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Chapter 33 Troop Deployment, Archery Mastery

"Useless! Idiot!"

Roars and curses echoed in the back hall of the Weiyuan County government office.

Li Wenshu paced back and forth angrily, while Wu Chang stood trembling to one side.

As dynasties continuously gathered the collective consciousness of the people, they evolved the divine status.

In Weiyuan County, the county magistrate Li Wenshu and the county assistant Wu Chang had already learned of the government troops' great defeat.

Since Wang Chao and his group are now bandits, not everyone is willing to join them, and some have managed to escape during the chaos.

Thus, news of Wu Ping and his men's crushing defeat quickly reached Weiyuan County.

Upon learning this news, Li Wenshu, the magistrate of Weiyuan County, was both shocked and furious.

Those were five hundred county soldiers, and they suffered a crushing defeat.

Even though they were newly recruited militiamen, they shouldn't have lost so badly against more than two hundred people, right?

What is this if not waste?
Immediately, Li Wenshu summoned Wu Chang and gave him a good scolding.

Wu Chang, who was being verbally abused, didn't dare to lift his head, let alone refute or defend himself.

Normally, Wuchang would be the second-in-command of Weiyuan County and a major local figure.

Even though Li Wenshu was the county magistrate, he still had to be treated with respect and his opinion had to be sought on many matters.

But now that his younger brother has been defeated and captured, he, as the one who recommended and promoted him, cannot escape responsibility.

Although it wouldn't lead to dismissal or death, a beating was inevitable.

After a long while, Li Wenshu finally suppressed his anger and looked down at Wuchang, his eyes flashing with a cold light.

"Wuchang, what can you teach this county now?"

"My lord, this is truly due to the militia's lack of training; they were merely farmers who had just put down their hoes. In addition, the bandits were too powerful, which led to Wu Ping's crushing defeat in leading his troops to suppress the bandits."

"hehe."

After hearing Wu Chang's explanation, Li Wenshu sneered, somewhat noncommittal.

The militia lacked training, which was also a problem with Wu Ping, the militia leader.

As for provisions and military expenses, aren't those under your control, County Magistrate?

If a problem arises, isn't that your problem, County Magistrate?

Looking at Li Wenshu's icy expression, Wu Chang cursed his bad luck inwardly, but still continued:

"Since those militiamen are failing to suppress the bandits, why don't you notify the garrison to mobilize troops?"

"A garrison? A county centurion's office?"

Li Wenshu's heart skipped a beat, then his brows furrowed tightly.

Five hundred men failed to suppress the bandits, yet a mere hundred garrison soldiers from a hundred households were able to wipe out the bandits who had grown to three or four hundred men again.

Moreover, he was well aware that the garrison soldiers of today were not the same as those at the beginning of the founding of the nation.

They probably aren't much better than those militiamen, are they?
"My lord, my suggestion is that since the rebel army is so powerful, we should notify the commander's office."

"A commander of a thousand households? That's at least a fifth-rank military officer. Can't a seventh-rank county magistrate like me just move around like that?"

Li Wenshu's gaze toward Wuchang was filled with a chilling coldness.

"Then, sir, should we report this to the prefectural city?"

"Idiot, trash"

Li Wenshu's expression grew increasingly grim.

If he could have reported it to the prefectural government, he would have done so long ago.

However, if bandits emerge in his jurisdiction, will his political achievements be ruined? Will he still be able to get promoted?
Listening to Li Wenshu's curses, Wu Chang couldn't help but secretly scoff, "Then why don't you come up with a plan?"
After a long period of contemplation, Li Wenshu suddenly spoke:
"What if we mobilize troops from the Hundred Households and conscript militia to besiege Bird Rat Mountain, trapping those bandits there to their deaths?"

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Wu Chang was somewhat speechless; he felt it wasn't a good thing.

Putting aside the combat effectiveness of the conscripted militia, the idea of ​​simply besieging Bird and Mouse Mountain was already somewhat presumptuous.

Even if everyone in Weiyuan County, young and old, were to join the effort, it would be difficult to completely besiege Niaoshushan.

Seeing Wu Chang's expression, Li Wenshu realized that he had been a bit rash with his words.

"So what suggestions do you have?"

In any case, it's impossible to report it, at least not until the bandits are wiped out. It's best to completely suppress this matter.

"This"

Wu Chang was also in a dilemma. Hadn't he already said what he needed to say?
It's just that Magistrate Li Wenshu was unwilling to adopt his suggestion.

In the end, Wuchang came up with a solution that was hardly a solution at all.

"The reason why those bandits were able to win before was simply because they were familiar with the mountain environment, which allowed them to keep the government troops hanging in the balance."

Finally, by taking advantage of the moment when the officers and soldiers were at their weakest, they were able to defeat them in one fell swoop.

However, they cannot stay on the mountain forever.

There will always come a time when one's savings run out.

When that time comes, they will surely come down the mountain to plunder.

In that case, why don't you summon Commander Chen Ying and his subordinates, and then gather the militia for training?

Then, taking advantage of the bandits' plundering down the mountain, a large army was dispatched to encircle and annihilate them.

Moreover, Wang Chao and his men were, after all, just a group of bandits and mountain brigands, and the government soldiers they captured would certainly not join them willingly.

