After defeating Huo Cong's 1,000 bandits, the 200 elites under Su Yan's command were all full of vigor.
Compared to the 600 Bandits who had been suppressed by them, it was a stark contrast.
Half an hour later, Su Yan and the others arrived at the bandit stronghold on White Bear Ridge.
There were only slightly more than a thousand people in the entire stronghold.
Huo Cong had taken away more than 90% of the people from the mountain this time, leaving only a few people to stay in the village.
Seeing Su Yan and the others rushing over aggressively,
The bandits guarding the stronghold did not even resist. They directly opened the stronghold gate and surrendered.
After the army entered, they disarmed the remaining people inside and gathered them together under Dian Wei's watch.
Su Yan waited for a portion of the soldiers to arrive at the stronghold hall and began to search for the spoils of war inside.
It had to be said that although these bandits were a motley crew, they had a lot of good stuff.
Just the food alone, Su Yan counted that there were at least 40,000 to 50,000 dan.
Other than that, there were also countless gold and silver treasures inside. Su Yan was almost dazzled by them.
In terms of equipment, there were also many weapons and equipment.
There were many ring-headed sabers, wooden shields, great spears, and armor.
Including what he had taken from the bandits, it was enough to arm an army of 500 people.
Su Yan waved his hand and got people to load all of them into the car.
He went to the back of the courtyard and found many women.
These were all women from good families that Huo Cong and the others had snatched. Many of them were widows whose families had been destroyed.
Su Yan got someone to give them some money and let them return home alone. Those who did not have a home could follow him back to the county town and work as a handyman in the backyard of the county government.
Of course, Su Yan had no interest in them. He simply pitied them.
He came to Huo Cong's study and found secret letters inside.
Su Yan opened them one by one and smiled.
"I finally got the evidence. I can get rid of those parasites now.”
he muttered to himself.
These were all letters between Huo Cong and the county magistrate, county lieutenant, and the main registrar of Zhuo County.
The contents recorded inside were evidence of their collusion.
With this as evidence, Su Yan could make a move against them and completely wipe out the officialdom of Zhuo County.
"Men, take all these letters away.”
Su Yan ordered his men to seal the letters inside. Then, he and Dian Wei escorted the bandits back to the county town.
Before he left, he found a smarter station chief and asked him to guard the place with dozens of people.
Although the bandits here had been eliminated, the location of this stronghold was a good place.
After he had completely taken care of Zhuo County and held power in his hands, he was prepared to move the military camp here.
This place was big enough, and it still had the original form of the village. It was perfect to build a military camp for camping and training.
Moreover, this place was not very far from the county town. If the county town was in trouble, they could come over at any time to provide support.
After dealing with all this, Su Yan and the others officially embarked on their return journey.
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Zhuo County, the county magistrate's office.
The county magistrate sat cross-legged in the hall, his heart already flying outside.
Thinking about Huo Cong going down the mountain to snatch the grain, he was not in the mood to deal with government affairs at all. He threw all the big and small matters aside.
The county magistrate was extremely excited when he thought about the 200,000 dans of grain that he was about to obtain and the huge amount of wealth that would enter his family's warehouse.
Time slowly passed.
The county magistrate sat in the hall with anticipation, waiting for the butler to come over and report the good news of Huo Cong's success.
However, as time passed, there was still no news.
He started to get impatient, so he stood up and called the butler in.
"Master!"
"Did Huo Cong send any news?”
"No, there's no news so far. Is there a problem, Master?”
"It's fine. You can leave."
"Here!"
After the butler left, the county magistrate began to walk back and forth in the hall, looking a little anxious.
Logically speaking, Huo Cong should have already gotten his hands on it by this time, and the news should have already spread.
But why was there still no sign of him?
Did something happen?
The county magistrate couldn't help but guess.
However, after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was impossible.
Huo Cong had been in White Bear Ridge for more than two years. It was not the first time he had gone down the mountain to rob. Every time, he had been successful. There was no reason for him to fail this time.
He knew the strength of Huo Cong's subordinates very well.
There were more than a thousand of them, and their weapons and equipment were excellent. Even the regular government army was not their match.
In the surroundings of Zhuo County, other than a few aristocratic families, no one could defeat them.
Moreover, even if the aristocratic families made a move, they would not be able to take down Huo Cong and the others without seven or eight hundred people.
He knew the armed forces of the aristocratic families in Zhuo County. Although they were quite powerful, he had not said which family could take down Huo Cong alone.
If the major families were to join forces, it would be impossible for them to hide from his eyes and ears.
As far as he knew, other than the Zou family and the county magistrate Su Yan, the other families did not have any unusual actions.
Moreover, it was said that the Shao family had suffered a lot at Su Yan's hands, and they secretly bore a grudge in their hearts.
Therefore, after eliminating many factors, he really could not understand what would happen.
"Bang!"
At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open by the butler, giving the county magistrate a shock.
"Are you trying to scare me to death?"
He glared at the butler.
"Master, something bad has happened!"
The butler looked at him and said anxiously,"That child county magistrate is back!"”
"So what if he's back? He went out to inspect the farmland early in the morning. What's the big deal?”
The county magistrate stroked his beard and glared at him.
"But Master, I think he brought the army back to suppress people.”
"Suppress people? Who is it?"
"I heard that it's a bandit from White Bear Ridge!”
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