Chapter 72: Its Power is Like Fire
Leping Qiao Yeshu?
That’s Marquis Leping!
It has been exactly two years since the house arrest decree was issued in September of the second year of Zhongping, and it is now September of the fourth year of Zhongping. It is indeed time to lift the ban.
But probably no one had expected that the Marquis of Leping, who had gained prestige by forcing the governor to surrender with an arrow two years ago, would appear in such a brazen manner today, when he could be out and about.
Or maybe...
In this world, people like Qiao Yan who gave themselves a name truly expressed their feelings, and there is no way they could have chosen it wrong!
It was already foreseeable that she would be able to spread such a raging fire!
This particularly special double-pointed spear was held in her hand, with the Shooting-control Bracer on the thumb of her right hand, which was the only red spot in the plain color of the black iron spear.
This object was illuminated by the setting sun, like a flame rising from her fingertips.
At the moment the gun was drawn, the blood splashed from the bandits' bodies could not overwhelm this bright color.
The next moment, the red spot suddenly burned to the other side, along with the Bingzhou horse she was riding and the long spear with a wooden shaft and an iron tip, and it was thunder again!
In this slightly spacious valley, dozens of cavalrymen were enough to cause sufficient casualties to hundreds of bandits, not to mention Qiao Yan's three arrows that took the lead and the offensive that seemed to be a case of the commander leading the troops.
This is the momentum to break the formation!
The Hedong bandits gathered in Baibo Valley and started to rise up. Their plans to attack Bingzhou had been repeatedly thwarted by the subordinates of Marquis Leping this year, so they were somewhat wary of this.
Now they suddenly saw the leader of Chu Yan and Zhao Yun, even though she was only a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old, it did not prevent them from feeling frightened and terrified.
The five words "Le Ping Qiao Ye Shu" uttered by Qiao Yan strangely tied her and Le Ping into a whole that shared weal and woe, which was clearly another way of taking the lead.
Was this a walk or a hunting expedition, or was this attack an attempt to herald his return after two years of confinement?
This is apparently not that important.
From the perspective of Guo Jia and Mi Zhu, what they saw was not only the bravery displayed by the Marquis of Leping, but also——
As she turned her horse and headed straight for the place where the bandits were concentrated, the rest of the cavalry behind her also formed a group of attacking and attacking spearheads as she raised her left hand to give orders.
This was not a case of one person fighting his way in and out of a large enemy force, but rather a group of disciplined cavalrymen who were advancing with the momentum created by the three arrows shot earlier!
In addition to the long spear in Qiao Yan's hand, the long swords used by the cavalry also showed their power.
The sharp contrast between the two sides' positions made Guo Jia have no doubt that her side would win, so she simply extinguished the flame in her hand and focused on watching this battle that seemed to be a pursuit of victory.
He originally came here to investigate Qiao Yan's situation.
So after escaping death, the first thing he thought of was not to be thankful, but to see what kind of performance this Marquis of Leping could show.
She did not disappoint the observer.
The few people closest to her in the front cavalry formation were also the ones who were most skilled in archery and horsemanship.
Therefore, the drive to advance into the battle array also just right shared the impact she faced.
This clever support gave her more power to attack when the gun was as powerful as a dragon, compared to when she was alone on horseback.
She certainly did not waste this support.
If viewed from the perspective of a true elite cavalryman, Qiao Yan himself was lacking in strength.
She had just been released from house arrest and obviously did not have enough experience in cooperating with her men to kill the enemy.
At her age, she can only practice martial arts for the time being. She is slightly taller than the average girl of thirteen or fourteen, and her muscles appear to be more solid.
But what does it mean to make a concerted effort?
It’s now!
One side wanted to avoid Leping's patrol troops, while the other side wanted to use this opportunity to show off its power. The two sides had different mindsets.
Now that the more arrogant party has caused enough casualties first, how can the mob side not retreat in the face of the chiseling attack?
Even those bandits who had robbed the caravan's horses first were not thinking of riding forward to fight and try to kill the enemy leader, but were thinking of using the speed of the horses to escape.
Just run faster than everyone else.
But how is this idea different from the merchants who were killed by their arrows before?
As soon as they turned their horses around, they heard Qiao Yan speak for the second time.
This time he didn't say as much as before, just one word.
"bow!"
Qiao Yan was not the only one who put down her weapons and raised her bows in response. There were also the cavalrymen in the front who cooperated with her.
The bowstrings moved and several arrows were shot at once.
The next moment, these arrows had pierced through the heads of the bandits who were fleeing on horseback.
What is particularly eye-catching is still the white feather arrow.
