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Chapter 336: Qilin is coming to Xiyi City, and the wind and clouds gather together with one more person (asking for monthly tickets)
Li Guanyi naturally helped Wang Shunchen up and welcomed him back.

Wang Shunchen was a man who valued friendship and loyalty, but because of what happened back then, his state of mind was empty, which led to his fall. Now that he has untied the knot in his heart and filled his state of mind, he has finally returned to the realm of the seventh heaven.

It was a unique skill that could be used at will. Commanding the troops and the fighting spirit of the army were all done with just a few moves. Li Guanyi explained in detail all the things about Anxi City, and sent Qibili and others to collect the corpses and pick up the usable weapons and armors to take away.

The desert was dry, but it was summer after all, and so many corpses could easily cause an epidemic. Qibili asked the soldiers to take out their medicine bags and use Hou Zhongyu's corpse powder to turn the corpses into blood and clean them up.

After Li Guanyi and Wang Shunchen chatted for a while, they talked about the things happening in the Daqizhai.

Li Guanyi personally went to express his gratitude and introduced himself as a "Central Plains Merchant."

The old village chief who had been traveling around the world for a long time saw the young man in scale armor, battle robe and a warm smile. The old village chief was at least a man of the world and had been around in the Central Plains. He knew that a man like this could only be a veteran general or a warlord, and definitely not a traveling merchant from the Central Plains.

But he said boldly and cunningly: "I see, I have been in this place outside the Great Wall for a long time, and I didn't know there were such traveling merchants."

As he was speaking, he saw the cavalrymen over there take out some kind of powder and sprinkle it all over.

Bubbles appeared on the corpse, pus oozed out and turned into blood.

The old village chief Yu Wutai's eyes twitched.

At first, I could remain calm.

But after a while, I saw that the corpses over there turned directly into blood.

The old village chief felt a little numb in his head.

? ? ? ? !

This method, this, this...

Whose medicine powder is this that is so overbearing?

The old village chief had to work hard to keep his expression unchanged.

Although there was a lack of food, wine and meat in the Daqi Village, they still entertained Li Guanyi and his companions. During the conversation, Li Guanyi invited everyone in the Daqi Village to live where he was, and the old village chief agreed without hesitation.

He knew very well that—

One of the three famous generals of the Qiang people, as well as five thousand absolutely elite Qiexue troops, died here.

The Qiang people will not give up.

The Qiang people were also a large tribe in the desert. They had a large population and were brave and good at fighting. After the chaos in the Western Regions, they were the first tribe to become king. They had cities, populations, slaves, and an army of 100,000 elite soldiers under their command.

Those 100,000 were a real army, different from the one led by Li Guanyi.

There are two more famous generals who are even stronger than Cherridge.

Among them, the first general of the Qiang tribe was also at the Grandmaster level, but due to the change in the general situation, the other generals had to deal with the turbulent situation. In addition, Wang Shunchen's state of mind collapsed and he fell into a lower realm, so he sent Cheliji to lead 5,000 brave cavalry.

I never expected Li Guanyi to appear suddenly.

Otherwise, Wang Shunchen would really die at the hands of Cheliji's army.

Now that the generals and cavalry are dead here, the Qiang people will definitely not give up. They will come to search for us when they recover. The Daqizhai will definitely be targeted, and we will not be able to escape by then.

The punishments of the Qiang people in the Western Regions were extremely brutal. Some would dig a pit in the desert and bury the person in it. The sand in the pit would be compacted, and a large cut would be made on the forehead near the scalp with an extremely sharp and fast knife, and then honey would be smeared on the cut.

There are huge and ferocious ants in the desert that crawl over to eat honey and flesh.

It's death from itching, death from pain, death from extreme fright and death.

Run if you can!

Falling into the hands of those barbarians is more painful than death.

There were still a lot of luggage and belongings in the Daqizhai, but the old leader made a prompt decision to take none of them and only took some silver, weapons and clothes. He locked the gate of the Daqizhai and poured liquor and grease into the village.

