stubborn thief

Chapter 108 Discipline and Power

On the third day of August, the team arrived at Baijiachuan, Yanchang County.

Autumn is crisp, the sun is no longer so harsh, and even the dry heat in the air is completely gone. The cold wind that blows from time to time reminds the leaders to start stockpiling food and grass for the team to survive the winter.

The long march had already made Liu Chengzong accustomed to being in the yellow earth, and he walked up the Ganlong Ancient Road with the turbulent smoke and dust, and finally the colorful scene appeared in his eyes again.

The small yellow flowers of Senecio climbed all over the river bank, and salt pots were set up in several earth slope salt fields, and there was a vast expanse of whiteness everywhere.

The peppercorns are ripe in the endless fields, and the jujube orchards in the distance are full of fruits, and the ground is bright red.

In the rolling hills farther away, the dogwoods are red, and the lush forests seem to be dyed golden in autumn.

There is also the clear blue sky and the clouds hanging down to the mountain ridges. Everything is beautiful, as if walking into another world.

Except for them.

Walking on the Ganlong Ancient Road was like a signal. Before the leaders knew what happened, the crowd dispersed with a bang.

The crowd on the north bank of the river was running wildly. Some people rushed to the river to drink water, some rushed to the fields to pick up grains, and more people tried to cross the river.

Some people led their mules onto the bridge, while others took off their trousers and swam across.

The crowd on the south bank of the river was also running wildly, and the bells and drums of the police were ringing non-stop.

The people in the village saw them running out of the mountain road from a distance, and they left their work and rushed home to take the old and the young, push the cart and lead the livestock to flee to the mountain.

On the mountain, there is a solid soil enclosure that they have repaired.

The soil enclosure is very large, and the people of the three villages on the river bank are all running up the mountain.

The team was in chaos, the hungry people were running, and the small management teams were also running. Even Bumu, Shangtian Monkey, and Huntian Monkey rode their horses and ran forward at the first time.

The dirty Shangtian Monkey ran forward a few steps, turned around and saw that Gao Yingxiang and Liu Chengzong hadn't run away, and rode back again: "Cross the river, everyone is running to the other side, what are you doing!"

Gao Yingxiang was a little embarrassed, looked around, but said nothing.

Liu Chengzong knew what he was looking at, watching soldiers.

The troops of more than 7000 people were reduced by half in a blink of an eye, and those who still maintained their formation on the ancient mountain road were either women watching the luggage or children leading mules.

Even the old man on crutches ran forward.

There are a few teams left. The more than 800 well-trained frontier soldiers under Gao Yingxiang are divided into two teams. They have put on their armor and pulled the team forward.

There are more than 300 Mongolian barbarians, and the leader is a fool, leading the team to stand still behind Gao Yingxiang.

Apart from them, the only ones who can maintain the queue in place are Liu Chengzong's people.

To be precise, the rest are all Liu Chengzong's people.

On the ridge of the mountain field, Wei Qian'er, who was riding a horse with a big flag on his shoulders, did not move. Tangqi was in groups of three or four, occupying all the commanding heights from the valley to the official road.

Gao Xian and Feng Ru each led their troops out of the valley, put on their armor in the open area on both sides of the official road, and maintained their formation to guard the main road.

Cao Yao's battalion was behind the gun post, escorting the gun cart to look after the baggage, but his formation was broken up and he was regrouping on the spot.

Gao Yingxiang didn't speak, and Liu Chengzong also didn't speak, and the silence was awkward for a while.

He can't bear the sight of others robbing villages without distinction, but right now he is eating Gao Yingxiang's military rations.

Not to mention Gao Yingxiang's headquarters, the non-sticking mud department, the Shangtian Monkey Department, and the Hunting Monkey Department. Except for soldiers, many hungry people and refugees are hungry, but they provide him with more than 500 people in the joint venture. rations.

This makes him not qualified to stand on the moral high ground to stop and suggest, and he can only watch if he doesn't like it.

This matter can only depend on Gao Yingxiang's own plan.

