They glanced at Zhao Feng, who couldn't help but snorted lightly in the official robe he was wearing, and secretly said something strange.
"When did it become the turn of a ninth-grade county magistrate to dictate the suppression of bandits?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Ruhai immediately darkened his face and scolded the two of them directly.
"If you two can help it, I won't beg Mr. Zhao for it!"
"Let me tell you, this time the entire bandit suppression matter will be led by Mr. Zhao. His words represent the words of the Honshu Mu. If any of you dare to disobey, I will definitely dismiss you from your post and investigate!"
Upon hearing this, the two prefects couldn't help but widen their eyes, while Zhao Feng smiled and held his hands.
"You haven't asked the names of the two adults yet?"
The two prefects were shocked and did not dare to say anything more at this time. Instead, they vaguely guessed Zhao Feng's identity.
"Mr. Zhao, you don't have to be so polite. I am Zhao Liangping from Meng Liangfu City. After all, we are still the same family!"
The eccentric prefect before frowned slightly and said coldly: "My name is Liu Da!"
Zhao Feng also reported his name and then said to them with a smile.
"This time we need the help of two adults. I hope the two adults can understand that the most important thing for us at the moment is to suppress the bandits."
"If these banditry problems can be completely eliminated, each of us will have a contribution. But if there is no way to eliminate the banditry, everyone will have a fault. When the time comes for the government to hold us accountable, I am afraid we will all bear the blame."
When Liu Da and Zhao Liangping heard this, although they didn't show anything on their faces, they couldn't help but think about it in their hearts.
Zhao Feng's words not only explained to them why he was the commander-in-chief of this bandit suppression operation, but also let them vaguely know that this matter must be done.
Thinking about it this way, it is a great joy that this bandit suppression matter did not fall on them, because they have been operating here for many years, so they naturally know how serious the banditry problem here is.
If they are really asked to take charge of this bandit suppression matter, let alone destroy those bandits, it is not even sure whether they can protect the people in front of these bandits!
So they immediately misunderstood, thinking that Zhao Feng was just dragged out by Yu Ruhai to take the blame.
Thinking of this, Zhao Liangping and Liu Da felt a little lighter.
Zhao Feng shook his head and asked Yu Ruhai.
"Sir, I wonder how many bandit forces there are in this state?"
Yu Ruhai nodded slightly and introduced to Zhao Feng.
"Mr. Zhao, the banditry here is very serious, but the most powerful influence among them is also the worst. The three cottages are the main ones."
"These three cottages are White Bones cottage, Black Wind cottage and Blood Slaughter cottage!"
Hearing the names of these three cottages, Zhao Feng couldn't help but laugh a little in his heart. They were indeed bandit cottages, and the names were artistically chosen!
Although the imperial court issued an imperial edict to leave this matter to Zhao Feng, Yu Ruhai also knew that if he could show some ability in this matter, he would definitely benefit a lot in the future. .
So before going to find Zhao Feng, Yu Ruhai had already sent people to find out the situation of these cottages, and said calmly at this time.
"The most powerful among these three cottages is the Blood Massacre cottage!"
"It is said that there are tens of thousands of people in this village. Once you tell them their names, it will stop children from crying at night!"
"The remaining two cottages have each divided their spheres of influence. Although there are frictions between them, they still maintain restraint on the whole."
"Apart from these three cottages, what is more difficult to deal with are the small bandit dens. From time to time, those small bandit dens will go to nearby places to steal food and people, embarrassing the local people."
After Yu Ruhai introduced it like this, he asked Zhao Feng with some curiosity.
"Mr. Zhao, do you think we can start to deal with this copycat quickly?"
Zhao Feng thought carefully and did not answer, but asked Yu Ruhai again.
"Sir, I wonder how many useful people we have on hand now?"
When Yu Ruhai heard this, he turned to look at Song Bowen and the others.
Song Bowen knew Zhao Feng's talent and identity very well, and knew that Yu Ruhai had invited Zhao Feng over this time, and he probably wanted to rely entirely on Zhao Feng, so he answered directly at this time.
"I have about 100 officers and soldiers here, as well as 70 or 80 government officials."
"But if all these officers, soldiers and government officials are transferred away, Huaigu Fucheng may not be able to be controlled!"
The other two prefects also answered, and the situation was quite different.
Zhao Feng couldn't help but sigh. The combined strength of the three prefectural cities, including Zhou Mu, was less than 1,000 people. Using these 1,000 people to fight against the tens of thousands of copycats was simply asking for death!
However, due to the tight fighting on the front line, it is impossible for the imperial court to send a large number of officers and soldiers to help them. So their first difficulty now is where will the troops come from?
Zhao Feng thought for a moment, then suddenly his eyes lit up and he said to Yu Ruhai.
"Sir, our state has passed the busy farming season now, so many laborers must be idle, right?"
Yu Ruhai nodded, then froze for a moment, took a breath, and asked in shock.
"Mr. Zhao, do you want to use these people to fight against those bandits?"
"Is there something wrong with this?"
When Liu Da heard this, he couldn't help but snorted coldly.
"It's a shame you can think of using ordinary people to deal with bandits!"
"If these common people could deal with those bandits, there would be no need for us to suppress the bandits. Wouldn't they have beaten away all the bandits themselves?"
Zhao Feng was too lazy to talk to Liu Da, but said to Yu Ruhai very seriously.
"Sir, this is the only power we can use!"
"Actually, these common people are no worse than those bandits. What they lack is just courage and training!"
"Otherwise, it would be impossible for the troops recruited from various places to be allowed to enter the front line after a short period of training, right?"
When Yu Ruhai heard Zhao Feng's explanation, he frowned and thought for a while, feeling that this matter was really feasible.
If they can really gather these common people and let them train like the regular army, maybe they can really exert stronger power!
But this incident still made Yu Ruhai feel a little worried. Can these common people really deal with those powerful and fierce bandits?
Zhao Feng didn't explain too much and just bowed his hands to Song Bowen and the others.
"Then I ask for your help. There are always tens of thousands of people in these bandit villages. We must form a team that far exceeds this number!"
