fantasy novels Chapter 82 Taking Action 3
Chapter 82 Taking Action 3
"My lord, according to intelligence from the Sun family, the team that raided our Tiger Cavalry's supply camp in the mountains at night has been completely annihilated by Lord Sun Shun and Lord Fu Que."
The head of the demon soldier has been severed and is on its way. The remaining prisoners are being held temporarily at the supply camp as you instructed.
Secondly, our informants reported that our disguised dragon riders and county garrison troops had lured a large number of demon soldiers and rebels to attack, and they have probably been routed by now. The rebels have realized they were in a trap.
Meanwhile, with the Sun family acting as inside agents, everything proceeded smoothly at the Demon Cave. After creating a sealing formation on the outer perimeter, the Sun family paralyzed the Demon Cave's defensive formation as planned, and dozens of elite troops were brought into the core.
The intelligence from five minutes ago stated that Lord Song happy had led a contingent of his elite troops to break into the demon's lair from the outside; however, the current situation has not yet been communicated.
Mo Tong clearly summarized the information at hand and then quickly answered 014's question.
"Dispatch out all our manpower, including members of the Fishermen's Mutual Aid Association and guards, seal off the city gates of Gaoyang County, and activate the national destiny aura vibration magic device in Nei County to block most communication signals."
After considering for a moment, 014 said, "They still have some manpower in Gaoyang County. Although we are not afraid of them, they are all martial artists after all. If they are desperate and try to drag ordinary people down with them in a chaotic battle, then we will suffer more losses than gains."
"During the Heroes' Gathering, we'll show off our results to those who are opportunistic and let them see our strength. Then, we'll have the people who stayed behind mix in with the best participants from the Heroes' Gathering and wipe out the Qi family in one fell swoop."
"Yes, sir!"
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As dawn broke, Fu Que, holding his embroidered spring knife, gazed into the distance.
The lush green mountain peaks swayed in the breeze, a scene as beautiful as a poem or a painting. In the distance, thick smoke billowed from the mountain canyons, resembling a wildfire erupting, which invigorated everyone.
Tiger Cavalry Commander Peng Chi drew his longsword, his voice filled with triumph and rage, and roared, "Pass on my order: attack the mountain!"
"Attack the mountain!"
Fu Que swung his fist downwards, and more than a hundred skilled men from the Fishermen's Mutual Aid Association surged up the mountain behind him.
Although Fu Que was nominally the leader of the Fishermen's Mutual Aid Association, in reality, with the increasing number of gangs within it, as well as merchants affiliated with the Dragon Tiger Guards and supported by the county government, he was no longer the one with absolute power.
In principle, the Fishermen's Mutual Aid Association now belongs to 014. However, while principles are principles, 014 has no intention of seizing power in such a place. Therefore, Fu Que still controls this increasingly large force, which can almost be considered a chamber of commerce.
Fu Que understood that the Fishermen's Mutual Aid Association had expanded too quickly. There were no problems at the moment. Under pressure, even if there were internal problems, they would be forcibly suppressed, and the focus would be on presenting a united front against external threats.
However, even after eliminating the monopolistic forces like the Qi family, the inherent contradictions within the Fishermen's Mutual Aid Association will still surface.
But what does this have to do with Fu Que? He had already run away by then, and given 014's governance methods, Fu Que didn't think the grassroots people who formed the foundation would suffer any losses.
The suffering of ordinary people has been enough, and the sacrifices they have made have been enough.
Whether it's to incite the monopolistic ambitions of the Qi family and other forces, so that 014 can have a legitimate reason to swallow up their accumulated wealth, or to use this as bait to wipe out the demonic forces entrenched in the mountains and lay a safe foundation for the development of Gaoyang County.
Alternatively, they could use the momentum of their great victory to seize land deeds and shops, thoroughly clean up the chaotic trading practices in Gaoyang County, and re-establish a new market environment.
All of this was done at the expense of the people's interests.
Now, the time is ripe. After reaping the fruits of victory, it is time to distribute the benefits to the suffering people.
In fact, 014 had already been doing this before the final showdown, but it wasn't very obvious. It was just about stabilizing prices, cracking down on extortion, and dealing with the illegal collection of protection fees.
Going forward, the people will only benefit more. In the future blueprint that 014 showed to Fu Que, the national destiny is of paramount importance. And the national destiny is something that is tangible yet intangible; it doesn't play games with you and depends entirely on whether people are on the side of the people.
If you want to win people's hearts, or rather, the hearts of the majority, there is no room for empty talk. You can only work hard and bring benefits and convenience to the people.
According to Zhou Jing's orders, the troops that were annihilated last night, including the ragtag armed forces led by Fu Que, were exempt from participating in the annihilation operation this morning.
However, Fu Que, who possessed the scroll swordsman state, had energy far exceeding that of ordinary people. In addition, with the sinful cloud ink as a benefit, he voluntarily used the favorable copper coins to ask Zhou Jin for permission to participate in the siege battle on the mountain peak.
His ragtag army, after one bloody battle, was immediately thrown into another, yet they had no complaints.
One reason for this was the desire to earn merit and strive for a better life in the future. Another major reason was that this was the location of the storage warehouse, where a large portion of the property of demons and powerful families such as the Qi family in Gaoyang County was located.
Even if the emperor didn't lack hungry soldiers, and although most of them had to be handed over, if they secretly hid some things, the authorities would turn a blind eye when 014 came. Who would risk their life for you if there was no benefit? Even if they kept only a small portion, it was still a very large fortune.
Moreover, there would be rewards for meritorious service later, so even though they had to go through a series of life-or-death battles against bloodthirsty demons and family soldiers guarding their property, Fu Que's gang of ragtag soldiers did not complain at all.
Of course, Fu Que's exemplary leadership in taking the lead and charging into battle also played a significant role. There is definitely a difference between following me and charging for me.
The mountain stronghold Tiger Cavalry Alliance, carrying black tiger-head flags, clashed squarely with the demon soldiers guarding the reserve warehouse halfway up the mountain. Fu Que also saw several military flags and magical artifacts emitting different halos.
This includes, but is not limited to, the Mountain King Flag which provides terrain advantages, the Shennong Flag which accelerates wound healing, and the Mountain Moving Warrior Flag which enhances physical constitution.
This time, however, Fu Que, leading a motley crew of gang fighters, doesn't get to enjoy this kind of fighting style that's practically like having a lifeline.
With an advantage in equipment and military skills, coupled with the almost luxurious buff of military flags and magical artifacts, the Tiger Cavalry Alliance almost completely dominated the demon soldiers from the moment they made contact.
The Tiger Cavalry allied forces were divided into teams of eight: two with large shields in front, two with crossbows in the middle, two with long swords on the sides, and two with spears at the rear.
The large shields pressed forward, suppressing any space for maneuver; the spearmen swept down the demon soldiers; the longswordsmen followed up with slashes; and the crossbowmen provided support. On the mountainside battlefield, the formations resembled whirlpools, frantically shredding the demon soldiers' ranks.
In the black and white vision, Fu Que was watching the battle. To be honest, he only now had a certain understanding of the battlefield of the cold weapon flesh grinder. To put it simply, if he fell into the formation formed by the Tiger Cavalry Alliance, he might not be able to fight his way out alive.