A certain person is the Heavenly Killer Li Gui.

Chapter 25 Civil servants and military generals are all the same

If Liang Wanshen had arrived two days earlier, Ding Zhixian would have been very happy, but now that he had a better choice, he looked down on the mere generals.

"Forget it, just invite him in."

Magistrate Ding asked people to remove the banquet, sit on a chair, lay out the magistrate's music, and wait for Inspector Liang to come in and pay his respects.

Liang Wanshen didn't feel anything strange about this attitude at all, he had long been used to it.

As a military general, do you still expect to receive preferential treatment from civil servants?
Liang Wanshen was not wearing any armor. He was only dressed in tight-fitting shorts, with a green scarf wrapped around his head. He had a knife on his waist and long boots on his feet. After entering, he crossed his hands and saluted respectfully.

"The last general Liang Wanshen, on the orders of Han Zhizhou, led two battalions of Xiang troops to come to the rescue. I met the county magistrate."

Ding Zhixian waved his hand casually and wrote lightly: "Thank you for your inspection."

"It's my duty, I dare not call it hard work."

Liang Wanshen half-hunched his body and relayed in a low voice:
"In addition, Han Zhizhou means that if you can appease him, try not to use weapons rashly."

"You can tell people to tell the village that as long as they hand over the Li Gui who killed the official, their sins can be forgiven, and their leader can even be given some sweeteners."

"There happen to be a few vacancies under the general's command. Whether they are generals or generals, the county leader can assign them. If the thieves are greedy, the generals can also be used."

Magistrate Ding and Master Song looked at each other, speechless.

Sure enough, one lie requires ten lies to complete it.

After a long while, Magistrate Ding sighed:

"If it had been earlier, maybe this method would have worked. But I recently received news that Li Gui was unruly and domineering. After taking advantage of the Yushan bandits, he killed the leader of Yushan's village and captured Yushan. The foundation is intended to fight against the official army."

Now Liang Wanshen also had a toothache.

Some of the generals of the Song Dynasty were very good at fighting and were thinking about earning military merit all day long, but most of the generals were just messing around.

The ceiling above is clearly visible, so there is no need to work for a little money.

Liang Wanshen is one of the generals who are dawdling.

What Ding Zhixian reported to the superiors was to send troops to help capture Li Gui. How powerful can a strong man be, no matter how powerful he is?

As long as the Xiang army is blocked on the main traffic road, they will swarm after getting the news about Li Gui, and they will kill him no matter what.

But now Li Gui has become the leader of Yushan's stronghold. If he doesn't destroy the stronghold, he might not be able to catch him.

Under normal circumstances, even if the Xiang army had two battalions of soldiers, it would be easy to wipe out a small village. After all, the advantage in military equipment was there.

But the problem is that Liang Wanshen knows his own affairs, and the Xiang troops under his command have not been trained for a long time.

On weekdays, soldiers eat almost nothing, but during training, they exercise a lot and must have meat. Otherwise, not only will they not be able to train well, but they will also be useless.

Meat costs money!
Inspector Liang himself was reluctant to eat meat every day, so how could he be willing to let his soldiers eat it?

Just stop practicing at all!
Moreover, many of the soldiers in these two battalions only live in the books and cannot go to the battlefield.

Liang Wanshen was reluctant in every possible way, but he had to take on this hard job, otherwise he would have to be dismissed from his post if the man in the turban would try to put on some shoes for him.

"The general understands. Tomorrow, the general will gather his men and go up the mountain to suppress the bandits."

Anyway, the Taoist friend will die but the poor Taoist will die, the soldiers will die but the general will not die. At most, a few more people will die.He agreed, but Magistrate Ding did not dare to hide it any longer, otherwise once Liang Wanshen was beaten to death for underestimating the enemy, and it was discovered that the weapons and armor on the Yushan side were complete, things would not end well.

But he couldn't let go of the official's face, so he coughed dryly and winked at Master Song who was standing beside him.

