Miao Le, Chen Fengyi and others supervised very strictly, and the pro-army people did not dare to slack off, and after three days the city wall had been repaired, Lin Fengsheng gathered them and the group to tell them about the way of attack and defense, drill the formation, and strictly discipline.

Those who did not obey the orders were severely punished, and many arrogant young people in the righteous army were beaten with military sticks. Not to mention those who are self-righteous in the pro-army.

Another day later, the spy came to report and said, "General Qiyu, Zhang Jieba has led a group of about 10,000 minions to cross Jiming Mountain, and it is estimated that he will be able to reach the city in two days." ”

Lin Fengsheng said secretly: "It's coming quickly." Said: "I know the way, explore again!"

Miao Le came in and said, "Brother Lin, the situation is a bit bad, now there is no whereabouts of the lost food, and there is not much left of the existing one." What do you think is going to be?"

Lin Fengsheng pondered for a moment and said, "For today's plan, I can only divide the troops into two ways, Senior Sister Fengyi and my cousin took my letter to Taihe City to see the emperor and ask the court for food. Then send someone back to Uncle Gong and Master Kongyuan to explain the situation here, and then ask all the factions in the righteous army to raise some in my name. ”

Miaole said: "It takes a lot of time to go back and forth, but I'm afraid that the water can't quench the thirst of the near, so I ordered someone to count it, and the grain and grass in the warehouse can only support it for three or four days." Do you want the government to come forward and solicit some locally?"

Lin Fengsheng said: "It's not proper, this place is already ten rooms and nine empty, if we levy grain again, it will only increase the burden on the people, and it will inevitably mess up the people's hearts." ”

Immediately revised a letter to explain the difficulties here, Mei Ruoxue and Chen Fengyi and two disciples of the Diancang Sect rode back to the north to raise food and salary, not mentioning.

The next day, Lin Fengsheng took out another 10,000 taels of silver tickets and asked Miaole to take people to the towns farther north to purchase grain and grass.

On the evening of the third day, the spies reported that the bandits had set up camp twenty miles away.

Lin Fengsheng said with a smile: "The master of Ailao Mountain has arrived, and it is inevitable that I will not wait to send some meeting gifts." Senior Sister Guo, twenty brothers who are good at light body and kung fu are waiting outside the tent. ”

Guo Xian'er had already guessed the intention, and she was overjoyed, and immediately went out to the camp to select people. Qunhao learned that the alliance was going to give the thief a dismount, and they were all eager to try and compete for help. Shortly after that, he was selected to be heard off-the-books.

At that moment, Lin Fengsheng asked someone to prepare dozens of catties of vegetable oil, and ordered everyone to change into night clothes, all carrying bows and arrows and short knives.

Lin Fengsheng said: "Senior Sister Guo also went with me, and the rest of the people stayed in the camp." ”

The twenty volunteer heroes ended their stops, several of them took the oil basket, followed by Lin Fengsheng and was about to leave the camp, when the small colonel of Yuanmen came to report and said: "General Qiyu, there is a son surnamed Tang outside the tent who asks to see." ”

Lin Fengsheng then remembered that Tang Tianyin had also arrived in Weichu, and his friend surnamed Tang in Weichu had no one else except Tang Tianyin, so he was overjoyed and hurriedly greeted him.

I saw a person outside the tent holding a folding fan, with a graceful demeanor, it was Tang Tianyin. The two behind him are Wang Shijie and Wu Zhong.

Tang Tianyin said with a smile on his face: "Brother Lin, the foolish brother is late for his visit, so don't blame it." ”

Wang and Wu also arched their hands slightly.

Lin Fengsheng said with a smile: "Brother Tang has seen the outside, and he misses it very much after not seeing him for many days, so please sit in the tent." Then he went into the big tent and sat down.

Tang Tianyin said: "The last time we separated, Brother Yu also said that as soon as you arrived in Weichu, I would pick up the wind for you, how could I have been entangled in mundane affairs for the past few days to go back on my word, alas, it is really embarrassing." ”

Lin Fengsheng said: "Where did Brother Tang come from, the younger brother was busy with affairs today, and he couldn't visit Brother Tang as soon as possible, and he didn't congratulate Brother Tang on his wedding, and he didn't want to go. ”

Tang Tianyin said: "It doesn't matter, what my brother did was a feat that benefited the people and contributed to the community, so there was no need to be distracted by such trivial matters." But I don't know how the war has been going recently?"

Lin Fengsheng said: "I'm waiting for this time and everything is not going well, and I haven't fought with the thieves yet." According to the spies, the thieves have already come north in a big way, and the day of the war is not far away. ”

Tang Tianyin looked at Lin Fengsheng's outfit and said: "I heard that Zhang Jieba and other bandits have been entrenched for many years, and they are very powerful, although the brothers are talented and strong, but as the saying goes, there are still 3,000 nails in a broken ship, and it must not be able to win in a day or two." It is better for the brothers to recruit this gang of thieves in the name of the court, but it can save the people a lot of suffering. ”

Lin Fengsheng said: "Brother Tang cares about the suffering of the people, and this feeling is very admirable. It's just that the thieves have poisoned the people for many years, and they have long been full of evil, and the younger brother is determined to do his best to get rid of them. Even if it can't be completely annihilated, it is necessary to take the head of the culprit, so as to live up to the mission of the imperial court and the expectations of the people of Weichu. ”

Tang Tianyin was disappreciative when he heard it, and said: "What Brother Lin said is not right, as the so-called killing 10,000 enemies and losing 3,000 yourself, if you can subdue this bandit for your own use, not only can the bandits here be eliminated, but also the imperial court will add a strong help when fighting against foreign enemies, why is it not beautiful?"

