Zhou Bo listened to Li Xuzhong's words, and thought about it carefully, it can be said that Li Xuzhong has a view of the overall situation, and he wants to confess himself bluntly, and he can also see that he is actually sincere. But he still thinks that Li Xuzhong has a bad grasp of the details. He took a deep breath, showed a smile, reached out and patted Li Xuzhong's shoulder, and said, "Then, I will answer you a decision now." I can lead you to be self-reliant, but only if you obey the orders given to me absolutely. ”

Li Xuzhong turned around and asked the two dozen or so beggar-looking people behind him to come forward, gritted his teeth and ordered, "Take out the knives!"

The two dozen men immediately took out their knives, but these knives were uneven, some were serious daggers, some were machetes, and some were kitchen knives, most of which were blunt. Li Xuzhong also took out a handful of large tablets himself, and his expression was very serious.

Zhou Bo was a little surprised and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Li Xuzhong exposed his arms, and more than 20 men behind him also followed his example and showed their arms, and then each cut the knife in his hand on the back of his arm. For a while, everyone let out a painful "um", but they didn't scream, and blood dripped everywhere, suddenly showing a stern atmosphere.

Then, Li Xu swore solemnly: "If someone does not obey Lord Zhou's order, we and twenty others will kill this person with our own hands." Swear by our blood that we will never break it. ”

When Zhou Bo saw this posture, he sighed in his heart, knowing that these were really the legendary northern masters. He immediately stood up, solemnly bowed to the people in front of him, and then said, "What can I say about my brothers with such liver and gall? If I can't feed my brothers in the future, I'm willing to share them with my flesh and blood." Please rest assured, brother, I will definitely live up to the trust of my brothers!"

He has long lost confidence in the official, Li Hui, Zhai Xuan and Xu Xiangtian are villains in charge, not to mention that they still have the ability to regain lost territory in the Northern Expedition, even if they take care of the people under their jurisdiction. These people will only deceive me. He took this step today because of these bastard things. I now have a way to live, as a seven-foot man, this revenge is not in vain!

heard Zhou Bo's words. Li Xuzhong and the more than 20 ragged men all showed a look of relief.

Li Xuzhong immediately said again: "Lord Zhou, from now on, you will be our leader, and we are willing to elect Lord Zhou as the king." After he finished speaking, he immediately beckoned the more than twenty men to kneel down and salute Zhou Boxing.

Zhou Bo immediately stepped forward to help Li Xuzhong up, and said stoply: "The king doesn't need to." You saved my life, not to mention that I am not uncommon. Everyone is in order to survive, and they can't distinguish between rich and poor, and now that they are brothers, it would be too much to say again. From then on, we will call me brothers, if you don't dislike me, you can call me the boss, if you mind your age, then it's okay to call me by my first name. ”

Li Xuzhong heard Zhou Bo say this. I was very excited in my heart, it seemed that I really didn't save the wrong person, which shows that Zhou Daren is really an extraordinary person. He became more and more confident in Zhou Bo, so he said excitedly: "Lord Zhou, then we will call you the boss from now on, with Lord Zhou's previous heartfelt words, we will definitely support Lord Zhou to the death!"

"Swear to support Lord Zhou!" the twenty or so men shouted in unison.

Zhou Bo's mood finally recovered at this moment, and he once again rose hope, as a traverser, he stumbled and crawled back to nothing. It seems that I was wrong before. Saving the Great Song Dynasty is indeed a lofty ideal, but the obstacles in front of him are not as simple as Jin Gou and Qi Gou. Moreover, the Southern Song Dynasty, a corner of the country, will only compromise the court. Do you really want to save it?

He let out a long sigh, although there is a road now, it is still a suspense how to go on the road. He can't think about it so much now, so he can only take one step at a time, first lay a solid foundation for his team, and then find another longer-term plan.

Then. Li Xuzhong couldn't help but ask, "Boss, when are we going to rob the West Daying?"

Zhou Bo recovered from his thoughts, he glanced at Li Xuzhong quite meaningfully, and asked rhetorically, "Why do you have the idea of robbing the West Camp?"

