Chapter 203 Reconciling Dragon and Tiger
The Jin soldiers were ordinary people too, and they also had moments of fear and panic.

At this time, there was only a glimmer of light in the sky, and the Jin soldiers had no idea how many enemies were in the darkness, which intensified their inner panic.

Seeing their main general being killed in battle and their formation being broken up by the Qinzhou cavalry, several Moukes turned around and fled first, and the rest followed them and fled towards the north gate.

This is like African warthogs, which go out in groups to forage for food, but ignore a tiger that appears from the sky.

The warthogs rushed forward with their fangs bared, but were pinned to the ground by the tigers, who easily grabbed their throats.

At that moment, they just wanted to go home to their mother.

Relying on the advantage of night vision, Yang Chang led his troops in pursuit all the way to the north gate. Even though there were countless falling flashes behind him, they were unable to stop and search for corpses during the battle.

Without any other general to command him, the combat effectiveness of this new cavalry would be greatly reduced if it left his command.

There are endless corpses to pick up, but the manpower they bring is very limited, and any slight loss is difficult to make up for.

As the saying goes, when faced with two evils, choose the lesser one. At this moment, capturing the city and controlling the army's casualties are more important than picking up corpses.

After much thought, Yang Chang could only sacrifice his own interests for the sake of the overall situation.

The Jin soldiers were in a state of panic. They just wanted to enter the city, but the corridor at the city gate was of limited width, which caused congestion at the entrance.

The Jin troops who were out and the defending troops, as well as the defeated troops who were scrambling to get into the city, killed each other in desperation.

At that time, there was constant noise at the north gate of Hongdong.

Yang Chang followed and killed him all the way. Just when he reached the bottom of the city gate, arrows suddenly rained down from the city wall, attacking indiscriminately regardless of friend or foe.

The moment the rain of arrows fell, a large number of Jin soldiers in front were shot down.

"No more waiting, close the door!"

"The rear troops stop and block the arrows. Let me take the city gate first, then you can follow. Get up!"

Yang Chang shouted loudly, pulled the reins and led his horse to leap diagonally forward. He chopped down several Jin soldiers with his sword in the air, and arrived at the center of the crowd with a bang.

call.
crack.
The phoenix-wing gilded halberd was like a helicopter blade, spinning and sweeping non-stop on the horse's back, and the Zhaoye Jade Lion also helped by kicking with its hooves.

In an instant, a large number of Jin soldiers and horses fell to the ground.

"drive!"

Yang Chang did not stop. He rode alone and shot like an arrow.

At the last moment before the city gate closed, he threw the phoenix-wing gilded halberd to shoot down the guards, then Yang Chang jumped off his horse, pushed the door open with one hand and swung his sword to kill the enemy with the other.

With the intervention of Yang Chang's divine power, the seven or eight Jin soldiers who were responsible for closing the gate could no longer push the gate even half an inch.

There was a loud bang.

After Yang Chang chopped down several defenders, he pushed hard inward with both hands. The Jin soldiers who had just tried to close the door were immediately slammed against the wall and pressed into meat patties.

"Enter the city!"

"Yes!"

The moment Yang Chang controlled the city gate, his cavalrymen filed in one after another.

It’s strange to say, the arrows flying over the city were like locusts, but they disappeared after two or three rounds.

Yang Chang mounted his horse and, while directing the troops to capture the city tower, he led his troops into the city. In the corridors, on the streets, and in the city tower, everything he saw was flashing lights.

There is no way to pick them all up. There is really no way to pick them all up.

Being a head coach is like this, you have to make some trade-offs.

Before the general trend is determined, we must give up our personal interests.

As soon as Yang Chang entered the city, he divided his troops into two groups. One group went to the east gate to meet Qiu Qiongying and Liu Tang, while the other group went to the county government office to capture the main general guarding the city. However, he didn't know that the main general of the Jin army guarding Hongdong had been killed instantly by him outside.

When he led his troops into the county government office, all that was left were dozens of abducted women and a room full of treasures, which were what Ci Bushi's soldiers had worked hard to collect over the past two days.

