Ruyin City, the capital of Dongyang Road, the main hall of the General's Mansion.

The Inspector's Office's Servant Wang Shidao's expression was solemn, and he said slowly: "Through the information collected by the Prosecutor's Office over the years, it can be seen that there are about 37,000 people in the Seven Star Gang on the surface, and aside from those masters who are quite famous in the rivers and lakes, there are about 5,000 ordinary soldiers who can fight. The gang leader Lin Jie has far-reaching plans, secretly hoarding grain and grass over the years, and building the interior of Baotai Mountain like a spider web in all directions. ”

General Li Shouzhen was silent.

Geographically, the Seven Star Gang is within the jurisdiction of Dongyang Road, and it stands to reason that he, the general of Dongyang Road, is responsible for encirclement and suppression.

But this matter is extremely difficult, although the Seven Stars Gang is a Green Forest Gang, it is essentially no different from a self-defended military village, and when the situation is critical, they can also hide in the depths of the Baotai Mountain Range.

Seeing this, Wang Shidao asked, "General, if you have to send troops to encircle and suppress the Seven Star Gang, how sure are you?" ”

Li Shouzhen glanced at His Royal Highness the county lord who looked at ease, and hesitated: "Lord Wang, the Seven Star Gang's own combat strength is not worth mentioning, let alone five thousand soldiers, even if this number is doubled, the general is sure to defeat easily." The problem is that they will not face our army head-on, the terrain in the mountains is complex and the roads are cramped, which is not suitable for the advance of a large army. In the general's opinion, it is better to recruit them, and wait until this group of people comes out of the mountains, and then it will be easy to clean them up. ”

Wang Shidao said in a deep voice: "The Prosecutor's Office has been promoting the matter of recruiting security, but I think the general should plan to use troops in advance. ”

Li Shouzhen nodded, and began to calculate the troops and subordinates of the entire Dongyang Road in his heart.

Over there, Xiang Qingyu Huaijin asked indifferently: "How many troops can be used under General Li's command?" ”

Li Shouzhen didn't dare to be careless, and said solemnly: "Back to Your Highness, in the past six months, the imperial court has replenished 60,000 troops for Dongyang Road, but most of them are recruits who lack training. According to the statistics of the last general, there are currently more than 50,000 veterans on Dongyang Road, 20,000 garrisons in Yongquanguan and Qingtian City in the south, and 20,000 garrisons in Suichang and Huangyan in the southwest, and less than 20,000 veterans can be used. ”

Qing Yu Huaijin said leisurely: "It's not a bad thing to train in battle, if the recruits don't see blood, they will never be able to grow up." On the premise of stabilizing the southern border defense, you will send 10,000 veterans and 30,000 recruits, and I will give you three months to continue training them. When it is decided to use troops against the Seven Star Gang, I will ask my father to send 3,000 soldiers to help. ”

Li Shouzhen's eyes lit up, of course he knew how elite the Xiashan Army under Qing Yugong was, especially good at encircling and annihilating enemy troops in complex terrain, not to mention that this time their opponent was a group of green forest bandits who had not undergone serious training and held a variety of weapons.

Although only 3,000 Jing Dynasty veterans joined, the odds of winning would be much higher.

Thinking of this, Li Shouzhen said awe-inspiringly: "Please rest assured that the prince and His Royal Highness will ensure that the entrustment will be completed." His Highness has only said that it has been three months, so he plans to use troops against the Seven Star Gang in August? ”

"Maybe sooner, depending on when that happens. General Lee, what you have to do is to train your troops and improve their strength as much as possible. If your soldiers can't even deal with a group of green forests and grasses, it will be difficult for your father to continue to support you. ”

Qingyu Huaijin said very directly, and Li Shouzhen hurriedly responded respectfully.

He was a very discerning person, and when he saw that His Royal Highness the young county lord looked at Wang Shidao, he got up and retired with understanding.

Wang Shidao looked at his departing back and said with a smile: "This new general can be called deaf, clear-eyed, and quick-witted. ”

Qing Yu Huaijin knew that he was ridiculing Li Shouzhen for being too tactful, so he ignored this remark and said calmly: "Lord Wang, what do you think of the situation within the Seven Star Gang? ”

Wang Shidao thought for a while and said, "It is difficult for Lin Jie's control over the Seven Star Gang to be weakened in a short period of time, unless His Highness asks Jiang Houming to provoke civil strife in advance. ”

Qing Yu Huaijin raised his slender jade fingers like green onions, touched the white jade porcelain bowl in his hand, and said slowly: "The latest news sent by Jiang Houming is that Lin Jie's attitude towards Zhao'an is unclear, but there are many people in the Seven Star Gang who support accepting Zhao'an. It's just that in my opinion, he should have revealed his identity. The reason why Lin Jie didn't move him was, on the one hand, because he was afraid that Jiang Houming's power was not weak, and he couldn't kill all those people. On the other hand, it may be that they want to use Jiang Houming to transmit false news, which will cause us to miscalculate. ”

Wang Shidao frowned slightly and said, "Jiang Houming is so careless? ”

Qingyu Huaijin shook his head and said, "This has nothing to do with being cautious. Jiang Zhi passed the throne of the gang leader to Lin Jie before he died, which was destined to make Jiang Houming and others unconvinced, and Lin Jie naturally guarded against them. In fact, this is not a bad thing, Jiang Houming's existence is enough to attract Lin Jie's attention, so it gives your people the opportunity to do things. ”

The Seven Stars Gang is not monolithic, Jiang Houming colluded with Qing Yu Huaijin's henchmen in the early years, and the secret agents of the Inspectorate Hall led by Wang Shidao also planted secret hands within the Seven Star Gang.

