si-mexico Chapter 86 Taking Control of the Entire City
Chapter 86 Taking Control of the Entire City
Li Chenglong sat in the main seat, eating an apple from his plate. If one listened carefully, one could hear a rumbling sound in the distance—the sound of Zhao Rui leading Jin Hai and others attacking Jinlan City. With Zhao Rui's abilities, which were nearing level 6, defeating the guards shouldn't be a problem. Moreover, Li Chenglong had already instructed Wang Bing to release Jin Zhan'ao's former subordinates and then join forces with Zhao Rui. Seeing that the crowd before him could no longer kneel, their legs trembling slightly from kneeling for so long, Li Chenglong chuckled, "Alright, stop kneeling. Sit down, but only on the ground." The crowd, as if granted a pardon, quickly found clean spots to sit. Some bolder individuals tried to ask Li Chenglong questions, but he ignored them completely.
An hour later, Zhao Liying returned first. As soon as she entered, she happily said, "The granaries and supply depots have been taken over by Jin Hai and Wang Hai's men. I've also relayed your orders to them not to touch anything inside for now." Li Chenglong was surprised by how quickly it had happened and asked curiously, "You finished in just one hour?" Zhao Liying nodded, "Yes, mainly Liu Fu's men and Wang Hai's subordinates who had already infiltrated the city. I went with them and took over each place. However, some people tried to resist us, so I dealt with them." Li Chenglong said, "They deserved to die. In chaotic times, harsh measures are necessary, especially since we don't have that much time." After saying this, Li Chenglong took out a spirit-energy persimmon from his storage space and gave it to Zhao Liying as a reward.
Half an hour later, Han Xiaoling and Jin Hai also came in. As soon as Jin Hai entered, he said excitedly, "Captain Li is truly a genius! With the help of Lords Zhao Rui and Wang Bing, we have basically taken over the entire city of Jinlan. Some of General Jin's old subordinates are gradually regaining control of the army. The two lords are worried about any unexpected situations, so they are still maintaining order in the two main areas." Han Xiaoling added, "I also killed a few villains today, but many people surrendered immediately after seeing my abilities." Li Chenglong stroked Han Xiaoling's head and said to Jin Hai, "Those sitting in the living room right now are all Wu Xiaoyi's men. Uncle Jin, take your men and take them all away to that small square in the central city. Let them face the people's judgment and be punished according to their crimes."
Those sitting on the ground, upon hearing Li Chenglong's words, hurriedly scrambled to their feet, begging for mercy. They knew that for what they had done, a public trial would surely result in them being torn apart by the commoners. However, Li Chenglong ignored them. At Jin Hai's command, more than twenty men entered and took all the officials away. Jin Hai looked at the badly beaten Wu Xiaoyi: "What should we do with him?" Li Chenglong casually replied, "Do as you please, but I think it would be better to hand him over to the crowd as well." Immediately, two men dragged the half-dead Wu Xiaoyi away as well.
Listening to the occasional gunshots outside, Jin Hai said, "It seems it will take some time to stabilize the situation completely. Wu Xiaoyi has been under Commander Jin's command for many years, and his influence extends to every corner of Jinlan City. It will definitely be difficult to completely eliminate him." Li Chenglong took out a booklet, which he had just found on Wu Xiaoyi. It contained a list of officials at various levels and some wealthy people who were close to him. He handed the booklet to Jin Hai: "Tell Wang Bing to take some men and arrest all of these people. Those who need to be interrogated should be interrogated, and all their property should be confiscated." Jin Hai glanced at the booklet briefly and then left.
Li Chenglong looked at the surrendered soldiers standing outside and said, "Come in and help tidy up this reception room. I'll need it when I get back." With that, he led Zhao Liying and Han Xiaoling out. The soldiers watched Li Chenglong leave the backyard before letting out a long sigh of relief. A tall soldier said, "My god, that was terrifying! Was that person a human or a ghost?" A soldier next to him, looking at the corpses in the reception room and the attacker whose neck Li Chenglong had snapped, said, "What he is doesn't matter. Our lives should be saved. Let's get to work, or we'll be finished when that lord returns." With that, a dozen soldiers began to diligently clean the reception room.
As soon as Li Chenglong left Wu Xiaoyi's mansion, he went to the granary with Zhao Liying and Han Xiaoling. He planned to move part of the granary and leave the rest to provide relief to the people. Upon arriving at the granary, Li Chenglong saw Wang Hai's men guarding it. Seeing Li Chenglong and his group, they quickly approached. Li Chenglong nodded in satisfaction and then entered the granary. Inside, Li Chenglong was astonished. The granary was almost the size of the mansion, filled with bagged grain and various supplies. Before Li Chenglong could speak, Zhao Liying smiled and said, "I heard they just harvested recently, which is why the grain reserves are so large—a conservative estimate of at least 100,000 tons." Li Chenglong was puzzled: "That's not right. It's not harvest season this month." Zhao Liying whispered back, "This world doesn't seem to have four seasons, so they don't plant according to the seasons." Li Chenglong suddenly understood.
Li Chenglong then dismissed everyone, leaving only Zhao Liying and Han Xiaoling. He began using his storage space to collect food and various supplies. His storage space was now the size of four football fields; even divided into two areas, the production area's warehouse could store a considerable amount of food. Five minutes later, nearly 6% of the food and supplies had been collected by Li Chenglong. Only with these could he control the post-apocalyptic army and execute his subsequent plans.
Half an hour later, Li Chenglong returned to the Marshal's Mansion. This time, he went to the main hall, where Jin Hai was already waiting with a large group of people. As soon as Li Chenglong entered, Jin Hai quickly introduced the people present to him. Most of them were military leaders from Jin Zhan'ao's time and some officials from Jinlan City. Zhao Rui and Wang Bing also came to report on the situation. Zhao Rui said, "All the troops in Jinlan City are now under our control, and all the rebels have been killed, but we cannot rule out the possibility of those secretly causing sabotage." Wang Bing continued, "The arrested officials and wealthy merchants who colluded with Wu Xiaoyi were all publicly tried in the square. We also seized a large amount of supplies and money."
Li Chenglong walked to the head of the table and said in a loud voice, "Everyone, please listen to me. We are here for three reasons: first, to lead everyone in resisting the zombie horde in a few days; second, to eliminate the evil Wu Xiaoyi and his men; and third, to use everyone's strength to completely eradicate this zombie crisis. As for our abilities, I believe you have all witnessed them. According to the agreement between Jin Hai and me, after helping him successfully eliminate Wu Xiaoyi, I would first need to borrow Jin Lancheng's strength for a period of time. Now that we have accomplished that, it is time for you to demonstrate your abilities. If anyone has any objections, they can raise them now. If not, then I will announce some new laws and regulations."
Most of those present were people who had been harmed by Wu Xiaoyi. If Li Chenglong hadn't rescued them from prison, they would have starved to death, even if they weren't slaughtered by Wu Xiaoyi. Now that they had finally been rescued, there was certainly no objection to their rescue.