Qin Ze smiled slightly, withdrew his gaze, and looked at Dian Wei.

After Dian Wei got up, he waited quietly to the side.

"Dian Wei, you shall command these nine thousand soldiers from this day forward!"

“Outside Shifeng City are various mountains, and inside there are bandits. You should arrange for soldiers to strengthen patrols, familiarize themselves with the surrounding terrain, and build defensive lines in strategic locations.”

"Yes, my lord!" Dian Wei immediately accepted the order.

At this point, Qin Ze's eyes gradually turned cold, and he thought to himself: Some people are probably already impatient, and within three days, someone will surely come to kill me.

Now, taking advantage of the fact that these bandits are unaware of our strength, we can wait in comfort and wait for them to come and attack us, then take them down in one fell swoop!

Immediately, Dian Wei began to arrange various matters in the army, including job assignments and the division of troops. Qin Ze did not need to explain these matters; he was experienced and knew them well.

On the other side, Qin Ze looked at the remaining 30,000 points and was thinking about how to use them.

100 points can be exchanged for 100 jin of grain. Each soldier needs 2 jin of grain per day. With 9,000 soldiers, that means 18,000 jin of grain are needed per day.

The remaining 36,000 points are just enough to redeem two days' worth of rations for them.

Although two days' worth of food rations isn't much, over 80,000 points will be credited to my account tomorrow, which should be enough.

Without hesitation, Qin Zeli used all his points to exchange for 18,000 jin of grain.

[Ding! Points have been used to redeem a pound of grain.]

Qin Ze arranged for a team of soldiers to put the grain into the granary.

At this moment, Dian Wei walked over, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "My lord, I have already organized all nine thousand soldiers!"

Qin Ze nodded slightly and said:

"There are many bandits in this area. Starting today, martial law will be in effect. No one is allowed to enter or leave the city!"

"On the road outside Shifeng City, there are mountains on both sides. Send two teams to set up hidden stakes in the mountains along the road to keep a close watch and prevent bandits from attacking."

"Yes, my lord!" Dian Wei accepted the order and left.

After arranging everything, Qin Ze stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze lingering on the mountains...

He now has nine thousand fully armed soldiers at his command, and this is an army unknown to anyone, a surprise force!

Furthermore, if the bandits were to invade Shifeng City, they would have to enter through the road at the foot of the mountain, which would be an ideal place to set up an ambush.

The fishing net and bait are ready; now it's just a matter of seeing which greedy fish will take the bait...