Dual Transmigration: Starting from being captured and brought to the Hehuan Sect!

Lin Mo looked down at him and asked:

"How much do you know about the terrain, the local customs, and the backgrounds of the various rebel groups in the Cangwu area?"

Sun Desheng was taken aback, probably not expecting Lin Mo to suddenly ask this question.

But he quickly regained his composure, speaking slowly but clearly:

"The area south of Cangwu County is mountainous, with difficult mountain roads, making it suitable for guerrilla warfare but not for large-scale troop marches."

The north side is a plain, a grain-producing area. More than half of the grain in Cangwu comes from the grain delivered by several villages in the north.

There is an abandoned military camp to the west of the county town, which was left over from the previous dynasty. Zhao Mazi originally wanted to build a mountain stronghold there, but later gave up because he found it too troublesome.

The Hehuan Sect sent the most people this time, more than four hundred.

The most capable fighters are the sect leader and the supreme elder; the rest of the disciples range from the lowest level to the second level!

Helan Zheng of the White Lotus Sect brought about a hundred people, Li Shengnan of the Sun Moon Sect brought over a hundred, and Shen Longjia brought the fewest, only a few dozen.

After listening, Lin Mo nodded and asked another question:

How many troops are still stationed in Cangwu County?

"Not many left."

Sun Desheng shook his head.

"This time, the rebels came out in full force, leaving only less than a hundred old and weak people in the city to guard the granary and dungeon."

They never even considered the possibility of losing, and didn't even leave behind any reserves to defend the city.

Lin Mo turned around and instructed Zhou Ping beside him:

"Immediately contact the Qianhu Police Station via radio and have Yue Pengniao bring all the personnel from the Qianhu Police Station. The Flying Tigers will send fifty men to provide support and immediately head to Cangwu."

Cangwu now only has about a hundred old, weak, and disabled soldiers. We must strike while he's weakened and take Cangwu County in one fell swoop.

Zhou Ping responded and ran quickly toward the communications soldier.

Lin Mo then looked at Sun Desheng again:

"Zhao Dazhu, the Flying Tigers communications soldier you arrested, what's the situation?"

"He was bewitched by the Supreme Elder of the Hehuan Sect."

That day in the dungeon, the Supreme Elder personally interrogated him, using the Mind-Bending Technique to extract everything from his mind.

He revealed everything about Lianhai County, the Flying Tigers' troop strength, and the locations of the cement and blast furnaces.

He's not himself anymore. What is the Supreme Elder of the Joyful Union Sect making him do? He's no longer one of yours.

Lin Mo remained silent for several breaths. He had originally planned to classify Zhao Dazhu's relatives as slaves and punish them with lifelong mining after returning home, but now it seemed unnecessary.

Zhao Dazhu did not betray the sect voluntarily; he was simply forced to erase his true self by the mind-controlling Falun Dafa.

The thought that even the Supreme Elder of the Hehuan Sect knew the Mind-Bending Technique made Lin Mo wary.

Among these rebel leaders, were there others who had also fallen under the spell of mind control?

His gaze toward Sun Desheng held a new scrutiny, and he channeled his inner strength into his eyes, meeting Sun Desheng's gaze.

Having confirmed that there were no signs of intrusion by any mental cultivation techniques, Lin Mo finally breathed a sigh of relief and spoke again:

"You are removed from the list of prisoners and assigned to the Thousand Household Office as a staff officer for Yue Pengniao."

The condition is that you must pass a one-month political review and ideological reform. If you pass the assessment after one month, you will become a formal military officer in Lianhai County.

If you fail the assessment, you'll be sent to the mines for labor reform, just like these prisoners!

Sun Desheng remained silent for a moment, then struggled to free himself from the hemp rope binding his wrists.

Lin Mo gestured to the soldier beside him to untie him. Sun Desheng stood up, stretched his wrists which had been bound for a while, then knelt on one knee and gave a standard military salute.

"The guilty general Sun Desheng thanks Your Excellency for sparing his life."

From this day forward, this life belongs to you, sir.

Lin Mo ignored him and walked toward the next person.

Check each of these people individually to see if their memories have been altered by the Mind-Bending Technique.

After dealing with all the prisoners, he stood on the highest point of Black Stone Gully and took one last look at the battlefield.

The smoke of battle had dissipated, and the setting sun cast a dark red glow on the shell casings and bloodstains scattered on the ground.

In their first battle, the Flying Tigers completely crushed the main force of the Cangwu rebels with zero casualties.

He turned around and walked towards Lianhai County, facing the sea breeze.

He originally planned to wipe out this group of people, so that Lianhai County would not attract the attention of various forces and could continue to develop stealthily.

Now look what's happened! With so many people running away, the news is bound to spread, and Lianhai County will soon be in the spotlight.

However, since it can no longer be hidden, let's just devour Cangwu as well, connecting the sea and Cangwu into one, which will give us more room to maneuver.

Yue Pengniao stood with his hands on his hips on the playground of the Qianhu Institute, watching the drill practice under the scorching sun.

These new recruits were just recruited from among the refugees; they couldn't even tell left from right.

Just as he was about to yell and curse, his personal guard came running from the communications room, clutching a copy of a telegram in his hand.

"My lord, an urgent telegram from Heishigou!"

Yue Pengniao took the telegram, glanced at it, and a big smile instantly bloomed on his plump white face.

He tucked the telegram into his coat pocket and yelled at the top of his lungs towards the playground:

"Everyone assemble!"

The shout was so powerful that it startled a flock of seabirds from the old locust tree by the playground.

Under his shouting and cursing urging, the group of about six hundred people were fully equipped in less than ten minutes and marched rapidly toward Heishigou.

After reuniting with fifty Flying Tigers members, they headed straight for Cangwu County.

The situation in Cangwu County was basically consistent with what Sun Desheng had described.

A few soldiers stood sparsely on the city wall. When they saw the dark mass of people surging toward the city gate in the distance, some panicked and banged on the alarm gong, while others leaned over the battlements and shouted to ask who the people were.

Without further ado, Yue Pengniao ordered the Flying Tigers to set up mortars. Two shells whistled and slammed into half of the city gate tower's battlements, causing a large area of ​​rubble and debris to collapse.

The alarm gong was still ringing, and people on the city wall had already started throwing weapons down.

The remaining defenders knelt down and surrendered. The entire siege lasted no more than two hours from start to finish.

Yue Pengniao rode his horse through the gates of Cangwu City. Looking at the surrendered soldiers kneeling on both sides of the street, he showed no expression. He simply ordered his men to do as Lin Mo instructed.

They posted notices to reassure the people, opened granaries to distribute grain and appease the populace, incorporated surrendered soldiers to replenish their ranks, and set up shelters outside the city to recruit displaced people who had fled the city.

In less than two days, the scattered soldiers from Heishigou were gradually gathered back and incorporated into labor reform teams, then escorted in batches to Lianhai Mine.

When the news reached Hezhou, Pei Ziyu was in his study reviewing official documents.

The butler rushed in, panting heavily, and handed him the battle report from Cangwu.

"Sir, all six thousand rebels in Cangwu County are wiped out!"

Cangwu has been recovered by Magistrate Lin of Lianhai and the Yue Commander!