After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 1421 It can’t be such a coincidence, right?

There are two purposes for doing this.

First, let Xiluo and Beijia know that Yuheng City on the other side of the river is no longer nostalgic. Xiluo's future attacks will only be met with a ruthless counterattack.

The sooner it understands this, the less loss it will suffer.

Of course, He Lingchuan felt that King Xiluo and the Xiluo army had no choice.

Secondly, he also sent a clear signal to the other side:
I, He Lingchuan, am back again!

He had been the commander-in-chief of Yuheng City for more than two years. Not only did he deal with Fushan Lie, he also killed many generals of Jintao Kingdom. Especially in the battle of Yuheng City, a large number of Jintao troops suffered heavy casualties. Afterwards, Panlong City negotiated with Jintao Kingdom and made the other party suffer a lot.

The name "He the Butcher" is not only called by the Takigawa pirates, but also by Jin Yaoguo.

Now that He Lingchuan has returned to Yuheng City, it will put tremendous pressure on the Jintao Kingdom.

Didn’t you see that this time, the Jin Tao Kingdom simply stood by and watched, refusing to send troops no matter what?
Due to Bega's request, lending land to the Xiluo army is already the limit.

Facing the Bega army lurking in the Kingdom of Jin Yao, the Seymour army also sent out a strong signal:
Panlong City is ready!

War is also an art of psychological deterrence. Faced with the well-prepared and battle-ready Seymour army, the Bega army had to think twice before acting.

Sure enough, within five days after He Lingchuan’s skull-piercing demonstration, the other side did not send anyone to harass again.

The red falcon sent by He Lingchuan flew close to the Xiluo camp for observation and found that the Xiluo army was even less enthusiastic in training, their spirit was much worse, and there were even continuous desertions.

If the phenomenon of desertion is not firmly curbed, it will expand and spread. Therefore, the governor sent by Bega was not polite and also chopped off dozens of heads. He also ordered five Xiluo teams to go down the river and harass the water fort in the hinterland of Takigawa.

After the Takigawa bandits "disappeared", a large number of civilians moved into Takigawa to cultivate the land, and it has become a land of fish and rice. In the eyes of the Beijia commander, if they can wreak havoc here in late summer, it can also boost their morale. Jin Yaoguo strongly opposed it because they suffered losses in this way last time.

How could the Beijia commander listen to them? The poor Xiluo army was unwilling to do so, but they had no choice but to organize an attack.

This was exactly what He Lingchuan wanted.

He was tired of small fights, what he wanted was a head-on victory.

The battle lasted for three hours in total, during which more than 900 enemies were killed and two enemy generals were beheaded.

Even General Beiga himself was pierced through the throat by a willow arrow on the battlefield!
Even the general sent by Bega was killed, and the Xiluo army was defeated.

This battle caused a sensation on both sides of the border.

No one in Yuheng City had any objections to He Lingchuan's actions, but Xin Yi was very curious:

"General He also used thunderous methods against the people from Beijia. Don't you have any concerns at all?"

Just as He Lingchuan expected, after arriving in Yuheng City, he indeed ran around both inside and outside the city, observing the local customs, policies and laws, as well as how the Seymour Army and the Tiger Wing Army encircled and intercepted the enemy, and asked questions when he didn't understand.

This man was very friendly and had a proactive attitude, and he quickly became friends with the soldiers of the Tiger Wing Army.

Sincerity is indeed the best killer move. He Lingchuan really didn't feel any malice from him. If it weren't for the hidden doubts brought in by reality, he even felt that he and Xin Yi could be half-close friends.

Unfortunately, he remembered the Red General's pistol that appeared at the sale, and was always wary of Xin Yi.

Of course, on the surface they still get along very well.

Facing Xin Yi's question, he smiled and said, "If I don't kill the governor, will Beijia let Yuheng City go?"

"No, but aren't you afraid that it will get angry and use cruel means against Yuheng City?"

Even if you lose, the outcome may be different.

After all, such extreme measures as massacre of a city rarely occur.

But Beijia had massacred cities before. He Lingchuan alone knew of two such incidents - the destruction of Yuan Kingdom and Panlong City in reality.

This is what Xin Yi calls “cruel means.”

"Once we attack, Beijia will have to take down Yuheng City." He Lingchuan hid his smile, "Since Fu Shanlie was defeated and fled to Yuheng City, this has been a life-and-death war."

He was very clear about the final outcome of Panlong City, and he knew that no matter what he did, Beijia would never let Yuheng City go.

"In fact, maybe we can end the war with war." He Lingchuan said calmly, "Let's wait and see."

Xi Luo, who was under his command, suffered such a great loss, so how could the Bega generals in the army be willing to do it? They tried to attack Yuheng City.

Fu Shanlie suffered a great loss here that year, and the news caused a great sensation after it was passed back to Lingxu City. After all, Fu Shanlie was a famous rising star in Beijia, but he was defeated in an unknown little place.

They learned their lesson and changed their tactics. However, Yuheng City's financial resources, defense, material reserves, and the quality of the troops under He Lingchuan were all very different from two years ago.

The most important thing is that He Lingchuan's vision is broader than it was two years ago, and he has many creative ideas for transporting troops.

After two battles, the Western Roman Army did not gain any advantage but suffered heavy casualties.

War is all about back and forth. After Beijia made his move, it was He Lingchuan's turn.

Next, Yuheng City started to find fault with Jintao State. Today, it said that Jintao State had unreasonably detained merchants from Panlong City, and tomorrow, it said that Jintao State had persecuted the people of Yuheng City.

