Chapter 816: Restore Order to Order or Restore Order to Chaos?
Unfortunately, the old water lizard in Longchuan also only heard about Wen Daolun's death, but did not know the specific cause of his death.
But it knew that the Jin Yao Kingdom and Longchuan bandits succeeded in the first sneak attack on Yuheng City. Perhaps because of the experience gained, such attacks on the city became one after another. In addition, the Jin Yao Kingdom harassed the border and the Longchuan bandits invaded the trade route. The two sides cooperated tacitly, causing great losses to Yuheng City.
Panlong City had to send troops to help several times, hoping to help Yuheng City resolve the dilemma.
But the Longchuan bandits were well versed in the tactics of "the enemy comes and I go", and deliberately avoided the Panlong City Army and the Dafeng Army, and fought guerrilla warfare in the water.
The following records made He Lingchuan even more stunned:
Beijia General Fushan Lie gradually annexed the Longchuan bandit gang, and the old Xijue army under his command became more and more powerful, even able to compete with the officers and soldiers; the old Xijue army started by robbing caravans and attacking official patrol guards, and later directly attacked towns and villages, set fire and killed people, and went all over the southern part of Xijue, and everyone was terrified.
In those years, Longchuan was a carnival holy land for bandits. The water fort was filled with the aroma of wine every day, and people were sharpening their knives every day; and a large number of desperate people rushed from all directions to join this feast of confrontation.
A few years later, that is, five years after Panlong City took over Xijue, it had to give up Yuheng City and the old capital of Xijue one after another.
So far, Panlong City gave up all the land occupied by Xijue and retreated to Panlong Wasteland again!
It was a helpless move.
After reading it, He Lingchuan couldn't calm down for a long time.
How could the banditry in Longchuan cause such a disaster?
He was experiencing that period of history in the Panlong World, and it was certain that the banditry in Longchuan was just a minor problem at the beginning. No one expected that it would rot into a big hole later, and even Panlong City couldn't stop it.
As for Xiao Maoliang's deep entry into Longchuan to suppress 600 bandits, there was a record of this in Yuheng City, and He Lingchuan knew what was going on. No matter how it was beautified, the army was a war machine and tended to solve problems with violence. The more He Lingchuan knew about the past of Panlong City, the clearer it was that Zhong Shengguang and General Hong were not merciful.
Means must serve the purpose.
And although the county annals and local clan history both recorded the "Panlong Army", He Lingchuan knew very well that the army stationed in Yuheng City and clearing Longchuan was not the Dafeng Army, or even the Panlong City Army, but a team formed by Yuheng City to absorb local Xiluo people and Changhou people, that is, the Yuheng City Army.
It has a short training time and its combat experience is far less than that of the Dafeng Army, so it is not comparable to the former two in terms of combat power.
So is it possible for Panlong City to dispatch the Dafeng Army to station in Yuheng City and specifically suppress bandits?
I am afraid it is not that simple.
Although it is not recorded in several books, He Lingchuan knows that Panlong City has been facing pressure from the west and the north, and the Dafeng Army must focus on protecting Panlong City, which is the base camp.
Even if Zhong Shengguang can allocate some troops to Yuheng City, it is a drop in the bucket, which will not change the situation or affect the general trend.
In the final analysis, it depends on its own bones to grow flesh, and Yuheng City must find ways to resist foreign aggression on its own.
From the perspective of later generations, no matter what the reason for Yuheng City's failure to suppress bandits, it has brought a very bad impact on the mother city Panlong City. The gradual abandonment of the southern trade route forced Panlong City to close its external connection road, and once again it was surrounded by enemies and isolated.
Is Fushan Lie the mastermind behind the banditry in Takigawa? I don't know, but he won that game.
Is the final decline of Panlong City related to this incident? He Lingchuan couldn't say for sure, but the ice is not formed in a day.
These disadvantages and difficulties will gradually accumulate and will always lead to qualitative changes.
So for him, for He Lingchuan who knows the historical process, what can he do to reverse this situation?
The banditry in Takigawa is indeed very complicated.
The geography is complex, the composition is complex, and the human heart is complex.
But can this complexity be used for his benefit in turn?
He Lingchuan has a little more ambition:
Yuheng City in history was a failure.
If he can reverse this defeat, does it mean that Panlong City, which also ended in failure, can also have a different ending?
This temptation is too great for him.
Don't say such jokes as "What's the use of changing the illusory history?" The illusory history can't give him real Yuanli, but Panlong City can.
If Panlong City can survive the catastrophe and change its fate, what will it mean to him, to Dafanghu, and even to the real world?
I am looking forward to it.
Time passed by little by little while he was thinking.
The night was deep, and Heishui City was also sleeping in the darkness.
…
He Chunhua lay in bed with his clothes on, and was about to fall asleep.
This was a habit he had developed recently from fighting, so that he could get up at any time at night.
He had been suppressing rebellions, suppressing bandits, and formulating policies in the south, and he had worked hard. He also rushed westward all the way to Heishui City. The journey was bumpy, and he urgently needed to rest tonight.
However, he had just laid down for a short time before he sat up again, rubbing his eyes to close the window.
Then he cast the barrier, took the statue and placed it to the east, and lit seven incense sticks. He was quite skilled in this whole set of actions.
When the gray smoke condensed into a blurry face in the house, He Chunhua's voice was full of hoarseness from not getting enough sleep:
"Greetings, God."
"Have you arrived in Blackwater City?"
"Yes. What instructions does God have?" He was very sleepy.
"He Lingchuan is here?"
"Yes, I have to find a way to take him to the Panlong Ruins, where strange things happen frequently." He Chunhua simply described the incident of the red light shining through the sky tonight.
But Narakutian asked very carefully and thought for a long time.
He Chunhua waited for a while, but it didn't make a sound, so he had to ask: "Are there any problems?"
"When a divine object appears in the world, there are often strange phenomena." Narakutian said slowly, "but this movement is too loud." Too conspicuous.
He Chunhua was immediately refreshed: "According to the God, should we still go?"
"Go." Narakutian said, "The Heavenly Palace may also send people."
If it retreats, what if the divine object really appears in the world, what if the big square pot falls into the hands of the Heavenly Palace...
He Chunhua was shocked: "What, Beijia also sent people?"
"It's the Heavenly Palace, not Beijia." Narakutian corrected him, "Zhaixing Tower lost a treasure, which is related to the big square pot. The Heavenly Palace will not let go of this clue. They may have come a long time ago."
If the Heavenly Palace also participates in this competition... He Chunhua calmed down: "What are our chances of winning?"
"Don't be afraid, Panlong Ruins is not the territory of the Heavenly Palace." Narakutian smiled coldly, "Ancient Panlong City and the Heavenly Palace are old rivals. The stronger the team sent by the Heavenly Palace, the greater the resistance they may encounter in the ruins or secret realms. Don't be the first to step on the landmine, it's best to let the Heavenly Palace step on the mine first. Remember, your most important task is to choose the most appropriate time to summon me!"