In the end, just one fire burned all the years of foundation to ashes.

Li Guanyi saw that the old village chief had a complicated and sad expression on his face.

Wang Shunchen also had a trance-like feeling, but soon, this dream-like feeling dissipated from Wang Shunchen, his old knot was untied, and he got his old bow back.

Until now, the Daqizhai, which represents his decadent past and years, has been burned down.

Only then did Wang Shunchen finally let it go.

The future is broad and there is no past.

The Archer General has finally returned.

Li Guanyi touched the cat lying on his shoulder. It was because of this that he did not use his famous red dragon and white tiger forms; and did not let Qilin join the battle.

The name Li Guan is well-known throughout the world.

The Fire Kirin is highly connected with him.

From beginning to end, the only ones who knew that he was Li Guanyi were Wang Shunchen and the five thousand Qiexue troops.

At that time, 10,000 horse archers were left behind by him.

The people from Daqizhai were very far away.

The five thousand Qiexue troops who knew the news were completely wiped out. If the Qilin appeared, it would be difficult for the people in the Daqizhai to deal with the appearance of the Qilin.

Ever since we rescued someone at the ghost market in Jiangzhou City that day, it was still Mr. Xue who had to clean up the mess.

Li Guanyi gradually grew up, and now he considers the consequences of everything he does.

It is not like when I was young, when I was full of courage.

But the sharpshooter general Wang Shunchen felt a little regretful after all. Looking at the Fire Kirin that seemed to be a little more mature than before, he asked it if it still liked to eat good fruits. However, the Fire Kirin got angry, which made Wang Shunchen, who had not seen it for a long time, a little confused.

Privately, he said to Li Guanyi, "What a pity, what a pity, I didn't get to see you, young master, with the golden armor on your face and the Fire Kirin sitting on your back. If I had seen that scene, I would have been willing to get drunk and die on the spot."

Li Guanyi replied: "The general was very brave, but dying drunk on the battlefield is not a good omen."

"Besides, with this appearance, there will always be a chance to see it again."

Li Guanyi paused, then replied with a smile: "But I thought about it, if I were to ride a fire unicorn in the Western Regions and wear a golden mask, there might only be one time..."

Li Guanyi touched Qilin's head, lowered his eyes and remained calm, but Wang Shunchen inexplicably felt a sense of calm and peaceful spirit.

Li Guanyi answered him:
"When we have pacified the Western Regions, taken over the Southwest, and connected to the Southeast."

"In that battle, Li Guanyi must have worn the armor of the Central Plains Bright Light Heavenly King, rode on a flaming Qilin, worn a golden visor, and held the Scarlet Heaven Sword. He was upright and showed off his might in the world."

Wang Shunchen was stunned: "Huh?"

"Jiangnan?"

"Red Sky Sword?"

Li Guanyi was surprised, touched Qilin's head, and said with a smile: "Well, it's just a small matter. I didn't tell the general. It was a coincidence. We will talk about these things later."

Wang Shunchen, who was ready to show his power, said: “…………”

"???"

So this famous general who had been drinking and not caring about the world for more than ten years pulled Qibili aside to ask him. Qibili respected Li Guan as a god and told him many things. The Archer General was stunned for a long time.

Qin Wuhou? ?

The Lord of the Scarlet Sky Sword?

He led his army to pacify the entire Jiangnan region and was a first-class founding monarch.

The General of Tiance, who did not bow when entering the court, walked into the palace with a sword and shoes on, and commanded all the troops in the world?

The Archer General laughed heartily with great delight.

So it was clear that I had just sworn in the face of the burning past that I would never drink.

But today, he was alone with wine, drinking heavily towards the direction of the Taiping Army's conquest. He was drunk for several days, but he was not drunk in a daze, but just happy and ecstatic. How could such muddy wine make a master drunk?
I just want to be drunk.

Drunk, he lay there on his side, muttering to himself.

