Saigo guards the outside, Fox Mountain, the main hall.

Suning, who was sitting on the main seat, said in a low voice:

"Now that the Xixiang thieves have come to the city, the big guys are talking about what to do!"

"What else can I do? Go out and hit the fuck! As soon as Suning's words were finished, the four leaders Mei Monkey stood up and shouted.

Last year, when Fox Mountain attacked Xixiang and was defeated, Mei Monkey's younger brother was poked to death by the pursuing Xixiang light cavalry. In the whole Fox Mountain, the plum monkey hates Saigo the most. So he has been instigating the Hushan bandits to attack Xixiang. But all the fox mountain thieves were scared by Xixiang, and the effect was not very good. Now that the enemy has come to the door, Mei Monkey can't wait to immediately lead his troops out to attack the Xixiang Army. But first, he had to grab a few allies and go out with him. After all, his strength is too weak compared to the Saigo Army.

However, as soon as Mei Monkey finished speaking, the third leader, Sheng Er, immediately stood up and mocked: "Mei Monkey, your head is caught in the door, but there are nearly a thousand Xixiang soldiers outside." Last time, there were less than 400 people, and they weren't all Saigo warriors. We were beaten so badly. With so many people coming this time, do you want to take your brothers to their deaths! I know you have a grudge against Saigo, but you want to die by yourself, and you can't implicate the big guys! ”

Mei Monkey is a short-tempered person, and it has been a long time since he saw that Sheng Er was unpleasant, and immediately said angrily: "Let your mother's bullshit!" Last time, you were the fastest runner. ”

As the head of the bandits, Sheng Er is not a good-tempered person. Rolled up his sleeves and glared at the plum monkey contemptuously: "Blame me!" Don't forget, Mei Monkey, you escaped first last time. Originally, you were in front of me. But in the blink of an eye, you're behind me. It's a pity that although you are running fast, you have forgotten your stupid brother. He was stabbed to death by the chasing Saigo light horseman. ”

The plum monkey whose scars were exposed suddenly became furious and rushed towards Sheng Er with a loud roar. Sheng Er was not to be outdone, and directly entangled with the plum monkey.

Suning looked at the two of them with a painful face, if in normal times, there would be no entertainment. Suning didn't mind watching the two fight. But now the Xixiang army is pressing. At this time, there can be no more infighting in the nest.

"Pull them away!" Suning said angrily.

The leaders present also knew that the situation was urgent. The chiefs took one of each and separated them. But the leaders didn't let go of them. Looking at the two people who were constantly struggling and greeting each other's ancestors, they knew that once they let go, they would fight again.

"Enough! The West Country thieves have all hit the doorstep, and you still have the leisure to fight. Won't they stop until they put the knife on your neck? Suning said angrily.

Although Suning has no real power in Hushan, it still has some prestige. After being yelled at by him, Mei Monkey and Sheng Er were temporarily quiet.

After the two of them were angry for a while, they returned to their seats. Suning asked the second leader, Yang Shi:

"Leader Yang, tell me your opinion!"

"Report ......" Before Yang Shi could speak, a minion came running from outside.

"Enlighten the leaders, the West Country Thieves have shot in a letter from outside."

When it comes to Saigo, the plum monkey who has just sat down is immediately resurrected with full blood. Stood up and snatched the letter from the minion's hand and said, "Show so-and-so!" ”

However, when he opened the letter, he found an embarrassing thing, and that was that he was illiterate. The literacy rate in those years was very low, about 1 to 2 percent. In the entire main hall, only Suning is literate.

Seeing the embarrassment of the plum monkey, Sheng Er certainly wouldn't let go of this opportunity and mocked:

"We're all rednecks, mud legs. I don't know a single big word. When did you become literate? Are you the seed of a descendant of a family left in the wild? ”

The leaders laughed too. In these years, the status of adulterous sons is very low, even if they are children of the world. The meaning of Sheng Er's sentence can be understood as: You plum monkey is a mongrel.

When the plum monkey heard this, he was furious, and he wanted to bite Sheng Er to death on the spot. However, he was stopped in time by the other leaders next to him.

Suning touched his head with a little headache, but still stopped: "Silence! Leader Mei, give the letter to X first, and let X see what the thieves in Xixiang said? ”

Mei Monkey still respects Suning. He stepped forward and handed him the letter.

After Suning opened the letter, he looked at it carefully for a while, and after a while, he became furious, directly tore the letter to shreds, and then roared angrily:

"Liu thief deceives people too much!"

The leaders below were confused, and asked what the letter said, which could make the great leader, who had always been mild-mannered, angry like this.

Suning blushed and said: "The letter said: If I can't wait to go out to fight, they will harvest all the winter wheat I am waiting for." ”

"Liu Thief dares!" The leaders below were immediately angry. For these hungry and frightened ex-homeless commanders, what could be more important than food.

