Sun Fan sat in the main position, raised his wine glass, bowed his hand, and said: "Brothers, I will do it first as a respect, General Lin's subordinates are all talents, phoenix eyebrows and dragon eyes, so I am very envious." ”

Lin Maolin showed a very festive smile and said: "General Sun has been sitting in Sanjiang at a young age, with a dignified appearance, and the reputation of cherishing talents can be said to be unknown to everyone from all over the world. When I see it today, it is really extraordinary, and I will become a great person in the future.

Sun Fan was very relieved to hear this, and was even more impressed by the general in front of him, what kind of character is this General Lin, and he even knows some of his evaluations in society, this person should not be underestimated!

Sun Fan's face didn't last long, and instantly turned into a calm appearance, and laughed: "What General Lin said, I, Sun Fan, am just a mere junior, and the land of Sanjiang is not mine, and Sanjiang is managed by Old Man Sun Shuo." ”

Lin Maolin clenched his fists with both hands, arched his hands, opened his lips slightly, and said: "According to the seniority in the barracks, you are still my superior, it is common sense for subordinates to bow to adults, and the grace of the adults to save each other will be reciprocated by a spring in the future." ”

Sun Fan laughed and said: "What General Lin said is that they are all courtiers of the Great Zhou, is it necessary to divide it so clearly, there are only two of us here today, and politeness will be exempted, and we will be commensurate with brothers in the future." Didn't you come to rescue us first, brother is not very familiar with this place and was almost hit by bandits, as a big brother, of course it is impossible to ignore it, and it was just right to come over today, General Lin, Gong Yuqi Gong Dudu is okay. ”

Lin Maolin nodded and said, "It's okay, it's okay." Speaking of Gong Dudu, it can be said that he is a talent, he does not lose Wucheng in terms of force, he does not lose to General Zhao in terms of strategy, and he does not lose to Liu Luo in terms of bravery. ”

Wu Cheng, General Zhao and Liu Luo stood up one after another, and said modestly: "Thank you General Lin for your love, we are ashamed of it." How can Gong Dudu be compared to me? ”

Sun Fan laughed and said, "Compare, compare, General Lin has a lot of talents." ”

A few hours passed......

The boat came to the shore smoothly, through the far ravine, as far as the eye could see, spreading for several kilometers in a row, Lin Maolin took out a paper object from his backpack, opened it and put it on a long bench in front of him, pointed to the southeast corner of the map, and said: "This is the place where we are, the soil ditch slope, located under the river, we need to bypass this mountain forest, shuttle two kilometers, along the plain, step through the ravine, go to our base area, the hills of the mountains!" ”

Wu Cheng and the others stood on both sides of Lin Maolin and nodded slightly.

Lin Maolin said to the three of them: "Count the people and horses, you can get off the boat, make a detour back, the hills of the mountains." ”

"Yes, my subordinates will do it."

Looking at the back of the three of them, Lin Maolin continued to observe the map, hoping to have a deeper understanding from it, standing in his own task is heavy, so many brothers have to take care of it, unlike before, practice martial arts every day, be happy and happy, don't bother with too many trivial things, but now it's different, he not only has to command people, but also take into account training, time is life, don't cherish it and don't know that the moment is gone.

Sun Fan said to He Kai and Zhong Li: "You two get off the boat with me, and arrange for some brothers to sail back to Sanjiang." ”

"No!"

A group of people waited for a while to come to the front of the mountain forest, all of them were on foot, experienced a war, and had not yet recovered, the comfort of the ship was all gone, although there was a little nostalgia in the hearts of this group of soldiers, but there was no reluctance, quickly changed into military uniforms, wrapped in battle clothes, and was ready for battle at all times.

When they first entered the forest, everyone was not uncomfortable, but a little more cool, the slight breeze blew by, and everyone showed a relaxed and tranquil smile on their faces, bathed in the natural breeze of the forest.

Lin Maolin's eyes were like eagle falcons, with a spear behind his back, suddenly, with a thud, Lin Maolin signaled the soldiers to stop, stretched out his hand to the brothers on the side to ask for a bow and arrow, simply took three arrows and pulled out, came to the side of the road three meters away in front, pushed away the weeds on the left, and looked around, a group of elk were foraging there, so he held a bow and arrow to shoot it, and the brother behind him also came to General Lin's side when he saw this, and said: "General Lin, what is this?" Lin Maolin made a silent action, but before Lin Maolin could shoot a bow and arrow, he saw that seven or eight bows and arrows in the grass were shot down in advance, and they were empty, but one of the bows and arrows hit one of the elk impartially, and the other elk saw this and hurriedly fled around.

Looking at the elk struggling on the ground, just eight people came out, their clothes were simple, and the bows and arrows in their hands were also made of twigs and rattans, and there was a bit of a rustic smell in the quaintness.

