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Ha ha! Just as Dong Ge predicted, they really have revolted!
Liu Sen laughed heartily, filled with joy. I chuckled and stood up, leading everyone outside.
The main characters on our side gathered by the city wall, peeking down at the flickering flames below.
"Dong Ge, do you think Tam can't see through your scheme? It's truly foolish of him to force his subordinates into rebellion," I remarked.
Behind the wall, Molly asked me if Tam could actually figure it out. Perhaps even if he did, he would still try to save Kyle. Maybe he naively believed that no matter what he did, his subordinates wouldn’t rebel against him?
Or maybe he had already realized that this situation couldn't continue, and that the fighting below was merely a ploy to lure me out of the city?
But that didn't matter now.
"Dong Ge, it seems the rebels are still at a disadvantage. Should we lend a hand?" Rosen asked me. But at that moment, Nick interjected, "No way! What if this is Tam's trap to lure us out?"
I chuckled at Nick's reasoning; he made a valid point. Tam had attempted several rescues for Kyle but had failed each time, so it was very likely he would use such a tactic to entice me into helping the rebels crush them.
If we chose to ignore it, it appeared that the rebels wouldn't withstand Tam's next few assaults.
My plan was straightforward: first disrupt Tam's morale, then in a few days find a sniper and wait for the right opportunity to take out Tam. Once his morale was shattered and he was dead, what would happen to them?
Without a united front, most of them would scatter like birds and beasts.
I was also worried that Tam might abandon Kyle and launch an attack against us.
But wasn't this the perfect opportunity?
Regardless of whether the fighting below was genuine or just Tam's trick to lure me out, the moment had arrived. As long as I took down Tam, all his schemes would be rendered useless.
I deliberately waited for a while. An hour later, many had already fallen below. Their struggle had reached a stalemate; everyone hid behind cover and ceased fire.
"Molly! Get your sniper over here and take out Tam!" I commanded.
Molly was momentarily stunned but nodded in agreement. "Alright!"
Since my plan had convinced Molly, she was absolutely obedient to it now.
At that moment, Tam was busy commanding his troops against the rebels and wouldn’t suspect that I had already arranged for a sniper to take him out.
But then—
Bang!
Compared to the chaos below, the sound of an ordinary gunshot rang out but produced an extraordinary effect—Tam fell!
"General! General!"
Suddenly, the crowd below erupted into chaos!
Indeed! This was Tam's scheme to lure us out!
Theoretically, we could only hold Tam hostage with Kyle, and if Tam were to die, we would be unable to capture his army. So Tam might think I lacked the courage to kill him, just as I had hesitated to kill Kyle.
But what was the reality?
Although Tam's army boasted nearly twenty thousand men, after two days of slaughter and desertions, only about ten thousand remained. Just now, another thousand or so had fallen. Even though we had only brought two thousand men this time, we still outnumbered them four to one.
But we were defending the easily defendable Gladiatorial Arena!
We had a complete chain of command!
Could I not handle this group of demoralized soldiers?
Damn it!
Listen up, everyone! I know this is a trap set by your leader Tam to draw me out. I also know that many of you are already dissatisfied with Tam's actions. Yes, it was I who forced Tam to kill your brothers, but that was his choice; your lives meant nothing to him.
From behind the city wall, Liu Sen handed me a loudspeaker, and I spoke loudly. I didn’t care about the lives of those below; I simply wanted to avoid conflict because war would mean casualties on our side.
Now that things had come to this point, I knew that as long as I didn’t attack, they wouldn’t be able to unite against me.
Brothers! Don’t listen to this instigator trying to sow discord! Avenge our leader! Avenge our leader!
Immediately, someone shouted back. I smiled and made a gesture across my throat towards Molly.
Bang!
The bullet flew like an arrow from a bow! It struck down the loudmouth who had been shouting!
If you want to avenge Tam, that’s fine; just guess who among you will be next to die?
I continued to ask through the loudspeaker.
