"If we run out of food, we will lose money. If we can rob a batch of food and grass, hey, doesn't that mean we have another harvest?"
"That's right, that's right. Look at our villa, Tuanyong only has wooden poles, and he doesn't even have a gun. If we find the right opportunity to do something, and get some armor, swords, guns and shields, wouldn't our Tuanyong be even more powerful? Already?"
The more the two of them talked, the brighter their eyes became, as if they had already seen the huge harvest. Zhou Xing walked up to the two of them, bent down and looked at them, and said: "It's a beautiful idea, so tell me, let's rob it." We have a lot of food, grass and baggage. If the officers and soldiers mobilize thousands of troops from the front, how should we deal with it?"
Zhou Bao and Huang Shi glanced at each other, and Huang Shi said: "We are doing this secretly. As long as we are not bitten by them, who will get into this ditch and find our villa? If they are really found, don't we still have a group?" You're brave, you can just practice your skills."
Zhou Xing slapped Huang Shi on the back of the head and shouted: "You are so big. There are more than a hundred people. If you face an army of thousands, you will die, and the hundreds of people in the villa will not live either."
Huang Shi also felt that what he said was wrong, and was a little frustrated. He said, "Sir, please be gentle. The beating hurts. Are you saying that you can't do this?"
Zhou Xing had a bad smile on his face and said: "It's okay if it hurts. If you don't fight, you won't learn the lesson. People like us can't afford to win and lose. If we don't want to be perfect, we can't act rashly. Of course we can do this, and we have to do it." Do it quickly, do it now!”
When Huang Shi and Zhou Bao heard this, they immediately jumped up from the ground and said in unison: "What if there are really thousands of troops coming to kill us?"
Zhou Xing secretly thought that if thousands of troops were really coming to kill him, what else could he do? It's just that Hanzhong's defeat is imminent. It is estimated that the battle ahead is tight. Even if they lose some food and grass, it will just be more people lining up to escort them next time. They will definitely not take care of it. Once defeated, there will be no one to look for. But he knew that Zhou Jimi in Hanzhong was about to be finished, but how could he tell others? You can't just say what's written in the book, right?
Zhou Xing couldn't think of a good explanation for a while, so he had to pretend to be mysterious and said: "Don't worry, I have already calculated it. As long as we don't break into the army's nest directly, we will definitely not be able to recruit the army. The key is how we convince those people Elder Chief A, if they stop our actions, even though I am the director of security, I cannot go against the will of the Presbyterian Council."
Zhou Bao chuckled and said, "This matter is all up to you. Our two brothers can't help. Who makes you the commander?"
After saying that, he ran back to wash up and change clothes. Zhou Xing looked at Huang Shi, glared and said, "Why don't you run along?"
Huang Shi suppressed his laughter and said politely: "Sir, brother, I live here, where can I go? Brother needs help, brother, I will never say anything. I will do whatever you say, whatever you want me to say." Just say it”
Zhou Xing pushed Huang Shi and scolded with a smile: "Go away, I asked you to say what you want. I want to know what to say, so why bother?"
Luo Yin sat sideways on a small donkey, sighing as he walked.
From the fourth year of Qianning to Mian County when he took office, he has been in the position of chief executive for more than five years. Looking at the thin donkey under his crotch, and then at his official uniform with two patches, Luo Yin sighed again. Alas, more than twenty years. That was still in the first year of Emperor Zhonghe's reign, right? It is now the autumn of the second year after liberation, not more than twenty years ago.
Luo Yin originally lived in a farm on the outskirts of Tongzhou City, although his family was not wealthy. But it is also a scholarly family with enough food and clothing. His family has not had a prosperous population since his great ancestors. It has only been passed down for several generations, and has been managed by generations of fathers and grandfathers. The family also has thirty to fifty acres of fertile land. Luo Yin was smart since he was a child, well-read and eager to learn. At that time, in Tongzhou and in the countryside, there were few people who didn't know about the prodigy Luo Xiucai. Luo Yin himself, despite the ups and downs of the world, is still very ambitious. In his heart, he simply looks down on those sour scholars who can only tweet and type words. Reading can lead to practical application, just like Zhuge Wuhou. If you are poor, you can be alone, and if you are rich, you can be a general or a prime minister and take charge of the world. This is what a scholar looks like.
Therefore, although Luo Yin was good at all kinds of poems, lyrics, and songs, what he was most proud of was that he knew everything from the hundreds of schools of thought to the laws of Qin and Han, as well as the art of war and tactics. Luo Yin has always thought that with one book and one sword, he can travel the world. One day, he will be heard by the princes, his name will reach the court, and he will be favored by the emperor's imperial edict.
