Huang Long's faint smile suddenly froze, his expression changed, and he immediately fell into a slump.
Seeing Huang Long's furrowed brows and increasingly grave expression, his colleagues around him were filled with doubt and confusion.
The next instant, to everyone's astonishment, Huang Long's face flushed red, and he violently tore the letter to shreds, letting out a furious roar:
"waste!!"
The sudden roar startled the dancers on the stage, who all stopped and looked at Huang Long with fear on their faces.
Wang Yong, the Minister of Revenue, raised an eyebrow and looked at Huang Long, saying:
"General, what did the letter say that made you so angry?"
Huang Long's face turned ashen. He coldly dismissed the dancers and then said in a chilling voice:
"After Qin Ze entered Beiliang, he stationed himself in Jubeichuan. Not only did he not die at the hands of the bandits, but he also wiped out more than 10,000 bandits from three mountain strongholds in Jubeichuan!"
Upon hearing this, the ministers' expressions changed, and they all looked shocked.
"What? Not only did he not die, but he also wiped out more than 10,000 bandits? This... how is this possible? Didn't he only take 800 personal guards to Beiliang?" Yan Chao, the leader of the Imperial Guard, said with a look of astonishment.
Huang Long's face was somber as he spoke:
"Zhao Yuan said he had five or six thousand cavalrymen with him, which is how he dealt with those bandits!"
"It seems I underestimated him before. His Majesty granted him the fief of Beiliang, so it seems he had already built up an army behind the scenes long ago."
"After entering Beiliang, this army followed him! This young man has some skills!"
Upon hearing this, Yan Chao frowned and said in a deep voice:
"Six thousand soldiers were able to wipe out more than ten thousand bandits. It seems that these six thousand men are quite capable. It seems that Qin Ze and Qin Haotian have learned a lot about military strategy."
Wang Yong said with some concern:
"Now that Qin Ze has troops at his disposal and his fiefdom is far away in Beiliang, isn't this like letting a tiger return to the mountains? If this continues, I'm afraid..."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a loud laugh rang out.
"Hahaha! Letting the tiger return to the mountain?"
"Even if he wipes out the bandits, so what? What are a few thousand men? What great things can they accomplish? They can only wipe out bandits!"
"Minister Wang, you are ignorant of military affairs, that's why you're worrying too much."
"I have been fighting for decades and have led millions of troops. Qin Ze's six thousand soldiers are no threat. But this move of his has taken me by surprise."
Seeing Huang Long's expression change, Yan Chao also smiled and said:
"The General is right!"
"What are six thousand men? What's the point of wiping out the bandits of Jubeichuan? They're just a bunch of scoundrels!"
"If Qin Ze claimed to have 600,000 troops, it would be like releasing a tiger back into the mountains. With only 6,000 men, he can at most protect himself and his family."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yong nodded and smiled:
"That's true, but I was quite surprised when I first heard that he had troops under his command."
"After all... we are sworn enemies, so it's inevitable that we'll have some... hehehe."
Huang Long stroked his chin, a thoughtful expression on his face...
...
Meanwhile, as the people of Shifeng City left the pass, news of the annihilation of the three bandit families from Beichuan also spread.
In the major cities of Beiliang, the people were shocked to hear that after the Prince of Zhenbei entered Jubeichuan, he had wiped out more than 10,000 bandits in less than ten days.
The banditry in Northern Liang was already a serious problem.
Apart from Jubeichuan, there were also bandit strongholds in other places, more or less, nestled in the mountains and by the water.
These bandits used to burn, kill, and plunder, causing immense suffering to the people. Now, hearing that the Prince of Zhenbei had acted so swiftly and decisively, wiping out tens of thousands of bandits in just a few days with iron-fisted methods, how could they not be moved to tears of gratitude?
Therefore, people everywhere were hoping that the Prince of Zhenbei would lead his troops out of Beichuan to sweep away the bandits.
In no time, the name of Qin Ze, the Prince of Zhenbei, was widely circulated throughout Beiliang.
In the General's Mansion in Beiyuan City.
Zhao Yuan sat in the chair with a livid face and a gloomy expression.
He was furious that Qin Ze's reputation was growing higher and higher, because the higher Qin Ze's reputation was, the more difficult it would be to take action against him.
Now that the bandits in Beichuan have been wiped out, he has obtained a large amount of money and grain. If he uses this money and grain to recruit refugees and train them into soldiers, he will probably be able to lead an army of tens of thousands of people in just a few months.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yuan was extremely worried.
If we just stand by and watch it grow stronger, I'm afraid I'll be the first one to suffer in the future.
"No! We have to think of something..."
Zhao Yuan bit his lip, pondering how to get rid of Qin Ze. After some thought, a thought struck him, and a hint of resentment appeared in his eyes.
Immediately, he took out paper and pen, wrote a secret letter, and ordered his men to ride at top speed to the capital to deliver it to the General of the State's residence...
........
Meanwhile, on the other side, in Kitagawa.
Inside the barracks, Qin Ze looked at the system attribute panel.
[Host: Qin Ze.]
Points: (Increasing...)
[Territory: Northern Liang (square kilometers)]
[Tier 1 Units: 4015 Infantry, 2000 Archers, 6000 Light Cavalry, 2000 Shieldbearers.]
[General: Dian Wei (3 stars)]
In just two days, Qin Ze had accumulated over 700,000 points, which he had deliberately saved up. Once he reached this number, he could start using his points!
He didn't intend to exchange for more soldiers at this time; he had other uses for them.
Now that there are no more bandits in Beichuan, the population has increased significantly, and the amount of food consumed daily is astonishing.
If we choose to exchange for infantry, at 71 points per soldier, we can exchange for nearly 10,000 soldiers, which would amount to 24,000 soldiers in total. This would consume nearly 50,000 catties of grain every day. Even though we have plenty of grain now, we cannot consume it like this.
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