The total population here is only 350,000, and the merchants are only a thousand, so they can't feed too many horse thieves, and the extermination of a small number of horse thieves and the use of too many soldiers and horses will seem to be a bit of a killing chicken with a knife, which is completely unnecessary.

Although Li An only has 300 guards, there are 8,000 soldiers and horses in Xiazhou, and the total number of soldiers and horses is definitely more than that of horse thieves, and it is enough to exterminate horse thieves, so there is really no need to send more soldiers and horses, which will cause a waste of resources.

After receiving Li An's reply, the emperor thought about it for a while and felt that it made sense, there were not many horse thieves, and they were all doing evil things of robbery, they were a group of unpopular people, and they had no possibility of fighting for the country, and it was only a matter of time before they were exterminated, so he naturally agreed to Li An's request.

However, the emperor is still a little uneasy after all, and feels that at least he should send fewer elite soldiers to support the Xiazhou side, such as the newly formed rapid reaction force, this newly formed force, the weapons used are the latest style, and the armor is also the best, and these are nothing, the most important thing is that the means of transportation that this army has are very convenient, and the mobility is very strong, much stronger than the mobility of the cavalry, and it is the most suitable for pursuing and encircling the enemy cavalry.

The vehicle that this unit is riding in is the all-terrain vehicle that Li An studied some time ago, this vehicle looks very small, a car can only accommodate up to six people, but the advantage is that the adaptability to the terrain is very high, whether it is a flat road, or a bumpy and undulating mountain, or a swampy area full of silt, it can pass very quickly, so it has this very interesting name, called all-terrain vehicle, and all-terrain vehicle, literally, is that it can pass in any terrain, This is obviously an exaggeration, but the ability to pass is indeed much stronger than that of cavalry.

For example, in swampy areas, the hooves of war horses will definitely be trapped, and the all-terrain vehicle will not fall into the silt, when encountering a deep river, the war horse can not cross, and the all-terrain vehicle can easily cross the river like a boat, so as to appear in front of the enemy's eyes unexpectedly, so that the enemy army is caught off guard.

Therefore, if there are all-terrain vehicles, the cavalry will no longer have any advantage, and no matter where they run, they will eventually be caught up and annihilated.

Because the development time of all-terrain vehicles is not too long, the first batch of mass-produced vehicles is less than 200 vehicles, and about 1,000 troops can only be equipped, so the first rapid reaction force is 1,000 people, this number of troops is indeed not enough, but it is still enough to pursue the enemy, especially for chasing horse thieves, so many troops are enough to use.

"I'm still a little worried, more or less I have to send some troops and horses to the north, how is the training of the first battalion of the newly formed Feiyun Army?"

Li Longji looked at Chen Xuanli and asked.

Chen Xuanli replied truthfully: "Your Majesty, the newly formed first battalion of the Feiyun Army exercises day and night, and there is absolutely no problem in using it to exterminate the horse thieves, and the last general is willing to personally lead the first battalion of the Feiyun Army to Xiazhou to assist Li Shilang in exterminating the horse thieves as soon as possible." ”

Finally waiting for such a good time, Lao Chen naturally didn't want to miss it, staying in the capital all day, it was really boring, good people can hold back their illness, and go to Xiazhou to exterminate the horse thieves, not only can you go out to relax, but also, you can also get a military industry, which will be a great benefit to yourself, why not?

"Call Li Shilang back immediately and tell him that I will send the first battalion of the Feiyun Army to Xiazhou, and this army will be under Li Shilang's control."

Li Longji opened his mouth and ordered.

The telegram passed quickly, and when Li An saw the telegram, he smiled slightly.

"It seems that Your Majesty is still a little worried? Actually sent the first battalion of the newly formed Feiyun Army, fortunately, there are only 1,000 soldiers and horses, the target is not very big, and one train is enough to accommodate it. ”

Li An said helplessly.

The emperor insisted on sending soldiers and horses to come, but also for the safety of Li An, after all, Li An is a very important person, a person who must not be lost, the emperor needs Li An very much, so naturally he can't ignore Li An's safety.

