"General, I won't wait, who knows?" Yu Qian, the lieutenant present, was the first to express his position. The rest agreed.

"I'll restrain my men."

"Whoever betrays the general will not die well!" ……

"Thank you, brothers. Please, please, keep this secret for me, please! Gong Changyu clasped his fists with both hands.

"There is no impermeable wall in the world, and the human heart is unpredictable. If anyone leaks the slightest rumor, I will kill his whole family! Zhu Shuiqiang pulled out his musket.

"I brought these brothers from Wuyou City, I believe in them." Gong Changyu said with a smile, "Zhu Shuiqiang, sit down!" ”

"Yes, General." Zhu Shuiqiang sat down.

"Thank you, General, for your trust." When everyone saw this, they said in unison, and took out the broken silver and copper from their bodies, put them on the table, and in a short time they had gathered more than a hundred taels of silver.

Gong Changyu looked at the pile of silver on the copy, and was at a loss: "Let the brothers break the bank." Do you regret following me, a poor general? ”

"If there is a difficulty, we will never regret it!" Everyone clenched their fists and said in unison.

"I, Gong, have thanked you here." Gong Changyu also hugged his fists and returned with a military salute.

"General, you're welcome." Yu Qian said.

"That's fine. Yu Qian, Zhu Shuiqiang, listen to the order-" Gong Changyu said.

"The end will be." Yu Qian and Zhu Shuiqiang stood up.

"Take your fifty brothers, and go down to the mountain at once to buy farm tools, and there shall be no mistake." Gong Changyu ordered.

"Yes, General."

Yu Qian and Zhu Shuiqiang put away the silver and copper coins, then left the camp tent and led the troops down the mountain......

Gong Changyu led the reclamation team to the highest point of Lenghu Mountain after several days of reconnaissance, and he signaled everyone to stop advancing. Standing on the top of the mountain, he couldn't help but burst into tears, excitedly shouting: "I found it, I found it!" We are saved! ”

Everyone looked at it, only to see that there is an open terrain at the foot of the mountain, flat water grass land, there are thousands of hectares, a winding stream flows through the edge of the water meadow, the water flow is moderate, not big or small.

Gong Changyu ran to the stream from the top of the mountain, squatted down, and tasted a handful of stream water: Oh, this water is sweet and delicious!

Based on years of intuition, Gong Changyu concluded that this was a rare source of high-quality water for irrigation and drinking. He took out his sword, took some samples of soil in the water meadow, carefully inspected, the soil was black and shiny, with the experience of farming in the early years, Gong Changyu knew that the soil fertility was quite good, and it was very suitable for the growth of crops, especially millet, wheat, sorghum, and soybeans.

"The sky does not live up to me, this must be this, this is the land I am looking for, and the construction will start tomorrow!" So Gong Changyu wrapped the soil tightly with thatch, knocked three times on the water and grass, and then got up and led the team back to the camp.

When Gong Changyu returned to the tent with a group of people, it was getting late, and he vaguely saw the lights rising in his tent.

Without taking off his clothes and armor, he didn't have time to rest, Gong Changyu walked into the camp tent quickly, and at this time, Feng Jiao'er was standing in front of the marching battle map without saying a word, as if thinking about something.

"Jiao'er, do you look at my marching map ......?" Gong Changyu was very surprised.

"Old learner......" Feng Jiao'er interrupted Gong Changyu's words, "Wait!" Coming back in such a hurry, there must be a happy event. Let me guess. ”

"Did you kill a few blue wolf soldiers who don't know whether they are alive or dead?"

"Definitely."

"Or is the food coming again?"

"Definitely. Jiao'er only guessed half of it. ”

"Tell me, what a good thing?"

"Jiao'er, this is more important than the arrival of military rations, I have found a good place to farm. It is a treasure land of feng shui in the barren mountains and mountains, if the reclamation is successful, the annual grain output should be more than tens of thousands of quintals, which can alleviate the urgency of the lack of food for the soldiers of our Qinghe army. ”

"Yay!" Feng Jiao'er smiled and said, "I'll call this place Cold Lake Grange for the time being." Old learner, our army's military rations can't last long, and the Qingming Festival has passed, and the matter of land reclamation should not be delayed. ”

"I almost forgot about the big thing when I was happy, and the reclamation will start tomorrow!" Gong Changyu nodded.

"Yes, we'll start tomorrow." ……

Due to the shortage of farm tools, the advance team of land reclamation only selected 200 soldiers who had worked in the countryside before the war. They are all tiger-backed and dark-skinned, and Kaitian has absolutely nothing to say to them. With dry rations and packing on their backs, the advance team set off.

When we arrived at Cold Lake Grange, it was already noon. The sun was shining, and the soldiers ate some dry food on the spot, cut down trees, drained water, and cut grass, and worked in full swing in this swamp.

When they were thirsty, the soldiers drank directly from the stream; When you are tired, you sit on the black soil and rest. Time flies, and the sun is about to set in a flash.

The sunset reflected the western sky, and a flock of white gulls flew slowly from the southeast, chirping and wailing, as if to lament that their home was being eaten away by these uninvited guests.

