When Liu Shengming led 30,000 elite troops to quell the war in the rear, Su Qi'an and other strange troops had long since disappeared without a trace.
Liu Shengming was sitting in the tent, looking at the military report in his hand. His face was indifferent, and a cold look gradually appeared on his face.
Liu Shengming had selfish motives for recruiting troops this time. He knew Su Qi'an well in Lingbei County, but he didn't take it seriously at first.
But the current development of the situation was somewhat beyond his imagination. Liu Shengming had to pay attention to the courage and resourcefulness displayed by Su Qi'an.
If he couldn't deal with this person, he might cause him a lot of trouble in the future.
Prince Kushu's conversation with Liu Shengming was the biggest warning. If he couldn't make Su Qian disappear, I'm afraid it would be him who disappears next time.
Although there was some pressure, Liu Shengming was more excited. It was rare to meet an opponent here who could compete with him. This made Liu Shengming unhappy.
Only in this way can he prove his ability.
General Liu Shengming put down his report and threw the transfer order he had written in advance to his subordinates.
The 30,000-strong army that had temporarily put down the riot in the rear, under Liu Shengming's arrangement, began to divide their troops and investigate step by step in a company-by-camp manner.
Su Qian's two thousand people, even if they have extraordinary abilities, will eventually be dug out by Liu Shengming.
Just as the 30,000-strong army began to march and search inch by inch, the border of Qingzhou was reached.
The wounded soldiers of Da Rong's army walked slowly towards the border of Qingzhou with the sun above their heads.
From a distance, it looks like a swimming snake with no end in sight, but these wounded soldiers are not working hard, as they are carried by a large number of Liang people and untouchables along the way.
Many wounded soldiers were lying on bamboo chairs, looking very comfortable.
These Liang people were all local people recruited by the Qingyou Prefecture. Ku Shu went south to invade and fight this battle.
In addition to preparing food and fodder for the 150,000-strong army, at the same time, more than 100,000 people from the two states were recruited as logistics.
These cool people, their clothes are in tatters, their hair is disheveled, and their eyes that occasionally show are full of numbness.
The soldiers behind them who were on guard would occasionally take a horsewhip and whip it hard at these slave-like people, accompanied by many curses.
When the riding whip fell, blood marks immediately appeared on the backs of these Liang people, and blood seeped out. The Liang people's bodies trembled and their teeth clenched, but they did not reveal any identity and endured silently.
As for why they did not resist, the reason is very simple. After Darong occupied the two states of Qing and You, he adopted a policy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country, and centralized management of the two to three million Liang people in the two states.
Within the territory of Erzhou, affiliated acropolis similar to the one in Ningzhou opposite there gradually appeared. There are hundreds of such acropolis in Erzhou.
The biggest advantage of doing this is that there are at most 20,000 to 30,000 Liang people in each acropolis. Even if the Liang people rebel, they can be quickly isolated and the rebellion can be quickly suppressed.
At first, when they were first occupied, there were many rebellions in the two states. However, with the successive suppressions and the implementation of more iron-blooded policies, this trend of rebellion was gradually controlled.
As time went by, externally there was the failure of the Northern Expedition of the Great Liang, internally there was the use of Liang people like Liu Shengming to control the cold, and a more harsh system was implemented. The trend of uprisings in the two states was completely controlled.
A very simple example, if one of these Liang people dares to rebel and commits crimes, the village to which he belongs, as well as the three clans, will be beheaded.
This kind of continuous sitting system can immediately take advantage of the weak points of these Liang people. Everyone has family and relatives. If something happens to him, it will harm the entire nearby village.
In this case, in order to save lives, once such signs are discovered, there is no need to take action. People nearby will report them, which is equivalent to nipping this danger in the cradle immediately.
This system of sitting together is Liu Shengming's masterpiece. With this, Liu Shengming was valued by Ku Shu, and he repeatedly displayed his abilities in the subsequent wars against Great Liang.
Therefore, even if the number of civilians responsible for logistics is thousands more than the wounded soldiers, these veterans are not worried at all that someone will dare to take action.
Among this group of civilians, there was a leader. Although he was also disheveled and dirty, his eyes were full of flattery.
Along the way, he took great care of an injured veteran captain. He looked after him with care and concern, even more so than taking care of his own parents.
The honorable soldier captain enjoyed the service these days and said to the civilian leader.
"Xiao Anzi, you did a good job. You are more discerning than those untouchables. When we enter the city, we will definitely reward you."
"Well, well, thank you for your cultivation. The admiration of the little one is like a surging river. As long as the adult says a word, the little one will go through fire and water without hesitation."
The captain took great advantage of the civilian leader's compliments and nodded with satisfaction.
Some of the civilians beside them looked at this scene. Although their expressions did not change much, there was a kind of disgust in their eyes.
Obviously, he doesn't like this kind of bad-legged people, but he can't show it.
Hundreds of wounded soldiers, supported by thousands of civilians, arrived at Taning City, an acropolis on the border of Qingzhou, in about three days.
