Three days later, Yun Zheng and his party entered Suizhou.
This was the first time Yun Zheng had traveled far away since coming to Dagan Dynasty.
He also truly felt the pain of ancient transportation.
It has been five days since we set out from the Imperial City!
He originally thought that he could at least travel seven or eight hundred miles in five days.
However, even though he urged them along the way, they only walked less than six hundred miles.
The main reason is that the horse-drawn carriages transporting supplies slowed down the process too much.
"After Suizhou, it's Juzhou, right?"
During the break, Yun Zheng asked Du Guiyuan.
"Um."
...
...
Du Guiyuan nodded, "According to the previous marching speed, we should be able to reach Linping City, the gateway to Juzhou, in about three days."
"Three more days?"
Yun Zheng smiled bitterly.
It's so damn slow!
At this speed, plus the time it takes to rest and wait for others in Linping City, it will probably take another half a month to reach Shuobei!
Just as Yun Zheng was secretly sighing, Gao He and Zhou Mi returned on horseback.
Behind them, there was a carriage.
Um?
Yun Zheng stood up and looked at Gao He and the others with a frown.
What are they bringing back a carriage for?
Soon, Gao He and Zhou Mi came to Yun Zheng and reported: "Your Highness, we were ordered to ask the governor of Wuyang County to arrange meals. On the way, we met a squire. When he heard that Your Highness had arrived in Wuyang County, he insisted on coming with us, saying that he had something to ask of Your Highness."
Um?
Need help from yourself?
Do I have to give myself a gift?
Yun Zheng frowned slightly and signaled Gao He and the others to bring him over.
Soon, the gray-haired country gentleman in the carriage was brought to Yun Zheng.
"I, Sun Changxiao, pay my respects to His Majesty!"
As soon as Sun Changxiao came over, he knelt on the ground.
"No need to be polite."
Yun Zheng waved his hand gently, "I heard that you have a request for me?"
“Yes, yes!”
Sun Changxiao nodded repeatedly and wailed, "I beg the prince to help our county eliminate the bandits and restore peace to the people of our county."
Suppress bandits?
Yun Zheng's face was filled with black lines.
Damn, he thought someone was giving him a gift to seek some benefit!
In the end, there were no gifts, and he was still asked to help suppress the bandits?
Depend on!
A typical case of getting something for nothing!
I used to play this trick on others, okay?
Yun Zheng complained madly in his heart, and then said: "Tell me more about it."
"well……"
Sun Changxiao quickly reported the situation truthfully.
Banditry broke out in Wuyang County in March last year.
Bandits exist in every state and county, but their sizes vary.
At the beginning, the prefect of Wuyang County did not take the bandits seriously, thinking that he could just send a team of people to wipe them out.
However, the bandits were very powerful and defeated the government troops.
Afterwards, the prefect of Wuyang County sent troops to attack several times.
As a result, not only was the gang of bandits not wiped out, but their numbers grew larger and larger, and they gradually became a powerful force.
Today, most of the bandits in Suizhou have been recruited by the bandit leader Zhao Heihu. Thousands of bandits are entrenched in Qingyang Mountain in the southeast of Wuyang County, robbing passing caravans, and occasionally entering the city to rob and kidnap people.
Sun Changxiao's youngest son was also kidnapped by Zhao Heihu some time ago.
Zhao Heihu demanded a ransom of 30,000 taels of silver from the Sun family.
Although the Sun family had some assets, they could not come up with 30,000 taels of silver, so they could only ask for help from the Wuyang County Magistrate.
He had gone to ask the Wuyang County Magistrate for help three times, but the Magistrate only agreed verbally and did not dare to send troops to encircle and suppress Zhao Heihu's group of bandits.
Today, he went to ask for help from the prefect of Wuyang County again, and happened to meet Gao He and Zhou Mi.
