Eight years of great cause.

On the morning of the fifth day of the first lunar month, Du Ruhui of Zhangqiu County urgently ordered the county barracks and the township regiments of the five townships to rush to the county seat to assemble.

"Taishan thief Pei Changcai and Shizihe led more than 10,000 thieves, who have crossed Mount Tai into the land of my Qi County, the thieves are huge, although we Zhangqiu are not the first to bear the brunt, but we must also gather troops to take precautions as soon as possible."

The captain of the county barracks in Zhangqiu County is now Luo Cheng's eldest brother Luo Jizu, and he is now taking over the county barracks, but the county barracks were strong when they were in Luo Cheng's hands, but later the county barracks were directly transferred to Changbai Yingyang Mansion, and the county barracks re-recruited manpower, but it was not as good as before.

And now, because of the battle of Liao, there are not many young and strong people in Zhangqiu County. Originally, there were 500 county barracks, but many of them were called to serve, and now it is difficult to summon half of them.

Not only the county and county barracks, but also the township regiments and township soldiers in the five townships are in even worse condition. There are 500 township soldiers in a regiment, and it can be estimated that 30% is not left.

The township regiments originally had the responsibility of guarding the township and protecting the land, but now they can't manage the countryside, so they can only concentrate on guarding the county seat first. Now the bandits are running around, although there is a fierce general Zhang Xutuo in Qi County, but the number of soldiers in the county is small, and it is difficult to support it.

There is also an Eagle Yang Mansion stationed in Changbai Mountain, but Luo Cheng took away most of the people, leaving 200 soldiers to be stationed in various forts in Changbai Mountain, otherwise, Changbai Mountain may become a base camp for accumulating bandits at any time.

Du Ruhui handed over the task of city defense to Luo Gui and Luo Ji's grandfather and son.

Luo Jizu, who was going to pick up people in the countryside, had no choice but to send a county soldier back, let him find the second Chengzong, and let him take the township group of Changbai Township to pick up the Luo family to the county seat.

Luo Chengzong received the letter in the late afternoon, and he was training his men in the Changbai Township camp opposite Nanshan Village. There are 500 people in the township camp, and now there is a serious shortage of personnel, and there are only a few dozen people in the camp.

But there were only more than 150 people.

On the other side, in the Yi'er camp, at this time, Luo Cheng asked his brother to adopt Yi'er on his behalf, but the number of Yi'er had reached three hundred. Most of these teenagers were ten, eleven, or twelve years old, and most of them were beggar orphans, who were adopted as the step-heirs of those brothers who died in battle under Luo Cheng's command, so they were called Yi'er.

They live together every day, learn martial arts, read books and count, and can eat and clothe themselves, which is naturally much better than their previous life.

Luo Chengzong brought more than 100 township soldiers and also brought these 300 righteous children.

After crossing the river, in Nanshan Village, the villagers were already packing their belongings, and they had heard the news of the bandits, and they saw that the township camp next door was going to pull out the camp, so they naturally didn't accept it anymore.

The eldest sister-in-law, the second sister-in-law, and the fourth sister-in-law were all shortly after giving birth, and the birth was less than 100 days.

Luo's mother and little sister and Wang Huiniang packed up a large bag of things, eager to move their home.

However, Luo Cheng's wife, Shan Binbin, led the horses with her good sister Zhang Hongxian, made a man's costume, and carried a bow and a knife. Especially Shan Binbin, leading the high-headed horse, actually came out with a single jujube lance. Although this lance is not Luo Cheng's twenty-three-pound heavy lance, this is just a twelve-pound horse lance tailored for her, but a woman is also very scary to hold a lance.

Liu Sanniang, the fourth daughter-in-law, said, "If I hadn't been 100 days old, I would definitely be like my fifth brother and sister, riding a horse and carrying a knife, to see which thief dared to come without opening his eyes." ”

Chengzong looked at the messy home and sighed, "Just pack up some fine and soft belts, and don't need to bring the rest." Aunt Du, you see that there is no need to bring these big boxes, when you arrive in the county seat, there are ready-made furniture. Chengzong saw that Du Ruhui's mother and sister-in-law were struggling to carry a large box, so he had to persuade with a smile.

