After contacting Xia Yixuan and passing on all the messages from the Huangshi Army, Xia Yixuan fell into deep thought for a while and did not reply immediately.
After a while, he replied to the message.
"According to the information you heard, the rogue alliance is quite stable. If you want to break it, you have to attack from within.
And we have to destroy both alliances in one fell swoop!"
"Tell me carefully."
"According to what you said, in fact, the rogue bandit forces and free bandit forces that belong to the upper strata of the West Frontier County have now become a strange and stable structure.
But this stable structure actually only has one key location for reinforcement, and this key location is the rogue forces attached to the upper echelons of the West Frontier County!"
"I know this!"
"Now that we know the crux of the matter, let's just start from this crux!"
"The part you mentioned is the least likely to be touched, because he is protected by both the upper echelons of the West Frontier County and the rogue forces!"
"You are right. On the surface, he is the strongest link, but because of this, he is also the weakest link.
Just imagine how the rogue forces who had taken refuge with the upper echelons of the West Frontier County would react when the soldiers of the West Frontier County suddenly sent troops to attack them.
Or just imagine, if chaos suddenly breaks out in the rogue alliance, and a group of free soldiers attack the rogue forces that have attached themselves to the upper echelons of the Western Frontier County, what will happen?"
"If it is the first one, then the secret alliance between the upper echelons of the West Frontier County and the rogue forces will definitely be broken!
And if it is the second one, it will directly lead to the collapse of the stable group of the Rogue Alliance!
But it seems impossible to achieve either of these two points!”
"Yes, on the surface, the upper echelons of the West Frontier County will never let the soldiers send rogue bandits under their own command to happen!
Similarly, there will be no forces within the Rogue Alliance that would commit such a desperate act as destroying their foundation and protective umbrella!"
What Xia Yixuan said was exactly what Zhao Bai thought.
However, Xia Yixuan continued: "However, all this was based on the previous power structure of the West Frontier County. It is different now. Now that you are here, opportunities will appear.
Let’s talk about the first level first. It is impossible for you to mobilize soldiers from within the West Frontier County to wipe out the bandits who have attached themselves to the upper-level forces in the West Frontier County.
But if I use some means, it will be different. As long as the soldiers of the West Frontier County can take action against these rogue forces, it will inevitably cause chaos among the rogue forces.
Let’s talk about the second level. If we talk about it before, they would naturally not do anything that would destroy their foundation. After all, they had offended the upper echelons of the West Frontier County, and their only protection was the rogue alliance.
But it's different now. Because of your presence, they have the opportunity to be reclassified as soldiers of Daonan Kingdom.
As long as they submit to you, they can immediately transform from rogue bandits into regular soldiers.
In this case, what kind of protection do they need from the rogue forces?
As long as they can be persuaded, they will launch sabotage against the rogue alliance from within!"
"I have actually thought of what you said, but how to implement it is the difficulty!" Zhao Bai immediately replied with a wry smile after reading what Xia Yixuan said.
"I already have a complete plan on how to let the soldiers of the West Frontier County take action against the rogue forces belonging to the upper class of the West Frontier County.
Now you just need to find out the specific location of those rogue forces!
As for how to make those free forces cause trouble within the rogue alliance, that depends on you!"
Seeing that Xia Yixuan had a complete method, Zhao Bai was curious, but he didn't ask any more questions. He just waited to see the results.
What he needs to do now is to help Xia Yixuan obtain information about the location of the rogue bandit forces, and find a way to recruit these free armies.
The first mission may be relatively simple. After all, he has successfully infiltrated into the rogue forces. He only needs to inquire a lot to find out where the rogue forces are.
But the second task is a little more challenging.
If he wants to convince the leader of the Free Army, he has to rely entirely on his own ability.
There is no other way.
Zhao Bai thought for a while and planned to find out the information Xia Yixuan wanted to know first, and then talk to the leader.
Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if we can't reach an agreement and are kicked out by the other party as a lobbyist without a chance to explore the news.
After ending his call with Xia Yixuan, Zhao Bai asked Chonglou again for information about other rogue forces.
"By the way, Brother Chonglou, since we all have an alliance, do you know how many Free Army forces there are in total?"
