Chapter 356 The suppression of bandits

Chapter 356

Liu Daxia did not take it lightly, especially when the matter was well known to the court. He needed to solve the matter as soon as possible, so after the dispersing of the dynasty, Liu Daxia sent people to convey the order overnight and ordered Chen Wei, the commander of Bazhouwei, to calm down Wen'an* within ten days.

The next afternoon, Chen Wei, who received the news, did not dare to neglect, although he had already ordered the officers and soldiers of the 1,000 guards stationed in Nanxin Town, Bazhou to attack nearby. After receiving the order, he immediately led 2,000 soldiers from Bazhou to fight together.

On August 17, it was already night when Chen Wei's 2,000 soldiers and horses arrived in the new town. Chen Wei decided to rest in the new town and leave for Wen'an tomorrow. Baoding is only 100 miles away from Wen'an, and it won't take much time. Moreover, the 1,000 soldiers and horses of Baoding's thousands of households have arrived in advance to suppress the bandits, and there is no need to be too much. Urgent.

That night, local officials held a banquet to entertain Chen Wei. The dishes were exquisite and the singers were charming. Chen Weijiu was in the barracks due to military discipline and did not dare to be presumptuous at all. When he came back to the new town, it was easier to drink delicious wine. During the break, the interesting officials also arranged two prostitutes to serve him. Chen Wei was half drunk. After pushing half, he hugged the two beautiful women and got up in the hall.

In the middle of the night, Chen Wei was also exhausted and slept, but not long after sleeping, he heard the loud noise outside the door. Chen Wei woke up angrily and was about to scold him, so he listened to his relatives shout outside the door and shouted, "Lord, the big deal is not good. Get up quickly."

Chen Wei said angrily, "What on earth is panicking?"

"Your Excellency, the officers and soldiers sent to the new town to suppress the bandits were defeated!"

Chen Wei's brain buzzed, regardless of his soreness and knees, and quickly got dressed and went to the outer court of the post hall. He saw that the yard was brightly lit and more than a dozen officers with incomplete armor knelt in the yard. Chen Wei asked loudly, "Where is Xu Shangyi? What's the matter?"

An officer said with a sad face, "Your Excellency, Xu Qianhu was killed by a thief."

Chen Wei took a breath and said, "What's going on? Come on."

The officer was Chen Bao, the deputy Qianhu of Qianhu Institute in Weixin Town, Bazhou. Chen Bao said in pain and panic about the process of suppressing the thief.

Thousands of households in the new town received an order from Bazhouwei the day before yesterday, and Xu Shangyi immediately led more than 1,200 officers and soldiers to Wen'an. Because more than 100 officers and soldiers were ambushed by thieves a few days ago, Xu Shangyi ordered Chen Bao to lead all 200 cavalry to search, and he led a thousand infantry to follow up. In fact, Xu Shangyi also doesn't think there is any actual danger. After all, more than 1,200 officers and soldiers went there, and the mob in Wen'an County may have been scared out for a long time.

Xu Shangyi ordered 200 riders to search suddenly. Instead of being careful, he was more afraid of scaring away the thieves and soldiers to live in vain. After all, it was not cost-effective to get anything. In his private, Xu Shangyi hoped that only 200 cavalry cavalry would think the rebels would come and die to intercept it.

However, more than 100 miles from Xinzhen to Wen'an was safe, and none of the thief soldiers were seen. Even on some rugged and dangerous mountain roads, it was the most suitable place for ambush, and there were no thief soldiers ambushed to intercept them, which somewhat disappointed Xu Shangyi.

After a two-day march, 1,200 officers and soldiers finally arrived in the north of Wen'an County. Five miles away from the city, the officers and soldiers stopped to rest. Xu Shangyi led dozens of hundreds of flag officials to observe the movement in the county. At dusk, there was a dead silence in Wen'an County. There is no guard at the top of the city, and the north gate is also open.

Everyone was puzzled. Xu Shangyi ordered people to search on the left side of the official road and found a dilapided village in a nearby mountain depression. Fortunately, a family was found in the village and a couple in their thirties were arrested.

The trembling couple stood in front of Xu Shangyi's horse and trembled. Xu Shangyi asked gently, "Your two high names?"

Although the man was strong, he was so scared that he hit his teeth and said repeatedly, "The military master, spare my life. Both the villain and wife are good people. The villains in the city have not touched the slightest; the military master should be clear."

Xu Shangyi smiled and said, "I didn't say you were a thief, I just asked your name."

Then the man said, "The villain's name is Yang Hu, and the Cui family lives in Yangjiazhuang outside the city. They usually make a living by cutting firewood and burning charcoal to sell money. A few days ago, they saw a thief in the city, which was very noisy. The little man and his wife were so scared that they hid in the mountain for a few days. This morning, they saw that the city calmed down, and then Go down the mountain and come home to have a look. This was brought here by the officials.

Xu Shangyi thought for a long time and said, "How do you know that the city has calmed down?"

