Chapter 596: Gathering Messages

"Do you know where the city lord of Qucheng fled to, and where are those bandit camps?"

"Lord Hui, the city lord of Qucheng is in Yicheng, and he must have fled to Yicheng. ”

"Back to my lord, the bandit village is in the Xiaoyin Mountain more than forty miles away from Qucheng, the terrain of the Xiaoyin Mountain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is said that there are several caves on a mountain, and those bandits are hidden in several caves on weekdays. The two of them answered Lin Xuanzhong's questions in succession, and the answers were generally satisfactory to Lin Xuanzhong.

"How many days have you Qucheng City Lord fled, and where have all those family forces in the original city gone?" After thinking about it briefly, Lin Xuanzhong continued to ask.

"It's been six days, I'm afraid I've already fled to Yicheng," after a pause, the old man who replied continued: "Qucheng is a poor border town, not only are there few locals, but the local business is not easy to do. After the city lord took the lead in running away, those family forces were afraid of the might of the bandit village and had already fled to various places. ”

"But the old man knows that there are many bullies and prisoners in the city who were imprisoned by the city lord before, and after the city lord escaped, he fled to Xiaoyin Mountain in groups, joined the bandit organization, and came back to slaughter the people in the city, which is really a crime!"

When Lin Xuanzhong slowly understood the situation in Qucheng, the old man's latter words surprised Lin Xuanzhong, and it was not difficult for Lin Xuanzhong to think that the situation in Qucheng was even more complicated than he had imagined before.

"What's so dangerous about that little Yin Mountain?"

"Back to my lord, Xiaoyin Mountain is full of peaks and peaks, rugged terrain, and dense forests. If you are not familiar with the mountain roads in that area, it is easy for ordinary people to get lost in it, and there are still some fierce beasts in the mountains, and no city residents usually go there," his tone changed, and the old man who replied continued: "But for the bandits who are familiar with it, Xiaoyin Mountain is undoubtedly a good place for them to hide, not only can they be ambushed everywhere, but also easy to defend and difficult to attack, especially in their camp area, not to mention the high terrain, and fortifications have also been built. ”

"Over the years, every time Qu and Qin Ercheng organized people to suppress bandits, there would be great losses. Even if they can break through the bandits, those bandits can hide in deeper places, so that they have not been able to wipe out the clean, and now the bandits' power is even greater. ”

"You seem to know a little bit about the terrain there?" Lin Xuanzhong thought of something as he listened carefully to the old man's account of the situation in Xiaoyin Mountain.

"Back to my lord, when I was young, I went to Qincheng to do business and was caught by those robbers in the village, and I stayed in the village for a while, and then my family took money to redeem it, and the old man was able to come out of there. ”

"How many bandits are there?"

"A few days ago, it was only a few dozen, but now I'm afraid there are hundreds of people, as for the specific number, the old decay is not clear!"

"Do any of you know?" Seeing that the old man who answered didn't know, Lin Xuanzhong turned to look at the others.

"My lord, since the city lord fled, there have been villains who have gone to join the bandits almost every day in the city, and the exact number is really difficult to determine. Under Lin Xuanzhong's gaze, another old man replied, with a lot of resentment in his words. Immediately afterwards, the other old men who did not say anything nodded one after another.

From the reactions of those people, Lin Xuanzhong roughly estimated that there might be more than two or three hundred bandits in the mountains, and the speed at which the scale of the bandit village expanded was really beyond imagination.

"Do you know how many powerful leaders there are in the village?"

"Before, when the bandits came to Qucheng to make trouble, I heard that there were seven commanders, and according to the old man, it should be seven seventh-order martial cultivators. Because when the old man was hiding, I heard that many sixth-order martial cultivators in the city who chose to resist were killed by them, and as for the strength of those leaders, we don't know. After the elder finished speaking, the other elders nodded in default.

"Okay, let's go back first," After asking about Qucheng and those bandits, Lin Xuanzhong didn't have any more questions to ask for the time being.

"Yes, my lord," several old men agreed, and after asking Xing Hu, they carefully exited the hall one by one.

"General Lin, why are you asking about the information of those bandits, there are only a few hundred people, is it possible that you are still worried that they will dare to come and rob us?" After listening quietly for a while, Xing Hu below could finally ask Lin Xuanzhong.

"No, I want to rob them," shaking his head, Lin Xuanzhong denied Xing Hu's speculation, and then directly said what he thought in his heart.

"What?" exclaimed, Xing Hu reacted suddenly, after thinking about it carefully, Xing Hu felt that Lin Xuanzhong's idea was very good, but listening to the meaning of the old men just now, the bandit leaders were quite numerous and very strong, and it seemed that they were not easy to deal with.

"When is General Lin going to go?" It's just that the idea of killing those bandits is far more than the psychology of being afraid of the bandits, so under the emotion, Xing Hu just thinks about just waiting to meet those bandits.

"General Xing, don't worry, this matter is still equivalent to the deputy general when they come back from Qincheng, let's talk about it, the general has to understand the situation in Qincheng first," going to the bandit village to loot can only be said to be a temporary idea generated by Lin Xuanzhong's observation of the map just now.

