Think about it, even if you give some officials hundreds of courage to do something as big as this, they would not dare to leak it to the bandits in advance.
After all, Su Qi'an was acting under the state's pastoral order. If he didn't want to cause trouble for himself, he would naturally not do such a stupid thing.
Watching Su Qi'an leave, the high priest's eyes flashed and he asked, "This guy brings a thousand troops? How dare he go to suppress banditry in the whole state? Isn't he too arrogant?"
"Tell me, will this kid cheat again?"
The high priest is now very cautious towards Su Qi'an, treating him as an evenly matched opponent. If he underestimates him, he will definitely capsize in the gutter.
Qingcheng County Sheriff's expression was indifferent, even with a hint of smile.
"It is impossible to cheat. Su Qi'an only brought a thousand men, and the four thousand troops in his city have not made any move yet."
The high priest was a little surprised, how did Qingcheng County Sheriff know this.
"Haha, do you really think I don't have spies in Tucheng County? Even though Su Qi'an is the master of Tucheng, it is simply impossible to control all the people in Tucheng."
"As long as you are human, you will always have selfish motives. There will always be those who are greedy for profit. If you give them enough benefits, there will always be information you want to know."
The high priest was impressed by the Qingcheng County Sheriff's sagacity, and he asked again, "Since we have arranged spies, why not take advantage of this opportunity to directly cooperate with the inside and outside to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron. By the time there is a fire in the backyard, this kid will probably be dead."
The high priest's suggestion made Qingcheng County Sheriff look at him like a fool, and curled his lips.
"Just because spies are there, it doesn't mean that these spies can cause any trouble in the city."
"These people are just a group of people who want to revolt. They are just asking about the situation in the city. They are allowed to make troubles and cooperate inside and outside. With their temperament, they have to report back first."
"High Priest, this earth city is not something you can take if you want when it was under the management of the little priest. Those four thousand people are not just for show."
The high priest came back to his senses and nodded. He had thought too much about this matter and said, "Then what should we do next?"
"Naturally, we will wait and see what happens and wait for news from Yangliu County. Remember, our most important goal now is to get rid of Su Qi'an. As for Tucheng, that is a later matter. Don't reverse the priorities."
"I have learned the lesson," said the high priest.
At this time, Su Qi'an, with a thousand men and horses, headed towards Yangliu County in a mighty manner.
Yangliu County is not far from Qingcheng County, only about forty or fifty miles. At their speed, they can reach it in a short time.
All the way out of Qingcheng County, there is a rare open land in front of us, surrounded by endless plains.
Compared with the mountains surrounding Qingcheng County, walking out here not only broadens your vision, but also makes you feel much better.
Yangliu County is a rare plain area in Jiaozhou, and it is also a major grain-producing county in Jiaozhou. One-third of the state's grain is basically produced from Yangliu County. Read the book
In order to protect the county's food from being plundered, Yangliu County spent ten years building a high and thick city wall.
Along the way, everyone's eyes were attracted to a relatively large city at the end of their sight.
Although this city is not as good as Sichuandu County in Xizhou, it can at least be ranked among the top five counties in Xizhou.
It is considered a good county town. It is already very good to build a high-quality and thick city wall on the barren land of Jiaozhou.
It is said that Yangliu County City is second only to the state city in terms of status in Jiaozhou.
Su Qi'an and other troops have not yet entered. At the city gate, a large number of people can be seen waiting again.
Su Qi'an stepped forward, led by a middle-aged man in official uniform. Behind him, there were many burly soldiers guarding him.
At this time, it was none other than Huo Cheng, the governor of Yangliu County.
Huo Cheng took a few steps forward, cupped his fists and said to Su Qi'an, "It seems that you are Lord Su Hou."
Su Qian nodded.
"Haha, Mr. Su really made it easy for me to wait. We have received an order from Mr. Zhou Mu. We must actively and fully cooperate with Mr. Hou in this suppression of bandits."
"Please come into the city quickly, Lord Marquis. This is not the place to talk."
Su Qi'an said hello, rode a horse, and led an army of thousands behind him into the city in a mighty manner.
The streets in the city are a bit dilapidated, but compared with other counties and cities, they are much better.
At least the streets are paved with stone bricks and there are fewer potholes. It is poor, but relatively clean.
Su Qi'an entered the city under the leadership of Huo Cheng. The two of them walked and chatted.
Through conversations, Su Qi'an learned that the bandits in Yangliu County were basically concentrated together and rarely acted alone. They basically formed a group.
With the flat terrain of Yangliu County, the local bandits had to form a group if they wanted to survive. If they fought alone, they would probably be wiped out by Yangliu County soldiers.
Before this high and thick city wall was completely built, Yangliu County's life was quite miserable.
These bandits can come and go freely, intercepting and killing them in various ways, making the people of Yangliu County miserable.
Fortunately, with the completion of the construction of this high and thick city wall, the attacks on Yangliu County decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Yangliu County originally had five thousand soldiers, and with the thick city walls, the bandits who were arrogant in the territory were basically defeated.
