation, the south bank is gradually on the right track, but the development potential is limited, and Xu Ruyu has the heart to develop in the Fuzhou area. However, the situation in Fuzhou can be further complicated, not only is it adjacent to the two families of Yuejun and Zhufan, but Fuzhou is also very likely to infiltrate the direct forces of the Puji bandits, and Xu Ruyu did not dare to make up his mind when the time was not ripe.

Wei Yan, who had not been heard from for a long time, appeared in Dongshan, prompting Xu Ruyu to make up his mind and prepare to enter Dongshan first to get a glimpse of the situation in the southeast of Yue County.

The news of Xu Ruyu's departure from the camp reached the north shore the next day. Compared with the orderly work on the south bank, the work on the north bank is much more disorderly. Xuancheng City, which consumed a lot of manpower and material resources to repair, was located in the innermost layer of the Xiangfan Society's power, and had no substantive role in the outer defense line of the Xiangfan Society. The establishment of the Twelve Kou Leagues north of Xuancheng, the Gaotang Village on the Taishan Mountain on the east side, the Liuzhai Alliance on Huaiyu Mountain, and many other pressures forced the Xiangfan Society to maintain such a large armament. The defense of the Qingyan Army is much easier, Wuling Mountain in the south is controlled by the Baiyi clan, and there is Shengyun Village on the east side of Taishan to control the danger, Gaotang Fort will block the forces of Gaotang Village in the north of Lishui, and the powerful water battalion has established a perfect defense line on the vast and turbulent Qingjiang River and Lishui, and several strong dock forts control the waterway of the inner line on the south bank as a supplement to the outer line of defense.

Shao Haitang sometimes thinks that if Xu Ruyu occupies the north shore, what better will he do? Ji Ziheng came in to report that the materials stored in the city were only enough to last for half a month.

Since the Qingjiang River bandits robbed the Xiangfan Society of two supplies in early April, and Xu Ruyu's Qingjiang Water Battalion remained silent, the river bandits from all walks of life in Qingjiang could understand that the Xiangfan Society and the Qingyan Army were in harmony, and they were more assured to rob the Xiangfan Society's material ships. When Xiangfan Hui left Xin'an City, which was controlled by Liyang Prefecture, he was forced to abandon the waterway and sent a large army to escort supplies into the Lishui River Valley by land.

The overland route is a hilly terrain that stretches for 200 miles, and the road is rugged, and the supplies that can be transported at a time are limited. Compared with the south coast, the north shore has a much more compact life.

Xu Jingcheng once wrote to Xu Ruyu, asking the two families to jointly clean up all kinds of water bandits on the Qingjiang River, Xu Ruyu waved a simple pen on the text, "The Qingyan Army is willing to send troops to guard Yunqiao Village for Xu Dufu", and sent the text back to the north bank.

Although the Xuancheng Water Camp cannot enter the Lishui Waterway, Yunqiao Zhai controls the key pass where Lishui enters Taishan, as long as Yunqiao Village is in the hands of Xiangfanhui, Xiangfan will have a certain control over Lishui.

Xu Jingcheng saw that Xu Ruyu ** naked asked Xiangfan to let out the entire Lishui, his handsome face was blue, and he looked at Shao Haitang with a cold light, and said: "Xu Ruyu deceived people too much, and he didn't take us in his eyes so much. ”

"If we can ensure the smooth passage of materials in Qingjiang, why not let Yunqiao Village, which is not a big role for us? After all, we are developing north along the Qingjiang River, and we can't interfere in the affairs of the Baiyi tribe. ”

"As long as Yunqiao Village is in our hands, Xu Ruyu will not have a channel to develop in the direction of Fuzhou, I want to see what earth-shattering things Xu Ruyu can do in the south bank of Lishui. Hahaha......"

Although Shao Haitang actually held the real power of the Xiangfan Society, he didn't want to restrict the development of the Qingyan Army in his heart, so he obeyed Xu Jingcheng's will and no longer defended.

Xu Ruyu suddenly left the South Bank camp, which was the first to be discovered by Shao Ruyan. Shao Ruyan returned from the cliff at the mouth of the river, with a hesitant face, and said with a heavy heart: "He didn't show up today, shouldn't he be sick?" ”

Shao Haitang knew that Ruyan had to go to see Xu Ruyu teaching his children and practicing martial arts on the other side of the river every time, and when he heard Ruyan say this, he suddenly saved Xu Ruyu from secretly leaving the camp.

The spies who infiltrated the south bank found out the situation on the south bank in the early morning of the next day, and the whereabouts of Xu Ruyu and the Qingjiang cavalry camp were unknown. On the day of Xu Ruyu's disappearance, three fleets of the Qingjiang Water Battalion set off for the upper reaches of the Qingjiang River, the lower reaches of the Qingjiang River, and the upper reaches of the Lishui River.

"Ziheng, where do you think Xu Ruyu will go at this time?"

"Judging from the layout of the south bank, Xu Ruyu's time to go will not be too short. The dock forts along the Lishui have strengthened their defenses, obviously aimed at us, and Baiyi has also deployed five or six hundred elite combat forces on the northern slope of Wuling Mountain, near Gaotang Fort and the Qingyan Army's main village, to strengthen the defense on the south bank, and the Baiyi clan has never pretended to be a color to our Han people, how could Xu Ruyu do this? Not only did there appear a mixed village of Yi and Han on the northern slope of Wuling Mountain, but now Baiyi also directly sent troops to make up for his defensive shortcomings. ”

"What's so difficult about this, Xu Ruyu has imported nearly 200,000 quintals of grain and grass to Wuling Mountain at a low price in the past five months, and the Baiyi clan naturally doesn't want anything to go wrong on the south bank. As long as someone can replace Xu Ruyu, the Baiyi clan will still show favor to that person. Xu Jingcheng said disdainfully.

Shao Haitang shook his head slightly, and said: "It won't be so simple, the Baiyi clan is a noble nation that regards itself as noble, and would rather shed blood than beg for mercy, just to show favor, Xu Ruyu can't be so close to the hearts of the Baiyi people, there must be factors that we don't know." ”

"Since Xu Ruyu has left Benzhai, why don't we get out of the way of the defense in the east, let the forces of the Twelve Kou Alliance infiltrate the south bank, and add some trouble to the south bank?" Xu Jingcheng said excitedly.

Ji Ziheng suppressed the disgust in his heart, and said coldly: "Xu Ruyu has always had no last resort, but now the relationship between the two sides is already very tense, so Xu Ruyu is aware of it, but I am afraid that it will be even more unfavorable to us." ”

Shao Haitang waved his hand and shook it in front of him, as if to expel the excess emotions, and said in a deep voice: "Ziheng is right. Meng Yi and the others are very likely to be the characters of the Changge Forty-Nine Cavalry who followed Prince Wu back then, with them, it is not easy for the Twelve Kou Alliances to succeed, so don't make any extraneous branches. ”

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