On February 16 of the sixth year of Hongdao, Lan Zhaoyun led 60,000 Miao soldiers to evacuate Shiyang County and return to Laochao Wuling Mansion.

Li Yanjing, the general of the left pillar of the Zhou State, gathered his troops and horses, camped four outside Anxiang County, led 40,000 soldiers, and defended the city.

The next day, Shangguan Ming, who received the news, immediately left 10,000 people to stay in Baling City, and then personally led an army of 80,000 people, first recovering Shiyang County, and then marching to Anxiang to besiege the city.

For a while, in Yueyang Mansion, the war clouds were thick, and the dark clouds urged the city.

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On February 17 of the sixth year of Hongdao, in Shuangfeng County, Hengyang Prefecture, on the official road to Shaoyang Mansion, smoke and dust were billowing and flags were like clouds.

This place is close to Shaoyang Mansion, close to Wuling Mansion, and closer to Changsha Mansion, which is actually the junction of the four mansions.

In the past, the Miao people did not enter this place to plunder, and Hengyang Mansion also stationed thousands of militia groups here to guard the place.

There are many battles between the two sides here, and with some local bandits, it can be said that it is a place of complete chaos.

Therefore, when he arrived here, Lu Yuan sprinkled his cavalry and went to the nearby land for hundreds of miles, scouting day and night to prevent a surprise attack by thieves.

But obviously, his caution was useless.

The local Miao people and thieves had heard the news that hundreds of thousands of troops would march here, and they had fled before Lu Yuan's army arrived.

And some militia officials stationed in the local area have already prepared supplies for the reward, and as soon as the army comes, they will mobilize the people to eat pot pulp to welcome the king's division.

Therefore, along the way, except for some Miao people and thieves who had no time to escape, the army did not experience any battles.

In this situation, since Lu Yuan was at ease, he faintly felt a little uncomfortable.

There is a feeling of being disappointed when I came with all my strength, but I punched the cotton.

Fortunately, at this time, it is still in Hengyang Mansion, or under the rule of the imperial court, and there is still a broken distance from Wuling Mansion or Shaoyang Mansion, so it is normal that you have not encountered Miao people.

So he wasn't too disappointed.

However, Lu Yuan felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, but in the eyes of others, this time he sent troops, but he was majestic.

In the Chinese army's team, on the specially built main general's luxury car, Lu Yuan closed the window door and withdrew his gaze from the outside.

Only then did he turn around, and a white-haired old man in front of him said with a smile: "The general sent out a male soldier this time, and Dongting was terrified, and the five poisonous Miao people will definitely be discouraged when they hear the wind." This time, it may be swept away, and the peace in the county will be restored, and the generals will be crowned. ”

When Lu Yuan heard this, he couldn't help but shake his head again and again, and said humbly: "The national teacher has praised it. Although the general sent troops this time, he was far from being a hero, that is, he was just bullying and bullying those Miao people. It's still a lot worse than the real elite division. ”

The white-haired old man in front of him is the grandmaster Yan Wangqiu from the South China Sea, and now he is the national teacher of the dynasty.

Since this old grandmaster came, Lu Yuan would pull the other party to share the car with him every day. When he set up camp at night, he also arranged the old master's camp tent within ten zhang of his tent, which can be said to be close to him.

And in doing so, the effect is naturally obvious.

With such an old grandmaster and a powerful bodyguard there, Lu Yuan felt a lot more relieved to sleep every day.

Since returning from the previous Tianluo Festival, I have slept several times for a long time and relaxed my mood.

Not to mention.

After letting go of the hanging heart in his heart, his own state of mind actually made a slight breakthrough.

And in the past few days, the outer body of the martial arts that has been participating in enlightenment has also made some progress, which can be regarded as a good harvest.

With these benefits, Lu Yuan's attitude towards Yan Wangqiu couldn't help but be more cordial and kind.

And his kindness was naturally noticed by this old grandmaster.

