East Factory Governor

Chapter 458 The Attacking Demon Cult

Everything will fall into place, and the so-called general trend is probably like this.

Wulin had no better choice, so under the guidance of the major factions, they made what they thought was the best choice.

It was the same when Qin Shuhuai ascended to the position of the leader of the martial arts alliance, and it was the same when he formed the martial arts coalition to fight against the demon sect.

After receiving the seal of the leader of the martial arts alliance, Qin Shuhuai immediately announced the formation of the martial arts alliance.Each faction was required to send [-]% of the disciples immediately after returning, led by elders in the sect or people equivalent to elders, to rush to the Jianghe Gang within one month for half a month of training.After the training, immediately set out to crusade against the Demon Cult!

There was also no objection to this proposal.

Anyone who does not send troops to join the coalition at this time will be immediately isolated.In comparison, taking out [-]% of the disciples is nothing.What's more, Qin Shuhuai emphasized that all the money, food and military equipment will be borne by the Jianghe Gang, the Cao Gang, and the Giant Whale Gang. The sects who make meritorious service on the battlefield will not only be rewarded with money and food, but even a wharf along the canal.What is the concept of canal terminal?That's a chicken that lays golden eggs!Although everyone didn't think that Qin Shuhuai would really reward a big wharf, even a small and medium-sized wharf was enough for many small and medium sects to envy.

With these commitments, their motivation is more or less increased.

There are a total of 120 eight factions participating in the Wulin Alliance, basically representing the entire Wulin.Their disciples add up to about 60 people (the Guangcao Gang, the Beggars Gang, and the Giant Whale Gang add up to almost 30), and if 18% is drawn, it will be 19 people. Including Qin Shuhuai's Jianghe Gang, the total can be formed [-] troops!

But soldiers are more expensive than elites, and Qin Shuhuai doesn't have that much spare money to support so many troops. After training, he only needs to select 10 troops.For the remaining 9 people, let them go back and forth first, as a reserve, and replenish them in case the 10 people are exhausted!

The inaugural meeting of the Wulin Alliance ended so smoothly.

In the evening, Qin Shuhuai held a grand banquet to entertain all the leaders of various factions who came to the meeting.During the banquet, there were staggered cups of wine, laughter, and a peaceful scene. Many sects with grievances, under the mediation of the major sects and the leader Qin Shuhuai, mostly smiled and wiped away their grievances.

Every sect realizes that in this troubled world, the only way for the martial arts is to unite.If the factions attack each other again, firstly, they will be punished by the martial arts alliance, and there will be no good fruit to eat, and secondly, the martial arts will become weaker and weaker, and everyone should pack up and leave!

Just like a country, once a foreign war breaks out, the country will be united unprecedentedly, and internal conflicts can be swept away in a short period of time.The same is true for martial arts now.

The next day, after receiving the seal of the Wulin Alliance and the seal of the leader, the leaders of various sects left one after another and went back to gather their troops.

In the following time, the Jianghe gang has been continuously receiving and training the members of various sects.

The sect closer to the Jianghe gang sent their disciples here within five or six days.Among them, the Beggar Gang sent [-] disciples at once, the Cao Gang sent [-] disciples, and the Giant Whale Gang sent [-] disciples.The Jianghe gang dragged them all to the secret cottage first for unified training.

Since then, almost every day, new disciples from various sects will come to report.The main rudder of the Jianghe gang is full, and the secret cottage is full, but there is still not enough space.In the end, Qin Shuhuai remembered that he still had hundreds of lands, so he asked people to quickly set up a tent and use it as a training base.

Time passed day by day.

On March 27th of the third year of Chongzhen, the Demon Sect soldiers took Xining, which was hardly defended by soldiers, without bloodshed, and used this place as the base camp for attacking Gansu.

On the second day of April, the demon sect soldiers divided into two groups, all the way to the southeast, approaching Lanzhou (also known as Fanlan County, the name of Lanzhou for convenience) where the governor of Gansu is located.And the other road goes northeast, taking Weiwu County, an important town in central Gansu.

On the ninth day of April, the Devil's Cult southeast all the way to Keledu, Honggu, Huazhuang and other villages and counties, and stationed in Xihe Township, which is less than five hundred miles away from Lanzhou.At the same time, the Northeast Army of the Demon Sect captured Gulang County in the south of Weiwu, which is only a hundred miles away from Weiwu.

If the Demon Sect controls Weiwu and Lanzhou, then central and southern Gansu will all fall.What's worse is that Ma Shouying's peasant army is active in the southeast of Gansu, and it is likely to cooperate with the Demon Cult at that time. If this happens, the imperial court will lose half of Gansu.

Chongzhen was so anxious that he ordered Qin Shuhuai to lead troops to reinforce Gansu first, but Qin Shuhuai refused because of failure to train troops.

It has only been fifteen days since the founding meeting of the Wulin Alliance, not to mention the training of these free and undisciplined Wulin people, even the personnel have only taken over half of them, so naturally they can't go now.

So the situation in Gansu is very delicate.

Near Lanzhou, all 4 troops from the Guanning Army, Xuanfu Army, Datong Army, and Changping Army who went to reinforce were stationed here, and there were also 9 Gansu soldiers, a total of [-] people defending Lanzhou.

In Weiwu, there are 6 guards including Xining Guards.

Most of the remaining 3 to [-] Gansu troops are stationed in Pingliang, Qingyang and other places in eastern Gansu, forming a line of defense with more than [-] people in northern Shaanxi to prevent the Demon Cult from advancing eastward and threatening Gyeonggi.

Chongzhen was restless.

Qin Shuhuai refused to send troops, and he couldn't force it.And he also knew that it would be difficult for him to ask Qin Shuhuai to send troops now.These martial arts people are free and loose. If they don't go through a certain degree of training and don't even know the military orders, how can they fight?

The court is now divided into two factions. One faction thinks that even if they fight against the Demon Cult, they will lose. It is better to preserve their strength and stick to the big cities such as Weiwu and Lanzhou. They will fight back after Qin Shuhuai's army is trained.The other faction believed that if they waited passively for help at this time, it would only allow the Demon Cult to occupy more cities and allow the Demon Cult to obtain more money, food and population. When the Demon Cult joins forces with Ma Shouying and other bandits, it is bound to gain a firm foothold in Gansu.Even, the Demon Cult can cut off the supply of the imperial court by occupying Weiwu and the surrounding cities of Lanzhou, trapping the 10,000+ army inside alive.

Many members of the Donglin Party called for the fight one after another, expressing indignation that they would sacrifice their lives for the country and fight to the death with the Demon Cult.

At the same time, a new round of competition for the crucial post of governor of the three sides has set off.The memorials of the Donglin party members flew to Chongzhen's desk like snowflakes, asking him to restore Qian Qianyi, who was dismissed the year before, as the governor of the three sides.In addition to the cabinet led by Zhou Yanru, there were also many Donglin governors who made the memorial, which put Chongzhen in a dilemma.

Chongzhen couldn't sit still.

That night, under the protection of four big insiders, he secretly left Beijing and came to the head of the Jianghe Gang.

Qin Shuhuai was surprised when he saw Chongzhen.

Chongzhen's eyes were sunken, his eyeballs were bloodshot, and his face was yellow and thin. If he hadn't been wearing a gorgeous silk robe, he would have looked like a disaster victim.

(End of this chapter)