Zhang Erhu said that these people are very strong-willed, and no matter how much they persuade them, they refuse to explain where they came.

Yu Xiang decided to take one last look at the thirteen people, he didn't want to waste too much energy on useless people, especially food, arresting criminals, not giving food, this inhumane way is not what Yu Xiang is willing to see, the food saved from the mouths of these thirteen people, maybe it will save dozens of lives in the future.

Yu Xiang stood outside the prison door, and behind him stood a row of soldiers with steel guns on their backs, murderous.

Yu Xiang quietly watched them eat the severed head meal, and did not say a word from beginning to end, when they finished eating, Yu Xiang waved his hand, and the warrior behind him opened the cell door like a wolf.

At this time, a young prisoner knelt down in front of Yu Xiang and pleaded bitterly: "Please, my lord, you have killed us thousands of times, and you have no complaints." Please spare our king, he is a good man. ”

The handsome middle-aged man shouted loudly: "Little Liu, don't talk nonsense, shut up!" ”

When Yu Xiang saw this young prisoner, fourteen or fifteen years old, he felt a trace of sympathy.

"Let them go!" Yu Xiang spoke.

Several soldiers who rushed forward retreated.

Yu Xiang asked, "If you have anything to say, just say it, this is your last chance." ”

The young prisoner ignored the middle-aged man, kowtowed to Yu Xiang and said, "My name is Wang Xiaoliu, and our king is Liu Guoneng. With that, he pointed to the handsome young man. He is our king. Please let him go, he is a good man, he saved my whole family, if it weren't for him, we would have starved to death. ”

Yu Xiang was shocked, breaking into the sky Liu Guoneng? This is the leader of the rebel army on the same level as Zhang Xianzhong, but Yu Xiang still asked quietly: "You are Liu Guoneng?" ”

The handsome young man raised his head and said: "Husband, if you don't change your name, if you don't change your surname, I am Liu Guoneng." I have a big scar on my head, I just ask you to give me a good time! ”

Yu Xiang was also deeply surprised, how could this famous leader of the rebel army be captured by Jia Binjiu, this kid?

"Wang Xiaoliu, tell me, what's going on, how did you eighteen people break away from the team and be caught by us." Yu Xiang asked.

Wang Xiaoliu did not hide it, and told the story one by one.

It turned out that they were defeated by Xiong Wencan and Zuo Liangyu's officers and soldiers, and in desperation, they had to escape into the mountains.

They heard that the new village was rich and there was endless food, but they heard that the new village was not easy to deal with, so they decided to take the seventeen most capable men in their team, disguised themselves, and approached the new village at close range, to find out.

On the way back to the mountain, it was a hot day, I was tired of walking, I wanted to take a break in the woods, but I didn't expect to meet the new village and not collect it at night, so I caught it.

Yu Xiang asked, "Liu Guoneng, how many people are there in the mountains and what are you eating?" ”

Yu Xiang asked about the sore spots, scratched his head and said: "There are seven or eight thousand people, of which women and children are only half smaller, when they were chased by officers and soldiers, there was no food at all, they all relied on eating wild vegetables and leaves in the deep mountains, and they didn't go back for several days, they were hot and hungry, and it is estimated that many people died." After he finished speaking, a seven-foot man's eyes were red.

Yu Xiang said: "You want to save people from dying, but how many people have died because of you, you are saving the lives of some people at the cost of some people's lives, what is the point of doing this?" Our construction of the new village is also to save people, through the efforts of some people, to save other people, so that everyone can live with dignity. We have the same goal, but we are on different paths. ”

Hearing Yu Xiang say this, he was a little surprised, these days, he learned about Yu Xiang's personality from the poor people, everyone worshiped him as a god, Dongshuanghe Town was prosperous and rich, like a paradise, all of which he saw in his eyes. I didn't expect him to be so approachable in front of him, and I was very surprised to say these words with him in my heart.

Yu Xiang waved his hand, and several soldiers pounced again.

Yu Xiang added: "Untie them." This matter is not to be disseminated. ”

Several soldiers shouted in unison: "Yes! ”

One of the soldiers, Liu Xiangyi, listened to their conversation very clearly.

Loosen the rope, Yu Xiang and Chuang Collapse Tian are like friends who have been reunited for a long time, shoulder to shoulder, talking about their views on the current situation, Breaking Collapse Tian has no reservations, and tells Yu Xiang about the recent situation of Zhang Xianzhong and Li Chuangwang, he has incisive views on many things, especially for the root cause of the peasant uprising, the living state of the peasants, and the chaos in the court is analyzed very thoroughly.

Yu Xiang comprehensively analyzed the drawbacks of the current peasant uprising and the damage caused to the society, and profoundly pointed out that the civil strife in the Ming Dynasty would only make the barbarians take advantage of it, and it was the millions of poor people in the Ming Dynasty who would suffer in the end, and the peasant uprising would eventually become a terrible force to destroy Chinese civilization.

The two talked heart-to-heart, and they hated each other.

The two of them walked one journey after another, sending out two miles, and said: "Mr. Yu Qian, I, Liu Guineng, can know you, I am fortunate to have three lives, after I go back, think about it carefully, if you think about it clearly, next time you come, you will bring thousands of people, you have to be ready, these thousands of mouths, if you can't get it, you will eat your new village poor." ”

Yu Xiang laughed and said: "It's not a secret, I didn't just prepare thousands of mouths, I prepared tens of thousands of mouths of food." ”

"You're not afraid that I'll bring someone back to wash the new village. Wiped out?" Chuang Tiantian asked half-truthfully.

