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Chapter 69 is full of talented people!

No matter who you are, you are born like a blank sheet of paper.
Even the most wicked parents wouldn't teach their child from birth to follow in their footsteps and become a universally despised villain. Instead, they would typically educate their children to be honest and good people.

People turn bad gradually during their growth, in the big dye vat of society, from slowly getting a little stained, to gradually deepening the color, until finally becoming completely black inside and out.

This is a gradual process.

Are there saints in this world?
there must be!
However, saints are meant to be revered, to be worshipped and kowtowed to; they are meant to be high above others. Tiele had no worries about such people.

Because generally speaking, sages are hard to connect with the people. Their persistence may be an ideal for ordinary people, but ideals are often vulnerable in the face of reality.

Tiele was not worried about Linghuye.

Because Linghu Ye's weaknesses are blatantly obvious to him, he can exploit them without restraint, and even if the other party is fully aware of them, he still has to swallow them whole.

Yan Sheng's weakness is also so obvious: he wants to protect his family and hold onto the little bit of benefit he has in front of him.

But the Tiele people had a lot of trouble dealing with people like Xiao Changche.

This Qin man had made killing Yuan people his obsession, and he was exceptionally good at carrying it out.

The key is that, so far, no weaknesses have been found in this person that can be exploited.

This is a ruthless and cold-blooded guy.

Li Dachui has suddenly risen to prominence in recent years.

However, Tiele did not take him seriously as a mere bandit.

Even though he is extremely powerful now.

Now I've heard that the other person is greedy for money and beautiful women.
That would be easier to do.

Simply cater to their preferences.

Sometimes, a person's rebellious nature is simply a matter of the price being wrong.

As long as the price is right, Tiele doesn't believe that a bandit could have any moral fastidiousness, any sense of national pride, or any sense of righteousness.

"Does Governor Yan think the wolves can keep running around for a few more days?" Tiele asked with a smile, looking at the small red flags gradually gathering on the sand table.

The small red flag represents the military force that Bao Ping Prefecture has mobilized.

Those small black flags with white writing on them represent the various groups of bandits who had scattered and fled.

As a military commander, Tiele could tell at a glance that the general from Baoping Prefecture in charge of the encirclement and suppression was quite capable.

Under his command, the various units coordinated with each other, maintaining a balance between tension and relaxation, which gradually reduced the area of ​​the bandits' activities.

"This time, my son Yan Dong is in charge of commanding the encirclement and suppression. What does Your Highness think?" Yan Sheng asked with some pride.

"General Yan is quite capable!" Tiele nodded approvingly. "Give him 50,000 troops, and he should be able to command them with ease. But this Wild Wolf seems quite good as well. He always manages to accurately find weaknesses and gaps, avoiding General Yan's elite forces. Along the way, he has already defeated several armies."

“If this man didn’t have any skill, we would have killed him long ago!” Yan Sheng laughed. “But this time, he is doomed.”

Tiele nodded, agreeing with Yan Sheng's judgment.

Yan Dong's arrangements were quite sophisticated. Every time a wolf showed its head, a unit of Yan's elite troops would always arrive nearby, drawn by the sound. However, this elite force did not intend to annihilate the wolf; they simply wanted to keep it occupied.

This encirclement is a spider web, and it's quite flexible. If you disturb a certain point, the web will roll towards that point.

The wolves appear to be darting around with ease, but in reality, their space is gradually being compressed.

This wolf is far less formidable than the one in the dead of winter.

This was Tiele's assessment of the two men's abilities.

Judging from the wolf's reaction, it was clear that it had not yet realized the other party's plan.

If it were me, after several attempts, I would know that the only way to escape such an encirclement was to go straight for the core and attack the central army located in the dead of winter.

What appears to be the enemy's strongest point is, in such a battle, actually the weakest point and the only chance of survival.

The ultimate consequence of this will be that the wolves will be completely surrounded, with no room to maneuver, and will eventually be wiped out.

Once the wolf is surrounded, you can try to persuade it to surrender.

Although not as good as Yan Dong, he's still a rare talent! His sense of danger is particularly impressive. As for his shortcomings in strategy and tactics, those can be developed gradually.

For a bandit to reach this level without any formal training is truly remarkable and can only be described as genius.

If we can recruit them and place them in Baoping Prefecture in the future, they can counterbalance the Yan family and make it easier for us to control the Yan clan.

Gu Xiaoman casually broke off a piece of icicle and stuffed it into her mouth, chewing it with a crunching sound. Behind her, several subordinates followed closely behind.

"Give me the blueprints!" He reached behind him, and one of his subordinates immediately pulled a roll of blueprints from his pocket and handed it to him.

