Huang Qi chose to submit to Yang Cheng, and Chu Qiu also sighed and asked in a hoarse voice, "Grand Commander Yang, how do you plan to fight this battle?"
"You must understand that the Imperial Guards in the capital lack combat experience and are severely lacking in martial prowess. Your Zhenwu Hall and the Northern Army combined number less than 30,000. Even if we betray you, your overwhelming superiority will leave you with no chance."
Since Chu Qiu has said so, his choice is quite obvious.
Yang Cheng said calmly, "Times have changed. It's no longer an era where you can conquer the world just by having a large number of people."
Otherwise, with the resources of the Great Zhou, would it be difficult to recruit a million soldiers from the forty-nine prefectures? But facing a host of powerful enemies, those million men would be nothing more than a million useless people.
What you two need to do is very simple: just rebel from the center and lead your own men to attack the others.
Huang Qi frowned and said, "The number of people under our command is not large, less than 10,000 in total. They are of little use and will be wiped out in an instant."
Each of the thirty-six bandits had its own trusted subordinates. Although Chu Qiu and Huang Qi also had their own, their strength and numbers were not the greatest.
Yang Cheng said in a deep voice, "Less than 10,000 people won't be of much use, but what if we add more than 20,000?"
At this time, the thirty-six bandits must be on guard against the outside world, lest I launch a sneak attack from other places.
Even if he suspects you internally, he only suspects that the two of you might leak information. He never imagined that you would directly rebel.
Moreover, they were confident that a rebellion of less than 10,000 people would be suppressed in an instant.
But what will happen when this number exceeds their expectations? It will erupt directly in the center, throwing the entire Imperial Dragon City into complete chaos!
Huang Qi was taken aback: "Grand Commander Yang, you can bring more than 20,000 men into Yulong City?"
Yang Cheng pointed to his feet and said, "Xuanyuan and the others underestimated the Great Zhou too much, or rather, they couldn't imagine how rich and luxurious the Great Zhou was at its peak."
Beneath this Imperial Dragon City lies a tunnel that leads directly to the capital. This tunnel was designed to allow people to escape in the event of a rebellion in the capital, or to safely return to the capital if they encountered enemies in Imperial Dragon City.
From the moment Xuanyuan chose to station his troops in Yulong City, the elite forces of the Northern Army and Zhenwu Hall had already been lying in ambush in the tunnels, and could gather in Yulong City in less than half a quarter of an hour.
Huang Qi and Chu Qiu were also shocked.
They wouldn't be surprised by the hundred-mile-long city wall, but this is a hundred-mile-long underground tunnel!
The extravagance of the Great Zhou Dynasty at its peak was indeed beyond their imagination.
Chu Qiu and Huang Qi exchanged a glance, then both gritted their teeth: "Fine! I hope you won't go back on your word, Grand Commander!"
Although they were also afraid that Yang Cheng would abandon them after using them, they really had no other choice at the moment.
"Huang Qi, your ghost mask transformation is unparalleled. After you finish instructing your trusted subordinates to take action, immediately change my appearance and take me to launch a surprise attack on Xuanyuan."
Huang Qi was immediately startled: "Second Master... Xuan Yuan has fourteen brothers on his side. Grand Commander, are you sure you want to make a move?"
Facing fourteen opponents alone, Yang Cheng was probably not attacking, but rather being attacked himself.
"Of course we're sure. We only have one chance to launch a surprise attack, otherwise it will be hard to find them all gathered together again."
Seeing Yang Cheng's confidence, Huang Qi and Chu Qiu could no longer persuade him and had no choice but to do as he instructed.
They had practically staked their future on this, hoping that Yang Cheng would succeed this time.
The model of the Thirty-Six Great Bandits was actually unhealthy, because each of them had their own subordinates, and the treatment they received depended on how generous they were.
Therefore, the strength and treatment of the subordinates of the Thirty-Six Great Bandits were different, which led to their loyalty to their leader being much higher than to the Thirty-Six Great Bandits.
After Huang Qi and Chu Qiu gave their trusted subordinates orders to act in a quarter of an hour, the subordinates, though shocked, all obediently prepared to do as instructed.
At the same time, Yang Cheng also used a secret method to send a message to Yin Wuxie and the others, and they would start their operation a quarter of an hour later.
Then Huang Qi's ghostly face stretched and changed like flowing water, clinging to Yang Cheng's body.
Yang Cheng felt a chill envelop him, and almost instantly he became a different person, looking exactly like one of Huang Qi's men.
Moreover, this ghost mask can also conceal one's aura. Yang Cheng's aura was almost completely concealed by Huang Qi. Even if he stood in front of the enemy, as long as he did not show any killing intent, the enemy would not notice.
Huang Qi and Chu Qiu were not the strongest among the Thirty-Six Great Bandits, but their abilities were both very useful.
Chu Qiu's beast-taming skills are ever-changing. He can control dozens of different kinds of beast powers, including offensive, reconnaissance, speed-enhancing, and supernatural abilities.
Huang Qi's ghost mask can not only launch mental attacks, but more importantly, it is versatile and can be used for infiltration and reconnaissance.
Unfortunately, the thirty-six bandits were already wary of them, so they were unable to use their skills.
At this moment, in the central command tent of the Thirty-Six Great Bandits, Kuanglong Xuanyuan was discussing with others some arrangements for attacking the capital, such as which part would launch the main attack and which part would attack from the flanks.
Just then, a commotion broke out outside. Huang Qi and Chu Qiu pushed past the guards and strode into the tent. Yang Cheng followed Huang Qi into the tent.
Kuanglong Xuanyuan frowned and said, "Seventh Brother, Chu Qiu, what do you mean by this?"
Huang Qi sneered, "What do you mean? I'd like to ask the Second Master what you mean by this?"
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