Lingzhang

Chapter 530 Three Counties and One Giant City
The troops moved to other towns one after another. This was not an idea that Yue Hanzhang came up with on a whim, but the product of careful consideration and thinking between him and the other cultivators.

It was like Tian Shouchang felt that Yue Hanzhang had actually used three counties and one city to divide the land.

Yue Hanzhang is also taking care of his own sphere of influence. In-depth cultivation in these territories will be the foundation and potential for Yue Hanzhang to lead his troops north in the future.

Xingmen County is firmly controlled by the Beiting National Salvation Society, and with the support of Yue Hanzhang's giant enterprise in the south, it can be said to be impregnable.

Nanxu County may seem "disorganized and leaderless", but it is the "demonstration base" for the noble families of Qizhou, at least the families and enterprises behind the geniuses who have joined Yue Hanzhang's battle group.

As long as Yue Hanzhang keeps winning, these people will be one of the most loyal forces supporting Yue Hanzhang.

These two counties have been under our control for some time and can be considered safe and secure.

What really attracted Yue Hanzhang's attention was Jichuan County, a huge county on the western border of Qizhou!
In the past, Yuansheng Sect relied on the foundation of this county and confronted Qizhou City Defense for a whole year. If Yue Hanzhang had not led all the geniuses to the north and formed a battle group in the Qianlong Competition, the outcome of this bloody battle would still be unknown.

This shows the terrifying potential of Jichuan County.

To control a county, the most important thing is to control the county government.

If Haiquan Pass was not in his hands, it would have been most appropriate for Yue Hanzhang to be in charge of Jichuan County in person. However, the sharp edge should be on the most acute front line, and Jichuan County has almost become the "rear" of the northward territory.

After giving it some thought, Yue Hanzhang decided to place the power of the livestock breeding industry alliance in the Jichuan County Government.

First of all, this kind of "production industry" is suitable to take root in the rear.

Secondly, the entire animal husbandry alliance is an alliance based entirely on Xingliu Enterprise, with Yue Hanzhang as its sole core. The existence of this alliance in the county government is equivalent to the existence of Yue Hanzhang's "will clone" in the alliance.

Thirdly, in view of all the previous events, Yue Hanzhang was on guard against his neighbor, Nanchen County, as well as the sudden illness of the cultivator of the main line of the Tian family. The Animal Husbandry Alliance was composed entirely of giant families from the northern and southern states. If the Tian family wanted to move into Jichuan County again, they had to give an explanation to those families first.

Then the northern part of Jichuan County.

The withdrawal of the Tielin Army was inevitable. They had been sent to Haiquan Pass as a guest army under the order of the Qizhou City Defense Department. Now that their predicament was resolved, letting them return to the land of Qizhou would be the best way to appease the morale of the troops.

Moreover, Yue Hanzhang also intended to create a second "demonstration base" by having the Qizhou Tianjiao camps and the Tielin Army stationed in the northern part of Jichuan County.

This place complements Nanxu County. The former focuses on military development, while the latter continues to support various industrial bases.

Once the two are effectively combined, they will inevitably form a siphon effect on the huge market in the wider territory of Qizhou, attracting more resources to gather in these two places.

The Donghua Tian family has been the dominant force in Qizhou, but in just a few decades, they have become the precarious state they are today. The key lies not in Tian Shangqing, or even in Yue Hanzhang, but in the Tian family themselves.

After decades of accumulated problems, there are too many noble families and enterprises that are Yue Hanzhang's natural "allies", potential forces that can be taken down with just a little demonstration.

Moreover, always assume the worst.

After all, part of the foundations of these families are still rooted in Qizhou.

It is also to prevent the Tian family from really tearing their faces off and doing something crazy, such as attacking the roots of the various families in Qizhou. The power of these two "demonstration bases" is combined in one place, and they can go east to Jichuan at any time, using Nanxu County as the gateway and directly enter the provincial capital!
It was as if Tian Shouchang was already intending to use the violent machine as a supporting force to forcibly control Qizhou.

Yue Hanzhang also placed violent machines here for deterrence purposes.

The remaining battle groups of the geniuses from various states and the baggage camp of forty-three seniors were the elite forces that Yue Hanzhang would need to rely on when he went north and continued to face the demon tribe's army.

Yue Hanzhang has already seen the images and video footage sent by Teacher Qin Linhui.

The Haiquan Pass today is very different from the pass that Yue Hanzhang once knew.

At the moment when the former Yanzhou land was just beginning to sink, Qin Linhui led the Tielin Army, went out of Haiquan Pass, went south to Qi Yanshan Pass, and decisively chose to fight against the demon soldiers who were wreaking havoc on the vast plains of northern Yan.

At that time, although the demon soldiers were wreaking havoc, the cities had not yet been firmly controlled. As a result of a series of battles, Qin Linhui led a large number of civilians who fled from the cities in northern Yan at the first opportunity.

Almost one group after another, they were driven away by the demon soldiers and took refuge in Haiquan Pass.

Fortunately, the people stationed at Haiquan Pass are from a military family with an orderly inheritance, as well as Qin Linhui, a genius from the "old-fashioned" Tiandu Taoist Academy.

Almost the moment they first received news of the retreating people of Yanzhou, they made an extremely decisive decision.

The Tielin Army quickly divided its forces.

Qin Linhui still led the fourth reserve battalion to fight with the demon soldiers near Qi Yanshan Pass. The original main force of the Tielin Army decisively left Haiquan Pass and headed north to drive out the scattered demon soldiers who were harassing Haiquan Pass.

