My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 808: Suppressing the Sand Bandits

In an oasis in the desert, there is an emerald green lake in the middle, surrounded by lush plants. In this desert full of yellow sand, it looks like a fairyland.

However, in this fairyland, a human tragedy is being staged. A group of sand thieves dressed in yellow, holding scimitars, are killing a tribe living in the oasis, whether they are women, old or weak, no matter they are No matter how loudly you plead, there is no mercy from the enemy in the end, but a scimitar that harvests life.

After a while, the tribe living in the oasis was slaughtered, not even the women and children were left behind, because in the desert, if you bring too many burdens, it will greatly slow down the speed of the sand pirates.

Then the sand thieves gathered together the looted property and started to kill the sheep and roast them. They were going to have a feast and then left with their property. When they found someone who specialized in selling stolen goods and sold the property, they could live happily for a while.

However, just when these bandits were eating meat and drinking, and some even sang loudly, looking very happy, they suddenly heard the sound of "rumbling" horse hooves in the distance.

The sand bandits on guard shouted in fear, and someone immediately fell to the ground. Judging from the vibrations on the ground, it was immediately clear that a large cavalry was coming from a distance, which was definitely not something that the sand bandits like them could resist.

The leader of the Sand Bandits was also very decisive. He immediately ordered them to mount their horses and escape, not even taking away the looted property. Everyone mounted their horses lightly to reduce the burden on the horses.

It has to be said that these sand pirates are indeed very vigilant, and they immediately choose to run away when the enemy is approaching. This is why they have been able to roam the desert for many years without being eliminated.

However, this time the Sand Bandits met their opponents. They had just escaped from the oasis when two more pursuers suddenly appeared from the other two directions. Surrounded on three sides, it was impossible for them to escape from each other.

"kill!"

Seeing that there was no hope of escape, the leader of the sand bandits could only grit his teeth and issue an order, and then led his men to kill in the middle of the two pursuers, hoping to get out from the weak point between them before the two pursuers encircled them.

But when this group of sand bandits approached the pursuers and saw the flags of the other side, all the sand bandits' expressions changed drastically. Among them, the leader of the sand bandits gritted his teeth and whispered: "It's these Han people again!"

The pursuers were the army of the Han, and they were also very elite cavalry. Ever since the Han occupied the southern part of Egypt, they had been sending troops to eliminate sand bandits in various places. As a result, the survival of these sand bandits became increasingly difficult. Many famous sand bandit leaders, heads They have all been hung on the city wall of Han Dynasty.

The leader of the sand bandits didn't want his head hanging on the city wall, so he drove his horse very fast, hoping to break out from the siege of the Han army.

Unfortunately, as soon as he rushed to the front of the Han army's formation, he only heard a burst of gunfire, and the cavalry on the horse shot at them with a short lance.

The leader of the Sand Bandits only felt a heat in his chest, and then fell off his horse, and then lost any consciousness again.

This group of sand pirates only had a few hundred people. Facing the pursuit of the Han cavalry, they had no power to fight back. What's more, the cavalry were equipped with muskets. Although they could only fire one shot, it was enough to wipe out most of the enemies, leaving the rest The sand bandits soon died under the swords and guns of the Han cavalry.

Soon the head of the sand bandit leader was chopped off, and then sent to Zhu Yong and said: "General Qi, the sand bandit leader Gray Wolf has surrendered!"

"Very good. Let's go back and hang them on the city wall. We can just make a hundred!"

Zhu Yong smiled slightly.

Originally, there was no need for Zhu Yong to do something as trivial as clearing out the sand bandits himself, but he was bored in Egypt recently, so he could only practice with these sand bandits. Previously, due to the decline of the Mamluks, the forces in Egypt were very chaotic. There were countless sand bandits like this. These sand bandits were running around, plundering tribes and villages everywhere. Sometimes, multiple groups of sand bandits even united to dare to attack. Some of the larger towns.

However, since the Han Dynasty occupied southern Egypt, Zhu Yong ordered the eradication of these sand bandits. After all, the Han Dynasty needed a stable environment to attract more immigrants and businessmen to settle in Egypt. These sand bandits must not stay.

Therefore, the Han army attacked everywhere and completely wiped out some large groups of sand bandits. Some small groups of sand bandits fled outside and could not escape the pursuit of the Han cavalry. For example, the leader of the sand bandits codenamed Gray Wolf in front of Zhu Yong was one of them.

"Go back to camp!"

After the mission was completed, Zhu Yong immediately gave an order, and the three cavalry units immediately formed a team and lined up in a long line to return along the original route.

A few days later, Zhu Yong led his army back to the garrison camp in Port Suez. As for the head of the gray wolf, it was also hung on the city top as a warning to the sand bandits and those who had dealings with them.

You must know that the reason why those sand pirates can exist is not only because they are vicious and cruel, but also because there are people behind them to support them. For example, some people help them sell stolen goods and even provide them with some supplies and intelligence. Otherwise, they only rely on the sand pirates. It's impossible for anyone to survive outside for long.

But just as Zhu Yong returned to the military camp, Zhu Zhantan, the governor, came to the door. As soon as he saw him, he immediately smiled and said: "Brother Yong, you are finally back. Mufas has sent people to protest against us again." !”

Zhu Yong and Zhu Zhanhe are good friends. Zhu Zhantan has known him since he was a child. Now they are guarding together in Egypt, so they have a very good relationship with each other.

"They still have the nerve to send people here? They don't have the ability to eliminate the sand bandits. Who can blame them?"

Zhu Yong chuckled lightly.

It turned out that Zhu Yong was suppressing the sand bandits on the Han side. As a result, many sand bandits could not survive on the Han side, so they fled to the north, that is, northern Egypt controlled by the Ottomans. In this way, they would definitely compete with the sand bandits in the north for territory. , plus they had to eat, so they looted even more ferociously.

This led to the increasing chaos of public security on Mufas' side, but Mufas refused to send troops to clear out these sand bandits, so he could only blame the big man for driving the sand bandits to his own territory.

"It's not easy for Mufas either. Their Ottoman forces are scattered, and each noble has his own plan. Some nobles are even secretly supporting the sand bandits. Even if he wants to wipe out the sand bandits, he will only be in vain. After all, his army As soon as we move, I'm afraid the sand bandits have already received the news."

Zhu Zhantan also laughed at the end. Now he feels more and more the advantages of a unified dynasty like the Han Dynasty.

"By the way, I'm here to deliver firearms to you this time. Big brother has sent a batch of new firearms. He said that he wants you to try them out. If you have any problems, report them to the Ordnance Bureau in a timely manner so that they can improve them."

Zhu Zhantan finally talked about his purpose. Although he could not command the army in combat, he was still in charge of the army's logistics.

(End of this chapter)