The five thousand soldiers heading to Sword South Path are currently camping and resting in a forest.
At this moment, this army hasn’t left the Capital Region Road.
Everyone is very curious, weren’t they supposed to go to Sword South Path to quell the rebellion? Why did they camp and rest just halfway through the day?
If they continue at this pace, it would probably take half a month to reach Sword South Path.
However, Zhang San, resting in his tent, was not anxious. Instead, he sat down to ponder the strategy provided by Kaihuang when he previously inquired.
Firstly, Zhang San now represents the Red Emperor, leading the army to Sword South Path. Whether or not King of Shu Yang Ling is rebelling, seeing this display, he will rebel.
Especially since Kaihuang only allowed Zhang San to bring three thousand soldiers and some people from the Town Martial Office.
Zhang San currently has about five thousand people in the army, which is already the limit.
But with such a small number of people reaching Sword South Path, King of Shu Yang Ling would feel that Zhang San is too easy to deal with.
So, even if Yang Ling originally hesitated about rebelling, seeing Zhang San with so few people, he would rebel.
And King of Shu Yang Ling has been entrenched in Sword South Path for many years, though not deeply rooted, he should not be underestimated.
Therefore, this journey is bound to be fraught with challenges.
But these are not the most terrifying things.
The most terrifying thing is that when Zhang San arrives at Sword South Path, King of Shu Yang Ling hasn’t rebelled.
By then, if Zhang San doesn’t act, he won’t complete the Red Emperor’s command.
If Zhang San acts, he would be slaughtering a prince of the Imperial Family.
Secondly, Zhang San informed Kaihuang about the events happening in the All Things Path.
Kaihuang knows that if this world is about to face a greater crisis, they must find ways to preserve more strength, and even try to make the overall power of this world stronger, so that in the future, when facing the Outer Gods, they will have the strength to resist.
So this time when Zhang San comes to quell the rebellion, he must find ways to reduce killings.
Finally, and most importantly, now Li Moxian has retired back to his hometown.
This means that the Town Martial Office does not currently have a truly powerful figure who can suppress all the martial path forces in the world.
Although top experts from sects won’t come to kill Zhang San, if they send some young talents or those with seniority comparable to Zhang San, the Deputy Chief of the Town Martial Office, it would also be a tremendous crisis for Zhang San.
After thinking for a long time, Kaihuang gave Zhang San only one piece of advice — unite all the forces that can be united.
Although Zhang San finds this advice reasonable, what’s the use of just having a core guiding principle without a plan!
I know as long as it’s big enough and strong enough, it can make opponents tremble in submission.
Well... I’m talking about fists.
But the problem is I don’t have particularly big and strong fists!
At this moment, Zhang San sat down and let out a deep sigh.
Just then, Wang Ziteng lifted the tent flap and walked in.
"Brother San, the two officers have arrived."
Before Zhang San left the Capital this time, he, in his capacity as Deputy Chief of the Town Martial Office, reviewed many internal records of the Town Martial Office, and then redeployed Principal Officer Xuanwu back to the Capital Region Road.
After all, the wars over at Tujue are blazing fiercely now.
The border troops have shifted from blocking Tujue invasions to preventing Tujue refugees from entering.
There’s nothing to worry about with Tujue, so the Principal Officer Xuanwu can be redeployed back.
Because recently they need to adjust the Mountain God system, river god system, and some matters regarding the Twelve Zodiacs together with the Deer God, Yellow Dragon, and Thousand-Eyed Rat King.
Zhang San knows that Xuanwu is a Half-Demon, but this matter is secretive, and not many in the Town Martial Office know about it.
So it’s most appropriate to entrust such tasks to Principal Officer Xuanwu.
Then Azure Dragon Principal Officer also came to the Capital to assist his Third Senior Brother, allowing the two to work together to perfect the Dominion over the Six Paths’ framework.
This way, there will be two Principal Officers stationed in the Capital, ensuring the security of the Capital Region Road.
And Vermilion Bird Principal Officer announced secretly to go south for investigation, to prevent some people from causing trouble after Li Moxian’s retirement, but in fact, Vermilion Bird Principal Officer is hiding within Zhang San’s army of less than five thousand.
Just waiting for someone to really think Zhang San is a soft persimmon, wanting to squeeze, they will chop off that person’s hand directly.
Unfortunately, Ximen Shuxiang cannot return now.
Otherwise, with such a strong leg of a Divine Aspect Realm beside Zhang San, why would there be a need for Vermilion Bird to covertly protect?
And the two officers Wang Ziteng mentioned are actually two Secret Officers whom Zhang San specifically transferred from Sword South Path to report the situation, who were originally subordinates of Ximen Shuxiang.
At this moment, the two officers, one fat and one thin, walked into the tent from outside.
"Officer Wei/Bi, pay respects to Deputy Chief!" \n(o)v.e\l.com
The mask on Officer Wei’s face had three stars, yet all three stars were clustered in one spot, looking small and just above the mouth. When Zhang San saw this mask, he wondered whether it would affect his vision.
The mask on Officer Bi’s face had eight stars, resembling claws, or like a steel fork.
"Officer Wei, I heard... you have a stomach issue, gastritis?"
Zhang San looked at the chubby Officer Wei, unable to believe what he had read in the records earlier.
Officer Wei immediately cupped his fists toward Zhang San, chuckling, "Thanks for Deputy Chief’s concern, I do have a stomach issue."
"How are you so fat with a stomach issue?"
"Yes! Precisely because I have a stomach issue, I eat to supplement, and then ended up this fat."
Zhang San turned his head to looked at the other Officer Bi.
This was a woman with a great figure.
Slender waist, ample hips.
The robe draped over her body flowed down like a black waterfall, except in some areas where it bulged slightly, making her figure even better.
"I’ve heard Officer Bi is skilled in interrogation, is that so?"
"Not only is this concubine skilled in interrogation, but also skilled in bedroom arts. So whether Deputy Chief needs it for official business or private business, this concubine can satisfy all."
Zhang San’s face flushed with embarrassment.
This vehicle is going a bit too fast.
We just met, isn’t there someone else here?
"Ahem... no need for that."
"It’s no problem. Anyway, if Deputy Chief doesn’t need it, this concubine will also need to find a man, why not benefit Deputy Chief. Rest assured, this concubine only seeks delight, not responsibility. Whatever Deputy Chief wants, feel free to use this concubine,"
At this moment, Zhang San suddenly understood why Ximen Principal Officer always did things alone.
The subordinates under him, indeed, seemed not very convenient to use.
"Let’s cut to the chase. The reason I asked for you two is that I need you to handle a very important matter first."
Though both quirky officers were both gluttons in their own right, when it came to work, they immediately entered a serious working mode.
"This time, when I leave the Capital, the purpose is to go to Sword South Path to quell the rebellion."
Upon hearing this, both officers were taken aback.
"But no one is rebelling in Sword South Path!"
Zhang San was also quite helpless.
"So you two need to use all channels of information to quickly spread the news that I am taking the army to Sword South Path to quell the rebellion. The faster, the better! We want everyone in Sword South Path to know, I am going to quell the rebellion!"
Zhang San knows if King of Shu Yang Ling does not rebel, then arriving at Sword South Path would be very awkward.
So, rather than having King of Shu Yang Ling formally greet him, it’s better to find a way to make him rebel.