Whenever there is chaos in the world, it is accompanied by banditry. In such an era of inconvenient transportation links, there are especially many cases of banditry.

Not like the Hereafter, at least in this respect! In any case, Li Xin has lived for more than 20 years, and he has never heard of bandits gathering in the mountains and forests anywhere.

Guanzhong has been in chaos for more than a year, swords and soldiers are everywhere, and natural and man-made disasters are all intertwined! The ordinary people who couldn't survive, as well as those stragglers, gradually all went to the mountains.

Guanzhong is surrounded by mountains, especially the tall and stretching Qinling Mountains in the south, which is a natural hiding place for bandits.

For example, Zhongnan Mountain in the south of Chang'an, where there are not only hermits, but also many bandits gathered in the deep mountains. If the power of the Guanzhong regime is strong, then it is good to say that these bandits do not dare to provoke them.

Otherwise, I'm afraid that this place in the middle of the pass will have to be on fire on all sides, and there will be endless chaos.

Qiaoshan and Qishan are in the north and south of Linyou County in later generations, but at this time, there is no such county! The counties established in the past have been abolished, and the land there is divided into Qi County in the east and Yong County in the southwest.

And these two counties are now under the control of the Huashan Army, but the other party still dares to come out to grab the things of the Huashan Army, I have to say that the courage is indeed big enough.

"Know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles. Although it is important to suppress the bandits, before that, I still have to send someone to find out the situation of the other party. Those dead and wounded people and soldiers, you come up with a pension charter as soon as possible, and you can't chill the soldiers and people below! However, for the time being, we can't startle the snake, and this matter should not be known to too many people! After calming down for a while, Li Xin said.

"Don't worry! I'll arrange this right away. However, you have to inform the other food delivery teams as soon as possible, and be vigilant! Wang Meng nodded.

After the two discussed, they immediately went their separate ways. Li Xin issued an official document and secretly ordered the suspension of grain transportation in various counties, and this kind of action must be carried out cautiously before the surrounding bandits are ascertained! Even if it is necessary to act, it is necessary to arrange a heavy escort.

Judging from the current manpower of the Huashan Army, there are dozens of counties under it, and if they transport grain together, there will not be so many soldiers to protect them. After all, the soldiers and horses in the recruit camp have already been sent to various places.

Today's new army can only be used at any time by seven or eight thousand people. Don't look like it's a lot, if you really want to disperse, it's actually leaking everywhere, especially in the face of bandits who are concentrating their forces.

Hu Tian arrived that night, and just got off the horse, and before he had time to catch his breath, he was directly called by Li Xin.

"How's your new army training? Can you afford to fight? As soon as they met, Li Xin asked directly.

"Always ready! Now that the training is quite complete, it's time for a real combat test! Hu Tian didn't know what was going on, so he had to answer honestly.

"Great, here's your chance! You take a look at this thing first! Li Xin wanted this attitude, and when he handed over the official document, let him read it first.

Hu Tian took it with a puzzled face, and after looking at it, he was immediately furious and said: "Damn bandits, you actually dare to bully our Huashan army!" General, do you plan to let the last general lead the troops and completely wipe out this group of bandits? ”

"It's certain that you will be asked to lead the troops, otherwise I wouldn't have called you over. You go back to straighten out the troops and horses first, but don't show the news and pretend that nothing happened. I'm going to send someone to find out the situation before I decide what to do next. This time, it's not just those robbers who grab the grain to be dealt with, but if you take this opportunity, you can clean up the surroundings and save you the trouble of coming to us again in the future! It's also time to train the new army! Li Xin said.

"Yes, the last general rushed back overnight to prepare, as long as the general gave an order, the last general would immediately bring people to kill." Hu Tianying said.

"Don't be in such a hurry, you come in a hurry, rest in the city first, and go back later! Go ahead! ”

After sending Hu Tian away, Li Xin immediately called Tu Qi over and asked him to arrange manpower to go around Guanzhong to investigate. Find out the situation of the bandits around you, if you can appease those who go down the mountain, then it is naturally better to get those people down, after all, there is a shortage of people in Guanzhong now.

If there is a heinous and stubborn guy, then there is nothing polite! When the time comes, it will be all in one go, and there will be absolutely no future troubles.

After everything was arranged, Li Xin pretended to be okay on the surface, and he still handled official business normally on weekdays, as if this incident had not happened.

Ten days later, Tu Qi returned to Chang'an City. Because this time the matter was not trivial, he had to go out in person. After a period of inquiry, the situation was finally clarified.

