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Seeing Liu Guanfeng leave, Zhang Yuru kept watching him. Although Liu Guanfeng did not turn back, he was fully aware of Zhang Yuru's actions, as there was a live broadcast happening.
From the moment Zhang Yuru began to observe Liu Guanfeng, In the Sea connected with Liu Guanfeng: "Master, the mistress is watching you closely."
Liu Guanfeng smiled as he moved away from Winter City.
At that moment in Winter City, the New World had completely occupied the East Gate, and the battle on the city walls was nearing its end. General Han had already been knocked off his horse and killed by Cui Zhongyi. The surrounding soldiers, seeing such a fierce general on the opposing side, scattered in all directions.
Liu Guanfeng felt reassured about the performance of the New World. With someone like Cui Zhongyi around, unless they encountered someone like Severe Winter, even his Black and White Generals could not guarantee they would defeat Cui Zhongyi. Therefore, Liu Guanfeng left with peace of mind, which was in line with his expectations.
Early in the morning, as dawn broke, the New World captured the lord's mansion in Winter City. A total of 13,000 City Defense Soldiers were captured, and the lord was beheaded by Cui Zhongyi. Severe Winter's brother and nephew were not in the city as they had gone to the Gates of Hell.
By the next morning, there were no City Defense Soldiers left in Winter City; all defenses had been replaced by soldiers from the New World.
The subsequent events were straightforward: a public announcement was made to stabilize the populace while recruiting soldiers. The supplies stored in Winter City were also requisitioned by the New World.
All of this had nothing to do with Liu Guanfeng anymore; his mission was to enter Autumn City upon receiving news that Winter City had been conquered.
Since the New World launched its attack at night and had just arrived at Winter City, the generals and soldiers inside were completely unprepared. During the night raid, outside forces had already surrounded Winter City tightly. As a result, when the New World took over Winter City, not a single soldier managed to escape; they were either captured or killed.
When news of Winter City's fall spread, three days had already passed since its conquest. The messengers were those sent to provide reinforcements. After hearing about Winter City's siege, guards from several nearby villages rushed to aid Winter City under various Minor Generals' leadership.
This time, reinforcements came from three villages with a total of 12,000 soldiers. The Minor Generals from these villages initially thought they could quietly reach Winter City and coordinate with the defenders inside to take down this rebel force. However, they did not anticipate that by the time they arrived, Winter City had already completely fallen.
As this force of over ten thousand soldiers reached outside Winter City and had yet to set up their camp, they were crushed by troops emerging from within Winter City. Leading them was Fang Tianlong, who had just succeeded his father as the new Vice Leader. Meanwhile, Chu Hanlu and his son Chu Jiang Tian performed excellently during their bid for leadership but were exposed during Zhang Diba's investigation. Chu Hanlu not only exploited his position for personal gain but also maintained connections with the military within the city. It was clear that Chu Hanlu was the biggest traitor within the New World. Following this lead, Zhang Diba secretly eliminated a total of twenty-six traitors from within the New World.
After Zhang Diba cleared out Chu Hanlu's faction, several older Vice Leaders received unified instructions to step down from their positions. Now, all Vice Leaders in the New World were young individuals who had participated in vying for leadership; these older Vice Leaders remained close to their sons to provide guidance and support.
When more than ten thousand people from three villages arrived outside Winter City, Fang Tianlong immediately sought permission from Zhang Yuru. Everyone was ready to engage in a fierce battle at Winter City, but they did not expect to capture it so easily. It was only after Zhang Yuru's explanation that they learned this was all thanks to Liu Guanfeng. Moreover, Liu Guanfeng had not died as rumored; however, Zhang Yuru did not disclose Liu Guanfeng's current identity.
Fang Tianlong's request for battle was quickly approved by Zhang Yuru. He then led his five thousand troops from the west gate, accompanied by his father. All those following were part of Fang Tianlong's main force.
Just as the reinforcements arrived and were still trying to understand the situation, a group charged out from the opposite side. Although they had numerical superiority, the outcome of the clash became clear almost immediately.
The armor and weapons used by the reinforcements were inferior products purchased from the New Home Chamber of Commerce. Their Steel Blades merely sparked against the soldiers of the New World without causing any real damage; injuring the enemy was nothing but a dream. In contrast, when the soldiers of the New World struck with their Steel Blades, they easily damaged the armor of the reinforcements, leaving many severely injured.
As soon as the two sides clashed, the reinforcements were routed. Additionally, two of the three Minor Generals from the three villages were killed on the spot by Fang Tianlong and his father. Thus, before they even had a chance to regroup, the New World army scattered them. The entire battle lasted less than half an hour, during which the New World forces killed two enemy Minor Generals and over one thousand soldiers while capturing more than four thousand.
In just half an hour, more than half of the reinforcements had been killed or injured.
The fleeing Minor General gathered what remained of his troops and grimly realized that only about five thousand could still fight alongside him. He had no choice but to retreat and wait for reinforcements from other villages.
News spread to every major city on Luo Heng Island, and when it reached Autumn City, Liu Guanfeng had just entered the city. Once inside, Liu Guanfeng quickly found Qifeng Ge and others, who had just received news that Winter City had been captured. They were already prepared to set off for Summer City according to Liu Guanfeng's instructions.
