The atmosphere in Luocaoling today was a little weird, much quieter than usual, and there was not a single birdsong to be heard, only the whirring wind passing through the budding branches.

The two masters of Luocaoling stared at the grass and trees on the mountain with solemn expressions, bowing their heads from time to time to talk a few words. At this time, a brother ran over and said to the big boss, "Big boss, the brothers in the city have sent news that the army in the city has gone out from the east gate and the west gate respectively. ”

"East Gate and West Gate?" The two masters glanced at each other, Luocaoling is in the north of Wanxian County, so is this army going to attack somewhere else? Is it really just a passing by to Wanxian?

"Is it a false alarm on us?" The big boss asked suspiciously.

The second master remained silent and continued to paddle on the ground. Out of the East Gate and the West Gate? The soldiers are like blades, and the soldiers are divided into nets. Attacking cities and plundering land is generally to concentrate troops, with sharp edges as the front, in order to thwart the enemy and kill bravely; To encircle and annihilate, it is necessary to divide the troops, break them into parts, outflank them in a roundabout way, and finally annihilate them. If he attacks me and falls into the grass ridge and joins forces, he will definitely not be able to use his strength; Divide the troops, occupy the main road up and down the mountain, and follow the road, which requires someone to guide the route. If this is the case, then it is just right, now that all roads have been ambushed and trapped, and if he dares to come, he will definitely not return!

Thinking of this, the second master smiled confidently and said: "Big brother, the division of troops may be to confuse us, and no matter where he goes, we just stay here." Then he turned to the brother who reported the news and said: "Arrange a few nimble brothers to follow the army to observe the movement, and come back in time to report if there is a situation!" ”

"Yes," the man commanded.

"This Wu Younian is Wang Ba who eats the scales this time, and he is determined to fight with us to the end, and even the army has been invited!" The big boss scratched his head and said mockingly.

"Big brother, this matter may have something to do with me," the second master said with a heavy face, "We still know very well the foundation of this Wu Younian, it is still a little difficult to attract the army with his ability, and it is estimated that this time it is Ning Lutang who is behind the back." Then, he looked at the big boss with apologetic eyes, and continued: "It was I who provoked Ning Lutang, and as a result, I affected the eldest brother and the brothers!" ”

The big boss glared at the second boss dissatisfied, waved his hand and said, "What are you talking about, second brother?!" It's a matter of time before I fight with Ning Lu Tang, if I don't often mention the death of Man Niang to you, how would you be worried about Ning Lu Tang? I know you're trying to avenge me! After saying this, his eyes turned red.

In order to protect Lu Changqing, Manniang ran out with the child alone to lead away the rebels. After the gang of soldiers and bandits left, Lu Changqing went around looking for Manniang, and finally saw two men pulling a woman and a child's heart-rending cry halfway up the mountainside. When I got closer, I found that it was Manniang and her child. I saw that Manniang's hair was scattered, her clothes seemed to be torn, her expression was angry, and Lu Changqing, who was red-eyed, just wanted to save Manniang, but the two of them used Manniang and the child as hostages to threaten Lu Changqing. Unexpectedly, Manniang jumped off the cliff with the child in her arms while people were unprepared, leaving only one sentence: "Lu Lang, I failed to keep my innocence, I'm sorry for you...". Stimulated, Lu Changqing went crazy and punched the two people to death, and when he threw the two people off the cliff, he dropped a token of Ning Lu Hall from one of them. Lu Changqing held this bloody token, with guilt and grief for his wife, and with hatred for the heinous crimes of Ninglutang, he knelt on the mountain for three days and three nights... Later, in order to protect Manniang's reputation, he only said that Manniang fell off the cliff by stumbling.

Seeing that the big boss fell into a memory, the second boss hurriedly reminded: "Big brother, although our grass ridge is easy to defend and difficult to attack, most of the brothers have no formal training and no actual combat experience, so we must tell everyone that we must try to lead the enemy to the trap we have set to reduce the frontal conflict, and if you can't avoid it, find a way to disperse them, and two or three people will deal with him..."

This time is different from the past, in the past, the robbery was based on the number of people and the formation, and today the other party is likely to be the regular army of the imperial court. Not to mention the large number of people, which of the troops on this side of the pass has not experienced war? And in addition to robbery, most of them are cultivating wasteland, and there is very little time for real practice, as far as they are concerned, aren't they being crushed by others? Now the only way to win this battle is to rely on the natural barrier of Luocaoling.

"Yes, fortunately, that Liu Jingcheng is not very familiar with our secret whistle bayonet..."

At this time, a brother hurriedly ran over, hugged his fist at the big boss and said, "Big boss, Madame is coming to you..."

The big boss was surprised and asked, "How did she find here?" ”

"Madame inquired all the way through her brothers, and since she was already married to the big boss, the brothers did not dare to hide it," the brother replied truthfully.

"Well, what is she doing here? Really, you told her to hurry up! Oh no, you escort Madame away now, right now! "I usually hide and don't want to see him, but now I chase him here, isn't this adding to the chaos?! The big boss is a little anxious.

"Big brother, let's let the younger brother go, this lady's temper is still really stubborn, I'm afraid others won't move."

A boulder outside the whistle, Meng Yuchu stood next to him, and Liu Yuzhen sat on it expressionlessly, with a great sense of not giving up until the goal was reached. When I heard the footsteps, I was nervous, and when I saw the second master walking by, I was a little disappointed.

