Wang Can was also thinking about Liu Chunwang's words. There are not many horse thieves, and they come and go like the wind, so they are difficult to find. If you can't find them, you can't deal with them. And although Wang Can is very skilled in martial arts, he can't let go of his weapons.
I made a special trip to find the horse thief.
Wang Can thought about it for a while and already had a plan in mind, but he did not say it immediately. Instead, he asked: "Liu Chunwang, tell me, what are your solutions to the horse thieves' attack?"
Liu Chunwang said: "Your Majesty, my humble duty is to consider whether we can mobilize a group of soldiers to search and patrol within Liucheng County. Once horse thieves appear, we can immediately encircle and suppress them."
Wang Can said: "How many people do you want to mobilize?"
Liu Chunwang replied: "Only more than three hundred people are enough."
"Is it enough?" Wang Can asked.
When Liu Chunwang heard this, he immediately became nervous and even stammered: "That's enough, that should be enough."
Wang Can shook his head. For Wang Can, Liu Chunwang's strategy was far from enough. In addition, Wang Can intended to cultivate Liu Chunwang, so he said: "Now, think about it again, what are the shortcomings?"
Liu Chunwang pondered for a while, but still shook his head, with a look of helplessness on his face.
He knew Wang Can's intentions.
This is giving him a chance.
This is training him.
Unfortunately, his own brain was not up to par and he couldn't think of a better way.
When Wang Can saw this, he sighed in his heart. After all, he was not a famous person in history. Liu Chunwang could not see clearly such a simple thing. At most, Liu Chunwang was just a county magistrate, which was already overwhelming.
As for more, that is delusion.
Wang Can said solemnly: "You have already said that these are horse thieves. It is estimated that there are more than a hundred horse thieves. There may even be more horse thieves. Such a group of horse thieves come and go like the wind and are not easy to attack."
"You mobilized more than 300 soldiers, are you planning to die?"
"There are more than three hundred soldiers, but their combat effectiveness is weak."
"But horse thieves are all extremely vicious people, and they are all very capable of fighting. In such an unequal contest, I'm afraid even three hundred more people would be destined for death."
Wang Can scolded: "Everyone with a normal mind knows the result. Although there are more people, the fighting power of the two sides is completely unequal."
After hearing this, Liu Chunwang said: "The county magistrate is wise, but he is not considerate of his humble position."
Wang Can said: "Send the order and order the people throughout Liucheng County to try to hide in the mountains or find a place to hide in the past month. Although this will be more troublesome, at least it is safe. At least people everywhere are hiding.
If we leave, the horse thieves will have no more looters along the way, so in the end, they will have no choice but to come to the county seat of Liucheng County. Once they come, it will be easier to handle."
"Here!"
Liu Chunwang nodded and agreed.
He had great faith in Wang Can. Even Khitan leaders like Dahe Tuluo were killed when Wang Can told them to. When a group of horse thieves came to the county seat of Liucheng County, they were looking for death.
Liu Chunwang left immediately and made arrangements.
On this day, news began to spread to all the villages in Liucheng County, and countless people knew that a horse thief was about to kill him. Ordinary people in Liucheng County had great trust in Wang Can.
The reason is very simple. As soon as Wang Can took office, he killed Liu Yan and Fang Ping, lifted the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes on countless people, and even provided work-for-relief, allowing countless people to earn money to support their families.
To the entire people of Liucheng County, they are all grateful to Wang Can.
I wish I could have Wang Can imprisoned.
Now that Wang Can has issued an order, especially involving horse thieves, the people in various villages in Liucheng County are temporarily hiding, either in the mountains or at home. In short, they all have hiding places.
In fact, it is extremely common for the people in border counties like Liucheng County to avoid horse thieves and barbarian plunder. All the people are experienced. In addition, it is winter again and the weather is cold.
It was freezing and there was no farm work, so it was easy for the people to hide.
To the west of Liucheng County, a team of horse thieves arrived.
There are more than a hundred people in this team of horse thieves, all of whom are wrapped in thick clothes to hide themselves tightly. After all, it is winter now, the weather is freezing, and the cold wind blows on the face like a
It's like scraping bones.
The leader is named Ma Kui.
This is because exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes are gradually increasing in various places, and many people cannot live, so bandits are gradually appearing.
Ma Kui was originally a ranger, and in layman's terms he was a rogue. He took advantage of the fact that some people were unable to live, so he recruited some people to plunder everywhere. Gradually, Ma Kui's team grew, and now there are more than a hundred people. And
Each of these more than a hundred people is a tall and strong man, and none of them is weak.
Ma Kui only wants the strong ones and not the weak ones. He believes in the principle that soldiers are more valuable than finesse.
Therefore, the people under his command eat well, drink well, and have excellent health.
A group of people went around looting and robbed some money, food, and women. However, the food, money, etc. that they robbed have been sent to the mountain fortress for storage.
