"Mr. Yao, please sit down. Thank you for your hard work on this journey!" Although Shen Beiguan is the commander-in-chief, he was extremely polite after seeing Yao Dong.
Yao Dong raised his fist towards him and said, "General, you're welcome." While speaking, Yao Dong also glanced at Zhang Manying and two other unfamiliar people.
"Mr. Yao's name has been heard by Shen in Dithief City for a long time. He was really considerate when he handed over the note before, so I thought of inviting him to come over and discuss things together." Shen Beiguan made it clear to Yao Dong directly. The reason for coming.
"General Shen, if you have anything, just give me your orders!" Yao Dong said still politely.
Seeing this, Shen Beiguan was very satisfied. He smiled and introduced to the other two people: "Mr. Yao, let me introduce you first. This is my deputy and one of the current deputy commanders, Huang Yu. Huang Yu also serves as one of the chief officers. The battalion commander is He Ren, who is also the deputy commander and battalion commander. As for the large battalion, I am also the battalion commander. It can be said that the current army is controlled by just us!"
After hearing this, Yao Dong also understood that while introducing, he also told himself that there were all powerful figures in the military present now, and everything could be decided, which also showed his sincerity.
Yao Dong also immediately clasped his fists and saluted the two of them, and the two of them immediately returned the salute. Maybe there was some doubt in their eyes, but it seemed that they had been warned by Shen Beiguan before, and the courtesy on the surface was still correct.
"Just now, the county magistrate of Jiachuan County brought some of the latest information. This group of horse bandits looted Liangshan City in Jiachuan County more than a month ago. Although they did not break into the city, the Huayuan Rice that had just been harvested outside the city was Part of it was looted, and some farms were looted and suffered heavy losses. Now they are hiding in Jiating Mountain. It has been snowing here for several days, so it may be difficult." Shen Beiguan spread out a map and pointed at it. In detail.
After hearing this, Yao Dong finally understood. It seemed that the bandit suppression was really in trouble this time, so he found himself. From what he said, it was clear that these bandits had no fixed abode, and Jiating Mountain was just one of their lairs. , I hid there because of the sudden snowfall. Once the weather gets better, I might disappear again, and it’s not that easy to go into the mountains in such weather.
"Generals, are you really considering how to use your troops?" Yao Dong asked.
"In terms of strength, these gangsters don't even have a Divine Profound Realm, so there's nothing to worry about. But the problem is, even if a few of us can break into the opponent's lair, we can still kill a few, and those who escape will wait for us to leave. It won't help if we get together to make trouble again." Shen Beiguan said.
"We have always been peaceful here. We haven't heard of such a big bandit in many years. I wonder if the generals have asked why this group of horse bandits appeared?" Yao Dong asked.
"We don't know this either. The land of the three counties should be said to be relatively peaceful. It has been peaceful since the blood locust disaster many years ago. When the blood locust plagued the country, there were no such bandits. I don't know why there is such a thing all of a sudden. Yes, if it is the junction between Dithief City and other cities, it is possible that they came from outside the country, but the three counties are still very far away from the edge of Dithief City. Obviously, this group of bandits can only be produced locally." Zhang Manying said to herself expressed his doubts.
"Mr. Yao means to find out the root cause. If we look for it, it will take a long time, which will be detrimental to our suppression of bandits!" Huang Yu frowned, obviously dissatisfied with Yao Dong's repeated questioning. In his opinion, Come on, as long as the gangsters are wiped out, other things have nothing to do with him.
Yao Dong did not pay attention to this, and said directly: "In fact, to deal with this matter, we should start from two aspects. The first is to find out the root cause of the emergence of this group of horse bandits, and the second is to destroy the opponent, no matter what the root cause is. , they burned, killed and looted everywhere, even if they were forced, their crimes were unforgivable."
"Mr. Yao, what do you mean, are you planning to find the root cause?" Shen Beiguan guessed.
"Yes, I am too weak on my own, so I need your help!" Yao Dong said.
"Mr. Yao is originally from the arrest department, and investigating cases is your specialty. This matter is not too much, but this matter of suppressing bandits?" Shen Beiguan is obviously also very concerned about this matter.
"We can have a two-pronged approach, but I'm not very familiar with the situation here." Yao Dong still hesitated and didn't say all the words.
"It's simple. Mr. Yao can review all the military information here. Of course, it's only here and cannot be taken away!" Shen Beiguan said.
"Then you're welcome, my subordinate!" Yao Dong ignored the others and went directly to the so-called information to read through it.
The matter of looking through the information did not end in an instant. Seeing this, Huang Yu could only say goodbye and return to his barracks.
A few days later, several people gathered together, and Yao Dong gave some suggestions for marching. Since he only relied on these data to decide, he only gave some directions. The specific instructions required their on-the-spot command.
Fortunately, Shen Beiguan was not a loser, so he had some directions and ideas, which made him feel a little low. After hearing this, the other two deputy commanders did not dare to look down upon Yao Dong too much.
After some discussion, the army took a short rest here and set off into Jiating Mountain. Zhang Manying, one of the deputy commanders, nominally stayed to take charge of the rear. In fact, Yao Dong was the core to investigate the true cause of the bandit rebellion. reason.
In fact, just two days later, the army set off for the expedition, and only two to three hundred people remained in the so-called rear area. These people also lived in a military camp that originally belonged to Jiachuan County.
The people who stayed behind were mainly responsible for some logistics and food matters. These matters happened to be done by the several staff officers who worked with Yao Dong before, while Yao Dong and Zhang Manying discussed the case with people who originally came from the arrest department.
According to the intelligence and clues obtained so far, the place where this group of bandits first appeared was Jiating Mountain in Jiachuan County. Usually, there are always some clues in the first place where they appear.
So after thinking about it for a few days, Yao Dong and Zhang Manying left together, and the only people they took away were people from the arrest department.
Just as the army was setting off for the expedition, Lin Haoming, who was far away in Dithief City, happened to meet the execution day of the death row prisoner.
Prisoners in the heavenly realm can only be executed after being convicted of a capital crime and confirmed by the superior government. Usually, a specific day will be set, and several or even more than a dozen criminals will go together.
At this time, at the famous Punishment Mouth in Dithief City, more than a dozen death row inmates were literally kneeling on the ground, waiting for the clock to tick by.
The Punishment Gate is actually one of the main roads in Dithief City, a crossroads leading to Fang City. Dithief City used this place as a place of execution a long time ago, hence the name Punishment Gate. At this time, Lin Haoming
Under the shed built on one side, we are also waiting for the time to come.