Zhao Shi got the letter, came over to report the specific military training, and he planned to start sending troops tomorrow to clear out the bandits outside the city and the volunteers loyal to the Yuan court. The two remembered the Zhu Gui family they met in Shiyu Village, Zhu Gui once mentioned that his beloved son Zhu Delu was taken captive by Liu Tianwang, a thief on Yangtian Mountain.

Zhao Shi remembered the old and took the initiative to ask for help, and Yu Zhilong asked him to explore and understand the surrounding terrain and the reality on the mountain before deciding, this battle must not only completely eliminate the bandits on the mountain, but also rescue Zhu Delu safely. To explore the reality on the mountain, you need the help of the local mountain people and the county Yin Xie Lin.

The military training of the various departments in front of him is a major event, and Yu Zhilong is not only busy with military affairs now, but also has to consider logistics, personnel selection and other miscellaneous matters, and it is impossible to keep an eye on the barracks for a while, so Yu Zhilong still ordered Zhao Shi to stay in the camp, and the rescue of Zhu Delu is still another choice.

Seeing Yu Zhilong's insistence, Zhao Shi naturally obeyed. He is a dripping grace when the spring reciprocates, that day in Zhu Gui's place to rest, get a lot of supplies, always remember Zhu Delu's affairs, now finally have soldiers and generals in hand, get some time, I want to take this opportunity to repay.

After talking about tomorrow's suppression of bandits and going to the countryside, the two talked for a long time about how to train soldiers. The two have been together before and after joining the gang, especially after joining Yu Hai's team, Yu Zhilong has been serving as a scout under Zhao Shi, and Zhao Shi has always taken care of him, and now the status of the two has reversed, but the friendship between the two sides has not been affected, and Yu Zhilong also respects Zhao Shi very much.

On this day, Yu Zhilong stayed in the barracks, observing the drills of various departments, and discussing with Mingxiong and Zhao Shi from time to time how to make follow-up improvements. Today is the first day of large-scale concentrated training in various units, and all of them have no experience, but fortunately, Mingxiong has had a long-term experience in military training and has played a major role today.

What Yu Zhilong and the others didn't know was that there were a few wounded soldiers of the original righteous army in the distance who could not participate in the training because their injuries had not healed, and they could only give a hand to the noble baggage team next to them, and they would from time to time lay their eyes on Yu Zhilong and others who were patrolling back and forth in the distance, and the anger of hatred flashed in their eyes.

These soldiers were originally Meng's volunteers. Meng Qi is a brand leader in the Meng rebel army, as a member of Meng Qing's rear team that day, they galloped together in the mountains, catching up and intercepting Liu Zhengfeng, but unexpectedly the department was ambushed by Yu Zhilong, and almost the entire army was annihilated. Meng Qi and several children of the Meng family were captured because they were wounded.

When Yu Zhilong instigated the original Meng volunteers to leave the righteous army and join his subordinates among the captives, one of Meng Qi's own families was his close uncle, who was a hundred households, saw that Meng Qi was injured, bleeding nonstop, and it was inconvenient to walk, so he couldn't bear to let them rush with injuries, and when people were not noticed, he quietly told Meng Qi and others to temporarily pretend to be attached, not to reveal their identities, and to recuperate in the thief army.

After Meng Qi and the others agreed, they temporarily pretended to be attached, but unexpectedly found that night that dozens of people including the uncle of this clan refused to return to Yidu because they insisted on returning to Yidu, and were quietly taken out by Ji Xiancheng and other thieves, and they were all executed and buried in a hidden place in the valley.

Speaking of which, this matter was instructed by Yu Zhilong and Zhao Shi, and Ji Xiancheng and others handled the matter, but they were unexpectedly seen by Meng Qi. Although Meng Qi is a son of Meng Qingqin's lineage, but because he first joined the army, he is relatively low-key, and he is not good at speaking to meet his boss, and his status is not obvious, so his comrades did not pay attention to him.

Seeing the clan uncle and others being beheaded, Meng Qi gritted his teeth with hatred, he didn't take revenge, and he swore not to be a man! He had an idea in his heart, and secretly discussed how to act with a few companions, all of whom were relatives of the Meng clan, but due to the situation, they pretended to be attached, and seeing that Meng Qi was calm, they were all willing to listen to his orders.

