Qin Luoshuang sneered with a hint of sarcasm.

"Which news reporter dares to come here without opening their eyes? Even if they come alive, they won't leave alive. No one dares to report on this, as it's the imperial army's provisions."

Lin Wen nodded, he already had an idea.

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If he could break this monopoly and achieve press freedom, the empire's civilization would take a step forward.

The empire's system led to the governor having almost absolute power. In a province, he was the emperor, with no one to restrain him except for the joint meeting, the local meeting, and the highest meeting. Absolute power leads to absolute **, and without public opinion supervision, it would become absolute tyranny.

The more closed, the more barbaric.

Two hundred years of seclusion leading to the world's leading position becoming a target for all nations is the most typical example.

On the contrary, to the east of the empire, due to economic development and wider information circulation, it was relatively more civilized.

Isn't capital relative to feudalism also a kind of progress?

Afterwards, Rock detailed their contact with the Agricultural Revival Association. They had originally intended to assist the Agricultural Revival Association in seeking refuge in Changshan County, but they were unexpectedly intercepted by Wu Zhihui.

Qin Luoshuang said, "I will equip you with a satellite phone in the future, so you won't go seven days without news. Xingtai is very worried about you."

Rock bowed, "Thank you, Miss Qin."

He didn't thank Sheriff Lin, because in his heart, Sheriff Lin was someone he would follow to the ends of the earth, and there was no need for thanks; his life was already dedicated.

Afterwards, Ye Ying reported on the current situation of the Agricultural Revival Association. They were besieged in Huaibei Town, a town in the eastern wilderness of Zhongzhou. They were besieged by another private army of the governor, the Security Guard, with about four thousand people.

Qin Luoshuang summoned Yun Zhixing and seven team leaders of the special forces, as well as Rock and others, to discuss the battle plan together.

Ye Ying took the letters and left first. She wanted to deliver the letters to the people inside through the encirclement.

Qin Luoshuang gave her satellite phone to Ye Ying for easy contact.

Ye Ying's little face turned red, and she carefully took the phone with both hands, bowed deeply to Qin Luoshuang, and then ran out of the team. Her figure was small, her steps were light, and she quickly disappeared from view.

Soon, the battle plan was preliminarily formulated.

Good luck.

Qin Luoshuang thought.

Huaibei Town was located in a large mountain, remote and difficult to access, with few people passing through, reducing the possibility of being discovered.

As long as there was no concrete evidence of being caught by Rock State, they would be safe.

As an independent region, Changshan County had also received the empire's stability order, the highest-level directive with a gold-red cover, which meant that there would be extremely severe punishment for violations.

The current political situation in Changshan County was not very good. The empire's war had eased all political conflicts, at least temporarily.

If the war ended, with Lin Wen's high-profile actions and wide range of offenses, he would inevitably face a lot of backlash.

So, since a long time ago, Qin Luoshuang had been accumulating political capital in Changshan County, reducing vulnerabilities to attack and making many allies.

Therefore, Changshan County absolutely could not be caught attacking other areas during the stability period.

Otherwise, the stability order was a matter of life and death for the empire, and the elder would definitely not hold back, even if Lin Wen was truly the emperor's illegitimate child, he would not be spared.

So.

Qin Luoshuang clenched her fist.

This time, I will be the one to protect Changshan County.

After the battle plan was formulated, Qin Luoshuang went to report to Lin Wen.

The basic strategy was actually very simple, using the newly incorporated Human Security Army - a strange name passed down in Lin Wen's family - to take the lead, lure the enemy into the mountains, and then let the special forces use their expertise in covert operations to eliminate them in the mountains.

The plan was simple, but the execution details were very complex. Qin Luoshuang believed that she had done it quite perfectly. With six hundred elite special forces, it wouldn't be difficult to eliminate over four thousand irregular troops.

Qin Luoshuang was very clear about this kind of force. If they suffered more than a third of their losses, their morale would definitely collapse.

