The ancients said: Those who achieve great things will seek a secret room, and defeat and negligence.

The sun was almost setting, and in Ma Baiyu's private residence, the two top court officials in Yuanyang City were arguing and plotting.

Zhou Dongcang, the director of Yuanyang City, is the second only to Ma Baiyu in the main office. He had already told Ma Baiyu the news of the heavy losses of Yuanyangwei and the city defense battalion.

Ma Baiyu was skeptical, he knew that Qi Refining Cultivators were extremely powerful, but Qi Refining Cultivators rarely did anything to non-Qi Refining Cultivators, let alone kill thousands of people at once?

Zhou Dongcang said: "The news is absolutely true. The chief officer can send someone to investigate. ”

Ma Baiyu had already believed eight points, and sighed: "If it is as Zhou Lao said, what can I do?"

"It's such a big deal. If you don't do it, I will be dismissed. More likely to be punished for dereliction of duty. ”

Ma Baiyu was taken aback and asked, "What can I do?"

Zhou Dongcang said: "You and I work together to conceal the report." It will be possible to resolve this crisis. ”

"How to conceal it?"

"Escalate immediately. ”

"Report?"

The wrinkles on Zhou Dongcang's forehead unexpectedly stretched, and he said with a smile: "Big Master, you and I will report this matter to Greentown at the same time, and say that Hutou Mountain was besieged, and the Yuanyang Wei camp was attacked by tens of thousands of bandits. ”

"Where are there tens of thousands of bandits?"

"Wusheh Ridge. ”

"There are only a few murder fugitives on the Dark Sheath Ridge!"

"It doesn't matter. In the deep mountains and mountains, one bandit is 10,000 bandits. ”

Ma Baiyu was very surprised, and couldn't accept Zhou Dongcang's strategy for a while.

Zhou Dongcang said: "Master Ma, in the territory of Yuanyang City, as long as you and I support each other, anything you say is true." ”

Ma Baiyu nodded mechanically and said, "Thank you Elder Zhou for your guidance." ”

The wrinkles on Zhou Dongcang's forehead gradually twisted together, and said, "Yuanyang Wei is a garrison, and if it is attacked, it is inevitable that there will be losses. Hey, more than half of the garrison like the city defense battalion has been destroyed, how is it good?"

Ma Baiyu said: "Can you ......?"

Zhou Dongcang interrupted Ma Baiyu's words and said, "You can hand over the city defense camp to me, and I will be responsible for rebuilding the city defense camp." ”

"This ......"

"Don't hesitate. If you and I can't help each other, we will be punished by Greentown and the Imperial City. ”

"This ......"

Zhou Dongcang took Ma Baiyu's hand and said, "Big master, you have to think clearly." You are responsible for the reconstruction of Yuanyangwei, and I am responsible for the reconstruction of the city defense battalion, so that you and I can work together. ”

Ma Baiyu gritted his teeth and said with a smile: "Old Zhou, thank you for your hard work." It was my misscheduling that caused this crisis. ”

The muscles on Zhou Dongcang's face moved, and he said: "It's not that the big chief is not properly scheduled, but that Sun Tu, the new head of the military room, is not competent." ”

"Sun Tu?"

"Sun Tu was originally the inspection envoy of the Jinniu Town Market Inspection Division, and he had never led a soldier, and this time he destroyed thousands of soldiers, and the head of the military house should be beheaded. ”

"Sun Tu, he ......"

"Chief, how can the lives of thousands of soldiers be sacrificed in vain? Someone must take responsibility, right? Otherwise, how can the dead soldiers be blind?"

"Master Zhou, Old Zhou, what do you think?"

Zhou Dongcang is nearly sixty years old and has a deep plan. Ma Baiyu is not his opponent.

"Chief Martha, if you don't kill Sun Tu, please appoint a new deputy head of the barracks. ”

“......”

"Let the deputy chief of the barracks concurrently serve as the commander of the city defense battalion and assist me in rebuilding the city defense battalion. ”

Ma Baiyu suddenly realized, and said in his heart: After going around for a long time, it turned out to be this meaning. I'll give you the city defense camp for a few days, and after this crisis, I'll see how I clean you up. "Old Zhou, you are fully responsible for the city defense camp. Take some of the stress off my shoulders. ”

"They are all colleagues, so they will naturally work hard for the big master. ”

"From now on, the city defense battalion will be under the supervision of Director Zhou. ”

"You are the chief officer, and you still need to check the personnel appointment of the city defense battalion. ”

Ma Baiyu asked, "Old Zhou, is there a suitable candidate for deputy director?"

