Gao Wu: You have science, and I have magic!

Chapter 267: Taking the enemy general’s head from the crowd of thousands of troops

Jicheng, the main camp of the Protectorate.

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Sun Jingwei was furious when he learned of his brother's death. He immediately ordered: "Assemble the troops immediately. I will massacre Yuyang with blood and make them accompany my brother to the grave!"

Seeing that Sun Jingwei was angry, the servants around him naturally did not dare to stand up and bring bad luck at this time. What's more, the rebels now occupied Jicheng and wanted to intimidate the entire Youzhou, so the "thorn" of Yuyang had to be removed.

Otherwise, if the counties in Youzhou follow suit, how can these rebels in Daliang have a place to stand?

Therefore, instead of trying to dissuade Sun Jingwei, they all agreed loudly: "Yuyang County Governor Shen Huaimin and General Ye Qingzhou, these two thieves are resisting the will of heaven by resisting the general. Their entire clans should be exterminated to serve as a warning to others!"

Tan Jie, the most powerful general under Sun Jingwei, even stood up and clasped his fists to ask for orders: "General, this is no longer an ordinary traitor, we must strike hard. I am willing to be the vanguard in this battle, to help you capture Yuyang County City and kill the two traitors Shen and Ye!"

Qin Jie was born a knight from Yanzhao. He was skilled in archery and horse riding and had extraordinary courage.

"it is good!"

Seeing his men all fighting bravely and volunteering to fight, Sun Jingwei laughed and said, "Rest today and march out tomorrow. Whoever captures Yuyang first will get to plunder for three days!"

Although Yuyang was a border county, it was a prosperous commercial hub as it was a border trade hub for the various Donghu tribes. It brought together valuable goods such as silk from Yangzhou, pearls from Qingzhou, gold ornaments from Jizhou, black iron from Bingzhou, and even beautiful jade from Liangzhou. The goods were dazzling and had everything you could expect.

Therefore, when they heard that the first to enter Yuyang could plunder for three days without stopping, the rebel generals immediately shouted: "General, you are mighty! Our army will win this battle!"

After the order was conveyed to the middle and lower-level soldiers, a fanatical mood immediately spread throughout the army.

Even the Black Mane and White Mane tribes of the Sirius clan came to Sun Jingwei and volunteered to participate in the battle to capture Yuyang.

Obviously, they also coveted the wealth of Yuyang County.

But Sun Jingwei did not intend to share the profits, so he found a reason to refuse.

On the second day, a large army gathered outside Ji City.

Sun Jingwei used his 3,000 family servants as the main force, and relied on the promise of money to stabilize the tens of thousands of border troops of the Northern Territory Protectorate. He then massively recruited refugees who had lost their land in Youzhou, and quickly expanded his own armed forces to 100,000 people.

Of course, the only ones who can really fight here are Sun Jingwei's servants and the more than 10,000 border soldiers who surrendered by him.

These border soldiers were forcibly conscripted by the imperial court. Not only had they served beyond their term, but their food and wages were often withheld, so they had long been dissatisfied.

After Sun Jingwei killed the former chief and deputy protector generals of the Northern Territory Protectorate, they joined the bandits without any psychological burden.

This is the most direct consequence of the loss of the Daliang court's authority. The lower-level soldiers no longer have any fear of the court, and coupled with poor treatment, they will immediately rebel as long as someone incites them.

Although most of them are a mob, the scale of 100,000 people still sounds intimidating.

Sun Jingwei personally led the main force and attacked Yuyang County under the banner of revenge for his brother. The 100,000-strong army set out in a mighty manner, like a swarm of locusts passing through a border, leaving smoke and dust everywhere they went.

Outside Jicheng, there is Fujun Mountain.

Two men stood on the top of the mountain, one in front and one behind, overlooking the earth. They were the leader of Louguan Dao, the divine fortune teller Lu Gongming. The young man behind him was Xu Buyi, his disciple who had practiced with him since childhood.

"Master, you once said that Youzhou has the aura of an emperor, but is it Sun Jingwei?"

"No."

Lu Gongming has white hair and a youthful face, and an upright posture. At this moment, he stands proudly on the rocks facing the wind, with a demeanor that resembles that of a god.

He said with disdain, "Although Sun Jingwei has some talent, he is not destined to succeed. Daliang's luck has not yet run out, but he is eager to defect. This is the way to his death, and it will not be a good end."

"Then, Master, who do you think the Emperor's Qi will be in?"

Xu Buyi was very curious about this.

