In the early morning, as the sun had just risen, Liu Xia took five thousand officers and soldiers and set off towards Sky Village.

This time, Liu Xia came with Liu Hongtao and other generals.

"My lord, you are truly a god. You managed to capture the Tianlong Stronghold without even a single blow. Now only the Black Wind Stronghold is left. After the Black Wind Stronghold is destroyed, we will successfully suppress the bandits."

Liu Hongtao smiled excitedly.

Being able to command the Tianlong Village this time was indeed beyond the expectations of many people.[

Everyone couldn't help but look at Liu Xia with admiration again.

This method of turning decay into magic is indeed a bit unexpected.

"Things are far from as simple as we thought. Although the bandits in Tianlong Village are willing to accept Zhao'an, they are born bandits after all. After accepting them, everything must be handled carefully. Have you followed my instructions?

?”

Liu Xia asked.

"Don't worry, my lord, I've stressed it again and again. Don't worry, after entering Tianlong Village today, anyone who dares to violate military discipline will be killed without mercy."

Liu Hongtao cupped his fists and smiled.

"They don't know what to do when they accept our imperial edict. I believe they are very uneasy in their hearts at this moment. If anyone dares to discriminate against, trample on them and ruin my plan, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Liu Xia said sternly.

Liu Hongtao knew that Liu Xia was rarely so serious, so he couldn't help but find an excuse to leave, and quietly went back to give some instructions.

In less than two hours, Liu Xia and his army had arrived five miles away from the stronghold.

From a distance, I saw Qian Zhen waiting there with a group of leaders and junior leaders.

Seeing Liu Xia's team, everyone knelt down to greet them.

Liu Xiajin was wearing the prince's official uniform and had a majestic appearance. After dismounting, he smiled and said: "Everyone, please get up quickly."

At that moment, Qian Zhen was helped up, and everyone headed towards the village.

Arriving outside the gate of the village, Liu Xia's team stopped.

Then Fenfen dismounted and entered the village.

Qian Zhen let Liu Xia into the cottage, and then presented the cottage's directory, property details and other files.

After Liu Xia ordered people to put it away, he entered the main hall.

At this moment, many generals and leaders of Tianlong Village are inside.[

"Master Qian, I have sent a report back to the imperial court. After a while, the saints from the imperial court will come down. It has been initially planned to appoint you as the commander-in-chief, the three deputy village masters under you as participating generals, and the remaining leaders as guerrilla generals.

.There are many remaining small leaders,

Hundreds of households will be sealed. The family members of the village, as well as the old, weak, sick and disabled, will all be moved to Qiu County. The magistrate of Qiu County will then distribute land, seeds, and some relief food to them to help you survive this winter. What do you think?

?”

Liu Xia said with a smile.

Qian Zhen and the other leaders were stunned.

This condition was beyond all their expectations.

I originally thought that after Zhao'an, I would just serve as a few petty officials, but I didn't expect that they would all be such high-ranking officials.

Moreover, they were not divided into soldiers, which made them even more overjoyed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

At that moment, Qian Zhen and others fell to their knees on the ground.

"Haha, get up. In addition, I have already written to the court. Although you have been ordered to be safe, you are still the scapegoat. Therefore, in this bandit suppression, if each of you kills a bandit, you will have three military merits. If

If you are willing to take the blame and make meritorious deeds, I believe that,

After the bandits are exterminated, the imperial court will give you rewards. At that time, you can all behave openly. As for completely eradicating the bandits here, if you are willing to leave the military, you can leave on your own. The imperial court will never embarrass you. You will see.

how?"

Liu Xia said in a low voice.

Qian Zhen and others were stunned for a moment.

Qian Zhen was born in the military, so he naturally knew what the third rank of military merit meant.

For ordinary soldiers, every time they kill an enemy, it is one level of military merit, and for them, every time they kill a person, it is the third level of military merit. It must be said that this is a special gift.

If they fight bravely, everyone will gain a lot after destroying Black Wind Stronghold.

The most important thing is that after they have completed their crimes and made meritorious service, they can leave the military status, which is equivalent to giving them freedom. Qian Zhen and others all feel that this bet is a good one.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I am very grateful."

At that moment, Qian Zhen and others clasped their fists and shouted.

"Well, in addition, I will use Tianlong Village as a temporary headquarters. From now on, you will reorganize and keep the elite in the village. You will protect my safety for the time being."

Liu Xia smiled lightly.

Qian Zhen was dumbfounded and asked them to serve as Liu Xia's imperial guards. This must have given them unlimited trust.

Listening to Qian Zhen, tears almost fell down.

"Thank you for your favor, Your Majesty. I am overwhelmed with money, and I am willing to destroy Black Wind Village for Your Majesty." [

At that moment, Qian Zhen cupped his fists and said.

Although everyone in Tianlong Village knew that Liu Xia was going to use them to deal with Black Wind Village, no one resented it at this moment.

Initially, they had deep grudges with Heifeng Village.

Secondly, the conditions offered by Liu Xia were enough to make them willing to work hard.

"Haha, that's it. Let Liu Dusi take over the rest."

Liu Xia waved his hand and said.

"Yes, everyone, everyone, please come with me."

At that moment, Liu Hongtao took these leaders to reorganize the Shanzhai team, receive materials from the Shanzhai, and count the number of people.

"Your Majesty, here is a new letter written by Huang Long to me. I would like to ask Your Majesty to read it."

After Qian Zhen and others left, he handed the letter to Liu Xia.

Liu Xia took it and took a look, and couldn't help frowning.

"Mr. Qian, based on your understanding of Huang Long, how sure is he?"

Liu Xia asked curiously.

"Back to the prince, although Huang Long is a bit arrogant, based on my understanding of him, if he dares to say this, he must have a way to deal with it."

Qian Zhen replied.

"I have been to Black Wind Stronghold. Although there are natural dangers and the fortifications are strong enough, I feel a little uneasy for him to say these words in the face of our 100,000-strong army."

Liu Xia couldn't help but frown.

The fortifications of Heifeng Village are comparable to those of a city, and the soldiers are well-equipped. They are indeed much less powerful than Sky Village and Juyi Gang.

However, faced with the siege of a hundred thousand troops, Huang Long actually said that he had a way to retreat from the enemy, which made Liu Xia a little uneasy. At least it showed that Huang Long really had a way to deal with them and was not just talking casually.

The reason why Huang Long wanted Daotianlong Village was because Liu Xia had cut off their sources of troops and he needed more people to defend Heifeng Village.

However, even if Huang Long now has three times the number of troops he currently has, he still has no chance of winning. Is he just preparing to fight to the death in a last ditch effort?

"Your Majesty, Zhang Lei is Huang Long's confidant. Maybe he knows something. Why don't we torture him and maybe we can learn some secrets."

Qian Zhen suggested.

"Well, let's go and see Zhang Lei."

Having said this, Liu Xia stood up and headed towards the dungeon with Qian Zhen.

The dungeon of Tianlong Village was built against the mountain and is very strong.

Liu Xia entered and smelled a foul smell.

He couldn't help but frowned.

I don't know how many people died here.

When he walked to Zhang Lei's cell, he looked up and said in shock: "Zhang Lei is dead."

"What? Open the cell door quickly."

At that moment, Qian Zhen asked the jailer to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, Qian Zhen hurried in and felt Zhang Lei's pulse. He was fully alive and must have been dead for two or three hours.

"Asshole, did anyone come in yesterday?"

Qian Zhen immediately turned around and shouted angrily.
To be continued...