The people of Jin Yao State had no way of expressing their suffering.

Bega wanted to borrow its territory to station the Xiluo army. How dare it say "no"?

But the Yuheng City Army and He the Butcher on the opposite side are also extremely vicious!

The last time Fu Shanlie attacked Yuheng City, he did not bring a few Longchuan bandits, but instead requisitioned a large number of Jin Yao's troops. After Fu Shanlie's defeat, Panlong City severely humiliated Jin Yao several times, and the other country's monarch personally wrote a letter to Zhong Shengguang to apologize and seek peace, and even offered a large sum of compensation to show his sincerity.

Now, Yuheng City was very dissatisfied with it again and was about to slap it. Jin Yaoguo felt like a mouse in a bellows, being bullied by both sides and unable to afford to offend either side.

What should he do? Just then the Xiluo army came to demand food, and Jin Yaoguo spread his hands:
Gone.

The 20,000 troops of Xiluo were stationed on the border of the Maohe Plain. Regardless of their combat power, they had to face the problem of food and horses every day. Apart from other things, the food and weapons of these tens of thousands of people were a heavy expense. Xiluo itself was weak and could not afford it at all, not to mention that the front line of the battle was still in Jinyao, and the battle line was too long.

In reality, Zhao Pan led an army of 30,000 in the northern part of Yuan State. He begged for food for the army and urged the royal court to transport food every day. If He Chunhua hadn't been really capable, the northern front would have been out of supply long ago.

The cross-border combat distance of the Xiluo army is much longer than that of Zhao Pan's army, so there will naturally be more inconveniences and shortcomings.

A large part of the supplies for the Xiluo army had to be supported by the Jinyao Kingdom.

Now, the Jinyao Kingdom has informed the Xiluo army that it can only provide food and fodder for another five days, citing the continuous heavy rains and food shortages this summer!
What’s the use of five days’ worth of food and fodder?
Anyone can interpret Jin Tao's meaning: you guys should retreat quickly and don't fight on my territory, because I will be the one getting beaten then!
Of course the Xiluo army would not do that. Wasn't this what we had agreed on? How dare Jin Tao betray us? Besides, are you blind? Can't you see who I'm clinging to and who I'm fighting for?

I am risking my life to march westward, so what's wrong with you providing some food and supplies?
Conflicts arose between the two sides, the rear of the Xiluo army was unstable, and after witnessing He Lingchuan's ferocity, the army's morale began to weaken. Several raids they organized were repelled by the Seymour army, and they were unable to reorganize afterwards.

The Xiluo people were reluctant to march west to Panlong City. It happened that Beijia's commander-in-chief had died, leaving the commander vacant. Rumors arose in the army, desertions and disturbances were common, and even Beijia's generals were unable to control them.

On the tenth day after He Lingchuan led the Tiger Wing Army to Yuheng City, a brief peace came to the border between Jin Tao Kingdom and Yuheng City.

But both sides knew that this peace would not last long.

Xiro's attack was just a farce. The real show will not officially begin until Bega takes action.

He Lingchuan is very clear about this.

Given his personality, he would not be satisfied with just waiting, training his troops and collecting intelligence at the same time.

He specially reorganized a small group of his elite Tiger Wing Army and sent them into the territory of Jinyao to harass and kill the Xiluo army in a guerrilla manner.

On the other side of the river, people were in panic.

Unconsciously, the situation between the two sides was reversed, and He Lingchuan became the one taking the initiative to attack.

There are two benefits to doing this:

First, the autumn wind has turned the fields of the Maohe Plain into a golden harvest. If we do not defeat the enemy, they will surely invade the plain and grab the food.

The endless plain is not easy to defend.

Now the Western Roman Army has been badly beaten and can't even grab food.

Secondly, after communicating with Zhong Shengguang, He Lingchuan decided to break Beiga's layout and detonate the pressure points here in advance.

Two days later, the Bega army in Xiluo began to mobilize and head west into the Jinyao Kingdom.

When Wen Daolun and He Lingchuan received this information, their hearts tightened:
"finally come."

Although Panlong City was preparing for war, its negotiations with Bejia had never stopped, and Zhong Shengguang made many confusing false moves.

But the Bega army still headed towards the Mao River Plain.

This means that Beijia has judged that a war is about to break out on the northwest front of Panlong City and is no longer going to sit idly by.

He Lingchuan's ruthless attack on the Xiluo army made Beiga reveal his intentions in advance.

The clouds of war grow thicker.

Under the command of Wen Daolun and He Lingchuan, Yuheng City was also rushing to harvest food, stockpiling supplies, and building defensive fortifications.

Xin Yi asked He Lingchuan: "Will the battle on the northwest front begin after the autumn harvest?"

He Lingchuan did not give a direct answer, but only replied with four words:
Wait and see.

The next day, Wen Daolun received another piece of intelligence from the other side:
The new commander-in-chief of the Xiluo Army has arrived. His name is Lu Wushuang. He is only in his twenties and is assisted by Qing Gong.

The job of the assistant is to assist the palace master in managing affairs, and his status in Lingxu City is already very high.

As soon as she arrived, she rectified military discipline and trained the Xiluo people so hard that they suffered terribly; as soon as she arrived, the Jin Yao Kingdom began to provide food to the Xiluo army continuously.

He Lingchuan took it and looked at it, and couldn't help but swear.

"groove!"

The real name of Qingyang State Master - no, now it should be called Qingyang Regent - is Lu Wushuang!

It can't be such a coincidence, right?

(End of this chapter)