Great Wei Nengchen

"Come, eat well, drink well!" At the banquet, Xiao Yi didn't say much, but kept urging wine and meat, with an amiable attitude.

"May I ask what orders the General has for summoning us? As long as we can do what we can, the little people will certainly serve!" In the end, these old men couldn't hold on anymore. Without asking the reason clearly, they couldn't eat even the best wine and meat!

"Haha! This general has no other intentions. I just want to know about the local people's conditions. You don't need to worry!" Xiao Yi chatted and laughed happily while drinking, "In addition, I can't bear the suffering of the local people. How about this? After you go back, tell the villagers that you can come to my camp tomorrow, and each household will receive a bag of rice and two catties of salt. As for everyone sitting here, there will be another one, which is a little gift from the general!"

After finishing speaking, piles of food, cloth, and salt came up like a group of soldiers...all of which are good things that are in short supply in the mountains.

"Wow! What's going on, the soldiers don't grab things, but still give gifts?" A dozen or so old men looked at each other, and secretly pinched their thighs. It was not a dream, could it be that the sun came out from the west?

Xiao Yi didn't explain much, he just ordered someone to send them out of the camp after they were full of wine and food, and he also gave them a ox cart for pulling things as a gift.

"Hehe! Courtesy first, soldiers second, seven points to politics, three points to military, don't believe it can't solve the banditry here!"

294. Chapter 294

In front of the barracks, the mountain people who received food appeared one after another. At first they were skeptical, and all the people who came were old people and children. When they found out that they could really receive the golden corn and white salt , the crowd suddenly boiled...

The mountain people helped the old and the young, and they almost rushed out, as long as they were able to move, all came; They collect food, taxes, and labor in their hands, and they will rob things and women when they encounter a large army crossing the border. This time the sun really came out from the west~~

The soldiers who distribute the food are not only friendly, but also chat with the parents of the mountain people. When they meet the frail old people, they will even take the initiative to carry the food to your home, which has won unanimous praise from the mountain people. If he had encountered such a government earlier, who would go up the mountain to be a thief!

However, in the chat, all the soldiers revealed a piece of news intentionally or unintentionally. Two days later, their general will lead a large group of troops into the mountains to suppress the bandits. By then, everyone will have a peaceful life...

Talking unintentionally, it sounds intentional, especially those who have relatives and friends living in the mountains, they listen very carefully. They will even try to find out the exact time and strength of the army's attack. Take out the bacon at home and the 'mountain fruit wine' that has been preserved for a long time to treat these soldiers, in order to tell the truth after drinking...

And these officers and soldiers lived up to expectations. What they said after drinking was very specific. It seems that the officers and soldiers can't drink very well!

In the big camp, Xiao Yi had a panoramic view of these things, but he didn't say a word. It's impossible to win the hearts of the mountain people with a little food, at least not in the short term, and he didn't count on this either. What Xiao Yi wanted was to get along well with the mountain people, and pass some information through them. The most important thing was to show it to some people.

The life pattern of the mountain people is to work at sunrise and rest at sunset, just like their ancestors for thousands of years. As for the luxury goods such as lamps and waxes, they have never appeared here. It makes people feel distressed, so they dare to hope for other things; but they are not without things to do, for example, they can study the work of others with their wives, which is one of the reasons why the birth rate in mountainous areas has remained high despite poverty After all, having a baby is also one of the ways to kill time...

Of course, there are exceptions sometimes, like tonight!

After dusk, the sun sets in the west, and the birds and beasts return to their nests. Except for some wild beasts that come out to look for food at night, they are all asleep. But on the path between the mountains, black figures flashed from time to time, one after another. Going deep into the mountains...

Erhu is one of them. Although the night road in the mountains is difficult, it is nothing to him who has lived in the mountains since he was a child. In addition, he is upright, young and strong, although he carries half a bag of grain on his back. But he still walked like flying; the food was brought back from the gate of the barracks during the day, and a small bag of salt was carefully carried in his arms. Don't underestimate these things, in the mountains, this is human life!

Erhu was very grateful to those soldiers who delivered food, but this still didn't stop him from running to the mountains overnight, because he also had an older brother, Dahu.

