aircannonsinc Chapter 226
Chapter 226
The army marched to the old site of Pingyang County.
At this point, it can basically be declared that Qinghe County has won the crusade against Changping County.
No one would have thought of this.
A few years ago, the Qinghe Chen family, which had to share the interests of Pingyang County with the Changping Mu family, could now overthrow the "largest county in the southeast" supported by the Black Demon Cult.
It is not just Qinghe County that hopes that Changping County will fall.
There is also the Meng family of "Pingyuan County" who was forced to cede land earlier.
Meng family foundation "Meng Fanchen" came upon hearing the news and congratulated the Qinghe Chen family, who was a relative, on their victory in the crusade against the enemy.
Chen Jing'an personally met Meng Fanchen.
This guy is also shrewd and cautious, so only he came.
Otherwise.
If he really wanted to congratulate, then the object of congratulations should be the Pingyuan Meng family, not just Meng Fanchen alone.
Therefore, Meng Fanchen came more to test the waters this time.
To what extent the Qinghe Chen clan can conquer this time will directly affect the attitude of the Pingyuan Meng clan.
Whether to take the opportunity to take revenge or continue to watch the fire from the other side.
Chen Jing'an has a good impression of the Pingyuan Meng clan as a relative, and the two sides have always maintained a good relationship.
Even when Changping County became powerful, there was already some intention of an offensive and defensive alliance.
But put the facts and reason.
This time they won a great victory over Changping County, while expanding the territory, it will also have a certain impact on this relationship.
In the future, even if the two clans will not tear their faces apart.
But from the perspective of Pingyuan County, facing the emerging Qinghe County, out of safety and self-protection concerns, it is impossible to be as close as before.
Chen Jing'an has a clear understanding of this and has already made up his mind.
There has never been a permanent ally in this world.
If Qinghe County continues to grow, annexing Pingyuan County is inevitable.
But it is obvious that the external expansion of the immortals is not only about fighting on the battlefield, but also about judging the current situation.
Chen Jing'an has always been particular about "taking the spoils for safety" and not fighting meaningless battles.
In the short term, they want to annex Pingyuan County, which itself brings more risks than benefits.
Intervention from external forces may cause the failure of this action.
Or, they need to spit out more things in exchange for the land of Pingyuan County.
This does not meet Chen Jing'an's expectations.
Therefore, he personally prefers to let Pingyuan County maintain its independence, and even watch others use Pingyuan County as a chess piece to test Qinghe County.
Through this kind of secret game, replace the fierce battle on the surface.
Just wait for the immortals to completely digest the results of this expansion.
The next time of expansion.
These sneaky tricks in the dark will be wiped out in the face of absolute strength.
Based on this, Chen Jing'an decided to give Meng Fanchen a hint.
It is not detailed to the game between the "central" and "north", which is the basis of this expansion. It needs to be kept secret from the family, let alone an outsider like Meng Fanchen.
Chen Jingan simply summarized it with the three words "not optimistic".
The underlying meaning is that the fight still needs to be fought, but to what extent it can be fought depends on the patience of the Black Magic Cult.
Meng Fanchen suddenly realized.
This means that the Changping Mu family still has the possibility of being pushed out as a puppet.
However, by then, the Black Magic Cult will be in charge of Changping County.
This news is particularly important.
They can take some defensive measures against the Black Magic Cult in advance.
Meng Fanchen looked at Chen Jing'an gratefully and said, "Thank you for your advice, Mr. Chen. We will remember your kindness today."
Chen Jing'an didn't take it seriously, but still gave him a slap in the face: "Meng Daoyou is too polite. Both our clans are on the side of the Black Demon Cult. We are like lips and teeth."
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A few more days passed.
Until the army entered the northern part of Changping County.
This was once the territory of the Gusu Murong clan, but Muchen took advantage of the power of the Black Demon Cult to seize it.
Correspondingly, this place is closer to Lanling County, and the Black Demon Cult has stronger control.
As soon as they captured a few cities, several foundation-building auras came flying over.
All the visitors were foundation-building magic cultivators of the Black Demon Cult.
When the two sides met, they did not fight directly.
For one thing, even a veteran foundation-building cultivator as strong as Muchen was defeated by Chen Jing'an.
Of course, these Black Demon Cult's foundation-building elders will no longer look down on him.
Secondly, Chen Jing'an did not kill the Black Demon Cult's foundation-building elders in the Central Region earlier.
This leaves room for both sides to negotiate.
Demon cultivators always give people the impression of being reckless and reckless, but the Demon Cult is not the case.
Because the Demon Cult is essentially a huge power framework, those who can hold a high position in the Demon Cult will also have the basic consciousness of being a high-level person.
——PayMinimum cost, maximum benefit
They had already investigated Chen Jing'an's background long before they came.
One of the three major prison officials of the "Prison Department" of Daqian Demon Suppression Department.
His descendants built the foundation for the immortal gate, and married the only daughter of an immortal gate golden elixir.
He himself is also a person that the Daqian royal family values very much.
Such a complex interpersonal network.
If it were placed in the earlier time, when the Black Demon Cult had no fixed place to live and was wanted by Daqian, it might not have had much effect.
After all, they killed people and ran away, even if the people behind the scenes had all-powerful hands and eyes.
As long as they escaped far enough, Chen Jing'an's death would be in vain.
Now it is not the case.
The Black Demon Cult, backed by the Lanling Xiao family, has officially taken root in the southeast of Daqian.
At this point, they are no longer considered barefoot.
This itself has brought a lot of benefits to the Black Demon Cult, and at the same time, it has also made them no longer homeless and successfully bound by the land under their feet.
What's more, the Black Magic Cult had just experienced the blow brought by the "Black Magic Plague".
The large number of deaths of the church members meant that there were fewer people to share the pie, which invisibly increased the potential cost of their complete breakdown.
All of the above led to a spectacle.
This group of Black Magic Cult elders who killed people without blinking an eye could actually sit down calmly and negotiate with an immortal monk from the Demon Suppression Division.
The progress of the whole process was surprisingly smooth.
The two sides pulled according to the current war situation.
The elders of the Black Magic Cult have traveled far and wide, and they can be said to be experienced. It is not easy for Chen Jingan to get an advantage from them.
The two sides argued over territory several times and almost fell out!
It took three days and more than ten negotiations of varying sizes.
Qinghe County and the Black Magic Cult finally set conditions.
The Black Magic Cult recognized Qinghe County's occupation of the 20 counties in the southern part of Changping County.
Qinghe County returned the ten counties in the central and northern parts that it had occupied, and at the same time returned the remaining Mu clan members and the Black Demon Cult demon cultivators who were still surrounded in the south.
These were the terms agreed upon by both parties.
Next, these foundation-building elders would report the conditions to Master Xiao.
Chen Jing'an would then request the Daqian court to confer the title.
Thus-
The conquest of Changping County came to an end.