"In this box are the rewards sent back by Fu Wei from Liaodong, and they are all fine silk."

Seungjong had to ask someone to help carry it into the car.

In the end, the women of the Luo family packed up a few large carriages of things, and if it wasn't for Chengzong to stop them, they would have been able to load a few more carts.

Luo Chengzong locked the door of the yard of his house with a big lock, and then took the whole family to the county seat.

More than 100 township soldiers, 300 young people from the Yi'er battalion, more than 10 people protecting the Luo family, followed by hundreds of people from Nanshan Village and several nearby villages, everyone followed with the old and the young.

Some of the older ones, speaking of the time when the Great Sui had not yet unified the world a few decades ago, this land of Qilu was also often in a scuffle, and there were soldiers and bandits, and they often had to flee for their lives.

Fortunately, this time there was Chengzong with the township camp and the Yi'er camp to protect it, and everyone followed to the county seat, no matter what, the city wall of the county town is always very tall, much stronger than the village wall.

Last time, Wang Bo and Wang Yong also hit Zhangqiu City, but weren't they also repelled by Luo Wu and their brothers.

More than 100 villagers of the township regiment, each with a spear in their hands, looked neat. Behind them, there were three hundred young men from the Yi'er camp, they were short, and they were especially conspicuous with their short hair, looking like little monks. Although these people are still teenagers, and they are not even old enough to tie their hair, after all, this short hair is still a little conspicuous.

Although the boys were small, they were armed with spears, horizontal swords at their waists, bows and arrows on their backs, and their equipment was actually better than that of the township regiments.

And although they were young, they marched in a neat and orderly manner, with older and taller teenagers leading the team and raising flags in front, and teenagers shouting trumpets, and they did not smile harshly, with serious expressions, and each of them carried a large burden in addition to their own weapons, which contained their own clothes and blankets, and also carried a bag of dry food, which contained enough dry food for seven days, and a small salt bag.

"These kids are really spiritual."

Some folks said.

"No, I used to look at all the black and thin little beggars, unkempt, yellow and hungry, why are they all like a group of people now. You see that the spirit has changed greatly. ”

"Don't look at them as beggars before, but now they are Luo Cheng's Yi'er camp, they eat and dress well every day, and it is said that they have meat every meal, and Luo Cheng is good to them. Look at their equipment, spears, horizontal swords, bows and arrows, and uniform style of clothing, not to mention that the township barracks are not comparable, and the county barracks are not comparable. ”

"These people really look a little bit like the old county camp." Someone remembered the team that Luo Cheng led.

"Not really."

Shan Binbin and Hongxian rode a horse and followed Luo's mother's carriage, listening to everyone's discussion of the Yi'er camp, and couldn't help but miss her husband who was far away in Liaodong.

On the second day of the newlywed cave house, her husband went on an expedition to Liaodong, and it was more than a year to say goodbye.

She didn't even experience what it was like to live with someone she liked, so she was separated.

Usually looking at the three sisters-in-law with their little nephews and little nieces, she doesn't know how envious she is. If Gorou doesn't leave, maybe she'll be pregnant too, and even give birth to a cute child.

I don't know if he is cold in Liaodong, I heard that it is very cold there.

It's very dangerous to fight, the Goguryeo people heard that they are very barbaric and fierce, and her husband entered Liao in July, and she has already fought several battles, and every time she receives a letter from her husband from a distant border pass, she has to collect it close to her and often take it out to read.

When she saw her husband send a letter back and say that he had won another battle, she had to rejoice for him. Seeing that he said that he had been promoted again, she was also happy for him, but she was always worried, afraid that the higher the official, the more battles she would have to fight.

Not long ago, my husband said that they had won a big battle, annihilated all the Goguryeo people in the west of the Liao River, and recaptured the city, and said that they would probably rest for a while.

