After traveling through time, I rely on force to survive

The news brought by Li Qingqing was really shocking, and Mu Yunjing analyzed it secretly.

Sending a thousand garrison troops to escort the Minister of Revenue is both good and bad. The good thing is that if they encounter banditry on the way, the safety of the Minister of Revenue can be ensured. The bad thing is that it will take at least a week for these thousand garrison troops to return from Kyoto.

We definitely can't rely on these 1,000 stationed troops.

Mu Yunjing's face was calm. He asked Li Qingqing, "Do you know how many enemy bandits there are?"

Li Qingqing nodded and said, "According to the Second in Command, they originally planned to proceed gradually, but with Mr. Liu's unexpected death and the magistrate taking over the rectification of Qiushui Town, to avoid any further complications, they plan to gather nearly 3,000 people and occupy Qiushui Town by the end of this month. After the occupation, they will then attack Yuntai County in one fell swoop."

Three thousand people!?

This is not a small amount.

These three thousand bandits were equivalent to a medium-sized enemy force.

No wonder they had the guts to attack!

Everyone in the room, except Li Qingqing, gasped.

There were only a thousand soldiers stationed in Yuntai County, and about four hundred officials from the county government. Even though the soldiers were still stationed there, the number of personnel on both sides was still very different.

Yuntai County has been in a state of chaos and no one has managed it for nearly four years. I'm afraid that Mr. Luo and Mr. Liu have been plotting this for a long time.

This was not simply revenge for Mr. Liu, but a premeditated occupation.

Taking over the county and becoming the king is treason!

After listening to Li Qingqing's introduction, Mu Yunjing asked, "Do you know what the terrain of Milin Village is like?"

Zhou Yimo had already sent someone to fetch the map. He spread it out on the table, tapped a spot on it with his finger, and said:

"Milin Village is located deep in the mountains at the junction of Qiushui Town and Fuyun Town. If people from Milin Village want to go to Yuntai County, they can only choose to go through Qiushui Town and Fuyun Town.

Look at this Milin Village. It is the closest to Qiu Shui Town, and Qiu Shui Town is the closest to Yuntai County.

If Mr. Liu were still alive, they would have colluded with both insiders and outsiders, and Qiushui Town would have naturally become a bandit stronghold without the need for forced occupation."

Mu Yunjing stood up and stood aside to watch, nodding as he watched.

He thought that the second-in-command had brought more than a hundred bandits to live in Qiu Shui Town, kidnapping children, and had indeed regarded Qiu Shui Town as a temporary stronghold.

Zhou Yimo's slender fingers moved slowly across the map as he continued to analyze:

"The reason why Master Luo didn't choose to go through Fuyun Town is because it would take a long detour to reach Yuntai County.

The bandits are a motley crowd, each with his own leader. They are temporarily organized together and their thoughts will be unified in a short period of time, but the journey is long, and over time, conflicts will increase, making internal strife likely to occur.

Qiushui Town was their chosen target long ago, and they have spies planted within the town, so naturally they will only go to Qiushui Town."

After Zhou Yimo finished explaining the terrain, he looked at Mu Yunjing and said:

"Your Highness Prince Qing, the nearest county to us is Yiqing County. If reinforcements arrive quickly, they should be able to reach Qiushui Town within two days. I hope you can send reinforcements to Lin County as soon as possible."

Mu Yunjing nodded after hearing this, then summoned a shadow guard and instructed:

"Go quickly to Yiqing County and inform the magistrate that Qiushui Town is being invaded by three thousand bandits. Request immediate military support. Remember, this matter is of great importance and no mistakes can be made."

"Yes!" The shadow guard immediately took the order and left, his figure as fast as the wind.

After Mu Yunjing gave his instructions to the shadow guard, he immediately sent spies to the dense forest village to gather information.

Zhou Yimo then ordered one of his men to send someone to the Yuntai County government office immediately and ask all the officials who had stayed in the county office to bring their weapons and gather in Qiu Shui Town.