It maintained its previous accuracy, shooting out across his forehead, as if the previous act of raising the gun and killing had not caused any trembling in Qiao Yan's hands.
The coordination between the bow and the arrow is a decisive and murderous combination!
There was no need for Qiao Yan to give more orders. When she turned her bow and pointed it towards the bandits fleeing up the hillside, the cavalrymen who had shot arrows earlier also kept their actions in high unison with her.
With the arrows pointing at them like this, how could those bandits, whose only instinct was to flee, have any chance of escaping?
Guo Jia shook his head, feeling that there was a huge gap between the two sides.
But think about it, the reason these bandits can run rampant in the Hedong area is probably not because they are too incompetent, but because of this Qiao Hou...
Her performance was amazing.
The three debates, the governor's statement, and the suppression of locusts - these were all done by civil officials.
But in the battle of the river valley interception, she showed her ability as a cavalry commander.
Even though her opponent pulled some points behind her, her performance should be described as ability rather than potential.
When Guo Jia looked at her again, the spear in her hand had temporarily lost its target. The spark of fire on her thumb seemed to calm down a little as she moved slowly with the spear.
She kicked the horse's belly, urging it to come towards the survivors of the attacked caravan.
When viewed from a distance before, the Marquis of Leping had distinct features of sharp eyes and eyebrows, but when she came closer and restrained her fighting spirit, she became more graceful, with only a bit of the majestic aura of a superior lingering between her eyes and eyebrows, which contrasted with the blood on the end of the spear she held.
She first said to Mi Zhu: "Please take a look at the damage."
The so-called crane standing out from the crowd of chickens can be recognized at a glance.
She stood out among the cavalry, and people like Mi Zhu and Guo Jia also stood out among the chaotic caravan.
However, Guo Jia's position and the extinguished branch in his hand, and Mi Zhu's status of being guarded by attendants, made it easy to see who was closer to the identity of a businessman.
Hearing this, Mi Zhu bowed and saluted towards her, "I am Mi Zizhong from the East Sea. Thank you for saving my life. I heard of the reputation of Marquis Qiao when I was in Xuzhou before. Seeing him today, I can see that his reputation is well-deserved."
Not to mention how the crowd around was alarmed by Qiao Yan's action and fell into silence, even someone like Mi Zhu, who thought he was calm in doing things, couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
It is difficult to tell what Qiao Yan's literary talent and political skills are from this one encounter.
But force is the most intuitive thing presented to Mi Zhu at this moment.
In the territory of Bingzhou, no, it should be said that in the current turbulent environment in various parts of the world, this is really a plus.
Mi Zhu was not just a businessman.
When one reaches a certain level as a businessman, the Mi family of Donghai will inevitably become the target of the prefect of Xuzhou.
He could not understand before why the Guangling prefect changed color when talking about Qiao Yan, but now seeing her performance, Mi Zhu felt that she really deserved the evaluation of "the clear voice of a young phoenix and the talent to assist the king".
Although Wang Zuo's fighting power seems to be quite high, it seems that he can still win if he can't win by talking.
However, although he thought so in his heart, he did not show it on his face. Instead, he agreed to Qiao Yan's request to check the losses of the caravan.
But when he bowed again and stood up to walk towards the surviving deputy of the caravan leader, he did not notice that there was a hint of surprise in the look that Qiao Yan cast at him from behind.
Mi Zhu Mi Zi Zhong?
This was the Xuzhou Beijia attendant appointed by Tao Qian, who was appointed as the governor of Xuzhou when the Yellow Turbans rose up again in Xuzhou in the fifth year of Zhongping.
After Tao Qian gave Xuzhou to Liu Bei, he became Liu Bei's aide.
The Mi family of Donghai was wealthy and gave Liu Bei great support when he was in poverty.
Even after Liu Bei's wife was captured by Lu Bu, she married her sister to Liu Bei, that is, Mrs. Mi.
This was not an ordinary person, and could even be considered Liu Bei's important money bag.
If it was an ordinary merchant traveling to Bingzhou for business, it might be possible, but -
Why does Mi Zhu appear here?
Even though it was still far from the time when Liu Bei would be stationed in Xuzhou, his purpose of coming here could not possibly be too simple.
But now is not the time to worry about this matter.
She split the two-piece three-barreled rifle in her hand into two parts again and hung it back on the straps at the back. Then she heard the system ask in a hesitant voice: […Are you a strategist or a general now? 】
During these two years, she followed Liu Hong's orders and was fine when she was confined in Leping to reflect on her mistakes.
