Chapter 383 Yan Guo’s Provocation

On July 1, Hua Kai set out from Huacheng to Xiacheng.

Xiacheng is located 800 miles southeast of Huacheng and is the only city in the southern part of Gaoliu County. It took Hua Kai more than three hours to ride on horseback and arrive outside Xiacheng, which is under construction.

Xiacheng is designed to be 40 square kilometers. After the city is built, there will be 12 gates on the four walls, which can accommodate more than 300,000 people.

To the south of Xiacheng is the Guanshui River on the southern border of Gaoliu County. Several bridges have been built on the river. There are countless tents built between the urban construction area and the Guanshui River. Most of the new city construction teams live here.

Many people in Gaoliu County have never seen Hua Kai, but they know that he has two spirit beasts, a golden dog and a khaki monkey. Someone reported to Hua Zihuan, and soon Hua Zihuan found Hua Kai here.

"Everything is going well in the construction of Xiacheng, but there are too many wolves here. The Suzaku Legion has been sweeping here for more than a month, and the number of wolves has been reduced. You can't go out alone at night. There are often some wild beasts coming out of the eastern mountains. Winter wild beasts may be a big problem that Xiacheng needs to solve." Hua Zihuan accompanied Hua Kai and introduced Xiacheng to him.

"I see that the southern city wall has been built and houses have begun to be built in the city. Why are there so many civilians here?" Hua Kai asked.

"These civilians are from all over the Central Plains. Most of them are going to Gaoliu City. Seeing that laborers are hired here, and houses will be issued to the first batch of civilians when the city is built, they all stay.

Now there are more than 70,000 such civilians, many of whom are entire families staying here. Several noble families who migrated from the Central Plains have played a big role here. Now our Hua family is famous, and everyone knows that it destroyed the entire Donghu Kingdom in the Central Plains. Some noble families can't survive in the Central Plains, so they come to our Gaoliu County." Hua Zihuan said to Hua Kai.

Hua Kai nodded. He and his uncle came to Xiacheng. Although it was still desolate, some shops were already open. There were all kinds of restaurants, teahouses, grocery stores, grain stores, wine shops, and weapon stores built with tents. Hua Kai saw a student telling a story in a teahouse. It was his [Journey to the West].

Hua Zihuan gave Hua Kai a plan. He took Hua Kai to see every area that had been built in the city ahead. Xiacheng must build the city wall before November this year, otherwise it will not be able to resist the attack of the wild beasts.

Gaoliucheng is too far away from the Dongling Mountains and is already in the grassland area. The wolves on the grassland prevented the spread of wild beasts in winter, so it only needs to prevent wolves.

Due to the terrain of Huacheng, ordinary wild beasts and wild beasts cannot cross Pingdingshan, so the threat of wild beasts is not great. Xiacheng is very close to the Dongling Mountains, and there must be many wild beasts in winter. This will be the biggest problem that the Hua family needs to face this winter.

"This is the inner city area. According to your request, the inner city area is separated by a park. The area is less than 5 square kilometers. It can only accommodate the Hua family to build a mansion in it. In the future, all the mansions of the county families will be built in the outer city." Hua Zihuan pointed to a bare grassland and said.

"I will let the Qinglong Legion stay here this winter, and the [Undead Legion] will also help defend the city here. All the city walls must be built before the winter comes. If there are not enough craftsmen, you can transfer a batch from Beishan. You can contact craftsmen from various countries in the Central Plains. You must pay more to speed up the construction process." Hua Kai said.

"Xiacheng has a lot of craftsmen, but the workers are not enough. If you can support more slaves, the construction period can be faster." Hua Zihuan said.

There are three types of slaves in Gaoliu City. The first type is those with high talent and skills. As soon as they arrived in Gaoliu County, they were selected by the Hua family to be servants, or they were bought by other families.

The second type is those with certain training value. They are educated in the slave academy for one to three months and assigned to various positions in Gaoliu County as coolies. If they perform well for a few years, they can become civilians.

