Ma Yue was no longer at ease. Apart from practicing, he wandered around Haifan City almost every day, and even did not let go of the many people who were boiling salt on the beach.
After Wu Qi returned with the hunting team, he also participated in the reorganization of the army. The stability of the team was of course the top priority. Ten traitorous squadron leaders appeared, and forty deputy squadron leaders were sent out. For a time, the gap in grassroots cadres was indeed not small.
As for why they were all squadron leaders by coincidence, that wasn't certain. According to Wu Qi and Bai Ying, some of them were only squadron leaders when they were in the branch, and were brought back and promoted.
The team leader is in charge of only ten people, which is also a destabilizing factor.
Ma Yue's constant investigations were all due to the power of faith. It seemed that the problem still lay within the branch, perhaps even with an insignificant person.
"Hai Rui and the chair are not here?" Ma Yue looked towards the sea.
"Yizi went to Poseidon City to transport troops, so it's impossible for him to return so soon. Hairui should be on normal patrol, so it's normal for him not to return for a few days." The third priest said. Patrolling the sea also includes fishing, checking for hostile fleets, and exploring new areas...
"What about the ocean current? It should be heading south now, right?"
"Yes! The chair's fleet is heading upstream to Poseidon City." Wu Qi is more familiar with ocean currents and has often sailed before. He only went to the Northern Branch after being usurped by Baipi Mouchao.
"Sage, are you worried that the enemy will come from the sea? Could the traitor be someone from the Ghost Town who instigated the rebellion?" Shuichong asked.
"Two squadron leaders have confirmed that they were bought from Ghost Town, two from Poseidon City, and a few from the core area here." The three priests checked the household registration and had a rough record. They came from different directions, but the only thing they had in common was that they were all bought.
Bought, there is no doubt about it. Among the members of the Hai tribe, especially the able-bodied men, more than half were bought.
"You charlatan, the intelligence says that the foreign enemies are coming here by boat along the river, and there is a big river right next to our Haifan City to the south." Shuichong said.
"Well, Wu Qi, take the few remaining boats on the beach and go up the river and around the beach."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
There are only five or six navy ships left on the coast of Haifan City. Even though they are few, they still need to be reconnaissance, otherwise Ma Yue will not be at ease.
"Ermao, go find Haidao. We can't relax our surveillance along the river."
This area is quite large, and the number of Haidao's reconnaissance deer cavalry is limited.
"Wait, Hai Dao is short on manpower. Ermao, take a hundred deer cavalrymen to reinforce the reconnaissance team and help Hai Dao expand the scope and depth of their investigation. You personally lead a few people to monitor the upper reaches of this river. In short, try not to let the enemy take advantage of any loopholes."
"Okay!" In this extraordinary period, even Wu Qi and Ermao could not get out without the sheepskin warrant written by Ma Yue.
Fortunately, the gatekeeper He Tu could actually read. On the sheepskin warrant, there was an exquisite five-star mark drawn by Ma Yue's spiritual power, which no one could imitate.
There was only so much I could do, so what was the problem? Ma Yue was not a god.
After waiting for many days, Xia Wu came back in a mess, bringing extremely bad news.
"Fei Niu is dead?" Ma Yue was so upset.
"Before we could even replace the squadron leader, a cultivator suddenly emerged from the team. A streak of golden light pierced the chest of the Flying Bull leader. If it weren't for the desperate efforts of my brothers to shield him, I'm afraid I wouldn't have made it back."
"Didn't you bring a hundred cavalrymen with you? Just a mere immortal cultivator..." Ma Yue was so angry.
"God of war! Fei Niu has been killed! Several squadron leaders in the team raised their arms and shouted, and rows of spears and stones flew... "
Yes! They had already taken control of part of the team. With such internal strife, and the fact that they had a cultivator leading them, the more than 100 people Xia Wu brought with him were indeed not enough.
Once the army is in chaos...
The loss was huge, meaning that thousands of people from the Northern Branch were gone.
Luo Bai fought a hard battle in Poseidon City and only managed to seize the donkeys that had been captured over a year ago, but the Northern Branch just easily gave the wildebeests and deer to the enemy. How could Ma Yue not feel pained?
Fei Niu, are you a pig? It's said that a few individual squadron leaders were secretly instigated to defect, and they had to hide. According to Chun Wu's description, many teams turned against each other in an instant during the sudden change.
How could such a large-scale defection be completely unnoticed? Fei Niu, you've been at the Northern Branch for three or four months, right?
"Sage, after I escaped the enemy's pursuit, I left behind a dozen cavalrymen to scout for further traces of the enemy."
Fortunately, Xia Wu is not stupid and has grown up.
Damn it! The most frustrating thing is that I don't know what faction the enemy is from, and there's no chance of revenge. I hope those remaining scout cavalry will be punished.
No matter which side you belong to, you will reap the benefits sooner or later. You can launch a surprise attack, but I also have cavalry, and I can also launch a surprise attack.
Without concrete information, we can't act blindly, right? There's nothing we can do about it.
The next day, someone from the South Road branch sent a letter.
Wu Qi and Huo Shi were smart enough to worry about the presence of immortal cultivators in the team. They didn't assemble the entire team, but instead called a meeting of the twenty squadron leaders. As soon as the order to rotate squadron leaders was announced, several squadron leaders began to quarrel among themselves. Then, a cultivator suddenly appeared in the distance, trying to take advantage of the chaos and head straight for Huo Shi.
Fortunately, the one hundred cavalrymen were well prepared and fired a row of flying spears... The cultivator was injured and fled in panic.
Finally, the large group of people was not affected. After they were assembled again, they were led by the traitorous captain who had no leader. Finally, the large group of people were well controlled.
Huoshi was still worried. Even the team leaders had swapped their subordinates. Even if your team leader was a traitor, without your original subordinates, you wouldn't have a chance to cause trouble. Plus, the original squadron leader had been replaced...
No matter what, the southern branch has been saved and is on its way to migration.
"You charlatan, on the sea, on the sea, there are a large number of ships, they are definitely not ours." Wu Qi ran back.
At sea? The enemy is really deliberate. There are traitors in Haifan City and in the branch office. And they have to come from the sea... There are so many internal and external forces. Are primitive people really that smart?
The ocean current is against the current. It seems that the enemy's sailing technology is also very good.
"The three priests have organized a mass evacuation of the beach."
"Well, let's all go into the city. The enemy is now in the open, so it's very scary." Ma Yue said.
The location of Haifan City blocks the entrance of the slope into the sea. No matter whether the enemy comes from the east or the west, Ma Yue is not afraid.
"Aren't we going to block the enemy on the seashore anymore?" Shuichong asked. A naval invasion is not that simple. Landing is a big problem. The most feared thing is organized resistance on the seashore.
"Let them come ashore and plot against our Sea Tribe. We must teach them a lesson no matter what."
Although Ma Yue said this, he wasn't entirely sure. Since the enemy had long been plotting against the Hai Tribe, they must have a general understanding of their situation. Could they just attack a city with more men? With such a high stone fortress, could the enemy simply be counting on those squadron leaders to be traitors?
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