My book friend Long Aotian

Chapter 214 No Inner Qi
“There are enough people.”

Judge Zhang's eyes wandered over the map.

He was the chief military officer of Huazhou, in charge of the military affairs of the prefecture. He was highly skilled in his profession and wanted to show off in front of General Zhang, a star general of the dynasty, so he cheered up and spoke eloquently.

"Since it is King Zhao's mission and a major government matter, all the officials, soldiers and civilians in this state will compete for the first place. There are a total of 127 people with martial arts ranks serving under the Tongpan Hall, including two fourth-rank warriors and eight fifth-rank warriors. There are 84 people with ranks in the Tuiguan Hall's police team."

"In addition, there is also the Yunjiang Navy..."

Zhang Chun quickly sorted out the militant factions in the bureaucratic system who were able to go on field missions.

"The martial arts instructor is an old master of this state. Needless to say, he has profound cultivation and many talented people under his tutelage. Moreover, he has close ties with the folk sects in this state and is highly trusted. With his help and the promise of benefits, he can select martial artists from the folk to assist in major events... This is a new force."

The State of Qi hides its military power among its people.

Da Qi Wulin is a reservoir, a reserve, and a reserve force.

On weekdays, the "martial artists" go their own way. They actively participate in production and commercial activities in the martial arts ecosystem, creating value for the sects and the court. When needed, local officials will issue official documents, recruit and hire them in exchange for their services and assistance at a suitable price.

For the government, this is a perfectly normal operation.

Major General Zhang Mao pondered for a moment and asked, "This operation is different from the usual ones. Regardless of whether it is dangerous or not, assisting us is equivalent to going against the Cao Gang... Are the local sects willing?"

Zhang Chun was slightly stunned and glanced at Zhang Mao inconspicuously.

——He is also a little cutie who is ignorant of the world. He is naive and pure, and believes that everything in the world makes sense.

Assisting us is equivalent to going against the Cao Gang?
Please, young master, if you don't help us, it would be like going against your good uncle.

Normally, they have no choice when the government assigns them work, let alone now?

——If someone else asked such an idiotic question, Zhang Chun would definitely retort, but General Zhang had a good father and many good uncles. Given Zhang Tongpan's eagerness to make progress, how could he offend them?

So he smiled and answered patiently: "This shows the work of our government. We must persuade them with reason, move them with emotion, lure them with benefits, and intimidate them with power. If we do these four things, they will naturally understand the righteousness. In a nutshell, General, Huazhou is the ancestral land of the imperial way, and all local sects have only one position."

Zhang Mao felt it was impressive.

However, he had been hanging around in the army and didn't quite understand the relationship between the local government and the private sects. Seeing that Li Bailong didn't explicitly object, he just nodded to Zhang Chun and said, "I see. I'm glad to learn from you."

The magistrate politely responded.

"According to your calculations, by drawing on the elites of the state's officials and civilians, each of the eight sub-towers can maintain a team of 100 people, including at least one fourth-grade warrior, two fifth-grade warriors, and four sixth-grade warriors. The Huazhou Arsenal has enough heavy armor and giant shields to equip them. Even if they are attacked, they can at least hold off the attackers for a short period of time."

When he said this, he smiled at Li Bailong.

Li Bailong saw the friendly meaning behind this smile.

Because Master Tongpan's plan did not include Master and Seventh Uncle as combat forces, this alone showed that Zhang Chun was thoughtful. Even though he knew that this person just wanted to improve too much, Li Bailong still found it useful. This guy was knowledgeable and interesting, and he was indeed a wonderful person.

"A hundred men, equipped with weapons and a warning system, should be able to guard the secondary tower. As for General Zhang, he will lead his troops to defend the main station. Governor Li will organize his men and form a mobile team. Whenever the enemy appears, he will lead his troops to reinforce and capture and suppress them... then the situation will be resolved."

It has to be done by professionals.

As a senior official of a state, Zhang Chun's perspective and ideas for solving problems are completely different from those of ordinary martial artists. After all, the power and resources that the government can mobilize are incomparable to those of ordinary people in the martial arts world. He has a clear plan in mind and tells the story in a leisurely manner.

The conversation immediately changed.

"However, there is still a big problem in this plan." He stroked his beard and said, "We can't guard against thieves for a thousand days... Mr. Cheng, may I ask how long we have to guard this beacon?"

Xiao Cheng, the engineer from the Imperial Education Department, still had a bitter face. As a technician, he really had no face. He shrank and looked at Li Bailong: "The emperor's uncle said that Li, Governor Li knew..."

After going out of the city to welcome Zhang Mao, General Zhang handed over King Zhao's handwritten letter.

Li Bailong had taken the time to finish reading the letter. He recalled the contents of the letter and sighed, "The situation may not be optimistic. There is no scale for this thing. The progress is controlled by King Zhao. We can only finish it when he feels it is done and sends someone to send a message saying 'OK'. Before that, it seems that we have to wait and see."

The letter said that Li Bailong should erect the beacon and make it operational as quickly as possible.

