When the first five or six miles were gone, there was nothing, and when it came to the second half, even a strong man like Liu Tang was on fire. But Chao Gai watched from the side and laughed at Liu Tang: "Liu Tang, didn't you say that Chao Zhang, Chao Ran is not as good as you, you look at the two of them, and you look at yourself." ”

Chao Zhang, Chao Ran, the two practice early, naturally not a problem. Liu Tang was a little struggling in the entire infantry escort team, his face couldn't hold back, he gritted his teeth and stared at him, and his red hair was messy.

The water escort team behind is miserable, five miles of cross-country running, ten miles of heavy and rapid march is really the first time, for fear of being discovered by outsiders, it is still a mountain path, Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi with the water escort team of sixty people ran the same as herding sheep, the team pulled the old man, but Ruan Xiaoer's mouth was not honest, turned back and asked: "Xiao Wu, our water guard team just practice swimming and diving, why do you still practice running." ”

"Wang, Wang," At this time, the big wolf dog that pressed the formation behind came up, and the men of the water escort team realized that there were too many falls.

Ruan Xiaoqi shouted: "Why are our water guards backward, cheer up Lao Tzu." ”

The rapid march relied on strength, perseverance, and the water convoy was too short a time to fall, and it must have fallen behind. By the time they reached their destination, the people who were on foot had almost rested.

Counting the number of people, the water guard, Ruan Xiaowu's platoon was missing three people.

Chao Gai's face turned cold at that time: "Ruan Xiaowu platoon leader, please explain the situation." ”

"The three of them were running too slowly, so I let them run slowly in the back." Ruan Xiaowu replied.

"You and your platoon, don't eat this meal, go back immediately to pick up people." Chao Gai said solemnly.

"Report to the instructor, I'm not convinced, just let them run behind, it's not a big deal." Ruan Xiaowu said.

"Fart, this is training, of course it doesn't matter, if it's a war, there are pursuers behind, what will be the result if you put the three people in your platoon behind. These people will follow your brothers and comrades-in-arms in the future, you have to treat them like brothers, you tell me, if it is Ruan Xiaoqi who is behind, will you abandon him? Chao Gai scolded.

"Report to the instructor, I know it's wrong." Ruan Xiaowu took someone back to pick them up.

Chao Gai said to everyone again: "Don't abandon, don't give up, it's our purpose, whether you are a small soldier or an official, anyone is unique under my Chao Gai, do you understand?" ”

"Understood." The crowd replied aloud.

The day's training was packed with weights, formations, bayonets, bows and arrows. It is worth mentioning that there are more than 100 people in bow and arrow training, including Chao Gai, there is no strong archery technique, of course, the bow and arrow are also very poor, they are all common hunting bows on the market, and the effective range is fifty steps. More than 160 people, drawing bows and shooting arrows, less than half of the humanoid targets from 30 paces away could be hit.

Chao Gai is in a hurry and can't do it, fists and feet, knife skills, and marksmanship can be taught, but this bow and arrow can't be taught, Chao Gai is not discouraged, and everyone practices together, shooting fifty times every afternoon, and practicing arm strength first if there is no skill.

In the evening, Xu Hai brought people over, and there were not too many people in the room, only Chao Gai, Liu Tang, and Xiao Qi.

"Owner, early this morning, Lei Heng and Zhu Tong took the catchers to Xue Fan's house, guess what?" Xu Hai said happily.

"What's the situation?" Chao Gai asked.

"Xue is crazy, and their family only said that it was the case done by the bandits of Erlong Mountain. Lei Heng was convinced, and Zhu Tong and Song Jiang would definitely not believe it. ”

"Haha, I can't hide this matter at all, with the IQs of Song Jiang and Zhu Tong, I have already guessed that I did it, but there is no evidence left at the scene, and even Liu Tang speaks in a strange way. Yuan Xianling can also guess it, but he must be taken aback, and he won't trouble us in the short term. Chao Gai said.

"Song Jiang went to the hotel to drink at noon today, and his speech was yin and yang." Xu Hai said again.

Chao Gai said to Liu Tang and Ruan Xiaoqi: "Do you know why I didn't let you kill Xue Xuan?" Xue Tuo and Song Zhisi, Lei Heng, and Zhu Tong are all the same kind of people, they are all errands in the yamen, and washing his family's belongings is a warning to Yuan County, knowing that I am not easy to provoke, if I really kill Xue Xuan, although I can hit Yuan County's order hard, but Song Jiang, Lei Heng, Zhu Tong and our relationship may be shattered. ”

"What's next?" Xu Hai asked.

"You go back first, find a few clever people to keep an eye on the yamen, and once they have a large-scale mobilization, they will report immediately." Chao Gai said.

Xu Hai left, Chao Gai thought for a moment and said, "Liu Tang, Ruan Xiaoqi, you two will go back to Dongxi Village with me, and urgently gather at night to fight wolves." ”

"Yes." The two replied.

"Chao Zhang, Chao Ran, the two of you are responsible for the hundred people in charge of foot protection, strengthen the guard at night. Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, the two of you take care of the sixty people who are guarding the water, and send the real guys down. Chao Gai said.

