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- Chapter 22, stationing troops in mines
After the banquet, Black Horn Hou Qiu Pojun personally introduced the situation of the bandit coalition to Sikong Wu and Lei Meng, which made Sikong Wu and Lei Meng secretly frightened.
Nearly two thousand bandits are extremely difficult to deal with. Most of these bandits are fourth- and fifth-level martial artists. Sikong Wu's current cultivation level can only deal with a fifth-level martial artist. Among the bandits, there are only a few who can fight against them. Compared to Sikong Wu, there were at least a hundred people. If it weren't for Sikong Wu's status as the young marquis, he wouldn't be qualified to sit here and discuss countermeasures with the black horn marquis.
In addition, the five bandit leaders led by the coalition forces, an eighth-grade Martial Emperor, and three seventh-grade Martial Emperors are the real headache for the Black Horn Hou.
The people who can pull up a group of bandits and occupy the top of a mountain to dominate a party are basically those who have cultivated themselves as a Martial Emperor. On the Black Corner City side, including Black Corner Hou Qiu Pojun and Lei Meng, there is an eighth-level Martial Emperor and a third-level Martial Emperor. A seventh-grade Martial Emperor suffered a big loss in terms of high-end combat power. The powerful Martial Emperor is not a big deal. Even if Heijiaohou spends a lot of money, he cannot invite the powerful Martial Emperor to help him. The arrival of Sikong Wu and Lei Meng has already surprised Heijiaohou.
Lei Meng pondered for a moment, then looked at Heijiaohou and said, "How do Heijiaohou plan to deal with these bandits?"
Marquis Heijiao had already had an idea. He could hold a larger fiefdom than Marquis Wuwei, so he naturally had the ability. He was quite clear about the intentions of the bandit coalition, and said in a deep voice: "The bandit coalition allowed the people of the fiefdom to enter Heijiao City. , is nothing more than unwilling to waste manpower in attacking the city, intending to consume Noire City's food reserves and force us to go out of the city to fight with them, so that the bandit coalition can use their mobility and increase their personal quality advantages in battle."
"This is the weakness of Black Corner City. Our Black Corner City is rich in fine iron. There are many craftsmen's workshops in the city. The fiefdom lacks suitable land for farming. We even have to buy food from Green Grass City. The banditry broke out suddenly. We have food in the city. Not much, I estimate it can only last for two months.¡±
Next to him, a middle-aged man with an elegant temperament added: "Knowing this, we can't let our subjects be slaughtered by bandits outside. But now that the young Marquis Sikong has arrived, he has greatly supplemented the city's military strength. What my father means is Invite Qin Tiancheng¡¯s brothers to go to the iron mines and rely on the terrain of the mines to deter the bandits. I will also lead the sergeants to fight against the powerful enemies with Mr. Sikong Xiaohou! "
This person was none other than Qiu Lianshan, the second son of Lord Heijiao. Lei Meng originally thought that Lord Heijiao had the intention to use Qin Tiancheng's soldiers as cannon fodder. His eyebrows jumped, and then he heard that Qiu Lianshan also went with him, so he didn't say anything.
Black Horn Marquis Qiu Pojun continued: "Although our soldiers are not as strong as the bandit coalition in terms of individual strength, they can completely make up for the gap with the advantages of the city wall and armor. In addition, I plan to personally lead a force composed of martial artists. When we go out to hunt down bandits, scouts, etc., as long as the bandits are not seriously injured and know that our Black Corner City is not something they can take, they will naturally retreat."
Sikong Wu waved his hand slightly: "Uncle Qiu, don't you think it's weird for this bandit to come? You know that Black Corner City is not easy to attack, but you still come to Black Corner City after looting in Green Grass City?"
Sikong Ba and Qiu Pojun are the same generation as each other, and they are much older than Qiu Pojun. It makes sense for Sikong Wu to call him Uncle Qiu after calling him Black Horn.
Qiu Pojun was also puzzled. Hearing Sikong Wu's inquiry, he couldn't help but straighten his body and asked in a deep voice: "What do you mean by Nephew Sikong Xian's words? This is exactly what I don't understand."
In the past, bandits have entered the fiefdoms of various princes, but they usually plundered the counties and towns outside and then left quickly. This is the first time they have united like this and blatantly captured the city.
In the side hall, in addition to Qiu Lianshan, there were also Qiu Lianhai, the third son of Black Corner City, Ou Qingyuan, the military commander of Black Corner City, and Xue Hongliang, the seventh-grade martial emperor. Everyone looked at Sikong Wu in confusion, wondering whether this boy knew about the alliance of bandits. Is this the reason for the uncharacteristic siege of Noire City?
After just half a day of contact, the impression of Sikong Wu as a dandy and arrogant person has been greatly changed. After all, no matter how many rumors there are, it is better to meet him in person. Seeing that Sikong Wu is steady and has the air of a dominator who is in control, how can he be such a careless and arrogant person? The younger generation can compare.
