"Xiaguan (under the mark) Siyang City County Ling Ma Kui (Langzhong), I have seen an adult!"

"Let's all be exempt!" Qin Xiao said lightly.

"By the way, put these 3,000 new annexes in the Dao barracks! Is there any news of the Northern Baggage Team? Qin Xiao asked as he walked.

"If you go back to your lordship, at noon yesterday, the baggage team from Linyi has arrived in this city, and I planned to leave this morning, but I didn't expect you to arrive!" Ma Kui said with a smile.

"The front-line army is in urgent need and has to hurry up! By the way, how many defenders are there in the city? ”

Lang Zhong replied in a deep voice: "Lord Hui, the garrison army is 1,000, and the new annex army is 2,000!" ”

"Three thousand! How could 3,000 people let the bandits be like this? Langzhong, why not sweep away the surrounding bandits? Qin Xiao asked angrily.

Lang Zhong was stunned, he didn't know what Qin Xiao said, so he had to say: "Lord Hui, there are no major bandits around Siyang County, and some of them are hidden in the deep mountains and old forests, which are difficult to trace!" ”

"Deep mountains and old forests? Hard to find? You can really do it, twenty miles to the south, is it another big manor? When we arrived there last night, it had been breached by a circle of thousands of bandits. By the time our army arrived, the bandits had looted all their belongings, and the people in the village were also killed. Tell me, these thousands of bandits appeared in your county for dozens of miles, but you didn't notice it. If you let it intercept the military supplies needed by the army, how many heads do you have to pay? Qin Xiao said angrily.

"Ah...... It's impossible......" Lang Zhong was stupid on the spot for a while.

"Impossible? You think I'm lying to you? Nowadays, they are still in the Langshan Mountain behind Namajiazhuang, and it is said that there are cottages in zài. Qin Xiao said with a sneer.

"Damn it!" Ma Kui, who had been standing for a long time, shouted angrily with red eyes.

"My lord, I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about these mountain bandits!" Seeing Qin Xiao staring at him, Ma Kui hurriedly explained, "My lord, that Majiazhuang is my hometown, my father and my clansmen are all there!" Damn, I'm going to leave those mountain bandits dead without a place to bury. Ma Kui's eyes were red.

"What? Your Zhuangzi? Ma County Order, you are really, why don't you move it into the county! Qin Xiao said in surprise.

Ma Kui said sadly: "I planned to move in in the near future, who knows...... My lord, if this bandit is not eliminated, there is a great hidden danger to our army's logistics and grain route, and the next official asks for an order to clear this mountain bandit, and at the same time can avenge the clansmen. ”

"Well...... There are more than a thousand mountain bandits, or even more. There are only 3,000 men in the city, and when you leave, it will be difficult for me to cope with the problems that arise with my 800 soldiers. Qin Xiao frowned and said.

Ma Kui hurriedly said: "Don't worry, my lord, in addition to our 3,000 original defenders, there are also 1,000 garrisons accompanying the army, which set off from Linyi City to escort this grain and grass transportation. ”

Qin Xiao clapped his hands and smiled: "This is very good, I originally planned to let you send troops to escort us south, so it seems that you can now completely solve this hidden danger." ”

"Langzhong!"

"Mark it in!" Lang Zhong replied in a deep voice.

"Gather the 3,000 defenders in the city, set off immediately, and clear the bandits in Langshan. Even if we can't wipe them all out, we have to disperse them, and we can't cause any problems in this mission. Qin Xiao ordered in a deep voice, understand.

"But...... The task marked is to defend the city...... "Langzhong is a little difficult.

"What? You don't care if there is anything but problems in your territory, and if there is no problem in the grain route, then you will die and die to atone for your sins. We are in charge of the city for the time being, and when you finish solving the bandits, we will almost recuperate, and when the time comes, you will come back and garrison, and we will just leave. How? Do you still have questions? Qin Xiao said coldly.

Seeing that Qin Xiao's cold eyes and Ma Kui's scarlet eyes were staring at him, Lang Zhong had no choice but to respond.

"Ma Kui, you stay, everything in the city needs you to deal with, and at the same time handle the handover procedures, just let your people lead the way for Captain Lang!" Seeing that Ma Kui also wanted to follow, Qin Xiao said in a deep voice. Just kidding, if you're gone, we're blinded.

Soon, 2,000 troops, led by Langzhong, hurriedly departed and headed south. Just in case, he also deliberately left a thousand new annexes. Although the Tang army has occupied the counties for a long time, it is not very stable, and there are always some people who want to start an incident. Moreover, whether it was the garrison from Linyi or the garrison from the southern battalion, they were not familiar with this, and if there was really any situation, he would have to be responsible for it. If something really happens, he will definitely not be able to eat and walk around. Think about it, there can still be problems in the county under your jurisdiction, if there can be good fruits, it would be strange.

"Lord Qin, this is Lord Wei who came from Linyi to escort military supplies!"

"Lord Wei, this is still the captain of Qin sent by General Right to greet the supplies, Lord Qin!"

With a smile on his face, Ma Kui introduced the two officers to each other.

"Lord Wei, do you know Wei Zhong, the former lieutenant of the army?" After a simple etiquette, Qin Xiao suddenly asked.

