Chapter 205: Intermediate Stage of Zhixuan! Great River Sword Intention! Exchange for White Horse Volunteers! (33)

The next morning, Li Changan walked out of the tent and saw Qingniao and Jiang Si not far away.

Jiang Si stretched out her hand and looked at the blue bird with a smile.

"Bluebird, you lose!"

"Quick, give me the silver you lost!"

Qingniao reluctantly took out a tael of silver from his waist and threw it steadily into Jiang Si's hand.

When Jiang Si got the silver, she wanted to put it in her mouth and take a few bites.

But considering his image in front of Bluebird, he held back.

Bluebird said with a strange look on his face, "You actually mastered the Yue Girl Sword Technique in just one month!"

She made a bet with Jiang Si, betting on whether Jiang Si could learn a set of sword techniques within a month.

The bet is one or two taels of silver.

Jiang Si didn't dare to gamble at first, but after secretly practicing sword skills for a few days, she was scared herself.

She was so fast when she practiced sword skills!

So she agreed to the bet.

"Bluebird, you don't seem to feel any pain at all."

When Bluebird heard Jiang Si say this, she couldn't help but curl her lips.

"It's only one tael of silver. The monthly salary given to me by the prince is thirty taels of silver!"

These thirty taels are all on the surface.

Because Qingniao did a good job, Li Changan rewarded her with several times this amount of silver.

However, when Jiang Si heard the number of thirty taels, she was shocked!
"Thirty taels!"

"A county magistrate's annual salary is about this amount!"

"Being a guard for the prince, I can actually get such a huge salary!"

Bluebird couldn't help but smile. The prince's plan really worked.

This betting plan was designed by Li Changan from beginning to end.

Jiang Si had an abnormal pursuit of money.

This bet actually stimulated Jiang Si's potential.

Cuihua said that if one could practice one of the sword techniques provided by Li Changan in a year, it would be already very powerful.

However, Jiang Si actually mastered it in just one month.

Jiang Si rushed to Qingniao and grabbed Qingniao's hand.

During this month's journey, she and Bluebird were the closest.

Because the other three women were Li Changan's concubines.

Jiang Si always felt that there was a gap and a generation gap between her and them.

But Jiang Si felt very compatible with Bluebird.

Because Qingniao is not Li Changan’s woman!

"Bluebird, how can I become the prince's bodyguard?"

The blue bird said, "You are already the prince's maid. If your cultivation level is higher, your salary can be increased."

"If you cultivate to the second level, you will get ten taels of silver every month!"

"If you cultivate to the first level, you can get thirty taels of silver per month, just like me!"

When Jiang Si heard Qingniao’s words, her eyes almost fell to the ground!
When she was in the Beiliang Palace, she could never save even a tael of silver.

Ten taels of silver! How many good things can you buy with that?

Just as she was feeling excited, Li Changan suddenly appeared.

Jiang Si's whole body stiffened suddenly, and she regained her ladylike demeanor.

"See you, my lord!"

Li Changan waved his hand and then looked at Jiang Si.

"I'll make another bet with you!"

"If you can master a set of sword techniques in ten days, I will give you ten taels of silver!"

After hearing Li Changan’s words, Jiang Si’s body became even stiffer!
Ten taels of silver are certainly very tempting, but ten days are too short!

Jiang Si said with some embarrassment, "Ten days... is a bit too short."

Li Changan said seriously, "This is not a discussion with you."

"I am just informing you."

"If you lose, Bluebird will keep a record."

"You can pay back the money you owe slowly later."

After saying this, Li Changan left directly.

Jiang Si was left behind, feeling like crying but without the tears!
"Bluebird, has the prince always been so overbearing?"

Qingniao blushed slightly and said, "Although the prince is domineering, he is still very gentle."

This sentence made no sense and Jiang Si couldn't understand it.

She was still immersed in the gambling game just now. If she lost, she would owe Li Changan ten taels of silver!
She immediately took out the sword manual in her arms and began to search through it frantically.

"Find something that's not complicated and can be learned in ten days!"

"If I sleep two hours a day for ten days, maybe I can learn it!"

Bluebird was shocked by Jiang Si's words. It turned out that Jiang Si really still had some strength left!

Soon, Jiang Si made a discovery.

"Jade Girl Swordsmanship!"

"The most suitable sword technique for women to practice!"

Outside Jiange Pass.

The massive Shanshan army has already stationed at the foot of the mountain.

In the central army tent, the Shanshan leader Murong Fuyun suddenly burst into wild laughter.

"Hahaha!"

"Xu Xiao finally agreed to our terms!"

"As long as the Northern Liang Army does not support Jiange Pass, we will be able to break through this time!"

His eldest son Murong Fushun said, "Father, we are already giving Xu Xiao enough face by not attacking Liang Province this time!"

"He actually wants to make conditions for us!"

"Not only did he ask for three thousand war horses, he also wanted us to help him kill Li Changan."

In the past, Shanshan sent troops from Liangzhou and Xishu Road.

This year's foreign army is also deployed in the same way.