But Gao Yingxiang's focus is not on the village on the other side.

Shang Tian Hou also followed Gao Yingxiang's gaze and looked around, and he also found something unusual.

It was Gao Yingxiang who was the first to break the silence. His tone was flat, and he asked the Monkey King, "Why are you running?"

"My soldiers have all run away, I have to go to the front to command them!"

After finishing speaking, Liu Jiusi realized that he had taken it for granted, regretted it a bit, and added: "Winter is coming soon, it's very cold, brothers, go get some clothes to wear."

Gao Yingxiang nodded, looked up at the blue sky, and snorted heavily, as if asking himself or the monkey above: "Then why did my soldiers run away?"

"They are amazing!" Heavenly Monkey exclaimed, "They were led by Zhongdou Xing, and walked away in neat array of armor."

Zhong Douxing is Gao Yingxiang's younger brother, named Gao Yingen.

Just now, Gao Yingxiang was chatting with Liu Chengzong about Gao Yingen, saying that he is also a man of character, but somehow his younger brother has become known as a fighting star.

Zhongdou Xingjun, also known as Dakui, is in charge of protecting his life.

Gao Yingxiang turned to Liu Chengzong again: "Then why didn't your people move?"

The Heavenly Monkey said: "I have seen that everyone under Liu Shizi has cotton armor, so they don't have to grab clothes."

"It's not because of this." Gao Yingxiang sighed: "It's because he didn't give an order. Monkey, look, his four teams are all waiting for his order."

Speaking of this, Gao Yingxiang finally got a little sullen on his face, and shook his head after a while and said: "The lion is right, we people can't defend Jinsuo Pass and Yan'an City."

He raised his finger and pointed forward: "Go, command your people, let them stop on the north bank, and the mud-free and muddy monkeys, let them stop on the north bank, and see if they can be obeyed."

The monkey in the sky was ignorant, so he beat the horse and went forward.

Only then did Gao Yingxiang smile, and praised Liu Chengzong: "I said that I was right to find you, you have the appearance of elite soldiers."

Liu Chengzong shook his head and said: "Master Gao, my people are not elite soldiers. If we really fight, they may not be as good as the two frontier troops led by Zhong Douxing."

If this is a game about discipline, then this game is not fair to Gao Yingxiang.

It's just that Gao Yingxiang didn't know, he thought Liu Chengzong was being modest, so he waved his hand and said, "Tell me later, how did you lead the soldiers..."

"It's not that my people are elite, it's just that my people don't have the habit of robbing people, and I didn't let them rob them."

At that moment, the expression on Gao Yingxiang's face was wonderful, from disbelief to relief, and finally to pity.

It's easy to figure out the truth, Liu Chengzong has few people, he doesn't need to loot the people at all, and the frequency of attacks is very high, and the successive robbing of post stations is enough for them to replenish.

Thinking about this, Gao Yingxiang shook his head and said with emotion: "I originally thought the same way, but the team is so big that there is no way to feed everyone."

Just like a vivid education class, Gao Yingxiang was not the only one who got the education.

Gao Yingxiang saw discipline, and Liu Chengzong saw power.

Power appears to come from above, but actually comes from below.

Grass head kings everywhere, they may not be the most capable players in the team, nor may they be the highest status, the most knowledgeable, or even the most talented people.

It's just that they can think together with most people, do the right thing at the right time, gain prestige and convince the crowd, and become the leader.

Even if he doesn't take a shower.

The three leaders restrained the team separately, only Liu Jiusi, the heavenly monkey, could calm the team down in the frenzy of the group, and most of the people gathered around him again.

More people found that the team was still gathering on the north bank after crossing the river, and ran back again.

If you don't stick to the mud, you have no restraint at all, cross the river with your chaotic subordinates, and pick watermelons wantonly in the fields.

It doesn't necessarily mean that soldiers cannot be restrained if they don't stick to mud.

It was because Gao Yingxiang couldn't restrain himself from getting stuck in the mud. These leaders were just a joint venture, and had no relationship with superiors and subordinates. They just gathered together to survive.