Master Song understood and interjected:
"Inspector Liang doesn't know that this Yu Shanzhai has recently wiped out all the Shanzhai in Yishui County, and pieced together a lot of weapons and... more than a dozen pairs of armors."

"Huh?" Liang Wanshen's eyes suddenly became round.

Are you kidding me?
Not to mention the entire Yishui County, even if all the copycats in the entire Yizhou were wiped out, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to piece together a dozen pairs of armors!

Even in his army, only he and the generals and deputy generals of the two battalions had armor to use, and the other soldiers were just civilians.

Liang Wanshen's eyes stayed on Master Song's face for a moment, and then moved to the face of Ding Zhixian, who was lowering his head and pretending to drink tea. He probably knew what was going on.

More than a dozen pairs of armors, the crime of confiscating a family and exterminating a clan, was clearly prepared for rebellion!
Magistrate Ding didn't know what kind of information was secretly concealed that was detrimental to him, but now that he couldn't hide it anymore, he revealed it.

That being the case...

"Ahem!" Liang Wanshen coughed dryly and said with confidence, "This...if this is the case, I'm afraid we need to consider the long-term plan to suppress the bandits in order to avoid excessive losses to the soldiers."

Huh?
Magistrate Ding and Master Song were both stunned. The attitude of Liang was wrong!
The two battalions of the Xiang army had a thousand soldiers. As long as they didn't underestimate the enemy and pushed them flatly, they could level the Yushan stronghold.

He said he was worried about his soldiers being seriously injured. Just by looking at his fat head and big ears, you could tell that he was not a general who cared about his soldiers.

These two battalions of soldiers are probably going to have problems!

The three people in the room were all in the same boat. They didn't say anything to each other, but they all understood each other tacitly.

One of the four pillars of life is to share the secrets together. Although the three of them have not had this experience, they realize that each other is not perfect, and they can't help but feel a little closer to each other.

This is the same kind!

After realizing that both of them were being deceived, the originally polite and unfamiliar atmosphere in the room suddenly softened.

"Haha..." Mr. Song immediately smiled and extended an olive branch, "We are all dedicated to the public good and bring peace back to Yishui County. As long as the goal is achieved, the process is not important, even if there are some flaws, everyone will do it. Mutual tolerance."

Liang Wanshen understood clearly and hurriedly nodded in agreement, "What Master said is true. Do more and you will make more mistakes. Do less and you will make fewer mistakes. If you don't do anything, how can you not make mistakes? As long as the result is good, some details are irrelevant. critical."

Ding Zhixian also nodded with satisfaction. With Liang Wanshen helping to conceal the matter, he must be able to pass this level smoothly.

"Since we are fighting bandits for the people, this county should support us. If Inspector Liang has any needs, just ask."

"There are many old and weak people in the two battalions. It is necessary to recruit some strong men from the county and eliminate the weak and retain the strong, so that we can have a complete plan. In addition, many of the weapons and armor are decayed and need to be properly replenished. Also, the soldiers have not fought for many years. , I’m unfamiliar with my fighting skills, maybe I’ll practice them over time.”

After he finished speaking, both of Ding Zhixian's faces turned dark.

Good guy!
There are not enough soldiers, not enough weapons and armor, and not enough daily training!
Fortunately, he was not asked to go directly to suppress the bandits, otherwise it would be like sending him away!
But fortunately, he can be used by his own side to help conceal the truth.

All I can say is, there are gains and losses!

"Liang, please relax. There are still some weapons and armor left in the treasury, so feel free to use them. You are responsible for recruiting and training soldiers, but there is no rush to suppress bandits."

Ding Zhixian's thinking has always been to protect himself, and it doesn't matter whether he suppresses bandits or not.

At that moment, the two parties reached an agreement, and Magistrate Ding ordered a separate banquet to be prepared for Liang Wanshen. The host and guest had such a good time that he returned exhausted.

(End of this chapter)