Seeing that the two had finished their arrangements, Xie Xuanan asked:

"Reinforcements from Lin County will arrive in two days at the earliest. We currently have a little over 400 men, plus the one hundred or so shadow guards you brought with you, Brother Yunjing, for a total of just over 600 men. We are not only short on manpower, but also weapons. How can we fight?"

Xie Xuan'an thought to himself, now that General Li has left, the only ones with the best kung fu are Li Qingqing, Bai Ye and Brother Yun Jing, but what good is it even if their kung fu is so high?

It is too difficult to fight against 3,000 people with more than 600 people.

Xie Xuan'an was a little annoyed. Before this, if he had known the slightest news that the bandits were going to attack the town, he would not be in such a passive position now.

It can be seen that as Li Qingqing said, their intelligence system is too backward.

Xie Xuanan saw Mu Yunjing and Zhou Yimo thinking. He looked at Li Qingqing beside him and saw that she was not nervous, but she just didn't know what she was thinking. So he asked:

"You were the first to hear the news, why don't you seem worried?"

Not only was he not worried, but he even teased him.

Upon hearing this, Mu Yunjing also looked at Li Qingqing and asked, "Qingqing, do you have a good plan?"

"The most I can do is guarantee that you won't die." Li Qingqing shook her head, frowned slightly, and said casually.

She has been thinking about solutions.

She has space. Even if her life is in danger, she can send the people of Qiu Shui Town into the space.

After the reinforcements arrive and the bandits are wiped out, they will be released from the space.

But in this case, there is a big risk that she will be mistaken for a demon and the Zhou family will be implicated.

If the news gets to someone with ulterior motives, he might think she is carrying a treasure and start hunting her down, or threaten the Zhou family to force her to show up.

If she was selfish and only chose to bring Zhou Yimo, Mu Yunjing and Xie Xuan'an into the space, when she came out of the space in the future, she would not be able to face the tragic deaths of those innocent people.

Mu Yunjing didn't understand what he meant and asked, "Qingqing, what did you say?"

Xie Xuan'an didn't say anything, but an inexplicable strange feeling surged in his heart. He silently moved a few steps away from Li Qingqing and kept a long distance from her.

He doesn't want to be pressed for sleep again.

Zhou Yimo quickly came over to cover up, "My wife means that we won't die."

Mu Yunjing nodded and said to Zhou Yimo:

"Until reinforcements arrive, let's strengthen our defenses. Send someone to gather the young and strong men in town as soon as possible, and have Yunying lead them to dig traps and set up fences outside the town."

Zhou Yimo has handled several cases these days, and with Liu Yuanwai being executed, the people of Qiu Shui Town have begun to trust him. It would be more appropriate to let Zhou Yimo gather the people of the town.

"Okay." Zhou Yimo understood and left quickly.

Mu Yunjing looked at Li Qingqing with a serious expression and said:

"My plan is to have Bai Ye and Yun Ying lead the officers and shadow guards to set up an ambush or outflanking route along the enemy's route. You and I will take some strong men and guard the gate of Qiushui Town until reinforcements arrive."

"I understand." Li Qingqing nodded. Her face was solemn, and she understood what Mu Yunjing meant.

There is only one entrance to Qiu Shui Town. As long as we manage to guard the entrance, the bandits will not be able to enter Qiu Shui Town.

It is obviously unrealistic to use 600 people to resist 3,000 armed bandits if they take the initiative to attack.

But if they strengthen their defense, take advantage of Qiu Shui Town's favorable terrain to set up ambushes and traps, and wait for reinforcements, there might be a glimmer of hope.

There will definitely be a fierce battle at that time. I am afraid that no matter how high your kung fu is, you are still a flesh and blood body and will get tired after a long battle.

Mu Yunjing looked at Li Qingqing and suddenly felt regretful that he shouldn't have dragged her into danger.

If by any chance the bandits attack too fiercely, it would harm Miss Li.

Mu Yunjing hesitated, thinking that if the situation were to become urgent, he would try his best to get Li Qingqing out of danger.