After a brief exchange with everyone and informing them of important matters, Liu Guanfeng and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce's President inspection team left Autumn City. Although tensions were high due to recent battles in Winter City, Autumn City had not yet reached a state of panic. As the largest supplier to the military, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce received special privileges wherever they went, especially with a pass token granted by Grand Marshal Zhu Xiao.
With their mission simplified after departing from Autumn City, Liu Guanfeng found a small inn and contacted Wang Ying, the captain of an intelligence squad stationed in Autumn City.
On the second day after Liu Guanfeng arrived in Autumn City, movements began among the City Defense Soldiers. A large number of City Defense Army troops gathered outside the city under a general named Bull Charge, who led them away from Autumn City towards Winter City for an offensive.
Severe Winter understood that their annual forced conscription would provoke resistance; therefore, aside from the imperial capital, they stationed four Ten Thousand People units in each of their three main cities and maintained three to four thousand troops in surrounding villages.
This way, regardless of where rebellion occurred, other cities could quickly assemble nearly ten Ten Thousand People units.
Bull Charge departed Autumn City with thirty-five thousand City Defense Army troops while simultaneously mobilizing an additional fifteen thousand soldiers from nearby villages to assist in defending Autumn City.
Although more than thirty thousand troops had left, there were still two ten-thousand-strong armies in Autumn City. While the numbers were not large, they were sufficient for defending the city. Unless another ten thousand came to attack, holding Autumn City would not be a problem, provided that no one caused trouble within the city.
On this day, Liu Guanfeng was wandering the streets as usual, taking note of the entire defense arrangements of Autumn City. Since Liu Guanfeng was not familiar with Autumn City, he had to observe more carefully. He had even recorded the residences of all officials in Autumn City and how many doors their homes had, as well as which rooms these officials usually occupied.
Particularly, he had visited the general's mansion and the residences of several minor generals who had come to assist multiple times, gaining some understanding of their daily habits.
When Liu Guanfeng returned to the camp of Wang Ying and others in the evening, Wang Ying hurriedly ran in. "President," he said, bowing respectfully upon seeing Liu Guanfeng.
Liu Guanfeng waved his hand. "What is it?"
"President, I received a confidential letter this afternoon."
The only ones who could connect with the agents in four cities were Liu Guanfeng and Zhang Yuru; even Cui Zhongyi was unaware that Liu Guanfeng had arranged over fifty agents in several major cities.
"Bring me the letter."
Wang Ying handed the letter to Liu Guanfeng, who gently opened it. The elegant handwriting of Zhang Yuru came into view.
After reading the letter, Liu Guanfeng nodded. A wave of heat surged from his hands as he ignited the letter with his Fighting Qi.
Seeing the letter catch fire, Wang Ying silently stood beside Liu Guanfeng, knowing he would soon have tasks to undertake.
"Wang Ying, that letter was from Big Leader. It mainly states that a group has bypassed their blockade and is slowly making its way towards us. If we calculate correctly, they should arrive at Autumn City by midnight tomorrow."
Upon hearing that his people were coming, Wang Ying was exceptionally excited. "President, please assign the mission."
Liu Guanfeng nodded. "Wang Ying, go outside and call those five squad leaders here; I have something to arrange."
"Yes." Wang Ying turned and walked out. Shortly after, Five People entered from outside; these Five People were the five squad leaders for this mission.
"Listen up, everyone. Our people have already started coming this way, and they are expected to arrive around midnight tomorrow. They rest during the day and move at night, allowing them to reach here without being noticed. The number of people coming this time is not large, only two Ten Thousand People. If they attempt a direct assault, they will definitely not be able to take Autumn City, so we need to act before they arrive."
Six People simultaneously cupped their fists towards Liu Guanfeng: "Please give us the mission, President."
"This mission is also quite risky because I will be carrying out the 'Decapitation Operation.' This means we will eliminate all the officials in Autumn City, especially the Six People responsible for the military. If we succeed, Autumn City will fall into chaos without a fight. Based on my observations over the past few days, I will now assign specific tasks to you; you must ensure everything is handled well.
There are a total of twenty-seven officials in Autumn City who can be considered influential. Excluding the city lord, general, and seven others like Minor Generals, there are twenty left. Each of your five squads will be responsible for four officials, while the seven key figures will require your attention."
Upon hearing Liu Guanfeng's order to eliminate the main figures, the expressions of those in the room brightened with barely contained joy.
"Among these seven individuals, the weakest and least defended are the five Minor Generals. Even though they are weaker, each of these Minor Generals possesses Intermediate Knight strength. Each of you five squad leaders will be responsible for one of them; as Intermediate Knights, you should be able to handle this task."
The five squad leaders stood up in unison and replied, "We guarantee to complete the mission."
"The task of assassinating the city lord will be assigned to Wang Ying. Although the city lord is only a low-level Intermediate Knight, he is protected by two Advanced Knights. Wang Ying, your job is to find a way to bypass those two Advanced Knights and assassinate the city lord. This mission is particularly dangerous; do you have confidence?"
Wang Ying smiled slightly: "President, just watch. After following you for so long, this little task should be no problem."
"Everyone needs to be extra careful. If it comes down to it, don't force it; the first principle is to preserve your own life. Is that clear?"
"Understood."
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