"The first battalion of the Feiyun Army has a full 1,000 elites, this is a piece of Your Majesty's heart, and it is also a good thing for us! With a thousand more soldiers and horses, it will be even more convenient to exterminate the horse thieves. ”

Li Hanlu felt that this was a good thing, which represented the emperor's concern and love for Li An, and was afraid that Li An's accident would occur.

Li An nodded and said: "Madame is right, the Feiyun Army is a rapid assault force that has just been formed, and it has a very important role for me to fight horse thieves, but it is indeed a bit overkill, in addition, we are fighting horse thieves, and what we lack most now is not soldiers and horses, but we can't figure out how many horse thieves there are, and where is the exact location of the lair, these are what we urgently need to know, as long as we know these situations, it is easy to exterminate horse thieves, where do we need to send additional soldiers and horses over, but, Since it is a piece of His Majesty's heart, then he can only agree, but before the discovery of the horse thief's lair, it is better for this force not to appear, hide them first, and what is needed is to use it again. ”

Obviously, Li An is planning to reconnoiter the enemy situation first, and after figuring out the specific situation of the horse thief, and then send soldiers and horses to destroy, it is definitely not possible to collide like a fly without a head, even if the Feiyun Army has super mobility ability, before mastering the movement of the horse thief, it will be in vain, in the war, intelligence possession is the most important, nothing is more important than intelligence, only by first figuring out the enemy's intelligence, and then can the enemy be easily defeated.

"Call back to Your Majesty, the first battalion of the Feiyun Army must quietly enter Xiazhou, and must not make a big fuss, so as not to arouse the vigilance of the horse thieves, and only by surprise can you win by surprise."

Li An said.

Soon, the emperor called back, agreed to Li An's request, and asked a thousand Feiyun soldiers and horses to quietly set off in a car and secretly go to Xiazhou.

It took a lot of time to send a telegram back and forth, and by the time the last telegram was sent, it was already dark, and Ang Lee was concerned about the situation at the hotel, so he went to check it himself.

After a day of dispersal of smells, the smell of the three houses is much less, and people are obviously not uncomfortable standing in them.

"How's it going, what's going on? Did you find anything out of the ordinary? ”

As soon as Ang Lee came, he was very concerned about the situation.

One of the soldiers replied, "Li Shilang, we took turns to watch on the roof, and at dusk, after the sisters returned to their residence, they never came out again, and we didn't see anything unusual. ”

Li An nodded and asked, "You must cheer up and monitor closely, and besides, have all the places that their sisters have to pass through along the way?" ”

"Back to Li Shilang, everything has been arranged, there are our people everywhere along the way, and they are all hidden in the shadows, they will never be discovered, as long as they have contact with others, we can find out."

The soldier replied.

"Very good, you are doing a good job, you have to do this, these two women must have a problem, you have to keep an eye on them, you can't relax in the slightest."

Li An said.

"Yes."

Li An didn't know how well he could observe at night and whether he could see people's faces with a telescope, so he climbed on the roof himself, picked up the binoculars in the soldier's hand, and looked at the opposite street.

Because after dark, the light is very dim, if you don't use a telescope, you can almost only see the figure, and after using the telescope, you can clearly see a person's body shape and walking movements, and even what kind of clothes are probably wearing, these can be seen clearly, but the face is a little unclear, after all, the light is too dark, and it is impossible to see the face clearly.

Although it is already dark, the gate of Xiazhou City is also closed, but the bustling streets in the city are still very lively, and there are many pedestrians shopping, so that there will naturally be no shortage of businessmen doing small business on the street, and every businessman who does small business, in order to attract customers and facilitate business, needs to provide the most basic lighting, lanterns are essential, otherwise the black light is blind, how can you do business.