Sikong Wu nodded slightly: "To be honest with Uncle Qiu, this junior has received news that the Blue Moon Empire is recruiting bandits from our country's borders with the intention of disrupting the empire's borders and cutting off the logistics supply lines of hundreds of thousands of border troops. I couldn't believe it at first, but I didn't send any I reported it to the generals of the border army and the lord of Xuanwu City. But now that we see that this bandit alliance scout is well-equipped and uncharacteristically in a stalemate with the prince, I guess this news is true."
Qiu Pojun's expression changed slightly. Everyone knew that the Blue Moon Empire was stationing troops on the border and that the army was pressing down on the border. However, everyone believed that the Blue Moon Empire would not dare to launch an offensive unless Emperor Qingtian gave up his throne for a day. After all, after the new king took over, the empire Changes in power and turbulence are the best opportunities to attack. Unexpectedly, the Blue Moon Empire has secretly mobilized the Qingtian Empire bandits. It seems that the war will break out soon.
Qiu Lianhai took a breath,He couldn't help but say: "The Blue Moon Empire has such a big appetite! But in this case, we can send people to Xuanwu City or the border army to ask the Imperial Army for help!"
Qiu Lianshan waved his hand and said, "This is inappropriate!"
"What's wrong?" Qiu Lianhai said loudly, "This matter has already involved an empire struggle. If those bandits have the Blue Moon Empire's help behind them, we can't handle it. Who knows if there are strong men hiding from the Blue Moon Empire among them? "
Qiu Pojun sighed slightly. This third son's cultivation level is not weak. He is now at the second-level and sixth-level realm, but his character is far inferior to that of his second son Qiu Lianshan.
"The game between the empire and the feudal lords has never stopped. We the feudal lords want to expand their territory, why don't the empire want to take back the fiefdoms. To deal with these bandits, the imperial army has come less and can't play much role. There are too many. I'm afraid they will occupy the magpie's nest and refuse to leave, not to mention whether Xuanwu City and the border army are willing to send troops and horses." Qiu Lianshan can see much further than Qiu Lianhai.
Qiu Pojun nodded and said: "We have no definite evidence to prove this. After all, Xuanwu City is the real rear of the border army. These hundreds of miles of territory are just two buffer zones. Except for our fiefdoms, there are few people nearby. Even if the frontier army is defeated, they can return to Xuanwu City and defend it, waiting for the imperial army to arrive."
"No matter what the situation is, Xuanwu City and the border army will not divide their troops easily, so as not to give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it. We have to rely on ourselves to solve the bandit rebellion." Qiu Pojun licked his dark beard and said thoughtfully, " However, Lian Hai¡¯s worries are not unreasonable. If the Blue Moon Empire is behind these bandits, I¡¯m afraid there will be powerful people hiding among them, so we have to take a long-term approach!¡±
Everyone studied again and again, and finally Sikong Wu took Qin Tiancheng's 1,500 soldiers, under the leadership of Qiu Lianshan, to the fine iron mine to strengthen the mine's protection and be ready to send troops at any time to respond to the soldiers of Black Horn City. .
As the largest source of income in Black Corner City, concentrated iron ore is naturally extremely tightly guarded. Although it is a small mine, it is only for a huge empire. A city like Black Corner City may not be able to mine even if it has been mined for hundreds of years. over.
Because of the existence of fine iron ore, the soldiers in Black Corner City basically wear fine iron armor and use Hundred Refined Swords and Guns. In addition, Black Corner City sells military armor and other such things to external parties every year. Just for the weapons trade, every year The income was just over three hundred thousand taels of silver! If the empire hadn't given this place to the refined iron ore that was discovered later by Lord Blackhorn, I'm afraid the empire wouldn't have given it to Lord Blackhorn. After all, the refined iron ore is not like an ordinary iron ore. The weapons and armor created are several times stronger than ordinary iron ore!
The iron ore mine is not very far from Black Corner City, about ten miles. This distance is still under the control of Black Corner. The bandit alliance does not dare to get too close to Black Corner City. After all, Black Corner is an eighth-grade man. If the combined cultivation of the powerful Martial Emperor and the two seventh-grade Martial Emperor's subordinates formed a team of martial arts masters to attack the bandits, it would most likely continue to weaken the bandits' strength.
Hou Heijiao took the initiative to give each of Qin Tiancheng's sergeants a set of armor forged from fine iron, and opened the armory, allowing the soldiers to choose weapons. These armors made of fine iron basically cost dozens of taels of silver per set. More than a thousand sets cost one hundred thousand silver taels. Nearly 20% of the remuneration for sending troops is not included in the remuneration. It can be seen that in order to deal with these bandits , no matter the cost.
