Chapter Twenty-Five: The Great Army Begins
When Su Xiaolou went home in the afternoon, he told Lai Qian that he was going out to suppress bandits, and Lai Qian came back from outside after going out for a while, carrying a chicken in his left hand and a duck in his right hand: "Young master, stew a chicken soup tonight, make a roast duck, and make a good patch for the young master." ”
Su Xiaolou went back to the room, recalling the chemistry knowledge he had learned before, tinkering for a long time, trying to make bombs, but he almost fainted himself, and he didn't even make a sound.
At this dinner in the evening, Su Xiaolou felt that the money had really exhausted his life's learning to make such a table of dishes, he didn't need to look at the dishes, just looking at the shape of the money, he knew that his face was darker than his own smoke, and this hairstyle was the same as being blown up by explosives.
Su Xiaolou couldn't help asking, "Come on, are you going to cook or going to alchemy?" ”
Lai Qian smiled embarrassedly: "The young master is smiling, how about tasting the dishes?" ”
Su Xiaolou looked at the chicken soup on the table, the meat was already stewed, and it didn't look good, but the taste was not unpleasant, because there was no seasoning at all, and Su Xiaolou was not picky, original and nutritious.
Lai Qian went to tidy himself up a little, and also sat down: "When I went to buy chickens and ducks, I saw that the restaurant near our house was about to be rented out, and you still had a lot of money left for me. ”
"Come on, do you guess why he didn't continue to do the restaurant business, is it because he doesn't like it?"
"Why?"
"We are too biased, the flow of customers is not enough, as the saying goes, the aroma of wine is also afraid of deep alleys, and it is difficult to come back when you open a restaurant."
"What's that?"
"Have you ever heard of Hebei Mibeizhuang?"
"Haven't heard of it"
"On the first floor, you can open a world bank to make incense, candles, and paper money, sell monuments on the second floor, and make a warehouse on the third floor."
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At dawn, Su Xiaolou wore battle armor and rode a high-headed horse to the school field to gather, and all the soldiers began to line up.
The soldiers around Lei Zhenfu took the roster and named them, and after confirming that the personnel had arrived, they returned to Lei Zhenfu.
The sacrificial ceremony began, after three salutes, cattle and sheep were slaughtered in front of the battle to sacrifice ancestors and Sheji, and Lei Zhenfu personally poured blood on the personal sword.
Lei Zhenfu is more than sixty years old, and he is still old and strong, raising his sword to the sky, and roaring angrily: Go on the expedition!
Two thousand elite soldiers walked mightily on the pipeline, and on both sides were the people who came to watch the ceremony.
Su Xiaolou said secretly: With such fanfare, isn't it equivalent to saying, I'm going to fight you, the Demon Sect must have run away early, and I can't catch anything, maybe this is also the meaning of the imperial court, to give an explanation to the excited people.
After the explanation, the court can say, you see that the Demon Sect has also been beaten and arrested, if you make trouble again, but it will be an unreasonable troublemaker, and I will go to beat you.
In the land south of the Yangtze River, the waterway is the fastest mode of transportation, and when the army reaches the ferry, it changes to the waterway.
Most of the soldiers who grew up in the water town are not seasick. Su Xiaolou's team has always been so special, half of the eight people were wiped out directly, Su Xiaolou had the last boat experience, and it was slightly better, Xiucai, the fat man and the skewers vomited until they couldn't straighten their waists.
On the march at night, the space on the ship was closed, there was nothing to do, everyone gathered together to play cards, and their team was like eight wilted cucumbers.
On the third day, the ships and horses were bumpy, and Lei Zhenfu led 800 Jinyi guards to be stationed in the town government division of Anqing Mansion. The other two teams also went to each place.
When they arrived at Anqing Mansion and settled down, Su Xiaolou and the doglegs went to the mixed hall to take a sauna, and after they were relaxed, they ordered a table of good wine and food in the restaurant.
The next morning, the assignment was about to begin, and there were 500 Jinyi guards stationed in Anqing Mansion, 1,300 of whom were incorporated into the bandit army, and 300 personal guards who stayed in the Lei Zhen envoy were stationed, and the rest were all sent out to various counties and districts to search for demon demons.
