In Shuizhou County, Yao Wuming was furious after arriving.
Unexpectedly, Lu Jiuzhang retreated very quickly, turned his back and captured Jiangshui County.
After traveling a long distance, Yao Wuming had to take a rest before attacking Jiangshui County.
Yao Wuming felt like he was being led around by the nose.
"Both sides attack and capture Jiangshui County." Yao Wuming shouted, "Take some rest tonight and go straight to Jiangshui County tomorrow without giving Lu Jiuzhang a chance to escape."
"Contact Pei Yunzhang of Nanxiang County and ask him to help. Cut off Lu Jiuzhang's retreat. Lu Jiuzhang will definitely be annihilated in Jiangshui County."
Previously, the demon clan and Pei Yunzhang of Nanxiang County joined forces and planned to kill Lu Jiuzhang in Yiyun County.
Unexpectedly, Master Xu blew himself up in the end and failed.
At the same time, Lu Jiuzhang's senior brother Wu Rendi broke through to the first level of Confucianism and Taoism, which also gave Yao Wuming a huge impact.
It is said that this person was extremely talented and achieved a breakthrough within nine steps.
Hiding for decades, he became a saint in one day!
Such a person is truly terrifying.
Even Yao Wuming felt admired.
But no matter what, Lu Jiuzhang is a threat and must be eradicated as soon as possible, otherwise he will definitely become a first-level martial artist in the future, and his strength will be much stronger than ordinary first-level martial arts.
There is even a chance to attack the martial arts semi-saints and martial saints!
Such a talented person must be nipped in the cradle.
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Nanxiang County.
Pei Yunzhang received a secret letter from Yao Wuming.
After watching for a while, Pei Yunzhang already made a decision in his heart.
"Sir, do you want to cooperate with Yao Wuming?"
Yang Wuyun asked.
"We can cooperate, but only on the surface." Pei Yunzhang said, "Lu Yunzhang is a man of great fortune, so it is not easy to kill him!"
"Last time, we summoned so many strong men, but we couldn't kill them successfully, let alone now?"
"We promised Yao Wuming, but we didn't take action."
"If Lu Jiuzhang wants to escape to Nanxiang County, we can take action. If he does not enter the scope of Nanxiang County, we will just wait and see what happens."
"Why waste so much time and effort?"
Pei Yunzhang knew in his heart that a perfect strategy must be adopted to deal with such a lucky person.
Otherwise, it will be easy to escape.
Instead of trying so hard to please someone, it's better to give up temporarily.
It's not time to kill Lu Jiuzhang yet.
Now his luck is booming.
Pei Yunzhang looked at Yang Wuyun, "Tell me about you, why is your luck so bad?"
"My lord, am I unlucky? I think it's not bad. I've been making progress in my cultivation, and I'm about to get the saint girl from the Ziyun Sect." Yang Wuyun was already very satisfied.
With Pei Yunzhang's help, the head of the Ziyun Sect relaxed.
The plan is to hold a wedding for the two of them after the world becomes more peaceful.
"Isn't that bad?"
Pei Yunzhang asked, "Think about it, you wanted to marry Saint Ziyun, but in the end you tried your best and couldn't do anything. I still don't want it, so you picked it up from me."
"Let's talk about cultivation. You are not young this year, and you have only just broken through to the third level of martial arts."
"In the last battle, I almost died at the hands of Lu Jiuzhang. Isn't this considered bad luck?"
"This..." Yang Wuyun thought about it carefully, and it seemed that it was really bad, but after thinking about it, it may not be a bad thing, "My lord, I can't marry Saint Ziyun, but there is a noble person like you who can help me."
"I was about to die, but the ancestor of the sect saved me."
"As for my cultivation, reaching the third level of martial arts at my age is not considered weak. I will definitely be able to break through to the second level of martial arts in the future. Although there is a gap between the second and first level of martial arts, even if I can't break through the first level of martial arts, I am still a member of the sect.
The powerful elders have a lot of say and can even become the sect leader!"
Pei Yunzhang didn't know how to reply to these words.
Why is this guy in such a good mood?
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Jiangshui County.
Lu Jiuzhang looked at Empress Zhou Yao, "Is there any way to contact the powerful members of the royal elders in a short time?"
"It's a bit difficult, but you can try it. When I was the empress, the royal group of elders were afraid that I would be in danger, so they gave me some means. At critical moments, I can summon their shadow, and I can also briefly communicate with them."
"Six first-grade experts are here to go to Nanyun County."
Lu Jiuzhang said.
"Nanyun County? Where are you going to attack? This place is the passage for the Monster Clan to go to the Great Zhou Dynasty. If this happens, the prince of the Monster Clan will definitely go crazy."
"I'm afraid there will be a bloody battle next!"
Empress Zhou Yao said.
Such a large-scale confrontation with the demon clan has not happened for hundreds of years.
"Since those monsters entered the Zhou Dynasty, haven't they always been bloody battles? It can be seen that I have retreated half a point?" Lu Jiuzhang said, "This is the best method."
"Otherwise, the man named Pei Yunzhang might do something dirty."
"Don't underestimate this person."
Lu Jiuzhang stood on the city wall of Jiangshui County and looked at Nanxiang County in the distance.
Counties in the west rebelled, and rebels in the east occupied several counties.
But Pei Yunzhang only guarded these two counties and could not let go easily.
Why?
Because Pei Yunzhang understood that the war could not end in a short time.
The two counties where they have a foothold must be fortified, and then they will have a foundation for their foothold.
Sometimes occupying too much territory is not a good thing.
This means you need more and more troops to guard these places.
But if there are too many armies, they need food, training resources, and a lot of equipment.
Where does this equipment come from?
Where does the cost of the army come from?
These are all problems.
If one thing is not handled well, everything will be lost.
It seems that the territory occupied is large, but in fact the probability of losing is getting higher and higher.
On the other hand, Pei Yunzhang has been working steadily, only guarding the one-third of an acre of land in front of him. After managing the two counties, he will use the land of the two counties to continue to develop and continue to provide supplies for the army.
In this case, it will be difficult to defeat him.
Even if they are driven back, the local people will think of him well and even organize forces to fight against the new forces.
At any time, winning people's hearts is the best strategy.
Pei Yunzhang walked in front of everyone.
"It was true that I was short-sighted in the past and did not discover this handsome man." Zhou Yao blamed herself, "If Pei Yunzhang had been transferred to Jingzhao Mansion and kept under strict supervision, perhaps such a thing would not have happened."
"Hahaha, it's not your problem, it's a problem of the times." Lu Jiuzhang said with a smile, "The general trend of the world is that if it divides for a long time, it will unite and unite for a long time. When a dynasty is founded, it will inevitably go through its initial establishment, growth, glory, and defeat."
"The initial establishment, growth and glory may have only occurred in a short period of one or two hundred years, and then it has been in decline. The family's position is stable and it continues to seize resources."
"Down there, there are prominent families and local bureaucrats who are constantly exploiting the people."
"Officials protect each other, and there are many factions."
"There are more and more dark things, and the chaos is getting bigger and bigger."