Fenghou

Chapter 406 Bandits
Early in the morning, Jiang Yan walked quickly to Chen Qing's big tent, bowed and said, "Does Du Tong want to go back to Ganquan Castle today?"

"The plan is to go back this morning."

Chen Qingxiao asked, "What's the matter?"

"Lizhi County of Jichuan County and Weizhi County of Qin'an County will rush to Chengji County at around noon today. Please all of them can meet them."

Chen Qing asked all county magistrates to come to Chengji County to report on their work. There are seven counties in Qinzhou, not to mention Ganquan County. In addition, the four county magistrates of Gangu County, Longcheng County, Yefang County and Qingshui County have already arrived, and there is still a shortage of chickens. The magistrate of Chuan County and Qin'an County.

If Chen Qing didn't know that the magistrates of these two counties were good, he would have dismissed them all.

"Why are they late?" Chen Qing asked a little displeased.

"Reporting to Dutong, Wei Zhi County is because his father passed away three days ago, and he can't leave for a while, and Li Zhi County is because of bandits in Jichuan County. He took people to catch the bandits and just returned to the county."

These two reasons are not bad, Chen Qing nodded, "You immediately send someone to inform the county magistrate Wei, let him go back and continue to handle the funeral for his father, this time it is his special situation, come back next time."

"The humble job will arrange it!"

At noon, Li Wanlou, the magistrate of Jichuan County, arrived at Chengji County. Zhang Hong, the magistrate of the county, had already brought [-] young men to build the city wall.

Chen Qing met with Li Wanlou and Zhang Hong, the county magistrate. Jichuan County is the first county in the south of Ganquanbao. Ganquanbao has dealt with Jichuan County many times and has also received the full support of Jichuan County, but Chen Qing is still the first The first time I saw Li Wanlou, the county magistrate.

"See Jiedushi!" Li Wanlou and Zhang Hong bowed together.

"Two county magistrates, please sit down!"

Chen Qing politely invited the two to sit down, and served tea again. He smiled and asked Mimi, "Have you met Jiang Zhizhou?"

Li Wanlou hurriedly said: "There is no formal report yet, just a few pleasantries. The formal report is scheduled for the afternoon."

Chen Qing smiled slightly: "Don't be too nervous, Jichuan County has been cooperating with Ganquan Fort, especially in resettling immigrants. I heard that Jichuan County is very famous for its leather boots."

Li Wanlou also said with a smile: "The leather boots from Jichuan County are actually the leather boots from Ganquanbao. After they migrated to Jichuan County, they almost all resumed their old business. Because of their good quality, they became famous very quickly. , There are also many merchants in Guanzhong who come to buy."

"Is there a tax?"

"Currently there is no taxation, because leather boots are selling well, and businessmen who buy shoes and sell leather come in droves, which makes the business that was originally stagnant gradually prosperous. Many people are working as apprentices to learn how to tan leather and make shoes. Learn a craft of eating."

"Not bad! Very far-sighted. In the future, Jichuan County is likely to become a famous shoe city. In fact, it can not only make shoes, but also make leather hats and leather jackets. As long as it is leather, you can try it. If it grows bigger, it must be normal. collect taxes."

"If the army needs leather boots, they can hand them over to Jichuan County. Our county government is going to set up a business and is ready to take big orders."

"If the military boots are of good quality, I can hand them over to you!"

The atmosphere was relaxed and lively, and Chen Qing asked Li Wanlou again: "Is the banditry in Jichuan County serious?"

Li Wanlou nodded, "Because there are many businessmen who come to Jichuan County, many bandits keep an eye on them, and there has been a lot of banditry. A few days ago, a businessman from Lintao Prefecture was kidnapped. We took people to chase and rescue him, and killed seven They captured three people alive and rescued the Lintao businessman, but when we interrogated the bandits, we felt that the situation was a bit serious, so I have to report to the capital in a hurry."

"Tell me, what's going on?"

