Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongying shook her head slightly and said nothing more.

The bandits of the Poison Dragon Gang make a living by robbing and looting, and they often harm the people. Naturally, they are not good people.

Even if Xia Mingyuan killed them all, there would be nothing wrong with it.

However, she still felt a little regretful that more than hundreds of combat-capable soldiers were killed just like that.

If these people are trained properly, they may be recruited into your team.

Zhao Hongying didn't know that Xia Mingyuan had a powerful weapon called the system.

Not to mention these minions who were not even as good as the first-level Yellow Turban strongmen, he didn't even take the royal guards seriously.

Taking in prisoners requires feeding, training, and enacting military laws to prevent them from mutiny. How can this be as easy as having a system?

Xia Mingyuan's words made Chen Qing shiver and feel a little nervous.

Could it be that Commander Xia's words were meant to warn him?

We don't want useless idiots in our team...

"What are you thinking about?"

While Chen Qing was stunned, Xia Mingyuan suddenly walked up to him and patted his shoulder gently.

"No, I didn't think about anything."

Chen Qing smiled bitterly, lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Xia Mingyuan.

"Chen Qing, you did a good job this time."

"I'm afraid the Poison Dragon Gang's combat power will be reduced by at least one-third this time."

Chen Qing nodded quickly, "Commander Xia, it's more than one-third. These three thousand people are already more than half of the elite of the Poison Dragon Gang."

"As for the other soldiers in the mountain stronghold, they may be able to rob ordinary people on weekdays, but if they really have to fight, they can't even match half of these people."

"If Commander Xia wants to attack the Poison Dragon Gang now, I can help him from the inside and maybe we can take them down in one fell swoop..."

Before Chen Qing finished speaking, he saw the smile on Xia Mingyuan's face slowly disappear, and his eyes became a little colder.

"I didn't realize you were so impatient to destroy the Poison Dragon Gang." Xia Mingyuan sneered and said lightly.

Chen Qing was shocked and quickly lowered himself, not daring to look Xia Mingyuan in the eye. "I've been too talkative, please punish me, Commander."

Xia Mingyuan had a cold expression and patted Chen Qing's shoulder hard.

"I know you want to destroy the Poison Dragon Gang as quickly as possible, gain your freedom from me, and escape from Hanyang."

"After all, I forced you to surrender, so it's understandable that you have such thoughts."

"However, this commander advises you that since you have surrendered, you should behave yourself. It is best not to have such petty thoughts as wanting me and the Poison Dragon Gang to suffer mutual destruction."

"You're right, right? Chen San is in charge."

Chen Qing's face changed drastically and he fell to his knees with a thud.

"I absolutely dare not do that. Please, Commander, please understand."

"Haha, I just want to remind you, why are you so nervous?" Xia Mingyuan smiled and pulled Chen Qing up from the ground.

"The Poison Dragon Gang occupies a dangerous pass, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It would be foolish to attack the mountain at this time."

"You must have quite a few confidants on the mountain, so why not let them spread some gossip."

"As for the topic of the conversation, let's just say that the first boss teamed up with the Xu family to kill the second and third bosses. What do you think?"

When Chen Qing heard this, he was suddenly startled. He raised his head in surprise and looked at Xia Mingyuan with fear in his eyes.

What a trick to sow discord!

Commander Xia was so vicious the first time he attacked.

No wonder he had previously released the news that the Xu family had withheld half of the food and military pay.

The purpose is to make everyone in the village dissatisfied with the Xu family and the boss.

At this moment, he could even imagine how the other leaders would react after the news spread in the village.

Once the Poison Dragon Gang loses its morale, it will never have a good ending even if it holds on to its natural defenses.

Xia Mingyuan didn't wait for Chen Qing to respond and turned to look at Wang Gangyi behind him.

"Five days later, release this news."

"Also, inform General Yue to mobilize the troops from Xujiazhuang and station them at the foot of Poison Dragon Mountain. Wait for my orders to act."

"Yes!"

Wang Gangyi took the order and withdrew.

Xia Mingyuan patted Chen Qing and said calmly, "Let's go. After we finish eating the Poison Dragon Gang, it's time to go to the Xu family."

"I can't wait for the food and military pay to support you."

Chen Qing nodded with difficulty, like a walking corpse, and followed Xia Mingyuan. The group soon arrived at the place agreed with the Xu family.

Towards morning, the rain stopped and the sky cleared up.

Several people from the Xu family escorted dozens of carriages and finally arrived at the Weiyang River at the foot of the Poison Dragon Gang Mountain without any rush.

Chen Qing, along with Xia Mingyuan and others who were disguised as subordinates, hurried forward when they saw this scene.

At the front of the opposite convoy sat a short, fat young man.

Xu Wu and others followed him respectfully.

"Excuse me, sir, are you from the Xu family?"

Chen Qing bowed, dismounted from his horse, and looked respectful.

The obese young man on horseback pinched his nose and curled his lips, saying, "What nonsense are you asking!"

"Apart from our Xu family, who else would send you things?"

Chen Qing's expression froze, and he lowered his head, not daring to express any dissatisfaction.

"This is your food and wages for this year: 1.5 million catties of food and fodder, plus 100,000 taels of silver."

"I really don't know why the family spends so much money every year to support a bunch of useless bandits like you."

After the fat man finished speaking, he pointed at the convoy behind him and said, "Where are your people? Come and take over..."

"Don't forget our Xu family's conditions. If you don't see the goods in a month, the Xu family will make your Poison Dragon Gang pay the price."

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Before the fat man finished speaking.

Suddenly, a row of feather arrows flew from the sky, and the guards standing at the outermost edge of the convoy fell down in large numbers like wheat being cut.

"Master, be careful!"

"There are assassins!"

Xu Wu and others were shocked and had no time to think before they protected the fat man.

However, these people were still one step too late.

Zhao Hongying's figure flashed by quickly, and he stood in front of the five people with his sword.

Although these five people are all second-grade masters, their hands were chopped off by Xia Mingyuan some time ago, and now their strength has been greatly reduced and they are only at the third-grade level.

Facing Zhao Hongying, the five people were dragged down and could not move forward.

It's too late, but it's soon.

Chen Qing swept the long sword in his hand, knocked the fat man off the horse, rushed forward and chopped off his head with a sword.

"Chen Qing, you are so bold!"

"Are you from the Poison Dragon Gang planning a rebellion?"

Xu Wu's face was pale and his anger was splitting.

The fat guy whose head was chopped off by a knife just now is the nephew of the head of the Xu family!

If he died, the Xu family would never be able to get around these guards!

Chen Qing sneered and looked at Xu Wu coldly.

"A servant of the Xu family dares to act so presumptuously in front of me."

"Xu Wu, all of you will die today!"

"If you don't like our Poison Dragon Gang, you will kill everyone in your Xu family!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Wu only heard the deafening sound of killing behind him.

The next moment, thousands of soldiers and horses rushed out.

The Xu family convoy, which had just been preparing to resist, was broken up in an instant.