Instantly, chaos ensued below. At that moment, no one in Tam's army dared step forward to lead; after witnessing the fate of that fool who had just been shot, they were too afraid.
Soon enough, some began to flee—deserters. They had been escaping for the past two days, and now they could do so openly without fear. Once someone fled, it wasn’t long before others followed suit. As I watched the army begin to scatter, there were a few brave souls who stood up and tried to rally the others, but unsurprisingly, they all fell under our sniper fire.
In an instant, Tam's once-mighty army of nearly twenty thousand was reduced to six thousand wandering souls.
I wondered if Tam could foresee that upon his death, those shouting for vengeance would number only a handful.
To the leader inside! Let me ask you something! We certainly won’t oppose you anymore! I just want to know what we should do from here on out?
Hearing this made me smile. There would always be such people among us.
They were all clever people, aware that from today onward, Jinshan Jiao had changed. If they wanted to continue living their impressive lives, they could only choose to pledge allegiance to the new power.
“Brother Dong, there are not many of them left. Let me take some people out and kill those bastards!” Molly immediately volunteered, but I stopped her.
“Why, Brother Dong? They are all animals!” Molly asked in confusion. I looked at her and said, “From today onward, there is no Tam in Jinshan Jiao; there will only be you, Molly. How many people does your mercenary group have left after the last war with Tam?”
Molly hesitated for a moment before answering, “There are two thousand here, and another three thousand outside.”
“Two thousand? Can you defend all of Jinshan Jiao with that?” I questioned her. After all, where there is a market, there will be demand; where there is demand, someone will step up to fill it. In this place, when one Tam falls, another will rise.
“But I don’t want those people as my subordinates!” Molly insisted stubbornly. I couldn’t help but smile at her defiance and tried to comfort her.
“You need to understand that if you can’t hold Jinshan Jiao, soon someone else will come here to become the next Tam. It doesn’t matter if you dislike those people; just take them in for now. They will be your subordinates later on. You are their leader and mentor; there’s no way around it. They will only accompany you through this transitional period.”
I told Molly, and she was momentarily stunned by my reasoning. It was true that they were scum and animals, but giving them a chance for redemption might be worthwhile; those who couldn’t change could still be dealt with later.
“Molly, Brother Dong is right. If we want to hold onto Jinshan Jiao and prevent outsiders from invading, we need strength. Otherwise, it won’t be long before we see another Tam,” Nick added as others around us began to persuade her as well. Reluctantly, Molly nodded in agreement.
I then ordered those outside who still wanted to join us to lay down their weapons and step back two thousand meters. They complied obediently. Just like that, I executed a psychological strategy and defeated Tam without losing a single soldier while also gaining his scattered forces!
With these scattered troops, Molly’s mercenary group became the strongest mercenary force in the Jinshan Jiao region! The next day, I began ordering a thorough cleanup of Jinshan Jiao!
It was all thanks to these scattered troops! I had them raid all the small factions that had once relied on Tam’s tyranny! We seized a large amount of wealth and then had Molly start recruiting soldiers to secure Jinshan Jiao from further chaos.
In the blink of an eye, I had been in Jinshan Jiao for three months. I helped Molly eliminate all the unstable factors in Jinshan Jiao while she used a significant amount of funds to recruit soldiers. Within a month, we recruited many impoverished locals and soldiers from Yue Nan.
During these three months, I also helped liberate many suffering people alongside Molly, including the elderly Wang En and Wang Qing. Their lives had improved since entering the Gladiatorial Arena, and they were very happy to see me again. I planned to take them back to Huaxia because Wang En was so eager to see the landscapes of Huaxia; I should fulfill my benefactor's wish.
“Brother Dong, now that we have stabilized our position in Jinshan Jiao, what should we do next?”
Inside the Gladiatorial Arena, it had now transformed into Molly’s main camp. There were no longer any brutal beast fights happening here. Nick Rosen and others had also integrated into Molly’s mercenary group during this time while leading the charge against small factions nearby.
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