Chapter 204 Kill the Thief!
Boom, boom, boom!
"Please come in!"
"Chief, you are looking for me... uh." Tang En pushed open the door and asked directly, then he was slightly stunned and bowed, "Old Marshal Oumeng is here too!"
Ou Meng waved his hand carelessly and laughed: "Haha, I just arrived not long ago, and I'm waiting for you now."
If among all the senior officials of the Gray Army except Luo Sha, who is the most pleasing to Tang En, it is undoubtedly Ou Meng. His many years of military career have developed his perseverance and upright character. He saw Tang En's strength, achievements, etc., so even if he stepped on Bo Lai's legs in front of the tactical department, he acted impartially and never went too far. Now that Tang En is helping him train elite soldiers, he is naturally even more happy.
"Tang En, sit down." After greeting him, Luo Sha took a stack of papers of different sizes that seemed to have been cut and handed them over, "Take a look at this first."
Tang En calmly glanced at the various animal statues on the table, then glanced at Zuo Fan in the corner, took the paper, turned a few pages, and was slightly surprised: "This is... a newspaper."
Luo Sha nodded and made a sign of please read: "To be precise, it is the newspapers about the Gray Army from all the cities around the Shiwanda Mountain Realm. It was sent back by Josiah."
Tang En nodded suddenly. Josiah had recently established secret agencies in various cities. It would be easy to collect these.
"Oh? What's new?" Tang En chuckled and flipped through the newspaper.
Of course it is not unreasonable for Tang En to say this. He has read the official evaluation of the Gray Army. They are nothing more than old-fashioned mob gangsters who are persistent in their evil intentions and intend to subvert the stable and harmonious empire, etc... Tang En believes that Luo Sha is right about this. It is definitely clearer. Now that it has been specially edited, there has naturally been a change.
"The true face of the Gray Clothes Army is revealed... Oh, this is explosive. The biggest enemy of the people of the empire - the Gray Clothes Army, tsk... huh? The Gray Clothes Army talks nonsense..."
Tang En flipped through the pages almost at a glance, his tone changed from mildly mocking to joking, and finally changed to questioning, and his brows began to wrinkle from time to time.
There is no doubt that these newspapers are still consistently derogatory in tone, but their content has indeed changed. They are no longer the empty slanderous remarks before, but instead present some reasons that look very "credible".
If you sum it up, it’s one point. You gray-coated troops have been shouting slogans for so many years, but what practical things have you done for the people?
To be honest, this really hit a weak point of the Gray Army.
The purpose of the Gray Army to seek benefits for the people remains unchanged. But in recent years, they have played little role due to their weak strength. Second, under the continuous encirclement and suppression by Bran's officials, the Gray Army simply had no time to spare to do these things.
"It is indeed a difficult question." Tang En put down the newspaper and sighed softly. He can now imagine that if this statement becomes mainstream and the Gray Army does not take effective countermeasures in time, it will undoubtedly fall into a serious passive situation, and even the image established over the years will collapse...
"Yeah, but on the other hand, the city's outreach program was really effective and hit them where it hurts."
Losa's view is rather optimistic, and that is exactly what happened. The city is the center of the imperial aristocracy. Now that the Gray Army has infiltrated with great fanfare, they will naturally encounter strong resistance. The credible reasons from the empty slanderous remarks in the newspaper to the present are also the change in the attitude of the nobles from neglecting to paying attention to the Gray Army. It can be said that from this moment on, the Gray Army has officially entered the sight of the noble class.
Tang En raised his eyebrows when he saw Luo Sha's attitude: "It seems that the leader is confident. What is his plan?"
"Haha, I know I can't hide it from you!" Luo Sha chuckled, and then said seriously, "The plan is very simple. Since they want to be practical, then we will give it to them!"
"We have discussed it, and now there are two most direct methods. One is to start from the villages and towns. Didn't you get rid of many Lords and Knights before? We will take over these places and free the people there from the abyss of oppression and exploitation. .”
"This..." Tang En's expression changed slightly, his brows furrowed again, and he said slowly, "I'm afraid there's something wrong."
Taxation is a country's most important economic source, and the Gray Army's move undoubtedly touched the fundamental interests of the empire. If it comes to light, well, it will definitely come to light because the Grays will use this propaganda to counter the inaction argument. At that time, Bran will definitely press in with a large army, sweep across the Hundred Thousand Mountains, find and destroy them.
"Haha, this method is a bit impulsive." Luo Sha did not object, but then he said with his chin, "But this is also the path we must take in the future, and now this time... is an opportunity."
Tang En's heart moved and he nodded thoughtfully. As we all know, Bran is currently at war with Northern Wasteland. And from the information obtained from some sources, it can be seen that Beihuang has been planning for a long time this time, and has mobilized almost all the troops of each tribe. At the beginning of the war, it swept through countless important places on the border with the power of a hungry tiger that swallowed thousands of miles.
If you look at it from this aspect, it is a rare opportunity for the Gray Army to choose this time to attack. Of course, there is no implication of "impairing the country's wealth" at all. After all, the two sides have been rivals for many years.
