Daqin arrests alchemists, what does it matter to me as a qi refiner?

Xu Zhong said: "You don't have to worry about this. I will send my soldiers to pass the news to Zhang Lun. After Zhang Lun hears about it, he will also send his troops to join us. At that time, the three of us will join forces and Even if Zhang Lun wants to regret it, he has no chance."

Liu Yuanfu frowned and said: "What about Wanjin Tower? They are allied with us, are they just going to watch Zhang Lun seize Jiangdu City?"

Xu Zhong said: "Zhang Lun won't be that stupid. He will definitely find a way to deal with Wanjinlou. As long as we try to hold him back, after they both lose in the fight, it will be the day when we fishermen will gain. By then, Wanjinlou will definitely It’s also in our pocket.”

Liu Yuanfu nodded and said, "Okay, just follow what Mr. Xu said!"

……

Just a few days after Yang Ling's army entered Jiangdu County, they encountered resistance from Jiangdu County Magistrate Wu Deshan because Wu Deshan knew Yang Ling.

Yang Ling said coldly: "Wu Deshan, how dare you stop me?"

"Master Yang misunderstood. I am not trying to stop your army. I am hoping that Master Yang will let go of my family. They are innocent!" Wu Deshan knelt at Yang Ling's feet and cried.

"Hmph, since they dare to pretend to be officials, they must be prepared to be arrested. Someone, take them away and torture them severely!"

Wu Deshan shouted that he was wronged, but no one paid any attention to him. He didn't even have a chance to plead for mercy.

Yang Ling said to Liu Yuanfu: "Mr. Liu, the evidence of Wu Deshan's collusion with bandits is conclusive."

"Don't worry, Mr. Yang, we will definitely investigate Wu Deshan and give you a satisfactory answer!" Liu Yuanfu said.

Yang Ling said: "Then I'll help Mr. Liu!"

Yang Ling then informed Liu Yuanfu about Wu Deshan's corruption and bribery, and said: "Mr. Liu, this kind of moth is really guilty. I hope Mr. Liu can get rid of the cancer as soon as possible!"

Hearing this, Liu Yuanfu burst into laughter and said, "Master Yang is really a heroic young man. If you can support Liu, Liu will be grateful!"

Liu Yuanfu showed off to Xu Zhong. Xu Zhong took out a thick banknote from his arms, handed it to Yang Ling with both hands and said, "Mr. Yang, we don't know what you like. These are our filial piety to you. I hope you don't dislike."

Xu Zhong handed the banknote to Yang Ling. Yang Ling picked up the banknote and looked at it carefully, and she suddenly became happy.

"These are all silver. I can get as much as I want." Yang Ling said with a smile.

The total number of these banknotes is 200,000 taels of silver, which is really a life-saving straw for Yang Ling now.

"Okay, then from now on, we are brothers!"

"That is, from now on, you and I are brothers who care about each other and share the blessings and hardships!"

Liu Yuanfu looked at the happy Yang Ling and breathed a sigh of relief. Although this Yang Ling was cruel, he was still a child after all. He still had time to persuade him to prevent him from going crazy.

After Yang Ling left, Liu Yuanfu immediately summoned the Liu family to discuss how to deal with Wu Deshan. He said to Xu Zhong: "Mr. Xu, please immediately send someone to inform General Zhang Lun that we have decided to temporarily alliance."

"Yes." Xu Zhong accepted the order with his hands in hand.

After Zhang Lun received Xu Zhong's secret letter, he was immediately overjoyed and hurried to Liu's house to visit and discuss the alliance with Liu Yuanfu.

After the two parties reached an agreement, they went their separate ways.

After Yang Ling returned to the garrison, he summoned the generals to start setting up defenses. They divided the camp into five parts, each with more than 800 cavalry, 400 infantry, and 200 sword and shield bearers.

Yang Ling led two hundred sword and shield men to take charge of the left defense line. They were responsible for preventing Zhang Lun from attacking.

Yang Ling led his sword and shield men to the hillside on the left, which was right between the canyons. The cliffs on both sides were steep and dangerous, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Yang Ling stood on a high place and looked far into the distance, observing the surrounding terrain and looking for the enemy's weaknesses.

At this time, Xu Zhong hurried over to report: "Commander Qi, Zhang Lun's troops have arrived."

Yang Ling looked in the direction pointed by Xu Zhong and saw several groups of men and horses appearing darkly in the distance, rushing towards his location quickly.

Yang Ling ordered with a solemn expression: "Get ready to fight. Remember, no matter how many enemies come later, as long as they are cavalry, we will kill them!"

"I obey your command!" everyone shouted in unison.

Soon, Zhang Lun's troops arrived less than 20 meters in front of Yang Ling's formation and stopped.

"Yang Ling, you are so audacious that you dare to seek the throne and usurp the throne. I advise you to surrender and avoid suffering!" Zhang Lun rode up to Yang Ling and shouted.

Yang Ling stared at him coldly and shouted sternly: "Zhang Lun, I advise you not to move, otherwise, don't blame my men for being ruthless!"