"The destiny of heaven is unpredictable, and I cannot fully understand it, but the aura of the emperor is in Youzhou, this is a sure thing. In the last battle for Fulong Court, my Louguan Sect was badly defeated. Now that Daliang's three hundred years of destiny is coming to an end, this is our chance to turn things around."

"If that's the case, why did Master deliberately spread rumors? Aren't you afraid of attracting competition from other Taoist sects?"

Xu Buyi was very puzzled.

"This is a dispute over fame and power, how can we act in conspiracy?"

Lu Gongming scolded him, and then said confidently and calmly: "What's more, Yanzhao is the home ground of our Louguan Dao, and we have all the advantages of the terrain. If other Dao sects dare to come, let them have a try."

While the master and the disciple were talking, Lü Gongming looked towards Yuyang County, his expression suddenly changed, and he was filled with shock: "How is it possible that destiny changes and the country changes?"

…………

In Yuyang County, five-colored light flowed endlessly in the depths of Ye Qingzhou's eyes, and the aura on his body changed drastically.

After winning the hearts and minds of the people in Yuyang County and lighting up the lights in thousands of homes, Ye Qingzhou's spiritual world underwent incredible changes.

"The path of martial arts, I see."

Ye Qingzhou understood in his heart: "The so-called martial arts requires both martial arts and Taoism. Martial arts are the power to protect Taoism, and Taoism is the foundation of strong martial arts. Both are indispensable."

In his previous practice, Ye Qingzhou only had "Martial Arts" but not "Tao".

Even if one learns the spiritual practice of "using literature to convey the truth" at Yuelu Academy, the truth contained in it is a "false truth" rather than the true truth.

"A false way is, after all, a borrowed force. It comes with the wind and will eventually go with the wind. Only the true way can last forever and last forever."

When on Blue Star, Ye Qingzhou came into contact with Yuan Qi, and based on Yuan Qi, he embarked on a new path of martial arts practice and gained extraordinary powers.

But this kind of power is completely dependent on vital energy. Once one reaches the world of "Jue Yuan", his realm will immediately fall and all his cultivation will be lost.

Ye Qingzhou, who is now in the Cang Yuan Realm, has encountered this situation. Except for his mind and will, his body and qi training are all gone.

"Real martial arts shouldn't be such an inconvenient thing."

What Ye Qingzhou needs is the true way that is applicable to all places and can be practiced in all heavens, rather than the false way that can only rely on vital energy: "So, this is the real test of the Yellow Emperor. I want to avoid the eyes and ears of the Taixu Divine Dynasty here and achieve the true martial arts path that belongs to me alone."

"So, what is the martial arts that truly belongs to me?"

Ye Qingzhou fell into deep thought: "There are no two leaves in this world that are exactly the same. Naturally, there are no two worlds that are exactly the same. So it is too difficult to 'walk in the heavens and remain unchanged'."

The method chosen by the Taixu Divine Dynasty is to inject vital energy, transform the environment of other worlds, and even rewrite the "rules of the Tao" of other worlds, and finally complete the harvest of Tao fruits again and again, until the spiritual energy of this world is exhausted and turned into a dead zone.

"The martial arts is the path of constant self-improvement. The Divine Dynasty is like a jungle beast that plunders and devours other worlds. Although it can quickly grow stronger, the price is the loss of the ability to continuously improve itself. It can only be strong for a while, and will eventually suffer the consequences."

Ye Qingzhou instinctively disliked this path. The martial arts he pursued was self-improvement and the path of constantly optimizing and improving himself. Only in this way could he constantly innovate in martial arts and make great progress.

Once this enterprising spirit is lost, no matter how powerful this martial artist is, he is no longer worthy of being called a strong man.

“The strength of the mind is the real strength.”

"The myriad worlds are ever-changing, but a heart dedicated to martial arts can remain constant."

"This is my way."

With this realization, the power of thought in Ye Qingzhou's spiritual world surged and instantly broke through a layer of invisible constraints, condensing into a small stream, running through Ye Qingzhou's sea of ​​consciousness all the way to the spiritual world.

Although the stream is small, the water flows continuously. An inexplicable force is injected from the spiritual world into Ye Qingzhou's sea of ​​consciousness, strengthening his essence, energy, and spirit.

Ye Qingzhou's mind was shocked, and there seemed to be lightning in his eyes: "The Great Way of Heart Martial Arts has finally been accomplished!"

The way of heaven is martial, my heart is constant!
Although the initial development of the martial arts of the mind is still very small, it has already brought Ye Qingzhou unimaginable benefits.

After examining himself, Ye Qingzhou was surprised to find that he had gained three abilities.