The third type, those who are either undisciplined and difficult to tame, or those who still have hatred in their hearts and are considered by the teachers of the slave academy to have failed education, and some who are too old to be educated, are either sold to the State of Lu or assigned to the coolie camp, doing the most tiring work every day, eating the worst food, and being guarded by special soldiers. Anyone who makes trouble will be killed directly.

"There are still 10,000 coolie slaves in Gaoliu City, and you have to transfer them here. Some civilians who have just escaped from slavery this year can increase the number of people in Xiacheng." Hua Kai said.

"Forget about the coolie camp, there are already 40,000 coolie slaves here, and it will be difficult to discipline more. What is most lacking here is the people of Gaoliu County. The more people come, the better it will be for our future rule."

As the two were talking, Hua Kai saw a special servant of the Hua family coming over. He was the deputy of the fourth uncle in Xiacheng, and this time he was also included in the core list of the Hua family. He saw Hua Kai and Hua Zihuan walking quickly.

"Master, the Qinglong Corps has received news. 10,000 elite cavalrymen from Yan State entered 600 miles north of Baoyu Pass. They said that Donghu grassland belongs to Yan State territory." The special family servant said to Hua Kai.

"Yan State territory? Why didn't they say it when Donghu Wangting was here? How is the Qinglong Corps now?" Hua Kai asked.

"The Qinglong Corps is still monitoring the other side's actions and waiting for your order, Master."

"You pass on my message and drive the Yan cavalry out of Baoyu Pass within a thousand miles!" Hua Kai said.

"Understood, Master!" The other party turned and left after hearing it.

At this time, Xue Pan and Hua Peng were riding on horses, watching the Yan cavalry slowly approaching them in the distance. They kept a distance of 100 meters from the other side and kept retreating.

"Yan State gave Gaoliu City to Qi State, but did not give the entire Donghu grassland to your Hua family. Get out quickly if you know what's good for you. All slaves and livestock in Donghu State belong to my Yan State. If you dare to touch a sheep here, you are an enemy of my Yan State." A general of Yan State came to the front of the Qinglong Corps and looked up and said.

All the soldiers of the Qinglong Corps looked at the Yan cavalry in the distance without saying anything. They had negotiated with the Yan State, and in the end, everything depended on strength. The Hua family was a weakling in front of the Yan State. Without Hua Kai's order, the Qinglong Corps did not dare to clash with the Yan State, even though they knew that the other party was no match for them.

"Deputy commander, how is it?"

"Captain Xue, can we attack?"

Xue Pan left suddenly just now, and only a few captains knew about it. Now that he appeared, everyone gathered around him to know the attitude of the Hua family.

"The lord has ordered to drive all the Yan cavalry out!" After Xue Pan finished speaking, all the captains laughed happily. They began to organize their own troops and horses, ready to give the Yan cavalry a good show.

Ten thousand cavalrymen of the Yan State stood in the distance and saw the Qinglong Corps begin to organize their formations, and they knew that the situation was not good. The tree leaves a shadow and the people leave a name. Everyone knows that the Qinglong Corps destroyed the Donghu King's Court. They just pulled the Yan flag to oppress the Qinglong Corps. If they really fought, they all knew that they would never be the opponent of the other side.

Xue Pan, as the captain of the special brigade of the Qinglong Corps and the deputy commander of the Qinglong Corps, is only below Hua Zichen in status. Now Hua Zichen needs to be in Gaoliu County, and the Qinglong Corps is temporarily led by Xue Pan.

"I'll give you one last chance. Leave the northern area of ​​Yanmen Pass a thousand miles away. Any force entering this area is a provocation to the Hua family of Gaoliu County." Xue Pan rode out and said to the other general.

"Do you Hua family really want to be enemies with my Yan State?" The other general asked.

"It is Yan State that wants to be enemies with my Hua family!" Xue Pan returned to the Qinglong Corps after speaking. Everyone was ready to charge. They had chased and killed countless Donghu cavalry in this grassland. Today, the Yan cavalry would be expelled by them.

