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While Qin Ming ordered his personal guards to send a message to Qin Liang, he also ordered them to organize the Wasteland soldier to guard the Ningxian. Just as Qin Ming finished speaking, a few of the personal guards knocked on the copper gong. Not long later, the entire Ningxia County sounded together, looking extremely urgent and ear-piercing.

Although the Ningxia County was located at the northernmost tip of the Shang Gu, in order to guard against the attacks of the fresh inferior, the city walls were still large. However, the Ningxian was constantly being attacked by the Hu people, the city walls were broken. If the Urushion started to attack fiercely, Qin Ming really didn't know if he could defend or not.

"Marshal, Urushion is here!"

Qin Ming turned his head around, and saw that outside Ningxian City, there were suddenly sounds of bustling horse hooves coming from between the rolling hills. A bright torch leisurely rose up from behind the mountain ridge, and in a blink of an eye, it pierced through the vast expanse between the sky and the fields. Under the red light of the fire, a huge Cavalry spread across the fields.

"Pass down the order, all young and strong men of the Ningxian, regardless of whether they are officials or civilians, will guard the city walls tonight. Those who violate the order will be killed without mercy!"

After the alarm was rung, the young and muscular men of Ningxian ran towards the city walls. The people in the desert seemed to be used to it, and no one lost their head. Many torches lit up the dark night sky, and the sounds of footsteps mixed with the crying of children could be heard. There seemed to be a woman screaming in the middle, though no one knew what had happened.

There were not many residents of Ningxia County, they were all Chinese who came to the city to avoid fresh inferior and Urushion. Fortunately, more than fifty thousand of them came to Wasteland soldier, causing the citizens of the city to become more confident.

Even though Ningxian County's Mu Chen Yang was a thirty year old scholar, she had already been in Ningxian for a few years. She had some experience in defending against fresh inferior. As soon as he heard the alarm bells, he knew that the enemy was coming and ran up the wall.

"Marshal, how many enemies have come?"

"Over ten thousand Urushion s."

Chen Yang looked out and saw a dense mass of cavalrymen on the vast snow plains, slowly surrounding the city walls. The countless flames grew brighter and brighter, gradually turning the night sky blood-red. It was as if the dense blood had been diluted by the rain. When Yang Lin's group returned to the Jizhou, the Generals s and strategists were both surprised and happy. Even the Zhang Banxian, who still had lingering fear in her heart, had a face full of shock. However, when they saw the imperial edict with their own eyes, their faces were filled with joy.

Yang Lin immediately used his authority as a rider to recommend a large group of generals to the imperial government. According to the method of the big man, all the military officials above Fan Sima were appointed by the imperial government. In the end, not only did Yang Lin recommend Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Dian Wei, Xu Zhu, Pan Feng, Yu She and the other high-ranking officers to be the leaders, he also recommended Zhang Ling, Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, Kuai Yue, Xin Ping and Xin Pi to be the strategists.

At the same time, he had also called for He Yi, He Man, Qin Ming, Gong Dou and the other generals to become generals. In the entire army of the cavalry of Youzhou, only Xun Yu and Xun You who were wanted by the imperial government had not been allocated a spot.

As a result, these people were tightly tied to Yang Lin's chariot. No matter if it was the emperor or the Minister of the Court, they would all think that they were Yang Lin's people now. Even if they wanted to leave Yang Lin now, they would be seen as betraying their master.

Outside Qing He City, three teams had already gathered. The camp had been pulled up, the bags packed, and the time for departure had finally come. Everyone seemed to be in a rather heavy mood. No one was joking, and no one moved. They were all quietly waiting for the moment to depart.

It was a sunless morning, and the thick clouds in the sky were pressing down heavily on everyone's hearts. The hundred people heading towards Sun Nan gathered all of the Generals s in the field and stood in a black mass. Their eyes were all looking in one direction.

On the high platform in front of the field, Yang Lin, his brothers and the strategists stood still. Everyone had an unusually grave expression. It was unknown if they were looking at the field generals or at the distant sky. Yang Lin raised his hand high up in the air, causing everyone's eyes to focus on him.

"Brothers, fresh inferior is invading our borders again. Killing our compatriots and stealing our food, we will commit all sorts of crimes! We are the soldiers of the big sized man, we must not tolerate the fresh inferior s killing people and setting fires, burning people and looting things! Take up your swords and spears, I commanded. This big man is powerful! "

"The big man is powerful!"

"The big man is powerful!"

"The big man is powerful!"

All the soldiers let out lion-like roars that resounded through the vast sky like the thunder of early spring. The thick clouds seemed to sense the spring thunder and gradually dispersed. The sunlight that had not been seen for a long time passed through the layers of clouds and scattered all over the land.

"Let's go!"

Following Yang Lin's order, all the soldiers turned around and started striding towards the north. Urgent footsteps thumped the ground neatly, like the beating of a thick war drum. Fierce fighting spirit burned in the hearts of the soldiers.

"Lord General, it's been another year."

Xu Zhu said with emotion as he stood beside Yang Lin. It was also at this time last year that Dian Wei, Xu Zhu and the others followed Yang Lin and walked towards the Youzhou and the desert from here. After a year, they seemed to have returned to their starting point.