Lin Maolin muttered to Wu Cheng and others, and then a group of people jumped out, the eight people were still packing up the bows and arrows on the ground, and two people teased the elk with spears, when they saw this group of soldiers in formal clothes, their faces showed a look of fear, and they couldn't care about the elk, the two hunting children hurriedly ran back, but they didn't run far before they were stopped by another group of people, and a soldier said to them: "What to run, our general hasn't asked you yet, you just run, how boring is this." ”

Lin Maolin came to them and said amiably: "Don't be afraid, we are from the imperial court, my name is Lin Maolin." You can get acquainted. ”

The eight people were not used to it at first, but as soon as they heard Lin Maolin's three words, their expressions eased a lot, and a young man stood up and said, "It turned out to be General Lin, the most powerful general by Uncle Zhou's side." Please save us, bandits are rampant in this area, and we also rely on hunting some prey in the mountains and forests to make a living. ”

Lin Maolin asked again: "Then why don't you go to become soldiers?" ”

A man crouching on the ground said, "We want to be a soldier too, but others don't." You see......"

Saying that, the man lifted the clothes on his arm, only to see a bandit icon deeply imprinted on his right hand, seeing this, everyone's hearts were hanging, looking at this brand can be said to be deep into the skin, looking at the person who saw the brand must be a hard-hearted person, deep branding, a little black scar, has a scar, must have been baptized for several months, in order to have such and this. Hundred Flowers Literature

Lin Maolin asked: "Who carved this scarf?" ”

The man sitting on the ground began to cry, and then the other seven people also cried, and the tears could not stop flowing, although not exaggerated, but they could be clearly seen.

Lin Maolin comforted: "Don't cry, as long as you say, we will definitely call the shots for you." ”

Sun Fan took He Kai and Zhongli to Lin Maolin's side and said, "We will definitely call the shots for you." ”

Only then did the eight young men calm down and said: "Here's the thing, we were originally a group of children in this mountain, but how did we think that a group of bandits suddenly came to the mountain, led by a scar man, the scar man has a sharp eye, and the killing is decisive, the officers and soldiers are all driven out by them, only us people, they don't kill, but they don't make us feel better, forcibly ask us to plow for them, harvest the grain and grass in the field and hand it over to them for tax, and threaten, If anyone dares to privately provide only food for the country, Bush, there will be no forgiveness, and children who are just born and up to 18 or 9 years old will be branded, and the big bandit character of arm and hand is their symbol, which is also treated as a child bandit, where do we resist? There have been times when I didn't give in, but ......" At this, the boy began to cry, and the tears could not stop flowing.

Lin Maolin comforted: "Don't be sad, we are here, we will be the master for you, we also have a lot to do with that group of bandits, and we will not watch them act recklessly, you are all child soldiers, naturally you know where the bandits' stronghold is, if you let you wait to take us over, can you do it?" ”

The boy who was squatting on the ground hurriedly said, "Yes, yes." ”

Lin Maolin was very relieved, and came to the front of a little girl among the eight, at the beginning, there were two little boys in front of them, but Lin Maolin looked at him, and the two little boys consciously stepped aside.

"You're all right, you're young and energetic, come with us."

The little girl interrupted Lin Maolin's words and said, "It's okay to go with you, but you promise us that we must take care of our parents, otherwise we won't go with you even if we die." ”

Lin Maolin said very thoughtfully: "Okay, I promise you, I will take care of your parents, but think about it, if we defeat the bandits, then your parents will have a better life?" ”

The little girl was a little worried at first, but suddenly knew that her worries were a bit unfounded, her pretty face turned red, and said: "General Lin, I didn't mean that, I wanted General Lin to send some troops to protect our village at the beginning of the war, and also ordered to go down, not to do anything unfavorable to the village, if some of your subordinates rob grain, burn, kill and plunder, you can deal with it by military law, I will let you enter the village and take you to find that group of bandits." ”

Lin Maolin nodded, and then said to the soldiers behind him, "Brothers, did you hear that?" If anyone burns, kills, or plunders, he will be killed. ”

"Yes!"

The continuous sound was transmitted to the rear of the army, and the sound was like a wave on the Yangtze River, wave after wave, and never stopped.

The girl nodded and said, "We have to go back to the village and say goodbye to our parents, there are so many of you here, and our small village can't accommodate you, so I'm sorry, I'm sorry that you waited for a few of us outside the village." ”

Wu Cheng glared angrily, and was about to rush up to beat the little girl, but before he could go up the mountain, Lin Maolin hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Go back." ”

The little girl's face instantly changed her demeanor, and she said, "Look, you see, it's the same when you are a soldier, sometimes it's no different from a bandit." ”

Lin Maolin was a little interested in the mature nature of this little girl, and explained: "How can we compare with other soldiers? We are the Northern Expeditionary Army. ”

When the little girl heard the Northern Expeditionary Army, her eyes lit up instantly, and she said, "You are the Northern Expeditionary Army?" The one on the royal list? ”

Lin Maolin looked at the envious look on his face and the admiring gaze, and finally solved the unfamiliar situation, so he said with a smile: "In this way, just do as you say, but let's only go with two people, I'll go into the village with General Sun Fan, and negotiate with you to take us to clean up the bandits, what do you think?" ”

The little girl looked at the two of them and said, "Aren't you afraid that we will have an ambush?" ”

Lin Maolin laughed and said, "There is an ambush? Will you? ”

The little girl smiled too, and the eight children were all smiling so brightly.

Sun Fan also nodded.

The two men went to the village with their eight children, and the soldiers set up camp here in the mountains.