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

"As ordered!"

When the adjutant heard Yang Ling's order, he was also very shocked. He did not expect that Yang Ling would do such a bad thing that harms others and benefits himself. However, it is better this way as it can reduce the pressure on logistics.

Soon, the treasures found on the two pirate warships were counted. There were 660 kilograms of gold and silver, a number of other miscellaneous metal objects, many pearls and agates, a large amount of silk and even women's clothes, which stunned the soldiers nearby.

These Japanese pirates had obviously planned this in advance, so there was a lot of property piled up on the ship. However, Yang Ling did not touch the valuable gold, silver, copper, iron and other property, and handed them all over to Liu Wenzhong for overall management.

"General Yang, you are truly a god!" Liu Wenzhong said with admiration as he bowed.

Yang Ling smiled and waved his hands, saying, "I don't deserve it! But these things must be kept properly. They must not be lost or thrown away, otherwise we can't afford the compensation."

"I understand." Liu Wenzhong said solemnly.

Yang Ling ordered again: "Order the troops to stop crossing the river. When I lead the troops to land later, you will immediately take the opportunity to withdraw!"

Liu Wenzhong nodded in agreement.

On the Cheongcheon River, the Japanese pirates on the warships cheered in their hearts when they saw that Yang Ling did not land on the island.

"These are not cowards. They really won't take the bait!"

"Great! They must be afraid of death!"

"Marshal, they've stopped!"

"Are they surrendering?"

"Surrender? How is that possible? We are going to eat them all!"

Encouraged and instigated by their generals, the morale of the Japanese pirates was high.

Soon, under the watchful eyes of soldiers from both sides, Yang Ling and his men raised their military flags and then lined up neatly near the pirates' warships.

"Japanese pirates, I'm coming!"

Yang Ling shouted and galloped out on his horse. Under his leadership, his subordinates followed suit and shouted, approaching the Japanese pirates' warships.

The Japanese pirates were so frightened upon seeing this that they turned around and ran away.

The Japanese pirates' warships rowed their oars in panic, trying to get away from Yang Ling and his men.

The panic-stricken behavior of the Japanese pirates completely aroused Yang Ling's ferocity. He immediately sped up his horse and chased after the fleeing Japanese pirates.

Although the horse under Yang Ling's crotch was still a foal, it was much stronger than an ordinary pony and very fast. It quickly caught up with the fleeing Japanese pirates, then slashed them with its sword and continued to chase the fleeing pirates.

Under Yang Ling's crazy slaughter, Japanese pirates continued to die under his blade.

Yang Ling's subordinates were also extremely brave. They were not afraid of death and kept rushing towards the Japanese pirates. Soon, hundreds of them died tragically under their swords.

The Japanese pirates' warships were frightened when they saw this and began to speed up the paddling of their oars.

Then Yang Ling saw the Japanese pirates' warships gradually getting closer and closer to the water level of the Cheongcheon River, and finally hit the ice of the Cheongcheon River.

Boom——

The Japanese pirate warship made a loud noise, the hull was broken, and many Japanese pirates in the cabin were killed or fell to death.

Immediately afterwards, explosions began to occur on the Japanese pirates' warships. It turned out that the fuses of the ammunition on the Japanese pirates' warships were ignited. The Japanese pirates' warships then turned into burning torches amidst the violent explosions, with huge thick smoke rising in the air.

The main guns of these Japanese pirate warships were very weak, and Yang Ling destroyed them effortlessly.

When the Japanese pirates on the warships saw that their two warships were destroyed, they did not retreat. On the contrary, their fighting spirit became even higher. They raised their samurai swords and rushed towards Yang Ling with hissing and roaring.

In this chaotic situation, many Japanese pirates jumped off the ship and committed suicide, and many of them cursed Yang Ling angrily, wishing they could eat his flesh and drink his blood.

Yang Ling was secretly shocked when he saw the Japanese pirates still rushing towards him fearlessly. He knew that his words and attitude had completely aroused the hatred of the Japanese pirates, and they would definitely go on a killing spree today.

Yang Ling gritted his teeth and gave an order: "Pass the order, everyone prepare to fight, do not retreat even a single step!"

Before Yang Ling finished speaking, the soldiers in the front row immediately drew out the swords at their waists, stood ready, and were ready to fight against the Japanese pirates at any time.

The Japanese pirates stopped about fifty meters away from Yang Ling's troops. Then the Japanese pirates swarmed towards Yang Ling's formation like locusts, preparing to launch a sneak attack on Yang Ling's troops under the cover of night.

"Kill!"

The Japanese pirates roared and rushed towards Yang Ling and his men, slashing with their samurai swords. The cold light flashed, making Yang Ling dazzled.

Yang Ling, however, remained motionless, quietly watching the Japanese pirates getting closer and closer.

Suddenly, the Japanese pirates' warship shook violently, and then a violent explosion occurred on the side of the Japanese pirates' warship, and flames rose.

