Duan Rongyue put down the letter, her expression serious:

"Master, the Empress has treated Emei well. Over the years, the palace has allocated a lot of funds to take care of us."

If the Empress orders you to kill a corrupt official, you will go without hesitation, sword in hand, and your disciples will not stop you.

But Lin Mo...

During my time in Lianhai County, I witnessed firsthand that the people here were well-fed and warmly clothed, there were no beggars on the streets, and the sound of reading filled the schools. You could not find another county magistrate like this in the entire Great Xia Dynasty.

Asking you to kidnap a good official is against the rules of Emei.

"Second Senior Sister is right."

Su Xuejian nodded in agreement, and added softly,

"Master, you always teach us to be upright and honest. Lin Mo is a good official, and kidnapping a good official is not something a reputable sect should do."

Liu Biyao folded the letter again and placed it on the table, looking into Zhou Min's eyes:

"Master, our Emei Sect has been established for hundreds of years and has never participated in the court's factional struggles."

Moreover, this was an attack on an honest official who stood up for the people.

We remember the Empress's kindness, but kindness is not a reason for Emei to disobey its ancestral precepts.

Looking at her three apprentices' righteous and stern demeanor, Zhou Min's coldness gradually dissipated, replaced by a faint sense of relief.

She didn't say much, but simply asked Liu Biyao to grind the ink and prepare the paper.

She picked up her pen and wrote a letter back to the Empress.

The letter was written in a respectful tone but with a clear attitude.

Lin Mo governed Lianhai effectively, and the people lived in peace and contentment. He was a rare and good official.

The Emei Sect has been established for hundreds of years and has never participated in the court's factional struggles, much less taken action against an honest official who stands up for the people.

After she finished writing, she sealed the letter and handed it to Liu Biyao, asking her to take it to the post office.

"Biyao, go to the inn to check out."

Xuejian, go to the main building and tell Lin Mo.

Tell him that the Empress is determined to have him, and warn him to be careful.

Su Xue responded and turned to run towards the main building.

"This orthodox sect is definitely different from those evil and crooked sects like the Hehuan Sect."

Not only is Headmaster Zhou beautiful, but she is also kind-hearted.

"By refusing the Empress's request, and then reminding me of this favor, I've remembered it."

Upon receiving the message, Lin Mo looked at the full-length mirror and smiled wistfully at Long Qingxue in his arms.

The next morning, Zhou Min left Lianhai County with three disciples.

As she exited the city gate, Liu Biyao glanced back at the gray-white cement city wall and the neat rows of glass streetlights, and suddenly asked:

"Master, will we come again in the future?"

Zhou Min rode on her horse without looking back, slowly urging it towards Mount Emei.

The rising sun cast long shadows of the four of them. Liu Biyao glanced back at the county town, which was growing brighter in the morning light, and gently urged her horse to catch up with her master.

In the evening, as usual, Lin Mo sent Su Qing, Chen Ting, Chen Shu, and the others back to the main world to rest.

He sat alone in his office, picked up the satellite phone, and dialed Dilireba's number.

The phone rang a few times before being answered, and Dili's voice, tinged with surprise, came from the other end.

"Owner!

Why did you suddenly decide to call me?

Lin Mo leaned back in his chair and got straight to the point:

"How's the fighting going on your end?"

"Has the coal mine been acquired yet?"

"It'll be soon. Ata's power and territory have been completely absorbed."

I've cut off foreign armed support to the coal mines. Now they're fighting like cornered beasts, and it's only a matter of time before we take them down.

I'm planning to take the initiative and push the front line forward once I've secured the coal mine.

We now have nearly 10,000 employees, and the oil field's production is steadily increasing. We have a considerable amount of crude oil stored, which the owner can collect at any time.

Dilireba's voice was filled with undisguised excitement and confidence.

"The efficiency is not bad."

Lin Mo nodded slightly; Dilireba's forces were growing faster than he had anticipated.

I'll fly there tomorrow.

This time, we're not only taking away oil, but also bringing you reinforcements.

Three hundred Flying Tigers and one thousand Self-Defense Forces.

