The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 52

Once the stronghold was broken, the gang of thieves were in chaos. Faced with a strong enemy entering the stronghold, they surrendered one after another, and the fighting subsided within a short period of time.

Firefox was escorted to Lin Yifan. At this moment, he had a dejected face, raised his head, and said with a sad smile: "You won, kill or cut, it's up to you."

Lin Yifan looked indifferently, looked at Firefox coldly and said: "How many people in my Hengshan died because of you, how can this account be counted? Firefox, I just want to confirm whether you have killed the weasel and the wolf king?"

"Haha, of course they were all killed by me. I, Firefox, is a hero no matter what, how could I be inferior to others. These two people are pretentious and want me to submit to them. Bah! Are they worthy? So I used tricks Get rid of them all, occupy this stronghold and rise again." Firefox said proudly, his eyes full of eagerness.Suddenly his eyes darkened, and he said unwillingly, "But, I underestimated your determination to kill the grass and roots. I thought that you would have to withdraw your troops and return to Hengshan after chasing five hundred miles at most. Therefore, I decided to stay here and develop slowly. Sigh , I really regret it."

"Hmph, I once said that anyone who offends me in Hengshan will be punished no matter how far away. Even if you escape outside the Tianmen Pass, I will do my best to kill you."

"Even if you are far away, you will be punished? Well, even if you are far away, you will be punished." Firefox raised his head, looked at Lin Yifan, and said with emotion, "If it is a troubled world, you must be a hero. I am convinced this time."

"Nonsense, the world is peaceful at this time, the king is wise and ministers are worthy, I am loyal to the court, how can I say that I am a hero?" Lin Yifan scolded, "I won't kill you now, I will do it in the martyr's cemetery when I return to Hengshan. The public trial, Ming Zheng's punishment, is to sacrifice the spirit of the heroic spirit in the sky. Come, someone, take him under custody."

After putting Firefox down, Luo Yi just came in to report the results of the battle, "My lord, we suffered more than 200 casualties in this battle, among which horse thieves accounted for the majority, reaching nearly [-]. Your lord's retainers were injured more than ten people, and none of them died. More than ten armored cavalrymen were injured, eight mercenaries were killed, and more than [-] people were injured. More than [-] sand robbers were wiped out, more than [-] people were captured, and more than [-] horses were captured. At this time, the cottage has been controlled by us. Lead people to search for gold and silver treasures, and count the stolen goods."

Lin Yifan finally smiled when he heard the words, "Okay, the damage in this battle is not serious, and Uncle Luo is in command. All the wounded should be treated with all their strength, and then count the battle achievements. When Jin Jiuyuan counts the gold and silver, we will give them to everyone." Give out rewards."

"Yes. My lord, we've finished killing Firefox this time. Should we hurry back to Hengshan? We've been out for more than half a month. I think Mr. Liu and Mr. Chen should be in a hurry, right?" Luo Yi was a little worried. Said.

Only then did Lin Yifan suddenly realize that he had been out for so long, and he hadn't replied a single letter, so he wondered if Hengshan was still safe? "You're right, we've stayed outside for too long. Well, we'll go back as soon as the matter here is settled."

"Then do we need to keep people here?" Luo Yi asked.

"I haven't thought about it yet, what do you think?" Lin Yifan asked after thinking about it.

"My lord, if we want to garrison, maybe our brigade will stay here to suppress the prying eyes of the thieves here. If we give up, we will burn this cottage, and we must not leave it to other sand bandits to occupy." Luo Yi gave Two answers, tantamount to nothing.

Lin Yifan shook his head helplessly, "It's too far away from Hengshan, we can't take care of it at all. However, it would be a pity to give up. I hope to monopolize this thousand-mile corridor as our endless source of wealth. Let’s wait, wait until I think it through.”

It was not until evening that Jin Jiuyuan counted the stolen goods in the cottage, and immediately came to report, "My lord, great news, I have already counted the stolen goods here. Here is the bill." He handed the bill to Lin Yifan , continued, "This time we got more than 60 taels of gold, more than 40 taels of silver, and the rest of the treasures are worth at least 30 taels. whether...."

"Hehe, don't worry, these goods will still be sold by you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Jin Jiuyuan couldn't help being overjoyed when his wish came true.

