Chapter 1048: What Exactly Is It For

"Do it again?"

If you want to do it again, then do it again.

The first batch of fish baskets had results, and the children were even more enthusiastic and focused, joining the bait-scattering army one after another.

The fish in the stream didn't know the danger, and seeing them retreat to the bank, they swam over foolishly to eat the dough dregs, completely unaware of learning from the lessons of their companions.

This round of fishing yielded another two hundred or so fish. Two crabs were even mixed in, each as big as a child's palm.

One of them didn't know its death was imminent and was still stretching its large claws to grab the small fish in the basket, one after another into its mouth.

He Lingchuan left this small battlefield to the other teachers and children to manage, and turned around to hide his merit and fame, accompanying Teacher Sun to pick snails in the distance.

These children were too terrifying; thirty-something of them shouting together, especially when the decibels went up, it was truly earth-shaking, and could shake him until he was deaf.

He Lingchuan couldn't help but dig his ears and ask Sun Fuling: "How can you endure this day after day?"

If he were asked to accompany children to play, he would rather lead troops into Longchuan to suppress bandits.

Sun Fuling smiled: "We each perform our own duties."

He Lingchuan chose another shallow beach, squatted down to look for stone nests, and then chose an opportunity to overturn a large stone.

As soon as the stone was lifted, several gray shadows darted out with a "whoosh," faster than the human eye could see.

But Sun Fuling's fingers pointed like the wind, catching them one by one like a dragonfly skimming the water.

They were three small river shrimp, with long shrimp spears in front of their mouths; if a shrimp catcher was not careful, they would be stabbed.

There was actually a fish as long as a palm, a stream stone loach.

He Lingchuan gave a thumbs up: "Teacher Sun's move is indeed different."

Sun Fuling rolled her eyes at him, went to the bottom of the river to touch a large clam, and threw it into the basket.

"I've seen you smile less lately. Isn't the situation in Yuheng City very good?"

"Good. But it can't be said that the threat is gone." He Lingchuan overturned a few more stones; this time he was unlucky, there were no fish or shrimp hidden underneath, and he only touched a few snails. "Three months ago, I chopped off one of Fu Shanlie's arms, and he made a harsh threat."

Several months had passed since the last descent of Emperor Flowing Pulp, and Lu Xun had long since set off for the south.

"Are you afraid he'll come back to settle the score?"

"This guy doesn't look like someone who shoots without a target. Besides, he stayed in Longchuan shamelessly; what exactly is it for?"

After several months of effort, except for the Xiji puppet army, all the Longchuan water bandits had surrendered to Yuheng City. This meant that He Lingchuan had almost recovered the entire Longchuan, except for the Xiji puppet army's water fortress.

Yuheng City and the original water bandits of Longchuan had already formed a siege on the Xiji puppet army led by Fu Shanlie.

"We have already verified that the Xiji puppet army can no longer obtain supplies by looting, and all material supplies are provided by the Jin Tao Kingdom." He Lingchuan seemed to have touched something slippery at the bottom of the water and shrank his hand suddenly.

Sun Fuling was startled by him, but saw him overturn the stone, and a yellow, black, long thing escaped far away with a "whoosh."

The teacher pinched with two fingers and caught this thing.

This thing twisted and turned on her fingers, looking like a snake.

"Whoa, such a fat yellow eel." He Lingchuan smiled, "Best roasted."

The yellow eel swung its tail wildly in Sun Fuling's hand, splashing several mud spots onto her face.

"Don't move." He Lingchuan gently wiped it off for her, then continued, "More than a hundred of Fu Shanlie's subordinates escaped to surrender, and he killed seven or eight deserters to establish his authority, which stopped this trend, but the morale of the puppet army is quite low."

The Xiji puppet army was trapped in Longchuan; even if there was a Jin Tao Kingdom behind them to provide food and drink, the situation of being surrounded by enemies on all sides and not seeing the light still made many water bandits drum in their hearts.

What's the use of following Fu Shanlie, waiting to be suppressed and killed by the Yuheng army in the future? When the time comes, Fu Shanlie will pat his butt and leave, so what will happen to them, the natives? Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the Xiji puppet army was also falling in a straight line.

Their territory was further compressed, and it was even difficult to go out to loot. In this situation, what is the significance of Fu Shanlie's persistence? The Yuheng army was growing bigger and stronger, and he had no chance.

He Lingchuan originally hoped to force him to be unable to gain a foothold in Longchuan, and then he could drive the Beijia forces out of Longchuan.

Sun Fuling thought for a while: "Perhaps, he is plotting something else?"

"I received intelligence here that Beijia is actually a bit dissatisfied with him, thinking that he has been staying in Longchuan for a long time without any achievements, so they have summoned him back repeatedly, not letting him be idle here."

Beijia is such a large empire, there are plenty of places to use people. Fu Shanlie was wasting time here, and Beijia didn't agree either.

Sun Fuling wondered: "You know this too?"

He Lingchuan sighed: "We have a new source of news."

Panlongcheng was far away from Beijia, and it was very difficult to hear about things happening in this great empire in the past, and it was quite passive strategically.

However, after taking the Longchuan trade route, Panlongcheng could finally communicate with the outside world through the White Sand Port in the south, and merchants coming and going often brought new news from the outside world. Especially after Lu Xun came to Yuheng City, Ling Mountain established initial contact with Panlongcheng, and this first step of cooperation was intelligence sharing.

Ling Mountain's understanding of Beijia and its control over the actual situation of Beijia were things Panlongcheng couldn't catch up with even with a horse.

As an old opponent of the Heavenly God for thousands of years, Ling Mountain had long since infiltrated the Beijia Royal Court, and it was not surprising to hear a few idle words about Fu Shanlie.

With this precious intelligence provided by the new ally, Panlongcheng could finally make more dimensional deductions and considerations strategically.

"So Fu Shanlie must be having a headache now too. He forcibly stayed in Longchuan, not only having to face our encirclement and suppression, but I'm afraid the pressure from Beijia is even greater."

Sun Fuling tilted her head: "Isn't there a saying: The general is outside, and the monarch's orders are not accepted?"

He Lingchuan laughed: "That refers to emergency combat, not being idle and standing here without returning."

He explained to Sun Fuling: "We don't feel it in Panlongcheng, but in fact, Beijia's official system is strict, and internal infighting is serious. Like Fu Shanlie, a rising star, he must strive for performance while making fewer mistakes, otherwise, his military merits will soon be worn away. He has been active in Longchuan for a whole year, not only failing to take Yuheng City, but also being forced into the corner of Longchuan, with almost no foothold. There must be many people in Lingxu City impeaching him."

After dealing with the Beijia visitor Yu Zecheng, he had a better understanding of the officialdom and ecology of the northern demon country.

Commonly known as each in its place, each seeking its own job, each with its own helplessness.

Fu Shanlie volunteered to be responsible for the Longchuan plan, finding a suitable position in the Beijia's action against Panlongcheng. But after a year, this position had become very awkward.

He needed to have an explanation for his superiors.

"Fu Shanlie has nowhere else to go after leaving Longchuan, but if he is squeezed out in the Beijia court, his future will definitely not be good. So, he must have a plan for staying, at least to be worthy of this kind of political risk."

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