Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 767: Encountering soldiers and prisoners on the road

"Soldiers are coming!"

The two people in the car looked at each other and saw the same meaning in each other's eyes.

"It's very possible that there is a cavalry attack! In this generation of counties, there can still be such a scene. Could it be bandits?"

On the road before, when they got close to the old man Hong Qian, they heard the other party say that although this generation of counties is showing signs of great governance, there are still several hidden dangers, one of which is the bandits in the forest.

It stands to reason that most of these bandits are also refugees, and some are even locals from Dai County. However, unlike the wandering refugees, bandits are often hidden in deep mountains and old forests, making them difficult to find. Moreover, they live in clusters, which means they have With certain logistical supplies, it is difficult to destroy the nest before finding it.

What's more difficult is that there are more or less connections between many bandit villages, and they can also inform each other. Cooperating with the deep mountains and old forests everywhere, it is really difficult to wipe them out.

The most troublesome thing is that it is located in the frontier, connected to the Hu tribe, and the bandits are lawless. They often smuggle contraband in exchange for horses, grain and grass, and even open up trade routes by themselves to do business with the Hu people on the frontier. For the sake of secrecy, the scale was not too large, but it still allowed many villages to have their own cavalry and horses.

Even when talking about several larger cottages, Hong Qian's face showed a look of awe and fear subconsciously, making Zao Song and Huan Yi look at each other speechless, because this situation is not representative. Unique to the county, banditry is unavoidable even in the hinterland of the Central Plains. When Chen Zhi set off from Qingzhou to the capital Luoyang, he had encountered it before.

Moreover, in the Central Plains at that time, most of the vast land between the cities was covered with jungles, and there were many beasts walking in it. It was not safe at all, which contributed to the booming development of the robbery industry.

One of the footnotes of the governance achievements of a place is whether the local garrison and police officers can respond in a timely manner when bandits come to loot, not to mention how many people are saved, at least they have to show something.

Feeling the vibration on the ground at this moment, the two of them thought about this aspect first. After all, whether it was rumors or intelligence, among Chen Zhi's soldiers and horses, except for the seventh-grade Xianbei who was confined to the north, the rest Most of them are infantry and should not be able to cause such a movement. Thinking about it this way, they may be horse bandits. They come and go like the wind and are difficult to capture.

Both of them had a certain status in their respective power camps. They had seen such a scene. The two of them got out of the car eagerly and looked forward. They saw that it was outside the town not far away. A group of armored men advanced slowly.

However, unlike what they originally expected, this group of people did not have horses, and they were not like ordinary bandits. They were wearing ordinary clothes. Instead, each of them was wearing leather armor. The leather armor seemed to be of good quality. .

What is even more noticeable is that when they walked, they lined up horizontally and vertically, there were almost no prominent people between them, and each of them stepped and settled, looking quite neat.

Because this team looked back and saw that it extended directly from a dense forest far away from the town. It was hard to tell how many people there were because there were still people walking out of the forest, but these were the only things in front of Huan Yi and Zaosong. , a rough calculation showed that there must be 400 people. When so many people took steps, they almost all landed on the ground at the same time, which actually made the ground vibrate.

"This is?"

Seeing the spirit of the famous soldier, Huan Yi and Zaosong, who were watching from a distance, were stunned. The reason why they came out was to negotiate. After all, with such a large convoy, as long as they were not blind, they would not Maybe you can't see it. When the horse bandits come to negotiate, the two of them need to set a tone. After all, these days, even bandits will not kill or hurt nobles easily. They want money without hurting human lives. The premise is that you have to give the other party a certain amount of respect.But he didn't expect that what he saw was such a scene.

"The leather armor and uniforms on these people are definitely not something that bandits can do. Could it be..." Looking at the soldiers who were marching in an orderly manner and looking intently, Huan Yi felt that his heart was instinctively Trembling, he felt a simple sense of power from the neat queue, which was the intimidating power of a group gathered together.

"These are the Wu Dings of our Daijun!" Next to him, Hong Qian, who also came out to watch the situation, was already full of excitement. There was actually a hint of pride in his words. Hearing this, Zao Song beside him , I couldn't help but want to remind this old man that you didn't go to Daijun just to admire the voice and smile of the prince!

However, before Zao Song could say what was in his heart, Huan Yi next to him saw what he was thinking, and couldn't help but comfort him in a low voice, against his will: "Why should Mr. Zao care so much? No matter how well this team walks, it's not In actual combat, the prefect recruited a lot of people, let’s not talk about this for now. After all, these soldiers have not experienced the test of actual combat. I am afraid that once they go to the battlefield and see blood, they will be shaken."

Surrounded by people from Daijun, he didn't dare to speak loudly or harshly, so he stopped talking and exchanged understanding looks with Zao Song.

The two of them have different powers, but this time they are here to negotiate with Chen Zhi. The most important thing in negotiations is momentum. Of course, you must adjust your mentality and have the confidence to speak loudly.

However, after the two people finished speaking, there were exclamations all around, and then everyone's eyes were attracted to the march again, but this time what attracted them was no longer the neat steps.

They were staggering figures, their hands tied with ropes, connected together, and escorted out of the forest. Their hair was disheveled, and many of them had blood stains on their bodies.

"Who are these people?"

When he saw the tied man, even Huan Yi couldn't help but change his expression, and began to make vague guesses.

Before the thought came to an end, someone next to him exclaimed: "These are the horse bandits from Liujiazhai. I have seen them before! They have robbed caravans on the road before. Before we can come over on behalf of the soldiers, they will go ahead." I ran away and I was hiding aside. If they were to discover me, I don’t know what would happen!”

"I also recognized them. These people are really cruel. They rob at night and come and go erratically. If they resist, they will be hacked to death. Even if they comply, if they have intentions, they will be kidnapped!"

"I heard that Liujiazhai is well hidden and moves frequently. The previous governor once sent people to encircle and suppress the bandits, but they were never eradicated. It seems that our new governor has also started to suppress the bandits!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was talking, some were happy, some looked sad, and some sighed and shook their heads, lamenting the world.

But Huan Yi and Zao Song looked bad, and a little blush could be seen on their faces.

(End of this chapter)