Upon seeing this, the vanguard beside him tensed up and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.
"Second Young Master, Pengyang County is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the terrain has not yet been surveyed. The number of bandits is also unknown. A hasty attack may backfire."
"What's there to be afraid of? They're just a bunch of bandits! Do you think I, Qian Zihao, would be afraid of them? Order the army to march immediately towards Dongliu Mountain and Heilong Village!"
Just then, the county magistrate of Pengyang County rushed out of the city, his face full of panic, kneeling on both knees, sweat dripping from his forehead like raindrops.
"Second Young Master, Wang Dejun has already incorporated all the bandits in Pengyang County last night, and now there are 3,500 of them. Moreover, Dongliu Mountain has a steep terrain, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack!"
Upon hearing this, Qian Zihao frowned.
"What did you say? Three thousand five hundred people? How could there be so many bandits in Pengyang County?"
Qian Zihao clearly remembered that every year his father would secretly fund some new forces to wipe out the old ones. There should only be less than 1,500 bandits in Pengyang County.
The county magistrate knelt on the ground and nodded repeatedly: "Second Young Master, since last year, bandits in Pengyang County have become increasingly rampant, causing more and more people to join the bandits in the mountains. It's impossible to control them."
Qian Zihao gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "Raising a tiger will only bring disaster upon yourself. Father is truly foolish. Issue the order: the army will enter the city, and all military officers will assemble at the county government office to prepare for the bandit suppression."
Upon hearing this, the vanguard beside him hurriedly ordered the army to enter the city, as it would be too late if Qian Zihao changed his mind.
Five thousand soldiers marched into the city in a grand procession, but the people on both sides of the street all retreated in fear.
The people of Pengyang County are not fools; everyone knows that officials and bandits collude, and that the Prince of Ning certainly did not send a large army to suppress the bandits.
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