It’s a pity that although the dream is good, the reality is
It's so cruel. Before he could wake up from his dream, the rebels broke through Chang'an. The rebels came out in all directions to attack the city and seize the territory. Tongzhou was not a peaceful town. The traitor general Zhu Wen led 40,000 troops to the city. When Luo Yin heard that the Chang'an ancestral temple had been lost and that the emperor was in ruins in Xichuan, he immediately burst into tears and left his old parents behind, resolutely heading west alone to follow the imperial court in Chengdu.
But what kind of court is that? He is alone and loyal to thousands of miles, but no one cares about him at all. Those high-ranking officials and generals are either vulgar and unlettered warriors, or they are children of aristocratic families who can only talk all day long. For an unknown and humble family like him, let alone It is extremely difficult to get out of general and enter the phase, or even to find a way to enter the body. Luo Yin had no choice but to seek refuge and no money, so he had no choice but to live in the market, earning a living by writing and selling paintings.
Until three years later, there was a military leader who wanted to find a master Shu Qi. Occasionally he passed by on the street and saw that his calligraphy was good, so he recruited him into his command and brought him to Chang'an City. The leader of the Shence Army didn't know a word of Chinese characters, so he didn't know anything about respecting talents and morality. Luo Yin looked like a servant, shouting and drinking all day long. Luo Yin couldn't bear the humiliation and repeatedly asked to leave, but the military leader refused to let go. The military leader relied on the power of the eunuch's adoptive father and was a man with military power. What he said was clear: "Our family knows that we are vulgar. You, Lao Luo, look down on our family, but our family is not trying to trick you. With my status , a serious scholar, and no one will come to my place, so you just make do, since your food and clothing are indispensable anyway. When things get better, one day our family will also tell my adoptive father to let you go. Official, if you run away on your own, don’t blame our rude family for losing your life, that’s what you asked for.”
At that time, Luo Yin almost wanted to die, but he was always unwilling to accept it. Thinking about it, Chang'an, although it was the capital, had long been a place of chaos and lawlessness. If he had been harmed by this martial artist for no apparent reason, that would be the case. An unjust death does not pay for one's life. The person who endured it for so long actually endured it for eight or nine years. Later, the army leader's adoptive father was killed by the rebel army. The army leader lost his strength and his usual arrogance became somewhat restrained. Luo Yin left the army leader with the help of a familiar master. The master's chief was none other than Zhou Jizhao, the popular leader of the Shence Army. He treated the master well and he was very kind. I heard from the master that Luo Yin had some talent. Although he didn't take it seriously, for the sake of the master, he actually opened some channels and appointed Luo Yin as the head of Mian County.
Luo Yin now feels that he is full of talent, but he has fallen to this point and is already ashamed to see others. I was alone and worked in Mian County for five years. In the past five years, the county magistrate has changed three times, but Luo Yin's position as boss is still stable. First, no one takes the position of boss seriously, and no one thinks of this poor person. I want to be a ninth-grade official in the county. Secondly, Luo Yin's talent is really not an exaggeration. The things in the county can be taken care of in an orderly manner with a little help. Every county magistrate is really reluctant to leave such a veteran.
The autumn wind blew by, bringing a chill to the person. Luo Yin pulled on his patched official uniform and looked at the common people in front and behind him, feeling even more uncomfortable. In the past few years, when Lord Bo came down, he looked like a commoner, but he may not know the county magistrate. But everyone knows him as a drunkard who likes to drink. He is always drunk. The people of Mian County are good. The government collects grain when it says it. I haven't seen that common person say a word "no". But the people are suffering too much. In the past few years, although those who suffered from hunger and cold were still living well, this war has been fought since last year. First, the emperor arrived in Fengxiang, the army was short of food, and the county officials The warehouses are taxed and the transportation is transferred to Guanzhong. Later, the Shu army attacked again, and the grain and grass were collected twice and transported to the Sanquan camp. The grain and grass were transported, and even the young men who carried the quantity were left behind to fight with the army. The autumn harvest had just ended, and before the people had a chance to have a full meal, the general who supervised the transportation of grain and grass arrived in the county. Mian County is a small county with only 3,000 households. This year more than 10,000 kilograms of grain have been taken away. If the cattle and camels are now transported to the military camp, ordinary people may not even have the seed grain for next year. there is none left. If the war continues and no one cares about the people, tens of thousands of people in Mian County will starve to death next year.