In addition, Huo Cheng asked all the people outside the city to move into the city, and there was no one except an endless expanse of sight outside the city.
The bandits can't be beaten, and now they don't even have the meat tickets to fight Qiu Feng.
Soon, the four or five thousand bandits who had originally occupied the territory were reduced to less than a thousand.
Basically, the banditry problem in Yangliu County is now the least serious. Su Qi'an chose Yangliu County as his first stop because of his safety.
The work of suppressing bandits is a long-term process, rather than being done at once. First the easy and then the difficult is Su Qi'an's strategy for going out of the city this time.
Just give these new recruits some experience opportunities.
The streets in the city are clean, but as they go deeper, Su Qi'an gradually discovers that this is Yangliu County City, which is considered to have relatively good security.
There were several cases of trouble. In front of him, beggars and homeless people would cause trouble in the city from time to time.
Although he was quickly captured by the patrolling soldiers, Huo Cheng was quite magnanimous for being able to perform this act so unabashedly in front of Su Qi'an.
Wu Yong didn't know much about Huo Cheng, but he was sure that the man's mind was not bad. If he was really evil-doing, if nothing else, the people outside the city would have been left to fend for themselves.
Therefore, they will not spend great efforts to move all the people outside the city into the city.
The only people who can live outside the city are those who are either poor or scoundrels.
No matter how good the security in the city is, as the population increases, some things cannot be controlled.
To this end, Huo Cheng has implemented more stringent high-pressure management, such as the most common fights and theft. Once discovered, a hundred punishments will be given.
Even a strong person would find it difficult to survive a hundred punishments with a cane. Even if he survived, he would have to lie in bed for the rest of his life.
This kind of high-pressure management, to a certain extent, has reversed the security of the county and city. However, over time, the people's hearts are too depressed, which will inevitably lead to bigger troubles. It is a method that treats the symptoms rather than the root cause.
As she came into contact with Huo Cheng, Su Qi'an gradually understood this person's management style. He was a strict official, but in some things, he over-managed and felt like a cruel official.
In response, Su Qi'an did not say anything to stop him, nor did he speak to persuade him. Firstly, he was not familiar with Huo Cheng, and secondly, he was just passing by to suppress bandits.
If he really regards himself as a superior marquis and makes irresponsible remarks here, no one will like it.
Under the leadership of Huo Cheng, everyone walked through two streets and were about to enter the county mansion.
Suddenly, a figure swooped out from the alley on one side.
He was heading straight for Su Qi'an. This scene shocked Huo Cheng.
He shouted, "Come here, let me take it down."
Huo Cheng felt very unhappy. The previous riots were not caused intentionally by Huo Cheng.
But he can be so magnanimous because he has absolute confidence in controlling the security in the city.
Therefore, the commotion that just occurred in front of Su Qian was expected to be quickly taken down.
But he didn't expect that even as he was about to enter the county mansion, his soldiers didn't see this sudden move.
This was really embarrassing for him. Although Huo Cheng didn't say anything, he had already thought in his heart that when this matter was over, he would punish these soldiers for not doing their job well.
The soldiers under his command rushed out as quickly as possible. Just when they were about to capture this man, they were stopped by Su Qi'an the next moment.
Because this man did not intend to harm Su Qi'an, but bowed repeatedly in front of Su Qi'an. This scene left everyone confused.
This man was in ragged clothes, dirty, with disheveled hair, thin body, and a faint stench. He couldn't tell the difference between male and female.
The man bowed to Su Qi'an and shouted something, but he couldn't speak. He was obviously mute.
Huo Cheng couldn't understand this scene, but Su Qian quickly understood and signaled to Chen Dao behind him.
Chen Dao stepped forward, holding a few steamed buns in his hand. As soon as he gave them out, this man snatched them over and ate them with big mouthfuls. It looked like he had been hungry for several days.
"Give him a bag of water and a few taels of silver. Governor Huo, please settle down."
"That's natural. I will definitely follow Lord Su's instructions."
Huo Cheng nodded, waved his hand, and his soldiers stepped forward and quickly took the beggar away.
After this small episode, under the leadership of Huo Cheng, everyone finally entered the county mansion.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Su Qi'an and Huo Cheng quickly reached a consensus and immediately went out of the city to suppress the bandits.
In this operation, in addition to Su Qi'an's thousand soldiers, two thousand of the three thousand soldiers left behind in the county were removed and set off together.
Su Qi'an serves as the commander-in-chief. As for Huo Cheng, who is the county guard, it is best to stay in the city to ensure his safety.
Su Qi'an stayed in Yangliu County City for less than half an hour when the city gate opened.
The army of three thousand set off and headed straight for the lair of the remaining bandits. This time they were accompanied by several old guides, who even had topographic maps of the surroundings of the lair of the bandits.
Coupled with the absolute strength of the troops, this battle is basically a sure thing.
