The City Guard's foundation was defense; the imperial capital was the weightiest priority.
Song Shoufang sighed. "It truly needs cleaning up. Things have become a complete mess."
Chu Zhiyuan nodded deeply in agreement.
The other four all nodded as well.
Naturally, they understood the situation outside, but without orders from above, they could not act rashly. They could only watch helplessly.
Song Shoufang's gaze swept over Huang Zhengyang and Qi Chunyu. "How long will it take to clear them out?"
Huang Zhengyang and Qi Chunyu exchanged a look, their eyes flickering.
Huang Zhengyang said in a deep voice, "About a month."
"Need that long?" Song Shoufang frowned.
Qi Chunyu hurriedly said, "Prince, the fiends and devils who dare come to the imperial capital are no easy opponents. Even if the two departments mobilize experts from within a thousand li, we still cannot overwhelm them. To wipe them out completely by coordinating within and without, we cannot rush in recklessly. Otherwise... the casualties may be severe."
"A month..." Song Shoufang pondered.
Zhou Jin, the smiling old man who had remained silent throughout, stroked his beard and laughed. "A month is too long. Dragging things out for so long will cause far too many civilian casualties. It would be best to strike like thunder sweeping through a nest, annihilating them in one stroke."
"Madam Zhou," Huang Zhengyang said hurriedly, "we would rather crush them beneath one foot as well, but that is precisely why we cannot be hasty."
Qi Chunyu said, "Countless lessons have taught us that the more urgent we are, the easier it is for them to exploit a gap, resulting in massive casualties."
Song Shoufang looked at General Weide Zhao Wuyou. "General Zhao, can your City Guard dispatch some experts to lend them a hand?"
Zhao Wuyou immediately looked