Provisional Government of Greenwood City.

Li Tianrui has fully recovered from the last time he had blackwater disease, and he has been able to work normally these days, but he has been under a lot of pressure lately. Due to the loss of Heimu Pass, the committee requested that the troops be expanded on the spot, not only to independently complete the control of the surroundings of Greenwood City, but also to send troops to support Hewan New City within half a month.

It is impossible for a new army to be created on the spot, and it will certainly need to reorganize local forces or recruit civilians into the army. The average literacy of people in this era is quite low, and no matter which method recruits soldiers, there is still a long way to go to meet the requirements.

Li Tianrui felt that he had done his best, but there was still a huge gap to meet the target number of people on the committee.

At this moment, Li Tianrui was considering the framework for the new formation of this regiment, and he reluctantly dropped many of his approved subordinates into the new regiment. This feeling is a bit like giving away the treasure that he has collected for a long time, which makes him very reluctant in his heart, so he is particularly entangled in the selection of personnel, just when he is thinking about it, there is a knock at the door of the office, and his orderly soldier reports: "Report to the head of the regiment, Advisor Luo Ling wants to see you." ”

Li Tianrui was a little strange, because Luo Ling was in charge of civil affairs and magic, and they met almost every day, so there were few things that needed to be talked about in another time.

"Welcome, Mr. Luo has rarely come to my office lately. Li Tianrui asked Luo Ling to sit down and poured her tea, "Teacher Luo, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with the mage class you are training?"

Li Tianrui would ask this, mainly because Luo Ling's expression looked a little strange today. Usually, she always gives people a feeling of being in her chest, but walking into the room today actually made Li Tianrui see the uneasiness in her heart.

"No, no. Luo Ling picked up the tea, but did not drink it, but gently turned it back and forth. It's like people use hot water cups to warm their hands in winter. But that makes it feel even stranger. Li Tianrui felt that Luo Ling seemed to be restless, so he didn't speak, but looked at her quietly.

Perhaps adjusting her mood, Luo Ling spoke after a while: "Commander Li, what do you think about the fact that the Imperial people are preparing to attack Hewan New City?"

"Oh, if I think it's probably true. Not to mention the fact that the Committee gave us this information from several different sources when it informed us of the situation, that is, tactically, it was a good idea to attack our hometown. On the one hand, with such a dozen people in the empire, our forces in all directions have been pinned, and it is impossible to have the energy to expand, on the other hand, everyone knows that there are many factories in Hewan New Town, which is the birthplace of this kind of Chinese technology and Chinese gadgets, and for the empire, the benefits of laying down Hewan New City are greater than any other city. Li Tianrui analyzed.

"Then do you think the empire's chances of victory are great?" Luo Ling asked again.

"It's really hard to say, we haven't seen what the Imperial army looks like, but as far as the battle report of Heimu Pass that I have read, the combat effectiveness of their several ace teams is really considerable. And it's not impossible to deal with our guns. Also, Wang Jiyuan has done an analysis of the other party's strength, and he believes that the imperial people can pull out about 50,000 troops at most to attack Hewan New City without affecting the guards of Heimu Pass.

So, to tell you the truth, this battle is still a big threat to us. ”

"Do you think even if we block them, will the loss be great?" Luo Ling asked again.

"If they send out the Blackguard and the Beast Legion, led by the Masters, the loss will not be small. Just look at Kuroki Pass. Our battle loss ratio is not as good as we expected. Not to mention that the new town of Riverbend is the core area that we have worked hard to build, and many factories and research institutes are located there, and if these are lost, it will have no less impact on us than the sacrifice of soldiers. Li Tianrui analyzed seriously.

"In other words, as long as the other party starts to attack Hewan New City with the main force, we will all suffer very heavy losses, right?" Luo Ling asked, but her eyes kept looking at the ground.

"Yes. Li Tianrui faintly felt that something was wrong in his heart, and asked, "Teacher Luo, ...... you ask this question?"

Luo Ling let out a long sigh, and Meimu finally stopped looking left and right, but met Li Tianrui's eyes: "If there is a way to destroy these enemies, but it may cause a lot of collateral damage, and even kill many civilians, do you think we should use this method?"

Li Tianrui was stunned by the question, his eyes suddenly opened, staring at Luo Ling's slightly pale face. Having said this, he had completely understood what Luo Ling meant. But this matter is too much to challenge the bottom line of a modern person. He hadn't thought of the idea himself, or rather, even the slightest thought would have kept it firmly in his heart. But Luo Ling has now singled out this method, which makes him suddenly a little confused, and even a little panicked.

"Teacher Luo, could it be that you moved your brain to that?"

"Yes. I remember...... You've mentioned it, you're here...... And the last bottle of Blackwater Sickness...... Blackwater samples. Luo Ling said this intermittently.

"This is a biological warfare ......," Li Tianrui muttered.

Luo Ling concentrated his mind and said: "As long as we take advantage of the fact that the Imperial people are still gathering in Heimu Pass, we will go there to infect a few people with bacteria, and within a day or two, the first batch of infected people will appear in Heimu Pass, but they don't have such a dense number of mages as us, so they will not have time to treat the infected people at all." In less than two weeks, the Imperial army will be paralyzed, and due to the exchange of messengers and scouts, they will surely bring the virus to nearby villages and towns and Imperial territory. Maybe...... will set off a plague that will sweep across the continent. ”

The scene described by Luo Ling is very scary, but it is very realistic. According to Li Tianrui's own deduction, things will continue to develop like this. Maybe the empire will use the power of bloodline to fight against the Blackwater Disease as Liu Yisheng said in other historical lines, but by the time they can do this, the army that will expedition to Hewan New City will definitely be finished.

This method of attack is not uncommon in the past history of mankind, whether it is the siege warfare of medieval Europe or the Mongol army that swept across Eurasia. But Blackwater itself, as a demonic bacterium, is more powerful than any plague in history, and the consequences it may cause are even more unimaginable.

But the most vicious fruit is indeed the most delicious and tempting.