In the past few days, Meng Qi and others have pretended to help in the baggage team, just to observe the reality of the thief army, so as to identify the leaders of various departments, especially Yu Zhilong, Zhao Shi and others. Gao Shang and the others saw that these wounded soldiers did not recuperate because of the knife wounds, but tried their best to help, and they were very appreciative of them, so that they walked around the camp at will, and did not think about their tentative words.

"Brother Qi, this young man is the thief chief Yu Zhilong, and the tall and strong person next to him is another thief leader, Zhao Shi, but they are always protected by guards, and they can't get close easily!" A companion whispered to Meng Qi while helping to add firewood to boil water.

Meng Qi's age is actually similar to Yu Zhilong, the wounds on his body have been scarred, fortunately they have not hurt his muscles and bones, as long as he pays attention to recuperation for more than ten days, he can heal. However, Meng Qi was anxious, and took the initiative to ask for orders to take these companions to make some sundries in the camp. Now they are boiling water and cooking while carefully observing their surroundings.

"Everyone recognizes the face of this thief chief, and there is a chance to avenge their uncle and others in the future!" Meng Qi gritted his teeth and said.

"Look back and see where these thieves are in the tents in the camp, if you have a chance, everyone will go over and do it at night!" A companion said.

"Very good! I see that the thief's military camp is chaotic, the camp is not organized, and there are not many guards around the thief, as long as everyone pays attention, they can always find opportunities. Meng Qi nodded in agreement.

And they rested in the noble baggage camp, for when the tribes had gone out of the city, they were ordered to set up camp, but they found a high ground in the wilderness according to the terrain, and bounded it by a ravine, and each tribe gathered together on its own, and set up barracks. Personnel are actually free to move around the camp at will.

These thieves are so sloppy, it's really shameful to be defeated by them that day!

Meng Qi was very unconvinced in his heart, the defeat in the valley was not a crime of war. If it weren't for the unfavorable terrain and the ambush, how could the Meng Rebels be like this? I heard that the third young master Meng Jiashan was killed by thieves!

"Brother Qi, I heard that Sun Xing, the thief's personal guard, is very powerful, fierce in battle, and superb in martial arts, it is the young man behind this thief, if you want to take the life of the thief, this person has to be guarded!" A companion called Meng Liu in a soft voice.

Sun Xing's bloody experience in the battle to seize the city gate and spread throughout the army, everyone admired the period, this son is so young, similar to Yu Zhilong, he was also not famous before, and his reputation rose after the war, and the story of this bloody battle was also dressed a little evil, saying that he was superb in martial arts, saying that he was possessed by a martial god, and ignorant people naturally had a fear of it.

"It's just a hairy boy, what's there to be afraid of?" Meng Qi stared at Sun Xing's back for a few moments, and said indifferently, "There are many false rumors in the world, and the thief is just repeating the old trick, taking advantage of people's unpreparedness to sneak attack the ear, if the real sword and real sword are in the battlefield confrontation, what is there to fear in the thief!" ”

Several companions sighed secretly in their hearts, they fought in the valley that day, and they were really embarrassed by the defeat. It's just that there is no regret medicine to take in the world, defeat is defeat, and if you want to turn over, you need to find a way back in the future.

"What Brother Qi said is that there are few guards around this thief, as long as everyone sees the void these days, we will kill him!" Meng Liu was vicious, "In a few days, everyone's injuries will basically heal, and there should be no big problem!" ”

Everyone nodded silently, now they are in the baggage camp, their daily activities are relatively loose, the military discipline in the camp is not strict, and the soldiers move around a lot.

Yu Zhilong stayed in the barracks tonight, and soon after the meal, Ma Rulong rushed in, ignoring the obstruction of the guards guarding outside the tent, he said in a loud voice: "My lord, I will go out tomorrow to suppress the Kou, but it must be my old horse!" Don't send anyone else! ”

Before he finished speaking, a loud voice behind him became louder, "Adults have their own decisions, why do you need to be noisy?" My lord, this pockmarked face is not good at handling things, if you let him out, I am afraid that something will be bad, why not choose someone else? ”

The tone of this urn is undoubtedly Wu Side.

