Bright Sword: I don’t want to be the king!

Chapter 164: Breaking the Formation and Recruiting Talents

It had been just over half a month since he issued the bounty order for Cao Geng.

original,

More than ten days ago, the Japanese army's pursuit and reward for Cao Geng had been proceeding step by step.

Unexpectedly,

Just three days ago, the smoke of evil-repelling pills released by the Eight Desolations Sect suddenly spread across North China, and everything has changed dramatically since then.

All kinds of false information about Cao Geng flooded into the vision of Xuanmeng, the Japanese intelligence department, like a storm.

For a while,

In the entire North China region, Xuanmeng, the intelligence agency most trusted by Shinozuka Yoshio, handles most of the intelligence closely related to Cao Geng every day.

Shinozuka Yoshio knew that this was the evil-repelling fog that Bahuangmen had set up to protect Cao Geng, but he could do nothing about it.

The method adopted by the Eight Desolations Sect cleverly and effectively countered the Japanese army's arrest warrant for Cao Geng, and was indeed an excellent countermeasure to crack the Japanese army's plan to capture Cao Geng...

There were other reasons why Yoshio Shinozuka was really angry about this information.

Seeing that the Japanese army wanted to use the reward for Cao Geng to stir up conflict between the neutral faction and the anti-Japanese faction within the Chinese camp, it now seems that its plan has come to nothing and is obviously impossible to achieve.

"Originally, our bounty order has already attracted many Chinese monks who originally chose to remain neutral to express their intention to surrender. However, the Eight Desolate Sect's means of disrupting the public has completely invalidated my arrest order for Cao Geng, and has disrupted our military plan. It is really a terrible bad luck."

At this moment, after his anger subsided, Yoshio Shinozuka could only accept the reality helplessly.

He admitted that he had lost the battle with the leader of the Eight Desolations Sect.

From then on, the Japanese army could no longer use the strategy of offering a reward to Cao Geng to induce the neutral faction and the anti-Japanese faction in China to consume each other.

In this case, if the Japanese army wants to completely wipe out the anti-Japanese faction in China, they can only go all out to launch a large-scale cleanup operation to eliminate the demons.

Of course, at this moment, Yoshio Shinozuka's method of using rewards to attack Cao Geng was no longer effective.

However, his hatred for Cao Geng was deep-rooted.

"The cleanup operation cannot stop, and the actions against Cao Geng cannot be interrupted..."

Yoshio Shinozuka knew clearly in his heart that, given Cao Geng's growth momentum, if he was allowed to grow stronger, his strength would be comparable to that of the head of the Eight Desolations Sect and the leader of the Jinyue Immortal Sect.

Although Yoshio Shinozuka's leadership ability is mediocre, he is a master at judging people.

"How to deal with him?"

Shinozuka Yoshio said to himself.

In an instant,

An idea suddenly came to his mind and a plan came to his mind!

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at the same time,

Many forces throughout North China were shocked by the actions taken by the leader of the Eight Desolations Sect in response to the Japanese army's bounty on Cao Geng.

Cao Geng, who was at the center of all these disputes in the sacred place of Qingfeng Mountain, naturally also received news of his false whereabouts all over North China.

Just like the leaders of various forces in North China,

When Cao Geng first learned the news,

The whole person fell into a daze.

what?

My traces of Cao Geng are all over North China?

It is said that all the traces of my, Cao Geng's, incarnations in various places in this mortal world were accurately transmitted to the Japanese invaders' intelligence network, which made Cao Geng quite confused.

He did practice and garrison at Qingfeng Cliff, and not only did he not hide his real name, but he intended to use his own reputation to attract more monks who were willing to fight against the Japanese invaders in the vast area of ​​northwest Shanxi. On the one hand, he wanted to use his own reputation to gather more heroes to fight against foreign aggression; on the other hand, he also hoped to lure the enemy to attack his Qingfeng Cliff to disperse the Japanese army's massive sweep in northwest Shanxi.

