flstandardbreds Chapter 113 The Boss Makes Empty Promises in the Middle of the Night
Chapter 113 The Boss Makes Empty Promises in the Middle of the Night
A bonfire was lit again in the square in the center of the city.
The bandits cautiously approached the square.
This time, the bandits had been trained and could at least line up in an orderly fashion.
The leader nodded as he looked at the line below.
"Brothers, don't worry. I called you all up today just to tell you about the great undertaking we are about to accomplish."
Many of the bandits below were speechless; waking people up so late at night just to give them a pep talk.
Lin Feng was speechless; he had never seen an organization that would wake its employees up in the middle of the night for a meeting.
Lin Feng guessed that the meeting was being held at this time because everyone was present.
Bandits are used to being lazy and don't like being restrained.
During the daytime training, many bandits would run off to the city to have fun.
The leader said, "Tomorrow we'll send everyone out of the city for training."
The main purpose of the training exercise outside the city was to train everyone on how to conquer a city.
Upon hearing this, the bandits all perked up and looked up at their leader.
Within the Sword Sect's jurisdiction, every city belongs to the Sword Sect, and no one dares to attack these cities.
Of course, the Demonic Sect is an exception.
The leader continued, "Our Heavenly Serpent Gang has gathered so many men to conquer Qinghe County."
The leader's words stirred up a huge wave of controversy.
The bandits in the square began to whisper among themselves.
"Attack the city? Are you crazy? Isn't this just courting death?"
"Yes, the Sword Sect will definitely not let us go."
What happens after the siege? How do we clean up the mess?
"If they really attack the city, there will be no place for us to hide within the Sword Sect's territory."
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The leader let everyone discuss for a while, then raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.
All the bandits looked at their leader, waiting for him to explain.
The leader said, "Our mission this time is to help the Demonic Sect open the door to the righteous path."
The Demonic Sect is our backer.
If this is done well, it will be a great achievement.
At that time, we can all become outer disciples of the Demonic Sect.
The outer disciples of the Demonic Sect are similar to those of the Sword Sect.
Everyone should know how well these disciples are treated.
He became an outer disciple of the Demonic Sect.
Everyone's fortunes will be completely turned around, and they can live a life of luxury in the Demon Sect from now on.
After capturing Qinghe County.
Everyone can have a three-day festivities in Qinghe County.
I can cut down whoever I want.
Women, wealth—grab whatever you fancy.
After the leader finished speaking, the bandits started discussing it again.
"So, we're going to the Demonic Sect from now on."
Many people do not want to leave their hometowns.
"What's wrong with the Demonic Sect? Didn't you hear what the leader said? The war between good and evil is about to begin again."
The Demonic Sect may take over the entire Longyuan County.
Staying in Longyuan County at that time would be equivalent to staying in the Demonic Sect's territory.
"I feel much better after hearing what you said."
"Whether it's righteous or demonic path doesn't matter; being a disciple of the outer sect is more important than anything else."
Lin Feng scoffed inwardly, "So what if I promise to make these people inner disciples?"
Once the great war begins, it won't just be about attacking Qinghe County.
It could easily turn into hundreds of battles.
Even if these bandits join the Demonic Sect, they will continue to fight.
After several battles, how many people will be left?
Isn't this just empty promises? That's what company leaders in my past life loved to do.
These bandits naively believed that the Demonic Sect would only send them to attack Qinghe County.
The leader continued, "Training everyone to attack the city is just in case."
We have people in Qinghe County.
When they arrive in the county town, their own people will open the city gates and let them in.
When everyone entered the city, they went to kill the government officials.
The combined forces of the city guards, the yamen (government office), and the Ma Yiwei (military guards) in Qinghe County numbered only a little over two hundred.
Are you saying that we, with so many people, can't beat their two hundred-plus people?
This battle is almost a foregone conclusion; we will surely win.
The bandits were thrilled to hear this; they realized there was an inside agent in the county town, which made the battle much easier.
With everyone working together from the inside and outside, Qinghe County can be taken down in no time.
In the past, bandits were just a bunch of chickens and dogs, with mediocre skills. No matter how many of them there were, they couldn't deal with the government forces in Qinghe County.
Lin Feng killed over a thousand people in one go back then.
But things are different now.
The bandits recruited several thousand skilled martial artists, and these men were all quite adept at martial arts.
They might not be able to beat the government officials one-on-one, but three or five of them could easily take on one.
The bandits will mobilize more than 10,000 men this time, which is more than fifty times the number of the official forces in Qinghe County.
If this really succeeds, just like the leader said, it's a foregone conclusion.
Unfortunately, I found out about this beforehand and had already sent the message back.
After the leader finished speaking, he let everyone discuss the matter while waiting for their responses.
Lin Feng was the first to speak up, "Follow the leader, conquer Qinghe County, and plunder money, grain, and women."
Lin Feng's hundreds of men also joined in the shouting.
"Robbing money, robbing food, robbing women."
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The other bandits also felt that the slogan was quite realistic and expressed everyone's feelings.
Others joined in the shouting.
The second-in-command smiled at Lin Feng, "This kid's pretty good at shouting slogans."
The leader whispered, "The Ninth Leader has some talent for command; he could be of great use in the future."
The leader stopped the crowd's discussion and said to them, "That's all for today. Tomorrow we'll start teaching you how to attack a city."
It's getting late, everyone should get some rest.
The bandits returned to their rooms while discussing the matter.
Many bandits stayed up that night, fantasizing about how they would burn, kill, and plunder after the city was captured.
Several centurions under Lin Feng's command also found Lin Feng.
One of the centurions said, "Brother, this is really a great opportunity. We never expected to run into such a good thing."
The Heavenly Serpent Gang is actually supported by the Demonic Sect.
Now everyone's going to soar to new heights!
Lin Feng glanced at the group and asked, "How much do you think you are compared to the outer disciples of the Demonic Sect?"
Would the Demonic Sect accept so many outer disciples all at once?
How many resources would it take to have so many outer disciples in a year?
This battle will definitely not be easy.
It's possible that 99% of our brothers will die in battle.
The war between good and evil, once it begins, will inevitably be a protracted one.
The Demonic Sect won't just let us attack Qinghe County.
There are many more battles to come; how many more will we all survive to fight?
Lin Feng's words undoubtedly poured cold water on everyone's enthusiasm.
The centurions looked at each other, unsure of what to say, their enthusiasm instantly extinguished by Lin Feng.
But they were unable to refute it.
They thought Lin Feng was right.
They thought their group was just a rabble, so what did the Demonic Sect see in them?
There are plenty of people lining up to become outer disciples, so it's never their turn.
The role most suitable for people like us is cannon fodder.
One of the centurions asked, "Brother, what do we do now?"
The others chimed in, "Big brother, just tell us what to do, we'll all listen to you."
Lin Feng looked at everyone and said, "We must fight well, but we must also save our lives."
"Listen to me, and I'll guarantee your safety."