At the banquet, Luo Cheng did not directly respond to this matter, but also said that he would consider it and discuss it with the captains.

Back in the barracks, the brothers in the camp were also eating meat and drinking wine, all of which were sent from Antler Pass.

The fourth child was already a little blushing from drinking, and said triumphantly, "I didn't expect that the names of our Luo family's four tigers have all spread to the north bank of the Yellow River." ”

Luo Cheng shook his head and said, "That's just some flattery, do you really take it seriously?" ”

The fourth child doesn't care about this, he is like a scoundrel, "I didn't say the name of the four tigers of the Luo family, it was mentioned by the people themselves, and it is a fact that the name of the two banks of the Yellow River is famous." ”

The third child is very sober-minded, although he also raised a glass a few times at the banquet just now, but each time he just touched his lips in the cup. "This Liu Zhen will be so polite, which shows that this group of uncle thieves is very powerful. We're just passing through here, so we don't have to make any extraneous complications. ”

The fourth child took a fancy to those benefits, "There are a lot of benefits, as soon as you make a move, it will be a hundred taels of gold, and this Liu Zhenjiang is still very generous." If we help him to suppress the bandits, and all the seizures from the bandits and thieves will belong to us, and he will give us another money and food, I think this business can be done. Let's crack down on bandits and thieves, they're all experts, and it's just a matter of the way. Isn't it good to earn him a sum of money, this is to Zhuo County, the road is far away, and the cost on the road is not small, and when you get there, there must be a lot of money. ”

Siye snorted.

The fourth child still blushed and said with a stalk on his neck, "Why don't you want the benefits of picking it up for nothing?" We used to go all the way to Ohnozawa to suppress the bandits, but now the bandits in this bean pit just stand in the way of us, and it's a pity not to do his vote. How can there be a reason not to eat the fat meat that is delivered to the mouth. Little Five, let's him. ”

Luo Cheng didn't answer immediately.

When he returned to the camp tent, he summoned all the officers above the brigade commander to consult.

Young people such as Du Fuwei and Fu Gongyi, as soon as they heard that there were bandits to suppress, they were all like they had been beaten with chicken blood, screaming and wanting to do a vote.

Zhao Gui, Jia Runpu and others also said that they could do it.

"Captain Qi, Captain Li, what do you think?" Luo Cheng asked the fat man about them. Although Si Ye and Cun Xiao are also school captains now, the two are more qualified and experienced.

The fat man sat there, just like the Maitreya Buddha, he stroked his big belly, "Theoretically, it's just a matter of suppressing a few bandits, it's a convenient thing, this Liu Zhenjiang of Antler Pass is also a bold and generous person, it's nothing to help him with this." Anyway, we still have enough time, just like Brother Cunxiao said, it doesn't hurt to do him with a vote. ”

Li Ruqi has always spoken less, and he nodded, which can be regarded as echoing Qi Fat's words.

"Having said that, but we are going north on the order of the Ministry of War, and we have ordered six hundred brothers, and if one or two are lost by then, it will not be enough by then."

The third child shouted, "How can you still damage your brother if you beat a few bandits?" You're too worried, even if you really hurt a few brothers, isn't this very close to Zhangqiu, just make up a few more from home immediately. ”

Everyone thought that the uncle thief in Pingdouzi Pit was just a convenient thing, but Luo Cheng was not so frivolous. It's just that the bandits who have killed Changbai Mountain and Dayozawa are just boundless, where the capital madness comes from.

"The so-called knowing the enemy is invincible. Zhao Lvshuai, you send the scout brigade light horse out, I want to know the detailed information of Uncle Thief and Liu Badao, the more detailed the better, it is best to know where his lair is and how many people there are under his hands. ”

Zhao Gui nodded, "Leave it to us, not only will I find out these for you, but I will also find out how many concubines Liu Badao has, whether the concubines are fat or thin." ”

"If you can find out which woman's room he sleeps in every day, then you're capable." Luo Cheng scolded with a smile.

On the same day, Zhao Gui went out with his brothers.

General Liu Zhen specially sent some subordinates to act as guides.

He sent a lot of rice, noodles, meat and vegetables, and asked Luo Cheng anxiously how long it would take to send troops. Luo Cheng just smiled, saying that for the time being, it was not decided, everyone's opinions were not unified, and they had to discuss and discuss again, and said that they would stay here for a few days for the time being, whether they took this job or not, they would definitely tell Liu Zhenjiang at that time.

In the face of Luo Cheng like this, General Liu Zhen was also a little helpless.

Waited for three days.

Zhao Gui came back with more than a dozen horses, and as soon as he came back, he asked people to cook mutton soup cakes, and after cooking, they ate two large bowls each.

"I went around in it for a few days, but the fire never lit, and I ate some cold cakes every day, and my stomach was cold." Zhao Gui was full and wiped his mouth contentedly.

"How's it going?"

"It's a little surprising, this Liu is indeed a lot of domineering people, and it is bragging to say that there are 10,000 people, but in the bean pit, at least more than 3,000 people have gathered, of which about 800 are strong bandits, all of them have horses, all with knives, and their ideas are very hard."

I heard that there are 800 bandits who can fight, Luo Chengcheng knows that this group of people is not simple, and these 800 actually have horses and weapons, so it is not simple.

Experience taught him that it was impossible to gnaw at this group without casualties.

"However, this gang of bandits is very fat, these guys have nowhere to loot the nearby counties recently, have piled up a lot of money and food, and even robbed a lot of women. If it is beaten, this deal will definitely be made. Zhao Gui never forgot it.

Luo Cheng considered the risk.

As a general, you have to consider all aspects.

"What is the terrain of the bean pit?"

"It's a big salt ze, that Liu Badao used to be a strong man who boiled salt and sold salt, so he is very familiar with that side, he is now gathering thousands of people, and he has completely monopolized the salt trading of Douzigang, so this guy is making money every day, and he is very rich, and it is absolutely right to beat him."

Douzigang is more extensive than Onozawa, the terrain here is more complicated, it is a huge salt valley, south of the Yellow River, east of the sea, not far from the Grand Canal, but also in the plain, Bohai Sea, the intersection of the three counties between the river, it can be said that it is a golden triangle connecting the three counties, and the three counties are not easy to manage.

No matter which county comes to suppress, they can hide on the other two sides, and it is difficult for the officers and soldiers to cross the county to encircle and suppress, especially the Douzigang place is too big, and the terrain of Yanze is extremely complicated, and outsiders sometimes find it difficult to find a road.

According to Zhao Gui, Liu Badao used to be a local tyrant who made and sold salt in Yanze, if he was released by the government because of thieves, he simply hid in Douzigang, and controlled all the large and small salt mills inside, and now it is a monopoly on salt making in Douzigang, saying that people are thieves, but in fact, people are making salt and selling salt to make a lot of money.

"Salt production and sales, it seems that this Liu Badao is really rich!" After Luo Cheng heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little moved, he monopolized a piece of salt for hundreds of miles, how could this business and income be bad?