Du Yuan swallowed his saliva and was the first to say, "We can go down the mountain immediately." As long as it reaches our territory, even if the people of the White Lotus Sect come, they can deal with it. Here we are passive and have no reinforcements, and there is no food, so we really can't hold on. ”

Boss Chen immediately replied, "No, our mission is to find treasures. Even if you can't find the treasure, you can't give up the territory you are stationed in. Isn't it the same as giving up the treasures here and inside to the White Lotus Sect when we leave? I can't do that, and I won't do it. "Boss Chen is such a temper, not only straightforward but also stubborn, with a unique plot for soldiers.

Fan Lao Er frowned and said, "If we keep it, how can we keep it?" By what guard? Where are the people? Where are the weapons? Where is the grain? Relying on the words of a few of us, it is impossible to hold it even if we are tired. I mean find reinforcements, send people out and ask for help. Otherwise, it is better to give up here and bring enough men and equipment to start again. ”

Boss Chen glared at Fan Lao Er angrily and said to him, "You coward, you should go." Lao Tzu is a Jinyi guard, a member of the most elite army of the Ming Dynasty. Only I died on the battlefield, and I didn't have the greed for life and fear of death and ran away. I'm going to stay here and see which of the White Lotus Sect's masters can step over my corpse and go in search of the treasure. ”

Fan Lao Er was a little impatient, he looked at Qin Tai, hoping that Qin Tai would make a decision. Qin Tai also knew that Fan Lao Er might make some small conflicts when he was fine, but he definitely didn't dare to make a mistake in this kind of thing. If Jin Yiwei's family rules are very heavy, if Fan Lao Er destroys the plan of the commander, even the king of heaven will not be able to save him. It's just that he doesn't want to make senseless sacrifices, so he wants to retreat. Qin Tai said: "Although we are very difficult now, it is not that there is no chance at all. The poor quality of the soldiers can be trained, and this matter is handed over to Zhan Xiaoxiao and Chen Boss. You must train a group of qualified soldiers in the shortest possible time. The main thing is for them to learn defense and the use of weapons. Food is also important, but I know that there is an herb that can be used to detoxify or to be eaten as a wild vegetable. I will take some people to collect it and see if I can detoxify the food, and even if I can't, I can eat it as a wild vegetable. Fan Laoer, you are the best one of us here. I have entrusted you with the task of calling for help, and you must bring reinforcements to support us in the shortest possible time. Whether it is the Jinyi Guard or the local army, as long as it can be transferred, try to transfer it as much as possible. This is the name of Mr. Zhang Juzheng, which was given by Mrs. Zhang Juzheng when I left the capital. You can take it to any yamen to transfer troops, and you don't have to be limited to one brocade guard. We wait for you to come to save us, and after completing the mission, I will give you the first credit. ”

Qin Tai's approach not only gave Fan Lao Er trust, but also gave Fan Lao Er a chance. The first credit originally belonged to the commander of the team, that is, Qin Tai alone. If the treasure is found, Jinyiwei and the imperial court will not be too stingy, at least they will give a large sum of money. Qin Tai has already spoken out, everyone has heard it, Qin Tai will not admit it afterwards. Fan Lao Er has made meritorious contributions and made a fortune, and has done a good job in internal relations, of course he will go all out. Qin Tai knew that people like Fan Lao Er were not only not easy to die, but also burst out with unexpected abilities for their own interests. He really hoped that Fan Lao Er could arrive here with reinforcements earlier.

Qin Tai dragged Du Yuan to take stock of the substances, which was the last thing Du Yuan wanted to do. Which commander does not embezzle a little military spending? When he was about to set off, Du Yuan had just embezzled a sum of money and thought that he was unaware. Unexpectedly, his superiors asked him to immediately take the soldiers to change the guard, which almost scared him to death. Fortunately, things are more urgent, and he has already lost most of the materials on the grounds of taking away the supplies. After coming here, due to his poor management, some weapons were destroyed, some equipment could not be used, and some grain became moldy and spoiled. He thought that there was no one to supervise him, so he disposed of these things, and at the same time transferred some supplies away. Unexpectedly, Qin Tai had to count the materials as soon as possible, and he dragged him to count them together, which made Du Yuan really embarrassed.

