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Chapter 211 (211) Clean up the little ones
If other people disobeyed the military order like this, Ji Cheng would have ordered him to be dragged out and killed with a stick, but this was the little lady on the tip of his heart.

Even, not only was he not bored when he saw her petite appearance, he even found it pleasing.

He thought that the midsummer had already passed, and it was the season when the weather was hot and cold, and it wouldn't be too difficult for the little lady to follow him...

Xia Ou saw that the admiral was moved, and said persistently, "Husband, Xiao Ou is reluctant to leave you for half a step, so let me follow, okay~"

"Hey, there's really nothing I can do about you!" Ji Chen's heart softened into a puddle of spring water after being tortured by her.

I prepared some medicinal powder that can repel snakes, insects, rats and ants, and put it in her purse for her to carry with her.

Xia Ou knew that there were many poisonous insects in the mountainous area, so she hurriedly put it in her arms, and said with a sweet smile, "My husband is the best!"

Now that Ji Cheng has decided to take the little lady into battle, he can no longer follow the original plan.

In order to prevent Chi Zhongrong from making trouble behind his back, he sent appeasement envoys to the Wutou bandit's nest, sent silver and condolences, and naturally there were letters to the bandits everywhere.

The governor of this court is Fang, who specializes in eliminating robbers and reassuring the people.At the beginning of my appointment, I heard that you and others have been robbing the villages for many years, killing good people, and those who have been murdered come to sue, and there is no day in the moon.I wanted to mobilize soldiers to wipe out Er and others, and then went to Fujian to supervise the Zhang bandits, intending to wipe out the lair on the day of returning to the army...

Ten sheets of paper are eloquently written, and every word is sincere and empathetic.

Immediately, some of the bandits were moved, and Ji Cheng took advantage of the situation to subdue several groups of bandits.

However, several big bandit leaders did not agree with Ji Cheng's order.

In particular, Chi Zhongrong sneered deeply, and he also sent a message to Ji Cheng.

We have been bandits for several years, and the court has called for security several times, but we dare not move lightly, and we need to carefully consider...

In other words, Chi Zhongrong adopted a "drag" decision, and was going to see the situation first. If the strength of the army was average, he would continue to live his free life.

Xia Ou listened with a stern face, and said, "This group of bandits is too rampant, especially Chi Zhongrong is always harming the good people, and has the meaning of provoking our army!"

Ji Cheng seemed to have expected it a long time ago, and Dang even gave the order to clean up those little ones first.

In Zishi, Jicheng personally formulated the strategy and tactics, under the command of Yang Zhang, the deputy envoy of Lingbei Province, and Ji Xi, the prefect of Nan'an, Shufu, the magistrate of Nankang County, and Xiao Yu, the leader of the militia in Gan County, led the raid respectively.

In the three counties of Dayu, Shangyou and Nankang, the campaign against bandits was launched.

In just one night, nineteen bandit nests were swept away, three bandit leaders and 54 bandits were captured alive, and [-] bandits were killed and burned.

Most of these bandits are also bandits and farmers, busying their own land during busy farming seasons, and looting everywhere during slack seasons.

Since Ji Cheng took office, he has strengthened the training and defense of the troops.

Therefore, the bandits have long been on guard.

In these nineteen bandit nests, each bandit originally had between 500 and [-] people, but because many bandits hid in the mountains early, they were not wiped out.

In fact, the bandits are not fools, and some of them are very vigilant, but why did Jicheng succeed in the surprise attack?
Because the people of each county go to the prefecture for training from time to time, and often travel between the prefecture and the county and the station.

So the bandits didn't take it seriously this time, and it was late at night when Ji Cheng ordered the raid, when the bandits were still asleep.

Even if the results of this bandit suppression are not great, the strategic significance is great.

In the past, the soldiers and civilians of the Southern Jiangxi Army belonged to the category of fleeing bandits, but this time they dared to attack the bandits' lair late at night and pursued them bravely, which was considered a success.

