Zhu Fu grew angrier the more he thought about it. He made a snap decision: he'd drag him down with him, making him pay for his men's deaths! He gritted his teeth and said:
"General, it wasn't my idea to come to Shifeng City. It was Wang Meng who forced me to bring my men here!"
"Wang Meng is a vicious scoundrel who has seized power as a bandit king in Shuangqi Mountain. He summoned us and plotted to kill your entire family. I was deceived by him, which is why..."
Before he could finish speaking, Dian Wei interrupted him with a cold shout:
"Mark him on the map at Shuangqi Mountain! How many bandits does he have under his command!"
Zhu Fu was startled by the shout and trembled. He quickly pointed to a location on the map and said:
"Here, I only heard him say that there were more than 8,000 people, but I don't know if it's true or not. That's all I know."
Qin Ze stroked his chin and said calmly:
“You just said that Wang Meng summoned you. Tell me, how many bandit groups are there in Jubeichuan, where are they located, and how many men do they have? Tell me clearly.”
Zhu Fu understood that the title of Prince of Zhenbei was not just for show; he was truly going to wipe out all the bandits in the territory. Thinking of this, he was filled with regret, regretting that he had been the one to take the lead.
Speaking out meant certain death, and remaining silent also meant certain death. If he didn't speak out, he would be beaten and tortured repeatedly by this bastard. Zhu Fu was filled with bitterness.
"Hurry up!" Dian Wei shouted angrily when he saw Zhu Fu hesitating.
Dian Wei tapped his iron halberd on the ground and glared at Zhu Fu with a fierce expression.
"Bang, bang, bang."
Zhu Fu's heart raced at the sound of the knocking; he felt as if it were a death knell.
He marked one location after another, his voice trembling, before bursting into tears:
"This is Qingfeng Village, led by Chief Zhao Dayou, whose subordinates are similar to Wang Meng's."
Qin Ze stared intently into Zhu Fu's eyes, making Zhu Fu feel uneasy and tremble uncontrollably.
"Bang, bang, bang." Dian Wei continued to strike with his iron halberd.
"I...I really only know this much. General, if you want to ask, go ask Wang Meng. He's familiar with Zhao Dayou, and he knows the details."
Zhu Fu screamed and cried like a madman.
Qin Ze took the topographical map, put his hands behind his back, and left the interrogation cell.
Seeing Qin Ze leave, Zhu Fu hurriedly cried out, "General, spare my life! I'm willing to be your slave!"
"Bang!"
The sound of a halberd crashing down came from behind, and Zhu Fu's cries stopped abruptly.
...
Outside the city, Qin Ze gave orders to the centurion.
"Take 1,000 soldiers to Wild Wolf Stronghold, and kill them all, no matter how many men are left inside!"
"After capturing Wolf Head Stronghold, inventory the supplies and bring back anything useful."
"Yes, my lord!" The centurion accepted the order and led his troops away.
Subsequently, Qin Ze ordered Dian Wei to gather the troops and take stock of the battle losses.
In this battle, due to the ambush by archers in the mountains, more than 3,000 of the main force of Wolf Head Stronghold were killed by a hail of arrows and all died in the mountains. The remaining 1,000 wounded soldiers were pursued by light cavalry as soon as they ran out of the mountains.
Having already lost their will to fight, they were naturally powerless to resist the light cavalry.
Meanwhile, the bandits on the city wall were surrounded and killed.
Finally, Qin Ze discovered that only about two hundred of his men were injured, and fewer than 20 soldiers had died!
It can be said that the battle losses were extremely few!
Although the Wolf Head Stronghold was wiped out by numerical superiority and the ambush of troops, it also shows that even a first-class soldier is much stronger than an ordinary bandit.
This made Qin Ze even more eager to see those famous unit templates.
Qin Ze plans to replenish his troops once he has accumulated enough points by tomorrow, since his current troop strength is sufficient to deal with these bandits.
Now the points are 2 per second, and troops can be replenished continuously.
Now that they have learned that there are still two bandit groups in Jubeichuan, Qin Ze is even more determined to annihilate them all.
Once these two bandit groups are dealt with, the points increase will become higher and higher.
After a night of running around, Qin Ze was exhausted, and there were still many things he needed to arrange.
The original army of Shifeng City now consists of only a few hundred old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers. Qin Ze has no intention of using them. He will distribute a reward tomorrow and then they can retire to their hometowns.
In addition, Qin Ze ordered centurions to guard the main routes of Shifeng City to prevent any information from leaking to the outside world.
After arranging everything, Qin Ze returned to the Prince's Mansion to rest.
........
The next day, just as dawn was breaking.
The people of Shifeng City opened their doors and began to go out to work.
The land here is barren, with yellow sand swirling outside the city, and only a few arable fields within the city.
The city originally had a small population, and people could make a living by farming. However, half of the crops they grew each season had to be handed over to the army as rations, which made it difficult to even have enough to eat.
But the people could not hold onto the remaining 50% of the grain, as there were many bandits in the area who would come down and plunder from time to time, causing the people great suffering.
But this day seemed to be different.
When the people who went out reached the vicinity of the city gate, they could see from afar that piles of heads were stacked up under the city wall!
Some of the bolder villagers peered forward and saw that the heads on the heads belonged to the bandits from Wolf Head Stronghold who frequently raided the area.
On the city wall, there was also a notice posted.
"The Prince of Zhenbei has taken up residence in Shifeng City and killed 5,000 bandits from Wolf Head Village last night!"
Soon, more and more people gathered at the city gate.
The people were absolutely in an uproar!
"The Prince of Zhenbei has just arrived in Shifeng City and has already slain the bandits of Wolf Head Stronghold! What a brilliant move!!"
"My poor son died at the hands of these beasts. Today, I have finally avenged him. The General is my benefactor!"
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