In the Luoyan Valley Gathering Hall, a meeting with the participation of senior backbones is underway. They had just attended the funeral of the five slain brothers, so the atmosphere was still solemn and oppressive after they had gathered.

Gao Muqing sat on the first seat above and said in a deep voice: "Brothers, what happened today is the first time in two months that someone has been killed in my Luoyan Valley Dazhai. And five good brothers. Their deaths cost us five of our right-hand brothers, and serve as a reminder that we are still in danger of being eaten by wolves, and we cannot afford to take it lightly. I'd like to hear what you guys think about this. ”

"Master of Dazhai, it is Zuo Zongdao's people who did it this time, and the master of Dazhai should immediately send someone to send a letter to Zuo Zongdao to ask him for justice. His subordinates are doing such nonsense, doesn't he care? Yuan Lang, the master of Sanzhai, got up and said loudly.

"Joke, Brother Yuan, haven't you figured out the situation yet? Zuo Zongdao, this old dog, was already preparing to bite. If he hadn't ordered this time, how would his men have done it? Zuo Laogou has been holding back his strength to deal with us since the day we were out of his control and not used by him, and you still have hope for him. Wake up. Liang Qi frowned and said loudly.

Yuan Lang frowned and said, "Brother Liang, I didn't know that Zuo Zongdao was dissatisfied with us, but after all, it was Bao Meng who launched a full-scale attack on us before, and Zuo Zongdao's people did not participate. After all, Zuo Zongdao is a person who came out of our Guishan Island, and he also has respect for the old village owner, I mean, even if we know that he has bad intentions, we can't turn our faces with him at this time. After all, it was Bao Meng who wanted to kill us. At the same time, we are enemies of Bao Meng's Zuo Zongdao, how can we resist? ”

"What the master of Sanzhai said makes sense, with our current strength, it is not easy to resist Bao Meng's attack. There must be no more rivals. Bao Meng is our biggest enemy at present, and hundreds of our brothers and civilians have died at the hands of Bao Meng. Although this happened today, we can only be patient for the time being, wait for Bao Meng to clean up, and come back to Zuo Zongdao to calculate this blood debt. At present, the owner of Dazhai can write to Zuo Zongdao and tell him that we know that they were injured by mistake, and let him apologize and apologize, and it is not appropriate to pursue more. Lu Yi, the master of the four villages, said loudly.

"What did you say? You're still not men? Qin Chuncao, the master of the five villages, got up and scolded angrily: "People killed our five brothers, and you still have to pretend not to know?" Still want to be with the mud? Is Zuo Zongdao a good thing? It's a shame that you are still the leader of the cottage, and it is really chilling to say such a thing. ”

"Lord Wuzhai, don't talk like that. Who do you think of us? I, Yuan Lang, have been on Guishan Island and in Funiu Mountain for so many years, when have I been afraid of death, and when have I retreated? I frowned once in that battle? There are more than 20 scars on my body, large and small, how have I ever shouted a word of pain and confessed once? What I just said, isn't it for the sake of copycats? At the moment, if you fight with Bao Meng and Zuo Zongdao at the same time, it will not only be Bao Meng's people who will attack after a while, but also Zuo Zongdao's men and horses. It is already difficult for us to deal with Bao Meng's Beishan Dazhai alone, not to mention Zuo Zongdao? Zuo Zongdao's subordinates were nearly 1,700 soldiers and horses. The so-called heroes don't suffer immediate losses, and we can't ignore the overall situation because of a moment of anger. Yuan Lang blushed and said loudly.

Chuncao blushed and said, "Anyway...... Anyway, I just don't think we can do that. Even if we die, we have to die with backbone. Is it worthy of those brothers who died in battle to live with such patience and humiliation? I'm stupid, and I don't think I can do that. ”

Yuan Lang sighed: "Then you say, what should we do now?" Send troops to fight Zuo Zongdao? ”

Chuncao shook her head and said, "I...... I do not know. ”

Yuan Lang stretched his hands towards the dozen or so backbones around him and asked, "What do the brothers think?" What now? What can be done other than patience? ”

Everyone was silent, they couldn't answer Yuan Lang's question, they understood that it was not a matter of acting rashly. At present, the strength of the cottage is still too far from the opponent. If it's just defending or maybe resisting for a while, attacking, that's not even thinking about it. Therefore, the death of these five brothers seems to have only one way.

In the silence, Liang Qi set his eyes on Lin Jue, who was sitting on the side. Lin Jue is a military advisor, and his seat is next to Gao Muqing. He didn't speak the whole time, just listened carefully to everyone's arguments. Liang Qi knew that at this time, maybe only Lin Gongzi had a way. Because Liang Qi personally lived and died with Lin Jue, he knew Lin Jue's ability.

"Brothers, don't argue, I think it's better to let the lord of the village and the military advisor make up their minds about this matter. We don't have any good ideas, but the lord of the village and the military advisors must have good ideas. Let's just listen to the orders of the lord and the military advisor. Liang Qi said.

"That's it, we're noisy, the military advisor and the master of the village haven't spoken, and we have been arguing for a long time without a result. It's better to be simple and trouble-free, what the master of Dazhai and the military advisor say, how do we do it. Everyone suddenly agreed.

