Luo Xixian was about to have a seizure, but he was firmly held down by Zhao Xiao, and he said to Liang Shuo: "I'm just a talisman, since Liang Gongzi is the top of the Chongxuan Pavilion and has public expectations, you might as well let us appreciate the magic of the immortal family, and it will also deter bandits." ”

Liang Shuo always looked casual and indifferent, and his tone was light: "Liang has no intention of asking about all the things that are suppressed by bandits, and they are all presided over by General Wei." If there are demons and evil in the realm, it is your duty. If there is a real enemy that is difficult to deal with, come back to me. ”

I saw this Liang Gongzi shaking his tail lightly, the bamboo couch under him slowly floated up, and four masked maids with swords walked outside the hall, helping the bamboo couch as light as a feather to leave.

After Liang Shuo left, the county government was speechless for a while, Luo Xixian returned the sword into the sheath in anger, Wang Juncheng hurriedly persuaded everyone to sit down, and then asked his scribes to hang the map of Xingluo County.

"Xingluo County has thirteen counties under its jurisdiction, and three county towns are known to have been occupied by thieves, and the local governor has also been attacked and killed. In addition, thieves and demons are rampant in four counties, and the local county can only close the door in order to seek foreign aid. Wang Juncheng told everyone about the current situation: "The remaining six counties, including Shiozawa, have all found thieves in the countryside. ”

Xingluo County is backed by mountains and faces the sea, and has both hardware deposits and fish and salt benefits. There is a port on the coast of the southern inland sea, where large ships can berth and traffic goods. Panlong Mountain in the north is towering into the clouds, and there is no road to pass, and there has always been few Rongdi in the north to turn the mountain to the south, which can be called a natural danger.

With such a favorable location, if it is properly managed, the banknote tax is naturally indispensable, and the promotion of officials here is expected, although it is a border county, it is not a bitter cold place.

General Wei glanced at the map and looked at Wang Juncheng: "How many soldiers and horses are there in the thieves at present?" ”

Wang Juncheng motioned to the scribe to hand over a report from the Bandit Palace: "The number of thieves in this county is estimated to be less than 100,000, but most of them are civilians who have been coerced by the Chiyun Capital Rebellion, the mountain people and the bandits. It's just that there are dozens of Zuodao demons attached to Chiyun City, and in Jinchi and Yintan counties, it is rumored that there are groups of demons infested, and the number of them is really difficult for the lower officials to verify. ”

100,000 thieves, that's not much. It must be known that in the war in the last years of the Tianxia Dynasty, the displaced rebels crossed the state and county in millions of people, most of whom were rabble, and there were even many old and weak women and children who wandered with the army. If 100,000 thieves really dare to fight with the officers and soldiers of the imperial court, they may not be able to have 10,000, and the soldiers' armor, money, food, drills and training, and the thieves cannot be compared with the imperial army.

"I heard that the imperial court has mobilized 30,000 soldiers and horses this time." Wang Juncheng stretched his neck and asked a little nervously: "But judging from the money and grain books sent by the general in advance, it seems that less than 30,000 soldiers and horses are needed. Or is there still a rear army on the way? ”

General Wei put down the military intelligence report: "I only brought 9,500 men. ”

Wang Juncheng chuckled in his heart, if it weren't for the fact that there were others in front of him, I am afraid that he would have already begun to scold Dongshengdu.

Even if it is clear that there is a situation of empty salaries in the Huaxu army, but the 30,000 soldiers and horses reported to the garrison turned out to be less than 10,000, and Wang Juncheng's brain is boiling!

Seeing Wang Juncheng's complicated gaze, General Wei was a little ashamed: "General Ben also tried his best to fight for it, and there are four or five hundred people here who are still my own troops...... For the specific amount of money and food, Lord Wang will calculate it according to the actual number of people. The food and salary of the 20,000 soldiers and horses, before I set off, Dongsheng had already been divided. ”

When Zhao Huang heard this, he thought that the nobles of Dongshengdu were really not taboo, and even the bandits had to eat empty salaries, so it was no wonder that Chiyun was able to entrench Cangwuling without being wiped out. 30,000 people eat 20,000 empty salaries, and this bandit is about to be turned into a business.

Looking around at the monks in the venue, they basically turned a deaf ear to this, and Luo Xixian was still sulking there and didn't speak.

As for Wang Juncheng, Zhao Xiao saw that he was about to collapse, the bandits in Xingluo County had developed like this, and his future career had long been cut off, even if the thieves were wiped out, this credit would not fall on his head, and if he was not detained for the crime of "ineffective herdsmen" in the future, he would be imprisoned and beheaded.

"There's one more thing." General Wei looked around at the people in the hall, and his tone was heavy: "The imperial court has an order, and the thieves are exterminated within one year. ”

A year sounds like a long time, but General Wei has no more than 10,000 people under his command, and the thieves of Xingluo County are familiar with the local situation, if they avoid the edge of the army, or even hide in the complex terrain of Panlong Mountain, it will not be a problem to drag on for a year and a half.