Li Xuzhong was stunned for a moment, and then said, "This ............ Naturally, they wanted to find food so that the brothers could have something to eat. Boss, you are the capital of the Xida Camp, so it will naturally be easier for us to rob the Xida Camp. ”

Zhou Bo smiled and said, "Now that I have just been robbed from the prisoner car by you, the entire Ezhou City is full of wind and rain, and the streets and alleys must have already been under martial law. Now we go into the city to rob the western camp, and that is definitely death. What's more, the Xiying is a large military ration camp, and there are more than 2,000 soldiers guarding it up and down, so how can we rob it with our little people and these small knives?

Li Xuzhong's face fell into a heavy state when he heard Zhou Bo's words, he sighed and said, "Then, what should we do now? Brothers can't go hungry like this! We have come to this point in the hope that we can have a bite to eat, and I also think the same thing they made a promise!"

Zhou Bowei smiled and said calmly: "Don't worry, since I promised to lead you, I naturally won't let you continue to starve." ”

Li Xuzhong regained his strength, and asked again and again, "Boss, what are your plans?"

Zhou Bo said: "We must first have a foothold before we can think in the long run. Then gather all the brethren together, and I will speak to them myself. ”

Li Xuzhong nodded and said, "Okay, boss, you wait here, I'll go and tell the brothers to come up!" After he finished speaking, he took a few people and hurriedly went down the mountain.

About a quarter of an hour later, Li Xunzhong returned, and behind him there was a large group of people. It's just that these people, like Li Xuzhong, are all ragged and authentic refugees. Among these people, the cries of babies can be heard from time to time, and it seems that they all ran out of Ezhou City with their families. After some tossing, these people finally settled down, and everyone looked at Zhou Bo with blank eyes, as if Zhou Bo was the master of the land and could conjure up steamed buns at any time.

Among these people, the cries of babies can be heard from time to time, and it seems that they all ran out of Ezhou City with their families. After some tossing, these people finally settled down, and everyone looked at Zhou Bo with blank eyes. It's as if Zhou Bo is the master of the land, and he can make steamed buns at any time.

Zhou Bo carefully looked at this group of people, and saw that they were all yellow and thin, most of them looked tired, and there were also many women and children. And an old man. These people are not to say that they are going to rob, even if they are chased and escaped, it will be difficult to run! But he knows very well that these people are the capital of his comeback.

He took a deep breath, then shouted at the top of his voice, "Brothers and sisters." I thank you first for saving me, and I will repay you for this kindness. I know what you want most now is to have something to eat and a house to live in. Indeed, at present, Ezhou City has been turned upside down, and those fathers and gentlemen in the city are sending troops to hunt us down. So, the first thing we need to do is to find a place to stay, settle down first, and then I will lead you to find something to eat. ”

Since these refugees have come to this point, they are of course willing to follow Zhou Bo's instructions. So the crowd nodded in agreement, but not many people spoke.

Li Xuzhong walked over and asked Zhou Bo, "Boss, where are we going to stay?"

Zhou Bo pondered for a moment and said: "Go to Sizhou, where the Qi people have just retreated, and the Song army does not dare to rush forward, it happens to be a place where two things don't matter. Moreover, Sizhou is mostly mountainous, which is easy to hide, even if Qi Dog or Song Army comes. We can also hide calmly. ”

Li Xuzhong nodded, feeling that Zhou Bo's analysis was very correct. It's just that there is a place to live, and in the final analysis, you still have to have food to eat. If they weren't here to eat, they would have been able to live anywhere. It doesn't matter if you live in the city or in the mountains. He hesitated for a while, lowered his voice and said to Zhou Bo: "Boss, all of us are counting on something to eat, if we can't find food, I'm afraid it's useless to have a place to live." ”

Zhou Bo knew the worry in Li Xu's center, and he pondered for a moment. said: "Although Ezhou City is looking for me at the moment, it will take a while for such a large place in the city to infer that I have left the city, and during this time, I will arrange an operation." But you also have to be clear that there is always a risk in action, and if you rush to rob, you will only attract death, so think long-term!"

