Chapter 49 Settlement and Suppression of Bandits

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 49 Settlement and Suppression of Bandits

Wei Bao shed tears as he spoke.

Zhang Yue was silent for a moment,

With a "clang" sound, he pulled out his sword and swore to the more than 300 veterans of the expeditionary force present.

"Two or three sons, I, Zhang Yue, swear here with this sword that from today on, if anyone hurts my Han people, I will repay him. If anyone kills one of my men, I will repay him ten times... If you violate this oath, you will be punished by humans and gods."

Let’s attack it together.”

"We pay our respects to Mr. Ming, and we are willing to ride on a horse for the sake of Mr. Ming..."

Zhang Yue swore to Tianmeng and instantly drew the relationship between the two parties.

Under the leadership of Wei Bao, the remaining wounded soldiers in Luntai also swore an oath of allegiance to Zhang Yue.

After taking the oath, it means that both parties have formed a master-servant relationship.

This era still maintains many legacy of the pre-Qin era.

This master-servant relationship and oath are very sacred to people of this era.

No one dares to violate it easily. This master-servant relationship with the township party is also the most stable relationship at this time, even more than that of classmates and husbands and wives!

Zhang Yue knew that he had gained a huge advantage by successfully conquering this group of people.

If it weren't for the fact that they thought they had been abandoned by the Second Division Army, they would not have sworn the oath so easily.

I was blocked just now, but fortunately I succeeded, otherwise it would be difficult for me to conquer them in the future.

However, Zhang Yue never thought of deceiving them. He had sworn to avenge the dead soldiers, and he would certainly do it.

But before that, we must first deal with the matter at hand.

The first thing to do is to get everyone settled.

The most important thing for people is food, clothing, housing and transportation. No matter what era it is, it is no exception.

At this time, Zhang Yue began to feel lucky again. Li Guangli did not set fire when he massacred the city, which allowed Zhang Yue to solve the most troublesome housing problem in one go.

Zhang Yue brought enough grain this time. As long as the summer sowing is completed before May and the harvest is successful, the problem of eating will be solved.

After solving these two problems, what remains is how to create a safe and reliable base.

Luntai City is too big for Zhang Yue's small army, and it is impossible to completely control it.

In desperation, Zhang Yue could only temporarily abandon his original Luntai City.

After some investigation, it was finally decided to use the original Luntai Palace in the north of Luntai City as the main base.

Although there is a saying that the best defense is offense, this is definitely not suitable for today's Luntai.

Zhang Yue had only more than 1,400 men under him, and the combatants were only 300 cavalry.

The Qiuci, Gumo, Yanqi, and Wusun states around Luntai are now all under the control of the Huns.

To the north of the Tianshan Mountains is the headquarters of King Youxian of the Huns. Maybe at some point the Huns will go south from a certain mountain pass in the Tianshan Mountains.

Even if the Huns did not take action, the strength of the three kingdoms of Qiuci, Gumo, and Yanqi was far stronger than the Han army in Luntai.

Moreover, after the Luntai Kingdom was destroyed, the former Luntai Kingdom area also became a paradise for horse thieves. There were hundreds of large and small horse thieves groups in the surrounding areas of Luntai, with a total number of no less than 10,000 people.

Although the Han army had just punished Dawan and Luntai, for a while the other countries did not dare to provoke the Han army and the Han people, but as time went on this would not be the case.

Building a strong fortress is essential when military strength is insufficient.

Although the royal palace of Luntai Kingdom is good, it is not a fortress specially prepared for war. For safety, Zhang Yue must build a real fortress.

It is now April of the first year of Tianhan, and it will be time for summer sowing soon.

After discussing with Li Si and others, Zhang Yue felt that two things must be done first.

The first thing is to clean up the horse thieves within a hundred miles of Luntai to create a relatively safe environment for the upcoming summer sowing.

The second thing is, of course, the summer sowing work. Food is the most important thing for the people. If the summer sowing is delayed, everyone will be hungry.

"Marquis Li Jun, I leave it to you to defend this place in Luntai!"

Zhang Yue bowed to Li Si.

"Ming Gong, please rest assured. Si will do his best and will never miss Ming Gong's affairs!" Li Si assured.

"General Cai Bai, among our group of people, you have the most experience in farming. I leave the matter of Xia Bo to you!"

"Promise, don't worry, Ming Gong, my subordinates will never miss the summer broadcast." Cai Ting was full of confidence.

Cai Ting was originally born as a merchant, so he was naturally better at these business and management matters than others.

Zhang Yue nodded with satisfaction, then turned to Han Jiang and said: "Brother Han, Brother Wei, the soldiers left behind by the Second Division Army will be handed over to you two."

The two of them clasped their fists and said, "Please rest assured, Ming Gong, we will not let Ming Gong down."

Finally Zhang Yuecai said to Guo Kai: "Brother Guo, we are here to suppress the horse thieves!"

"promise"

Guo Kai said excitedly, he knew that it would be difficult for him to handle other things well, only riding and slashing were what he was best at.

"Second and Third Sons, I'll leave it to you for the next step..."

After the division of labor was completed, the work quickly started operating under effective organization.

Zhang Yue and Guo Kai each commanded a group of cavalry and began Luntai's first campaign against bandits.

Half of the original Luntai expeditionary soldiers were retrained as military officers (infantry), responsible for guarding the base. Half of them followed the immigrants for summer sowing.

Thanks to the efforts of Zhang Yue and others, Luntai showed its vitality again.

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In the blink of an eye, it is already May of the first year of Tianhan. After more than half a month of hard work, the immigrants have reclaimed more than 4,000 acres of land.

Under Cai Ting's organization, everyone is racing against time to carry out the summer broadcast.

"Second and Third Sons, the power of farming is the same as beheading. Second and Third Sons must seize the opportunity..."

Encouraged by Cai Ting, the immigrants were very motivated.

On the other side, the anti-bandit operation is also progressing smoothly.

Although there are many horse thieves in the Luntai area, their combat effectiveness is much worse than those on the grassland.

In a short period of time, Guo Kai's troops easily wiped out two groups of horse thieves and captured more than a hundred people.

These people were punished as slaves by Zhang Yue and were building a foundation five miles west of Luntai City, where Zhang Yue planned to build a castle.

In order to make the slaves work hard, Zhang Yue also gave them a hope.

As long as they meet Zhang Yue's requirements, they can remove their slave status and gain freedom after five years.

Zhang Yue himself also wiped out a group of horse thieves, but did not take many prisoners.

In order to obtain more manpower, Zhang Yue once again led his troops and set off. This time he planned to destroy a group of horse thieves northwest of Luntai.

They are also the largest team of horse thieves within a hundred miles.

The intelligence gathered by the scouts showed that this horse thief had 300 to 400 young men.

This horse bandit was originally a regular army of the Luntai Kingdom. After Luntai City was captured, they fled to the Tianshan Mountains under the leadership of a general of the Luntai Kingdom.

After the Han army left, they returned to their hometown in Luntai. It was this horse thief who attacked the wounded Han soldiers who stayed in Luntai.

Because these horse thieves come from different backgrounds, their acting styles are also different.

They now control a considerable population and have built a small city.

"How can we allow others to snore and sleep beside the bed..."
Chapter completed!