One is to defend Yunhuan Lake. This is not only because of the abundance of food, but also because of the well-developed water network.

The reason why the water surface of Yunhuan Lake is so vast is that there are more than a dozen large rivers confluence here, and there are even more small rivers. These rivers are intertwined into a network, in addition to providing sufficient water for the people along the way, but also providing convenient transportation, every year when the grain is ripe, the new rice can be transported to all parts of the blue jade country within a few days, relying on the convenient and smooth waterways here.

Normally, such convenient transportation is good, but when it comes to war, it is difficult to say. If Xia Fan leads his troops to conquer here, he will not only take an important grain producing area, but also can use convenient and smooth waterways to quickly and effectively transport troops, and basically his troops can reach the places covered by the entire water network. This is definitely a disaster for Lan Haolin.

Because of this reason, Lan Haolin had to put 300,000 soldiers and horses stationed here.

The second reason, in fact, is also related to the first reason.

As early as when Lan Haolin sent this 300,000 army, he actually didn't know that the person leading the troops was Xia Fan, and also because the intelligence was not very accurate, he didn't know how Xia Fan annihilated Fang Sen's 300,000 army, but based on some intelligence at the time and self-speculation, he judged that he might have used some sneak attacks, ambushes and other sneaky methods, so at that time, he felt that as long as he sent more people, be careful, and crush the past in a dignified manner, he could wipe out this enemy army of unknown origin.

But after Xia Fan led his troops to capture Qingfeng Trail, then killed Chu Jiangpo, and then took Baishi City, Lan Haolin also knew that the person who led the troops was Xia Fan, so he didn't dare to despise him like before.

is the shadow of the so-called famous tree, although Xia Fan is not from Lan Yuguo, but Lan Haolin also knows the rumors about him, so after hearing that he led the troops, Lan Haolin began to wonder if there was other deeper plots behind this matter. For example, there is the shadow of the Han Dynasty in the back, or the calculation of the king of the town who is said to be dead.

The more he thought about it, the more Lan Haolin was worried about attacking and losing his troops, so he finally decided to leave the 300,000 army in Yunhuanhu with the original 100,000 army, one was to guard Yunhuan Lake, and the other was to look at Xia Fan, completely blocking it in Baishi City so that he couldn't get out.

The straight-line distance between Yunhuan Lake and Baishi City is about 3,000 miles, which is not too close and definitely not far. With 400,000 soldiers here, it can really cause a certain deterrent effect to Baishi City. Especially after blocking all the rivers in the entire Yunhuan Lake, Xia Fan would have few routes to choose from, making it easier to attack and defend against him.

After noticing the new movement of the 300,000 army that had originally reinforced Chu Jiangpo, Xia Fan understood Lan Haolin's plan after a little thought, and when he despised him for being too timid, he couldn't help but sigh lightly, temporarily giving up the idea of eating it completely.

In fact, for Xia Fan, the current result is actually not very bad. First of all, he defeated the 300,000 troops led by Fang Sen, Yu Hong and Zhou Yaozu, which was equivalent to helping Lu Chuan once. took the Qingfeng Trail and White Rock City, opened the passage between the east and the west, and indirectly made Lan Haolin's 400,000 army have to stay in Yunhuanhu Lake honestly and not go anywhere, which must have had a great impact on Lan Haolin, who is gearing up, accumulating strength, and ready to fight to the death with Lu Chuan at any time.

On the other hand, it is equivalent to doing Lu Chuan a great favor. After all, on the battlefield, there are 300,000 troops in the local area, which will inevitably reduce the pressure on one's own side a lot. The odds of winning will also increase.

It's just that Xia Fan still felt a little dissatisfied, so after thinking about it, he called Yu Kongyue and Bu Fenghou over, and ordered: "We will definitely be stationed in Baishi City for the next period of time, but we can't be so idle, in addition to normal training, we can also organize some actual battles, such as entering the nearby Gobi and desert to hunt some poisonous insects and beasts, and we can attack the defenders of Yunhuanhu Lake from time to time." ”

"Yunhuanhu?!" Bu Fenghou was stunned for a moment, and said: "Little prince, there are a lot of defenders over there now, let's just kill them like this, I'm afraid of ......"

"I didn't let you really attack, just occasionally harassed it, training troops, of course, you have to focus on actual combat, you can fight if you can, and run if you can't fight. Xia Fan said and said with a slight smile: "You also have to communicate with the barbarians often, and occasionally when you go out to train the army, you can also call some friends of the barbarians, and when the time comes, you will have a better chance of winning with their help." ”

"Yes. As soon as Xia Fan said this, Bu Fenghou immediately understood his intentions.

"Where are you going?" Seeing that Xia Fan had arranged so carefully, Yukong Yue guessed that he might have to leave for a while.

"The last general still has military affairs to do, so let's go first. Seeing this, the Marquis of Bu Feng hurriedly retired.

Xia Fan waved his hand and sent the Marquis to leave, and then said: "We don't have any war here in Baishi City, and I don't have anything to do here, so I'm going to meet Lu Chuan and talk to him about how to fight the follow-up battle, if I have enough time, I am also going to go back to Hanjing City, although we are out, there are still many things over there that have not been resolved." Now that my strength has been raised to the Divine Spirit Realm, I basically have the power of self-preservation, and I don't know what is going on with the three sects and six sects, and other things need to be dealt with. ”

"Do you want me to go with you?" Hearing that Xia Fan was going back to Hanjing City, Yu Kongyue was immediately a little worried.

