hsntnovel Chapter 2110: Too Many Rebels
Chapter 2110: Too Many Rebels
Before coming here, Li Shen had thought it through. He could ignore internal affairs, but he still had to take care of some external matters.
My dad asked me to come here not to enjoy the scenery, but to shock everyone.
However, he does not have this opportunity now. He is not well-known in Xizhou and cannot intimidate others.
In this case, then find a way to increase your notoriety, and the best and fastest way to deal with your enemies is to kill them.
"Everyone, our top priority right now is to ensure the supply of food and fodder at the front. No mistakes can be made under any circumstances.
The lives of tens of thousands of soldiers at the front are in our hands. Any mistake may not only lead to defeat, but also cause an unknown number of deaths.
So we need to send more people to make sure everything goes well.”
"Your Highness Prince Ji, the team escorting grain and fodder has been increased to 3,000 people." Pei Ziyu replied.
"Three thousand people are not enough. If the rebels unite, we may not be able to defeat our opponent. Send another five thousand troops." Li Shen immediately shook his head.
“Your Highness Prince Ji, if we increase the number to 5,000, there will only be 15,000 guards left in Xizhou City.
I am afraid that the rebels will take advantage of the situation and invade.” An official stood up and saluted to report.
"Take advantage of the opportunity? Haha, I am still looking forward to their arrival. Don't worry, didn't I bring more than 3,000 guards with me?
It's just in time to avoid having to withdraw troops. I'm a little worried about the five thousand men.
If they rob us once, they will be able to eat for several years. The risk is high and the reward is high. We cannot rule out the possibility that someone will take the risk."
Li Shen smiled contemptuously. If all the rebels came, it would be much easier for him. Li Shen really disliked this kind of mouse-catching game.
Hearing what Li Shen said, Pei Ziyu didn't say anything else and just took the order:
"I will follow the orders of His Majesty Prince Ji. I will make arrangements right away."
Pei Ziyu felt that King Ji was right. The food and grass for the soldiers on the front line were the most important. If there was any mistake, he, as the chief secretary, would surely die.
Since Prince Ji's guards are here, it would be okay to transfer another two thousand men.
"Okay, let's talk about the second thing. This king wants to know some information about the rebellion. Do you have any news?"
Li Shen looked at everyone and waited for a while before finding that no one came out to answer. Li Shen immediately became angry again.
"What? Haven't you even investigated the situation of rebellion? Then what have you been doing here for so long? What's the point of the court supporting you? Go home and farm."
"Your Highness Prince Ji, please calm down. We have been investigating the rebellion." Pei Ziyu immediately stood up and explained.
"Then tell me." Li Shen suppressed his anger.
Pei Ziyu bowed and reported:
“Your Majesty, Prince Ji, since the Tang Dynasty took Gaochang under its control, local rebel organizations have continued to emerge, but they dare not act openly and instead develop in secret.
It is mainly divided into several rebellious forces, the Juqu clan, the royal family of Gaochang in the early period, the Kan clan, and the royal family of Gaochang after the Juqu clan.
There are also Zhang, Ma, and Qu families, all of whom were once members of the Gaochang royal family. Their slogans are all to fight against the Tang Dynasty and restore the country.”
"Resist the Tang Dynasty and restore the country? I still have earthquakes on Gaogang Mountain, and the beautiful mountains and rivers are eternal." Li Shen couldn't help but complain.
There has been the Avengers in every dynasty, and the banner they raised was always the restoration of the nation.
But how could it be so easy to restore the country? Murong Fu had been trying to restore the country for many years, but he had not succeeded.
"I never thought that a small place like Anxi would have so many rebel organizations. Are these people crazy?"
"Your Highness Prince Ji, it's actually not just that." Pei Ziyu corrected.
"There are more?" There are already five or six organizations, and there are still more. Li Shen was really surprised.
“Yes, Your Highness Prince Ji, these are the larger ones, and there are also some smaller rebel groups active.
For example, the Che clan, the Shan clan, the Qiang clan, and the Tufa clan. "
"Tufa?" Li Shen interrupted again. What kind of surnames are these? They even came up with Tufa.
"Your Highness, Tufa is a Xianbei clan, and was once a large clan in Gaochang," Pei Ziyu explained.
"Are there any more? I want to see how many rebels there are."
"In addition to these, there are also the Murong clan, the Tuyuhun clan, and the Nian clan. These were all once famous and prestigious families. There are also many small organizations that do not have a long background, and some of them only have a few hundred people."
Pei Ziyu finished speaking in one breath, and Li Shen fell silent.
There are so many rebel organizations. What's wrong with Anxi Protectorate? Is it a place that breeds rebellion? A few hundred people are also called rebels? Aren't they just bandits?
A group of bandits called themselves rebels, and what they did were indeed banditry, but it was just a way to give themselves a high-sounding excuse for their actions.
No wonder Guo Xiaoke has not been able to wipe out the rebels in this area after so long, they just keep growing one after another.
After a moment, Li Shen raised his head and asked:
"Have you found out where these rebels are hiding?"
"Your Majesty, these people are homeless and have no fixed place to stay, otherwise Governor Guo would have wiped them out long ago.
That is why we are helpless. I believe His Royal Highness Prince Ji has heard about the situation here. The terrain is complicated and there are many places where people can be hidden. "
Pei Ziyu shook his head helplessly. These rebels did not dare to stay in one place for too long.
Li Shen nodded and said nothing more. Instead, he asked a different question:
"Pei Changshi, have the cotton fields of the people outside the city been destroyed? And how are the local people doing?"
"To reply to Your Highness Prince Ji, local people are often harassed. The rebels lobby everywhere, and when lobbying fails, they wait for an opportunity to retaliate. The people can no longer bear this harassment, so each tribe has begun to form a guard team to fight against the rebels.
Small tribes also moved closer to large tribes in order to seek protection.
Because we are short of manpower, we cannot send troops to protect all the tribes. There have been many cases of rebels attacking tribes.
They took away all the financial resources, women, children, and even men, and some committed murder, burning, looting, and other atrocities.”
Pei Ziyu introduced that the rebels robbed property and food, either women and children to increase the population, or men to increase the number of soldiers.
Anyway, everything that can be stolen will be stolen, and everything that cannot be stolen will be destroyed.
Although Li Shen was angry after hearing this, he could do nothing about it. Li Shen actually understood that Pei Ziyu's words were half true and half false. The reason why he did not send troops for protection was that
One is to protect Xizhou City, and the other is to respond to emergencies.
But generally speaking, it is still because of the indifference, xenophobia, racial discrimination and thousands of years of racial discrimination. Those who are not of my race must have different hearts.
They always called outsiders barbarians, and they didn't care at all about the killing of barbarians.
However, Li Shen did not say the truth. He was relieved that the cotton fields had not suffered large-scale damage.
"Okay, I have nothing else to do, so you all should do your job and do what I ask.
By the way, you guys spread the news that I’m in Xizhou. I want the entire Anxi Protectorate to know that I’m here.
Post notices everywhere to reassure the people and tell them that I will definitely protect them.
Everyone go, Pei Changshi can stay behind."
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