Based on the news he had just heard, Lin Xuanzhong already knew that the bandit village had great geographical advantages, and the fact that it was easy to defend and difficult to attack made Lin Xuanzhong not dare to rashly attack the bandit village with a soldier before he knew the specific situation of the bandit village. Otherwise, once he was ambushed by the bandits, the price he might have to pay was unbearable for Lin Xuanzhong.

"What General Lin said is that it is better to find out the situation first and then make plans," Xing Hu smiled to ease the embarrassment, as a general, Xing Hu naturally has some ability to grasp the situation. If they attack the bandit village now, it will indeed be very risky for them.

Next, Lin Xuanzhong explained the matter of burying the body, and then he could only wait for news. After Xing Hu went out to run errands, he was idle, Lin Xuanzhong walked around the city lord's mansion, watching those soldiers busy with this and that.

At the same time, in Orchid Village, after a morning's hard work, the villagers have dug up the buried grain and some items. The total amount is not much, but it is still enough for hundreds of people to eat for a year and a half.

In addition, while the villagers were busy digging for food, the three hundred night soldiers divided into several teams and hunted some low-level beasts nearby. Those low-level fierce beasts can only be regarded as prey for Wu Xiu, but for ordinary people, they are fierce beasts that cannot be defeated. Either way, every single one of the Night's Soldiers can solve the food problem for many people.

After gathering together the prey and the food that could be dug up, Wang Yiyao asked Zhang Jiutian to send all the food to Qucheng. After learning what Lin Xuanzhong had confessed, Zhang Jiutian planned to send food and villagers to Qucheng in batches, but transportation was a problem.

Without enough cars and not enough poultry, you won't be able to get things there for a while, but if you make a few more trips, you'll find it troublesome. In addition, although it is autumn now, it is still not good to leave the meat of the beast for too long, so after discussing with Hong Lao, Zhang Jiutian plans to send half of the meat of the beast to the city, and the other half will be left for the villagers to help them marinate and then dry it into bacon.

After being sure that they could hunt more fierce beasts, Zhang Jiutian felt that making bacon was a good method, after all, it was not possible to let soldiers fill their stomachs with meat every day, but if they made bacon, they could ensure that they could have meat to eat from time to time. Besides, bacon was originally a basic ration for the army, and the more Zhang Jiutian thought about it, the more he felt that the proposal to dry bacon could be achieved.

After discussing with Hong Lao how to deal with those fierce beast meats, the next step was to send things to the city. According to Zhang Jiutian's idea, the first thing is to send food, and then to send beast meat.

Not long after making certain arrangements, some of the nine teams sent by Zhang Jiutian to rescue the villagers in other villages had already returned, bringing back not only some villagers, but also some food and other things.

Due to the different distances of several villages, it will take a certain amount of time to come back, and now Zhang Jiutian is worried about whether those teams will encounter the interference of fierce beasts on the way back and forth, but unfortunately there are no extra manpower, and those who are sent can only ask for more blessings for themselves.

While Zhang Jiutian was busy with the task handed over by Lin Xuanzhong all the time, Yu Tong and another deputy general, Xu Da, had already rushed to Qincheng with several subordinates.

Outside the city gate, several people were surprised by the scene in front of them, the north gate of Qincheng was actually open, although there were no pedestrians below, but there were also no refugees outside the city. There were also some soldiers patrolling back and forth above the tower, which was not at all the same as the situation was assumed on the road when several people arrived.

It's just that the city defense of Qincheng is similar to that of Qucheng, and it is not a real city defense, it is just a checkpoint to enter the city. After staying in front of the city gate for a long time, and when they were sure that they could not blend into the city, Yu Tong and Xu Da decided to use the second step plan to directly express their intentions.

Not long after, after meeting with those guards, as expected, those guards were indeed from the City Lord's Mansion. So, Yu Tong directly stated that they wanted to see the city lord.

The captain of the guard under the city saw that Yu Tong was very popular and strong, so he naturally did not dare to slack off, and while ordering someone to pass on the city lord, he personally accompanied Yu Tong and several people into the city. With their strength, they didn't dare to stop Yu Tong and a few people.

On the way into the city with the guards, Yu Tong and Xu Da observed the situation in the city while feeling that Lin Xuanzhong had asked them to dress up in disguise.

Compared with the situation in Qucheng, the inside of Qincheng is a completely different matter, not only is there a relatively lively market, but there are also more pedestrians. With doubts in their hearts, the eight of them came all the way to the City Lord's Mansion.

On the other side, the city lord of Qincheng has been waiting in the palace for a long time. After the meeting between the two parties, Yu Tong and Xu Da did not hide it at all, and directly stated their identities and the purpose of their trip.

Earlier, the city lord of Qincheng had received the news that the night army had arrived in Qucheng, and now Yu Tong and a few people came from Qucheng, and their temperament was very prominent, and it was definitely not the gang of bandits in Xiaoyin Mountain who could pretend to be, so the city lord of Qincheng quickly determined the identity of Yu Tong and a few people.