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Chapter 1424
It's not that everyone is willing to provoke this powerful enemy, but it's because of fear, or it should be said that they have persecution paranoia, that they attack so preemptively.

Seeing the drastic change in Lei Ming's face, Tang Feng comforted him: "Actually, there is no need to worry so much, the empire has already begun to decay, and the most combative force in the entire coastal province is Longji's fifth regiment.

"Now that the Fifth Regiment has been wiped out by us, as long as we don't annex the entire Coastal Province arrogantly, then the timid Coastal Province Guard Division, as long as we teach them a few more times, they will acquiesce in our respect for Jinwen County." occupied."

Lei Ming was a little puzzled: "Uncle, we want to occupy the entire Jinwen County? Mountains and forests don't matter, how can we defend other places? And how can the Coast Guard Division afford the crime of losing the country? Don't they ask for reinforcements?" ?”

Tang Feng smiled and said, "Reinforcements? Hehe, they can't invite reinforcements, because other troops need to take care of more important places, as long as we don't annex the entire coastal province and lose a county on the border that the empire doesn't have much control over. , they can still endure."

"Do other countries want to launch an attack together?" Lei Ming asked in a flash of inspiration.

Tang Feng nodded and said: "That's right, because the Augustus Empire is too powerful, the surrounding countries don't have any allies, they are all enemies. Needless to say, the Liberty Alliance, they and the Empire are mortal enemies, and they have been fighting each other for many years, and the allies of Feimu Banner are now Attracted the three imperial regular legions into the prairie, and the remaining Burat Emirates and Chengsi Khanate began to think about the empire.

In this case, our Shanyue allies can't fall behind. Let's take advantage of it first. If we are lucky, we may be able to draw down all the territories of the empire adjacent to us. "

Lei Ming said in surprise: "Ah, doesn't this mean that all the countries around the empire have participated in the operation? I'm afraid such a huge plan can't be planned in a year or two?"

"Of course, it took three years just to negotiate with all countries. This plan has been prepared for more than ten years. However, if there is no problem within the empire, this plan is just a castle in the air. Who would have thought , how could you actually betray your own country?" Tang Feng laughed.

The thunder thief smiled and said: "Hey, I think these imperial dignitaries definitely don't take us seriously, thinking that as long as they use our strength to gain power, they can use the imperial army to wipe us out and get rid of us, so that their position will be stable. Do not move.

"Actually, they don't even think about it. How did the phrase "bring wolves into the house" come about. By that time, I'm afraid the imperial army will be in chaos and fighting on their own, and they still want to destroy us?"

"It's good that you have such an opinion, so you have to keep in mind that no matter how much you fight for power, you can't collude with outsiders. As long as you tribal leaders don't collude with outsiders, no matter how much trouble there is, the mountain group will remain neutral." Tang Feng said solemnly Said.

Knowing that his uncle was waking him up, Lei Ming immediately said respectfully: "Yes, my nephew remembered."

"Well, our hero is back, let's gather the team and get ready to go." Tang Feng looked into the distance and said.

Lei Ming took a quick look, and found that thousands of troops gathered around a man in imperial uniform, walking towards this side.He smiled and began to muster the troops.

Although the assassination incident in Jinwen City was very mysterious, it is said that "if people don't want to know, unless they do nothing", no matter how detailed the preparations are and how well they are hidden, they will still leave clues.Especially after Zhao Hu's reward of one thousand gold coins came out, all the people began to rack their brains to search for clues.

Not to mention, some things that were used to not paying attention to, really felt a bit weird after careful consideration, so the people who had gained experience immediately found the cavalry patrolling the street and reported it.

As soon as the cavalry got the clues, they immediately summoned the troops to round up. Needless to say, those who resisted were definitely enemies, and those who did not resist had to be taken back for careful examination.

Under the charm of money and the scrutiny of the public, Zhao Hu's guards arrested thousands of people before night fell that day, but none of them were arrested for resisting.

These hundreds of people who blatantly resisted either fought to the death and were killed, or committed suicide immediately when they saw that the situation was wrong. Anyway, they were all dead.

The next day, one of Zhao Hu's personal guards broke in suddenly and reported: "My lord, five soldiers from the Fifth Regiment called the door at the gate, and they looked like they were injured."

"Hurry up and take them in." Zhao Hu said as he stood up and walked out.

When they came to the city gate, the five soldiers had already entered the city, and they were drinking water desperately.Seeing their appearance, everyone was shocked. They saw that these five people were covered with bruises, their faces were black and scorched, and they looked like they had been roasted by the fire.

Zhao Hu hurriedly asked: "What's going on?"

Hearing the sound, the five soldiers immediately stood at attention and saluted one by one. One soldier who could barely see the rank of Corporal Commander choked up.

