Chapter 327 - - 325 finally has its own base area_1

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Damn!

Another one swayed by him!

The reasons are likewise flawless; isn’t he afraid of being exposed?

No,

he truly isn’t afraid.

No one among the three waves of people will tell others the real situation, how terrifying!

Wu Chang’s heart pounded fiercely.

At this moment,

he suddenly doubted that even when his skills fully matured, he might still be no match for He Xu!

This guy is too demonically clever, truly living up to the name of Demon Star, using his intelligence well, he might be able to clear out a large number of Alien Warriors!

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Duge released Huangfu Xing from his bindings and returned with him in tow, saying to Luo Shuang, “Fourth Princess, your command has been honored; your servant has persuaded General Huangfu.”

Having made his decision, Huangfu Xing hesitated no longer; he stepped forward and knelt before Luo Shuang, “Defected General Huangfu Xing greets the Princess.”

“Please rise, General Huangfu.”

Luo Shuang extended her hand to help Huangfu Xing to his feet, her gaze towards Duge carried a trace of an unusual brilliance.

Another persuaded, her master truly is a Magic Man.

In just a few days, she already had soldiers and generals under her command; at this rate, it wouldn’t take long before she could truly lead her troops back to her country.

Huangfu Yue looked at her father with a face full of astonishment, “Father, you… "

Remembering his recent actions, Huangfu Xing’s face inexplicably flushed, he said gravely, “Yue, since we have pledged allegiance to the Fourth Princess, we should serve her well.”

Meanwhile, he reminded himself incessantly, to endure humiliation and bear the weight, endure the humiliation and bear the weight, the day will come when the Huangfu Family’s innocence will be restored.

“Understood, Father.”

Huangfu Yue gave Huangfu Xing a curious look and nodded.

Duge surveyed the elite warriors around him, smiled towards Luo Shuang, and said, “Princess, now that General Huangfu has pledged allegiance, we have our own forces, and we can’t issue orders hastily like before. In your servant’s opinion, it’s time to reassign official positions to the generals.”

Luo Shuang scanned the crowd and said, “Then I’ll trouble the Imperial Master to draft a statute tonight and give it to me tomorrow morning. After I have looked it over, we will make a decision.”

“Yes, Princess.”

Duge agreed readily, without any shirking.

Loyalty is loyalty.

But the right to appoint personnel must be grasped in his hand.

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That night.

Everyone settled down at Yutang Pass.

Duge took inventory of Yutang Pass’s assets and populace.

Yutang Pass was a combat fortress, without civilians within; the farmland was cultivated by the soldiers stationed there.

However,

the food harvested was only sufficient for their daily consumption; Salary Silver still had to be allocated by the imperial court. Merchants passing through Yutang Pass would also be extorted by some soldiers for a toll.

The commandant of Yutang Pass was not Huangfu Yue.

The plot to capture Luo Shuang was genuine play-acting.

To achieve authenticity, Huangfu Yue had used Huangfu Xing’s military orders to trick the gate open and captured the commandant of Yutang Pass, seizing the pass, which led to the subsequent events.

Yutang Pass was garrisoned by five thousand soldiers, and the general in charge was named Gao Yanping. The troops that Huangfu Yue brought were not three thousand, but five thousand.

Outside the city,

the pursuing soldiers of Huangfu Xing, despite their grand appearance, amounted to merely five thousand men.

Huangfu Xing had absolute control over his own army.

In this era, soldiers lacked education and only knew to obey commands, and their awareness of the outside world was not so keen.

However, the families of the soldiers were all subjects of Chongming Country; serving in the army for Salary Silver, they naturally did not wish to follow Huangfu Xing in rebellion.

Under Duge’s advice, Huangfu Xing didn’t explain the matter of Luo Shuang to the soldiers at all and simply led them into Yutang Pass.

The soldiers were completely unaware of the changes in the upper ranks and didn’t stir up much trouble.

Duge’s idea was that once they had actually committed an act of rebellion and boarded the bandit ship, by offering them a large sum of money, they would naturally submit.

It was a despicable method, but Huangfu Xing, already burdened with the mission of eliminating traitors for the country, ultimately agreed to Duge’s terms.

Mercy does not rule an army.

In Huangfu Xing’s mind, the soldiers were nothing more than a number, and they should, like him, be loyal to the country.

By this point.

Under Duge’s command, there were already fifteen thousand elite soldiers, along with three military leaders capable of leading troops—Gao Yanping, Huangfu Xing, and Huangfu Yue.

Gao Yanping was timid by nature. He had been confined for two days already.

After surrendering, the father and daughter of the Huangfu Family hardly needed to say much to Duge before they surrendered.

The father and daughter of the Huangfu Family were acting; they brought not much military provisions, just enough to last three days. Along with the stores in Yutang Pass, it would at most last half a month before they would completely run out of ammunition and provisions.

It must be said.

Leading an army in battle is a matter of skill, not something that can be accomplished simply by clicking a mouse in a computer game.

Professional work should be left to professionals. As for the management of the army, Duge directly delegated it to the Huangfu father and daughter.

He saw his own role as that of a prime minister, an imperial master—one step below the emperor, above tens of thousands, the kind who would point out the overall strategy.

As for Wu Chang, Duge arranged for him to be under Huangfu Xing’s command, making him a vanguard.

The Innate Experts sent by Liu Yian and the assassins from Dragon Teeth were organized by Duge into a special assault team, specifically responsible for Luo Shuang’s security and executing some special tasks.

That very evening.

The special assault team was dispatched by Duge to carry out a special mission to facilitate the relatives of the Huangfu Family and Gao Yanping’s families to converge at Yutang Pass.

This was to prevent their wives and children from being persecuted after the news of the Huangfu Family’s betrayal spread.

In response.

The father and daughter of the Huangfu Family were overflowing with gratitude.

Luo Shuang had no objections to Duge’s arrangements.

Duge screened everyone in Yutang Pass and did not find any trace of the Alien Warriors.

It was unclear whether these fellows were too cautious, hadn’t reacted yet, or had already fled the difficult living conditions of Chongming Country long before.

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If the funds and provisions were insufficient, one must strive to obtain them.

The more cards one had in hand, the more room there would be for negotiation in the future, so Duge had no intention of passively waiting for Liu Yian to return.

The next day.

Duge took advantage of the time difference.

In the name of Gao Yanping, he sent people to send a message to the commander at Wolf Ping Pass, asking for help, requesting him to dispatch troops, to coordinate with Huangfu Xing in a pincer attack against Yutang Pass to defeat Huangfu Yue inside.

To lure the commander of Wolf Ping Pass out.

Internally.

He instructed Huangfu Yue to take three thousand elite soldiers and head back towards Chongming Country.

That very day, they took down three county cities as if tearing down decaying trees.

These three county cities were right behind Yutang Pass. Being the first to face an invasion if Yutang Pass fell, their defenses were considered strong.

But firstly, no fighting was heard coming from Yutang Pass, and secondly, Huangfu Yue carried out a surprise attack under the name of Huangfu Xing.

The few county cities were completely unprepared and were easily taken down.

That very evening.

The “Luo” character flag of the Fourth Princess was raised on the city walls.

At the same time.

Duge launched another propaganda offensive.

He issued an announcement to tell everyone that the Fourth Princess Luo Shuang had already successfully joined forces with Huangfu Yue and taken Yutang Pass. General Huangfu had turned away from darkness to light, willing to join in the cause for gender equality.

He called on all the women with dreams in the city, the merchants, and the craftsmen to bravely take the first step to provide the Fourth Princess with the most practical support.

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