The moon was in the sky tonight, and it was supposed to be a peaceful night, but it was inexplicably burned by a fire.

The raging flames lit up the sky, illuminating everything as if it were daytime, and even shining the expressions on the faces of all the soldiers lightly, so that people could clearly see the disappointment on their faces, as well as the worry and anxiety in their eyes, at the same time, everyone had a question in their hearts: just a few days after coming here, the tents and grain and grass were burned by the mountain bandits, can they really hold on?

No one dared to ask this question that was on their minds, because they knew that if they asked it, panic might spread among them.

But if you don't ask, it doesn't necessarily mean that the situation will be better.

As the coach, Lu Li's mood is no less heavy than theirs: "Xiaodong, and Feng Feng, come with me." ”

"Okay!"

Liu Fengfeng and Zhang Xiaodong put down the bucket in their hands, and also sent the task of helping to extinguish the fire, and trotted all the way to Lu Li.

"Brother Lu, do you have any plans now?"

Liu Fengfeng, who had a relatively flexible brain, was stained with a lot of black soot, but this could not hide his solemn expression, it only made him more serious.

Most of the grain and grass have been burned, and now there is not much grain and grass left, and their tents are even more miserable, almost all of them were burned by the raiding mountain bandits, if they continue to stay here to suppress the bandits, I am afraid that they will have to sleep in the open in the future, this problem is not big, after all, most of the soldiers who came to suppress the bandits have been on the battlefield, and they really crawled out of the pile of dead, and the main problem at the moment is food and grass.

Lu Li was also worried about the grain and grass: "I took a cursory look just now, the grain and grass can support all the soldiers for five days at most, even if the porridge is eaten less, it will only be ten days at most, and within these ten days, we must collect more grain and grass." ”

Zhang Xiaodong's face was written with a big word of sorrow, and even his brows were twisted into a river: "Brother Lu, you say, where should we go to this grain and grass, I have seen many villages on the way here, or we will borrow the name of the public to collect grain and grass, and wait until the end of the bandits, and then report the matter to the court, and give those villagers a little compensation by the way, Brother Lu, what do you think of this plan?" ”

Lu Li shook his head, his movements were so fast, it seemed that he hadn't thought about it at all.

He hadn't thought about this plan before calling people over, but out of consideration for the local people, he felt that it was not feasible: "These people are usually pitiful enough, it is said that the mountain bandits are raging, and they have robbed many things in the nearby villages, and now they may not have food for themselves, so it is better not to levy food to cause too much pressure on them." ”

Zhang Xiaodong's whole person was like a deflated ball: "Then what should we do, so many brothers are here, they can't starve to death without eating, right?" ”

As soon as Zhang Xiaodong's words fell, Liu Fengfeng next to him bumped him with his elbow: "How can you speak, it's not Brother Lu's fault that the grain was burned, if you want to blame it, we are not familiar with the terrain when we first came here, and the mountain bandits are too cunning, you can't talk to Brother Lu so impulsively if you are angry!" ”

After being reminded by Liu Fengfeng, Zhang Xiaodong realized that he was wrong and quickly apologized.

"Brother Lu, I was too anxious just now-"

"It's okay, I can understand you." Lu Li patted Zhang Xiaodong's shoulder soothingly, and then took out a map and handed it over, "I called you over, mainly because I wanted you to do something." ”

Besides, on the side of the camp, by the time the fire was extinguished, the confidence of the soldiers in suppressing the bandits had been extinguished with the burned tents and grain and grass.

As soon as they came here, the mountain bandits gave them such a big dismount, can they really exterminate the bandits in the future, and give the local people a peaceful and happy place?

They are not sure, and they do not have that confidence.

Just as the soldiers sighed, Lu Li slowly walked towards them.

As soon as the sharp-eyed soldier saw Lu Li, the depression and loss in his heart were swept away: "Brothers, General Lu is here, he commanded several victories when he was at the border, and the problems we are worried about at the moment will definitely be solved by him!" ”

He shouted so loudly that the other soldiers noticed Lu Li's arrival, and stood up one after another and raised their arms and shouted.

Lu Li's heart was surging, and there was a feeling that the blood in his whole body was boiling: "Everyone, please listen to me, not only are you frustrated by the burning of tents and grain and grass today, but even I am surprised, the current grain and grass is indeed not enough to support the needs of all the soldiers, but please believe me, I have sent someone to the nearest local government to report the news, I believe that it will not be too long, the grain and grass and new tents will be delivered." ”

Lu Li's words were like a stone thrown into the lake, causing a thousand waves.

Some chanted his name, others questioned his words.

"General Lu, can the grain, grass and camp tents really be delivered in time, what if we starve to death before then?"

Lu Li smiled comfortingly, waved his hand and asked him to sit back, and said word by word: "Actually, I have another way to let us survive the lack of food smoothly, but that method is relatively difficult." ”

Someone immediately asked what to do.

