Wang Jian naturally suspected that the so-called gods in these villages were related to evil monks, but he had no direct evidence and could only guess, and there was no reference to this situation in the existing document system. So he was more cautious when speaking in front of Shen Hao.
"I don't know yet, but there are traces of those people's diseases. It is generally called "soul-yang deficiency". It is a very rare and strange disease that can only be caused by frequent exposure to yin and evil energy. It is very similar to the general symptoms of qi deficiency. Like, but those with knowledge can see the clues. Some of the wandering doctors we sent there knew this, and found it strange, so they reported back the strange stories of these villages worshiping gods."
Evil spirit?
When Shen Hao heard these four words, a group of mist-like ghostly bodies immediately flashed in his mind. They were evil spirits. Dirty things like evil spirits have a strong evil spirit in them, and they can easily corrode life. When people infect living people with diseases, the evil energy produced by the natural underworld in the mountains is much more violent.
"So, this is the main reason for your doubts?" Shen Hao nodded. It is true that people in one village have been infected with the disease of soul yang deficiency, but there is no natural yin in the surrounding area, and no villagers have said that they have recently There had been incidents of evil spirits attacking the village, so wouldn't that be extremely suspicious?
Wang Jian: "Yes, sir, this is one of the main reasons why we feel that something is wrong. But because we are on the front line, we are mainly based on superficial observations, most of which are wandering doctors who are curious when they go from house to house. That's what it sounds like.
If we continue to dig deeper, my subordinates estimate that the effect of secret visits and investigations will not be very good. Why not just let the Ministry of Impermanence make a surprise attack? "
Let the Ministry of Impermanence make a surprise attack? To put it bluntly, it means sending in force to investigate violently. But Shen Hao frowned when he heard this, obviously feeling that it was not appropriate to do so.
"If you want to dig, dig up their roots. Just destroying them is meaningless."
They followed the path of worshiping gods, and it took them an unknown amount of time to slowly gain the trust of the villagers, and they would definitely give some benefits from time to time to deepen the "god's" sense of presence among the villagers.
According to what Wang Jian just said, the villagers have trusted the "god" enshrined in the village to the extent that they don't care about illness. It would be an understatement to say that they have been brainwashed.
In this case, if force is used, even if the so-called "divine caves", statues, or incense altars are destroyed, the effect will be minimal.
Once your people leave, the villagers will spontaneously and secretly rebuild these things, and they will definitely be more secretive. By then, I'm afraid that not only will it not be able to cure the root cause, but it will also make the situation worse.
"Then do you mean to leave the rest to the Black Flag Battalion who will follow up in various places to handle it?" Because it was said that intelligence should come first, Wang Jian saw Shen Hao shaking his head and vetoing the suggestion of dispatching the Impermanence Department. Does that mean? So there is no need for Heishui to intervene directly in the future?
"The actions of the black flag camps in various places are clear, but your black water is dark. Especially for the information you have now. I will ask someone to pick a village to verify the situation. If it really involves evil monks and evil spirits, then Make plans later. But you Blackwaters need to come up with countermeasures in advance. It is best to take a roundabout way, focusing on exposing the tricks of those "gods", and cooperate with the upcoming missionary actions in various places to move forward bit by bit. Well."
Operation to Kill Evil requires a longer time span than the so-called Operation Jingxi launched by Shen Hao before. Those evil monks have been operating and corroding remote places all year round, and the Jingjiu Dynasty has neglected to take precautions due to blocked roads. It is estimated that many places are deeply rooted, and it will definitely not be possible to reverse it overnight.
But there is one thing that can be used, and it is also the reason why Shen Hao is confident that he will slowly eliminate the evil monks' survival in Jingxi. That is: evil spirits.
If evil monks can still rely on brainwashing to whitewash and deceive people's hearts, evil spirits really cannot be washed away. They are the natural enemies of all living beings. Except for evil monks who use evil spirits as puppets and weapons, even if others don't know them, they will only feel instinctive disgust when they see them.
As long as the evil spirits are associated with those "gods", it will be nice. When the time comes, there will always be people who wake up, and then seize these people as breakthroughs and examples, and at the same time severely punish those backbones who promote "gods". In this way You can definitely get good results by going in and out.
But this aspect will involve the cooperation between Blackwater and the three black flag camps, and it also means that Blackwater will make its official debut in the black flag camp for the first time.
"I understand. After waiting, I will think about it carefully and come up with a suitable strategy."
Wang Jian retreated and hurried back to discuss with the people from the Fourth Department how Heishui could play the "backside" side of the Black Flag Camp in the subsequent operation to punish evil. He had secretly made up his mind that Blackwater would make his first appearance in the Black Flag Camp this time, and even if it was just a glimpse, it would have to leave a deep impression on people.
Wang Jian just left here, and the door of the public house was knocked open by Wang Yiming who followed him in.
Although Wang Yiming is still Shen Hao's adjutant now, his authority has been several times greater than before, but his reputation has never been improved. He still knows in his heart that he must have wronged Master Shen in some way. After such a long time, he has come to some realizations, so now he tries to do as much as possible and talk as little as possible, and tries not to think too much in his mind. He never cares about things that shouldn't be his concern. His duties have changed a lot now.
"Sir, the urgent report just arrived from the Jingxi Town Governor's Yamen, along with a note from Mr. Jiang."
Shen Hao took the two copper bars and asked Wang Yiming, Tang Qingyuan, and Chen Sheng about the recent progress and expansion of the evil-killing operation. After explaining a few words, he waved them off. He opened the two copper bars sent by Jingxi Town Fushi Yamen.
Look at the portion Jiang Cheng gave him first. There was only one paragraph in it, which asked Shen Hao to go to Jingxi Town Fushi Yamen tomorrow morning after reading the frontline battle report in detail, saying that he had something to tell him face to face.
After that, Shen Hao opened the battle report on the side. Just like the previous one, this battle report was passed to the commander's office by the frontline supervisor, and then forwarded by the commander's office.
The first sentence of the battle report made Shen Hao's eyes widen unconsciously: On October 11, Zuo Yuliang sent Jianchuan Shen Wanlin's troops from the north to attack the left defense line of Sangbiqiu with cavalry from the south, and at the same time involved some of Sangbiqiu's wolf cavalry. At the same time, he ordered the southernmost Huzhuyuan to launch consecutive attacks to hold back the main battle force of the Hongtu clan...
On October 12, Zuo Yuliang's central army sent out 50,000 troops. Fifty miles due west of Chao Sangbichu, Yu Chao was in contact with the main force of the barbarians. After two hours of bloody fighting, Zuo Yuliang's central army's main formation arrived and sent another 30,000 troops to reinforce the front army. The barbarians had no choice but to join the battlefield with additional troops...
In the early morning of October 13th, after three additional troops were deployed, the Jing army had already invested 120,000 troops on the frontal battlefield. The barbarians estimated the number to be more than 200,000, successfully dragging the barbarians into a decisive battle...
