With the return of members of the Wuwei Army, Feng Zhiqian's team has exceeded 23,000 members. Before dominating Shushan, he plans to kill Xu Xian and sacrifice the flag first.
The Wuwei Army came to Shushan inexplicably, all because of Xu Xian. As long as Xu Xian is still there, the Wuwei Army may return to the Misty Realm inexplicably at any time.
If Xu Xian is not eliminated, even if Feng Zhiqian ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, Xu Xian may be knocked back to his original form in a single thought.
However, although Xu Xian's team only numbered more than a thousand people, they were well hidden. If they were scattered to look for them, they would only be defeated individually.
If Xu Xian's location can be found, it will not be difficult to destroy him with more than 20,000 mighty troops. The problem is that he cannot be found.
Feng Zhiqian summoned officials from the Wuwei Army to discuss strategies to break the situation.
Counselor Hu Lucai offered advice:
"A thousand civilians can be captured, tied up and paraded through the streets. Xu Xian is restricted to appear within three days, otherwise, they will be executed."
Feng Zhiqian muttered:
"We want to establish our immortal kingdom in Shushan, but we must not lose the support of the people."
Hu Lucai said:
"My lord is kind, and when dealing with cunning people like Xu Xian, you must use extraordinary means to achieve miraculous results.
As for the people's hearts, the lord does not need to worry. He only said that the captured civilians were Xu Xian's accomplices. They were bewitched by Xu Xian and would bring disaster to Shushan. The lord was just punishing evil and eliminating traitors.
In this way, the Lord's righteous deeds will be praised by all people. "
Under Hu Lucai's suggestion, every village along the way was to capture one and leave two.
That is, one of every three households was arrested, leaving two households behind. They said that the captured household had taken refuge in the Red Shadow Army, which did all kinds of evil, and was a Red Shadow bandit. He warned the other two households not to be harmed by the Red Shadow Bandits. be deceived so as not to go astray.
The people in Shushan are simple and simple. They are attached to several major sects of cultivating immortals. There are no human dynasties. They are far away from the disputes of the world. They work at sunrise and rest at sunset, just like a paradise.
The arrival of the Wuwei Army broke this balance and allowed them to finally see the sinister nature of people's hearts.
The Wuwei Army became the Wuwei Bandit in the hearts of the people.
But now, the Wuwei Army said that the Red Shadow Army was the Red Shadow Bandit, making them feel the presence of terror.
Regardless of anything else, the panic caused before the Red Shadow Army appeared had already made the people feel like the end of the world was coming.
Normally, if there were any evil gangsters in Shushan, the Emei Sword Immortal would step in to deal with them.
But this time, no matter whether the Wuwei Army was wreaking havoc or the legendary more ferocious Red Shadow Bandit was about to be born, the Emei Sect did not see any action.
The people lost their support and became panicked and helpless.
Feng Zhiqian summoned military officials at all levels and announced the official launch of the anti-bandit operation.
Everything was arranged, and it was just time to cook at the third watch of the next day and take action at the fifth watch.
Unexpectedly, just after midnight and at the beginning of the ugly hour, screams came from the military camp one after another, and the camp exploded.
Feng Zhiqian woke up from his sleep, shocked, and led his elite Wu Zhiwei to rush to the nearest place where the screams came from.
There was a smell of blood, and what came into view were several Wuwei soldiers lying in a pool of blood.
They are all missing arms or legs. After simple bandaging, the bleeding has been stopped. There is no danger to their lives, and they will no longer be able to fight in a short time.
Feng Zhiqian grabbed the remaining arm of a young man with a broken arm and asked:
"Who hurt you? Is he there now?"
The young man said feebly:
"We were attacked by several masked men in black. After they cut off our arms, they bandaged them for us and put the arms in bags and took them away."
Feng Zhiqian looked at the disabled people on the ground and pondered:
"They only want their hands and feet, not their lives. Who are they?"
The young man muttered:
"After he bandaged me up, before leaving, he called himself the Red Shadow Army and asked us to stop taking human lives lightly.