Just saying——

Everyone, everyone!
The great flag of our Taiping Army will not fall, and there will always be new comers to fulfill our wish for world peace. He seemed to be drunk and saw his comrades in life and death again. However, at this moment, Wang Shunchen no longer had the decadent will to go to that world and die shoulder to shoulder with them.

It was just a hazy moment. He picked up the jar of wine and stretched out his hand to toast from a distance.

You all know.

What a pleasure!
Li Guanyi led this group of warriors and Wang Shunchen back to Anxi City. The warriors of Daqizhai and the old leader of the village were distracted by the grandeur of the city. Li Guanyi brought Wang Shunchen back and told Mr. Yu Pojun, Fan Qing and others about this top general.

At this point, Li Guan's forces finally had a truly top-notch general.

He is currently the top general in the entire Tiance Prefecture and the Qilin Army.

He was also the top general in the Taiping Army at that time.

He also asked Lei Laomeng to appraise the spoils brought back. These Qiang robes and armors must not be used as they are. If they are worn directly, it would be like dancing the Hu Xuan dance in front of the Qiang King.

While dancing the Hu Xuan dance, she said that it was me who killed your beloved general.

If you have the guts, come and hit me.

No one can bear it.

Li Guanyi's troops consisted of only 3,000 golden scimitar cavalry and 20,000 archer cavalry.

Among them, the cavalry archers were only considered as available troops because of their riding and archery abilities. Their individual qualities were only equivalent to the top third-line reserve corps in the Central Plains, and were weaker than the second-line corps that generally possessed internal strength, that is, the border troops of various countries.

In this situation, fighting to the death with the Qiang tribe would most likely result in heavy losses to the Qiang tribe, and Li Guanyi's corps would be destroyed due to heavy losses. During the internal meeting of Tiance Mansion, Po Jun flipped through the files, frowned slightly, and said, "My lord, there is something else..."

Li Guanyi raised his eyebrows and said, "Hmm? What's the matter?"

The counselor replied: "Although we have a general who can command an army, our current troops are not capable of bringing out the best of a sharpshooter. In other words, we have the general, but the troops cannot keep up."

"Also, equipment, we need more good equipment."

"Especially armor, and a hard bow and arrow that can bear the warrior's means."

"I heard that the top elite troops from various countries are equipped with armor and weapons that are all at the level of sharp weapons."

The counselor stared at Li Guanyi with sharp eyes.

Li Guan looked at his nose with one eye and looked at his heart with his nose.

Nangong Wumeng seemed to have a premonition and slipped away early.

When Li Guan thought about the Chen State Grand Festival, he knew that the prize he would get for winning the competition was a top-level Frost Halberd, which cost one thousand taels of gold. Even if it was just an ordinary weapon, it would cost several hundred taels of silver to buy it in the martial arts world.

An entire elite force is equipped with weapon-level equipment.

There were also arrows, top-quality arrows, one arrow cost one tael of silver.

Cavalry Corps...

Li Guanyi finally realized something.

Po Jun raised his lips and said word by word: "My Lord, have you forgotten from the beginning that the army itself is a waste of money."

"And cavalry is a type of soldier that costs a lot of money, and so are archers. So the Armored Horse Archers Corps is the most expensive of all the types of soldiers, except for the top-notch armored cavalry..."

"Although you have swallowed up five thousand Qiang Qiexue troops."

“But it’s a pity.”

"Our fiscal gap has grown."

To raise an elite cavalry corps led by a top commander who was once ranked 27th on the list of famous generals, there is only one word in the eyes of the internal affairs and logistics department -

expensive!
But if you don't provide good enough supplies, food, elixirs, high-quality arrows, bows and crossbows, and armor, it would be like having a thousand-mile horse but feeding it hay. You will only end up ruining the horse, which is a waste of resources.

Li Guanyi had a sense of the overall situation and had to tighten his belt.

He summoned 20,000 cavalry archers and brave men from all tribes, and posted a notice to hold a military competition for the entire army. Wang Shunchen would go to watch it in person. The competition would be on archery, horsemanship, spearmanship, swordsmanship, mounted archery, and the foundation of aura.

