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The shops on both sides of the street were open, and several vendors were calling out their wares by the roadside. When they saw him riding over on horseback, they quickly lowered their heads.

Pedestrians on the road made way for him, bending down, and no one dared to look up at him.

Upon arriving at the governor's mansion, Wu Feng dismounted, tossed the reins to the guards at the gate, and strode inside.

Passing through the front courtyard and along the short corridor, the governor's mansion was very quiet, unlike the noisy streets outside.

He had just reached the entrance of the front hall when he saw Li Hu come out from inside, with Zhang Heng following behind.

Li Hu looked to be in good spirits. Seeing Wu Feng nod, he casually asked, "You're back?"

Wu Feng glanced at Zhang Heng, then looked at Li Hu, and asked, "How is it?"

Li Hu stepped aside to let the door to the front hall open, saying as he walked in, "Let's talk inside."

The three entered the front hall. Wu Feng sat down in the main seat, Li Hu sat down on the left, and Zhang Heng stood to the side.

Li Hu leaned back in his chair, looking at Wu Feng, and said in a calm and unhurried tone, "It's resolved. Last night, we uprooted both aristocratic families and reaped a considerable amount of resources."

Wu Feng nodded, his face expressionless.

Li Hu continued, "Zhao Mingyuan and Li Demao made their move last night at 9 PM, leading their private soldiers and retainers, totaling two to three thousand men. They split into two groups, one attacking the governor's mansion and the other attacking the city gates."

He paused, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, put it down, and continued, "Xiong Batian led his men to guard the city gate, and I led my men to guard the governor's mansion. They attacked for more than an hour but failed. Before dawn, Xiong Batian and I led our men in a counterattack and wiped out the residences of both aristocratic families."

Wu Feng leaned back in his chair, tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest twice, and asked, "What about casualties?"

Li Hu said, "We lost about a hundred wounded and more than twenty dead. Most of them were new recruits; the veterans didn't die much. On the gentry side, two or three thousand of them were wiped out; no one was left alive."

Zhang Heng stood to the side, listening to the two talking, a fine layer of sweat appearing on his forehead.

He held the document in his hands, his fingers trembling slightly, his lips pressed tightly together, and he dared not even breathe.

Li Hu spoke casually last night, but Zhang Heng knew in his heart how fierce the battle had been.

Two or three thousand private soldiers were wiped out without exception, leaving no one alive.

This Li Hu, though seemingly quiet, is even more ruthless than the governor.

What sent chills down Zhang Heng's spine even further was that he had no idea that Li Hu had so many people under his command.

He thought that Li Hu, with his fifty-odd followers, was at most a somewhat influential figure in the martial arts world.

As a result, when the battle broke out last night, Li Hu pulled out several hundred men from somewhere, each of whom was a second-rate martial artist. They killed people like mowing grass.

The private soldiers of the Zhao and Li families were no match for them; a large number of them were cut down as soon as they met.

Zhang Heng swallowed hard, stole a glance at Li Hu, and quickly lowered his head again.

These two are both ruthless and incredibly secretive.

Wu Feng didn't look at Zhang Heng, but continued chatting with Li Hu for a few more minutes, asking about the specifics of last night.

Li Hu finished speaking, and Wu Feng nodded, picked up his teacup, and took a sip.

Li Hu also picked up his teacup, took a sip, leaned back in his chair, and said nothing more.

After asking about what happened last night, Wu Feng leaned back in his chair, tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest twice, and turned to look at Li Hu.

"How's the team of players you recruited going?"

Li Hu picked up his teacup, took a sip, and put it down, saying casually, "The people have been settled. But the situation here..."

He paused, then shook his head. "All the regular players here have run away, and we haven't been able to recruit any casual players. Now it's just our own people defending and attacking the city."

Wu Feng nodded upon hearing this.

Yesterday I went to attack Yong'an County, and I didn't see many players along the way.

Before Yingzhou City was in the hands of the Liao Kingdom, you could occasionally see a few players wandering around the streets, buying things and accepting quests.

Now that he has occupied the city, the streets are quiet. Apart from NPC civilians and NPC merchants, you can hardly see any players.

It's clear that some casual players have indeed left this area.

After all, the death penalty in this game is too severe.

Level reset to zero, all martial arts proficiency reduced by one level.

You painstakingly leveled up your character for months, only to lose it all in one death.

Without sufficient incentives, most players are unwilling to participate in such battles.

If you lose, you die for nothing, lose your level and proficiency, and months of hard work go to waste.

If we win, how much will we get? A few taels of silver? A piece of blue equipment?

The returns are completely disproportionate to the risks.

Wu Feng also expressed his understanding.

Nobody's a fool; nobody does business at a loss.

"Alright," Wu Feng said, "It's good that they've arrived."

Li Hu hummed in agreement, leaned back in his chair, and remained silent.

The two were silent for a while. Wu Feng picked up his teacup, took a sip, put it down, and looked at Li Hu.

"Now that everyone has gathered, you are to go and attack and destroy the other counties."

Upon hearing this, Li Hu looked up at him.

Wu Feng continued, "I still don't have enough men on my side. Today we went to attack Yong'an County. We had over a thousand veterans, and we had to attack the city, guard the surrendered soldiers, drive away the civilians, and transport supplies. We simply didn't have enough manpower. We fought from morning to afternoon, and it took half a day just to drive the civilians out of the city. We also traveled all night on the way back. It was so slow and inefficient."

He paused, then tapped his finger twice on the table.

"It's different for you players when you go to attack cities. It's fast, and there are more people. Most importantly, you can put the supplies directly into your backpacks and take them with you. You don't need to use carts or mules to carry them. You can travel light, fight and leave, and quickly wipe out the surrounding counties."

Li Hu listened, nodded, and didn't interrupt.

Wu Feng continued, "These county towns, though small, were all logistical supply points for the Liao Kingdom in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun. Grain, timber, stone, and iron ingots were all transported to the front lines from these places. If the county towns are destroyed, the Liao Kingdom's logistics will be disrupted. How can they fight a war if there's no food in the rear?"

He leaned back in his chair and tapped the armrest twice with his fingers.

"So what I mean is, you take your men and deal with the remaining counties around here. Anping County, Qinghe County, and Pingshan County, those three counties, you split up your forces and take them all within a day. Remove all resources, bring back the people you can, resettle those you can't bring back on the spot, and destroy the counties directly."

After listening, Li Hu remained silent for a moment, then nodded.

"Okay, no problem," he said decisively. "We can also gain a lot by taking over the surrounding small towns. After all, so many military players have come here, and it's not good for them all to just sit around doing nothing. Going out to take over a town and earn some extra money is not a bad idea."

Wu Feng hummed in agreement.

Li Hu stood up, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said, "Then I'll go back and make the arrangements. Anping County, Qinghe County, and Pingshan County—all three counties—must be taken by tomorrow."

Wu Feng also stood up and nodded.

Li Hu turned and walked out of the front hall, his footsteps fading into the distance in the corridor.

Wu Feng stood at the entrance of the front hall for a while, then turned around and walked back to the table to sit down.

With a slight thought, he opened his backpack and put the resources he had plundered from Yong'an County into the warehouse of Yingzhou City through the management panel.

Add in 500,000 units of timber.

Add 300,000 units of stone.

Add 100,000 units of iron ingots.

Add one million units of grain.

Add in ten thousand bolts of cloth.

Ten boxes of herbs, ten boxes of fine wine, and three hundred thousand taels of silver were all added in.

Wu Feng nodded in satisfaction as he observed the changes in resources.

He closed the management interface and turned to look at Zhang Heng standing to the side.