The name of this acropolis, as the name suggests, is to conquer Ningzhou in one fell swoop. This ambition is undisguised.
Taning City is small in size, about the same as a county town. The city wall is not high, but it is very thick. There are traces of being attacked by catapults on the khaki walls.
Even after all this time, that mark is still clearly visible.
The wounded soldiers and civilians entered the city smoothly without any accidents.
The roads in the city are simple, basically gravel roads. There are not many shops on both sides, but there are countless cool people with disheveled hair, like slaves, huddled in disheveled clothes.
In front of them, there was a sign hanging, the price ranged from 10 taels for young adults to 1 to 5 taels for women and children.
Some honorable men were shouting noisily. At first glance, there was no end in sight for slave traders like this. The honorary soldiers patrolling back and forth walked through the middle with indifferent expressions.
It seems that this scene is very casual and ordinary.
But this scene shocked Su Qi'an, who was dressed up as a civil servant.
He had thought about how miserable the Liang people in Qing and Youzhou were occupied by Da Rong, but when he saw all this, he was deeply touched in his heart.
At this time, Captain Rongbing, who had been comfortably served by Su Qi'an all the way, shouted.
"Xiao Anzi, don't look at it. They are just a group of slaves. These untouchables do not deserve sympathy. You are different from them. You will go back to your home with this captain. If you have the opportunity in the future, I will buy you a few to make you comfortable."
Su Qi'an came to his senses and nodded quickly, expressing gratitude to the honorary captain with a flattering look on his face.
Then, Su Qi'an quickly followed the Rongbing Captain and left.
This is Su Qi'an's biggest purpose. He not only wants to burn down Ku Shu's granary, but also wants to go deep into the hinterland and enter Qingzhou, taking this opportunity to cause some big things.
In order to enter Qingzhou smoothly, Su Qi'an and others lurked in the desert for three days.
For three days, they evaded countless reconnaissance scouts, but fortunately, the wounded soldiers from Da Rong's army finally arrived.
In this battle, both sides suffered countless casualties. The dead soldiers will be gathered together, and the injured and disabled will be evacuated to Qingzhou as soon as possible and treated in time.
Su Qian's idea was to evacuate the wounded soldiers. He pretended to be a civilian and successfully penetrated a group of wounded soldiers.
After all, who among the hundreds of thousands of civilians could recognize each one clearly? With Su Qian and others who have been fighting in the rear for a long time, looking gray and thin, who would have thought that this group of so-called civilians would actually be a large number of people. Where are the cool soldiers?
When did the soldiers of Da Liang become so courageous that they dared to enter Qingzhou, which belonged to Da Rong? If you say this, you will be laughed to death.
Before blending into the civilian team, Su Qi'an's nearly two thousand soldiers were broken into pieces and divided into a very long team of ten or twenty people.
Everything was improvised, and finally they waited for Su Qi'an's order to start an uprising.
Su Qi'an's dozen "civilian men" trotted all the way and followed the retired captain to his mansion.
The city lord of Taning City is an honorary deputy general, but due to urgent recruitment, this deputy general led some civilians to undertake logistics tasks half a month ago.
Today, the most important person in the city is the Honored Soldier Captain.
The mansion he lives in is about the same size as the Lingbei County Government Office. The mansion is very empty, and all that comes into view is a martial arts training ground.
There were countless weapons placed around him. It seemed that this honorable soldier captain was not the kind of person who cultivates sentiments.
After entering the mansion, Su Qi'an and a dozen other civilians entered the side room under the arrangement of several honorable soldiers, boiled a bucket of water, washed up, and changed into relatively clean clothes.
He quickly handed it over to the housekeeper of the mansion and started making arrangements.
As for the honorable soldier captain, his injuries were not serious. He simply cleaned his wounds and changed into clean clothes. After almost an hour or two, he summoned Su Qi'an.
Su Qi'an knelt on the ground obediently. The Honorable Soldier Captain sitting above him glanced at Su Qi'an and suddenly said.
"Xiao Anzi, you must not be a citizen of Taning City."
Just with these words, Su Qian's face changed drastically, and he quickly knelt down on the ground, looking nervous and his voice trembling.
"Back to... Sir, you are indeed very discerning. The younger one is indeed not from Taning City, but from Fancheng next door. He just wanted to beg for food because he could not survive. I hope you will forgive me."
Seeing Su Qi'an like this, Captain Rongbing laughed loudly and said, "Haha, I got it right. Xiao Anzi, you don't have to be so nervous. I see that you speak well. You must have read some books. Now There is an opportunity in front of you, it depends on whether you can seize it."
"Sir, whatever you say, as long as you can use me, I will do my best." Su Qian said sincerely.
The retired captain was very satisfied with Su Qi'an's actions. He waved his hand, and Su Qi'an was very understanding and took a few steps forward.
The Rongbing Captain said something. Su Qi'an stayed in the room for half an hour, opened the door, and finally left.
But there was an inexplicable smile on Su Qian's face.
