RPAGF Chapter 171 Black Whirlwind
Chapter 171 Black Whirlwind
This is called just using a little trick?
Chen Xuan looked at the guy whose head was swollen like a pig after being beaten, and felt a little suspicious. Could it be that he was forced to confess that he was a servant of the Chen family?
Of course, whether or not he confessed under torture is not important. What is important is that this man was caught sneaking around the gate of Chen's house.
"Someone from the Chen family?"
Chen Xuan put his hands behind his back and looked down at him.
"Master Chen asked you a question, are you deaf?"
Liu Jinyu shouted at the man, "Just tell the truth about what Master Chen asks. If you tell even a single lie, I'll kill you!"
He has been a bandit for so many years. Although he has now followed Chen Xuan and joined the regular army, he cannot get rid of his bandit nature in a short time.
After being scolded like this, the servant was so frightened that his whole body was shaking. He nodded tremblingly and said, "To answer Master Chen, I am a servant of the Chen family."
"Oh, I heard you came back from outside the city, right? Tell me, what did you do? Tell me the truth, I won't make things difficult for you, I can even give you a decent job. After all, it's only Chen Kun and his son who have a grudge against me, not you servants," Chen Xuan said lightly. There was no need for him to make things difficult for a servant.
This servant also knew his situation. Now the Chen family had been wiped out by Chen Xuan. If he wanted to survive, he had to confess the truth.
"In reply to Master Chen, I was sent by Chen Qing to find the whereabouts of the bandits. After finding them, I will return immediately to report, because they want to use them to deal with you."
"I thought it would be difficult to find the bandits, but I didn't expect that I would actually run into them."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan's eyes flashed instantly.
Banditry is a huge scourge. The bandits at the border are different from the bandits in Bandit Mountain.
The bandits in Bandit Mountain mostly rob people near Bandit Mountain.
But the banditry at the border was rampant, killing people everywhere, leaving devastation wherever they passed!
"Tell me in detail." Chen Xuan raised his chin, signaling him not to stop.
The servant didn't dare delay and continued quickly, "When I was staying near Snake City, I saw many refugees fleeing towards it. After asking, I learned that these refugees were all fleeing from the countryside and wanted to enter the city for shelter because a bandit group called the Black Whirlwind was looting people. They killed many people, almost all the men, and took the women away, so the people fled to the city for shelter."
There are twenty-four cities on the border, and each city is guarded by troops.
There are many, such as Longcheng and Hucheng. These large cities have tens of thousands of soldiers in one city!
Smaller ones, such as the Barbarian City, have as many as seven or eight thousand elite soldiers.
Those with a little less money have five or six thousand.
Even the smallest city has at least two thousand soldiers stationed there to defend it!
Therefore, these bandits are all bullies who only bully the weak and fear the strong.
They didn't dare to go into the city to rob women because the army stationed in the city would definitely take action.
However, the common people outside the city suffered.
You have to know that the people who can live in the city at the border are only half of the total population.
The other half of the population lives in small towns or villages!
The main target of the bandits' robbery was ordinary people outside the city who had no ability to fight back.
Sometimes, when they are bold enough, they even dare to wander around the city.
The governors of the major cities were unwilling to use their own troops to deal with the bandits.
Firstly, they were afraid that fighting with the bandits would result in heavy losses. If too many soldiers died, their positions as prefects would be over, and the King of Zhenxi would use their heads as a sacrifice to the gods!
Secondly, each of the bandits was very smart. They were not pigs locked in a cage. They could run away. As soon as the army came out, they disappeared.
Even if a large army goes in pursuit, they can only catch two or three cats, big or small, which is of no use.
Thirdly, the King of Zhenxi did not order the eradication of banditry.
For the King of Zhenxi, banditry is secondary. His most important goal is to lead a large army to guard the border and prevent enemy invasions!
As for the bandit problem, as long as it does not form a large-scale group of tens of thousands of people, it is not worth mentioning!
It's just a bunch of rabble, they can be dealt with at any time.
Moreover, allowing these bandits to rob more money is not necessarily a bad thing.
After all, the more money the bandits robbed, the more the King of Zhenxi felt that they were like fat pigs he raised. When he wanted to kill them, he would kill them and then order the suppression of the bandits.
All the gold, silver and jewelry that the bandits had looted over the years now belonged directly to him, the King of Zhenxi.
By then, he would not only gain a good reputation for suppressing bandits, but also make money. It would be the best of both worlds!
As for the ordinary people who are living in dire straits, they are not worth mentioning at all.
For top figures like the King of Zhenxi, the common people are nothing more than consumables.
As long as the Daqian dynasty does not fall, that's enough!
"Master Chen, the Black Whirlwind bandits have already robbed all the villages and towns near Snake City. As for Snake City, there are 4,000 soldiers guarding it. The bandits definitely don't dare to attack it!"
"Their next move will definitely be towards our Barbarian City. I hurried back this time just to report to Chen Qing."
The servant continued.
Chen Xuan frowned immediately.
The Black Whirlwind bandits have been robbing people all the way here, so they definitely don't dare to attack the Barbarian City.
However, the towns and villages near the Barbarian City are definitely the places they raid!
Chen Xuan couldn't just leave these people alone.
"Okay, I get it, you can go now."
Chen Xuan said calmly, "Liu Jinyu, assign him a job."
Liu Jinyu nodded and sent someone to take the servant away.
"Go and call Jiang Baili over to me."
Chen Xuan said, "I have something to ask him."
Soon, Jiang Baili was brought in. When he saw Chen Xuan's serious expression, he suddenly felt a sense of pressure and asked cautiously, "Master Chen, are you looking for me?"
He didn't know what was wrong with Chen Xuan. Why did he suddenly look so serious? Could it be that something big was about to happen?
"Baili, sit down."
Chen Xuan extended his hand to invite him to sit down first, and then asked someone to pour him a cup of tea.
Chiang Bai-ri knew that there was something he wanted to talk to him about, so he immediately sat down obediently, picked up the tea and took a sip. Drinking tea represents trust.
"Mr. Chen, do you have something to ask me?" Jiang Baili took the initiative to ask.
Chen Xuan nodded, and suddenly took out a map and placed it in front of him.
This is a map of the western border area of the Daqian Dynasty, which depicts the terrain, including the twenty-four cities.
Among them, two locations are highlighted.
One place is the Tianshan Sect!
The other place is Zhenxi Pass!