"Well, there are actually a lot of them. To tell you the truth, as far as I know, the number of the Free Army is no less than a hundred!"
"so much!?"
"That's not the case!"
"Then how many of them are righteous free forces like us?"
"Only about one-fifth!"
"That seems to be a little less."
"That's good. After all, there are always more bad people than good people!"
"Haha, I heard that there are always more good people than bad people!"
Hearing Zhao Bai's words, Chonglou couldn't help but smile and said: "Who knows, it's all about whatever I've experienced! I've met too many bad people, so I naturally see it this way."
"That's true, but after all, we are relatively small in number. In fact, even the bottomless group of people who do not belong to the upper-class forces in the West Frontier County will probably take action against the civilians when there are no gentry to rob them!"
"Who says it's not the case! Some rogue forces are willing to change places with one shot, but there are also some rogue forces that are not like this. They will stick to one place. After the local gentry is dealt with, they may take action against the civilians.
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"Is there such a force near us?"
"That's not the case. After all, every rogue force has a clearly defined area. In a certain area, there will be no rogue force with inconsistent ideas!"
"It's really hard on these civilians. The civilians living in our area are fine, but the civilians living in other areas have suffered."
"Yes, the luckiest people are definitely the civilians living within the sphere of influence of the Free Army, which has the same philosophy as our Yellowstone Army.
Slightly less picky are those who are not picky eaters.
But the worst offenders are the civilians living in the areas where the rogue forces who obey the orders of the upper-class people in the West Frontier County are living."
Seeing that the conversation had reached a point, Zhao Bai immediately said: "I don't know where these areas are. I'll see if the relatives and friends of my brothers who died in the battle before live in those areas. If so, I can take advantage of it."
Before they are harmed, inform them as soon as possible and let them leave!"
"Actually, I don't know many, but there are a few that I have a deep impression on. As you said, they are the hometowns of several of my brothers.
The first one is Ngee Ann District, where the bandits are rooted in a mountain range called Jade Glass Mountain. I wonder if you have any brothers from there!"
Zhao Bai smiled lightly and shook his head to express no.
At this time, Chonglou continued to talk about the second force.
As Chonglou talked about the forces one by one, Zhao Bai sometimes said they had them, sometimes he said they didn't.
In the end, a total of twelve areas where rogue forces were affiliated with the official forces were obtained.
He immediately sent all the locations of these bandit forces to Xia Yixuan at once for him to handle.
"Is twelve enough? If it's not enough, I'll have to ask more!"
"That's enough. Have you ever heard of three people becoming a tiger? In fact, you only need to get the location of three forces to start. Of course, the closer these three forces are, the better.
I've seen the general map of the West Frontier County before, and among the twelve forces you gave me, I see that there are a few that are close to each other, and they can be just right targets.
I can already take action, but it would be best to take action together with you. Can you persuade me?"
"I need to test this again before I can get the result!"
"Then please pay attention to your safety. Don't worry too much. It's okay. I'm still dealing with the forces outside the border, and I'm planning to use them to do something!"
Seeing that Xia Yixuan seemed to be having a lot of fun with the outside forces, Zhao Bai smiled bitterly and ended the conversation.
After getting all the information he wanted, Zhao Bai just said to Chonglou: "Thank you, brother Zhonglou, for giving such a detailed answer. I will pass on the information you gave me in time so that I can pass away."
Brothers’ families can evacuate in time!”
"You're welcome, I hope I can help you!"
"It suddenly occurred to me that I have something to report to the leader, so I'll take my leave now, Brother Chonglou!"
Zhao Bai smiled.
"Okay, go ahead!"
After talking to Chonglou, Zhao Bai once again led Tongtong towards the leader's residence.
Watching Zhao Bai and Tongtong leave, a person suddenly appeared next to Zhonglou. It was none other than the captain Jianchuan who had tested Zhao Bai before!
"how?"
"Haha, they don't really come to submit, but what is clear is that they are not under the command of the county governor. We can rest assured about this!"
"How can I see it?"
"Normally a newcomer would not go around asking for information like this, but he seems to be very interested in information about rogue bandits.
However, he is most interested in the rogue forces that belong to the upper-class forces in the West Frontier County. This shows that he knows very little about these rogue forces, and he really wants to know the information about these rogue forces.