"Jiang Tao, the captain of the right team of the guard battalion of the main office, has a suitable resume. ”

"Jiang Tao, isn't that the brother-in-law who is in charge of Fang Jiang?"

"Exactly. Zhou Dongcang wondered in his heart: Director Jiang also took Ma Baiyu's door?

"Tomorrow, let Jiang Tao be transferred to the deputy director of the barracks and concurrently serve as the commander of the city defense battalion. ”

Zhou Dongcang saw that the sky was already dark, and said, "When dinner time comes, I won't disturb the main person to eat." ”

After Ma Baiyu saw Zhou Dongcang and his followers leaving, he said to a guard captain with a scar on his face: "Let your people, go and take charge of the barracks Sun, please come here." ”

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At night, dinner time, in Ma Baiyu's private room.

Ma Baiyu sat on the Taishi's chair with a black face, and Ling Hu Wuji and Sun Tu stood beside him.

Ma Baiyu stared at Sun Tu's eyes tightly and asked, "How many soldiers died?"

Sun Tu trembled and said, "At most, forty percent." ”

"Director Zhou said that it was not less than sixty percent. ”

"The big boss, many soldiers have fled. ”

"Escaped, where can I go?"

"Entered the Wushei Ridge. Sun Tu diverted the leader's attention.

"Why did they run into the mountains?"

"Fleeing from battle, fearing punishment by military law. ”

Ma Baiyu pondered for a while, and said to the scar-faced escort captain beside him, "You are now leading your people into the mountain overnight, and tell those soldiers who fled into the mountain that as long as they are willing to come back, everything will be the same." "They must not be allowed to have any contact with the bandits of Wusheiling.

"Yes. ”

After handing over the city defense battalion to Zhou Dongcang, Ma Baiyu was a little flustered, and he couldn't help but think: If Hua Zhongxian faced this situation, would he give up the right to send troops? ”

Sad, alas, that's thousands of lives.

Sun Tu said: "It is said that the army was ...... by Qi refining monks"

Ma Baiyu hurriedly said: "For no reason, why do you want to provoke the Qi Refining Cultivator?"

Sun Tu said: "The big boss, the loss this time is because the generals transferred troops privately and made their own opinions,......"

The losses have already taken place, and the generals involved are all dead, what else is there to say. Maybe Zhou Dongcang is right, Sun Tu is not qualified to command the army. Ma Baiyu interrupted Sun Tu's words and said, "No need to say any more. ”

"Yes. Sun Tu was a little weak-hearted, he wanted the commander of the city defense battalion to do something wrong, and let the chief blame, so that he could take the chestnut from it and seek military power, but he didn't want Yuanyangwei and the most elite soldiers of the city defense battalion to die in the Shiyang Town market.

Ma Baiyu looked at Linghu Wuji, who was standing beside him, and said, "No need to say any more." ”

Thousands of standing soldiers were gone, and thousands of divine bows and crossbows were dissipated, and Ma Baiyu was very sad about this. He said in his heart: If Hua Zhongxian loses these, he will never be as frustrated as me.

Ma Baiyu was silent for a while, and said to Linghu Wuji, who was standing beside him: "Senior brother, please go and find the Master of the Stygian Mountain." Linghu Wuji nodded and left.

Ma Baiyu has lost his army, and he needs a qi refining master to sit in the main mansion in case of accidents.

Today, Sun Tu can be sure that Linghu Wuji and Ma Baiyu are brothers and have a close relationship. Sun Tu has been with Linghu Wuji, who is known as Lao Tie, for three years, but he doesn't know much about Linghu Wuji. When Linghu Wuji first entered the Jinniu Town Market Inspection Division, he made many inquiries, but he didn't get anything, only knowing that he was from the Northern Regions. Ma Baiyu is from the imperial capital of the imperial city, Ling Hu Wuzhi is a native of Xiaoyi Fang in Yuanyang City, and Ling Hu Wushu is a native of Shenma Town in Yuanyang City. Their masters are all Immortal Mountain Ancestors.