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Chapter 83 The Spiritual Transformation, Storming into the Prefecture City

Normally, given the nature of the Ming soldiers, they would have wreaked havoc on the villagers along the way.

This time, however, thanks to the organization of agricultural cooperative members, the villagers along the route had already evacuated before the army arrived.

Perhaps they were unable to fight against the Ming army.

However, it was quite easy to organize the people to leave the Ming army's marching route.

After all, the villages and towns of the two prefectures were already filled with members of agricultural cooperatives. As soon as a large army left the city, the news would spread quickly, and they could naturally avoid the Ming army in advance.

This infuriated some Ming soldiers and officers who wanted to enter the village and cause trouble.

He cursed these damned lowly people for not waiting in the village to serve them.

Don't they know who they're fighting for?

Isn't it all for the safety of these peasants?
After all, wasn't that so-called "People's Salvation Army" always attacking rural areas?
Their suppression of bandits must be for the sake of these lowly people and peasants.

In the middle of a mountain forest, Wang Chao watched as five thousand Ming soldiers slowly marched along the official road in the distance, cursing and swearing.

They seemed to be somewhat stronger than the soldiers at Shouyang Pass.

However, its strength is limited.

The officers and soldiers, who were pale and emaciated, also made up the vast majority.

However, although he felt that the Ming army was not very strong.

However, the dynasty did not take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack, but allowed them to pass through unimpeded.

Regardless of their combat strength, they are still 5,000 regular troops, and it is inevitable that there will be casualties in the battle against them now.

Now that they have a better strategy, they are determined to see it through to the end.

but
Looking in the direction of the Ming army, Wang Chao narrowed his eyes slightly, pondering to himself.

It seems there are still many things he hasn't discovered about this advancement in the universe.

Endless spiritual power surged forth, faintly transforming into a sea of ​​spiritual light, its colors dazzling, yet subtly tinged with an almost imperceptible red glow.

Like a colorful dragon, it roamed the sky, slowly moving forward as the Ming army advanced.

Although it did not form a spiritual force field, it was still quite astonishing.

This kind of wonder would have been absolutely impossible before the ascension of heaven and earth.

In fact, the dynasty had already made some discoveries along the way when passing through many villages.

Even outside of a spiritual field or under the influence of spiritual energy, spiritual power can exist for a very long time.

According to the dynasty's estimate, normal spiritual power could last for about fifteen minutes.

If one possesses a strong consciousness and obsession, the resulting spiritual power will be able to sustain itself for a longer period, at least for more than an hour.

However, the villagers from various villages did not gather together.

Therefore, the spiritual power they generated only floated scattered in the air, forming a patch of constantly dissipating spiritual light above the village, just like fireflies dancing in the sky.

It was far inferior to the giant dragon of spiritual light formed by the soldiers on the distant official road.

Perhaps it was because they were all gathered together that all the spiritual forces were connected.

It's just that a scattered mind and an inability to resonate with the spirit prevent the development of a spiritual energy field.

Even so, the dynasty felt that if they could come together instead of being stretched out in long lines, they might still be able to evolve a spiritual force field.

As for the murderous aura, or even the iron-blooded killing intent, that is impossible.

Although they knew that this was a siege against the militia and that the purpose was to kill people, the killing intent and spiritual power it generated only formed a faint red light that was almost imperceptible.

The distance between them and the formation of malevolent energy is unknown, let alone the iron-blooded malevolent energy of the People's Salvation Army.

Moreover, the iron-blooded aura evolved by the People's Salvation Army is not merely a transformation of the same spiritual power.

This also involves the status of heaven and earth, as well as the power of the rules of heaven and earth.

The giant dragon formed from that spiritual power looked dazzling and magnificent.

However, in reality, this indicates that the Ming army was demoralized and lacked any cohesion, so its combat effectiveness was predictably poor.

Looking up at themselves, the iron-blooded aura above them, almost turning into a blood-red cloud, was the true symbol of a united army.

Unconsciously, Wang Chao's lips curled into a slight smile, revealing a hint of self-satisfaction.

When the Ming army in the distance disappeared from sight, and only a long dragon formed by spiritual power could be vaguely seen, the dynasty turned its head to look in the direction from which the Ming army had come.

They were only about 10 or 20 li away from Lintao Prefecture.

Then look at the blazing sun, which has already completely set in the west.

This made the dynasty sigh once again.

The Ming army, which once drove out the Mongols and dominated the country, has now completely declined.

At least the Ming army inside the Great Wall, except for a few units, was already half-crippled.

Normally, an army can march about 60 to 80 li in a day.

The fact that Wang Chao and his men covered seventy or eighty li in less than a day is considered quite impressive for an army.

Let's say the Ming army also reached the speed of the dynasty.

After all, the entire People's Salvation Army possesses superhuman speed, and even if it is not activated, their speed is still greater than that of ordinary people, so their marching speed is naturally also greater than usual.

It's normal that the Ming army couldn't compare.

But you still have to meet the minimum average standard, right?

Now, in less than a day, even if we don't travel sixty li, we must have covered at least thirty or forty li.
However, in reality, this Ming army had only traveled about 10 or 20 li from Lintao Prefecture, barely reaching halfway.

And this is only the beginning of the march. If they march for a long time, won't their speed decrease even further?
Even if they don't slow down, it will probably be two or three days before they reach Bird Mouse Mountain.

"Tsk!"

Wang Chao shook his head and sighed softly. He had been worried that the Ming army might suddenly return to reinforce Lintao Prefecture while they were attacking it.

