The struggle of the reborn prince

Chapter 110 Hit or not?

"Jianxi, tell me why, is it lack of money or lack of people?" The racecourse is an important part of Zhao Tun's plan, but something happened just after the construction started.

"Second Master, it's not about money and people. After you leave, I will arrange for people to recruit horse trainers, veterinarians, and experienced horse breeders. According to your instructions, I will send people to build stables, purchase horses, and plant pasture. This month Basically, the racecourse is basically finished, and more than 6 horses have been bought successively. The mansion cannot accommodate them, so I sent people to send the horses to the racecourse, but within a few days, a group of people came, saying that the racecourse had taken their place. Land, warned us to either pay the money or keep the horses, of course the racecourse manager wouldn’t listen, and the two people clashed.” Jian Xi said with a sad face.

"Who are they? Our racecourse is land designated by the government, and they dare to occupy it?" Zhao Tang wondered, could it be that those who collect protection fees these years have all been sent to the wilderness.

"The name they reported was 'Gust of Wind', and the leader was Liu Shao, Gundilong. There were more than 200 people under him, and they were looting houses in this area. I don't know the other conditions," Jianxi said.

"Damn, it's bandits. Our co-workers are all vegetarians. Why don't we let them go and have nothing to do with them?" Zhao Tang asked again.

"Second Master, it's not that I didn't go, it's useless if I did. Those bandits all ride horses, come and go without a trace, and there are less than a hundred people in the Qianqi Club. There are too few people to confront them head-on. There is no chance of winning. Our Hero Club There are not many of the community members who can ride horses, and they cannot catch up with them. Moreover, these bandits are very cunning. As soon as our community members move, they will know, and immediately send people to attack and harass all the villages in the mansion. Our territory is so large. It was able to fortify everywhere, and the members of the society ran back and forth, but they couldn't do anything to them, and instead suffered a few dark losses," Jianxi said.

"Heh, these grandsons are quite difficult to deal with." Zhao Tang understood that what they are playing with you is guerrilla warfare, and they will use the advantages of strong mobility to fight if you can beat them, and leave if you can't beat them, and they will fight when your troops are empty. Your lair makes you have to give up the periphery and return to the army to protect yourself.

"Did you report it to the official?" Zhao Tang knew that asking was almost the same as not asking, but he still had hope.

"Second Lord, what's the use of reporting? There are only a few dozen servants in the Xiangyi county government. It's okay to catch a thief and stop a fight in the countryside. How dare you confront a group of robbers, but he offered a reward. Thirty thousand rewards for bandits, ten thousand for ordinary bandits." Jian Xi said with a wry smile.

"He doesn't have any soldiers, won't he ask the state for them?" Zhao Tong said.

"Second Master, can I not say, the county magistrate said to send officers and soldiers to attack, we have to raise food and pay to send it, but when the officers and soldiers come, can they catch the bandits? Flying dogs are worse than bandits crossing the border. Xiangyi County means that it would be best not to invite them, and he will cover the matter of the racecourse for us, and wait for the bandits to leave."

"Hey, he's going to be an official." Zhao Tun was amused, but after thinking about it, he was right. When those soldiers came, he didn't care about your local affairs, and started to make a mess in the name of suppressing bandits. Catching the bandit was a merit, but if he couldn't catch it, he slapped his ass and left. It was the magistrate who wiped his ass. It was even more sinful to disturb the prince. It would be better to protect himself wisely. He said that the prince temporarily gave up the racecourse, so the loss would naturally be made up by his own ideas.

"Second Master, I didn't handle this matter well, now you have an idea," Jian Xi said with his head drooping.

"What should I do? Kill people, rob horses, and receive rewards. I want them to know that the prince of Song Dynasty is not easy to bully." Zhao Tong said with his eyes wide open.

"Second Lord, you have to personally lead the troops to kill the thieves, that's absolutely unacceptable," Jian Xi persuaded, shaking his head like a rattle.

"Tch, there's nothing wrong with it. These boys have been practicing for more than half a year. I just want to take this opportunity to let them see blood and gain some experience." Zhao Tong said with a smile.

"Second Master..."

"Stop rambling, and trouble me to beat you with a [-]th army stick." Zhao Tang interrupted Jianxi and shouted, "You immediately send someone to find me Fengxi and Instructor Meng, and prepare all the things I want , send it here"

"Yes" Jianxi knew that the prince had made up his mind, and he couldn't persuade him anymore. The prince could still listen to a few words from the chief manager, but he returned to the capital again, and no one in the entire palace could control him.

Seeing Xi going out to do some errands, Zhao Tun was a little excited. Walking up and down the room, he felt hot all over his body, every cell was ready to move, and his blood seemed to be on fire. He had been in this world for seven or eight years, and now he finally Being able to go on the battlefield again, even though it was just to deal with a bunch of bandits, made him very excited

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Zhao Tong knew the truth of not fighting unprepared battles. After he made a decision, he did not rush out. Instead, he asked Fengxi to use his intelligence personnel to find out about this group of bandits, figure out their number and personnel structure, and get a hold of them. He ordered Meng Tao to find out the bandit's eyeliner on his own territory and closely monitor it. At the same time, he ordered all the members of the society to patrol day and night to strictly prevent the bandit's attack and strengthen the protection of key departments.