After all, now it is not the same as before, there used to be a town king, and all kinds of forces restrained and balanced each other, and they never dared to go too far, but now it is different.

"No, I don't. Xia Fan shook his head and said: "You stay here, helping me to defend this White Rock City is the greatest help to me, there won't be much of a problem over there, besides, I'm not going to fight with them, and it's not necessary, I won't expose myself easily, it's best to follow my previous arrangement, they can solve the problem of the Qinglian Sect." ”

Xia Fan took Yu Kongyue's hand and walked out of the house, looked at Qingfeng Ridge in the distance and then glanced at the White Stone City Road where he was, "Capturing this place is just to find a foothold for us, this is far from enough, so we have to gather strength now while waiting for the opportunity." ”

"By timing, do you mean the time when Lu Chuan and Lan Haolin will have a decisive battle?" asked Yu Kong Yue.

"Pretty much. Xia Fan nodded and said: "It is already difficult to ride a tiger on both sides of them, and this battle is imperative." The two sides did not fight to the death before, because both sides had their own plans, Lan Haolin wanted to finish the battle, of course, he had to continue to accumulate strength, and if he wanted to crush Lu Chuan, he would win beautifully, and Lu Chuan had lost a game before, and he had lost a game before, and he was actively recovering his strength, and he would not take the initiative to attack, so he started the posture but no one made a move. ”

"It's different now, I helped Lu Chuan kill 300,000 before, and contained more than 300,000, so that the forces of the two sides have changed again, if Lu Chuan doesn't do it now, I will also find a way to force him to do it." Xia Fan said.

Chu Jiangpo was killed, and the news of Baishi City's change of ownership also reached Lu Chuan's ears at this time.

As the generalissimo of the original Blue Jade Kingdom, Lu Chuan naturally knew what Chu Jiangpo's strength was, and when he heard that Xia Fan had killed him head-on, he couldn't help but be secretly surprised by the speed at which his strength had improved.

Although it was a good thing that the strength of the allies had become stronger, there was no smile on Lu Chuan's face, especially when he heard that Xia Fan had captured Baishi City in one fell swoop, and it seemed that he was planning to rely on it and not leave. This made him frown even more.

He knew very well the importance of White Rock City, and what kind of impact Xia Fan would have if he occupied it, he could probably estimate seven or eight points in his heart.

This Xia Fan is still so vicious. This not only caused a lot of pressure on Lan Haolin, but also made me feel scruples when I wanted to turn against him in the future. Lu Chuan remembered the previous experience of fighting with Xia Fan, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, then beckoned to change his own soldiers, and passed down the order: "Order the army sent to attack Yunhuanhu Lake before to withdraw, and then let the few armies in front move more, don't let Lan Haolin's army be idle." ”

At the same time, Lan Haolin was receiving an uninvited guest.

This person is handsome, but he has a pair of peach blossom eyes, and his eyes are wandering when he looks at people, giving people a very frivolous feeling. It's just that Lan Haolin and the people around him won't despise him because of this. Just because he is a Hehuan Divine Dao from Hetian Dao, and he is also the great apprentice of Hetian Ancestor, and the senior brother of Tianyi Divine Dao, what makes people dare not despise him is that he has the strength of the Divine Spirit Realm.

Even if such a person came suddenly, he simply broke into Lan Haolin's big tent without waiting for the guards outside to pass the news, Lan Haolin still didn't get angry about this, but asked with a pleasant face: "The news of Tianyi Shendao's death must have been known to Tiandao, I don't know what the Venerable Master has planned?"

"My master is in retreat and on the Great Dao of Enlightenment, where can I bother him with such trivial matters, but since my junior brother is dead, of course this revenge will be avenged, so I came. Hehuan Shendao glanced at Lan Haolin with a smile and said, "Murderer, I will naturally go to kill him, but before that, there are still a lot of things to do." ”

"What's the matter?" Lan Haolin asked.

"I heard that the king has been worried about the lack of soldiers and horses under his command recently, so I have thought of a solution, I wonder if the king is willing to listen?"

"I want to hear about it. Lan Haolin was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "If you can solve the urgent need of this king, there will be a heavy reward." ”

"There's no need for a heavy reward, it just so happened that I just saw a few palace maids who are very Peugeot, how about the king give it to me?" asked Hehuan Shendao with a smile.

Lan Haolin looked at Hehuan Shendao, his eyes were as calm as water, and he smiled silently for a long time: "It's all right, it's just a few palace maids, I'm sending you." ”

"The king is generous, and this Shinto thank you very much. Hehuan Shinto laughed, and then said his idea......

Although Xia Fan has decided to hand over the affairs of White Rock City to Yu Kong Yue to deal with, it is impossible to leave it alone after all, there are many things that still need him to make decisions personally, and there are also some affairs that he needs to do. For example, alchemy.

In order to train a truly powerful elite soldier, then the elixir must be indispensable. In order to cope with the large amount of consumption in the future, so as not to have the kind of situation where there are no pills available, Xia Fan not only asked Yu Kongyue to find a way to contact Yan Chiyan and ask him to actively raise various pills and alchemy materials, but also took out the alchemy materials that he carried with him and collected after capturing Baishi City, and refined a large number of pills in a targeted manner.

(End of chapter)