When Jing Chao decided to eliminate the hidden dangers in the Northland, Qing Yu Huaijin asked Jiang Houming to jump out from time to time, the purpose of which was to test Lin Jie's reaction, and at the same time cover the internal response of the Inspectorate in the Seven Star Gang.

Wang Shidao said: "Your Highness's intention to use the internal response mastered by the Prosecutor's Office? ”

Qing Yu Huaijin looked calm and said with a smile: "I'm thinking about a question, if Lin Jie dies, will the Seven Star Gang fall apart." Now that Jiang Houming is in the light and your people are in the dark, that knife has also rushed to Ruyin City, which seems to be a good opportunity. ”

Wang Shidao said: "As soon as Lin Jie dies, the Seven Star Gang will definitely fall into civil strife, and then let Li Shouzhen mobilize a large army into the mountains to encircle and suppress it, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort." ”

"This matter will be left to Lord Wang, and I will let the knife stay with you. In addition, in the past few days, he can send envoys into the mountains to recruit An, Jiang Houming knows how to cooperate, first let the Seven Star Gang cause some disputes within the gang, and at the same time paralyze Lin Jie and others. ”

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, Your Majesty will definitely go all out."

Qing Yu Huaijin said approvingly: "There is Lord Laowang." ”

Wang Shidao didn't dare to say anything, so he sent her outside the mansion respectfully, and watched hundreds of elite guards leave with the luxurious carriage in their eyes.

That knife was difficult to control, and His Royal Highness the County Lord undoubtedly gave him a problem.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Qing Yu Huaijin naturally didn't care about Wang Shidao's difficulties, she took a carriage to a manor in Dongcheng, which was where she temporarily stayed in Ruyin City.

Back in the back house, she took a bath and changed clothes under the service of more than ten maids, changed into a set of moon-white robes, and even a personal maid approached and said, "Your Highness, that person is waiting in the study." ”

Qingyu Huaijin responded lightly, walked to the inner study, and saw a man standing in front of the window.

He was about thirty years old, six feet long, thin, with a cold temperament on his slightly pale face, and a cold light in his narrow eyes.

Qing Yu Huaijin walked into the study, the man had no smile on his face, and bowed his head slightly: "Your Highness." ”

"Sit."

Qing Yu Huaijin had long been accustomed to his indifferent temperament, and her expression at this moment was not gentle, which was completely different from the grace she had in front of Wang Shidao before.

After the man sat down, he said solemnly: "I went to the scene to see that they died at the hands of the same person." ”

This is something that makes Qing Yu Huaijin feel uncomfortable.

On that day, one of her henchmen left with more than 20 people, saying that she was going to investigate a group of strangers she had met on the official road, and then disappeared, and it was not until yesterday that the news came back that the bodies of these people were found in the dense forest more than 30 miles north of Wukang County.

Qing Yu Huaijin pinched his eyebrows and said lightly: "What did you find?" ”

The man replied: "Judging from the traces on the corpse, it is very likely that the person who shot it is the one who disappeared six years ago, and this person ranks eighth on the list of martial arts. ”

Qing Yu Huaijin frowned slightly and said, "Wei is late to return? ”

A cold glint flashed in the man's eyes, and he nodded, "It's him." ”

"You haven't been able to find him all these years, and you thought that this person had returned to the mountains and forests, but I didn't expect that he would suddenly appear in the territory of Dongyang Road, which is also interesting. Come to think of it, there were a few young people around him at the time, and they didn't look like ordinary people. ”

Qing Yu Huaijin said unhurriedly, noticing the man's momentum, he shook his head and said, "Even so, you can't go to him for the time being, because there is another important thing for you to do." ”

The man lowered his eyes and said, "Please give orders to Your Highness." ”

Qing Yu Huaijin briefly recounted the previous conversation with Wang Shidao, and then said: "Back then, my father passed on your martial arts, just hoping that you could clear the reckless power of the North in the dark, but I know that you are not here, and the first person on the martial arts list is your pursuit. Now there is such an opportunity, kill Lin Jie, you can rightfully replace him. As for the likes of the late return, they should not be your fetters. ”

The man pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Your Highness, I don't have the strength to kill Lin Jie for the time being. ”

Qing Yu Huaijin smiled lightly: "This matter is presided over by Wang Shidao, and he will plan it well and create an excellent environment for you." In the past, you liked to act in the way of the Jianghu people, and I didn't interfere with it, but this time you have to let go of those heroic spirits, no matter what kind of means Wang Shidao uses, as long as Lin Jie dies in your hands, others have no room to beak. ”

The man was silent.

Qingyu Huaijin raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "I promise you, if you can kill Lin Jie this time, I will return your freedom on behalf of my father." From now on, you don't have to work hard for the Qingyu family, you want to indulge in the rivers and lakes to travel the world, or pursue the highest realm of martial arts, everything is up to you. ”

The man raised his eyes to look at her, and said for a long time, "Thank you, Your Highness." ”

Qing Yu Huaijin said leisurely: "I hope that the scene where the name of the madness spreads all over the world will come as soon as possible." ”

The man's face was still blank, but there was a little more pride in his eyes.

His name is Dian Maniac, and he is ninth on the list of martial arts.

(End of chapter)