Porter's Immortal Cultivation: I Have Level 5 Full Inscriptions

Chapter 333 The Bandit Camp

On the stretcher.

Deputy General Qi has just woken up.

He opened his eyes and saw Yang Silang roar and wipe out all his trusted servants.

puff----

Deputy General Qi coughed up another mouthful of blood and fainted.

Without these trusted retainers and servants, how could he control the army?

These people are now all incapacitated and lying on the ground, and many have died.

Deputy General Qi was heartbroken, knowing he had no chance of turning the tide. Overwhelmed with rage, he fainted again.

He knew that after tonight...

There was no place for him among the chess players of Yidu Prefecture.

Thus, although he was alive, it had little to do with whether he was dead or alive.

Yang Silang annihilated hundreds of cavalrymen with a single roar, then stood quietly behind Yan Nanxing.

He felt a gaze upon him and looked up.

Governor Fang gave him a warm smile, his eyes shining with delight.

He nodded politely and returned the smile.

Back then, when he fled famine to Gongzhou Prefecture, even that foolish old woman, Madam Zhou, and that scoundrel, Old Man Gao, dared to bully him.

Now, even the governor has taken the initiative to show goodwill, and the five generals have bowed their heads.

This is the power of a Grandmaster.

After wiping out these few hundred people tonight, Yang Silang knew he would be out of the picture and wouldn't need to show off anymore.

at this time.

The other two groups of cavalry then approached.

They had initially been puzzled as to why the Lord had given the order to merely observe without taking action, but now they understood.

Not only did they understand, but everyone kept thinking about what had just happened, and their hands were trembling.

Fortunately, this terrifyingly skilled expert is on our side.

Yan Nanxing stood in front of the steps, looking spirited and radiant.

With Deputy General Qi and his confidants all wiped out, taking over their troops was not difficult.

From now on, the army of Yidu Prefecture will be surnamed Yan!

He discussed the matter in hushed tones with Governor Fang and the five generals.

The governor issued an official document appointing him as acting general, in charge of all the garrison troops and local militia in the city.

Fu Biao's more than a thousand cavalrymen have assembled, and Yan Nanxing and the retainers brought by the five generals can bring the total to six hundred.

Also.

Fireworks were set off in Yannan.

In addition, more than a thousand cavalrymen and more than two thousand soldiers were already in the camp, ready to set off.

In this way, they could gather less than five thousand men, which was enough to surround Vice General Qi's camp.

The camp was leaderless, with the highest-ranking officers being only a few guerrillas.

Yan Nanxing has already bribed one person. When the army surrounds them, that person will kneel down and submit in public, thus shaking the morale of the others.

Everyone used to be under the command of General Hei.

I believe the remaining guerrillas and soldiers will be quite sensible and submit to him.

Even if they don't know what's good for them, with several thousand soldiers surrounding the camp, they'll calm down.

When the sun rises tomorrow, Yidu Prefecture will belong to the Yan family.

At his command, the troops immediately sprang into action.

Yang Silang and Fu Liunian also rode alongside him.

The two of them are responsible for ensuring that Yan Nanxing is not attacked or killed by some unknown force tonight; they don't need to worry about anything else.

Riding on his horse, Fu Liunian turned to stare at Yang Silang, and after a long while, he whispered.

"Brother Yang, that shout you just made—"

"How is it?"

"The power is quite great," Fu Liunian sighed, shaking his head. "No, to be precise, it's astonishingly powerful."

Yang Silang said modestly.

"You know, I practice the Great Five Elements Strength."

"This skill has a lot of drawbacks, but its advantage is that it cultivates a lot of internal energy, which is known for its strength."

Fu Liunian shook his head.

"Something's not right, this shouldn't be happening—" He was somewhat confused. "I've seen a grandmaster who cultivates the Great Five Elements Force before in the capital."

"They probably won't reach your level."

He pondered for a moment but couldn't figure it out.

