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Chapter 437 [Taking the Initiative]

Obviously, it was not without cost that he could fight three people alone with a burden (Zhang Shan). Previously, Captain Wu was just holding on, thanks to the county lieutenant Zhao Long who was frightened. Otherwise, their Captain's Office would not have ended well.

"What to do?"

Zhang Zongqi was stunned when he saw the captain falling to the ground. He almost subconsciously asked He Sheng what to do next.

There was no way out. The performance gap between the two sides was quite large. He followed the centurion and fought against three people alone. The situation was stalemate for most of the day. In the end, the other party made a sudden move and ended the "match" on the spot.

Due to his contribution and strength, he believes that he is not qualified to make decisions now. At the critical moment, he needs to find someone to lean on.

"Healing pills, no matter if they are for external or internal injuries, just pop them into his mouth. Oh, and take a few more recovery pills."

"Oh, oh, oh!" Zhang Zongqi heard this and immediately went to the warehouse of the Hundred Households Office to get the pills. After a while, he came back with several jade porcelain bottles, walked over and squatted down, poured out a few pills one by one into the palm of his hand, and stuffed them all into the mouth of Hundred Household Wu.

The pill takes effect immediately after entering the stomach.

After a while, Captain Wu slowly woke up.

"He Xiaoqi, no, he should be called He Zongqi." From the two hammer strikes just now, it can be seen that the opponent is more than a segment stronger than Zhang Shan, and is far better than him. In some ways, he is not much worse than the masters of his level.

Being promoted from a small flag to a general flag is actually a bit unfair!

Unfortunately, he was just a centurion and had no way of promoting his subordinates to the same level as himself.

Not to mention that he couldn't promote anyone to the rank of centurion, he couldn't even make a decision about his own brother, the rank of Qianhu. A centurion was a legitimate rank of the sixth grade, so how could a mere rank of the fifth grade Qianhu make the decision?

In the Ancient Fish Country, the Shadow Officers started from the rank of 100 households, and were either appointed by hereditary succession and took office naturally. Or they were appointed by the Emperor himself, or approved by the pacification envoy or someone above the pacification envoy. There was no other choice.

Moreover, the pacification commissioner must be the Left pacification commissioner, the Right pacification commissioner is not effective.

The Left Pacifier was in charge of the local guards and the Disha, a professional criminal justice department, while the Right Pacifier was in charge of the Tianshu, Fengsuan, and Huoling departments. The two had different powers, and the Right Pacifier could not control the Left Pacifier. On the contrary, the Left Pacifier could command the Right Pacifier.

After all, there is a difference between the left and the right, and in ancient times, the left was respected. The Left Pacification Envoy was a higher official than the Right Pacification Envoy.

"Now we have to find the Thousand Faces Man in Songlin County and confirm whether they have passed the information on." As Captain Wu finished speaking, a reply was heard from a dark corner.

"No need to look for it. I have already sent people to the Qianhu Office of Taiyue Prefecture for information about Songlin County." A masked man with no pattern on his face appeared. Judging from his figure and aura, he was the man who was carrying the fishing net-shaped torture tray a few days ago.

So, you are the leader of the Thousand Faces Gang in Songlin County.

"You haven't noticed anything unusual about Zhao Long?"

"Haha, there are so many secret methods in the world. Do you really think that we, the people of Tianshu, are omnipresent and omnipotent? I certainly have some responsibility, but I'm afraid you have to bear more responsibility."

"."

Wu Baihu was a big boss. Even if Zhao Long didn't take Songlin County, his merits would at most offset his demerits. Moreover, the Film Department would definitely take note of it. Who knows how much merit he would need to get promoted in the future. However, the only thing that was certain was that he couldn't think of getting promoted in the next three to five years.

"Thanks to your good men's sneak attack, and your continued perseverance, Zhao Long was scared away. On the other side, the four elders of the Black Tiger Gang were also blocked.

The two new and old leaders of the Green Wolf Gang, the leader of the Hyena Gang, and several masters of the same level hidden in the wealthy families in the county joined forces, and three of the four elders of the Black Tiger Gang died and one was seriously injured.

The barbarian masters also suffered heavy losses. There is no hope of taking Songlin County. However, things are not looking good in Zhenbei County."

Well, my heart, which had just calmed down, is now hanging again.

It is conceivable that if Zhenbei County falls into the hands of the barbarians, the situation that Songlin County will have to deal with will definitely be very serious. By then, not only will there be experts, but also a large army attacking the city.

"If the gangs and wealthy families in the county come together, we should be able to put together a team of over a thousand people, which will be enough to defend the city." Captain Wu thought for a while and made his decision.

"Hehe, you think it's easy. Before I came, at least more than half of the wealthy families who had driven away the Black Tiger Gang and the Barbarians packed up their gold and silver and fled Songlin County with their families.

