Chapter 73 Rectification
The flashes of swords and shadows intertwined, making a harsh sound of metal collision.

The shouts and screams that came one after another were terrifying.

Although the county soldiers in the county town at this time had gathered all the troops of Qingshan County and were numerous, they gradually fell into a disadvantage under the joint attack of Sun Wukong and the vanguard army.

Their formation was broken up, their defense was torn apart, and their morale quickly plummeted.

During the fierce battle, the buildings inside the city gate were completely destroyed and the streets were filled with fallen soldiers and scattered weapons.

The night gradually faded away, and the light of dawn gradually illuminated the ruined battlefield.

The air was filled with smoke and the smell of blood, and countless weapons and debris were scattered on the streets.

The soldiers of the raiding force and the vanguard army leaned against the city wall tiredly and contentedly, their faces showing the vicissitudes of life after the battle and the joy of victory.

Sun Wukong stood on the city wall, gazing into the distance.

He held the gorgeous Ruyi Jingu Bang in his hand. The previous long stick had long been worn out by the power of Sun Wukong, and was covered with knife marks and blood.

"Ha ha!"

"Well done! Goku."

Qin Qiong, who led the vanguard army into the city, looked at the Cangzhou army flag flying high on the city wall.

He turned around and bumped Sun Wukong's shoulder with his fist, then smiled at the blood-soaked Sun Wukong.

"Hey, Shubao, should we press on and pursue our victory now?"

"While Qizhou hasn't reacted yet, let's seize a few more cities in one fell swoop?"

Sun Wukong, who was resting, saw Qin Qiong appear behind him and immediately became energetic and smiled at Qin Qiong.

Then he was eager to try and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to capture a few cities.

"This"

"No!"

After hearing Sun Wukong's proposal, Qin Qiong hesitated for a moment, then firmly refused.

For the vanguard army, the most important thing is to build a bridgehead for the large army behind.

Now that the mission has been roughly completed, any rash actions may lead to unnecessary changes of strategy.

Therefore, as a qualified commander, Qin Qiong chose to play it safe.

"Now we, the vanguard army, just need to seize a bridgehead for the lord's army that will follow."

"As for pursuing the victory, there is little need."

Looking at Sun Wukong's puzzled eyes, Qin Qiong said slowly.

"There are already a few defeated soldiers in Qingshan County fleeing. Even if we rely on the advantage of war horses and march day and night to capture a few more cities, it will be useless."

"For the overall situation, the gains and losses of one city are not of great importance."

Looking at Sun Wukong's wise eyes, Qin Qiong sighed and explained to him.

Seeing that Sun Wukong was still impatient, Qin Qiong shook his head, went down the city wall to tidy up Qingshan County.

Now Qingshan County has just been captured by Cangzhou's vanguard army, and the county magistrate and the county lieutenant were killed on the battlefield at the same time.

Qin Qiong had a lot of things to do and didn't have time to chat with Sun Wukong.

Just let him continue to stand on the city wall silently and pretend to be an expert!

"Pass on my order, control all the important roads in Qingshan County first!"

After getting down from the city wall, Qin Qiong quickly got into the situation and organized people to control various important places in the city to prevent the remnants of the enemy troops still in Qingshan County from escaping.

At the same time, he ordered his subordinates to restore order in the city, appease the people, and ensure the safety of the city.

The sky gradually brightened and the dawn began to appear. After a night of fierce fighting, Qingshan County had been conquered.

At this time, there were no Qingshan County soldiers on the streets of Qingshan County. People began to walk out of their homes one after another, looking at everything around them in amazement.

Qin Qiong stood in the hall of the county government office, looking at the approximate layout map of the entire Qingshan County.

Various tasks began to be arranged, and orders were continuously issued from the county government office to every corner of Qingshan County.

Some soldiers were responsible for patrolling the city to ensure safety.

Another group of soldiers was responsible for requisitioning civilian houses as camps for the army, and some soldiers were responsible for collecting supplies in the city and providing supplies for the army.

Under Qin Qiong's command, the rectification work in Qingshan County began to proceed in an orderly manner.

But Qin Qiong did not let down his guard.

Now that the vanguard army has launched the first battle in Qizhou, it is unknown when several other cities not far from Qingshan County will receive the news and send troops to check the situation.

Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of the city, Qin Qiong needs to further consolidate the city’s defenses and strengthen the guard of the city walls.

As time passed, Qingshan County gradually turned into a steel hedgehog under Qin Qiong's arrangement.

He ordered his soldiers to patrol day and night and closely monitor the movements outside the city.

At the same time, Qin Qiong also selected most of the sharpshooters from the tens of thousands of vanguard troops to emulate his lord's Suzaku Camp.

An elite team of archers was organized and stationed high on the city wall, ready to respond to possible attacks from the Qizhou enemy at any time.

Secondly, Qin Qiong set about rectifying public security in the city and dispatched soldiers to patrol the streets to ensure the safety of people's lives and property.

Those criminals who took advantage of the chaos and disrupted order were resolutely suppressed to restore order in the city.

While Qin Qiong was busy reorganizing Qingshan County and wanted to build it into a bridgehead for the Cangzhou Army in Qizhou.

On the other side, Su Ye, Li Jing and others, who were leading the Cangzhou army on the road opened by Qin Qiong's vanguard army, also received the battle report that Qin Qiong's vanguard army had captured Qingshan County.

Under the bright candlelight, Su Ye sat upright in the central military tent, his eyes firm and deep.

Li Jing, Yao Guangxiao and others also gathered in the big tent at this time.

"Report--" A messenger rushed into the tent, breathing rapidly, "Sir Governor, General Qin's vanguard troops have crossed the mountains and captured Qingshan County in Qizhou!"

"I know, let's go down and rest."

Su Ye was unusually calm. He nodded slightly and spoke in a deep voice.

"Pharmacist, Shubao and his men have already started the first battle and were the first to capture a county town in Qizhou."

"I guess the Qizhou cities surrounding Qingshan County have already learned about the fall of Qingshan County."

Waving his hand to let the messenger retreat, Su Ye turned to Li Jing and said.

"My lord, my army of more than 100,000 people from Cangzhou is marching towards Qizhou in a mighty force, without any cover."

"I think that Qizhou King Qi will sooner or later learn about the whereabouts and purpose of my Cangzhou army."

Li Jing, who was standing below, saw his lord looking at him and spoke slowly.

"Prince Qi rose up because of the rebellion of the various kings within the Great Yong Dynasty, and Qizhou is located in the north of the Great Yong Dynasty."

"Therefore, the King of Qi deployed most of his Qizhou troops in the south of Qizhou to guard against the kings in Dayong."

Li Jing took a look at the map of Qizhou mountains and rivers hanging in the military tent.

"Now that King Qi has learned that Cangzhou is launching a massive invasion, he will surely urgently mobilize the army in the south of Qizhou to come west to resist the army of Cangzhou."

"We are trying to stop the enemy in the mountains west of Qizhou."

Li Jing pointed to the symbol of the Qizhou army in the south and the continuous mountains in the west of Qizhou on the map of Qizhou mountains and rivers.

(End of this chapter)