"Useless! You couldn't even kill Qin Lizhi at such close range. Did your grandmother teach you marksmanship?"

The person who was beaten turned red in the face, covered his palm with his hand, and dared not speak out in anger.

Wang Zhenwu breathed heavily.

He knew very well that now was absolutely not the time to cause chaos, and even if he wanted to discipline his subordinates, it shouldn't be at this time.

Thinking of this, he narrowed his eyes.

"It won't happen again."

"Right now, our most important task is to get through this crisis. Qin Lizhi is currently pursuing us relentlessly. This can't go on. We'll sneak into the Taoyuan County government around 2 or 3 a.m."

The subordinates responded in humiliation, "Yes!"

*

at the same time.

News of the riverbank breach spread rapidly.

Under the propaganda of the Jinsan Brigade, countless people were woken up in the middle of the night and forced to leave their homes with their families.

"Sir, what happened?"

"The riverbed has collapsed; bad guys dug it open, and now the river is flooding everywhere. Fortunately, it's been a drought this year, so the water level isn't too high. I should be able to go home in about two more days."

"Huh? What's going on? There are actually people dredging the riverbed with nothing better to do?"

"Yes, that's right. They're heartless. They dare to do such heinous things. The young marshal is currently doing his best to apprehend the villains. We hope you villagers will cooperate. If you see a group of wandering strangers, be sure to report to the Jin San Brigade as soon as possible. The young marshal said that if the information is true and the villains are brought to justice, there will be a generous reward!"

After the initial shock, the villagers quickly fell into resentment.

"Why does this scoundrel have to do such a shameless thing? He's destined for bad luck."

……

A night of chaos.

After a whole night of bumpy travel, the army finally managed to select a new, higher location to garrison.

After setting up the tents, the group crawled into bed and fell into a deep sleep.

The able-bodied men had planned to go to their original positions to work the next day, but they were stopped by the floodwaters.

"How is this going?"

"You probably live far away, so you didn't hear the news, right? Last night, some wicked people dug up the river embankment, causing it to collapse, which led to the flood."

"What do we do now? Are we still going to do this job?"

"Then who am I supposed to ask? Why don't we find the new location of the Jinsan Brigade's encampment and ask them in detail?"

"Sigh, there's no other way now."

……

After a short rest, Lao Liu got up and started cooking again.

However, after learning about the dam breach, everyone's spirits plummeted, and they all silently cooked, the lively atmosphere from before vanishing.

The fruits of many days of hard work were wiped out overnight by the actions of evil people.

No one can be happy about this.

"Chief Cook Liu, do you know this Wang Zhenwu before?"

Old Liu lifted his eyelids, took off the lid of the pot in his hand, and steaming hot steam came out.

"I know, that's like putting a stone in a chicken coop, what a jerk!"

"That's right, what kind of good person would do something like that?" A group of people echoed indignantly.

Old Liu was also very emotional.

"I knew this guy was a bastard, but I never imagined he would be so heartless as to destroy all our hard work over the past few days!"

"Don't worry, such a despicable person will definitely get his comeuppance in the future!"

After saying that, Lao Liu, as usual, told everyone to hurry up and line up for their meals, and also spread the word that meals were served.

Just then, he glanced over and saw a large group of people heading towards their temporary encampment.

Upon closer inspection, wasn't this the same strong laborer from before?

Because they had been traveling all night, the officers were still fast asleep. The able-bodied men, not knowing where they were, rushed forward when they saw Old Liu, and soon surrounded him.

"General Liu, tell us quickly, is the work of digging the irrigation ditch still going on?"

How could Old Liu possibly know?

He's just a cook at best. He knows how many ladles of water to add when cooking, but he doesn't know whether the irrigation ditch needs repair.

"How would I know if you're asking me that?"

"Hey, Xiao Zhang, go and take a look. Report this to Lieutenant Zhang, and then to the Young Marshal. How can a mere cook like me make such a big decision?"

The able-bodied men on one side huddled together, still worried about how to resolve the situation, when Old Liu saw another group of fully armed men approaching in droves.

Old Liu's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly went to meet him.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?"

The man in the lead was none other than the captain of the Taoyuan County Armed Forces. Upon seeing Old Liu, he gave him a disdainful once-over and coldly said, "Who do you think you are? Get out of my way! Quickly! Find someone in charge to talk to us!"

He stumbled and was almost pushed over.

The person next to the leader of the armed team was Qin Xiangwen.

He practically scrambled away that day.

He came again today, probably with some intention of revenge.

He whispered something in Captain Liang's ear.

After gaining a foothold, Lao Liu didn't dare to waste any time and quickly sent someone to call for reinforcements.

"Young Marshal!"

Qin Lizhi was in a drowsy sleep when he was suddenly awakened by that voice.

In his sleep, he was telling Yu Yu everything about his current predicament.

Perhaps because he had encountered too many problems recently, and these problems were not as simple as marching and fighting, he was quite exhausted and simply told Yu Yu about these troubles in his dream.

Unexpectedly, Yu Yu in the dream was able to analyze the situation clearly and logically, explaining the solutions to the predicament in detail.

Just as he was overjoyed, he heard an urgent voice beside him.

"It's bad, young marshal! People from the Taoyuan County government are here!"

"It looks like they've come to demand an explanation."

Qin Lizhi woke up.

She threw off the covers and got up, her two incredibly long legs landing on the ground, her legs slightly apart, and there was still a hint of sleepiness in her eyes.

However, after clearly understanding what Zhang's adjutant said, he quickly came to his senses.

"Go over and have a look."

He straightened up, and weariness etched a slight wrinkle between his brows, which disappeared in an instant.

After splashing cold water on his face, he strode out of the tent.

"Oh, so this is the renowned Young Marshal Qin. Meeting you today, he truly is extraordinary."

Captain Liang changed the subject, his brows furrowed, "But ultimately, what the young marshal should be doing is leading troops into battle. Local governance and administration are the responsibility of the government. Before the young marshal interfered, did he consider the consequences?"

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