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It was getting late, and the Daxia army withdrew its troops and returned to the camp. Several fourth-level star warlocks took turns guarding the city wall with a tacit understanding. The two sides were thousands of meters apart, staring at the stars boredly.

Cheng Jinzhou didn't even sleep. He led thousands of soldiers to patrol around Hanjing in a show of force, and ordered the villagers who were brought in by force to burn the groves and dense grassland outside the city - if In a more familiar world, Dr. Cheng would qualify as a war crime.

"It's a pity that the number of people is too small, otherwise Hanking will be surrounded and it will not be able to escape even a mosquito." He led a total of three battalions of soldiers, and the remaining seven or eight battalions of cavalry also patrolled around Hanking. The order is not to let anyone go. But with just over 20,000 troops, there is no way it can be watertight. Thanks to Lan Li's luck mentality and his reluctance to invest in Beihan, things would have turned out very badly for a smarter and more decisive border crosser.

Cheng Jinzhou's move was also opposed by many military generals. Most people believed that it was necessary to surround the three towers. However, Xiao Cheng was very insistent that the cavalry officers were not allowed to get on their horses and parade around the city. Compared to their infantry brothers, the cavalry at least don't have to brave the danger of arrows to climb the city, so there's nothing to complain about.

Although there were 20,000 to 30,000 people patrolling outside the city, Cheng Jinzhou still did not feel safe. Based on his judgment, since the border crosser was able to fight for the world in the Northern Han Dynasty, he might have strong military and intellectual strength. He would not be surprised if he escaped. At this time, he relied entirely on the detector to determine the approximate location of the target.

Military judge Han Wei followed Cheng Jinzhou completely, forgetting his own job long ago. After hearing what he said, he immediately suggested: "Why don't we recruit another 200,000 masters and surround the city first, and then our army will be behind to supervise the army."

"It takes too long. And it's unreliable." The master is a strong man, and the folk customs of the Northern Han Dynasty are tough. Not to mention that conquering the master will easily provoke a civil uprising, even if it is used to siege the city, it will not stop border crossers. At most, it will increase the cost of escape.

In fact, both of them are laymen in the military field. Not only for siege work, but also for logistical matters, they will cause countless troubles. If you want to support war with war, you must first recruit a group of high-ranking officers.

Han Wei enthusiastically helped Cheng Jinzhou solve his problems. He looked to the left and right and saw that no one was following him, so he whispered: "I wonder who you are chasing, sir?"

"How to say?"

Han Wei said humbly: "I'm just guessing. Your Excellency has repeatedly ordered not to let anyone go, and has deployed two lines of defense. Secondly, it seems that it is not difficult to break through Hanjing. Your Excellency still mobilizes troops and generals, and the plan is nothing more than that. It’s a manhunt.”

If necessary, it would be "not difficult" to capture other people's capitals. No one except civil servants could be selected. These people naturally know how to speak on demand, regardless of whether there is logic or not. They are very capable of creating prerequisites.

Cheng Jinzhou remained calm. He had lots of dealings with civil servants. What they paid attention to was observing their words and expressions. Those who could become Jinshi were the smartest among smart people, so it was natural to see what he was thinking.

Having said this, he did not hide anything and said instead: "We really want to arrest someone, maybe a noble or an official."

Even at this time, Cheng Jinzhou never imagined that a border crosser would appear in the Northern Han Dynasty in the form of a eunuch - with such an identity, he still didn't know how to enjoy life.

Han Wei pondered and said: "Do you have a portrait of this person? I studied under Dong Wai Lang when I was young, and I can draw shapes with words."

When he spoke, he was quite showy. The so-called Dong Wailang is a famous painter in Daxia, one of the few people who can be ranked in the same category as calligraphers - he is also a literati, but the status of a painter is one level lower than that of a calligrapher. Most people call him a painter.

Cheng Jinzhou shook his head.

"It doesn't matter." Han Wei was already thinking about himself and thought for a while: "Then how do you judge this person?"

Cheng Jinzhou said without hesitation: "Some time ago, border transactions in the Northern Han Dynasty suddenly increased, and those supplies were eventually bought by him. I want this person."

He doesn't need to explain the reason or the reasons. In his position, it is inevitable that there is an inside story, and no smarter person will delve into it.

"In that case, why not first identify this person through the internal intelligence in the city?" Han Wei used a questioning tone, the arrogance on his face fleeting. At the age of 40, with an official position as high as the third rank, he is indeed a leader among high-end literati.

"How can I confirm my identity in a few days, and I don't have any capable candidates." Cheng Jinzhou was quite moved. He then thought: I wonder if he can use assassination to solve the opponent's problem, so as not to mobilize troops like this.

Then when I thought about the various supplies that could be purchased from the Star Alliance, I became less likely to take any chances.

If there are hundreds of millions of stars worth of equipment, then the border crossers can arm themselves like a human tank. However, taking into account the discounted price on the black market, what they get may be a Japanese tank.

Seeing Cheng Jinzhou's expression, Han Wei was overjoyed and said: "Your Majesty, I have a few secret agents in the city. I will issue the order now. There will be a response within a few days, but..."

"Just what?" Dr. Cheng Da unconsciously replied with a dramatic line.

"Your Excellency, please stop the attack for a few days." Such a condition can only be proposed by a scholar like Han Wei. His identity was the type that officers hated most. For political purposes, he completely ignored the situation on the battlefield and comforted the soldiers, but he had to admit that it was the existence of this kind of scholar that made the war meaningful.

Otherwise, if a group of people kill each other, apart from the killing itself, what effect can it have?

Killing for the sake of killing does not become animal behavior.

Cheng Jinzhou nodded slightly, as he had no desire to occupy Hanking. Conquering a city and conquering territory is often not as joyful as the legends say. Defeating such a huge empire is possible with dozens of star warlocks and nearly 200,000 soldiers. Occupying this country requires 10 times the combat power. Compared with cannibalization, Whale swallowing may be more comfortable.

Two people who were not directly involved in the war changed the course of the war.

When Han Wei returned to the camp, he began to try to contact the internal agents in the city. If it weren't for the purpose of currying favor with Cheng Jinzhou, he would not easily use the spies that the Ministry of War had hidden for many years. According to their estimates, the Han court would eventually be exiled further away. The country's internal response may play a greater role at that time.

Privately activating internal agents is a big deal for military generals, but not a big deal for third-grade civil servants.

Han Wei got Cheng Jinzhou's description document and tried to put it in the corpse of the war dead in a special place, so he started to set off fireworks in the barracks. Among the loud fireworks, the word "reason" always popped up inadvertently. The soldiers in the Northern Han Dynasty didn't know why, but the gentlemen in the Han Dynasty understood it easily.

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