Dahu is a bandit, and he is also a small leader. This is not uncommon in the mountainous area. There are two brothers in a family. In order to survive, one goes to the mountain to become a thief, and the other stays at home to farm, marry a wife, and have children. The brothers help each other Like this time, the two tigers are sending food to their brother, and life in the mountains is also poor. Don't think that if you become a bandit, you can drink in a big bowl and eat a big piece of meat. That's the big boss. There are only benefits. As for the ordinary little ones, it is not bad to be able to barely eat their stomachs. When it is snowing heavily in the cold winter months, the little ones will even freeze to death and starve to death...

Erhu knew that there were not a few people who went into the mountains like him to deliver food tonight. For example, the figure not far in front of him should be his neighbor, Old Uncle Chen, whose son was also a bandit in the mountains, so he They also had to deliver food, and they also had to deliver letters. The officers and soldiers were going to attack the mountain in two days. Let them prepare early and don't hit the knife edge.

"Xiao Lang, it's just some bandits, whoever dares to make a mess and kill them, why bother to send food and salt, we are not rich in these things!" The rebels, they always speak with knives, what happened this time?Could it be that "Killing God" also has a sex change!

"It's not that simple. The suppression of bandits is different from the suppression of local tyrants. Those city lords are like a house. They are tall, mighty, and beautiful, but they can be destroyed as long as they are pushed down hard. As for the bandits, they are pieces of weeds." , seems to be weak and weak, but the wild fire is endless, and the spring breeze blows and regenerates, it is difficult to eradicate it!"

Xiao Yi shook his head, don't underestimate the survivability of those bandits, these people gather and disperse impermanently, they hide in the mountains when they are defeated, and when the officers and soldiers withdraw, they rush out and continue to cause trouble, which is very annoying, Xiao Yi Yi didn't want to spend his energy on suppressing the bandits again and again, he still had important things to do.

"So we have to use some special means. Gathering people's hearts is only one of them; a big man once said that the suppression of bandits cannot be solved by killing a few people. It must be divided into politics and military. Fortress advance..."

"Did the big man succeed in the end?"

"That's it! No!" Xiao Yi stopped drooling, scratched his head in embarrassment, but said silently in his heart, "It's not that this method is bad, but because he met a more formidable opponent, that's 500 years As soon as the Holy Master came out, he didn't care about the gains and losses of a city or a place, wiped out the enemy in the movement, surrounded the city with the countryside, and was invincible in the world!"

"Isn't the story of going into the mountain to suppress the bandits two days later a lie?" Ma Liu now suspects that even Xiao Yi's dream talk might be a trap.

"Hehe! It's just a feint. I'm not that stupid when I go into the mountains to be frozen in the twelfth lunar month. Let the brothers eat and drink well, and we don't move..."

"What about the food?"

"Keep posting!"

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In Mount Mangdang, the chief leader Zhu Yidao's eyes were blood red. He hadn't closed his eyes for a day and a night. Since he got the news that the officers and soldiers were going to enter the mountain, he mobilized thousands of troops and distributed them in various dangerous places in the mountain. , dig a trap, prepare an ambush, and wait for the officers and soldiers to sneak into his pocket array...

Who knows that a day and a night passed, and I didn't even see a figure of an officer or soldier. On the contrary, it was my brother who lay down in the ravine for a day and a night in the freezing cold. Quite a few, but it turned out to be a false alarm...

"What's going on? Could it be that the news from the mountain was wrong? Or did the officers and soldiers change their minds halfway?" Zhu Yidao was also full of questions, but unfortunately no one could answer him.

In the military camp at the foot of the mountain, Xiao Yi started delivering cloth again, and the mountain people happily came to collect the things, and at the same time heard a piece of military secret again, "The last time the officers and soldiers did not enter the mountain was due to lack of troops. The reinforcements will go into the mountains to suppress the bandits in two days, this time it's for real..."

Hearing the news, the two tigers of the mountains ran again overnight...

Hearing the news, Zhu Yidao led thousands of bandits to lie down in the cold north wind for another night. In the end, the officers and soldiers still didn't come...