Gao Muqing smiled slightly, turned his head to look at Lin Jue and said, "Since this is the case, I will ask the military advisor to talk about it, and the brothers of the province are so noisy that their faces are red and their necks are thick." ”

Everyone's eyes were focused on Lin Jue's face, and Lin Jue originally lowered his head in contemplation, but only raised his head at this moment. Everyone looked at Lin Jue's face, and their hearts suddenly sank. Lin Jue's face was very serious, and the dark clouds were thick.

Lin Jue got up slowly, glanced at the audience, and said in a deep voice: "I heard what the village owners said just now. All I can say is that you don't know enough about the current situation. Master Sanzhai, I admit that your worries are not superfluous, and I also believe that you are thinking about the overall situation of the cottage. However, you have to understand one thing, patience and weakness will never have a place in the Funiu Mountains. You defected to Zuo Zongdao before, have you shown extreme weakness? But what does he do to you? He just wants to use you to seize territory for him, because you are outsiders, and he will push it on your head afterwards. Let you be the target of the public. He didn't settle down from the beginning, he just wanted to use your power, and then he would abandon you. What you said about his relationship with your Guishan Island is just your own wishful thinking. If he was really a grateful person, how could he abandon Guishan Island and leave? ”

Yuan Lang frowned and nodded, and said in a deep voice: "What the military advisor said makes sense, maybe my understanding is wrong." ”

Lin Jue nodded and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter who Zuo Zongdao is, you have to be far-sighted when considering problems. It is not wrong for the owner of Sanzhai to start from the standpoint of the cottage, but your vision is a little short-sighted. I only want to ask you one thing, how will the cottage survive and develop in the future? ”

Yuan Lang frowned and said, "Isn't it written in the military advisor's plan?" ”

Lin Jue said: "That's a plan, I did write a lot, and you have all read it." I proposed self-reliance and self-sufficiency to ensure that the cottage is sustainable and will not be trapped here. So how to be self-reliant and self-sufficient? ”

"Didn't the military advisor say that the land in the Wild Goose Valley could be used to grow food? We have all the hands to grow food. "Yuan Lang expects Ai Ai's way.

Lin Jue said: "So, what should I do if the grain is ripe and others come to grab it?" Bao Meng and Zuo Zongdao's people came to steal our food, what should we do with the people who killed us? Our Luoyan army only has 300 people, and we have to guard the cottage, and we have to guard the grain and people in the valley, can we do it? ”

"This ...... I'm afraid I can't do it. Yuan Lang frowned.

Lin Jue said coldly: "What should I do then?" Isn't the planning of the cottage a dead letter? Maybe we shouldn't be growing food? Only keep the cottage? But what about a few months later? What about food shortages? Where to get grain and grass? What if the officers and soldiers blocked the road outside the mountain? Even if you are given silver, you will not be able to buy it. By that time, what will these two thousand people eat and drink in the cottage? Have you ever thought about it? ”

"This ......" Not only Yuan Lang was speechless, but the rest of the people were also speechless.

"Actually, the problem is already very simple. If you don't grow food, you will starve to death, so food must be grown, and cottages must be self-sufficient. Then, if we want to grow food and live in peace, we must eliminate the people who are in danger to us. For now, it is Bao Meng and Zuo Zongdao's people. Therefore, what you are thinking about in your hearts should be how to eliminate Bao Meng and Zuo Zongdao's people, this is what you should think about every day. It's not about getting by, or even being patient. The death of five brothers in the valley today is indeed a sad and infuriating thing, but have you ever thought about it, this is the reality. The threat of the enemy is not a question of whether you want to or not, and it is not a question of whether you can bear it. If you don't want to, they will come and kill your people, and if you endure, they will come and kill your people. So, it's not a matter of our will. In this case, what we have to do is to abandon all illusions and be firm in our minds, we want to live, and they must be finished. This is a battle between you and me, and in the end, only one side will survive, and there is no room for anything. And that's what you should be debating about, and nothing else. Lin Jue said word by word.

There was a feeling of empowerment for all of them. All illusions should be abandoned, this is a life-and-death struggle, and in the end there can only be one winner. This sentence crushed all the luck and hesitation and fantasy in his heart, and let everyone fall into the cold reality.

"I know you must be asking, with our current strength, how can we destroy them? All I can tell you is that you can't do it. If you have entered the Funiu Mountain, you have entered hell. If you want to live, you must be able to defeat them, or you will die. No matter who you are, in the current situation, you must have the belief that you will fight to the end, and the courage that you can only win and not lose. If you don't have this heart, I advise you to pack up and leave as soon as possible, because what awaits you is a dead end. ”

"Strategist, I, Liang Qi, am not afraid of death, but Strategist said that just not afraid of death is not a hero. Death is worth dying. What does the military advisor think we should do, I, Liang Qiyuan, am the first to rush to the front and the first to lose my head. As long as we can beat them. Liang Qi got up and patted his chest and shouted.

"Yuan Lang is not greedy for life and afraid of death, I am willing to rush forward first, why be afraid of death?" Yuan Lang also shouted loudly.

The rest of the people also stood up one after another to express their attitudes, and for a while they were angry and made a mess.

Lin Jue waved his hand and said, "Sit down, listen to what I say." Do you want to die? There's no need to rush it. The Hades hall is not too crowded. ”