Ruan Xiaoer said: "No problem, brother, don't worry." Don't look at it, they are all newcomers, but the foundation is good, and the people under Lei Heng and Zhu Tong are enough. ”

"Yuan Xianling knows that I follow the relationship between the two, and if I want to move, I will definitely mobilize Jeju's soldiers to arrest quickly. But you don't have to worry, Yuan Xianling is not a fool, he will be transferred away in a few months, and he will not take such a big risk to fight with us, he is now porcelain, and we are crockpots. Chao Gai laughed.

In the evening, Dongxi Village. Chao's living room. Chao Xun said: "The owner of the village has gained a lot this time, silver, gold, copper coins, and jewelry, a total of 8,000 yuan.

"Well, that's good. You choose three or five pieces of jewelry, and if they are representative, I will arrange for Xu Hai to give them to Song, Lei, and Zhu. In addition, the medical hall and the academy are all repairing in a hurry, and then there is that it is already spring, and it is the time when the green and yellow are not connected, and we will see who has no food in each family to send a few stones of grain, the same in Xixi Village. As for the nearby villages, the widows and lonely can be properly helped, and the young and strong can lend him money without interest, but they must be repaid. Chao Gai said.

Chao Xun looked at Chao Gai and said: "The owner of the village has changed, the owner of the village used to only know how to fight for the people of the rivers and lakes, but now he knows how to win over the people. I will arrange someone to do it well, and it won't take long for Xixi Village to return to my heart. However, the owner of the village still needs a master, I am in charge of the firm, I can manage the farm, as for other things, I need a resourceful person to help the owner come up with ideas. Chao Xun said.

"Well, I remember, I'll go to Wu Yong's house another day to have a look, I don't know if he came back from his study tour."

Chao Gai also divided the spoils of this war, the three brothers Liu Tang and the Ruan family, who went, each had 100 yuan, and the Zhuang guests each had 10 yuan, and Chao Zhang and Chao Ran, who did not go, also participated, and each person shared 50 yuan.

In addition, the purchase of horses is on the agenda, and Ma Chaogai, who pulls carts and ploughs the land, also has a hundred and ten horses, although the endurance is strong, but the walking is slow, and the mobility is poor, and a batch of grassland horses must be purchased to enhance mobility.

Outside, Liu Tang and Ruan Xiaoqi gathered all the Zhuang Ding in Dongxi Village, more than 800 people, all of whom were men over 18 years old and under 40 years old, of course, there were only 70 or 80 elite people, and Chao Xiong went out to sell illicit salt and took 50 people away.

When Chao Gai came to the entrance of the village, the men and horses had already assembled, and the two-meter-long ash pole was put on the pole. Torches lit up the night sky everywhere, and dogs barked.

Chao Gai waved his hand: "Fat guy." ”

The Zhuang Ding carried up a lot of boxes, which contained two hunting forks, the sharp forks were thirty centimeters long, and there was a handle below that was just right to connect the ash rod, and the two-meter ash rod was connected to the sharp weapon with the fork head to form it.

Soon a team of more than 800 people held a hunting fork majestic, so the choice of hunting fork as Zhuang Ding's weapon is also particular, Pu Dao counterfeiting high is also a controlled weapon, the cost of the spear is low but more controlled than the Pu knife, a large number of spears are too conspicuous, before the completion of the accumulation Chao Gai will not do stupid things.

"Hold on quiet, I have three things to say." Chao Gai stood on the low wall at the entrance of the village, his voice was loud, and immediately everyone stopped talking, quietly, Chao Gai was the absolute authority in Dongxi Village.

"The first thing, over the years, there have always been wolves, leopards and other wild beasts in the village to hurt people and livestock in the winter and spring, more than ten have been injured in the past two years, and four have been bitten to death, and now the time to calculate the general account has come, this year we must beat the arrogance of the beasts, and they trembled when they saw our Dongxi Village, and they did not dare to approach half a step, do you agree?" Chao Gai announced loudly.

"Agreed, agreed." The crowd cheered. In recent years, there are a lot of wolves on Shandong Road, which is a big harm, and there is no reason why everyone should not welcome it, not to mention that there is no animal protection law in these years, and it is not illegal to fight wolves.

"Okay, just agree, 800 strong men will be formed, a group of 50 people, and they will be trained every month, and those who dare to act privately will be driven out of Dongxi Village if they dare not obey the order."

Everyone nodded yes, and Chao Gai said the second thing: "The village medical center is under construction, and after it is completed, the villagers of Dongxi Village and Xixi Village will be free of medical consultation fees and medicine fees, but they must go over to help when they have labor at home, do you hear clearly?" ”

Everyone was very happy and surprised, but they didn't expect that even Xixi Village would give free medical treatment, anyway, Chao Gai paid for it, and everyone had no opinion.

"The third thing is that the village school is also being built, so in the second half of the year, children who have reached the age of six to thirteen, regardless of men and women, will study for at least three years, and the same is free of charge, which is a good thing for the benefit of future generations, I don't want anyone to make trouble, who dares to chew my tongue in this matter, don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people." Chao Gai said with a cold face, this was originally a good thing, but in recent years, many families only let boys read, and girls are not allowed to read big characters.

The cheers were thunderous, and most of the people were still very happy, and they didn't spend money and books to read, where is there such a good thing.

"Okay, when the matter is over, leave two groups of a hundred people to defend the village, and the others follow me into the mountain." Chao Gai waved his big hand, and the team of 700 people shouted and barked at the dog, and entered the mountain with a hunting fork.