When night fell, Gong Changyu gathered all the soldiers and said, "I can't go back today, so I'll camp at night." All the soldiers were divided into two teams, the team of 100 people was responsible for building the stove and the camp, and the rest went hunting with me, got some food, and filled my stomach. ”

Before they had finished speaking, there was a howling sound fifty paces away, and everyone followed the sound, and saw countless green lights flashing in the depths of the woods, and fifty or sixty wild wolves were howling at them.

"Damn, there's dinner delivered to your door, brothers, prepare guys!" Gong Changyu shouted loudly.

Gong Changyu put on a bow and arrow, aimed at the head wolf is arrow, the arrow passed through the head of the head wolf, and the head wolf immediately fell to the ground. The arrow flew into the eye of the wolf behind him. The wolf let out a howl of pain, and all the wild wolves immediately gathered around it.

Oh no, it must have hit the leader of the pack! Gong Changyu couldn't help but feel furious in his heart. It seems that if this wolf meat is to be obtained, there will be a fierce battle.

"Prepare bows and arrows, quick!"

The wolves went crazy and began to rush towards the crowd. Because he came to Kentian, he didn't bring many feathered arrows, and soon all the arrows ran out. The number of wild wolves in the wolf pack is still not decreasing, but is increasing.

"Draw your sword, draw your sword! Prepare the spears! "Gong Changyu ordered the soldiers. After a vicious fight, the corpses of wild wolves were everywhere on the ground, pierced by arrows, severed limbs, and decapitated...... He opened his mouth without breathing, grinning his fangs and panting, trying to struggle to his feet.

"It's bad, the wolf bit my neck......" Li Dayu at the front was pounced on the ground by a big black wolf and bit his neck fiercely.

Gong Changyu swung his sword and cut the black wolf into two pieces, quickly rescuing Li Dayu, but the wolf's head was still on his shoulder. It took a lot of effort for Gong Changyu to take off the wolf's head. The wolves in the distance, too, seemed to be tired, and they all sat on the ground, ready to launch the next round of attacks.

Li Dayu took Gong Changyu's hand and said weakly: "General, fire, fire, fire......" and then he no longer had the strength to say the second sentence.

Gong Changyu immediately understood, "Ignition, ignition, fire attack!" In an instant, the bonfire ignited, the flames rose into the air, and the wolves quickly retreated a few dozen steps when they saw the fire. It seems that Li Dayu's reminder was not wrong, and this trick really worked.

So Gong Changyu ordered all the soldiers to hold torches and weapons in their hands, and chased the wolves for three or four miles. They confronted the wolves for almost an hour, and the wolves had no leader, and they knew that if they continued to fight like this, they would be wiped out, and their children would be cut off.

Suddenly, a yellow and white wolf, raised its head and let out a long wail, slowly walked in the front, and the rest of the wild wolves quickly turned around and followed it towards the deeper part of the jungle.

Seeing the wolves retreating, Gong Changyu's tense nerves finally relaxed, it's over, it's over, it's over! Everyone took the torches, returned to the original place, and began to clean up the wolves one by one. One point, 100 heads.

"This is a gift from heaven! It's my emperor's blessing! Gong Changyu stood in the middle of the camp, picked up a glass of wine, said to the bright moon in the sky, and then spilled the wine on the ground......

That night, the soldiers set up the wild wolves they had killed and barbecued them, and while drinking wine, they were on guard. The strong smell of wolf meat filled the camp, and the campfires burned until dawn.

In order to prevent the wolves from attacking again, Gong Changyu ordered his staff member Zhu Shuiqiang to immediately repair a book, describing the situation and difficulties of reclamation to Jiang Changyi, and asking for additional manpower to be sent in case of emergency. At the same time, two messengers were dispatched, and after breakfast, they rode fast horses and sent messages in the direction of the base camp of the Jingnan Army in Jiangnan.

Although this place is far away from the blue wolf army, the mountains are high and deep, the jungle is dense, and the sky is hidden. Gong Changyu had a vague premonition that something more dangerous might happen.

So, he selected 100 strong and skilled men from among the soldiers who had been reclaimed as a garrison, and divided them into two groups to observe the nearby noises at any time; He also instructed the injured Li Dayu to stay in the camp to rest and wait for the injury to heal before joining the reclamation team.

The soldiers spent a sleepless night in the jungle, and they were all tired without closing their eyes all night. Gong Changyu decided to rest for half a day to recuperate, after all, clearing the wasteland is not a matter of one or two days.

After noon, the sergeant who was cooking reported to Gong Changyu that there was not much dry food, and he would run out of cooking if he could not last a few days.

What should I do? Gong Changyu forgot to say in his letter that as the supreme commander of reclamation, he should have taken this into account in advance. He punched him hard in the thigh, why did I forget about it?

It seems that there is no way to continue to open the fields today, and everyone is not very accustomed to the water and soil here, so it is better to fish in the swamp in the afternoon.

Except for the soldiers who were wounded in the battle with the wolves last night, everyone took off their armor and rushed to the water meadow shirtless.

I didn't expect that there are so many fish and shrimp here, and it is much easier to catch them than in the streams and canals around Rulin County and Wuyu County in Baocheng Province.

Fish, shrimp, and frogs were scurrying around in the water meadows, and shells were everywhere, and in a short time there were more than a dozen large bamboo baskets. One by one, the soldiers were ecstatic, and the more they chose, the more energetic they became.

"Oh, it's not good...... "One soldier cried out in pain, touching his calf, "I feel like I've been bitten by a snake." ”