Chapter 259: The Demon-Slaying Army suffered a major defeat in its first battle!
Quanzhou City
Kong Zongren’s angry shout echoed within a hundred miles.

Even if you can’t see it, you can still feel the turbulent atmosphere dozens of miles away.

“Jing’anhou!”

“Is Marquis Jing’an being hunted here?”

The rebel offensive outside the city has been temporarily halted.

But the prefect of Quanzhou, An Ledao, looked pale.

After defending Quanzhou City for five days, An Ledao gradually realized that something was wrong.

No matter how lucky you are, it is impossible to drive the rebels off the city wall at every critical moment.

It’s just that I’m hoping that Jia Cong can come to support me as soon as possible.

If Jia Cong was killed, the rebellion spreading in the south would be completely destroyed.

We must mobilize troops from the nine frontiers to quell the rebellion.

Don’t expect to recover in a short time.

“No, that’s not right!”

“Master An, this seems to be a trap set by Marquis Jing’an!”

At this moment, a priest who was invited from a wealthy family in the city to help defend the city suddenly spoke up beside An Ledao.

With the strength at the initial stage of Spirit Refining, he is not even cannon fodder in the battle at the fifth level.

But even though I’m in the city, I can barely get a glimpse of the battlefield in the distance!
“Mr. Zhang, what do you mean?”

An Ledao suddenly became energetic.

“The body of a true dragon!
“It’s the Dragon Girl of the Nation, Her Highness Princess Anguo!”

The spiritual cultivator next to An Le Dao was looking at the huge dragon body in the distance.

There is no other like him in the whole Daqian.

Who else could it be except Baochai.

“The pursuers behind Marquis Jing’an are the Princess Anguo in disguise!”

“It’s a trap set for the Kong family!”

……

“This… is a counter attack!”

“As expected of the Marquis of Jing’an!”

“As expected of the Marquis of Jing’an!”

Upon hearing this, An Ledao was immediately overjoyed and exclaimed in praise twice in excitement.

For a moment, even the breaking news that there was a master of the Kong family hiding among the rebels was temporarily ignored.

“Master An, should we take this opportunity to fight our way out and support Marquis Jing’an?”

At this moment, the garrison officer of Quanzhou Prefecture hurried over from the other side of the city wall.

“This……”

An Ledao was suddenly in hesitation.

Although Jia Cong set a trap for the Kong family outside the city.

But if we include the young and strong men who were forcibly brought in from outside the city, the number of the 230,000 rebels cannot be underestimated.

On the other hand, the defenders in the city were exhausted after days of fierce fighting, and at least half of them were injured.

“Master An, look!”

Just as An Ledao was hesitating, the spiritual cultivator next to him spoke again and pointed outside the city.

Behind the rebel camp.

An army of more than 10,000 people appeared at some point.

Like a sharp thorn, it pierced deeply into the rebel camp.

It was none other than Jia Cong’s first ghost army, the Demon-Slaying Army!

Every team of thirty-five ghost soldiers is led by a ghost soldier, for a total of thirty-six!

Every thirty teams form a battalion, headed by a ghost general, and there are a total of one thousand and eighty-one ghosts in a battalion!
Every ten battalions form an army, headed by a ghost general, and there are a total of 10,811 ghost generals in an army!
Now it manifests in broad daylight!

Those who have reached the seventh level of body forging become soldiers!

The seventh level of acquired nature is the leader!

Become a general with your innate martial arts skills!

With the martial arts master as the marshal!

Even the Yulin Guard, known as the best army in the world, cannot match this kind of configuration!
And Fujian Daying, although it is called Daying.

But the soldiers in the camp are not even as good as those in the Jiangnan Camp.

Due to lack of training, the food and wages allocated by the court were exploited at various levels, and the soldiers were lucky if they could keep half of them.

Less than half of the soldiers have entered the Body Tempering Realm.

The Demon-Slaying Army formed a charging formation and charged directly into the rebel camp.

Wherever they go, they are unstoppable.

There wasn’t even any decent obstruction.

He rushed straight to the central army tent and killed them.

“This, the troops under Marquis Jing’an are so elite…”

“Quick, quick!”

“Integrate the troops!”

“Go out and support Marquis Jing’an!”

Seeing this, An Ledao could no longer hold back.

He hurriedly ordered the garrison officer to quickly organize the troops.

……

Rebel Tent
“Report, General!”

“Over 10,000 soldiers suddenly attacked from outside the camp and are heading straight for our central army tent!”

He watched his messenger rushing over to deliver the message.

Xi Zhengfeng’s face turned pale.

“I can see it!”

“Waste, all of them are a bunch of waste!”

150,000 rebels, plus 80,000 young and strong men!

The soldiers in the rebel camp were of mixed quality, and the situation was in complete chaos.

The general is unable to find his soldiers, and the soldiers are unable to find their general!
“Humph!”

“Just over ten thousand men and horses scared you like this!”

“Gather your personal soldiers and follow me into battle!”

Xi Zhengfeng snorted coldly and rode directly on the BMW with the blood of an exotic beast brought by the commander of his personal guards.

