At noon, the backyard of Yinchuan City Guard.

It is a small courtyard with a small pond in the middle, and a small pavilion has been built next to the pond.

There are many trees planted in the four corners of the pavilion, and there are creepers clinging to it, so that even though it is the height of summer, the light in the pavilion is soft and cool.

Li Kuang and Liu Zhang sat upright, Chen Tang and Liu Zhang's personal guard captain, a man named Liu Cheng was waiting on the side, and the other personal guards were all around to enjoy the coolness.

"Master Li, it's been hard work from afar, please drink this cup full." Liu Zhang picked up the wine and smiled heartily.

"Thank you." Li Kuang didn't talk nonsense, and he went all together.

"Refreshing." Liu Zhang laughed loudly and drank himself dry.

Chen Tang and Liu Cheng were busy pouring their own wine, and Li Kuang raised his glass and said: "This cup is for Li to thank Lord Liu for his loyalty in the past few years on behalf of the court, and he will do his best first."

Li Kuang raised his glass and drank it all, showing the bottom of the cup.

Liu Zhang's eyes lit up, it was a kind of excitement and pride, he didn't speak, and drank it all in one go.

"I don't know where Lord Liu is from?" Li Kuang suddenly asked.

"Fufeng." Liu Zhang said proudly: "What about Lord Li?"

"Hehe, Xianyang." Li Kuang smiled: "It turns out that we are all children of Guanzhong, so we are closer."

"That's, that's. Our Qin people have been united since ancient times. Liu Zhang was also overjoyed.

Chen Tang knew: In the army, normal Guanzhong soldiers are more united; Outside the gate, because there are many factions, it is relatively negligent.

"Hehe, since they are all folks, then Li is not polite." Li Kuang picked up the wine jue, and Zheng Se said: "Li is new." I am not familiar with the place, so I ask Lord Liu to leave a few days late. How about telling the surrounding geography and enemy situation in detail?"

Liu Zhang was happy, his eyes rolled, and he said with a smile: "It's good to say, Liu is reluctant to be here for a while, after all, every brick and tile, grass and tree in this Yinchuan New Town has Liu's hard work." However, it seems that Master Li should show his sincerity, right?"

Li Kuang smiled: "Okay." Li drank three cups of thanks. He said, "Chen Tang, full of it."

"Yes." Chen Tang was busy for Li Kuangman.

At the moment, Li Kuangmian drank three cups in a row without changing his color, dripping happily, without dragging mud and water at all.

Qin people respect the booze, and Liu Zhang laughed: "Good amount of wine, admire!" Now, Liu will give Master Li a rough overview of the situation in this vicinity. How about taking Master Li around tomorrow?"

Li Kuang nodded and said with a smile: "Listen to Master Li's arrangement."

Chen Tangfei pricked up his ears, he knew that this was a rare opportunity: the more he knew about the enemy, the more chance he had of winning; One more point to win. There is one more chance to make meritorious contributions.

Chen Tang, who is familiar with the art of war, understands very well: any victory is not easy to come by, and only those who know the other can win a hundred battles.

Liu Zhang drank another full glass, and said while he was drinking heroically: "It turns out that the Huns are still there, and Kou Yinchuan is not frequent, and most of them are small groups of rogues. Later, His Majesty ordered the generals to go out of the fortress many times and finally destroy the Huns. After that, the Xiongnu headquarters was either wiped out or far away, and basically disappeared from the prairie. But. Many small tribes that had taken refuge under the Xiongnu lost their support. or due to natural disasters or wars, after lack of food and clothing. He often plundered Yinchuan. In addition, after the Yueshi people occupied the right part of the Xiongnu, they bloodily killed the remnants of the original Xiongnu for some reason, which exacerbated this situation. ”

"Well, after the war, there will be bandits, ancient common sense." Li Kuang nodded solemnly.

Liu Zhang sighed at this time and said, "Yes, but I'm in trouble." Most of the bandits are rangers, and although their numbers are small, they come and go like the wind. Although our department is numerous, it is a foot soldier and its mobilization is slow. As a result, Yinchuan City can barely take care of the outside within a dozen miles, and other places have no time to react. Not only did he repeatedly pounce on the air, but he was often bitten back by these bandits. Although Liu once set up an ambush to annihilate several bandits, it did not help the overall situation, and he was helpless. ”

Chen Tang understood it: Indeed, in a flat grassland like Yinchuan, it was indeed very difficult for the Qin army, which was dominated by foot soldiers, to extinguish a large group of bandits, mainly cavalry. The main difference is in one 'mobility', which is a birth defect, and even if it is a famous general, it will be very tricky.

"yes." Li Kuang also smiled bitterly: "In the old years, my Qin army fought with the Huns, and I had enough of the lack of cavalry, but fortunately, in the past few years, Your Majesty has vigorously developed horse politics, otherwise, it will be really terrible."

"Hehe," Liu Zhang smiled: "However, it's good that Master Li is here now." A thousand elite horsemen, they are all my well-trained Guanzhong powerhouses, and they will definitely make those bandits taste great. Come, Master Li, Liu will give you a cup, and another day he will kill a few more thieves for Liu Zhang. ”

"Hahaha," Li Kuang smiled heartily: "I will live up to Lord Liu's trust, do it."

The two drank another glass, Chen Tang was busy pouring the wine for Li Kuang, and pricked up his ears behind him, listening carefully.