"And!" Suning pretended to be mysterious.

"What else? Don't beat around the bush! Big Chief, let's get straight to the point! The fifth leader, Li Wu, said impatiently. The rest of the leaders had similar expressions.

Suning saw that the appetite of the leaders had been satisfied, so he shouted angrily: "If I don't wait for the battle, the Liu thief will also destroy our spring wheat with his army!" ”

"What!" The leaders were speechless with astonishment. Winter wheat is gone, and it is not unacceptable. After all, there is still a lot of grain in the village. After the Xixiang army withdraws, go around to harvest it, plus the autumn harvest, and the stumbling ones can also survive until next year. But once the spring wheat is destroyed, the autumn harvest is hopeless! Hushan must be short of food, and I don't know how many people will starve to death at that time, which is definitely a devastating blow to Hushan.

The fifth leader, Li Wu, raised his arm and roared angrily: "Liu thief wants to destroy my food, so that I can't wait to live." Who of you went out with me to kill the enemy? ”

The leaders here are all born as homeless marshals, and they regard food as more important than life. Saigo's destruction of grain is, in their opinion, to destroy their life. After Li Wu took the lead, most of the leaders joined in.

However, there are also different opinions, such as the second leader Yang Shi.

As a veteran homeless handsome, the second leader, Yang Shi, is not as rough as he seems on the surface. After thinking for a moment, he said:

"Everyone, please pause for a moment while I say a few words!"

Mei Monkey said impatiently: "Second leader, what else is there to say, Liu Thief is going to destroy the food we are waiting for." We fought with them. ”

"Fight! What to fight! That's all there is to us. Can you beat this West Country Bandit? What to do if you lose! Will we have time to defend? Use your brains to do things! Yang Shi scolded mercilessly.

"But if we don't fight, the thieves will destroy our food. We won't last long, either. Li Wu retorted, but his voice was slightly less confident than just now.

"So we're going to have to figure out a good idea?" Yang Shi said with some hatred.

Sure enough, it's an old fox! With this old fox here, the method of agitation really won't work! Looks like you have to be careful! Seeing that Yang Shi's anger was lowered in just a few words, Suning meditated in his heart.

"Great Chief, what's the best idea? We're all rough people, and our heads are not good. After calming down the leaders a little, Yang Shi asked innocently.

'It is better to believe in you than in ghosts!' Suning meditated in his heart.

However, Suning still said very kindly on the surface: "There is a huge difference in strength, and there is no good way!" The best thing to do is to stick to it. ”

After hearing that Suning didn't have any good solutions, the leaders suddenly became a little depressed. After all, in the eyes of the leaders, Suning is the wisest person in the entire Fox Mountain. If even he doesn't have a good solution, then this time they are really in danger.

However, Suning immediately changed his tone: "But I heard that many people outside the cottage are praising the name of Liu Thief's 'benevolence'."

"Could it be that the big leader wants to lead us to join the Liu thief?" Li Wu was a little dissatisfied.

The people of Hushan have a grudge against Xixiang, and it is impossible for them to defect to Xixiang. Of course, Suning knows this. And he also knew Saigo's determination to exterminate Fox Mountain.

"No, no, no! Of course, that is not what I mean. It means that since Liu Thief has the name of 'benevolence', it means that he cherishes his reputation very much! Suning hurriedly said.

Yang Shi seemed to understand something, and continued: "What the big leader means is that since Liu Thief cherishes his reputation, then he will definitely not make a move to destroy his promise. If I wait for the battle, Liu Thief will definitely not destroy the spring wheat. Otherwise, he's smashing his own signboard! ”

"Exactly! Yes, extremely! Suning nodded.

"That makes sense!" The leaders nodded in agreement.

Yang Shi thought quietly for a moment and then said:

"Or else! Later, I will wait for the return of the periphery personnel, and add some of the old battalions to supervise the battle, and form a combined force of 600 people. Tomorrow, it's best to win, it's not a big deal to lose. What do you think? ”

"That's all it can be." The leaders said helplessly.

In fact, Yang Shi still has a meaning that he hasn't said, but everyone understands it. If Liu Ye didn't keep his promise, he would just drive these peripheral personnel out, so as not to waste food. As a homeless handsome, who can live until now, who is not ruthless. As soon as there is not enough food, these peripheral people will be left behind. When the food is enough, just recruit some. Anyway, there are many displaced people in the northern land. This set of operations has been very slippery.

After receiving the order, all the leaders went down to prepare, leaving Suning alone in the main hall. After sitting expressionlessly for a while, Suning also left slowly. All that's left is the scraps of paper that have been spilled in the main hall.