Yang Hu said, "The villain saw the noisy thief in the city go out of the east city with his own eyes, otherwise how dare he come home?"

Xu Shangyi stared into Yang Hu's eyes and said, "Did you see it with your own eyes? When?"

Yang Hu said, "Yes, this morning, the little couple saw it on the top of the mountain, and a large number of people went east; the mountains in the east were high and dense forests, and many bandits were haunted there. The villain probably knew that the officers and soldiers were coming and fled to the mountains and forests in advance to hide."

Xu Shangyi said, "How many people are you looking at?"

Yang Hu thought for a moment and said, "It looks like about four or five hundred people."

Xu Shangyi nodded slowly and suddenly shouted, "Cut down these two spies."

The left and right guards immediately came forward and pulled out their blades, grabbed the necks of the two couples, and put knives on their necks. Yang Hu and his wife were scared and shouted, "The military master is wronged. We are just ordinary people. How can we be a spy? The military master is well aware of autumn, but don't kill good people indiscriminately."

Xu Shangyi turned his head and sneered, "Good man? Obviously, you are lying. There are robbers in Wen'an County, and there are strong people in the mountains and forests in the east and north. How dare you and your husband and wife dare to hide on the mountain? Aren't you afraid that they will kill you? Obviously, it's nonsense."

Yang Hu shouted loudly, "Master, you don't know this. Although there are many bandits in Wen'an, we are just poor people, but they are not offended by us. Of course, the villains don't tell lies. They occasionally come to disturb. As long as we wait for delicious food and good service, they will not harm people's lives; these people are all under the banner of anti-riotism and peace.

Xu Shangyi sneered and said, "Oh? Your husband and wife live outside the city, and there is no strong man who wants to do evil? For example, your family is also young, and the thieves are all outlaws, so they don't have evil thoughts?

Yang Hu hurriedly said, "Master, my family is extremely ugly. Who will think of her? Cui Gu, why don't you look up and let the military master have a look.

Cui Shi has been hanging her head and raised her head to lift the hair on her face. Xu Shangyi and the generals around her were suddenly shocked. Not to mention the woman's face was dark, and her whole face was full of numbness like flipping pomegranate skin. She was originally an extremely ugly woman. Not to mention bad thoughts, she even looked at people. The impulse to escape."

Xu Shangyi frowned and said, "Ok, okay, let's go."

Yang Hu said, "As a child, the little man is also helpless. The family is poor, and he only wants to pass on the family to my Yang family. When I have money in the future, I also want to ask for a concubine. My good strength is not afraid of hardship, and our poor family doesn't care about their appearance, but it's enough to work to earn money.

Xu Shangyi pondered for a long time and waved his hand and said, "Okay, you go. Don't want bandits in the future. It's a bandit trip for you to eat and drink for them. Even if you are forced to be helpless, you will be spared this time."

The couple kowtowed gratefully and left under the eyes of everyone. Xu Shangyi immediately asked the generals around him, "Guys, what do you think?"

A hundred households said, "Your Excellency, the situation is already very clear. The two couples saw the rebels escape from the county with their own eyes, and the city must be empty. Let's recover the county effortlessly, wait for rectification, and then ask the boss to decide whether to track down the bandits."

Xu Shangyi nodded and said, "That's right. If you pass the order, the whole army will enter the city."

Chen Bao hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, it may not be appropriate to enter the city at this time. For safety, it's better to send someone to explore the city first."

Xu Shangyi waved his hand and said, "No, you also heard the words of the couple just now. The rebels have fled the county, and the city is already empty. Why do you have to do this?"

Chen Bao hurriedly said, "How can the words of the people be trusted?"

Xu Shangyi said, "Why can't you believe it? Just by one point, I can conclude that they are telling the truth. They say that the number of anti-thieves is about 400, which coincides with the number of anti-thieves we know. Otherwise, how could he, a commoner, know the number of anti-thieves if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes?

Chen Bao frowned and said, "But that's the number obtained when 100 officers and soldiers were attacked a few days ago. Now it's been three days."

Xu Shangyi frowned and said, "Don't say more. If you are afraid, stay in the rear, and Ben Qianhu will take the lead in person."

Chen Bao rolled his eyes and did not dare to say anything, so he had to immediately follow the order to complete the team. Xu Shangyi really led 500 steps to take the lead, and a team of more than 1,000 officers and soldiers drove into the north gate of Wen'an County.

Xu Shangyi's first 500 people came to the gate and looked up, but when they saw the suspension bridge falling, the gate was half closed, and the city was silent and there was no one. Xu Shangyi laughed and said, "Chen Vice Qianhu was scared by the rebels. Obviously, it was an empty city, but the bows, snakes, grass and trees were full of soldiers."

A hundred households around him laughed and said, "Vice Chen Qianhu has always been timid. How can you be brave and invincible? This is the wind of a general."

Xu Shangyi laughed and waved his hand and said, "Go into the city!"

The leading officers and soldiers stepped on the suspension bridge, knocked open the hidden gate and the obstructions scattered outside the gate, and then entered Wen'an County.