Xiao Rui said calmly: "Don't panic, Bao asked, you can hide in the carriage. The city defense army doesn't know the three of us, so we are not afraid of him..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw that the fourth child had already gotten into the carriage. Xiao Rui stared blankly at the swaying carriage door curtain and thought to himself, this guy is so cowardly, did I make a mistake? Can he be left to clean up Tanzhou?
"Captain, there are a few carriages blocking the road ahead on the official road."
"Hundan, we are rushing to help Tanzhou now, no one can get in the way, drive them out, and if they disobey, shoot them to death!"
So the vanguard cavalry rushed up to block Xiao Rui and his party, "Stop all, the army is marching, get out of the way quickly, otherwise we will kill without mercy."
Huh, shoot to death? What a powerful force!
How dare a mere city defense captain be so indifferent to human life? When Marshal Li Jing, the Minister of War, led the troops, he did not dare to bully the people like this.
Xiao Rui waved his hand, "Let's go to the roadside and give way to them."
The leader of the vanguard cavalry snorted coldly: "I guess you are sensible."
A group of chaotic and noisy soldiers slowly passed by. Li Junxian and Fang Er were very disgusted when they saw such a sloppy army, thinking that this could be considered an army? Do you still have the nerve to say that you are a city defense force? Not to mention compared with the regular Twelve Guards, even the Dongting Water Bandits can't compare. Not much better than the bandits from Wuhu Village, right?
No, it should be said that if the five hundred elites of Wuhu Village were replaced with military uniforms and ordnance, these city defense troops would definitely be comparable.
When the captain passed by on horseback, he took a special look at Xiao Rui and others. Looking at the carts of boxes, it seemed to be a caravan? But why would a caravan have so few people? Aren't you afraid of encountering bandits on the way?
"Go through quickly and try to get back to Tanzhou City within an hour!"
…
It was just as Xiao Rui guessed. The other party was anxious to return to the city for rescue and would not waste time for a strange caravan at all.
The fourth child got out of the carriage and laughed proudly, "This captain is also a fool. He would never have thought that the real culprit who committed the crime in Tanzhou City would pass by them. He was rushed to The carriages on the roadside were filled with gold and silver treasures.”
Fang Er rolled his eyes and mocked: "What are you enjoying? It's as if you came up with this plan."
…
After returning to Tanzhou City, he found out everything and asked the witnesses about the perpetrators. The captain felt regretful. Didn't he meet those people on the way? Damn it!
He didn't dare to admit that he had encountered him on the road, so he could only suffer the loss of being dumb.
The next day, news came from the Eighteen Bends of Nanshan that the tiger from the lower mountain had unified the Jiuzhaigou of Nanshan, and threatened to eliminate harm for the people, kill the rich, help the poor, eliminate corrupt officials, and return a clear sky to the people of Tanzhou.
This news really makes people laugh out loud. Has this bandit transformed? When did bandits start doing good things? Clean out corrupt officials? What do you mean, then, that the official circles in Tanzhou are all weak, but the bandits in your mountains are the good people?
The captain who originally wanted to declare a counter-insurgency request for help was furious when he heard the news. This was a provocation to the Tanzhou defenders. Although we don't have many troops in Tanzhou, we are soldiers and you are bandits. Letting you take the lead is for me, the captain.
"Report, Xiashanhu sent a letter of war, threatening that he led the attack on the Tanzhou County Sheriff, and he took full responsibility for the incident. If you have the ability, come to Wuhu Village to avenge the County Sheriff. If you are afraid, you will never Huddle in the city, and if you see anyone from the government leaving the city, shoot to death!"
boom!
The captain kicked over the table in front of him and said, "Come here, gather all the soldiers and horses, and follow me into the mountain to conquer the mountain tiger!"
"Damn it! How courageous, a group of rebels and rebels, how dare you be so arrogant with just two thousand soldiers?"
The subordinate worriedly said: "Captain, we don't have enough troops. Should we send troops from other places to support us? Or if we just endure it for a few days, we report to the court and say that there is a rebellion in the local area, and ask the court army to come over to quell the rebellion. Wouldn't it be worse? Save more effort?"
