Halfway through the banquet, the sun set early in the mountains, and it was already dark at night.
However, there were bright lights inside and outside the big tent, and thieves armed with knives were patrolling back and forth. The sound of silence could still be heard, making the thieves' thoughts ripple.
Although there were many women snatched from the village, there were too many brothers and there was not enough to divide them.
They, the "private soldiers" of the big boss, have the highest salary among the bandits, and can only eat meat once or twice a week.
Normally, I naturally hold my fire tightly.
In the tent, Tu Menghu, drunkenly and dimly, looked at Hua Yusheng on one side, who seemed to be uninterested, and asked: "Second brother, is there something on your mind?"
Hua Yusheng clasped his fists and said, "Brother, the third and ninth sons haven't come back yet. There's no one at the table, so it's quite deserted."
"Hahaha!" Tu Menghu raised his head and laughed, and said, "I knew you were worried about this.
rest assured! The two of them went down the mountain together, and they also brought more than 80 of the most elite brothers on the mountain. In these counties, there was nothing going in and out!
Although those blood dragon guards are difficult to deal with, they are short of manpower, so they are very useful! "
Hua Yusheng hesitated and said: "But according to the previous plan, they should have returned to the mountain two hours ago, but now there is no one. I'm just afraid..."
In fact, Hua Yusheng was worried not only about whether the two owl would encounter any accidents, but also about another possibility.
Will these two people abscond with the money?
You must know that two hundred thousand taels of silver is a large sum of money. Now that the number of people in Dazhai has swelled, there are countless refugees who have even heard the news from other counties and joined in.
Therefore, the village looked majestic, but in fact all the expenses were too huge and the treasury was in short supply.
Except for some crops grown by oneself, there is no corresponding industry to supplement it.
Once the supply of logistical supplies is insufficient, the discipline and quality of this group of thieves and newly joined refugees will easily lead to mutiny.
At that time, even if force is used to suppress it, it will easily give the court an opportunity to take advantage of it.
The two hundred thousand taels of silver were successfully sold and safely obtained, so that Dazhai could continue to operate.
As a manager of internal affairs, he actually knows all this much better than Tu Menghu.
It's just that the other party has never adopted the suggestions several times in the past.
Tu Menghu, who has thwarted government encirclement and suppression campaigns for many years, has become increasingly arrogant.
Recruiting so many unnecessary gangsters, imitating government buildings, and taking the crown just like a monkey, everything shows the ambition of the other party.
Tu Menghu wants to rebel!
The other party has revealed in words several times that the next step is to capture the county seat, occupy the surrounding counties, and then directly target the county seat.
But Hua Yusheng's attitude towards this has always been pessimistic.
Although Nan Yan has many internal strife and external troubles, and its national power is gradually declining, the dying dragon is still a giant dragon after all.
If you move your claws, you can crush the ants to death.
Being able to stand up against the three pillars of Mang and Jiang in the vast land of Dongzhou and suppress the sect has already explained everything.
In Hua Yusheng's view, the Lingxi Nine Owls have been able to cause chaos everywhere for many years without being eliminated.
It's just that the noise caused by it is nothing in the eyes of the real big shots above, and they are too lazy to deal with it distractedly.
Once you really provoke any powerful or noble person, you will be in danger of destruction in an instant.
Therefore, in his opinion, the right path is to stop in time after expanding to a certain scale and accept the imperial court's recruitment.
But Tu Menghu insisted on having his own way, and he did not dare to go against the other party's will, so he could only find a way out secretly.
When Tu Menghu heard what Hua Yusheng said, he waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. With Lao Jiu's eager temper, I guess the two of them went to some village to steal a woman.
When I bring back the two hundred thousand taels, I can buy a lot of armor and weapons to equip our good son.
In the future, I will raise troops from Xiyue County and become the emperor. My second brother, you will be the prime minister, hahaha! "
As he spoke, he poured another drink into his mouth.
The lords nearby were also very excited when they heard this, and shouted one by one: "Brother, what kind of official can I be?"
"Brother, it's not too much to ask for the position of Monkey King!"
"Hahaha, Lao Qi, that's called the Duke!"
"Boss, then let me be your prince!"
Tu Menghu also got high. He took off his shirt and started talking wildly in excitement.
"You guys are all...all mine...what is that thing called?
From, from the minister of the tiger! "
"Woohoo! From the minister of the tiger, from the minister of the tiger!"
The owl roared wildly, and the seventh in line stood up directly in front of Tu Menghu.
He knelt on his knees, kowtowed vigorously, smelled of alcohol, and shouted, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! I am your Majesty's good brother!"
"Hahaha!" All the lords roared with laughter.
Hua Yusheng lowered his head and drank the wine, feeling that the scene was extremely absurd.
He silently recited a sentence, not from the tiger, but from the minister of the dragon.
Just when the atmosphere in the big tent became crazy, there was suddenly a rush of footsteps outside.
An elite bandit soldier rushed in, looking panicked, "Boss, boss, it's not good!"
snort!
The drunken look on Tu Menghu's face changed, and his evil spirit was released. He slammed the wine glass on the table and drank angrily.
"My grandson, what's wrong? I'm disturbing my mood, so be careful of you!"
As soon as the eighth-level true warrior unleashed his momentum, the horrified gangster's knees weakened and he fell to the ground.
He stammered and said incoherently: "It's on fire!"
Um?
Hua Yusheng's expression changed. He stood up first and asked, "Where did the fire start? Tell me clearly!"
The other hawks, including Tu Menghu, didn't react much when they heard the fire.
Huling is located in the south and has many trees. Fires are common. In the past, they were put out in time without causing much impact.
Only Hua Yusheng's heart suddenly thumped.
His mood has been a bit low tonight. Apart from the sale of stolen money, there seems to be something else weighing on his heart.
Now when I heard my subordinates talk about the fire, I suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of fulfillment, as if disaster was imminent.
The gangster took a breath and said hurriedly: "The granary, the granary is on fire!
The brothers all went to dig wells to bring water, but the oil in the warehouse was ignited and leaked all over the floor. Now the fire cannot be stopped! "
"What? A fire in the granary?"
All the lords present stood up immediately, and Tu Menghu's drunkenness disappeared immediately.
At this time everyone realized the seriousness of the problem.
There was only one granary set up on the mountain. In order to supply food for so many people, the warehouse was crowded with the accumulated food, including all kinds of rice, flour, oil and salt.
Now the granary is on fire. If the fire can't put it out, it means that the logistics will be ruined.
What will happen to the nearly 10,000 bandits in Huling once they have nothing to eat?
Hua Yusheng shouted: "I specifically ordered you to place the oil in the granary separately and wrap it with copper sheets. How could it leak out?"
The gangster also hesitated and couldn't explain why.
It is only said that when the fire was seen, the ground around the granary was already covered with oil, and now it is impossible to get close.
Hua Yusheng continued to ask: "Can you see any traces of people? Did any officers and soldiers rush up?"
He judged that someone must have set the fire to cover the government's troops in attacking the mountain.