With his strong body and iron skin, Ye Qingzhou possesses a powerful defense that is invulnerable to swords and guns.

Dragon's vigor and tiger's strength: Ye Qingzhou's qi and blood power are endless, and he can always maintain the best physiological state.

Supernatural Power: Ye Qingzhou briefly enters a state of unity of essence, energy and spirit, and can lift twenty tons of weight with his bare hands.

Such power is like a shrunken version of Superman in the "absolute" world of Cang Yuan Realm. One person is enough to sweep the world and be invincible.

But for Ye Qingzhou, who has opened up the way of mind martial arts, unifying the world is not so important. Even the Xuanyuan Sword is dispensable to him.

Now, what Ye Qingzhou wants to do most is to preach the truth and spread his military power throughout the world.

Walking out of the quiet room, Ye Qingzhou saw Wang Junfeng standing outside the door.

"Master, have you finished your retreat?"

"Ah."

Ye Qingzhou nodded, then smiled and said, "I want to open the Xinwu Sect, are you willing to join?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Junfeng was immediately overjoyed, bowed and shouted, "Disciple is willing!"

"it is good!"

Ye Qingzhou then extended his index finger and touched the center of Wang Junfeng's brow, performing the heart-to-heart technique and imparting to him the secrets of Xinwu: "From today on, you will be the first disciple of my Xinwu Sect."

"Disciple will carry forward the Way of Heart Martial Arts!"

Wang Junfeng was comprehending the mystery of the Way of Heart Martial Arts, and his expression was very excited, even tears welled up in his eyes, and he felt as if he was willing to die in the evening after hearing the truth in the morning. The martial arts of the Cang Yuan Realm finally opened the road to transcendence.

From now on, martial artists will step onto the historical stage of the Cang Yuan Realm and spread their martial arts throughout the world.

After all, he is the founding disciple. If his cultivation is too weak, wouldn't he lose face?

Therefore, Ye Qingzhou began to instruct Wang Junfeng on his practice: "The core of Xinwu Sect's practice is to refine the mind with martial arts. By constantly strengthening one's heart towards martial arts, one can break the shackles of the mind and penetrate the spiritual world."

Afterwards, Ye Qingzhou communicated with Wang Junfeng through telepathy and took him to personally contact the spiritual world, which broadened his horizons and gave him an epiphany.

Wang Junfeng is a hero favored by the will of the Cang Yuan Realm. He has a very high level of comprehension and has been practicing martial arts since he was young. He has long since honed a heart for martial arts that is as solid as a rock.

Therefore, Ye Qingzhou only needed to give him a little guidance and he was able to successfully understand it.

At the same time as Wang Junfeng succeeded, Ye Qingzhou also found that his "heart martial arts" had suddenly grown several times, from a "small stream" to a "big stream".

Obviously, this is the benefit of preaching, especially for a man like Wang Junfeng who is a man of luck in the world. Becoming his teacher can bring unimaginable huge benefits.

"Master, I have mastered a magical power called Copper Skin and Iron Bones!"

Wang Junfeng was so excited that he couldn't help but pull out a dagger and cut his palm. Seeing that the sharp dagger could only leave a white mark on his palm, he could no longer sit still.

After only a short period of study, one can gain the ability to be invulnerable to swords and guns. This immediate benefit made Wang Junfeng completely convinced of Ye Qingzhou.

At this moment, Shen Peng hurriedly walked into the yard: "Qingzhou, come with me to the meeting hall, something big has happened."

When Ye Qingzhou followed Shen Peng to the government meeting hall, it was already full of people.

Liu Chang recognized Ye Qingzhou at a glance. His pupils shrank and his whole body trembled slightly. Then he suddenly realized: "It turned out to be this person. No wonder he was able to wipe out the rebels led by Sun Xiangwen alone. He is indeed a peerless hero."

"father in law."

"Qingzhou, you are here, please take a seat."

"Yes."

After seeing Ye Qingzhou, Shen Huaimin's pressure was slightly reduced. Then he announced the bad news: "The rebel Sun Jingwei claimed to be the General of Anbei. He had mobilized 100,000 troops three days ago and attacked Yuyang. Now the troops have arrived at Anle County. In two days, they will be at the gates of the city."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire prefectural government was in an uproar.

You know, the total strength of Yuyang County today is less than 500 people, of which only 100 are trained regular border troops.

The remaining four hundred people were all militiamen who were temporarily recruited.

These militiamen were illiterate, and many of them couldn't even tell left from right, let alone obey military orders. They probably couldn't even understand the orders.