However, after looking up at the sky with his eyes closed at a forty-five degree angle for a moment, Lin Wen directly rejected her plan.

"Their intelligence is inaccurate. The elite troops of the Rock State's main line, a regiment of the ace field army, have reinforced them."

"What?"

Qin Luoshuang's eyebrows twisted into a character for "river" for a moment. The special forces were not meant for direct combat; they could handle irregular troops, but they would be at a disadvantage against well-coordinated regular troops.

But that wasn't all. Lin Wen continued:

"And, the Security Guard besieging Huaibei Town is actually an elite division led by the governor's favorite student, Jiang Sheng. They are surrounding the Agricultural Revival Association, but their real intention is to make the Agricultural Revival Association seek help, so they can take advantage of the situation to defeat the reinforcements."

Qin Luoshuang's brow furrowed even deeper.

"They can calculate the arrival of reinforcements, but how can they calculate our arrival?"

Lin Wen didn't answer, and after looking up at the sky for a while, he said:

"Their real target is the unknown organization that is aiding the Gannan Resistance Army. That unknown organization has assisted the Gannan Resistance Army in fighting the government forces on multiple fronts, causing huge losses to the governor's forces."

"What organization?" Qin Luoshuang frowned. "How important is this question?"

After closing his eyes for a moment, Lin Wen turned to her. "It's a bit expensive. Is it important?"

After hesitating for a moment, Qin Luoshuang said, "It's not very important."

Looking at her, Lin Wen said, "Do you have any other questions? Ask quickly."

While feeling very absurd, Qin Luoshuang's brain was also spinning rapidly. After a moment, she asked, "I need to know the enemy's tactical arrangements, the route and arrival time of the reinforcements."

This time, Lin Wen closed his eyes for ten minutes, then gave very detailed information, down to the specific location of a certain squad's defenses, firepower configuration, and established tactics.

After listening, Qin Luoshuang did not show a smile. She pulled Lin Wen to a corner away from the troops.

"What's wrong?" Lin Wen said with some vigilance. His spirit cat was about to disappear, and without the spell reinforcement, he couldn't beat Qin Luoshuang.

Qin Luoshuang's face was solemn, showing that she was deeply troubled, and she didn't notice Lin Wen's unusual irritation.

"Lin Wen, how did you know this information?"

"Uh, my friend Zhang Jing..."

"Don't lie to me again, Lin Wen."Qin Luoshuang looked at him and said seriously, "This is all too strange. How did you suddenly disappear and traverse over five hundred kilometers to get here? How did you alone hold off an army of thousands? And that mud pit—we explored two hundred meters down and still didn't reach the bottom, yet you managed to use it to engage in trench warfare with them."

"The strangest thing is this information—it's too detailed, too precise. I believe you wouldn't lie to me, but you need to explain."

Lin Wen scratched his head.

Qin Luoshuang looked at him and said softly, "I think this should be the most basic trust between us. You know everything about me, yet I know nothing about you."

Lin Wen tried to activate his Seven Orifices Exquisite Heart, and it said, "I don't know your three sizes..." Lin Wen immediately shut off the heart and avoided looking at Qin Luoshuang's rapidly reddening face, and said seriously.

"Do you understand the internet?"

Qin Luoshuang shook her head.

Lin Wen was delighted in his heart. This country girl really didn't know.

"There's a top imperial hacker in the Dragon Group. His name is Qi Mu."

Lin Wen began to fabricate the thrilling life of the top hacker Qi Mu. In his story, the hacker became an omnipotent figure based on stereotypical impressions.

"So," Qin Luoshuang asked with some doubt, "all this information was obtained by him from the internet, and then he told you through a quantum fluctuation communicator? You were able to hold off thousands because he controlled the imperial satellites, giving you real-time battlefield intelligence. You also have tactical equipment that allows you to breathe in mud. You traversed five hundred kilometers because you used the empire's latest personal transport rocket, Dongfeng-21."