Being able to get acquainted with a rising general is naturally a great thing for the Nanhai faction who has already leaned towards the imperial court and plans to take the road of opening the state to build a state.

In addition, when he came, Yan Wangqiu also learned from Shangguan Ming that this Pingxi general, who is located in the southern border of Dongting, is also one of the top ten grandmasters of the imperial court, and is currently facing the threshold of breaking through the innate level.

In some ways, the two can be regarded as allies.

With these many relationships, these days, Yan Wangqiu has not refused Lu Yuan's closeness, and responded enthusiastically.

Even sometimes, he will take the initiative to mention Lu Yuan, teach some breakthroughs in the innate essentials, and form a good fate.

As a result, the relationship between the two has risen rapidly.

Although it can't be said to be a close friend, at least on the surface, they can already be regarded as friends.

"The heroes of the world are all from a hundred battles. Even if there are very few elites under the command of the general at this time, as long as they fight a few battles in this battle to fight for seedlings, experience and experience, and retain the weak and strong, they will naturally be elite soldiers. Yan Wangqiu looked at Lu Yuan, who was extremely young in front of him, stroked his beard, and said with a little compliment.

Although he is already an old grandmaster who has been famous for a hundred years, when it comes to personal force, he is far superior to the Pingxi general in front of him.

But first, Yan Wangqiu is old and can't live for a few years.

Second, Lu Yuan's strength is actually not weak.

Whether it is a first-class peak cultivation or the prospect of breaking through the innate is enough to make any grandmaster pay attention to it.

Thirdly, Lu Yuan is not a pure warrior, but a general and prince who commands troops and conquers the region.

At this time, the other party gave an order, and 200,000 male divisions could be raised. Even though most of these 200,000 people are the masters of the people's group, it is enough to gather so many people, which shows the strength of the other party.

Anyway, Yan Wangqiu thought to himself, even with the power of his Nanhai faction in Nanhai County, even if he had tens of thousands of disciples, if he really went all out, he would be able to pull up a team of about 100,000 people at most.

And this kind of team, in terms of strength, may not be as good as those soldiers and horses under Lu Yuan.

Therefore, what Yan Wangqiu said before that Lu Yuan's dispatch of troops this time shocked the Dongting Court is really not a lie.

To be able to pull up 200,000 soldiers and horses is really terrifying.

Anyway, in the heart of this old grandmaster, he was somewhat frightened.

So at this time, Yan Wangqiu didn't dare to despise the Pingxi general in front of him, whose strength was inferior to himself, and he completely relied on his peers, and even sometimes he was willing to be subordinate and didn't dare to offend.

There is no other reason.

He's old and won't live for two years. But Lu Yuan has an infinite future, and he is not at all an old man who can afford to offend.

"The war is cruel and the war is dangerous. All the soldiers under my command have sons and daughters, fathers and mothers.

If they die in battle, they will undoubtedly lose their sons, wives and husbands, and children lose their fathers.

This is all the great compassion of the world.

If I can experience less wars and make the place peaceful, it will be more desirable for me. Lu Yuan said sincerely.

If you want to cultivate the Taiping Taoist book, the first thing is the population.

For him, the people under his rule are the population, which can bring luck and life. And the army under his command, which is also a population, can play the same role.

Therefore, whether it is the people or the army. It's all great to die a little less.

"I didn't expect the general to be so benevolent."

When Yan Wangqiu heard Lu Yuan's words, he couldn't help but have a little respect on his face.

In today's troubled times, military leaders everywhere are tyrannical to the people, and they are tyrannical in order to expand their troops and horses, regardless of the lives of the people.

And he has gone all the way, especially after seeing the recovery and development of Luyang Mansion before, in fact, his impression of Lu Yuan has already changed a lot.

To be able to rebuild a place that has just experienced war into a peaceful paradise, not to mention anything else, this ability to govern is better than too many military leaders.

