At the beginning of the ugly hour the next day, Wang An and Sun Xiaoniang returned to Dangyang with the guards. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info in order to prevent bandits, although it is already the fourth watch, the city gate of Dangyang has not yet opened. Fortunately, today it was Shi Duan who led the soldiers of the first team of the second tun to be on duty at night, and after some exchanges, Shi Duan opened the city gate and let everyone in.

Wang An returned to the county office, and the eldest girl got the news that she had instructed the servants to prepare food. Wang An asked the eldest girl to arrange a place for Sun Xiaoniang and her entourage, and sent someone to summon Kong Xun and Li Mao, while Dong Xuan had already been sent out by Shi Duan to lead the soldiers of the first tun to be stationed ten miles away from Dangyang to monitor the movements of the thieves.

"Could it be a little less crowded? There are 3,000 bandits. Wang An looked at Dangyang and said.

Shi Duan pointed to the map of Dangyang and said, "Wei Xuan, they have a total of twenty horses, and if there is anything, you can immediately notify the county seat." This afternoon, the Green Forest bandits had already set up their men between Lankouju and Dangyang and retreated, and set up a camp five miles away from Lankouju, and it seemed that they were planning to leave at any time. Wei Xuan's duty was more to monitor the bandits in the northwest of Dangyang and prevent them from taking advantage of the fire to rob. ”

Wang An looked at the map and asked, "What's the news from Lankouju, are the bandits still attacking?" ”

"In the afternoon, Weber sent someone to deliver the letter back, and the bandits had stopped attacking and were fighting for property." Shi Duan replied, "More details will not be known until dawn." ”

Wang An stared at the map and touched his chin: "Is Lankouju still holding on there?" ”

Shi Duan pointed to the map and said: "Due to the outnumbered enemy, Wei Zhong and Uncle Wei have abandoned their camp after a fight, and led their subordinates to retreat to Wei Bo's camp. Weber sent someone back in the afternoon to report that they could support it for two or three days. ”

"Two days is enough," Wang An said, "The county soldiers of Jiangling will arrive the day after tomorrow, and our two soldiers from Tun must be ready to attack in the next two days, and as soon as the county soldiers arrive, we will attack and recapture Lankouju." ”

Kong Xun poured cold water on Wang An: "County Zun, there are no two soldiers now." ”

"What's going on?" Wang An felt strange, but immediately reacted, "Someone escaped?" ”

"No," replied Kong Xun, "nearly twenty people have escaped today. ”

Wang An took a deep breath and calmed down his anger: "Have these people been arrested?" ”

Kong Xun looked at Wang An, then at Shi Duan, and replied, "Not yet." ”

Shi Duan then replied, "I want to give them a chance." ”

"In the army, these people are just fleeing from the battle, and they will be beheaded." Wang An looked at Shi Duan, "Tell me what you think, why do you still give them a chance?" ”

Shi Duan looked at Wang An and said, "My subordinates want to ask, will the matter of the Green Forest Bandit affect the career of the county honor?" ”

Wang An thought for a while and said: "It shouldn't be, the will given by the imperial court to this official is to deal with the Dangyang bandits, as long as the county town of Dangyang does not fall into the hands of the bandits, the official can be said to have fulfilled his duty; Lulin Mountain is a place of three carelessness, there are many bandits, often plundering places, Nanyang County, Nanjun and Jiangxia County are all deeply affected, and the imperial court is no longer surprised; The green forest bandits went down the mountain this time, looting private property, as long as the bitter master does not pursue and does not sue, the court will apply for one or two at most, and this official is this bitter master; The official has sent a letter to my family, asking him to send someone to Chang'an to lobby, and now the center is still glued to the Dongping Wang's rebellion, and no one wants to see the support of the Wang family, so the matter of the Green Forest Bandit has little impact on the official's career. The official thought that Wu Jiang Taishou also saw this situation, so he agreed to send troops to support Dangyang. ”

"Since it doesn't have a big impact on the career of the county, why doesn't the county let go of these fugitives and win the hearts of the people?" Shi Duandao, "After the county zun came to Dangyang, the reason why the five wealthy families who could fight couldn't raise their heads was that the county zun won over the people of Dangyang and won the hearts of the people. Now is the time for the county to win the hearts and minds of the people. ”

Wang An said: "Oh? Could it be that the five wealthy families are moving again? ”

Kong Xun said: "It's not five, it's three, the Chang family, the Li family and the district family. They jointly sued the Taishou Mansion, saying that when the county lord came to Dangyang, he knew that he would compete with the people for profits and exploit the people, but as a result, there was too much money, which attracted bandits and endangered the people of Dangyang. ”

"You all know this kind of thing, the news is very well-informed," Wang An laughed: "These charges are very well written, Confucian scholars like to be the spokesperson of the people the most, and they like to say goodbye to others and compete with the people for profit." This is the second time that Dangyang has sued the official, and the Taishou Mansion should send the governor to take a look, otherwise it will be difficult for Jingzhou Mu to explain. It's a pity that the old fox of the Chu family master didn't get involved in this matter, and the official didn't want to attack the Chu family. Wang An finally sighed.

"County honor, how many county soldiers are there in Gangneung? Where are you going to be stationed? Shi Duan asked suddenly.

"There are five tuns and 500 people in Jiangling," Wang Andao said, "this officer is going to send the soldiers of the second tun to the garrison of the first tun as well, and give up the military camp to the Jiangling soldiers." At the beginning, the barracks were rebuilt on the scale of 400 people, and it was not a problem to squeeze 500 people. Don't let the Gangneung soldiers be stationed in the county seat, so as to save them from disturbing the people, which can reduce a lot of unnecessary trouble. ”

Shi Duan looked at the map and said: "Ruoxian County is also suffering from the Green Forest Bandits, why doesn't the county Zun discuss with Ruoxian County, and jointly write a letter to Taishou, and Ruoxian County and Dangyang County will send troops together to deal with these Green Forest Bandits?" Wouldn't it be faster than transferring troops from Gangneung? ”

Wang An smiled bitterly: "If the county order was a bandit, he was thrown into prison just after the meeting. If the county we can't count on for the time being. Wang An looked at the map: "Can our two soldiers break through each other's defenses and join up with the guards of Lankouju?" ”

Shi Duan poured a basin of cold water on Wang An again: "No, they not only have to practice but also be literate, and their progress is already much slower than others...... It's not enough. The second tun is still making do with the shelves, counting on them to go into battle to kill the enemy, so let's wait for next year. Considering Wang An's mood, Shi Duan did not use more ugly words.

"Do you want to get rid of reading and writing?" Kong Xun proposed.

"No," Wang An refused, he also hoped that this group of people would become grassroots officers in the future, "Slow down, slow down, when they can study, they will get twice the result with half the effort." ”

Wang An finished discussing with Shi Duan and Kong Xun, and returned to the back house, Sun Xiaoniang was no longer there, and the eldest girl brought a bowl of water and handed it to him: "The concubine has arranged for Sun Xiaoniang to rest, and the husband is in a hurry overnight, please rest early." ”

"Frightened Madame."

"Hearing about the bandits, the Confucian thief Cao and Shi Junhou immediately sent people to protect the county government. The Confucian thief Cao even prepared a carriage and planned to let the concubine escape to Jiangling with several younger sisters, but the concubine refused. ”

Wang An hugged the eldest girl in his arms: "Don't worry, these bandits won't be able to make trouble for long." ”