Wei Yang smiled: "It's the brother who can't be successful, what's the matter?" Brother Qin knows the next brother? ”

Qin Xiao's face paused slightly, and he said with some hesitation: "Brother Wei, I went on a mission with Brother Ling, and now I ...... Now ......" said for a long time, but did not say anything.

Wei Yang looked at the look on Qin Xiao's face and his hesitant words, his heart jumped, and he said urgently, "Is something wrong with my brother?" ”

Qin Xiao smiled bitterly: "This ...... This one...... Actually, my brother is not very clear, but the newly recruited soldiers under my command seem to have your brother's subordinates. If not, let's go into our army's rest camp and ask if there is a problem. Because I was wounded during the battle with the Tang Army, I never appeared on the front line. As soon as his injuries were healed, he was sent to protect the supplies south, so it was not very clear. Still, it seems as if something is really going on. ”

"Chief Li Guo, you go to the big camp, gather the few soldiers who came down from Captain Wei, and wait for questioning in the big tent." Qin Xiao turned his head and said to Zhao Xun behind him.

Zhao Xun responded: "The subordinates obey the order!" He knew that Qin Xiao was going to take down this Wei lieutenant.

"Okay, let's go!" As soon as he heard that something had happened to his younger brother, Wei Yang couldn't sit still anymore and immediately urged.

The camp in the south of the city, which had been vacant all the time, became a place for the baggage teams to transport supplies to and fro. Download, in addition to the 1,000 garrisons who came from Linyi and have been escorting supplies, there are also 3,000 young and strong people. In addition, it is the new annex army stationed under Qin Xiao.

Originally, Zhao Xun was going to let these 3,000 people become young and strong people, but considering the disadvantage of carrying weapons, they became new annexes.

On the south side of the camp, Qin Xiao's department is in the tent.

"Brother Qin, where are my brother's subordinates?" As soon as he entered the tent, Wei Yang asked urgently.

Qin Xiao's face changed uncertainly, and then Zhao Xun said in a deep voice: "My lord, I have already assembled, I can bring them here, no need to hesitate." ”

Qin Xiao's face sank, and he said, "Come on, let them in!" ”

......More than a dozen heavily armed soldiers came in, with their long knives unsheathed in their hands, and quickly restrained the four guards around Wei Yang, and outside the tent, there were bursts of exclamations from time to time.

Wei Yang and Ma Kui's faces changed sharply, and they didn't know what was going on.

"On the order of General You, the Wei brothers are dismissed from their posts and are waiting for review!" Zhao Xun shouted.

"Qin Xiao, what are you doing here? What's going on? Wei Yang asked angrily.

"Brother Wei, I am also acting on orders, if you offend, please forgive me! Remove your armor and take it to the opposite barracks! Seeing that Zhao Xun did not directly behead Wei Yang, Qin Xiao's face was slightly fixed. Then he thought of using the method of the general's military order to smoothly disarm the opponent's 1,000 garrison army.

Soon, although Wei Yang's corporal was extremely angry that his commander was innocently transferred, they did not dare to act rashly with the general's military order in hand, so they had to be unloaded with their armor and equipment.

"General Li, what now? What are your plans? After dealing with the thousand garrisons in this city, Qin Xiao asked in a deep voice.

"What to do? Of course, they looted all their weapons and equipment. This is something that equips 10,000 people, and when it falls into our hands, it is natural to use him. ”

"Guan Lin, contact the equipment of the thousand new annexed troops left behind! They were imprisoned in military camps. Lu Yu, take over the treasury of various places in the city, and open warehouses to put grain, anyway, we can't take these things away, why not give them to the people. Li Guochang, taking over the defense of the city gate. By the way, put up a notice to announce the whole city, and say, my Shanyang Mansion army has returned. Zhao Xun ordered in a deep voice.

The sun was rising, and the city was full of noise.

The government army has come back, and the government army to the south has come back.

What the? You don't believe it? You go to the gate of the county government to take a look, the head of Ma Kui, the black-hearted county magistrate who betrayed Siyang County, is hanging on the flagpole in front of the county office.

In front of the treasury, several long queues lined up. Why? That's because the government army is distributing food, and everyone has a share.

"Guan Lin, gather all the horses in the city, and tell the brothers that except for light armor such as leather armor and cloth armor, no heavy armor is required."

"Increase the intensity of grain release in the city, the more open the better!"

"Take away all the property in the treasury that can be taken away, even if you can't take it away, and find a place to bury it, and you can't leave it to the Tang army."

"Prepare a lot of dry food and dry meatloaf, and bring as many as you can without affecting your movements."

"Report ...... General, there are people in the city who ask to join the army and fight against the Tang army. ”

"Tell them that this city cannot be defended, and our army will not stay here for long. If you are willing to go out in the field with our army, then come. By the way, if you can't do it, don't do it. ”

"General, are we leaving? But this Siyang City has been defeated by us! Guan Lin said with some distress.

"Shou? We have now stabbed a hornet's nest, or it won't be long before the Tang army in the surrounding counties will encircle and suppress us, do you think that with more than 3,000 of us, we can defend the foundationless Siyang City? Zhao Xun said in a deep voice.

"Alas...... What a shame! ”

"Be content, we have obtained more than 100,000 arrows, more than 5,000 bows and arrows, and more than 2,000 armor, what are you dissatisfied with, compared to before, we have earned." Li Guochang said in a deep voice.