Chapter 62 Faith

  "Master Xianshi, we have relocated 800 devout households and have initially stabilized Guangwen County!"

  In the county government office of Guangwen County, in the main hall, he said with a respectful and dignified tone.

  "Hmm, very well, solid foundation, sweeping one county at a time, for now let's focus on governing Guangwen County first, the rest of the counties will be under military control and gradually transferred to the Immortal Officials' management!"

  Zhang Xu nodded, a look of satisfaction on his face. Being able to achieve this in just over ten days was truly commendable. He could feel the cloud energy above his head growing denser by the minute, and the Great Seal on top of his head seemed about to break through its bounds under the nourishment of the cloud energy.

  "It's time, it seems that the timing to take down Donglai County has finally arrived. I believe we will soon hear good news and take down Huangxian, completely occupying Donglai County!"

  Zhang Xu's face revealed a profound and mysterious smile, his whole person had a kind of mysterious temperament.

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  "How dare you, a mere stripling and nobody, behave like this!"

  In Beihai Xiling City, Kong Rong's anger soared to the sky when he learned of the news brought by the messenger. Kong Rong's face suddenly turned ugly. Who was he? He was Kong Rong, the governor of Beihai, who had governed Beihai with great prosperity and arrogance. The proud Kong Rong looked down on even the most skilled martial artists, let alone the bandits in his eyes. However, this bandit now dared to provoke him so brazenly. What was this? This was a slap in Kong Rong's face!

  "Governor, sir! The bandits are being utterly lawless and arrogant, they don't take you seriously at all!"

  The envoy hastily added oil and vinegar to the road, thinking it was a beautiful difference, but Zhang Xu directly humiliated him, making him extremely angry.

  "Alright, since it's come to this, then dispatch a large army and annihilate these damned bandits!"

  Kong Rong's anger reached the sky, and at this time, he ordered: "Pass down the order to let Zong Bao send out an army of 10,000 men to attack the bandits!"

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  "Haha, Kung Taishou has sent his troops!"

  At this time, the county magistrate of Donglai and a group of civil and military officials in Huang County were delighted to hear that the enemy army had been besieging the city for days, causing people's hearts to be worried. The morale of the soldiers in the city was getting lower and lower every day. If there was no news, I'm afraid the soldiers would have fled. The enemy called out to challenge them every day, which brought too much pressure on them.

  Now, Taishou of Beihai, Kong Rong, has finally decided to send troops. Thinking of Kong Rong's great army, everyone's spirits were lifted at once.

  "Hurry up and pass this on to those below, let their morale be boosted, we must hold out until the adults send troops!"

  The county governor hastily said.

  Just as the civil and military officials, gentry and wealthy locals of Huang County were overjoyed, Guan Hai also took away half of the soldiers and horses from the main camp, while the rest of the army continued to besiege Huang County.

  "With 3,000 elite troops and the 5,000-strong army of Zilong, although the enemy has 10,000 men, they can be taken down with one blow. Haha, this battle is truly a fight to the finish! Field battles are the best way to improve an army's strength. After several days of rest, the soldiers' morale has been fully restored and it's time to strike while the iron is hot!"

  Guan Hai's heart was also extremely excited, after waiting for so long, he finally waited for Kong Rong to send troops, and even sent out 10,000 soldiers. If this battle is won, it will shock the heroes and win enough time for Zhang Xu Xian Shi.

  The 3,000-strong army was in high spirits at this time. Upon hearing the news, these soldiers were extremely excited and their morale soared, as they had long been eager to make a name for themselves. Along the way, they swept across without encountering any decent opponents, which made all the soldiers quite agitated.

  Soon, the 3,000-strong army and Wu Qing's 5,000 troops gathered together, totaling 8,000 in number. These 8,000 soldiers were standard warriors, a real and substantial figure. Therefore, although they were only 8,000 soldiers, their gold content was more abundant than that of other princes' 20,000 to 30,000-strong armies.

  This is also Zhang Xuji's real wealth, a series of measures, plus the support of the salt and iron industry in this era, which is simply making money, as well as the rich marine resources, 8,000 troops, with not many auxiliary civilians needed, bringing dried fish to supplement food, enough to sustain 20 days, and this is also fighting on home soil, so it can be said that they are waiting for labor with ease.

  Looking at Zong Bao, this great general, he is only at the highest level of refining and purifying his energy, in other words, he is just a second-rate martial general. Now, however, he is leading an army of 10,000 men, with only 6,000 being regular soldiers, while the remaining 4,000 are merely logistics personnel responsible for transporting grain and fodder.

  At this time, it can be said that Wu Qing and Guan Hai were already full of confidence.

  "Zi Ling, this time we will let the world see the power of our great army. With 8,000 soldiers and horses, we will defeat the enemy's 10,000 troops. We will also make those vassals not dare to underestimate Master Xian Shi. If they want to take action, they must weigh their options carefully!"

  Guan Hai extremely arrogantly said, regarding Zong Bao leading an army of 10,000, he didn't take it seriously at all.

  "Yes, the great Master Xian's reputation will surely spread throughout the four seas. Whoever dares to challenge Master Xian, we will fight back with our lives! Even this insignificant Northern Sea Kong Rong dares to provoke Master Xian!"

  Wu Qing said with great disdain.

  These twenty days of fighting, the two led the army to battle, showing off the powerful strength of Zhang Jue's army. Those rural gentry and local tyrants, those soldiers from Donglai County, or those bandits were unable to confront the main force head-on. With just one charge, they could easily slaughter the enemy army, which had long boosted the morale of the army, and even the military spirit was gathering continuously. As the battle progressed, a large number of soldiers grew into elite troops, and even fierce warriors, which made Wu Qing full of confidence.

  The treatment of the soldiers under Zhang Xun's command was really too good, and they were desperately trained, plus the continuous indoctrination of faith by the military officials, instilling the spirit of fighting to the death. This made these soldiers grow at a terrifying speed, many old soldiers became fierce warriors, a large number of new recruits also became elite soldiers, and some even became fierce warriors.

  The power of faith is really too terrible, even if the two are not great generals, one is a second-rate general and the other is a first-rate general, but they are full of confidence. Such an army, except for those famous elite soldiers who shake the world, they believe that there is no need to be afraid at all!

  Even the troops led by those great generals, they are all capable of fighting a battle, and Zong Bao is only a second-rate general, not even as good as Wu Qing, how can he resist their mighty army!

  "Heh heh, let's just assume that's the case. With Zong Bao's 10,000-strong army, we'll have the capital to establish our dominance. After this battle, Donglai County will completely fall under Master Xian's command, and Master Xian will finally be able to recruit refugees without any restrictions, and there won't be anything to worry about!"

  Guan Hai's voice trembled as he said, this was his long-held dream. The entire Qingzhou had too many refugees, even some of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans who were absorbed by Cao Cao, but there were still a large number of refugees. However, no one managed the various forces in Qingzhou, treating the refugees like sacrificial objects. Once Zhang Xu occupied Donglai County, these refugees would have hope...