Chapter 356

Liu Daxia did not take it lightly, especially when the matter was known to the court, he needed to solve the matter as much as possible, so after the dispersal of the dynasty, Liu Daxia sent someone to convey the order overnight, ordering Bazhou Wei to command Chen Wei to quell the Wen'an riot within ten days.

In the afternoon of the next day, Chen Wei, who received the news, did not dare to slack off, although he had already ordered the officers and soldiers of the 1,000 guards stationed in the Nanxin town of Bazhou to attack nearby, and immediately after receiving the order, he personally led 2,000 soldiers and horses from Bazhou to rush to the coordinated battle.

On 17 August, Chen Wei's 2,000 soldiers and horses arrived at Xinzhenzhai at night, Chen Wei decided to rest in Xinzhenzhai for the night, and set off for Wen'an tomorrow, Baoding is only more than 100 miles away from Wen'an, and there is not much time to delay, and 1,000 soldiers and horses from Baoding Qianhu have already arrived in advance to suppress bandits, so there is no need to be too anxious.

That night, the local officials set up a banquet to entertain Chen Wei, the banquet served exquisite dishes, the singer was charming, Chen Wei was in the barracks for a long time because of military discipline, he did not dare to be presumptuous at all, this time he came back to Xinzhen, it was easier to drink, the wine was smoked, and the officials who were interested in the rest also arranged for two courtesans to sleep, Chen Wei borrowed the drunken half-push and half-on, and hugged the two beautiful women in the pavilion to get up.

Tossed until the middle of the night, Chen Wei was also exhausted and fell asleep, but not long after he fell asleep, he heard the loud noise of his relatives outside the door, Chen Wei woke up in anger and was about to scold, so he listened to the relatives and shouted loudly outside the door: "Commander, the big thing is not good, you get up quickly." ”

Chen Wei said angrily: "What the hell is panicking. ”

"My lord, the officers and soldiers of the Thousand Households in Xinzhen sent to suppress the bandits have been defeated and returned!"

Chen Wei's brain buzzed, regardless of his sore waist and weak knees, he quickly got up and came to the outer courtyard of the post house, only to see that the courtyard was brightly lit, and more than a dozen officers with undressed armor and incomplete clothes knelt in the courtyard, Chen Wei asked loudly: "Where is Xu Shangyi?" What happened? ”

An officer said with a sad face: "Your Excellency, Xu Qianhu was killed and killed by the thieves. ”

Chen Wei took a breath and said, "What the hell is going on?" Come on. ”

The officer was Chen Bao, the deputy Qianhu of the Qianhu Office in Weixin Town, Bazhou, and Chen Bao said with a painful expression that he had gone to suppress the thief.

Xinzhen Qianhu received the order of Bazhou Wei the day before yesterday, and Xu Shangyi of Qianhu immediately led more than 1,200 officers and soldiers of all 1,000 households to Wen'an, because more than 100 officers and soldiers were ambushed and attacked by thieves a few days ago, this time Xu Shangyi ordered Chen Bao to lead all 200 cavalry to search, and he led 1,000 infantry to follow; In fact, Xu Shangyi didn't think there was any actual danger, after all, more than 1,200 officers and soldiers from the guard station had gone there, and the mob in Wen'an County had already been frightened.

Xu Shangyi ordered 200 cavalry to rush forward to search, not so much cautiously, but rather for fear of scaring away the thieves and soldiers to work in vain, after all, the Xingshi moved the crowd out of the nest, if nothing can be fished, it is not cost-effective, in his selfish heart Xu Shangyi hopes that the thieves will think that there are only 200 cavalry and dedicate themselves to interception.

However, the more than 100-mile road from Xinzhen to Wen'an was safe, and the thieves did not see a single hair, even on some rugged and steep mountain roads, the most suitable location for ambushes, and there were no thieves to set up ambushes to intercept them, which somewhat disappointed Xu Shangyi.

After two days of marching, 1,200 officers and soldiers finally arrived in the north of Wen'an County, five miles away from the city, the officers and soldiers stopped to rest, Xu Shangyi led dozens of hundreds of flag officers and others to ride horses to observe the movement in the county; It was twilight, there was a dead silence in Wen'an County, there was not a single defender at the head of the city, and the north gate was also open.

Everyone was puzzled, Xu Shangyi ordered people to search on the left side of the official road, and found a dilapidated village in the nearby mountain depression, fortunately, a family was found in the village, and the husband and wife in their thirties were arrested.

The trembling couple stood in front of Xu Shangyi's horse and trembled, and Xu Shangyi asked gently: "You two have a big surname?" ”

Although the man was strong, he was so frightened that he knocked out his teeth, and said in a loud voice: "The military master spares his life, the villain and the wife are both good people, but the villain in the city has not touched it at all; The military master has to be aware of everything. ”

Xu Shangyi smiled and said, "The official didn't say that you were a thief, he just asked your name." ”

The man then said: "The villain's name is Yang Hu, and the Cui family lives in Yangjiazhuang outside the city, and on weekdays by chopping wood and burning charcoal into the city to sell money for a living, a few days ago I saw thieves in the city, the noise is very strong, the villain and his wife were scared, so they hid in the mountain for a few days, and this morning saw that the city calmed down, and then went down the mountain to go home to see, no, was brought here by the officials." ”

Xu Shangyi pondered for a long time and said, "How do you know that the city has calmed down?" ”

