Three Kingdoms: My Wife Is Diao Chan

Chapter 243
Chapter 244
"Report! Young master, bandits have breached the No. 12 resettlement site in the old city..."

After answering Cao Chong's question, Cao Yan was about to leave. As soon as he turned around, he heard a soldier rushing to the door to report loudly!

Cao Yan staggered!
Turning around, I saw Cao Chong staring straight at him!
Is this what you said there was no sign of bandit activity?Before the words fell, the bandits broke through the No. 12 resettlement point!
"When did it happen?" Cao Chong glared at Cao Yan and asked the soldiers who came to report.

"Just in the early hours of this morning!"

"Tell me in detail!"

"At dawn, the general received a call for help from the patrolling soldiers. The thieves retreated immediately after seeing our army approaching. The general ordered to pursue and found the thieves fleeing in the direction of Mangshan, so he ordered the younger one to report."

"Lu Xun's camp is not far from the resettlement sites in the old city, and soldiers were sent to patrol among the resettlement sites. How come people didn't notice the resettlement sites?" Cao Chong said angrily.

The soldiers who came to report did not dare to answer.

After letting the soldiers who reported the news go to rest, Cao Chong asked Pang Tong to sit in the county government instead of him, and then took Cao Yan and Xiahouba to the old city.

"Go! Come with me and see how the bandits got to the No. 12 settlement?"

Arriving at No. 12 resettlement site in the old city, Cao Tai from Faxian County has arrived and is collecting the refugees who have fled everywhere.

The situation at No. 12 resettlement site is very bad. Dozens of refugees were killed or injured. Twelve officials and soldiers died in battle. Among them, a team of officers and soldiers who came to patrol and three soldiers died in battle. The rest were basically all hurt!Fortunately, doctors have bandaged and treated them.

"How could there be so many casualties?" Cao Chong asked.

"It was not too bright at that time, these thieves rushed over on horseback, and the brothers were scattered in an instant before they could form an formation..." the surviving corporal leader reported.

"Bandits and cavalry? How much?"

"More than ten riders."

Stuffed!The bandits even had cavalry, and it was a great fortune for this group of soldiers to be alive.

After comforting the injured soldiers and officials, Cao Tai brought his men to report.

"Young master, there must be locals among the bandits, and they are very familiar with the terrain near the No. 12 resettlement site." Cao Tai said.

"The thieves came from a dry ditch in the south. That ditch has water like a river in summer. After the flow stops in winter and spring, there are only a few puddles. The shrubs and weeds in the ditch are deep, and people hide in it." Hard to find."

"The key is that they came here at night without torches. Only people who are extremely familiar with the terrain can do this!" Cao Tai reported in detail.

"More importantly, the thief seems to have an internal response!" Cao Tai continued.

"Huh? I remember that we designed the resettlement measures in detail. The refugees in the old city are all from the south, and they know the bandits from the Mang Mountain in the north?" Cao Chong asked.

"That's not clear. According to officials and refugees, after the thieves rushed into the resettlement site, they yelled a certain person's name, which seemed to be Zheng Yuan, several times!"

"Anyone promise?"

"Maybe not!"

"There's something even more strange, the thieves don't seem to be here to rob!" Cao Tai continued.

"Not here to rob? How do you tell?"

"Young master, here are all refugees. Apart from some rations, there is nothing to grab! And the food thieves didn't move, it's not that they didn't find it. The thieves chopped open a bag of rice. They must have found it. It's not that they didn't have time Moved away, there is no trace of moving forehead."

Cao Tai took Cao Chong to have a look, and sure enough, the rice bags were still neatly piled up, without any sign of being moved.

There are more than 1000 people in this resettlement site!There is half a month's rations for them here, and [-] to [-] catties of grain are piled there!As a result, the bandits came and didn't do anything at all, so why did they come?Apart from that bit of food, there is nothing else worth looting here!
Cao Chong thought for a long time but couldn't figure out why the bandits came.

"How are the refugees?" Cao Chong continued to ask.

"Oh, this is troublesome. When the bandits came, they ran for their lives everywhere, and there are still nearly a hundred people who haven't been found yet!" Cao Tai said helplessly.

"Keep looking. This time, the mastermind must have sent a large number of domestic slaves to mix with the refugees, hoping to take the opportunity to lead the riots. Fortunately, the preparations for the war were dispersed. Otherwise, the chaos at the No. 12 resettlement site yesterday would not have been so simple. I guess the house slaves at No. [-] resettlement site are among the people who haven't been found yet."

After learning about the resettlement situation, Cao Chong decided to meet Lu Xun.

"Cao Yan, you stay and help Cao Tai, Xia Houba and I will go meet Lu Xun."

"This group of bandits from Mang, they appeared once when the bandits from Yichuan County came last time. As soon as they arrived in the old city, they were scared away by Lu Xun. Later, they felt that they had no connection with the bandits from Yichuan County, and they were not in Luoyang. In the jurisdiction, the young master didn’t take the initiative to eliminate them, if he dared to come this time, he would seek death!” Cao Chong said fiercely.

"Young master, why do these bandits have cavalry? It's better to be careful." Cao Yan questioned.

"These days, bandits and bandits are kept by gentry and tyrants in secret. It's not strange to raise a few more horses for someone to pay for it. Besides, Lu Xun has thousands of people with him, and there is no shortage of cavalry. , if something is wrong, I will send someone to call for reinforcements." After Cao Chong finished speaking, he led Xia Houba and a team of guards northward.

In Ping County to the north of Luoyang, Sima Tong, the county magistrate, smiled while holding the document from Luoyang.

Seeing the smile on Sima Tong's face, Sima Fu raised the cup in his hand.

"Brother Seven, you've finally lost your temper. Although those people's methods are a bit stupid, they won't make you lose your temper so much. You haven't seen a smiley face for a few days."

When Sima Tong heard this, his face immediately sank.

"Xiao Fu, don't you understand what a stupid thing they did? How serious the consequences will be?"

"Shouldn't Cao A conceal the purchase of two Diannong school lieutenants? He has purchased many of them over the years." Sima Fu said indifferently.

"Hmph! If so, is it worth my temper?" Sima Tong said bitterly.

"And what could be worse?"

"Look, Cao Chong will definitely find a way to keep all the refugees in Luoyang? Hmph! At that time, Luoyang will be his alone! A bunch of idiots! Without their help, Cao Chong might not be able to find such a place in his life. It's a good opportunity to enrich Luoyang's population." Sima Tong said, but couldn't help being furious.

"Impossible? Brother Seven, if that's the case, the number of refugees is estimated to be larger than the current registered population of Luoyang. What will Cao Chong do to support him? You said Cao Aman would not help him."

Sima Fu didn't believe that Cao Chong had the ability, and then smiled and said to Sima Tong.

"Brother Seven, it's not certain whether he can suppress the homeless riot this time? These guys have sent a lot of people to mix in, and many of them have been in battle and seen blood. Let's take a look first. Can he pass this test?"

(End of this chapter)