Beast Tamer: I can extract blood

Chapter 65 Taiyuan City

As the largest city on the border, Taiyuan City originally had a population of nearly five million, with nearly 300,000 troops stationed there and more than 100,000 backup troops. It was one of the important military bases of the Wu Dynasty in the entire martial arts world.

However, according to the invasion of the Wanshou Sect thirty years ago, the leader of the garrison in Taiyuan City refused to surrender and was defeated by the Wanshou Sect disciples. He then carried out a massacre in the city, killing all 300,000 regular troops and causing more than four million casualties in Taiyuan City.

"Which disciple did this? Isn't he a fool?" Hua Yu cursed when she saw the message.

"Don't be angry, Madam." Chen Chen comforted her.

"Actually, this is not without benefits." Chen Kui, the leader of the Chen family cultivators, pondered.

"Is there any benefit from this? It's almost broken." Hua Yu said speechlessly.

Chen Kui hesitated for a moment and then said, "These 300,000 garrison troops were basically sent by the Wu Dynasty, not local troops in Taiyuan City. Four million civilians sounds scary, but there are still nearly three million people in Taiyuan City now. Except for those who have recently given birth, the vast majority of them are from the scattered villages outside Taiyuan City."

"At most, only about a quarter of the people in the city hate us. As long as we are fair enough, after a few decades, when the old people who survive die, the rest of the people will support us."

"It's easy to say, but we only have more than a thousand people, and we can only rely on thirty of you to manage. And Jiuge's mission is to quell the rebels, not a constructive task like restoring people's livelihood." Hua Yu said angrily.

“There’s no rush to quell a rebellion. When our Chen family participated in that small world war, didn’t it take thousands of years to barely suppress the voices of rebellion?” Chen Kui shook his head.

Although this was Chen Jiuge's first time participating in a war in a small world, he also knew that this kind of hatred would evolve into a spirit over time, and it could not be completely suppressed violently in a short period of time, so he could not be impatient.

Amidst everyone's discussion, they arrived at Taiyuan City.

The surface of the city wall is full of potholes, and the flat areas are engraved with traces of various swords, spears, and halberds. The originally black city wall appears a creepy dark red under the sunlight. One can imagine how much blood flowed on the city wall at that time.

When Chen Jiuge and others saw the city wall, the defenders on the wall also saw this black and red army.

"Sir, what should we do?" The soldier who reported the incident asked his lord tremblingly.

"What can I do? What can I do? Open the gate and surrender. At the very least, the army is composed of Wu Hou. What's the use of fighting? I am just a Wu Hou myself." Wan Shan cursed angrily.

When Chen Jiuge and his companions arrived at the city gate, they saw a general in black armor approaching with a flattering look on his face, "My lord, why are you here in Taiyuan?"

Chen Jiuge watched the city gate open. Only a dozen soldiers stood behind the general with trembling legs. He smiled and said, "General, you opened the city gate without knowing our purpose. Is this an empty city plan?"

"I dare not, I dare not." Wan Shan, who was so scared that he knelt on the spot, shook his head quickly.

Chen Jiuge stopped joking and took out the official seal of the prefect and said, "I am the new prefect. Stand up and talk."

After looking at the official seal again and again, Wanshan breathed a sigh of relief. They are all family, so it's all good.

He asked Wanshan to send people to arrange the Red Armor Army and the Black Armor Army to the military camp first, while he took Chen Jiuge and others to the prefectural government.

"Tell me about the current situation in Taiyuan City." Chen Jiuge said as he looked at the people who were looking at him and others with fear on their faces.

Wan Shan looked at Chen Jiuge carefully and said, "Taiyuan City experienced a catastrophe thirty years ago. Most of the people today are descendants of the original survivors, as well as a large number of people gathered from scattered villages outside." "Well, go on, tell me what forces are in the city."

Wan Shan paused and said, "There are no big forces in the city now. They are basically small gangs and small forces gathered by small merchants. The slightly higher-end ones are the Hu family in the south of the city and the Li family in the north of the city. One has a lot of land and supports a lot of people, and the other runs a salt and iron business and also has a lot of people, but the number is relatively small, but more elite."

As they were talking, the group arrived at the yamen.

Looking at the dusty yamen, Chen Jiuge asked, "Is there no one in this yamen?"

Wan Shan confessed his crime, "Sir, since the catastrophe thirty years ago, Taiyuan City has been without a governor, and the government office has been empty."

"Who is in charge of the criminals in this city?" Chen Jiuge was a little incredulous.

"It's a group of rangers made up of the Tiandao Society that's handling it."

"The Tiandao Society is a force that can deal with criminals. It's not a small force. You are not honest." Chen Jiuge looked at Wanshan Dao meaningfully.

Wanshan groaned in his heart, "Brother, I, your brother, have really risked my life for you."

"Send someone to clean the entire yamen, and bring the leaders of the Hu family, the Li family, and the Tiandao Society to the yamen tonight." Chen Jiuge said to Wanshan.

Wanshan had no words to describe his suffering. He was just a small guard in the city. How could he be moved by these three families?

Chen Jiuge didn't care about Wanshan's thoughts. This man still had his own ideas. If he wanted to manage Taiyuan City, he would definitely employ people brought by his own family. He would only use local people like this in the future.

"Mother, Third Brother, how should we proceed next?" After finding a quiet place to cast a spell and clean up, Chen Jiuge asked Hua Yu and Chen Kui.

Hua Yu said speechlessly: "Son, I came along mainly because I was worried about you. Isn't it inappropriate for you to let a woman like me help you govern the city?"

Chen Jiuge smiled awkwardly. Isn't he useless? Cultivators are mainly engaged in cultivation, how can they manage cities?

Chen Kui chuckled and said, "Thirteenth brother, the power in our hands is enough to forcefully subdue the entire Taiyuan City. Why bother with so much trouble? Just send people to investigate those small family forces with shady backgrounds and wipe them out."

"We just need to re-enact the laws. Within ten years, Taiyuan City will be largely united. Fist is the best way to govern."

"Then let's do as Third Brother says." Chen Jiuge also felt that breaking all laws with one's own force was the simplest and quickest way. He couldn't play tricks on them with so much power in his hands.

"By the way, Thirteenth Brother, don't show up tonight. Let me do it and inform them directly. There's no need to be too polite. The small world's counterattack is still gathering strength, and we must take advantage of the opportunity to control more cities." Chen Kui suggested.

Chen Jiuge had no objection.

That night
Wan Shan looked at the representative from the Hu family with a worried look on his face, cursing in his heart: "Is the Hu family seeking death? The new governor is obviously one of those extraterritorial demons, not those heavenly soldiers. They actually sent such a playboy here. I hope he won't get me into trouble."

(End of this chapter)