Ma Rulong and Wu Side rushed in with their front and back feet, stirring up a gust of wind, and the few pieces of paper that Yu Zhilong had just written on the desk turned over with the wind and almost flew up.

"How can you two be so rude, how can you be a big deal? My lord, you see, these two reckless men are so inextricably involved in fighting for the first credit, how can they be easily authorized, and you should think twice about the people who came out in this first round of extermination! Qian Zheng followed in almost without touching the ground, and cried almost hoarsely.

Ma Rulong and Wu Side rolled their eyes at him together, snorted, and ignored him, just looked at Yu Zhilong anxiously, waiting for him to make an idea.

Not long after the three of them rushed in, another big man strode in behind them, it was Huang Er. "You are also unrighteous, why are you still avoiding me in this matter of suppressing bandits, for fear that I will rob you of the credit?"

Wu Side, Ma Rulong, and Qian Zheng turned their heads together and scolded angrily: "What are you doing here!" ”

Yu Zhilong looked at the four people in surprise, kept in his hands, packed up the turned papers one by one, took a piece of bluestone and pressed it, and then put a wolf pen on the pen holder.

Looking at the eyes of these four people who were almost about to breathe fire, Yu Zhilong was angry and funny. These three people are fighting for merit, naturally not just for the first merit of suppressing the bandits tomorrow, and this thought is still on the leader of the cavalry.

Everyone is close to each other in terms of merit and credit, but if anyone is outstanding in the suppression of bandits, it will naturally add weight to the hearts of Zhilong and Zhao Shi. Yu Zhilong and Zhao Shi also have this meaning, although these old friends usually do not distinguish each other, but the position of the leader of the cavalry is not trivial, although the burden on their shoulders is heavier, but the opportunity for meritorious service in the future has greatly increased, and their status and voice in the army are definitely far beyond their comrades. This position is bound to be contested.

"Tomorrow's first round of people who go out to suppress bandits, I have made Brother Shi decide, what are you waiting for here to make noise!"

The situation of the thieves in the nearby area, Xie Lin has told Zhao Shi that he has been in the local area for many years, and he is naturally familiar with the places where the thieves are entrenched, but in recent years, the people in various places have not stopped, and the Yuan court army has been conscripting and suppressing everywhere, and there is no time to take care of the small bandits entrenched or flowing in various places, and the local government has repeatedly suppressed it to no avail.

Huang Er said with a shy face: "Brother Zhao is very strange this time, but he chose Ji Da, I am not convinced, so I will find an adult to understand!" ”

"The army has its own laws, and military orders are as heavy as Mount Tai, how can you regard them as child's play? At the moment when our army is training urgently, how many major events need to be done with your strength, how can you have time to camp and make a living? Yu Zhilong colored.

"Don't worry, adults, we just think that we are all scouts, we are used to exploring the terrain, finding out the news, and even pretending to be a spy, etc., this first round is not a sure thing, I don't know what kind of confused soup Brother Zhao poured into that Ji, and he was selected to play in the first round, isn't it a pearl secret investment?" Wu Side sang a promise and crossed his legs.

"What pearl is secretly cast? True rotten wood cannot be carved! That's a nest of birds! Qian Zheng angrily accused.

"If you don't drop the book, is that bird's life so good? I am a rough person, I only know how to march and fight, on swords and guns, I think I am on par with Ji Da, but on exploration, talking about tricks, I say it is the third, who dares to say that it is the second? Wu Side boasted.

"Hey, why don't you say it's second? Could it be that there are still people you think are inferior? "Ma Rulong, Qian Zheng, Huang Erqi said.

"Brother Zhao is naturally in the first place, I can't do it!" Wu Side shook his head and said.

"Brother Zhao is not here, your sycophant shooting is unreasonable! Besides, your Excellency is here, you are so ignorant, what punishment should you receive for this crime of contempt for the superiors? Qian Zheng waited for a sneer.

"Your Excellency is already the head of my department, why do you need to be a scout again? Naturally, there is no need to compare with us! Wu Side's face did not change his color.