"Perhaps it's because you have an extraordinary talent—"

Fu Liunian thought to himself that anyone who could cultivate to the Grandmaster level at such a young age was indeed no ordinary person.

It's a pity that my own beautiful great-granddaughter now calls me "Master" so fluently.

I was so blind.

Silent all night.

When the sun rises the next morning.

Flags bearing the character "燕" (swallow) have been hung throughout the city.

The process of annexing Qi's troops that night went very smoothly.

Without Vice General Qi and his confidants present, the army surrounded the camp, and the governor and the five generals personally came to support Yan Nanxing.

They were all soldiers from the same battalion and had no will to fight. Furthermore, the bribed guerrilla officer knelt down in public to meet the Yan general and show his submission.

So the other guerrillas also knelt down.

As soon as they knelt, the mid-level officers and soldiers below them followed suit.

Yan Nan acted swiftly and decisively, issuing several orders on the spot.

First, the various units were mixed together, and some of their own men were mixed into Qi's army; then, a few guerrillas were transferred to the local militia camp, and his own confidants were put in charge. This was called separating the soldiers and generals.

Finally, they scattered silver.

Governor Fang prepared 100,000 taels of silver, which he had raised from wealthy households, to reward the troops and win their hearts.

The army cheered with excitement, and everyone thanked General Yan.

Who cares about the life or death of Deputy General Gu Qi?

Now everyone is under General Yan's command.

Even if Vice General Qi were to lead his loyal and devoted soldiers to the front of the camp now, they wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.

Thus, the turmoil of the night finally came to an end.

Yan Nanxing finally obtained the power over the entire city's army, which he had always dreamed of.

Of course, the troop movements in the city at night also disturbed countless people, and the commotion was so great that even the Heavenly King's Army scouts outside the city found out.

In the Heavenly King's Army camp.

Several thousand elite troops are also on high alert, ready to strike at any time and deal with any emergencies.

However, the Heavenly King Army suffered heavy losses of its elite troops in the recent days.

Faced with the unusual activity, Li Tianwang stood under the city wall in the darkness, looking at the dark wall, fearing it might be a trap.

He knew he couldn't afford to lose again. If he lost, the morale of his already ragtag army would be completely shattered, and if they were to break out in the middle of the night, it would be even worse.

Li Tianwang ultimately couldn't make up his mind and dared not leave the camp to attack the city. Instead, he ordered his troops to be on high alert, fearing that the troops in the city would come out to attack the camp.

Dawn broke.

Spies within the city also sent out messages.

Li Tianwang then learned that the generals in the city had been fighting for power the night before, and that the deputy general Qi, whom the Wu family had bet on, had been found to be a non-existent figure.

The army is now under the command of Yan Nanxing, the adopted son of General Hei, who will serve as acting general and oversee the city's defenses.

If we had launched an attack on the city last night, I dare not say we would have captured the city walls, but we would have at least given the defending troops inside a hard time.

Li Tianwang was so angry that he slapped his thigh, but there was nothing he could do.

Once this opportunity is missed, it's gone forever.

He turned to ask his confidant.

"How is Elder Zuo recovering?"

"Can we still fight?"

The confidant looked distressed.

"Elder Zuo is too badly injured."

"That day he jumped off the city wall, and there wasn't an inch of good skin left on his body; he was as black as charcoal."

"He lost his right eye, his head was flattened, and too much bone fragments, brain matter, and blood were lost. Even with the bone-healing ointment, his head still looks square."

"Vertebral fracture, shoulder fracture, and shattered arm bone."

"Although the sect's secret medicine was used and the Blood Silkworm Gu was swallowed to reconnect the bones, the ability to move has been restored."

"But judging from his qi and blood, his true energy is much weaker than when he was at his peak —"

Seeing that his men were far away, the confidant leaned close to Li Tianwang's ear and whispered something.

"Moreover, it's unclear whether Elder Zuo's brains splattered out too much that day."

