I have an endless army of warriors, rampaging across the heavens.

Chapter 88 City Lockdown! Guerrilla Warfare! Warrior's Aura! [Available for purchase tomorrow night at 24:00, please subscribe!]

Sakyo has always been cautious in his life.

In the past, his mischief was all small-scale; this time, he was truly challenging the imperial court. Once the massive national machinery was activated, it would be a grand and unstoppable force.

"A direct confrontation?"

"That's unnecessary."

Zuo Jing didn't want to get rich overnight. He currently has 55 level-nine assassins, and he can refresh 55 assassins every day. All he can do is disrupt the progress of the household registration investigation and, incidentally, obtain a few more sets of treasure armor from the Jing'an Division.

That's it.

I ask for nothing more.

As the saying goes: Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle.

"Before confronting the Jing'an Division, we need to do some research."

Zuo Jingren was in Xiayang City. He did not leave the city beyond the second gate. It was not that he did not want to go out, but that the government had ordered the city to be sealed off, and no one was allowed to enter from outside or leave from inside.

Led by the Jing'an Division, half of the officers and soldiers of the three towns of Jiujiang, totaling 20,000 men, were mobilized to guard all the key roads and alleys of Xiayang City. Elite troops were also constantly searching for all the tunnels and tunnel entrances to seal or control them.

Based on the areas and patterns of the appearance of the level-nine assassins, the vast city of Xiayang was divided according to the level of risk, and officers and soldiers of varying numbers and ranks were stationed or patrolled in different areas.

All those suspected individuals were detained and interrogated.

The vast city of Xiayang has officially entered a state of military control.

period.

Except for officers and soldiers, and except for the teams checking household registrations, all civilians and residents are prohibited from going out and must stay at home.

The higher-ups have given a strict order, requiring that everything in Xiayang City be done exactly as described above—

We will not overlook any blind spot.

He also ordered all forces, large and small, in Xiayang City to conduct self-examinations and self-corrections. If anyone was found to be harboring or concealing members of the underground society, their families would be confiscated and their clans exterminated without exception!

This combination of punches was truly powerful.

The intentions behind these strategies are undoubtedly excellent.

If this is strictly enforced, the mere thousand-odd assassins that Sakyo has scattered throughout the city will have nowhere to hide.

However, given the quality of the officers and soldiers in the three towns of Jiujiang, the abilities and character of the government officials, and the efficiency of information transmission and aggregation in the Great Yan era, it would be a pipe dream to achieve airtight control.

Not to mention that the soldiers passed by like a comb.

Take the people of Xiayang City, for example. Most of them are struggling at the bottom of society. They cannot eat if they do not work. They have no surplus food at home and need to go out to work every day to wait for rice to cook.

Staying at home?

If you stay there for a day, you'll go hungry for a day.

After three days, I was so hungry I saw stars.

They would starve to death after seven days!
"The officials in the Governor's Office, the Xiayang Prefecture Office, and the Jing'an Division Office are all ignorant of human suffering. They think they have brilliant ideas, but little do they know how many innocent people they have driven to their deaths!"

Zuo Jing's underground society was just a private organization. His not harming the people was a sign of his compassion. How to ensure the people's survival was a matter for the government to consider.

But the government is now completely disregarding human life.

Those officials are simply like those who "don't eat meat porridge" (meaning they don't know what's good for them
Or perhaps they knew all along, but prioritized the suppression of underground societies over the survival of ordinary people!
Zuo Jing is hard to evaluate.

All he could do was use the 'Sixteen-Character Mantra'—

Fully leverage the intelligence advantage of the assassins scattered throughout Xiayang City, fully utilize the terrain advantage of the underground areas of Xiayang City, fully utilize the mobility of the high-level assassins, and finally, fully utilize the group advantage of the level nine assassins!

……

"kill!"

Wearing tungsten-blooded armor, Feng Shisan led a hundred low-level assassins in a fierce attack.

With the 'Warrior' aura, the quality of the low-level assassins has increased exponentially. They were already vigorous and fierce, and now they are unstoppable.

Put on your armor!
Holding a knife!

The low-level assassins wore ordinary armor and carried ordinary broadswords.

A stole it.

The knife was stolen too.

Zuojing never had its own armor workshops; it stole all its weapons from aristocratic families, powerful sects, or government troops.

Steal this thing—

Whether it's stealing money or stealing people, it's all addictive.

Stealing equipment is no exception.

To gain without effort.

It smells so good.

If you don't have that ability, then so be it.

Unfortunately, Zuo Jing's henchmen were experts at digging tunnels with their convenient shovels, making them perfect for stealing. Ever since they stole the gold and silver from the Lei family's treasury, they've been on a rampage.

Stealing a needle in a day.

He grew up and stole gold.

Zuo Jing started with gold and silver, which shows how bold and ambitious he is.

However, he stole with complete righteousness—

"Taken from the people, used for the people."

'Whether it's the armor of the soldiers or the gold and silver treasures of powerful families and clans, everything was obtained by plundering the people.'

'The money they earn from ordinary people should be given back to the people.'

But they often refuse to reciprocate.

'Then I'll do it for you.'

As for who is willing to give back?

What else can you say!
Isn't Zuo Jing helping them give back?

Fight the bullies!

Crack down on corrupt officials!

Ultimately, it's the ordinary people who will benefit!
Are you willing to give back?

Zuo Jing helped these powerful families, factions, and government officials. They should thank Master Zuo even more for ensuring that every penny they spent was spent wisely, without any skimping or embezzlement.

'Although I stole, it was all ill-gotten gains, and I didn't enjoy it myself; I gave it all back to the poor.'

'I did nothing wrong!'

'I'll steal it!'

Zuo Jing stole with righteous indignation. Now, fully equipped with armor, he began to give back to the people, slaughtering the government troops who were as skilled as combs.

Feng Shisan led a hundred low-ranking elite soldiers, their warrior aura unleashed. In a single encounter, they slaughtered, crippled, or wounded 37 soldiers at a checkpoint, leaving no stone unturned. They charged through and headed straight for the next checkpoint.

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

After three rounds of shouts and battle cries, the three sentries were completely wiped out, with over a hundred soldiers killed or wounded, and more than half of them were killed or wounded.

The assassins are fierce.

Fearless.

After three rounds, he shouted, "Soldiers stationed in the city, kill them all without mercy!"

Then.

Before the main force of the officers and soldiers could surround them, these 101 suicide soldiers slipped into the sewers like rats crossing the street, and escaped without a trace by taking advantage of the extensive underground network.

Post-event inventory—

"One died in battle."

"Seriously injured, number two."

One person was arrested.

The casualty ratio was as low as 20:1 or even lower.

Warrior Aura!

Absolutely amazing!

……

"Jiujiang is utterly rotten!"

Han Yinglong was furious in the governor's mansion.

He randomly selected Xiayang Prefecture as the first target for the household registration investigation, but this attempt failed.

From September 15th to October 15th.

Just one month.

More than 5,000 of the 20,000 officers and soldiers stationed in the three towns of Jiujiang in Xiayang City were killed or wounded. Nearly a quarter of the officers and soldiers were either killed or wounded. Their morale was completely shattered. The officers and soldiers were all afraid to fight and dared not disperse to guard the streets and alleys, for fear of being defeated one by one by the underground assassins.

The remaining 15,000 officers and soldiers mostly banded together.

In this way, it is indeed possible to avoid further attacks and to prevent being gradually eroded.

However, the original strategy of sealing off the city completely failed. Without 20,000 soldiers as support, how could the huge city of Xiayang be controlled and sealed off in every aspect?

(End of this chapter)