Yu Xiang laughed and said, "Welcome to grab it, wait for it at any time!" ”

With that, the two laughed.

"Mr. Yu Qian, don't send it, the country can say goodbye!"

Yu Xiang clenched his fists with both hands heroically: "That's good, Brother Guoneng!" Leave! ”

Chuang Qitian took his subordinates, walked forward quickly, took two steps, stopped and turned around, and asked Yu Xiang: "Mr. Yu Qian, I have a question that I don't ask if it's not fast, why do you want to let me go?" Aren't you afraid to let the tiger return to the mountain to become a trouble? ”

Yu Xiang laughed and said, "I'm not afraid, because you are Liu Guoneng!" Between the words, it seems that he is an old friend who has known him for a long time.

Chuang Qitian was deeply surprised, and hugged his fists again and said: "It is said that Zhang Xianzhong is also eyeing Xincun, you have to be careful." Mr. Yu Qian, there will be a period later, farewell! ”

Yu Xiang thanked: "Thank you Brother Guoneng for reminding me, I will be careful and leave!" ”

Breaking into the sky and taking thirteen people, quickly bypassed a mountain and disappeared into the mountains.

Back in the new village, Yu Xiang immediately convened a meeting of Jia Binjiu, Qi Dayong, Red Lady, black-faced blacksmith Zhang and Shengying and other backbone of the new village.

He asked Qi Dayong: "How is the bayonet practiced?" ”

Qi Dayong said: "It is already relatively mature, the effect is relatively good, the steel of Xincun is good, and the forged bayonet is extremely sharp, if the bullet runs out, we have an advantage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy, fighting bayonets." ”

"How many pikemen are there?"

"There were 500 people in total, and only 375 people actually had guns."

"If other young people in the new village are added to the team, how many people can form a mandarin duck formation?"

"About a thousand."

"Starting tomorrow, all the young people who have participated in the battle in the new village will be recruited for the mandarin duck formation drill. The lieutenant chiefs quickly recruited troops from various towns, led by Shengying, who was responsible for the security of the new village. Yu Xiang ordered.

Everyone attending the meeting knew the seriousness of the matter and accepted the order one after another.

After the meeting was dismissed, the eight cavalry messengers rushed to the towns and passed Yu Xiang's orders to the lieutenants of each town.

Jia Binjiu sent out all the nights to collect information.

In the evening, in a secluded corner of Xincun, a carrier pigeon fluttered its wings and flew into the sky, but as soon as it flew out of Xincun, it was shot by a sharp arrow and fell from the sky.

The red lady put away her bow and arrows, found the pigeon, and handed it to Yu Xiang. Untied the pigeon's leg was tied to a note, which read: "Yu Xiang let go of Liu Guoneng." ”

As expected, the four Liu brothers are lurking in the new village, but it is not clear which force he belongs to.

Yu Xiang summoned Zhuge Shanzhen, Qi Dayong and Jia Binjiu again, passed the note in his hand to them, and said: "You guys are secretly checking, and you must find out the true identities of the four Liu brothers." But don't startle the snake. ”

Everyone took the order and left.

The next day, Yu Xiang and the red lady, accompanied by the guards, patrolled around the new village, only to see some old children and children sweeping the streets and doing hygiene. Yu Xiang patted the children's heads distressedly and encouraged them, and the encouraged children worked more energetically.

Wu Yaozu's son Wu Tianming said happily: "Lord Qianhu! When there is a war, we children do the work in the village, and we can do it. ”

Yu Xiang touched his head and said, "It's good, but you have to study hard, there will be a lot of children coming in soon, you have to be a teacher, teach other children to read." ”

When Wu Tianming heard that he was going to be a teacher, he was very happy and replied like a little adult: "Yes, Master Qian, I must be a qualified teacher." ”

Yu Xiang patted Wu Tianming's little shoulder and said, "Little guy, you have ambition!" ”

After speaking, he walked towards the matchmaker Zhang who was working.

The matchmaker Zhang took a few older women to sweep the floor, and Yu Xiang walked up and said, "Aunt Zhang, after this while, you will be busy, but you have to find a target for the young man in the new village." ”

"Mr. Qian, don't worry, this is what I have done a long time ago, just wait for your order, I will look forward to drinking the wine." After saying that, the old women all laughed.

"It's coming, it's coming!" Yu Xiang glanced at the red lady beside him. also met the eyes of the red lady, and both of them were a little embarrassed.

Matchmaker Zhang is an expert in this area, and haha Yile said: "Mr. Qian, we are all worried about the wedding wine between you and the village chief of the matchmaker, don't let us old women wait too long." ”

"It's coming, it's coming!" Yu Xiang said as he spoke, and walked quickly to the training ground.

When I came to the training ground, I saw a forest of swords and guns, which was very spectacular, and Qi Dayong was practicing the mandarin duck formation at the beginning of the straight formation.

The soldiers wore gray modern uniforms, which were similar to the gray homespun uniforms worn by the Red Army in the early days, and were limited by the printing and dyeing technology of this era, and could not produce better color fabrics in large quantities, and the cost was high, so they had to choose this easy-to-produce gray cloth, which was low in cost and suitable for military use.

The soldiers were all full of spirit, like tigers in the mountains. Thousands of people gathered together, like a sea of gray, sharp steel knives and spear tips, emitting a compelling cold light.

Qi Dayong made a gesture, and the soldiers shouted in unison: "Swear to kill the enemy and defend the new village!" ”

This majestic voice was full of power and shook the heavens and the earth.

Yu Xiang looked at these soldiers, and there seemed to be a battle scene of swords and blood in front of him, from now on, they will accept the baptism of war and become real iron soldiers.