Seeing that the Wuyang County Magistrate was very respectful to Gao He and Zhou Mi, he knew that these two people were of extraordinary status, so he waited outside the County Magistrate's mansion, and when the two men left, he stopped them and asked for help.
After understanding what happened, Yun Zheng couldn't help but frown: "There is something wrong with this Wuyang County Magistrate! If he can't beat those bandits, won't he ask the state government to send troops? Even if the state government is powerless, he can still report to the court!"
"Your Majesty, you don't know."
Sun Changxiao said angrily, "These people are afraid that the court will hold them accountable for their ineffective suppression of the bandits. As long as they can keep the matter secret from the court, they will definitely not report it..."
Is that so?
It is possible!
Yun Zheng thought for a moment and asked again, "How many people are there in Zhao Heihu's group?"
"This... I don't know either."
Sun Changxiao looked embarrassed and shook his head, saying, "I heard that there were two to three thousand bandits, but I don't know exactly how many there were..."
Is that so?
Yun Zheng thought about it for a moment.
This is also a good way to train soldiers!
The first 500 soldiers he recruited had not yet been baptized by the battlefield!
If he could recruit this group of bandits, he would definitely have more men at his disposal.
However, correspondingly, as more people are recruited, their marching speed will be greatly slowed down.
What if we recruit one or two thousand people? We can't equip them all with horses, right?
Well, just recruit capable people!
Yes, that's it!
This is also an opportunity for actual practice!
You can also go to the bandit’s lair to loot!
Having made up his mind, Yun Zheng immediately called Du Guiyuan, Shen Luoyan and others over.
Upon learning that Yun Zheng wanted to suppress the bandits, Shen Luoyan was immediately excited, "Only two or three thousand bandits, I can easily wipe them out with three or five hundred people! Leave this matter to me!"
In Shen Luoyan's view, bandits are a mob.
Facing three or five hundred cavalrymen, let alone fighting, you would be scared to death!
"Just be quiet!"
Yun Zheng glared at Chen Luoyan and said, "Only a fool would lead an army to fight them!"
"Oh, you are so smart!"
Shen Luoyan curled her lips and retorted, "If you don't fight them, does Your Majesty intend to use your identity as a prince to scare them all into committing suicide?"
Even though Ye Zi had told her a lot about Yun Zheng these days, and she also knew about Yun Zheng's bad behavior, she still didn't quite believe it, and she didn't believe that Yun Zheng would lead the troops into battle.
She wouldn't believe it until she saw her mother and the others!
"I……"
Yun Zheng's face was dark, and he said speechlessly: "What I mean is, we wait for Zhao Heihu to come and rob us, and then we take the opportunity to wipe them out..."
You lead your troops to fight those bandits without even knowing what they are like?
If it was really that easy to defeat him, would the prefect of Wuyang County be scared?
Even if those bandits were vulnerable, he would not be foolish enough to lead people to fight them.
They are cavalry!
Cavalry should give full play to their advantages!
The cavalry dismounted to attack someone else's stronghold. Isn't this just sacrificing one's strengths to gain one's weaknesses?
Listening to Yun Zheng's explanation, Shen Luoyan's face suddenly turned red, but she said stubbornly: "Do you think Zhao Heihu is a fool? He will come when you ask him to?"
"So you're stupid!"
Yun Zheng rolled his eyes at her and pointed at Sun Changxiao, "His youngest son has been kidnapped. I'll go with him to pay the ransom. I have my own way to trick them here!"
"no!"
"Your Highness, you must not do that!"
"Your Highness is worth a ton of gold, you must not put yourself in danger!"
As soon as Yun Zheng finished speaking, he was met with fierce opposition from the crowd.
Yun Zheng looked at everyone helplessly, thought for a moment, and said to Du Guiyuan: "Well, you will go to Qingyang Mountain with him as his nephew..."
Yun Zheng told Du Guiyuan his plan in detail, and even explained clearly what to say to Zhao Heihu and his men...
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