There were 20,000 cavalry archers and more than 30,000 young and strong warriors from various tribes participating.

In the end, only three thousand people were selected.

Enjoy the best treatment and don't have to worry about food, armor, and military pay.

Although Li Guanyi was poor, all his generals and soldiers were fully paid.

At that time, the young man tightened his belt and carried Nangong Wumeng to fight sand bandits in the desert, and he had to pay the military pay. Wang Shunchen rebuilt the former top archer corps [Xianzhen Baibao Camp].

Elite troops for attacking strongholds, capturing strongholds and launching surprise attacks.

The remaining 20,000 horse archers served as standing legion.

These 20,000 standing troops are hunters from various tribes. They can fight in small-scale conflicts or when the difference in strength between their commanders is too great. However, if they want to attack and defeat the enemy, and fight against people of the same level or even stronger than them, they will be crushed.

There is a huge gap in all kinds of qualities and military proficiency.

Li Guanyi knew it very well.

Under the leadership of him and Wang Shunchen, 20,000 people were able to destroy Cheliji's 5,000 Qiexue troops.

But if it was the 5,000 Tiger Cavalry led by Yuwen Lie himself.

The ending will be reversed.

These 20,000 people will be wiped out.

A famous general also needs a strong army.

Elite soldiers and strong generals are the choice of this world.

The Chen State's Night Cavalry, the Wolf King's Canglang Cavalry, the Iron Pagoda of the grassland, the Ying State's Tiger Cavalry, the God of War Jiang Su's Northern Palace Army, and the Halberd Soldiers that Yue Qianfeng and Gong Zhenyong were both experts in, are all like this.

This is also a military style developed when there is an upper limit on the command of military generals.

Within the scope of command capabilities, cultivate a corps with extremely high quality and specialized expertise.

Li Guanyi waved his hand and made the decision without hesitation.

[Anxi City] used Tianger's entire fortune to build up the [Hundred Guard Camp] and the [Golden Scimitar Cavalry] - all of them were wearing superior armor, and used three hundred forged weapons, good bows and crossbows, wolf-fang barbed arrows, and hundred-forged snowflake spears.

Each of them has at least the ability of the Inner Energy Realm as a foundation, and they are all extremely brave. They have the experience of killing several enemies alone. As a whole, they arrived at the Central Plains battlefield with the strength of the top second-line corps, like the elite border troops of various countries.

The commander of [Xianzhen Baibao Camp] is No. 27 on the list of divine generals, Wang Shunchen.

[Golden Scimitar Cavalry] The commander was the Great Khan of the Nine Clans of Tiele, Qibili.

Each of them has tens of thousands of reserve troops.

And the custom of holding a military competition every year was established.

Under the leadership of these two people, these people can be called fierce soldiers even if they are placed on the battlefield in the Central Plains. These two legions are qualified to compete with the Wolf King's trusted troops.

Been here for a few months.

After more than ten battles of varying sizes, the [Anxi Protectorate] finally had a core corps that could rival the [Elite Qilin Army] and [Heavy Cavalry of the Yue Family Army] of the Jiangnan Tiance Prefecture.

Even the original versions of these two troops are comparable to the heavy cavalry under Ling Pingyang, or even stronger.

Only then did they have the real confidence to stand firm in the chaotic times of the Western Regions.

But the price he paid was that Li Guanyi, Marquis Wu of Qin, became poor again.

Absolute poverty!

There's not a penny left in my pocket!
Every mouse that went into his purse would leave with two bags of tears in its eyes.

The top military corps are fed with money.

Coincidentally, that thing was exactly what Mr. Li needed the most.

"Mr. Pojun, what do you think is the meaning of life?"

Po Jun: “…………”

"We have to go to Xiyi City."

The young prince had a tired smile on his face, his eyes slightly hollow. "Ah, Mr. Pojun, if we go there and play the victim, can we cheat the Duke? I said yes, to earn some military funds?"