His eyes were red, and he said in a bitter tone: "Sir, the third lieutenant colonel has betrayed, the fifth regiment has been annihilated in an ambush, and the Shanyue allies have sent tens of thousands of troops to invade the border, including the ace mountain regiment of the Shanyue Kingdom. Please prepare for war immediately."

"What?" Zhao Hu and the others were all taken aback. Why did it take so long for the third lieutenant colonel to become a traitor and wipe out the entire Fifth Regiment?

After the corporal leader told the story in detail, he took his four brothers to salute Zhao Hu and said, "Sir, the people of Jinwen City will be entrusted to you."

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Hu immediately felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly asked: "Wait, you want to..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw these five soldiers committing suicide with their knives. Their actions were so sudden and fast that the people around them didn't react at all.

The corporal leader, who was still a little angry after his neck was cut, smiled slightly, and said in a weak tone: "Sir, the assassination in this city should be the ghost of Lao San and the others who have the blood of Shanyue.

Originally, I thought that the existence of the second chief would leave roots for the Fifth Wing. What a pity, the Fifth Wing was completely destroyed by the hard work of the leader.Since this is the case, then we should also follow the captain, our brothers are all waiting below. "As he said, he passed away with a look of nostalgia on his face.

The scene was silent, and everyone was speechless.

Zhao Hu and the others knew that these five soldiers would not commit suicide, but they asked the guards about the situation of the guards staying in the army as soon as they came back. The guards who did not get the gag order answered truthfully, letting them know that they hoped for revival The pillar of the Fifth Wing, the second lieutenant colonel who stayed behind, including all the brothers who stayed behind were assassinated.

It can be said that there are only five of them left in the entire regiment. I know that a soldier like myself cannot rebuild the fifth regiment, so if this is the case, let's follow the brothers.

So it can be determined that even if they were prevented from committing suicide at that time, they would still commit suicide immediately if they had the opportunity.For them, the United Team is their home, and Pao Ze is their relatives. If they lose all of these, there is no hope of survival.

At this moment, these soldiers didn't think about their families at all. Maybe they didn't have a family, or maybe their family was not as close as Pao Zeqin.Or maybe they just used it to express their loyal feelings.

The people present had different opinions. Zhao Hu regretted it, while Zhou Wen and Sun Jie, Zhao Hu's personal guards, respected them and regarded them as his own rules of conduct.

As for the members of the escort team, they were full of enthusiasm and fear. They were passionate about the stamina of the regular army, but also worried about the upcoming battle, wondering if they could survive the battle.

Zhao Hu's words made everyone wake up: "Notify their relatives and bury them generously. The cavalry immediately went out of the city to scout out the enemy's situation, recruited the whole city's strong men, and announced the news of the enemy's arrival in the whole city. The whole army is ready to defend the city!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers retreated under orders, and the whole city erupted immediately after the news was conveyed.

Zhao Hu and his party first gathered five thousand young men who were equivalent to slaves, and said that as long as they joined the guard, they would be released from their status as slaves, and they would be paid a monthly salary. These five thousand young men immediately rushed to become members of the guard.

This time, Zhao Hu did not let them conduct the election of corps leader and squad leader, and directly selected officers from the [-] auxiliary soldiers.After the devolution of officers, the framework of the army was immediately formed.Then take these young and strong to open the munitions warehouse of the regiment headquarters and start equipping weapons.

When the young men with weapons gathered at the gate of the city, all the strong men in the city were also forcibly recruited, counting nearly [-] people.

This time, the two thousand auxiliary soldiers were all dispersed to serve as grassroots officers.

Since all the weapons in stock were equipped with young and strong men, these strong men had to equip the bamboo pole and iron head gun brought back by Zhao Hu, and the other unarmed people had to be porters.

Immediately after the grouping was completed, the whole city began to search for defensive equipment. Wooden cylinders, stones, oil, torches, dung water, iron pots, and wood were all moved to the towers, and sandbags began to be piled up at the gates.

The blacksmiths in the city began to make arrows, and the medical hall began to prepare wound medicine.Rich families donated a large amount of cloth, food and personal weapons, and the women in the city began to prepare food and cloth strips for dressing. Anyway, everyone in the whole city contributed money and effort.

The main reason why they are so enthusiastic is that they know that this is a large-scale invasion by bandits, and even the most greedy wealthy households are willing to bleed. After all, they know that once bandits enter the city, they will lose their lives, let alone their money. Now, now is not the time to be stingy.

The cavalry in charge of the investigation reported loudly: "My lord, the Shanyue enemy army appeared [-] kilometers outside the city. There are tens of thousands of people, all infantry, equipped with swords, guns, bows and arrows, and they have prepared dozens of ladders. According to their speed Let’s see, we will probably be able to reach the city at noon tomorrow.”

(End of this chapter)