At this time, seeing Lu Yuan showing some traces of his heart, he couldn't help but be even more touched.

As an innate grandmaster, Yan Wangqiu can be said to be extremely sensitive to his external senses and mental touches. It is natural to tell that what Lu Yuan said just now was a revelation of his true feelings, not a show.

Yan Wangqiu wanted to arrange the future affairs and plan a retreat for future generations, so he naturally valued a generous person like Lu Yuan even more.

This Lu Pingxi is so benevolent, if he can get along with him, he will even arrange the feudal country promised by the imperial court to be by the other party's side. Then with such a benevolent king, watching and helping each other, my foundation may be much more stable. ’

Thinking like this in his heart, Yan Wangqiu looked at Lu Yuan, and kindly reminded: "The general cares about the lives of his soldiers, and this has become benevolence." But even if it is benevolence, it is divided into small benevolence and great benevolence.

Taking care of the lives of the soldiers, this is Xiao Renye.

The peace of the whole county, the stability of the world, this is the great benevolence.

Now the Miao people are in turmoil, seducing the enemy country and causing chaos in the world. If it is not eradicated with the power of thunder, I am afraid that there will never be peace in the world.

Now is the time to use troops, and the general must not be merciful to the Miao people because he can't bear the lives of the soldiers. ”

As an old-timer, an old Jianghu, Yan Wangqiu is also used to seeing the kind of example of endless disasters because of his momentary softness.

At this time, I naturally didn't want to, and I saw Lu Yuan repeat this mistake.

But he was clearly overthinking.

"Thank you, old master, for the point." Regarding Yan Wangqiu's kindness, Lu Yuan humbly accepted it, and then said: "I know that Ci is not in charge of the army, and I will not have any worries. Above the battle array, the field of life and death, life is determined by the sky, this is common sense.

This general has led the troops for many years, and he has already experienced it, but he just felt it for a while. ”

Although he cherishes the population, it does not mean that he is a woman's kindness.

If it was really necessary to fill it with human lives, then in order to win the war, Lu Yuan would not hesitate to retreat.

At the beginning, in order to quell the rebellion of the Seven Star Gate, he was able to use the first camp to attack the city one after another. Now, naturally, in order to pacify the Miao people, they can use the lives of those soldiers and militias to seize the fruits of victory.

Lu Yuan still sees this very clearly.

Long pain is better than short pain, and long mess is better than short mess.

If the Miao people of the Five Poisons Sect do not calm down and eradicate the source of this disaster, then Dongting County will never be able to achieve tranquility, and the local people will never be able to produce with peace of mind.

For the peace of the whole county, for the longevity of the future, the sacrifice of the moment is also bearable.

And Lu Yuan is just piggybacking on his own small personal power when completing this long-term goal.

This is the achievement of great benevolence and righteousness, and by the way, it also achieves its own small benevolence and small righteousness.

"Good."

Seeing that Lu Yuan could listen to the persuasion, Yan Wangqiu couldn't help but stroke his palm and smile: "The general can know the advance and retreat, and he knows the righteousness, and there is no ...... in this battle."

Halfway through the old master's words, his expression suddenly changed, and a terrifying aura suddenly erupted on his body.

I saw a touch of blue water, which instantly appeared around the two of them, protecting the entire car.

Lu Yuan also reacted quite quickly.

At the moment when Yan Wangqiu's aura erupted, the long-term steadiness also made him immediately realize that this should be an attack.

As a result, the red yang aura on his body, which had been perfected day by day, also surged out of his body in an instant, and then firmly attached to his body, guarding the whole person.

And when these two people were on guard, they only heard a bang, and a huge force fell from the roof of the car, instantly turning the entire car into pieces.

Then I only heard a buzz between the heavens and the earth, and a huge concussive force was transmitted in all directions with the broken vehicle as the center.

Smoke rolls and the wind rushes.