Among the leaders, Huntian Monkey looked the worst.

He listened to Gao Yingxiang's words very much, and tried his best to restrain his subordinates on the river bank, but his subordinates were very independent, and many of them directly mixed into the mud-free team to plunder on the other side.

There was only a small leader named Bai Guangen who gathered dozens of people to stay with Huntian Monkey.

The large army did not cross the river, and Budi led a team of thousands of people to loot salt pans, orchards, pepper fields and villages, and then returned with a full load of people's cotton-padded jackets and bedding.

"Tch, if you don't go that way, there must be something good in that castle, I've seen it all."

Buzhanni, who had returned to the north bank, was overjoyed, and said to several people: "Why are you still standing here? King Chuang said something, should we knock down the bunker, or keep going?"

Gao Yingxiang shook his head: "Let's divide up the troops."

"Ok?"

Buzhemu frowned: "What do you mean?"

"What are you thinking? It's time to divide the troops. Seven to eight thousand people gathered in one place can't support anyone. If you have a lot of people, go to the middle of Yijun; Shangtian monkeys go to Yichuan, and Huntian monkeys go to Luochuan."

Gao Yingxiang knew very well that he could not be restrained, and this fellow of Wang Jiayin was not easy to be restrained. He said: "Send people to contact each other, and use this time to train and train your brothers. If there is any movement from the officers and soldiers, follow the plan." Run to Yanchuan."

This was the plan they had agreed on a long time ago, and no one had any opinion, so they raised their chins at Liu Chengzong: "Then what about Liu Shishi and you?"

"I'll stay in Yanchang, closer to Yanchuan, and spare some energy to meet the officers and soldiers."

Gao Yingxiang turned to look at Liu Chengzong and said, "He is from Yan'an, so go back to Yan'an."

On the day when the division of troops was decided, Buzhanni and Huntianhou led the team away.

Shangtianhou didn't go the same way as them, so he said to follow for a while, and when Gao Yingxiang found a place to stay, he would lead the team south to Yichuan.

But the rest of the way, until he followed Gao Yingxiang into the deep mountains and arrived at a deserted village called Guyuan, he stayed by Liu Chengzong's side to inquire about the methods of training troops.

Liu Chengzong knows his own strength best, and Shu Wu is the credit of his captains, he knows what a shit Shu Wu is.

Just like what he said to Gao Yingxiang, the four teams under him are obedient, because of his prestige as a leader and the source of their troops.

They have all received military training, and they know that if the team is dispersed, their combat effectiveness will be lost.

They all have winter clothes, and they have never been hungry. They are used to the big business of robbing government posts.

But the most important thing is that the leader of the three sentry team believes that Liu Chengzong will not let them suffer, and believes that Liu Chengzong can lead them to survive.

The greatest experience he can impart to Heavenly Monkey is to establish an organization. Even if he leads a group of hungry people, he must select layers of refugee commanders from among the hungry people.

Liu Chengzong failed to teach Shangtian Monkey too many things. On the contrary, he learned a lot about Shangtian Monkey through contact with him for a few days.

The real name of Shangtian Monkey is Liu Jiusi, and Liu Chengzong knew that his background was not bad when he heard the name.

After questioning, sure enough, my father and grandfather built up a good family business in Qingjian by doing business in the early years, and the family owned more land than Mr. Liu in Heilongshan.

Jiu Si, from "The Analects of Confucius Ji Shi Pian No.16", refers to seeing Siming, listening to Sicong, Se Siwen, looking respectful, speaking loyal, respecting things, asking questions, thinking hard when angry, thinking hard when seeing righteous.

But my luck was a little bit bad. Not long after I was born, my parents died one after another. I was raised by my grandfather. Before I was old enough to study, my grandfather was gone.

His relatives didn't starve him, but they just didn't starve him. The shop and land at home were young, and there was basically not much left when he grew up.

Later, he was brought into gambling by others, completely ruining his family business.

