Chapter 480 Li Rubai’s troubles
Chapter 480 Li Rubai’s troubles
Under the guidance of the guard captain, Qin Yu drove the Thunder God to the outskirts of Fucheng
Afterwards, the group of people chose to enter the city on foot. It was not because they despised Qin Yu that they refused to let him fly in.
But because of the special location of Liaojizhou, as the main battlefield between the two countries, the security here is very strict.
In order to prevent enemy masters from directly rushing into the city to behead Li Rubai and other big figures, most of the mechanisms and formations set up are automatically triggered. Once a flying target is discovered, they will be activated directly to carry out indiscriminate killing.
The boundary on the ground is equally strict, with a sentry standing guard every few meters on the city wall.
There are even a large number of troops stationed at several gates of Fucheng. The number of guards in Liaoyuan Fucheng alone has reached more than 30,000, not counting the rest of the troops stationed in the camp on the outskirts of the city.
In addition to the guards at the city gates and walls, many important locations in the city are heavily guarded.
The same is true for Li Rubai's mansion. There are also many people who want Li Rubai's head.
Whether they are the opponents of the White Feather Kingdom or the political opponents of the Yaxin Empire, they all hope that Li Rubai will die soon.
Qin Yu and his entourage entered Liaoyuan City on foot. Even with the instructions from Lord Jiedushi, the city guards still questioned Qin Yu and the others in detail.
Especially when I heard that they came from the Taiji Pavilion of the White Feather Divine Kingdom, I became even more alert, worried that they were here to assassinate Mr. Li.
Fortunately, the team leader who led Qin Yu and the others explained clearly that they were friends of Mr. Li, and Mr. Li specially sent someone out to pick them up, and then let them in.
After entering the city, Qin Yu couldn't help but said to the team leader: "Is the situation so tense now?"
The team leader smiled and said: "Actually, it has always been the same, but it has been a little better recently. The main reason is that you are warriors, so it is naturally easy to arouse alert. If you are a commoner, you will not be embarrassed if you register clearly."
Under the leadership of the team leader, they walked around the city for about two hours before arriving at Li Rubai's mansion.
The area of Liaoyuan City is still quite large, but many areas in the city have been abandoned because there is not enough population to support its development.
The reason why the initial planning and construction was so large was because of the developed economy in the early years. No one expected that the construction of the new city would start fighting within a few years, and a huge amount of human and financial resources were wasted.
Nowadays, only half of the huge Liaoyuan City can be actually utilized. However, this also provides Qin Yu with the opportunity to purchase large amounts of land and real estate at a relatively low cost.
After arriving at Li Rubai's mansion, Qin Yu and the others entered after being informed by the servants.
The mansion is not luxurious, and is even relatively simple. There are no exquisite gardens or elegant furnishings. There are not even many servants in the mansion. Weeds even grow in some places, making it look a bit desolate.
If it weren't for the layers of guards that kept the mansion a bit popular, Qin Yu would have thought it was a haunted house or something like that.
Under the guidance, several people walked through the courtyard and came to Li Rubai's office room.
At this time, Li Rubai was having a headache with an official document
The person who submitted the letter was Zhao Xingmin, the governor of Shen'an County, Liaoji Prefecture, reporting an invasion by rogue bandits.
The official document stated that a group of bandits fled to Shen'an County six months ago, occupied several villages, held local villagers hostage, and confronted the government.
The Shen'an County government sent troops to attack, but they failed to defeat them after three months of fighting. Instead, they suffered heavy losses of troops and generals.
The county guard did not want to trouble Mr. Li Rubai, so he once again organized the militia and civilian experts to make a careful plan with the officers and soldiers to attack the bandits again.
However, this time it was even worse than last time. Most of the militiamen who went to suppress the bandits rebelled and became internal agents of the bandits, leading to the annihilation of the entire army.
Now Shen'an County's defense force is completely empty. The enemy took the opportunity to occupy many areas. Half of Shen'an County has fallen into the hands of bandits!
The county governor, Zhao Xingmin, had absolutely no choice, so he wrote to Li Rubai, asking Mr. Li to send troops to suppress the bandits and restore peace to Shen'an County!
When Li Rubai just saw this official document, he lost control of his spiritual power and shattered the chairs and tables under him.
He cursed angrily: "If the snot from your nose runs into your mouth, you should throw it away!"
This incompetent Zhao Xingmin did not report the matter long ago. He waited until the gangsters had grown bigger and stronger and he could no longer control the situation before reporting it.
Now that half of Shen'an County has fallen, trying to recapture it is no less than a regular war.
The front line is already tight. Liao Jizhou's ability can only supply 100,000 troops for combat, but 200,000 people are deployed on the front line battlefield, which is already squeezed to the limit.
Now that something happened in Shen'an County, at least 50,000 people would have to be mobilized.
If Zhao Xingmin could pay attention to the incident at the beginning and report it early, a few thousand troops at most would be enough to defeat this group of bandits.
It's fine now. Half a year has passed and the other side has recruited so many people. I don't know how far it will develop. It's a completely unprepared battle!
Before Qin Yu even reached the room, he could already hear Li Rubai sighing inside.
After entering the room, Li Rubai saw Qin Yu and others arriving, and forced a smile to greet them.
After getting to know each other, Li Rubai said: "Master Wuji has been very kind to me. I will definitely help him. Whatever Master Qin needs me to do, just ask."
Qin Yu: "Mr. Li, you're very polite. Just call me Qin Yu. I'll let you know if I can help you. I just heard that Mr. Li was in a bad mood outside. Can you tell me why?"
What Qin Yu was thinking was that since he was on someone else's territory, he had to prepare a meeting gift. If he could help Li Rubai, he wouldn't feel embarrassed if he made requests in the future.
Li Rubai smiled bitterly and said: "It's not inconvenient. Let's take a look at this first."
Li Rubai directly gave the official document to Qin Yu and the others for review, which was a sign of great trust.
After reading it, Li Rubai said: "Now, if you want to wipe out the bandits in Shen'an County, you need to mobilize at least 50,000 troops to be safe. In this way, a lot of money, food, and arms will be consumed, which will directly affect the frontline operations."
This is indeed a thorny issue. It can even be said to be a source of internal and external troubles. It seems impossible to take care of both ends.
Qin Yu didn't ask Li Rubai at all why he didn't report to the central government for support. He knew that the Eight Kings and other Jiedu envoys would not receive any assistance at this time.
After thinking for a while, Qin Yu said: "If Mr. Li can trust us, we can handle this matter."
Li Rubai was a little surprised and immediately asked: "Leave it to you? How many people do you need?"
Qin Yu shook his head and said: "No one is needed, just the three of us!"
Li Rubai looked surprised and uncertain. Qin Yu's words made him a little unbelievable. Three people just wanted to solve the banditry problem in half the county?
For example, Bo asked: "Then what do you want?"
Qin Yu thought for a while and said: "There is only one request, which is that I promise to resolve the matter in Shen'an County within a month and return Shen'an County to government control. However, I will ultimately handle the gangsters and bandits involved in this matter."
Li Rubai immediately agreed: "Okay! I will do as you say!"
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