"Nima, this damn rain! I'm cold! ”

A complaint sounded in the marching team, and when I looked closely, it was the strong man who was queuing at the gate of the machinery factory that day, and then was told by the thin man that he was not suitable to work in the factory, so he turned to the new recruit. The strong man was stepping on the pavement with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and the burly body was still the same single coat, a small coat could neither give him more ability to protect himself from the cold in this cold wind, nor could it cover his burly body from the baptism of the fine winter rain, and beside him was a carriage stuck in a mud pit.

"Silly big man, you have the strength to call here, you might as well use a little more force to push the car out! The sooner we get the supplies to the ground, we can find a place to shelter from the rain and roast the fire! ”

There was a voice like Weng Li talking beside him, and when he turned his head, he saw that a short man was coming to the side with a piece of hemp rope; This person is really short, only about 1.4 meters tall, standing with a strong man who is more than 1.8 meters tall next to him...... The duo that is not yet in his chest will immediately attract the sideways glances of many people.

However, at this time, the strong man did not have any intention of laughing, if others dared to call him stupid, he would definitely wave his fist to let the other party know that the food can be eaten indiscriminately, but the words can not be nonsense, but the little man in front of him had a fight with himself when he first came, so that he knew that people should not be disgraced.

The reason for the incident was that the strong man was a little contemptuous when he saw the little one, and he was even more dissatisfied when he later knew that the other party was his team leader - why can you be the captain! Facing the strong man who wanted to speak with his fists, the short captain didn't say much, and asked the other party to let the horse come over, and the result was that the strong man with big horses and long feet was stunned and was put down by the short captain like a sack; In the aftermath, what made the strong man not only take his heart but also convinced was that the short captain did not report to the above, which can be regarded as subduing the strong man's straight temper; Let this transport team have one more stupid big man who stands out from the crowd.

Afterwards, the strong man knew that, as the worker who showed him the way said, although the Minzhuang team does not need to be forced to train like the militia and guards, but it is not compulsory but does not mean that the Minzhuang are unwilling to train, in the Minzhuang team, there are many people who have not been in the mountain village for a long time, and they want to be soldiers and cannot sign up for the situation when they want to be soldiers. While waiting, when you have enough, you can directly apply to pass the assessment, skip the two levels of militia and civil guard, and enter the ranks of officially registered soldiers. For this reason, there are actually many capable people in the Minzhuang team, but there are also all kinds of training organized in Pingyuli, such as the trick of the short captain to put down himself, which is the fighting and enemy control skills learned from the army instructors.

Accepting the contempt, the strong man followed the short captain and the others to start his new life in the team, and within a few days, his own Minzhuang transport team received the task of transporting ammunition and various materials. It's just that I didn't expect that the weather was still good a few days ago, although there was no sun but the temperature was not too cold, but it began to rain in the sky when it was almost dawn today, which not only conveyed a more wet and cold chill, but also made the improvised road leading to the outside slippery and muddy, making it much more difficult for the convoy to move all of a sudden.

"Captain, I'll pull the cart and you can push it." The strong man seemed to want to replace the team leader's hemp rope, but he didn't expect the short captain to reprimand as soon as he collected the hemp rope, he raised his face and scolded:

"You know a ball, anyone who has played tug-of-war knows that the closer the drag force is to the ground, the greater the strength, and it is in vain if you are so tall! Take my cloak and put it on the back, I will drag you in front and carry you in the back, and the people next to you will take advantage of the ...... In front, take off the tools on the car in front and find gravel to fill the pit! ”

The short captain is very experienced, under his command, the people of the transport team perform their duties, although at the beginning it was still a little jerky, but with the growth of experience, everyone is doing more and more fluently, from the original car stuck in every moment to the occasional vehicle trap, the speed of the convoy is much faster than just now.

"Captain, put it on, see you're getting soaked......"

The strong man looked at the short captain who was drenched because he gave him his coat, and his nose was a little sour.

"It's all wet and a ball! I still have a piece of clothing, you don't have to change this single clothes, and I was towing just now, and I can't make any effort with this thing on my body......" The captain scolded and refused the strong man's concern, although the words on his lips were not good, but listening to the strong man's heart was the most heartwarming words in the world.

"Captain, I'll follow you from now on! Where you go, I'll go! ”

Go out and rely on friends, and join the gang to find a big brother. Doing things outside, it is very important to follow the right person, and with the right eldest brother not only suffers less, but also does not have to be afraid of being sold by him behind his back, the strong man naturally understands this, and the inadvertent concern of the short captain in front of him is the best proof.