Lu Li blinked his eyes and said jokingly: "The way is to exterminate the mountain bandits, eat their food, and live in their cottages." ”

As soon as these words came out, all the soldiers were stunned, and after a while, they laughed heartily again.

The coach is confident that he will exterminate the bandits, why haven't they?

Everyone thought with confidence that as long as Lu Li was there, as long as he could command, he would definitely be able to defeat the mountain bandits!

On this night, the sound of the soldiers laughing and chanting the name of Lu Li broke the silence of the long night, and the birds and birds in the mountains and forests were frightened.

Affected by the sound, in addition to the birds and birds in the mountains and forests, there were also mountain bandits who were in charge of patrolling not far away, they first looked at each other, and then laughed loudly.

"Our cottage is built on the steepest and most difficult mountain cliff, not to mention that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack with its natural advantages, and there are many secret passages leading to the bottom of the mountain, how can it be easily breached? They think that all of us who eat these days are stupid? ”

The mountain bandits laughed loudly at Lu Li and his soldiers, and drank while mocking, and after a while, they were all so drunk that they couldn't find the north.

"It's convenient for me to go."

A drunken fat mountain bandit stood up, and every time his mountain-like body moved, the fat flesh trembled, and he was already not able to stand firmly, because of the force of the spirits, his steps became more and more unstable.

"Be careful when you go, don't fall down the hill."

"Yes, yes, you pig, be careful!"

As soon as the words fell, the other mountain bandits laughed loudly at the fat man.

Surprisingly, the fat man didn't react to this at all, as if he was used to their ridicule, there was no anger, not even annoyance, only that he smiled at others, laughing as he walked, and almost hit the tree several times, but fortunately someone helped him on the road so that he would not fall.

"Thank you, if you hadn't helped me just now, I would have fallen to the ground." The fat man burped and squinted at the visitor.

Because he is a bit stupid, he has no defense against others, and even thinks that Liu Fengfeng is just a passerby, and pats him on the shoulder to make a promise: "You just helped me not to fall to the ground, you are kind to me, and I will definitely repay this kindness." ”

Liu Fengfeng looked at him suspiciously, only thinking strange, why in the middle of the night, there was a fat man who trusted to pass by here, didn't he know that the nearby mountain bandits were raging?

"Are you a nearby villager, why do you want to go out at night, aren't you afraid that the mountain bandits will suddenly appear and arrest you all?"

His question first stunned the fat man, and then he began to laugh loudly: "You may not believe it when you say it, I am a mountain bandit!" ”

Liu Fengfeng really didn't dare to get along, he could meet mountain bandits when he went out casually to breathe, and he was still a living mouth, which really surprised him!

He felt that now might be the best time for him to find out the news, so he pretended to be scared and panicked, and took several steps back: "What, you are a mountain bandit, oh my God, I am just an ordinary person passing by and I have nothing on my body before, don't kill me!" ”

When the fat man saw him trembling with fright, he felt more and more accomplished: "Don't be afraid, I won't kill you, didn't you save me just now, how can I do it to you?" ”

Only then did Liu Fengfeng restrain his emotions and sat down tremblingly under the greeting of the fat man.

Because the fat man was full of alcohol and looked a little silly, Liu Fengfeng quickly cut to the chase and began to ask the fat man about the specific location of their cottage, as well as weaknesses and other things.

Out of boasting, the fat man answered one by one.

He not only told Liu Fengfeng about the scale of his cottage, but also the number of residents in it, and later, even the weaknesses of the cottage were cleanly explained, which made Liu Fengfeng cheaper.

While the mountain bandit's brain was still confused, he pulled out the knife on his body and wiped his neck very easily, and then he went to see Lu Li with the news.

"This is the best news I've ever heard!"

Lu Li suddenly stood up from his position.

After learning about the weakness of the cottage, Lu Li quickly formulated the wrong battle plan, that is, to send a small team to go around the back and blend into the cottage, and use the fire as a signal to let the large army launch an attack at the right time, so that the two sides should be combined with the outside, as long as the speed is fast enough, it is impossible for the bandits to react at all, and the time to escape.

The plan is a good plan, but it is a bit difficult to implement, especially on the side of the squad, if you are not careful, you will die.

"Who should the squad order?"

Lu Li was silent for a moment and took the initiative to stand up: "My skills are better than most people in the army, and the plan was formulated by me, and it may be much more successful for me to implement it, so let me go." ”

Several officers looked at each other and persuaded Lu Li not to go.

But there is no room for change in what he has decided, in order to make them nod and agree, Lu Li has even arranged who will manage the barracks.

The other generals could only accept the facts.

"Brother Lu is going, then I'll go too." Liu Fengfeng rushed to Lu Li's side quickly, and said in an extremely firm tone, "Where Brother Lu is, I will be there!" ”