At the time of the lamp, in Lin Jue's small courtyard, Liang Qi, who had taken a bath and changed into clean clothes, wore his hair loose, buried his head and devoured his fourth bowl of rice. The five or six plates of dishes on the table have bottomed out, and a large pot of broth has been drunk for the most part. Liang Qi was sweating all over his body, and his face was red. Because of this, the scars on his face and the curling flesh looked even more terrifying.

Lu Wu came in with a pot of steaming slices of meat and fried green onions, put a plate of vegetables on the table, and ran out quickly without daring to look at Liang Qi. Liang Qi's face was too scary, and after entering the courtyard, Lu Wu only glanced at it and didn't have the courage to look at it again.

Liang Qi saw the steaming fragrant garlic fried meat, lifted the chopsticks and forked a lot of them and stuffed them into his mouth. At this moment, he saw Lin Jue, who was sitting opposite, holding half a bowl of rice and looking at him blankly, Liang Qi realized his gaffe, looked at the messy plate in front of him, and laughed a little embarrassed.

"Oh, I'm being rude...... I haven't had such a good meal in days, it's really ...... Lin Gongzi is afraid that he hasn't eaten a bite. ”

Lin Jue took a bite of rice and chewed it slowly, and said with a smile: "Brother Liang, don't be polite, even if you have a full meal, I can imagine what kind of life you live in the mountains." Mu Qing is afraid that he hasn't eaten enough for many days. Even if you eat, Green Dance is still stir-frying, so I'll take care of you today. ”

Liang Qisan took two mouthfuls of the rice in the bowl and pulled it into his stomach, burped and patted his stomach and said, "I'm full, I can't eat anymore, I'm afraid my stomach will burst." I was also afraid that the food was too good, and I couldn't eat those coarse grains, grass roots, and tree bark when I went back to the mountains. ”

Lin Jue smiled: "Then I'll eat it later, and I'll have another supper in the evening." Let's get down to business for now. Xiaohu, bring a pot of tea into the room, and then you guard the courtyard door, and no one is allowed to come in and disturb it. ”

Lin Jue got up and walked into the room, Liang Qi wiped his mouth and followed in, Lin Hu took a pot of tea and sent it into Lin Jue's room, and then came out to watch at the door. Lu Wu cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, thinking that Childe hadn't eaten much, so he sent a plate of snacks in. But I saw Lin Jue and the fierce-looking Liang Qi lying on the table under the candlestick, and the son was drawing something with a brush.

Lin Jue was drawing a topographic map, and according to Liang Qi's dictation, Lin Jue drew the mountains and topography around Luoyan Valley on paper. The purpose of this was that Lin Jue wanted to confirm whether this Luoyan Valley was a long-term place to stay. This is very important. If Gao Muqing decides to make Luoyan Valley a permanent foothold, the surrounding terrain and resources will be extremely important.

It wasn't long before a simple map appeared on paper. After Lin Jue marked the details on it, he frowned and looked at it for a long time, then nodded: "Luoyan Valley is a good place, Mu Qing's vision is good." ”

Liang Qidao: "I don't understand this, we just wanted to find a foothold before." The lord of the village said that Luoyan Valley could gain a foothold here, so we took it. It's not clear what is so good. Childe told me, I have also seen a long time. ”

Lin Jue nodded, pointed to the map and said, "Brother Liang, look, these two mountains on both sides of Luoyan Valley happen to have a rift valley between them and other mountains, and this is a natural fortification. I guess you must have used this valley to strike hard at the bandits attacking you some time ago. ”

Liang Qi nodded and said, "Exactly, if it weren't for the Dao Rift, we wouldn't be able to hold on." ”

Lin Jue nodded, moved his finger to the Falling Wild Goose Valley and said, "According to what you said, the terrain in this Falling Wild Goose Valley is gentle, and this is even more rare terrain. It's a place for farming and living, and in the long run, if you want to be self-sufficient, it's a rare large area of arable land. This is a mountain stream, isn't it? Then the water source is not a problem. Dams can be built on both sides of the river, which can hold back water and create reservoirs, ensuring drinking water and irrigation problems. These two mountains can be guarded. This canyon in the east is the only way for the two county towns outside the mountain, and it is also the most convenient exit from the mountain. This is called being able to advance and retreat, and to go out and return. If you really want to go out to do something big, you can also go out of the mountain quickly. And it can be quickly withdrawn to the mountains. If you build fortifications on both sides of this place and build some defensive means such as arrow towers, you can make the whole area defenses like copper walls. ”

Lin Jue explained endlessly while instructing. Liang Qi's eyes were full of excitement. Originally, there was no concept in my mind, but after Lin Jue said this, I suddenly felt that my mouth was suddenly opened. Unexpectedly, the occupied Luoyan Valley was actually a treasure land.