At that time, the main force of the Beiting demon soldiers heading south was in the land of Yanbei. The demon beasts in the Xuanhai Sea were gathering, and they were also determined to wait for the river sluices to be breached so as to kill their way into Jichuan.

Haiquan Pass seems to be sandwiched in the middle, but there are no large groups of demon soldiers in the north.

Therefore, when the Tielin Army rushed out quickly with the posture of a main force decisive battle, the scattered soldiers fled in panic in an instant. As a result, the Tielin Army easily occupied a large area of ​​land in the north of Haiquan Pass.

Wait until the demon soldiers who fled to the north counterattack again.

Relying on the rugged northern section of the Qi Yan Mountains on one side and relying on the favorable terrain selected by the military family on the other, a large amount of military resources were quickly transported to the north, and a new steel pass suddenly stood on the favorable terrain.

The Tielin Army almost only allocated one more battalion of troops, relying on the pass to guard the northern gate. Because of Qi Yanshan, the place where Haiquan Pass is located is a long and narrow throat.

Standing here at the city gate, it seems like one man is guarding the pass and ten thousand men are unable to break through.

This is also the reason why the demon soldiers went south and did not take the Haiquan Pass.

It is easy to break through the nine passes in the north of Yan, but it is difficult to break through the Haiquan Pass.

Now, the Tielin Army has made more effective use of the advantageous terrain of this narrow throat.

Relying on the long and narrow mountain range of Qi Yanshan, two city gates stand up in the south and the north, directly enclosing a natural giant city.

Perhaps due to the excessive land grabbing, the main force of the former Tielin Army advanced directly to the northernmost tip of Qi Yanshan Mountain. A huge city was filled with endless wasteland, and its area was almost as large as those of a small county!

Therefore, with this ample strategic space, Qin Linhui unhesitatingly brought all the survivors who were displaced in the bloody battle and whom he could meet and gather to this new Haiquanguan City.

Even after the bloody battle extended to Jichuan County, Qin Linhui also led some of the survivors who fled into the wilderness in the northern part of Jichuan County.

Until the end, the demon clan continued to increase its troops, and the Fengsheng Sect and the Yuansheng Sect also continued to cultivate evil soldiers.

Qin Linhui was forced to retreat to Haiquan Pass. After that, the survivors managed the new Haiquan Pass city which was a piece of wasteland. The narrow coastline in the east was also dug out of the rocks and fortresses were built by the survivors.

Once the monsters in the Xuanhai Sea make any unusual movements, the beacon fire in the camp will be lit and the main force of the Tielin Army will arrive in an instant.

It was precisely this huge city that was built in a hurry and in an orderly manner that sheltered nearly 40% of the people who died or fled in the bloody battle in the two states of Qi and Yan.

Now the problem is solved.

This Haiquanguan City, just like Jichuan County which was also saved from danger by Yue Hanzhang, not only retained great war potential, but also burst out with a strong desire to fight against the demon clan!

Moreover, the unique geographical location of Haiquanguan City is still in play. Sitting in this city, just a little way to the south is the present-day Qi Yanshan Pass.

Continue going north and you will reach Beiting, the former site of Beiting Protectorate!

This is a God-given bridgehead!

The toxins of the blood rust corroded Zhu Yan's blood and marrow body, but did not actually corrode his thoughts.

Almost as Yue Hanzhang finished his few words, Zhu Yan seemed to smell an even stronger odor of blood.

From Yue Hanzhang's few words, he seemed to see thousands of troops charging across the wilderness.

On the contrary, Zhu Yan didn't seem to care that much about Yue Hanzhang's promise to save his life.

Perhaps it was because of Yue Hanzhang’s hesitation.

Even a monster like Yue Hanzhang hesitated to speak. Perhaps, the possibility of survival was very low?

So Zhu Yan shrugged lightly.

"I'll follow your arrangements. If you say go north, then let's go north.

However, there is no need to spend too much energy on my miserable life.

Oh! Where is the yellow earth that doesn’t bury people——”
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Three days later, the relocation of troops that had been discussed earlier was actually completed one after another.

This was also the time when Yue Hanzhang led the Tianjiao Regiment and the 43rd Supply Battalion to the north to take over the Haiquan Pass City.

But long before Yue Hanzhang went north.

Qin Linhui had already arrived here in advance with several battalions and took over the defense of the city gate.

Therefore, as soon as they met on the city wall of Guhaiquan Pass, Qin Linhui told Yue Hanzhangyan a big story -

"Han Zhang, there is something we need to decide as soon as possible!
Jichuan County returned to the hands of the human race, and Haiquanguan City was no longer an isolated island in the sea of ​​demon soldiers.

Therefore, yesterday, the Yanzhou Taoist Alliance took the initiative to contact the Haiquan Pass station.

Yanzhou really needs us to go west through the Qi Yanshan Pass and help them drive out the demon soldiers and evil soldiers in northern Yan!
Therefore, they are willing to legally hand over Haiquan to us!
But——Yanzhou Dao League also has some conditions——

The legal principle of Haiquan Pass is not that Yanzhou gave it to Qizhou! It is that Yanzhou gave it to Beihai State!
Hundreds of years ago, this city gate was once a corner of the North Sea Kingdom's former territory. This makes sense legally and is in line with the laws of the Taoist Alliance.

therefore--

Please ask the Lord of Beihai to restore the city at Haiquan Pass!"

(End of this chapter)