The bright moon was shining high, and there were no clouds during the day. At night, the clouds finally gradually appeared one or two.
The lights of the anti-bandit village were as bright as day, and there were countless torches, large and small, like red clouds, staining the sky and changing its color.
The children were sleepy, clinging to the familiar woman and lying on the grass.
Many girls were yawning, leaning against houses or trees, with tears in their eyes.
The men also fell asleep leaning there tiredly.
The patrol was nearby, and the torches looked like long fire dragons.
Xiao Yu slept on a hill. There were two enemy towers here, and there were simple wooden beds and quilts inside. He slept lightly and could open his eyes at the slightest disturbance.
The firelight outside was brighter than in the village, and the big flag was erected in the most conspicuous position.
Before Xiao Yu went to bed, he ordered wood to be fastened around the flag, and the frame fixed the flag so that it would not be blown around by the wind.
Several men sat under the big flag, each staring into the distance to prevent bandits from sneaking up on them in the dark.
At the same time, he had to follow Xiao Yu's instructions before going to bed, get up from time to time and wave the flag according to the strokes he left.
They were illiterate, so Xiao Yumao wrote a bunch of words on each side.
Shake it to the left as many times as you want, and the same goes for the right side.
Shake it once and take out a piece of paper. When all the papers are gone, call him to get up.
There were also people at the bottom of the mountain staring at the big flag. Xiao Yu sent someone down to tell him not to worry about how the flag swayed. If there was a real danger, the big flag on the mountain would get low or even fall to the ground.
For a whole day, the flag either stood still or waved several times, but it never got lower than an inch.
Others who don't know, see the flag waving, and feel nervous. However, most people can't understand it. Anyway, they are just scared when they see the flag waving.
Shi Su leaned over there, feeling dizzy from sleep, and was shaken awake again.
"The boss is waving the flag again," said the person waving him.
Shi Su's head hurt even more, and his temper became bad: "Which way?!"
"The one along the official road going south is about five miles away from us."
Shi Su propped himself up and frowned: "Can we still pass through the official road now? Which way?"
"I don't know. How about we send someone to take a look?"
"It's too dark here, can you see the road clearly? If you can see clearly, go ahead." Shi Su said.
No one said anything.
Shi Su rubbed his groggy head, took out the dry food in the bag, and took a bite.
In the evening, I received news that the officers and soldiers had already taken action, and they were all fierce generals. Although they were used to not taking the officers and soldiers seriously, they heard that they were transferred back from the northwest battlefield, so they were a little timid in their attack.
According to those storytellers, those who have been on the battlefield can kill even with their eyes.
He thought about evacuating immediately, at least back to his village. With such good defensive measures and iron walls, there was nothing to be afraid of.
But after returning home, what to eat and what to use? After years of chaos, no matter where there is any oil or water, the people are poor, and those who robbed from the people are even poorer.
You have to finish this job, and then withdraw immediately after finishing it. The timid will be starved to death, and the bold will be starved to death. In this line of work, you have to be brave.
Another person came running from a distance: "The boss is waving the flag again! On the south side of the official road, he waved it seven times!"
The flags were waved frequently today, but not many were waved in the same direction continuously, and the distance of each flag wave was very long. Even the closest group of people he had estimated were a little far away.
Calculated this way, they are the closest ones.
One shake is about one hundred feet, seven times is seven hundred feet, which is more than four miles but less than five miles.
In other words, those people are heading this way!
Shi Su was happy for a while: "Those bastards are really taking action!"
"What do we do?" someone else asked.
"You go back and take a look. Find a few with good eyesight and squat down to take a closer look!" Shi Su said excitedly, and he also got up.
Bian Baye, who was stationed far away in the north, also received the news.
"Come from Guandao in the south?"
"Yes, moving forward."
Bian Baye frowned, said nothing, and tightened his grip on the broadsword at his waist.
The people around him admired him more and more. In the evening, they received the news that the officers and soldiers were sweeping across the plains. They had already made several sweeps and gained a lot.
There is a group of people among them. According to the description and description, they should be the eldest young master and the second young master.
And the people there are not only Bian Baye's two sons, but also the head of the family, Lu Er, who has first-class skills and is devoted to Bian Baye.
The mountain has suffered misfortunes, and now it has suffered heavy losses. It seems that God is deliberately playing against them.
Wu Da and Lu Jilang are simply right-hand men!
Everyone thought that Mr. Bian would not be able to endure it, but unexpectedly, Mr. Bian showed no harsh words or expression of sadness except for punching the landform map he was studying after hearing the news.
The fierce glare in his eyes told everyone that this incident would not have any negative impact at all, except for making him even more angry and wanting to lead everyone to do something.
"Eighth Master." Fourth Master Duan said, "Who might they be?"
Fourth Master Duan glanced at him and shook his head: "I don't know."
Regarding this joint action proposed by others, I actually know that everyone has their own agenda.
They had just fought with the Huifeng Gang in Shiqiao County over the division of stolen goods, and just a few days later, they were already clamoring to join forces. Even if he could trust others, could others trust him?
"Let's stand still for now," Bian Baye said. "They probably think we will take action first."
The news about what happened on the mountain has spread, and now everyone is laughing at them for not being able to control the woman who is cooking, and running away with all the things.
The Longhu Hall used to be so majestic that no one would give it a bit of face when its name was called. Now that it is in the hands of Master Bian, it is in decline.
Thinking of this, Mr. Bian gritted his teeth and wanted to kill the gangs of horse thieves, big and small, that had sprung up after the rain.
But Fourth Master Duan next to him knew that Master Bian's ability, ability and ruthlessness in doing things were higher than those of the boss. It can only be said that it is fate that it has become like this.
"There are still many people who should be waiting over there to pick up the leaks." Fourth Master Duan thought deeply, "If everyone waits like this, there may be a stalemate, and then wait for the officers and soldiers to come and destroy us."
"Don't overestimate them." Bian Baye said solemnly, "There will always be people who can't hold themselves back. The competition is who can't hold back their composure first. No matter what, those people think we will make it, but we won't.
And, have you seen where we are now?"
"The northernmost point." Fourth Master Duan said.
"There are many places where we can retreat," Bian Baye sneered, "Who said we have to rob villages and counties. Where is the richest place now, full of big fish, meat and grain?"
Fourth Master Duan paused slightly, and then his eyes lit up: "Master, are you talking about us traveling together?"
