Chapter 863: Chapter 40: Rebel’s Choice, One Month Later, Mysterious Treasure! (Da Zhang)_4
"Now in Tianhe Prefecture, there are many rebels, and our task is to eliminate these traitors and confiscate their property!"
"Tell me, do you want to do this?"
"Yes!" Everyone shouted.
"Kill the traitors, confiscate their property!"
"Kill the traitors, confiscate their property!"
"..."
Seeing the morale boosted, Zhao Xing raised his fist.
Immediately, everyone quieted down and watched Zhao Xing in silence.
"I will give you time to rest. In half a month, we will launch a campaign against the Xinyang Army and confiscate the Marquis Xinyang’s property!"
"Yes!"
Li Gan led the City Guard Army to rest, but Zhao Xing could not stop. He began appointing and dismissing officials in Tianxia County.
Yao Yuanchun watched Zhao Xing and his clone working tirelessly and nodded quietly in approval.
"As expected of a military marquis, he mobilized the City Guard Army at minimal cost."
The army Li Gan led was incredibly diverse, including individuals from the Inspection Bureau, City Guard Army, and Ministry of Criminal Justice. This was because Zhao Xing had requested that they all be of the fifth rank, and the City Guard alone couldn’t provide so many men.
People earn three hundred taels a month; asking them to risk their lives was not their usual duty. Following Zhao Xing’s orders was mandatory.
In the recent battle, dozens were killed or injured, and the grievances in their hearts were unpredictable.
But now, their enthusiasm was ignited.
Still, Yao Yuanchun was puzzled, so he approached Zhao Xing with his doubts: "Mr. Zhao, may I ask for your guidance?"
"Brother Yao, no need to be so formal. Call me by my name when no one is around." Zhao Xing gave Yao Yuanchun special attention.
Yao Yuanchun’s talent was exceptional; at the pinnacle of the standard fourth rank, he had the power to contend with those in the early stages of the third rank.
Moreover, Yao Yuanchun’s Qi Fortune remained stable, fluctuating between Inference Four and Inference Five, even when slaying the Tianxia King, it never dropped to Inference Three.
"What would you like to ask?"
"Our losses are minimal, and Zhao Xing, you already informed the county city to send officials to fill the gaps. Why rest for half a month? Naming the Xinyang Army specifically gives the enemy time to prepare, doesn’t it?"
Zhao Xing smiled and said, "I won’t rest for half a month. The latest by the day after tomorrow, I will set out with the troops."
"The first target is not the Xinyang Army in the north, but the Puyang Army in the south."
Yao Yuanchun suddenly understood: "Brother Zhao, you said it on purpose."
Zhao Xing nodded: "Speed is the essence; the goal is to catch them off guard."
"What we’re doing in Tianxia County cannot be concealed; the deserters will surely spread the news."
"Since that’s the case, I might as well say we’re targeting the Xinyang Army."
"The Xinyang Army will be tense and fully prepared, while the Puyang Army will lower their guard."
At this moment, Yao Yuanchun felt the profound meaning behind Zhao Xing’s words, and his admiration for Zhao Xing deepened.
Unbeknownst to him, Zhao Xing had no better choice.
After all, the men he gathered, although individually strong, lacked unity.
Li Gan even struggled to execute a fourth-level battle formation.
If he were leading the Divine Might Army, even if they were one rank weaker overall, their combat effectiveness would surpass this group.
Training, coordination, and discipline were on entirely different levels.
"For now, it must be like this. If I could command the Yuan Yu, Yuan Gui, and Yuan River armies among the eleven stationed forces, that would be a true army." Zhao Xing thought to himself.
These three armies originated as splits from the ’Tianhe Army.’
The Tianhe Army was ranked four hundred sixty in the Military Realm, on par with the Divine Might Army.
However, during the Battle of Yin You Mountain in the 33rd year of the Jingxin Calendar, the main general of the Tianhe Army perished, along with several fourth-rank assistant generals and Capital Commandants. As a result, the Tianhe Army had to split into three.
Nevertheless, many of the middle-grade leaders within the Tianhe Army survived, though without a strong leader, they had to downgrade and divide.
"Master." Zhao Xing returned to the battleship, entering the hall housing the golden body of Tianyang True Monarch. "It’s settled?"
"Yes, please send orders back to the county city, notifying Zhang Ping, Wu Xuan Ying, and others to dispatch some officials to reinforce Tianxia County." Zhao Xing said.
"No problem." Tianyang True Monarch examined him, then asked suddenly, "You did not bring my golden body from Tianxia County, why is that, disciple?"
"Huh?" Zhao Xing was taken aback, "Master, you have a golden body here as well?"
"Indeed." Fu Tianyang replied, "In the lands of Nineteen States, including both the inner and outer seas, with over fifty-four thousand county cities and grotto heavens, I have approximately seventeen thousand golden bodies."
"But in places like county cities, there are only third-rank golden body divine statues; prefecture cities have second-grade ones."
That many?
Zhao Xing was unfamiliar with these figures.
But upon reflection, he realized that this period marked his mentor’s peak power in the Yin Realm.
Because he was the previous Chief Minister of Agriculture, after passing to the Yin Realm, he became the reigning Minister of Agriculture God!
Only when the current Chief Minister of Agriculture passed would the power transfer to his disciple, Li Boqian.
At that time, the power of gold bodies across regions would diminish several levels.
"Understood, I will go immediately." Zhao Xing rushed out.
Why bring it up?
Because when Tianyang True Monarch possesses it, the expenditures are borne by the golden body itself.
Tianyang True Monarch had intervened twice already. This second-grade golden body divine statue couldn’t sustain endless consumption without replenishment.
"The divine temple of Tianxia County." Zhao Xing took a step, appearing instantly at the divine temple in the county city below.