It was winter and the cold wind was howling in the wilderness of Jizhou as usual. A thick layer of snow was piling up in the hearts of every single person in the Jizhou. There were very few pedestrians, even wild dogs could see it. There were only a few annoying crows jumping on the branches, the Jizhou's winter was still desolate.

Above the vast snowy plain, two hundred and fifty thousand yellow cloth army captive s, over sixty thousand Jizhou government army s, and over fifty thousand cavalry of Youzhou s were advancing forward. The difference was that even the yellow cloth army captive held a weapon against them. They were now the army of riders under General Yang Lin.

In the early morning of a winter day, the sky was overcast. Thick clouds were slowly roaming in the sky, pressing down on the hearts of the people. On the eastern horizon, the sun was squeezing out a few warm rays of light to greet the early risers. The distant forest gradually dyed, the mountains began to redden.

A small convoy of several large wagons was slowly moving forward, the wooden wheels slowly rolling forward, making a series of creaking sounds, monotonous and endlessly repetitive, as if singing a lullaby of the last days.

Liu Yu rode on the old horse that had followed him for many years by himself, and once again turned to look at Youzhou behind him. Although the sun had just revealed its smile, Youzhou was still immersed in the hazy clouds, and could not see any light at all.

Another year had passed. Just like the old horse he was riding, the Youzhou was also getting old day by day. Just like the big man's mountains and rivers, it was inevitable that he would get old day by day. This big man's body was riddled with thousands of holes. There was no cure. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't change this cruel fact.

"Am I wrong?"

Looking at his own heart, Liu Yu felt that he had let down his ancestors, the imperial court, and his own conscience. He wanted to pacify the rebellion of the fresh inferior and the Urushion, he also wanted to get along with the barbarians in the desert, and he also wanted to make a living for himself and the citizens in the Youzhou. However, the Emperor did not give him time to finish everything, and his subordinates did not understand what he had done.

"Sigh …"

He looked up at the sky and let out a long sigh. The sorrow in his heart could not be put into words. As he saw that everything he had done had gone down the drain, a feeling of sadness that he had never felt before surged into his heart. He closed his eyes sadly. Inadvertently, a few uncontrollable tears suddenly flowed out from the corner of his eyes.

"Milord, large amounts of troops have been discovered up ahead."

Just as Liu Yu was sighing and groaning, a servant suddenly ran over to report to him. He couldn't help but turn his head and look forward. From somewhere in the south, a black mass of troops appeared, moving forward towards Youzhou.

Not long later, Liu Yu could see the army riding on Banner s. Liu Yu immediately understood that these were Yang Lin and his cavalry of Youzhou. The sun that had just risen shone onto their dazzling armor, reflecting rays of multicolored light that instantly lit up the Youzhou's grey sky.

"Lord General, the outgoing Youzhou Spider, Shi Liu Yu, is right in front. It seems like he is preparing to go to Luoyang." A exorcism ran over to Yang Lin and reported the situation of his group.

"Let's go take a look." Yang Lin waved his hands at the few strategists before he ran forward. Although he did not like Liu Yu and did not like what he had done in the Youzhou, this did not stop him from respecting Liu Yu.

"Greetings Master Liu Yu, why did you leave without saying a word? We were even planning how to send Master Liu Yu off. "

Yang Lin cupped his fists in salute towards Liu Yu and said loudly. This was what Yang Lin meant from his heart. Other than disliking Liu Yu's Gou He Policy with the Hu people, Yang Lin also greatly appreciated Liu Yu's other achievements. He was extremely good at internal affairs, and was loyal to defend his country under the agreement of the benevolent and capable. If the heavens could give Liu Yu another ten years time to peacefully develop his economy, the history of the Darkhan Empire might even extend to at least a hundred years.

"Thanks to Master Yang Lin's good intentions, Liu Yu understands."

Just like how Yang Lin didn't like Liu Yu, Liu Yu also didn't like Yang Lin. Although they had never met each other before, they had a better understanding of each other. Just like how he didn't like Gongsun Zan, he didn't like those Generals who tried to be brave and fierce. He liked to solve problems in peaceful ways and opposed those Generals who liked to solve problems using force.

"Master Liu Yu, you have been in the Youzhou for a year, and worked hard for the Youzhou, yet left empty-handed. Please wait, we have arranged a small gift for you, I hope that Master Liu Yu will accept it. "

Seeing Liu Yu's convoy, Yang Lin could not help but sigh. As the lord of a region, he was still as calm as ever. Why didn't he make others respect him?

"No need, Master Yang Lin. In order to pacify the fresh inferior and the rebellion within it, Lord Yang Lin still needed to gather many things, such as food and valuables. As a Han Dynasty, Liu Yu had received a great debt of kindness and could only serve his ancestors and not himself. I hope that Master Yang Lin will prioritize the imperial government and the citizens of the Youzhou, and pacify the rebellion of the fresh inferior and the Urushion as soon as possible. "

Indeed, as Yang Lin had expected, Liu Yu would not care about the money. Amongst the numerous clan members of the Darkhan Imperial Family, Liu Yu could be considered a good official that was related to the imperial government and the common people. It was a pity that his ability and courage were limited, and he was unable to reverse the large man's fate.

"Yang Lin will remember Master Liu Yu's teachings and insults, I hope that Master Liu Yu will take care of yourself."