Chapter 207 Grandmaster (6k)

Except for a small number of inflammatory letters that were picked up by the Jin army, most of the rest flowed into the hands of the people.

On the morning of the ninth day, a pile of collected and sorted letters was placed in front of the commander-in-chief, Basuli.

He picked up two letters and held them in his hand, then said disdainfully: "Captain Yang claims to have an army of 100,000 men and won a battle a few days ago. Now he is using this kind of trick. It's just bluffing. You don't need to pay attention to it."

"No."

Seeing that Basuli did not take it seriously, Chen Xuan stood up excitedly and clasped his fists to advise: "General, do not underestimate us. Now that the North and South Gates have been lost, we have lost our way back. Commander Yang is using this psychological tactic again to make us chaotic without being attacked. His intentions are nothing short of vicious. Last night, stones frequently fell from the sky in the city, indicating that there are many such letters. We must send people to collect them as soon as possible."

"Okay, stop worrying about trivial matters."

Basuli reached out to interrupt Chen Xuan, turned his head to look at the Jurchen general next to him, and asked, "How is the public security in Linfen City today?"

"It's business as usual."

"Look, if you want to deal with me, Basuli, you have to fight with real swords and guns. Conspiracies and tricks are useless, hiss."

Basuli was twitching his mouth with pride, but he pulled the wound due to his excitement.

Chen Xuan was feeling sad and helpless at this time. He thought to himself that the two Jin army commanders before and after him had very different personalities, and Basuli had no silver bullet to listen to advice. If he followed this reckless man, he would probably not live long.

After the tents were dispersed, Chen Xuan deliberately called Tian Bao aside and whispered to him, "Basuli doesn't listen to others. Linfen will be broken by Yang Chang sooner or later. Why do you and I work for the Jin people? We don't have to die for them. We should think of a way out as soon as possible."

"The North and South Gates have been lost. We can't go back to Taiyuan now. Everything south of Pingyang is Song territory. You and I are both rebels from Hebei. What other options do we have?"

"The Jin Kingdom invaded the Zhao Song Dynasty, and the world is in chaos. I suggest that we find a mountain to climb first and wait until the situation stabilizes before leaving."

"Escape to the mountains again? I've had enough of those days wandering around the border of Western Xia. Now I'd rather die in Linfen and return to my homeland."

"you."

Tian Bao was disheartened. Chen Xuan, who wanted to live, stopped trying to persuade him and prepared to evacuate alone.

During the day on the ninth day, everything was normal.

At night, riots broke out.

Patrol soldiers were ambushed and killed, soldiers guarding the city were poisoned by food, the horse fodder field caught fire for no apparent reason, and the commander's tent was splashed with filth.
A single incident is accidental, but a concentrated occurrence is definitely wrong.

On the morning of the tenth day, Basuli wanted to ask Chen Xuan for advice, but it was too late.

At dawn, Chen Xuan left the city on the pretext of checking the ships and never returned.

Basuli remembered the conversation yesterday, so he sent troops to the people to collect the incitement letters, which instead inspired the people in the city to resist. Some people even took advantage of the terrain during the day and set traps to ambush and kill lone Jin soldiers.

Those people who lost their families and property were originally just waiting to live and wait for death, but after receiving information from the outside world, they suddenly ignited hope for the future.

If he resisted, he might die at the hands of the Jin soldiers, but if he could help Yang Chang drive away the invaders, his family and descendants would have a happy life.

If we look at the long term picture, this deal is worth doing.

At this point, the 20,000 defenders and more than 100,000 civilians were in complete opposition.

The people attacked, the Jin army retaliated, the people attacked again, Basuli slaughtered them to establish his authority, and the situation gradually escalated
By the night of the tenth day, the people's resistance reached its peak and fires broke out in many places in the city.

The East Gate and North Gate of Linfen were opened by the people who risked their lives one after another to welcome the "royal army" outside the city.