Yang Hu said: "The villain saw with his own eyes that the thieves in the city had gone out of the East City, otherwise where would he dare to come home?" ”

Xu Shangyi stared at Yang Hu's eyes and said, "You saw it with your own eyes?" When? ”

Yang Hu said: "Yes, this morning, the villain and his wife saw on the mountain, and a large number of people went east; The mountains in the east are high and densely forested, and many bandits are haunted there, and the villain probably knew that the officers and soldiers were coming, so he fled to the mountains and forests in advance to hide. ”

Xu Shangyi said: "How many people do you see? ”

Yang Hu thought for a while and said, "About four or five hundred people." ”

Xu Shangyi nodded slowly, and suddenly shouted loudly: "Cut these two spies." ”

The guards on the left and right immediately stepped forward one after another, grabbed the necks of the two couples, and put their knives on their necks. Yang Hu and his wife were so frightened that they shouted: "The military master is wronged, we are just the people, how can we be spies, the military master is clear, but don't kill good people indiscriminately." ”

Xu Shangyi turned his head and sneered: "Good man? Obviously you are deceiving people, thieves are rampant in Wen'an County, there are strong people in the mountains and forests in the east and north, you and your husband dare to hide in the mountains, aren't you afraid that they will kill you? It's obvious. ”

Yang Hu shouted loudly: "Master Jun, you don't know this, although there are many bandits in our Wen'an, we are just poor people, but they must not offend us." Of course, the villains don't talk nonsense, they occasionally come to disturb people, as long as I wait for good food and drink, they don't harm people's lives; These people are all under the banner of eliminating violence and peace. ”

Xu Shangyi sneered: "Oh? Your husband and wife live outside the city, so there is no strong man who wants to do wrong? For example, your Hun family is also young, and the thieves are all outlaws, so they don't have evil thoughts? ”

Yang Hu hurriedly said: "Master Jun, my Hun family looks extremely ugly, who will have bad thoughts about her?" Aunt Cui, don't look up and let the military master take a look. ”

Cui Shi kept his head down, and when he heard this, he raised his head and brushed off the hair on his face, Xu Shangyi and the generals around him were suddenly startled, not to mention the dark skin on this woman's face, the whole face was full of pockmarks like flipping pomegranate skin, and she was a very ugly woman; Not to mention the evil thoughts, it is to look at the people who have the urge to escape. ”

Xu Shangyi frowned and said, "Okay, okay, lower your head." ”

Yang Hu said: "When I was a child, the baby was pro-family, and the villain was helpless, the family was poor, just to be able to give my Yang family a successor, and if I have money in the future, I also want to ask for a concubine." My family is not afraid of hardship, and we poor families don't care about appearance, but we can work and earn money to get by. ”

Xu Shangyi pondered for a while, waved his hand and said: "Okay, you go, don't ask for bandits in the future, you provide them with food and drink is the trip of the bandits, even if you are forced to be helpless, you will be spared this time." ”

The two husbands and wives kowtowed again and again in gratitude and left under the eyes of everyone. Xu Shangyi immediately asked the generals around him: "Everyone, what do you think?" ”

A hundred households said: "My lord, the situation is already very clear, these two couples saw the thieves escape from the county seat, the city must be empty, let's recover the county without much effort, wait for the rectification, and then ask the boss to decide whether to track down the bandits." ”

Xu Shangyi nodded and said, "That's right, pass the order down and enter the city as a whole army." ”

Chen Bao hurriedly said: "My lord, I am afraid that it is not appropriate to enter the city at this time, for the sake of safety, it is better to send someone to the city to investigate first." ”

Xu Shangyi waved his hand and said: "No need, you also heard what the husband and wife said just now, the thief has fled the county, and the city is already empty, so why bother." ”

Chen Bao hurriedly said: "How can the words of the people be believed? ”

Xu Shangyi said: "How can it not be trusted? On the basis of one thing alone, I can conclude that they are telling the truth, and they say that the number of thieves is about four hundred, which is in line with the number of thieves that we know, otherwise how could he have known the number of thieves unless he had seen it with his own eyes? ”

Chen Bao frowned and said, "But that was the number obtained when a hundred officers and soldiers were attacked a few days ago, and now it has been three days. ”

Xu Shangyi frowned and said: "Don't say more, if you are afraid, stay in the rear, and Ben Qianhu will take the lead in person." ”

Chen Bao rolled his eyes and didn't dare to say more, so he had to immediately follow the order to form the whole team, Xu Shangyi really personally led five hundred cavalry to take the lead, and the team of more than 1,000 officers and soldiers marched towards the north gate of Wen'an County.

Xu Shangyi's first 500 people came to the city gate and looked up, but saw that the drawbridge was falling, the city gate was half-hidden, the city head was silent, and there was no figure; Xu Shangyi said with a smile: "Deputy Chen Qianhu was frightened by the thieves, it is obviously an empty city, but there are all soldiers with bows and snakes. ”

A hundred households beside him smiled and said: "Deputy Chen Qianhu has always been timid, how can you be brave and invincible, this is the style of a general." ”

Xu Shangyi laughed and waved his hand: "Enter the city!" ”

The vanguard officers and soldiers stepped on the suspension bridge, smashed through the false city gate and the obstructions scattered outside the city gate, and the large group of men and horses then rushed into the city of Wen'an County.