White Tiger City itself is a military fortress. Except for the army guarding here, there are no ordinary people, so the retreat was extremely fast.
In just one night, they disappeared without a trace.
After receiving the news, Zhaoli immediately led his army to pursue southward, and finally caught up with Qin Hu at Shilipo.
"The thief will leave!"
With a loud shout, Zhaoli rushed forward with a spear in hand and chopped off the heads of the two lieutenants one after another.
Qin Hu panicked immediately. He did not expect that the Shang army would catch up so quickly.
At this time, he did not dare to engage in a full-scale battle with the merchant army, so he could only order an emergency retreat, leaving behind the baggage.
Zhaoli was extremely brave. The pursuing army he led only had 50,000 men, but he killed an army of 200,000 men.
In the end, Qin Hu only fled south with 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers.
After chasing to this point, Zhaoli was exhausted. There was a virgin forest further ahead. He was not sure if there would be any danger in it, so he could only lead the army back.
Zhao Rui was now in the city lord's palace in White Tiger City. There was a huge map placed in front of him. This was the map of the universe drawn by Baili Yao for him.
The overall picture of this painting is infinitely close to a world map, except that there are many places that are hundreds of miles away that I have never been to, so I can only draw a rough outline.
"Your Highness!" Zhao Li entered the hall covered in blood: "The last general is incompetent and let the other party's general run away."
Zhao Rui looked unconcerned.
"It doesn't matter, we will catch him one day! Go make preparations and recruit 200,000 local soldiers to guard here. You and I will return to Luo City."
Although Zhaoli was still a little unwilling, Zhao Rui had given the order and he could only obey it.
On the outskirts of Luo City, a large number of martial arts people gathered here to openly hold a martial arts conference.
Moreover, their banner was very clear, that is, they wanted to challenge the imperial court.
The leading ones are the Yan Gang and the Cao Gang!
These two major gangs have been extremely powerful gangs from ancient times to the present, and both are extremely large in scale and can be found almost all over the country.
The Salt Gang has controlled Yan Tiesheng for a long period of time and has been trading with various vassal states, accumulating extremely rich wealth.
The Caobang controlled most of the world's waterways in troubled times. All princes who wanted to transport supplies had to go through them. If the benefits were promised enough, they could also help transport soldiers, horses and weapons.
During the hundreds of years of fighting between princes, the two major gangs established an extremely large force. However, now that the world has been unified and the world is at peace, the court has promulgated new laws, making their survival difficult.
The construction of the Straight Road and Chi Road made the land transportation network spread all over the country, which was very fast. Few people chose to take the waterway anymore, which completely cut off Caobang's financial path.
The salt, iron, and various mineral businesses were all nationalized and distributed uniformly by the imperial court, which naturally ruined the jobs of the Salt Gang.
Some time ago, Zhao Rui once again took over the Yan Gang and Cao Gang in the northeastern mountains, which suddenly triggered a confrontation between the imperial court and the world.
In anger, the two major gangs gathered a large number of martial arts people and gathered in Luo City to hold a martial arts conference. The purpose was to frighten the court.
Maybe they still think that there is no difference between today's big business and the big business in the past.
On the ring, Bai Hua held a long knife in his hand and knocked down a martial arts master in a cool manner.
"Since ancient times, the imperial court has not cared about Jianghu affairs. No matter what you want to do, the imperial court will give you the greatest tolerance. Even if you hold a martial arts competition on the outskirts of the imperial capital, your majesty will not expel you."
"But you must have some masters who can take action after all! I have fought seven games in a row, and no one can make ten moves in my hands. You are using these crooked melons and cracked dates to challenge the imperial court.
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Bai Hua's words made the martial arts people present unable to hold their heads up.