When Yang Chang passed through the corridor under the city, he saw the flashes of corpses all over the ground. He guessed that most of them were ordinary people, and he felt mixed emotions.

"Brothers, take the west and south gates first. Don't let a single golden dog out. Blood debts must be paid with blood!"

"Yes!"

"eye for eye!"

"Kill!"

The Jin soldiers in Linfen City had been fighting with the people for two days and were exhausted.

The Qinzhou infantry and cavalry rushed in, and with the guidance of the enthusiastic people in the city, the knife of judgment finally fell on them.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Basuli had no choice but to lead the remaining troops to flee towards the south gate. Before reaching the city, he saw a fat monk in the firelight ahead, swinging a staff and killing people like a devil.

Lu Zhishen who pulled up a tree and caught a stone lion?
This bald donkey!
Basuli's panic replaced recklessness. How could he dare to compete with Lu Zhishen?

He turned his horse to escape toward the west gate, but the moment he turned around, he was hit by a flying stone.

The wound on his face, which had not yet healed, exploded again and blood gushed out, turning him into a bloody man without a nose.

"Who are you? I'll kill you!"

Basuli was blinded by the blood, and he raised his weapon, bared his fangs and shouted.

Qiu Qiongying rode her horse and thrust her halberd toward Basuli's chest. Even though the guy had a chest armor to block the damage, he was knocked off his horse by the powerful inertia.

Basuli's back ached from the fall, but his instinct made him afraid to lie down.

He quickly wiped the blood off his face, ready to continue fighting and wait for an opportunity to evacuate, but the moment his vision returned, he felt the wind whistling in his ears and a black shadow fell rapidly in front of him.

Bang.

The water-grinded Zen stick is like hitting a watermelon, bursting the red flesh.

At the end of the road, exhausted and exhausted.

At this time, the Jin soldiers in the city were like rats crossing the street, anyone could step on them, and they no longer had their former glory.

There were less than 10,000 Qinzhou soldiers, including many navy and local militia. They went through the streets and alleys to sweep away the remaining Jin soldiers like cleaners sweeping away dust.

Without the siege mission, Yang Chang did not have to focus on the war. He directed the troops and picked up corpses along the way, and was busy until midnight when he arrived at the government office to report for duty.

That night, the soldiers under his command gained heads, prisoners, and combat experience.

Yang Chang also reaped a lot of rewards. Although he did not have any outstanding skill attributes, the large amount of skill experience, murderousness value, and popularity value were enough to make him very happy.

This is what is meant by "little by little adds up to a lot". Even a hard-working person has a chance to defeat a spendthrift.

He had been eager to check it out, but people kept coming to the government office to report his victory to him, so as commander-in-chief he had to prioritize official duties and save his inner joy until he lay on the couch.

This joy is like taking a shower after a busy day, turning off the lights, lying on the bed, taking out your mobile phone, and browsing your favorite content in your own time.

In the battle on the tenth day of February, the main general Basuli and two Meng'an were killed in battle, more than twenty Moukes died by swords, horses trampling, stones, falling, etc., dozens of officers were captured alive, and hundreds of Jin soldiers were captured.

In addition, a small number of Jin soldiers escaped through the west gate, including the rebel Tian Bao.

Although it is a bit regrettable, there is indeed a gap in the military strength of the two sides, and there is no way to ensure a perfect ending.

Of course, Yang Chang was not worried. After all, he had already taken over the North and South Gates. Even if the Jin soldiers could escape from Linfen, they could not escape back to Taiyuan.

As for hiding in the mountain villages and countryside, they can be found out even if they hide among the people once the Qinzhou soldiers take over Pingyang Prefecture.

The bustling and noisy city returns to silence in the early morning.

The soldiers with blood on their bodies and the civilians who survived the disaster all fell asleep with smiles on their faces.

The cock crows at midnight.

Reminder: A new day has arrived, so are good days far away?

The people and soldiers had all gone to sleep, but the lights were still on in the dormitory in the backyard of the state government.

