The cold wind is howling in the village, and the snowflakes in the sky are getting bigger and denser, and hundreds of villagers are standing silently in the wind and snow, surrounded by soldiers in military robes and holding knives in their hands.

But the actual situation is completely different, after Lu Chuan finished shouting, he saw that the villagers still cowered and did not dare to step forward, and did not feel that there was anything wrong with his group, but only felt that the township was too strong and vicious, and repeated the previous words.

"From which household will bring back the raw sheep in the house? If you are worried that this thief will be investigated afterwards, let him be beheaded here today, and use this thief to correct my military order! ”

"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"

Seeing that the villagers just didn't dare to move, Lu Chuan simply jumped off the earthen wall, put the blade on the neck of the trembling clan elder, and said viciously.

"Misunderstanding, this is a misunderstanding...... The general is slow, the folks present are all members of our Zhang clan, and the elders under the knife are the clan elders! The clan elder and he didn't extort relatives, but he was afraid that the general would wait for the wind and snow to hurry, or because of the crime of inconsiderate welcome, so he moved out of the clan to give birth to sheep......"

Finally, a Zhuang man had the courage to step forward and shouted to explain, although he didn't believe that any official army could be so disciplined and innocent of Minqiu, but in this case, it was better to save the clan elders first and then talk about anything else.

Lu Chuan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then pointed at the other villagers and asked, and the answer was much the same, so he felt a little embarrassed, and then he lowered his head to look at the clan elder whose hands and feet were frozen and scolded: "Since this is the case, why didn't you say it before?" ”

The old man was also a little aggrieved after hearing this, as if you didn't give me a chance to defend myself.

He still didn't dare to say this, but lowered his head and said in a trembling voice: "What the general said is true? Do you really need the villagers to prepare food and entertainment? ”

"Hot soup is still needed, but other food ingredients don't have to be provided by the township. It turned out to be a misunderstanding, which disturbed the owner and the villagers, sorry. ”

Lu Chuan used to be a native of Beizhou Township, and he also knew that these villagers lived like frightened birds under the double oppression of soldiers and bandits, and since the misunderstanding was resolved, he was no longer domineering, hugged his fists and apologized, and then asked his subordinates to send a banner to show everyone: "The former officers and soldiers may not be sympathetic to the villagers, but I wait for Li Dadu to be different from the subordinates.

Look for this mountain flag, but anyone who waives this flag and crosses the border and disturbs and infringes on the villagers, go straight to the south of the water bureau to complain, Governor Li will not only not punish you, but will also reward the villagers for the power of the ears and eyes of the inspector of military discipline! The mountain flag crosses, the cane of the person who tramples on the field and seedlings, and the person who extorts materials will be punished! ”

When the villagers heard this, the crowd suddenly erupted in thunderous applause, which lasted for a long time, and the old man of the clan was also so excited that he burst into tears, and he hugged his fists again and again...... I have really lived in the years of Jiazi, and I have never seen such a righteous officer and soldier! ”

"In the future, it will be common to see it, Li Dadu supervises both sides of the Luoshui River, and his subordinates often wander around the east and west villages, and they don't disturb people! The villagers have returned to their own homes, and we will also have a meal and rest. ”

Lu Chuan was also full of pride in proclaiming the military order of the Metropolitan Governor, and to be honest, he didn't understand why the Metropolitan Governor made such a self-binding military order at first.

He used to be the commander of the township regiment, he also lived in seclusion in the township, and he was slaughtered by thieves and Hu, but he only felt that the weak eat the strong, the world is like this, and he is about to put life and death out of the way with armor and a knife, and if the control is too strict, it may make morale sluggish.

But when he saw these villagers dancing and admiring each other, he also felt a sense of satisfaction and pride in his heart, and the pleasure of life was not only bullying the weak. It is also a joy to see the heartfelt recognition and admiration of others.

They found a few empty houses on the outskirts of the village to live in, and sent a few people to report the situation, and still packed up the earthen stove under the shed, the old man had already brought a few strong men into the village, and sent a lot of dry firewood, clean water, and a jar of pickles, two dried meats, and several buckets of corn.

"The general and others are here to eliminate harm to the township, braving the wind, snow and cold, although our villagers are poor and stingy, but they are not all without righteousness. Although these food ingredients are simple, please accept them and comfort your stomach! ”

The old man stepped forward, waved his hand and asked Zhuang Ding to carry the materials into the house.

Lu Chuan raised his hand to stop it and said with a smile: "I misunderstood that I disturbed the owner of the village before, but you can't know that the military order still tempts me to commit a crime." What's more, your food may not be as delicious as ours. We and other soldiers have their own support, and we don't work for you and other envoys. Although I borrow the place, I have limited food to carry, and I will not invite you villagers to share! ”

As he spoke, he pushed the villagers out of the courtyard again, drew his knife and cut the grain cakes into the boiling water, and after cooking for a while, the cakes had completely melted and turned into a large pot of sticky porridge, and the group gathered around the stove to divide and sip food.

The old man stood outside the fence, looking at the picture of the soldiers eating and drinking around the stove, suddenly blinked, raised his hand to wipe the snowflakes that fell in his eye sockets, took a deep breath and sighed: "I have lived for a long time, I can see any kind of monster!" Regardless of whether it is an official or a bandit, but anyone who is strong and has a knife in his hand, when has he ever seen such a good person and refuses to deceive others? ”

He raised his hand, rubbed his old face a few times, and motioned for the villagers to leave, and when he returned to his house and sat down, he was silent for a while, and then said to a villager: "Go, inform the stone slaves, come back, come back tomorrow!"

