Wang Huan didn't expect that this march was so chaotic that there was no guarantee of food, where was the migration of the families of the army, it was completely a prisoner of war camp.

Sure enough, half an hour later, the sky was dark, and a group of little monks came back with an empty bowl, they were in the last line, not even a single grain of rice was caught, and they were ridiculed by the Huotou Army, saying that they were just useless people who ate idle meals, and they didn't have any use, and they deserved to have no food.

Seeing a group of children sitting beside him with gloomy expressions, tired and hungry looking very miserable, Wang Huan frowned, he was also hungry, and he was afraid that he would not be able to do it if he didn't think of a way.

While pondering, a strong man came over from the middle of the tent-lined camp with a clay pot, and was calling Wang Huan's name from a distance, and the little monks looked at it and it turned out to be Li Yan. The camp of Li Yan and others and the tent of Wang Huan and others were not together, because they had to guard the vehicles carrying wooden boxes nearby, and all the white pole soldiers were enclosed in the middle of the camp and slept on the side of the car, while Wang Huan and others were arranged at the edge of the camp, which was a dispensable arrangement.

Li Yan was followed by a person, but he was a few points taller than Li Yan, with an unkempt beard, and it was Li Tingyu who followed behind.

"Didn't grab the food?" Approaching, the bearded Li Tingyu asked with a smile: "Come on, come on, it doesn't matter, here." ”

A burst of rice fragrance wafted out of the crockpot, mellow and rich, the taste of white rice made people's throats almost stretch out their claws, Wang Huan and others were excited, benefactor!

"Don't panic, there's enough food and pickles." Li Yan used a wooden spoon to fill the rice for the little monks, and there was a small bowl on the crockpot, and there were indeed some pickles in it.

Ordinary white rice, if in the future generations, without meat and vegetarian matching, it is difficult to eat just swallowing white rice, but at this time, let alone pickles, even if it is dry rice, Wang Huan can cook three bowls without breath.

The crockpot quickly bottomed out, and more than a dozen little monks were still unsatisfied, looking at Li Tingyu with blank eyes, their eyes were full of hope, and the meaning couldn't be clearer: "Benefactor, is there anything else?" ”

These children were so able to eat, but Li Tingyu and Li Yan were surprised, this was the amount of ten adults, they avoided the surveillance of the Qing soldiers, and saved from their own rations, they thought it was enough, but it seemed that the little monks were only half full.

The two looked at each other awkwardly, Li Yan picked up the crockpot, and said with a snort: "That, it's gone, it's gone, I'll get more tomorrow." ”

Li Tingyu has a bold personality, and said with a smile: "It's really a half-grown child, eat Lao Tzu to death, to be honest, it's really like this today, this is still something we pulled out of our teeth, tomorrow we will think of a way, bring you a little more." ”

As soon as Wang Huan heard this, he understood what was going on, and regardless of the pain in his feet, he quickly stood up and arched his hand: "It turned out that the adults saved it from their own rations, thank you so much, you just gave it to us, what should you do?" ”

When the children heard this, they knew how this meal came from, and they quickly knelt down and kowtowed to thank them, Li Tingyu waved his hand and said: "It's just a meal, as for it, one of us will eat less, and it will be enough to support you to death." You are young, don't go to grab food from those refugees, every day in the future, I will send someone to send you over, the Qing soldiers dare to withhold other people's food, but ours does not dare. ”

Chen Ergou said curiously: "Why? ”

Without waiting for Li Tingyu to answer, Wang Huan smiled and said: "That's natural, they don't dare to let you go hungry, otherwise if someone is hungry, steal a half box and escape, it will be enough for them." ”

The monks were puzzled, but Wang Huan and Li Tingyu understood what they said and laughed.

After laughing, Li Tingyu gave him a look, and Li Yan took the little monks away to tell them the story of his battle on the battlefield, such a story is very attractive to fifteen or sixteen-year-old children, and they just happened to be full of food and cheered.

Waiting for the idlers to go away, Li Tingyu and Wang Huan looked around in unison, and after confirming that there was no one, the two approached the bonfire and sat together.

"There were a little twists and turns today, but it did not arouse the suspicion of the Qing army, and the overall situation was very smooth." Li Tingyu lowered his voice and said slowly: "I heard Li Yan say, your reaction is very good, you are not chaotic in the face of danger, the Qing soldier who found fault is called Su Le, but he has some ability, you can fool him over, it's amazing." ”

Wang Huan smiled and said: "In a hurry, you can only do that, as long as he is not suspicious, it will be great." ”

Li Tingyu said: "They treat you as a little monk, it is more convenient to act, from here to Huai'an, according to today's footsteps, you have to walk for more than three days, you have to suffer a little bit in these three days, can you stand it?" ”

This level of marching, for the white pole soldiers, is not even a warm-up, their record, but a strong man who marched 200 miles in a day and night, which is unparalleled in the army of the Ming Dynasty. But Li Tingyu knows that Wang Huan and others are different, they are all teenagers, although their brains are very smart, they can't replace their bodies, and people who think very well are generally not in good health, so it is a great challenge to rush non-stop all day long.