Lin Yifan pondered for a moment, looked up at Jin Jiuyuan, and said, "Now, I have eliminated the two largest groups of horse thieves and sand thieves in this thousand-mile corridor. I want to unify the thousand-mile corridor and maintain the order of the commercial roads. What can you do? "

Jin Jiuyuan was shocked. This great king had a lot of ambitions, and he wanted to control the robbery rights of the Qianli Long Corridor and become the overlord of the gang of thieves in the promenade.However, with his current strength, it seems that it is really possible to do it, but is this good or bad for the caravans going to and from the corridor? "I don't know how the king will maintain the order of business?"

"If I can integrate the promenade, I will formulate a set of rules. We will charge a toll of [-]% according to the value of the goods. Whoever pays the toll, we guarantee that the journey of thousands of miles will be safe and sound. If anyone dares to violate it, we will protect it." The caravan will be punished."

When Jin Jiuyuan heard the words, he asked excitedly: "You, is what you said true? As long as you pay the toll, can you guarantee the caravan has no worries?"

"Of course it's true."

With Lin Yifan's confirmation, Jin Jiuyuan bowed his hands to Lin Yifan and said: "If this is the case, I would like to thank you on behalf of all the caravans. With your guarantee, our transportation costs will be greatly reduced, which is far better than the chaos. The promenade is much better."

"Don't thank me first, I'm also worried now. After all, it's a thousand-mile corridor. The distance is too far, and I'm afraid I can't control it with my strength. Therefore, I really need your advice."

Jin Jiuyuan nodded slightly, thought for a while, and then replied: "Your Majesty, if you want to control the Thousand-mile Corridor, you need at least two thousand troops. However, once the number of troops exceeds two thousand, it will attract officers and soldiers to chase. I won't allow thieves, the king is too strong." Jin Jiuyuan gave Lin Yifan a careful look.He continued, "Therefore, the king needs to unite all forces that can be united to maintain the order of the corridor."

Lin Yifan raised his eyebrows, as if thinking of something, he gave Jin Jiuyuan a meaningful look, "Oh, keep talking."

"The other thieves will be the most damaged by the king's move. If the king is determined to unite the gang of thieves, it will inevitably cause the gang of thieves to rebound. Therefore, the king can unite merchants and mercenaries to carry out a big sweep against the gang of thieves, as long as you are the only one. If you want to control the corridor, It's as easy as flipping the palm of your hand." Jin Jiuyuan said with a smile.

"Well, let me think about it, you go down." Lin Yifan rubbed his forehead and said wearily.

The next day, Lin Yifan convened a meeting and announced that this village would be the second stronghold of the corridor, and the Beimang village would be the military bases for the thousand-mile corridor on the east and west sides.Therefore, two hundred armored cavalry and more than four hundred horse thief cavalry will stay here. In order to strengthen the strength of the cottage, they reached an agreement with Xiong Feng to extend the employment time and buy time for the stronghold to grow.Jin Jiuyuan is in charge of contacting the major trading houses to discuss the rules of the corridor trade in the future.And Lin Yifan prepared to return to Hengshan with a hundred armored cavalry and retainers. This time, he would call a group of strongmen to enrich the strength of the cottage.

In the afternoon, after the award was made, the whole army rejoiced, and the horse bandits and cavalry became much more behaved.

After everything was settled, Lin Yifan and more than 200 people walked out of Tianshan Mountain non-stop and rushed eastward.After walking for two or three days, the journey was not safe, because the number of people was small, and the horse thieves in the vicinity thought they could get a big deal, so hundreds of them came out to kill Lin Yifan.As expected, a charge of [-] people completely defeated the group of thieves.Because he had to hurry, Lin Yifan didn't want to take advantage of the victory to chase after him. After defeating a group of horse thieves, he continued to march non-stop.Because of this, Lin Yifan's cavalry soon became a formidable enemy that frightened the bandits.

Just when they were within two hundred miles of Dingxi County, there was a burst of smoke and dust billowing in front of them, and the sound of dede's hooves roared like muffled thunder.Lin Yifan frowned, the opponent had at least [-] riders, this battle was a bit tricky. "Array! Prepare to charge!"

Soon, the opponent's cavalry appeared and rushed towards Lin Yifan.Just when Lin Yifan was about to wave his hands to charge, a flag with three connected triangles fluttering in the wind fell into Lin Yifan's eyes.The corner of Lin Yifan's mouth twitched, and the raised hand was slowly put down. "Withdraw, rest where you are."

(End of this chapter)