"I suggest at least twenty thousand." Sitku thought for a moment and said

"Will 20,000 be less? I think it's better to send 30,000 troops! After listening to Sitku's answer, Yang Yingju thought about it himself and said worriedly

"It takes so many people to deal with a small thief? He's only a man. Li Shuyao asked with some confusion

"There's a real need. Guangxi is mountainous and forested, if that Zhang Rui hides in the mountains after defeating, it will be difficult to find him even if he wants to find him. So it's good to prepare more people, and capture and kill him at one time, so that you don't have to be so troublesome in the future. Sitku replied

"Well, Sitkudu has a point. General Li must not be deceived by the temporary illusion of the thief, and the thief is by no means a simple character. It is important to know that long pain is better than short pain. Yang Yingju also echoed and said

Hearing both of them say this, Li Shiyao also looked at Zhang Rui in his heart.

Originally, Li Shiyao thought that it would be good to prepare to send 10,000 troops, after all, he would deal with those more than 2,000 people. If there are too many soldiers and horses, and if it is passed out, no one will be allowed to say that he Li Shiyao is too wasteful? Let me clear my face?

"So, both Governor Yang and Sitku both think that they should send more troops and horses to deal with that thief Zhang Rui?" Li Shiyao asked again with confirmation

"Yes."

"Well, more good."

The two replied separately

"Okay, let's send 30,000 troops! I sent 20,000 troops and horses from the green battalions stationed in Wuzhou, Yulin Zhili Prefecture, Yunfu, Zhaoqing, Qingyuan and other places, and I sent another 10,000 troops to Guangzhou. With his general understanding of the distribution of soldiers and horses in the surrounding areas these days, Li Shiyao has already formulated a general plan for sending troops in his heart.

Hearing Li Shiyao's arrangement, Sitku hurriedly said, "With such a transfer, will this area be a dangerous place?" ”

How many soldiers and horses there are in these areas, and as the general of the garrison in Guangzhou, he naturally knows. With such a transfer, there will not be many soldiers and horses left for defense in these places.

"Apart from this thief Zhang Rui, is there anyone else who can threaten these places?" Li Shuyao asked rhetorically

Sitku pondered for a moment, then smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "It seems that there really isn't." ”

"That's it, there's nothing to worry about. It is better to worry about this than to worry about the food and salary of these 30,000 people. Li Shiyao said and looked at Yang Yingju.

"General Li rest assured, I will raise the food and salary of these 30,000 soldiers and horses. I will definitely not let these 30,000 soldiers who contributed to my great blood removal be dissatisfied. Yang Yingju hurriedly replied

"Okay, I have a feudal minister like Governor Yang in the Qing Dynasty, why worry that the world is not peaceful?" Li Shiyao praised Yang Yingju.

"General Li is overrated..."Yang Yingju also said with a smile on his lips

Probably after everything was discussed, the three continued to praise each other. Yang Yingju and Sitku said goodbye to Li Shiyao and left.

…

In the courtyard of the General's Office

Although it is late autumn, the climate of Guangzhou is still green and cloudy, except for the cool weather in the morning and evening. It doesn't make people feel the arrival of late autumn in the slightest.

At this time, the courtyard is in an open space.

A man dressed in sackcloth was lying on a bench, his pants pulled to the side, revealing his round buttocks.

Two thugs armed with longboard sticks were holding the sticks and beating the man lying on the bench.

Every time the stick goes down, the person who is beaten screams. The bench with both hands tightened, and the braid that the mouth bit will loosen again.

Sweat flowed from his forehead, tears flowed out unconsciously in his eyes, and his expression was very painful.

"What's the matter with that guy? How can you be beaten with a stick? ”

Accompanied Yang Yingju to the general's office, Li Kaifu, who was Yang Yingju's bodyguard, looked at the beaten person and asked the soldiers around him

"I don't know, my subordinates will ask." The pro-soldier next to Li Kaifu replied

In normal times, Li Kaifu would not have paid attention to this matter. However, at this time, Yang Yingju and Xiteku both went in to discuss things with Li Shiyao.

Li Kaifu, who was very bored at the moment, had a little gossip in his heart to see the excitement, so he asked his own soldiers to find out.

The beaten man struggled to get up from the bench without any expression. Just knelt on the ground, chanted something, and then limped away slowly.

The pro-soldier who heard Li Kaifu's order also looked like he was gossiping and watching the excitement. Hurriedly ran over to find out the situation with the batters who were cleaning up the benches.

After being told their identities, the batters also slowly told the soldiers what they knew.

Li Kaifu looked at the way the soldiers talked to those thugs, and he also wanted to go over and listen. It's just that when I look back, wouldn't it be too cheap to know my identity in the past?

So, Li Kaifu waited patiently for his own soldiers to come back. Even if Li Kaifu was very anxious in his heart, he looked at it calmly on the surface.

Not for a while

His own soldiers returned, and the thugs packed up their sticks and left with the benches.

"My lord, I have already understood those people." This Li Kaifu's personal soldier Wang Ning said to him

"Oh? What's going on? Li Kaifu still looked calm, and did not show any desire to understand.

Wang Ning didn't look at Li Kaifu's expression, but just reported what he knew to Li Kaifu: "The person who was beaten is the slave of General Li Shiyao, the current general of the Guangzhou garrison. ”

"Hmm. And then what? Li Kaifu asked indifferently

"The slave because General Lee asked him to eat. It took too long to give the food to General Lee, causing General Lee to starve for a while. So, this made General Li order him to play five boards to set an example. Wang Ning said slowly, afraid that he had missed something.

"It's as simple as that?" After listening to Wang Ning's account, Li Kaifu asked in disbelief

"Yes, sir. That's the way it is. Wang Ning replied to Li Kaifu very seriously

After listening to Wang Ning's serious answer, Li Kaifu didn't know why he felt a burst of sadness in his heart.

This was something that was absolutely non-existent before.

"Could it be that the sixth brother has played some magic trick on me? What's wrong with me? Lee Kai-fu didn't understand his inner thoughts

"It's all about it. You can't blame the slave for serving the meal slowly! This also has to give him five big boards. The person who was beaten could not complain, but could only kneel on the ground and thank him. Is this man still human? It's all a thing. Li Kaifu thought a little uncontrollably.

At this time, Yang Yingju and Sitku walked out accompanied by Li Shiyao.

Seeing this, Li Kaifu no longer thought about it, and consciously followed behind Yang Yingju. However, I felt a little unhappy when I watched Li Shiyao, but I didn't dare to reveal anything.

After leaving the General's Office, Yang Yingju separated from Xiteku. Li Kaifu looked at Yang Yingju, who was in a good mood, and asked, "Your Excellency the Governor is in a good mood, I don't know when you are so happy?" ”

"Kaifu! Tell you privately! Zhang Rui, who was arrogant before, is dead this time. Yang Yingju said unguardedly and Li Kaifu said