Chapter 8

"The king reduced our rations by half. In addition, your good days are coming to an end. Today, sun is expected to exchange 2000 kilograms of grain with me for you. The king also asked about you."

Qin Huan said softly.

Mrs. Li's face turned pale for a moment. She took a deep breath and said, "childe, it doesn't matter whether I live or die. Just take good care of Wan'er and don't let her be bullied. If you have a chance in the future, please send her to Xiangyang. My brother is an official there. If you don't want to stay here one day, you can go to my brother. I'll write a letter to you."

"Niang, Wan'er, don't leave you."

"Brother Xiaoyu, please don't take my mother for food. If you want to take it, take Wan'er for it."

The mother and daughter hugged each other and began to sob again. Qin Huan waved impatiently.

"All right! Haven't you decided yet? I'll think of another way! Eat first! "

"However, you can't eat dry food all day. Well, I'll spare an hour every day in the future. I hope you can teach those teenagers to read. As for you, just wash the dishes."

………

For two days in a row, one bowl of porridge in the morning and one bowl in the evening. The teenagers are so hungry that they are listless. Do you still have the mind to learn to read?

Both mother and daughter were dizzy with hunger, and even the daily queue training was cancelled.

Thinking about it, Qin Huan had to go to Li Dingguo.

He's not going to borrow food.

Because there are provisions for the food of each battalion, if Li Dingguo lends food to him, his subordinates will certainly have an opinion, so he wants to do a vote for Li Dingguo.

"Brother Qin, Chuang Tzu near the valley city has been beaten down by the eldest brother. If you go to another county, the officers and soldiers in the county will certainly go out of the city to support. Now there are only more than 200 people under my command who dare to fight. The remaining 2000 people are young and strong who have not been on the battlefield. I'm afraid it's not easy to do!" Li Dingguo was a little embarrassed.

"How about discussing with other battalions and working together for him?" Qin Huan thought for a moment.

"Ah! Now everyone has food and drink, who will go to hell? " Li Dingguo sighed.

"Then let's go it alone. I have more than 2000 kilograms of gunpowder and a cannon. I don't believe I can't even attack a landlord's stronghold?" Qin Huan bit his teeth and couldn't stand the day when he didn't cook rice.

"Brother Qin, you don't know. Some Zhuangbao are actually more difficult to fight than the county."

"Oh! Why? "

"Because those servants are much more desperate to protect the courtyard than the officers and soldiers, and those landlords will not hesitate to reward in order to protect their families, so even if the door is blown open, they will fight to the death." Li Dingguo explained.

"No wonder everyone doesn't want to move. Otherwise, settle the country. How about we fight bandits and mountain thieves?" Qin Huan tried.

"Eh! This is feasible. " Li Dingguo's eyes lit up.

Compared with Qizhuang castle, the mountain stronghold is really much better to fight. As long as the stronghold door is blown open, most of the bandits will surrender.

"Well, let's make a deal. You go to ask the king for instructions. I'll find out the target. What about the grain, gold and silver we get at that time?" Qin Huan was very happy.

"Yes!"

Li Dingguo nodded. He also knew Qin Huan's plight. He was really afraid that he would ask for food.

Then they went to work.

After several days of searching, Qin Huan finally targeted Niutou mountain, thirty miles north of Gucheng.

So they ordered their troops and horses, brought dry food, and went to the north.

Li Dingguo took a hundred old brothers and a thousand young men, while Qin Huan took 80 teenagers and dragged cannons.

"Big brother, second brother, what are they doing? The nearby Chuang Tzu has long been beaten down by us. Look, they don't bring much dry food! "

"Hum! Who knows what they're smoking. " Sun expected to frown. He also didn't understand. Then he ordered the two hands on the side: "send two people to follow, and report as soon as possible."

"Yes! Little general. " The big man replied quickly.

Seeing that the team was far away, they returned to the city one after another and continued to live and dream of death. No one was willing to move on a hot day.

More than a thousand people walked from morning to evening for more than thirty miles before reaching the foot of Niutou mountain. The army had to camp.

At this time, the bandits on the mountain also found the situation at the foot of the mountain and immediately closed the stronghold door and put on strict alert.

"Brother Qin, is the news reliable?"

"Don't worry, brother Dingguo, I've already found out. There are only more than 200 bandits. The leader is Wang Wu. He is cruel and cruel. His opponent's servants are extremely mean. He burns, kills and loots at ordinary times. He does all kinds of evil. He must have saved a lot of money and food in the stockade."

"Good! In that case, let's kill the mountain bandits tomorrow. " Li Dingguo patted the table.

To tell you the truth, he didn't want to come, because the exile army and the bandits are usually on the same front. Now he doesn't care about Qin Huan's introduction.

"Second master, someone outside the camp asked for a meeting and claimed to be from Niutou stronghold."

Just then, the guard reported outside the account.

"Oh! Bring it in. " They looked at each other and nodded to each other.

"Yes!"

Not long after, a middle-aged man who looked obscene and tall was taken into the camp. When he saw that there were two teenagers sitting on it, he was stunned. Then he reacted and hugged boxing:

"I have seen two young generals in xianiutou stronghold. I dare to ask your name. Why did you come to our Niutou mountain?"

"Hum! Listen, we are the rebel army under the eight kings. I heard that your Niutou stronghold has done all kinds of evil to bring disaster to the village. We are here to act on behalf of heaven. " Qin Huan snorted coldly.

"Oh! It turned out to be the rebel army of the eighth king. It's disrespectful and disrespectful. My family has always admired the eighth king. I heard that your army has arrived in Gucheng and is going to meet him in person... "

"Don't talk nonsense. The two countries are at war and don't kill envoys. Go back and tell you that you are in charge. If you are sensible, go down the mountain and surrender immediately, otherwise you will call him a different place tomorrow." Li Dingguo clapped the table and shouted.

The tall and thin man was startled and was angry in his heart, but the other party was so powerful that he had to smile and say, "this major general, calm down. I think there must be some misunderstanding. Otherwise, we would like to give your army a hundred liang of grain silver and ten loads of grain. How about calming down the fight?"

"When we are beggars? It's only a hundred liang of silver and ten loads of grain. You want to send us. I'm glad you can say it. Go away! " Qin Huan pointed to him and scolded.

"The little childe calmed down his anger. The two newcomers didn't know anything. At the beginning of the year, officers and soldiers of Gucheng County also came to encircle and suppress our Niutou stronghold. There were a total of 2000 people. As a result, they retreated with heavy casualties without even touching the stronghold wall."

"Why, do you think our rebel army was frightened?" Li Dingguo stood up and stared at him.

The tall man was also surprised and quickly explained: "major general, calm down. I don't mean that. Your army is invincible all over the world. Is it comparable to my little Niutou stronghold?

But the sword has no eyes. Once there is a war, it is inevitable that there will be casualties. It is said that we are all against the officers and soldiers. Otherwise, how about adding 100 liang of grain silver and 10 loads of grain? "

"Needless to say, go back and tell you that if you don't go down the mountain and surrender tomorrow, I will take his life."

Li Dingguo waved his hand.

Seeing that the other side was firm and tall and thin, he had to hug his fist and turn around to leave, but he scolded the rebels in his heart.