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No one expected that he would be so urgent now.

Jia Cong was only given a month, and then he immediately led his troops to clear out the banditry in Zhili territory.

The order came too suddenly, giving Jia Cong no time to react.

"Fortunately, we were prepared in advance, otherwise major changes may have occurred!"

Jia Huan and his men immediately met with Jia Cong who was going out for the expedition. He chuckled and said, "I don't know what the plan is now. I always feel that I am too impatient?"

"It should be related to the fact that the imperial envoy team sent later was blocked everywhere in the south!"

Jia Cong is not Wu Xia Amen. After all, he is already considered a top middle-level general. He cannot hide matters in the court from him, and he already has certain channels for information.

The salt policy issue initiated by Prince Zhongshun has now turned into a fierce battle between the court and the local government, with each other refusing to give in.

Therefore, the second wave of imperial envoys dispatched out of anger are still unable to move forward in the south.

The local government acted erratically, the powerful local gentry made frequent small moves, and the salt merchants and salt gangs used knives while spreading money, making life difficult for the imperial envoys.

The south is a land of great wealth, and the powerful families here are also particularly tough.

In short, the officials sent by the imperial court to investigate the salt policy were greatly disturbed.

I don’t know if it’s to give the court eye drops, but there have been a lot of bandit troubles in the south recently.

Unfortunately, these bandits are located in waterways and even land routes, affecting the normal order of the local area and even a large area.

Tai Lake, Poyang Lake, Dongting Lake and other water bodies, as well as many places with complex terrain and dense mountains and forests, also have banditry.

Reports from the local authorities came one after another, as if the banditry among refugees in the south was so serious at this time that the local government offices could no longer suppress it, and even the garrison was somewhat helpless.

Is this really the case?

Of course not, no matter today or the courtiers know it, it is just a game.

It is an indisputable fact that the south has been disobedient to imperial control since the late Ming Dynasty, and has become more and more aggressive as its economic status has improved.

Naturally, I am very unhappy now, and the local snakes in the south are too disrespectful.

That is to say, the Supreme Emperor has not completely died, and the current control of the court has not reached the point where he can do whatever he wants, otherwise he would have to send troops into the south.

But even so, he couldn't remain indifferent.

As far as Jia Huan knows, a large number of Jinyi Mansion personnel have gone south, and the purpose is self-evident.

At the same time, the southern intelligence system that Xue Pan's father was previously in charge of began to operate rapidly. These were informed by some old shopkeepers of the Xue family.

What happened this time will definitely stimulate the present day.

Even the northern region has also been affected and affected.

Stretching mountains like Taihang Mountain and Zhongtiao Mountain have not been very peaceful recently.

In addition, the weather this year is somewhat abnormal, and it is estimated that the harvest will be greatly affected. By then, refugees may gather in major northern towns again.

If it were combined with local banditry, it would be really serious.

Refugees must have accounted for a considerable part of the reason for the demise of the former Ming Dynasty and the late Ming Dynasty.

Nowadays, we will definitely not sit idly by and do nothing. So why not hurriedly dispatch Jia Cong and a battalion of his men to clean up the banditry in Zhili territory first?

Now that we know the reason, what else is there to say.

As long as he didn't deliberately set a trap, Jia Cong didn't have the slightest fear in his heart. Not to mention that Jia Huan and others were helping him, so he felt more confident.

In one month, in just one month, Jia Cong led a battalion of men and swept through the well-known bandit dens in Zhili territory, leaving almost no trace behind.

The Daqian Dynasty has not yet reached true chaos. How could there be large-scale bandits and bandits in core territories such as Zhili?

It's just relying on the convenience of mountains and forests, or the convenience of water pools to create some movement.

After all, Daqian Jianghu still has some powerful methods.

For example, in Swordsman and Blue Blood Sword World, some Jianghu forces with excellent martial arts relied on force to establish strongholds in certain dangerous locations and do whatever they want.

They have a wide network of connections, and their own abilities are also pretty good.

There is really nothing the local government can do against them, even if they send out the army.

It's impossible to dispatch thousands of troops just because there are a few hundred people in the village, right?

And because of the rugged terrain, thousands of troops simply cannot withstand the attrition of guerrilla warfare.

Coupled with the unclear relationship between local powerful forces and these bandit cottages, this is the main reason why some bandit cottages have always been at large.

As a mobile force, and with only a few thousand troops, it was impossible to stay in one place for too long.

It is even more impossible to engage in head-to-head battles, otherwise not to mention a thousand men and horses, even three thousand men and horses are not enough to consume, and only the special operations mode can achieve the greatest effect.

Isn't this just what Jia Huan and the group of brothers he brought around have done?

Jia Huan is still very adaptable to playing Jianghu tactics or higher-level special operations mode, and can still exert considerable power.

No matter how dangerous the terrain is, it is normal for him. With the use of grab sets, ropes, pulleys and other equipment, climbing through steep mountains and forests is a breeze.

