After Zhou Li and Wu Han left the Li Mansion, Wu Han couldn't help but say, "Captain, aren't we not training more village warriors anymore?" When the time comes, he will be transferred by the county again, and that is not a waste of money. According to the captive's confession, there are hundreds of thousands of taels of money there! If it weren't for the fact that the old scar bandits couldn't get food, I am afraid they would not have come to loot us. ”

Zhou Li said with a smile: "Then, you have a way to make our town safe and sound, and when this incident is over, we will draw back the soldiers trained by that kid and add them to three hundred, after this incident, Xiang Yong will get three hundred people, and the rest will not be pumped much, neither do we need to train, but also help us get through the difficulties, why not." If you can keep the town, the money will be given to you! ”

Wu Han stiffened his face and said: "Now there are less than 100 intact Xiangyong under my subordinates, I have a weak heart, a weak heart!" ”

The night was fleeting, and as soon as the day dawned, the threshing floor was full of people, and there were people who were ready to act with Zhao Xi, and there were more people who came to watch.

After eating and coming to the threshing floor, seeing the black pressure on a crowd, Zhao Xi couldn't help but sigh at the Chinese's habit of onlookers.

Zhou Li came to the stage of Jianyì and said loudly: "Fellow villagers, yesterday this town was attacked by mountain bandits, fortunately several young heroes helped to finally kill the bandit leader, and captured some of the mountain bandits, according to our interrogation, there are still many bandits in their lair, in order to prevent future attacks by mountain bandits, I discussed with several village elders, and exterminated these bastards in one fell swoop." Several chivalrous warriors who showed their skills yesterday also agreed with our idea, and today we are specially recruiting brave men to do this good deed together with several chivalrous warriors. Now we will start recruiting righteous people, and those who are selected will be rewarded with a silver tael afterwards, and those who have made meritorious contributions will be counted separately. ”

This is all Zhao Xi and Zhou Li discussed yesterday, originally heard about the silver reward, but also very puzzled, because in his memory, this period of silver is not used as a currency in circulation, and later after talking with Li Chenfeng, I learned that this is the rise of Chu Gaozu in the previous dynasty, Chu Gaozu once conquered Dongying and juxtaposed the state, and obtained a lot of silver from there every year, and later formulated silver into a kind of currency.

Zhao Yi came to the high platform, wearing a red cloak, he was even more heroic, and the mighty figure of yesterday's red cloak had long been left in the hearts of the young people who participated in yesterday's battle.

"Over sixteen years old, under forty-five years old, those who volunteered to follow me on the front desk, and everyone else stepped back to make room for them." Zhao Yi watched the audience huddle together, frowned and shouted loudly.

Immediately, the wide threshing floor gradually gave way, and Zhao Xi roughly estimated that there were more than 1,000 people left in the middle of the threshing field.

"You guys are hurt, why don't you stay here?" Zhao Yi pointed to the strong men with bandages on their arms in the middle, and asked angrily.

"We are only slightly injured, and a few of us are willing to go with you to avenge the brothers who died yesterday." One of the wounded replied.

Zhao Yi saw that the injuries of several people were only on their arms, and they were not strict, so he didn't entangle with them anymore.

"Those who are only sons in the family and those who are physically ill are listed, and those who are brothers, fathers and sons are listed together, one is listed." Zhao Xi talked to Li Chenfeng last night, many of the new young people in the town have no relatives, and they usually hunt and help others to support themselves, so they can recruit a lot of people, one or two silver can buy thirty buckets of grain, enough for a family for half a year, so there will be a lot of people to participate, but they are all untrained ordinary people, so it will not be too much.

After Zhao Xi's layers of selection, there were only more than 500 people in the final field.

"Okay, you five hundred have been selected, and I know that many of you are here for the silver, but I want to say that someone will die at any time on this trip, and although the silver will still be delivered to someone's home after death, I still hope that everyone will consider whether to participate or not."

In the middle of the night, after more than ten people withdrew, no one left. Of these more than 500 people, nearly 400 people had participated in the battle against the mountain bandits yesterday, and had also seen the skills of Zhao Xi and others, so they did not hesitate to follow behind Zhao Xi.

"Okay, everybody's decided. From now on, everyone must obey my orders, or they will not only lose the reward, but will also be punished. ”

Zhao Yi divided the more than 500 people in the audience into ten teams, each team of fifty people, and asked his eight brothers, Xu He and Lao Li to lead a team each, give simple instructions, and let them choose some captains and chiefs.

"Lieutenant Chief, how do I feel that this Zhao Xi's detachment method seems to be the same as that of the government army." Wu Han looked at Zhao Xian's arrangement of the team, and said to Zhou Li beside him.

"Yes, if this kid joins the army, he must be a brave general, but it's a pity that it's difficult to get ahead in the army."

After waiting for the captains and chiefs of each team to be arranged, Zhao Yi said with a smile: "Okay, now the commanders and chiefs are your own choice, and you must all follow their arrangements in the future. ”

Looking at Zhao Di's words with a smile, everyone was shocked.

"Uncle Li, you have the most people, please take your team to bring a dozen or so captives of mountain bandits, you have to have some status. In addition, bring all the bandits' clothes, weapons, and by the way, even the head of the old scar. Zhao Xi said to Li Chenfeng.

Li Chenfeng took the order and left, and after a while, he brought fifteen or sixteen mountain bandit captives, including that Shunzi.

