Chapter 257 The empty and bright illusion contains the spirit and becomes real!

“Commander Qi!”

“Our South China Sea First Fleet has captured a total of 163 enemy warships of all sizes in this battle!”

“Fifty-seven of these warships can be put into use after being repaired by craftsmen!”

“General Song is still counting the exact number of casualties and beheadings!”

After Hei Wuchang reported, Hou Jingyun followed closely!
Originally, the person who should report the battle results should be Song Kaijiang, the commander of the First Fleet in the South China Sea.

However, after the war, there were many complicated follow-up tasks such as salvaging corpses, guarding prisoners, searching for spoils, etc.

Jia Cong is determined to train Song Kaijiang so that he can stand on his own in the future.

Only then did Hou Jingyun come to report.

……

“Pass on this order!”

“Order Song Kaijiang to take charge of all the aftermath matters!”

“Salvage the sunken ships and register the spoils one by one, especially the Westerners’ sea charts!”

“Search for survivors in the surrounding seas and temporarily detain all captives!”

“The fleet will set out for Quanzhou Port in a day and a night!”

Jia Cong thought for a moment and issued a series of orders regarding the aftermath.

Then he turned and looked at Daiyu!

In this battle, the Westerners lost two fifth-level masters!
The fourth realm of the Eight Lords!
There are still one hundred and three more in the third realm!
The cultivation systems are different. The Western cultivation system focuses more on strength and neglects the realm.

There is no such thing as Yin gods or Yang gods!
Their ability to prolong life is far inferior to that of the several families in Daqian.

But the souls left behind by these more than one hundred Western warriors after their death are equally precious!

Especially the several beings in the fourth realm.

It gives us a glimpse into the mysteries of the Western cultivation system.

……

“Brother Cong, it’s done!”

Not long after, Daiyu put her soul into the Cang Gui realm and came to Jia Cong.

“let’s go!”

“There should be another surprise waiting for us in Quanzhou City!”

Jia Cong said calmly.

“Cong’er, what do you mean?”

Baochai guessed something vaguely, but it was not clear.

“Fujian, Yunnan, and Guizhou all started rebellions at the same time.”

“It can’t be a coincidence. There must be someone in the country colluding with the Westerners.”

“First of all, the Westerners came from afar to invade Daqian. Even if the two groups cooperate, it is impossible for them to work together without any grudges.”

“It’s nothing more than mutual exploitation.”

“Secondly…”

“How do they know if I will go to support Quanzhou Prefecture first?”

“So the best way is to set traps on both sides at the same time!”

“This way, no matter where we break through first, the other side will have enough confidence to ambush and kill us!”

Jia Cong spoke in a flat tone.

However, Baochai, Daiyu and Miaoyu were fascinated by it.

It was clear that no useful intelligence had been collected before, and there had never been a direct confrontation.

We don’t even know who the enemy is hiding behind us.

But since entering the Fujian waters, Jia Cong had guessed all the enemy’s movements and plans clearly, just like watching a fire from the other side of the river.

This kind of mentality can no longer be described as extremely intelligent.

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Quanzhou City
“kill!”

“Come on!”

“The commander-in-chief has ordered that the first person to reach the summit will be rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver and promoted three levels!”

Xi Zhengfeng, commander of the Fujian camp, colluded with seven major Fujian families, including Zheng, Liu, Wang, and Cheng, to launch a rebellion.

Including the seven hidden forces, a total of 200,000 soldiers and horses were raised!

The three prefectures of Funing, Fuzhou and Yanping were conquered successively!
The troops were at the gates of Quanzhou. It was already the fifth day that Quanzhou had been under siege.

In addition to the small number of rebels stationed in the main city, there are still 150,000 rebels outside the city!

In addition, there were 80,000 able-bodied men who were abducted from all over the place!

A total of 230,000 troops!

Attacks were launched from all sides every day, almost without stopping.

On the other hand, in the city of Quanzhou, there were only 8,000 city guards and 20,000 soldiers who were urgently recalled from garrisons across the country.

There were also more than 10,000 people who were reorganized from the servants and guards of various wealthy households.

Thirty thousand young and strong men were temporarily recruited to assist in defending the city.

As early as the day before yesterday, the city was already at the end of its strength and could be breached at any time.

However, they were always able to miraculously repel the enemy’s attacks at critical moments.

This is why we have been able to hold on until now.

……

“Brother Zongren, will Marquis Jing’an really come to Quanzhou City to support us?”

In the rebel tent, Xi Zhengfeng, the former commander of the Fujian camp and the nominal leader of the rebellion, sat in a corner.

In the center, there were several old men in Confucian robes.

One of them was Kong Zongren, the great-uncle of Kong Yanjin, the current Duke of Kong.

There are two others, the brothers Yan Xiaowen and Yan Xiaowu from the Yan family.

Yan Hui, the ancestor of the Yan family, was the chief of the seventy-two sages under the tutelage of Confucius.

Confucius once praised: What a virtuous person Hui is!

In Confucianism, he is known as the Second Sage.

Although most members of the tribe are low-key, they have become an important backbone force in Confucianism today.

The Kong family is of the same blood and they have always stood together.

This time, he was invited by Kong Zongren to ambush and kill Jia Cong.

“Jia Cong, the boy, is called Hongru, but he is actually a great threat to our Confucianism.”

“He is insidious, cunning and scheming!”

“This time, Jia Cong has been ordered to leave the capital and head south. He must either fight the Westerners at sea or relieve the siege of Quanzhou first.”

“There is no other way!”

“Otherwise, if he is surrounded at the port from both sides, no matter how powerful he is, it will be difficult for him to turn the situation around!”

“What we are doing this time is an open conspiracy.”

“But Brother Xiaowen, in my opinion, Westerners are also shameless people.”

“They will definitely not fight Jia Cong with all their might, but will most likely drive him to Quanzhou City.”

“We will bear the consequences of Jia Cong’s death.”

At this time, inside the big tent, a middle-aged scholar wearing a black Confucian robe embroidered with various mechanical patterns spoke.

Mohist mechanism, wood and stone walk

If there were a knowledgeable person here, he would be able to tell at a glance that the patterns on this man’s Confucian robe are all some of the world-famous mechanisms of the Mohist school.

During the Warring States Period, Mohism was considered a prominent school of thought along with Confucianism.

His ideas also clashed with Confucianism. He opposed Confucian rites and music, and advocated frugal burials and thrifty spending. He opposed hereditary aristocracy and hereditary salaries, and advocated respecting the virtuous and the same as the masses.

However, after the Hundred Schools of Thought were incorporated into Confucianism and Taoism, this ideological dispute was gradually put aside.

Now, it is because Gongshu Jia has joined Jia Cong’s army and joined forces with the Kong family.

“Brother Mo Ying, you worry too much. I’m not worried about that.”

Yan Xiaowen, who had just spoken, smiled bitterly and shook his head.

“I’m just worried. Marquis Jing’an is not without his followers. The Luotian Sect behind him has always been mysterious.”

“Maybe there will be a late fifth realm, or even a sixth realm…”

The fifth realm is the field of cultivation.

Its early, middle, late and peak stages are divided according to the degree of perfection in the field!
Each step of breakthrough is more difficult than the previous one from the first level to the fifth level.

Talent, perseverance, hard work, and opportunity are all essential!

The domain is fully manifested, which is the initial stage, also known as the empty and bright stage!
As the name suggests, the field at this time is obvious but empty!
The next step was to imitate the heaven and earth, incorporate one’s own practice and insights into the field, and try to deduce a rudiment of rules.

Therefore, the middle stage of the fifth realm is also known as illusion!
(End of this chapter)