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Even in the last second before she died, Jiang Yaozhi thought Lin Kai would agree to her request.

Because she has experience.

Whether her experience is helpful to Lin Kai is another matter, but she does have experience.

As Jiang Yaozhi's beautiful head rolled to the ground with a "glug glug".

"Twenty thousand assassins are far superior to you..."

Looking at the blood-soaked corpses in front of him, Lin Kai curled his lip.

I silently complained to myself.

"One hundred men ransacked Yan's residence."

"Another 200 people were sent to control the powerful clans within Jin'an City."

Lin Kai spoke without turning his head, and then walked towards the gate of the Yan residence.

However, just as they were about to step into the passageway of the Yan residence...

"Haven't we captured prisoners several times since we came here from Zhenliaocheng?"

"Go tell them..."

Lin Kai turned his head to look at Cui Ji who was walking over.

...

From Zhenliaocheng to Jin'ancheng, Lin Kai fought nearly 50 battles, large and small, and captured prisoners of war.

Not to mention the incident at Pingnan Pass, Hong Xincheng alone allowed Lin Kai to capture 7 prisoners.

At first, Lin Kai had no choice, after all, he really didn't dare to use these people, who knew what kind of trouble they might cause.

Then you can be logistics support. Anyway, if you dare to make any moves, I'll order each of my Lin family army soldiers, who can take on ten men at once, to kill you all.

But now that there's "gold given by the system" that can be "converted into assassins," Lin Kai feels it's time.

As the curses and insults inside the Yan residence rose into the sky, accompanied by the stench of blood, the sound filled the air.

Inside the military training grounds outside Jin'an City.

"General Lin said I can join the Lin Family Army?"

A man dressed in burlap and unarmed looked at the soldiers in front of him with a blank expression.

Zhang Zihang was originally a Lieutenant General, belonging to the Jiangnan Province Guard of Dali Kangnan Prefecture, and under the jurisdiction of Hong Xincheng.

After Lin Kai captured Huaiyang City, Hong Xincheng, the Grand General of the Jiangnan Province Garrison, led his troops to attack Huaiyang City in order to prevent his father-in-law's family from being slaughtered.

But the result was that, including Zhang Zihang, 7 soldiers were handed over to Lin Kai.

"Yes, General Lin said you've performed well lately."

"Here are 10 taels of gold and 20 mu of fertile land for you. The land deeds have already been delivered to your family."

The soldier nodded and handed over the burlap sack he was carrying.

"I……"

After a moment of hesitation, Zhang Zihang took the burlap sack.

Zhang Zihang opened the burlap sack, glanced at the ingots of gold inside, and remained silent for a moment.

Although Zhang Zihang felt a slight urge when he saw the gold, it wasn't much, and he didn't know why.

But what he was thinking about more was...

"General Lin won a series of victories on his way from Zhenliaocheng to Jin'an City, with either zero casualties or very few casualties."

"Could such a person truly be the Son of Heaven?"

Zhang Zihang's eyes were complicated.

Having followed the Lin family army through dozens of battles, Zhang Zihang's worldview has now been completely refreshed.

Previously, Zhang Zihang thought Lin Kai was cruel, ungrateful, despicable, and shameless, and most importantly, he had no respect for women.

Now, Zhang Zihang feels that these shortcomings are insignificant in the face of such brilliant achievements.

The most, most, most important thing.

"Moreover, General Lin not only gave me 10 taels of gold, but also land for my family..."

Zhang Zihang's eyes flickered as he put away the burlap sack containing the gold.

He could naturally see the elation of the Lin family army soldiers after each letter from their families.

Even on countless nights, he thought, how wonderful it would be if, because of him, his elderly parents didn't have to work from sunrise to sunset and weave cloth, and could even enjoy their old age in peace.

But now...

I took a deep breath.

"Is there anything else the general needs me to do?"

Zhang Zihang straightened his body, looked at the soldier in front of him, and spoke earnestly.

...

Yan Ruoxue and Jiang Yaozhi brought Lin Kai a fortune of 400,000 taels of gold.

Lin Kai, who firmly believed that the gold could enhance the loyalty of his subordinates and turn them into loyal warriors, naturally planned to expand his army by 4.

As chaos erupted in the barracks outside Jin'an City, men took off their hempen clothes, put on armor, and picked up their weapons again.

time flies.

It was evening, nearing 9 PM.

The Prefect's Residence in Jin'an City.

"Young Master, your order to expand the army has been met with great enthusiasm."

"Although your request is merely to expand the army by 4, more than 2 prisoners have threatened to starve themselves to death if they cannot join the Lin family army..."

Looking at Lin Kai sitting in the main seat, Cui Ji spoke softly.

Sigh, so many people think the young master is the Son of Heaven... I'm so lucky...

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Kai raised his eyebrows.

What the heck? The gold given by this system now has an expanded range of effects?

Lin Kai was a little suspicious.

Instinctively, Lin Kai wanted to agree, since having more soldiers was always a good thing.

But considering the actions of these people...

"We can expand our army by a maximum of 7000!"

Lin Kai made the decision immediately.

"I will obey your orders, young master."

Upon hearing this, Choi Ki nodded.

He paused for a moment.

"Young master, as you instructed, the soldiers raided the homes of the powerful families in Jin'an City."

"A total of 46 taels of gold and 677 million taels of silver were obtained."

"However, six large granaries were seized in the prefect's mansion, each containing 80,000 shi of grain."

Choi Ki pulled out an account book from his pocket and began to read it as he spoke.