"Hmph! Yang Ling, I admit that your troops are strong, but this is Jiangdu City, our home field. With only 3,000 troops, do you want to stop our attack of 60,000 to 70,000 men? It is simply wishful thinking. I advise you to be obedient. Just go ahead and capture him, maybe you can save your life!" Zhang Lun continued to bewitch.

"Hahaha! Zhang Lun, you are really fanciful. You want to attack us with only 60,000 to 70,000 people? You really don't know how to live or die! Do you think I will bring only 3,000 people? Let me tell you, I will bring only 3,000 people." There are three thousand elite Tiger Army troops coming, your ending is destined to be tragic!" Yang Ling roared without showing any signs of weakness.

"Hu Ben Army! How come you have a Tiger Ben Army?" Zhang Lun exclaimed.

"Haha, you don't need to know this. I will give you a chance now. If you take your people to retreat, I can spare you!" Yang Ling shouted loudly.

"Withdraw!" Zhang Lun said without hesitation. He knew very well that facing the Huben Army, even their 60,000 to 70,000 troops would never be able to win, let alone the 3,000 elite Huben Army.

Yang Ling screamed angrily when he saw Zhang Lun running away like a rabbit.

After Zhang Lun escaped back to the camp, he gathered his troops and began to reorganize his troops.

Upon seeing this, Yang Ling immediately organized his soldiers to form a formation and shoot at the enemy with bows and arrows, trying to break up the resistance of Zhang Lun's troops.

Yang Ling's feather arrow flew out of the air and landed in the enemy's formation, causing a large number of casualties. The enemy was so frightened that they collapsed one after another.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhang Lun immediately led his guards and ran for the road. Yang Ling chased after him and kept shooting, killing many of Zhang Lun's guards.

Zhang Lun was in a panic and rushed out of the camp with his bodyguards. Yang Ling chased after him.

At this moment, the roar of cannons was suddenly heard. Yang Ling had already eaten.

The shell flew from the northwest corner and landed not far in front of Yang Ling. The explosion kicked up a cloud of dust.

Yang Ling avoided the dust, but found that Zhang Lun had disappeared. He gritted his teeth angrily: "Asshole, you are actually playing dirty tricks."

"Commander, the enemy's reinforcements have arrived, what should we do?" Xu Zhong asked.

After Yang Ling pondered for a moment, he said: "Immediately send an order to all battalions to be on alert. Wait until the enemy is close and attack with all your strength."

Just as Xu Zhong turned around, he ran back and said, "Commander, Zhang Lun's troops are outflanking our army from the northwest. I'm worried that we will be attacked from both sides and are in danger!"

"Haha, Zhang Lun is quite cunning. He is worthy of being a celebrity around Cao Cao." Yang Ling said with a sneer. Zhang Lun's troops took a circuitous route, obviously hoping to take advantage of the opportunity for a sneak attack, but Yang Ling was not afraid at all and still calmly waited for the enemy's arrival.

Sure enough, after about half a stick of incense, Zhang Lun's troops finally appeared in Yang Ling's sight.

Yang Ling immediately gave the order and everyone got ready for battle.

Zhang Lun rushed to the front with five thousand iron pagodas. They waved their Changge and shouted as they rushed towards Yang Ling's military formation.

Yang Ling looked sharply at the enemy troops that were getting closer and closer. He suddenly raised his flag and moved forward, and the three thousand sword shield men immediately moved to the right wing.

"Woo!" With the sound of horns, the battle begins.

Yang Ling shouted: "Kill all the traitors!"

"Kill!" Yang Ling and his soldiers screamed and rushed towards Zhang Lun, and the two sides quickly came into contact.

Yang Ling and his men crashed into Zhang Lun's Iron Buddha Tower. The two sides clashed, and blood and flesh flew everywhere in an instant, and screams continued.

Because Tiefutu is well-equipped, its combat effectiveness is super strong. In addition, Zhang Lun was the commander, so he was not entangled by Yang Ling. He led his men to fight bravely, trying to break through Yang Ling's interception and reach the front of Yang Ling's main formation.

Unfortunately, Yang Ling had anticipated this and had defended the base camp tightly, so the Iron Pagoda could not get through at all.

When Yang Ling saw that Zhang Lun wanted to break through his army's blockade, he ordered the formation to change its position and place it on the left wing to echo the right wing. He also mobilized 500 men to hinder the charge of Tiefu Tu.

The cavalry of Iron Buddha are indeed much more powerful than the infantry, but they lack dexterous tactics. When encountering infantry, they were basically killed like melons and vegetables. They had no resistance at all, and could not even confront the infantry head-on.

Seeing that his army suffered heavy losses, Zhang Lun planned to retreat.

How could Yang Ling let Zhang Lun go so easily? He immediately ordered the infantry to retreat with Zhang Lun's Tiefu Tu.

Zhang Lun saw Yang Ling pressing forward step by step, and hurriedly ordered Tiefu Tu to change the marching trajectory, trying to get rid of the infantry behind him.