After the battle, both Yang Chang and Qiu Qiongying were covered in blood. They needed to wash before going to bed. This was basic respect for the person next to them.

When I went to the kitchen to boil the bath water, I found only a wooden barrel.

Qiu Qiongying wanted to wash first, but she thought of Zhao Fujin's bed, so she waved to Yang Chang and said, "Sir, take off your clothes quickly. I will help you. The princess is waiting."

"How late is it? My wife should wash first."

"Hehe, this is what you said."

Qiu Qiongying was secretly delighted, and immediately refused and unbuttoned her belt to remove her clothes.

It was almost Chou time, so Yang Chang boiled a pot of water and asked the guards to go down and have a rest. The girl was naturally happy to wash the front part, but if she washed the back part, not only would the water be cold, but the water quality would not be very clean.

"I said, go ahead."

Yang Chang had no intention of grabbing it from the beginning. He was going to rinse it with cold water later. Now he had just the time to check the panel. It was really uncomfortable to hold it in all night.

This guy leaned back in his chair and pretended to rest, but he secretly touched his brows and looked at his sea of ​​consciousness.

Tonight he gained the most murderous aura, popularity, and farmer experience. He has been wondering if he can break through to the third level of Qi Refining.

When the mind moves, the spirit arrives.

At this moment, the bronze stele rose first in the sea of ​​consciousness.

The murderous aura and popularity that Yang Chang picked up instantly turned into two green and yellow lights, pouring onto the two sides of the bronze tablet respectively.

Soon, the golden energy refined by the popularity value rose to 30% on the brass surface, while the blue energy refined by the murderous value actually filled the entire bronze surface.

Oh shit, it’s full!
Yang Changdang did not absorb it immediately, but observed and compared it from front to back. When he saw the murderous aura filling the bronze surface, he could not help but reach out to touch it.

The familiar feeling of coolness surged into the Dantian, but the Dantian of the second level of Qi Refining had limited absorption and soon could not receive the energy from the bronze stele, and the excess part flowed back onto the stele.

Okay, switch sides.

Yang Chang came to the brass surface, stretched out his hand to absorb the golden energy, and waited for the warm current to enter his dantian. At first it was like a spring breeze, but later it was like a balloon inflating, and there was a sense of danger of collapse and explosion.

这 是
Am I going to explode?

Yang Chang wanted to withdraw his hands and stop, but his arms seemed to be welded to the monument. He watched helplessly as the golden energy rushed into his dantian, but the swelling and discomfort soon disappeared, replaced by the warm sunshine again.

My Dantian has expanded?

If the Dantian before could hold a pool of water, now the Dantian is a real pond, a wide pond like a field.

Needless to say, the realm has definitely improved.

Yang Chang went to the bronze surface again and absorbed the remaining energy.

The dantian, which was as big as a pond, was actually filled with the blue air on the stele, and there was still a trace of residue left at the bottom of the bronze stele.

No more room?

There were too many murderous auras picked up tonight, and Yang Chang roughly estimated that there were 10,000 or 20,000 of them, but unfortunately there were only a few thousand people watching.

As long as you continue to fight external wars, it will definitely become easier to increase your murderousness value, but it will become more and more difficult to increase your popularity value.

Doing good deeds without asking for reward.

Yang Chang regained his composure and continued to check the properties.

Name: Yang Chang

Cultivation: Qi Refining Level 3
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, Grand Farmer (the pinnacle of the art), Great Boxing and Kicks, Perfect Sword, Extraordinary Gun and Stick, Minor Sumo

Possessing special skills: Centipede Step, Meteor Smash, Eye of Insight, Calming and Prisoning Power, Frenzy Dance, Inverted Golden Hook, Wind Chasing Arrow (bow skills, fast as the wind, arrows leave no trace, kill enemies invisible, ultra-long range hit)

[Wind-Chasing Arrow] is a drop from Silver Technique, which complements Yang Chang's super long-range skills. Previously, he could definitely hit the target within half a mile when throwing flying knives and cannonballs, but this special skill has a range of one mile.