"I always felt like there was something wrong with him," the confidant pointed to his head. "He's always crying and laughing, saying he's sorry to his junior brother, Right Master, and that he's caused his junior brother's death."

"He always carried a long sword, saying he wanted to avenge his junior brother."

"If we hadn't stopped him, I'm afraid he would have charged straight into the city."

"In his current state, going up the city wall would be a waste of his time. After all, the spies in the city reported that the young Master Yang who stopped him that day was suspected to have broken through to the Grandmaster realm."

"When he was a grandmaster, Elder Zuo couldn't defeat him."

"If he becomes a Grandmaster, wouldn't Elder Zuo just be handing himself over?"

"In my opinion, it would be better to abduct more women and keep him in the camp peacefully."

Li Tianwang sighed deeply upon hearing this.

What kind of people are these?

The Five Poisons Sect sent two grandmasters who made arrogant remarks, saying they would raze Yidu Prefecture to the ground for them.

It now appears that Yidu Prefecture was not conquered.

One of them died and the other was injured.

Several grandmasters from prominent families and sects originally wanted to join the army, but seeing that the Five Poisons Sect had fallen, their attitude became ambiguous, and they never mentioned it again.

Li Tianwang looked at Yidu Prefecture in the distance, his teeth itching with hatred!

This damned dilapidated city has been blocking my way for almost a month!

Despite being short of soldiers and generals, and even the general in charge of the city's defenses being poisoned by Elder Zuo, how have they managed to hold on until now?

As the weather turned cold, the army, along with a large number of women, children, the elderly, and other burdens, were trapped outside the city, requiring massive amounts of food, fodder, and firewood every day.

The nearby villages and towns have already been thoroughly searched, and now the grain requisition teams sometimes have to travel over a hundred miles away.

A slight wavering appeared in Li Tianwang's heart.

Or should we just withdraw our troops?

With the might of his army, he could conquer any prefecture as long as the target was not the provincial capital.

Let the army rest and recuperate in a city.

He immediately abandoned the idea.

Gathering a large army is difficult, but building momentum is even more difficult. Apart from the prosperous Yidu Prefecture, which other prefectures could afford to feed and graze such a large army?

Li Tianwang's eyes revealed a sinister look.

If all else fails, we'll agree to the conditions of the four great families, Huang, Bai, Zhu, and Wu: after the city opens, they'll get 70% and we'll get 30%!

Let them take the lion's share, and we, Old Li, will suffer a little loss and suffer less.

But we absolutely cannot lose; we must keep winning.

If they lose even once, the army's morale will be shattered, and they will immediately revert to a rabble.

Li Tianwang has a lot of experience in this area.

The Northern Ming King is currently the most powerful figure. Give him some time, and it won't be long before he unifies the north by next spring.

If I want to continue to compete for the dragon, I cannot afford to lose even once. I must first occupy Yidu Prefecture in order to take over Jiangdong Province.

Only with this as a foundation can we unleash our troops to plunder and attack neighboring provinces.

"Hang in there for another ten days!"

Li Tianwang gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

"If we cannot capture it in ten days, we shall withdraw our troops."

Little did he know that he would soon no longer have to worry about whether or not to withdraw his troops.

Five days later, late at night.

Li Tianwang, having removed his armor and dressed in civilian clothes, was drinking with his generals in the main tent.

Inside the large tent, a dozen or so captured dancers were performing, their bodies more exposed than they were dressed, trembling with fear, some even unable to keep up with the music.

Below, the square-headed Elder Zuo sat in the first seat on the left, embracing a maid and swaying his head as he drank, his single eye gleaming.

In addition, there were more than ten generals who also ate meat and drank wine in large quantities.

The people temporarily forgot their troubles in their tents.

Sudden.

To everyone's horror, the wine in the glasses trembled slightly and then shook violently.

A rumbling sound came from outside the tent, gradually growing louder until it was deafening!