However, Ma Kui was not satisfied either. Ma Kui wanted to continue to expand his team, so he continued to plunder. Especially now that Liaoxi County had no governor, this was his opportunity.
Ma Kui heard that the new magistrate of Liucheng County, Wang Can, had Liu Yan and others killed.
You know, Liu Yan's Liu family is extremely rich.
Ma Kui was a little greedy.
Therefore, Ma Kui led his people to Liucheng County, preparing to plunder Liucheng County, and even took the opportunity to kill Liucheng County and carry out a wanton robbery.
Ma Kui did this many times to rob the county seat. Each time, he led his men directly into the county seat, killed the county officials, defeated the county government soldiers, and then plundered wantonly.
He never attacked a city or conquered a territory.
Because once he sieges the city and plunders the territory, he will definitely be conquered. But from time to time, he will rob some money and even his whereabouts are uncertain, so no one knows his whereabouts and cannot conquer him.
This is the reason why Ma Kui has been alive.
"Report!"
Just as Ma Kui was leading the people forward, a sentry in front of him withdrew on Pegasus. Ma Kui led the thieves on their way. He always sent out sentries first to inquire about the situation ahead so that he could respond easily and not
If you panic, you won't be ambushed.
This is Ma Kui's experience.
If he is not fully prepared, if he is ambushed, even though he has more than a hundred people, he will be defeated if he encounters a large-scale ambush, so Ma Kui is extremely careful.
Not long after, the sentry came to Ma Kui and reported with clasped fists: "Boss, there are several villages ahead, but these villages are all empty, not even a single person. It's almost noon now,
It’s time to light the fire and cook, but when I look up, I don’t see anyone. This situation is really weird now.”
"weird?"
Ma Kui sneered and said: "That's weird, it's just Liucheng County who got the news about our looting first and sent an order to the people in Liucheng County to hide them all. In military books, this is the so-called strong wall and clearing the country.
, no food is left for us."
The sentry asked: "Then what should we do?"
Ma Kui snorted and said in a deep voice: "What's the problem? Let's go to the county seat. I want to see what the newly appointed Liucheng County Magistrate Wang Can is capable of. We all still have dry food, so now we can
Eat dry food and go straight to the county town. If you encounter a village with people on the way, it won't be too late to rob it."
"yes!"
The sentry responded and went forward again to inquire about the news.
"Hurry!"
Ma Kui ordered again.
The group of more than a hundred people continued on their way again.
Ma Kui walked towards the county town and passed six or seven villages along the way. They were all empty. There were no people living in any of the villages. In fact, in each village, there were some people observing the situation, especially when Ma Kui
News spread that Kui and his party had appeared in Liucheng County. After people saw it, the news spread in all directions. Countless people became cautious and hid to avoid being caught.
Because if you are caught by a horse thief, you will either die or your family will be destroyed.
People are very cautious.
Along the way, Ma Kui gained nothing, not even a bit of food or money. In fact, he didn't even see the shadow of a woman, which made Ma Kui itchy with hatred. As a result, Ma Kui became more and more resentful towards Wang Can.
, his heart was filled with anger, and he vowed to break Liucheng County, kill Wang Can and then whip his body.
Especially today, the weather is getting colder and colder, and it is even snowing. Although it has not reached the point of heavy snow, it is even colder when it snows all day long. Even if Ma Kui's men are wearing thick clothes, it is still very cold.
The speed of the group's journey slowed down.
In December, Ma Kui and his party finally arrived at the county seat of Liucheng County.
When Ma Kui and his party arrived, Wang Can was waiting at the west gate of Liucheng County. Because Wang Can had received the news two days ago and knew that Ma Kui and his party were heading towards Liucheng County to kill.
So Wang Can came early and waited.
The west gate of Liucheng County has always been open, and Wang Can is also at the city gate now. He looked outside the city and saw Ma Kui and his men coming on horseback, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
coming!
Ma Kui and his party finally arrived, and he had waited so long in vain.
There were only a few soldiers beside Wang Can.
Ma Kui and his party arrived outside the county town. Originally, Ma Kui should have given the order to rush in, but when they arrived outside the city and looked at the more than ten people standing guard at the city gate, he felt a little uneasy for no reason.
As if. He did not immediately give the order to rush, but approached slowly and unhurriedly.
The distance between the two sides is getting closer little by little.
Sixty steps!
Fifty steps!
When the distance between the two sides was less than twenty steps, Ma Kui only needed one sprint to rush into the city of Liucheng County. However, Ma Kui still did not give the order to sprint, and still advanced slowly, saying in a deep voice: "I
Nai Ma Kui, all those who know how to behave, get out of my way."
These were words of temptation.
But after he finished speaking, Wang Can and his party standing at the gate of the city remained motionless.
This made Ma Kui even more cautious.
Obviously, Liucheng County has been prepared for a long time. (To be continued)