Otherwise, our lives will be taken next time. "
The young man did not point out that it was the Red Shadow Army who took action at the beginning. He was just talking nonsense. Feng Zhiqian was furious and kicked the young man over, angrily saying:
“How can you still be a Wuwei Army if you can’t even speak clearly?
You have forgotten the code of the Wuwei Army. The battlefield is changing rapidly. I don’t have time to talk nonsense to you. Let’s talk about the key points. "
With a "choking" sound, he pulled out the sword from his waist, put it on the young man's neck, and said:
"I'll give you another chance, tell me what's the point?"
Of course the young man knew what the point was, but the Red Shadow Army threatened not to tell him before leaving, so he didn't say it.
Under Feng Zhiqian's questioning, the young man did not dare to conceal it due to Feng Zhiqian's power, so he spilled the beans.
Unexpectedly, these words really angered Feng Zhiqian.
The young man was so frightened that he was sweating profusely. He gritted his teeth and said:
"I should first say that the enemy is the Red Shadow Army. I suddenly encountered a powerful enemy. Fortunately, I saved my life from the hands of the God of Death. I was so frightened that I became a little incoherent."
Feng Zhiqian smiled solemnly:
"You also know that you are wrong? I take your life, and you deserve it."
In the horrified eyes of the young man, Feng Zhiqian moved the knife in his hand, and a human head flew out, and blood spilled.
At the moment when he lost consciousness, the young man felt a little regretful. If he could follow the instructions of the Red Shadow Army and not be timid, he might still be able to survive.
Feng Zhiqian followed the screams all the way. Facing the mighty soldiers who were lying in a pool of blood, he did not show any sympathy. He found an excuse and swung his sword at them, killing them until their heads rolled and their blood flowed into rivers.
Those who were unconscious, or pretended to be unconscious, escaped Feng Zhiqian's butcher's knife.
Feng Zhiqian was not that angry. The Wuwei Army with missing arms and legs had lost its use value.
Feng Zhiqian had just become the commander-in-chief of the Wuwei Army. It was inevitable that some people would be dissatisfied with him. He took this opportunity to kill useless people to establish his authority, which also killed two birds with one stone.
As the saying goes, every gain must come with a loss. Feng Zhiqian acted too hastily. Although he achieved the goal of establishing his authority, it chilled the hearts of all the soldiers.
Feng Zhiqian also performed a series of magical operations in the end. When the team left, he ordered all these wastes with missing arms and legs to be left behind and let them fend for themselves so as not to drag down the team.
Some people raised objections and were unwilling to abandon their companions. Feng Zhiqian felt that his majesty had been challenged and ordered these people to be executed in the name of disobeying military orders.
This time Feng Zhiqian led the team to implement the catch-two-release-one plan. In addition to leaving behind hundreds of wounded, some who were disappointed with Feng Zhiqian or unwilling to leave their injured teammates quietly left the team. The Wuwei Army lost more than 3,000 people, leaving only More than 20,000 people.
When Xu Xian showed up at the abandoned wounded camp with more than a hundred Red Shadow troops and hundreds of severed limbs, and proposed that as long as they swore allegiance, they could be rejuvenated and the severed limbs could be reattached, most people immediately chose to surrender and join the Red Army. Shadow Army.
The number of members of the Red Shadow Army increased by more than a thousand.
There were more than a thousand Red Shadow Army lurking in the Wuwei Army. When Feng Zhiqian was prepared, he adopted the strategy of monitoring each other and taking turns to keep vigil, and could not find an opportunity to take action for the time being.
Xu Xian also thought about capturing the thief first. As long as he controls or kills Feng Zhiqian and other high-level officials, the Wuwei Army will automatically collapse.
However, in order to help Feng Zhiqian control the Wuwei Army, Kang Wang Zhao Gou transferred three thousand Wuwei guards to Feng Zhiqian.
After entering Shushan, these three thousand martial guards were the core of the long snake formation, guarding Feng Zhiqian and other senior officials day and night, making it difficult for Xu Xian to find an opportunity to strike.