Judging from their current pace, it would take them another two or three days to get the news and return to provide assistance.

In five or six days, they have probably completely taken control of Lintao Prefecture.

After glancing once more in the direction the Ming army had gone, Wang Chao waved his hand and headed towards Lintao Prefecture again.

As dusk approached, Wang Chao finally led his men to the outskirts of Lintao Prefecture.

Watching the gate slowly close, Wang Chao pondered for a moment and finally decided to rest for the night and deal with it the next morning.

They slowly retreated into a dense forest, and Wang Chao had someone summon members of the nearby agricultural cooperative to inquire about the specific situation in Lintao Prefecture.

"President, Lintao Prefecture is completely unprepared; people are coming and going as usual during the day."

The newcomer was a newly joined member of the agricultural cooperative. The villagers called him Wang Laoshi. He looked to be in his fifties and his face was full of excitement when he looked at Wang Chao.

After understanding the situation, Wang Chao nodded thoughtfully, then looked behind him.

Most of the people were still wearing the same clothes they had worn before.

Previously, the dynasty had already been looking for people to make the unique uniforms for the militia.

It's just that the time is too short, and the cutting is not yet complete.

And now, isn't that just a coincidence?

Wang Chao's eyes flickered, and he said to the member of the agricultural cooperative:

"Contact the villagers in the nearby villages and find a way to disperse our people throughout the villages. Tomorrow, we'll disguise ourselves as villagers and enter Lintao Prefecture."

"Yes, yes."

After hearing what Wang Chao said, Wang Laoshi nodded repeatedly in agreement without even thinking.

Firstly, this was the president's intention, so naturally he had to find a way to accomplish it.

Secondly, this is not a difficult task in the first place.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, before dawn, many villagers had already formed a long queue outside the city gate.

At five quarters past the hour of Yin (3:45 AM), accompanied by a creaking sound, the city gate slowly opened, and a group of soldiers stood beside the gate, beginning to collect the entry fee in turn.

Meanwhile, villagers outside the city began to enter the city one by one.

At the end of the hour of Mao (5-7 AM), the bright red sun leaps over the horizon in the east.

Suddenly, shouts of battle erupted from the city gates of Lintao and throughout the city.

The guards at the city gate were slightly taken aback when they saw the villager suddenly draw his long sword.

The next moment, several long swords came slashing down in succession.

A group of city gate guards were killed on the spot before they could even react.

Immediately afterwards, shouts of battle came from outside the city.

"kill!"

Wang Chao brandished his long sword and charged forward, shouting.

Hundreds of militiamen followed closely behind, rushing quickly toward the city gate.

At this moment, the city's garrison began to react, and figures began to appear on the city walls, with shouts echoing from above.

"Quickly! Bandits are attacking the city!"

"Quickly, quickly, close the city gates!"

Looking at the captain on the city gate tower who was constantly directing the crowd from afar, Wang Chao suddenly sheathed his sword and took the longbow from his back.

"Crench!"

The bow is drawn as full as a full moon.

"boom!"

With a muffled thud, the long arrow, forged from fine iron, instantly transformed into a streak of light and shot towards the city gate tower.

"puff!"

"boom!"

The city gate captain, who was directing the crowd, was instantly pierced through the chest by an arrow, leaving a hole the size of a bowl. He was clearly going to die.

The long iron arrow continued its trajectory without slowing down, instantly striking a pillar of the city gate tower with a loud bang.

The next instant, the supporting pillar collapsed with a crash, the eaves above became precarious and then fell with a clatter.

Upon seeing this scene, the surrounding soldiers were instantly stunned.

By the time they realized what was happening, Wang Chao and his men had already rushed through the city gate.

After entering the city gate, the dynasty ordered two sentries of soldiers to occupy the gate, and then to occupy the other three city gates along the city wall.

He himself led the remaining men, rushing quickly along the city streets towards the Lintao Prefecture government office.

Along the way, the people in the city took cover, and the shops along the street closed their doors and windows.

As for why only residents of the city were included.
That's because the civilians who entered Lintao Prefecture earlier were all actually soldiers from outside the city in disguise.

Today, agricultural cooperatives are found in almost every village in both provinces.

The area around the prefectural city was a particular focus of attention.

In the surrounding villages, there are members of agricultural cooperatives.

It would have been very easy for them to organize the villagers to stay away from the city and replace them with the People's Salvation Army.

Back to the present, in less than a quarter of an hour, Wang Chao led his team to the government office of Lintao Prefecture.

"rush!"

Without a word, Wang Chao charged forward, brandishing his sword.

Seeing hundreds of militiamen armed with long knives charging towards them with murderous expressions, the guards were initially taken aback, then suddenly shouted and scattered in all directions.

"Ah! Thieves have broken into the city!"

"Run!"

"Go quickly and inform the adults!"

"Your Excellency, something terrible has happened! Your Excellency, something terrible has happened! Bandits have broken into the city!"

Ma Wenchang, who had just gotten out of his concubine's bed, heard the chaotic shouts outside and immediately rushed out.

"What's going on? What's going on?"

"Your Excellency, something terrible has happened! Bandits have broken into the city!"

"Damn it, where are the city guards?"

"I don't know, the thieves have already reached the outskirts of the government office."

"Useless! All of you are useless!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Wenchang couldn't help but curse loudly.

However, he also knew that this was not the time to talk about these things; leaving this place as soon as possible was the most important thing.

Thinking of this, Ma Wenchang immediately turned around and went back to the inner courtyard to escape with his family.

It would be best to escape from Lintao Prefecture.

(End of this chapter)