"However, the flaws here are not small, the site is too narrow, and the inner side of the mountain is completely protected by natural terrain, which is very unsafe. Especially now that you have become the enemy of all. If the Shiren Mountain Cottage in the south, the cottages in the west, and the North Mountain Village attack and encroach on them repeatedly, you can only rely on these two peaks to defend against the enemy, and it will be very troublesome. To the east is beyond the mountain, and there is no way to retreat. It is better to occupy the southeast part of the country, so that there is not only depth, but also the passage to the south of Luoyan Valley and Shiren Mountain, and the two mountain entrances to the east are under our control. In that way, a large number of cottages in the center of Funiu Mountain will be choked by the throat, and when the time comes, they will either fight or bow down, or they will be trapped alive. ”

Liang Qi looked at Lin Jue, who was talking by himself, in surprise. At present, the people in the cottage on Guishan Island are in dire straits, and it is difficult to protect themselves, but Lin Gongzi is already thinking about how to annex other people's territory. This is too unrealistic to think about. However, if it is really like the scene described by Lin Gongzi, it is a very desirable blueprint. With the Luoyan Valley as the base camp, the huge valley in the middle is a place for the people to live and cultivate, and at the same time using the peaks on both sides to build defensive fortifications, it is indeed an easy to defend and difficult to attack. If you can annex several small cottages in the southeast, hold the two mountain passes of the entire Funiu East Road, and form a deep zone, and can choke the throat of the large and small cottages in the middle of Funiu Mountain, you can blockade these cottages. What would that look like? It's exciting to think about.

"Lin Gongzi, can we really do this? I don't think it's a bit of a dream. Liang Qi swallowed.

Lin Jue said with a smile: "At present, it is really a fool's dream, with the current situation, what we have to do is to stand firm." Originally, it was a public outrage and caused the siege of all the cottages, which was already a very tricky situation. But fortunately, you fought bloodily to buy yourself time. The reason why that Bao Meng stopped was because you caused him too many kills. The cottages in Funiu Mountain are afraid that they all have the heart to fight each other, and Bao Meng is unwilling to lose too many manpower, because in that case, his strength will be greatly damaged, and he may become the target of everyone's carving. A large part of the reason why they have not continued to fight against you is probably because of this. Besides, as I said before, winter is coming, maybe after a few snowfalls, you will all starve to death and freeze to death, and there is no need to fight with you. ”

Liang Qi nodded and said, "Although Gongzi Lin is not in Funiu Mountain, this analysis is like seeing it in person. It is indeed very chaotic in Funiu Mountain, and more than a dozen cottages occupy their own territory. Among them, four cottages are the most powerful, and the rest of the small cottages are interspersed among them, both as a buffer zone and attached to several cottages. They all actually want to be the boss of Funiu Mountain, but they don't have the strength. Lin Gongzi only listened to my brief description and gained insight into the situation, which is really admirable. ”

Lin Jue waved his hand and smiled: "This is nothing to admire, this is human nature." There are many cottages in Funiu Mountain, and the conditions are difficult. In this case, it is even more fierce and disorderly. Annexing their opponents and giving themselves more living space and strength is naturally something that each of them is thinking about. ”

Liang Qi nodded and said, "Based on what Gongzi Lin has seen, what should we do now?" Winter is coming, how do we survive it? ”

Lin Jue said: "Although the current situation is sinister, it is precisely because winter is approaching that it gives you a good time to breathe. It is precisely their respective cleverness that gives you room to live. ”

Liang Qi was surprised: "How do you say this?" ”

Lin Jue said: "That's because, at least until next spring, because of the hope of the cold winter, they may not have a large-scale attack." But next spring, before you freeze to death or starve to death, they will probably join forces against you. At that time, even the gods will be difficult to save. ”

Liang Qi rubbed his hands and said, "How is that good?" How did you survive this winter? Even if it passes, what will happen next spring? ”

Lin Jue groaned: "Don't panic, I said it just now, what we need to do now is to stand firm and ensure that this winter can be spent safely." People are freezing to death and starving to death, and there is nothing to talk about in the future. It is not advisable for you to take risks, and what you need to do now is to get a good grasp of preparing grain, cotton, clothing, charcoal, and other materials for the winter, so as to ensure the safety of the winter. ”

Liang Qi spread his hands and said, "Where to raise it?" If you can't grab it, where can you get it? ”

Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "Of course you can't rob it, it's a dead end." It's not that hard to spend money to buy it. I have the silver, and I still have some savings in hand, probably more than 10,000 taels of silver, and I will take it all with you. You take the money and buy supplies nearby. Remember, only deal with merchants, not anyone else, merchants only recognize money, and don't care who you are. It is best to establish a stable channel for the purchase of food and supplies, so that if you need anything in the future, you can let a reliable merchant buy it for you. Well, I'm afraid that more than 10,000 taels of silver is a little less for the time being, but it is definitely enough for winter. We'll figure it out later. When the goods enter the mountains, they must be careful not to make a big fuss, because they cannot be discovered by the bandits in the mountains or known by the government. In short, you must be careful with these things. The reason why the bandits in the mountains will not be found out is to make them think that you will definitely freeze to death and starve to death, so that you can be safe this winter. Not letting the government know is naturally to ensure that you can still purchase materials in this way in the future, so as not to block you from the government. ”

Liang Qi looked at Lin Jue blankly, the muscles on his face trembled, and he was speechless with gratitude.