Chapter 101: Suppressing Bandits
Suppressing bandits has always been a concern for the imperial court.
Many mountain strongholds would use the terrain to fight against the officers and soldiers sent by the imperial court to suppress bandits.
Now that Songfeng Village had been defended, Shen Yu called Deputy General Fang and formulated a battle plan.
Considering that the bandits in Songfeng Village were familiar with the terrain, Shen Yu did not dare to take it lightly. He selected 500 elite soldiers and led them into the mountains to suppress the bandits.
The last bit of white in the sky completely disappeared, and darkness enveloped the entire sky.
Five hundred elite soldiers were ready to go under the command of Fang Xuren. "Your Majesty, we are ready and can set off at any time."
At night, Shen Yu changed his clothes, a dark robe with a layer of armor on the outside.
Being in the wilderness always makes people feel uncomfortable and at ease. Shen Yu stood beside the carriage. Shen Lingge lifted the curtain, revealing himself and Xu Zhao in the carriage.
"If it's cold, you and Qinghe should stay in the carriage. The remaining elite soldiers will be here to protect you."
"Don't worry, we will protect ourselves. Bandits are brutal, so you have to be careful and protect yourself."
Xu Zhao was somewhat worried. This bandit had been hiding outside Li'an City for many years, and he might have done something extraordinary.
Otherwise, the officers and soldiers in Li'an City would have wiped out this group of bandits long ago. Unless, these bandits colluded with the government, they would have been able to escape death after being wiped out.
If it is the latter, it would be fine, because it means that these bandits are just a group of fools who rely on corrupt officials, so it will be easy to beat them.
Hearing Xu Zhao's concern, Shen Yu felt warm in his heart. He was full of motivation at the moment. Not to mention wiping out one mountain stronghold, even seven or eight would not be a problem.
"Wait till I come back!"
Chen Yu couldn't help but want to reach out and touch Xu Zhao's head, but unfortunately there were too many people around and in front of Qinghe, so it was not appropriate to do anything inappropriate.
He clenched his fists, jumped on his horse, and shouted loudly: "Let's go!"
These three thousand elite soldiers were originally trained by Chen Yu. Each of them can fight one against three on the battlefield. Now they are more than enough to suppress bandits.
After riding in a carriage during the day and then running into the woods to look for Shen Lingge, Xu Zhao felt very tired. About half an hour after Shen Yu left, he took a short rest against the edge of the carriage window.
When she woke up, everything around her was much quieter. She opened the curtain of the carriage, stuck her head out and looked behind the carriage. In that direction was the envoys from Mobei.
The envoys ordered a bonfire to be lit, and the patrolling soldiers were warming themselves around it.
She looked in the direction of Songfenggang that Luo Lei had mentioned. The originally dark sky suddenly burst into flames, illuminating the sky there.
It looks like there will be good news soon.
Chen Yu sent a hundred elite soldiers to guard the two entrances and exits at the rear of Songfeng Village, and also eliminated the sentries guarding the two gates.
He and Fang Xuren led the remaining 300 elite soldiers to ambush at the main gate of Songfeng Village.
According to Luo Lei, the shift handover in Songfeng Village will take place at the end of midnight.
Before the bandits made the handover, a small team of soldiers was stationed near each transfer point, waiting to kill the bandits with one blow after the handover.
Sure enough, at the end of midnight, five people yawned and walked up to the sentry post of the village. The original five people were all so sleepy that they squinted their eyes, lined up in a team, and returned to the village.
Chen Yu said coldly: "Action!"
Fang Xuren on the side put his fingertips to his mouth and made a whistle.
The elite soldiers lurking near the pickup point heard the whistle and received the order. They rushed to the pickup point as quickly as possible, covered the bandits' mouths with one hand, and used the other hand to break their necks.
Then they opened the door of the village as quickly as possible.
When Chen Yu and his group saw the door open, he waved his hand, and a group of people behind him rushed into the village.
Songfeng Village is located on Songfeng Hill. After entering the village gate, you will first pass through a forest about five meters deep.
The trees in this forest are evergreen all year round. Even in winter, there are green leaves to block the view.
The village gate was built outside the forest in order to use the forest to form a second layer of protection for the village and block the sight of outsiders.
There are thin wires tied close to the ground in the woods, and it is difficult to find them even in the daytime, let alone at night.
The thin wires are crisscrossed to form ingenious mechanisms. If someone enters and accidentally touches them, the mechanisms will be triggered. At the same time, one end of the thin wire extends to a large bell in the village, and everyone in the village will hear it and enter a state of defense against the enemy.
Coincidentally, the designer of this thin line was Luo Lei who was captured by them.
Frightened by Xu Zhao's behavior, he spilled the beans and revealed all the defenses of Songfeng Village. He even revealed the fact that the boss liked to sleep with girls in his arms.
Arriving in front of the woods, Shen Yu stopped and walked towards the far left side of the woods.
On the left side of the forest, there is a book tree tied with a red ribbon. The right side of the tree is full of traps, and the left side is a path for the people in the village to walk on.
At the end of midnight, the lights in the entire village had already been turned off and it was silent.
Chen Yu waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him rushed into the house in groups of two or three and tied up the sleeping bandits.
With such a loud noise, even the deepest sleepers would surely wake up. They opened their eyes and looked at the large group of people appearing around them. Their eyes widened, and before they could open their mouths to shout, someone stuffed a cloth strip across their mouths.
With so many people barging in, it was impossible for there to be no sound at all. Someone who was alert noticed something was wrong and ran directly into the boss's house, "Boss, it's bad, someone broke into the village!"
Zhao Biao, the leader of Songfeng Village, was immersed in the land of gentleness. The noise made by the arrival of someone was so loud that he jumped up from the bed in fright.
"Who broke into the village? Was it the Magistrate Gou from Li'an City? Didn't we send this year's tribute over early in the morning? Why didn't you warn them in advance before pretending to attack the village?"
Because there was a stranger around, the woman on the bed quickly shrank into the quilt, leaving only her head exposed.
Zhao Biao had completely lost interest at this moment. He straightened his open inner garment, put on his shoes and his coat.
"Let's go and see if it's the County Magistrate Gou."
He had just taken two steps when he was stopped by the person who woke him up. "Boss, those people outside are probably not County Magistrate Gou's men. I just came out to relieve myself, and I saw that those people were wearing military armor. I'm afraid they are the generals here to suppress the bandits!"
"Damn it, this County Magistrate Gou is such a piece of shit. He took my benefits and didn't even notify me in advance when the court ordered the suppression of the bandits. Next time I see him, I will definitely teach him a lesson!"
"Hurry up and pack up the treasures, call our brothers, and let's escape!" At this time, he did not forget to call the brothers in the village, which showed some loyalty.
The boss was so angry that he opened the wardrobe, took out dozens of silver bills worth one hundred taels, stuffed them into his arms, and prepared to escape from the house with a machete.
Before he walked out of the room, Shen Yu walked in from outside, "County Magistrate Gou, right? I'm afraid you will meet in the underworld soon."
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