When more people know that they have escaped, do you think the remaining half of the masters will be able to sit still? By then, let alone assembling a team of 1,000 people, you don’t even have a few masters. How can you deal with the barbarian masters rushing into the city?"

In a world of advanced martial arts, masters have the ability to change the battlefield!

Not to mention that Wu Baihu couldn't gather a thousand-man team, even if he could gather ten thousand, what would happen? If the other side sent a few more people with the same strength, without enough masters to fight with them, the result would be the fall of the city.

"Then I can't run away either. If I run away, it will be a disgrace to me. Besides, the Yingsi has always been ruthless to those who leave their posts without permission, unless my brother is the pacification commissioner."

Regardless of whether Wu Baihu can defend Songlin County, if he dies in the city, he will be a hero. After his death, he may be posthumously awarded the title of Qianhu. But if you choose to escape, you will be taken to Disha's prison and be prepared to be tortured in front of countless people.

You're not allowed to escape even though you can't hold on?

Yes, you can’t hold on and you are not allowed to run!
Don't forget, you are the emperor's personal soldier.

If the emperor's personal army escapes, will he lose face if this gets out?
Besides, countless people in the court are planning to severely punish the Yingsi. If you take the initiative to hand over a knife to be stabbed, what do you think the attitude of the Yingsi's senior executives will be? Killing you alone is considered good, but they are afraid that they will take ruthless action to settle accounts with the old Wu family.

Unless you have extremely important information, you need to survive and pass the message on.

"We are both at the Internal Organ Realm, plus I have two subordinates at the Qiqiang Gengu Realm."

"Stop, stop, stop. Our Tianshu is different from your guards. According to the internal rules of Qianmianlang, unless the intelligence is extremely important, it is allowed to escape in most cases. After all, the gold, silver and resources consumed in training a professional spy are far more than those of a martial artist."

The leader of the Thousand Faces Gang in the county interrupted him, making his face even uglier.

"By the way, I'll give you a piece of information for free. All the captains under your command have followed Zhao Long."

Captain Wu did not get angry about this.

From the moment they betrayed the Hundred Households Office, they were doomed to no return.

Do you think that coming back to defend the city can offset your mistakes?
joke!

If this is the case, what should we do if captains and lieutenants from other places follow suit in the future?

Without the merit of saving the emperor, they would definitely be executed by slow slicing.

"Oh~~~"

With a sigh, Captain Wu glanced at He Sheng inconspicuously. "You kid, don't talk nonsense. If you do, he will be seriously injured and will kill all three people present."

The person concerned caught Wu Baihu's careful and cautious look, blinked his eyes, and said as if to say, "Don't worry, I'll keep my mouth shut."

"call--"

He let out a deep breath and felt relieved.

If it were someone else who was ruthless and disloyal, he would definitely find a chance to kill He in the future to eliminate the trouble. Of course, I had also thought about this unpleasant situation. So, I secretly decided to spend less time alone with the centurions and wait until I was promoted to the internal organs realm and could protect myself.

"Let's three come up with a plan. We must keep Songlin County no matter what. We can't run away if we can't." Captain Wu said to Zhang Shan and He Sheng.

"If Taiyue Prefecture sends troops, how long will it take to reach our Songlin County?" The man surnamed He touched his chin and asked after thinking for a while.

"Three days at most!" replied Qianmianlang.

"With three days, we will not be able to defend Songlin County with just the three of us." Songlin County has four walls, and three people are guarding one side each, so there is still one side missing.

Not to mention the two major gangs, the Blue Wolf and the Hyena. The masters in the county could abandon their property accumulated over many years and escape. Could the leaders of two gangs stay and live and die with the county?

Just kidding.

"Take the initiative and go into Zhenbei County to disrupt the situation."

"What?!"

In one sentence, he successfully shocked three people.

No way, brother, you are actually looking for death.

The situation in Zhenbei County is very intense. According to the configuration of Songlin County, it will only be higher, not lower. It should be said that Zhenbei County has a larger population than Songlin County, close to 600,000, nearly double the difference.

"Let's not worry about how many troops they have, we should try to consume their soldiers, and we don't need to worry about the masters. If there are three grains of sand among 600,000 people, how can we find enough manpower?
Similarly, if we can kill a large number of ordinary soldiers, what does it matter if they have many masters? Without the assistance of soldiers, can a few masters manage such a large city?

Besides, if we passively stay in Songlin County to defend, that would be meritorious service. If we actively support Zhenbei County, we can cause some damage to Zhao Long and his men, and delay their progress, so that they can’t attack Songlin County. That’s called meritorious service, and a great one at that! "

"Brother, how about adding me?" Qianmianlang took the initiative to ask. "I have some strengths in disguise, sabotage, and intelligence."

