At the end of the morning, there was thunder and lightning and heavy rain.
There are two figures dressed in black, standing in the rain curtain of the dense forest in the mountains.
At the end of their sight was the Qin army's military camp.
The two of them hid their breath and watched for a while.
"In the past two days, no matter what methods we used to cover up the truth and induce the Qin people, they were not fooled and did not attack the Yelang people."
"According to my words, we should directly take action and assassinate Lian Po.
You only need to control a Qin army to enter the Qin army camp. Based on what we have learned, this is not difficult.
If the Qin people lose one of their commanders, the situation in the southwest will immediately fall into chaos.
Qin's attempt to establish a new county will be defeated by itself."
"Lian Po is a military sage. He stayed in Chu for several years and no one knew about him. However, he was recruited by the Qin people and got a big advantage.
It's too risky to assassinate a soldier saint.
If we make a mistake, neither you nor I can afford the punishment within the sect."
These two people were the two shadows who were hiding in the darkness and killed the Qin army with their flying swords. They were from Jiejiao.
In the afternoon, the rain slowed down a bit.
Qin army camp.
Mu Qianshui, Mu Qingkong, Xia Xin and other generals came all the way.
The horses currently riding by General Ye Yufu were all equipped with bronze palm nails engraved with secret texts, so they were extremely fast. In three days, they crossed the Qin border, went straight to the southwest, and arrived at the military camp.
"The general has been personally tracking down the murderer these days?"
Xia Xin looked at Lian Po.
"Well, I brought these soldiers out. If they die in a direct confrontation, I have nothing to say. But if they are killed by someone else, I will give them an explanation."
Lian Po's breath was strong and his voice was deafening: "The investigations over the past few days, including my saint power, have been obscured by a force, and I have never been able to find the real murderer. The opponent is obviously not simple.
If there are no more clues, I have a few suspicious targets in my mind, and I plan to send troops to eliminate them all. I would rather kill the wrong ones than let them go.
What did the king say?"
"The king's intention is the same as that of the general. He will not hesitate to use heavy troops and search the southwest to find the murderer." Xia Xin said.
Lian Po nodded: "Very good."
Xia Xin turned to Mu Qingkong: "Let's do it. Find the murderer as soon as possible. There are other things to do."
Mu Qingkong is the best at tracking down the murderer through corpses.
The group immediately came to the place where the corpse was parked in the military camp.
"These corpses have been sealed by our magic and will not rot in a short period of time.
We have already tried, but the souls and souls of those killed by our army have been dissipated, and we cannot find any useful information." said a general.
Mu Qingkong's charming and narrow eyes opened and closed, and she silently walked to the corpses to inspect them.
The heads that were severed and buried in the ground have been put back together with their bodies to form the whole body.
Mu Qingkong quickly selected one of the corpses.
From the leather pouch hanging on his waist, he took out a rectangular, small and exquisite bronze container with reliefs of crouching alien beasts at the four corners, less than the size of a palm.
The surface of the container is filled with dense incantations.
He cut the tip of his finger and dripped the blood on the container.
A dark wind suddenly rose inside the tent, and a wisp of black air surged out of the container, slowly penetrating into the brow of a corpse.
Xia Xin said in surprise: "Has your Great Five Ghost Yan Technique broken through the realm of Tongyou?
What is this black energy? I have never seen you use it."
"It's made from the Yin Qi collected by me going in and out of the tomb all the time and refined as a sacrifice. It can communicate Yin and Yang."
Before Mu Qingkong finished speaking, the aura seeped into the corpse, and its broken neck and body were connected by a strange black aura.
The entire corpse was completely black, and amid the whistling of the cold wind, it slowly sat up after several days of death.
"Let's go, let's follow and see who did it?"
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In the evening, darkness begins to fall.
The heavy rain has stopped, and the vegetation in the mountains is fresh.
Among the mountains, there is a city built on the mountainside. In the dim night, the lights are swaying and it is quite prosperous.
It occupies a large area, and there are several small cities in the surrounding area, forming an acropolis layout.
This is the place where hundreds of ethnic groups live in the southwest, where the Ba people live.
With this city as the core, the surrounding areas are all the sphere of influence of the Ba people.