"?"

Hearing this, Lin Kai was stunned.

Is this the loyalty that Jiang Yaozhi was talking about?

"In addition, 241 million taels of gold, 34.2 million taels of silver, 45,000 shi of grain from three small granaries, and thousands of sets of armor were seized from Yan's residence. As for other supplies, they were countless."

"As for the document you found under Jiang Yaozhi's bed, young master, I compared it with the previous documents and it is indeed the imperial seal of Dali."

Choi Ki continued speaking.

As he finished speaking, Lin Kai narrowed his eyes.

You actually have a channel to submit a memorial to the emperor...

It's mine!

I thought about it.

"Alright, Cui Ji, find someone to forge Jiang Yaozhi's handwriting to write a letter to Emperor Renzong..."

Lin Kai tapped his fingers against the armrest of the chair and spoke calmly.

...

Lin Kai's idea was very simple.

Now that we have control of the channels, we should naturally make use of them, such as to find out what's going on in the capital or to influence Emperor Renzong's next move.

After Cui Ji hurriedly left to receive his orders, Lin Kai's gaze fell on the table.

An Younan rushed to Zhenliaocheng after hearing about Lin Kai's rebellion.

This is a letter that Jiang Yaozhi wrote to Yan Taiping half a month ago.

Upon hearing that An Younan had left Jin'an City, Chang'an immediately went mad and led the city's soldiers away. Taiping, what do you think...?

This is a letter that Jiang Yaozhi wrote again twelve days ago. From the slightly messy handwriting, you can see that she was very flustered.

Lin Kai has already entered Jin'an City. I will find a way to stall him. Taiping, you will then go with the military governor of Dingzhou...

This is the letter Jiang Yaozhi wrote to Yan Taiping today.

"These letters are all handwritten copies, so Yan Taiping will see the last letter by the day after tomorrow at the latest."

"One is the son of the military governor borrowing troops from Dongping Prefecture, and the other is the military governor borrowing troops from Dingzhou..."

Lin Kai shook his head and sighed.

Although this operation is a bit... well...

But Lin Kai felt that the chances of successfully borrowing troops were close to 100%.

Even the emperor himself believed that "only an incompetent emperor would be suspicious of his ministers," so how could he expect anything from others...?

I hesitated for a moment.

"I'm a rebel, I have to hurry."

"Therefore, I cannot simply stay in Jin'an City and wait for Yan Taiping to come and eliminate this threat..."

"Then we'll have to leave a portion of the army inside Jin'an City..."

Lin Kai made a decision.

Although Yan Taiping might actually succeed in borrowing troops to attack me, I don't have time to waste with him.

Then let's leave some soldiers to guard Jin'an City...

"That's good too, these soldiers can still train inside the city."

Thinking of this, Lin Kai nodded in satisfaction.

As for anything else, Lin Kai hadn't considered it. The gold given by the system had already "maxed out their loyalty," and he was worried that they might rebel.

...

Now that the decision has been made.

Furthermore, the supplies seized in Jin'an City far exceeded expectations, further enhancing Lin Kai's wealth.

Wait until the end of the Mao hour (5-7 AM) on the second day.

"Crunch—"

As the iron gates of Jin'an City were pushed open by several soldiers.

"Send the order: the army shall immediately march north!"

As Lin Kai slowly walked out of the city gate, he turned his head to look at the messenger beside him.

Upon hearing this...

"Here you go!"

The messenger nodded.

They just turned their horses around and galloped towards the barracks.

"The more than 4 new recruits from yesterday will stay behind to defend Jin'an City and await Yan Taiping's arrival."

Lin Kai turned his head and looked at the captain on the other side.

Upon hearing Lin Kai's instructions, the captain nodded.

Watching the captain's departing figure.

"Yan Chang'an dispatched troops to Dongping Prefecture to borrow reinforcements thirteen days ago..."

"Thirteen days in total...that should be enough time for these soldiers to enter Dongping Prefecture and successfully borrow troops, right?"

Turning his head to look ahead, Lin Kai stroked his chin.

...

Lin Kai thought this way because Jinzhou and Dongpingzhou are more than 1000 li apart.

Even if they couldn't make a round trip in thirteen days, they could easily get to Dongping Prefecture and borrow troops.

three days later.

It is located on a hill more than 500 miles from Dongping Prefecture.

"Young Master, aren't we moving too slowly?"

"Considering the time that has passed, aren't you at all worried that the soldiers Yan Chang'an previously dispatched could borrow troops from Dongping Prefecture?"

Cui Ji looked at Lin Kai and asked with a puzzled expression.

Upon hearing this...

"Am I afraid of them?"

Lin Kai chuckled.

No, what am I afraid of when it comes to female-oriented native soldiers?

My biggest worry is whether I lose 1000 or 800 soldiers. As for whether we can win... that's not a certainty.

"I'd love for them to come over on their own initiative."

"With Dongping Prefecture's military forces now so weak, taking over the entire prefecture will be a piece of cake for me."

Lin Kai glanced at Cui Ji, waved his hand, and spoke indifferently.

As for other things... the terrain here is either hilly, densely forested, or mountain streams, so it's normal to travel slowly.

"Well……"

Hearing Lin Kai's words, Cui Ji was somewhat puzzled.

But since Lin Kai has already said that...

"I understand now. I was foolish before. Please forgive me, young master."

"I just think that since the military governor of Dongping Prefecture is Yan Taiping's in-law, he will definitely do his best to help when he hears that Jin'an City is in trouble."