One Shaanxi and one Henan, although they belong to two provinces, they both belong to the north, and they suddenly feel very cordial when they listen to similar words.

Zhang Xianzhong's army numbered hundreds of thousands, but few of them really survived from his hometown in northern Shaanxi, and these people were the backbone of the army holding important positions. Zhang Xianzhong wandered around the Jianghuai area all the year round, and later the army was more in Huguang in the south, and after Zhang Xianzhong occupied Wuchang to conquer Changsha and even enter Sichuan, most of his troops were southerners.

Therefore, when two northerners meet, their words are particularly cordial. Liu Neng gave full play to his strengths, complimenting the other party from time to time, and taking the opportunity to cover the other party's words.

Because it was a boat on the water, although the two sides were not very far away, they couldn't see each other's situation clearly, and the other party did not have the slightest suspicion of Liu Neng, thinking that the other party was the same as himself and sent grain and grass at the same time.

Hundreds of thousands of troops attacked Jiujiang, and a large amount of grain had to be consumed every day, which had to be collected from all over the country and sent to the front line.

"Alas, it is getting more and more difficult to collect grain, often a village can not harvest a thousand catties of grain, there is still a month before the summer harvest, it is the time when the green and yellow are not harvested, and those people have no surplus grain at home. Many people originally ate bran vegetables, relying on wild vegetables mixed with food to barely survive, and snatching all their rations away at once, which is equivalent to cutting off their way of life. Seeing the way the family cried and screamed, I recalled the scene when my family starved to death, and I couldn't bear it. This Du Wei named Duan Liang sighed.

"Who says it's not," Liu Neng echoed with a smile, "I'm as soft-hearted as Brother Duan, and I can't see this kind of miserable appearance, so I often suggest to Feng Dudu that when collecting grain, try to hit the squire's stockades, and try not to use knives against ordinary people." ”

"Alas, I hope that Your Majesty will defeat the officers and soldiers as soon as possible, and fight until Nanjing destroys the Ming Dynasty and dominates the world, but the people of the world can live a good life." Duan Liang sighed again.

While talking with Duan Liangpan, Liu Neng pondered in his heart that the people of Jiangxi had experienced the repeated harvesting of the thief army, and it was when the green and yellow were not harvested, and there was not much food at all. If you can burn down the granary where the thief army stores grain, the 500,000 army will have no food and grass, and I am afraid that there will only be chaos.

The more the two of them talked, the more speculative they became, so they simply merged into one team and went to Lutan Town together.

The time did not take too long, about the time when the sun was setting, I saw a series of buildings on the west side of the lake in the distance, and Lutan arrived.

Looking at the time, you should be able to hand in the food before dark.

"Wait until the evening, I'll invite Brother Liu to drink." Duan Liang said with a smile, he is a lieutenant rank, he is considered a middle-level officer in the Western Army, and he has a lot of money in his pocket plus previous robberies, and he has a good conversation with Liu Neng, so he wants to be able to have a good relationship.

Liu Neng agreed with a smile.

The Western Army had not been formed for a long time, and its organization was chaotic, and there were about 5,000 soldiers guarding the grain depot, including a naval army composed of dozens of warships. Seeing that the two convoys were coming, several warships came up to meet them, interrogated and inspected, and then let them go.

Liu Neng's subordinates were all wearing captured thief uniforms, and they were also holding thief weapons, which looked no different from other thief troops, and did not arouse suspicion at all.

When the fleet entered the port, the grain was naturally moved into the warehouse by specialized people, and there was no need for soldiers who carried the grain to do it themselves. Seeing that Liu Neng had a lot of thatched grain bags on the boat, but there were not many of them, the grain officer in charge of the storage scolded and scolded, "Just these bags of grain, but so many people escort them, is this grain enough for you to eat?" ”

Liu Neng hurriedly explained with a smile, "Linjiang is mostly mountainous, the main force has to deal with the Ming army in Ji'an, the collected grain has to be supplied to the troops to eat, and it can only be transported so much, there are many small Ming troops in Linjiang, Ji'an, and I am afraid that the grain will be robbed by the Ming army, so General Feng has to send more troops to escort it." ”

As he spoke, a piece of silver was stuffed into the grain officer's sleeve without a trace, and the grain officer pinched the silver, and his face softened.

"Can you find a place to shelter from the wind in the granary, so that my brothers can rest for the night." Liu Neng took the opportunity to seek the truth.

Weighing the weight of the silver ingot, the grain officer pondered for a moment, and nodded slightly arrogantly, "There is a granary that has just been vacated today, and it has not yet been loaded with grain, if you are not afraid of the musty smell of grain, you can live in it." ”

"Lord Xie, Lord Xie." Liu Neng hurriedly bowed and saluted, and the grain officer waved his hand and went by himself.

"Brother Liu, is it worth spending so much money for a place to live? It's not too cold now, and you can't just sleep on this boat. Duan Liang saw all this in his eyes, and couldn't help but say to Liu Neng after the grain official left.

"Hey, money is just something outside the body, it's a big deal to grab it later, if you can be more comfortable, you can be more comfortable, maybe you will lose your life on the battlefield at any time." Liu Neng said with a grin.

The two sides just met in Pingshui, Duan Liang was not easy to persuade, shook his head and led his men down, his subordinate soldiers looked at Liu Neng and the others with envy, how good would it be to have a commander who was willing to spend money for his subordinates?

With a whole granary to live in, naturally there is no need to camp again, there is still some time before dark, Liu Neng took out some silver, and ordered his subordinate soldiers to buy meat, vegetables, grain, oil, salt and wine, planning to bury the pot here to cook.

Lutan is an important grain depot for the West Thieves, and the people in the town have long been driven away, but after all, this is the logistics and food base of the hundreds of thousands of West Thieves, and all kinds of food are available. It only cost a small amount of silver taels to buy a large amount of meat and wine from the soldiers of the granary, but as for where the food came from, it is a matter of opinion.

It's just that there are a lot of drinks bought, there are more than 100 jars, which makes the thieves guarding the grain depot quite surprised.

When night fell, there were more than a dozen torches, large pieces of meat, large bowls of wine, and the aroma permeated the entire grain depot, causing the patrolling grain guards to swallow and spit, just thinking about ending the patrol quickly and going back for a drink.

Liu Neng invited Duan Liang, the commander who transported the grain together, and also invited the grain officer to come and drink together, and after three rounds of wine and five flavors, the grain officer drunkenly climbed Liu Neng's neck and began to call him a brother.

"Brother Liu, brother, I have been in the Great Western Army for so many years, but it is the first time I have seen such a young and bold captain, Brother Liu, tell me honestly, are you a relative of General Feng Shuangli?"

Liu Neng smiled slightly, "Actually, I don't know General Feng, and I haven't even met once. ”

"Ahh Before the grain officer could react, Duwei Duan Liang was suddenly shocked, but before he could make a move, he saw Liu Neng twist the grain officer's neck with his arm, and with a click, the grain officer's head hung down.

As if receiving an order, Liu Neng's five hundred soldiers in the grain depot stood up at the same time and wielded a bright blade.