"I can pretend to cry."

"Because of my aunt, I think my skill in pretending to cry is a little better than my halberd skills."

Po Jun consoled him, "My Lord, please do not disturb me. I have other concerns this time."

Li Guanyi: "Hmm?"

Po Jun pondered and said, "The Western Region is in chaos, but it can't continue forever. In my opinion, there will be changes soon, and the chaos will turn into stability. That will be the time when the opportunity will come."

"The Qiang are very powerful. If we fight them now, the best outcome will be that both sides will suffer losses. There are three tribes like the Qiang in the Western Regions, and there are countless other tribes that are not as powerful as them but have mobilized all the men in the tribe to fight."

"We are not short of generals at the moment, but we are short of people!"

"Lack of armaments, iron ore, and weapons."

"And lack of timing!"

Pojun took some things, put them on the table, and said:
"According to my guess, even if the eldest son Li Jianwen is dissatisfied with the second son, the Duke of the Duke's Mansion is old and strong, and the matter that would make him resort to [marriage] is not about the children."

"There are changes in Xiyi City."

"In other words, the Western Region that can be seen from the height of Xiyi City has begun to change."

"My lord, General Wang Shunchen and General Qibili need to stay here to train the troops and protect the city, lest the Qiang people find out something is wrong and come to attack. My lord, you must be very careful when you go to Xiyi City. If you have the chance, you must set foot on that great trend."

"There are three treasure bags here."

"My Lord, it would be best if you could handle it easily. If you encounter any problems, you can open the treasure bag, which may be useful."

Li Guan put away the brocade bag and said:
"Then I'll trouble you sir."

Po Jun smiled and said, "That is what I wish for, but I dare not ask for it."

"My Lord, who are you planning to take with you this time?"

Li Guanyi said: "Just Changsun and Yaoguang."

Po Jun smiled slightly: "Why?"

Li Guanyi replied: "The rest of the people have to stay here and prepare to adapt to the general trend. They each have their own things to deal with. As for this trip to Xiyi City, I also have a feeling that a storm is about to come."

"I'm afraid that has changed."

"Chang Sun is half of Xiyi City, so he can't not go."

"And once the situation changes and there is any danger, it will be easier to escape if there are fewer people."

Po Jun said: "That Yao Guang..."

Li Guanyi replied: "She and I have an agreement. Even if I am hunted by the whole world and wander around, I will not abandon her."

"And over the years, from Guanyi City to Zhenbei City, from Zhenbei City across thousands of miles to Jiangnan, the various battles in Jiangnan, and then to Zhongzhou."

"Finally, I arrived in the Western Regions from Zhongzhou. I faced life-threatening dangers more than once. She never left me and helped me a lot. Many times, her magic helped me solve many problems..."

Li Guanyi was silent for a moment, then said softly:

"I owe too much debt."

Po Jun remained silent for a long time, and just replied:

"Yaoguang has magical powers. My lord, it would be safer if you travel with her."

Li Guanyi smiled carefreely, crossed his arms and bowed slightly, and said with a smile:

"Yes, then, I'll leave this city to you."

"My strategist."

Pojun paused, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and then pressed it down hard.

It's still slightly raised and can't be suppressed.

He straightened his back, put his left hand behind his back, pinched his lower back, put his right hand in front of his lips, coughed, and said calmly: "Well, my lord, don't worry."

"Leave this place to me!"

"I will not let you down, my lord!"

Li Guanyi laughed loudly.

Changsun Wuchou had been waiting for a long time and was already anxious. Seeing that Li Guanyi was ready, he took them with him. In Anxi City, Old Siming and the whale fisherman had been gone for a long time, and the stick monk Thirteen also left the day before yesterday.

"I want to use my feet to measure the breadth of the world. How can I stop here? Fate comes and goes, fate arises and perishes."

"Brother Li, the world is not big. If we are destined to meet, we may meet again."

Li Guanyi asked him where he was going.

