At the beginning of July, the sun is high, and the trees seem to be scorched at the hottest time.

The ground under his feet is steaming, his feet are hot, his hands are hot on the porch, his buttocks are hot when he sits on a stool, he can't get out of the door, and he is stuffy and unbearable when he stays in the house.

Nipple Mountain, the trees on the top of the hill have been cut down, and all the houses in the three cottages are unobstructed, all exposed to the scorching sun, and are being relentlessly roasted by the scorching sun.

Zuozhai, the courtyard of the big leader, is guarded by officials in front of the door, and the officials are hidden under the eaves. And there were two people talking in the courtyard, it was none other than Captain He and General Liu.

I only heard General Liu ask: "Lord He, although we have beaten down a lot of cottages in the past month or so, they are all small places that are not worth mentioning. ”

"General Liu, what have you been fighting for more than a month! Can you name a few knockouts of the cottage? It's all some small shrimp that the officers and soldiers rolled up and ran away before they arrived, if you don't work hard, how can I give you sweetness. Lieutenant He sat on a chair, holding a fan in his hand, fluttering and shaking.

General Liu's face stiffened, leaned back on the chair, and said, "Lord He, it's not right for you to say that, whether you want to fight or not, and where you want to fight, but it's all up to you." Now you blame the brothers for not making a effort, and they are all small shrimps, which makes no sense. The brothers all went out to attack the city under the command of Lord He, so I don't mean it, I can't say it. ”

He County Lieutenant held a pu fan in his right hand and continued to shake, picked up a cup of herbal tea in his left hand, drank it in one go, put down the teacup, let out a long breath, and then said: "What cottages are nearby, it is not for you to go back to explore, but all you find is that you can't eat some food in the poor mountains and hungry valleys, what can I do." Don't you say it, I was just about to ask you, my subordinate catchers came back quickly and said that there are a few bandit villages nearby, with one or two hundred people, why didn't you find them? ”

General Liu saw the slow and leisurely appearance of the county lieutenant, so anxious that his eyebrows jumped, his body moved forward, and said hurriedly: "Can you blame us, Qianshan Temple you want us to keep people to guard, Nipple Mountain you also want us to guard, we are full of five hundred people, two places are one point, and there are not even three hundred people who can move, on other people's territory, life is not familiar, let's take what to fight one or two hundred people's cottages, one is not careful, surrounded by several cottages, hundreds of brothers can not come back, really at that time, this responsibility is borne by you, or I will bear!" ”

Lieutenant He stopped the shaking pu fan, looked at General Liu and said calmly: "General Liu, don't be excited. There are not enough people to fight the bandit village of one or two hundred people, but you have wiped out all the bandits in those small bandit villages. As a result, you are good, walk slowly and leisurely, and when you swagger past, the small group of bandits will not run away. I don't want to make any effort to do this, how can I give you sweetness. ”

General Liu leaned back as if deflated: "There is no road in the mountains, and the weather is hot, we want to kill them all, but in the mountains they are like monkeys, and as soon as they run into the forest, they will disappear, and we can't catch up when we run out of breath, what can we do." But on this hot day, we have also wiped out the bandits within a radius of dozens of miles, has there been an accident all the way to Qianshan Temple here? ”

"Okay, let's not dwell on that today. Let's talk about what happens next, they can chase the fugitives with all their might, and when they chase everyone back, we have nothing to do. He Xianwei began to shake the fan again.

"Lord He, it's the brothers who want to contribute, if we don't appease them, no matter how good we say, it's useless, you say yes." General Liu replied slowly.

"Are you still a forbidden army, why did you fall into the eyes of money!" He County Lieutenant accepted the pu fan and was slightly angry.

General Liu looked at Lieutenant He and replied lazily: "If you hit Nitou Mountain, you can collect five or six hundred loads of good fresh rice, which is worth three or four hundred yuan." The brothers are all watching, and I can't help it. ”

"Okay, I'm afraid of you. You go back and tell them that each person has a hundred hard-earned money. He replied angrily.

"One hundred wen, a little less."

"A hundred is less, but this is more than 500 people, how many people are waiting up and down, be content." He County Wei angrily threw the pu fan on the coffee table.

"What about me?" General Liu didn't raise his eyes, reached out and took a sip of the teacup.

"Fifty times." County Lieutenant He thought about it for a while, and said that this number was like being cut meat, and his face was sobbing with pain.

"Poof" tea sprayed all over the ground.

"Fifty?" General Liu looked incredulous, and put the teacup on the coffee table: "Just fifty times?" ”

"Fifty times is a lot, think about how many people are still waiting to share the money, and when they get out of the mountain, I'm afraid they won't even be able to share fifty times." County Lieutenant He had a look of disdain, why was he so greedy for money.

"Lord He, if that's the case, I and my brothers won't care about the bad things here, and I'll go back to Huaining early tomorrow morning." General Liu's eyes widened, and what he said was categorical.

"So how much do you want, just say it." He County Lieutenant was also a little annoyed, his flesh was sweating like rain, he was irritable, poured a cup of herbal tea, and drank it in one gulp.

"Two hundred." General Liu blurted out, obviously thinking about it a long time ago.

"Poof" a big mouthful of water squirted all over the ground.

"How dare you say it!" He County's beard was shaking.