Lin Fengsheng said: "Zhang Jieba and others have already been ferocious, and they will definitely not be willing to submit, and keeping them is tantamount to raising tigers." Besides, the bandit leader Zhang stammered and others had already had the heart of rebellion, and the younger brother couldn't tolerate such a big traitor. ”

Tang Tianyin was speechless for a while, and only said after a while: "That's what I said, what is my brother's intention to go on this trip, is it not the right time for the foolish brother to come?"

Lin Fengsheng said with a smile: "Where is it, when Brother Tang comes, even if there is a big matter, you have to go first." Don't hide it from Brother Tang, the younger brother is going to lead people to attack Zhang Jieba's camp at night, aiming to burn the grain and grass of the thieves. ”

Tang Tianyin's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he laughed again: "Brother, I'm afraid that this move will be a little yin, my brother is wise and martial, and there are many fierce generals under his command, so why not be afraid of tens of thousands of thieves, aren't you afraid of ruining your reputation of benevolence and righteousness." ”

Lin Fengsheng said: "Soldiers are not tired of cheating, but they should do what they should do, and they can't care about the reputation of the little brother." ”

At this time, Wu Zhong suddenly got up and said, "Childe, I asked a friend to drink flower wine, but I have to go first." With thousands of heroes of the righteous army stationed here, there must not be any danger, so you and Lin Gongzi will slowly reminisce about the old feelings. After saying that, he smiled.

Tang Tianyin glared at him, waved his hand and said, "Go, it's enough to have Mr. Wang with you." ”

Wang Shijie also scolded with a smile: "Senior brother, when will you be a serious person, thinking about women every day, you really don't know shame." ”

Wu Zhong smiled again, bowed his hand to Lin Fengsheng and Tang Tianyin, and walked out of the big tent.

The two chatted for a while, and then talked about the surrender of thieves and the night attack on the enemy camp, Tang Tianyin tried his best to persuade him, and strongly advocated luring him to make peace without fighting, but Lin Fengsheng refuted it sentence by sentence and never changed it.

There is a saying that there are fewer cups of wine for a thousand confidants, and there are more than half a sentence of speculation, and the two disagree with each other, and they will break up unhappily after a while.

Lin Fengsheng secretly wondered, he couldn't understand why Tang Tianyin was so strong in seeking peace, but he had mercy on the people, and he didn't care at the moment. So he took Guo Xian'er and 20 volunteer army heroes and came straight to Zhang's stammering camp.

Most of the twenty-two men on this trip were all strong on their feet, and after most of the hour, they arrived outside the camp of the bandits, only to see the tents stretching for miles, the fires dotted around, and the little minions who patrolled the night walked back and forth with their swords in their hands.

Lin Fengsheng looked at the surrounding terrain, and immediately led the rest of the people to a small hill on the right side of the enemy camp, and said in a low voice: "Listen, I am not here to kill, the main purpose is to burn the grain and grass of the thieves, and once you succeed, you will retreat and must not fall in love." ”

Everyone agreed in unison, and Lin Fengsheng immediately sent Guo Xian'er to find out where the thieves were hoarding grain and grass. Guo Xian'er is very good at light body kung fu, light and fast when running, and she is alert and not easy to be noticed.

Then they lay down in the long grass, and each took out the feather arrows from the quiver, and tied the fire-causing things such as pine resin and fire velvet to the arrows. As soon as the location of the thief's grain and grass was found and vegetable oil was drizzled, a rocket was launched to ignite it and burn it to the ground.

After a while, the clothes sounded softly in the wind, Guo Xian'er had already returned, and said in a low voice: "Senior brother, I found out, but the thieves guarded them very tightly as if they knew in advance that we were going to burn their grain and grass." ”

Lin Fengsheng pondered for a moment and said, "Grain and grass are the most important thing in the march and battle, and it is not surprising that they are concerned about defense. Wait here, and I'll come as soon as I go. ”

At that moment, he performed light skills and silently swept towards the camp of the thieves. The figure was like a ghost, and it was really erratic and silent, and went straight to a big tent in the middle. I want to get a sneak peek of what the vicious and notorious bandit leader Zhang looks like.

From a distance, I heard a stammering voice scolding: "Before, Brother Liu and Brother Lai also said that the leader of the Righteous Army Alliance was benevolent and righteous, but if it seems that this is not the case now, his grandmother's actually wants to think of sneaking up on us...... Burn Lao Tzu's ...... Grain and grass. Lao Tzu will lead the men and horses to meet them for a while tomorrow morning. ”

Another voice said: "Big brother is angry, soldiers are not tired of deceit, it seems that this person is a big enemy." Now that the rebels are short of food and grass, once they are besieged by us, they will have to sit and wait for death, this person knows this very well, but this move is nothing more than a dog jumping over the wall. Now that we know that, there is nothing to worry about. ”

The stammering voice continued: "If they don't come, they will fall, if they do...... Hey...... Call him him, him, and they...... Dead without ...... Where to die!"

When Lin Fengsheng heard this, he was shocked to realize that it was indeed the thief who had received the news in advance, and he couldn't help but be a little puzzled, and just thought in his heart: "Where did the thief get the rumor, and who leaked it?" Although he didn't see Zhang stammering, he didn't want to look at it again, and immediately returned quietly.