Although there were still many unbelievable aspects, it seemed to make sense.

Qin Luoshuang was somewhat relieved and didn't delve into where these things came from. In her view, even between husband and wife, there should be some space left for each other; it wasn't necessary to know all of Lin Wen's secrets.

But before returning to the main force, she suddenly asked, "Are you really the illegitimate son of the imperial emperor?"

"Nonsense."

Lin Wen said unhappily, "It's more like the emperor is my illegitimate son."

Qin Luoshuang smiled, "That sounds like something you would say."

The rest was simple. Knowing all the information about the enemy, Qin Luoshuang laid a large number of mines on the enemy's inevitable path.

The enemy never expected to be ambushed here and directly entered the minefield.

As they were thrown into disarray by the mines, Qin Luoshuang led her troops to attack from both sides. Xu Chaogong, leading by example, charged bravely with his troops. The other three battalion commanders also showed their prowess, excelling at beating the drowning dog.

Lin Wen's spell duration had passed, and to conserve his primordial spirit, he didn't use it again. He took a sniper rifle and fired wildly, missing every shot and almost hitting Qin Luoshuang, fully demonstrating the real level of an ordinary player whose cheats had expired without renewal.

The battle ended in just over ten minutes. The enemy stepped on mines and fell into an ambush without cover, getting shot at on the road. Out of a thousand men, over six hundred were killed or wounded, leaving just over three hundred.

They didn't insist on their identity as the direct troops and knelt to surrender, being incorporated into Lin Wen's Human Security Army.

Afterward, Qin Luoshuang repeated her tactic, laying a large number of mines on the road and sending a false message with the field army's communicator, claiming the target had appeared and ordering them to strike immediately, not letting a single person escape.

The Security Group's commander, Jiang Sheng, didn't think too deeply and led everyone straight into the minefield. Qin Luoshuang notified Ye Ying to have the Agricultural Prosperity Association's forces strike from the rear, while she attacked from both sides.

This three-pronged attack, triple the joy, delighted the Security Group's commander to death.

Over four thousand men, with only a thousand casualties, their morale collapsed. More than three thousand laid down their weapons and knelt to surrender, and were also incorporated into Lin Wen's Human Security Army.

The Human Security Army suddenly swelled to over four thousand men.

Xu Chaogong and others who had surrendered first and proven their loyalty were smug, considering themselves meritorious and voluntarily took charge of guarding the new prisoners.

Later, the main force and over a thousand members of the Agricultural Prosperity Association successfully rendezvoused. The person in charge of the association, He Shangsheng, excitedly met Lin Wen and the others.

He was a very straightforward and bold man. After conversing with the Seven Orifices Exquisite Heart for a while, he immediately merged his thousand men into Lin Wen's team to bolster their numbers, so they wouldn't have too few compared to the incorporated troops.

After cleaning up the battlefield, they took over a thousand farmers from Huai Bei Town, packed up all their luggage, and set off on the return journey.

Along the way, they also attacked two Rock State government granaries, taking over four thousand tons of grain.

Under the persuasion of He Shangsheng from the Agricultural Prosperity Association, Yan Shi from the Civil Party, and the personal account of Xu Chaogong, the remaining five thousand people from Ningdu County also left with the main force. They boarded the cargo ships waiting by the river and returned to Changshan County together.

This expedition was a huge harvest. Not only did they capture over four thousand people, but they also seized over ten thousand various firearms, several hundred boxes of ammunition, over seventy off-road vehicles, fifty trucks, and other assorted supplies.

Lin Wen gained 1401 points of good karma and 18 points of bad karma, which was inevitable in war, but as long as it was controlled to around one percent, it was acceptable.

His primordial spirit was nearly drained, and "Asking the Heavens" played a role greater than all other spells combined.

However, Lin Wen did not return with them but secretly disembarked from the ship.