When she heard that more than a hundred of the brothers she brought with her had died, she was worried for a long time.

It's been a long time since I've received a new letter from home, and I don't know what happened to my husband after the battle, and I don't know if I've received any rewards.

At the other end of the road, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves.

Smoke and dust rose everywhere, and suddenly several horses rushed in.

But it was the village soldiers and horsemen under Jizong, who came rushing wildly and shouting loudly.

"Captain, thief, there are a lot of thieves in front, and I know the leader, it is Wang Yi, the nephew of the old ghost of the dog."

When the villagers heard that there were thieves, they immediately became in chaos, some people ran in a panic, and some children cried.

Luo Chengzong swept left and right.

They just came out of Nanshan Village not far away, there is no shop in front of the village, and there are nearly 20 miles away from the county seat.

"Don't panic, let's meet the enemy here, let everyone push the car outside and form a circle, the villagers stay inside, and the villagers guard behind the car."

Wang Yi is Wang Yong's cousin, and he didn't have a good reputation in the township before, and he was also a little bully with the power of the Wang family. Later, Wang Yong became a thief and affected the Wang family. Wang's house was raided, but Wang Yi fled.

Now with hundreds of bandits, he is Wang Yong's vanguard, and he returns to Changbai Township, Zhangqiu, Qi County, and he originally wanted to go to the Luo family for revenge.

As a result, it was a step too late, and the Luo family had already run away.

He ordered a fire to burn down the Luo family in Nanshan Village, and then led people to chase them all the way.

The people were still confused, but the sound of horses' hooves behind them was getting closer and closer.

A few veterans from the Yi'er camp over there came over, "When these villagers settle down, it is estimated that the daylily will be cold." The bandits are coming soon, and we can't wait, so we can only throw these people here first, and we will go to the front to meet the enemy. ”

Chengzong looked at the chaotic and disorderly people, "But there is no danger to defend here, if we don't rely on the car formation, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold it." ”

"Then push the cart forward." A veteran shouted.

He was a veteran of Zhang Xutuo in the past, and later followed Luo Cheng, and then Luo Cheng went to Liaodong, and deliberately left a few veterans as the head of the Yi'er Battalion.

Chengzong nodded hurriedly in response, and ordered the villagers who were obviously a little flustered.

But in about half an hour, the bandits appeared.

Wang Yi rushed with about 300 people, about 50 of them rode and the rest had no horses. These people were carrying knives and guns, and they were still carrying the looted money on their backs, and when they saw the villagers blocking the road with vehicles and then lining up behind the cars, they just laughed disdainfully.

Although there were not many of them, they came all the way through the county and county, almost as if they were in a no-man's land, and no officers and men dared to take the initiative to intercept them.

"Second Luo, do you still recognize me?" Wang Yi sat on his horse and shouted,

Luo Chengzong looked at the number of people on both sides and couldn't help frowning.

At this time, Shan Binbin rode over, "Second brother, who is that?" ”

"Wang Yi, the nephew of the old ghost Wang next door in the past, is Wang Bodang's cousin."

Shan Binbin nodded, "He is the leader of this gang of thieves?" ”

"Looks like so."

Binbin nodded, "Second brother, you go up and talk to him, I'll find an opportunity to shoot him down, so that the group of thieves has no leader." ”

Although Chengzong knew that these five brothers and sisters were good at martial arts, he still didn't believe that she had this ability.

"Second brother, you listen to me."

"Okay then."

Reluctantly, Seungjong rode forward.

"Wang Yi, since you have escaped, why do you have to come back, aren't you afraid that the government will arrest you?"

"Catch me, I'm here, you have the ability to catch me!" Wang Yi said arrogantly.

As a result, as soon as his words fell, Shan Binbin had already shot an arrow, and the arrow came suddenly, an arrow shot into his mouth, and came out of his brain.

Wang Yi fell off his horse and fell to the ground and died.