Li Xuzhong finally felt at ease when he heard this, he nodded and said, "Boss, I understand." Naturally, I know that I can't act rashly, and I will obey your boss at every order. ”

Zhou Bo smiled and said, "Very good, if you calm down, you are a person who does great things." During this time, you can recruit some former hunters, or people with good skills, to hunt in the mountains, and even go to the Han River to catch fish and shrimp to satisfy hunger. Although it is winter and there is a famine, this solution is indeed a little more difficult, but I hope you can grit your teeth and get through. ”

Li Xuzhong said firmly: "Don't worry, boss, our northern men are not bad seeds, even if they gnaw the bark, they can survive." ”

Zhou Bo said: "It won't be so miserable, I will definitely be able to think of a way to solve the problem." ”――

Sizhou is not far from Ezhou City, only more than 30 miles away. Zhou Bo led these refugees to arrive here before dark. Anyway, Sizhou is also the place where he once fought, although it is a small county town, at this time, because of the sacking of the Qi people, it has already become a desolate place. The people of Sizhou City have now either become refugees, or they have fled to Ezhou City to seek refuge with their relatives in Chengguan, and all the houses are destroyed and destroyed, and they are empty, and there is no longer the slightest popularity.

In the place where the Dong family army evacuated before, you can still see the wreckage of the withered and ruined military camp. This place was once occupied by the Qi people, and they naturally settled directly in the military camp, but later because there were too many troops, they also developed to occupy private houses, which made Sizhou City chaotic.

At this time, Zhou Bo naturally did not dare to let the refugees live in the military camp or the empty county town, but first asked Qingzhuang to go to the county town and the ruins of the military camp to find anything that could be used, even if it was broken jars, bed boards, door panels, etc., and take them away. Then he led the rest of the people to the north of Sizhou, in a mountainous area where the Han River intersected, and settled here. He asked the women and the elderly to collect some scraps of firewood, and he personally organized another group of young people to cut down trees with rudimentary tools, the trunks of which were used to build houses, and the branches of which were left to make some tools.

After the women and the old people came back from collecting firewood, they lit a fire to keep warm, and then Zhou Bo asked those who were skilled among them to go to Hanshui or mountain nests to find food.

It didn't take long for the first batch of young men who had returned from the ruins of the county seat and the barracks to bring back many, many scraps, a few door panels and a few broken bed boards, and some adobe bricks. Of course, some of these people were lucky, and found some military fabrics thrown away by the Qi army, most of which were torn flags and rotten military uniforms.

Zhou Bo ordered that the door panels and bed boards be distributed to those families with women and children, and all of them should be used as beds, and as for the fabrics, which were of little use, they were used as mattresses. After that, he asked the young men to take the tools they had just made, such as sharpened wooden sticks and hammers combined with stones and sticks, to hunt in the mountains and fish in the Han River.

I was busy until the middle of the night, and with the cooperation of everyone, I finally built five simple wooden houses. In fact, it is a small structure that looks like a triangular tent by stacking wood on top of each other. It's cold at night, but these five wooden houses can't accommodate everyone. Zhou Yuanqing stipulated that the children, women, and the elderly could barely squeeze in, and the other gentlemen would sleep outside. After dawn, you can continue to build the house.

Those who fished and hunted also returned. There are some experienced hunters who have touched the rabbit nest and pheasant nest in the winter, and take the opportunity to catch all these small animals that are napping in the winter. However, the fishing is not very good, the river is too cold, people can't stay in the river for long, and the fish will sink to the bottom at night, and it is difficult to catch without fishing nets. In the end, it was counted, whether it was animals or fish, there were only a few dozen, and there were not enough to eat at all.

Zhou Bo could only come up with a spiritual power guidance method, so that the brothers could grit their teeth and stand up first.

After cooking the food in the evening, everyone could only get a small portion, and after everyone had eaten it hastily, they turned their heads and rested. Of course, Zhou Bo arranged the people on duty at night in advance, after all, even if they didn't have to worry about the people in Ezhou City searching here, they also had to worry about whether the Qi army would suddenly launch an attack and pass through the Han River.

In the next few days, Zhou Bo has been personally contributing to the construction of the house. Although there are more and more houses, everyone gradually has a trend of stability, but contradictions also appear. Because it's winter, and it's about to be the New Year, everyone will be a little selfish. On weekdays, those experienced hunters, who can get food, always want their own family to eat more, so they are more and more unconvinced by this kind of equal food. Because of this, when I come back every night, there will always be people who are noisy and even fighting.

Zhou Bo knew that doctrine could not be realized in the 21st century, let alone in ancient times when people's hearts were still very ancient. He didn't come forward to dissuade these people from fighting, and he didn't have any intention of trying to solve it. Because he knows very well that the fundamental solution to the problem is to make these people realize that we are brothers in the same weal and woe. (To be continued.) )