The second master was still very polite, and arched his hand: "Mrs. Sister-in-law, the big boss is very busy now, I'm afraid I don't have time to see you, so you can tell me if you have anything." ”

"He's busy, so just let me go, so I won't bother him anymore." Still without any expression, although I know that there may be no hope, but I still have to try.

"Mrs. Sister-in-law, it's not that the big boss won't let you go, now I'm sending you down the mountain, I'm afraid you won't be able to go down!"

"Why is that?" Liu Yuzhen was startled and stood up.

"Don't hide it from my sister-in-law, now that the war is imminent, this grass ridge has been surrounded by officers and soldiers, even if you go down the mountain, you will be arrested by the officers and soldiers as a fine work."

Seeing that Liu Yuzhen didn't speak with a shocked face, the second master continued: "For today's plan, you move with everyone first, and talk about anything after this battle is over." Then he turned his face to look at Meng Yuchu and said, "Girl, it's windy here, take Madam back, go back and pack up, and someone will send you later." After speaking, without waiting for the two of them to come back to their senses, they strode away.

Although he was unwilling, he still returned to the village with Meng Yuchu. A big war is coming? It is very likely that otherwise, everyone would not have been arranged to abandon Dazhai. But why do you want to fight? Could it be related to Brother Liu's failure to return? Could it really be that Brother Liu betrayed us? Liu Jingcheng, Liu Jingcheng, even if you take refuge in the government and let the government suppress the bandits, but you still think about the old feelings, think about me, aren't you forcing me to a dead end?

The more Liu Yuzhen thought about it, the more irritated she became, what should she do in the current situation? With their transfer, I am afraid that there will be no chance to go out in the future, and then they can only be at the mercy of others. No, no, I must not leave, even if I was really caught by the government, but I neither stole nor robbed, what will they do with me as a weak woman? Maybe there's a chance of life, yes, you can't go with them anyway!

As soon as Liu Yuzhen made up her mind here, the brother sent by the big boss over there to escort their transfer arrived. Meng Yuchu had already packed his bags for Liu Yuzhen---- nothing more than a few clothes and a few pieces of jewelry, and came over to Liu Yuzhen and said: "Sister, seeing that there may be a war in this formation, why don't we think about it in the long run, let's go with them first." ”

Liu Yuzhen looked at Meng Yuchu with real eyes and said, "Yu'er, thank you for accompanying me, my sister won't drag you down, you can go with them." ”

Meng Yuchu was shocked and said, "Isn't my sister going to leave?" It might not be safe here, so let's go together! ”

"Good sister, you don't need to persuade me, I won't leave," Liu Yuzhen said resolutely, "If you go with them, I'm afraid there will be no future in the future, if you fight to the death today, maybe there will be a way out!" ”

Meng Yuchu was so anxious that he was about to cry and shouted, "Sister..."

"Good sister, don't worry about me, you go quickly, no matter how late it is, I'm afraid it's really not safe!" Liu Yuzhen took Meng Yuchu's hand and said gently.

"Sister, let's go together!" Meng Yuchu finally cried.

War, for ordinary people, means displacement, it means that there is little livelihood; And for a young woman who is helpless and has lost hope, maybe falling into the hands of the government is not a bad thing!

Now Liu Yuzhen can't think about this, she just wants to escape from this cage, escape from the person who makes her feel scared. She pushed Meng Yuchu out and said, "Sister, go ahead, at least you can spend a few days here......

"No, if my sister doesn't leave, I won't leave either!" Thinking that Liu Yuzhen was going to take risks alone and facing the terrible unknown alone, Meng Yuchu's heart ached faintly, maybe it was sympathy, maybe it was because she was grateful for Liu Yuzhen's kindness to her, in short, she couldn't be left here alone!

"I'm going to accompany my sister!" Meng Yuchu said resolutely!

While he was talking, there was a commotion outside, and I heard someone shouting, "Everyone go to the checkpoint at Longmenkan, the big boss has something to order, hurry, everyone go!" Then there was a jumble of footsteps and shouts in the courtyard, and after a while it was quiet except for the wind.

Meng Yuchu poked his head out and looked outside, and sure enough, there was no one left, so he turned around and said to Liu Yuzhen: "Sister, there is no one in the yard!" ”

Liu Yuzhen also came to the door, looked outside, turned her head to look at Meng Yuchu, and said, "Sister, have you thought about it, really go with me?" Once you get out, you may encounter a lot of dangers..."

Meng Yuchu flashed a pair of bright big eyes, and said calmly: "Sister, don't worry, I also want to go out to find a new way to live." I know a place that is very hidden, basically no one knows, and we can hide there first. ”

The two girls supported each other, and quietly came to the back of the row of houses, bypassing a low cliff, and there was a hidden cave behind a cluster of wild jujube trees, the place was not big, it seemed that it should have been cleaned up, and rows of jars of different sizes were placed next to the cave wall.

"This place was discovered by Aunt Zhang, she said that it is not wet or dry, especially suitable for pickles, I have been here twice, so I know." Looking at Liu Yuzhen's surprised eyes, Meng Yuchu explained.

"Well, that's good, we'll hide here for a while, and when the people outside are gone, we'll go out and find a way down the mountain." Liu Yuzhen nodded and said.

"Sister, wait a minute, I'll see if I can find something to eat, usually Aunt Zhang will store the food that can't be eaten right away."

Fortunately, a lot of food prepared for the wedding of the big boss in the past two days is placed here, and today Aunt Zhang is also in a hurry, and she hasn't taken care of moving away. Soon Meng Yuchu found a few steamed buns, and the two of them devoured them with pickles.