"Are you Han Chinese? What is the name of the Jin army commander in this city? Where are the others?"

"Woo woo, we are."

"The Jin army general called for Ci Bushi, who led his troops out of the city not long ago."

"Ci Bu Shi? I seem to have heard it somewhere."

When Yang Chang was standing there in a daze, his personal soldier Cheng Wang stepped forward and reminded him: "Have you forgotten to observe? Just now, the commander of the Jin soldiers outside the city seemed to claim to be Ci Bu Shi."

"what?"

Yang Chang slapped his chest with a bitter and regretful expression. He suddenly felt like he had missed out on hundreds of millions, but it was too late to go back and pick it up now.

The commander of a Jin army city should have better drops than the small fry.

It’s no wonder that Yang Chang didn’t take him seriously. Ci was killed instantly as soon as they met. No one could have imagined that he was the main general.

Just as he was feeling regretful, one of the women who had answered the question suddenly stepped forward cautiously and asked timidly, "General, are you Yang Guanchao from Qinzhou?"

"Hmm? I'm Chief Yang."

"Is it really you? I've finally seen you. Sisters, come and pay your respects to Yang Guancha."

"Yang Guancha? Guang Tianzun?"

The group of women rushed forward, prostrating themselves beside Yang Changjiao and crying bitterly.

"Get up quickly, it's Yang who came too late and made everyone suffer."

"Woo woo, I dare not, it's not too late."

Yang Chang and his followers helped everyone up and ordered King Cheng to take them to the back house to rest.

When the crowd dispersed, he looked at the familiar lobby of the county government office with an unspeakable sadness in his heart. He had been stationed in Hongdong for a short period of time two years ago, and his tent was set up at its current location.

I didn't expect that my 'revisit to the old place' would turn out like this.

A man in chaos is no better than a dog in peace.

Just as Yang Chang was feeling sad, there were suddenly numerous flashes of fire at the gate of the county government office. It was his soldiers rushing to report their victory.

Liu Tang walked in carrying the head, and introduced Liu Sichu's identity with a smile, and how it was Qiu Qiongying who assisted with the flying stone. Yang Chang just nodded lightly in affirmation.

After fighting for more than an hour, Liu Sichu's head was no longer visible.

Remembering that he was the first to enter the city, Yang Chang asked Liu Tang with curiosity.

"You just entered the city at this time. Are Liu Sichu's soldiers good at fighting? How much casualties did your soldiers suffer?"

"It was just a minor injury, not worth mentioning." Liu Tang shook his head and added, "With the help of the Third Madam and the cavalry, Liu Sichu's Yisheng Army was quickly defeated. It's just that the terrain at the city gate is narrow, and we had to fight for a long time before we could get in. It was also thanks to my brother who sent people to help."

"I see."

Yang Chang nodded in response. Qiu Qiongying walked in at that moment and continued, "Sir, you don't know. We were fighting outside the city just now. Many civilians spontaneously helped to seize the gates, and hundreds of innocent people died for no reason."

"The people spontaneously seized the gate?"

"Ah."

Yang Chang was stunned, thinking of the falling flash that appeared on the city wall when he just entered the city. Perhaps the people were also helping?

Liu Tang continued to report: "We have too few soldiers to surround the enemy. Jin soldiers have escaped from the west and south gates. I think Yin Shu will know about it soon. If someone goes to Fenzhou to ask for help, the consequences will be huge."

"It doesn't matter. I have thought of all this in advance and have just sent people to Yueyang to urge the troops."

After Yang Changan pacified Liu Tang, he turned to Qiu Qiongying and instructed: "You guys should handle the interrogation of prisoners, resettlement of civilians, deployment of city defense, etc. I'm going to inspect the city. You all should have a good rest tonight. I will be in charge of the night defense."

"Yes."

"okay."

Seeing Liu Tang and Qiu Qiongying clasping their fists in agreement, Yang Changze strode out of the mansion.

The situation is now determined and it's time to pick up the bodies.

The picking-up period is one hour. There are still many flashes in Hongdong City at this time, which can be regarded as a consolation and compensation to Yang Chang.