The Japanese pirates' warship had already been damaged, and a violent explosion occurred on the side of the ship, causing the warship to lose balance and the bow to tilt. Then there were loud crackling noises, and countless pieces of wood flew out from the bow and fell into the river like rain in the dark night.

Amid the violent explosions, countless soldiers were thrown into the sea. Screams and wails were heard everywhere, and the scene was extremely tragic.

"Haha, brothers, great! Kill all these pirates!"

"Get rid of harm for the country!"

At this moment, the Japanese pirates' ships suddenly adjusted their course and prepared to sail towards the north of the Yangtze River. It was obvious that the Japanese pirates' commander realized that the enemy situation was not good and wanted to abandon the ship and escape. Unfortunately, their warships had just turned when they were intercepted by the cavalry under Yang Ling.

Seeing this, Yang Ling couldn't help but snorted coldly: "Want to escape, it's too late!"

After Yang Ling finished speaking, he immediately urged his warhorse to gallop towards the pirates' warships.

"Kill!"

Yang Ling and his troops shouted and pushed the heavy and clumsy chariots with all their might, overturning the Japanese pirates' warships into the river. Then they jumped into the river, drowned and trampled the struggling Japanese pirates, and soon wiped them all out.

Looking at the Japanese pirates who died tragically under his iron hooves, Yang Ling felt his blood boiling.

To deal with the Japanese pirates, violence is the only beautiful means. If the Japanese pirates were not so vicious, Yang Ling would even hope that his soldiers would be as ruthless and shameless as these pirates, but the world is not what he wants, and the soldiers also need to learn and adapt to new tactics.

Yang Ling did not waste his precious military exploits. He plundered all the gold, silver and treasures on the Japanese pirates' warships and piled them on the shore as rewards for his soldiers.

After resting for a while beside the Qingchuan River, Yang Ling continued to lead his troops towards the county town occupied by the Japanese pirates. On the way, he encountered many Japanese pirates fleeing, but any Japanese pirates who blocked his way were killed or captured by them.

The Cheongcheon River was littered with corpses, the flowing blood dyed the river red, and broken limbs were scattered all over the ground. It was an extremely horrifying scene.

In this brutal war, more than 3,000 of Yang Ling's men died and more than 7,000 Japanese pirates were captured.

"Marshal, we have destroyed all the Japanese pirates' warships, and the remaining pirates are nothing to worry about. I suggest that we cross the river and capture the county town directly?" Liu Chuang walked to Yang Ling and bowed to report.

Yang Ling smiled and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? The Japanese pirates' reinforcements will arrive soon. Just wait."

Liu Chuang's face was slightly embarrassed when he heard this. He understood what Yang Ling meant. The Japanese pirates' reinforcements would definitely come, but this time they might be in vain. Because he had sent people to set up defenses in various places along the Qingchuan River, even if the Japanese pirates' reinforcements wanted to cross the river, they would need to capture the river bank first before they could come.

"Inform the entire army to capture all the living people and not let any Japanese pirates go!" Yang Ling gave the order immediately.

Qingyuan County, located on the north bank of the Cheongcheon River, is a wharf on the Cheongcheon River, a transportation hub on the entire Cheongcheon River, and the most important military and political facility in Qingyuan County. Qingyuan County is located at the southern end of the area controlled by the Japanese pirates, and controls the east-west passage. Because the Japanese pirates traded with foreign countries, there were also a large number of goods here, including food and salt. The Japanese pirates transported a large number of goods here every year, and the transportation cost was not low. Because the transportation cost was too high, the Japanese pirates did not have many garrisons here, only eight or nine thousand people.

Qingyuan County is located in a mountainous area, and the county is surrounded by endless hills. The Japanese pirates were good at building fortresses in the mountains and forests, and they had already made this small county town impregnable.

The eight hundred Japanese pirates stationed in Qingyuan County were scattered on both wings of the city wall. Their bows and spears were equipped with protective covers made of hedgehog skin. As long as they shot into the enemy's body, the skin near the wound would quickly fester and fester.

Yang Ling led his troops to the city of Qingyuan County and was secretly shocked when he saw the deployment of Japanese pirates on the city wall.

More than 800 people were divided into several groups, supporting each other and forming a defense system.

"Pass my order, shoot!"

Yang Ling's target was not the city wall. Although the number of Japanese pirates on the city wall was relatively sparse, they were 800 elite pirates after all. There was no need for him to take risks at this time.

So Yang Ling decisively ordered his troops to shoot arrows and knock down the Japanese pirates guarding the city.

Yang Ling and his men were far more skilled in bows and crossbows than the Japanese pirates, and with their numerical advantage, Qingyuan County was quickly breached because they had no defensive shelters.

After the city gate was captured, Yang Ling led his troops straight to the county government office, and the Japanese pirates who had surrendered and laid down their weapons were also escorted to the county government office.

"Marshal, there is another secret room in the county government office!"

"Open it and take a look. The pirates must have money. Just don't let them get away."