The city is a wooden and stone structure built on the mountain. The buildings in the city are staggered in height and in the shape of steps.
In the center of the city, there is a stone palace built of bluestone, which is the tallest and most spectacular. It is the largest building in the city and is also the royal palace of the Ba people.
Su Ge is sitting in the palace.
Not far away from him, sitting at the head of the hall, was a man in his fifties, wearing a tawny robe, a style different from that of other countries in China, with tassels on the hem and gorgeous ornaments.
This person is Badian, the leader of the country of Ba.
In addition, there are several other people in the palace, all of whom are dignitaries of the Ba Kingdom, and most of them are related by blood.
A group of people sat around drinking, accompanied by several Pakistani women.
The leader of the country, Badian, glanced at everyone and said: "A few days have passed, why do we still not see the Qin people attacking the Yelang people?
Could it be that the Qin people saw through our plan?"
"My lord, there is no need to worry. Even if the people of Qin finally find out that it was our country Ba who did it, it will be fine.
Our country of Ba has more than 17,000 warriors, and with the favorable terrain in the southwest, there is no need to fear the Qin people."
During the banquet, there was a general from Ba Kingdom, Ba Luo, a younger brother of Badian. He said boldly and uninhibitedly:
"Qin thinks it is powerful and wants to come to this southwest land to claim the throne and recruit my race to surrender. It is ridiculous."
Su Ge said: "We acted cautiously on that day, and afterwards used the soul-suppressing pattern to drive away the souls of the Qin army. Even if they were not fooled, they would not be able to find our Ba country."
He added: "Moreover, in this southwest land, hundreds of ethnic groups live together.
The people of Chu have been trying to expand their territory for many years, but they have been unable to do anything with this southwest land. Even if the people of Qin know it, what can they do to the people of Ba?"
The leader of the country, Badian, thought for a while and said: "If the Qin people are not fooled this time, how can you avenge the Qin people for expelling our Ba people?"
"I have a way to lure the Qin army into being fooled..."
Ballot was talking when he suddenly heard a loud noise.
Boom!
Outside the palace where everyone was, the light flickered and exclaimed suddenly.
"My lord, the Qin people made a surprise attack and destroyed all the checkpoints along the way. They didn't even have time to send a message to warn... The Qin people were approaching the royal city several miles away."
Badian, Balu, Su Ge and others were all alerted and got up and went out to check.
I saw the sky was red in the night.
A huge black bird came through the sky with its wings spread.
Flames spewed out from the black bird's mouth, and all the defenses deployed in the Ba Kingdom's walled city were burned and disappeared in pieces.
In the blink of an eye, the entire city was in flames.
"The art of military formations of the Qin people."
"Black Bird Totem..." shouts spread throughout the city.
Suddenly, a voice came from outside the city: "I can't live in a small country, but I also want to plot against Qin, and I'm looking for death."
The leader of the country, Badian, narrowed his eyes and said: "The Qin people are really coming to kill us!"
Next to him, Balue, who was tall and strong and was known as a brave man in the Ba Kingdom, had a sharp look in his eyes: "Master, don't panic, let me go and kill the Qin people!"
He rose into the sky, a wisp of black air rolling like clouds under his feet, and his voice shook the night sky, and could be heard throughout the city:
"People of Qin, listen, I, Ba Luo, today I want to let the people of Qin know about our brave warriors of Ba..."
puff!
A spear shot through the air, its sharp edge radiating.
This spear seems to contain the spirit that can pierce the heaven and the earth, and it comes menacingly.
Balu was not afraid, and punched forward. The energy in his body was like a python tumbling, extending out, pressing against the spear that was coming through the air.
Click!
The energy in Ballot's body was suddenly penetrated by the spear edge.
He was taken aback, but his reaction was not slow, he ducked sideways, took advantage of the situation and punched again, surrounded by black energy, trying to wrap around the spear.
However, if the spear was spiritual, it also changed its direction as Balius avoided it, and its power did not diminish at all.
Baluu continued to transform, but he was unable to escape the shroud of the spear. The protective energy was penetrated, and then his palms, arms, and bones exploded.