After sweeping away these little guys, Jicheng arranged for the Ganzhou government to take out silver taels from the commercial tax revenue to buy prizes, gifts and silver taels.

He also dispatched the main officials of Ganzhou government and Ganzhou Wei to welcome and send off officials at all levels who participated in the suppression of bandits, and rewarded those who made great achievements.

Of course, Ji Cheng did not forget to pay compensation to the dead and injured.

He personally wrote articles to reward the prefect Ji Xie and commander Feng Xiang, and rewarded Ji Xie, Feng Xiang and others who had made great contributions to the suppression of bandits.

There were more than 80 bandit nests in Nan'an, [-] of which were burned down by Ji Cheng's order. Those bandits who escaped by chance lost their shelter and had to sleep in the open.

Therefore, the bandits who escaped from the nineteen bandit nests all took refuge in Tonggang and Hengshui bandit nests.

This was also expected by Ji Cheng. In his eyes, these small fights were nothing at all, but gathering and annihilating them.

On August 25, Xie Zhishan led more than [-] bandits to besiege Nan'an Fucheng, intending to take advantage of the opportunity that the government was dazzled by the victory to make a fortune.

But how could Ji Chen not have foreseen the strategy that even the bandit leader had thought of?

Therefore, this time Xie Zhishan fell into several traps and ambushes.

He came riding on a tall horse, but was so defeated that he even ran away with his shoes.

Even the arrogance of him and his subordinates was broken up.

If the Huang army took advantage of this momentum to attack again and went straight to the bandit's nest, it would only take ten and a half months to wipe out the bandit nests of Hengshui and Tonggang.

Of course Ji Cheng would not miss this opportunity, but first he went to Zhan Shifu in Tai Mao Shan according to the original plan.

This move is only because he is sure to destroy Zhan Shifu within ten days...

The bright moon is in the sky, and the night wind blows.

Ji Li assembled the Ice Army, took the little lady, and set off in the night, and wrapped the horseshoes in cloth, quietly like a ghost.

Without everyone's knowledge, the Ice Army has already set off...

Zhan Shifu's bandit nest is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is a tall earthen building with thick walls, just like a folk fortress.

This is also the reason why the government has repeatedly failed to capture Zhan Shifu.

Ji Cheng ordered to surround the tulou first and cut off the support.

Next, pinpoint a weak point and concentrate your forces to attack.

As expected, the tightly-fitting earthen building was breached in this way.

However, the earth building is tall, even if the outside is conquered, there are a large number of bandits hiding inside. As long as the Ice Army enters, they will definitely come and kill one by one, waiting to catch the turtle in the urn.

Therefore, Ji Cheng ordered not to go in after the breach, but to use fire attack instead.

It's not enough to put the fire down. Ji Cheng even asked people to pile firewood outside, all of which were wet firewood. Even if the fire inside was extinguished in time, the thick smoke could choke people to death.

Thick smoke was billowing, even if the Ice Army wore a mask to cover his mouth and nose, he would be choked to death, and the inside of the earth building was like a big oven, smoky and smoky.

For a moment, the bandits were like bacon steaming in a pot.

The banner of "Ji" flutters in the wind.

On the top of the mountain, Ji Cheng's crimson official robes were flying around, watching the battle with the little lady.

Next, after Ji Cheng set up an ambush, he asked the Ice Army to guard outside the door of the earth building, and captured every one who came.

Zhan Shifu tried his best to charge, but he hit Shang Jichen with an egg.

"Boom!" With a loud noise, Zhan Shifu and the dozens of bandits rushing in front fell into the trap.

The Ice Army, which had ambushed in advance at the mountain pass, immediately attacked from both sides, and the bandits fled in embarrassment without their helmets and armor.

Then, Zhan Shifu and his family members were also captured alive.

Because the leader of the bandits was captured, the dragons had no leader, and Ji Chen set up an ambush on all sides, most of the bandits were wiped out, and a few remnants scattered into the mountains...

(End of this chapter)