Silver Technique does not have [The Strength of a Tiger] and [Eagle Eyes and Owl Vision], and is limited by both strength and vision, so it cannot bring out the best of this unique skill.

Yang Chang now has the ability to snipe and can easily kill enemies within a mile. Everything is ready, except for a good bow.

Yang Chang's strength is so great that even if it is refined to control the intensity, ordinary bows cannot withstand it.

He tried several times after acquiring the skill, and broke five or six heavy bows before he succeeded in shooting one arrow, and that bow could no longer be used.

So before you find a suitable bow, you can only use it at critical moments.

Judging from the attribute panel, there are many improvements for picking up corpses today, with fists, feet, swords and knives all being upgraded.

What surprised Yang Chang the most was that the farmer was promoted to the master level. This was the first top-level skill.

Although there are top talents in all 360 professions, Yang Chang either wants to cultivate immortality or fight for supremacy. This kind of survival skill is really of little use. He can show off his cooking skills to his wife, children and brothers, but he will not have many opportunities to work in the fields in his life.

In "The Legend of Su Qier", Su Can once asked the old beggar Hong Riqing: Who is the overlord among beggars? The answer is: still beggars.

The Farmer Grandmaster’s attitude towards Yang Chang was probably how Su Can felt when he heard the answer. The Farmer Overlord is also a farmer, and he probably won’t be of much use in fighting for the world or cultivating immortals.

No, if I could become an immortal in the future, I should be able to grow medicinal herbs, right?
There are always medicine gardens in novels and games about cultivating immortals. Wouldn’t farmers use them?
That’s right, everything has its own plan. I’m so damn smart.

"Sir, what are you laughing at?"

"what?"

Just now, he couldn't help laughing when he thought of something interesting, and then he responded awkwardly: "I suddenly thought of something happy."

"Oh, I'm almost done, please wait a moment, sir."

"fine."

Yang Chang slapped his thigh and stood up, looking at the beauty in the wooden barrel and smiled: "My wife, take your time to wash. My husband has thick skin, so just rinse with cold water."

It is early spring in February, but the chill has not yet subsided.

After Yang Changyan finished speaking, he took off his clothes and scooped water to pour on his body at night. Even though he had the [Iron Wall] to protect his body, he couldn't stop the goose bumps from standing up.

The ice water stimulated the skin and made the man lose all desire to sleep.

At that moment, he suddenly remembered that outside Hongdong City, the sailors were talking and laughing with their heads held high. They must have undergone a long period of training to be able to act so calm and composed.

However, the discomfort brought by the ice water disappeared in just a moment, and even Yang Chang himself did not notice it.

Qiu Qiongying was still surprised and reminded him: "Sir, you are washing with warm water? Isn't it cold?"

"Hmm? It's not cold."

"Don't try to hold on. You might catch a cold."

"Not really."

Yang Chang was afraid that Qiu Qiongying would not believe him, so he scooped a ladle and poured it on her shoulders.

"Ah, stop it, you liar"

"shush"

Yang Chang hurriedly covered her lips and reminded her in a deep voice: "Don't scream, the princess is still next door, I really didn't..."

"Huh?" Qiu Qiongying nodded and was released. She touched Yang Chang's body and murmured to herself, "How strange, it's obviously freezing cold, why isn't your body cold?"

"I have thick skin."

Although Yang Chang said this, he felt strange in his heart. It was obviously very cold just now, so why was it not cold later?

It was not until he wiped his body later that he discovered why he was not cold. It turned out that the energy in his Dantian was being passively released, continuously protecting him from the severe cold.

I didn’t have this feeling last year. Could it be because I’m at the third level of Qi Refining?

Yang Chang's heart became active. If he could use the energy in his dantian to resist cold and heat, he would be able to fight in extreme weather conditions, which would be a real improvement for himself.