After that, they would either set fire to it, poison it, or send out billowing smoke, which would directly submerge the bandit's stronghold built on the steep terrain. The feeling was really sour.

In short, if you try to drive the bandits out of their lair, and then face a battalion of officers and soldiers who are waiting for you, how can you still have the slightest chance to fight back?

Of course, there are certainly desperadoes among bandits and bandits. Once these guys break out, they cannot be underestimated, and their lethality is quite impressive.

Some guys have even practiced their outer martial arts to a very advanced level.

Not to mention that they are invulnerable to swords and guns, but ordinary swords and guns really don’t pose much of a threat to them.

Some guys are also good at using poison and hidden weapons, and their lethality is not just a boast.

The officers and soldiers brought out by Jia Cong had only undergone rough training for a month, and had just become familiar with the more severe training mode. In the end, they were sent out to eliminate banditry.

There is no need to count on their personal combat effectiveness for the time being. If they can have tacit understanding of small-scale cooperation, they are already burning incense. Facing the extremely vicious Jianghu ruthless people, they can only rely on military formations and numbers to gain the upper hand.

Even the officers who led the team were very skilled in martial arts!

Again, the peaceful days have been too long, and the training of the Beijing Camp itself has been slackened. Various problems have emerged one after another. The professional abilities of officers at all levels, as well as their own strength, are not optimistic.

I don’t know when, in order to maintain the combat effectiveness, the Jingying camp would exchange some troops with various sides every once in a while, so that the Jingying camp always had a strong combat effectiveness.

In this way, it can also give the frontier army officers and soldiers something to look forward to. After all, the various welfare benefits offered by being transferred to the Beijing camp are very attractive to the frontier army officers and soldiers.

Besides, there are very few wars in the hinterland of the capital, and you can still live a peaceful life for a few years.

In short, when the Beijing camp was controlled by the head of Ning Rong's second house, this rotation policy had been maintained quite well. This was one of the main reasons why the royal family had to let Ning Rong's second house be the head of the family and always control the power of the Beijing camp. Other generals would not have such prestige at all.

It is related to the stability of the army and the tranquility of the country, and it cannot be made up for by playing tricks.

Unfortunately, with the deposed prince's army's meritorious group suffering heavy losses, and after the previous Rongguo Gong Jia Daishan retired to old age, the rotation policy between the Beijing camp and various border troops was quietly abolished.

It has only been a short time, just about twenty years, and the soldiers in the Beijing camp have even slacked off in their training, let alone their overall combat effectiveness.

Jia Huan didn't know what happened.

But he quite understood that the combat effectiveness of the thousands of men under Jia Cong was really average.

If he hadn't taken action, with Jia Cong's ability and strength, he would have been able to complete the mission in the end.

But in the end, the degree of damage to his men and the time required may not satisfy today.

With relevant information available, Jia Huan personally stepped in to help, and things became very simple.

Even if the local government agencies and local powerful people do not actively support it, it is not a big deal.

Jia Huan even asked Brother Cong to allocate some manpower to be wary of local powerful people interfering with their actions.

And complete the capture of the mountain stronghold as quickly as possible without giving certain entities and forces the slightest chance.

Even in the bandits' dens, a lot of evidence of their collusion with local forces was found.

How should I put it, these bandits and bandits who were counted and wiped out were a bit like the black gloves of local forces, or even some guys from the local government, with a lot of twists and turns inside.

When they solved the first cottage, Jia Cong and his officers and soldiers were still a little uncomfortable.

After they successively eliminated several bandit cottages, they quickly adapted to this model.

When they first faced those vicious desperadoes, Jia Cong and his officers and soldiers were quite nervous, and even paid a bloody price for it.

But as they experienced more, they gradually adapted to it.

Combat strength and self-confidence also slowly accumulate and improve over time.

Especially Brother Cong, he can deal with the masters in the arena quite easily.

With a long spear and a strong bow, he is so powerful when riding a horse. He is not a so-called first-class master in the world, and he can't even make five moves under his hands.

As for the officers under him, under the crazy attack of the desperadoes, more than a dozen people were injured or killed. There was nothing they could do about it. They could only blame themselves for their lack of skill.

If everyone had Wu Jinshi's martial arts skills, the casualties wouldn't be so heavy!

Most of these guys are descendants of the noble family, and they are usually very impressive, but unfortunately few of them have real abilities.

There are even fewer people like Jia Cong who enter the army through military examinations.

When there are casualties among the noble men in the army, it is natural to blame Jia Cong, the chief officer.

"There's no need to struggle with them, and there's no need to be polite!"

Jia Huan disagreed, and privately warned Jia Cong not to be kind to a woman: "How can this be done? The strength of the bandits and bandits here in Zhili is quite average. After all, the capital is not far from here!"

"The situation will be terrible when you lead the army out of Zhili territory!"

"Based on the information I got, some bandits and bandits are even supported by powerful forces in the world. They are the most difficult group of existences to deal with. You will still be busy in the future!"

"The casualties are nothing at the moment. If anyone is not convinced, tell him to get out!"

(End of this chapter)