"Master Li," Liu Zhang said seriously: "According to Liu's understanding of this for many years, the horse thieves here are mainly divided into four groups, which do not belong to each other, and sometimes they meet each other, and they have to tear each other apart.

This largest force is a remnant of the Xiongnu - Boer Division, wandering south of the Yellow River and Helan Mountain, with a force of about four or five hundred people, more than 1,000 clansmen, often invading Yinchuan, or the northeast Gaoju, Yinnan and other cities. The leader, Hulandar, is a fierce man, with a thirst for murder, and everywhere he passes, people and animals are exterminated.

The second is an authentic grassland bandit 'wind wolf', which does not belong to any tribe and has been haunting here many years ago, with more than 200 people, and the leader is called Uritai. Don't look at the small number of people in this department, because the terrain is proficient, there is no tribe to drag down, and the disaster is no less than that of the Boer department. Moreover, Uritai is cunning and ferocious, and he is a lone wolf on the grassland, which is really difficult to deal with.

The third is a tribe called Wuyanha, which is a branch of the original Donghu people, and is sheltered by the Xiongnu. After the destruction of the Xiongnu, under the joint attack of our Qin army and the Yueshi people, they wandered around, and they became troubled here more than a year ago. This tribe has about three or four hundred soldiers, who can ride and shoot well, and should not be underestimated. The leader was a young man named Sangkun, who was quite brave, and he heard that he could tear tigers and leopards alive.

The fourth is also a remnant of the Xiongnu - Erzhijin, which is the tribe of the former Xiongnu right valley Liwang, with about two or three hundred troops and hundreds of people, wandering in the east of Qingtongxia. The chief's name was Ersai Sihei, and he was an old fellow, cunning but cowardly. Usually the slightest wind and grass will hide in the mountains, so the disaster is the least.

The number of other bandits is too small to be a disaster. As long as these four strands are exterminated, Yinchuan City can be basically stable. ”

After saying it in one breath, Liu Zhang couldn't help but have a dry mouth, and hurriedly drank a cup and ate some Yinchuan specialty fruits.

Li Kuang didn't drink it, thinking about something quietly.

Chen Tang's face was also very solemn, and he said in his heart: No wonder Lord Liu is in a hurry here, there are more than 1,000 bandits here, and the rest of the small shares are not counted, it would be good to be able to defend it like this with more than 1,000 foot soldiers. It seems that there will be a hard battle here in the future, and there are many more enemies than yourself. However, fortunately, they are not subordinate to each other, so they have a good chance to defeat each other.

After a while, Li Kuang woke up from his contemplation and smiled gratefully: "Thank you Lord Liu for your kind words, it seems that Li Mouzhen's burden is not light."

"Yes, in the future, tens of thousands of fathers and elders in Yinchuan will please ask Master Li." Liu Zhang nodded.

Li Kuang said: "It is incumbent. Come, Lord Liu, have another drink. ”

The two smiled and had another drink.

……

In the evening, the room was brightly lit, and after a few cases, Li Kuang quietly looked at Yinchuan's money and grain mansion books, his face solemn.

At the end, Li Kuang suddenly stopped, thought for a while, and suddenly asked, "Chen Tang, what did you get today?"

Chen Tang stood behind Li Kuang, overheard what he asked, and hurriedly said, "What do you mean by the bandits?"

"Yes." Li Kuang nodded.

Chen Tang thought for a while and said, "Listening to what Lord Liu said, the bandits in Yinchuan are quite intense, and there are many of them. Fortunately, the bandits are not subordinate to each other, otherwise it will be difficult to destroy. According to the humble opinion of his subordinates, he can use the strategy of concentrating troops and breaking them down in turn, I don't know what the adults think?"

Li Kuang nodded approvingly: "Hehe, you and I have a little bit of a heart, and I want to go together." However, the bandits are an army accustomed to war, and they have the advantage of numbers, and our army is a new army, so it is not easy to win beautifully and not hurt the vitality. ”

"That's what my lord said." Chen Tang nodded approvingly and said, "Art of War: If the soldiers are not good, they will make up for it in the future." Our army lacks experience and numbers, so we can only make up for it in strategy. ”

Li Kuang nodded and said, "Good." The so-called: know the enemy, and never be defeated in a hundred battles. First of all, our army must find out the law of the activities of several major bandits, the strength and weakness of the bandits, and then seek a good opportunity to annihilate them. Another day, after I familiarize myself with the nearby terrain from Lord Liu, I can start to handle this matter. ”

Chen Tang's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "My lord, if you believe in your subordinates, how about leaving them to your subordinates!"

"You?" Li Kuang thought for a while and said with a smile: "Shrewd, good at riding and shooting, but a submersible talent." But can you do this little thing?"

Chen Tang smiled: "Don't you trust your subordinates?" The stakes are very high, and extraordinary meticulous work can be done perfectly, and Chen Tang is confident that it can be completed. ”

Li Kuang's eyes lit up, and he suddenly smiled: "Okay, ambitious." Then I'll leave this matter to you, change ** select some people to help and complete it as soon as possible. ”

"Thank you for your trust, Chen Tang will repay it wholeheartedly." Chen Tang was overjoyed, and secretly made up his mind in his heart: He must do a good job and let the whole army see his ability.

"Okay, it's not early, you arrange for someone to be on duty, and go to sleep by yourself." Li Kuang waved his hand.

"Whoa!" Chen Tang bowed down, walked outside, looked at the starry sky, and clenched his fists fiercely.