Xu Mince and Li Zhi discussed, and the governor's order came down the next day. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Li Zhi's boss, You Huachao, the defense officer of Yunfang, rode to Li Zhi's Fanjiazhuang and conveyed the governor's order.

Although You Huachao had heard about Li Zhi's big move in Fanjiazhuang before he came, he was still surprised to see the new Fanjiazhuang like a big construction site with his own eyes. Who has ever seen a hundred households engaged in such a large urban construction project? When he walked to the door of Li Zhi's brand-new and magnificent Baihu official hall, he was even more surprised.

What is the number of this Li Zhi? Actually risking the world's disapproval to build a new yamen?

However, he knew that Li Zhi was the personal of the governor, and he did not dare to discuss Li Zhi's behavior. The governor asked a team to exterminate hundreds of bandits, there must be something strange in this, but where did You Huachao dare to ask more? He read out the governor's order to let Li Zhi go to QY County to suppress the bandits, and rushed away.

Before leaving, Li Zhisai gave him ten taels of silver, which made him smile.

With the governor's order, Li Zhi can lead his troops to the battle. Li Zhi asked Li Xing to sit in Fanjiazhuang, and he temporarily hired 100 people to transport the baggage in wheelbarrows, and took 125 people from the first company of the second battalion equipped with mini rifles to march to QY County, QY County, which is in the southernmost part of Hejian Province, 300 miles away from Fanjiazhuang. Li Zhi marched 30 miles a day, and walked with more than 200 soldiers and people for 11 days before reaching the county seat of QY.

Without horses, Li Zhi's troops relied on two legs all the way.

Zhong Feng, the commander of the second battalion who accompanied the army, saw that the soldiers were walking hard, so he made a suggestion: "My lord, each of the Tartars has two horses, so they can travel hundreds of miles in a day. If our soldiers were also equipped with horses, their combat capability would be greatly enhanced! ”

Li Zhi calculated, if a horse costs 20 taels of silver, 2,000 soldiers of the Xuanfeng Battalion will cost 40,000 taels of silver to match the horses. However, if the soldiers are alone, the baggage team cannot keep up, and the troops still cannot move fast. If a soldier has two horses, he can use horses to carry baggage, so as to really increase the speed of the march, but the cost will be 80,000 taels of silver, plus the maintenance cost of raising horses, which is a lot of silver.

Li Zhi replied: "This matter is too expensive, and it needs to be considered in the long run. ”

Zhong Feng nodded and said no more.

When everyone walked to the county seat of QY County, they sent a herald to the county government to report it.

Li Zhi only said that he was ordered by the governor to help the local bandits, so he should naturally be treated by the local government. He parked his troops a mile outside the city gate, ready to wait for the greeting of the officials and squires of QY County.

But Li Zhi didn't wait for the welcome scene he imagined.

Li Zhi waited from midnight to noon, his stomach was rumbling, and he only waited for two officials to report the news, and there was not a single official or squire. When the two messengers saw that Li Zhi did not kneel and salute, they arched their hands and said, "Lord Baihu, my lord Yan Shi invites you to the county government to talk!" ”

When Li Zhi heard this, he knew that this magistrate was not ready to welcome him. I am an official sent by the governor, why is this county so big? Li Zhi slandered in his heart, and had no choice but to call the troops to drive into the city. Unexpectedly, before the people and horses here moved, the officials hurriedly came up to stop them: "It's okay for the hundred households to enter the city, and the army is stationed here!" If the army enters the county town and disturbs the people, it will be very bad! ”

Hearing this, Zhong Feng couldn't help but scold: "You broken official, don't you see that we are the officers and soldiers who are here to help you suppress bandits?" Why don't you know the etiquette, and don't let us go into the city to rest? ”

The two officials glanced at Li Zhi's men and horses with disdain, and said: "There are more than 300 bandits, and there are more than 100 soldiers in 100 households, unless all of them are heavenly soldiers and generals, I'm afraid they can't destroy the bandits, right?" ”

Zhong Feng suddenly became angry and scolded: "You dare to underestimate our people, see that I don't beat you!" ”

Seeing that the officer was angry and wanted to hit someone, the two officials were very frightened and fled behind Li Zhi in a panic.

Li Zhi understood: the civil officials and gentry originally despised the military attachés, and their officials were so small, and they brought so few people, which was completely despised by the whole county of QY. He stopped the angry Zhong Feng, and said impatiently to the two officials: "You two lead the way, and I will go with you to see the county order!" ”

Only then did the two officials lead the way and bring Li Zhi into the county office.

In the second hall of the county government, the magistrate, the county and several local gentry were already sitting there. These people watched Li Zhi in official robes come in, and they didn't welcome it, and looked at Li Zhi straight one by one as if they were looking at a subordinate. Especially Yan Shize, who knew the county, sat in the middle of the second hall and looked directly at Li Zhi, as if Li Zhi should kneel for him.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the military attache had a low status, and it was the norm for the hundred households of the sixth product to kneel when they saw the county order of the seventh product. However, Li Zhi only said that he was here to help you suppress the bandits, how could there be any reason to kneel to you? A bow of the hand is considered a salute.