"What about another method?" Tang En also heard from Luo Sha's tone that it was "in the future." It seemed that the key to solving the current problem lay in this latter method.
"Guess what." It could be seen that Luo Sha was in a good mood. He did not point it out immediately, but chuckled and said, "Let me give you a hint, what is the most abundant thing in the Hundred Thousand Mountains?"
"Mountain!" Tang En answered immediately without thinking.
"Uh..." Luo Sha's smile froze, and Oumeng beside him also looked startled, and then he stroked his forehead helplessly, dumbfounded, "You can't let us go to the mountains, it's not good for the people."
"It's good for the people..." Tang En pinched his chin, thoughtfully, and then his eyes flashed, "You mean... bandits and bandits?"
"Ha!" Luo Sha clapped his palms and smiled at each other, "Look, I knew I couldn't stop him."
Ou Meng stroked his beard and praised with a smile: "This kid has a very good brain."
"They are really bandits." Tang En touched his nose, considered for a moment, and nodded slowly, "You always have to offend people, bandits... Well, it's better than facing Bran's army."
The intention of Luo Sha and the others was very obvious, which was to take action against the bandit who was known as "Half a Native of a Hundred Thousand Mountains". This is indeed a good method that can achieve immediate results. The bandits are really harmful to the northern residents. Even for the Bran Empire, it is a headache. If we could get rid of them, it would undoubtedly be a great good deed.
Of course, backlash must be considered here. Bandits are not easy to mess with. Maybe a single bandit group is easy to wipe out, but there are so many bandits in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Once they join forces in a hurry, their strength will definitely be greater than that of the Gray Army. Head-to-head confrontation is undoubtedly unflattering. Of course, regarding this, Tang En believed that Luo Sha and the others must have their own countermeasures.
Sure enough, after Tang En guessed the method, Luo Sha picked up a scroll and spread it out, with intricate lines and large and small circles densely drawn on it.
Pointing to the small circles, Luo Sha said, "These are all the villages and towns in the Shiwanda Mountains. What we have to deal with are those within thirty kilometers of these. We will issue a warning at that time. If there are any who still stay here, they will not leave. Kill the bandits one by one!"
There was no special ups and downs in the tone, but under the finger pointing, there was another flavor of fighting and murderous intent.
Tang En nodded and had no objection. The business line of bandits is the various mountain passes. If this is not violated, the impact will definitely be smaller. Of course, this does not mean that villages and towns are unimportant to bandits. You must know that competition in the robbery business is also fierce. For example, some small-scale bandit gangs do not have business to do every day. But they are close to villages and towns, and the autumn breeze blows from time to time, which can at least replenish supplies, so as not to gain nothing at all.
"Then what does the leader mean by coming to me?" Tang En asked with a calm face, seemingly unaware.
Luo Sha was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Oumeng with an expression like "I knew it would be like this."
Tang En was of course knowingly asking. If you want to destroy the bandits, you don't just need to drive the army over. This has been confirmed by Bran officials and the lord's army. The bandits have their own way to save their lives. Among other things, they just talk about hiding places. The cunning rabbit still has three holes, not to mention the bandits who lick blood from their swords and engage in business without capital? Of course the army has scouts, but dragons have their own ways and rats have their own ways, so they may not understand the bandits' thinking. But gray space is different. No matter who the target is, when it comes to hiding and tracking methods, it can be said to be professional.
But then again, why would Tang En do these things? He is not Josiah, and now he pursues the principle of no early gain without profit. Yes, the people in the gray space are indeed members of the Gray Army, but Tang En's contribution to the Gray Army is even greater. It is no exaggeration to say that the gray space now belongs to Twain, and his primary purpose in forming this team is to kill Sethman. It was just a small favor, but to confront the bandits... He didn't want the team to suffer any unnecessary losses before the goal was achieved.
Of course, this does not mean that Tang En wants to break with the Gray Army, which is impossible. It’s just that sometimes you need to show an attitude. If you have the ability, you can naturally ask for more. The gray space cannot be mobilized at will with just one command. This is very important. Tang En doesn't want the team he worked so hard to form to end up being cannon fodder. Like last time, an officer from the tactical department could let Gray Space die. It must never happen again.
Of course Luosha knew this, so she showed no discomfort or surprise, and seemed very confident.
Soon, Tang En knew the reason.
"Twain, I am preparing to teach David and the others how to use their fighting spirit characteristics to a greater extent."
It was a simple sentence, but because it came from the corner, the effect was greatly different.
Tang En opened his mouth and looked at Zuo Fan blankly. A thought suddenly appeared in his mind, Damn it, isn't this the newlyweds marrying into the house, the matchmaker throwing it over the wall... "You're cruel!" Tang En turned his head and gave Luo Sha a thumbs up, and responded simply. Let's do this.
Tang En knew very well what kind of character Zuofan was, so he would not make such a request. There is no doubt that this was Luo Sha's suggestion... Luo Sha did not say anything or admit it, but that fox-like smile had deeply betrayed her...