Qiu Lianshan himself brought a dozen elites with him and followed Qin Tiancheng's troops to the fine iron mine.
The fine iron mine is a hill about a hundred feet high, just two or three miles in radius. The foot of the mountain relies on the mountain to form a city wall and a tower. There are bungalows where the miners live, farmland has been opened up, and crops are grown. There are also springs gushing out of the mountain. In addition, there are usually The food reserves can last for three to five months even if they are surrounded by bandits.
In addition, the terrain of the Fine Iron Mine is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Black Horn Emperor asked his Emperor Wu Ren Zizhen to lead 2,000 soldiers to garrison the Fine Iron Mine. Relying on the dozens of giant crossbows and two cloud-piercing divine crossbows guarding the city, even if it is strong The bandit coalition attacked with all their strength, but they were unable to capture the fine iron mines in a matter of seconds, which was enough for Black Point City to dispatch troops and horses to assist.
Despite this, Ren Zizhen still did not dare to be careless and personally guarded the city wall. He saw smoke and dust billowing in the direction of Black Corner City from a distance. He was shocked and immediately sent a blue-eyed harrier to check the situation.
Unlike Qin Tian City, Black Corner City has Xu Xutian who is good at taming animals. There are not many ferocious beasts raised in the city. The blue-eyed harrier is a relatively popular reconnaissance bird, but in terms of speed and strength, it is far inferior to the red-eyed eagle. The soldiers of Qin Tian City discovered that There were three red-eyed eagles circling in front of the horse. They didn't dare to get close, so they had to fly back to the fine iron mine.
The Blue-Eyed Harrier is not as smart as the Red-Eyed Eagle and can only send back general information to tell whether the visitor is a friend or an enemy. However, most of the people who come are unfamiliar faces from Qin Tiancheng. The Blue-Eyed Harrier does not dare to get closer and cannot find Qiu Lianshan among them. Ren Zizhen's heart tightened, and he thought it was a bandit attack, so he immediately beat the war drum.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ???The dull and loud sound of war drums spread throughout the entire fine iron mine. The soldiers on the city wall were all nervous. They were guarding the city walls and city gates with weapons in hand. The soldiers in charge of manipulating the giant crossbows and the Cloud-Piercing Divine Crossbow were all turning their crossbows to aim. The smoke and dust are rolling in the direction, ready to meet the enemy at any time.
Even the miners who dig for fine iron ore are standing near the soldiers of Noire City with weapons in hand. Who knows whether the bandit coalition will slaughter the miners together after they capture the mine, not to mention that it is impossible for Ren Zizhen to let these bodies The strong miners stayed behind, wasting the mine's combat power.
Although most of these miners are not even first-level warriors and are just ordinary people with relatively strong bodies, the warriors of the bandit alliance are stronger than their soul power. If most of the warriors fight with all their strength, their soul power can last for up to half an hour. , once the soul power is lost, it is extremely dangerous to encounter a large number of strong men.
The most important reason why Sikong Ba was able to survive on the battlefield and be promoted to the rank of General Wuwei was that his Cloud Splitting Technique was extremely strong and could drive soul power for a long time in battle. How could these ordinary bandits possess the Cloud Splitting Technique? Such heaven-level martial arts mental skills, most of which are yellow-level mental skills or even ordinary mental skills, can sustain the battle for half an hour, which is already very good.
Approaching the fine iron mine, Sikong Wu asked someone to recall the red-eyed eagle to avoid being shot down by the giant crossbow of the fine iron mine. Although Xu Xutian is not here, there are many martial arts masters who control these ferocious beasts, but it is not easy to tame them.
This is like taming horses and riding horses. Most people can ride horses after training, but there are not many people who can tame horses and ride them.
When Qiu Lianshan sent his guards across the team to report the situation under the wall of Jingtie Mine, Ren Zizhen breathed a sigh of relief and was overjoyed. With Qin Tiancheng's more than a thousand soldiers and horses, and the seventh-grade Martial Emperor Lei Meng to help, Jingtie The mine's defensive strength has greatly increased, making it even more difficult for the bandit coalition to capture the place.
After Sikong Wu led the soldiers to the fine iron mines, they found a place to settle down. As for how the soldiers cooperated with the Black Corner City soldiers to set up defenses, these matters were naturally studied and negotiated by Lei Meng and Ren Zizhen.
After rushing all the way, Sikong Wu didn't even take a good rest. He politely declined Qiu Lianshan's offer to take him to see inside the iron mine. After washing himself, he fell asleep.
When I woke up, it was just daybreak. There were no green bamboos here to wait for me. However, the place where Sikong Wu lived was naturally much better than that of the soldiers and miners. Ren Zizhen personally asked people to vacate it. Spring water was introduced into the house, and the home furnishings were perfect. With everything in hand, Sikong Wu washed his face and arrived at the door of the courtyard of the house. He found that the personal guard responsible for protecting him had been replaced and asked casually: "Yang Yu, Han Yun and the others have rested?"