[Gain fist and kick experience. Use it to improve your fist and kick skill proficiency. Please choose to use or discard.] [Gain 1 murderous aura point.]

[Gain sword experience. Use it to improve your sword and stick skill proficiency. Please choose to use or discard.]

【Gain 3 murderous point.】

[Gain farmer experience, which can improve farmer skill proficiency after use. Please choose to use or discard. ]

【Gain 1 popularity point.】

[Gain riding experience. Use it to improve your riding skill proficiency. Please choose to use or discard.]

Yang Chang rode his horse alone and patrolled the streets. It was easy for him to find flashes of light in the dark.

Since the bodies of Ci Bushi and Liu Sichu had exceeded the time limit, the remaining drops were not surprisingly ordinary, but that did not mean there were no new gains.

Among the many tips for picking up corpses, the term [Popularity Value] began to appear frequently, which was from the corpses of the civilians in the city.

Popularity refers to prestige and reputation.

It's no surprise that Yang Chang has a high reputation among the people of Pingyang, but how can this thing be picked up? Does it have any special function?
He picked up items from the north gate of Hongdong to the east gate tower, and only stopped to touch the points to check the properties after picking them up.

I have gained thousands of murderous points today, can’t I be able to upgrade to the third level of Qi Refining?

The sea of ​​consciousness appears and the panel appears.

Name: Yang Chang

Cultivation: Qi Refining Level 2
Fate: Corpse collector

Possessing attributes: Strength of a tiger, One person to hold ten thousand, Leader, Flying general, Iron wall, Eagle eyes

Skills: Good cook, master of sleight of hand, master hunter, master horseman, master farmer, master of boxing and kicking, master of sword, master of spear and stick, master of sumo

Possess special skills: Centipede Step, Meteor Crusher, Eye of Insight, Calming Power, Frenzy, Upside-Down Hook
The familiar panel has not changed at all since the last time I checked it.

What's the big deal?

By the way, the murderous aura value has not been refined yet!
Yang Chang moved his mind and the bronze tablet rose from the ground.

On the brass stele directly in front of him, the eight large characters "Gathering Yin and Yang, Refining Essence into Qi" were shining with golden light, and the edge of the bronze stele was glowing with a faint blue light. He knew that it was emitted from the bronze surface.

This is the first time that both sides flash at the same time.

Yang Chang frowned and stared, and found that two beams of light emerged from above his head, going towards the front and back of the monument respectively.

The green light flew towards the bronze surface, while the yellow light poured into the brass surface.

Can popularity value also be refined?
Due to the thousands of murderous aura points, the bronze surface of the stele shone brightly for a moment, but Yang Chang's attention was on the brass surface.

He saw the yellow light sink into the bottom of the stele and immediately turned into golden light like undulating wheat waves.

Yang Chang didn't say anything and immediately reached out to touch the body of the stele.

The golden light flowed into his dantian like a warm current, blending with the stored dantian qi, making him feel inexplicably comfortable.

After absorbing the energy refined by the popularity of the people, the shining brass surface immediately returned to its dim state, but a dragon-shaped pattern appeared in the center of the stele.

what is this?
If he didn't understand, he wouldn't bother with it. He continued to the bronze side and saw that the murderous aura value had accumulated to half high.

Wow, the scale is so high, maybe it can be upgraded to the fourth level?

Yang Changyi absorbed the blue light in the same way, and the long-lost refreshing feeling flowed into his dantian. He could feel that his dantian, which was like a pool, was full, but it did not expand on its own like last time.

Still a little bit short of it?
Yang Chang raised his head and looked upwards. He saw tiger-shaped patterns on the bronze surface.

There is a dragon in front and a tiger on the back.

Qi is divided into yin and yang?

Reconcile the dragon and the tiger, catch the Kan and fill the Li?
No one explained it to Yang Chang, he could only understand it based on his own experience.

At least the golden light cultivated by Ren Wang flowed into his dantian, making him feel peaceful.

As expected, there are many things to pay attention to when cultivating immortality.

Checking the attribute panel again, it was still the second level of Qi Refining as expected.

"Ugh"

Yang Chang came back to his senses and let out a long sigh, thinking that the long journey to become an immortal was not easy.

