In the early morning of the next day, as soon as the sky was bright, the Nitou Mountain was crowded, and the forbidden army of the brigade assembled at the low level of the cottage center, waiting for the order to leave.

General Liu and Lieutenant He climbed the stone platform together, standing on the left and right, and General Liu signaled that Lieutenant He could start the lecture.

Facing the more than 400 murderous forbidden troops in front of him, Lieutenant He was still a little nervous for a while, coughed dryly, and then said loudly: "We have been in the mountains to arrest fugitives for two months, and few fugitives have not been caught. As we all know, after the fugitives entered the mountains, they basically took refuge in the bandits, entered the bandit village, the government office has limited manpower, and they can't fight the bandits, and they can't catch the fugitives, and now they can only rely on you to win this battle, capture the bandits, and capture the fugitives! This official has received news that there are many fugitives hidden in the Red Sand Valley eighty miles away, and the government has already explored it clearly, but the bandits are too strong for them to approach, and now the official orders you to attack the Red Sand Valley and destroy the bandit village in one fell swoop! ”

The forbidden army below was quiet, and no one spoke.

General Liu said in a loud voice: "Is this mission clear?" ”

"Clear!" The shouts shook the sky and startled the birds.

"Let's go!" General Liu waved his hand.

At the sound of an order, I saw the forbidden soldiers turn around, and the two of them walked towards the front village in a row.

"General Liu, this official is waiting for your good news here." County Lieutenant He said with a smile.

"Don't worry, my lord, the little red sand valley is not a problem, and I guarantee that none of them can escape." After General Li finished speaking, he got off the stone platform and went to Qianzhai with the troops.

When the forbidden army troops went away, Lieutenant He called a catcher: "You immediately rush to Qianshan Temple to stay in the camp, and tell the fifty forbidden soldiers that they must rush to Nitou Mountain within four days. ”

The catcher quickly responded with a "yes", turned around and left quickly, he ran many times between Qianshan Temple and Nitou Mountain, and was familiar with the road.

County Lieutenant He looked at the forbidden army that gradually disappeared from the slope of Qianzhai Mountain, and said to himself: "I hope this time I can really anger the bandits in the mountains." ”

The first battalion of forbidden troops only brought knives and guns, and brought enough rations for five days, but nothing else, even the camping tents were placed in the big camp, although they took the sheep intestine path that could only allow people to pass, and sometimes it was still a deep mountain and dense forest where no one passed, and the marching speed was much faster than before.

General Liu went out this time, and wanted to lead the forbidden army through the barren mountains and dense forests, and unknowingly rushed to the Red Sand Valley, beat the bandits, and completely wiped out more than 200 bandits. The Red Sand Valley is surrounded by high mountains, the terrain is flat, there are many fertile fields, although there are not many people, but the accumulated wealth is not a few. He really wanted to take the Red Sand Valley, so he was willing to climb the mountains and forests in the summer, sleep in the wilderness, and endure mosquito bites.

After three days of rapid marching, 450 forbidden troops rushed outside the Red Sand Valley in the evening.

General Liu immediately divided a battalion of forbidden troops into two, four teams went around the valley to outflank them, in order to prevent the bandits from escaping, and the other five teams rested on the spot, agreeing to wait only tomorrow at noon when the bandits were tired, the two men and horses rushed into the valley, flanked back and forth, and eliminated the bandits. General Liu specially warned that the attack was chosen tomorrow at noon in order not to let any bandits slip away, and they must be completely annihilated.

Two forbidden armies received orders, one went around the valley, the other rested on the spot, and sent soldiers to approach the valley and then investigate.

In the evening, the sky was full of sunset, the bandit village was peaceful, the villagers finished their work, and the cattle and sheep returned to the circle, without the slightest sense of the approaching danger.

Under a big tree, a few children are playing, three girls are playing with stones, a few boys are climbing trees, evening cicadas are chirping, and birds are returning to their nests.

"Kuroko, I'm back for dinner." A woman shouted in the distance.

The children on the tree responded with a "come", and then said to the other children who climbed the tree: "My mother called me, and we will definitely be able to climb higher than you if we compare tomorrow." With that, the boy slipped down from the thick trunk.

"You're going to brag about it, and I'm climbing high, why don't you take off the rope I tied to it?" A boy smirked.

"My mother called me today, if you have the ability, we will come here again tomorrow." The boy named Kuroko was not convinced.

"Kuroko, are you back?" The woman in the distance shouted again.

"I'm back." Kuroko raised his legs and ran, turning back as he ran: "Ming'er will definitely be able to take it down, you don't believe you wait." ”

"After lunch, I'll wait for you here, don't you come." The boy shouted.

"Don't play, my mother should call me too." Another boy said.

"Let's go, let's play tomorrow." A few boys climbing the tree scattered.

"Erya, go back." When the older boy saw that the three girls were still playing with stones, he cried out.

Hearing the shouting, one girl said to the other two girls, "Don't play, my brother shouted that I'm going back, and we'll play again tomorrow." ”

"Okay, you have to call me Ming'er, otherwise my mother won't let me come out." A girl said.