If he was sent by the upper echelons of the West Frontier County to drive a nail into our internal affairs, he would not focus on inquiring about this. What he should focus on inquiring about is the branch situation of the Free Army like ours!"
"So you think they are?"
"Didn't you tell me before that they brought news that a new adult has come to take over the military power of the entire West Frontier County?"
"You mean they are that lord's subordinates?"
"I think it's very possible, otherwise there would be no reason for them to inquire about this. Unless they are being mysterious and deliberately inducing me with reverse thinking.
But I just tried to get close to them as an ordinary soldier, and there was no need for them to go to such trouble to deceive me, so I think their inquiry just now was what they wanted to know."
"That lord's subordinate sent people to infiltrate the bandit forces. I don't know what they want to do!"
"Maybe it's not certain that our prime days are here!" Chonglou said with a smile.
"Um?"
"Since that gentleman has started to send people to investigate the problem of rogue forces, especially since he already knows that the upper-level forces in the West Frontier County are colluding with the rogue forces, he should respond soon!"
"How do you know he wasn't cooperating with the upper echelons of Xiqiao County after learning the news?"
"Haha, if that's the case, why would he send people over to try so hard to get the location of the bandit branches that have taken refuge with the upper-class people in Xiqiao County.
Only when you want to deal with them will you need such detailed information. If you just want to inquire about the relationship, I will have already made the relationship clear from the beginning.
For them, this news was enough to reply to the adult.
However, they inquired in depth about the branch information of the rogue forces that colluded with the upper-class people in the Western Frontier County.
So I think there is a high possibility that he will take action against these forces!"
"In that case, why don't you tell them all about the branches of the rogue forces who have taken refuge with the upper-level forces in the West Frontier County?"
"Haha, wouldn't it be too fake to tell them everything? Can a Free Army soldier know so much and detailed information?
I want to play the role of a fool, not a wise man, so I’d better lie down first!
When that adult really needs it, it won’t be too late for us to come forward, so there’s no rush now!”
"Then you said that after listening to the information you told him, he went back to find the leader to show off his cards?"
"I think it's very possible!"
While Jianchuan and Chonglou were looking at Zhao Bai's back and talking, Zhao Bai had already walked to the leader's house with a faint smile.
When he was in the leader's room before, he had seen Kanakawa and Chonglou talking through the World Orb.
It's just that he didn't pay much attention to it at that time.
Later, when Chonglou came out to see them, Zhao Bai found Jianchuan standing nearby, but it was not clear whether he was standing there by chance or something else.
It wasn't until he was leaving just now that he saw Jianchuan suddenly come out and chat with Chonglou with a very interested expression on his face.
He had just confirmed that this Chonglou was sent by Kanegawa.
As for why he sent Chonglou here, Zhao Bai didn't know.
But at least Zhao Bai already has some understanding of the situation in the Free Army.
They don't take action against civilians, so they can be considered to be quite upright.
They were probably testing themselves repeatedly just to confirm whether they were the spies sent by the upper echelons of Xiqiao County!
When Chonglou told him about the connections among the gangsters just now, he was actually testing his reaction.
If his reaction was wrong, he would be killed on the spot.
Although there is a high possibility that this underground connection will be discovered by the upper-level people in Xiqiao County, at least it is a secret on the surface. Naturally, it is impossible to disclose it back to the upper-level people in Xiqiao County at will.
However, Zhao Bai's response was very good. The problem mainly went to the rogue forces who had attached themselves to the upper-class forces in Xiqiao County.
This made Chonglou immediately put down his guard against Zhao Bai.
He had already guessed that Zhao Bai might be under the command of the new lord.
That's why he told Zhao Bai in more detail.
Of course, from Zhao Bai's point of view, they were here to test whether he was a hidden target of the upper-class people in Xiqiao County. The first reason he asked before was because he really wanted to know, and the second reason was that it could make them put aside their doubts.
After all, as Chonglou said, the normal hidden nails sent by the upper-class people in Xiqiao County will not be entangled in those issues!
[ps]: I have racked my brains to speed up this plot. I will update it after this plot comes to an end. I would like to apologize to everyone in advance!