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Nanyang Military Camp is just a few dozen miles outside Xi'e County.

Qin Hu, Tang Wu Taiye and his party rushed forward quickly. In less than two hours, they entered the Nanyang military camp and met Yu Chong, the commander of the Nanyang army.

Yu Chong had already put on soft armor, and his resolute and dark face was full of solemnity. All of the trusted generals around him were murderous.

Mr. Tang Wu was self-reliant and brave. Now facing a group of fierce military men, he felt frightened and his legs became weak unconsciously.

Qin Hu was calm and composed, and even grinned: "We haven't seen you for a few months, General Yu has become more and more majestic!"

The princess inspected the military camp just a few months ago. Qin Hu accompanied him and lived in the Nanyang military camp for less than half a month. In my spare time, I "discussed" with various generals.

Yu Chong knew the importance of Qin Hu, a personal soldier, in the princess's side and did not dare to neglect him at all. He opened his mouth and responded: "The general has received the princess's personal letter and has ordered the troops to be dispatched tomorrow."

Qin Hu stopped smiling and looked more serious: "This group of bandits dared to block the road and steal food, and killed two Tang family members and more than a dozen Tang family servants. The princess was very angry, and they must repay the debt with blood. With this move, all the bandits and bandits outside Nanyang County will be shocked. "

"So, this time we send out troops, we must be quick, steady and ruthless. The princess specially asked Xiao to give a message to General Yu. Even if the goshawk fights the rabbit, we must use all our strength. The Nanyang army is now strong and strong, so naturally it will not be afraid of bandits. However, we cannot Be careless, lest you capsize in the gutter.”

Yu Chong nodded: "Thank you, Princess, for the suggestion. The general knows the importance and will never ignore it."

Mr. Tang Wu calmed down and stepped forward, cupping his hands and saying: "Everyone in the Tang family who bought grain along the way was killed by the bandits. Only one of them managed to escape and came back to deliver the message. This group of bandits did it when they were at the border of Jingzhou. They should have fled from Sufang County, and there are quite a few of them, about eight hundred to one thousand."

"Some of these people were wearing armor, and had horses and weapons. They should be deserters from the garrison. I don't know how many there are. The rest of the bandits were much poorer, and they mostly used weapons such as wooden sticks. After they robbed the food, Where they went is unknown. However, according to my inference, they should still be outside Jingzhou. There is a drought all over the north, and Jingzhou is still peaceful. If they want to grab food, they should not go too far..."

Mr. Tang Wu told everything he knew one by one.

Yu Chong listened carefully, thought for a while, then turned around and ordered: "Give me the general's order to order another five hundred people, for a total of one thousand people. Each person will bring ten days' worth of dry food and water, and we will set off at five o'clock tomorrow."

Sending troops is no small matter. You need to bring enough baggage and food. Marching speed will also be significantly slowed down. Yu Chong planned to lead his troops to explore the road first, and after determining the location of the bandits, he would then meet up with the food and grass camp of the transport camp.

It was not Qin Hu's turn to intervene in these matters.

Qin Hu only said: "The princess has an order, and the younger one is ordered to follow the general. General Yu is an expert in marching and fighting bandits. The princess asked the younger one to learn from General Yu."

Firstly, it is for learning, and secondly, it is also for supervision.

Yu Chong didn't take it seriously and nodded slightly.

Raise an army for a thousand days and use it for a while. In the past two years, the princess has put a lot of thought and effort into the Nanyang army. There is sufficient money, food and military pay, and there is no shortage of horses and armor. The soldiers were eating and drinking from the princess, and it was time to work hard for the princess.

At five o'clock the next day, after the three-way military drum sounded, a thousand elite Nanyang troops gathered in the school martial arts field.

Yu Chong stood on the platform and said in a deep voice: "Soldiers, we are well fed, clothed warmly, and have military pay. These are all given to us by the princess. Now, some bandits are robbing the princess of her food and killing her. People from Nanyang Jun, what should we do?”

"Kill all the bandits!"

The soldiers shouted angrily!

Yu Chong nodded with satisfaction and raised the long knife in his hand: "Let's go now!"

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"Princess Princess, the Nanyang Army has already set off." Ma Yaozong reported with a solemn expression: "Qin's guards have also set off with the Nanyang Army, and Mr. Tang Wu has personally led the way."

A few days ago, Jiang Shaohua received a letter from the Tang family. He was so furious that he slapped the ebony table in half.

From that day on, the people from Mashu were a little more careful when they came to report the news.

Jiang Shaohua hummed, then turned to Song Yuan and said, "I have already reported to the imperial court about sending troops. I have also written a letter and sent it to the governor's office, so that governor Xue will know more about it."

Song Yuan said calmly: "With such a group of bandits roaming outside Jingzhou, Governor Xue will definitely be in trouble day and night. The princess ordered the Nanyang Army to send troops to suppress the bandits. Governor Xue should be grateful to the princess."

After all, there is only one garrison in Jingzhou, the Nanyang Army.

In fact, there is a more elite Nanyang Guards. It has been secretly expanding in the past two years and now has nearly 3,000 people. However, to deal with a group of bandits, the Guards are not needed for the time being. The Nanyang Army has been training for two years, and it's time to test its strength.

Jiang Shaohua twitched the corners of his lips: "I don't care whether Governor Xue is grateful or not."

"The common people pay taxes and gifts to the palace, and I, the princess, will keep the people safe. Whoever dares to attack the people of Nanyang County, I will make them pay the price!"

"The price of blood!"

The last four words were cold and murderous.

Song Yuan nodded: "General Yu will not disappoint the princess. The princess will just wait for the good news."

Jiang Shaohua exhaled and asked Feng Changshi to come over.

Sending troops to suppress bandits and quell chaos is no small matter. There are bound to be injuries in battles. After returning from a victorious battle, we should reward the meritorious soldiers, compensate the fallen soldiers, and treat the wounded soldiers.

In short, it is obvious to the naked eye that a large amount of military expenditure will be spent.

You can't just tell the soldiers to work hard with empty words. Not to mention chilling their hearts.

Feng Changshi was prepared and took out an account book: "This autumn tax has just been put into the treasury, and there is enough silver and grain. The Nanyang Army dispatched a thousand people to suppress the bandits, and they must prepare silver rewards and compensation. I have done the math and will After excluding the necessary expenses, the palace still has twenty thousand taels of silver."

After a pause, he whispered again: "However, in this case, the Queen Mother's birthday gift will be simpler."

Jiang Shaohua said: "No, the Queen Mother's birthday gift cannot be saved. It must be more generous than last year."

Feng Changshi said nothing and looked at the princess silently.

There are mountains of gold and silver in the palace, so I can't help but use it like this!
Jiang Shaohua coughed and softened his voice: "The expenses in the palace should be reduced by 30%!"

Feng Changshi felt helpless and sighed: "The princess's clothing and food supply are already simple enough. In such a large palace, we need to save money and the princess should not be reluctant to wear new clothes and jewelry."

Jiang Shaohua smiled lightly: "It doesn't matter, I don't like these either."

At this moment, Chen Jinyu hurried in: "Princess, Governor Xue sent someone to deliver a letter." (End of this chapter)