General Liu picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "This batch of grain is worth so much money, only two hundred yuan, why don't I dare to say it?" ”

"One hundred! If you want to ask for an extra penny, you can leave immediately. County Lieutenant He was very angry, his face was red, hot and dry, and he picked up the pu fan and fluttered it.

"Okay, a hundred is a hundred." General Liu immediately spoke, and the look on his face was as if he had suffered a big loss and made a big concession. Peeking at the ugly face of the county lieutenant, he only cared about shaking the fan, the expression on his face immediately changed, and he said with a smile: "Lord He, what happened to the fugitive you just said?" What do you need to do brothers, you say directly. ”

As soon as he heard this, County Lieutenant He looked at General Liu and said "you", but he couldn't say the next words.

"Lord He, what's wrong with you?" General Liu leaned to the right, showing great concern.

Seeing that General Liu was so angry that he couldn't speak, he simply closed his eyes and exhaled a few breaths, his excited mood calmed down a little, and then he replied: "Just now I said that there is news in the mountains that there are bandits who are chasing the fugitives with all their might, and if they let them catch all the fugitives, we won't have to play." You tell me what to do. ”

"If Lord He says what to do, the brothers will do it, and the Lord just tells him." General Liu is full of spirit.

"What shall I say? Didn't I come to you because I couldn't think of a way? What can you do, talk about it. He replied angrily.

General Liu had a surprised expression on his face and asked, "Hasn't it always been Lord He who is in charge, if I have any ideas, don't entertain me." When he said that, they all laughed.

He County's eyes rolled angrily, gasping for breath, trying to suppress his anger, so that he didn't faint. "Okay, since you want me to call the shots, then I'll be straightforward. Regardless of whether they can catch all the fugitives and send them back, we still come according to the previous plan, destroy the bandits when we find them, kill more bandits, kill them until they hate, and kill them until they resist. We are running out of time, and the next step is to destroy the big bandit village with more than one person, remember, it is to destroy, not to rush. To kill them until they resist, it is better for the forbidden army to lose some of its manpower. Only in this way can we grasp the initiative and have what we want in the future. ”

General Liu asked with some doubts, "Do you really want to do this?" The big bandit village is not easy to fight, it is not good, they unite, but we are destroyed by them. They are all brothers who have been with me for many years, and I am really reluctant. ”

He County Lieutenant said directly: "If you destroy the bandit village again, you will get 30% of the things collected." ”

"Is this true?" When General Liu heard this, he sat up straight with excitement and almost knocked over the teacup.

Lieutenant He nodded solemnly and said: "You have to get thirty percent of the things collected, and you will be given one hundred wen for killing a bandit, this is true, and there is no lie." ”

General Liu was overjoyed to hear this, put down the teacup, stood up and was about to leave.

County Lieutenant He asked in surprise: "General Liu, what are you doing here?" ”

"Lord He, time is pressing, I have to go back and arrange for the bandits." General Liu stopped and said eagerly.

"What are the monkeys anxious about, on such a hot day, you can't sunburn people to death when you go out. Sit down, I have something to say. He County Lieutenant picked up the pu fan and flapped it again, and slowly fanned it up.

General Liu had no choice but to turn around and sit down, but his ass was only half a chair, ready to get up and leave at any time.

"We have limited troops and we don't have much time, so I'm going to concentrate my forces and do a big job. The forbidden army of Qianshan Temple was transferred back, and twenty of them were arranged to replace them in the camp, and the strength of the battalion defending Nitou Mountain was also reduced to fifty people. In this way, we will have 450 troops at our disposal, and no matter how big the bandit village is, we can fight a dozen. What does General Liu think? Lieutenant He shook the pu fan, finished speaking slowly, and then looked at General Liu, who was so anxious that he was sitting on a hot stone, and couldn't help but laugh secretly.

"It's up to the adults to decide." General Liu said hurriedly.

"General Liu really thinks there is no problem with this arrangement? Wouldn't it be too risky? He County Lieutenant shook the fan lightly and asked slowly.

"I don't think there's a problem at all, there are four hundred and fifty brothers, and no matter how big the bandit village is, he'll be able to level it." General Liu said that he was arrogant.

"That's good, as soon as the general said this, I was relieved." County Lieutenant He nodded slightly.

"Is there anything else your lordship doing? I'll leave first. General Liu said and was about to get up.

"Which bandit does the general think we should fight first?" Lieutenant He asked again.

General Liu had to sit down, thought about it and replied: "Hongsha Valley, about eighty miles away from here, more than 400 people travel lightly, through the dense forest to hide their traces, they can get there in three days, they have no danger to defend, we can take it in one fell swoop." ”

"Well, the general deserves to have fought a war. According to the general's words, immediately exterminate the Red Sand Valley! He put the teacup on the coffee table with a "bang", and he was in high spirits.

"Order!" General Lee got up and clenched his fists to answer the order, then turned and quickly left.

"Phew! If you get into the eye of money, you will have to die in it sooner or later! Seeing General Liu walking away, County Lieutenant He cursed with disdain. Then he picked up the teacup and took a sip, gently shook the pu fan, leaned back on the chair, and began to think about how to quietly dispose of the five or six hundred loads of grain confiscated by Nipple Mountain, so much grain was too much to be seen.

Regardless of the scorching sun that day, General Liu mobilized all the troops of Nitou Mountain and prepared to fight the Red Sand Valley the next day.