The captain slapped the man with his backhand until blood started to flow from the corner of his mouth, "Confused! The duty of our Tanzhou city defense army is to maintain stability. If there are bandits under our control, we have derelict in our duty. If the court knows, we have condoned these bandits." Rebellion, when the imperial army arrives, they will chop off your and my heads first before they can suppress the bandits."
ah? This is how to do?
"For the current plan, we have to annihilate this group of bandits, and then report our merits to the court and receive the reward, saying that Mr. Xie, the governor of Tanzhou County, will personally lead the troops to suppress the bandits, wipe out all the bandits in Tanzhou in one fell swoop, and safeguard Tanzhou The local security is in check. Unfortunately, the governor, Mr. Xie, was unfortunately shot and died on the battlefield."
The subordinate's eyes lit up, "The captain is very clever. In this way, he has not only solved the disaster in Tanzhou, but also covered up the assassination of the county guard. In the future, the court will reward according to merit. Tanzhou cannot be left without a master for one day, and the next one will surely The Sheriff is yours."
Of course, the captain also made this plan, so he smiled with satisfaction.
"However, it is not easy for us to destroy the bandits. Although the Xiashan Tigers have issued a gauntlet to us, they will not foolishly fight us head-on. We do not have the advantage in terms of troops and forcefully attack the strongly defended Wuhu Village. What should I do if I can’t take it?”
Yes, if you lose again, you will not only be laughed at by the world, but your career and life will not be saved.
"In this way, it should not be difficult to recruit the strong men in the city who are over 16 years old and under 40 years old. Although Tanzhou is not big, it should not be difficult to pull up thousands of troops."
ah?
"Temporary conscription? Captain, that's not possible. It's okay to temporarily conscript them into civilian labor, but it's simply impossible to let these people fight as soldiers. Not only do they have no fighting ability, but they may also cause chaos on the battlefield. In serious cases, they may even They will flee directly and scatter our troops..." the subordinate added.
The captain was confident and said confidently: "Of course we don't let them be the vanguard. Let them pretend to be regular troops and just show off at the back. Our 1,500 people rush to the front to fight."
"This general is fighting with power. We are soldiers and they are bandits. They are naturally afraid of us. If we see tens of thousands of us attacking the mountain, how many people will dare to resist with swords? Maybe they will all be scared by then. Abandoned weapons and surrendered."
The subordinate suddenly realized, "Captain Gao Ming, I will do it now!"
At this moment, Xiao Rui and his party have already embarked on the road south. Different from the previous trip with light clothes, this time they brought all the treasures, including the properties of several corrupt officials in the city, and all the treasures in Nanshan Jiuzhaigou. The full amount was no less than 200,000 taels... Tsk tsk, what a windfall. Fully loaded twenty carriages.
Xiao Rui temporarily recruited old car drivers who were not stained with blood from the bandits, leaving the young and strong men to fight with the mountain tigers. With his elixir under his control and the antidote in the hands of Xia Shanhu, the bandit leaders did not dare to disobey orders. And all the food and grass in the nine major villages have been retained, so there is no need to worry about not being able to gather troops for the war.
Li Junxian said worriedly: "Sir, can you really trust the tiger that descends from the mountain? What if he can't handle it?"
Xiao Rui smiled, "If he didn't have that talent, he would be dead. Anyway, he would have died long ago for all the sins he committed!"
Fang Er asked curiously: "What if he does it? What kind of wealth are you going to give him?"
Xiao Rui looked back in the direction of Tanzhou and sighed: "How about letting him be the governor of Tanzhou County?"
What? ? ? he? Is that right? He is a bandit, how can he be a county guard? Fang Er expressed doubts.
But Li Junxian suddenly realized it, gave a thumbs up and praised: "Young Master is very smart, this move is simply a stroke of genius. If the mountain tiger can prove his talent this time, and his conscience is aroused by the Young Master, let him serve as Tan in the future The governor of the state and county, but it couldn’t be more suitable.”
Xiao Rui said with emotion: "If we practice martial arts with these bandits in Tanzhou, it will harm the world. Leaving a good parent official to the local area can be regarded as repaying the cause and effect."
Fang Er asked in a low voice: "Brother Xiao, let a bandit be the county guard? Will your majesty and the court agree?"
Yes, how to explain this? Xiao Rui was also thinking, how should he word this letter to his cheap father-in-law? Is it to announce good news or bad news?
