On the hillside, someone walked vigorously and quickly rushed to the foot of a tree.
The man climbed up the tree and saw three people squatting on the tree, completely hidden by the leaves outside.
"Brother, there is a grain transport team coming ahead, should we grab it?" said the man who climbed the tree.
"How many are there?" asked the man at the top of the treetop. He was the so-called eldest brother.
"About thirty people..."
"So many!" The leading brother was a little surprised, obviously not planning to take action.
No one spoke in the tree. After a few breaths, someone broke the silence and said: "Brother... this is the smallest number of people in the past few days!"
"Yes, brother...we have already run out of food!"
Huang Jun clearly understood the meaning of these words spoken by his subordinates, which was to persuade him to take action.
"We only have about thirty people. If we start a fight... I'm afraid we won't be our opponents!" Huang Jun wiped the sweat from his forehead.
As the boss of his brothers, he must think about their safety.
"Brother, even if we are not our opponents, we still have to fight. Otherwise...if we don't get killed by the officers and soldiers, we will all starve to death!"
"That's right, brother...my stomach is already growling. If we don't find something to eat quickly, let alone fighting the officers and soldiers, I'm afraid those monsters will eat us!"
Huang Jun actually knows better than anyone what the situation is like for his men now.
If he cannot solve the problem of food and clothing for everyone, I am afraid that his team, which has traveled thousands of miles, will be scattered in an instant.
"Okay... let's follow the old method. Let's follow closely and strike again when we find an opportunity!"
Hearing Huang Jun's words, several people present felt relieved.
Although there is not much hope, as long as there is some hope, they dare to fight hard.
Afterwards, Huang Jun's decision was conveyed to about thirty people under his command, who were standing on a dozen nearby trees.
His decision was passed unanimously. Everyone was hungry and only wanted to get something to eat.
So Huang Jun took his men and followed the grain transport team on the official road.
The war in the north is still ongoing and the demand for food is very high, so the errands of transporting food have never stopped.
Because the grain transport team was getting heavier and heavier, Jianghe's troops were also sent to transport grain.
General Banner Jiang He was responsible for investigating food theft cases some time ago.
But he searched for a month and searched everywhere he could, but he couldn't find even the slightest trace of the thief.
But this errand is the king's order, and no one dares to stop it without the highest order, so Jiang He has been carrying this errand on his shoulders.
But it was too boring to wander aimlessly for a day, so Jiang He took on an errand for himself, transporting food to Tianma Castle.
Just as Jiang He was thinking about how he could skip the task of investigating the case, he heard a subordinate's voice coming from his side: "Sir, would you like some water?"
Jiang He took a glance and saw that the person coming was Liu Sanyu, his subordinate flag officer.
Seeing Jiang He take the kettle, Liu Sanyu started chatting and said: "Sir, you have to ask your brothers to think of a solution... You guys are all holding your breath!"
After drinking two mouthfuls of water, he pulled up his collar, threw the kettle back and said, "I don't know, brothers, are you holding your breath?"
"Everyone wants to go to the front line to perform meritorious service, don't I want to go?"
Speaking of this, Jiang He said angrily: "Can I refuse the errand assigned by the prince?"
"Sir, the prince handed over the errand to the Privy Council, and then the Privy Council sent it to Lord Qianhu, who then assigned it to Lord Qianhu, and finally it fell on you..."
"So...what do you want to say?" Jiang He asked.
Liu Sanyu looked around and replied: "Sir, what I want to say is that the errand was not assigned to you directly by the prince, so why can't someone else do it?"
Jiang He sneered twice, and then said: "You said it lightly, but who else will do this job?"
"If I give it to the other brothers in Baihusuo, they won't hate me to death. Let Mr. Baihu push the errands out? Does he have the courage?"
What Jiang He said was unpleasant, but Liu Sanyu thought about it and found that it was indeed true.
"Sir, I heard that many of the brothers on the front line have made great contributions and were given magical powers by the prince. My brothers are jealous!"
Having said this, Liu Sanyu glanced at Jiang He and said, "Sir, you are very capable. You have been given the power of divine martial arts by the prince, so you cannot ignore the brothers below!"
"Liu Sanyu, what you are saying... seems to be saying that it was me who prevented you from going to the front line!" Jiang He looked extremely unhappy.
"Sir, I don't dare to say that in my humble position..." Liu Sanyu explained quickly.
He said these words also to provoke Jiang He. Of course, this is a method that can only be used if the relationship is good.
"Get out of here!" Jiang He said angrily.
"Yes...yes, I'm so humble, get out of here!" Liu Sanyu said no more.
He had talked enough today, so naturally he was afraid of making Jiang He angry.
When Liu Sanyu returned to the team, the other two flag officers immediately surrounded him.
"How is it? What do you say, sir?"
Hanging the kettle on his waist, Liu Sanyu said with a cold face: "What else can I do?"
Upon hearing this, the two flag officers knew that Liu Sanyu's words had no effect.
"It's okay, if it doesn't work once, just do it twice!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Sanyu immediately jumped in and said, "Next time you go!"
"No matter how big the deal is, let's go, just let's go!"
In the team, the officers and soldiers chatted first and then slowly rushed to Tianma Fort.
At this moment, the soldiers exploring the road in front quickly returned and reported: "Sir, there are corpses ahead!"
Encountering a horde of corpses is not good news.
After looking around, Jiang He immediately ordered: "Place the bait eastward, farther away!"
"Everyone else, get up the tree immediately!"
Everyone no longer hesitated and acted according to Jiang He's orders. Everything was in order.
Zombies don't want food, so they can throw the food on the official road and retrieve it after the zombies leave.
When they climbed up the tree, as expected, more than twenty zombies were speeding toward the official road ahead.
On the tree, Jiang He couldn't help complaining: "Damn it, what the hell is this!"
More than twenty zombies quickly came and stopped around the grain truck, obviously smelling the popularity of this place.
The zombies were spinning in place, which made everyone on the tree feel worried, but Huang Jun and his party who were following them from a distance were elated.
"Brother, if these officers and soldiers are killed by monsters, wouldn't it save us all the effort!"
Huang Jun did not respond, he was not so optimistic.
If zombies smell them, they will be the ones who suffer.
In fact, after successive cleanings in Yuanyang Mansion, the number of zombies has dropped sharply, and it is rare to encounter a group of corpses of this size.
Fortunately, the bait arranged worked, and the zombies ran eastward following the bait.
The so-called bait is actually the flesh and blood of living creatures.
It doesn't need much, just a little bit of blood smell to lure the zombies away.
After confirming that the zombies have gone away, the soldiers sent to lure the zombies return.
"Sir, there seems to be someone in the south..."
"What do you mean?" Jiang He asked with a frown.
"Those people have been looking at us, and they are all armed with weapons. They don't look like good people!"
Carrying weapons? If they are not from the palace, they must be bandits.
Thinking of this, Jiang He suddenly became excited.
Their trip was to transport food, and these bandits were following them to steal food.
Maybe they were the same people who stole food last time... Jiang He thought to himself.
"Call Liu Sanyu and the others over here!" Jiang He said in a deep voice.