"Follow a ball, I won't be in this Minzhuang team for the rest of my life, and when I get to the army, you will say that again, I will pump you!!" Although his mouth scolded like this, the short man was very affected by the strong man's statement, and when he saw that no one around him lowered his voice and said: "Remember, this is different from the outside, you can find a big brother with the master when you work in the factory, but in the army, it is the most taboo to pull the mountain, you don't want to harm me......"

Slightly moved the hat to show that he could save it, and the strong man secretly liked that the short captain recognized his statement, and asked with some curiosity while paying attention to the carriage next to him: "Captain, why is the front line so anxious for us to transport supplies, this weather is not in a hurry, but it is a hurry when it rains......"

"This ...... I don't know either, but I guess...... It must be that there is a change in the fight against Liuzhou City......"

The short captain looked at the thick south, his mouth popping and guessing.

……………………

Similar to the situation guessed by the short captain, the matter of beating Liuzhou City has indeed changed, but this change is not due to human reasons, but the weather, which is now pouring winter rain.

In Liuzhou City, looking at the degree of clouds in the sky, the smiling Li has been hanging his heart can finally let go of half, everyone understands the truth that it is not conducive to firearms on a rainy day, and the muddy road is not conducive to marching and baggage transportation, this winter rain seems to be able to finally stop the rapid advance of those flower skin troops, at this moment the smiling Li only hopes that the rain in the sky will be heavier and longer, so that he can buy more time to prepare.

Now Liuzhou City is already a depression, although the chaos in the north has been deliberately suppressed, but the paper can never contain the fire, the news that the north chaos people Liankeshu City is advancing in the direction of Liuzhou City is spreading rapidly, although Liuzhou City has always been strong, but this still can not dispel the haze in everyone's hearts. This atmosphere can be felt from the merchants who deal in the daily necessities of grain, oil, rice and noodles, and from the day after the news came, the prices of all grains, oils, rice and noodles have quietly increased by 10%, and the tactile information of the merchants is always very fast......

As for the government, although there is no movement on the surface, if you look closely, you will find that it is in a state of light and darkness; After the loss of the county seat of Rongxian County, Chang'an Town, all the barracks and barracks inside and outside the city of Liuzhou were all on high alert, and the spies sent out were several times more than usual, and the easiest and fastest waterway was the easiest and fastest in terms of waterways. The high tension and non-stop patrols for several days in a row have made the sergeants sleepy, but although the arrival of today's winter rain makes people feel cold and annoying, it has also relaxed the tense nerves of many people......

"Master, because the people in the city are afraid of civil chaos, they can't find enough power to move the goods, and the loading speed of the goods in the warehouse is a little slow...... And because there are few people, other commercial houses are also robbing people and moving goods, which makes Liba's hiring money increase by another tenth, and the money for hiring ships has also increased, you see......"

His shopkeeper walked into the room from the outside, and reported the latest progress to Smiling Li with some worry.

"You can make up your own mind about this matter!" Smiling Li waved his hand to stop his shopkeeper from disturbing, waved his hand and retreated to the other party, sat under the window eaves, looked at the thick clouds, and thought about how long the rain would last, and what he could use this time to prepare.

Since thinking about it for a night that night, Smiling Li estimated that although he had offended the boss of the Flower Skin Army, judging from the other party's behavior that he had never done anything to himself, there was still room for maneuver in this matter, but for the sake of safety, Smiling Li still decided to load the grain that was going to be transported to the east this year in advance, so as not to cause huge losses after the arrival of those chaotic people. And such a move, as the largest chamber of commerce in Liuzhou City, such a move naturally can't hide from the peers, so everyone has taken action, hired a ship to prepare the volume, and for a time the price of Liba, who moved the goods, and the price of the ship has doubled a lot.

"Alas...... I hope I didn't make a mistake in this step. ”

Sighing, Smiling Li no longer looks to the sky for rain, compared with counting on God, Smiling Li hopes that the few tricks he prepared to repair the relationship can work, after the first two setbacks, Smiling Li finally understood one thing, that is, don't rely too much on the power of the government, those people are even more unreliable than **unscrupulous**. And don't always put yourself on top of each other and look like you're sure of each other, who knows when the other party will be so strong that you can only look up...... (To be continued.) )