Yang Yu is one of the eight bodyguards who personally protect Sikong Wu. Although he is only a fifth-level cultivation level, his family is in Qintian City, and his wife works in the Marquis Mansion. Reliability is the number one choice for Wuwei Hou to choose his personal bodyguards for Sikong Wu. A prerequisite.
"Go back to Little Marquis, Brother Han and his subordinates changed defenses in the middle of the night. They are resting in the side hall next to Little Marquis. They should get up soon."
Since Sikong Ba left Qin Tiancheng, more and more guards and servants have begun to call Sikong Wu Young Master. Few people call him Young Master Wu anymore.
Sikong Wu nodded: "Well, let them have a rest, and you can accompany me around."
After leaving the compound, several people walked along the mountain path. From time to time, soldiers with bright armor could be seen patrolling. There were already many soldiers from Qin Tiancheng stationed on the city wall. Apparently Lei Meng had already discussed with Ren Zizhen about the appropriate defense at night.
Sikong Wu was self-aware and left Lei Meng fully responsible for dispatching troops and horses.
The refined iron ore mine is not large, with a radius of two to three miles. In addition to some fields opened at the foot of the mountain, the mines dug out on the mountainside have now stopped production. There are still large pieces of refined iron ore piled outside many of the mines. .
In less than half an hour, Sikong Wu walked around the mine and found that the mine was indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack. Heavy troops were stationed in several places where it was convenient for large groups of people to mount the mountain. Each place had at least thirty giant crossbows, more than Five hundred soldiers guard it, and there is also a mobile force of 1,000 people to support everywhere at any time.
Although the giant crossbow is not as powerful as the Cloud Chuan Shen Crossbow, it is fatal to martial artists within two hundred feet. When ordinary soldiers and martial arts bandits fight, they rely on nothing more than these city-defending weapons. No wonder the bandits and bandit coalition forces besieged Heilongjiang. After many days in Jiaocheng, they failed to capture the fine iron mine that was only guarded by a strong warrior named Wu Huang.
Sikongwu didn't wander around for long when he saw Han Yun, Du Haifeng and others walking quickly.
When they reach the level of fifth- and sixth-grade martial arts masters like them, two hours of rest a day is enough, and sometimes it is not a problem to go without sleep for two or three days.
Sikong Wu looked at the burly Han Yun approaching. It goes without saying that this man was sincere to him. He had been a servant of the Sikong family since his grandfather took over, until Han Yun was promoted to a fifth-grade martial artist.Kong Ba then relieved Han Yun, his wife, and a pair of children from their status as slaves, and became the bodyguards of the Hou Mansion, personally protecting Sikong Wu.
Last time, he knew clearly that he was facing a strong Martial King, but he stayed to cover Sikong Wu's retreat, so he knew his loyalty. If he could achieve the third-level Martial King realm, he would not need Lei Meng to monitor him at all times, and it would be much safer to go outside. I don¡¯t want to stay in Qin Tiancheng to practice.
Master said that there is no limit to the way of martial arts. Integrating the strengths of hundreds of schools and seeing the world's martial arts can improve one's own cultivation level faster. Blindly staying in the Hou Mansion to practice is not a good thing for Sikong Wu, and Qin Tiancheng cannot be guarded by Emperor Wu, and Lei Meng would definitely disagree if Sikong Wu was allowed to go out alone.
So Sikong Wu suddenly had such an idea.
It is not impossible to help Han Yun advance to the realm of the Martial Emperor.
He is only fifty-six years old now and has reached the peak level of the sixth level. However, the earth-level mental skills captured by Sikong Ba from the enemy are difficult to improve due to the limitations of the mental skills. If he teaches him the Xingyi Monkey Fist by himself, , the sixth-grade golden-clawed demon monkey that cooperates with his fusion may not be able to go further.
Xingyiquan is an internal martial art. It is both a martial art and a method of cultivating internal energy. It is just not as obvious as the Linggui Breathing and Napping Technique. Otherwise, it would not be said that dark energy (internal energy) will be generated when Xingyiquan is practiced to a high level. Sikong Wu once tried to use the three-eyed Qingpeng demon energy to fight Xingyi Yingquan, Yanquan, etc., and found that the Qingpeng shadow in the Dantian Qi sea absorbed the soul power much faster, which was obviously helpful for condensing the Qingpeng. The body has benefits.
If Han Yun learns Monkey Fist, even if he cannot open more soul caves, he can still condense the body of the golden-clawed demon monkey and strengthen his own soul power. It is likely that he will break through the current shackles, make the golden-clawed demon monkey appear outside the body, and achieve the realm of the Martial Emperor. .
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