Luo Yin thought about it, feeling sad and sad in his heart. I can't be an official anymore. In the eyes of the people, I am a great master like Qing Tian. However, in the eyes of the soldiers and generals, I, like the people, are not slaves who can be taken away from me. What did the general say at that time: "Look at you wearing a hat, you really think of yourself as an official. I tell you, if I hadn't been fighting to death at the front, this place would have been fucking killed by that bastard Wang Jian." They were robbed. The people have no food. I also tell you that they will live or die.
I do not care. How about starting to increase the volume of operations today? After cutting off the rations for the army, I will cut you alive and dry them to make dried meat for my brothers. "
Yes, they were able to do this. There were six corpses hanging on the street for public display. These people were beheaded in public after being discovered because they secretly left some seeds. Beasts, these beasts, in their eyes, the lives of the people are as cheap as dogs!
Luo Yin's team consisted of more than eighty large and small vehicles and hundreds of livestock. The camels were transporting grain and grass baggage from Mian County to Sanquan. Because the search was still going on, the captain who led the team left 300 people stationed in Mian County and only took 50 people to escort them. Anyway, there were mountains and ridges in front of them. The army was stationed in Mapanzhai, and the Shu army was passing by. Not coming. Fifty people are more than enough to take care of these hundreds of old and weak people.
Seeing Luo Yin walking in the team on a donkey, the captain was furious. He was just a sour scholar, and he dared to talk back to him. Well, when we get to the military camp, we can also recruit this old guy into the army. If we don't kill him, as if we can't tolerate people, we can just let those bastards from the Shu Army chop off his head. Looking at him like that, even if he went to the battlefield, he was a free thing.
The captain made up his mind. When he looked at Luo Yin, he looked like he had died young. He felt contempt in his heart. After all these years, he was still living like a common man. If the military rations are not collected, the people can survive. How will the 30,000-strong army survive? You can't swing a knife or a gun when you're hungry, right? He is really a poor scholar who has no understanding of worldly affairs. He is still a ninth-rank official. He wears patches on his clothes. He deserves to be poor.
Look at the sun when it reaches the top of the head. After driving for half a day, the captain is still hungry and thirsty. He turns around the top of the mountain and there is a river over there where he can rest. The captain was about to urge the team. Suddenly there was a sound in the forest ahead. Although the captain was not very old and had been fighting on the battlefield for several years, his reaction was quick and he had already heard the sound of a bow and arrow leaving the string. He rolled over and fell off his horse. As soon as his body hit the ground, several screams came out from the group of sergeants: "Oh, oh, oh."
The captain rolled over quickly, took advantage of the situation, stood up, hid his body behind the horse, and shouted loudly: "Don't scream, you are copycat, the enemy is attacking."
The sergeants, except for the few who were shot, all rushed over, holding spears and swords, and surrounded the captain. In the woods ahead, no one came out except for these arrows. If you look carefully, you can see the vegetation swaying in the woods, and you can see several figures retreating away.
The captain waved his hand, and the sergeants gathered around him. He took a few steps forward and looked at the sergeants who were shot down. Three were shot in the chest and abdomen, and two were shot directly in the face. The person is not dead, where is the loud*? Seeing the black blood flowing out of the wound, the captain frowned and took a closer look at the arrow. It was not a military standard, it looked like a poisonous arrow used by hunters. These sergeants saw that there was too much air coming in and too little air coming out, so they would not survive.
The captain of the school was tricked. It looked like it was done by seven or eight hunters. He was so angry that it was simply earth-shaking. Several hunters dared to attack the general of his army. If he didn't kill a few hunters The bastard was caught and cut into pieces, but he still didn't get laughed to death when he got home.
The captain looked back and saw that the common people who were transporting grain saw the posture of the sergeants just now. They didn't know what was going on. They were all so frightened that they hid behind the vehicles and animals and did not dare to move. Only the sour scholar was still there. That way, he looked at his group of people coldly.
The captain ordered a small leader: "You boy, lead your ten people and keep them here for me to watch. If anyone dares to move, I will chop him down. Others, let me go and catch those few." Bandits, avenge these brothers."
After saying that, he took his bow and arrows, took off his spear from his horse, and led the sergeants in pursuit into the woods.
Although the dozens of sergeants were interested in poisonous arrows, they were not afraid after considering that they were just a few hunters. Each armed with a knife and a gun, they followed the captain in pursuit.
Zhou Bao led several regimental warriors, and while running, he looked back and saw that the captain had led his men to chase them into the forest. Just be slower. After all, these sergeants can't keep up with these Orion-born regimental warriors when it comes to crossing mountains and ridges. Zhou Bao chuckled and said: "This guy is very skilled. He actually dodged my arrow. He is very brave and dares to chase me. Don't run away. Wait for them and give him another shot."
Chapter 420 Not Afraid
