Peace Order
Chapter 574 - 39 Victory! Great Victory! _4

Chapter 574: Chapter 39 Victory! Great Victory! _4

"We were lucky to capture you this time, or we would have surely faced a great defeat,"

the old hand said with a hearty smile.

Ning Zhaoji’s face relaxed, and Lei Laomeng started to build rapport.

On the other side, Fan Qing looked at the defeated troops and said calmly, "Your general has abandoned you and fled, treating you like expendable pawns. Look, you usually struggle to get meat to eat, while the general can enjoy wine. How much does such wine cost each time?"

"Why do you serve as soldiers?"

"For land? Good, we’ll distribute land."

"If you can bring your families over, the benefits of the Qilin Army are..."

Yuwen Hua’s mouth twitched. He discovered that Fan Qing’s growth was incredibly rapid, almost as if he had taken a drug. After a moment of silence, he left Yuwen Tianxian to speak with a Colonel from an aristocratic family who was determined to die, asking, "What is your family background?"

"Aristocratic family? Hmph, noble son, how much gold and silver has been spent to raise you?"

"From a young age, you read and write; when older, you practiced martial arts. After sixteen, you studied the art of war and other military skills."

"Yet now, because of a foolish Main General, you risk your life, severing your family line with you. From now on, your family declines, your relatives take over your home, and your family name is extinguished."

"On your family tree, your line ends with you!"

A noble son understood another noble son best.

So the face of that aristocratic Colonel turned ashen.

Several days later, everything had been decided.

And within the main tent, Li Guanyi read the battle report:

"The enemy had seven thousand warriors, with over a thousand dead, and over a thousand fled; roughly three thousand in total. The remaining four thousand have all been captured."

"The logistical troops amounted to eight thousand, and our army has captured over seven thousand of them."

"In total, our army now has over twenty-four thousand fighters... among them, ten thousand are captives, able-bodied men, with a harvest of ten thousand sets of armor, various siege weapons, and a substantial amount of grain, enough to supply the Qilin Army for one to two months."

"However, being away from the mountains, we lack opportunities for resupply from the outside world."

"We need to find a city quickly to act as our rear support; otherwise, the army will struggle to maintain combat effectiveness."

Fan Qing even formally apologized once, saying that although Li Guanyi ordered him to cut through the enemy lines, he felt that by blocking that place and encircling them on three sides, it would allow them to intimidate and win without a fight, capturing the vast majority of the fleeing troops.

Li Guanyi, however, said that his military order was to hold that direction on the battlefield, and he indeed did so, so what crime was there?

The young man pressed his forehead, pulling at the corner of his mouth as he looked at the numbers in the battle report.

Fan Qing had already skillfully started the process of "persuasion."

Yuwen Hua, competing with Fan Qing, began "persuading" the elite troops of aristocratic families.

No more increases.

And now, the Qilin Army had taken a step into this world, achieving a thrilling victory, but they had also left their stronghold in the deep mountains and would lack the supplies they formerly gathered from the hills, and moreover, this place was quite some distance from the cities of the Jiangnan Eighteen States. For over ten years, the armies of Ying Country and Chen Country had been slowly encroaching on this area.

Different from being a lone ranger in the Martial World, once the great army set out, it was bound to provoke the nerves of both countries.

All these were predicaments, and Li Guanyi’s forehead throbbed.

While he was dealing with these matters, someone informed him that Murong Yuan had awakened and had come to pay his respects. Li Guanyi saw this outstanding disciple of the Murong Family — Murong Yuan, twenty-seven years old, at the Third Layer Heaven Realm, but naturally strong as an ox, able to wield a long-handled, double-edged great sword, capable of cutting down both men and horses.

He was among the most gifted swordsmen of the Murong Family’s younger generation.

In the previous fight, he was extremely fierce and valiant, chopping down enemies from the city wall via siege ladders and even single-handedly destroying siege engines.

On the city wall for seven days and nights with only brief rests, he repelled numerous assaults.

His stamina and strength surpassed ordinary people, definitely possessing a special physique.

Li Guanyi almost instantly judged that this man was a talent!

A military talent!

But when Li Guanyi asked him how he defended against the Chen Country’s army, the swordsman merely shook his head and said, "Murong Yuan is but a swordsman. What I’m good at is fighting on the front lines; someone else was in charge of directing the city’s defense."

His expression darkened as he added, "Moreover, that person had said that Chen Country would send surprise troops to take East Crossing City. At that time, I thought he was talking nonsense, but now it seems that I am the one who did not understand."

Li Guanyi said, "Who is that person? Please invite him to meet with me."

Murong Yuan’s spirits lifted as he replied, "That is precisely why I am here today."

He stood up and left the tent, and in just a short while, a young man in plain clothes, carrying a long sword, arrived. He was relaxed and at ease, surprised to see the young age of Li Guanyi, as Li Guanyi also felt surprised.

The one capable of holding off the Chen Country’s large army with just a thousand men and who could anticipate the situation in advance appeared to be in his early twenties.

The plain-clothed ranger then saluted with a bow and said with a smile:

"Central State Academy, of the Confucianism school."

"Yuan Zhi."

"I’ve seen the General."