Don't Interrupt My Immortal Cultivation

The current situation in Zhongzhou is not good, with half of the region occupied and even the capital city, Minghai City, on the front lines of war.

Since both sides of the conflict lack heavy weapons, most of the battles are encounters and ambushes.

Unless there is a significant difference in strength or special circumstances, there will not be any siege or positional warfare.

Adriano's forces mainly consist of cavalry units, supplemented by a small number of elite mountain divisions and monk corps.

The so-called cavalry units are motorized troops.

Due to their occupation of several large oil depots in the rear, they have an abundant supply of fuel.

Due to the rebellion in Zezhou, it fell too quickly, and many military warehouses were also occupied, so they have no shortage of ammunition.

The only thing they lack is food.

Wang Bo'an's defense line is centered around strongholds, military towns that are like nails on the map.

The distance between the nails serves as the combat radius for the troops within.

Adriano's cavalry units also operate around these "nails". They need to bypass the nails to plunder food in the rear, but they cannot be intercepted and surrounded.

Wang Bo'an cannot launch a reckless attack to avoid being lured out of the fortress and annihilated in the field.

Since the enemy is unaware that Wang Bo'an's pressure has greatly decreased, and that the supply of resources and logistical support has been restored, a large number of administrative personnel have returned to their positions to maintain the operation of the city, resulting in a significant reduction in the number of soldiers needed. The strength of the government forces has quickly recovered.

Therefore, this former veteran who once roamed the battlefield and had the title of War God has devised a strategy to turn the tables.

He takes advantage of the information gap between the two sides and orders the troops in various regions to pursue weakly, retreat slowly, and maintain the illusion of previous decline.

He also has a large group of soldiers disguised as refugees, dragging a lot of luggage and heading inland.

Adriano's cavalry unit fell for the trick and immediately launched an attack after confirming that the refugees were outside the combat radius of Minghai City.

They deployed over 20,000 troops and quickly broke through Wang Bo'an's encirclement, only to be surrounded by the government troops who had traveled a long distance to arrive.

And when they tried to break through from the direction of the refugees, the refugees suddenly tore off their tattered clothes, pulled out firearms, and clashed head-on.

This battle was fought with great excitement. The over 20,000 cavalry troops were completely wiped out, while the government forces suffered minimal losses and seized a large number of military motorcycles and other combat supplies.

This was the first victory Wang Bo'an achieved since the invasion of the Adriano Papal States.

Although it can only be considered a small victory, it released the pent-up frustration and boosted the morale of the troops in various regions of Zhongzhou.

Afterwards, with Changshan County starting to receive the third batch of refugees, the supply of resources further recovered, logistical support greatly strengthened, and the army was finally able to focus on the battle.

Wang Bo'an got rid of the burden and personally commanded the battle on the front lines.

The troops in Zhongzhou are no longer rigid and sluggish, but have become quick to react, agile, and elusive. Especially after capturing thousands of military motorcycles, the government forces' biggest weakness, mobility, has been supplemented.

The situation of the war began to reverse at some point. The government forces achieved consecutive victories, while the cavalry units suffered heavy losses and were forced to retreat and abandon some important strongholds.

Wang Bo'an took advantage of the opportunity to advance and recaptured a lot of lost territory.

However, the victory in Zhongzhou had almost no presence in the mainstream media. Only the Empire's first television station broadcasted this news with text inserts, while most other media remained silent about the real victory.

Imperial Capital.

The Supreme Council held an emergency meeting.

Yu Zhongxian's faction has gathered in the main hall of the Winter Palace.

Now, the Supreme Council has effectively achieved unity. Six out of the eight Supreme Councilors have sided with Yu Zhongxian, while the remaining one has closed their doors and remains indifferent to everything.

With the support of the three elders, Yu Zhongxian has gained absolute control over the Supreme Council and become the uncrowned Chief Councilor.

However, it is a special period now, and the authority of the Council has been greatly reduced, temporarily lurking in the shadows without fully demonstrating its power.

However, activities under the shadow have not weakened.

This emergency meeting was convened because the activities under the shadow were hindered.

At the beginning of the meeting, "Left Hand" He Cheng reported the critical situation in Zhongzhou, detailing the series of victories Wang Bo'an has achieved recently.

"In short," he concluded, "if this continues, our arrangements in Zhongzhou will be ruined. The deep-sea chess pieces we planted can never replace Wang Bo'an as the Governor of Zhongzhou."

Yu Zhongxian said with a cold tone, "What exactly happened? Why did the situation suddenly reverse?"

Wang Xinwei, who was recently promoted to "Right Hand," said, "I heard that Wang Bo'an sent out a large number of refugees to nearby areas."