The Yan general seemed to be thinking. He saw that the 5,000 Qinglong Corps were riding on horses quietly and silently, and a powerful momentum was shrouding them. Many Yan's army felt a strong sense of crisis.

After waiting for more than a minute, the Qinglong Corps watched the other side slowly organize its formation and knew that the other side had chosen to fight.

Xue Pan hooked his legs on the horse's belly, and the divine horse under his crotch slowly moved forward. The five cavalry brigades followed him and moved forward slowly. Soon the entire Qinglong Corps charged.

The Qinglong Corps set up the most commonly used charge formation for cavalry, and took the lead in sending a signal for a decisive battle to the other side. At this time, the Yan State cavalry also organized a charge formation and charged against the Qinglong Corps. This was not weak in momentum at all.

When the front formations of the two sides met, the Yan State cavalry was like a tide cut off by a sharp sword, and those who touched the Qinglong Corps fell off their horses one after another.

In just five minutes, the Qinglong Corps broke through the formation of 10,000 Yan State cavalry. They stopped far away from the Yan State cavalry and quietly waited for the other side to organize their formation, just like a majestic lion examining its prey.

The Yan State cavalry organized their formation, and they watched in fear as the Qinglong Corps rushed towards them again. In the previous charge, his generals had been killed, and the Yan cavalry lost more than 3,000 men and horses. In front of the Qinglong Corps, they were as fragile as ordinary children. Some cavalrymen had begun to move away from the Qinglong Corps' charge position. When the Qinglong Corps arrived, a road more than ten meters wide had been left between them.

Xue Chen did not deliberately kill the Yan cavalry. Killing these cavalrymen whose average combat power was less than Kaiyuan and whose generals did not even have a congenital rank would only cause him to incur more karma.

After the second charge, Yan only lost a few hundred people this time. Some cavalrymen who fell to the ground but were not dead were rescued by their companions. The Yan cavalry saw that the Qinglong Corps had organized a third attack, and many people were ready to escape. They would only die if they fought with the Qinglong Corps.

Seeing this, Xue Pan raised his hand to signal the captains of the Qinglong Corps not to move. He rode slowly towards the front of the Yan cavalry. Many Yan cavalrymen could not help but retreat when they saw this.

"Leave, or die!"

Xue Pan's voice resounded over the Yan cavalry, and many Yan cavalrymen had already turned their horses around and began to retreat.

"Don't forget to take the bodies with you when you leave!" Xue Chen shouted as he watched the other cavalry slowly leave.

Some Yan generals reacted and asked the soldiers to collect all the bodies of the dead soldiers. They didn't care about the injured and dead horses and quickly fled to the northeast.

The Qinglong Corps slowly followed the Yan cavalry and sent them 200 miles away before turning back home.

After a year of clearing the entire Donghu grassland, all Donghu tribes were either wiped out by the Qinglong Corps and sent to Gaoliu County as slaves, or surrendered to Yan. Yan has begun to occupy the eastern area of ​​Donghu to restore grassland grazing, and in the western Huajia occupied area, except for the Qinglong Corps that often patrolled and wandered, there were only a growing number of wolves.

When it was dark, Hua Kai returned to Gaoliucheng College from Xiacheng. He entered the [Family Space] and knew that the Yan cavalry had left. In a few days, the Qinglong Corps would return to Huacheng to be selected by the [Immortal Army].

Tang Lei selected a servant who had reached the Great Perfection of Qi Training Realm from Huacheng's servants today. After synthesizing the [Immortal Army Set], he was asked to undergo a trial.

Unexpectedly, this special-grade servant failed the trial. It is not so easy to become an [Immortal Army] soldier and comprehend powerful military skills. Tang Lei had taken the [Heavenly Fire Body Forging Pill] and was born with supernatural power. This time, he seemingly easily changed his job to become an [Immortal Commander]. Seeing this, Hua Kai asked Tang Lei to form an [Immortal Army] reserve group, which was set up for those who had the [Immortal Army] set but could not change their job.