sword sentient beings

Chapter 699

"Commander Tang."

This was Tang Zhao's old name in Chaoyang Camp, and everyone called him that at the time.

However, Deputy Commander Chi was not in Chaoyang Camp at the time. He was originally the deputy governor of Jichuncheng, that is, the local deputy commander of Zhuoyu Villa. Not only was he an old comrade of Tang Zhao, but he was actually half a division away from Tang Zhao. Yi, when Tang Zhao first became a swordsman, he asked Deputy Chi to do the training. It was of great help to him, and he still benefits from it to this day.

In total, it had been a year since that time. Tang Zhao basically never went back. Even when he returned to Zhuoyu Villa, he never passed by Jichun City. It seems that during this time, Deputy Ambassador Chi was transferred here as a full-time envoy. This is Tang Zhao's guess: firstly, his current position as leader is similar to that of Che Lin, and secondly, he was originally the deputy envoy, and there is no need to transfer him if he is still the deputy envoy.

In fact, Deputy Commander Chi has been a swordsman for a long time. His qualifications are not bad and his strength is sufficient. It is natural for him to be promoted to Commander. If he hadn't been known for being a drunkard and a glutton for drinking, he should have been a good official long ago.

Tang Zhao had fought side by side with him many times, and even fought with him for the first time as a swordsman. He knew that he was strong and reliable. When he saw that it was him coming from the opposite side, he was half relieved.

He had previously invited Che Lin to study in Yunzhou, but he could not guarantee that there would be no black sheep in the Yunzhou District Inspection Department. If he met an unreliable person before entering Yunzhou, and his character was not as good as Che Lin's, that would not be the case. Slap him in the face?
Che Lin was stunned and thought: "Commander Tang, is that what you mean?"

Tang Zhao smiled and said: "You're welcome. I am no longer Commander Tang now."

Deputy Ambassador Chi - Now we should ask Chi Qianli, the guardian of Dinghun Town, to bring someone here. He confirmed that it was Tang Zhao. He dismounted his horse and crossed his hands to salute, and then returned to the slightly tipsy feeling. But I don't know if he became the guardian envoy. After becoming more serious, his previously confused eyes became much clearer and looked a little less distinctive. He said, "Why isn't it Commander Tang? You have resigned as deputy commander? I didn't receive the notice?"

Tang Zhao finally realized: he was a little confused. He was called Commander Tang. In fact, the bottom line was not that he was the commander of the Chaoyang Camp, but because he held the position of deputy commander of the Prosecution and Prefecture Department.

That was the title given to Gao Yuanhou when he brought the news of Jinwu from Bai Yujing, and it is also the highest practical position he currently holds. He has not officially performed his duties, but this title has always been there, and the title of Marquis will not delay his duties.

Tang Zhao smiled and said: "Brother Chi is too polite. We are old comrades in arms, why do we need to address ourselves by titles?"

Chi Qianli smiled and said: "If I don't call you Commander Tang, how can I call you Junhou?"

Tang Zhao waved his hands repeatedly. Although anyone could be called a Junhou as long as he was granted the title of Marquis, Yunzhou mentioned that the Junhou could only be Gaoyuanhou. He himself had never cared about Tang Zhao, the "Fuguang Marquis", and the title of Marquis meant little to him. After all, the tasks he faced were not something that a human marquis could solve.

However, everyone behind him was dumbfounded.

This crowd not only refers to the people in Youzhou, including Che Lin, but also the people in Yunzhou behind Chi Qianli.

What kind of commander or king is this? Is it the identity that an ordinary young man who is younger than himself suddenly appears?

Is this a big shot that I should meet?
I'm not even ready yet!
However, seeing that this big shot was already in front of them, not only the subordinates in Yunzhou saluted together, but even the people in Youzhou bowed their heads to show respect for Tang Zhao.

Although they are not subordinate to each other, a big shot of this level puts pressure on people and makes them become respectful without realizing it.

Chi Qianli said happily: "This devil's cave came unexpectedly. I only had less than one day in total. Although I informed the inspector, he may not be able to come in time. I think the same is true for the brothers in Youzhou. I am afraid of some accident. Tang Shaoqian is here. What are they afraid of when you are here? Not to mention that there is no accident, even if there is an accident, then it will be considered bad luck for them. "

Tang Zhao said: "If there is no accident, there will be an accident." He thought that the Demon Cult had already reached Che Lin's house in advance. Apparently they attached great importance to this Demon Cave and asked Chi Qianli if similar accidents had happened in Yunzhou. ?
Chi Qianli thought for a while and said no. Although there were indeed traces of demonic activities around, there was no big accident like the one at Che Lin's house.

As for the traces of the Demon Cult, that’s not to say that we don’t pay attention to them. However, the Demon Cult is different from the Turtle Bandits. If the Turtle Bandits don’t appear, there must be a big conspiracy with clear goals and leaders. The demon sect is like cockroaches, they can be found everywhere, they can't be caught and killed, and their connection with each other is weak. There is really no good way except to guard them tightly. The old inspector was also not surprised.

Tang Zhao secretly wondered: Is this separate treatment? Is it because Yunzhou has strict management and the demon sect has no chance to take advantage of it? Or are you going specifically for Che Lin? Could it be that Che Lin's sword is different?