Physical fitness and practicing archery and shooting can be explained as her way of ensuring her own mental health and physical development. The same reason can be found for developing fishing, pig farming, planting and cooking businesses in Leping.
But after Zhao Yun returned to Leping to report the day before yesterday, Qiao Yan temporarily took his place under the pretext of spreading rumors, and even fought such a battle today, which was somewhat unbecoming of a strategist.
On her current attribute panel, because her intelligence value has never been increased on her own, her physical value has been increased through adding points and training, and her force value has also increased with the improvement of her spearmanship, archery and riding skills. She also does not look like a strategist.
[Name: Qiao Yan]
[Faction: Han (initial camp)]
[Occupation: Strategist (System Settings)]
Age: 13
[Physique: 74 (100), Force: 61 (100), Intelligence: 80 (100), Luck: 65 (?)]
[Remaining points available for allocation: 0]
[Skills: History lv7, Eloquence lv7, Cultural Relic Appraisal lv4, Archery lv7, Horseback Riding lv6, Painting lv3, Calligraphy lv4, Field Archaeology lv5, Ancient Coins lv3...]
[Remaining allocable skill points: 3]
[Strategist Points: 140] (For every 10 Strategist Points you gain, you will automatically gain 3 attribute points and 1 skill point)
Counting the two years, no, it should be three years, in Leping, the counselor points she obtained were much less than that during the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
If it weren't for the fact that the previous locust plague control could be regarded as solving a problem for Liu Hong, the great emperor of the Han Dynasty, and it also gave Liu Hong the opportunity to intervene in the court and trigger the achievement of [Assisting the lord in completing an internal power balance], she would not even be able to get the extra 40 points.
You have to know that although she made many suggestions to Cui Lie on stabilizing Bingzhou while under house arrest, the system determined that she was now in a small dark room. Except for the decisions approved by Liu Hong himself, she could not get any counselor points.
Fortunately, she was released now, just when the Xiu Tuge Hu and the Hedong Baibo bandits were ready to make a move. It was a good time to make a fortune.
What's even better is that her physical fitness value has been improved to such a level with the help of the system, which is of great benefit to her mastering the Canshanshengshui Deadly Spear and the skill of riding and shooting. Her combat value can reach its current state without consuming any points.
With the cooperation of her subordinates, her weakness in strength was not so obvious, as everyone could see.
In fact, it can be said to be a low-profile version of the polygonal warrior!
But being proud of this progress is one thing, but now you still have to fool the system.
She seemed to be looking at her own cavalry who were clearing the battlefield, but in fact she was replying to the system in her mind: "This is a last resort."
"Since the fifth year of Zhongping, the Hu people have invaded Bingzhou, causing the area of Bingzhou to shrink to half of its previous size during the Cao Wei period. If Liang Xi had not implemented a policy of division after taking office, the devastated Bingzhou would have been even more miserable. But even so, at this point, some territories could no longer be defended."
Liu Yuan's subsequent invasion and defeat of Sima Teng completely handed Bingzhou over to foreigners.
"For those who want to take the throne in the future, to recover the lost territory of Bingzhou, they will definitely need civil officials and advisers like Liang Xi to make plans. Instead of doing that, I might as well accomplish this task now."
"The so-called top strategists in the world must have a long-term vision and foresight, don't you think?"
[That seems to be the case.] 】After the system thought about it, it felt that what she said was correct.
Maintaining territorial integrity and planning ahead for battle lines with the Hu people are indeed what a qualified strategist should do.
Think about it, its host actually took the trouble to practice martial arts in order to achieve this goal, and was hit countless times by those two pistols. It’s quite... inspiring to think about it!
After figuring this out, the system decided not to ask her about her next plan. Nine out of ten times, it would be something that looked quite military-like.
There are still one year and nine months before Liu Hong's death, so there is no need to rush to choose a lord.
Just as it thought of this, it suddenly noticed someone walking towards Qiao Yan, so it reminded her.
Qiao Yan looked back and saw that the person walking towards her was the young man she had seen earlier who was looking for a way to defeat the thieves.
Perhaps because his age at this moment was right between adolescence and youth, he looked quite harmless, but the calm and unrestrained look on his face made him seem a little special.
And he was able to maintain such a calm expression in the face of such sudden changes and confrontations, and even find a way to escape. Even if he didn't come forward, Qiao Yan would want to ask about his identity later.
But when he opened his mouth, the name he said really surprised Qiao Yan.
This was a person like Mi Zhu, someone she had not expected to appear in Bingzhou.
What he said was: "Yingchuan Guo Fengxiao, I meet you, Your Excellency."
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