Chen Zhe and his bandits have been playing hide-and-seek with the military in the East District, and have yet to catch them.

Chen Da reported the issue multiple times, but the responses he received were always the same as before.

Meanwhile, in the council, Princess Safanyin's formal enthronement solidified Qin Che's political power.

While he was reorganizing the No. 1 wall, the establishment of the Northern Expeditionary Army and the diplomatic team also began to take action.

At this moment, Lina found Li Jiuyuan, who was all ready to go. As the head of the diplomatic corps, he was to lead the parliamentary diplomats and the psionic special operations team to various cities to negotiate with the independent regimes.

"Li Shuai, I want to resign."

Li Jiuyuan glanced at her and sighed, "You don't need to come with me. It's safer to stay at Wall One. Besides, Lord Qin needs your help."

"He...he doesn't need it anymore."

With Li Mi in Xibao, who became a senior member of the government, Lina could have returned to Wall One to continue assisting Qin Che.

But she just wanted to leave.

Why are you leaving?

Lina lowered her head and remained silent.

Li Jiuyuan laughed and said, "I learned some things from Li Mi. The marriage between the Duke of Qin and the princess can be said to be a political marriage. This will not affect your importance in the Duke of Qin's eyes. If you suddenly resign, the Duke of Qin will blame me."

Lina was originally Li Jiuyuan's subordinate.

Later, Qin Che took him to Xibao, where he began his path to seize power and stage a coup.

Lina had to admit that during that time, she gradually began to pay more attention to Qin Che.

The two can be considered comrades-in-arms who fought side by side.

Now that Qin Che has reached the top, Lina feels that her mission is complete.

But Li Jiuyuan declined, saying, "You can't come with me."

Lina gritted her teeth and said, "I'm no longer of any use here."

“Li Mi instructed me that if you were to resign, he begged me to stop you, and I agree with that. If you leave, it will have a significant impact on Qin Gong’s work.”

"But……"

"No buts. Remember, you are already Qin Gong's man. It has been since the day I left you in Sand Castle."

Li Jiuyuan said earnestly, "From now on, please continue to be Qin Gong's right-hand man."

Lina watched his departing figure, lost in thought.

arm……

How do you become one?

What kind of position will she see herself in from now on...?

...

"Have the bandits in the eastern district been dealt with?"

In the Great Hall of the People, Qin Che had just announced that Sa Fanyin had taken her seat. She had come with him today, along with high-ranking officials from various levels of government and the elders of the think tank.

The current parliament is practically Qin Che's autocratic cabinet.

Therefore, no one dared to express any opinion regarding the inclusion of Safanyin at the table.

But it is undoubtedly of great political significance.

This approach not only won over the royal faction but also appeased the prime minister's faction. At the same time, the emergence of a royal faction on Wall Number One would attract many people to join its ranks.

Many political factions that had previously been observing have now revealed their positions and made their stances clear.

"Lord Qin, Commander Chen is still clearing out the bandits in the eastern district. They are in disarray and scattered in all directions, so it will be difficult to clear them all out in a short time," a member of the audience stepped forward to answer.

Qin Che laughed and said, "I heard that there is a troublesome elite force among the bandits who are trying to destroy our factory."

"That's right. It has now been confirmed that the other party is a direct descendant of the Northern Army, from Song Ruhui's command. He disguised himself as a bandit and entered the East District, his target being our factory facilities."

"Before the war even officially started, the Northern Army couldn't sit still and wanted to destroy our industrial base."

"Yes, war is ultimately a contest of national strength. Based on our current investigation, the Northern Army's logistics, productivity, and industrial resources are roughly the same as those of the First Wall. Especially after the Eastern Party went to the North, the gap is gradually widening."

The members of the think tank are all important government officials.

For example, Yin Mu, Yu Linfeng, Su Pei...

The three of them are representative figures within the think tank.

For example, Li Zhanhuo from the military and Jiang Chen from the intelligence department, though not powerful, all had the ability to devise strategies.

"Are our troops sufficient?" Qin Che asked casually.

"The military has mobilized some troops in the western and southern regions to deploy the first line of defense in the Fengbao area. Commander Chen personally led troops to encircle and annihilate Chen Zhe."

"We should have the results in a few days."

The elders did not believe that Chen Zhe could cause a big stir in the East District.

He has few troops and his logistics are also a problem. Although he has great mobility, the eastern district is a fortress. Commander Chen will not be unable to handle such a small matter.

Qin Che said, "Now is the time to test the military. The first battle will only be more difficult. The intensity of training must continue to increase, and the Ministry of Finance must not make any mistakes in allocating military funds."

"yes!"

Everyone readily agreed.

Sure enough, less than three days later, Chen Da sent back a secret military telegram.

— Chen Zhe and his band of bandits have been beheaded. The Chunbing troops seized a lot of their intelligence and supplies, and also took about nine hundred prisoners.

Chen Zhe's main force was all in the bunker.

Unfortunately, Chen Zhe could not be found.

Qin Che frowned.

He abandoned his heavy troops and is acting alone? Where is he headed?

Time flies,

Chen Zhe stood atop the sand dune, overlooking the city. Multiple highways stretched into it, and countless merchants and caravans drove into the sand fortress.

"We've arrived."

"Um."

Chen Zhe narrowed his eyes slightly. They had spent a lot of time making thorough preparations, disguising themselves as merchants, and infiltrating into the territory of Sand Castle.

Since Chen Da's troops were concentrated near Wind Fortress and Bunker, Sand Fortress became a vacuum.

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