Even at this moment, the Japanese invaders were conducting a comprehensive cleanup of the entire northwest region of Shanxi. Even though Cao Geng successfully attracted some Japanese invaders to target him, the Japanese invaders in other places were not weakened much and continued their large-scale cleanup in an orderly manner. However, Cao Geng still hoped to attract more Japanese invaders, so that perhaps his Chinese compatriots could be spared from some of the bloody suffering, and his new Third Army could also take this opportunity to absorb more elite disciples.

Then, Cao Geng finally realized that all this must be a secret order issued by the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, and the purpose was undoubtedly to protect him, Cao Geng.

So, Cao Geng couldn't help but sighed in self-mockery: "Originally, I thought that after traveling to this era, my mission was to slay demons and expel evil spirits, and drive the Japanese pirates out of the country as soon as possible. But I never expected that even after joining the seemingly desolate and weak Eighth Route Army, I could still feel the firm and warm protective power behind them."

Now it seems that although the Eighth Route Army cannot be compared with powerful armies such as the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Central Army that belong to secular countries in terms of manpower and magical equipment, Cao Geng did not join the Eighth Route Army out of any consideration of interests when he first joined the Eighth Route Army. It was only because he had been bathed in the red flag in his previous life and did not want to see the Chinese soldiers and compatriots being bullied in front of him, that was all.

However, he never expected that after joining the Eighth Route Army, he wanted to contribute his own strength and never asked for any reward. However, the Eighth Route Army responded to Cao Geng's efforts and hardships in the army with its tenacious and warm protective hand.

"It is no accident that the Eighth Route Army was able to conquer the world."

Cao Geng shook his head and smiled. Monk Wei beside him walked up to Cao Geng and was also relieved for him: "Captain, news about you is now circulating throughout northwest Shanxi. It seems that the Japanese devils' wanted order for you is of no use to them."

Seeing that their new Third Army Commander Cao Geng had already gotten rid of the constraints of the huge bounty on his head by the Japanese invaders, they could now strike the Japanese invaders without any scruples and strengthen their own strength.

Monk Wei was naturally delighted by this scene. However, Cao Geng smiled calmly: "It's too early to be happy. Based on my understanding of that old villain Shinozuka Yoshio, he will definitely send more Japanese troops to attack our new Third Army Corps in an attempt to kill me."

Cao Geng's words were calm and profound. In fact, even if the Japanese invaders sent a division-level army just to deal with him, Cao Geng, as long as he acted cautiously and took every step carefully, let alone that Shinozuka Yoshio wanted to take his life, even if the Japanese emperor himself came and wanted to take his life, it would not be completely impossible for him, Cao Geng, to escape.

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And at that time, as long as Cao Geng's cultivation could be allowed to recover.

He must not be allowed to come into contact with the opportunity when Yoshio Shinozuka or Tianhuang Nikkata appear alone.

Otherwise, the situation will be reversed.

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhenyuan's eyes widened instantly, "Master, how should we deal with this next?"

Cao Geng said calmly, "If the soldiers arrive, we will kill the generals. If the water floods, we will fill the dikes. If gods block the way, we will kill them. If Buddha wants to block the way, we will kill Buddha."

Although Cao Geng's words were simple, they shocked Wei Zhenyuan completely.

Because although his tone was indifferent, the determination contained in it was as solid as a rock.

It seemed that in front of Cao Geng, nothing could stop him from moving forward.

"Master..." Wei Zhenyuan's throat was dry at this moment, and he was hesitant to speak.

However, Cao Geng waved his hand, unwilling to discuss this topic with Wei Zhenyuan in depth, "How has the recruitment of disciples for our Qingfeng Secret Realm progressed in the past two days?"

After hearing this, Wei Zhenyuan immediately responded seriously: "Master, our team of cultivators in Qingfeng Secret Realm has now expanded to more than 700. This disciple came here today for this matter. What are the development plans for our Qingfeng Secret Realm base in the future?"

In fact, the reason he visited Cao Geng this time was to ask about the future development strategy of the Qingfeng Secret Realm of the New Three Sects.

Upon hearing this, Cao Geng spoke in a resolute tone without saying much, leaving only four words for Wei Zhenyuan.

“Keep recruiting!”

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