Although reconciling the dragon and the tiger is not a bad thing, the acquisition of [popularity value] is somewhat accidental. You can't deliberately let the people die, right?

This guy was so distracted by his thoughts that he didn't even notice Qiu Qiongying and Liu Tang approaching.

When the two heard Yang Chang sighing, they thought he was feeling sad for the innocent people.

Qiu Qiongying and Liu Tang looked at each other, and Qiu Qiongying stepped forward to comfort him, "Sir, you don't have to be like this. We were not in Pingyang before. After we drive away the golden dogs, we will give them a safe and good life. You won't withdraw your troops from Pingyang again, right?"

"Of course not." Yang Chang said solemnly, "The Jin people have already laid out the chessboard in this troubled time. Pingyang is the beginning of our hegemony. We will not give in to anyone, including the Zhao Song army!"

"After a long preparation, we finally waited for this day. I just didn't expect the Golden Dog to come first. I don't know how many innocent people will die."

Qiu Qiongying also sighed, and Liu Tang immediately bowed and said with shame: "Brother, it was all because of my cowardice that the people of the city suffered."

"Hurry up, it's not your fault, why is it like this?"

"I am not a great general. Don't let me lead the army alone in the future. I was really worried at that time."

"This."

Yang Chang held Liu Tang with both hands and comforted him: "We should get up from where we fell. I will seriously consider your request just now. Let's get up first."

"Ok."

As soon as Liu Tang was helped to stand up, Yang Chang held his hand tightly and said sternly, "At present, the rear army of Qinzhou has not arrived yet, and Hongdong still needs you to guard it. My wife and I will lead the cavalry to contain them. Only when our people arrive later can we fight Yin Shuke in a decisive battle."

"Don't worry, brother. Liu Tang will defend to the death!"

"Knowing shame leads to courage. I believe in you."

After Yang Chang encouraged Liu Tang, he and Qiu Qiongying inspected the four gates before returning to the county government office to rest.

A pure night until dawn.

The next morning, order in the county was restored before Yang Chang could issue a notice to reassure the people.

The people who survived the war took to the streets to help the guards clean up the streets, transport supplies, and strengthen the city defenses. They even used the money and grain that the Jin soldiers had not squeezed out of them to reward the troops.

Seeing these scenes, Yang Chang's eyes welled up with tears and he secretly made up his mind that even if he could no longer improve his realm, he would never harm the people under his rule.

Defeat the Jin people, replace the Zhao Song Dynasty, and establish a country.

Being a hero who creates a career is also a good choice.

Shortly after breakfast, Yang Chang handed over the defense of Hongdong to Liu Tang, and ordered Qiu Qiongying to take people to scout in the northern part of Pingyang, while he rode alone to Linfen.

Intelligence played a decisive role in the great victory at Hongdong.

In addition, there was the cover of dusk, and the fact that the teams of Ci Bushi and Liu Sichu had consumed their energy in the attack on Zhaocheng and were not fighting in perfect condition, so Yang Chang still did not dare to be careless.

The road from Hongdong to Linfen is smooth and the distance is only more than fifty miles.

The Jade Lion of Zhaoye ran as fast as the wind and arrived at the northern suburbs of Linfen in two hours. From afar, it could see soldiers gathering outside the city and a large number of ships on the banks of the Fen River.

What's the situation?
Can Yin Shu also play with the navy?
Just as he was surprised, suddenly a group of cavalry moved at the north gate of Linfen, and about a hundred of them were rushing towards him.

"I'm exposed? This shouldn't be the case."

Yang Chang looked at himself. He was afraid that the golden chain mail would reflect light, so he changed into leather armor.

Because of the Night Jade Lion? There is no way to replace this guy.

Yang Chang pulled the reins and turned his horse to leave, but he stopped after taking two steps. He thought to himself that there were only a few dozen riders, and he would not leave empty-handed so as to teach them a lesson.

Looking more closely, he found that the leading general was a familiar face. It was the bandit general Chen Xuan who had escaped several times during his previous expedition to Fenzhou.

(End of this chapter)