Then we will step up the deployment of education and common language work so that the beacon can play a role.

Both of these things require a certain amount of time.

Everyone present frowned.

If it was a normal season, it would be fine, just deploying personnel and providing protection. But now the Cao Gang has secretly sent out treacherous people to roam in the shadows, like a poisonous snake that can attack at any time. It would be fine if we dispatched personnel to guard for a day or two, but who could stand it for a long time?

"As the Art of War says, if you defend too long, you will lose."

Zhang Mao said in a deep voice: "In my humble opinion, we should take the initiative to attack and kill the thief, and put an end to it all." "That being said, the enemy is hard to find."

Li Bailong looked at Zhang Chun and said, "I asked you to look for the whereabouts of this beast. Did you get any results?"

The judge shook his head helplessly: "The Household Department is still checking the records of Wuxiangzhengdian and the customs documents, and there is no result yet... But you must be mentally prepared. If the other party is a secret party of the Cao Gang, and is doing something shameful, then there may not be any trace left behind."

The military reward system and the military certificate system are the magic weapons used by the imperial court to restrain and control warriors.

But this system is obviously unable to restrain the six major factions.

The enemy is in the dark while we are in the light, which is difficult to deal with. The enemy has the background of the six major factions, which makes it even more difficult to trace. Although everyone present is a rare talent in terms of intelligence and martial arts, the opponent's martial arts are amazing, they are deliberately evasive, and they also have institutional advantages... This makes it difficult for our biggest institutional advantage to be effective.

They looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Zhang Chun paused for a moment and coughed dryly: "Among the lower officials, we should still practice both the right and the unorthodox."

Zhang Mao then asked, "I would like to hear the details."

"King Zhao's assignment must be carried out. We should deploy beacons, send people to defend them, resist potential attacks, and strike and annihilate the incoming enemies. This is the right thing to do. The deployment of beacons should start as soon as possible."

"As for Qi... it is to take the initiative to attack, use clever ideas and tricks, force the enemy in the dark to show up, or even make him fall into a trap, and solve him once and for all. This is Qi."

"The former requires gathering manpower and dispatching coordination. I can do this for you. As for the latter..."

When Zhang Chun said this, he smiled and bowed to Li Bailong.

"When it comes to surprise, scheming, and destroying people's hearts and minds, I am not even a fraction as good as you, sir. Only you can handle this kind of battle of wits."

These words were truly spoken from the heart, without any flattery in them.

After all, Director Li has done too many bad things.

Zhang Chun recalled the past. Starting from the initial victim Gao Bijin, all of Li Bailong's enemies suffered a lot. The victims basically experienced the whole process of "hostility towards Li Bailong - opposition to Li Bailong - humiliation - dementia and mania - repeated stupid moves - failure in succession - deep regret". From the government officials to the wealthy merchants and even the noble sons of the six major factions, no one was an exception!
If there is anyone who can catch and kill the Cao Gang thief who is hiding his head and showing his tail under the current disadvantage of the enemy in the dark and us in the light...it must be Director Li!
His almost superstitious trust made Li Bailong sigh.

"Let's try it."

Director Li arranged, "Then we will do it in two ways. Mr. Cheng, from now on, we will first deploy the beacon station in the Tongwen Bureau. Judge Zhang, you will start drawing up a list, gathering the team, and communicating with the various government offices. Then we will build a secondary tower and send a team to station there. General Zhang, please arrange for your troops to station at the Tongwen Bureau for defense, and then go to the Yunjiang Navy. I need you to select some useful warriors..."

He assigned tasks and deployed actions, and everyone responded.

"As for me……"

He thought for a moment and said, "The enemy's movements are strange, hiding their heads and showing their tails. The point is, there are very few witnesses, so I have to go back to Moshangsang... This guy just attacked our branch and fought with my master. Maybe he left some clues. I will go and look for any traces."

We are separated temporarily and everyone goes their own way.

This time, Li Bailong did not call a taxi and hurried back to Moshangsang.

The attack had occurred and the shops had officially closed, with guards posted at every street corner, and when Li Bailong entered, he was greeted by his master.

Jiang Lishu said succinctly: "That person should be coming for your uncle."

Li Bailong asked, "Are you not injured?"

"This is not."

The master replied, "After I found out that I was being transferred, I immediately strengthened the defense of Moshangsang. The man forced his way in and fell into the trap. I intercepted him. After a few sword fights, Sanniang attacked from the side. Your uncle was also ready to attack. Seeing that the situation was not going well, the man retreated on his own."

Li Bailong asked again: "What is the enemy's strategy...any clues?"

"This is the crux of the matter." Jiang Lishu's face showed a solemn expression. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "I noticed one thing. Maybe I saw it wrong. After all, it sounds a bit absurd, but... I always feel that something is wrong. It's too strange."

"what?"

"That person..." the master frowned and said, "It seems that he has no inner energy."

I am guilty.

Wan Fang is guilty, where is the guilt?

If I can't update in time and in sufficient quantity tomorrow, I will delete the game

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(End of this chapter)