Fengxi got the order and immediately mobilized people to find out the news. Three days later, the information from all parties was gathered together, and the basic situation of this gang of bandits was clarified.The leader of the ground dragon, Liu Xun, used to be the head of a horse army in the Xuzhou State Army on Jingxi Road. Last year, he was caught by his superiors for stealing and selling military horses. This kid actually brought more than a dozen of his hard-core subordinates to kill Shangguan and escaped. He escaped all the way. Scramble all the way, and don't forget to recruit colleagues to strengthen the team along the way.

This guy is worthy of being from the Ma Jun. He knows that horses can run faster than people, and he specializes in robbing rich families on the road. On the contrary, he has a "good reputation" for robbing the rich, and his subordinates gathered more than two hundred people, and the team is getting bigger and bigger, and ordinary officers and soldiers can't deal with him.Years later, this group of people arrived in Xiangyi. Seeing that it was quite affluent, they didn't want to leave. They wanted to take root here and build a strong 'armed force'.It just so happened that Zhao Tun's racecourse was the neighbor of their camp. Wasn't someone sending a pillow when he was sleepy?The family was searching for horses everywhere, and they went there to let the horses go, but there was a conflict after two strokes.

Because most of the bandits gathered by Liu Xun were on horseback, they often used a sudden attack when committing crimes. After finding the target, kill and leave quickly. It will take less than half an hour. When the officers and soldiers arrive, there are often only dead bodies left on the scene , property swept away, can be said to come and go like the wind, people also call them 'a gust of wind'.As for weapons and equipment, the weapons of the state army are not as good as those of the imperial army, so most of them use melee weapons such as knives and guns, and only a few people use bows and arrows. There is less armor, only a few big bosses, and everyone else is 'bare rod'.

This group of bandits is headed by Liu Xun, and the subordinates he brought out from the state army are naturally the backbone force, serving as the leaders, big and small, and the recruits are also some desperadoes who kill people and rob goods. They are afraid of death and dare to fight their lives, so the general state army and the local soldiers in the county dare not fight with them, and not everyone can invite the imperial army to move.That's all they know about the robbers, because they are very vigilant and there are rangers patrolling around, so they only know that the lair is in a wood two or three miles northwest of the racecourse, and the specific situation inside has not been ascertained.

As for the insider, it was found out that it was Wu Si, a rogue from the village. He used to be lazy and only lived on the pier by coaxing merchants from other places, and he didn't have much spare money.After a few years, this boy suddenly became a big player. Every day, he reserved a private room in the restaurant, invited people to eat and drink all day long, and started to care about the affairs of the village. Meng Tao sent people to follow him several times, and found that he and Zhuang People from outside have been in constant contact and passed on news, and now they have been closely monitored.

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In the past few days, while waiting for information, Zhao Tong reduced the training intensity of the guards, recovered their physical strength, and trained them in necessary combat skills and how to use new equipment. A real battle.

But after Zhao Tun received the information, he hesitated again.If the bandits were infantry, he would be sure to wipe them out no matter whether it was a frontal assault or a surprise attack, but now the opponents are all cavalry with strong mobility. His group has just received basic infantry training and equestrian training Haven't started yet.He was not worried that he would not be able to defeat the bandits, but that once the enemy broke through on horseback, his group of short-legged men would not be able to catch up with them, and the battle of annihilation would become a battle of defeat. Exposed, the gain outweighs the gain, and it becomes a loss-making business.

"To fight, or not to fight?" Zhao Tong tapped the table and fell into deep thought, using the siege tactics to surround and fight, a joke, can more than 50 infantry surround more than 200 cavalry?He immediately vetoed the proposal.Using a sneak attack, go in at night and kill them all, but he is worried about his group of novices. They can still hit the target during the day, but at night they have to chant Amitabha if they don't kill their own people. What should I do? ?

"If the infantry and cavalry don't take back the racecourse, I will never be able to train a cavalry in my life. To fight, this battle must be fought." Zhao Tong once again firmly believed in the fight, "But the infantry can't outrun the cavalry, and this battle cannot be fought." Zhao Tong Struggling between trade-offs.

"Captain, what's the matter with you, you look so ugly, are you sick?" At this moment, Xin Zhao came in and offered him a cup of tea, and said while stroking his forehead.

"No, how do you think the infantry can catch up with the cavalry?" Zhao Tang shook his head and asked.

"That's not easy, kill the horses of the cavalry and turn them into infantry, won't we be able to catch up with them?" Xin Zhao said with a smile.

"Gao, wouldn't it be enough to turn the cavalry into infantry? You're so smart." Zhao Tang stared at Xin Zhao for a while, then suddenly stood up, hugged him and said with a big laugh.

"My lord, let me go..." Xin Zhao yelled in horror as he beat the lord hard.