After stepping out of Yangliu County, the two Qingcheng county guards and high priests, and the two thousand soldiers they brought, ran non-stop all the way, without any rest along the way.

At this time, the hearts of the two of them can be said to have turned over the river and the sea, Su Qi'an let them go, but the Dongshan Army, which had already set off towards their territory, was a thorn in the hearts of the two.

They were very worried, and when they rushed back, the county town would fall into their hands, and if they really wanted it back in the future, they would really lose face.

The only thing they have now is that they hope that this group of Dongshan troops will just sack the county town, and when the two of them return, they will leave long ago.

Although there is a loss, it is much better than being stolen.

Su Qi'an was able to let them go, which didn't give them a hint that most of the Dongshan troops attacking the county town would withdraw.

Su Qi'an is not a fool, he can't wait for the two armies to come back and fight with the Dongshan army.

This kind of meaningless casualty is the least cost-effective thing.

The two of them could only think like this in their hearts, and galloped wildly with two thousand soldiers, and the distance of half an hour was shortened to two quarters of an hour by the two.

Looking at the county town that was less than half a mile away, the county guard of Qingcheng stopped.

The county town in front of me is so quiet, and the silence is scary.

The two of them were nervous, for fear that the county town would be stolen, so they sent a small force to test it.

If something happens, they can respond immediately.

The two sat on horseback, and watched in horror as the small troops stood at the gate of the city and shouted.

The imaginary ambush did not appear, and several defenders and small troops on the walls were exchanging something.

After a while, under the shocked gaze of everyone, the closed city gate slowly opened.

This scene made the Qingcheng County Guard a little stunned, and when he was stunned, a small army in the distance quickly came, bringing him an even more confused news.

Qingcheng County was not attacked by any foreign army at all, let alone the army, not even bandits.

The city was exactly the same as usual, and there was no great danger, as for why the gates were closed.

It is customary to close the city gate for half an hour at noon and evening every day to give the patrol soldiers a change of guard and rest.

And they were just in time for the evening, when the gates of the city were closed.

This news made the Qingcheng county guard not come back to his senses for a long time, but fortunately, the high priest beside him reminded him to let the stunned county guard recover.

The High Priest frowned and said, "Do you think Su Qi'an is deliberately deceiving us? There is no such thing as the Dongshan Army going out to attack at all?"

"Attacking the county town, what a crime, how could he have such courage, he did this most likely to deceive us, set up a plan, and let us sign the contract."

The high priest's analysis was not unreasonable, but Qingcheng County Shou's face was calm, with his understanding of Su Qi'an, it was absolutely impossible for this person to do things so simply.

It's useless to say more now, the top priority is to enter the city, only to see with his own eyes, before interrogating them properly, whether there are any loopholes, only in this way, can he make a real judgment.

After making up his mind, the Qingcheng County Guard didn't say a word, rode his horse, and went straight to the county seat.

Soon they entered the city, and everything they saw in the streets of the city was the same as the previous report, and there was no commotion in the city.

When the patrol soldiers saw him, they also saluted respectfully, and their faces did not show the slightest panic after the battle.

On the streets, all kinds of small vendors shouted, and there was no half of the aftermath of the war.

Except for the occasional commotion of fighting on the streets, the Qingcheng County Guard did not see anything wrong.

Street fights in county towns are basically a normal thing, and it is impossible for any county town to guarantee that there is no friction between civilians.

The street brawl was quickly stopped by the patrol soldiers, and both sides of the brawl were taken away.

The Qingcheng County Guard retracted his gaze, returned to the County Guard's Mansion, and immediately summoned the officials on duty that day, especially the patrol soldiers guarding the city, who were the target of his interrogation.

After two hours of interrogation, the Qingcheng county guard did not find out

What is deliberate, the only thing that makes him feel strange is that there are more civilians and natives entering the city today, more than in the past.

But this doubt was quickly explained, and today is the day of the towns outside the city, and the city is rushing to the market.

Naturally, there are more people entering the city today than usual, and a trivial matter like this is impossible to alarm a county guard.

After learning all the news today, the Qingcheng County Guard waved his hand and motioned for a few people to retreat.

His eyes flashed as he pondered something, but the high priest did not disturb him.

After being silent for a while, Qingcheng County guarded, "This county always feels that this is wrong, but if you think about it, there is no doubt."

"Although the county town is fine, let's assume that Su Qi'an is deliberately cheating, but we still have to be cautious, so let's go back quickly and make a summary of what happened today, we are summing it up to see if there are any flaws."

"In the future, we will organize a patrol team to go out to our territory, and it is best to cover all the boundaries of you and me, and establish patrol bases every twenty miles, so that if something happens in the future, it is still the activity of the Tucheng County troops, and we can control it at any time."

"If it's okay, go back, I'm sending someone to discuss with you."

Qingcheng County Guard's words were light, and the high priest did not refute it, nodded, and turned to leave.

But after leaving the county town, his face changed instantly.

Qingcheng County Shou's proposal in the first half of the sentence, he was able to accept it, it was just that he took more time, but the second half of the sentence made him quite uncomfortable and dissatisfied.