However, as the Shanshan tribe grew stronger, Murong Fuyun's ideas changed.

"Fushun, we never get much benefit in Beiliang."

"The troops of Beiliang are much stronger than those of the Liyang court."

"Rather than suffering losses in Beiliang, it is better to gather two armies and take Jianmen Pass!"

"Besides, Xu Xiao's two conditions are not difficult to meet."

Murong Fushun said, "Father, Jiange Pass is in a dangerous position, easy to defend but difficult to attack."

Murong Fuyun smiled and said, "Son, we have become rich and powerful in recent years."

"Many of our spies and scouts have infiltrated the West Shu Road!"

Looking at Murong Fuyun's meaningful smile, Murong Fushun suddenly said, "It turns out that my father has been planning this for a long time!"

Murong Fuyun said, "I raid Liyang in two groups every year just to paralyze them."

"We have often stationed troops at Jiange Pass in the past, but we have never attacked it."

"My father has already sent people to infiltrate Xishu Road for this major operation."

"Son, do you know what your father's goal is?"

Murong Fushun walked to the huge cowhide map and checked the map of Western Shu again.

"There are many cities behind Jiange, and we can rob a lot of people."

Murong Fuyun said, "Yes, plundering the population has always been our goal."

"Look east again!"

Murong Fushun looked at the map and suddenly said, "Father, do you want to rob the granary in Liyang?" Murong Fuyun said, "The people we have captured can just be used to transport the grain."

"With these people and food, our Shanshan can continue to grow stronger!"

"The granaries in Qingfubao, Lueyangtai, Wuzhangyuan... have just received the autumn grain!"

As soon as Li Changan left Qingzhou, he received news from the Jinyiwei.

The Shanshan barbarians attacked the Northern Liang army, but quickly changed direction and headed south towards Jiange Pass!

In other words, this military action in Shanshan was by no means a small-scale operation.

Murong Fuyun might be planning to do something big!
Sure enough, the news came seven days later.

The 150,000-strong army of Shanshan began to attack Jianmen Pass!

In the military tent, Hongshu was reporting the latest battlefield intelligence.

"Not counting the casualties in the first wave of Shanshan's attack, we lost more than 30,000 people in three days!"

The terrain of Jiange Pass is not open, and the fact that he died so quickly shows that Shanshan really attacked with all his might.

"What are the casualties of the Jiange defenders?"

Hongshu replied, "Twenty thousand of the sixty thousand defenders were killed! We have already asked the court and the Western Shu army for help!"

At this time, Zhuge Liang said, "Western Shu needs to be on guard against foreign invaders all year round, so the government troops should be more than other roads."

"But, there are only about 20,000 people at most, and their fighting power is not as good as that of the Jiange defenders!"

Gu Dazu said, "The Jiange garrison is Gu Jiantang's subordinates. They are not as good as the prince's elite soldiers, but they are not much worse than the Beiliang infantry."

Beiliang had 350,000 soldiers and horses, 140,000 cavalry, and the remaining 190,000 were infantry.

Hongshu continued, "After learning of the military situation, the Western Shu army has dispatched more than 10,000 people to Jiange."

"In addition to the government troops, there are two more troops being mobilized around Jiange!"

Xu Weixiong said sharply, "Could it be that the Northern Liang army has moved south?"

"It should be impossible. Beiliang will not help Gu Jiantang's former subordinates to defend the Sword Pavilion."

"It would be best if they don't come. If they do, I'm afraid we will have to be on guard against them!"

Hongshu replied, "They are not Beiliang soldiers!"

"We drove all the way out from the mountains near Mianzhu. There were probably five to six thousand people."

"These people don't have many soldiers and armor, nor do they have flags. The Royal Guards are investigating."

"The other way is outside Jiange Pass, far behind Shanshan!"

Li Changan said with some surprise, "So it's within the territory of the Shanshan tribe?"

"Shanshan can mobilize 150,000 troops, which should be the limit."

Hongshu said, "This army is not made of barbarians, but Han people!"

"They now have more than 10,000 people, and the banner they are flying is called the Return to Han Army!"

Hearing the name of Gui Han Army, everyone was a little surprised.

Zhuge Liang said with emotion, "The returning Han army of the Zhang family in the northwest is still there!"

When the seven counties of Shazhou originally belonged to the Northern Han Dynasty, the provincial capital was located in Dunhuang City.

Four counties, including the city of Dunhuang, were taken away by the Hu and Fan peoples.

More than a decade later, the Zhang family, a prominent clan in Dunhuang City, rose up in rebellion and briefly recovered the four counties of Shazhou.

At that time, the banner raised by the Zhang family was called "The Northwest Returns to Han Army"!

Because Liangzhou had been occupied by Xu Xiao at that time, the Zhang family and the Northern Han court were separated.

However, the Gui Han army always recognized the Northern Han as the legitimate dynasty and refused to submit to Li Yang.

The Spring and Autumn War had not ended at that time, and Xu Xiao was still attacking Western Chu.