But since Yang Ling had decided to beat up the drowned dog, he certainly would not let Zhang Lun escape control so easily, and sent a few scouts to follow him. Although Zhang Lun found out, there was nothing he could do.

Zhang Lun's Tiefutu is an infantryman after all, although he is highly skilled in martial arts. However, they were unable to stand up to the infantry. They only persisted for a moment before being overtaken by the infantry led by Yang Ling.

"Brothers, kill me!" Yang Ling raised his arms and shouted.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The morale of Yang Ling's men soared, and they rushed forward, shouting.

Although Yang Ling's men were not an elite force, they had the upper hand in numbers, and with the help of firearms, Zhang Lundun was retreating steadily.

Yang Ling took the opportunity to order his troops to surround and annihilate Zhang Lun.

Seeing that the situation was critical, Zhang Lun ordered his troops to disperse temporarily and dispersed to escape.

Upon seeing this, Yang Ling immediately ordered his men to pursue separately.

Soon, Yang Ling caught up with the two Tiefu Tu troops. He personally led the troops to pursue and kill them. After killing these two troops, he returned to the station with the remaining troops.

Seeing Yang Ling's pursuit, Zhang Lun ordered the remaining troops to disperse and flee, while he stayed in place to observe the battle. Seeing how miserable his side was, he couldn't help but curse Yang Ling for being so cruel, for shooting a large number of his troops with crossbows.

However, Yang Ling also paid a huge price. Except for the 300 soldiers led by Yang Ling, the remaining 400-odd soldiers were more or less injured, and 800 or 900 of them died. This price made Yang Ling feel heartbroken.

Yang Ling returned to the station and immediately ordered the entire army to rest and recuperate, and had his injured brothers repaired.

Zhang Lun's face turned pale when he saw the casualties of Yang Ling's men. Yang Ling's infantry not only has super strong attack power, but also has very good individual soldier quality. His soldiers are completely unstoppable. If this continues, I'm afraid I will be here tonight.

No, we have to attack the city tomorrow, so we must find a way to delay the attack.

Zhang Lun sat in the camp and pondered for a long time, then suddenly stood up and shouted: "Send the order, everyone bury the pot and make rice, we will attack the city tomorrow!"

The next day, Zhang Lun led his troops to continue the attack. Unfortunately, Yang Ling was fully prepared, and Zhang Lun suffered another setback.

Zhang Lun had no choice but to continue his sneak attack at night.

Such tactics seem to have no effect on Yang Ling, because Yang Ling has been prepared for it and can detect the enemy in time every time, and lays traps and fortifications in advance to prevent the enemy from invading.

Zhang Lun felt that he was being manipulated. He became so angry that he simply did not sleep and directed his troops to attack without stopping.

The two sides fought fiercely in the wilderness.

Yang Ling's subordinates were also exhausted, but Yang Ling still maintained a high degree of vigilance and did not dare to slack off.

At noon, Yang Ling finally seized the opportunity and led his troops directly into the enemy's position. Zhang Lun was so frightened that he still dared to fight and evacuated in a hurry.

Zhang Lun knew that if he continued to fight, his side would be exhausted sooner or later. Because Yang Ling had enough food and grass to feed his troops, his own troops were short of food.

When Yang Ling saw Zhang Lun escaping, he did not pursue him or fight him.

After yesterday's fierce battle, Yang Ling's physical strength was exhausted and he needed to rest to replenish his strength.

Yang Ling's men had enough to eat and drink, and began to clean up the battlefield. The bodies must be counted, and the casualties tallied.

In this battle, more than 700 people were annihilated in Iron Buddha Tu, 2,500 people were captured, and a large number of weapons, equipment and armor were seized, as well as countless gold and silver treasures. Yang Ling's troops completely solved the problem of lack of equipment.

After counting, more than 500 people under Yang Ling's command were killed and countless injured, but the supplies seized were enough for the troops to use for ten years.

Yang Ling immediately arranged for the troops to give these war dead a grand burial. At the same time, he summoned their families to the camp and told them that they had sacrificed their lives for the country this time. He hoped that they would be considerate and said that each of them could receive 300 yuan to comfort their families.

After the war, Yang Ling immediately ordered the entire army to rest for three days and wait for the next attack. At the same time, Li Yun was ordered to lead 500 old, weak, women and children to Luoyang.

Three days later, Yang Ling organized an army again and prepared to attack Luoyang.

Zhang Lun heard that Yang Ling had come to attack the city again, and immediately ordered Tiefu Tu to meet the enemy.

Yang Ling couldn't help but sneered when he saw that Zhang Lun was actually preparing to fight with him again.

Zhang Lun's troops suffered a fierce battle yesterday and suffered a huge physical exertion. The soldiers were exhausted and could not withstand the cavalry charge.

Yang Ling ordered the infantry to hold down the formation and wait for Tiefu Tu to approach.

Zhang Lun saw that Yang Ling was not moving and thought that Yang Ling was afraid of the power of Tiefu Tu and did not dare to approach his troops.

So he proudly urged the troops to move quickly. (End of chapter)