Compared to the sailors training in the coldest weather, I can skip the pain and not harm my body.

This guy was muttering about the sailors before going to sleep, and the next day they brought back an unexpected surprise. Last night, Ruan Xiaoqi did not follow the army into the city, but took two hundred people to the Fen River to seize boats.

The Jin soldiers who escaped through the west gate were all with Tian Bao, and there were about two thousand of them.

Their number was seventy times that of Ruan Xiao, but once they were on the water, they were no match for the Living Devil. Most of them fell into the Fen River and became food for the fish. A few leaders like Tian Bao were captured and brought back to Linfen City to ask for credit.

Tian Bao fell into the water last night and was taken to see Yang Chang in the morning. His body was already dry, but he was still shivering.

Seeing Tian Bao trembling on the ground, Yang Chang thought of Zhou Tong who was killed before, and said in a deep voice: "Tian Bao, aren't you a good runner? Why don't you run anymore?"

"Huh, if I really want to leave, can you catch me?"

Seeing him talking nonsense, Ruan Xiaoqi raised his foot and kicked him down by the back, cursing, "You bastard, you still dare to be so arrogant now?"

"I'm tired." Tian Bao propped himself up and sat up, staring at Yang Chang and begging for death: "If you are a man, give me a quick death. I can die in Pingyang, and my soul will return to my homeland."

"Your mother."

"Brother Xiaoqi, it's OK."

Yang Chang stopped Ruan Xiaoqi, leaned forward and sneered: "If I don't give you a good time, I am not a man? Provocation doesn't work on me. Besides, you led the Jin people south, so what if your soul returns to your homeland? Do you have the face to see your ancestors in the underworld?"

"you"

"Don't worry, I won't torture you."

After Yang Chang finished speaking, he stood up, looked outside the door and said calmly: "Drag him out, and wait until 3:30 pm today, and behead him in the street together with the more than 1,000 Jin prisoners of war, so that the people of Linfen can see what the consequences of betraying their compatriots are."

"Yes."

February 11, Linfen, Pingyang Prefecture.

There is the cattle and sheep market at the east gate and the vegetable market on Hengjie Street at the west gate.

There were two makeshift execution grounds, both sides of which were surrounded by civilians.

Although both places can be used to watch executions, the East Gate is surrounded by three layers of guards inside and outside, and the original cattle and sheep market is completely blocked, because Yang Chang will personally preside over the scene.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Yang Chang walked to the stage in military uniform.

He first looked around, and then said in a sonorous voice: "The Jin thieves invaded, my relatives and friends were displaced, my wife and children were homeless, they seized my land, and killed my people. This is a blood feud that cannot be reconciled. I will only repay blood with blood and tooth for tooth."

"well said!"

"Kill them!"

"kill"

As soon as Yang Chang finished speaking, the people responded in unison. The sound of killing was deafening and could not overwhelm the shouting on the battlefield.

In fact, among the more than a thousand captives, a group of leaders should be selected and killed to establish authority, and the rest should be sent to mine, build roads, and build bridges, and spend their entire lives atonement for their sins.

Yang Chang thought about it all night last night and felt that if he killed too few people, the shock effect would not be enough, and leaving them behind would also pose certain hidden dangers, so he decided to behead them all in the morning. This would also be an explanation to the thousands of civilians who helped to break the city and lost their lives.

"It's three quarters past noon."

"The axeman is in place."

"cut!"

Commands were shouted one after another, as if they were shouted from every citizen's mouth; heads fell one after another, as if suffering people were wielding swords for their loved ones.

Hundreds of executioners carried out the execution at the same time, and in a short while, the number of people dead kept rising.

Yang Chang's eyes were full of flashes. He was not comfortable squatting down to touch the corpse in public, but the onlookers were reluctant to leave, so he walked to the front of the stage again and said to the crowd: "The execution is over, everyone go home."

"Yang Observation, will the Golden Thief come again?"