The Gui Han army was isolated and helpless, and was eventually defeated by the joint forces of Beimang, Xirong, Shanshan and Waleng.

More than a decade had passed, and everyone thought that the Gui Han army had long been strangled by the Hu people.

Zhuge Liang said with emotion, "Although General Zhang Yichao of the Gui Han Army failed, he is a role model for our generation!"

“I never thought that out of the 100,000 troops that returned to Han, there are still more than 10,000 of them!”

Hongshu said, “After the defeat of the Gui Han army, they were driven out of the three counties of Shazhou by the Beiliang army.”

"They have been hiding in the mountains between Yumen County and Gantai County."

"Over the years, we have been fighting guerrilla warfare against the barbarians in Waleng and Shanshan."

This time when Shanshan attacked Jiange Pass, they followed from a distance behind, probably wanting to take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack on the Shanshan tribe.

Li Changan sighed, "There is a lone loyal person in the northwest, and the Zhang family has returned to the Han army."

"The other army near Mianzhu should be from the Qingyi League."

The Qingyi League organized by Cao Changqing was mainly composed of the remnants of Western Chu and Western Shu.

Because the terrain of Western Shu is complex and it borders Western Chu.

Therefore, the power of the Qingyi League has always been hidden in Western Shu.

The old minister said, "Returning to the Han army is the mortal enemy of the Western Regions barbarians!"

"They must want to see if they have a chance to bite Murong Fuyun hard this time."

"But what exactly does Cao Changqing's Qingyi League want to do..."

Li Changan smiled faintly, "Master Cao, you are coming for me!"

Xu Xiao had already spread the news that Jiang Si was in Li Changan's army.

Therefore, Li Changan could almost conclude that Cao Changqing came to rescue Jiang Si.

The news of Xu Xiao's frame-up this time turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

The Han army that returned to the northwest had been attacking the barbarians in Yumen and Jingyuan counties.

Now that the Northern Han is gone, these people are actually a leaderless army.

The returning Han army had a deep hatred for the Hu people and was extremely powerful, so they could be easily won over.

Li Changan has already taken back Yumen County, so it should not be difficult to find a way to subdue the Han army.

During this period, Li Changan has practiced the Six Divine Art to perfection.

In fact, when leaving Yongzhou, Li Changan's rankings in all aspects had improved a lot.

Because of his mastery of the Six Divine Art, Li Changan directly advanced to the middle stage of the Profound Finger Realm.

In addition, the news that Qingniao had returned, seized Wang Linquan's property, and played chess with the famous player Lu Xu also spread.

Therefore, Li Changan's romanticism, wealth, and literary and artistic rankings have all improved.

Zhuge Liang and Gu Dazu recruited 5,000 new soldiers along the way, which also greatly improved their power ranking.

Finally, Li Changan waited for the system's settlement.

[Your influence in the world of Snowwalk has been greatly increased, and you will be rewarded with 25000 Red Dust Points! ]

World: Snow Walk
Age: 19 years old

Realm: First rank warrior (Great Vajra Realm, middle stage of Zhixuan Realm, early stage of Tianxiang Realm)

Kung Fu: Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu (perfect, thirteenth level)

Martial arts: Dragon Capturing Skill (perfect), Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms (perfect), Crossing the River with a Reed (perfect), Prajna Heart Bell (perfect), Six Divine Secrets (perfect)
Su Hui: All-knowing wisdom, photographic memory, master of all realms

Abilities: (expand)

Red Dust: 25000 (22.5 points cumulatively)

排名：权势28、财富32、武力18、风流53、文艺120
Li Changan relied on the Six Gods Technique to push the Zhixuan realm to the middle stage.

If you want to continue to advance in the Zhixuan realm, you need to exchange for a book of Zhixuan secret techniques.

Li Changan found a book on the most lethal finger-wielding secret technique in the Zhutian Mall.

This secret technique also cultivates sword intent, but it no longer requires weapons. It is possible to gather sword intent using only true qi.

After cultivation reaches perfection, the sword power and the human body become one, and one becomes invincible within a foot of the body!
Moreover, by practicing this mysterious technique, one can even kill people at the celestial realm.

[Consume 8000 Red Dust Points and successfully exchange for the Mystical Finger Technique "Great River Sword Intention"]

Li Changan is about to go out of the border and enter the Western Regions, so he needs to exchange a light cavalry.

In the end, Li Changan chose the Baima Yicong, who were known for their mobile riding and archery.

This kind of cavalry comes and goes like the wind. The soldiers are carefully selected from hundreds of miles away and are best at riding and shooting.

The Baima Yicong wear white armor and robes, ride on white horses, and hold long swords and bows. They are a powerful weapon against the Hu cavalry!
When Li Changan was stationed in Shazhou, his main enemies were the northern Hu people and the southwestern Fan people.

[Consume 9000 Red Dust Points and successfully exchange for 3000 White Horse Volunteer Templates! ]

We have light cavalry and heavy cavalry, now we need an outstanding cavalry general!

(End of this chapter)