The Japanese pirates found gold, jewels, pearls and other treasures worth a fortune in the county government's treasury, and also moved a lot of food, fodder and cotton-padded jackets from the warehouse.

"I really made a fortune this time!" Zhang Xian grinned when he saw the room full of gold, silver and treasures.

"Hehe, that's totally irrelevant." Yang Ling shook his head slightly and said, "Have you forgotten the warships on the Qingchuan River? Those are the real fat sheep."

Zhang Xian immediately stopped smiling when he heard this and said solemnly, "Of course, the warship on the Qingchuan River is worth at least hundreds of thousands of dan of grain!"

"Well, we have to land before the weather clears up and then get to the beach as soon as possible!"

"As ordered!"

Yang Ling then led the troops to assemble.

He led five hundred elite infantrymen, cut branches along the way to build a pontoon bridge, then laid wooden planks on the banks of the Cheongcheon River and slowly moved the army to the pontoon bridge in the middle of the river.

"Order, landing troops get ready!"

Yang Ling looked at the calm Cheongcheon River and gave the landing order with a serious expression.

There are many forts among the mountains on the south bank of the Qingchuan River.

Yang Ling led his troops to the south gate of the mountain stronghold, only to see the stronghold wall full of Japanese pirate scouts.

"Marshal, do you want to burn down the gate?"

"burn!"

Yang Ling nodded and agreed without hesitation. The Japanese pirates in the village must have known that they were defeated, because the artillery and shields in the village had already been evacuated, and now only ordinary Japanese pirate soldiers were left.

The gate of Qingyuan Village was pushed down, revealing a pitch-black cave.

Yang Ling was the first to climb into the village, and then ordered the soldiers to surround the village.

Yang Ling sat on the ground to rest. He was exhausted after drifting on the Qingchuan River for several days. Especially when fighting with the Japanese pirates, Yang Ling tried his best.

After resting for a while, Yang Ling drank water, ate some food, and replenished his dry food.

Not long after he rested, he heard someone striking the gong on the village wall.

"Who is it?"

"Marshal, the Japanese pirates have attacked our camp. Please retreat to the river immediately!"

Yang Ling raised his eyebrows slightly, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.

He picked up his iron bow and triangular bayonet from the ground, and then ordered Zhang Xian: "You lead the troops to cover the rear and make sure to delay the Japanese pirates' attack on the city. I will go and meet these bastards!"

"Marshal, you can't do that!" Zhang Xian hurriedly dissuaded him.

"I have made up my mind, don't try to persuade me!"

After saying that, Yang Ling jumped into the Qingchuan River.

After Yang Ling successfully dived to the bottom of the river, he moved closer to Qingyuan Village.

The lights in Qingyuan Village were bright, and many Japanese pirates could be vaguely seen gathering.

"The Japanese pirates already know that we are coming to attack the city. They will probably fortify the city walls and abandon all the houses. We have to advance quickly."

On the Qingze River, Yang Ling saw lights flickering in the distance and became more and more anxious.

"Don't worry, Marshal. We have already laid a net on the Cheongcheon River. If the Japanese pirates dare to come, they will be unable to escape!"

Yang Ling looked up at the sky. It was night and the moon was hidden in the clouds.

Suddenly, Yang Ling felt something was wrong with the wind. He stopped moving forward abruptly and turned to look to the left. He saw two huge ships slowly emerging from the water under the dark night.

"How to do?"

His mind kept thinking about how to deal with the current situation, but he was not sure at all.

"Quick, quick! The Japanese pirates are out of the water, hurry up and meet the enemy!"

Near the gate of the village, the Japanese pirates on guard discovered two warships and immediately blew the horn and shouted to alert their companions.

When the Japanese pirates near the village gate heard the horn, they raised their bows and arrows and shot them into the sky.

Unfortunately, their reaction was slow, and they saw the pirates' huge ship suddenly explode, with countless fireballs flying into the sky. In contrast, the warships on the Qingchuan River exploded in a series of explosions, with deafening rumbles, smoke and dust, water columns gushing, and countless fragments flying.

These Japanese pirates obviously did not expect such a sudden change. They were frightened and hurriedly threw away their bows and arrows and fled.

"charge!"

Under Yang Ling's command, Zhang Xian led the charge, and then more than 500 warriors swarmed into Qingyuan Village and killed all the panicked Japanese pirates.

"Drag all the corpses of the Japanese pirates to the Cheongcheon River!"

Yang Ling stood beside the village gate and shouted towards Qingchuan Village.

Qingze River is seven miles away from Qingchuan Village. The Japanese pirates' warships were ambushed in the middle of Qingchuan River and most of them sank. The remaining warship was preparing to turn around and evacuate.

At the moment when the Japanese pirates' warship changed direction, the triangular bayonet in Yang Ling's hand stabbed heavily into the side of the Japanese pirates' warship.

The Japanese pirate warship was instantly torn apart by the fierce impact. (End of this chapter)