At night in Chang'an City, there are street lights everywhere inside and outside the city, especially in the most prosperous areas, the light is extremely sufficient, and it is about to catch up with the light of the day, and in Xiazhou City, the conditions are much more difficult, in addition to the lights of the official office, there are only a few main streets with street lights left, and the interval is quite far away, and the lighting time is relatively short, not as soon as it gets dark, the lights will not be turned on until it gets dark for an hour, and the lights will be extinguished when the night is halfway over, This is also to save resources, after all, the financial allocation of Xiazhou City is too far worse than the capital, and there is not enough money to support too much spending, so it is better to save a little bit, so as to better highlight the beauty and prosperity of the capital.

"Yes, the effect is not bad, Xiazhou City can only be like this, if it is the capital, at this time, the city must be brightly lit. You can see the face clearly. ”

Li An opened his mouth and whispered.

However, as soon as the words fell, the light on the street brightened up a little, and if you looked closely, the street lights were turned on, but the wattage of the street lights here was too low, and the interval was still a little large, so the lighting effect was not too good, and it was still difficult for Li An to see the faces of passers-by.

With the opening of the street lights, some small traders directly extinguished the lanterns they brought, and they will use the street lamps provided by the imperial court for free to illuminate themselves, so that they can do small business smoothly, so that the vast majority of small traders are concentrated under the street lights.

Some street lamps have two or three small vendors gathered under them, and some street lamps are occupied by a small vendor, in short, there is not a lonely street lamp on a street, and all the street lamps are occupied by vendors selling snacks and small commodities.

This kind of hawkers scattered and gathered in the capital does not exist, although the hawkers on the streets of the capital are also using street lamps to illuminate themselves, but because the density of street lamps in the capital is very high, the light is very uniform, so there is no need to grab a position at all, as long as you stand on the street, the brightness is enough in any position.

"The street lights in Xiazhou City are really dim, and with so many taxes every year, they can't be improved a little."

Li Ang said casually.

The infrastructure of a city is related not only to the income of the city, but also to the rulers and officials of the city, who have the financial resources at their disposal, and can choose to have more in this area or in other areas.

For example, if the financial funds of the two cities are the same, if the officials of one city like to build roads, they will spend a large amount of money to repair the roads, and the roads in this city will be better, and the funds in other areas will be relatively small, and the officials of the other city may like to build schools, so that the cultural quality of the people in this city will be relatively high, and there will be more talented people in the future.

In short, there are a number of funds that a city can obtain, and if you spend more on this aspect, you will spend relatively less on another aspect, and if you encounter corrupt officials, the cost on all aspects will be very small, and the infrastructure of the city will be in a miserable situation.

Xiazhou City is either too little financial funds, or it is greedy by local officials, otherwise, why is the infrastructure of the entire city so unbearable, there are many cracks in the roads, there are few street lights, the hard road outside the city is only five miles outside the city gate, and the rest are ordinary dirt roads, and the transportation facilities are not generally backward.

Li An came to Xiazhou this time, and he didn't come to fight corruption, so he didn't want to bother with this nossy matter, seeing the scenery and eliminating horse thieves was the most important thing.

Li An kept adjusting the angle of the telescope in his hand, looked at the entire street opposite, and finally when he pointed the telescope at the door of the lotus sisters' residence, he found that the gate was actually open, which immediately surprised Li An.

After gently pressing down the telescope, Ang Lee saw a woodcutter carrying dry wood on his back, and after a pause, he followed the lotus into the gate.

"Did you see clearly just now, in which direction did this woodcutter carrying firewood come from, east or west?"

Ang Lee asked.

"It's from the west."

A soldier spoke.

"He came from the west, it seems that he came in through the west gate, and when he leaves, he must be going west, do you remember what he looks like?"

Li An looked at a soldier and asked.

"I can see it clearly, especially the wooden stick on his back, as long as I see it on the road, I will definitely be able to recognize it."

The soldier replied.

"Okay, you go to the vicinity of the West City Gate immediately, once you meet this woodcutter, you have to follow him quietly, you don't have to follow him for too long, you have to make sure that you are not discovered."

Li An opened his mouth and ordered.

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