This is called just using a little trick?
Chen Xuan looked at the guy whose head was swollen like a pig after being beaten, and he was a little suspicious. Could it be that he was tortured into confessing that he was a servant of the Chen family?
Of course, it doesn’t matter whether he confessed under torture or not. What matters is that this man was caught sneaking around the gate of Chen’s house.
"Someone from the Chen family?"
Chen Xuan put his hands behind his back and looked down at him.
"Master Chen asked you a question. Are you deaf?"
Liu Jinyu shouted at the man, "Just tell the truth about whatever Master Chen asks. If you tell even a lie, I'll kill you!"
He has been a bandit for so many years. Although he has now followed Chen Xuan and joined the regular army, the bandit spirit in him cannot be changed in a short time.
After being scolded by him, the servant was so frightened that his whole body was shaking. He nodded tremblingly and said, "To answer Master Chen, I am a servant of the Chen family."
"Oh, I heard you came back from outside the city, right? Tell me, what did you do? Tell me the truth, I won't make things difficult for you, I can even give you a decent job. After all, the ones who have a grudge against me are only Chen Kun and his son, not you servants," Chen Xuan said lightly. There was no need for him to make things difficult for a servant.
The servant also knew his situation. Now the Chen family had been wiped out by Chen Xuan. If he wanted to survive, he had to confess the truth.
"In reply to Master Chen, I was sent by Chen Qing to find the whereabouts of the bandits. After finding the bandits, I will come back immediately to report, because they want to use the bandits to deal with you."
"I thought it would be difficult to find the bandits, but I didn't expect that I would run into them."
Hearing this, Chen Xuan's eyes flashed instantly.
Banditry is a huge scourge. The bandits at the border are different from the group of bandits in Bandit Mountain.
The bandits in Bandit Mountain mostly rob people near Bandit Mountain.
But the banditry at the border was rampant, killing people everywhere, leaving devastation wherever they passed!
"Tell me in detail." Chen Xuan raised his chin, signaling him not to stop.
The servant did not dare to delay and continued, "When I settled near Snake City, I saw many refugees fleeing to Snake City. After asking, I learned that these refugees were all fleeing from the countryside and wanted to enter the city for shelter because a bandit called Black Whirlwind was robbing people. They killed many people, and basically all the men were killed, while the women were taken away, so the people fled to the city to seek shelter."
There are twenty-four cities on the border, and each city is guarded by troops.
There are many, such as Longcheng and Hucheng. These large cities have tens of thousands of soldiers in one city!
Smaller ones, such as the Barbarian City, have as many as seven or eight thousand elite soldiers.
Those with a little less may have five or six thousand.
Even the smallest city has at least two thousand soldiers stationed there to defend it!
Therefore, these bandits are all bullies who only bully the weak and fear the strong.
They didn't dare to go into the city to rob women because the large army stationed in the city would definitely take action.
But the common people outside the city suffered.
You have to know that the people who can live in the city at the border are only half of the total population.
The other half of the population lives in small towns or villages!
The main target of the bandits' robbery was ordinary people outside the city who had no ability to fight back.
Sometimes they get bold enough to even wander around the city.
The governors of the major cities were unwilling to use their own troops to deal with the bandits.
Firstly, they were afraid of suffering heavy casualties in a gunfight with the bandits. If too many soldiers died, their positions as prefects would be over, and the King of Zhenxi would use their heads as a sacrifice to the gods!
Secondly, each of the bandits was very smart. They were not pigs locked in cages. They could run away. As soon as the army came out, they disappeared.
Even if a large army went in pursuit, they could only capture two or three cats, big and small, which would be of no use.
Thirdly, the King of Zhenxi did not issue any order to eradicate the banditry.
For the King of Zhenxi, banditry is only a secondary concern. His most important goal is to lead a large army to guard the border and prevent invasion by enemy countries!
As for the bandit problem, as long as it does not form a large-scale group of tens of thousands of people, it is not worth mentioning!
It's just a mob, they can be dealt with at any time.
Moreover, allowing these bandits to rob more money is not necessarily a bad thing.
After all, the more money the bandits robbed, the more the King of Zhenxi felt that they were the fat pigs he raised. When he wanted to kill them, he would kill the fat pigs and then order the suppression of the bandits.
All the gold, silver and jewelry that the bandits had looted over the years now belonged directly to him, the King of Zhenxi.
By then, he will not only gain a good reputation for suppressing bandits, but also make money. It is simply the best of both worlds!
As for those ordinary people who are living in dire straits, they are not worth mentioning at all.
For top figures like the King of Zhenxi, the common people are nothing more than consumables.
As long as we work hard, the country will not fall!
"Master Chen, the bandits like Black Whirlwind have robbed all the villages and towns near Snake City. As for Snake City, there are 4,000 soldiers guarding it, so the bandits definitely don't dare to attack the city!"
"Their next step will definitely be to head towards our Barbarian City. I hurried back this time just to report to Chen Qing."
The servant continued.
Chen Xuan frowned immediately.
The Black Whirlwind bandits have been robbing people all the way here, so they definitely don't dare to attack the Barbarian City.
However, the towns and villages near the Barbarian City are definitely the places they sweep!
There was no way Chen Xuan would just leave these people alone.
"Okay, I get it, you can go now."
Chen Xuan said calmly, "Liu Jinyu, assign him a job."
Liu Jinyu nodded and sent someone to take the servant away.
"Go and call Jiang Baili over to me."
Chen Xuan said, "I have something to ask him."
Soon, Jiang Baili was brought in. When he saw Chen Xuan's serious expression, he suddenly felt a sense of pressure and asked cautiously, "Master Chen, are you looking for me?"
He didn't know what was wrong with Chen Xuan. Why did he suddenly look so serious? Was something big going to happen?
"Baili, sit down."
Chen Xuan extended his hand and asked him to sit down first, then asked someone to pour him a cup of tea.
Jiang Baili knew that there was something he wanted to talk to him about, so he immediately sat down obediently, picked up the tea and took a sip. Drinking tea represents trust.
"Mr. Chen, do you have something to ask me?" Jiang Baili took the initiative to ask.
Chen Xuan nodded, and suddenly took out a map and placed it in front of him.
This is a map of the western border area of the Dagan Dynasty, which depicts the terrain, including the twenty-four cities.
Among them, two locations are highlighted.
One place is the Tianshan Sect!
The other place is Zhenxi Pass!
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