Drops of rain fell from the sky and fell on the parched earth......

If this scene is placed in the south of the Yanyu River, coupled with a few ticks, it may be a scene full of poetic feelings. But in front of this desolate and miserable little village, between a group of ragged refugees and a group of bandits, the light rain spilled down, slowly moistening the already dead land, it seemed a little bleak.

The villagers didn't speak, but Zhu Yuanzhang saw the word "refuse" from their faces, eyes, and slightly trembling legs, and less than a pillar of incense time ago, they were still willing to join the cottage, but at this time, they were no longer willing!

It's raining! This year may be a good year, and perhaps the seeds planted will blossom and bear fruit...... At that time, these poor people can sow crops again, and then give most of them to the government, and then they can continue to live a poor but happy life, and they do not need to be thieves anymore, but can say to others openly: "I am innocent, and my ancestors have been ......farmers for three generations."

As long as they have a chance to live, they will not take risks and embark on the road of no return to rebellion.

But they are a little scared now, because they just agreed to join the cottage, and if they regret it now, will the mountain king in front of them kill them all?

The uneasiness spread among the villagers, and several people even muttered in a very small voice: "It's all to blame on the village chief, he has to agree to vote for some thief, and now it's raining, do you regret it?" I just don't know if it's too late to regret it now......"

"It's definitely too late......"

"If you regret not following these bandits now, you will definitely kill the king of the mountain......"

The villagers were quite pessimistic, the joy of the raindrops on their faces was swallowed up by fear, and everyone stared at Zhu Yuanzhang with uneasy eyes, wanting to see what kind of expression he would have.

It's a pity that Zhu Yuanzhang has no expression on his face, not angry, not happy, not sad...... There was not a trace of mood swings, and the villagers had to wait anxiously for him to speak.

Zhu Yuanzhang's hand was slowly raised, brushing in front of the eyes of this group of villagers, as if driving something: "Go back!" My cottage doesn't need you...... You'd better go home and farm. ”

"Huh?" The villagers exclaimed in surprise, with three points of surprise and seven points of disbelief. That's great! This mountain king took the initiative not to let us, this can't be regarded as a break in our promise! The young villagers were so happy that they almost jumped up, and only the village chief, who was old enough to be involved in the accident, bowed deeply to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Eight-year-old Zhu Bawang, you ...... Really a nice guy...... Little Old Man...... Thank you for your kindness......"

"Don't thank me, I don't want you, it's not you who regret it." Zhu Yuanzhang flicked his hand.

"Yes!" With complicated feelings in the eyes of the old village chief, he bowed up from the ground, saluted Zhu Yuanzhang again, and then retreated back to the village with the villagers.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at this poor village and sighed in his heart, he didn't blame these villagers for going back on their word. He has experienced the ups and downs of a lifetime, and knows the subtleties of the human heart better than everyone else, and if he kills these villagers in a fit of anger, it will not bring him any benefit, but will give him a reputation for being cruel and unkind. Or he forcibly swept these villagers into the cottage, but the people who got them couldn't get their hearts, such subordinates, don't do it!

What he is worried about now is not the hundreds of villagers in front of him, but the people who are left behind in the cottage, what will happen if they suddenly encounter such a rain? And he also has to worry about the army behind him, do they have the heart to leave?

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't dare to have the slightest hesitation, waved his hand and pointed in the direction of Huanglong Mountain, and said in a deep voice: "Collect the army, go back to the mountain!" The operation was cancelled. ”

"We're just out of the mountain, and we're going back right away? I haven't received my taxes yet! Ma Xiaotian shouted.

"Tax collection is a small matter, and a stable cottage is a big matter, go!" Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and left.

As soon as he turned around, the army behind him immediately began to look strange, Ma Xiaotian and more than 30 other henchmen followed him without hesitation, Miao Mei and more than 200 outlaws under him also followed without hesitation, and 600 veterans also turned around neatly. Only the last six hundred recruits were followed by a slight upheaval.

After Zhu Yuanzhang incorporated them into the cottage, after simple training, he brought them out for training, and wanted to use the way of veterans leading new recruits to promote them to become capable warriors.

Obviously, this rain also shook their minds, making them a little hesitant, should they follow Zhu Bugs back to the cottage? Or can you disarm and return to the field, and you can live a good life?

Zhu Yuanzhang said loudly: "If you want to go home, take off the weapons, shields, bows and arrows, and armor I issued to you and put them on the ground, and then you can leave, I will not stop you, but if you want to take away the things I sent you, you will be killed!" ”

......Nearly 100 spears and shields fell to the ground, and nearly 100 recruits took off their armor at a rapid speed, put them on the ground, and then ran away.