This is not tragic, but the monks in the venue did not respond much, after all, if the imperial court really wanted to ask for the guilt, it was also looking for this General Wei. Even if the imperial court wants to pursue the monks, is it possible to arrest all the hall students present? Although they are not all from a family like Liang Shuo, they should not be underestimated. What's more, the law does not blame the public, and if you really want to ask for the guilt, that is, General Wei alone.

Oh, maybe count Wang Juncheng who is about to cry.

"I ask you here." General Wei stood up and bowed his hands, the armor on his body grinding softly.

"The branch should be, the branch should be." However, there are only some salty and non-salty responses.

General Wei and Wang Juncheng glanced at each other, and each had unspeakable pain in their hearts. But Wang Juncheng suddenly had an idea, and hurriedly got up and came to Zhao Xiao: "Zhao Fu, I remember that it was your Huaiying Pavilion who caught that left-handed demon Ding Maocai, right?" Do you still have a plan? Why don't you tell us about it? ”

Compared with the Chongxuan Pavilion, which knows how to put on a show, and other pavilions that can't be counted on, Huaiying Pavilion is almost the only lifesaver for Wang Juncheng at the moment. Thinking that the Huaiying Pavilion has recently helped the county government solve the problem of shortage of money by selling spices, Wang Juncheng has become accustomed to looking for the Huaiying Pavilion when he has difficulties. And he also knew that Luo Xixian in the Huaiying Pavilion was a righteous envoy, but if he could really deal with difficult affairs, he still had to find the "Yijie Fu Official" in front of him.

Zhao Xiao was slightly stunned by Wang Juncheng's eager gaze, he glanced at Luo Xixian, and the other party seemed to nod a little reluctantly.

"Then I'll say a few abrupt words." Zhao Xiao took out the pennant from his arms, got up and said, "A few days ago, I was on the edge of the well prison, and I asked Ding Maocai again, and I have confirmed that this magic weapon is the 'Gangfeng Yi Banner' that has been newly refined by Chiyun Capital and can transmit news. ”

"Wait!" General Wei was shocked: "Are you saying that these thieves and demons can use this order to pass on the news?" ”

As a general in command of a large army, how can you not know how important it is to pass on information militarily? In the past Five Kingdoms War, although there were various techniques and means to transmit military emergency reports, they were often not easy to perform, even if it was a paper crane to pass the book, the level of cultivation also determined the distance that the paper crane could fly.

Only the generals who command the army will understand that ten, hundred, and thousands of miles is not a simple increase in numbers, and the marching schedule, logistical provisions, and military situation involved in them often change dramatically with the extension of distance.

At this moment, when he heard that the thief had this kind of magic weapon in his hand to transmit news, General Wei's feeling was no less than that of thunder striking his brain, and he was full of excitement.

"That's right, but after my inspection, this thing should only be limited to the area of Starfall County." Zhao Xiao said: "This 'Gangfeng Post Flag' focuses on Gangfeng. I learned that Chiyundu has a Yunyan rudder in the western section of Panlong Mountain, and the terrain is quite high, perhaps with the help of the peculiarity of the place, there is a Dharma altar, and the Gangfeng is connected to it, and the wind is used to spread it. The so-called 'just like the fate, the wind and fire post spread', there are similar spells in the thunder method, but that requires the practitioner of the law to summon the wind and fire post officials, burn the table and pass the book......"

"Let's not mention the spell!" General Wei interrupted: "In other words, as long as the demon among the thieves has the Order Banner, he can act as a scout spy and transmit the news back to the Yunyan Helm at any time?" ”

Zhao Xiao nodded and said, "That's true, but the message delivered can't be too long." ”

General Wei couldn't hide his surprise: "It's enough to be able to deliver the news, even if it's within the cross, it's enough to turn the tide of the battle, and you don't need a thousand words!" ”

Zhao Xiao thought about it, this is not bad.

Seeing General Wei's solemn expression and not saying a word, Wang Juncheng asked, "Is there no way to solve it?" ”

Zhao Xiao shook his head and said, "If it weren't for luck, our Huaiying Pavilion wouldn't have been able to take down Ding Maocai, so I didn't know that they still had this kind of magic weapon." Unless he could attack the Yunyan rudder, he would not be able to cut off the Red Cloud Monk from passing on news back and forth. But if you can attack the Yunyan rudder, then things will be really simple. ”

General Wei's eyes changed: "Maybe I can go and ask Liang Gongzi to make a move, even if the general helm of Yunyan is located in the mountains, and it is difficult for the cavalry and horses on the ground to attack, but the generals of the Immortal Family are not in danger." ”

Zhao Xiao pondered: "It's okay to be happy, but I learned from that Ding Maocai's mouth that the Yunyan Chiefhelm also has a spell prohibition to guard, and a rash attack may not be possible." Moreover, the counties and townships around Yunyan General Rudder have long been entrenched by thieves, in case the attack fails, but falls into it, then the imperial army will not be able to rescue it. ”

General Wei paced back and forth, he knew better than others that it was impossible for the children of the family who were in the Chongxuan Pavilion to risk going deep into the enemy formation. Even in the past, the pavilion system had not yet been perfected, and the sorcerers and monks recruited by the army were more expensive than the heavy armor elite cavalry, and it was impossible to sacrifice them at will.

