After hearing this, Liu Cong cursed secretly in his heart: "Wu Tai, you nanny, you are really walking on the road! I am leading you on the slant road, and you have gone to the right road! Okay, let's take the right road!"

This is where he started cursing: "What's 'leaving your house open at night and not picking up lost things on the street'? It's all nonsense! Well, yesterday I sent two scouts to the Qianfeng Mountains to investigate the enemy's situation. Unfortunately, the two scouts have not returned as of this morning.

I knew that area was not safe. Well, the security situation must be bad.

So early this morning I took people to check it out. Ha! It was very dangerous to go there. More than 30 bandits came out to steal horses and equipment. They also ambushed us and squeezed more than 20 of us into the ravine.

The cannons were blocked by rocks and trees, and arrows were fired from the top of the mountain, immediately injuring seven or eight of us.

It’s not that I have great martial arts skills and fought out of desperate situations, I’m afraid I won’t be able to see Governor Wu today!”[

Liu Cong still had a straight face after saying this. He looked up at Wu Tai and saw Wu Tai kneeling down with a plop and shouting: "I'm in charge of the party, please punish the lord. I'm in charge of the party, please punish the lord."

When Liu Cong looked at him coldly, he saw that although Wu Tai pretended to be panicked, there was no fear on his face. He said: "Wu Taishou, do you want to punish him? Let's leave it alone for now. Let's see how you behave.

You get up first and sit aside."

Wu Tai stood up, but stood with his hands down, not daring to sit down.

Liu Cong did not force himself and said: "I walked into the hinterland of Qianfeng Mountain. I didn't notice the enemy situation, but I found bandits running rampant. This kind of public security situation cannot be maintained.

Governor Wu, I came to Fuchun and survived the catastrophe, so I am lucky.

As for you, I won’t pursue the responsibility.

Well, bandits are rampant in the Qianfeng Mountain area. Although it is a good place, the people in the mountain cannot live in it. You are the local official, and it is your responsibility to maintain social security here.

Tomorrow you can lead the original Fuchun team into the Qianfeng Mountain area to suppress bandits.

Well, come over and report on the work within two days.

This bandit suppression must not be a formality, the bandits in the Qianfeng Mountain area must be wiped out."

After hearing this, Wu Tai breathed a long sigh of relief, clasped his fists and saluted, sang a big song, and asked: "I accept your order. What else do you have to say, my lord?"

"Well, no more. Today I personally went to conduct reconnaissance and found that there were no traces of Sun Quan's deserters in the Qianfeng Mountain area, only bandits were rampant. So I will not send any troops there, and will leave it to Governor Wu.

The troops here need to search in three directions, northeast and south."

After hearing Wu Tai's agreement, Liu Cong ordered Wei Yan, Deng Bao and Liang Zhu'er: "You three will each take 3,000 troops. Tomorrow morning, you and Wu Taishou will move at the same time to search for traces of Sun Quan in the other three directions. The march is far away, so there is no need to rush all night.

When we return, we will station ourselves far away. If we find traces of Sun Quan, we will report back immediately!"

The four of them took their orders and left the tent at the same time.

After Wu Tai had gone away, Liu Cong summoned Wei Yan, Deng Bao, Liang Zhu'er, and other three people back, and whispered this and that. Seeing the three people leaving, Liu Cong sneered and sat down to eat dinner.

The next day was fine, but Liu Cong learned from the report that Wu Tai had led a thousand troops into Qianfeng Mountain to suppress bandits.

Therefore, Liu Cong waited in the camp, waiting for Wu Tai to come back and report the military situation.

In the afternoon of the next day, Wu Tai came back with four soldiers. When he entered the tent, he reported to Liu Cong: "My lord, my subordinates are really capable. After entering Qianfeng Mountain for two days and looking around, I found out that he is a bandit."

I haven't encountered them. Come and report to the lord, please give me some guidance on how to carry out the further work of suppressing bandits." [

Liu Cong's face turned ugly when he heard this, and he asked in a low voice: "Thousands of people went into the mountain to search for two days, but not a single bandit hair was found! Doesn't this make things a little strange? Is it because Wu Taishou was not sincere in his entertainment?

Suppressing bandits?"

Wu Tai's expression changed as soon as he heard this, and he quickly argued: "My lord, please forgive me. I am sincerely suppressing the bandits, how dare I be half-hearted!"

When Liu Cong heard this, he was furious, slapped the case with his hand and shouted: "Since we are sincere in suppressing the bandits, thousands of people have entered the mountain, but in two days, not a single bandit has been seen. What's the reason?

Could it be that I lied? The day before yesterday, when I led the troops into the mountains, I fought with the bandits within less than a day and was almost killed by the bandits. Seven or eight brothers were injured by arrows. Could it be that I lied about the military situation?

Well, although I was not injured, the injured brothers are still being treated there. If Wu Taishou doesn’t believe it, go and check it out yourself!”

When Wu Tai heard this, he hurriedly said: "I have seen the injured brother and my subordinates. My lord did encounter bandits when he went there. It may be because his subordinates led too many troops. The bandits were frightened and hid when they saw them, so the subordinates

I didn’t see it next time.”

What Wu Tai said is not unreasonable. What he means is that the first time Liu Cong led his troops and encountered bandits, the second time he went into the mountains he would not necessarily encounter bandits. One of the reasons may be that he led too many troops.

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However, there is no need to add guilt. Liu Cong is just looking for trouble. No matter how Wu Tai comes up with a thousand reasons, Liu Cong will also punish you!

So when he heard Wu Tai talking like this, Liu Cong yelled furiously and repeatedly ordered: "Bind it, bind it! If it's a matter of military law, beat me!"

When the executioner heard this, he sang a loud cry, swarmed forward, knocked Wu Tai down, and then whipped up his horse whip.

After being whipped twenty times in a row, Liu Cong stopped drinking and asked Wu Tai sternly: "Does Wu Tai still dare to despise Ben Zhizhong?"

Wu Tai grinned and reluctantly replied: "I dare not, I dare not despise my lord!"

"Do you know your guilt?"

"This subordinate is guilty! He deserves to be punished for his work in suppressing bandits!"

Liu Cong said angrily: "Oh, you still don't know your sin! Let me tell you.

I led my troops into the mountains and met bandits; you led your troops into the mountains and met no bandits.

The reason? You said it. You brought too many people and horses, which scared the bandits into hiding.

Oh, you can scare the bandits away, and I can be intercepted and killed by the bandits!

What do you mean? You are better than me!

You are so contemptuous of this rule, yet you don’t know the crime, and you are still making excuses! Beat me!"

The executioner shouted again and put Wu Tai down on the ground again. There was another fart sound, Wu Tai's clothes were whipped into strips, and blood-red marks of whipping bulged on his spine.

However, Wu Tai was so good that he didn't say a word or beg for mercy. He just argued a few times, then gritted his teeth tightly and let the whippings pass him by without uttering a sound again.[

Another twenty-horse whip came down, and Liu Cong seemed to have lost his temper, so he ordered to stop.

The executioner stopped whipping, and Liu Cong pointed a stern finger at Wu Tai and scolded: "If you think you have ten days to wipe out the bandits in the Qianfeng Mountain area, if you fail to complete the task within the time limit, you will not be spared! Go ahead!"
Chapter completed!