Chi Qianli only found out how he and Che Lin met after hearing Tang Zhao's introduction. He took the initiative to meet Che Lin, and then said: "Zheng Che, since this devil's cave is urgent and suspicious, you and I must cooperate sincerely. , I won’t fall into the trap. Since we are cooperating, it is taboo for orders to go out to multiple places. I suggest that Commander Tang be the commander and the unified command. How about you and I guarantee that our troops will obey orders?"

Che Lin glanced at Tang Zhao and said, "No problem."

Chi Qianli was a little surprised that he agreed so neatly. He couldn't help but look at Che Lin and thought to himself: Youzhou is indeed one of the few states where the district inspection department's organizational structure is intact. Any guard can take care of the overall situation. We all It may not be possible.

But he didn't know that if he had come two days earlier, Che Lin would have had to argue. Even if he knew that Tang Zhao was a swordsman, he would still have to argue for the sake of Youzhou's face. However, Che Lin didn't care about this now. Now he is actively thinking:
What is the most important thing?
Since Che Lin was so cooperative, Chi Qianli's attitude became much friendlier. Tang Zhao knew that he should do his duty at this time. Although he did not have much experience in presiding over the suppression of the Demon Cave, he already had the experience of being able to use a large team of troops, and secondly, he was assisted by two experienced guardians, so he was expected to be competent. Moreover, after all is said and done, defeating the enemy still relies on strength. Especially in small-scale battles against demons, strength speaks for itself. Tang Zhao is the strongest, and others can only be convinced.

Tang Zhao said: "Although time is tight, everything that needs to be done must be completed. Both sides will first check their respective information and send out scouts to investigate."

In the division of labor of the Prosecution Department, there were originally light-armed scouts, usually served by outstanding swordsmen or spiritual officers. Among them, the spirit officer's role as a scout has great security advantages.

Deputy Chi signaled a young swordsman to go out to investigate and used the sword skill "Green Ant" to help. On Che Lin's side, a spiritual officer appeared, who was his deputy commander.

The scouts on both sides went around to investigate, and a second group of vanguards came to support them from behind.

At the same time, Tang Zhao took out a large tent to serve as a temporary headquarters, and provided tents for dozens of inspection and prefecture bureaus on both sides to serve as their residences. Everyone in Youzhou was surprised: How would a swordsman travel and bring a tent with a hundred people?
Tang Zhao had just returned from Gangliang Mountain, so he brought the marching equipment with him, but he did not expect that it would be useful at this time.

Tang Zhao arranged the layout of the camp and sentry posts, and entered the big tent with the garrison envoys, deputy garrison envoys and intelligence specialists from both sides. He posted a map of the surrounding area in the tent, and the two sides reported the intelligence to each other.

The Yunzhou District Prosecution Department and Youzhou District Prosecution Department sensed the evil at about the same time. It can be seen that if someone can conceal it, then this person's method is quite good. He is not deliberately deceiving anyone, but he is trying to completely hide the time when this devil's cave is coming. .

The estimated locations are not far apart, but the estimated times are somewhat different.

Perhaps it's not that it's different, but that Youzhou only delineates this afternoon and evening, while Yunzhou's world is much more precise.

at dusk.

"I don't think it's too accurate." Youzhou Wang Qianhu said disapprovingly, "We are just analyzing, not calculating. How can we be accurate to such a short range? I'm afraid you are too confident."

It was the deputy envoy who compiled the intelligence in Yunzhou and said calmly: "We have this confidence."

Chi Qianli said to Tang Zhao, "It should be right."

He winked, and Tang Zhao understood that this was calculated by Zhang Rong.

It's not necessarily Zhang Rong himself. Zhang Rong has been in Yunzhou for two years. He usually makes some calculation astrolabes and teaches several successors. Now he can be considered to have some achievements. Although it is not as accurate as Zhang Rong himself, the calculation combined with the specially made astrolabe is still very reliable.

Moreover, since Tang Zhao developed the daily magic weapon, the Jiandi Division was the first to use the magic weapon for instant messaging. Although it only got the news for a day, it was already able to contact Zhongtian Mansion and ask for Tianshu's support there, even if Zhang Rong could not Even if he pulls away, his disciples can also help, so he can get accurate feedback.

Tang Zhao nodded and said: "Then let's prepare seven minutes according to the evening, and leave three minutes for later. The evening is the earlier batch in the time range. If it is not the evening, it will be later, and it will be postponed later. Yes, you won’t suffer any loss if you arrange it in advance.”

It's not that he can't trust Yunzhou's time, but he wants to protect Zhang Rong. Until now, it is still taboo to calculate the number of days without authorization. Even if the court is half dead, it will still fake the corpse when encountering such a thing.

Che Lin thought it was okay and nodded in approval. Everyone continued to analyze the information. There are still many differences in the intelligence between the two sides, but they both clearly analyzed that this is a water-type magic cave.

"Youzhou thinks it is a medium-sized devil's cave. Yunzhou thinks it is medium-sized... or above."

In other words, there is the possibility of a large magic cave.

"Now it can be said that the Demon Cave will be only slightly larger than the grassland. We have just sent people to measure the grassland. If it exceeds the radius of ten miles, the probability of a large Demon Cave will increase."

Tang Zhao analyzed all the information and then arranged the people to do their own thing. In addition to measuring and exploring the demon cave, another important task was to search for traces of the demon sect. Because this was very important, people from the inspection department were not allowed to walk alone and had to work in small groups. way to complete the task.

After everyone was arranged properly, the guards on both sides also had to go out to take command. Tang Zhao left Che Lin behind and said, "Guard Che, could you please reveal the direction of the sword intention?"

(End of this chapter)