Chapter 223: Chapter 152 Fish in the Net _2
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Instead, it developed into a group of foreign soldiers who, together, sneaked away when it was their turn to patrol the city walls.
Hundreds of people fled the city and surrendered.
Because of the large number of collective betrayals, the high-ranking members of the Seven Star Sect had no choice but to mix Linwu County soldiers with foreign soldiers so that their core supporters could supervise the soldiers from the Outer County.
Then they appointed the core disciples of the sect as junior military officers to supervise and command.
But this arrangement was still useless.
Because the soldiers of Linwu County continued to flee, and once they fled, the soldiers of the Outer County naturally followed suit. Military officers who were the core disciples faced the fury of hundreds of people desperate to survive.
How could these third-rate disciples of the Seven Star Sect who barely cultivated one or two meridians, or even those who had no basic cultivation, be a match for so many soldiers?
Those foolish enough to try and stop the defections would be cut down to pieces on the spot.
Those who were more sensible and pretended not to notice could save their lives.
Even some soldiers who were originally loyal to the Seven Star Sect and had no intentions of deserting began to waver after seeing so many people sneaking away.
Gradually, under the influence of the majority, they also followed suit and escaped.
As a result, an even larger-scale desertion took place in Fu City.
“Master, in recent days, the number of rebels defecting from the city every night has increased to five or six hundred.
From the beginning, within eleven days, more than five thousand rebels have defected from the city.
Among them are not only Linwu County rebels but also a large number of rebels from other counties in Luyang Prefecture, who have also lost their will to fight and followed suit in surrender.
According to the latest people who escaped last night, the rebel army inside the city is now frightened, and the large-scale desertion has greatly shaken their morale.
Now many people want to escape together, but they can’t find a way or have no chance for the time being.”
Lu Yuan, who had just led the troops back to the barracks outside Fu City, could not help but feel a little surprised after listening to his disciple Zhou Qing’s report.
Although he had devised the strategy to attack the families, he was also surprised by its miraculous effect.
After some thought, Lu Yuan asked: “So you’re saying that after five thousand people escaped, there should only be about four thousand rebels left in the
Originally, there were only about ten thousand rebels in Fu City. Now that more than five thousand have fled, more than half are gone, and there may not even be four thousand left.
Zhou Qing nodded, excitedly saying, “Indeed, according to the rebels who surrendered, there should be only about four thousand enemy soldiers left in the city. And among these four thousand people, more than half are locals from within Fu City.
These people have their families in the city and are controlled by the Seven Star Sect, so they dare not escape and surrender.
Now, there are only about a thousand rebels from other counties left in the city, with only a few hundred of them being truly loyal to the Seven Star Sect.
If we continue to surround them for a few more days, the Seven Star Sect will self-destruct.”
The current situation is indeed great.
Originally, Lu Yuan’s plan was to besiege the city for several months and wait for the Seven Star Sect’s rebels to collapse due to lack of food.
However, it now seems that they won’t even have to wait another two months.
The Seven Star Sect’s rebels are almost finished now.
“Very good, Xiaoqing, you’ve done a great job.”
After listening to Zhou Qing’s report, Lu Yuan was very pleased and did not hesitate to praise him.
“It’s nothing, disciple just followed Master’s instructions and acted accordingly. As for the merit, it is still Master’s.” Zhou Qing touched his head, knowing his limitations and not letting it go to his head.
“Being able to carry out my orders properly is also very good.”
Lu Yuan knew that a perfect plan often required qualified executors. The fact that Zhou Qing could execute all his strategies was extremely valuable.
With that in mind, he took out a jade bottle from his arms and handed it to his disciple, “Rewarding you for your achievements, this time when I visited Linwu County, I obtained some Divine Blood Elixir.
This is the Pure Water Profound Pill, a legacy of the Seven Star Sect. One pill can help you cultivate one meridian.
You are currently close to cultivating your seventh meridian, right?
Although your speed is not bad, it’s still a bit slow.
Here are three Profound Pills for you.”
Lu Yuan had a total of nine Pure Water Profound Pills. Except for the two meridians related to Inborn cultivation, he had only three bizarre meridians left to cultivate.
The cultivation of bizarre meridians is much more difficult than that of regular ones. However, even if it is more difficult, two pills are enough to cultivate one.
So for Lu Yuan, he only needed to keep six Profound Pills, which would guarantee his breakthrough to the peak of first-class cultivation.
The remaining three could be given as rewards to others.
Zhou Qing was currently the most advanced and closest disciple under his command, so it made sense to him the three Profound Pills.
“Master.”
Zhou Qing looked at the Profound Pills handed to him, his face full of joy and gratitude. He finally nodded heavily and said, “Please rest assured, Master, that I will diligently cultivate, break through to first-class as soon as possible, and serve Master.”
Lu Yuan nodded slightly and encouraged him, “In the future, focus on your cultivation, and break through to first-class as soon as possible. I am still waiting for you to grow up and share my responsibilities.”
After rewarding the Profound Pills, he asked Zhou Qing about some confusion in his cultivation, answered them for him, and then waved his hand to let his disciple leave..