"understand.
By the way, as for the people of the Dashi Kingdom who deliberately create unrest, are you handling it?"
"What else can we do except send troops to suppress it? Send troops to suppress it."
“What were the results of the crackdown?”
“Not ideal.”
"Why?"
"Your Majesty, you don't know something. In addition to some young and strong men, among the people there are also most old, weak, women and children.
It's easy for those young adults to say that if they dare to cause too much trouble, they will be dealt with how to deal with it.
Those who can be persuaded will naturally be given a lighter punishment. Those who are really stubborn and unreasonable will naturally have no choice but to be killed.
However, it is difficult to deal with those old, weak, women and children.
To be honest, brothers should not go too far when it comes to those old, weak, women and children.
You ask the soldiers to charge into the battle and attack the city, and the soldiers don't even blink an eye.
However, if you ask them to kill unarmed civilians, especially when there are a large number of women and children inside, they are somewhat reluctant to do so.
It’s not that I don’t dare to kill, it’s not that I can’t kill.
But, I really can’t let go of that ruthless hand.”
Liu Mingzhi listened to Zhang Kuang's somewhat low tone and nodded silently.
"I understand, young master, what is the situation with those sand bandits who are running around in various kingdoms?
Since you have investigated their identities clearly, why don't you mobilize troops to suppress the bandits?"
Zhang Kuang took a puff of dry cigarette and shook his head helplessly.
"Your Majesty, you don't know that those bandits are extremely cunning.
They never dared to fight with our soldiers. Every time they found the right opportunity, disguised themselves and sneaked into the city.
Then, he took the opportunity to loot the area near the city gate and immediately escaped.
When the soldiers gathered together and planned to encircle and suppress them, they had already fled into the desert and disappeared without a trace.
Those sand bandits are very familiar with the terrain and environment in the desert.
After entering the desert, it was their world.
The soldiers were worried about falling into the trap of the bandits, so they did not dare to pursue them rashly."
Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly and casually pinned the cold tobacco bag to his waist.
"Well, by the way, who are those bandits looting?"
"Your Majesty, there are large and small caravans from all over the world, as well as ordinary people in the border cities."
"Do they dare to sneak attack our dragon soldiers?"
"At the beginning, those bandits were very coveted for the excellent weapons and equipment of our soldiers, and they even made sneak attacks on our Dalong soldiers.
Later, after one time they left more than 300 corpses under the arrow formation of the soldiers, they no longer dared to provoke the soldiers."
Liu Mingzhi was silent for a while, then raised his hand and patted the city wall in front of him a few times.
"The elite scouts in the army are all masters of the third level.
Could it be that even they can't trace the whereabouts of those sand bandits?"
"Your Majesty, I have not sent orders to the guards of many border cities, asking them to send their military masters to track down the traces of the bandits.
However, the results were very unsatisfactory.
When there is a slight breeze in the desert, all the footprints left by the bandits, including horse hoof prints and camel footprints, will soon be covered by yellow sand.
No matter how powerful our scout brothers are, there is nothing they can do in this situation!"
"Apart from this, haven't you thought of other ways to suppress bandits?
For example, soldiers were sent to disguise themselves as caravans from Western countries to lure sand bandits to come and rob.
Or spread some news that some people are getting rich, and then send some soldiers to live in the homes of the people of the Dashi Kingdom near the city gate, waiting for the bandits to come and fall into the trap."
"Your Majesty, I have already tried the two methods you mentioned.
At the beginning, the soldiers made some gains.
However, those sand bandits are all very clever. After they suffered several losses, they almost stopped being fooled.
Later, when they looted the caravan, they always sent people to deal with the caravan in advance and used various reasons to get close to the caravan members.
As soon as they discover that the people in the caravan do not look like Westerners, they will evacuate immediately.
As for setting a trap in the city and waiting for them to fall into the trap, there is no need to think about it.
The appearance gap between our Dalong soldiers and Westerners is so huge that it cannot be hidden from the eyes of those bandits.
As soon as those sand bandit spies see our Dalong soldiers wandering around in people's homes, they will immediately notify their comrades to evacuate."
Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly and sat sideways on the city wall.
"Uncle, from what you said, these bandits are indeed not easy to deal with."
"Your Majesty, in the final analysis, the soldiers are still unfamiliar with the environment and terrain in the desert and do not dare to attack rashly.
Otherwise, why would it be their turn to be so arrogant!
Over the years, Lao Chen and other brothers have been sending people to draw maps in the desert.
By the time we get the detailed map, those bastards will be missing their heads."
"Uncle, can't we use the map you captured from Dashi Country?"
"Your Majesty, it can be used, but their maps don't record much of the terrain in the desert.
Some of the main routes are fairly clearly documented.
As for other detailed routes, there is no way to tell.
However, without too much pressure on me, I dare not rashly order the soldiers to go into the desert to suppress the bandits."
Seeing Zhang Kuang's slightly depressed expression, Mr. Liu smiled and nodded.
"You are right, because some barbarian bandits are really not worth risking the lives of the soldiers."
"Your Majesty is wise, I would like to thank your Majesty for your understanding."
"What is the situation with the remaining forces of the imperial court of the Great Food Kingdom?"
"Your Majesty, every time the remaining forces of the Great Food Country create turmoil, they will flee to other countries to avoid encirclement and suppression by the soldiers.
Without your Majesty's order, I would not dare to rush into other countries and start a war with them."
Liu Mingzhi took off the wine bag from his waist, raised his head and took a few sips of wine, then sighed with a pitiful expression.
"well."
"It seems that it is not so easy for me, the young general of Dalong Celestial Dynasty, to completely control this territory!" ()
Chapter completed!