More than 520 people have a total of 350 horses, half of which were captured from the mountain bandits, the other half were taken from the town, 200 spears, more than 400 long knives of all kinds, no armor, bows and arrows, only these brothers are strong bows, and the rest of the 100 people are simple hunting bows, but it is enough to deal with the mountain bandits without armor.

In the end, Zhao Xi made a unified arrangement, Zhao Xiong and Zhao Lin led the spear team, Zhao Kang led the long knife team, and the rest of the brothers were cavalry teams, of course, they were all infantry on horseback.

After a simple differentiation, Zhao Xianrang took dry food and went straight to Crouching Tiger Mountain.

"Your name is Junko, right, the one who surrendered first yesterday." Zhao Yi looked at the more than ten captives and asked the most familiar person.

"Yes, my lord, but I sincerely surrender, and I am willing to serve my lordship." The figure is very burly, at least half a head taller than Zhao Xi, and the thick Shunzi looked at Zhao Xi and said.

"Really?"

"Yes, I became a mountain bandit because I didn't have anything to eat, I didn't want to be a mountain bandit, I was willing to take refuge in adults and saddle for adults...... Saddle front horse...... Later, more than a dozen of my brothers were also willing to take refuge in adults. ”

"Yes, my lord, we are willing to take refuge in him." More than a dozen captives saw Zhao Xian's power yesterday.

Zhao Yi rolled his eyes and said, "Okay, as long as you help me level the Crouching Tiger Cottage, I will accept you." ”

"There are only about 200 people in the cottage, and the adults will definitely be able to take it easily." Junko complimented.

"Second brother, third brother, fourth brother, you take your people to train while marching, I and the others rode horses to deal with the people of the cottage first, according to what I gave you, I don't need how powerful they are now, I must let them know to obey orders."

"Big brother, is it okay for you to bring three hundred and fifty people?" Zhao Xiong was a little worried, this is different from the mountain bandits who killed into the town, this is the first time to take these people into action, although Zhao Xi also talked about the army's training methods when telling stories on weekdays, but no one has ever experienced leading soldiers.

"It's okay, you have to trust your eldest brother's abilities." After speaking, Zhao Yi took the rest of the people and rode towards the northeast, fortunately, most of the people in Youzhou can ride horses, although they are not very proficient, but there is no big problem in running on horses.

An hour later, Zhao Xi and his entourage came to a place not far from the foot of Crouching Tiger Mountain.

"My lord, three miles ahead is Pinglou Town, which was specially left behind by Wohu Mountain and used as a sentry agent. We can't go any further, or we'll be discovered. Junko said, pointing to the vague town ahead.

"All dismount and rest for a while. Uncle Li, pick some of the more fierce people to change into the clothes of the mountain bandits, and act as planned for a while. Zhao Yi ordered.

"Junko, it's up to you in a while, don't let me down."

"Definitely not!"

Crouching Tiger Mountain stretches for more than 30 miles from east to west, Crouching Tiger Village is on the westernmost side, surrounded by two mountain fronts, there is only one exit on the south side, like an irregular gourd.

"The third master, Junzi is back, and he still has seventy or eighty people, saying that he has something to see you." The three masters, who were eating and drinking in the hall with a few subordinates, heard the report from the guards at the gate of the cottage.

"Oh, that's Big Brother coming back. Let's go, let's see. Wu Huzi, the third master, hurriedly got up and walked out.

"Junko, where is the big boss? Why are a few of you back, by the way, these people? Wu Huzi frowned and asked when he saw a group of people at the gate of the cottage.

"The three masters, the big boss Shun lì took Xinyan Town, brought back a lot of food and women, and is rushing back, because there are too many seizures, the action is relatively slow, the big boss is worried that Lexian will send troops to attack, so let me come back first, let the three masters send some horses to help transport things. As for them, I met them not far from the bottom of the mountain, they were brothers on the south side of Lexian County, they were attacked by the county soldiers of Lexian County, and they had nowhere to stay, so they came to join us. ”

"Oh, come to us?" Looking at the seventy or eighty people in front of him, Wu Huzi was a little worried for some reason, but when he saw that the other party was covered in sparse clothes, with wounds and bloodstains, and a tired look, he didn't think too much.

"I have seen the three masters, we were attacked by the county soldiers, homeless, I hope that the three masters can be taken in by righteousness, and in the future, we will saddle the horse and the horse, and we will never give up and serve the three masters." The leader of the seventy said with a bitter face.

"Well, since you come to us, I can't turn you away, come in, everyone will be their own people in the future. Open the gate! Hearing this person say that he was serving himself, Wu Huzi said with a smile on his face.

"Ergouzi, you take a hundred people, each with two horses, to support the big boss." Wu Huzi said to one of the people next to him again.

The second dog took the order and left, and soon a hundred people with two hundred horses, led by one of the people brought back by Shunzi, went down the mountain.

The valley where the Crouching Tiger Cottage is located is five miles long and two miles wide, but it is only a hundred meters away from the exit of the cottage, and the Crouching Tiger Village has once again established a simple wall. Although it was simple, it was difficult to take it for a while without ladders and siege equipment.

"Come, brothers, let's come into the house and talk." Wu Huzi said to the leader who had taken refuge in him.

"Three masters, these brothers of mine have been running wild for a long time, do you want them to rest first?"

"Okay, Lao Hu, you take these new brothers to rest, and tell the brothers in the cottage as well, lest they don't know what's going on and cause any trouble."