"Is there no way to do it?" Wang Juncheng felt that his life was passing bit by bit, and if he couldn't get rid of the bandits within a year, he wouldn't want to go down.

"I don't think so." Zhao Xiao said: "Isn't what General Wei is afraid of is the dispersion of thieves to avoid the edge of the imperial army? But if it's really a straggler, it's fine, but isn't the Yunyan rudder exactly where the thief center is? Now that you have a clear goal, you should make steady progress towards it. When encountering thieves and killing thieves, and defeating the city, the thieves and rebels were forced to have nowhere to retreat, either disarm and surrender, or fight head-on with the imperial army. ”

General Wei's footsteps were paused, in fact, this was what he thought in his heart, because he had always been steady and plain in governing the army with soldiers, so he was selected by the nobles of the DPRK and China as the general to suppress bandits. It's just that he didn't expect that this monk from the pavilion would coincide with him, sweeping away a bit of gloom in his heart.

"Zhao Fu's words are a little lighter." General Kewei was still more steady, and he pointed to a few places on the map: "Not to mention the thieves all over the mountains, and this hard-to-find demon, it is not something that my soldiers can deal with." ”

Zhao Xiao thought for a while: "Now we are not clear about the demons that haunt Xingluo County, and it is difficult for me to make a conclusion. But if the imperial army really ran into the demon, it would not be defenseless. ”

"Oh? I don't know what kind of magic Zhao Fu has for him? ”

General Wei also experienced the Great War of the Five Kingdoms, and in his impression, these monks who practiced magic either sacrificed magic weapons, made waves, flew fire and thunder, or opened the altar to summon the immortal generals to fight with the enemy monks. If it were swordsmen and warriors, they might be able to kill the generals in the chaos of the army.

But anyone who can do all of the above is usually not a mere official.

Zhao Xiao replied: "I don't have the ability of Liang Gongzi, so I can't invite the generals of the Immortal Family." But my magic may be able to help many soldiers, such as blessing the soldiers with a charm to resist the flying arrows of the sword,"

General Wei smiled: "I have also seen similar spells. It's just that how precious are the charms? Even if Zhao Fu has extra charms in his hands, it is not bad to wear them on some generals in the army. ”

"What if I had a thousand spells?" Zhao Xiao asked.

As soon as these words came out, not only General Wei was stunned, but everyone present stared at Zhao Xiao like a monster.

General Wei immediately shook his head and laughed: "Zhao Fu, there is no joke in the army. Even if you are a monk of the pavilion, you shouldn't play tricks on General Ben at this time. ”

Zhao Xiao thought about it, and what he said just now was also a little rampant, so he turned around and said: "It's better to ask the general to send me hundreds of soldiers, and I will give them charms, and let the general inspect them during training, is this good?" ”

General Wei's eyes narrowed: "I'll give you five hundred foot soldiers, can you match enough charms in ten days?" ”

"It's not ten days, it's just three days." Zhao Xiao replied.

"Good!" General Wei rarely looked forward to it: "If Zhao Fuyi can really do it, General Ben will personally remember the merit for you!" ”

Luo Xixian, who heard this next to him, had mixed feelings in his heart, originally he was the official envoy of the Huaiying Pavilion, and he was robbed of the limelight by Liang Shuo of the Chongxuan Pavilion, not to mention, now Zhao Xiao is quite appreciated, if this continues, whose head should the merits of the bandit be recorded?

"General Wei!" Luo Xixian hurriedly got up: "I am willing to personally go to Jinchi and Yintan counties to reconnoiter the movements of demons and evils!" ”

"Oh?" General Wei was overjoyed again, he originally felt that the monks of the pavilion could not move, but now that someone has stepped forward, it is even more festive than the New Year!

"In this way, I will also allocate 500 soldiers and horses to Luo Gongzi for you to dispatch." General Wei knew that Luo Xixian was the son of the great Sima of the dynasty, so he didn't dare to ignore it, pointed to the map and said: "You will reconnoiter all the way to the northeast along the coast, if you encounter thieves and bandits who are plundering the countryside, you don't need to return if you are annihilated on the spot, remember not to pursue too far." When I went to the two counties of gold and silver, I also found out whether there were still people in the local area who were sticking to the fortress. If you encounter a group of demons, don't fight with them, if there is a strong city with thick walls, you must stick to the spot and wait for reinforcements. ”

What Luo Xixian wants is the killing feats of real swords and guns on the battlefield, and he is overjoyed when he hears it, even if there are only 500 soldiers and horses, it is a leap from scratch!