"It's okay, I can hold on." Wang Huanliang shiny feet and exposed the blisters on the soles of his feet. "If there is a blister today, it will be able to scab the day after tomorrow if it is broken, and when it grows calluses, it will be no problem."

A few small blisters are as common as a long beard in Li Tingyu's eyes, so Wang Huan said that there was no problem, and he didn't ask too much, so he changed the topic.

"I've been paying attention today, and I used a knife to sneak a crack open a box and look at the contents." Li Tingyu said: "Sure enough, there are gold and silver things inside, and they are not even melted, and there are all kinds of messes, it seems that the Qing army is in a hurry." ”

Wang Huan perked up and said happily: "They are in a hurry to go south, of course they don't have time to deal with it, but after confirming that it is gold and silver, it will be the same as we expected." ”

Li Tingyu nodded and asked, "Then shouldn't we send someone to go first and go to the front station now?" ”

He is a bright and upright person, he already admires Wang Huan in his heart, he obeys whatever plan he wants, and never pretends to be a big-tailed wolf when Wang Huan is young, so he must ask Wang Huan's opinion first.

Wang Huan thought for a while and agreed: "Okay, it's time to send someone, this person must be trustworthy, capable, and do things well, which can greatly facilitate our actions." ”

Li Tingyu nodded and said: "I'll go and arrange people, leave when it's dark tonight, catch up with the front of the team, and arrive in Huai'an two days in advance." ”

The two discussed, the plan was decided, Li Tingyu did not delay much, and left first with the empty crockpot, Wang Huan continued to pick up the hot blisters by himself, and from time to time he screamed twice to relieve the pain.

After a while, Chen Ergou and Xu Goudan came back with a group of monks, discussing as they walked, and talked excitedly about the things on the battlefield.

"Wang Huan, you said that if we go to the battlefield, can we be like General Li, with great power and majesty?" Chen Ergou sat beside Wang Huan and said unsatisfactorily.

Without waiting for Wang Huan to answer, Xu Goudan smiled and said, "Come on, just like us, we can't even hold a heavier knife steadily, how can we fight?" ”

Chen Ergou said angrily: "Why can't you hold it steadily? Didn't General Li say that heroes don't ask where they come from, they have their own heroes when they are young, as long as they are bold and skilled, and they are better than real swords and guns on the battlefield, we are no worse than Jianzhou Tartars. ”

Xu Goudan pouted: "Reckless, you know how to fight, kill, and kill, and you have to use your brains to fight, you only know what is the use of running blindly?" You learn from Wang Huan, and using your brain to find a way is the king. ”

Chen Ergou sneered: "Brain? Do you have one? Wang Huan dared not blink his eyes when the sword was added, that is, he was bold and skilled, you seemed to be so scared that your pants fell off, right? ”

The two of you say a word, the more you talk, the more energetic they become, but every sentence brings Wang Huan inside, as if without Wang Huan, there is no reference for their words, which makes Wang Huan cry and laugh, and hurriedly persuade each other to stop the quarrel between the two.

"Two, don't argue, okay? Tomorrow at dawn, we have to continue the march, it's all dark, and the story has been listened to, shouldn't we go to bed and rest, are we monks anyway, can we stop? ”

Chen Ergou took the opportunity to stick it up, leaned close to his ear and whispered: "Wang Huan, you brought our senior brother out alive, you are our life-saving benefactor, my Chen Ergou's life is yours, you also mean this, you tell us, when we arrive in Xuzhou, we will follow you, are you really going to fall into the grass and become the king of the mountain?"

Wang Huan looked at the two excited faces helplessly, and said in his heart: Yes, with me, I have such an ambition in your hearts to be the king of the mountain? Is that the way out?

So he sighed and said to the two: "What kind of mountain king?" Even if we have no way out, don't we do those things that hurt heaven and reason, kill people and rob the way, is it really the way for heaven? You've listened to a lot of reviews. ”

The two were forced together: "That...... What are we going to do? ”

Wang Huan kicked one by one: "Go to sleep!" ”

After that, he ignored them, and went into a tent by himself, and lay down on the ground in his kimono, and when his eyes were closed, he fell into a deep sleep, and he was so tired that his whole body ached everywhere, and as soon as his head was sticking to the ground, he fell asleep.

Before dawn the next day, a low sound of horns began to float over the camp, accompanied by horns, horse whips and shouting and scolding sounded at the same time, and the Qing soldiers began to check the camps one by one.

Soon, the smoke of the cooking stove rose, breakfast was still gruel, and the soldiers were busy sweating profusely, stirring brown rice and water together, stirring them with a large spoon, and distributing them when they were cooked.

With the lesson of last night, especially after the appearance of the bloody corpses, people realized a lot, trembling in a long line to receive a pitiful little porridge, and brought it back to their families' residences, hastily eating.

When the sun rises, the team has been cleaned up, people help the old and the young, numb steps, carrying the burden on their bodies, mechanically walking forward, a new day has begun again.