Transmigration begins with archery training

"I've heard that Liangzhou has stopped growing poisonous plants a long time ago, so everyone will be able to have enough to eat next year!"

"The poisonous weeds are all concentrated in the prefectural city, and the Northern Liang army says they're going to burn them!"

"Shall we go over and take a look?"

"have a look!"

After the Northern Liang army entered the city, they not only did not harm the people in the slightest, but also the story of eradicating poisonous weeds in the fields spread rapidly. The news spread from one to ten, from ten to a hundred, and soon everyone in Hongdu Prefecture knew about it.

The next day at dawn, more and more people gathered towards the north gate, wanting to see if it was true or not.

Under the rising sun, bundles of medicinal herbs were piled up like mountains outside the city gate, and people were still collecting them until all the poisonous herbs inside and outside were gathered here. Then, torches descended from the sky and ignited the "poisonous mountain," turning it into a raging volcano.

"it is good!"

"It's burned! It's really burned!"

"..."

"Folks!"

A figure in a white robe appeared on the city wall. He spoke slowly, his voice not loud, but it resonated clearly in everyone's ears:

From this day forward!

"Wherever my Northern Liang iron cavalry passes, not a single spirit plant will ever appear on the fields, and under the heavens, not a single immortal will be allowed to emerge!"

"God has eyes, God has eyes!"

Hear this.

The people were all outraged.

In Hongdu Prefecture, there's no need to grow spirit grain anymore!

Compared to the immortals who forced them to pay with spiritual grain, the Northern Liang army was the real heavenly army!

"Everyone, please let me finish what I have to say."

Chen Sanshi gestured for everyone to be quiet and continued:

"The next thing to happen is war!"

"The villagers have two choices."

"First, take your families and property and go to your relatives in other cities. My Northern Liang army will absolutely not stop you, much less force you to stay and help defend the city."

"Secondly, those villagers living outside the city who are worried about being affected by the war can come to live in the military camp inside the city. As long as there is one person alive in my Beiliang army, no one will harm a hair on your head. But there is one condition: you are not allowed to leave a single grain of food for the enemy outside the city!"

"Time is running out. The city gates will be closed in two days, so please make your decisions quickly."

Hear this.

The vast majority of people living in the villages outside the city immediately returned home to pack their belongings and brought their meager remaining food into the city. A few people did have relatives in the neighboring prefectural or county towns, so they led their families to leave this war-torn land as quickly as possible, and also spread the good news of "welcoming the Northern Liang and not paying taxes".

Two days later.

The city gates closed on time.

The atmosphere in Hongdu Prefecture also became oppressive and gloomy.

……

Spring and Autumn Mansion.

After receiving the letter from the imperial court, Prince Cao Rong of Zhennan fell into anxiety.

Beware of grain transport routes!

obviously.

Minister of War Mu Fengchun was reminding him that he must ensure the safety of Hongdu Prefecture.

However, Hongdu Prefecture was clearly behind him, and the main force of the Northern Liang army was attacking Yunzhou. Theoretically, there should be no problem. But out of caution, Cao Rong immediately sent cultivators to warn him by flying swords, and at the same time sent more troops to reinforce the city's defenses.

Unfortunately……

It was too late!

Because he saw several disheveled soldiers riding fast horses coming from the direction of Hongdu Prefecture!

"boom!"

Cao Rong leaped directly off the city wall, landing with a deafening roar. He stood in front of several messenger soldiers, his voice trembling as he asked, "Speak!"

"Your Highness!"

Immediately, a soldier fell from his horse to the ground, struggled to his feet, and said in a terrified expression, "Hongdu Prefecture, Hongdu Prefecture is gone!"

"absurd!"

Upon noticing the commotion, Li He immediately flew over on his sword. He shouted, "Hongdu Prefecture is behind us, and there are patrols day and night even above Chunqiu Prefecture. How could anyone possibly bypass us and appear in Hongdu Prefecture!"

"Seven days ago!"

The soldiers stammered, "From the mountains! They crawled out of the mountains!"

"And Chen Sanshi too!"

"Chen Sanshi is personally leading the team!"

"Chen Sanshi is not in Yunzhou!"

"..."

"In the mountains?!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Rong suddenly realized the truth.

Yinping Mountain!

Openly repair the plank road while secretly crossing the Yinping Pass!

The Chen family's plank road construction was a pretext, as was their attack on Yunzhou. Their real purpose was to take advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, cross the mountains from Yinping, and go directly to the rear of Chunqiu Prefecture to cut off their supply lines!

As long as we hold Hongdu firmly and wait for the main force of Beiliang to come south from Yunzhou, we can prevent the 200,000 troops of Chunqiu Prefecture from even having a chance to escape!

"what?!"

Ling Yun and the other two noticed the commotion and rushed over. Upon hearing the news, they were all shocked: "Hongdu Prefecture is lost?! What are we going to do?!"

"Why don't we withdraw our troops?"

Dao Xuan Sanren said worriedly, "If we wait until the main force of Beiliang comes from Yunzhou to encircle and surround us, our army will have no way to retreat. If we retreat now, we can preserve our strength and block the enemy at several passes after Hongdu Prefecture."

"wrong!"

Suddenly, Prince Cao Rong of Zhennan thought of something.

This also involves an issue.

Yinping Mountain is rugged and difficult to traverse, and is also surrounded by miasma.

Even if Chen Sanshi could get in, the supplies and provisions wouldn't be able to keep up.

Think of this.

He calmly asked, "How many of them are there?"

"Around six thousand to seven thousand!"

The soldiers said in a panic.

"Any supplies?"

"They came out of the deep mountains and forests, without any supplies, and even their battle robes were tattered beyond recognition."

"..."

"A mere seven thousand men dare to defend Hongdu?!"

The eyes of Prince Cao Rong of Zhennan were bloodshot: "Send the order: the entire army shall leave the city and march toward Hongdu Prefecture!"

"The entire army?"

"The entire army! Two hundred thousand troops!"

……

Hongdufu

Outside the city wall.

Chen Sanshi held a pill in his hand that looked like a star.

Taiqing Dan!

It is already a second-tier pill, and it is a rare item that is hard to buy on the market for true strength martial artists.

He swallowed it in one gulp, and the pill immediately transformed into a stream of light that entered his body. He could clearly feel a burning sensation in his abdomen, which then turned into a scorching heat, and finally into a burning pain, as if a flame was burning inside his body.

This was the first time Chen Sanshi had felt significant pain since taking the "elixir."

But he has practiced martial arts for many years.

This little bit of pain was nothing to him; he quickly adapted. Then, he picked up the Dragon Gallant Silver Spear and began to use the Fire Breathing Technique. With the support of spiritual energy and combined with his special spear technique, he continuously tempered his physical body.

It's different from the pills I took before.

The medicinal power of the Taiqing Pill did not permeate the body during cultivation. Instead, it seemed to have a life of its own, choosing the shortest path through the meridians and directly "blasting" into the heart.

Suddenly, the heart, which had been subjected to a large amount of drug power, began to pound wildly. Even the sentries several meters away could hear it. It sounded like war drums or thunder. The temperature also rose higher and higher, as if it would burst into flames at any moment.