Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 266 Big move?
On the other side, in Jinling City.

Zhang Tao sat upright in the renovated Mechanical Temple, with the dazzling sunlight shining from top to bottom onto the long table in front of him. Sitting on both sides of the table were a large number of his "confidants" whom he had promoted.

Over the past month or so, he has almost completed the complete cleansing of the forces left behind by the previous saint.

He replaced the commander of the Guards Brigade, reappointed and dismissed priests and bishops, and he carefully considered and selected even the most insignificant positions.

His purpose in doing all this was certainly not to cooperate with the Chinese Army's control over Jinling City.

He simply wanted to "reshape" the Adeptus Mechanicus.

To reshape the Mechanicus in the way he believes should be correct.

Looking at the black-robed archbishop on his right, Zhang Tao asked:
"Have you finished organizing the information in the Great Library?"

"It's all sorted out, my lord."

The black-robed archbishop nodded quickly and replied:
"According to your request, we have sorted out all the content related to electricity and verified it with the knowledge and information we already had."

"Much of that information has been lost or has lost its integrity."

"But we still managed to gather a fair amount of valuable knowledge."

"In the next step, we will reinterpret and reanalyze this knowledge."

"The glory of the Holy Trinity will definitely be restored. We just need more time."

"But we don't have time."

Zhang Tao's tone was low.

"The beast tide is coming, and human survival is facing unprecedented challenges."

"We are becoming increasingly powerless in our fight against monsters."

"Haven't you heard? The Holy Temple Guards Brigade led by Jin Zhong suffered heavy losses near Jingkou."

"If it weren't for the timely rescue of the Huaxia Army, I'm afraid they would have been wiped out there."

"We can't always rely on the Huaxia Army. We must strengthen our own strength."

"The task of reawakening the Soul of Electricity is imminent, and I hope all of you will devote 100% loyalty!"

"Yes, my lord."

The black-robed archbishop bowed his head in agreement, and Zhang Tao let out a long breath, then said:

"Similarly, the siege of Hanshui City has been lifted with the assistance of the Huaxia Army."

"They mobilized the angels of the Most Holy Trinity to destroy those horrible monsters in an instant."

"When will we have such power? That's a difficult question to answer."

"But even if we cannot mobilize the power of angels in the short term, we must at least have the strength to fight against the multi-headed monsters."

"I have decided to reorganize the Templar Guards Brigade."

"Everyone here, I hope you can understand my intention."

"This is not a 'deprivation of power' against anyone, nor is it for my own selfish desires. This is a change that must be made to combat the crisis."

"Yes, my lord."

The people on both sides of the long table answered one by one. Zhang Tao nodded slightly and then said:

"I will cancel all the Guards Brigades. From now on, the Crusaders will no longer be divided into Templar Guards Brigades."

"All soldiers of the Guards Brigade will be organized into a common team."

"That is, the Holy Army."

"This army will have a unified supreme commander, and under the supreme commander, corps commanders will be set up in units of 'corps'."

"Each legion commander must be led by the supreme commander and obey the command of the supreme commander."

“The Most Holy Army reports directly to the Holy Temple, and the Supreme Commander takes orders from the Holy One.”

"Of course, if the saint, that is, I, command improperly, the supreme commander can also raise objections."

"In terms of military supplies, all the resources and manpower needed by the Holy Army are provided by the Holy Church."

"This means that we need to change our traditional tax system."

"The Legion no longer has the power to collect taxes. Taxes from various cities will be concentrated in the Temple, which will then distribute them uniformly."

"This will greatly improve the efficiency of how we collect and spend our taxes - and believe me, no one will be hurt by this."

"Yes."

"Understood, my lord."

After Zhang Tao finished speaking, everyone in the temple nodded. No one objected to his decision. In fact, this was a strategy that had already been decided long ago.

The reason for gathering here is just a "formal" requirement.

Everything is destined and no one can change it.

Looking at everyone's reactions, Zhang Tao's eyes changed.

He knew that his tough measures would inevitably cause some backlash.

But not important.

The real "Imperial Guard" team has expanded, and now he has enough power to suppress those "rebels" and also has enough power to achieve the "transformation" that he must complete.

The only problem he was worried about did not come from within.

But it comes from those Chinese troops.
He wondered if his actions had caught their attention.

But anyway, I have been careful enough.

Under close surveillance, he didn't even dare to reveal his true intentions at the meeting held in the church.

However, he believed that those who were truly loyal must have understood the implicit meaning of his expression.

Do your best and leave the rest to fate.

Under the protection of the Holy Trinity, I will never stop here.
Thinking of this, Zhang Tao stood up.

Then, he spoke:
"That's it."

"The migrants from the imperial capital have arrived outside Jinling City."

"We will treat them warmly to repay the Chinese Army for their help to us."

"Okay, everyone do their job."

"Go get ready!"

At the same time, in the manor of Jinling City.

After listening to the monitoring report sent back by the drone, He Shuo shook his head and said:
"This Zhang Tao is really not a simple person. I originally thought he just wanted to eliminate dissidents and consolidate his power."

"But now it seems that what he is going to do is far from that simple."

"What he really wants is to re-establish the centralized authority of the Mechanicus."

"The first strike was directed at the Templar Guards. This was really cruel."

"However, cutting so deep and moving so fast is a bit too hasty for the current Mechanicus."

"Doesn't he know this will cause a backlash?"

“Is he a fool, or is he ready to accept the consequences?”

After the voice fell, Zeng Yi on the opposite side replied:
"I'm afraid it's the latter."

"From the reports from our spies, Zhang Tao has already tightened control over the rumors in Jinling City."

"They are even spreading rumors themselves."

"But right now, the direction of these rumors is still quite unclear, and it's hard to tell their true intentions."

"But one thing is certain, he must want to do something big."

"Do something big?"

He Shuo repeated it subconsciously, then shook his head and said:

"The worst thing he could do is to turn against us at the last minute."

"Do you think this is possible?"

"It's unlikely that they'll turn against us at the last minute, but it's quite possible that they'll take advantage of the situation to profit from it."

Zeng Yi looked solemn and continued:
"Perhaps, we must be careful."

"clear."

He Shuo nodded slightly, and then ordered:

"Send the information back to the base."

"Also tell the captain that Zhang Tao has started to move."

"As the commander of the Guards Brigade away from home, Jin Zhong will be the first brother to be 'abandoned'."

"If we want to do something about Jin Zhong, now is the chance!"

(End of this chapter)