The simple-minded monk wore a hat to protect against the wind and sand, and on his back was a bamboo basket filled with scriptures, a teapot, and teacups. In his left hand he held a water and fire stick as thick as a bowl, and with his right hand erected in front of him, he replied, "The world is like a sea of ​​suffering, and you and I are just passing through."

"Come where you came from, go where you go."

"Poor monk..."

"No going, no returning!"

He laughed loudly, turned around and walked into the vast desert, reciting the Diamond Sutra.

I want to measure the earth with my feet, I want to see everything in the sky and on the earth, and I want to save all the sufferings of the people.

"Brother, you and I, all living things, and the three thousand worlds."

"Take care of yourselves."

"Amitabha."

All the people and beings in the world come and go like smoke and dust. Familiar people come and leave, and those who indulge in the past wake up and come back. It is true that there is no banquet that will last forever in this world.

After setting out from Anxi City, Li Guanyi sat on a camel's back, listening to the ringing of the camel bells of the Camel Chamber of Commerce. The sound was clear and distant, and he felt that the desert was vast and boundless.

This place is not far from [Xiyi City] but not close either.

He saw a lot along the way, cities of all sizes were constantly being conquered, and different tribes were fighting each other. Li Guanyi was calm, and although he had the means of a master, he restrained his aura and looked like an ordinary traveling merchant.

Along the way, they performed many heroic deeds and fought off sand bandits, and also witnessed the increasingly unstable situation in the Western Regions. Finally, in August, they were about to arrive at Xiyi City.

Because we were in a hurry on the road, we stopped in a small town to rest for a while.

Changsun Wuchou immediately wrote a letter to Li Zhaowen, telling her that they were almost there. The towns in this area were a mixed bag of people, including people from the Western Regions, people from the Central Plains, Tuyuhun, and Dangxiang.

Li Guanyi couldn't keep himself busy, and seeing that Yaoguang seemed quite interested, he simply took some money and went out with Yaoguang to wander around the town and buy some things. The silver-haired girl quite liked a kind of baked naan here.

It could be left for a long time, but after considering it in the end, she still chose steamed buns. However, when she was walking through the mall, the silver-haired girl paused slightly, turned her head and looked in one direction, her clear eyes widened slightly.

Li Guanyi was squatting in front of a stall and saw an ox-horn comb. He bargained with the old lady. The old lady tried her best but failed to keep the price down. She was defeated by the rich experience accumulated by the young man during his wanderings around the world.

Suddenly Li Guanyi felt someone tugging at his sleeve.

Li Guanyi paused for a moment, and saw the silver-haired girl standing next to him. The girl's sleeves were wide, revealing only her small white hands. She pulled Li Guanyi's sleeves. Li Guanyi and Yaoguang had experienced life and death, and they had a tacit understanding with each other. He smiled and said, "Okay."

He took out the money and gave it to the old lady according to what she had originally asked for.

Then he picked up the comb, took Yaoguang's hand, and placed the exquisitely shaped ox horn comb on the girl's palm. Then he followed the girl's guidance and walked through several alleys. He was slightly startled and saw a familiar person.

He was a young man from a good family, but at the moment he looked disheveled, with scars all over his face and signs of punishment on his body. His eyes were calm, like a gloomy wolf, holding a wooden stick, fighting against a group of big men, with a little girl behind him.

When Li Guan saw that it was an old friend, he said, "If it wasn't Yaoguang, I never thought I would see him again." He deliberately made a sound so that people in the alley could see him.

The big men had alert looks on their faces, but the young man was stunned, his eyes wide open.

"It's you……"

Li Guanyi said: "Long time no see."

More than two years ago, Chen State, Jiangzhou.

The Dangxiang prince who came to Jiangzhou City as a hostage of the alliance and the Jinwu Guards at that time had once glanced at each other. Today, they met again here in this way. He was the eldest son of the Dangxiang King.

The former proton.

He is also the legitimate successor of the Dangxiang State.

Li Guanyi:
"The Dangxiang prince."

(End of this chapter)