Hearing Bai Qi's words, Zhao Fu considered it, then said, "First, send out all the Great Qin Assassins to hunt them down. In this kind of forest terrain, it is their home ground."
"However, do not wait until they step into Great Qin territory before making a move. Take the initiative and attack from different directions. That will help confuse their judgment so they cannot accurately determine Great Qin's exact location."
"Also, Bai Qi, I am handing all the soldiers over to you, along with another million civilians. You must quickly set up a large number of traps around Great Qin territory."
"Although Great Qin's total population has reached 2.8 million, those people cannot possibly breach Great Qin City. But the other villages will be in greater danger. We must guard against anyone accidentally stumbling in, and the traps can also defend against large numbers of enemies."
"This general obeys!" Bai Qi answered in acknowledgement.
Then Zhao Fu said, "Lastly, order Bai Shan to see whether he can research something capable of harming people in the real world. If ordinary people's lives are not truly threatened, they will not be afraid."
Although Great Qin had the Tree of Truth, it could only produce five Fruits of Truth a day. More than ten days had passed, yet there were only a little over fifty fruits—far from enough to form a powerful deterrent. It would be best if they could research large quantities of such things; only then would they have enough power to intimidate others.
After Zhao Fu issued this string of orders, the various generals complied and left the hall.
In the end, only Zhao Fu and Xian Ru remained in the hall. Recalling what had just happened, Zhao Fu felt as though he had somewhat lost control of his