This group of troops will undergo a month-long combat training exercise in Tokharistan, directly participating in your war with neighboring factions.

"How about those ten Flying Tigers core members I left you last time? Are they working well with you?"

"Very good!"

Dilireba's voice suddenly rose several octaves.

"The previous ten Flying Tigers have become the sharpest blades of the Shuangmu Army."

The decapitation strike was all thanks to them.

If my master brings me reinforcements again, I'm confident I can push the battle line to the enemy's doorstep within a month!

"The Twin Wood Army?"

Lin Mo was slightly taken aback.

"Yes! This is the title I gave you based on your surname. I hope you don't mind?"

"Well……

Let's call it the Western Xia Self-Defense Army!

Shuangmujun sounds like a minor warlord, and not even a formal one at that.

Lin Mo was planning to have Dili establish a kingdom in Huoluo!

"Yes, Master, I'll change the name right away!"

After hanging up the phone, Lin Mo went to Su Qing's house and experienced a scene of deep mother-daughter affection.

The next morning, Lin Mo sent Su Qing, Chen Ting, Chen Shu and others back to World One. He also specifically instructed Yang Liu, who was nearing her due date, to take good care of herself and not to go to Lianhai with him for the time being.

He then flew to Tokharistan. By then, Dili was no longer the small leader who could only sneak across the border via smuggling routes; her power in Tokharistan was not to be underestimated.

Lin Mo entered the country openly through the airport this time, and Dili personally led a convoy to greet him outside the airport. As soon as they met, she rushed up and gave him a big hug, her excitement undisguised.

Upon arriving at Dili's camp, Lin Mo first went to her office and gave her a long talk.

Only then did I begin working.

They gained a detailed understanding of the current battle situation and the enemy's and our own positions.

Lin Mo went to the warehouse again and stored all the recently extracted oil into his spatial storage.

After doing all this, Lin Mo traveled to World Number One, gathered three hundred Flying Tigers and one thousand Self-Defense Forces, and brought them all to Tokharistan to officially begin a month-long combat training.

The three hundred Flying Tigers were all martial artists who had experienced the Black Stone Gully ambush and were Lin Mo's most elite and sharpest blades.

However, most of the thousand self-defense troops were new recruits, whose military skills were inferior to those of the Flying Tigers, and even to those of Dilireba's guerrillas.

Dili's soldiers at least fight on the Gobi Desert every day, while many of them just practice target shooting at the camp.

But that's also why Lin Mo brought them to Tokharistan.

Instead of making them march in formation every day in Lianhai, it's better to throw them directly onto the battlefield and let bullets teach them what real soldiers are like.

In terms of training deployment, the Flying Tigers did not participate in the regular ground advance, but instead directly took on the role of the spearhead.

Every time a battle broke out, the Flying Tigers would cut in from the flank, bypass the frontal defenses, and head straight for the enemy's command center.

After the decapitation strike was successful, Dili's troops on the main battlefield took advantage of the enemy's command confusion to launch a general offensive, and almost every time they were defeated in one blow.

The thousand self-defense soldiers were dispersed and incorporated into Dili's various combat units, starting with the most basic squad coordination, following behind the veterans to learn how to determine direction in a sandstorm, how to find cover on the Gobi Desert, and how to crawl forward under enemy fire.

Dilireba personally led two deputies in providing round-the-clock training to the new recruits:

"Our soldiers have been fighting battles on the Gobi Desert since they were children."

"If we take these soldiers back, the army in Lianhai County will be a carbon copy of the Tocharian army."

With the Flying Tigers' elite raids and the Self-Defense Forces' frontline reinforcements, Dilireba's offensive was unstoppable.

Within half a month, they seized large swathes of territory from neighboring forces, completely taking control of the coal mines, and driving the remnants of the opposing forces beyond the border.

The captured weapons and equipment were piled up like mountains, and Dili led her people to count the spoils of war.

Dozens of armed pickup trucks, a large number of rifles and ammunition, hundreds of mortars, and even five old Polar Bear helicopters.

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