Not to mention the local people, even some bandits can't be seen. This kind of remote place is the favorite place of bandits.
Whether robbing or escaping, it is definitely a natural place, but as the army walked along, they could still see some common people at first, but the further east they went, the more remote they became.
After all, this road is the only way to Nanzhou in the east.
Nanzhou, which borders the three states in the south, can be said to be the most loyal to Daliang among the three states.
The laws of the Great Liang were all enforced in the whole state. The priest alliance composed of indigenous people was basically wiped out in Nanzhou, and the rest obeyed obediently.
It can be said that Nanzhou is the center of the southern border. In terms of strength, economy, and public security, it is not comparable to Jiaozhou.
Therefore, the further east you go, the closer you get to the border of Nanzhou, and it is impossible for bandits to survive here.
Being close to Nanzhou is not far from death. In the early years, there were really many bandits gathering in the eastern area.
They rely on their superior geographical location to engage in robbery business, and sometimes even cross the border.
What they fought was that the two states had no contact with each other. Even if the officers and soldiers of Nanzhou pursued and suppressed Jiaozhou, they would have to go through some complicated procedures for a long time.
The plan was very good, but unfortunately these bandits met Gu Hua, who had just taken office.
This Nanzhou shepherd, without saying a word, directly sent troops and crossed the border forcefully. It took him two months to completely wipe out the banditry in the east of Jiaozhou.
At that time, everyone in Jiaozhou was looking forward to what kind of counterattack Li Kang would have.
But until all the banditry in the east of Jiaozhou was eradicated, Li Kang had no intention of fighting back. Not only that, he also issued a thank you announcement shortly after the banditry subsided.
In the end, under the astonished gaze of many people, the Nanzhou soldiers who entered the country made a grand triumphant return.
And let me put it aside, if there are bandits in the east of Jiaozhou and they cross the border wantonly, the Nanzhou soldiers will not mind taking good care of these bandits on behalf of the Jiaozhou soldiers.
Gu Huaneng made such a domineering declaration, everything is inseparable from the fact that he has money, food and people in his hands.
After all, among the three southern states, Nanzhou was the first to submit to the rule of Daliang and actively cooperated with all the actions of the Emperor of Daliang.
In the south of Daliang, there was such a loyal and loyal Yizhou who was loyal to the imperial court.
Naturally, the Emperor of Daliang would not favor one over the other. Under the rule of the Emperors of Daliang in the past dynasties, it could be said that he had provided all assistance to Nanzhou.
If you need money, you will get money, and if you need food, you will get food. Plus several generations of state herders in Nanzhou are not too bad.
The development of Nanzhou can be said to be unrivaled among the three states. Even Li Kang, who was the top leader in Jiaozhou, had to think carefully when facing the Nanzhou soldiers. Whether he really wanted to fight against each other and take action. What are his chances of winning?
It can be said that it is because of the existence of Nanzhou that the stability of the southern border has been maintained for so many years. Therefore, after the Nanzhou soldiers invaded and suppressed the bandits.
The east side of Jiaozhou can be said to be relatively safe. If it weren't for the mountainous terrain in the east, which is not suitable for growing food, the people of Jiaozhou would have migrated here long ago.
You can’t see anyone along the way, which is indeed normal.
Su Qi'an, who was riding a horse, looked around and sighed, "This place is not suitable for living, but it can be used for training soldiers."
Of course, this is something to talk about later. We have to talk about it after returning from Nanzhou. He looked away. This time Su Qian set off for Nanzhou. He only brought the team directly under the headquarters with him.
That is, there are three directly-affiliated teams: security, special warfare reconnaissance, and communications. When the Dongshan Army expanded its recruitment, Su Qi'an instantly increased the strength of the directly-affiliated teams appropriately.
From about 800 people at the beginning to 2,000 people now, of course the largest increase in strength is the guard company.
The number of people increased from about 200 to 1,000, and the number of the two special warfare reconnaissance and communications companies increased to about 500 people.
The reason for increasing the number of guards is based on the type of service. Compared with the special operations reconnaissance and communications teams, the guards have lower requirements.
As Su Qi'an's status became higher and higher, the guard force of about 200 people was no longer enough for daily operations. After all, the Dongshan Army could not be withdrawn from operations because there was always no manpower.
Therefore, it is necessary to expand the guard force, and the most important thing is to expand the guard force.
The key point is that expanding the team directly under the headquarters to 2,000 people can be used to confuse others from the outside.
Let them mistakenly think that these two thousand people are the Dongshan Army in the hands of Su Qi'an, so that there will be less people who are secretly stirring up trouble.
As for the expanded headquarters-affiliated team, Su Qi'an did not recruit from new soldiers, but from local militias, and most of them came from Tucheng County.
Among Jiaozhou, currently, only Tucheng County is the most loyal to Su Qi'an. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a confidant.
If such a person serves as a guard, at least he will feel at ease.
A direct team of 2,000 people, the guard team serves as the outer and central security, while the internal protection work comes from the special operations reconnaissance team.
As for the communication team, it is not just Su Qi'an who transmits information, but also his eyes. They usually stay with Su Qi'an. Once they enter the city, the communication team will gradually disperse, disappear, and go underground.
In order to better cultivate the multiple skills of communication, Su Qian asked Wang Yan to serve as the instructor of the communication team this time.