Establish a patrol team and patrol the stronghold, the high priest has no opinion, but the Qingcheng county guard should not hit him with his idea.

On the surface, the two territories have established a joint stronghold, and the patrol team can indeed have first-hand information, but his territory is not under the jurisdiction of the Qingcheng County Guard.

The division of the territory of Jiaozhou has been set as early as a hundred years ago.

The Liangren officials had their own territories, and the priestly alliance also had their own territories, and the two did not interfere with each other.

I don't know how many years this rule has been used, Qingcheng County Shou will break it in one sentence, what does he mean? Treat yourself as a state pastor?

Especially in the last sentence, what does it mean to send someone to discuss with him when there is something, this is not completely taking yourself as your superior.

Whether it is status or the size of the territory, the high priest is definitely a step above the Qingcheng County Guard.

Usually forget it, this time, the behind-the-scenes manipulation to kill Su Qi'an, this plan can be described as sparse.

not only did not let Su Qi'an die, but instead put them in.

Previously, Su Qi'an besieged Yangliu County, and it was such a good opportunity for him to delay his troops, but now it's okay, because Su Qi'an was assassinated, he got carried away and was careless.

He took 2,000 soldiers with him, but as a result, the two were almost placed under house arrest.

This kind of thing has made the high priest quite dissatisfied with the Qingcheng County Guard, but in the end, he really regarded himself as his superior?

The high priest did not get angry at the county guard's mansion, even if he gave him face.

After leaving the county seat, the high priest had already made up his mind that the Qingcheng county guard wanted to form a broken patrol and contact the stronghold, and let him do it himself.

Don't get involved with him, he has only one principle, not to cross the line.

Once he crosses the line, he will immediately turn his face and expel him.

He is a dignified high priest, and he can still be called by the county guard of the same level, which is really a joke.

After the high priest left with a sulky stomach, on the other hand, Yangliu County, with the bandits being eradicated, the crisis in the county town was resolved.

At present, Huo Cheng and a group of soldiers have not returned, and continue to round up the fleeing female assassins.

No matter whether Huo Cheng can catch this person or not, his official position will not be removed.

What the Ninth Princess said was mostly angry at that time, and at that time, Su Qi'an didn't know whether she was alive or dead, which naturally made the Ninth Princess angry directly, and it was normal to be a little emotional.

After understanding that Su Qi'an was acting, the previous angry words naturally did not count, and the ninth princess came to Jiaozhou to enter secretly.

Su Qi'an had already greeted a group of subordinates and told them to keep their mouths shut, if he heard half the news about the ninth princess, it would be the same

Conducted in accordance with military law.

Huo Cheng is not in the county seat now, and the current Yangliu county town is Su Qi'an presiding over the overall situation.

In addition to increasing several batches of patrol soldiers in the city than before, Su Qi'an made some changes to Huo Cheng's strict management of the county town.

At least let some strict iron laws become elastic and with a bit of human touch.

Blindly high-pressure policies can be managed for a while, but they can't be managed for a lifetime, and after a long time, the resistance at the bottom will be very strong, and it will not be good to provoke a popular uprising at that time.

During the period of stay in Yangliu County, Su Qi'an was busy, and Wu Yong almost threw themselves on revising the laws governing Yangliu County.

During this period, Chen Zhi and Song Biao were sent from time to time to take a part of the soldiers out of the city to encircle and suppress the remnants of the bandits.

These remnant bandits, some of them are not dead, some of them do not drop their coffins and do not cry, they always feel that they have fled into the dense forest, and when the limelight passes, everything will be fine.

When the time comes, you can jump out at any time and wander and rob.

Su Qi'an was waiting for them, under the strong suppression of Chen Zhi and Song Biao.

After killing several groups of bandits, the remaining bandits were suppressed.

This encirclement and suppression, Chen Zhi's performance, impressed Song Biao, who was a veteran soldier.

Chen Zhi led a battalion of troops, not only slashed and killed more than a hundred bandits, but also drove straight in.

Three or four hundred soldiers chased after the more than 1,000 bandits who fled, slashing and killing all the way.

It can be said that they were red-eyed, forced them all out of the border of Yangliu County, and killed more than 500 people.

Now this group of bandits, it is no exaggeration to say, will be afraid when they hear Chen Zhi's name.

Who would have thought that such a powerful marquis would not only be so bloody, but even insane.

Conquered all the soldiers of the three battalions of the bandits this time, especially Song Biao, where had he ever seen such a brave and powerful marquis.

Chen Zhi's appearance reversed Song Biao's unbearable impression of the powerful marquis.

Looking at Chen Dao, who was covered in blood, Song Biao rushed forward enthusiastically and gave him a big bear hug.

This hug is not only a sign of respect, but also a kind of recognition.

Chen Zhi's madness and fierceness, Su Qi'an can understand it to some extent, maybe it is because he has experienced ups and downs, the world is hot and cold, and it is more because of the breath in his heart.

It is not harmful for Chen Zhi to vent this emotion, looking at the soldiers around him, and the change in Chen Zhi's gaze, Su Qi'an knows that the purpose of bringing Chen Zhi out this time has been achieved.