Cifengque

Jinyong City is located in the northwest corner of Kyoto, leaning against Mang Mountain in the north, and only thirty miles away from the imperial city.

A few days ago, the royal family of the Yuan clan whose majesty had not issued five clothes, an old lord passed away. Before he died, he asked his descendants to bury her in the place where her parents were buried - Jinyong City.

As soon as the first seven days passed, Yuanyou responded to the request and sent escorts, hoping that the journey would be peaceful and the dead would not be disturbed.

The suona was non-stop all the way, and the funeral procession was extremely long. There were also filial sons and grandsons crying, and coolies carrying coffins. They could only travel six miles in an hour.

Departing early in the morning, it was already dusk when we arrived at Yongjin City.

Escorted him safely, Qin Xiao and others were properly resettled, waited for the funeral for the next three days, and then escorted him back to Kyoto on the fifth day.

"My lord, when should we act? How should we act?" Wu Zheng asked impatiently.

A few of their chief generals quietly gathered in Qin Xiao's room late at night, after everyone was resting.

Qin Xiao was waiting for them to come, and handed them the letter he had received, signaling them to pass it on to each other: "This is the message from Xiao Liu."

Both Xiao Liu and Lan An were brought back by Junci. The two young boys are very young, but they each have their own talents. Lan An is good at archery, and Xiao Liu has a few knives, is good at concealed weapons, and knows how to hide them very well.

Jun Ci put Lan An in the bow and arrow shooting equipment, and specially trained a group of scouts. Xiao Liu only joined the army for three months and became familiar with the basic functions of scouts. In the first selection of Shichang, he overwhelmed the crowd and came out on top.

He is a new face, and Jun Ci has falsely reported some of his military registration information. For this operation, Qin Xiao personally asked Xiao Liu for help.

It is a private request, and it is not counted in the hands of those he can carry.

Xiao Liu set off before dawn, arrived before noon, never entered Jinyong City, and went straight to his destination.

Thin and taciturn, he pretended to be a refugee and soon infiltrated the surrounding villages of the horse bandits.

According to the letter sent back by Xiaoliu, the people in the outlying villages where the horse bandits are hiding are working day and night, and there are patrols in their villages. .

"The situation is worse than we expected." Zhao Chun raised his eyebrows after reading the letter.

Originally they thought that these people were controlled by the horse bandits, and that the horse bandits had planted eyeliners in the village, but now it seems that these people have completely returned to the horse bandits.

Xiao Liu mentioned in the letter that the people in these villages are richer than those in the other villages, and children no longer laugh and play, but practice martial arts diligently.

Xiao Liu uttered words from a child's mouth, and if they learn well, they can be sent to Nei Village and earn a lot of money.

Neicun is what they call the horse bandit den.

"I just went to visit a senior uncle and found out about the past of these villages." Qin Xiao also looked cold, "They used to be precarious. They were located outside Jinyong City, extending in all directions, and they were often harassed by rioters, thugs, and bandits. Since these horses After the bandits appeared, their life gradually improved."

One can imagine the status of these horse bandits in their hearts.

It's no wonder that the government suppressed the bandits several times, but they didn't even touch the door of the horse bandits.

This group of horse bandits won the hearts of the people.

If they want to suppress the bandits, they are afraid that they will end up resented by the people.

But the source of wealth for these villagers is the destruction of other villages, and more of it is the blood of merchants and officials.

"This group of people have even used it to buy people's hearts. If things go on like this, it will become a serious problem in the future." Liu Cheng also had a serious face, "Don't the court know?"

Jinyong City is the stronghold of Kyoto, a fortress, if one person is captured, the imperial city will be in danger.It's like Rong Hu sleeping soundly outside the couch!
"Humph." Qin Xiao sneered, "The soldiers and horses in the capital, apart from our Central Guard, Your Majesty only has one bodyguard. Your Majesty is naturally worried, but every time he discusses this matter with the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister always obeys his words."

Zhou Rong is not a monarch, he doesn't worry if there are tigers and wolves around outside the imperial city, these tigers and wolves can only scare the unarmed emperor.

He wants to destroy it, but it's just a matter of doing it.

Yuan You can suppress the bandits, he has no objection, but whether he can mobilize the elite is Yuan You's own ability.

"Your Majesty, no one was available in the past, isn't there us now?" Wu Zheng couldn't help but ask.

It is too difficult to deal with this group of horse bandits. If the general personally leads the troops and attacks on a large scale...

"The horse bandit has become popular, and it is clear to use force. The first people who refuse to agree are the people surrounding the horse bandit. Are we going to massacre these people and dye a bloody road to suppress the bandit?" Qin Xiao asked in a deep voice.

If this is the case, let alone whether it can be done or not, even if it is done, I am afraid that it will be too much.

Zhou Rong was worried that he couldn't find a reason to criticize His Majesty!
"You mean, we must bypass these people?" Wu Zheng became more anxious, "Three floors outside here, seven or eight villages, thousands of people. How do we bypass?"

And from the map, the villages are well arranged, forming a fan shape, blocking the villages of the horse bandits at the end.

To attack from behind, you have to go around to the next county seat, and you have to go over mountains and mountains, and a large number of people can't reach it at all.

"I've already made up my mind. I'll go and investigate it myself. If it's feasible, we'll act tomorrow night." Qin Xiao's eyes were firm. This is a tough battle, so why not a chance to prove himself? "Tomorrow I'll call you sick, so cover yourself, don't let people notice that I'm not in the house."

Fortunately, there were so many of them, the escorts couldn't vacate a place, and the inn didn't have enough rooms today, so the escorts decided to book a small inn for 50 of them, which was also convenient for them.

Time was limited, Qin Xiao set off overnight after explaining something.

He didn't sneak into any village, nor did he go to meet Xiao Liu. He followed the rough map and followed the periphery of the village, trying to find a path that could sneak into the horse bandit village.

Precipitous cliffs, cold pools, deep water, and muddy swamps, he will try it if he can, but if he can't get over it, he will choose another path.

In the midwinter season, the night was bitterly cold, he tossed himself into a mess, and couldn't find a way to hide.

If there is no way, he has to change his plan, and he has no choice but to grit his teeth and explore again.

Different from Kuxun in the wilderness, Junci was waiting by the bonfire in the army, waiting for Chen Zhen to turn over the roasted goat, which she hunted newly today.

During the cold winter, these wild animals hide in the deep mountains to escape the cold, and few people dare to go deep, so you dare.

They hunted three lean sheep and boiled a bowl of warm sheep soup for the soldiers.

"General, Xiaoliu sent a letter. Those horse bandits are very troublesome." Huo Qingqu received the letter very late, and sat next to Junci with mutton soup to report, "Do you want reinforcements?"

Xiao Liu was also worried that Qin Xiao and the others would not be able to accomplish anything, so he notified the king in advance.

Jun Ci's eyes were always on the sizzling roast lamb: "No need, success or failure, life or death, depends on their consideration and ability."