If, while the main army is besieging them, we secretly contact them to rebel, we will surely achieve great success in one fell swoop.”

"Um"

Li Wenshu paced back and forth, pondering to himself, and also felt that this was indeed a solution.

Wang Chao and his men were just bandits and outlaws; why would any government soldiers be willing to join them?
If, during a large-scale siege, the captured officers and soldiers rebel again, it would indeed be easy to wipe them out.

In that case
"Alright, send someone to the centurion's office to inform Chen Ying and have him mobilize troops to suppress the bandits."
Furthermore, notify the wealthy households and common people in the city to donate money and grain to me for the purpose of suppressing bandits.”

The so-called protection of the territory and security of the people—wasn't Li Wenshu's suppression of bandits all for their safety?
Since that's the case, they naturally have to donate money and grain to help. "Yes! Your humble servant obeys!"

With a slight change in expression, Wu Chang finally bowed deeply and slowly retreated.

Regardless, he will always receive a share of the donated money and food.

As for whether the wealthy will distribute the burden further, squeezing ordinary people even more and causing even greater hardship, that's none of their business.

While Weiyuan County was preparing to recruit soldiers to suppress bandits, Wang Chao was constantly drawing his bow and shooting arrows.

"whoosh whoosh"

"toot toot"

The arrows flew like shooting stars, each one hitting the target.

It'll be here soon, it'll be here soon.
A hint of excitement flickered deep in Wang Chao's eyes.

He could sense that his archery skills were about to undergo some kind of transformation.

"Om~!"

"Whoosh!"

"beep!"

As the last arrow was fired, Wang Chao felt a strange current flowing around him, which quickly entered his body and his consciousness.

In the next instant, that inexplicable current of energy had already entered the soul of the dynasty.

In an instant, the strength of the dynasty's soul more than doubled.

The radiant spiritual light that emanated from it became even more dazzling, making it seem more like an unapproachable divine being.

At the same time, a special feeling arose in his heart.

“Crack~!”

The bow is drawn to its fullest extent, and a mysterious power flows through the arrow, firmly locking onto the target ahead.

The next instant, Wang Chao suddenly let go.

"Whoosh~!"

"Tsk~!"

"boom!"

A swift arrow struck the bullseye, splitting the target in two and piercing it completely.

"This"

The people watching and learning around were instantly stunned, and the whole place fell silent.

After a long while, everyone slowly came to their senses and immediately erupted in an uproar.

"Wow~!"

"Okay! So strong!"

"The leader has excellent archery skills."

"Truly an archer who can hit a willow leaf from a hundred paces away!"

Hearing the exclamations of surprise from the crowd, Wang Chao couldn't help but smile.

Just now, when that inexplicable current of energy entered his soul, a piece of insight appeared in Wang Chao's mind.

Archery skill, level one, hitting the bullseye every time.

After a long period of training, his archery skills finally reached a critical point, spontaneously producing a mysterious transformation that attracted the power of the laws of heaven and earth, namely that inexplicable current.

His archery skills are not just an improvement on those of an ordinary person; he has directly transformed into an archery supernatural being.

When it draws its bow and shoots an arrow, there will naturally be some kind of rule-based force that helps to correct the trajectory of the arrow.

Of course, it is only at the first level of supernatural power at present, so it naturally does not have the absurd ability to shoot an arrow eastward and hit a target in the west.

It only provides some auxiliary corrections; the main factor is the dynasty itself. Without the corresponding archery skills, it would be difficult to achieve a very accurate target.

However, it only has the ability to assist in correction.

However, it is still a supernatural power, and its speed and strength have been enhanced to some extent.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have pierced the target directly in the first place.

Most importantly, the appearance of archery supernatural power does not require the consumption of spiritual power for condensation, and it is completely integrated into the soul, unlike other supernatural powers, it is more like a soul accessory.

Although it can be used freely, it always feels like using a tool.

And
Within the Wangchao Inner Consciousness Space, a thought arose in his mind, and a ball of spiritual power, about a meter in size, immediately descended from the spiritual ocean above.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Chao raised his hand and pointed, a wisp of soul power merging into it.

"Om~!"

The spiritual power trembled slightly, then collapsed inward in an instant, transforming into a sphere of magical light the size of a ping-pong ball, inside which was a beam of light with a flowing halo.

This kind of supernatural power of self-improvement and enlightenment is achieved through complete fusion with the soul.

However, if the dynasty wanted, he could easily transform into a sphere of divine light.

Moreover, the spiritual power consumed is far less than that of normal supernatural power condensation.

It should be noted that the previous rain-praying power had directly consumed most of the spiritual energy.

But now, all that is needed is a small ball of spiritual power, about a meter in size.

This gives an idea of ​​the gap between the two sides.

Moreover, the dynasty could completely control this self-condensing supernatural power the moment it was formed.

With just a little familiarization, one can once again draw upon the power of the laws of heaven and earth, thus elevating it to a second-level divine power.

Unlike other supernatural powers, which require gradual training to integrate the power of rules into the soul until they are completely mastered, this one can only be upgraded in level.

Neither of the two methods of condensing supernatural powers is inherently good or bad; it simply depends on whether they are suitable or not.

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