Amid the screams, Ballot's chest was also penetrated, and he suddenly fell from the air.
Outside the Ba Kingdom Walled City, Mu Qianshui silently took back the sword in his hand and glanced at Lian Po.
This veteran really has a bad temper.
He was originally planning to use his sword to kill the Ba general who called for battle. Unexpectedly, when Lian Po saw the Ba general ascending to the sky, he immediately threw his spear.
The power of a warrior saint is invincible and locks Baru through the air, so he can't avoid it.
"All the soldiers followed me into the city of King Ba and killed them without mercy!"
Lian Po is murderous.
In the darkness of night, the Qin army surged out like a tide, pressing towards the capital of the Ba people.
The shouting of death continued all night.
Until midnight, the Ba Kingdom was defeated.
Badian, the leader of the Ba Kingdom, fled out of the city with the support of Su Ge and others. He was chased and killed by the generals of the Ye Yu Mansion. By early morning, all the soldiers who were guarding the leader's escape were also beheaded.
Badian, Su Ge and others, the lords of Ba, were captured.
In the morning, Badian, Suge, the leader of the Ba Kingdom, who was brought back to the Qin army's camp, was suppressed by the Qin army and knelt in front of the corpses of two hundred Qin soldiers who died.
Beside the Qin army's executioners were sharpening their knives.
The sound of sharpening a knife made Badian turn pale:
"I am the lord of a country, and I am willing to surrender to Qin. I want to see the King of Qin to discuss accepting the surrender."
Su Ge on the side was quite tough and unafraid of death when he was first arrested.
But at this moment, the color of horror gradually appeared in his eyes.
"I want to surrender, but it's too late."
Lian Po took out a copy of the imperial edict and read it:
"According to the order of the king, all soldiers and generals of Ba will be killed and will not be surrendered. The territory of Ba will be burned to scorched earth with fierce flames, and no grass will be allowed to grow."
After Lian Po finished speaking, the certificate of credence written by Zhao Huaizhong and blessed with the power of the saint slowly rose into the sky, shining like the scorching sun. Finally, a pillar of light was derived, with the walled city where Ba Kingdom was located as the core, covering the area controlled by Ba Kingdom.
scope.
Within its territory, the grass withered, everything withered, and the appearance of a black bird appeared in the pillar of light, breathing flames.
The mountains where the capital of Pakistan is located were engulfed in flames and turned black.
The saint's pillar of light soaring into the sky can be seen throughout the southwest region, and its brilliance lasts for several days!
The country of Pakistan was uprooted.
Affected by this, several tribes in the southwest submitted their credentials and agreed to be included under the rule of Qin's new county.
September 19th.
"General, there is no need to see you off. Your Majesty has other orders. We will continue to go south!"
Mu Qingkong and other Ye Yufu generals saluted Lian Po, got on their horses, and continued toward the coast.
Their real goal in leaving Xianyang this time was to attack the Zhuxian Cave.
Before Mu Qingkong and others set off, Baiyao and Yu Gui had already gone to the southern coast to survey the situation!
On September 21, the Chu people sent troops from Xiaoguan City on the border to confront the Qin army, and the situation further escalated.
However, the two major powers did not immediately confront each other and start a war.
Both sides just gradually increased their troops to maintain pressure, and the situation was about to break out.
On the other hand, the Wei people could not hold back and chose to send troops at the end of September, trying to cooperate with the Chu people and force their troops to invade Qin.
At the same time, Luotangman, who had received the news half a month ago and made arrangements, sent 50,000 Xiongnu elite cavalry under the King of the Xiongnu, and 30,000 Xiongnu allied forces as logistics, a total of 80,000 people, to go south again, approaching Qin
territory.
In the Wei palace, Wei Wu looked excited after learning the news:
"This time the Qin people are faced with enemies on three sides, and they are all powerful enemies. The Chu, Wei, and Xiongnu all fight against Qin, which is tantamount to a conspiracy.
There are also hundreds of ethnic groups in the southwest who are also waiting and watching. As long as Qin shows a slight decline, all the ethnic groups in the southwest will surely rush forward.
God help me, the Wei Dynasty, how will the Qin people respond?!"