When the smoke cleared, Lu Yuan saw a colorful smoke, which came from all directions at this time, sweeping towards himself and Yan Wangqiu.

And there is also a wave of sea water on the side, which is in a circle at this time, layer upon layer, and the roll of colored smoke is blocked out.

Let the colorful smoke surge, but there is no seawater at all.

At this moment, after the colored smoke, a delicate figure fell in front of the two of them.

"Lan Cai'er!"

Looking at the woman's figure, almost instantly, Lu Yuan recognized the identity of the other party.

At this moment, the Innate Grandmaster who could attack him was such a symbolic method, except for the Holy Maiden of the Five Poisons Sect, he could hardly think of anyone else.

"Lu Yuan!"

Lan Cai'er hid in the colored smoke, looking at the red figure in front of her, who was sheltered by layers of seawater, and couldn't help gritting her teeth and said, "I didn't expect the Yue Imperial Court to value you so much, and even sent an innate grandmaster to protect it." All right! All right! ”

A well-planned assassination, I didn't expect to suffer such a variable, which immediately made Lan Cai'er hate.

She stared ahead, calmly manifesting the outer body of the martial arts, and the white-haired old man who was extroverted under the layers of sea water, scolded: "Yan Wangqiu, you are also an old man in the rivers and lakes, and you have also taken refuge in the imperial court and become an eagle dog."

Forget it, a dignified grandmaster, at this time, he was reduced to acting as a guard for a junior, are you ashamed? ”

However, in the face of this shouting and scolding, Yan Wangqiu's expression changed and did not change.

has already taken refuge in the imperial court, so some scolding from the rivers and lakes, he has long expected it.

Compared with the continuation of the younger generations of the sect, what is a little scolding?

is like the Five Poisons Sect Miao girl in front of her, can't she only scold twice at this time, what else can she do?

"Enchantress, Hugh is crazy with his tongue. If you have the ability, you will first break the old man's true intentions, break the outer body, and kill in. ”

Yan Wangqiu stared at Lan Cai'er coldly, and said, "If it can't be broken, then today, don't leave." ”

As he spoke, he looked around.

At this time, the soldiers of the nearby guards also reacted from the shock of the boss's assassination.

A large number of Lu Yuan's personal soldiers have surrounded them from all directions.

He and Lu Yuan are now under the escort of the army, and if they continue to delay, they will be surrounded by soldiers nearby, so even if Lan Cai'er is an innate honor, don't think about escaping today.

Lan Cai'er naturally saw this as well.

She looked at the soldiers who were approaching quickly, a trace of murderous intent flashed in her eyes, and she shouted: "Court dog thief, give me death!" ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw that the colored smoke that was constantly impacting the exterior of the sea water was changing at this time, and with the strong wind of true qi, it quickly spread towards the surroundings.

Those pro-army guards who rushed to the inner circle were blown by this poisonous smoke, and they immediately fell to death like mowing grass, and they were poisoned to death without even the slightest resistance.

The gap between ordinary soldiers and innate grandmasters is so big.

In the interval of breaths, hundreds of soldiers died.

The soldiers who were rushing around were taken aback when they saw this scene.

Some people even stopped, not daring to rush any further.

In the face of this god-like demon girl, those ordinary soldiers really don't know how to deal with it.

Lu Yuan saw that his soldiers were a little at a loss, so he also mobilized his internal strength at this time, and ordered to the outside: "All the soldiers listen to the order, form a formation to surround this place, dispatch strong bows and crossbows, and shoot this demon girl for me." ”

This demon girl of the Five Poisons Sect really dared to assassinate him.

And there is Yan Wangqiu by his side, this old grandmaster is here, and there are ten thousand retinues.

With such a God-given opportunity, Lu Yuan naturally wanted to try to leave this woman behind, besiege and kill here, and relieve the great trouble in his heart.

At this time, he made a decision immediately, even if it costs tens of thousands of people to die today, he can't let the other party go.