"Ok?"

Suddenly someone in the crowd shouted. Yang Chang did not confirm who it was, but responded loudly: "Don't worry, I have already set up defenses at important passes. If the Jin people dare to come and die, I will kill one if one comes, and kill two if two come. In short, Pingyang's suffering is over."

"Captain Yang, I heard that there are no corrupt officials in Qinzhou, and the people are living a good life. Can we go with them?"

"Asshole, we need to ask Yang to observe!"

"Haha, no problem, you can call me whatever you want."

Seeing the two people arguing in front of the crowd, Yang Chang smiled knowingly and responded: "You don't have to go to Qinzhou. Since Pingyang is not under control, I, Yang Chang, will take charge. From now on, whatever happens in Qinzhou will be the same as what happens in Pingyang. All policies will be the same."

"Really?"

"do not trust me?"

"No, no, we believe it. We believe it. It's great. Good days are finally here."

Yang Chang immediately signaled the people to leave. Suddenly someone in the crowd shouted "Guangming Tianzun". After that, the people who left the stage all shouted in unison, and some even shouted "Long live the Lord of Light".

If it were an ordinary person, he would definitely worry that this matter would be reported to the court and his career would be hindered by the censors, but Yang Chang didn't care at all.

He is willing to wear the skin of Zhao Song now because he does not want to be attacked from both sides. Once Pingyang Prefecture recovers, these two states will be able to rise up and establish themselves.

The execution was over and he returned to the government office.

Shi Qian used the incident of shouting "Long live" at the execution ground to incite Lu Zhishen, Liu Tang, Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi to ask Yang Chang to establish a country and establish himself as king.

Yang Chang smiled and pointed at Shi Qian and asked, "The person who was leading the shouting of 'Long live the emperor', wasn't it you who arranged it?"

"Hehe." Shi Qian grinned, clasped his fists and said, "Brother has a high reputation in Pingyang, and now he has completely wiped out the invading Jin army. Why can't he become the emperor?"

"There's no rush for this."

"Why? If brother starts a rebellion and declares himself king, it will surely attract the support of heroes all over the world, especially the old brothers from Liangshan. There will surely be many who come here to admire your reputation. Do you still want to hand over Pingyang?"

"That's not necessary."

Yang Chang walked to the main seat facing south, raised his hand to signal everyone to sit down, and said: "How can we hand over the territory that we conquered with swords and guns to the court? Since the officials in Pingyang have all run away, we can just take over and be the head of the family, Liu Tang!"

"Hmm? My little brother is here."

"You have been in Pingyang for a long time. I cannot stay here for a long time. You will continue to be responsible for the defense of this state."

"Brother." When Liu Tang heard that he was going to be entrusted with an important task again, he quickly stopped him and clasped his fists to decline: "I'm afraid I'm not up to the task, you should find someone else."

Yang Chang smiled at everyone, shook his head and added: "It's ok to be the deputy, right? Let Zhu Tong be the general manager of the army, and you and Han Tao will be the commanders of the infantry and cavalry respectively."

"That's no problem."

Liu Tang looked around with great joy. Yang Changsui said to Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi, "I will not reappoint you three brothers. My second brother will remain the commander of the navy, and you will be deputy commanders, and you will be in charge of the Pingyang waterway together."

"Brother, don't worry."

"it is good."

Yang Chang nodded in affirmation, and his eyes finally fell on Shi Qian, and he said seriously: "I see that you are very thoughtful in your work. Pingyang just happens to be short of political talents, so you will have to bear the burden for the time being, and Xiao will be appointed as the prefect later."

"Scared me."

Shi Qian patted his chest and replied with a smile: "Just say that I don't have any experience, but I have no problem being an errand boy."

"By the way, you must find time to capture the intelligence from Pingyang and select personnel to train to prevent internal rebellion or external attacks. I will tell Zhu Tong and Xiao Rang about this."

"Okay, okay, I have confidence in this."

(End of this chapter)