Are you all after the heroine? I married that female devil

The location of Taoshui Town is very special. All goods transported from the dock to Tianwu City must pass through here. It is the last checkpoint after layers of stripping, and it is also an important stronghold of several forces headed by Jingzhou.

Shen Yian led eight hundred cavalrymen out of the camp and headed eastward. Before they knew it, they had traveled dozens of miles.

Perhaps it was because he was used to flying, Shen Yian felt as if the days were long when he suddenly had to ride a horse. At this speed, excluding the rest time on the way, he should arrive at Taoshui Town at five o'clock in the morning, and it would be dawn a little later.

Gong Ce rode his warhorse and followed closely behind Shen Yian.

He was very curious about what kind of bandits this imperial envoy was suppressing.

There are some bandit problems in Jingzhou, but they are usually dealt with by local government and the Wuwei Division. How could the imperial envoy be allowed to come to the Haiwei Division in person to request troops to suppress the bandits?

However, they remembered the instructions given by the general before leaving, that they should not ask any questions and should just follow whatever orders the imperial envoy gave.

Gong Ce thought that everything would become clear once he reached his destination, so he suppressed his curiosity.

The team rested for a quarter of an hour and continued on their journey, finally arriving at Taoshui Town before dawn.

"Your Excellency, Taoshui Town is ahead."

Gong Ce pointed forward, and under the stars and the moon, the general outline of Taoshui Town in the distance came into view for everyone.

This area happened to be a plain, which made it convenient for them to charge and kill.

So now comes the most important question, where are the bandits?

They couldn't just rush into the town to look for it!

"Wait."

Shen Yian only said one word, his dark eyes looking quietly at Taoshui Town.

Gong Ce was puzzled, but he pursed his lips helplessly and waited obediently.

About a cup of tea later, Gong Ce was about to yawn when he keenly heard some noise coming from Taoshui Town, including sounds of smashing and shouting.

Shen Yian, who was resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes.

Because of its location, Taoshui Town is more like a large transit station. There used to be only one roadside inn here. With the construction of more docks and the development of Tianwu City, the number of caravans gradually increased, and the inn became more and more lively, which attracted many people to open shops here to serve these caravans. The buildings on both sides of the official road continued to increase, and eventually it became a small town.

There are only a few residential houses in the town, and the rest are restaurants, inns, teahouses, brothels and other industries. These industries are now controlled by those major forces. If outsiders want to open a shop and get a piece of the pie, of course they can, but most of the money you earn may be taken away. Otherwise, you will be in trouble before the shop even opens.

According to investigations, this is also an underground trading place where many banned items and even human beings can be traded.

Among them, the bulk of the human trafficking came from the Beggars' Gang, and they seemed to have a good relationship with these major forces.

However, ever since the middle and high-level members of the Beggars' Sect were massacred by the hidden guards, the Beggars' Sect seemed to have disappeared and faded out of people's sight.

The Beggars' Gang has always been there, and he understands that instead of completely eliminating the Beggars' Gang, it would be better to put some effort into making the people less hungry and having more clothes. If their lives are better, who would be willing to be a beggar?

As long as we win this battle with the barbarians, many things can be truly realized.

As I withdrew my thoughts, the noise of commotion in the town grew louder and louder. I could vaguely see many figures rushing out of the town, as if they were chasing something.

Shen Yian knew that Zishu and his men had successfully lured the snake out of its hole.

These guys who value money more than anything else will definitely fly into a state of rage once they find a little mouse stealing money in their house.

Gong Ce looked at Shen Yian in surprise. He had been waiting for this for so long?

By the way, he had no idea when Taoshui Town became a bandit's den.

"Your Excellency, are the townspeople in Taoshui Town bandits?"

Out of concern in his heart, Gong Ce still asked carefully.

"Some are, some aren't, but these ones that escaped must be."

Shen Yian turned the halberd in his hand, and the meaning was clear.

Although it was still Dark Day's state, Gong Ce had excellent eyesight. If he looked carefully, he could indeed see the swords in the other party's hands. They were all burly men, and they really looked like bandits.

"kill."

One or two hundred people ran out of the town. Shen Yian no longer hesitated, pointed his halberd forward, and rushed out first.

"kill!"

Gong Ce was startled and responded quickly.

Under the cover of night, eight hundred cavalrymen turned into a black torrent and galloped across the grassland. Their iron hooves shook the earth as they rushed forward with overwhelming force.

On the other side, Zishu, who felt the ground shaking, realized that it was his own prince coming, and hurriedly called on the dozen or so hidden soldiers who were accompanying him to perform the earth escape technique with him.

The people from various forces were chasing closely behind. At first, those little thieves were still running in front, but when they were not paying attention, they disappeared out of thin air.

Someone with sharp eyes shouted, "Look at those dirt bags, they've run into the dirt!"

"What? It ran into the soil? What kind of witchcraft is that?"

"Don't panic, this should be the Earth Escape Technique. They can't run far. Follow the trail and chase them. We must get the things back!"

"Don't make any noise yet. Listen, it sounds like the sound of horse hooves. It's very dense!"

"Damn it, what are you shouting about? Hurry up and chase him!"

The people chasing them came from various forces. When they gathered together and it was dark, the situation became a mess.

"Yes, it's the cavalry!"

"Get out of the way!"

Only when Shen Yian and others rushed closer did they attract the attention of most people. The iron armor on Gong Ce and others glowed pale and cold under the moonlight, which was chilling.

The eight hundred cavalrymen formed a line and pushed forward like a thousand-meter-long iron wall. On the plain, these people had nowhere to hide.

The moment the two sides collided, screams were heard everywhere, and some unlucky people were even trampled to death by horse hooves. In one collision, most of the people from various forces were killed or injured. Some lucky ones didn't have time to celebrate before their guns swept over their scalps. In contrast, there were no casualties on Shen Yian's side.

The excitement in the eyes of Gong Ce and others could not be concealed at all. Their main job was to be scouts, so they never had the chance to charge in and fight like they were doing now. It was so exciting!

Many people chased out from Taoshui Town later. Shen Yian thought the horse was too slow, so he flew up and dropped a halberd from the sky. The halberd could not withstand his huge force and broke into pieces. The terrifying air wave blew away countless people.

Gong Ce swallowed hard when he saw this scene. He thought that the imperial envoy was just "a little powerful", but he didn't expect him to be so strong. He was worthy of being the emperor's man. Fortunately, he had been obedient all the way and didn't do anything to displease the other party.

"Brothers, kill!"

Gong Ce raised his arms and shouted, leading the Black Water Cavalry to rush towards Taoshui Town, following Shen Yian.

The battle was over before dawn, and the entire Taoshui Town was completely under their control.

After gathering all the people in the town in an open space, Shen Yian took out a roster from somewhere and started reading out the names like the King of Hell calling out their names.

At the same time, in Tianwu City.

A breeze blew gently into the city, making this morning feel particularly cold.

"The birthday gift that His Royal Highness the King of Chu prepared for His Majesty was stolen by a group of unknown bandits in Jingzhou!"