With such a force, let alone an army of 100,000, even if there were only 10,000 of them, they would definitely not be able to hold out.

Shen Huaimin was helpless about this.

Although the imperial court successfully suppressed the Xuantian Rebellion three years ago, it also exhausted all its money and grain. The cold and bitter land of Youzhou was even more financially strapped for cash and had no money to support the army.

Ye Qingzhou looked at Shen Huaimin: "Father-in-law, what do the nobles in the county say?"

"This……"

Shen Huaimin looked embarrassed, then sighed painfully and said, "They are unwilling to contribute money or effort, and just think this is a personal grudge between our Shen family and the Sun family."

"Haha, a bunch of idiots who won't cry until they see the coffin."

Ye Qingzhou sneered, and was very contemptuous of the short-sightedness of the noble families and the wealthy families: "Do they think that the rebels will let them go after they capture Yuyang?"

Liu Chang took the opportunity to suggest, "Yuyang County is backed by mountains and has a favorable geographical location. As long as we defend it strictly, we should be able to hold back the rebels. I have some friendship with the commander of the Black Cavalry, Nie Shixiong. I can write a letter to him and ask him to come to the rescue. Then, we can cooperate internally and externally, and perhaps force the rebels to retreat."

"This is a great plan!"

Shen Huaimin's eyes lit up, and then he looked at Ye Qingzhou: "What do you think, my dear son-in-law?"

It was easy to send someone to deliver a letter, but if Shen Huaimin wanted to defend Yuyang City, he obviously needed a brave general like Ye Qingzhou.

"Too much trouble."

"trouble?"

Shen Huaimin and Liu Chang looked at each other in bewilderment. Then Shen Huaimin could only ask Ye Qingzhou with a puzzled look on his face: "Do you have any countermeasures?"

Ye Qingzhou shook his head directly: "I don't understand any conspiracy, and I don't want to bother with it. They are just rebels. I can destroy them easily."

After saying this, Ye Qingzhou stood up and left the meeting hall.

Wang Junfeng chased after him.

"Where do you want to go, Master?"

"Anle County."

"What are you going to do in Anle County?"

"kill."

The cold words, accompanied by a hint of spring chill, made Wang Junfeng shiver all over.

He didn't know who Ye Qingzhou wanted to kill, but he had a hunch that person was dead.

…………

Anle County is named after its name which means "peace and joy".

However, today's Anle County is neither "peaceful" nor "happy". It has become a hell on earth.

After breaking through the city gate, the rebellious soldiers immediately turned into a group of wild beasts, raping and looting and committing all kinds of atrocities in the city.

In the burning city, there were wailing and screaming everywhere, and innocent people became their victims.

"Kill! As long as you are willing to work hard, there will be plenty of women and wealth!"

"The general is victorious!"

"We are willing to follow the general until death!"

Sun Jingwei looked at the beastly army in front of him, and at this moment he felt a surge of pride in his heart.

"A real man should be like this! First Youzhou, then Jizhou and Qingzhou. When I have cleared the land north of the river, it will be time to go south to compete for the Central Plains. Then I will be the destined emperor, hahahaha!"

At this moment, Sun Jingwei is full of confidence and his ambition is obvious.

On the second day, Sun Jingwei took advantage of the high morale of his soldiers and led his troops straight to Yuyang, intending to capture the city that dared to resist him in one fell swoop.

The army of one hundred thousand was so powerful that the smoke and dust it raised covered the sky.

"General, someone is blocking the army's path."

"Heh, he's just trying to stop a chariot. Kill him."

After a while.

The vanguard of the army still stopped moving forward.

Sun Jingwei was furious: "Where is Qin Jieren? What does he do for a living? Why is he not doing anything?"

"General... Qin Xianfeng is dead..."

"???"

Sun Jingwei was confused when he heard this. He was a living person just now, how could he be dead now?
Just as he was puzzled, another scout came running over with a sad face and reported: "General, we have lost a thousand men!"

"Hmm? How many soldiers are there in the enemy army?"

"One...one..."

"one!?"

Sun Jingwei opened his eyes wide, thinking he was hallucinating.

Just as he was about to curse his men, the army in front suddenly became chaotic and then collapsed.

Stepping on the corpses all over the ground, Ye Qingzhou walked among the thousands of soldiers at a leisurely pace, and came to Sun Jingwei unhindered.

Glancing at the flashy armor on the other person, Ye Qingzhou asked casually, "Are you Sun Jingwei?"

Before he could answer, Ye Qingzhou flew over and cut off his head with a sword.

(End of this chapter)