When the rest of the people heard this, they couldn't believe their ears: "What? Even the elderly and children are not spared? Even people like Liu Jie, who are used to seeing life and death, are shocked.

Liu Gui said word by word: "It's all a good thing done by thieves" After saying these words, Liu Gui seemed to have collapsed, sat on the ground with his butt and didn't say a word.

At this moment, Liu Jie's eyes were wide with anger, like an enraged lion, he punched a thief who had surrendered before in the stomach, and roared angrily: "If it weren't for the fact that you have surrendered and done something, Lao Tzu would have slashed you with a knife." ”

The bandit was caught off guard and was knocked to the ground by Liu Jie. The mental damage was undoubtedly worse than the pain in his stomach, he cried out

"General, we are wronged, this kind of dehumanization is definitely not done by us. The one who can do this kind of thing is definitely done by Zhang Ba in this neighborhood. In the past, they were just a small force and were not taken seriously by us, and we couldn't imagine that they would do such a vicious thing, and they would do such an intolerable thing. ”

When the others heard this, they couldn't accept this fact, and their eyes widened like Liu Jie.

Liu Ye's face was calm and light, and his heart was also turning over the river and the sea and said secretly: "Zhang Ba, how great your sin is!" ”

Immediately, Liu Ye's gaze fell on the thief in front of him, and he sighed and asked, "Who is this Zhang Ba?" Explain his situation to me. ”

Liu Jie's anger gradually subsided, he looked at the crying thief in front of him, suddenly stepped forward and grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up. yelled at the bandit: "Deaf, don't tell us who Zhang Ba is, I'm going to destroy him." ”

Liu Gui saw Liu Jie's gaffe and hurriedly stepped forward to help the thief, and said to Liu Jie: "General Liu, General Liu can't be like this, presumably he doesn't know at all, and he is not with Zhang Ba, so he can't be blamed." After that, Liu Gui slapped the dirt off the thief's body and comforted him with kind words.

The bandit who came back to his senses glanced at the angry Liu Jie in fear and said tremblingly, "This Zhang Ba is a bandit near Shouchun, and his strength is not very strong, about three hundred people, and he was very afraid of us before." But I really can't imagine that they could do such a dehumanizing thing. I don't know exactly what's going on, so you might as well ask Mr. Liu. ”

Liu Gui saw that everyone was looking at him, so he added. "Originally, it was very common for them to come to rob things, but this time they had begun to rob a large number of women, and the people naturally couldn't bear it and rose up to resist, so Zhang Ba's gang naturally had some casualties.

In this way, it was completely angered by the bandits, and they became angry, so they began to kill people in a frenzy, killing one-twentieth of the people in Shouchun City, causing the family to basically wear linen and filial piety. If it weren't for the sake of coercing the people, replenishing the soldiers, and grabbing something next time, this thief would really likely leave the chickens and dogs slaughtered in Shouchun City behind.

After listening to Liu Gui's narration, Liu Ye sighed secretly: "No wonder the people of Shouchun City are full of lifelessness and indescribable despair. ”

Liu Ye was sighing to himself, and suddenly Liu Jie on the side angrily asked for help: "Military advisor, please send troops quickly, Lao Tzu wants to kill those bandits alive." ”

Liu Jie's temperament is like fire at the moment, where can he tolerate such a heinous thing, since the thieves dare to do such a thing, then this account will naturally fall on their heads.

At this time, Liu Jie's eyes were blood-red, and his eye sockets were cracked, but he looked like a hellish ghost, and even Liu Ye felt cold in his heart when he saw it.

Liu Ye couldn't help but persuade Liu Jie with some worry: "General Liu is angry, how can he calmly lead the troops?" I think it's better to let someone else go. ”

Hearing this, Liu Jie was suddenly anxious, and even knelt on the ground in public, pleading: "If you can't kill all the bandits with your own hands, how can Liu Jie survive in the world, and ask the military advisor to complete it." As he spoke, tears welled up.

Liu Ye was taken aback, seeing that Liu Jie was so determined, if he didn't let him go, he was afraid that he would regret it for the rest of his life.

For a while, Liu Ye was also in a dilemma, and his head was as big as a fight.

After a long time, Liu Ye finally spoke: "Since General Liu insists on going, then I won't stop it." ”

After a pause, he added: "But you must promise not to act rashly, and never joke with the life of the sergeant, do you understand?" Liu Ye's voice was full of words, especially the last sentence, which was almost shouted.

Liu Jie nodded solemnly, stood up violently and carried a big knife, turned around and went to gather his subordinates.

Maybe Liu Ye's words played a role, although Liu Jie was angry, he didn't act rashly. He did not immediately order the soldiers to leave, but told them to rest well, while ordering the scouts to go to find out the exact news of the bandits.

The next day, Liu Jie still did not lead the troops to the battle, but posted a list at the gate of the city, with blood-colored characters on it: "Bandits are rampant, burning, killing and looting, slaughtering my Shouchun, and the bones are all over the field; Such acts are outraged by people and gods! The general Liu Jie wants to lead the troops to suppress the bandits, and those who have a deep enemy in the sea of blood will quickly go to the military camp outside the city, pay the blood debt with blood, and vow not to give up! ”

The people in Shouchun City were all immersed in grief, all lifeless, and their eyes were full of despair. Liu Jie's list is undoubtedly a stone that stirs up a thousand waves. For a time, Shouchun was in turmoil, and almost all the people who were still alive, from eighty old men to seven-year-old children, gathered in the camp outside the city. Liu Jie was not verbose, chose his youth and strength, let him lead the way, and then sent troops to suppress the bandits.

Who knows, those people who were not selected for Shouchun refused to disperse for a long time; The deep hatred of the sea of blood drove them to follow the army from afar, and Liu Jie persuaded them to return to the city several times to no avail, so they had to let them go.

Among them, there was an old man who stepped forward to stop Liu Jie and shouted that he wanted to join the army. Liu Jie patiently persuaded him, but the old man just didn't listen, shouting that he had to join the army.

Liu Jie was helpless, so he had no choice but to say viciously: "Uncle is old and frail, how can he beat the bandits?" Even if we go, it will only slow down our march. ”

The old man said, "Does the general know where that gang of bandits is now?" How many people are there? ”

Liu Jie replied: "We naturally know this, according to the scout's report, that gang of bandits is entrenched in the ancient mountain in the south, and there are about 300 people. ”

The old man said again: "Does the general know what the terrain of the ancient mountain is?" ”

Liu Jie frowned and said, "I have been to check, the terrain of the ancient mountain is dangerous, and the mountain can only be passed from a mountain road in the east, which is extremely easy to defend and difficult to attack. If it weren't for that, I would have led the troops directly to kill, where would I need to be so grinding. ”

The old man then asked, "The general knows that there is a hidden path to the west of Gushan that leads to the mountain. ”

"What, such a thing?" Liu Jie was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly invited his uncle into the barracks and asked carefully.