"There are more than 2,000 bandits in Qiaoshan, including many old and weak women and children, and there are about 1,300 people who can really fight. The leader is named Hu Da, known as the big leader! In the past, it was a big thief who was rampant in the north to kill people and overhaul goods, and came to Guanzhong a few years ago, and for some reason settled in this mountain, and slowly gathered so many people and horses! "Within the official office, Tu Qiyu reported.

"In other places in Guanzhong, can there be traces of bandits?"

"To the south of Chencang County, there are several bandits in Taibai Mountain, but their strength is not large, although there are more than 2,000 people in total, they are quite scattered. In addition, in the mountains in the south of Zhouzhi County, there is a bandit of more than 1,000 people, this group is dominated by Sima Xun's defeated soldiers, and there are some displaced people among them. In addition, in the northwest mountains of Xiayang County, there is also a group of bandits, but this group of bandits is mostly from the north of the Hu people, although the number is less than a thousand, but there are quite horses, and the combat power is strong and comes and goes like the wind! ”

"In this case, there are four bandits around Guanzhong? I really didn't expect it! There are so many neighbors around, and I haven't said hello to them in the past, which is really rude! Hearing this, Li Xin couldn't help but sneer.

"These bandits, those gangs on Taibai Mountain, are relatively honest on weekdays and rarely go down the mountain. Even when they come down the mountain occasionally, they basically only rob food wealth, but rarely kill people! If you want to talk about harm, the horse bandits in the northwest of Xiayang County are the largest, and they often crisscross the land of the old county, killing people and goods. In recent days, we have occupied Guanzhong, and they rarely come to Fengyi County! But before, Xia Yang and several surrounding counties, they often intruded! ”

"How about the one south of Zhouzhi County?"

"Because he was born in the official army of Hanzhong, the discipline is very poor! There is no activity pattern on weekdays, basically there is no food on the mountain, so this will come down the mountain to rob the people! Otherwise, you will sit and eat and indulge in pleasure on weekdays! Tu Qi paused for a moment before replying.

In this case, the order of priority can be sorted out. Hu Da's bandits all the way must be solved first, then the horse bandits, and finally the two bandits in the south are. The group of bandits in Taibai Mountain, you have to find a way to send some people up the mountain, first, for the purpose of suppressing the bandits in the future, and mainly to see if there is any possibility of letting them go down the mountain! Zhouzhi County in the south! You can put it aside for the time being, just keep an eye on it! When the time comes, it would be just right to give them an urn to catch turtles. After hearing these news, Li Xin stood up and walked back and forth in the room, and after thinking about it for a while, he said.

"Do you immediately notify the soldiers and horses in various places and prepare for action?"

"This needs to be thought through. The hiding place of these bandits is inconvenient for people to walk, and the other party is familiar with the geographical situation, so we will attack rashly, I am afraid that we will suffer. Well, you go and arrange a reliable guide first, ready to go with the army at any time. I'll have to make a good arrangement here! Go down and rest! After a deep groan, Li Xin said.

"Yes, my subordinates understand!" After Tu Qi finished speaking, he hurriedly retreated.

Li Xin sat down again and began to write official documents. With today's troops, it is impossible to achieve the best results without careful planning.

"Hu Da is bound to be wiped out all the way, so that he can establish his authority and deter other people with intentions. Its location is located between Yongxian and Qi County, but it can be started from Li Erhei and ask him to send soldiers and horses into the mountains from the northeast and join forces with Hu Tian, who has entered the mountains from the southwest. Let Zhou Tong send some soldiers and horses from Longguan into the mountains from the northwest, so I don't believe that this Hu Da can run away! As he thought, he looked at the map and began to write and draw on the paper.

For a day, he was so immersed in this matter that he couldn't even eat. It wasn't until late evening that he finally made a rough plan.

However, this is just a general direction, and at the end he deliberately added a sentence so that the generals under him can adapt to changes and tactics according to the situation on the battlefield. After all, if you are not on the front line, only the person leading the troops knows what the situation is, and if you manage it too hard, it is not a good thing.

The relevant orders were immediately sent everywhere. And Hu Tian, who received the order, immediately began to act.

He drew 2,000 men from the new army, crossed Weishui to the south, and moved overnight! First arrived in Lantian County, then marched west along the Qinling Mountains until it reached Kuaicheng in Shiping County, crossed Weishui again in the north, and rushed to Qiaoshan.

In this way, it is unlikely that the gang of bandits in Qiao Mountain will know that the Huashan Army is already going to do something to themselves. And some time in advance, the messenger sent by Li Xin rushed to Zhou Tong and Li Erhei with an urgent official document to mobilize troops to act together. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "Eastern Jin Dynasty Tang Wang's Claw Book House" for free for the first time.