"Miao Mei, let your people pick up these things!" Zhu Yuanzhang didn't look at those who ran away.

"Brother Zhu, these guys are simply white-eyed wolves, have we fed them for nothing?" Miao Mei was a little angry.

"Forget it, those who flee today will regret it in the future, and if I kill them now, won't they not even taste regret." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said, "Go!" ”

The army began to hurry back to the mountain! The raindrops are still falling, and they're getting heavier and heavier, and it's not a problem to keep going on and on. The dry muddy ground became slippery when it was moistened by the rain, and the soldiers had not walked on such ground for many years, and several of them slipped and fell to the ground, falling all over the mud.

Usually, if someone falls, they usually curse two sentences: **, into your mother's swear words. But this time it was different, the person who fell actually grinned and smeared the wet mud on his face, and apparently, no one hated the rain.

"Zhu Bugs...... You said that the generalissimo's side, will he collect troops? Ma Xiaotian asked.

"Hmm...... I think so! Zhu Yuanzhang said seriously: "If it rains, he doesn't know how to collect troops and return to the mountain, but wants to forcibly attack to collect taxes, I can only treat him as a fool." ”

"Hmm...... I occasionally think he's a bit silly! Ma Xiaotian smiled bitterly: "Especially when bragging." ”

In short, with all kinds of chaotic emotions, Zhu Yuanzhang's army returned to Huanglong Mountain as quickly as possible. It had rained in the mountains, too, and the trails had become muddy and difficult to navigate, and many of the rocks had become slippery, and the listless leaves and flowers were now raising their heads and stretching their branches and leaves as far as they could, as if they wanted the rain to take care of them a little more.

When Zhu Yuanzhang's army was not far from the cottage, it ran into another army led by Xu Renjie......

"Brother Zhu! Not long after I entered Yichuan, it suddenly rained in the sky...... I was so frightened that I quickly withdrew, and I didn't do what you asked me to collect taxes. As soon as Xu Renjie saw Zhu Yuanzhang, he said this sentence.

"Hmm." Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Xu Renjie with satisfaction, and slapped him on the shoulder: "Withdraw decisively, do a good job, I haven't taught you in vain for the past few years." ”

"But...... More than a hundred brothers have left the team. Wang Er flashed behind Xu Renjie, and said angrily: "I want to force them to stay, but the generalissimo said that these people can't be retained, so he won't let me stay...... I had to watch them go. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and praised Xu Renjie again: "Good place!" If you have such a judgment, it can be seen that you have become a general who can take charge on your own, and I can let you lead the army with more confidence in the future. ”

Xu Renjie was complimented, but there was no joy on his face: "I don't know what the situation is on the cottage side?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "There should be no problem over there in the cottage, Desperate Saburo is a person who has died once, and when dealing with such a thing, I believe he can also do it well." ”

The two returned to the village together.

After walking a lot of slippery mountain roads, the main village, wrapped in a lofty mountain range, finally appeared in front of him.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at it from a distance, only to see that the gate of the main village was tightly closed, a team of neatly draped soldiers, soldiers who were waiting for the battle were guarding the various defense points on the cottage, and soldiers were stationed on the arrow tower, sentry tower, and god arm crossbow platform, and the entire cottage seemed to have entered a state of combat readiness.

The sub-village on the hill next to it also looks like a great enemy!

Seeing this scene, Zhu Yuanzhang breathed a sigh of relief: "Desperately San Lang did a good job!" It seems that the cottage is quite stable. ”

Ma Xiaotian obviously didn't understand a little again: "The cottage has entered a state of combat readiness, it should not be a good thing, it means that there is chaos in the village, why are you relieved Brother Zhu?" ”

"Do you know who is the most dangerous when people's hearts are unstable?" Zhu Yuanzhang said seriously: "The most dangerous thing is the leader, they are very likely to be killed by their own people and sent to the government to invite merit." Therefore, once people's hearts are unstable, the first thing a good defensive general must do is to protect himself...... Defend the main village tightly, in case people with different intentions rise up to make trouble. ”

When Wang Er heard this, he couldn't help but turn his head and glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, when Zheng Yanfu's village rebelled, his subordinates wanted to kill him and send him to the government to invite merit, but it was Zhu Yuanzhang and Wang Er who rescued him, so he had the current desperate San Lang. The so-called eating a trench to grow a wisdom, desperately San Lang this time knows how to protect himself first, protect the village, and he has indeed grown a lot.

Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled lightly, and thought to himself: I lost my time in this rain, but the group of people under me has begun to grow up, whether it is Xu Renjie or Desperate Sanlang, they have not disappointed me. If you win people, what are you afraid of?