As officers and soldiers sent by the imperial court to provide disaster relief, they could not occupy private houses privately.

Even the owners of those houses would have died or fled.

Otherwise, if the master investigates the matter in the future, even if they are justified, they will inevitably cause trouble.

Unless it is certain that one of the families is dead and has no heirs, all of their wealth can be put into the treasury and used by the government, and naturally there will not be so much trouble.

Secondly, as ordinary officers, soldiers and doctors, how could they know in advance that the government office in Yuhuai County had been occupied by gangsters when the government agencies in Yuhuai County were paralyzed and no one was functioning?

You know, before Yan Qing received Yan Qi's message, he had heard nothing about this matter.

The reason why Yan Qi rushed to send such news to Yan Qing at this time was because Yan Qing accidentally discovered that something was wrong with Yu Huai's situation when he had asked him to send people to secretly investigate Huailin County in Jicheng.

After following the clues, I discovered that there was a huge group of bandits entrenched in Yuhuai!

Moreover, they are well-equipped, and although their discipline is not strict, they are indeed organized, and they are somewhat like a clandestine militia.

According to Yan Qi's information, the main manpower of this group of gangsters is not in Yuhuai, but in a mountain valley from Yuhuai to Jiangmen.

The mountain col was located in a remote location, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. His men could not find out how many bandits there were, but one thing was certain.

There are people in the Jiangmen government who are colluding with gangsters.

As for the imperial envoy who was just sent by the imperial court to take over Jiangmen and temporarily handle the affairs of southern Xinjiang, the Jiangmen government is using a combination of soft and hard tactics to put him under house arrest in the Jiangmen magistrate's office. No news can be released.

And the information sent in cannot reach him.

As for Huailin, it's the same as Jiangmen. Officials and gangsters collude with each other. How can there be a way for the people to survive?

Even the officials from the imperial court, if they don't have any strong measures, are just like the clay Bodhisattva crossing the river. They can't save themselves. How can they save others from the sea of ​​suffering?

In this regard, Yan Qing's plan was simple - to remove the gangster den in Yuhuai and cut off the direct connection between Huailin and Jiangmen.

Yu Huai is located between Huailin and Jiangmen. Taking Yu Huai is not an easy task even if Huailin and Jiangmen want to join forces to attack it.

Moreover, under Meng Shulan's control, the soldiers of the Southwest Joint Defense Battalion had secretly moved southward to Huailin.

On the other side of Jiangmen, Xuzhou is on the side and not far from Kangdu. If you really dare to make any big move, the Yulin army will attack along the road this month, and then they can directly enter Jiangmen. After deploying troops from the Xuzhou garrison, they are almost defeated.

The Jiangmen troops hollowed out by Li Dingshan's rebellion could not withstand the Yulin Army's strong attack.

As for the gangsters hiding between Jiangmen and Yuhuai, they are a scourge, but as long as they control three cities, they can't cause any trouble.

Nowadays, in the face of disasters, it is more important to treat victims and stabilize people's hearts than to suppress bandits.

Yan Qing chose to go to Yuhuai Mansion Office pretending to be nonchalant, for two purposes.

The first is to paralyze the other party with normal thinking and actions, making the other party think that they do not know the specific situation in Yuhuai County.

In the case of collusion between officials and bandits, this is indeed difficult to know.

And if it was the previous situation where the enemy was hidden and we were open, the gangsters should have rough information about Yan Qing and others coming to provide disaster relief, who was in the lead, and how many people there were.

The only good thing to be thankful for is that the emperor's decree was for Meng Shulan to order the Chijia Battalion to go south to Yuhuai. He then transferred material support from Western Xinjiang to wait for the imperial envoy Duan Wang Wen Zhehan to lead his troops south to quell the chaos and quell the disaster.

Even if someone guessed that Yan Qing might lead his troops south to Yuhuai while Meng Shulan was returning to Western Xinjiang, that was just a guess and there was no conclusive information.

After all, Yan Qing had publicly resigned and wanted to escort the Yan Qin family northward.

Everyone knows that General Mingfeng and the head of Taiping County, Yan Qing, is a female general, but not everyone has seen Yan Qing's true face and recognizes her as a person.

Among Yan Qing's personal guards, there was more than one female general. Among them, Hongzhuang was very similar to Yan Qing in appearance, temperament, and personality.

The red makeup protected Yan Qin's journey north, which also served as a cover-up for Yan Qing's identity.

In Jicheng, with Yuan Muren's careful arrangements, those coming from the south were watched one by one.

Therefore, the gangsters may be able to get some general information from the Jiangmen government, but they cannot know it in detail.

For example, they didn't know whether Yan Qing would lead his troops south, nor did they know how many people from the Red Armor Battalion Meng Shulan would order to go south.

This is Yan Qing's advantage, but when the possibility exists that Yan Qing leads his troops south, the gangsters will naturally be more wary of women appearing in the team.

And Jin Ming's soft appearance is another advantage at this time.

In folk tales and lyrics, Yan Qing has an image that is as powerful as a man's. Jin Ming's height and appearance can be said to be a perfect match.

This trip was not only to pretend that they were unaware of the rampant banditry in Yuhuai, but also to "throw themselves into a trap" and induce the bandits to attack them.

Zeng Chengwen already had a plan for this when he asked Yu Huaining to bring people out to follow Yan Qing and the others.

Most of Yu Huaining's soldiers have just joined the army for a year or two. They have fought in a bloody battle and survived among the dead. They are of excellent quality and have not suffered much from the wind and sand. They are also in their prime.

The time of prosperity.

No matter how many colors there are, at least if you put it in a crowd, it can still attract some people's attention.

This is a risky move.

According to Yan Qi's news, this group of gangsters are most interested in good-looking people. Regardless of whether they are men or women, they have channels to get rid of them, and they can often get high prices.

But they are officers and soldiers, and it is difficult to be sure that the gangsters will spare their lives when they attack.

But this is the best way to find out where the hostages are being held and protect their safety to the greatest extent.

No one from ANBU can get past the blockade of the gangsters and find out where they imprison innocent people.

Soldiers like them who are better at fighting openly will naturally find it more difficult to find the place where people are detained secretly.

Without knowing how many people there were on the other side, this was a life-threatening move, and after they landed, there was no room for regret.

In a game with desperadoes, if you don't have the consciousness to sacrifice your life, you will end up in complete defeat.

The closer we get to the Yuhuai County Government Office, the more nervous we are about the upcoming unknown encounter.

Everyone was tense but pretending to be calm.

Half an hour ago, a figure sneaked into the government office from outside and went straight to the government office's inner hall.

"Boss, they are entering the city!"

A man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks knelt down in front of the hall and answered.

In the hall in front of him, there was a strong man sitting with his arms spread out, holding a half-dressed Mei Ji with one hand, holding the handle of the wine bottle with the other hand and teasing Mei Ji to drink.
Chapter completed!