A thousand personal soldiers who had been trained privately, far exceeding the regulations, were summoned.

All cavalry.

Fujian is located in the south and there are no horse farms near the sea.

These thousand soldiers were trained by Xi Zhengfeng with great difficulty.

The lowest level of strength is above the fourth level of body forging, which is no less than the elite troops in the nine important border towns.

He is also one of the few elite cavalrymen in the Fujian camp.

At this time, the Ghost Army had already reached a place not far from the central army tent.

After killing their way here, the camp was in complete chaos.

There are already signs of collapse.

Xi Zhengfeng’s eyes turned red when he saw this. The troops under his command were his only bargaining chip.

“Soldiers, follow me!”

At the command, a thousand elite cavalry began to charge.

The sound of horse hooves was like a lightning crash!
It seemed that they were about to engage in close combat with the Demon-Slaying Army.

“Got you!”

“I thought you would run away!”

A chuckle suddenly sounded in my ear.

A hundred-foot-long sword light is coming!
“boom!”

next second!
Including Xi Zhengfeng, the more than 400 cavalrymen in the front were all caught up in the sword light.

Both the man and the horse turned into a pool of meat paste.

“Master of Martial Arts…”

The body was chopped into pieces and the head flew into the sky.

The last thought before death flashed through Xi Zhengfeng’s mind.

Then it fell into complete darkness!

……

“The general died in battle!”

“devil……”

“Run away!”

“The general died in battle!”

The tragic scene made the surrounding rebels tremble.

I don’t know who shouted miserably.

The whole camp was in an uproar.

No one is relying on luck anymore.

As the Quanzhou city gate opened, the defenders inside rushed out.

A large-scale rout was inevitable.

……

Dozens of miles away
“Jia Cong, little boy!”

“Despicable!”

Huici!

Medicine Spirit Goddess!

Miaoyu!

Three fifth-level masters suddenly attacked and killed!

Just a few breaths.

Kong Zongren, who was able to exert the fifth level of combat power by relying on the semi-saint treasure left by his father after his death, was in danger.

“Brother Kong, be careful!”

Yan Xiaowen and Yan Xiaowu of the Yan family had known Kong Zongren for many years, and when they saw this, they hurriedly spoke up to remind him and wanted to go over to help.

But he was stopped by Jia Cong, Daiyu and Zhuxie.

The black dragon Selina that Daiyu was riding on also had the strength of half a step to the fifth realm.

On the other side, Mo Ying and Baochai were fighting fiercely, and their territories were colliding wildly.

There was also no spare energy to come to help.

The Kong, Yan, and Mo families joined forces and dispatched four fifth-level fighters!

Jia Cong’s side!
Baochai, Miaoyu, Daiyu, Goddess of Medicine, Huici!
But there are five of them plus Jia Cong himself, Zhuxie, and Black Dragon Selina, three of whom are half a step into the fifth realm.

“Something is wrong. Jia Cong set a trap in advance.”

“Brother Kong, hurry up!”

Seeing this scene, Mo Ying of the Mo family was the first one who couldn’t hold back.

He himself does not have any deep friendship with the Kong family and the Yan family.

But they joined forces because of a common enemy.

After leaving a word, he fled.

Baochai did not chase after them, but turned around and attacked the two brothers of the Yan family.

“Jia Cong, you’ll have to go far away today!”

“Brother Xiaowen, Brother Xiaowu, hurry up!”

Seeing this, Kong Zongren did not dare to stay.

He showed a desperate posture.

The semi-saint treasure shines brightly!
He actually managed to create a gap in the siege of Miaoyu and the other two.

Without time to think, he quickly took out a great scholar’s treasure.

Unleash all its power at once.

Turned into a stream of light and escaped.

“Brother Kong, you…”

Yan Xiaowen and Yan Xiaowu were invited to come out and deal with Jia Cong this time.

No one expected that Kong Zongren would escape alone.

By the time I reacted and wanted to escape.

There were eight more figures in front of him.

“Kong Zongren, you despicable villain!”

“The teachings of the great sage and teacher, the Way of Benevolence and Justice, have all been read into the stomachs of dogs by you, the Kong family.”

The Yan brothers were immediately filled with grief and anger.

There is no reason in the world to ask someone for help and then run away first.

Five beings outside the fifth realm plus three beings half a step into the fifth realm were surrounding and killing them!

The results speak for themselves.

An hour later.

In Daiyu’s Cang Gui realm, there appeared two genuine semi-saint literary spirits, Yan Xiaowen and Yan Xiaowu!

……

“Cong’er, why did you let Kong Zongren go?”

“With our strength, are we able to keep him and the two people from the Yan family here?”

While Daiyu was refining the two literary spirits of the Yan brothers, Baochai came to Jia Cong slowly.

Asked in a low voice.

This is the usual practice of Baochai, the chief steward of Shintoism.

I’m not questioning Jia Cong’s decision.

Instead, he wanted to understand Jia Cong’s thoughts so that he could cooperate better.