Among all kinds of people, apart from Wang Yan, Su Qi'an could not find another suitable candidate.
Communications personnel, in addition to physical strength and skills, are also key to investigation, counter-investigation, and escape. It can be said that those who can be selected into the communications team are basically all-round talents.
In the first two items, Su Qi'an could still let Tong Zhan teach him, but in the latter three items, especially in escaping, Tong Zhan was somewhat inferior to Wang Yan.
Wang Yan can become the top killer, her strength is obvious to all, let her serve as the communications team instructor, no one will say anything.
But she herself refused at first. She said that her existence was only to protect Su Qi'an's personal safety under Su Fengling's order, and she had no interest in teaching others.
In order to let Wang Yan serve as an instructor, Su Qi'an spent a lot of effort, and finally reached an agreement with Wang Yan.
As long as the communication team can be taught, Su Qi'an will discuss with Su Fengling and let her return to Su Fengling.
Wang Yan quickly agreed to this condition.
Looking back on the original agreement with Wang Yan, Su Qi'an still can't figure out what means Su Fengling used to get the famous King of Hell to submit.
I remember that at the beginning, these two people looked down upon each other and had the intention of fighting each other, but within half a year, Wang Yan was so submissive to Su Fengling.
Maybe it’s the same saying, only women understand women.
Su Qian'an thought to no avail, so she could only explain it this way.
Going to Nanzhou this time, at their speed, would probably take seven or eight days. Not to mention his direct team, just the Mountain Splitting Army surrounding him, there would be basically no trouble along the way.
If there is anyone who can't open his eyes, it can only be said that his fate is not good and he must seek death.
Putting down An Xin, the huge army slowly moved towards Nanzhou. At this time, the scene changed to the Xizhou City Mansion.
A subordinate in black was reporting something to Tang Feng, Tang Xiao and his son. About a quarter of an hour later, Tang Feng waved his hand, and the man quickly disappeared.
There was a letter in Tang Feng's hand. He just glanced at it briefly and handed it to Tang Xiao beside him.
Tang Xiao's eyes flashed, with inexplicable shock on his face. He was silent for a while and then said.
"Father, I didn't expect that Li Kang would be overthrown. Who is the name of the new one? Huo Cheng. What is his background? How can he have such a big background?"
Tang Feng's face was also solemn. He was surprised by Li Kang's death, although he didn't know the news until a month late.
However, due to traffic congestion, border checkpoints between states will be closed in emergencies. This is normal.
As early as a few months ago, there was correspondence between him and Li Kang.
According to Li Kang, a war will break out in Jiaozhou soon. He didn't care about this news at first. What kind of strength and background did Li Kang rule Jiaozhou for so many years?
In the counter-insurgency war, who can shake his position unless he can be easily captured?
But it happened that it was Li Kang who lost power in the end, and the person in charge was called Huo Cheng, in order to understand what happened in Jiaozhou.
Tang Feng spent a long time sending people to infiltrate Jiaozhou, and now he barely knew
Some insider information.
Li Kang's loss of power was due to the sudden rebellion of several county guards and the priest alliance, and the dispatch of troops from Nanzhou, which led to Li Kang's defeat.
On the surface, this seemed to be a normal power grab, but Tang Feng knew that the Marquis of Dongshan who was causing trouble in Xizhou went to Jiaozhou.
And in the past two years or so, except for the fact that he was barely able to establish a foothold in a small county called Tucheng, there was no other big news about Su Qian.
In the last communication, he specifically asked Li Kang, but the information he got was only four words, which was not a cause for concern.
If it were someone else, they might feel relieved, but Tang Feng and Su Qi'an had dealt with each other before, and this person was not as simple as he thought.
Moreover, according to Tang Feng's investigation, that Tucheng County is very close to the newly appointed governor Huocheng and the previous Yangliu County.
Tang Feng suddenly had an idea, could this Huo Cheng be Su Qi'an's pseudonym? Either the mastermind behind Huo Cheng is Su Qi'an.
As the son of Tang Feng, Tang Xiao could still guess a little bit about what his father was thinking, he continued.
"Father, how about we send people to sneak into Jiaozhou? I want to understand some things. It shouldn't be difficult."
Tang Xiao's proposal was rejected by Tang Feng for a very simple reason. Even if they found something unusual and Su Qi'an was the mastermind behind it, it would not change the fact that the new governor of Jiaozhou took over.
And once the matter is leaked, with Su Qian's strength, it will not be easy to capture their people in Jiaozhou. The most important thing is that when the war in Jiaozhou broke out, Nanzhou intervened.
What is Nanzhou's intention? Is it supported by the royal family? None of this is clear, and if you act without permission, you will only hurt yourself.
But it was not his character to ask Tang Feng to do nothing. After a moment of silence, Tang Feng suddenly asked.
"Xiao'er, I remember you said before that there is a business called Wanggui Buhang in each county. It seems to be very suspicious. I think we can try to start with them."
As soon as these words came out, Tang Xiao understood instantly, nodded, and said quickly, "I understand, let's do it now."
"Remember, even if this matter is confirmed to be related to Su Qi'an, don't alert the enemy, secretly monitor, or covertly surround him."
"Because you don't know. If you plan ahead and plan ahead, a card you have mastered may very well save your life at some point."