After two hours of counting, Qin Tai's face became worse and worse. Zhan Xiaoxiao just came in, and when she saw her husband Qin Tai with a wrong face, she knew that something was wrong. Zhan Xiaoxiao came over to look at Du Yuan, who didn't dare to speak, and Qin Tai had no choice but to speak. "There are no general supplies for the army either. Not only is there no food, but even supplies are running out. There were not enough clothes on the soldiers' bodies, and it was almost autumn, and there were no jackets. What should I do if it's cold at night? This is a mountainous area, with a large temperature difference between day and night, and it is colder than outside at night. Now the soldiers can't stand it anymore, what if it gets colder and colder in a few days? This Chief Du is good, when he came, he disliked the thick clothes that were too heavy and didn't bring them, and some of the clothes he brought were bitten by rats. Even if it is broken, it can be repaired, but he has lost all of them. The weapons are even better, except for some in the hands of the soldiers, the other weapons are either lost or reported damaged, and there is not a single heavy weapon left. He said it himself, and on the way here, he sold it to some people he didn't know in exchange for some meat. This meat has long been eaten into everyone's stomach. Without the cover of large weapons, how can we guard the main road? How do we hold on? I don't know if I don't check the accounts, it turns out that this Lord Du Yuandu has received half a year's money and food. But the soldiers were never paid, and all the money was gone. If you want food, you don't have food, you want equipment, you want medicine, you don't have medicine, there's nothing here. You don't have to wait for the people of the White Lotus Sect to come and kill you, as long as you are surrounded, it won't be long before you starve to death. This is the reason why the people of the White Lotus Sect don't attack, as long as they surround you, there is no news, and you can't wait for reinforcements, you will only have a dead end. ”

Du Yuan was really afraid, not only was he afraid that the people of the White Lotus Sect would come in, but he was also worried that if these things were exposed, the soldiers would beat them to death. If he had known that this would be the case, he would never have taken half a year's money and food from everyone, let alone sold out everything he could sell on the road. In doing so, he not only violated national law and military regulations, but also offended all his subordinates. There is no need to wait for the people of the imperial court to kill him, and the people of the White Lotus Sect do not need to, their subordinates alone will bite him to death, just like those corpses a few days ago. Thinking that he would die without a corpse and be a seed in someone else's belly, Du Yuan really didn't want to live.

Fan Lao Er took advantage of the fact that everyone hadn't reacted yet, and it was too late to kill the horse. Immediately rushed down, eating the dry food he had with him, and immediately rode down the mountain. The first is because this matter is too urgent to be delayed any longer. The second is because he is afraid that the soldiers will find everyone's horses, and the hungry people will rush up to kill the horses and eat them. The third is because he is afraid that the little dry food on his body will be robbed by everyone. Fan Lao Er has a bad habit of "eating alone", and likes to pay attention to some delicious things and enjoy them alone in the dead of night. Maybe it's because I've been threatened with hunger, or maybe it's a personal preference, anyway, Fan Lao Er will always hide something. Although everyone ate similar things along the way, Fan Laoer, who had become accustomed to it, still intercepted some of the food. These things are usually not noticed, and even if they do, no one cares about anything. But now the situation here is too serious for anyone to withhold or "eat alone". Otherwise, there will be chaos and even bloodshed. For the sake of fairness, in order to appease everyone, any leader will act like sharing weal and woe with everyone, not to mention that the person who leads the team is Qin Tai, who is famous for his fairness. Fan Lao Er couldn't let everyone know that he had extra dry food, and he couldn't let the soldiers target him. It doesn't matter if you bully a few big-headed soldiers in peacetime, now there will be a war at any time, and you must not offend the soldiers. If the soldiers are against them, they will be framed and abandoned by everyone at any time. On the battlefield, if you are not afraid of the enemy's strength, you are afraid that your comrades will abandon you, this is the most terrible thing. Fan Lao Er is not a rookie, and he has also done this kind of thing of abandoning his comrades, so he doesn't dare to experience it himself. Therefore, while completing the task as soon as possible, he must try to preserve his strength and not offend everyone. There is a reason to eat all the dry food, because he has to go down the mountain to move the rescue soldiers, which is something that no one wants to do, so he eats some of the dry food he brought, even if everyone sees it, no one will say anything. There is only such an opportunity, and there is only this reason, if he misses it, not only will he not be forgiven by everyone, but he will also be tortured to death by everyone on the spot. So Fan Lao Er ate desperately, and there was still a thought in his heart, "Even if you die, you have to be a full ghost." You must not give your own things to these big-headed soldiers to eat. ”

Just as Fan Lao Er was desperately eating, and then rushed over to protect his horse, Qin Tai and several others had already split up. Fan Lao Er also knew that he couldn't stay any longer, because the smell of dry food on his body had already attracted everyone's attention. Fan Lao Er was also worried that he would be surrounded by everyone and even eat alive, so he said while getting on the horse: "Get out of the way, get out of the way." I was ordered to go down the mountain to bring the reinforcements, even if I died. Brothers, hold on for a few more days. I will definitely come back, and when the time comes, not only will you not have to worry about running out of food, but you will be able to go home alive to see your wife and children. Don't stop me, the sooner I leave, the sooner I can come back. If I can't come back, my brothers have to hold on. We are the army of the imperial court, and we cannot disgrace the imperial court. ”