In this way, the third time..., the fourth time..., every time it failed!

"Boss, the two masters of Erdaogou and Xiaogushan are sick, and they didn't bring anyone to ambush!" A young man with a cold nose was reporting the situation. Since several ambushes failed, the leaders of each hill Not so obedient, no one wants to lie down in the ravine in the winter, but when the alert is sent again to prepare for war, there are always people who don't come with excuses.

"A bunch of bastards!" Zhu Yidao depressedly pulled out the butcher's knife from his waist. This was the guy he used to eat, very affectionate, and never left his body.

Depressed is depressed, but he has nothing to do. The bandits have a lot of eyeliner at the foot of the mountain, and they can detect every move of the officers and soldiers at any time. With this skill, Zhu Yidao has been able to survive in Mangdang Mountain for many years, but recently I don't know what's wrong, but the reports are wrong. Could it be that these mountain people have been bribed by the government and the army?

"Pass down the order, if there is any false report of military information under the mountain, they will be killed without mercy!"

"promise!"

"Boss, we can't go on like this anymore. If you freeze a few more times, the brothers will all collapse!" The chinchilla covered in animal skins came over. Zhu Yidao was very moved after he missed the opportunity, but he didn't complain a single word.

"Boss Huang, what do you mean?"

"The news came from the foot of the mountain. The officers and soldiers sent food and cloth to the mountain people. People's hearts were all won over, so the news repeatedly made mistakes!" I also suffered, "I guess this is a trick of the officers and soldiers. First, they deliberately let the mountain people spread false news, killing our fighting spirit and vigilance again and again. When the brothers are unwilling to ambush, they If it happens suddenly, then we will suffer a lot!"

"False and real? This trick is really vicious!" Touching the pig-killing knife in his arms, Zhu Yidao really wanted to kill the guy who came up with this wicked way, "Boss Huang has seen big scenes before, I don't know what to do Countermeasures?"

"If you want to defeat this trick, you can't defend it, you can only attack it!"

"Attack? How to attack?"

"Sneak attack, rob the camp!" The squirrel pointed down the mountain and said confidently, "The officers and soldiers are busy winning people's hearts and want to use this method to trap us to death, so we must have neglected precautions. Let's take advantage of this gap and go down the mountain overnight Rob the camp, kill him by surprise, and you will win a complete victory!

By defeating the officers and soldiers, we can not only eliminate the threat, but also obtain a large amount of winter supplies such as food and cloth, so that the brothers can live a good life for a few days. Recently, the brothers have had a lot of resentment, and some people have become unstable! "

"People's hearts are not stable?" These words are poking at Zhu Yidao's heart. Being a big leader among bandits depends on prestige. A big victory, cheer up people's hearts, I am afraid that my seat will not be stable!

"Okay, then steal the camp and rob the village, and kill all of them!"

"No!...I'll set it up right now!" The chinchilla showed a smile of success.

Erhu was walking on the way home, his whole body was in severe pain with every step, the mountain road that usually only took an hour, he moved for three full hours; this time he made a mistake in reporting the letter up the mountain, the chief originally wanted to chop him off His head was saved only by his brother Duhu’s begging, but his brother was scolded and he was given fifty lashes. In winter, when the cowhide whip was dipped in cold water, there was a bloodstain at one stroke, and he almost died. Erhu's life!

"Bah!... I tried my best to report to you, but I still beat me. I almost lost my life!" Spit out a mouthful of bloody ice stubble, and Erhu was full of complaints, but he finally came back alive anyway. Father Chen, who went to report the news together, failed to come back. In all likelihood, he was killed and thrown into the mountains to feed the wolves. Why did he come here?

After finally walking to the foot of the mountain, Erhu was amazed to find that the officers and soldiers were setting up grass men, digging trenches, and mobilizing frequently. It seemed that this time there was really a big move; subconsciously, he was about to run back to the mountain to report the news. But as soon as he turned around, looking at the mountain road he had walked for three hours, and then looking at the bloodstains on his body, Erhu couldn't help hesitating, "It's my own life that matters, go home and sleep!"

295. Chapter 295 Stealing Camps and Robbing Villages