"These ten bandits are not independent, but a small leader. According to the account of the arrested, their leader is called Xia Hu, and there are more than [-] people under him. The lower part is divided into seven hills. The humble official suspects that this Zhang Hu is the fierce Bandit Xia Baihu."

Chen Qing shook his head, "I don't know much, please explain in detail."

"About ten years ago, a group of bandits appeared in the northern part of Gongzhou. There were about two or three thousand people. They ran rampant in the Xihe Road states, raped, burned and killed, and committed all kinds of crimes. Zhong led [-] people to suppress the bandits and wiped out the bandits in ten days, but the whereabouts of the leader Xia Baihu is unknown, and Xia Baihu's subordinates are divided into seven armies, which is very similar to Xia Hu's current division of subordinates into seven hills."

"For a whole ten years, how could there be no news from him?"

"Qi Dutong, there was a rumor back then that Xia Baihu and his men were pretending to be the Xixia army, but I don't know if it's true or not. If the rumor is true, then this Xia Baihu has the greatest possibility of fleeing back to Xixia."

Chen Qing was just asking casually, and didn't take this bandit seriously. The magistrate should be able to wipe it out, but he suddenly pulled out the Xixia people, which made Chen Qing have to be more vigilant.

Since he defeated the Xixia army the year before last, there has been no news about the Xixia army. Of course, he knows that the Xixia people will not let it go, and will definitely find ways to deal with him, not to mention that he will go west, and the conflict with the Xixia people is inevitable. At this time, a group of bandits suspected of being from Xixia suddenly appeared. Of course, Chen Qing couldn't take it lightly.

Chen Qing took a few more steps with his hands behind his back and asked, "Has this bandit appeared before? Like robbing houses or something?"

Li Wanlou quickly shook his head, "They have never conducted a large-scale operation, and we don't even know it exists. If it is a bandit with [-] people, we would not dare to be so careless. We will definitely beg everyone to send troops to suppress the bandit."

"Did the Xixia people ever attack Gongzhou?" Chen Qing continued to ask.

Li Wanlou still shook his head, "It is said that Jin State does not allow them to enter Gongzhou, and Qinzhou does not allow them either!"

Of course, Chen Qing knew the ambitions of the Xixia people. If they didn't want to capture Gongzhou and Qinzhou, then it would be meaningless to attack Ganquan Fort. The Jin soldiers failed to attack Ganquan Fort and had to withdraw. Will the Xixia people be ready to move again at this time?
Even if they don't dare to take Gongzhou openly, they can take Longxi County in the name of bandits!In name, Xia Baihu occupied Gongzhou, but in fact it was occupied by Xixia people. They were so secretive and never harassed Jichuan County, which meant that their target was not Jichuan County, but Gongzhou.

Thinking of this, Chen Qing made a quick decision, he couldn't wait until autumn, he had to win Gongzhou as soon as possible.

After receiving the magistrate of Jichuan County, Chen Qing led two thousand cavalry to leave Chengji County and return to Ganquan Fort.

Five days later, Chen Qing divided his troops into two groups. On the one side, Yang Zaixing led two thousand cavalry to Jichuan County, led by Li Wanlou, the magistrate of Jichuan County, to destroy Xiahu, regardless of whether he was Xia Baihu back then, or whether he was from Xixia , but his bandits have gathered to [-] people, it is very dangerous, and they will loot the county at any time, so they must be eliminated in time.

The other route was led by Chen Qing himself, leading an army of [-] to Longxi County to capture Gongzhou. Ganquan Fort was handed over to Zheng Ping to guard and train the newly recruited [-] soldiers.

One thousand camels carried food and supplies, and another five hundred carts carried supplies, and they followed the five thousand army mightily. The five thousand army was composed of two thousand cavalry and three thousand infantry, and the army marched all the way to the southwest .

In the afternoon, the army entered the territory of Gongzhou and continued to fight towards Longxi County, which was [-] miles away.

(End of this chapter)