Yu Zhongxian stared at him, his eyes filled with a chilling coldness.

"How many can he send? Has the Governor gone crazy to accept so many refugees? Is he not afraid of death or has he found too much money?"

Wang Xinwei hesitated for a moment and cautiously said, "Wang Bo'an has already sent out over 3 million refugees."

Bang!

The Chief Councilor, as expected, became furious. He said coldly, "Who accepted them?"

The newly appointed Chief Councilor, Liu Aimin, a staunch supporter of Yu Zhongxian, shouted, "Speak up! The Chief Councilor wants to see which bastard has the guts to defy us and eat the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard!"

He Cheng frowned imperceptibly, but still bowed and said, "Sheng Huaixuan, the Governor of East Qin Prefecture, accepted 500,000 refugees."

Liu Aimin sneered, "One day, we will extract his tendons and peel his skin! And there are seven other provinces, including Mingzhou and Binzhou, which together accepted 500,000 refugees."Liu Aimin waved his hand and said, "Good! Write down their names and let them know the consequences of offending the Council."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's expressions became unnatural.

Yu Zhongxian coughed lightly and said calmly, "Aimin, these states are intimidated by our authority. They have only accepted a few refugees, so there's no need to make a fuss."

Liu Aimin turned his head and immediately smiled, "Yes, General, you are magnanimous. Spare their lives."

Yu Zhongxian looked at He Cheng and asked, "What about you?"

He Cheng bowed deeply and said, "Changshan County has accepted two million."

Boom!

Liu Aimin jumped up directly.

"What kind of county, what kind of bullshit county can accept so many people?"

Since the joint meeting, Yu Zhongxian's influence has greatly expanded. Currently, more than half of the core members are unaware of Changshan County.

Only a small number of old members know about this tough bone that they have tried to chew on many times without success.

Yu Zhongxian hadn't heard this name for a long time. After thinking for a while, he immediately turned to look at Chang Hai, who was shrinking in the corner and wishing to bury himself in the ground.

"Chang Hai! You are in charge of Changshan County. Why is it still causing trouble?"

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Chang Hai trembled all over, fell off the chair, and crawled on the ground, shouting:

"General, it's not my fault. Changshan County is extremely tough. I have tried countless methods and sent numerous spies and assassins to cause trouble, but it was all in vain. Even our ace spy, An Desi, was turned against us..."

"What did you say?"

"An Desi was turned against us."

"Why didn't you report it earlier?"

Liu Aimin shouted angrily, "Useless! What use do we have for you? Drag him down and execute him by cannon!"

"Wait." Yu Zhongxian stopped him. "First, explain the situation clearly."

"Yes, General is right!" Liu Aimin said loudly. "What is the situation in Changshan County?"

Chang Hai, lying on the ground, recounted all the previous attacks on Changshan County.

Including sending assassins for assassination, sending spies to cause trouble, hiring foreign mercenaries to attack Changshan County, policy attacks, poisoning the water source, and so on.

The more they listened, the more unbelievable they felt, especially when they heard that An Desi, the ace spy, was turned against them, secretly returned to the Council, killed the guards, rescued his family, and then disappeared without a trace.

Wang Xinwei asked, "Why was An Desi, our most elite ace spy who has served us for fifteen years, turned against us?"

"An Desi's disguise and infiltration in the empire are top-notch. It is possible for him to infiltrate the Council!"

"Damn it, we need to conduct a thorough investigation immediately!"

He Cheng said, "The current problem is, what is the situation in Changshan County?"

Chang Hai, lying on the ground, trembled all over, and although the expressions of the people looking at him did not change, they all felt disdain in their hearts.

"Our spies can't get in. Their intelligence defense work is exceptionally good."

Liu Aimin shouted, "So, you don't know anything anymore?"

Chang Hai trembled and did not speak, obviously acquiescing.

"Useless!" Liu Aimin rushed up and kicked him fiercely. "How can the Council have useless people like you?"

Chang Hai curled up on the ground, not daring to move.

He Cheng turned his head and said to Yu Zhongxian, "Based on the information I currently have, Wang Bo'an has concentrated the refugees in Qingcheng, and there are a large number of trucks shuttling between Qingcheng and Hangu Pass."

"Now it seems that the trucks have obviously passed through Hangu Pass and arrived in Changshan County."

"But I don't know why Changshan County dares to accept so many people."

Wang Xinwei said, "I think Changshan County might have killed all those refugees."

"They rely on their powerful intelligence forces, block all information and intelligence, and once the refugees enter Changshan County, they are secretly slaughtered and their bodies are thrown into pits, buried or burned, so as not to leave any evidence and get rid of the burden."