"I've seen Lord Zhixian!"

The county commander saw that Li Zhi was not kneeling, his face was a little unbearable, and he didn't speak for a long time with a straight face.

Li Zhi saw that the scene froze there, and said lightly that Lord D County Zun sent a guide to us today, and we will go to Yanshan tomorrow to suppress the bandits. ”

Seeing that Li Zhi was not able to kneel and salute the fire in his belly, the county commander did not let Li Zhi sit, glanced at Li Zhi and said with a sneer: "Bandits? Those more than 300 bandits are old thieves, how can you exterminate a hundred new soldiers? When you come to familiarize yourself with the situation and understand the situation, you will quickly repair the book to the governor and ask for more soldiers and horses! ”

Li Zhi said lightly: "The soldiers of this officer are well-equipped and well-trained, enough to defeat the bandits!" ”

The county magistrate snorted and asked, "You said that your family is well-equipped, how many people are wearing armor and how many horses are there?"

Li Zhi replied honestly: "The soldiers of this officer are not wearing armor, except for a few officers, the others are not equipped with horses!" ”

The county commander shook his head and asked again: "I heard that you just took up the post of managing the team, how long have your family been practicing?" ”

Li Zhi said lightly: "I've been practicing for two months!" ”

"After two months of training, you dare to go to the battlefield with fewer enemies?"

Hearing this, the county magistrate seemed to be unable to hold back any longer and laughed. The county magistrates and gentry sitting next to them also looked disdainful and laughed. Halfway through, the county commander Yan Shize stopped laughing and said coldly: "Li Zhi! I really don't know what the governor thinks, but he actually sent you a small team to deal with this old bandit! You went up the mountain to send you to death, and it was a small matter, and you provoked the three hundred bandits to take revenge on us in QY County, what should you be guilty of? ”

Li Zhi heard the ridicule of the county order, and only said directly: "This official is ordered by the governor to lead troops to suppress the bandits, and the county lord only needs to provide a guide to lead the way, and other words, wait until the bandits are exterminated, or after the battle is killed on the battlefield!" ”

Hearing Li Zhi's words, several gentry glanced at each other, and said that although this military attache had no strength, he had the courage to look at death as if he were at home, but he had some momentum.

Hearing Li Zhi's righteous and awe-inspiring remarks, the county order was a little embarrassed, and it was also a little more respectful to Li Zhi. He put away the ridicule and said, "Good! Li Zhi! Anyway, you're not afraid of death, since you're bent on suppressing bandits! I'll have a guide for you,"

Yan Shi shouted outside the hall: "Qin Liu, you are familiar with the road, so go and lead the way for the management officer sent by the governor to go to Yanshan to suppress the bandits!" ”

When Qin Liu, who was outside the door, heard this, he ran into the second hall and knelt down in the hall with a puff, crying and saying, "My lord, you can't let the villain die!" There is still an old mother to support above the villain! ”

Yan Shi saw that Qin Liu was so timid, and felt that his face was a little unbearable. He secretly glanced at Li Zhi, and saw that Li Zhi had no expression of contempt, so he said loudly: "Let you lead the way, not let you go into battle!" What are you afraid of? ”

That Qin Liu knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "My lord, the bandits in Salt Mountain are so fierce, don't you want to kill the villain when you see the villain leading the way?" ”

Li Zhi glanced at Qin Liu, stood there and said lightly: "Qin Liu, don't worry, I can't kill you!" ”

Seeing that his own people were so cowardly, the county commander also felt that his face was gloomy, and scolded loudly: "Qin Liu, if you don't go, this official will behead you for the crime of escaping from the battle!" ”

That Qin Liu glanced at the county order, knelt on the ground with a pale face, and didn't dare to speak again.

Li Zhi and the county magistrate made a few moves in their mouths, knowing that these civil officials and gentry would not give themselves a drink, so he said loudly: "Okay, this official will not bother the county lord today, tonight this official will camp outside the city with the soldiers, and tomorrow he will go to Yanshan to suppress bandits!" This guide, Qin Liu, I took it away! ”

After saying this, Li Zhi grabbed Qin Liu on the ground and took him out of the second hall and pulled him all the way out.

Seeing Li Zhi, who was resolute and resolute, he said that he would leave, and the county commander, the county magistrate, and several gentry were all stunned. In the middle of the sound, the county Cheng said: "Why is this Li Zhi so confident, could it be that he really has a way to defeat the bandits?" ”

The gentry of a nearby county said, "Parents! I heard that this Li Zhi is a relative of the Governor, and the Governor sent him to suppress the bandits, I'm afraid he is sure! ”

Even Yan Shize, the county magistrate who looked down on Li Zhi, also said: "Could it be that this Li Zhi can really defeat more than 300 bandits with more than 100 recruits? Isn't that incredible? ”

Everyone looked at the direction in which Li Zhi walked out and was speechless.

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