The counties and districts in Anqing Mansion are also divided into counties and districts where the demons and demons are fierce and counties that are not, and for the sake of fairness, the most primitive distribution method is adopted, drawing lots.
Some people are happy, and some people are sad.
Several people looked at the sign in Li Zongqi's hand: Meng County. That's the Longtan Tiger's Den, if you go, you will die for a lifetime, and the suicide note can be written in advance.
Su Xiaolou complained: "Mr. Li, your luck is really absolute, you can't admire it, last time you drew us to go to the mass grave at night to catch fugitives, and last time you drew our team for drills, this luck is the same as that sent by the opponent." ”
"Fuck off!"
There was a small flag that said: "Mr. Li, didn't you go to the temple to worship and ask for some lucky charms before you went out?" ”
Li Zongqi said: "That's what women love to do, Lao Tzu only believes in the God of Wealth." If the God of Wealth can make me rich, I can break my legs. ”
Along the way, everyone was depressed, Li Zongqi scolded angrily: "What are you afraid of, we have two hundred people and ten firearms, they don't dare to openly provoke us, a few rounds mean that we will come back, even if we demon demons, light the letter smoke, all the surrounding brocade guards will come to support, and attack them in groups, are you afraid that you won't be able to catch them?" ”
Su Xiaolou handed the map to Li Zongqi and said: "Meng County is in Gongjiling, this place has complex terrain and dense vegetation, it is a good place to hide, I am afraid that the smoke will be blocked by the forest, it is difficult to be seen by other teams, even if we see it, it will take a long time to come to support, we can only rely on ourselves." ”
Mr. Li was also a little scared, and he finally realized what he was drawing.
Near noon, a group of people rode to the county of Mengxian County, posted a reward notice, and patrolled the city in a crowded place in the county, refusing to enter the mountain for a long time.
The weather after the autumn is still a little hot, several people are dressed very thinly, but the temperature in the mountains is a few degrees lower than the temperature in other places, it is really impossible to drag on, a few people have used the afternoon meal, and they are wrapped in clothes and go into the mountains.
There were only a few small flags and Li Zongqi with guns, and the others were holding long knives, and they were on high alert with guns.
"Bang!"
Li Zongqi stared at the pheasant picked up by a school captain with big eyes, and scolded: "What are you doing, all of them are old and dizzy, this is a pheasant, can you see clearly and fight again, if you continue like this, before you find the demon sect demon, the ammunition will run out." ”
Su Xiaolou looked at the pheasant and said, "Mr. Li, this pheasant seems to be quite fat." ”
Li Zongqi also drooled when he saw it, there were no good dishes in the countryside and mountain villages, everyone ate wild vegetables and tofu at noon, and they were raised by the big fish and meat in Nanjing City, and they didn't eat well.
"It's a pity to throw it away, then, let's bake it!"
Wild pheasants are more tender than domestic meat, good ingredients only need a simple cooking method, can be made very delicious, roasted on the fire, the woods are full of meat fragrance, Li Zongqi and a few small flags eat a mouthful of oily on the road, and began to work nervously patrolling the mountains.
As he walked, Su Xiaolou saw that there seemed to be a person hidden in the grass in the forest over there, and his eyes motioned for several people to walk in quietly.
Li Zongqi raised his pants and raised his head, and the ten fire guns brushed against him, and scolded angrily: "What are you doing! What are you going to do! Lao Tzu is just here for convenience, can it be done! ”
"It's you! Mr. Li, why don't you say something! ”
"Do I need to report to you kid when I come to spill urine?"
"No, I don't."
In the evening, the county magistrate invited them to a banquet to welcome, they all just drank wine, did not move a few mouthfuls of food, in the afternoon in the rooster ridge, they two hundred people ate fifty pheasants, thirty hares, thirty bamboo rats, countless wild fruits, this Meng County is a little off, the products are really rich.
The bandits have become a wild tour group building, I have to say that this demon demon can really endure it, have they all quit drugs? The smell of meat all over the mountains can be as indifferent as a monk.