Looking up, Gu Xiaoman kicked a tree trunk in front of her, causing the tree to shake violently. Snow fell from the tree, covering the snowmen's heads and faces. A pine tree that had been sleeping soundly in a hollow peeked out, saw the snowmen below, and darted out in a panic. It quickly climbed to the top of the tree, and with a few more leaps, it jumped from branch to branch and disappeared without a trace.

Gu Xiaoman shook herself, brushing off the snow. She stomped her foot, and the snow that had just fallen from the tree floated into the air. Then, as if guided by a hand, it fell to the side, revealing the dry ground below.

The blueprints were spread out on the ground, and several heads crowded around.

"It's fifty li as the crow flies to our final destination. We're not going to go around in circles; we'll take the straight line for the last fifty li," Gu Xiaoman said, pointing to a spot on the map.

"Commander, if we go in a straight line, there will inevitably be several battles, and every single one of them will be a tough fight!" Zhu Zhe, whose fuzz on his lip was just beginning to turn black, said, tugging at his thin, almost non-beard-like mustache. This kid must have heard from someone that tugging at his mustache like this would make it grow faster.

As the youngest of the three battalion commanders under Gu Xiaoman, and arguably the youngest in the entire team, Zhu Zhe was always somewhat anxious about his age, fearing that he would not be able to control his soldiers and that the other commanders would look down on him.

At twenty years old, he is already at the sixth level of Qi Control, and he will definitely be able to enter the advanced stage of Profound Origin in the future.

Under Li Dachui's command, those who displayed such talent in cultivation were given special attention, and the martial arts they practiced were selected by innate masters like Zhou Zhi to best suit their individual characteristics.

Incidentally, Tai'an City also spends money to collect all kinds of martial arts manuals from all over the world.

Of course, sometimes those they set their sights on will resort to unscrupulous means to steal or rob.

However, it's best to let Li Dachui, the bandit, bear the brunt of this bad reputation.

Having too much debt doesn't cause worry; having too many lice doesn't cause itching.

Is Li Dachui afraid of a bad reputation?

A large number of martial arts manuals arrived in Tai'an City, and then a special group of people came to review and improve them. Because of the existence of a master like Zhou Zhi, some of the martial arts they collected that were originally only third-rate, fourth-rate, or even unranked were also elevated to a higher level.

Basic martial arts will be taught to ordinary people on a large scale.

Whether you master kung fu or not doesn't matter; even just improving your health and increasing your strength is good, even if it's just farming.

Going to do manual labor and having a lot of strength is also a great thing.

There will always be people who step forward, and these people who step forward are the focus of Tai'an City's care.

They will be gathered together and, based on their individual talents, taught better martial arts techniques.

That's how Zhu Zhe came to be.

The son of a butcher who used to sell mutton in Tai'an City is now a leader with a silver badge from Tai'an City on his waist.

"Scared?" Gu Xiaoman looked at the boy with a smile. "I heard that Yan Dong is an eighth-rank master."

Zhu Zhe pouted: "I can't beat Yan Dong right now, but we still have the commander, right? And if we just charge straight in like this, given Yan Dong's current position, I'm afraid he won't make it in time. I'm just a little worried about the men under my command. I'm sure many of them won't make it to our destination."

"In war, people always die!" Gu Xiaoman said. "I feel the pain too, but without experiencing a few tough battles like this, we'll never become the best army. Kids, it's not that I look down on you, but compared to those bloodthirsty bastards in the Heavenly Battalion, you're still babies! Don't be unconvinced. Before, we were selective in our attacks, biting the weak and avoiding the strong. But that won't work anymore. From now on, we won't be bandits anymore; we'll be a real army. Do you understand what an army is?"

"Of course I understand," Zhu Zhe said, puffing out his chest. "Haven't we always been training according to the military model?"

"So next, we'll fight a few real battles like an army. Deaths are inevitable, and who knows, even more will die in the future! Only by becoming stronger than others can we survive. Make it clear to the brothers: those who live will be promoted and made rich, and those who die will be left behind."

"Understood!" Zhu Zhe shouted.

"Boss, what about those two groups that have come up here in the last two days?" He Li, the captain of the first brigade, stroked his thick beard and asked.

Zhu Zhe glared at He Li, feeling that the guy's actions were aimed at him. He subconsciously reached out to pluck a few hairs from his own body, but as soon as he touched them, he dropped them as if he had been electrocuted.

"To be able to discover the problem at the last minute and break through layers of obstacles to rely on us, they're quite capable!" Wild Wolf chuckled. "Old He, you should go and explain to those two guys that they'll be leading the charge tomorrow. If they survive, I, Wild Wolf, will give them a bronze medal for Tai'an City. If they perform exceptionally well, a silver medal wouldn't be out of the question!"

"Is this a way of giving them a heads-up?"

"Give them a little hint!" Gu Xiaoman laughed. "If you want people to risk their lives, you have to give them hope. Let's see if they can hold onto it!"

(End of this chapter)