“The friendship between the Yan family and the Kong family began in the Spring and Autumn Period when Yan Hui became Confucius’ disciple. It has been many years since then.”

“The Yan family is a family of saint restoration, and their strength should not be underestimated.”

“This time, the two people from the Yan family must have been invited by the Kong family to take action.”

“If word gets out that Kong Zongren abandoned the Yan brothers and ran away alone…”

Watching Jia Cong planning his strategy, Baochai’s eyes flashed with obsession.

“Cong’er, should we publicize this matter?”

“Publicize, why not publicize!”

“Sister Bao, in my eyes, the most terrifying thing about the Kong family has never been how many great scholars and semi-saints there are in their family…”

“It is the prestige of being the head of Confucianism for countless years.”

“Scholars all call themselves disciples of Confucius and Mencius, and they have a natural reverence for the Confucius family.”

“We can’t just kill all the scholars in the world!”

“I will write an article myself later, and you will ask all the gods of Jiangnan and Shandong to exert their power.”

“It must be spread throughout Daqian in a short period of time!”

Jia Cong said this with a sneer.

“The Kong family is a sturdy family, and they have surrendered…”

“These younger generations of the clan are truly a disgrace to Confucius!”

……

After dealing with Yan Xiaowen, Yan Xiaowu and Wenpo, Jia Cong led a few people back to the city.

The fighting outside Quanzhou City has also ended.

The Demon-Slaying Army, led by Marshal Demon-Slaying, temporarily stationed outside the city.

After dark, Baochai will go over and put it back into the Shinto seal.

“Your humble servant, the prefect of Quanzhou, is here to greet the Marquis!”

“Greetings to Her Royal Highness Princess Anguo!”

The prefect of Quanzhou, An Ledao, hurried over and bowed.

After the greetings, he began to report to Jia Cong about the battle outside the city and the ongoing follow-up work.

Previously, the Demon-Slaying Army was unstoppable. After killing the rebel leader Xi Zhengfeng, it didn’t take long for them to break through the rebel camp.

Break the whole into small pieces and launch a cleanup operation.

Of the 150,000 rebels, more than 50,000 were killed.

More than 50,000 were captured, and less than 40,000 escaped.

However, the 80,000 young and strong men were originally abducted and forced here.

When the Demon-Slaying Army attacks the camp, stay away.

More than 20,000 people fled, and the remaining 50,000 people all surrendered.

……

“My Lord, there are currently more than 110,000 prisoners outside the city. Please give me instructions on how to deal with them!”

After finishing the report, An Ledao asked.

Jia Cong was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Canghai Road Army.

Its rights are even greater than those of the old system during the Tang Dynasty!

The commander-in-chief of the Canghai Road in the Tang Dynasty was only in charge of the navy in some sea areas.

And Jia Cong.

Not only was the Daqian navy under his command.

Including the coastal areas, all the places that Jia Cong thought were necessary to fight against the Westerners.

All of them can be brought under his command.

Quanzhou Prefecture has a rare good port in Fujian, where the navy gathers.

The capital city is naturally included!

“Fifty thousand rebels, all put into the prisoner camp!”

“Keep him here and wait for my orders.”

“As for the 50,000 captured young men, let them report on each other. After verification, those who have no blood on their hands will be given money to travel and sent back home.”

“The rest of the people will be put into the prison camp!”

Jia Cong pondered for a moment and then told how to deal with the captives.

These young and strong people were forced to join the rebels.

But no one forced them to follow the rebels in burning, killing and looting.

If a person is truly kind, he will not commit crimes even if he is in the rebel army.

……

“Order the various garrisons and government offices in Fujian to cooperate with each other and clear out the fleeing rebels!”

“Master An, please send someone to Quanzhou Port to pass on my order!”

“The Blood-Robed Guards are dispatched. All seven of the Fujian clans that participated in the rebellion, including Zheng, Liu, Wang, and Cheng, will be exterminated!”

“Ten thousand soldiers from the Beijing camp will assist the Fujian local garrison to recover the lost territory previously occupied by the rebels!”

Jia Cong said this and glanced at An Ledao.

A dark light flashed in his eyes.

An Ledao is in his forties, but he has only reached the second level of Confucianism.

However, he had a clear and bright literary temperament, and was able to preside over the defense of Quanzhou City for five days, which made him a rare capable official.

“The rebellion has spread to the three prefectures, and the government offices in various places are vacant.”

“Regarding the recovery of lost territory and the relief of the people, Lord An will temporarily take charge until the court sends trusted officials over!”

……

“This……”

“Thank you, my Lord!”

“I will never dare to disappoint you, Lord Marquis!”

When An Ledao heard this, he became extremely excited because of the good news.

Command the garrisons in various places to recover lost territories, provide relief to the people, and restore people’s livelihood!
Not to mention the huge contribution contained therein.

In terms of status alone, this is something that only an imperial envoy or at least a provincial governor can do.

If I do well this time, I will be promoted two levels at least.

He replied to Jia Cong concisely.

What he said implicitly expressed Jia Cong’s expectations.

Its meaning of expressing dedication is naturally self-evident.

(End of this chapter)