Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Eve of the Great War
Because Wu Niu had a ghost mentality, he hurriedly used a smile to cover the uneasiness in his heart, and said with a smile: "Brother Jie is back." β
"Hmm." Wu Jie nodded, got up and walked into the courtyard.
Wu Niu cautiously poked his head out of the door, then closed the door and walked in.
After the two entered the living room, Wu Jie sat straight on the main seat, while Wu Niu knelt in the position where Liu Gui was originally sitting.
After sitting down with each other, Wu Jie looked at Wu Niu, who looked cautious, and said, "Has the surname Liu talked to you?" β
"It's been discussed. And the price was finalized, a full twenty gold. Here is the hardware deposit. Wu Niu's expression was still cautious, and he took out the money bag from his arms and handed it to Wu Jie.
At this moment, there is no emptiness in the heart after just hiding the hardware.
After Wu Jie took the money, he opened the bag and took a look, and then threw it to Wu Niu. Said lightly: "Take it and give it to the people in the village." β
"All of them for the people?" Wu Niu was a little puzzled.
According to his idea, the people just sent it away. Even if you give some copper coins, you can make those people happy for a long time.
"Don't worry about the little money, we've saved a lot over the years. Just in case, when we finished this transaction, we abandoned this shabby place and settled in Jingzhou, and lived a comfortable and leisurely life from then on. Wu Jie glanced at Wu Niu lightly and said softly.
Although it was just a faint gaze, it made Wu Niu tremble, but he cared more about Wu Jie's words.
"Settle in Jingzhou?" Wu Niu's eyes lit up.
It is no wonder that Wu Niu's eyes are shining, and the most ideal settlement in the late Han Dynasty at this time is naturally in the prosperous and war-free Jingzhou.
"Yes, it's Liu Biao's land of Jingzhou." Wu Jie said softly.
After Wu Jie finished speaking, he didn't pay attention to Wu Niu on the side. Instead, he looked up and looked outside, thinking in his heart, thirty carts of grain and grass, and Li Xiong would naturally give himself a return of one percent at that time.
Plus the savings of these years. If you move around, it should be enough for you to leave this place where birds don't poop and live a carefree life in the prosperous land of Jingzhou.
Early the next morning.
The people in the village did not go to farm as usual, but waited outside the tent in unison. However, the faces of the people were not depressed, but with a little joy.
After all, they are not Wu Jie and Wu Niu's disciples, and they don't think so far in their hearts, they just want to live.
Early in the morning, Wu Niu didn't discount Wu Jie's words, and gave them all the money for the entire hardware, which was almost equal to the income of the entire village for a month. In this way, the villagers are naturally happy.
Naturally, there is Wu Jie waiting here, after all, he is the head of this village.
However, at this moment, Wu Jie's face was not as happy as the people in the village, but looked up at the sky from time to time, and his expression was a little uncertain.
The appointment was almost over, but they didn't see Liu Gui and they put away the tent and move forward.
"Go and ask the owner of the caravan if you want to leave today." Wu Jie commanded Wu Niu next to him in a low voice.
"Yes. These people are really walking so slowly, and they are really not people who do big things. Wu Niu was also a little anxious to wait, and immediately nodded and complained when he heard this.
However, before Wu Niu could go over to ask, a rapid sound of horses' hooves sounded, but it was Liu Gui who came on horseback.
"Brother Jie, that man is the owner of the caravan." Wu Niu glanced at it and immediately whispered to Wu Jie.
"The master of the caravan?" A trace of calmness flashed in Wu Jie's eyes, he took a few steps forward, and hugged his fists and said, "I wonder when Mr. Liu's caravan will leave?" β
Liu Gui grabbed the reins of the horse and glanced at Wu Jie. I felt that the face was raw, so I didn't answer.
"This is our village head, and because of something last night, we didn't discuss with Mr. Liu in person." Seeing this, Wu Niu next to him hurriedly spoke up.
"Oh, it turns out that you are the disrespectful and disrespectful village chief of Wu." Liu Gui raised his fist quietly and saluted.
After a pause, Liu Gui said again: "I am here to inform the village chief that my caravan is ready and ready to set off." β
"Haha, no problem, let's go now." Wu Niu said excitedly
But a moment later, the horn of the camp sounded, and Liu Ye and the others set off with the grain and grass that were urgently needed in this troubled world.
Inside the Jade Mountain
One thousand of the three thousand bandits were holding their weapons with excited expressions. Occasionally, there is a greedy glint in someone's eyes.
A sharpening of the breath of the knife.
Yesterday, I got the information that I was going out of the mountains to loot today, and the bandits were naturally gearing up.
But inside Li Xiong's house, there was a different atmosphere.
Li Xiong sat on the main seat, wearing a black military uniform, with a short knife straddling his waist, and his expression was gloomy.
"They're leaving?" While speaking, Li Xiong's hand was faintly pressed on the handle of the knife on his waist, and his expression was even colder.
"Back to the chief, just now there was news from the brothers that they have already set out." The little leader standing in his hand immediately replied respectfully when he heard this
"Well, that's good, bring me the map," Li Xiong said
"The little ones are already ready." After finishing speaking, he took out a map from his arms and handed it to Li Xiong
The map is very large, and on top is a map of the mountains and rivers near Yushan. Some villages, roads, and woods are clearly visible.
"Chief, here it is. If they dare to underestimate us, they will have to bear the consequences. The little leader was obviously familiar with his surroundings, and he quickly pointed out a place on the map, pressed his hand heavily on it, and said.
Li Xiong looked at it fixedly, and this place was the road that the caravan would definitely pass through when it was marching. On one side is the river and on the other is the forest. It belongs to the place where there is no village in front of the village and no store in the back, and it can be used as a sneak attack.
Li Xiong, who had been the leader for many years, was very familiar with this kind of ambush warfare, and just a glance at it knew that this place was an excellent ambush place.
"Chief, we just need to go down the river, quietly ambush in the forest, and wait for the caravan to enter here, then we can cover the army and kill them, and then we can easily get those thirty carts of precious grain and grass." The little boss explained his plan in great detail, and then quietly waited for Li Xiong's decision.
"Yes, just do as you say." He couldn't find fault with the ambush location chosen by the little leader, so he nodded and agreed to the plan immediately.
Since the leader Li Xiong had made a decision, the entire Yushan was immediately running at full strength.
Li Xiong put on a pair of robbed battle armor, equipped with a long sword, and held a spear. With a thousand sturdy bandits, in addition to the mountain gate, they were ready to ambush Liu Gui, the fat sheepγγγγγγ