But losing his family fortune is not a big deal to him, but those who hurt him make him feel more important and warm with them.

But then those gamblers didn't want him anymore, so they could only wander around.

Until there were more people who robbed and rebelled, maybe it was because of his temperament. When others treated him well, he reciprocated even more. When it was the most difficult time, he had a bite to eat, and he would share it with his followers even though he was hungry.

In this way, he became a leader from a beggar.

Liu Chengzong asked him why he didn't take a bath. He said that not taking a bath made him feel safe. The thick layer of dirt on his body was like armor.

On the sixth day of August, the armored Shangtian monkey led a team to Yichuan.

Gao Yingxiang's subordinates scattered around the ancient plateau and set up camps, and demonstrated to Liu Chengzong how his team usually operates.

He has not only frontier soldiers and barbarians, but also a large number of women, craftsmen and more hungry people who have no fighting ability.

Hundreds of blacksmiths, carpenters, and shopkeepers wandered around the mountains to inquire about news, and within two or three days, those who were near had returned with news about the terrain of the village and the rich households and official houses, while those far away were still on their way.

According to this appearance, the situation of the extension can be checked within ten days.

Then several teams of grain and grass threshing teams made up of hungry people and women went out to camp every day, collecting wild fruits in the mountains, herding horses and feeding donkeys.

The warrior team took this opportunity to recharge their batteries and prepare for a big fight after getting the information.

Liu Chengzong didn't stay long, and Gao Yingxiang attached great importance to him. Before leaving, he prepared food for the mule team, and even slaughtered a lame donkey. He sent people to the village outside the mountain to exchange silver for some wine, and arranged a feast for him. .

However, the meal did not go well, and only halfway through the meal, Tang Ma came to report, and the officers and soldiers came from the mountains to the south.

More than two hundred riders, four to five hundred horses.

When he got the news, Gao Ying'en, the star of the China Star, was holding up a wine bowl to toast Liu Chengzong. After drinking half a sip, he heard the news and sprayed it all on the ground, and he couldn't stop coughing due to choking.

He coughed and said, "Brother, pull out, pull out the battalion, cough cough...official army!"

The whole camp was rioted.

Strange to say, if they got information about 500 officers and soldiers, they might not be so afraid.

But the number of two hundred riders, the peasant army in northern Shaanxi, whoever heard it would be afraid.

Who made Li Bei take two hundred riders last time, from Huanglong Mountain to the outside of the Great Wall, and almost penetrated the entire northern Shaanxi.

Gao Yingxiang was not as scared as his younger brother. He wiped his mouth and said, "What are you afraid of, Lion? I'm afraid you won't be able to leave. How about we fight them?"

Liu Chengzong also meant the same thing, and nodded while holding the wine bowl: "Don't mess around at this time, run, and you will end up with Lao Hui... huh?"

Before he finished speaking, he saw a commotion at the bonfire at the entrance of the camp, and then a familiar figure walked over. It turned out to be Liu Jiusi, the heavenly monkey who had gone and returned.

Behind him was a man wearing a padded jacket that belonged to the commander of the frontier army. The padded jacket was covered with battle marks. Heavenly Monkey came over and introduced him, "That's King Gao Chuang."

The man looked around, clasped his fists to Gao Yingxiang and said, "King Gao Chuang is polite."

After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for Gao Yingxiang to return the gift, he turned his head and asked Heavenly Monkey again: "Where is General Liu?"

Shangtian Monkey showed a helpless expression to Gao Yingxiang, and then raised his hand to Liu Chengzong.

Liu Chengzong looked at the man with suspicion on his face, confirmed again and again that he really had no impression of this man, put down the wine bowl and put his hand on the handle of the waist knife, and asked with a frown, "Who are you?"

The army man over there took a step forward, took a good look at him, raised his legs and bowed out of the military salute, clasped his fists and said, "Yang Yao, the commander of the hundred cavalry soldiers of the Guyuan Battalion, led 240 brothers to join him, and General Wanwang took him in!"

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)