"Two million people."

An official exclaimed, "So many people, how much gasoline do they have to spend for Wang Bo'an?"

He Cheng said, "Look at the geographical locations, Zhongzhou, Changshan County, East Qin Prefecture, they are all connected. Is it possible that they are forming an anti-Council alliance?"

"It's possible."

"What should we do? Should we expose them now?"

"It's difficult. From the intelligence we just received, their intelligence forces are very powerful. The KGB is well-organized, highly skilled, and already a first-class intelligence organization."

"However, although the KGB is strong, they are still within the realm of understanding. The Dragon Group is truly unpredictable, and many incredible things are done by their agents."

"And all the intelligence we have collected on the Dragon Group so far comes from the serialized novel in Changshan County's newspaper, 'The Secrets that Dragon Group Beauties and Sheriff Lin Must Reveal'."

He Cheng handed out the newspaper, and after reading it for a while, everyone expressed that they gained nothing.

"It's probably all made up."

"Maybe they deliberately released it as a smokescreen."

"And the details are too few. Every critical moment is just a sentence like 'a night passed', not exciting at all..."

Liu Aimin suddenly realized that he had slipped up and immediately changed the topic:

"But I often see a Dragon Group agent named Qi Mu appearing, and he always takes on logistical work and cyber hacking. It seems to be based on real life. Maybe he is a real agent."

This statement reminded Yu Zhongxian, and he immediately issued an order, "Investigate this person named Qi Mu with all our efforts."He Cheng respectfully asked, "Director, what should we do about the refugees? If Changshan County continues to slaughter the refugees from Zhongzhou, once Wang Bo'an is free, those red-headed foreigners won't stand a chance."

"Exactly."

Wang Xinwei agreed, "If Wang Bo'an achieves a great victory and then supports Xingdengburg and the Jin Suo River front line, helping the empire to win, even if the truth is revealed later, it may not necessarily be effective."

"We must stop the refugees from being transported to Changshan County."

Yu Zhongxian issued an order:

"He Cheng, you take half of the new council's forces that are confronting Qin Gang in Luozhou, and bring over the newly manufactured ones from Delikeburg. Disguise them as bandits, attack the Qingcheng refugee camp, and stop the refugees from being transported to Changshan County."

"If necessary, you can carry out a massacre in the Qingcheng refugee camp, let our reporters record the whole process, and then let the opinion leaders guide public opinion, fiercely criticizing Wang Bo'an."

He raised his right hand, and Wang Xinwei immediately understood and leaned in.

"You also send the dark guards to inform the Papal States' cavalry in Zhongzhou, don't let those red-headed foreigners lose too quickly."

Wang Xinwei replied softly, "Yes, Director."

Yu Zhongxian raised his left hand.

He Cheng immediately leaned in as well.

"You go and contact the Empire's Satellite Monitoring Department, no matter what the cost, ask them to take a set of high-definition mapping images of Changshan County."

"Understood!"

Yu Zhongxian stood up, ending the meeting.

"The invasion of the Papal States is a rare opportunity, Wang Bo'an must die, and Zhongzhou must be taken."

"Yes, Director."

All the officials answered in unison.

At this moment, Chang Hai on the ground suddenly shouted, "Director, I remember, I have important intelligence!"

Yu Zhongxian stopped, and Chang Hai scrambled to his feet, pulling out a piece of information from his bosom, "This, this is secret news from Changshan County."

A bodyguard stopped him, "Give me the information."

Chang Hai hesitated for a moment, seeing the icy stares of the bodyguards around Yu Zhongxian, he reluctantly handed over the information.

He wailed, "Director, please forgive my mistake! I don't want to die!"

A bodyguard took the information, a red light flashed on a device in his hand, and then went out, he then handed over the information.

Yu Zhongxian unfolded it and saw a bright red "death" character in the center of a black paper.

At the same time, Chang Hai suddenly rushed towards Yu Zhongxian, but the bodyguards reacted faster, several of them rushed up to subdue him, while several giants descended from the sky, blocking in front of Yu Zhongxian.

Yu Zhongxian tore off the black paper and sneered, "Who are you? Chang Hai wouldn't have the guts."

The voice of Chang Hai on the ground suddenly changed, becoming hoarse and old, he shouted, "Old Dog Yu! You are heartless and inhumane, one day, you will be punished by this world!"

He Cheng recognized him, "It's An Desi!"

His face changed drastically, he shouted, "Run, run!"

But it was too late, An Desi detonated the explosives he had painstakingly brought in.

Outside the Winter Palace.

Countless guards and security personnel, even pedestrians in the distance, heard the loud noise coming from the usually solemn and silent palace.