There is something to do!!

He was an intelligence officer and he knew very well that if a few grains of sand were mixed into a city with a population of 600,000, it would take more than three days to check every household even with enough soldiers.

After three days, when the army of Taiyue Prefecture arrived, the four people made great contributions. Not only did they save Songlin County, but they also stopped the barbarian army from continuing to move north and saved Zhenbei County.

With such a huge contribution, it is not a problem to upgrade to the next level. If one's own strength is sufficient, it is more than enough to upgrade to the third level.

Not enough realm?

The Shadow Division will not treat you unfairly. In terms of skills, money, weapons, etc., they will definitely compensate you generously in other aspects.

"Oh shit, that's a good idea."

Instead of staying in Songlin County to deal with the other party, it is better to go to Zhenbei County to stir up trouble. Not only is the chance of survival high, but the chance of making great contributions is also not small.

"Wait a minute, I'll take care of the house first."

Without waiting for Zhang Shan to utter the word [ ], Captain Wu interrupted him directly.

"You stay."

"?"

No, you three go and make great contributions, and let me be the garrison commander. How can a mouth with a temperature of 37 degrees utter such cold words?

"We are going deep into the enemy camp, not going on a picnic. Although General He is at the Qi Zhuang Gen Gu realm, his two hammers are definitely not much inferior to those of masters at the Internal Organ realm. And you, General Zhang..."

There was not much else to say, the meaning was obvious.

If you go with us, you'll be a burden.

"ok, I get it."

Zhang Shan thought about it carefully, and it was true. Not only would he be a hindrance if he followed, he was also afraid that he would die inside. He had finally survived the siege of three masters of the internal organs realm, and going to Zhenbei County to seek death was a bit of a disrespect for life.

Congratulations on achievements and lives, life is undoubtedly more important.

"Stay in Songlin County and wait for the troops from Taiyue Prefecture. Leading the way and guarding Songlin County is not a contribution. It's just a small contribution, but it's safer."

Captain Wu patted him on the shoulder to comfort him, then led the other two people and rushed to Zhenbei County without stopping.

"I don't understand. Aren't there border troops to keep the barbarians at bay? We pay them so much every year, but they can't even hold the line. Are they good-for-nothings?"

On the way, Captain Wu complained. If there hadn't been a man named He who suddenly intervened in the Captain's Office, his final outcome would definitely not have been good.

"Bullshit, those border troops are just nurturing the enemy. It's not that we can't wipe out the barbarians, but what will they do after we wipe them out? The living barbarians are the good barbarians. Besides, we can't blame them for the barbarians sneaking over here. The border is so big, how can a border troop of more than one million people possibly defend it."

Qianmianlang is an intelligence officer and has some understanding of the situation on the border troops' side.

"I'm afraid that the situation in Zhenbei County is the same as that in Songlin County. All the centurions and county lieutenants have surrendered to the enemy. I still don't understand what bargaining chips the barbarians gave Zhao Long to make him rebel."

"Huh? Our Tianshu's carrier pigeon."

Qianmianlang suddenly stopped and whistled towards the night sky.

After a while, a black pigeon the size of an adult's fist swooped down at an incredible speed and landed on Qianmianlang's shoulder.

There was a bamboo tube tied to its leg. Qianmianlang took off the thumb-thick bamboo tube, pulled out the paper inside and took a quick look.

"rough!"

"A general of the border army rebelled, causing chaos in the army. The barbarians took advantage of the chaos to launch a surprise attack. While the two sides were fighting, they were attacked from behind by the rebels, and the million-strong border army was defeated?
Many barbarians took advantage of the chaos to infiltrate our Shanzhou, and rebels rose up in various places. They also colluded with some officials and wealthy families in the city and seized nearly one-seventh of the cities in our Shanzhou."

Damn, the general's betrayal and the rebels' sneak attack from behind were definitely not a coincidence. Who knows how long these plans have been planned, and when the time was right, they suddenly broke out during the New Year celebrations, catching the border troops and Shanzhou off guard.

"Zhenbei County, are we still going there?" Qianmianlang was a little scared. If the defeated border troops could not regroup in time, and the barbarians launched a massive invasion, the three of them would be in big trouble.

"Let's go. What else can we do if we don't go? We won't be able to stop the barbarians if we stay in Songlin County. We might as well take a chance and go to Zhenbei County. If we succeed, we'll get promoted and make a fortune. If we fail, we won't necessarily die. Even if we die, we'll still be heroes."

Captain Wu said firmly that he did not desire to be recorded in history, but at least he did not want to be infamous for eternity.

He Sheng agreed with this, saying that now that there was an opportunity to make merit, he must seize it and work hard to climb up. Otherwise, how could he turn the tide and save the collapsing building?

(End of this chapter)