The two girls nodded, and then the three girls put away their stones and turned to go home.

The bustling trees were empty in an instant, and only the cicadas chirped.

In a courtyard, there were three people sitting under a tree talking, and the atmosphere was a little solemn.

"Big brother, what did they say last time you went to Qinglong Peak? Every time I ask you, I don't explain it to us. Whether to accept us or not, give us a clear word. A strong man in a coarse cloth shirt asked, his tone complaining.

"I can't talk to you, so let's find another way." The man in his mid-forties frowned, quite helpless.

"There's nothing you can't say, just say it, it's not a matter of one sentence whether it's okay or not." The brawny man raised his voice.

"What's it called, everyone knows what you want to shout?" An old man with gray hair held a fan in his hand and opened his mouth to stop it.

"Then I'll tell you the truth, as long as people are young and middle-aged, under ten years old, and over forty years old, they won't accept anything, can I agree? Hongsha Valley is a place where we have lived for generations, and everyone is a family with their mouth, how to get there? It was originally a good village, but it was forced by nearby bandits to pick up knives and guns. ”

"I have lived in Hongsha Valley all my life, and I see that the loess is about to be buried in my neck, and such a disaster comes. Qinglong Peak can't go, otherwise what will happen if you leave some orphans and widows, and let those bandits spoil it? The old man was so angry that he forgot to fan his fan.

"Dad, what do you say?" The man's brow furrowed into a knot.

"If you want me to say, just take refuge in the Qingfeng Cave, there are so many people, big and small, you can't take them anywhere." The strong man in the cloth shirt said.

"Take refuge in them? They want us to hand over forty percent of the harvest every year, how can we have so much surplus grain, and everyone drinks the northwest wind after paying forty percent of the grain. The man obviously didn't have a good impression of the Qingfeng Cave, and his tone was fierce.

"If you want to say it, just say it, don't make a noise." The old man spoke out to dissuade him.

"Dad, then you have an idea."

"I think so, the bandits don't take refuge, there has been chaos outside for decades, and now that we have settled down, we will all move out when this rice is harvested." The old man shook the fan lightly, his eyes were firm, and his tone was resolute.

"Moving out? Dad, you've lived here all your life, are you willing to do it? ”

"Such a good field, if you don't want it, you don't want it?"

"Is life important or Tian important? As long as we have people, how can we not open the fields? It's just a matter of suffering this year. The old man began to teach his two sons a lesson.

"Dad, have you thought about it a long time ago?"

"The world is too peaceful, the bandits have no way to live outside, they all run to the mountains, there have been more and more bandits in recent years, the mountains are so big, where can so many people be raised, people have knives and guns, we can't go if we don't want to." The old man shook his fan and said slowly.

"Dad, since your old man already has an idea, I'll take some time to tell you about it." The man's brow furrowed.

"After living here for so long, there must be people who don't want to leave, you explain all the benefits and disadvantages, try to persuade them to leave, if you really don't want to leave, just let them go, and you can't care so much." The old man admonished.

"Dad, don't worry, we can definitely handle it."

Night falls, and the sky is full of stars. Red Sand Valley, return to the tranquility of the night.

The spies of the Forbidden Army entered the valley, and after a little probing, they returned to their garrison outside the valley.

"General, everything is normal in the valley, and there is no change."

"Okay, let's rest, take care of your spirits, and kill this gang of bandits tomorrow." General Liu gave the order, and the five guards were ordered to leave.

The forbidden army also quickly fell asleep in the wilderness and fell asleep, after all, he was too tired these days.

In the early morning, the people of Hongsha Valley are busy as usual, summer and July is the season when rice grows vigorously, the hotter the day, the more lush the rice rises, and the corresponding need for more water, releasing water to the paddy field is a daily must do, of course, there is also the removal of water weeds.

Almost all the villagers are busy with this season's rice, and this year's rain is good, so it should be a good harvest year. If the rain is not good, we must do it well, and if the rain is good, we must do it well, and if we sweat more, we will harvest more grain.

In the eyes of the forbidden army, they are not villagers who can only farm, these people are villagers who pick up hoes, and bandits when they pick up knives and guns, which can be seen before.

General Liu waited in the woods, waiting for the sun to rise overhead, waiting for the time for lunch in Hongsha Valley, when everyone would return to the stockade, and the sky was the brightest, and it would be easy to catch them all.

The sun was rising little by little, and although General Liu was anxious, he had to wait patiently.

After some time, he looked up and saw that the sun was at noon. He immediately summoned five detainees and ordered: "Tell everyone once more that the fugitives have blended in with the bandits in the valley, in case the fugitives escape again, and not a single bandit in the valley will be left." We are surrounded by bandits, and we must not show the news, if we escape a bandit, military law will be engaged! Let's go! ”

The five guards said "get the order", immediately went back to gather their soldiers, and after a brief explanation of the precautions, the five teams of forbidden troops went straight to the Red Sand Valley.