Although I don't see what the demeanor of the governor of Li Dadu is, his family soldiers are like this, I think he should be a benevolent official who can sympathize with all lovers, maybe this is where my family's vitality lies. It is difficult for the sons and daughters to return home, and it is also hard to hide and wander outside......"

Not to mention that a few Zhuang people braved the wind and snow to go out quietly, after Lu Chuan and the others finished eating, they finished feeding the horses, and then assigned a vigil watchpost, and then they each set up their felt furs to sleep and rest.

In the middle of the night, the night watchman suddenly sounded a siren, approached Lu Chuan and whispered: "Team leader, there are nearly 100 people coming here outside the village!" ”

"Get up, get up!"

When Lu Chuan heard this, he fell asleep, and when the soldiers were still hurriedly dressing, he had already carried his saber in his hand, bent down and went out, and when he reached the gate of the village, by the light of the snow, he saw that there were indeed a hundred and ten people entering the village.

"Could it be the remnants of the Longzhou bandits, or other bandits?"

He muttered to himself, and even though he arranged for the soldiers to divide the shelter in the village, he did not forget to let people inform the owner of the village, so that he could summon the villagers to guard against the bandits.

The bandits outside the village were obviously quite familiar with this environment, and they were scattered in the shade, but the speed of their progress was not slow, and if it were not for the vigilance of the night watchmen to detect it early, and looking at the sneaking posture of these people, I was afraid that they would have been able to sneak into the village quietly.

The wind and snow are cold, and it is not suitable for the use of bows, Lu Chuan and the others have hidden their blades under their armpits, and they will jump up and kill when the other party is approaching. But when they were still a few feet away from each other, there was a sudden noise in the village, which immediately alerted the enemy who was sneaking closer, and even a dozen or so people no longer hiding, rushed straight into the village.

"Death to the dog thief!"

Seeing this, Lu Chuan shouted sharply, jumped up from under the low wall, and slashed at a bandit who rushed to the front with a knife.

The bandit was tall, holding a hardwood staff as thick as an arm, and when he saw Lu Chuan jumping out, his expression was also shocked, and he hurriedly responded to the enemy but did not move slowly, his legs kicked back, his body swept backwards, and the stick he picked up swept straight towards Lu Chuan's face.

Lu Chuan suddenly sank, and after landing, the blade was slashed forward, and if this knife was solid, the bandit in front of him could be directly disemboweled.

The bandit's big arm was retracted, the long stick stopped in front of him, and even the person with the stick was cut down by Lu Chuan, and fell heavily in the snow, the left and right pawns rushed forward, and the tip of the knife was about to pierce the ribs, but the person was like a snake swimming on the ground, and his strong body showed extraordinary flexibility, avoiding the blade in a slight, and the staff in his hand jumped up steeply, and pulled the distance between each other against Lu Chuan's chest.

Lu Chuan snorted, raised his left hand and clenched the long staff and pulled it sideways, the bandit who had just stood steady from the ground didn't move at all, and couldn't help but whisper: "The thief has good arm strength!" ”

"Enough to kill you!"

The bandit snorted coldly, raised one arm and accurately grabbed the back of the knife that slashed sideways, but he was also led by Lu Chuan and swooped forward involuntarily, and the other hand of the long staff had been taken off, and he saw the blade crackling straight to his left shoulder, and when he couldn't do anything, he collapsed his shoulders and lowered his waist and swung his head to fly over, but he was not afraid of death and crashed into Lu Chuan and roared: "Thief, what happened to the Zhuang people?" ”

This bandit's fighting skills are very exquisite, Lu Chuan and other soldiers who are accustomed to fighting on the battlefield feel quite passive when they fight in close quarters, Lu Chuan is about to be stabbed to death by a collision, but when he hears this roar, the movement is slow, and the blade of the knife that has not had time to turn straight to the person is thrown a few feet away, and then he asks: "Who is the thief?" ”

"Be merciful under the knife, don't hurt ......"

The village resounded with the hoarse shouts of the old clan, and dozens of Zhuang people also rushed towards it in an uproar.

"Third uncle, are you still there?"

The bandit who was whipped away by Lu Chuan's knife heard this shout and immediately responded in surprise.

"How dare you offend the righteous teacher, quickly kneel down and beg for mercy! Don't you want to come back tomorrow morning, who will pretend to be a ghost late at night? ”

The old man of the clan looked angry, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he found that there were no casualties when he got closer, and then said to Lu Chuan again and again: "Please forgive the general, please forgive the sin!" These are the sons and daughters of the household, because the clansmen saw the big families in the evil township in the old years, and they were afraid of persecution, so they let the sons and daughters pretend to be taken away by bandits and hide outside......"

After the old man of this clan, Lu Chuan gradually understood that it was another misunderstanding. The bandit who fought with him turned out to be the son of this Zhuang, and the messenger did not make it clear that he suspected that his people were persecuted by the thugs, so he wanted to take revenge by touching him at night.

The young man named Zhang Shinu was not defeated because he fought with Lu Chuan and others, and there was still a bit of arrogance in his eyes.

But when Lu Chuan beckoned the armor soldiers lying in various places to appear, a cold sweat broke out on his back, fortunately, he was in a hurry to enter here first, with his vigorous hand to support for a while, if he stepped into this encirclement with his companions behind him, he might be able to fight for a while, but the other companions were probably going to be wiped out.

Only then did he obey the order of the clan elder, and knelt on the ground with a plop, but before he could open his mouth and bow his head, he saw the blood splattered on the ground at the tiger's mouth, and he did not dare to underestimate Lu Chuan, who had fought several times: "The general is really brave and healthy, and the people are stupid and don't know how to ......."